From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Subject: Re: >Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:45:12 GMT

In article <BxuAFG.5Lu@plato.ds.boeing.com> mattb@ssc-vax.boeing.com (Matt Baney) writes:
>In article <1992Nov16.125356.2348@netcom.com> aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine) writes:
>>
>>Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6
>>
>Sorry for stupid question, this is probably a faq, but I have seen
>this several times would someone please let me know what it means??

Well, I suppose this means that I ought to post the informal FAQ again
(suggestions for additional items to add, delete, or change welcome).

 
FAQ         Frequently Asked Question(s)
MOTOS       Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS       Member Of The Same Sex
MOTAS       Member Of The Appropriate Sex
SO          Significant Other
RP          Romantic Partner
POSSLQ      Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
LO          Lust Object (occasionally also Love Object)
RI          Romantic Interest
POW         ProblemOlderWoman
PYM         ProblemYoungerMan
POM         ProblemOlderMan
PYW         ProblemYoungerWoman
LJBF        Let's Just Be Friends   (now considered a verb)
PDA         Public Display of Affection
IMHO        In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO      In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
OTOH        On The Other Hand
YMMV        Your Milage May Vary
BTW         By The Way
ROTFL       Rolling On The Floor Laughing
NIFOC       Nude In Front Of Computer
FYI         For Your Information
FYA         For Your Amusement
WFYITBWNBLJO   Waiting For You In The Bathtub Wearing Nothing But Lime Jell-O
 
 
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    lurkers.  Frequently these last for days and involve the flying in of
    out-of-town soc.singles celebrities.
 
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    only experienced.
 
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    bikini team and Elvis.
 
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A:  Nice guys do get laid; it's guys who whine a lot who generally don't.
 
Q:  I met a girl last week at a party; do you think she likes me?
 
A:  Yes, she likes you.  Either that or she doesn't; sometimes it's hard
    to tell with people--they're so, so, human.  If you'd like to find out
    you might want to consider asking her.
 
Q:  Just what is 'rule 6'?
 
A:  Sorry, you'll have to ask the other Dan Bernstein (ODB) about this one.
 
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