No sooner had I announced Twitterprose than LibraryThing went down — it’s still broken, poor Thing. My clever distinction from Twitterlit (which I enjoy tremendously) was that my entries would be strictly from creative nonfiction and that whenever possible the links would go to LibraryThing entries or online journals. Since Twitterlit does a few nonfiction entries, without LT, I find myself scrambling to pull recommendations from online journals… but then, maybe that’s not a bad thing. Still, come back, LT, you’re missed.
Since I’m on two writing deadlines (a state of affairs that makes me quite happy) and am also gathering ideas and a feathered cap for my YouTube presentation on digital preservation and social networks, I’m going to pull some stuff from my writing notebook that I thought up in an airport bar: the Boomer’s Texting Vocabulary… handy shortcuts for those of us of a certain age. Feel free to share with your BFF Jill.
BTV (Boomer’s Texting Vocabulary)
WMG: Where’s my glasses?
WMK: Where’s my keys?
WAIITR: Why am I in this room?
WDIPMC: Where did I park my car?
IDR: I don’t remember
IFYRN: I forgot your real name
FANOI: F***, another night of insomnia
IIHIH: Is it hot in here?
OTDW: Open the damn window
WYG: Who’s your gyno?
HMUP: Help me up, please
WK: Which knee?
WH: Which hip?
WE: Which eye?
BCD: Bad Cholesterol Day
AMFB: After my first bypass
WTFIMD: Where the f*** is my defibrillator?
BRBGTP: Be right back, gone to pee
GTRP: Gone to refill prescription
BPM: Blood pressure meds
FCP: F****ing co-pay
LTOT: Lost train of thought
AG/NAG: Aging gracefully, not aging gracefully
KIR: Kid in room
KTD: Kids these days
WTYMA: Wait til you’re my age
NDY: Not dead yet!
Posted on this day, other years:
- MPOW Teeshirt and boxer shorts - 2006
- My OPAC Sucks button - 2006
- Women Soldiers of the Civil War - 2005
15 responses so far ↓
1 David Fiander // Jun 12, 2007 at 6:04 am
I can definitely identify with WAIITR, but you missed one. There’s also SIR/PIR: Spouse/Partner In Room.
2 Amy Kearns // Jun 12, 2007 at 6:10 am
Hey!
Ha this is really funny especially b/c I was watching one of the ‘morning’ shows and they were going over all the LANGUAGE that parents of teens don’t know now b/c of texting!
Amy
3 kgs // Jun 12, 2007 at 6:16 am
BHIR? (Better half in room?)
Gee, David, I thought WAIITR only happened to menopausal women… I feel better!
4 Alexia // Jun 12, 2007 at 7:25 am
This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time!
5 David Fiander // Jun 12, 2007 at 8:35 am
Oh, I regularly walk into a coworker’s office, look blankly at her for a second, and then go back to my office to look at my computer in a feeble attempt to remember why I wanted to talk to her.
6 Lee // Jun 12, 2007 at 1:20 pm
How about ROTFLOLDDBC? (= ROTFLOL despite dicey bladder control)
7 kgs // Jun 12, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Ha, I like that, Lee! I should have worked in something about sneezing and peeing…
8 Debi // Jun 12, 2007 at 3:31 pm
How about a version for moms of young kids?:
BRBPD - Be right back, poopy diaper
BRBKDDS - Be right back, kids doing dangerous stuff
CWD - Covered with drool
2MD - 2 mocha day
ROFP - Rolling on the floor playing
TCFW - Too cute for words
TQMI - Too quiet, must investigate
BISS - Because I said so
TMB - Too much Barney
TMD - Too much Disney
TMT - Too many toys
BC - Bedtime countdown
KFFN - Kid-free for now
WDIDWMD/WDIDWMDS - What did I do with my degree(s)?
FTIWTC? - For this I went to college?
DFF - Dinner from freezer
DFT - Dinner from takeout
and when it gets really bad…
CG - Call Grandma!
9 A Classic Post: Boomer Texting « Going Like Sixty // Jun 12, 2007 at 8:31 pm
[...] that I wanted to share. I wrote earlier about a father and son texting. I doubt that I can add Boomer Texting Vocabulary, but I’ll try. Thanks to Free Range Librarian for this classic post. the Boomer’s Texting [...]
10 Wendy // Jun 13, 2007 at 9:42 am
Karen, that’s hysterical.
Debi, as mom of a 3-year-old, I LOVE yours too!
11 kgs // Jun 13, 2007 at 9:44 am
Debi, I forgot to say, you should so blog your list
12 Jane // Jun 13, 2007 at 9:57 am
LOL
13 Going Like Sixty // Jun 13, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Want to share one from Grandad that was on my blog comments: DIPMA, damn, I peed myself again.
Debi: yours are very funny too.
14 Amy // Jun 15, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Oh yeah and I wanted to add that my new favorite one is
LQTM
Laughing Quietly to Myself which is much more “honest” than LOL! or ROFL!
15 joy // Feb 22, 2008 at 10:24 am
wtfayta?
what the f*** are you talking about?
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