Annoying Abbreviations: EDNA
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Shaper
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written Friday, February 13 2004 02:01
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I have recently browsed through the BoA forum, only to find it overrun with needless abbreviations such as "lol". I can't help but think of the 'ickle' children that come into these forums only to discover a mindless list of jumbled letters such as lol rofl, and so on. I am not however against the use of IMO, as this is justified, by me, or any ther none annoying abbreviation. Despite the fact I may have used one on occasion,(none that I remember), I am starting a movement entitled "Ending Needless and Dumb Abbreviations", or EDNA for short. I shall shortly post a list of said abbreviations, and ask for volunteers to join my campaign, I thank you for your time. -------------------- Thus endeth this post. Go to: Random Stupidity Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Master Jeweller
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written Friday, February 13 2004 03:19
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http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/abbrev.html Also, ETLA. Since FLA isn't. -------------------- Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heilighthum! Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng getheilt, Alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt. Pieter Simoons aka Radiant Official Crystal Shard and SubTerra webpage Posts: 798 | Registered: Monday, December 17 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, February 16 2004 07:06
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That would be ENDA, not EDNA. Also: WTF?  -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, February 16 2004 10:12
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AKF, AFO OST WEO EPF NCL LDO THETAY TWP TAO WSH GWR YAL FSK. Have fun decoding. ^_^ -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, February 16 2004 14:19
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At least give us a hint: is it abbreviations, rearrangement of letters, or substitutions of letters? -------------------- who? Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, February 16 2004 14:58
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Nik, you are such the hypocrite!!! ENDA? EDNA?? WTF??? -------------------- ALBATROSS!!! -John Cleese !!!Long live Monty Python!!! Not a Chance! Long Live The Weather Balloons! Posts: 304 | Registered: Monday, May 27 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, February 17 2004 04:02
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Have you never heard of irony? -E- -------------------- Let them eat cake! Polaris Boards: The System is Up. Perennially. Posts: 2314 | Registered: Tuesday, January 15 2002 08:00 |
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Master Jeweller
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written Tuesday, February 17 2004 08:05
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A sword would be very irony in most cases. (steely, even) -------------------- Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heilighthum! Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng getheilt, Alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt. Pieter Simoons aka Radiant Official Crystal Shard and SubTerra webpage Posts: 798 | Registered: Monday, December 17 2001 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, February 17 2004 10:19
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*two drum hits followed by cymbal clash* *canned laughter* HA HA! That's very witty Radiant. I don't see what's wrong with abbreviations, unless you don't know what someones talking about when they use them. But commonly known ones like 'lol' are acceptable. Also, I know it's completely irrelevant but I have caught MissingNo on pokemon yellow ( read about it here ) This...doesn't really bring me any further in my research (as to what MissingNo is), but the effects were kinda fun. -------------------- The most pointless site in the world! Why did the chicken cross the road? George Bush's answer: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here. Posts: 69 | Registered: Saturday, January 17 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, February 17 2004 11:42
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quote:Addiction Kills Freedom Addiction Follows Occasion Obsolete System Terror (also known as MS-Windows) World Economic Opacity Earth Pays First Never Commit Lamentation Legal Delete Option Talk Human, End The Abbreviated Yap Tease With Poems Take Another Order Wandering Sheeps Heath (WTF? a sign in A3?) Guess What Rocks? You Are Losing Flying Suburb Kid SupaNik, I join your club. Sometimes I have not the foggiest idea what people ar talking about. I completely lack that SMS-language knowledge. Because I try to learn english on these boards, I would appreciate any translation of needless abbreviations. (Except LOL and WTF, that are not needless anymore, since used by myself ...) ( )  )(()) -------------------- site of the month: about an australian artist who is a real cyborg - supported by BURMA SHAVE Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Tuesday, February 17 2004 12:50
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I can tell you the last one is wrong. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, February 23 2004 03:06
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Sorry to revive what MAY be a dead topic (I felt a pulse two hours ago), but I haven't been able to answer due to personal problems. I am glad that I now have one follower, and one that is not a silly little newbie such as myself. Thank you spy.there. EDNA was of course ironic, and I planned the whole thong out. I am still campaigning outside 10 Downing Street, but with Blair's uselessness, it's not gonna do much Edit: I planned the whole THING out. With an I. -------------------- Thus endeth this post. Go to: Random Stupidity Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Monday, February 23 2004 03:17
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That post isn't edited... Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, February 23 2004 03:59
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Uh, I am still a newby. I registered 2 years ago, but I was absent until now ... What's going on at Downing street? Elections? -------------------- site of the month: about an australian artist who is a real cyborg - supported by BURMA SHAVE Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Monday, February 23 2004 04:40
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10 Downing Street is where the prime minister of the UK lives. Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Monday, February 23 2004 14:15
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quote:Maybe not. There's FSF and FKS and fsck, but no FSK AFAIK. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Vahnatai Did Do It desperance.net - We're Everywhere The Arena - God Will Sort The Dead ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, February 23 2004 14:27
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I will pop down to London to help with your protest, even if just to annoy my honourable friend Mr. Blair. Eh, will you pay my way down to London?  -------------------- Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally." - Soviet infantry manual, 1930's Posts: 267 | Registered: Wednesday, November 27 2002 08:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Monday, February 23 2004 17:15
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Walk. It's for a good cause. Crawl if you must. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. Incaseofemergency,breakglass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, February 25 2004 03:02
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Yeah suppose.... it's only 500-odd miles after all. -------------------- Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally." - Soviet infantry manual, 1930's Posts: 267 | Registered: Wednesday, November 27 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, February 26 2004 01:13
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So what? Distance shouldn't matter... what does count is the millions of words we will save from being brutally cut up into poor 'ickle abbreviations. Edit: I would like to thank spy.there for putting the "no abbreviations thing" in her post. See - this is just what we need! (No sarcasm meant) [ Thursday, February 26, 2004 01:23: Message edited by: SupaNik ] -------------------- Thus endeth this post. Go to: Random Stupidity Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |