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Fanny Wank · 2007-09-13 16:26:36

So many LOL, FTW, PMSL etc etc etc Must admit I don't know what half these stand for. You can get an idea of what they generally mean from the context but what the fuck (or should that be 'WTF'?:confused: ) does ftw mean, for example. Feel free to add to the list with explainations. I'm sick of getting…

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13-09-2007 5:26pm

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Fanny Wank

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So many

LOL, FTW, PMSL etc etc etc

Must admit I don't know what half these stand for. You can get an idea of what they generally mean from the context but what the fuck (or should that be 'WTF'? ) does ftw mean, for example.

Feel free to add to the list with explainations. I'm sick of getting texts/e-mails/reading boards and not knowing!!!

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#2 13-09-2007 5:28pm
petes

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ftw = for the win.

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#3 13-09-2007 5:32pm
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|Cookies wrote:

IMHO ..wtf is that?

In my honest opinion?

...wait. What's PMSL?

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#4 13-09-2007 5:33pm
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http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27021

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#5 13-09-2007 5:36pm
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google ffs

pmsl, piss myself laughing... hate that one, reckon its pretty new

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#6 13-09-2007 5:38pm
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Rhyme wrote:

In my honest opinion?

...wait. What's PMSL?

please make salad later, duh!

This thread is done to bits, I'd suggest sticky-ing it but then you'd just add to the growing amount of stickys.

Link back to the future.

Repeat posts ftl

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#7 13-09-2007 5:44pm
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that was posted in 2003, I've only been on herer less than a month ffs

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#8 13-09-2007 5:49pm
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what does "for the win" mean? is it some slang?

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#9 13-09-2007 5:53pm
petes

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A racy brainrot wrote:

what does "for the win" mean? is it some slang?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ftw

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#10 13-09-2007 6:00pm
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I have always wondered with AFAIK meant.......................anyone?

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#11 13-09-2007 6:00pm
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A racy brainrot wrote:

Thanks

I'm trying to think of a sentence where i can use "ftw" but its not coming to me right now

urban dictionary ftw!

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#12 13-09-2007 6:00pm
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petes wrote:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ftw

thanks

I'm trying to think of a sentence where I can use "ftw" but there isn't one coming to me :mad:

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#13 13-09-2007 6:04pm
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Neon-Circles wrote:

I have always wondered with AFAIK meant.......................anyone?

As far as I know it means 'as far as i know'

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#14 13-09-2007 6:15pm
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i have never even heard people use 'for the win' in normal conversation, it is on message boards everywhere!

and QFT?
Quoted for truth!
where did that come from?

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#15 13-09-2007 6:15pm
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I always thought FTW came from online games or maybe a lot of people just say it there. Overused either way.

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#16 13-09-2007 6:21pm
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Earthworm Jim! wrote:

Overused either way.

QFT!

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#17 13-09-2007 6:58pm
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overuse of acronyms ftw tbh

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#18 14-09-2007 9:27am
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Wossack wrote:

overuse of acronyms ftw tbh

qft imo

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