Suggestions for useful acronyms for everyday life: LOL!

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We have sure become an "abbreviated society" what with the SMS brigade and all the LOLs and IMHO's..

Here are a few more which could possibly be used if folk knew what they meant... not that I'm really in favour of abbreviations, this is just to have fun...

III: It is indeed
OOO: Out of order (posted on faulty machines...)
NAGI: not a good idea!
GI: good idea!

Any other suggestions?

since my army days was fond of SNAFU [Situation Normal, All F****d Up] and FUBAR [F****d Up Beyond All Recognition].

Navy term: SNAFUBALOR - Situation fouled up beyond all limits of reason.

Navy term: NAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself.

Marine term: ARMY - Ain't a Real Marine Yet

Support group term: FINE - Fouled up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional.

Computers: MACINTOSH - Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs

Computers: MICROSOFT - Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers

Computer support: PICNIC - Problem In Chair, Not In Computer

Computer support: RTFM - Read The Freeking Manual

Networks: ISDN - It still does nothing.

L&D forum: SINGLE - So I'm never getting laid, ever!

L&D forum: LOVE - Loss Of Valuable Energy.

I love military humour.




The version I've heard is PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.

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GI: good idea![/quote]

And just how, my good comrade, am I supposed to abbreviate "Gastrointestinal" in my everyday vocabulary if this one takes?

P.I.A.

For "pain in the ass".

(have longed to use that for decades.).

I prefer PITA.

P.O.W. = pressure of work.

Heard of yuppies, dinkies and deckies?

LOMBARD = Lots of money but a right dickhead.

AMC=American Made Crate
AUDI=Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
BMW=Brings Me Women
CHEVY=Crummiest Heap Ever Visualized Yet
DODGE=Damned Overhauls Do Get Expensive
FIAT=Fix It Again Tony
FORD=Ford Owners Recommend Dodge
PINTO=Passengers Incinerated Nine Times Over
GM=Government Motors
GMC=Generically Made Chevy
HONDA=Happy Owners Never Drive Any other
HUMMER=Huge Ugly Mother Mostly Eats Resources
HYUNDAI=Hold Your Usual Nitpicks Designs Are Improved
JAGUAR=Just A Guess U Are Rich
JEEP=Just Expect Every Problem
JEEP=Jouncing Enthusiastically Every Place
KIA=Korea's Imitation Accord
LOTUS=Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious
LOTUS=Lots Of Thrilling Ulterior Sex
MAZDA=Most Always Zooming Dashingly Along
MASERATI=Must Also Suggest Extra Rope And Towing Implements
MERCEDES=My Expensive Rolling Coach Elicits Daewoo's' Envious Swooning
NISSAN=Nobody Is Saying Squat About Nissan
OLDSMOBILE=Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday
PORSCHE=Proudly Owned Rich Snobs' Car Horribly Expensive
PORCSHE=Plan On Really Spending Cash Huge Ego
SAAB=Styling Absent Aint BMW
SATURN=Same American Trash Under Ridiculous Name
SUBARU=Sophisticated Urbanites Bumbling Around Rural Areas
TOYOTA=Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
VOLVO=Vehicle Of Low Velocity Output

DILLIGAF= Do I Look Like I Give A F#ck

BOOK=Bound Organization Of Knowledge

PSFS - Please Speak Full Sentences
YCUSPKE? - Why Can't You Speak English?
KTD - Kids These Days
GOML - Get Off My Lawn!

Collected
Rectal
Alimentary
Plop

Ford has a few more:

FORD - Found On Road Dead

FORD - First On Race Day

SUBB=Screwed Up Beyond Belief

Fairly
Often
Recalled
Defects

Can
Hear
Every
Valve
Rattle
On
Long,
Extended
Trips