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BUGS! When a relay failed, a dead moth was found inside the computer, hence the term Bug.
Uninstalled: Fired. Voicemail of a Vice President at a downsizing computer firm: You've reached the number of an uninstalled Vice President. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance. See also Decruitment.
Vulcan Nerve Pinch: Taxing hand positions required to reach appropriate keys for certain commands. Warm Mac II re-boot involves simultaneously pressing Control, Command, Return and Power On.
Prairie Dogging: Somebody yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on
Blamestorming: Group discussion why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible
Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn't work out obsessively
Seagull Manager: Manager who flies in, makes noise, craps on everything and leaves
Chainsaw Consultant: Outside expert brought in to reduce employee headcount, leaving top brass with clean hands
Swiped Out: ATM or credit card rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use
Assmosis: Absorbing success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard
Flight Risk: Employees suspected of planning to leave a company or department soon
Irritainment: Annoying entertainment and media spectacles you can't stop watching
Alpha Geek: The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person there
Percussive Maintenance: Whacking the crap out of a device to make it work again
GOOD job: Well-paying Get-Out-Of-Debt job Cube Farm: Office full of cubicles Idea Hamsters: People with their idea generators always running Mouse Potato: Online, wired couch potato SITCOM: Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage Squirt the Bird: Transmit a signal to a satellite Stress Puppy: A person who thrives on being stressed out and whiny Tourists: People in classes for vacation from their jobs. Treeware: Documentation or other printed material Xerox Subsidy: Swiping free photocopies from one's workplace Chips = hardware, Salsa = software PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms CD-ROM Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months BASIC Big Attempt to Seize Industry Control ISDN It Still Does Nothing DEC Do Expect Cuts CA Constant Acquisitions OS/2 Obsolete Soon, Too SCSI System Can't See It DOS Defunct Operating System ATM Another Technical Mistake 2U2 = To You Too AAMOF = As A Matter Of Fact AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned AFAICT = As Far As I Can Tell AFAIK = As Far As I Know AFK = Away From Keyboard ASAP = As Soon As Possible BAK = Back At Keyboard BBL = Be Back Later BITMT = But In The Meantime BOT = Back On Topic BRB = Be Right Back BTW = By the way C4N = Ciao For Now CRS = Can't Remember Stuff CU = See You CUL8R = See You Later CWOT = Complete Waste Of Time CYA = See Ya DITYID = Did I Tell You I'm Distressed/Disgusted? DIY = Do It Yourself DL = Download, downloading EOD = End Of Discussion EZ = Easy F2F = Face To Face FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FBOW = For Better Or Worse FCOL For Crying Out Loud FOAF = Friend Of A Friend FOCL = Fall Off Chair Laughing FWIW = For What It's Worth FYA = For Your Amusement FYI = For Your Information GA = Go Ahead GBTW = Get Back To Work GFC = Going For Coffee GFETE = Grin From Ear To Ear GMTA = Great minds think alike GR&D = Grin, Run & Duck GTG = Got To Go GTGTTBR = Got To Go To The Bathroom GTRM = Going To Read Mail HAND = Have A Nice Day HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding HHOS Ha Ha Only Serious HTH = Hope This Helps IAB = I am BORED IAC = In Any Case IAE = In Any Event IC = I See IDGI = I Don't Get It ILY = I Love You IMCO = In My Considered Opinion IMHO = In my humble opinion IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO = In My Opinion IMPE = In My Previous/Personal Experience IMVHO = In My Very Humble Opinion IOTTMCO = Intuitively Obvious To The Most Casual Observer IOW = In Other Words IRL = In Real Life IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean JIC = Just In Case JK = Just kidding KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid L8TR = Later LMBO = Laughing My Butt Off LOL = Laughing Out Loud LTNS = Long Time No See MorF = Male or Female, or person who asks MTCW = My Two Cents Worth NRN = No Reply Necessary OMG = Oh my GOSH ONNA = Oh No, Not Again! OTOH = On The Other Hand OTTOMH = Off the top of my head OIC = Oh I See OTFL = On The Floor Laughing PCMCIA = People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms PLS = Please PTB = Powers That Be PU = Stinks! REHI = Hello Again (re-Hi!) ROTFL = Roll On The Floor Laughing ROFWTIME = Rolling On Floor With Tears In My Eyes RSN = Real Soon Now RTDox = Read The Documentation/Directions RTM = Read The Manual RUOK = Are You OK? SOL = Smile Out Loud (or Out of Luck) NFL = No Free Lunch TAFN = That's All For Now TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It THX or TXS = Thanks TIA = Thanks In Advance TMK = To My Knowledge TOS = Terms Of Service TSWC = Tell Someone Who Cares TTBOMK = To The Best Of My Knowledge TTFN = Ta-Ta For Now TTYL = Talk to You Later TWIMC = To Whom It May Concern UGG = You Go Girl/Guy! w/b = Welcome Back WBW = Way Back When WIWAK/WIWYA = When I Was a Kid/ When I was Your Age WRT = With Regard To WTG = Way To Go WU? = What's Up? 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