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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: R.T.K. [Re: LukeJavan8] #207159 09/16/12 10:55 PM 09/16/12 10:55 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly   old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand YCLIU Luke. Txt speak is also known as Netspeak amongst social networkers. Re: R.T.K. [Re: olly] #207160 09/16/12 11:41 PM 09/16/12 11:41 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass many of these internet initialisms predate texting - I started seeing them when I first began frequenting USENET forums, which predated internet forums such as this one (this would have been during the 90s). "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea. Massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." — Gene Spafford, 1992 Re: R.T.K. [Re: tsuwm] #207163 09/17/12 02:13 AM 09/17/12 02:13 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly   old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Like you say, a precursor to UBB. I'd used terms such as WYSIWYG and GUI and HUI as well Re: R.T.K. [Re: olly] #207164 09/17/12 02:49 AM 09/17/12 02:49 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass I wonder if some of them even date from the days of the BBSs? nah, probly not.. Re: R.T.K. [Re: olly] #207165 09/17/12 08:47 AM 09/17/12 08:47 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy old hand Avy   old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Those days when what you saw wasn't what you got! Sheesh! The dark ages. "This word processor is WSYWYG!" "IT IS?" "Yes." "WOW!!" *with awe in the eyes* Re: R.T.K. [Re: LukeJavan8] #207166 09/17/12 09:55 AM 09/17/12 09:55 AM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8 Originally Posted By: Rhubarb Commando Not LOL, but ROFLMFAO. (Whaddya make of that, Luke?) I don't text Rhub, so you've got me. But surely you will remember now, Luke that AFK = Away From Keyboard! You have come across it before.....when wofahulicodoc said it recently. And its not to far to figure out that RTK means the Rhuby has returned (to keyboard) Re: R.T.K. [Re: Candy] #207171 09/17/12 12:30 PM 09/17/12 12:30 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Rhuby's Too Kewl. Re: R.T.K. [Re: Faldage] #207174 09/17/12 02:39 PM 09/17/12 02:39 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando OP old hand Rhubarb Commando   OP old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK As I teased Luke with ROFL...., knowing he doesn't speak text, I probably deserve to have Rhuby's Too Krool I'm immortal until proven otherwise Re: R.T.K. [Re: olly] #207176 09/17/12 03:43 PM 09/17/12 03:43 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: olly YCLIU Luke. Txt speak is also known as Netspeak amongst social networkers. Oh, well, no loss. I am not a social networker either, rather read a good book. But thanks, Olly. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Re: R.T.K. [Re: LukeJavan8] #207184 09/18/12 06:50 PM 09/18/12 06:50 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Aramis addict Aramis   addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US A. has been told that when connections get slow it is from WWW pipes being clogged with LOLcats. Could be just the fur. ÅΓª╥┐↕§ Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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