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sagebrush

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Not to sound dumb but being a neophyte forumite I am cornfused with a lot of the abbr used in posts
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. In particular the ones dealing specifically with knives. Is there a beginner's list or can someone help?

I read a post the other day from someone about the selling knives on Ebay as opposed to here on the knife exchange. IMHO(I know that one) if pictures were included with the posts in the exchange it would help a lot, specially for newcomers. I'm not entirely new to knife collecting or using, but all of these variations, names and numbers get confusing. With getting older and with the thousands of different knives out there it's hard to remember catalog, model numbers and names for knives and a picture is worth a thousand words (specially if they're done in crayon).

[This message has been edited by sagebrush (edited 02-16-2000).]
 
SB-(that one's Sagebrush
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) here's a brief list. Others can add more.
LOL=laugh out loud
LMAO=laughing my a** off
ROFLMAO= rolling on floor laughing my a** off
BTT=back to the top (gets your post back at the top of the list)
BRB=be right back
TC&SS=take care and stay sharp
IMHO=in my humble opinion
FWIW=for what it's worth
HTH=hope this helps
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-Paul
 
Welcome to Bladeforums!

I agree I like seeing pictures, makes the decisions easier to make, so when I try and sell something I make a scan of the knife, but when you don't have one, or a way to do it, it's tough. Also there is something about bandwidth that I know NOTHING about but that the more pics you post the more it is eaten up? So after I sell a knife, I try and remember to remove the pic to help keep this here forum running like a top.

G2

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G2 LeatherWorks
 
I asked the same question about 6 months ago. I could not figure out what POS meant.
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I got many replies, the total number of abbreviations was around 100. If the search works (I had problems lately) you should be able to find the thread in Blade discusion forum - 1st year.

David

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Here's one that got me stumped for months, and I was ashamed to even ask what it meant! lol...
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IIRC = If I Recall Correctly

Dan
 
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary (simply meaning that you may get different results)

MCOTNLMAO = Milk Coming Out The Nose Laugh My A$$ Off
 
Sagebrush; when I asked this question of Spark a year or so ago, he gave me these URL's, which contain more abbreviations than you could ever wish to use. There is on the first URL a dictionary, so you can look up unknown abbreviations. Happy abrvtng.
http://www.netlingo.com/

A glossary of internet terms: http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

A short, concise list of the most common abbreviations and
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sorts of things (emoticons): http://www.pcuser.com.au/netguide/START/SYMBOLS.HTM

Hope this helps, 8-) Walt
 
FUBAR- effed Up Beyond Any Repair/ Recognition

PP- Protective Purposes (My original)

BG- Bad Guy


[This message has been edited by Nakano 2 (edited 02-18-2000).]
 
This first one should ring a bell with all the former or present military men
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SNAFU = Situation Normal, All F**ked Up
I believe that one has military origins..Korea or Vietnam, perhaps...
RTFM = Read The F**king Manual
No clue where that is from.
My 2 cents

Regards

Joshua "Kage" Calvert

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