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Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:02 pm
by gilly32
What is IBTL?
I saw this on the post about national park carry.
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:18 pm
by sodbuster95
gilly32 wrote:What is IBTL?
I saw this on the post about national park carry.
In before the lock...used when a submitter knows a thread is about to be locked, but they post first.
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:11 pm
by Marica
sodbuster95 wrote:gilly32 wrote:What is IBTL?
I saw this on the post about national park carry.
In before the lock...used when a submitter knows a thread is about to be locked, but they post first.
Sorry, and I know I haven't been here long enough to comment with any authority, but this is incorrect.
It is
I beat the lock.
"
I," you know-- that weird throw back individual.
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:46 pm
by cashman966
Marica wrote:sodbuster95 wrote:gilly32 wrote:What is IBTL?
I saw this on the post about national park carry.
In before the lock...used when a submitter knows a thread is about to be locked, but they post first.
Sorry, and I know I haven't been here long enough to comment with any authority, but this is incorrect.
It is
I beat the lock.
"
I," you know-- that weird throw back individual.
Both definitions are acceptable.
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:31 pm
by Scavok
FTGH -- Free To Good Home
(Recently used by AlanM to give away a friend's unwanted ammo)
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:43 pm
by Marica
Nice pictures, btw.
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:21 pm
by bignflnut
MOAB -Mother of all bailouts (see front page of newspaper)
DA- District attorney (unless referencing another poster)
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:25 pm
by Pedie22
LASER sight = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation... sight
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:59 am
by usmcbeck
[deleted - JK]
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:41 pm
by dirtdawg
I didn't see:
DA- Double Action
SA- Single Action
BUG- Back up gun
BTT- Bump the thread
Also:
JAIB- Just another industry bailout
BIODTL- Beat it on down the line
BILARM- Beat it like a rented mule
Are there any for firearms manufacturers along the lines of Ford> Found on road dead?
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:43 am
by evan price
BTT also means Back To Top (refers to getting your thread back to the top of the list, in For Sale forums).
TTT = To The Top
SPF= Sold Pending Funds
CONUS = Continental US (for shipping/postage issues)
BUIS = Back-Up Iron Sights
FRN = Federal Reserve Notes (Derogatory slang for US Dollars)
TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It
FB = Feedback
.40 S&W = 40 Slow & Weak aka 10mm Special
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:17 am
by wotnwabbit
How about
TLTTO
Too lazy to type out
heh...
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:21 am
by ghostcycle
Tools to have when you have to secure your firearm in a CPZ
CK= carry knife
BUK= back up knife
Re:
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:17 pm
by Gumby
Scavok wrote:SWMBO -- She who must be obeyed (Rumpole of the Bailey by John Mortimer) -- usually the deciding factor in many gun-related purchases.
THAT is the answer to the question I have been afraid to ask! LOL
Re: Alphabetical list of Acronyms
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:54 pm
by jburg61
TLA = Three Letter Acronym