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Rose Knoblauch
December 19th, 2014, 02:44 PM
​One person's small lizard is another's giant armadillo, I guess :)

The new word is apricity.

Please send your creative definitions to dbltall (AT) gmail (DOT) com by

8 pm Pacific time, Sunday, Dec. 21st​.

Thanks!

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JohnB
December 19th, 2014, 02:53 PM
If I manage to be apricity the first - it is saying a foolish thing
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On 19/12/2014 20:44, Rose Knoblauch wrote:
> ​One person's small lizard is another's giant armadillo, I guess :)
>
> The new word is apricity.
>
> Please send your creative definitions to dbltall (AT) gmail (DOT) com
> <mailto:dbltall (AT) gmail (DOT) com> by
>
> 8 pm Pacific time, Sunday, Dec. 21st​.
>
> Thanks!
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Jim Hart
December 19th, 2014, 09:34 PM
Lizard, armadillo... I prefer a monitor. When I was at school there was one
who cleaned the blackboard; today I have one who shows me what's on my
computer.

Goanna Jim


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JohnB
December 20th, 2014, 03:38 AM
very clever: a seasonal Ho-Ho and a brownie point

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On 20/12/2014 03:34, Jim Hart wrote:
> Lizard, armadillo... I prefer a monitor. When I was at school there
> was one who cleaned the blackboard; today I have one who shows me
> what's on my computer.
>
> Goanna Jim
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Steve Graham
December 20th, 2014, 08:58 AM
APRICITY – Grand ole Nashville, Tennessee.



(If this is too obscure, see HERE <http://www.opry.com/> )



NADdering Steve Graham



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Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2569 New word APRICITY



​One person's small lizard is another's giant armadillo, I guess :)



The new word is apricity.



Please send your creative definitions to dbltall (AT) gmail (DOT) com by



8 pm Pacific time, Sunday, Dec. 21st​.



Thanks!

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Dodi Schultz
December 20th, 2014, 09:33 AM
Got it, but isn't that kind of an odd pronunciation?




On 12/20/2014 9:58 AM, Steve Graham wrote:
>
> APRICITY – Grand ole Nashville, Tennessee.
>
> (If this is too obscure, see HERE <http://www.opry.com/>)
>
> NADdering Steve Graham
>
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JohnB
December 20th, 2014, 10:36 AM
An American talking about odd pronunciation is - er, um - music to my
ears <gdr>

*JohnnyB*
On 20/12/2014 15:33, Dodi Schultz wrote:
> Got it, but isn't that kind of an odd pronunciation?
>
>
>
>
> On 12/20/2014 9:58 AM, Steve Graham wrote:
>>
>> APRICITY – Grand ole Nashville, Tennessee.
>>
>> (If this is too obscure, see HERE <http://www.opry.com/>)
>>
>> NADdering Steve Graham
>>
>>
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—Keith Hale—
December 20th, 2014, 02:14 PM
" <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)

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Hugo Kornelis
December 20th, 2014, 02:43 PM
<gdr>, or <gd&r> is a slightly arcane acronym from the early days of
internet Forums (very common back in the day when AOL and CompuServer
competed over who had the best forums).
It means "grin, duck, and run"


—Keith Hale— schreef op 20-12-2014 21:14:
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> " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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Jim Hart
December 20th, 2014, 03:13 PM
Like Hugo said. It's a TLA.

On Sunday, 21 December 2014 07:14:02 UTC+11, thoughtstorms(Keith) wrote:
>
> " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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JohnB
December 20th, 2014, 03:14 PM
in the days when email was collected by dialling an old fashioned phone
set and putting acoustic earmuffs on the two ends to collect and send
the data and when email was only text (and probably DOS text at that)
sent at incredibly slow rates measured in a few characters per second
then a series of shorthand things were in use from the (I have separated
the symbols to prevent smartassed programs send a smiley emoticon : - )
) lol, gdr through rofl and rofalmao and several others now hopefully
consigned to posterity (you can sort of look up roflmao on wiki)

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> " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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Jim Hart
December 20th, 2014, 03:30 PM
JB: Of those only LOL has survived to any extent though IMO less than 0.1%
of those who use it now would have any clue of its origins. Some even think
it means lots of love - including the person who (perhaps apocryphally)
texted a friend to say "Just heard your dog died LOL"

Jim



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Guerri Stevens
December 20th, 2014, 03:46 PM
How about IANAL (I am not a lawyer). Or TTYL - took me a long time to
figure out that one and it is said zillions of times a day!

Guerri
On 12/20/2014 4:30 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
> JB: Of those only LOL has survived to any extent though IMO less than
> 0.1% of those who use it now would have any clue of its origins. Some
> even think it means lots of love - including the person who (perhaps
> apocryphally) texted a friend to say "Just heard your dog died LOL"

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Dodi Schultz
December 20th, 2014, 03:58 PM
Actually, Hugo, "grinning, ducking, and running". [We know Gg can't do
itals or bf; let's see about colors.]

You didn't look hard enough, Keith; try:
http://slang.org/GDR-meaning-definition

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


On 12/20/2014 3:43 PM, Hugo Kornelis wrote:
> <gdr>, or <gd&r> is a slightly arcane acronym from the early days of
> internet Forums (very common back in the day when AOL and CompuServer
> competed over who had the best forums).
> It means "grin, duck, and run"
>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

> —Keith Hale— schreef op 20-12-2014 21:14:
>>
>> " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
>>
>>


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Daniel Widdis
December 20th, 2014, 05:45 PM
I was partial to TTFN.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 20, 2014, at 1:46 PM, Guerri Stevens <guerri (AT) guerristevens (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> How about IANAL (I am not a lawyer). Or TTYL - took me a long time to figure out that one and it is said zillions of times a day!
>
> Guerri
>> On 12/20/2014 4:30 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
>> JB: Of those only LOL has survived to any extent though IMO less than 0.1% of those who use it now would have any clue of its origins. Some even think it means lots of love - including the person who (perhaps apocryphally) texted a friend to say "Just heard your dog died LOL"
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stamps
December 20th, 2014, 05:51 PM
TLA? Totally Lame Acronym?


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Subject: Re: [Dixonary] APRICITY - NAD

> Like Hugo said. It's a TLA.
>
> On Sunday, 21 December 2014 07:14:02 UTC+11, thoughtstorms(Keith) wrote:
> >
> > " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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stamps
December 20th, 2014, 05:53 PM
Before the internet LOL used to mean Little Old Lady (used in the bridge
columns to refer to the sweet old biddies who set your contract.)

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To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:30:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] APRICITY - NAD

> JB: Of those only LOL has survived to any extent though IMO less
> than 0.1% of those who use it now would have any clue of its
> origins. Some even think it means lots of love - including the
> person who (perhaps apocryphally) texted a friend to say "Just heard
> your dog died LOL"
>
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Hugo Kornelis
December 21st, 2014, 04:32 AM
Dodi Schultz schreef op 20-12-2014 om 22:58:
> Actually, Hugo, "grinning, ducking, and running". [We know Gg can't do
> itals or bf; let's see about colors.]
>

Not according to my source.
But the meaning is the same, so let's not fight over this.

Jim is right that almost all acronyms from that time have disappeared.
Interestingly enough, at least one new one has surfaced. Less than a
year ago, I had to search the internet to find the meaning of "tl;dr",
which I now see almost everywhere.

Cheers,
Hugo

> You didn't look hard enough, Keith; try:
> http://slang.org/GDR-meaning-definition
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
>
> On 12/20/2014 3:43 PM, Hugo Kornelis wrote:
>> <gdr>, or <gd&r> is a slightly arcane acronym from the early days of
>> internet Forums (very common back in the day when AOL and CompuServer
>> competed over who had the best forums).
>> It means "grin, duck, and run"
>>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
>> —Keith Hale— schreef op 20-12-2014 21:14:
>>>
>>> " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
>>>
>>>
>
>

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Jim Hart
December 21st, 2014, 06:25 AM
Nice try Mike but only one out of three. The correct answer was Three
Letter Acronym.

Obviously TLA is a member of the set TLA. At one time TLAs were briefly a
popular topic in the more arcane corners of the Tapcis forum and elsewhere.
Dictionaries of them were compiled but were shunned by afficianados who
lived by the unwritten code that you should either know them or else deduce
them. After a while some users even tried to broaden the definition to
include examples such as FWIW and IANAL even though these should obviously
be FLAs (or F&FLA?) but that term never went anywhere.

BTW I still use BTW occasionally. I don't however use LOL since (a) it is
now so prevalent as to be a noxious weed, and (b) is generally used to draw
attention to a remark that is both blindingly obvious and not funny.
(Likewise if someone refers to something on the interweb as "hilarious" you
can be sure it's not.)

Jim


On Sunday, 21 December 2014 10:51:48 UTC+11, Mike Shefler wrote:
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> TLA? Totally Lame Acronym?
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> To: dixo... (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com <javascript:>
> Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:13:26 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] APRICITY - NAD
>
> > Like Hugo said. It's a TLA.
> >
> > On Sunday, 21 December 2014 07:14:02 UTC+11, thoughtstorms(Keith) wrote:
> > >
> > > " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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JohnB
December 21st, 2014, 10:27 AM
and who sees WYSIWYG nowadays (except for adverts for Cuprinol where
IDWISOTT rules)
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On 21/12/2014 12:25, Jim Hart wrote:
> Nice try Mike but only one out of three. The correct answer was Three
> Letter Acronym.
>
> Obviously TLA is a member of the set TLA. At one time TLAs were
> briefly a popular topic in the more arcane corners of the Tapcis forum
> and elsewhere. Dictionaries of them were compiled but were shunned by
> afficianados who lived by the unwritten code that you should either
> know them or else deduce them. After a while some users even tried to
> broaden the definition to include examples such as FWIW and IANAL even
> though these should obviously be FLAs (or F&FLA?) but that term never
> went anywhere.
>
> BTW I still use BTW occasionally. I don't however use LOL since (a) it
> is now so prevalent as to be a noxious weed, and (b) is generally used
> to draw attention to a remark that is both blindingly obvious and not
> funny. (Likewise if someone refers to something on the interweb as
> "hilarious" you can be sure it's not.)
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Sunday, 21 December 2014 10:51:48 UTC+11, Mike Shefler wrote:
>
> TLA? Totally Lame Acronym?
>
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> ---------- Original Message -----------
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> To: dixo... (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com <javascript:>
> Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:13:26 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] APRICITY - NAD
>
> > Like Hugo said. It's a TLA.
> >
> > On Sunday, 21 December 2014 07:14:02 UTC+11,
> thoughtstorms(Keith) wrote:
> > >
> > > " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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France International/Mike Shefler
December 21st, 2014, 12:23 PM
I'm a fan of recursive acronyms, my favorite being MUNG, from the days of the TECO editor on Digital Equipment PDP computers.

Mike



On 12/21/2014 7:25 AM, Jim Hart wrote:




Nice try Mike but only one out of three. The correct answer was Three Letter Acronym.

Obviously TLA is a member of the set TLA. At one time TLAs were briefly a popular topic in the more arcane corners of the Tapcis forum and elsewhere. Dictionaries of them were compiled but were shunned by afficianados who lived by the unwritten code that you should either know them or else deduce them. After a while some users even tried to broaden the definition to include examples such as FWIW and IANAL even though these should obviously be FLAs (or F&amp;FLA?) but that term never went anywhere.

BTW I still use BTW occasionally. I don't however use LOL since (a) it is now so prevalent as to be a noxious weed, and (b) is generally used to draw attention to a remark that isÂ* both blindingly obvious and not funny. (Likewise if someone refers to something on the interweb as "hilarious" you can be sure it's not.)

Jim
Â*

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Subject: Re: [Dixonary] APRICITY - NAD

&gt; Like Hugo said. It's a TLA.
&gt;
&gt; On Sunday, 21 December 2014 07:14:02 UTC+11, thoughtstorms(Keith) wrote:
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; " &lt;gdr&gt;"? Â*(Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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Dave Cunningham
December 21st, 2014, 01:03 PM
DDT was "Digital Debugging Tape"

Dave


On Sunday, December 21, 2014 1:23:19 PM UTC-5, Mike Shefler wrote:

> I'm a fan of recursive acronyms, my favorite being MUNG, from the days of
> the TECO editor on Digital Equipment PDP computers.
>
> Mike
>
> On 12/21/2014 7:25 AM, Jim Hart wrote:
>
> Nice try Mike but only one out of three. The correct answer was Three
> Letter Acronym.
>
> Obviously TLA is a member of the set TLA. At one time TLAs were briefly a
> popular topic in the more arcane corners of the Tapcis forum and elsewhere.
> Dictionaries of them were compiled but were shunned by afficianados who
> lived by the unwritten code that you should either know them or else deduce
> them. After a while some users even tried to broaden the definition to
> include examples such as FWIW and IANAL even though these should obviously
> be FLAs (or F&FLA?) but that term never went anywhere.
>
> BTW I still use BTW occasionally. I don't however use LOL since (a) it is
> now so prevalent as to be a noxious weed, and (b) is generally used to draw
> attention to a remark that is both blindingly obvious and not funny.
> (Likewise if someone refers to something on the interweb as "hilarious" you
> can be sure it's not.)
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Sunday, 21 December 2014 10:51:48 UTC+11, Mike Shefler wrote:
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>> TLA? Totally Lame Acronym?
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>> ---------- Original Message -----------
>> From: Jim Hart <jfs... (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
>> To: dixo... (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
>> Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:13:26 -0800 (PST)
>> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] APRICITY - NAD
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>> > Like Hugo said. It's a TLA.
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>> > On Sunday, 21 December 2014 07:14:02 UTC+11, thoughtstorms(Keith)
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>> > > " <gdr>"? (Google doesn't seem to know either.)
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—Keith Hale—
December 21st, 2014, 04:15 PM
I really liked MUNG too! I do my usual comedic[?] take on TLAs:
"bee-tee-double-yew" - "eye kay, are?" - and such. Spelling out these
supposed time-savers just seems the right direction for me.

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Jim Hart
December 21st, 2014, 08:55 PM
WYSIWYG? OMG

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Daniel Widdis
December 21st, 2014, 10:46 PM
ROTFLBTCDICAJTTWADBSIHPWTRHITSBKABAYB

On 12/21/14 6:55 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
> WYSIWYG? OMG

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