VMF Lingo....
For those of you who care...*G*
And, for all you really new newbies, *G* means GRIN!!!!
SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed
SWMBATH = She Who Must Be Atilla The Hun (courtesy of jttIndio, our vmf desert rat *G*)
HWMBLTBNO = He Who Must Be Listened To But Not Obeyed (that's the female version *G*)
HWMOM = He who must obey me!!!! (Submitted by Sally67)
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IIUC= If I Understand Correctly
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
FWIW = For What It's Worth
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
BTW = By The Way
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMAO = Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
OF = Old Fart (that's me..*G*)
AWYAT = And While You Are There
AWYAI = And While You're At It
Guru = Supposed expert on a certain area or areas of Mustangs
Doofus = A true VMF award winner (of the bonehead mistake kind)
Doofette = A doofus of the fairer sex, perhaps?? *G*
W = 351 Windsor (that's the one with the heads like a 289/302)
C = 351 Cleveland (canted valve heads like the Boss 302) AKA 335 series
FE = Big block 331, 352, 360, 361, 390, 391, 406, 410, 427 (Thanks Hal *G*), 428....did I miss any? *G*
385 Series = 429, 460 big blocks...
Here's a little ditty from our good friend
Dickson....
I drank a bit too much coffee last night, and sat up thinking about all the stuff I've learned on the VMF. On top of all the mustang knowledge, I now occasionally find myself lapsing into "VMF speak" in other emails.
After a while here, most of us pick up some recurring phrases or acronyms. For example:
PITA / PIMA
IIRC
IMHO
BFH
LOL
ROTFLMAO
*G*
and of course ,SWMBO... which seems to stump most newbies.
But think of all the time we could save with the following:
NAE - non-arguable edict
LAMO - ladies anti-mustang operative
PP - pony pass (free mustang day)
WORM - without residual malice
QTWF - quality time with family
MRPs - mustang-related pals
ELOHDs- enormous list of honey-do's
ROEGOT- rolling of eyes, gnashing of teeth
for example, a sample post:
"What a LAMO my wife can be! I was really looking forward to a PP WORM to go to the show with my MRPs, but SWMBO said no. After much ROEGOT her NAE was that I had an ELOHDs and needed some QTWF."
What do you think? (I think I have too much time, and excessive access to caffeine)
Remember also, that in mustang speak:
"Help" = assistance kids give that make tasks take twice as long.
"Saved Money" = NPD has a 2 for 1 sale on carbs, so I bought 3 !!!
"It's a quick flip car" = will be sold after 27 months of effort, at a loss.
"rust free" = rust hidden
"90% done" = 70% of parts there - unlabeled & unassembled
"working on our taxes" = posting on the VMF
Pity on those newbies who dip a toe into the VMF without an idea of what a "K" code car is, what SCJ means, etc...... Dickson
--Courtesy of Gene_J
Rust Free. No charge for the rust!
---Courtesy of Russstang---
OEAMO - opinions expressed are my own
I'll add more as they come to mind...hehehe
Pat