Texting Acronyms for Us Old Geezers

[WF7A]

Feel free to add your own:


ATD - At the Doctor's

BFF - Best Friends Funeral

BTW - Bring the Wheelchair

BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth

CBM - Covered by Medicare

CSMO - Can't Stay -- Matlock's On

CUATSC - See You at the Senior Center

FWIW - Forgot Where I Was

FYI - Found Your Insulin

GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low

GHA - Got Heartburn Again

HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement

IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On?

LMDO - Laughing My Dentures Out

LOL - Living on Lipitor

OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas

ROFL...CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can't get Up!

WAITT - Who Am I Talking To?

WTFA - Wet the Furniture Again

WTP - Where's the Prunes

WWNO - Walker Wheels Need Oil

[NN5AA]

AARP - Alzheimer's Ain't Really Pretty


MFJ - More fruit juice!


QSO - Quaker 'soggy' Oats


UFO - Underwear feels oversized


WTF - Was that flatulence?


5x9 - Blood Glucose Reading

[G0GQK]

A list of meanings used in e mails would be nice to know, I only know one, LOL. I think its a stupid expression, lots of lollipops. Who in their right mind would say lots of lollipops ?

Mel G0GQK

[KB1NXE]

Here's a good place to start. http://css.sbcma.com/timj/acronyms/

Many of them came from the text based days of USENET. That proceeded the texting craze by a few years...

[NN5AA]

A list of meanings used in e mails would be nice to know, I only know one, LOL. I think its a stupid expression, lots of lollipops. Who in their right mind would say lots of lollipops ?

Mel G0GQK

"Lots of lollipops"???? WTF!!! Laughing Out Loud !!!!!

[G0GQK]

Well, you don't get the cigar ! That was me being humourous ! Don't know why i waste my time on you Yanks ! Anyway, here's a message in acronyminous text code

Hi, BITGOD-MOTOS-WIBNI-IIRC-SIAANMHOOEI-AFAIC-ATCGWWGW-AFAIL-IWBNI-IMNSHO-DTRT-RDWHAHB-AYOR-EOT 73

Mel G0GQK

[WN6U]

Well, you don't get the cigar ! That was me being humourous ! Don't know why i waste my time on you Yanks ! Anyway, here's a message in acronyminous text code

Hi, BITGOD-MOTOS-WIBNI-IIRC-SIAANMHOOEI-AFAIC-ATCGWWGW-AFAIL-IWBNI-IMNSHO-DTRT-RDWHAHB-AYOR-EOT 73

Mel G0GQK

Neither do we!

[KJ4VTH]

Mel, that looks Welsh to me.

[KD4MOJ]

APT - Assuming Pool Temperature

[NN5AA]

Well, you don't get the cigar ! That was me being humourous(sic) ! Don't know why i waste my time on you Yanks ! Anyway, here's a message in acronyminous(sic) text code

Hi, BITGOD-MOTOS-WIBNI-IIRC-SIAANMHOOEI-AFAIC-ATCGWWGW-AFAIL-IWBNI-IMNSHO-DTRT-RDWHAHB-AYOR-EOT 73

Mel G0GQK

Oh wait , that's right! All comedians are at some level dealing with anger issues.