Re: Abbreviations

what about

PIGS = Projects In Grocery Sacks  (I have waaaaaaaaaaay too many of those)

and

WHXH or WHEH = Wiener Head eX Husband or Wiener Head Ex Husband (take your
pick)

and

SAHM = Stay At Home Mom

Might want to also inform the newbies about the "Red Queen and Her Royal
Court" which would further explain why some of us are queens of various
aspects.  I also move that TANQP gets moved from "further consideration"
into the "regular abbreviations"  (and just why on earth is "Abbreviation"
such a long word???)

Hugs
Karlee in Kansas
Queen of Packrats

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind."
 -Dr. Seuss

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| Some general Internet abbreviations:
| AFAIK = As Far As I Know
| BEG = Big Evil Grin >:-}
| BTDT = Been There, Done That
| BTW = By The Way
| FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
| FWIW = For What It's Worth
| FYI = For Your Information
| <G> = grin :) :-)
| GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
| HTH = Hope This Helps
| IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
| IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion
| IMO = In My Opinion
| IMX = In My eXperience
| IOW = In Other Words
| ISP = Internet Service Provider
| KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie (although I've heard different esses)
| LOL = Laughing Out Loud :-D
| NAYY = Not Affiliated, Yadda Yadda...
| NG = NewsGroup
| OTOH = On The Other Hand
| PIP = Peeing In Pants
| RFI = Request For Information
| ROFL = Rolling On Floor, Laughing
| ROFLMAO = Rolling on Floor, Laughing My Asterisks Off
| TIA = Thanks In Advance
| TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
| TTYL = Talk To You Later
| VBG = Very Big Grin :-)
| VBEG = Very Big Evil Grin >:-}
| WRT = With Regard To
| Y2K = Year 2000 (2K in computer-speak)
| YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
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| emoticons: combinations of punctuation marks (and occasional capital
| letters), that, when viewed sideways, make little smiley, frowny,
winking,
| disgusted (and so on) faces.
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| other abbreviations found in this group:
| BEX = Book Enhancement eXperience (variation on S.E.X.)
| BF = Boy Friend
| BFPH = Big Fat Poopy Head (because this is a G-rated newsgroup)
| BOM = Block Of the Month
| BQ = Baby Quilt (crib-sized or going to a baby)
| CMQ = Commercially Machine Quilted
| COC = Cream on Cream (Fabric print)
| CQ = Crazy Quilt (quilting pattern/technique)
| CW = Cathedral Window (pattern)
| D-rivatives: DH-DD-DS-DW = (Dear/Darling/Darn/D**n)
| Husband-Daughter-Son-Wife
| DIL = Daughter In Law
| DWR = Double Wedding Ring (pattern)
| EPP = English Paper Piecing (piecing technique)
| FIFI = Find It, Finish It
| FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing (piecing technique, sometimes called PFP)
| FQ = Fat Quarter (1/4 yd of fabric, cut 18" X 22")
| FS = For Sale (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace)
| FW = Feather Weight (model of Singer sewing machine)
| GFG = Grandmother's Flower Garden (pattern)
| HMQ = Home Machine Quilted
| HST = Half-Square Triangle
| ISO = In Search Of
| LQS = Local Quilt Store/Shop
| LTP = Long Term Project
| MA = Machine Appliqui
| MEQ = Mind's Eye Quilt (existing only in one's imagination, so far)
| MFP = Mini Foundation Pattern
| MIL = Mother In Law
| MLB = Major League Baseball (a yearly fabric swap)
| MPP = Machine Paper Piecing (piecing technique)
| MQ = Millennium Quilt
| MSM = My Sainted Mother
| NQ/NQR = Non-Quilting / Not Quilting Related
| OT = Off Topic
| PIMP = Peeing In My Pants! (Warning to read the following message at your
| own risk)
| PITA = Pain In The Asterisks
| PP = Paper Piecing (sub-categories: PFP = Paper Foundation Piecing; PPP =
| Precision Paper Piecing)
| QI = Quilt Inspector (4-legged kind)
| QIAD = "Quilt In A Day" (TV show and technique by Eleanor Burns)
| QIP = Quilt In Progress
| QNM = "Quilters' Newsletter Magazine" (Lehman Publishing)
| QOOT = Queen Of Off Topics (Sarah)
| QP = Quilt Police (no such thing)
| RCTQ = rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
| RR = Round Robin (block exchange)
| SA = Seam Allowance
| SABLE = Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy
| SEX = Stash Enhancement eXperience
| SIL = Son In Law
| SITD = Stitch In The Ditch (quilting technique)
| SM = Sewing Machine
| SNS = Stack 'N' Stash (pattern/cutting technique)
| SNW = Stack 'N' Whack (pattern/cutting technique/book)
| SO = Significant Other
| SSS = Secret Sewing Sister
| TATW = Trip Around The World (pattern)
| TOL = Top Of the Line
| TSWLTH = The Store We Love To Hate ("JoAnn's Fabrics")
| TTYL = Talk To You Later
| UFO = UnFinished Object
| USO = UnStarted Object
| VSC = Vertical Surface Cover (for those who just can't bring themselves
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| say "wallhanging")
| W&N = Warm & Natural (a brand of quilt batt)
| WIP = Work In Progress
| WOF = Width Of Fabric
| WOW = White On White (fabric print)
| WUH = not an abbreviation, just a cyber-stutter for those who have
trouble
| saying "wuh- wuh- wallhanging!" (see VSC)
| WS = Wrong Side (of fabric)
| WTB = Want To Buy (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace)
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| Still being discussed:
| WHIM = Work Hidden In Mind
| TANQP = There Are (Ain't) No Quilt Police
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