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DarthSchrute
I've been lurking around this forum for about a month now and in reading some of your posts I've come across quite a few acronyms and terms that I was initially unfamiliar with. Some of this lingo was fairly easy to discern, but some required a bit of research to figure out exactly what the poster was talking about... It didn't help that the Search feature wouldn't work on words that were three characters or less.

I also noticed that there are quite a few other newbies out there that may be experiencing the same confusion I did, so I thought it would be helpful to compile a list of these terms and their meanings. Here is what I've got so far:

Names of couples:
DWANGELA: Dwight & Angela
DWIM: Dwight & Jim
JACHAEL: Jan & Michael
JAM: Jim & Pam
JAREN: Jim & Karen
KYAN: Kelly & Ryan
PHYLOB: Phyllis & Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
RAM: Roy & Pam

Miscellaneous Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.

I'm sure a lot of these are "duh's" to some people, just remember this thread's target audience is newbies. Also, this list is by no means comprehensive, so feel free to contribute any other pertinent lingo or just make something up to confuse us... smile.gif
double_fudge_brownie
I don't know about anyone else but IMO stumped me for a while.

IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
DM = Dunder Mifflin
Offive
IDK = I don't know
TWSS = That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)
letsgotochilis
OH- Office-holic
Big O-Officionada

and Pam=Pam for you real newbies
receptionist
laugh.gif

this is GREAT! what's sad, though, is I needed some of these... and I'm a regular... sad.gif unsure.gif
BlueJeanBaby05
you might want to add a list of initials for each episode. I know sometimes it takes me a while to remember what episode stands for BS (business school) or something of the like.
Pam_Halpert_1
yeah IMO still confuses me whenever I read it... great idea!!
receptionist
QUOTE (Pam Halpert @ Feb 20 2007, 07:21 PM) *
yeah IMO still confuses me whenever I read it... great idea!!



I've gotten used to it, but I think because of where I live and who is around me all the time, I kept thinking IMO... emo... yeah, I'm a nerd.
Offive
Here's a link to a site that has a lot of them alphabetically listed.

CLICK HERE!!!

**also**
the most abbreviated episode would be Casino Night, so when you see people talking about CN - that's Casino Night (season 2 finale when Jim and Pam kissed)
smellslikechickensoup
QUOTE (BlueJeanBaby05 @ Feb 20 2007, 09:19 PM) *
you might want to add a list of initials for each episode. I know sometimes it takes me a while to remember what episode stands for BS (business school) or something of the like.

This can be very confusing...especially when episodes have the same abbreviation like Branch Closing (BC) and Benihana Christmas (BC)!
double_fudge_brownie
I think a consensus had been reached somewhere that BC is "Branch Closing" while ABC is "A Benihana Christmas." I can't remember who came up with that, though.
Pam_Halpert_1
You know I always wondered when someone said BC which episode they were talking about.... WOW see this thread is already doing some good!!
double_fudge_brownie
QUOTE (Office-holic @ Feb 20 2007, 09:59 PM) *
i call it ABC "a benihana christmas"


Yep, O-H, it was probably you. biggrin.gif Thanks!
lilies
QUOTE (Offive @ Feb 20 2007, 10:24 PM) *
Here's a link to a site that has a lot of them alphabetically listed.

CLICK HERE!!!

**also**
the most abbreviated episode would be Casino Night, so when you see people talking about CN - that's Casino Night (season 2 finale when Jim and Pam kissed)


thanks, that was really helpful
EverybodyHurts
What about BC for Booze Cruise too?
Pam_Halpert_1
OHHHH NOOOO ohmy.gif

It just occured to me I could of been thinking some one was talking about one episode when they were really talking about another..... unsure.gif

Yeah, we need a list of title abbreviations so people ( me) do not get so confused that their brain breaks
scrantonbranch
OFP - Old Frumpy Pam. We use this on the PD sometimes! wink.gif

I know when I was new I had a hard time deciphering as well! I had to learn Office lingo and message board lingo. This is the first message board I ever joined, so it was ALL new to me!
Boss_of_Dancing
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom

What does this mean??? huh.gif
Pam_Halpert_1
QUOTE (Boss of Dancing @ Feb 20 2007, 11:54 PM) *
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom

What does this mean??? huh.gif



PLoD: is the parking lot of Dunder Mifflin ( DM) where many Jim and Pam moments have happened

Esp. the biggest moment where Jim confesses his love in Casino Might ( CN)
Boss_of_Dancing
*feels foolish* I probably should have been able to figure that out.

Thanks Pam Halpert. smile.gif
Pam_Halpert_1
QUOTE (Boss of Dancing @ Feb 21 2007, 12:06 AM) *
*feels foolish* I probably should have been able to figure that out.

Thanks Pam Halpert. smile.gif


rolleyes.gif Aww shucks it was nothing

I know the first couple of times I saw PLoD I was confused
love_the_office
QUOTE (double_fudge_brownie @ Feb 20 2007, 07:16 PM) *
I don't know about anyone else but IMO stumped me for a while.

IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
DM = Dunder Mifflin


Oh thank goodness! It took my a couple times to figure out what those meant. laugh.gif
30K_
Great thread idea, Darth Schrute.
And I like that you put the "y" in Phylob. I think Michael pronounced it in one syllable (will have to rewind my tape and check) but the "y" could easily be silent.
mixedberries_1
Great idea Darth Schrute. New members, new ideas for threads. Love it.

(Even I, with my hefty rolleyes.gif 3K+ posts, didn't know what PLoD was. I was like, WTF is PLoD?)
brownhb
here's one: What is TPTB??
Pam_Halpert_1
OH yeah I also have no idea what that means and it bothers me becasue I can never understand the whole post when it is in there....
DarthSchrute
QUOTE (letsgotochilis @ Feb 20 2007, 07:19 PM) *
OH- Office-holic
Big O-Officionada


hee-hee-hee... I was under the impression "Big O" meant something else entirely... rolleyes.gif


Wow, I didn't realize this list would come in handy for the old-timers... er, I mean regulars... smile.gif

Keep em coming, these are great!
Offive
QUOTE (brownhb @ Feb 20 2007, 11:40 PM) *
here's one: What is TPTB??


I'm not certain what it means, but I think it means "the powers that be". at least that's how I read it in context. I could be wrong.
Roy_Anderson
Most of these stupid acronyms came out of those crappy paradox and dicotomy threads (no offense SB).

Also alot of people use acronyms when speaking of other users.

O-nada= Officionada
OH or KKLJ= Offic-holic
SB= Scranton Branch
SBD= Shortbusdriver
AOM= An_oven_mit!
SLCS= Smellslikechickensoup
BW= Bubblewrap
MB=Mixedberries
MD= MuffyDuffy
BJB= Bluejeanbaby05
CTG= Cate the great
VB= VBarkley
Big D= Diapers
Fatty= Offive
HOIB= Hugitoutbia

I think these are probably used in the chat more than on the boards, but hey, its knowlege.

If i forgot anyone, i am sorry, but you are not important enough for me to remember your acronym. Please add it to the list. But only if people have actually refered to you as that more than a few times. I dont want to see Fechin post on here that people call him "The F Man" or Gareth post that people call him "G to the Shizze"
Gareth_Schrute_1
PP= Pam Pong

I giggle every time I type that.

tehe

I like being simply G, but others use GS from time to time.

Fechin's new nickname is F bomb I have decided. Spread the word.
Officionada
QUOTE (Roy_Anderson @ Feb 21 2007, 03:22 AM) *
O-nada= Officionada

If i forgot anyone, i am sorry, but you are not important enough for me to remember your acronym.

Thanks RA! laugh.gif

Here are a couple of members who have been MIA, but have made important contributions to the board:

DDL - dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
VNS - VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)

There have also been a number of neologisms on the board that worked their way into my everyday speech. The first one that comes to mind is:

"upsessed" - to simultaneously be obsessed and upset over the same thing. I think JAM4EVA coined that one when writing about early S3 Jim and Pam. There are others that I will try to remember after more coffee...
Cathyg
QUOTE (scrantonbranch @ Feb 20 2007, 11:29 PM) *
OFP - Old Frumpy Pam. We use this on the PD sometimes! wink.gif

I know when I was new I had a hard time deciphering as well! I had to learn Office lingo and message board lingo. This is the first message board I ever joined, so it was ALL new to me!



PD?
double_fudge_brownie
QUOTE (dinknflicker @ Feb 21 2007, 06:35 AM) *
PD?


PD = Pam Dichotomy thread
JP = Jim Paradox thread

I believe a good many of us started posting on this board because of those two threads.
Dunder_Muffy
Thank you, Darth!!

Great topic! I didn't want to admit that I was clueless regarding many of these acronyms.

And... I don't like to brag, but I think I am a reasonably fast typist and prefer not to use them as much as some of you are doing
. (just an observation... not a put down). wink.gif

Less acronyms would make this a friendlier place for newbies and less "cliquey".
(another observation).

DarthSchrute
I've updated the master-list with a lot of your suggestions and also divided it up into 5 different alphabetized sections.

Names of Office Couples:
DWANGELA: Dwight & Angela
DWIM: Dwight & Jim
JACHAEL: Jan & Michael
JAM: Jim & Pam
JAREN: Jim & Karen
KYAN: Kelly & Ryan
PHYLOB: Phyllis & Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
RAM: Roy & Pam

Miscellaneous Office-Specific Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
DM: Dunder Mifflin
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
OFP: Old Frumpy Pam
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
PP: Pam Pong
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.
TWSS: That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)

Board Member Acronyms:
AOM: An_oven_mit!
Big D: Diapers
Big O: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
BJB: Bluejeanbaby05
BW: Bubblewrap
CTG: Cate the great
DDL: dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
Fatty: Offive
GS: Gareth Schrute or Big G
HOIB: Hugitoutbia
MB: mixedberries
MD: MuffyDuffy
O-nada: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
OH: Office-holic - Moderator extraordinaire
PP: Pam Pong
SB: Scranton Branch
SBD: Shortbusdriver
SLCS: Smellslikechickensoup
VB: VBarkley
VNS: VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)

Non-Office-Specific acronyms can be found here:
http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html
IDK: I don't know
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
PITA: Pain in the A$

Episode Acronyms: (where applicable)
ABC: A Benihana Christmas (1&2) S03E10-11
B&G: Boys and Girls S02E15
BB: Basketball S01E05
BC: Booze Cruise S02E11
BC: Branch Closing S03E07
BF: Ben Franklin S03E15
BFV: Back from Vacation S03E12
BS: Business School S03E17
CN: Casino Night S02E22
CP: Christmas Party S02E10
CR: Conflict Resolution S02E21
DD: Diversity Day S01E02
Diwali S03E06
DS: Dwight's Speech S02E17
DT: Drug Testing S02E20
ES: Email Surveillance S02E09
GC: Grief Counseling S03E04
GWH: Gay Witch Hunt S03E01
Halloween S02E05
HC: Health Care S01E03
HC: Hot Girl S01E06
Initiation S03E05
MB: Michael's Birthday S02E19
OO: Office Olympics S02E03
Pilot S01E01
PR: Performance Review S02E08
PW: Phyllis' Wedding S03E16
SH: Sexual Harassment S02E02
TA: The Alliance S01E04
TC: The Carpet S02E14
TC: The Client S02E07
TC: The Convention S03E02
TC: The Convict S03E09
TC: The Coup S03E03
TD: The Dundies S02E01
TF: The Fight S02E06
TF: The Fire S02E04
TI: The Injury S02E12
TM: The Merger S03E08
TR: The Return S03E14
TS: The Secret S02E13
TS: Traveling Salesmen S03E13
TYDTWD: Take Your Daughter to Work Day S02E18
VD: Valentine's Day S02E16


Thanks for all the input, keep it up! (TWSS...)
mixedberries_1
Need to add GP for Great Philanderer.
Officionada
Added in GP and a new section for other terminology - added in the "F-word" from Darth Schrute's own de-lurking post. It's a useful concept for newcomers to grasp early on.

Names of Office Couples:
DWANGELA: Dwight & Angela
DWIM: Dwight & Jim
JACHAEL: Jan & Michael
JAM: Jim & Pam
JAREN: Jim & Karen
KYAN: Kelly & Ryan
PHYLOB: Phyllis & Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
RAM: Roy & Pam

Miscellaneous Office-Specific Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
DM: Dunder Mifflin
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
OFP: Old Frumpy Pam
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
PP: Pam Pong
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.
TWSS: That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)

Other Useful Terms:
The "F-word" or The "F-show": Friends (do not compare JAM to Ross and Rachel unless you want garbage thrown at you)

Board Member Acronyms:
AOM: An_oven_mit!
Big D: Diapers
Big O: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
BJB: Bluejeanbaby05
BW: Bubblewrap
CTG: Cate the great
DDL: dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
Fatty: Offive
GP: GreatPhilanderer
GS: Gareth Schrute or Big G
HOIB: Hugitoutbia
MB: mixedberries
MD: MuffyDuffy
O-nada: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
OH: Office-holic - Moderator extraordinaire
PP: Pam Pong
SB: Scranton Branch
SBD: Shortbusdriver
SLCS: Smellslikechickensoup
VB: VBarkley
VNS: VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)

Non-Office-Specific acronyms can be found here:
http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html
IDK: I don't know
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
PITA: Pain in the A$

Episode Acronyms: (where applicable)
ABC: A Benihana Christmas (1&2) S03E10-11
B&G: Boys and Girls S02E15
BB: Basketball S01E05
BC: Booze Cruise S02E11
BC: Branch Closing S03E07
BF: Ben Franklin S03E15
BFV: Back from Vacation S03E12
BS: Business School S03E17
CN: Casino Night S02E22
CP: Christmas Party S02E10
CR: Conflict Resolution S02E21
DD: Diversity Day S01E02
Diwali S03E06
DS: Dwight's Speech S02E17
DT: Drug Testing S02E20
ES: Email Surveillance S02E09
GC: Grief Counseling S03E04
GWH: Gay Witch Hunt S03E01
Halloween S02E05
HC: Health Care S01E03
HC: Hot Girl S01E06
Initiation S03E05
MB: Michael's Birthday S02E19
OO: Office Olympics S02E03
Pilot S01E01
PR: Performance Review S02E08
PW: Phyllis' Wedding S03E16
SH: Sexual Harassment S02E02
TA: The Alliance S01E04
TC: The Carpet S02E14
TC: The Client S02E07
TC: The Convention S03E02
TC: The Convict S03E09
TC: The Coup S03E03
TD: The Dundies S02E01
TF: The Fight S02E06
TF: The Fire S02E04
TI: The Injury S02E12
TM: The Merger S03E08
TR: The Return S03E14
TS: The Secret S02E13
TS: Traveling Salesmen S03E13
TYDTWD: Take Your Daughter to Work Day S02E18
VD: Valentine's Day S02E16
Fashion_Show_at_Lunch
where was this thread when i was a newbie?
BlueJeanBaby05
cool! I'm going to print out the list and keep it in my pocket. wink.gif

I used to work for UPS, and I thought they were the granddaddy of acronym users. Guess I was wrong.
scottyskater77
How in the he|| could you forget SS77? wink.gif

Names of Office Couples:
DWANGELA: Dwight & Angela
DWIM: Dwight & Jim
JACHAEL: Jan & Michael
JAM: Jim & Pam
JAREN: Jim & Karen
KYAN: Kelly & Ryan
PHYLOB: Phyllis & Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
RAM: Roy & Pam

Miscellaneous Office-Specific Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
DM: Dunder Mifflin
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
OFP: Old Frumpy Pam
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
PP: Pam Pong
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.
TWSS: That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)

Other Useful Terms:
The "F-word" or The "F-show": Friends (do not compare JAM to Ross and Rachel unless you want garbage thrown at you)

Board Member Acronyms:
AOM: An_oven_mit!
Big D: Diapers
Big O: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
BJB: Bluejeanbaby05
BW: Bubblewrap
CTG: Cate the great
DDL: dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
Fatty: Offive
GP: GreatPhilanderer
GS: Gareth Schrute or Big G
HOIB: Hugitoutbia
MB: mixedberries
MD: MuffyDuffy
O-nada: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
OH: Office-holic - Moderator extraordinaire
PP: Pam Pong
SB: Scranton Branch
SBD: Shortbusdriver
SLCS: Smellslikechickensoup
SS77: Scottyskater77
VB: VBarkley
VNS: VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)

Non-Office-Specific acronyms can be found here:
http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html
IDK: I don't know
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
PITA: Pain in the A$

Episode Acronyms: (where applicable)
ABC: A Benihana Christmas (1&2) S03E10-11
B&G: Boys and Girls S02E15
BB: Basketball S01E05
BC: Booze Cruise S02E11
BC: Branch Closing S03E07
BF: Ben Franklin S03E15
BFV: Back from Vacation S03E12
BS: Business School S03E17
CN: Casino Night S02E22
CP: Christmas Party S02E10
CR: Conflict Resolution S02E21
DD: Diversity Day S01E02
Diwali S03E06
DS: Dwight's Speech S02E17
DT: Drug Testing S02E20
ES: Email Surveillance S02E09
GC: Grief Counseling S03E04
GWH: Gay Witch Hunt S03E01
Halloween S02E05
HC: Health Care S01E03
HC: Hot Girl S01E06
Initiation S03E05
MB: Michael's Birthday S02E19
OO: Office Olympics S02E03
Pilot S01E01
PR: Performance Review S02E08
PW: Phyllis' Wedding S03E16
SH: Sexual Harassment S02E02
TA: The Alliance S01E04
TC: The Carpet S02E14
TC: The Client S02E07
TC: The Convention S03E02
TC: The Convict S03E09
TC: The Coup S03E03
TD: The Dundies S02E01
TF: The Fight S02E06
TF: The Fire S02E04
TI: The Injury S02E12
TM: The Merger S03E08
TR: The Return S03E14
TS: The Secret S02E13
TS: Traveling Salesmen S03E13
TYDTWD: Take Your Daughter to Work Day S02E18
VD: Valentine's Day S02E16
mixedberries_1
We were just waiting for you SS77. (Sounds like a super-sonic aircraft. wink.gif )

mambo_no_5
I wouldn't mind being called MN5 rolleyes.gif
scottyskater77
QUOTE (mixedberries @ Feb 21 2007, 12:37 PM) *
We were just waiting for you SS77. (Sounds like a super-sonic aircraft. wink.gif )


laugh.gif I like how you added that pic in there. lol
snogging_staplers
Miscellaneous Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.
IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
DM = Dunder Mifflin
PITA, pain in the a$$
IDK = I don't know
TWSS = That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)
OH- Office-holic
Big O-Officionada
MB-Message board or mixedberries
SB= Scranton Branch
SBD= Shortbusdriver
AOM= An_oven_mit!
SLCS= Smellslikechickensoup
BW= Bubblewrap
MD= MuffyDuffy
BJB= Bluejeanbaby05
CTG= Cate the great
VB= VBarkley
Big D= Diapers
Fatty= Offive
HOIB= Hugitoutbia
PP= Pam Pong
GS- Gareth Schrute or Big G
DDL - dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
VNS - VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)
AL-Weird Al(used alot on this MB by oven mit)
SS - snogging_staplers
OFP - Old Frumpy Pam
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
scottyskater77
I added Avatar and Signature to the list. I was surprised no one had thought of 'em.

Names of Office Couples:
DWANGELA: Dwight & Angela
DWIM: Dwight & Jim
JACHAEL: Jan & Michael
JAM: Jim & Pam
JAREN: Jim & Karen
KYAN: Kelly & Ryan
PHYLOB: Phyllis & Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
RAM: Roy & Pam

Miscellaneous Office-Specific Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
DM: Dunder Mifflin
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
OFP: Old Frumpy Pam
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
PP: Pam Pong
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.
TWSS: That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)

Other Useful Terms:
Av: Avatar
Sig: Signature
The "F-word" or The "F-show": Friends (do not compare JAM to Ross and Rachel unless you want garbage thrown at you)

Board Member Acronyms:
AOM: An_oven_mit!
Big D: Diapers
Big O: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
BJB: Bluejeanbaby05
BW: Bubblewrap
CTG: Cate the great
DDL: dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
Fatty: Offive
GP: GreatPhilanderer
GS: Gareth Schrute or Big G
HOIB: Hugitoutbia
MB: mixedberries
MD: MuffyDuffy
O-nada: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
OH: Office-holic - Moderator extraordinaire
PP: Pam Pong
SB: Scranton Branch
SBD: Shortbusdriver
SLCS: Smellslikechickensoup
SS: Snogging_staplers
SS77: Scottyskater77
VB: VBarkley
VNS: VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)

Non-Office-Specific acronyms can be found here:
http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html
IDK: I don't know
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
PITA: Pain in the A$

Episode Acronyms: (where applicable)
ABC: A Benihana Christmas (1&2) S03E10-11
B&G: Boys and Girls S02E15
BB: Basketball S01E05
BC: Booze Cruise S02E11
BC: Branch Closing S03E07
BF: Ben Franklin S03E15
BFV: Back from Vacation S03E12
BS: Business School S03E17
CN: Casino Night S02E22
CP: Christmas Party S02E10
CR: Conflict Resolution S02E21
DD: Diversity Day S01E02
Diwali S03E06
DS: Dwight's Speech S02E17
DT: Drug Testing S02E20
ES: Email Surveillance S02E09
GC: Grief Counseling S03E04
GWH: Gay Witch Hunt S03E01
Halloween S02E05
HC: Health Care S01E03
HC: Hot Girl S01E06
Initiation S03E05
MB: Michael's Birthday S02E19
OO: Office Olympics S02E03
Pilot S01E01
PR: Performance Review S02E08
PW: Phyllis' Wedding S03E16
SH: Sexual Harassment S02E02
TA: The Alliance S01E04
TC: The Carpet S02E14
TC: The Client S02E07
TC: The Convention S03E02
TC: The Convict S03E09
TC: The Coup S03E03
TD: The Dundies S02E01
TF: The Fight S02E06
TF: The Fire S02E04
TI: The Injury S02E12
TM: The Merger S03E08
TR: The Return S03E14
TS: The Secret S02E13
TS: Traveling Salesmen S03E13
TYDTWD: Take Your Daughter to Work Day S02E18
VD: Valentine's Day S02E16
scarlett_jem
I've noticed people abbreviating the name of the episodes. The first time it literally took me a couple of minutes to figure it out. It must be really hard for people to type out two words. (I'm in a crabby mood) dry.gif And don't get me started on the names... mad.gif mad.gif
Fashion_Show_at_Lunch
QUOTE (scarlett_jem @ Feb 21 2007, 07:21 PM) *
I've noticed people abbreviating the name of the episodes. The first time it literally took me a couple of minutes to figure it out. It must be really hard for people to type out two words. (I'm in a crabby mood) dry.gif And don't get me started on the names... mad.gif mad.gif

oh, but it's sooo fun to talk in code.



...if you know what the code means. smile.gif
DarthSchrute
Added QTP from the JP and PD threads.

Names of Office Couples:
DWANGELA: Dwight & Angela
DWIM: Dwight & Jim
JACHAEL: Jan & Michael
JAM: Jim & Pam
JAREN: Jim & Karen
KYAN: Kelly & Ryan
PHYLOB: Phyllis & Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
RAM: Roy & Pam

Miscellaneous Office-Specific Acronyms:
CLR: Classic Lame Roy
DM: Dunder Mifflin
FNB: Fancy New Beesley
JP: Jim Paradox
OFP: Old Frumpy Pam
PD: Pam Dichotomy
PLoD: Parking Lot of Doom
PP: Pam Pong
QTP: Questions To Ponder
TH: Talking Head - When the character speaks directly to the camera crew.
TWSS: That's what she said! (Michael's favorite line)

Other Useful Terms:
Av: Avatar
Sig: Signature
The "F-word" or The "F-show": Friends (do not compare JAM to Ross and Rachel unless you want garbage thrown at you)

Board Member Acronyms:
AOM: An_oven_mit!
Big D: Diapers
Big O: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
BJB: Bluejeanbaby05
BW: Bubblewrap
CTG: Cate the great
DDL: dadivalover (starter of the first pinned spoiler thread)
Fatty: Offive
GP: GreatPhilanderer
GS: Gareth Schrute or Big G
HOIB: Hugitoutbia
MB: mixedberries
MD: MuffyDuffy
O-nada: Officionada - Moderator extraordinaire
OH: Office-holic - Moderator extraordinaire
PP: Pam Pong
SB: Scranton Branch
SBD: Shortbusdriver
SLCS: Smellslikechickensoup
SS: Snogging_staplers
SS77: Scottyskater77
VB: VBarkley
VNS: VietNamSounds (maintainer of the official song thread)

Non-Office-Specific acronyms can be found here:
http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/chatslang.html
IDK: I don't know
IMO: In my opinion
IMHO: In my humble opinion
PITA: Pain in the A$

Episode Acronyms: (where applicable)
ABC: A Benihana Christmas (1&2) S03E10-11
B&G: Boys and Girls S02E15
BB: Basketball S01E05
BC: Booze Cruise S02E11
BC: Branch Closing S03E07
BF: Ben Franklin S03E15
BFV: Back from Vacation S03E12
BS: Business School S03E17
CN: Casino Night S02E22
CP: Christmas Party S02E10
CR: Conflict Resolution S02E21
DD: Diversity Day S01E02
Diwali S03E06
DS: Dwight's Speech S02E17
DT: Drug Testing S02E20
ES: Email Surveillance S02E09
GC: Grief Counseling S03E04
GWH: Gay Witch Hunt S03E01
Halloween S02E05
HC: Health Care S01E03
HC: Hot Girl S01E06
Initiation S03E05
MB: Michael's Birthday S02E19
OO: Office Olympics S02E03
Pilot S01E01
PR: Performance Review S02E08
PW: Phyllis' Wedding S03E16
SH: Sexual Harassment S02E02
TA: The Alliance S01E04
TC: The Carpet S02E14
TC: The Client S02E07
TC: The Convention S03E02
TC: The Convict S03E09
TC: The Coup S03E03
TD: The Dundies S02E01
TF: The Fight S02E06
TF: The Fire S02E04
TI: The Injury S02E12
TM: The Merger S03E08
TR: The Return S03E14
TS: The Secret S02E13
TS: Traveling Salesmen S03E13
TYDTWD: Take Your Daughter to Work Day S02E18
VD: Valentine's Day S02E16
mybestfriend
Tip of the hat to you Darth Shrute and to JamPong for two nice new threads today from relative newcomers! Thanks.
DarthSchrute
QUOTE (mybestfriend @ Feb 22 2007, 03:14 PM) *
Tip of the hat to you Darth Shrute and to JamPong for two nice new threads today from relative newcomers! Thanks.


Thanks for the encouragement! I'm happy people find it useful.
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