ASD Acronyms and Abbreviations for Newbies

Acronyms and abbreviations seen in asd (or of general use on the Net) Based on lists posted by JHowse and New Mood.

Errors and Omissions to this author, please!

AAMOF          As A Matter Of Fact
AD             Anti-Depressant
ADD            Attention Deficit Disorder
ADN            Any Day Now
AFAIAC         As Far As I Am Concerned
AFAIK          As Far As I Know
AIUI           As I Understand It
asa-p          alt.support.anxiety-panic
asa-d          alt.support.attn-deficit
ASAP           As Soon As Possible
asd            alt.support.depression
asdm           alt.support.depression.mania
asds           alt.support.depression.seasonal
ase-d          alt.support.eating-disorder
ash            alt.suicide.holiday (included for completeness, not as a
               recommendation)
ATSL           Along The Same Line
AS             Another Subject
BBIAB          Be Back In A Bit
BBL            Be Back Later
BCNU           Be seeing you
BNF            Big Name Fan
BRB            (I'll) Be Right Back
BTDT           Been There, Done That
BTW            By The Way
CU             See You
CUL            See You Later
CUL8R          See You Later
DEB            Don't Even Bother
DGT            Don't Go There
DIIK           Damned If I Know
DTA            Don't Trust Anybody
DWAI           Don't Worry About It
ECT            Electro-Convulsive Therapy
EMBI           Excuse Me For Butting In
EMFBI          Excuse Me For Butting In
FAQ            Frequently Asked (or Answered) Questions
               (A list posted to the NG and to news.answers)
FFR            For Future Reference
FITB           Fill In The Blank
FOCROFLMAO     Falling Off (the) Chair, Rolling On (the) Floor, Laughing 
               My Ass (arse) Off   (see ROFL for others)
FYI            For Your Information
FUBAR          Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FWIW           For What It's Worth
GD & R           Grinning, Ducking  & Running
GIWIST         Gee I Wish I'd Said That
HAND           Have A Nice Day
HTH            Hope This Helps (this is used *elsewhere* as a sarcastic   
               response to a stupid question, -- see TINSTAASQ)
IANAL          I Am Not A Lawyer
IC             I See
IIRC           If I Recall Correctly
IMCO           In My Considered Opinion
IME            In My Estimation
IMHO           In My Humble or Honest Opinion
IMNSHO         In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW            In Other Words
IRC            Internet Relay Chat
IRL            In Real Life
ISBAB          I Should Have Brought A Book
ISO            In Search Of
ISP            Internet Service Provider
ISTR           I Seem To Recall
ITAS           It Takes All Sorts
ITSFWI         If The Shoe Fits, Wear It
KHYF           Know How You Feel
L8R            Later
LAB & TYD        Life's A Bitch  & Then You Die
LOL            Laughing Out Loud
LSHIS          Laughing So Hard I Shat
LTNS           Long Time, No See
LTNT           Long Time, No Type
MAOI           Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (a class of ADs)
MOTAS          Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTOS          Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS          Member Of The Same Sex
MPD            Multiple Personality Disorder
NBD            No Big Deal
NC             No Comment
NG             News Group
NOYL           Not On Your Life
NP             No Problem
NTYMI          Now That You Mention It
NIMBY          Not In My BackYard
Ob- /ob/ pref. Obligatory. A piece of netiquette acknowledging that the 
               author has been straying from the newsgroup's topic.
OCD            Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OIC            Oh I See
OOTQ           Out Of The Question
OTOH           On The Other Hand
OTTOMH         Off The Top Of My Head
PDG            Pretty Damn Good
PDQ            Pretty Damned Quickly
PITA           Pain In The Arse/Ass
POV            Point Of View
ROFL           Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROTF           Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL          Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO       Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFLPMP       Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Peeing My Pants
ROTFLWM        Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Wetting Myself
               (there are others, but you get the idea!)
RSN            Real(ly) Soon Now
RTFM           Read The Flipping Manual
SAD            Seasonal Affective Disorder
SSDD           Same Shit, Different Day
SEP            Someone Else's Problem
Sie            a gender neutral pronoun (=she or he)
SNAFU          Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SO             Significant Other
SOW            Speaking Of Which
SSRI           Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (a class of ADs)
TANJ           There Ain't No Justice
TANSTASQ       There Ain't No Such Thing As A Stupid Question
TCA            TriCyclic Antidepressant (a class of ADs)
TFTHAOT        Thanks For The Help Ahead Of Time
TIA            Thanks In Advance
TINSTAASQ      There Is No Such Thing As A Stupid Question 
               (except the one you were too afraid to ask).
TLA            Three Letter Acronym: the term for these, even the ones
               with more, or fewer than three letters!
TM             Typical Male (that there should have to be such a term!)
TOBAL          There Oughta Be A Law
TOBG           This Oughta Be Good
TPTB           The Powers That Be
TTBOMK         To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN           Ta Ta For Now
TTUL (TTYL)    Talk To You Later
TTYTT          To Tell You The Truth
YGLT           You're Gonna Love This
WYSIWYG        What You See Is What You Get
YMMV           Your Mileage May Vary ( = your experience may differ )

NB:       # in front of a newsgroup (eg. #asd) means the IRC channel 
          of that name.