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| <G> | grin (also <VBG> - very big grin, <BEG> - big evil grin, etc.) |
| AFAIK | as far as I know |
| BH | butt-head or better half |
| BRB | be right back (used in the chat rooms) |
| BTDT | been there, done that |
| BTW | by the way |
| EOM | end of message -- the poster said all they had to say in the Subject line and the message is empty |
| FAQ | frequently asked questions |
| FF | fast forward |
| FGC | favorite General Hospital character |
| FPC | favorite Port Charles character |
| FWIW | for what it's worth |
| FYI | for your information |
| GMTA | great minds think alike |
| ICAM | I couldn't agree more |
| IIRC | if I recall correctly |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | in my not so humble opinion |
| IMO | in my opinion |
| IOAS | it's only a soap |
| IOW | in other words |
| IRL | in real life |
| ITA | I totally agree |
| J/K | just kidding |
| JMHO | just my humble opinion |
| JMO | just my opinion |
| LMAO | laughing my ass off |
| LOD | line of the day |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| OT1H | on the one hand |
| OTOH | on the other hand |
| PCO | Port Charles Online (SoapZone.com's original name) |
| PITA | pain in the ass |
| POV | point of view |
| RATSA | rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc newsgroup |
| ROTFL (or ROFL) | rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLMAO | rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
| ROTFLMAOPMP | rolling on the floor laughing my ass off peeing my pants |
| ROTFLMAOWTIME | rolling on the floor laughing my ass off with tears in my eyes |
| RSN | real soon now |
| SID | Soaps In Depth |
| SIDAR | stupid idiotic dumb-ass rectangle (also SIDAT - triangle, SIDAP - polygon) |
| SO | significant other |
| SOD | Soap Opera Digest or soap opera disease |
| SOM | Soap Opera Magazine |
| SON | Soap Opera News or Soap Opera Now |
| SORAS | soap opera rapid aging syndrome |
| SORES | soap opera rapid education syndrome |
| SOU | Soap Opera Update |
| SOW or SPW | Soap Opera Weekly |
| TIA | thanks in advance |
| TIIC | the idiots in charge |
| TPTB | the powers that be |
| TTFN | ta ta for now |
| TTYL | talk to you later |
| YKW | you know who (often used in '94-95 in reference to OJ) |
| YMMV | your mileage may vary |
