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Postby Nora » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:48 pm

Mel wrote:What about SOL. S--t Out of luck. Aren't we all?
:lol:


Speaking of that, when we were younger, we'd ask my mom everyday what was for dinner, she finally got tired of hearing this and started telling us we were heaving SOS: S**t on a shingle! we learned to stop asking!! :lol:
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Or this was a another memory !

Postby sotiredofthis » Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:17 am

Oh, I was such a whiney kid ;Yah ; I know its, so hard to believe;but its true . I would whine "I
'm thirsty!!!" My mom would say" There's lots of water in the tap ."

lowitt- lots of water in the tap!

STOT is reminiscing about the good old days .

Oh crap , I'm still whiny and there's still lots of water in the dam tap (can't afford much else")and now my name is Stot >This is beginning to get depressing !





:roll: :roll: :shock:
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Postby adelle » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:08 pm

PD Parkinson's Disease
MSA Multiple System Atrophy
IS passed on September 2, 2010 from complications of MSA.
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RA is Rheumatoid Arthritis

Postby bill » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:14 pm

Not fun either. BillF
Me, 61, WS 27yrs, TIA?, Cerv. disc disease. Married 36y. (IS: 59, has RA, Fibro, ruptured disc/back, multi-source pain, cancer surv., four hip replac.,Should replac., failed back surg, BMI 55, border diab)(ID-23, chronic central serous retinopathy, OCD)
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SOS

Postby mary » Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:32 am

I always thought SOS meant chipped beef and gravy. My Mom said it was called SOS because chipped beef and gravy looks like you know what on shingles.
Mary



Speaking of that, when we were younger, we'd ask my mom everyday what was for dinner, she finally got tired of hearing this and started telling us we were heaving SOS: S**t on a shingle! we learned to stop asking!! :lol:[/quote]
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Re: Acronyms and Advice -- Help the Newbies!

Postby mary » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:22 am

All non illness related

BFN Bye for now

BTW By the Way
<G> Grin

HTH Hope Thgis Helps

IMO In my Opinion

OTOH On The Other Hand

ROTFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing

RTFM Read the Freaking Manual

TTFN TaTa For Now
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new acronym FINE

Postby mary » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:15 am

FINE (as in I am feeling fine.) Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional
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Acronyms from my granddaughter

Postby mary » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:11 pm

ttyl talk to you later

g2g got to go

rnt are not too as in these jokes are not too raw.
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Postby alwayssweetdreams » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:31 pm

ROFL means "rolling on floor laughing"

TMI means "TOO much information"

you could actually ROFL from TMI.

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Postby Guest » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:22 am

What about WP (Well Partner) & IP (Ill Partner)?
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Postby Rosa » Tue May 27, 2008 2:19 pm

RCC renal cell carcinoma sometimes referred to as Kidney Cancer
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Re: Acronyms and Advice -- Help the Newbies!

Postby Marsha L. » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:02 pm

CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
-Marsha
IS has CIDP, steroid-induced cataracts and possibly diabetes
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Postby SunshineH » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:18 am

Marsha: What does that mouthfull actually mean in English?
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Postby offroad » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:07 am

alwayssweetdreams wrote:ROFL means "rolling on floor laughing"

TMI means "TOO much information"

you could actually ROFL from TMI.

ASD


There seems to always be TMI.

how about more classics?

ASL - this is from singles sites for AGE-SEX-LOCATION most likely not used much now.

OMG - oh my god, as in vally gurl exclamation fame

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary as you might get a different result
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Re: Acronyms and Advice -- Help the Newbies!

Postby rotton50 » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:15 pm

I've always been partial to ENGLISH.

I don't have to stop and figure out what stuff means. :lol:
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