Commonly Used Usenet Acronyms and Terminology
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DTRT  Do the right thing 
DYBS  Dumbass yuppie beer snob 
EBKAC  Error between keyboard and chair  
EHC  Elk hair caddis  
EOD  End of discussion 
EOT  End of topic, or End of thread 
ESAD  Eat sh.. and die  
ETCGWWGW  Everything that can go wrong will go wrong  
FAJFIADDFS  First Annual Joe Fleischman In Absentia Dog Days Fly Swap, so named because Joe has done the honors for several years but was unable in 2003. See Stan Gula's swap site at http://gula.org/roffswaps 
FAJFNLIADDFS  First Annual Joe Fleischman No Longer In Absentia Dog Days Fly Swap (Joe came back.) See Stan Gula's swap site at http://gula.org/roffswaps 
FAQ  Frequently asked questions (answer guide)  
FF  Fly fishing  
FFF  Federation of Fly Fishers. An organization for the betterment of fly fishing. 
FITNR  Fixed in the next release 
FM  F...n' magic 
FOAD  F..k off and die  
FOAF  Friend of a friend 
FRED  F--king ridiculous electronic device 
FUBAR  F..ked up beyond all recognition  
FUD  Fear, uncertainty and doubt 
FUF  F..k u, Fortenberry  
FWIW  For what it's worth  
FYC  F..k you, Choc  
Grin - usually bracketed 
GAFIA  Get away from it all 
GFS  Great Fly Swap. Normally hosted by Frank Church in January, unless he is particularly cranky and decides not to host it. See Stan Gula's swap site at http://gula.org/roffswaps 
GIGO  Garbage in, garbage out 
GILTJ  Gawd, I love this job 
GIWIST  Gee, I wish I'd said that 
GIYF  Google is your friend 
GMTA  Great minds think alike  
GRHE  Gold ribbed hare's ear  
GROK  Another non-acronym. The term "Grok" comes from the Robert A. Heinlein novel "Stranger In A Strange Land". The term means "to fully understand something" but on a deeper level than just cerebral knowledge. Used only by geeks. 
GRW  Green rock worm  
GSMNP  Great Smoky Mountains National Park 
GWN  Great White North  
HERF  Not an acronym, but an event where two or more cigar smokers gather to share their appreciation of cigars, food, beverage, etc. 
HMFIC  Head motherf...er in charge 
HTH  (I) Hope this helps  
HWMNBN  He who must not be named. The utterence of said name would result in additional postings by HWMNBN, or a plague could befall the village. 
IAC  In any case 
IAE  In any event  
IANAD  I am not a doctor  
IANAL  I am not a lawyer  
IGNBTD  I've got nothing better to do 
IIANM  If I am not mistaken 
IIRC  If I recall correctly  
IJ  To hijack a thread or change the subject entirely with no segue. Named after the one and only Indian Joe McIntosh, who would never think of doing such a thing 
IJLTP  I just love this place 
IMAO  In my arrogant opinion 
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