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Thread: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

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    Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Ok so the link below has 20 acronyms, and i have to say that 50% of them i hadn't herd of. maybe its my age, or that im not a heavy internet chatter or even a light chatter (MSN etc). maybe im too innocent (err no), but a lot of these acronyms seem very sexually orientated! are kids today really sleeping with anything that moves these days or are they just talking about it more?

    so the examples in the link state 20 internet acronyms all parents should know.

    http://www.wtov9.com/slideshow/famil...32/detail.html


    so now you have looked, how many can you spot that you already knew?

    edit: i said 50% above but i just counted and i know 4 out of 20

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    POS = Parents Over Shoulder o rly?

    on further reading this is pathetic attempt to scare stupid, uniformed parents with lies. GO USA
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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    'GYPO' does not mean get your pants off

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Knew a few of those, but half of them wouldn't be applicable anymore - my parents don't look over my shoulder anymore


    Do know lots more, completely unrelated to the above though...

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Only ever seen 5 of em used, ever...

    Pos D:

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Quote Originally Posted by matty-hodgson View Post
    'GYPO' does not mean get your pants off
    enlighten us then! lol

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    wtf... it must be too long since i used chat where those were applicable... i know and have used 1 = ASL...
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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    POS...I thought that meant piece of sh*t. I'm weird?

    Edit* Just looked at all of them, i don't know any. Except ASL. Most of them seem to be about alerting the other party about parents, what the hell!

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Quote Originally Posted by HSK View Post
    I thought that meant piece of sh*t.
    thats what i thought too when i saw the picture... i was wrong
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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Quote Originally Posted by mmh View Post
    thats what i thought too when i saw the picture... i was wrong
    no you weren't, this ****fest is wrong
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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    someone going to explain acronyms to ice tea?
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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Quote Originally Posted by MadduckUK View Post
    someone going to explain acronyms to ice tea?
    You could to help get your daily post count up

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Quote Originally Posted by MadduckUK View Post
    someone going to explain acronyms to ice tea?
    Or the fact his name should be 'iced tea'

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    posting to book mark thread will coment later as im at school
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    now that i think about the word "throttled" in a certain light... its not so far different to strangled really

    our boiler broke so we has no heating or hot water, this is the bloody result ^^

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    Re: Internet Acronyms (how many do you know?)

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    Or the fact his name should be 'iced tea'



    IBTL

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