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AFAIK -- As far as I know
B4 - Before
BBL - Be back later
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BMT -- Bloody 'mouth trader'
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CR - Couron related
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JMJO - Just my jaundiced opinion
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LOL - Laughing out loud
MTR - Maybe trade related
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PI - Pun intended
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(w!) - Wink
(compiled with the help of Forum regular SAJ)
MarketForum Shorthand for Seniors
BMSTI: Bit More Senior Than I
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CMP: Call Me Picayune
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
FMGSICFMT: Find My Glasses So I Can find My Teeth
FWB: Friend With Betablockers
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
FYI: For Your Indigestion
GOML: Get Off My Lawn
GTG: Gotta Groan
IMHMO: In My HMO
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
JK: Just Kvetching
LAPD: Limping Along Praising Depends
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL: Living On Lipitor
LWO: Lawrence Welk's On
MGAD: My Grandson's A Doctor
MILF: Meal I'd Like To Forget
NYPD: Not Yet Past Deadline
OMG: Oy, My Grandchildren!
OMG: Ouch, My Groin!
OYVAY: Only Yesterday Visions of Always Young
ROFLCGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing Can't Get Up
RULKM: Are You Leaving Kids Money?
SUS: Speak Up, Sonny
TGIF: Thank Goodness It's Four (Four o'clock - Early Bird Special)
WIWYA: When I Was Your Age
(compiled from senior acronyms listed on the CarTalk.com website, with additions supplied by MarketForum seniors berky and pj)