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    Help translating statuses and abbreviations

    I have tried searching , really !
    Q1 - statuses - under peoples user name and signature there is some more info (ie I am )
    Nervous Newbie
    Bellona IS NULL

    Nervous newbie is pretty self explanatory, and I guess I am NULL ( trying not to cry ) as I haven't gained a reputation ( well not one I want to talk about here !!).

    I see a lot of people with things like "more fingers than teeth" and <username>Game over man, GAME OVER!

    Is there a glossary of what these are ?

    Q2 - abbreviations - some are either well practiced through net speak/txt spk (IMO, WTF, FFS), and some, I cannot make head nor tail of !

    I did a search and found one short thread about acronyms, and was stupid enough to a) follow a link that went nowhere and b) follow the advice that ALT/F4 brought up the glossary : both of which resulted in me shouting two of the above acronyms out loud

    Answers without mysterious acronyms appreciated ( I feel sure i'm gonna regret that !).

    Thanks
    If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck,it must be a duck

    #2
    Best one is having your own name in the status!
    'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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      #3
      Originally posted by Bellona View Post
      I have tried searching , really !
      Q1 - statuses - under peoples user name and signature there is some more info (ie I am )
      Nervous Newbie
      Bellona IS NULL

      Nervous newbie is pretty self explanatory, and I guess I am NULL ( trying not to cry ) as I haven't gained a reputation ( well not one I want to talk about here !!).

      I see a lot of people with things like "more fingers than teeth" and <username>Game over man, GAME OVER!

      Is there a glossary of what these are ?

      Q2 - abbreviations - some are either well practiced through net speak/txt spk (IMO, WTF, FFS), and some, I cannot make head nor tail of !

      I did a search and found one short thread about acronyms, and was stupid enough to a) follow a link that went nowhere and b) follow the advice that ALT/F4 brought up the glossary : both of which resulted in me shouting two of the above acronyms out loud

      Answers without mysterious acronyms appreciated ( I feel sure i'm gonna regret that !).

      Thanks
      You are now no longer NULL, and I assume mine was one of the acronym links you followed anyway so

      HTH BIDI TTFN GSOH WLTM ASL
      Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
      I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

      I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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        #4
        Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
        You are now no longer NULL, and I assume mine was one of the acronym links you followed anyway so

        HTH BIDI TTFN GSOH WLTM ASL
        NCOTBAC?
        'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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          #5
          I just KNEW this would happen !
          SimonMac, I got them all except BIDI
          NorthernLad - I have trawled a load of your posts today and bet myself a large rum you would reply with an Acronym I would have no clue on.
          Its so good to win !
          If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck,it must be a duck

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            #6
            Originally posted by Bellona View Post
            I just KNEW this would happen !
            SimonMac, I got them all except BIDI
            NorthernLad - I have trawled a load of your posts today and bet myself a large rum you would reply with an Acronym I would have no clue on.
            Its so good to win !
            Google could help you here... BIDI
            'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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              #7
              Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
              Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
              I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

              I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Bellona View Post
                I did a search and found one short thread about acronyms, and was stupid enough to a) follow a link that went nowhere and b) follow the advice that ALT/F4 brought up the glossary : both of which resulted in me shouting two of the above acronyms out loud
                Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                I hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.

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