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05-20-2008, 11:24 AM
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"the people have spoken"
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I've seen and used it a million times...DH, DD, DS.
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05-20-2008, 11:40 AM
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It took me a day or so to figure out what DH was when I first saw it used on City-Data. The first few times I saw it, I naturally thought it meant "Designated Hitter". I still think of David Ortiz everytime I see it used.
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05-20-2008, 12:37 PM
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Time flies like an arrow-fruit flies like a banana
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jread
I consider myself a very avid "forumer" for the past 10-years or so, and I can honestly say this is the only forum where I have seen that used.
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I guess it must depend on the types of forums. My first forum was a diet bulletin board I found in 2003. Besides the DH, DS, etc, they had LOL, ROFL, BTW, IMO, IYKWIM, and tons of others. It took me awhile to figure them all out! I don't see many of them being used on this board, so I just wonder if it's more the type of forum or that most of the people here don't post on a lot of other forums.
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05-20-2008, 01:06 PM
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Optimistic Pessimist
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"Why are all of my clothes shrinking?"
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Location: Austin, TX
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I just stick to BTW and IMHO and the occasional WTF?
Here's one:
WDETTNTUAFE?(why does everyone think they need to use acronyms for everything?)
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05-20-2008, 01:19 PM
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Time flies like an arrow-fruit flies like a banana
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twange
I just stick to BTW and IMHO and the occasional WTF?
Here's one:
WDETTNTUAFE?(why does everyone think they need to use acronyms for everything?)
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ROFL! Good one twange!
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05-20-2008, 07:00 PM
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Senior Member
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Urban dictionary is always good for figuring out online acronyms... I also have seen DH used on different sites:
Urban Dictionary: dh
But I kind of like figuring it out... there are some topic-specific ones that pop up, and you'll see them on different message boards relating to the topic... like, I've been looking at these deal-related forums (tracking low prices/offers, places like slickdeals.net). People would often post offers with the acronyms B&M, YMMV. Now I knew YMMV... but had to figure out that B&M = Brick & Mortar, ie in-store only deals.
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05-21-2008, 02:29 AM
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Optimistic Pessimist
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"Why are all of my clothes shrinking?"
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by atxcio
Urban dictionary is always good for figuring out online acronyms... I also have seen DH used on different sites:
Urban Dictionary: dh
But I kind of like figuring it out... there are some topic-specific ones that pop up, and you'll see them on different message boards relating to the topic... like, I've been looking at these deal-related forums (tracking low prices/offers, places like slickdeals.net). People would often post offers with the acronyms B&M, YMMV. Now I knew YMMV... but had to figure out that B&M = Brick & Mortar, ie in-store only deals. |
Urban dictionary rules!
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05-21-2008, 08:41 AM
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Retired Slacker
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Location: Austin, TX
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You mean the UD? 
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05-21-2008, 12:41 PM
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Retired Slacker
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Hey, Twange, if the Cavs had played AFTER the Spurs, they would have known to follow suit. Someone got tricky and made their game 'jump' the Spurs game .
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05-21-2008, 04:16 PM
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Optimistic Pessimist
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trainwreck20
Hey, Twange, if the Cavs had played AFTER the Spurs, they would have known to follow suit. Someone got tricky and made their game 'jump' the Spurs game . |
Ha! I didn't expect them to win anything this year but...now I can root for the Spurs since my friend (from Cleveland as well, but now lives in LA) is a turncoat Lakers fan. I love to hate them
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