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    Arrow GateWorld Acronyms

    ok so i am really new to this site so im sorry for sounding noobish but its really confusing sometimes as far as the acronyms go
    so i am starting this thread for all you other noobs around here
    i would like people to share all the acronyms here

    starting with the ones i have seen

    RDA-Richard Dean Anderson-Jack O'neil
    Cam-Ben Browder-MITCHELL, CAMERON
    GW-GateWorld

    please only list ones that aren't totaly obvious don't list ones like
    Gdo
    dhd
    zpm

    Besides the obvious ones please list what ever you can think of.

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    One that often gets people:

    TPTB = The Powers That Be - ie the creative staff, producers, writers etc (or occassionally the episode of the same name)
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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    Aren't these listed in the Frequently Asked Questions already?

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    sorry didn't think to look there

    Here's a quick guide to common Internet shorthand, as well as some of GateWorld's own unique lingo:
    Thunk - The sound made when one hits the ground due to a superb male/female specimen
    TPTB - The Powers That Be (producers, writers, network execs)
    PTB - Powers That Be
    LOL - Laughing Out Loud
    ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
    ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
    IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
    IMO - In My Opinion
    IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
    FWIW - For What It's Worth
    UST - Unresolved Sexual Tension
    PIMPing - Peeing In My Pants (because you're laughing so hard)
    CKK - Chunky Kit Kat (Big Kat in the USA), the chocolate bar of choice in the GateWorld lunchroom
    PM - Private Message (a forum feature)
    Cast members:
    RDA - Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill")
    AT - Amanda Tapping ("Samantha Carter")
    MS - Michael Shanks ("Daniel Jackson")
    CJ - Christopher Judge ("Teal'c")
    BB - Ben Browder ("Cameron Mitchell")
    CB - Claudia Black ("Vala Mal Doran")
    CN - Corin Nemec ("Jonas Quinn")
    DSD - Don S. Davis ("General George Hammond")
    TR - Teryl Rothery ("Dr. Janet Fraiser")
    JF - Joe Flanigan ("John Sheppard")
    TH - Torri Higginson ("Elizabeth Weir")
    DH - David Hewlett ("Rodney McKay")
    RSF - Rainbow Sun Francks ("Aiden Ford")
    RL - Rachel Luttrell ("Teyla Emmagan")
    PM - Paul McGillion ("Carson Beckett")

    if there are any more please list them

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    COTG- Children of the Gods (Pilot of Sg-1)

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    WoO - Window of Opportunity (SG1 S4 E6, the groundhog day episode)

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    Quote Originally Posted by jaffa_shol'va

    please only list ones that aren't totaly obvious don't list ones like
    Gdo
    dhd
    zpm
    Does that include PoO (Point of Origin)?

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    no totally obvious ones are ones that they refer to in the show like DHD,ZPM

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    RL is often used to mean "real life" as well as "Rachel Luttrell."
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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    I've seen it a few times...but what does OTT mean?

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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    OTT="Over the top".

    One acronym that's had me puzzled for years is "YMMV".Apparently it stands for "Your mileage may vary"....but I'm not sure what context it should be used in,lol !
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    Default Re: GateWorld Acronyms

    My precioussssssssssssssss ! Re-found and tagged this thread for the search engine.

    Need to know what a WOW thread is? Want to share a handy acronym? ( By handy,I mean "GW-Friendly")

    Please post here !
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