WAATBA!!!

I would support this request. But to ease current madness I believe that RTBM is a milder form of the more popular RTFM which stands for 'Read the F**** Manual'

Ermm...

SWMBO - single white male bothering ostriches IMHO - I must hold on (usually used by model engineers after the third attempt at a complex machined casting has been assigned to the scrap bin and high levels of stress are anticipated)

I think the rest are smiley's, i.e.

;-) just joking (rotate through 90 degrees clockwise to get a winking face)

;-)) just joking a lot

;-)) c=8 Can anyone explain this one to me? I think it's rude

In message , Alister Nicholls writes

AFAIK As Far As I Know BCNU Be seeing you BTW By The Way FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FWIW For What It's Worth FYI For Your Information HTH Hope That Helps IMHO In My Humble Opinion LMAO Laughing My Ass Off OBO Or Best Offer ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off RTFM Read The F*cking Manual TNSTAAFL There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TTFN Ta Ta For Now TTYL Talk To You Later YMMV Your Milage May Vary

I think the complete list is on

-- Dave Croft Warrington England

The best list of these abbreviations in one place that I know of is

Many thanks to all who replied ... all is now clear!

No longer puzzled Peter

erm... FYI,,, SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed... :-)

Cidron

You missed the Yank's favourite - SNAFU - So Now its All F*cked Up

speedy

I believe it's: "System Normal - All F*cked Up".

There's also FUBAR - "F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition".

-- Wally

Situation Normal, All F*cked Up

Peter

-- Peter & Rita Forbes snipped-for-privacy@easynet.co.uk Engine pages for preservation info:

You are all wrong. It's "situation normal, all f*cked up".

Steve in Canada.

Ah. I work with computers, so 'system' tends to be the first thing I think of. :-)

-- Wally