Friday, March 7, 2008

icydk/ riddle me this


Location: the internet in my bed and yes this is what the internet looks like from here. cool colors, huh.

I have been wondering about the internet again. there are many different languages that the internet uses. i am not sure but i think it is based in binary. fucks sake i dont know. but some of you do know this language. the internet is also built upon an internal user language as well. and i only began to notice it recently. it is kinda like text message speak, you know with all the abbreviations and acronyms that convey an action or thought. i am going to list the ones i have picked up on what urbandicitionary calls "netspeak".

SMH = shake my head
ICYDK = in case you didn't know
IMHO = in my honest opinion
NSFW = not safe for work...think nudie pics
NSFL = not safe for life, this term is even higher than nsfw. by clicking on the link death will meet you in no time, i mean, in your own time.
TL; DR = to long didn't read (this one is just sad)
HBIC = head bitch in charge hahahahahahhahhahahahahahahhah
ROFL = this one is that you have maybe used like in the days of AIMing, extension of LOL*
BB = baby
FTW = for the win, this denotes enthusiasm or excitement
TBH = to be honest
TBQH = to be quite honest

i am not sure that these ones even count because i use them in real life. those who know me know its sure. whatevs.
*LOL = laughing out loud
OMG = ohmygod, yes that is how you spell it
BFF = best friends forever
BRB = be right back. My friend Julie from back home actually taught me this one in 8th or 9th grade on AIM. i was so dense. this is how it went:

yourmomisanazol: blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah, i'm 13 going on 45, blahblahblah
pantsrjewels: brb

waiting no reply, then suddenly....

pantsrjewels: back
yourmomisanazol: what does brb mean
pantsrjewels: be right back
yourmomisanazol: ok

then i just sat there and waited because i thought she was doing something. i didn't realize that she was telling me what brb meants. so then i was like...

yourmomisanazol: are you there? i just asked you what brb meant and you just ignored me.
pantsrjewels: no jerkface, i was telling you what brb means. it means be right back
yourmomisanazol: ooooooohh...

in the words of Oprah, it was a lightbulb moment.

my love affair with the internet began long ago, in a state 4.5 hours away. I LOVE MD and the INTERNET. word up b-more.

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