Fellow shooters: I pirated this list from another forum for our edification. Enjoy!
Common Chat Abbreviations
AFAIK= As Far As I Know
AFK = Away from Keyboard
ASDO = And So do Ours (answer to GMTA)
BRB = Be Right Back
BFN = Bye For Now
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By The Way
CYL = See You Later
FBOFW = For Better Or For Worse
FUBAR =Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYI = For Your Information
[G] = Grin
GD&H = Grinning, Ducking, and Hiding
GD&R = Grinning, Ducking & Running
GD&R,VVF = Grinning, Ducking, and Running, Very, Very Fast
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike ( answer to ASDO)
HHOS = Ha-Ha, Only Serious
HSIK = How Should I Know
HTH = Hope This Helps
IAE = In Any Event
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
INAL = I'm Not A Laywer
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
ISTM = It Seems To Me
JFYI = Just For Your Information
L8R = Later
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
LOL = Laughing out loud
NBD = No Big Deal
NOYB = None Of Your Business
OIC = OH!, I See
OTL = Out To Lunch
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PIMP = Peeing In My Pants
PITA = Pain In The A** (or PITB*tt)
PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In
PTB = Powers That Be
POV = Point of View
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF = Rolling On the Floor
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTFM = Read The Fine Manual
SAHM = Stay At Home Mom
SIG = Special Interest Group
SL = Section Leader
SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SWAG = Simple Wild A** Guess
TANJ = There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIC = Tongue In Cheek
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTMS = Talk (Type) To Me Soon
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TVMIA = Thanks Very Much In Advance
TY = Thank You
TYVVMIA = Thank You Very Very Much In Advance
WAHM = Work At Home Mom
WCD? = What's Cookin' Doc?
WIGO = What Is Going On
WOA = Work Of Art
WTH = What The Heck
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
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Yankee Doodle
Common Chat Abbreviations
AFAIK= As Far As I Know
AFK = Away from Keyboard
ASDO = And So do Ours (answer to GMTA)
BRB = Be Right Back
BFN = Bye For Now
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By The Way
CYL = See You Later
FBOFW = For Better Or For Worse
FUBAR =Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYI = For Your Information
[G] = Grin
GD&H = Grinning, Ducking, and Hiding
GD&R = Grinning, Ducking & Running
GD&R,VVF = Grinning, Ducking, and Running, Very, Very Fast
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike ( answer to ASDO)
HHOS = Ha-Ha, Only Serious
HSIK = How Should I Know
HTH = Hope This Helps
IAE = In Any Event
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
INAL = I'm Not A Laywer
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
ISTM = It Seems To Me
JFYI = Just For Your Information
L8R = Later
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
LOL = Laughing out loud
NBD = No Big Deal
NOYB = None Of Your Business
OIC = OH!, I See
OTL = Out To Lunch
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PIMP = Peeing In My Pants
PITA = Pain In The A** (or PITB*tt)
PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In
PTB = Powers That Be
POV = Point of View
ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF = Rolling On the Floor
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RSN = Real Soon Now
RTFM = Read The Fine Manual
SAHM = Stay At Home Mom
SIG = Special Interest Group
SL = Section Leader
SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SWAG = Simple Wild A** Guess
TANJ = There Ain't No Justice
TANSTAAFL = There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIC = Tongue In Cheek
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TTMS = Talk (Type) To Me Soon
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TVMIA = Thanks Very Much In Advance
TY = Thank You
TYVVMIA = Thank You Very Very Much In Advance
WAHM = Work At Home Mom
WCD? = What's Cookin' Doc?
WIGO = What Is Going On
WOA = Work Of Art
WTH = What The Heck
WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
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Yankee Doodle