Internet jargon for us old uns

[Octavian]

I originally posted this on TheEarl's thread, "How old are you?" but on reflection it might be a breach of web etiquette in that it could be construed as hijacking his thread. So I have decided to make it a separate thread.

There are a number of contributors to Earl's thread (myself included) who are getting on just a bit and I thought it would be a good idea if us old uns (50+) had our own Internet or chatroom abbreviations.

So here are my suggestions:

IMD In my day
DTTYAATSTD Don’t they teach you anything at school these days?
IRWBCHTP I remember when beer cost half the price.
HDIWTV How do I work the video?
WDTDWWWY We didn’t take drugs when we were young.
EMCYTMWIA Excuse me, can you tell me who I am.
SYIRT Sex? Yes I remember that!
HASMIP Has anyone seen my incontinence pants?

Octavian
Bearer of the Silver Rose

 

[wildsweetone]

Okay I own up. I was in here. And I have nothing to contribute because I don't even know half the ones you've mentioned dear. I think I arrived pre-net-jargon era. hmm or maybe I just wasn't completely with it when the alphabet started getting flung around.

I confess I may come back in from time to time, if that's okay with you... I'm on a steep learning curve apparently.

 

[Octavian]

Not knowing

WSO
I would have been amazed if you had known any of them.
They are all made up! And they were not meant to be taken seriously either.

Octavian
Bearer of the Silver Rose

 

[M.A.Thompson]

Octavian, you forgot:


WIWYADI,IUTWTS,TM,IFFOS,U,BW! When I was your age damn it, I use to walk to school ten miles, in five feet of snow, uphill, both ways!!!

 

[Un-registered]

IHOTCBIFI I had one to contribute but I forgot it

 

[Alex De Kok]

How about:

NWIHDICUHF

Now what in he** did I come up here for?

Usually when standing in front of one's opened closet.

Alex

 

[deliciously_naughty]

lmao

ubwits---uphill, both ways, in the snow!

 

[jfinn]

Let us not forget the ever popular

B]WITWCT?[/B]

What is this world coming to?

Jayne

 

[Guest]

and the corollary

How about:

NWIHDICUHF

Now what in he** did I come up here for?

Usually when standing in front of one's opened closet.

Alex

And the corollary:

WDINT? Why did I need this?

 

[wildsweetone]

Re: Not knowing

WSO
I would have been amazed if you had known any of them.
They are all made up! And they were not meant to be taken seriously either.

Octavian
Bearer of the Silver Rose

life's too short to take much seriously i'm enjoying the thread dear.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I don't know if it's only my family who uses this one...

DH/SSITS,WIIC,ICRTN..? =Didn't He/She Star In That Soap, What Is It Called, I Can't Remember The Name...

This must be said every time we watch a movie, and you must discuss whether or not that one actor/actris ever played in another movie, very loudly, for at least 10 minutes, so that none of the others will be able to keep up witht he action in the film you're currently watching...

 

[Guest]

too true

Svenska-

ROFLMAO!

And then there is the essential one that my great grandmother who was very hard of hearing would always announce as we walked into church:

IWSWTH!- I won't sit with that hussy.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

How about:

NWIHDICUHF

Now what in he** did I come up here for?

Usually when standing in front of one's opened closet.

Alex

And it's sibling-symptome:

HHCMCHSS

Hey! How Come My Clothes Have Suddenly Shrunken???

 

[Just_John1]

My father's favorite

WTFDYDTF = what the fuck did you do that for?

and another favorite

HFSCYB - how fucking stupid can you be?

Which, now that I have kids, I must admit has recently crossed my mind.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Playing "tag" with my best friend's 3-yr-old made me think of this one:

DHEGT

Doesn't He Ever Get Tired???

 

[Guest]

and the never to be left out

BWHSLW But We Had Sex Last Week
SHLMGO Should Have Left My Glasses Off

and to complement JJ1's, my dad's favorite:

HDHTBHWBW He Doesn't Have The Brains He Was Born With

 

[wildsweetone]

HTHDIGH - how the hell did I get here?


WML - where's my list?


TRB - that rings bells


DIA - do it again!


hmm maybe a psychologist would have a field day with this lot

 

[Guest]

I confess...

IKIAHS I Know It's Around Here Somewhere

I confess that I use this one frequently...

 

[wildsweetone]

WIT - who's is this?

lol i'm loving this. i'd better go to work now.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

WDSS

What Did She Say?

Something I've been hearing most of my life. Soon I'll be saying it myself.

 

[Pookie]

The one I USED to use frequently at home ...

W - Whatever

And of course the popular response from my mom ...

#*$*@&$#&*@

I figure I don't need to type out what that actually means.

 

[TheEarl]

Most common things I say:

WTFWID?: What the fuck was I doing?
WTFWIT?: What the fuck was I thinking?
WTFAIGTDN?: What the fuck am I going to do next?

The Earl

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Earl, I think that a 19 yr old is too young to talk about things we oldies are saying...

Svenskaflicka the Discriminator

 

[Un-registered]

Earl, I think that a 19 yr old is too young to talk about things we oldies are saying...

Svenskaflicka the Discriminator

Svenskaflicka, I think that a 26 yr old is too young to talk about things we genuine oldies are saying...

WIBYCER ... Why I bet you can't even remember ...

Un-Registered the Over-60

 

[TheEarl]

And there is the classic: IRWATWF - I Remember When All This Was Fields.

The correct answer is of course: It still is.

The Earl