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Of course this does not refer to situations in which a generally uncommon acronym is well known. :P

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[–] jambudz@lemmy.zip 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Over my dead body does smbc mean Swiss meringue buttercream

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Clearly it’s Suck My Butter Chicken.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Salty malted biscuit cupcakes. Obviously

[–] ericheese@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't that like the one japanese bank

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

Softbank Mitsubishi Banking Corp.

[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 29 points 1 month ago (4 children)

How about the users that are starting to use the thorn character everywhere?

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think it's like one guy. I have him blocked and I haven't seen it since.

Also of all the characters to insist upon, why no interrobang‽

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also of all the characters to insist upon, why no interrobang‽

Because it insists upon itself

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago

Just... brava friend. Brava indeed

[–] Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I genuinely try to use it bcs I think it's a cool character, but there's really not a lot of situations that warrant one ><

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We often just put ?! at the end of a 'shocked' question type, so I guess that's where it would work?

Ex: "OMG DID YOU SEE THAT ‽

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[–] missingno@fedia.io 33 points 1 month ago

I'm almost positive it's one person who keeps making new accounts.

[–] parzival@lemmy.org 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As long as they correctly use eth and thorn, I'm all for it

[–] Best_Jeanist@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago

They're heroes

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Acronyms are fucking bullshit.

Everyone gets "lol", but stop with the fucking bullshit. You guys have full keyboards. Not the shit we had with out 90's phones. Grow up.

[–] Lauchmelder@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

abbreviations are a normal part of human language, and have been around since long before the 90s

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

They are right though, we came up with lol and stuff like that because texting on a keypad was tedious. Its not really useful in the way it was back then, its just stuck around from popular use.

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[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Not everyone gets lots of love, but I'm glad you do ;-)

[–] Hond@piefed.social 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My favourite gaming franchise: AC

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean that's Assassin's Creed for pretty much everyone these days, who even remembers Asheron's Call?

...

Is there another AC now? I haven't kept up

[–] Alcyonaria@piefed.world 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Armored core/animal crossing/ace combat

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah fair enough, I have actually heard of all of those, but I've never played any of them. I think Assassin's Creed is the only one you can really use without mentioning the name first, but true, even then it's too ambiguous.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

I think it's because AC [subtitle] is a lot easier to google

[–] trevdog@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Asheron's Call, that's a blast from the past.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My favorite movie character: JC

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[–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Muricans in a nutshell lol

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I was going to say people of low intelligence and no regard for others, but that's much shorter.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

We can go longer: People who despise the entire point of communicating and language and better off just grunting like a caveperson

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I got the title confused with North America South American.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] count_duckula@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For those looking for a translation -

I Think That: a bunch of Unidentified Flying Albatrosses.

You're welcome.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Untranslated Fucking Acronyms?

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

Ultimate Frisbee Association

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Un-founded answers?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 1 month ago

IMHO it would at least be nice to bring some of the older internet acronyms back.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

SrGrafo! Always good to see his stuff postee

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

I really miss them since I left reddit

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Going to keep this meme in my back pocket. It’ll get a fair bit of use on Lemmy.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IAUUAWET

As acronyms go, it sounds like a simple fella noticing his girlfriend is sexually excited.

[–] SayJess@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I Always Update Ubuntu After Watching Entertainment Tonight.

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What about using idiomatic expressions without punctuation.

Shoot, again?

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's a defence mechanism. I want to scare people away from trying to participate in a topic they know nothing about but feel like an expert in. Those that do know about the acronyms are worth the while.

Edit: I don't have autism.

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[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Three Letter Acronyms and .. Flea Letter Acronyms?

nono, Fifty Letter Acronyms.

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