<!--QuoteBegin--ParisofTroy+Aug 28 2003, 06:54 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ParisofTroy @ Aug 28 2003, 06:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> so! where is the term "base rape" i love that one <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It's not an acronym or an abbreviation <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Come on... this thread deservers a stickay. <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=17&t=45890&st=0&' target='_blank'>Peoples are asking about abbreviations</a>, and this is where they are...
r - are ul - unlucky rofl - rolls on floor laughing (or just haha) lmao - laugh my a** off (or just haha) imo - in my opinion imho - in my honest opinion m8 - mate(friend, pal, buddy) u - you LOL - lots of laughing (or just haha) btw - by the way -eh - usualy at the end of words that end in "y" but some people use -eh to make it look cute(<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->) eg. fatteh taht, teh, tehre - used by people who type too fast [ie: me] which means that, the and there ppl - people [some stupid symbols sorrounding an obscure word] - used before player aliases to show that the person is in a clan, and don't EVER call them by their clan name. I know what being called viagra is like.
And Firestorm, I haven't seen you in roobs in ages.
AA - Advanced armoury. Needed to get HMGs + GLs, as well as build a protolab. BB - Bile bomb. Dig the F4ing marines. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> CC - Command chair. But CC is also an abbreviation for a hive in ns_eclipse, so pay attention to how it's used.
PHASE PHASE PHASE - Please stop humping the armoury and use the phasegate before I rip my hair out and fatally gag you with it. stay in base please - For some reason, people have a hard time understanding this one. It means stay still in the nearby area, rather then running off alone and losing 50 resources worth of swag. go to wp - Rather then chasing after that lerk or asking for a "shot gun" for fifteen minutes, please go to that nice little blue circle so we can actually attempt to win the game.
Come on. PLEASE sticky? We've just had <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61779' target='_blank'>another post</a> asking for acronyms and abbreviations, and this one is so nicely formatted...
man, this is is thread necromancy if i ever saw it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-a civilian+Feb 11 2004, 01:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (a civilian @ Feb 11 2004, 01:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In seven days this thread will be one year old. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> good god... i say we have a happy birthday Acronym thread on Lunixmonster!
<!--QuoteBegin-amckern+Feb 11 2004, 05:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (amckern @ Feb 11 2004, 05:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> duno if i said it, or some 1 has but when you see a 3 in a word, it means some 1 is building something, and want to chat while they are
"comm ar3 w3 gona g3t ha?"
"comm are we gona get ha?"
amckern <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Wow, that rocks. I need to try that.
Oh and... <b><i>Thread Necromancy?!?</i></b> Awesome!! This definetly deserves a happy birthday when the time comes.
NEO_PhyteWe need shirtgons!Join Date: 2003-12-16Member: 24453Members, Constellation
edited February 2004
laming ==== the act of building WoL(s) to deny access to a location
:EDIT: ==== not to be confused with llaming, llamers, etc (note the number of "l"s)
uses
<!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /><!--endemo--> "I am laming up the ms"
<!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo--> (if not on teamchat) "SH*T we need shotties and gls comm!!!"
Always thought IMHO was "In My Honest Opinion", rather than "Humble". Meh whatever. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
shame on you <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
i cant find <span style='color:red'> inc</span> anywhere
i think new players really have no clue what inc means incoming od either a marine(-group) or alien(-group)
Sticky please <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo--> even if its old
It helps a lot players from "other" countries (yeah, i'm from europe and a lot of players over here doesnt understand those abbreviations)
Add <i>tbh</i> and <i>m8</i> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also "pwned" and mmh <i>ohnoes</i> and <i>bob</i>
Okay i need a coffee <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
btw, I agree that SG is shotgun, not sentry gun. A turret is a turret, not an SG. (Possibly a turrent though.)
"OT/OC offensive chambers/towers" is listed twice, as is "comm/com", but other than that, I think it is almost perfect.
Possibly an acronym for hand nade? Hnade just looks silly. Still, those who use team chat tend to have fast typing speeds, and those who don't use voice talk... Then of course, there are the boring ppl who dont say anything at all. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Regardless, v good thread. Thumbs up. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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It's not an acronym or an abbreviation <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Come on... this thread deservers a stickay. <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=17&t=45890&st=0&' target='_blank'>Peoples are asking about abbreviations</a>, and this is where they are...
r - are
ul - unlucky
rofl - rolls on floor laughing (or just haha)
lmao - laugh my a** off (or just haha)
imo - in my opinion
imho - in my honest opinion
m8 - mate(friend, pal, buddy)
u - you
LOL - lots of laughing (or just haha)
btw - by the way
-eh - usualy at the end of words that end in "y" but some people use -eh to make it look cute(<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->) eg. fatteh
taht, teh, tehre - used by people who type too fast [ie: me] which means that, the and there
ppl - people
[some stupid symbols sorrounding an obscure word] - used before player aliases to show that the person is in a clan, and don't EVER call them by their clan name. I know what being called viagra is like.
And Firestorm, I haven't seen you in roobs in ages.
LOL - lots of laughing (or just haha)
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it's in my <i>humble</i> opinion and <i>laughing out loud</i> <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
AA - Advanced armoury. Needed to get HMGs + GLs, as well as build a protolab.
BB - Bile bomb. Dig the F4ing marines. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
CC - Command chair. But CC is also an abbreviation for a hive in ns_eclipse, so pay attention to how it's used.
PHASE PHASE PHASE - Please stop humping the armoury and use the phasegate before I rip my hair out and fatally gag you with it.
stay in base please - For some reason, people have a hard time understanding this one. It means stay still in the nearby area, rather then running off alone and losing 50 resources worth of swag.
go to wp - Rather then chasing after that lerk or asking for a "shot gun" for fifteen minutes, please go to that nice little blue circle so we can actually attempt to win the game.
BB - Bile bomb. Dig the F4ing marines. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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I've never seen a marine fear the wrath of the elite non-damaging bile bomb... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Come on. PLEASE sticky? We've just had <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61779' target='_blank'>another post</a> asking for acronyms and abbreviations, and this one is so nicely formatted...
Haf, Cynical form of lol,
"comm ar3 w3 gona g3t ha?"
"comm are we gona get ha?"
amckern
good god... i say we have a happy birthday Acronym thread on Lunixmonster!
"comm ar3 w3 gona g3t ha?"
"comm are we gona get ha?"
amckern <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wow, that rocks. I need to try that.
Oh and... <b><i>Thread Necromancy?!?</i></b> Awesome!! This definetly deserves a happy birthday when the time comes.
:EDIT: ==== not to be confused with llaming, llamers, etc (note the number of "l"s)
uses
<!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /><!--endemo--> "I am laming up the ms"
<!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif' /><!--endemo--> "YAY!!!"
<!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo--> (if not on teamchat) "SH*T we need shotties and gls comm!!!"
shame on you <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
i cant find <span style='color:red'> inc</span> anywhere
i think new players really have no clue what inc means
incoming od either a marine(-group) or alien(-group)
WP is also missing (waypoint - as in "WP ALLLLLLLLL").
It helps a lot players from "other" countries (yeah, i'm from europe and a lot of players over here doesnt understand those abbreviations)
Add <i>tbh</i> and <i>m8</i> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Also "pwned" and mmh <i>ohnoes</i> and <i>bob</i>
Okay i need a coffee <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
as in : commander : " GET THAT HIVE DOWN NSPLAYER
nsplayer : " NP , i'm on it "
amckern
btw, I agree that SG is shotgun, not sentry gun. A turret is a turret, not an SG. (Possibly a turrent though.)
"OT/OC offensive chambers/towers" is listed twice, as is "comm/com", but other than that, I think it is almost perfect.
Possibly an acronym for hand nade? Hnade just looks silly. Still, those who use team chat tend to have fast typing speeds, and those who don't use voice talk... Then of course, there are the boring ppl who dont say anything at all. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Regardless, v good thread. Thumbs up. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->