Emoticons

Emoticon Symbols for E-mail:
:-) This is a smiley'. Lets people know you're joking.
;-) A wink. As in I'm really kidding.
:-> Devilish grin
:-( Frowny face, I'm sad
8-) User wears glasses
(-: Left handed smiley
:-{)User has a mustache
[:-) User is wearing a walkman
%-) User's been staring at the screen too long

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Non-Technical Acronyms:

AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AKA: Also Known As
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
BTW: By The Way
BRB: Be Right Back
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
FYI: For Your Information
FWIW: For What It's Worth
FUBAR: F'd Up Beyond All Recognition
GD&R: Grinning, Ducking and Running (After snide remark)
IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer (But...)
IDK: I don't know
IHTFP: I have truly found paradise (or: I hate this f'n place)
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMO: In My Opinion
IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean
IYKWIMAITYD: If You Know What I Mean And I Think You Do
JM2C: Just My 2 Cents
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
OK: abbreviation of oll korrect, alteration of all correct
OTOH: On The Other Hand
PITA: Pain In The Ass
PMFJI: Pardon Me For Jumping In (a polite way to get into a discussion
PMJI: Pardon My Jumping In (another polite way to get into a discussion).
PS: Post Script
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTFM: Read The F'N Manual
SOHF: Sense Of Humor Failure
SWAG: Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SWALK: Sealed With A Loving Kiss
SNAFU: Situation Normal - All F'd Up!
SPAM: Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent
TARFU: Things Are Really F'd Up!
TIA: Thanks In Advance
TPTB: The Powers That Be
TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
TWIMC: To Whom It May Concern
WRT: With Respect To
WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get. Pronouced wizzy-wig
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (You may not have the same luck I did)
YWIA: You're welcome in advance

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Technical Acronyms:

ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
ARQ: Automatic Repeat Request
BBS: Bulletin Board Software
BSD: Berkeley Software Distribution
CGI: Comman Gateway Interface
DES: Data Encryption Standard
DNS: Domain Name Service
UDP: User Datagram Protocol
FAQ: Frequently asked questions
FTP: File Transfer Protocol (now often seen in lower case as ftp)
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
GNU: GNU is Not Unix (recursive)
GUI: Graphical Users Interface
HTML: HyperText Markup Language
HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol
IRC: Internet Relay Chat
ISP: Internet Service Provider
IO: Input Output As in file IO.
LAN: Local Area Network
NTP: Network Time Protocol
NNTP: Network News Transfer Protocol
MDA: Mail Delivery Agent
MIME: Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions
MOSFET: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MUD: Multiple User Dungeon an interactive multiuser game.
OSF: Open Software Foundation
PERL: Pratical Extraction & Reporting Language or Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol
PINE: Pine Is Not Elm
RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RFC: Request For Comments
RTF: Rich Text Format
TCP/IP: Transmissions Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TIA: The Internet Adaptor
TTY: Tele-TYpe
SLIP: Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language
SWISH: Simple Web Indexing System for Humans
WAN: Wide Area Networks
WAIS: Wide Area Information Server
WWW or 3W: World Wide Web
URL: Uniform Resource Locator

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Abbreviations:

Bcc: : Blind Carbon Copy
Cc: : Carbon Copy
Elm: Electronic Mail for UNIX
Fcc: : File Carbon Copy
O.K.: abbreviation of oll korrect, alteration of all correct : all right.
.(sp?): abbreviation of spelling? Often placed after a word the author is unsure of the spelling and dosen't want to run a spell checker. Example: I went to thier (sp?) house for dinner.
P.S. : Post Script
PovRay: Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
Re: : Regarding. Often used in mail software.
Req: : Request.

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First Level International Domain Abbreviations
For Internet Addresses: Sort Order by Domain Abbreviation for Country
For example, this address - www.name.ca - indicates the site is in Canada
whereas, this address - www.name.no - indicates the site is in Norway.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W-X-Y-Z

A: AD - Andorra AE - United Arab Emirates AF - Afghanistan AG - Antigua & Barbuda AI - Anguilla AL - Albania AM - Armenia AN - Neterland Antilles AO - Angola AQ - Antarctica AR - Argentina AS - American Samoa AT - Austria AU - Australia AW - Aruba AZ - Azerbaijan B: BA - Bosnia-Herzegovina BB - Barbados BD - Bangladesh BE - Belgium BF - Burkina Faso BG - Bulgaria BH - Bahrain BI - Burundi BJ - Benin BM - Bermuda BN - Brunei Darussalam BO - Bolivia BR - Brasil BS - Bahamas BT - Bhutan BV - Bouvet Island BW - Botswana BY - Belarus BZ - Belize C: CA - Canada CC - Cocos (Keeling) Islands CF - Central African Republic CG - Congo CH - Switzerland - CI - Ivory Coast CK - Cook Islands CL - Chile CM - Cameroon CN - China CO - Colombia CR - Costa Rica CS - Czechoslovakia CU - Cuba CV - Cape Verde CX - Christmas Island CY - Cyprus CZ - Czech Republic D: DE - Germany DJ - Djibouti DK - Denmark DM - Dominica DO - Dominican Republic DZ - Algeria E: EC - Ecuador EE - Estonia EG - Egypt EH - Western Sahara ER - Eritrea ES - Spain ET - Ethiopia F: FI - Finland FJ - Fiji FK - Falkland Islands-Malvibas FM - Micronesia FO - Faroe Islands FR - France FX - France (Euro Territory) G: GA - Gabon GB - Great Britain GD - Grenada GE - Georgia GF - Guyana (French) GH - Ghana GI - Gibralta GL - Greenland GM - Gambia GN - Guinea GP - Guadeloupe (French) GQ - Equatorial Guinea GR - Greece GS - South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands GT - Guatemala GU - Guam (US) GW - Guinea Bissau GY - Guyana H: HK - Hong Kong HM - Heard & McDonald Islands HN - Honduras HR - Croatia HT - Haiti HU - Hungary I: ID - Indonesia IE - Ireland IL - Israel IN - India IO - British Indian Ocean Terits IQ - Iraq IR - Iran IS - Iceland IT - Italy J: JM - Jamaica JO - Jordan JP - Japan K: KE - Kenya KG - Kyrgyz Republic KH - Cambodia KI - Kiribati KM - Comoros KN - Saint Kitts Nevis Anguilla KP - Korea (North) KR - Korea (South) KW - Kuwait KY - Cayman Islands KZ - Kazachstan

L: LA - Laos LB - Lebanon LC - Saint Lucia LI - Liechtenstein LK - Sri Lanka LR - Liberia LS - Lesotho LT - Lithuania LU - Luxembourg LV - Latvia LY - Libya M: MA - Morocco MC - Monaco MD - Moldova MG - Madagascar MH - Marshall Islands MK - Macedonia ML - Mali MM - Myanmar MN - Mongolia MO - Macau MP - Northern Mariana Islands MQ - Martinique (French) MR - Mauretania MS - Montserrat MT - Malta MU - Mauritius MV - Maldives MW - Malawi MX - Mexico MY - Malaysia MZ - Mozambique N: NA - Namibia NC - New Caledonia (French) NE - Niger NF - Norfolk Island NG - Nigeria NI - Nicaragua NL - Netherlands NO - Norway NP - Nepal NR - Nauru NT - Saudiarab (Irak) NU - Niue NZ - New Zealand O: OM - Oman P: PA - Panama PE - Peru PF - Polynesia (French) PG - Papua New Guinea PH - Philippines PK - Pakistan PL - Poland PM - Saint Pierre & Miquelon PN - Pitcairn PR - Puerto Rico (US) PT - Portugal PW - Palau PY - Paraguay Q: QA - Qatar R: RE - Reunion (French) RO - Romania RU - Russian Federation RW - Rwanda S: SA - Saudi Arabia SB - Salomon Islands SC - Seychelles SD - Sudan SE - Sweden SG - Singapore SH - Saint Helena SI - Slovenia SJ - Svalbard & Jan Mayen SK - Slovakia SL - Sierra Leone SM - San Marino SN - Senegal SO - Somalia SR - Suriname ST - Sao Tome & Principe SU - Soviet Union SV - El Salvador SY - Syria SZ - Swaziland T: TC - Turks & Caicos Islands TD - Chad TF - French Southern Teritories TG - Togo TH - Thailand TJ - Tadjikistan TK - Tokelau TM - Turkmenistan TN - Tunisia TO - Tonga TP - East Timor TR - Turkey TT - Trinidad & Tobago TV - Tuvalu TW - Taiwan TZ - Tanzania U: UA - Ukraine UG - Uganda UK - United Kingdom UM - US Minor outlying Islands US - United States UY - Uruguay UZ - Uzbekistan V: VA - Vatican City State VC - St Vincent & Grenadines VE - Venezuela VG - Virgin Islands (British) VI - Virgin Islands (US) VN - Vietnam VU - Vanuatu W-X-Y-Z: WF - Wallis & Futuna Islands WS - Samoa YE - Yemen YT - Mayotte YU - Yugoslavia ZA - South Africa ZM - Zambia ZR - Zaire ZW - Zimbabwe

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Redneck Computer Language :-)

If you use the below terms as defined, you know you're a redneck . . .

Backup: What you do when you run across a skunk in the woods.
Bar Code: Them's the fight'n rules down at the local tavern.
Bug: The reason you give for calling in sick.
Byte: What black flies do.
Cache: Needed when you run out of food stamps.
CD ROM: Place at the bank where they sell investmints.
Chips: What to munch on.
Crash: When you go to Junior's party uninvited.
Digital: The art of counting on your fingers.
Disk Operating System: The equipment the Doc uses when you have a floppy disk.
Diskette: Female Disco dancer.
Dot Matrix: John Matrix's wife.
Download: Gettin' the firewood off the pickup.
Enter: C'mon in!
Floppy Disk: Whatcha get from pilin' too much firewood.
Hacker: aka: a smoker.
Hard Copy: Picture looked at when selecting tattoos.
Hard Drive: Gettin' home in mud season.
Internet: Where cafeteria workers put their hair.
Keyboard: Where you hang your keys.
Lap Top: Where little kids feel comfy.
Log On: Makin' the wood stove hotter.
Log Off: Makin' the wood stove cooler.
Mac: Big Bubba's favorite fast food.
Main Frame: The part of the barn that holds the roof up.
Mega Hertz: Whatcha get when yer not careful downloadin'.
Micro Chips: What's left in the bag when the chips are gone.
Modem: What you did to the hay fields.
Monitor: Keep an eye on the wood stove.
Mouse: What eats the horses' grain in the barn.
Mouse Pad: Where Mickey and Minnie live.
Network: Scoop'n up a big fish before it breaks the line.
Online: Where to stay when taking the sobriety test.
Prompt: What you wish the mail was in mud season.
Port: Fancy wine.
Printer: Someone who can't write in cursive.
Program: What's on the TV when there's reception.
Random Access Memory (RAM): When you can't remember how much that new rifle cost when your wife asks.
Read Only Memory (ROM): Where the Pope lives.
Screen: What you need for the window during black fly season.
Serial Port: A red wine you drink with breakfast.
Software: Them dang plastik forks and knifs.
Superconducter: Amtrak's Employee of the year.
Terminal: Time to call the undertaker.
Windows: What to shut when it's cold out..

I hope no one takes offense to these jokes. I downloaded them because I thought they were cute and wanted to share them with you. :-) :-) :-)

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