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Re: An Acronym Guide - A to Z
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Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:41:32 GMT
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Some of the item in this list could probably be safely
removed. They show the list's genesis in 1994-1995
rec.toys.lego culture and describe sets that aren't
discussed often enough to deserve their own acronyms.
In particular, SOG sticks out like a sore thumb.
In lugnet.faq, Shiri Dori writes:
> OK, here goes! This is an A to Z acronym guide - not categorized. I might make
> another, categorized one later.
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> (IIRC, AFAIK, these are all the acronyms. LMKWYT, TIA. HTH!)
> (If you didn't understand that, this is for you!)
> ______________________________________________________________________________
>
> A1RB: Alpha-1 Rocket Base, 483.
> AFAIK: As Far As I Know.
> AFOL: Adult Fan Of LEGO.
> B1CB: Beta-1 Command Base, 6970
> BFC: Big Freaking Castle; refers to 6090.
> BK: Black Knights.
> BSB: Black Seas Barracuda, 6285.
> BT: Blacktron; the evil ones with the black visors. Also BT1.
> BT2: Blacktron, Future Generation. The antifreeze-green ones.
> BURP: Big Ugly Rock Piece; either of the large gray/dark-gray mountain pieces.
> CES: Crystal Explorer Sub, 6175.
> CRAPP: Crummy Ramp And Pit Plate; the baseplate with a ramp and pit.
> CW: Castle World. A fan-created world with creations, characters and stories
> about Lego castle.
> DFD: Deep Freeze Defender, 6973.
> DDD: Dark Dragon's Den, 6076.
> DM: Dragon Masters.
> FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
> FBF: Fire Breathing Fortress, 6082.
> FM: Forestmen.
> FOTW: Find Of The Week; a very good/cheap/large deal involving lego.
> FS: For Sale
> FT: For Trade
> HOG: Hand Of God; when you move minifigs around, they think it's this.
> HTH: Hope That Helps.
> IGCB: Inter-Galactic Command Base, 6971.
> IG: Imperial Guards.
> IIRC: If I Recall Correctly.
> IMHO: In My Humble Opinion.
> IMO: In My Opinion.
> IP: Ice Planet 2002.
> KABOB: Kid with A Bunch Of Bricks.
> L/S: Light and Sound.
> LMK: Let Me Know.
> LMKWYT: Let Me Know What You Think.
> LNH: Load N' Haul Railroad, 4563.
> LOL: Laughing Out Loud.
> LS@H: See S@H.
> LSAH: See S@H.
> MCM: Mega/Multi Core Magnetizer, 6989.
> MIB: Mint In Box.
> MISB: Mint In Sealed Box.
> MOC: My Own Creation.
> MT: M-Tron; also, Model Team.
> NDL: Neptune Discovery Lab, 6195.
> PEWC: Prefab Explorien Wing, Cockpit
> POOP: Piece [that can be made] Of Other Pieces.
> RBR: Red Beard Runner, 6289.
> RK: Royal Knights.
> RKC: Royal Knights Castle, 6090.
> RR: Rock Raiders.
> RTL: Rec.Toys.Lego; a Lego newsgroup.
> S@H: LEGO Shop at Home, a mail order branch of LEGO. Also known as LS@H, SAH,
> LSAH.
> SAH: See S@H.
> SES: Skull's Eye Schooner, 6286.
> SOG: Sub-Orbital Guardian, 6878.
> SNOT: Studs Not On Top
> SP: Space Police; refers to black/blue/trans-red variety. Also SP1.
> SP2: Space Police 2; refers to gray/black/red/trans-green police. STAMP:
> STicker Across Multiple Pieces
> SPUD: Special/Single Purpose Ugly/Useless Design.
> SW: Star Wars.
> TIA: Thanks In Advance.
> TIMMY: Terrible Immature Minifig Master of Yucky…
> TLC: The Lego Company. Known by this name since Autumn 1999, formerly TLG.
> (Not to be confused with T-boz, Left-eye, and Chilli ;-)
> TLG: The Lego Group. Nowadays TLC.
> TRU: Toys 'R' Us.
> UT: Unitron.
> WM: Wal-Mart.
> WP: WolfPack.
> WTB: Want To Buy.
> WTT: Want To Trade.
> WW: Wild West.
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> That's all, folks!
>
> -Shiri
> http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/
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| OK, here goes! This is an A to Z acronym guide - not categorized. I might make another, categorized one later. (IIRC, AFAIK, these are all the acronyms. LMKWYT, TIA. HTH!) (If you didn't understand that, this is for you!) ___...___ A1RB: Alpha-1 (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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