darn acronyms!!

[tappedout]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 9:31pm

Ok people, can I request that when using an acronym you type out what it stands for in parentheses or something. Am I the only one who has trouble with this? For instance it took me a long time to figure out what IMHO stands for, and YAGBCM or something and POTO that one was hard because for some reason I couldn't stop thinking potato. Then there are more shows TLFY, SFANY+ more. It takes me minutes sometimes to look at these damn acronyms and try out all these possible options before coming up wth the right one. Really, it would make it so much easier for me if you would just type out the show's name at least once!

Updated On: 6/4/04 at 09:31 PM

[Broadway Matt]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 9:35pm

i get where you're coming from, but wouldn't typing the full phrase in parenthesis cancel the need for the acronym? since no one wants to be redundant, the acronyms would have to be eliminated all together. then what kinds of elitists would we be?

[tappedout]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 9:37pm

good point but see if we use the full name at the beginning and then use the acronym to eliminate the redundancy of repeatedly typing out the name I think it would work out.

Updated On: 6/4/04 at 09:37 PM

[Albin]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 9:45pm

FYI (for your information)

TGC=The Goddess Carol ie Channing
TWHM=The World's Happiest Musical ie Hello Dolly
TWGM=The World's Gayest Musical ie La Cage Aux Folles
TSMW=The Sensuous Mr Wilson ie Patrick

and lest we forget,

TO&BDP=The Old and Balding Dollypop.

[tappedout]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 9:53pm

lol, thanks albin! I had been wondering about TGC

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 10:20pm

Other important acronyms:

TAMrMcC- The Adorable Mr McCormack

TMO- The Magnificent One (Patti LuPone)

VO--The Virile One (Mike Piazza)

TSO--The Sagging One (Albin)

[NuggetMonkeys]

Posted: 6/4/04 at 11:26pm

dolly, darling, you are the biggest perpretrator!
:)
-d.b.j-

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 1:18am

It seems you've figured them out, but I'll pots this in case anyone else is confused.

IMHO = In My Honest Opinion
LMAO = Laughing My A** Off

YAGMCB = "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
POTO = "Phantom of the Opera"
TLFY = "The Last Five Years"
SFANW = "Songs for a New World"
LSOH = "Little Shop of Horrors"
TMM = "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
WT = "Wonderful Town"

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 11:23am

Ave Q
AQ
Q
all mean Avenue Q.

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 2:00pm

ROXY- Redundant Overall Xenophobic Yokel

Posted: 6/5/04 at 2:18pm

imho is more often 'in my HUMBLE opinion'

[Albin]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 2:57pm

I forgot one.

TFDDCSCNDMMWPOQ=the faded,delusional, double-chinned, self-centered, name-dropping,MuMu-wearing,pathetic old queen ie Dollypop.

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 3:07pm

Thanks Mistress.

[TheNPH]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 3:19pm

And NPH means Neil Patrick Harris :)

[DestinyBeckoned]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 3:32pm

I'd been wondering what ROXY was for the longest time.

[Songsstresss]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 4:47pm

I too thought IMHO was "humble opinion" and not "honest."

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/5/04 at 4:57pm

Then there's:

TMWI2OLDLCB= The Man Who Is Too Old To Dress Like Charlie Brown (a.k.a. Albin)