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Re: An Acronym Guide - Catagorized
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 00:45:26 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, David Schilling writes:
> 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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> I've been collecting acronyms for a while as well, and was putting them into
> catagories. Below is the list I have so far. I replaced my 'theme'
> collection with Shiri's, since that one was much more complete. And I've been
> wondering exactly what a TIMMY is for the longest time! Thanks.
Thanks for the list! Some of these stuff I took out or didn't put in
intentionally, but some will be very helpful. I'm adding them.
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> LEGO Acronyms
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> People
> AFOL = Adult Fans of Lego
> KABOB = Kid with A Bunch Of Bricks
> NLP = Non-Lego Parent
> NLS = Non LEGO Spouse
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> Groups
> BAYLUG = Bay Area Lego Train Club
> GMLTC = Greater Midwest Lego Train Club
> (LCIH = a Lego Consumer Intensive Household)
> NELUG = North East LEGO User Group
> NGLTC = North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> PNLTC = Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club
> RTL = Rec.Toys.Lego
> TLC = The Lego Company (use this one now; formerly TLG)
> TLG = The LEGO Group = the company that produces LEGO
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> Bricks and Brick related
> BURP = Big Ugly Rock Piece
> BURPMAN = Big Ugly Rock Person Made Annoyingly Nonmobile
> CRAPP = Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate - the big raised baseplate with
> the ramp on the side, or generally, any raised baseplate
> GULP = Giant Useless Lego Products (big, formed bases, weird
> containers, non-LEGO stuff in a box)
I got the impression that this was considered as an acronym for the Utah LUG?
I don't know for sure.
> HOG = Hand Of God (what the minifigs think of when you move them
> LURP = Little Ugly Rock Piece - the smaller triangular one (also
> called BURP)
> PEWC = (pronounced "puke") -- Prefab Explorian Wing Cockpit
> POOP = Piece (made) Out of Other Pieces - a piece which should have
> been several pieces. [Pieces that could/should be made Out of Other Pieces]
> RDP = Revolving Door Portals
> SPUD = Special-Purpose, Useless, Decorative (Special/Single Purpose
> Ugly/Useless Design)
> SNOT = Studs Not On Top
> STAMP = STicker Across Multiple Pieces
> TIMMY: Terrible Immature Minifig Master of Yucky
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> Creations
> MOC = My Own Creation/My Original Creation
> MOTM = Model of the Month
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> CAD and Rendering
> MPD = Multi Part DAT?
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> Lugnet
> CLSOTW = Cool LEGO Site of the Week (also CLSotW)
> FOTW = Find Of The Week; a very good/cheap/large deal involving lego
> TOS = Terms of Service?
> TOU = Terms of Use
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> Store Acronyms
> DYA = DYA Shopping - in France? (http://www.dya-
> shopping.com/uk/boutique/home2offre.html)
> LS@H = Lego Shop-at-home (http://www.lugnet.com/lsahs/)
> S@H = (Lego) Shop-at-home (http://www.lugnet.com/lsahs/)
> TRU = Toys R Us (http://www.toysrus.com)
> WM = Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/)
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> Buying/Selling/Auction Acronyms
> BOGO = Buy One Get One (eg: buy one, get one 50% off)
> FOTW = Find Of The Week; a very good/cheap/large deal involving
> lego (FOTD, FOTM, FOTY: similar)
> FS = For Sale
> FT = For Trade
> JABA = Just Another Brick Auction
> MIB = Mint in box
> MIMB = Mint in mint box
> MISB = Mint in sealed box
> NIB = New in box - pieces still in bags (box has been opened)
> NISB = New in sealed box, (box is not in mint condition)
> WTB = Want To Buy
> WTT = Want To Trade
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> General Acronyms
> AFAIK = As Far As I Know.
> C2F or CTF = Claim to Fame
> CMIIAW = Correct Me If I Am Wrong
> DARFC = Ducking And Running For Cover
> FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions.
> HTH = Hope That Helps.
> IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
> IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
> IMO = In My Opinion
> IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
> IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
> LMK = Let Me Know
> LMKWYT = Let Me Know What You Think
> LOL = Laughing Out Loud
> LMK = Let Me Know
> ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
> TIA = Thanks In Advance
>
> Theme Abbreviations:
> BK: Black Knights.
> BT: Blacktron; the evil ones with the black visors. Also BT1.
> BT2: Blacktron, Future Generation. The antifreeze-green ones.
> CW: Castle World. A fan-created world with creations, characters and
> stories about Lego castle.
> DM: Dragon Masters.
> FM: Forestmen.
> IG: Imperial Guards.
> IP: Ice Planet 2002.
> L/S: Light and Sound.
> MT: M-Tron; also, Model Team.
> RK: Royal Knights.
> RR: Rock Raiders.
> SP: Space Police; refers to black/blue/trans-red variety. Also SP1.
> SP2: Space Police 2; refers to gray/black/red/trans-green police.
> SW: Star Wars.
> UT: Unitron.
> WW: Wild West.
I took many of these off the list after a realization that no one uses them
here.
Thnaks!
Shiri
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