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  • January 4, 2011 5:03 am at 5:03 am #593939
    eclipse
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    I have always been sooo curious to know WHO MADE UP the following abbreviations that everyone seems to use.(I know the meanings.)

    1.LOL

    2.IMHO

    3.BTW

    4.ROTF

    5.TTYL

    It must be fascinating for the person who created them to observe!

    January 4, 2011 5:23 am at 5:23 am #724541
    smartcookie
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    I don’t think they’re someone’s “creation. I think they just became!

    January 4, 2011 6:06 am at 6:06 am #724542
    wanderingchana
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    I don’t know, but after the first few it just opened up the door to ROTFLMTOWTIME…

    (with tears in my eyes)

    January 4, 2011 6:07 am at 6:07 am #724543
    wanderingchana
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    TTFN: Tigger

    January 4, 2011 9:47 pm at 9:47 pm #724544
    eclipse
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    Can we make up new ones,just to make life exciting?

    Samples:

    LQTM-laughing quietly to myself

    IWJW-I was just wondering

    ATH-according to halacha

    WADR-with all due respect

    WDYJITL-why don’t you jump in the lake (just joking)

    January 4, 2011 10:42 pm at 10:42 pm #724545
    KeenObserver
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    WADR and LQTM are well established abbreviations. I think you can take credit for the other 3.

    January 4, 2011 11:13 pm at 11:13 pm #724546
    Trying my best
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    “WADR-with all due respect” already long exists — exactly as that.

    January 4, 2011 11:19 pm at 11:19 pm #724547
    smartcookie
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    TMB became an official one around here 😉

    January 4, 2011 11:19 pm at 11:19 pm #724548
    mewho
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    WWMD=what would moshe do?

    January 4, 2011 11:21 pm at 11:21 pm #724549
    eclipse
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    I seriously thought I made them ALL up!

    K.O.-where else did you see LQTM?(just curious)

    January 5, 2011 4:28 am at 4:28 am #724551
    kapusta
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    ROTF (and ROFL/ROTFL) has been around for a while, maybe even since the late 90’s. It became very popular more recently.

    *kapusta*

    January 5, 2011 4:57 am at 4:57 am #724552
    Cedarhurst
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    Kapusta – its been around since at least the early 80’s, and perhaps longer.

    January 5, 2011 6:06 am at 6:06 am #724554
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    Al Gore made them all up.

    January 5, 2011 6:10 am at 6:10 am #724555
    KeenObserver
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    eclipse: I don’t know if I had specifically seen it before. I just googled to see if anyone used it, and they had.

    January 5, 2011 1:48 pm at 1:48 pm #724556
    eclipse
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    Cool.

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