This is a collection of acronyms used around CompuServe collected from a
variety of general sources.  If you know of any that are missing, please
let me know and I will periodically update this file with your additions.
E-Mail to Heather Leckie 74643,3001
 
 <g>    -giggle 
<ggg>     -giggling
<G >       - grin 
BG   -Big Grin
VBG     -Very Big Grin
WG      -Wicked Grin
EG        -Evil Grin
FG         -Fanged Grin
Feel free to add a "B" or "VB"  to the above.
GD&H- grinning, ducking and hiding
GD&R- grinning, ducking and running
GD&RVVF- grinning, ducking and running, very very fast
GFETE -Ginning From Ear To Ear
All of the above usually in angles  <g>.   

BBL       - Be Back Later
BFN       - Bye For Now
BRB       - Be Right Back
BTW       - By The Way
CAD       - Control-Alternate-Delete  or  Computer Aided Design
CIM       - CompuServe Information Manager-The program
CIS       - CompuServe Information Service
CP        - Copy Protection
CUL8R - See you later
Cya      -See Ya
FB        - Files Busy
FUBAR     - F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW      - For What It's Worth
FYI       - For Your Information
HSIK      - How Should I Know
IAE       - In Any Event
IANAL     - I Am Not A Lawyer
INAL      - I'm Not A Lawyer
IANALAIDPOOTV-I Am Not A Lawyer And I Don't Play One On TV
IMO       - In My Opinion
IMHO      - In My Humble Opinion
IOW       - In Other Words
JFYI      - Just For Your Information
L8R      -Later
LOL       - Laughing Out Loud
LMAO      - Laughing My A** Off
NBD       - No Big Deal
NOYB      - None Of Your Business
NP           -No Problem
OIC       - Oh, I See
OLR       -Off Line Reader
OTL       - Out To Lunch
OTOH      - On The Other Hand
PITA      - Pain In The A**
PMFJI     - Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI      - Pardon My Jumping In
PPN       - Programmer Project Number; now known as ID# or UserId
PTB       - Powers That Be
RNA       - Ring, No Answer (communication or telephone term for a problem)
ROFL      - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLH    -Rolling On Floor Laughing Hysterically
ROTF      - Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL    - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing
RSN       - Real Soon Now
RTFM      - Read The Fine(or add your own "F" word) Manual
SL        - Section Leader
SNAFU     - Situation Normal, All "F***ed" Up
Sysop     - Systems Operator; person who manages a Forum
TANJ      - There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA       - Thanks In Advance
TIC       - Tongue In Cheek
TPTB      - The Powers That Be
TSR       - Terminate and Stay Resident (Computer Program)
TTFN      - Ta Ta For Now
TTYL      - Talk To You Later
UID          -User Identification number
WizOp     - Wizard Sysop; the primary Forum Administrator/Sysop
WOA       - Work Of Art
WTH       - What The H---
WYSIWYG   - What you see is what you get