From: tlode@nyx.cs.du.edu (trygve lode)
Subject: FAQ  (was:  Re: Stef... A quote for you...)
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 19:04:27 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.145856.14939@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jwall@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Wall) writes:
>In article <77354@apple.apple.COM> stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones) writes:
>>
>>Should we add this to the FAQ?
>
>The FAQ???  I didn't know this group was organized enough to have a FAQ. 
>Guess I'll keep my eyes open for it ???

Nope, we're not organized enough to have a FAQ, but I'm still aperiodically
posting a modest simulation of one.  (Suggestions always accepted.)



 
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
POV         Point Of View
ROTFL       Rolling On The Floor Laughing
TL&EH       True Love & Eternal Happiness
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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A:  Any publically announced gathering of soc.singles participants and
    lurkers.  Frequently these last for days and involve the flying in of
    out-of-town soc.singles celebrities.
 
Q:  How do you pronounce "Trygve"
 
A:  It's sorta like "TREEG-vah" except that the 'EE' is between a long e
    and a short i.
 
Q:  How can I learn to understand Drieux's posts?
 
A:  Drieux's posts are like Zen Koans--they're not meant to be understood,
    only experienced.
 
Q:  What happened to Dan Mocsny?
 
A:  Nobody knows for sure--he was last seen on a cruise boat with the Swedish
    bikini team and Elvis.
 
Q:  How come nice guys don't get laid?
 
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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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    alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.woo.woo where the .gifs should be
    showing up Real Soon Now[tm]
 
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A:  Because she wanted to lay it on the line.  (Also, to escape Max.)