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liam.mccaffrey - 27/4/06 at 09:52 PM

I have notitced a few terms and acronyms used on the forum which I think are fairly unique to Locostbuilders and this specific hobby, some more than others. These are the ones I can remember now

NTDWM ( maybe not)
TOL
cymtrics mods
McSorleys
BEC
"The Book"
"The Tool"
Uncle Ron

Any one think of any more I know there are some

DorsetStrider - 27/4/06 at 10:06 PM

The Bible
IMHO
IIRC
FUBAR

Simon - 27/4/06 at 10:44 PM

ROTFL(sp?)

What do they mean?

I know most, but not this one

ATB

Simon

zilspeed - 27/4/06 at 10:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Simon
ROTFL(sp?)

What do they mean?

I know most, but not this one

ATB

Simon


Rolling on the floor laughing

zilspeed - 27/4/06 at 10:56 PM

Unit of currency - a 'Ron' is 250 quid of course.

MikeRJ - 27/4/06 at 11:28 PM

SWMBO is used very often on here, par for the course if you are married and need to spend significant time in the garage playing cars I suppose

DavidM - 28/4/06 at 12:01 AM

Unfinished Project.
For Sale.
Ebay.

Browser - 28/4/06 at 02:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey


NTDWM Nothing To Do With Me
TOL The Other List. I believe this was a predecessor forum to Locostbuilders which crashed and burned 'cos people on it started infighting
cymtrics mods Sorry, clueless on this one
McSorleys There a chappie called McSorley who drew up a set of plans based on 'the book' (explanation for this below) but widened by 4" so that normal human beings could fit in it. I believe there is also a 4" longer version.
BEC Bike Engined Car
"The Book" This refers to the book written by Ron Champion entitled 'How To Build Your Own Sports Car For £250'
"The Tool" refers toa Dremel multi-tool or it's derivatives by Black & Decker et al
Uncle Ron The aforementioned Ron Champion

Any one think of any more I know there are some



[Edited on 28/4/06 by Browser]

Browser - 28/4/06 at 02:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DorsetStrider
The Bible [color=red] The Ron Champion 'How To Build A Sportscar For £250'-type bible.
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IIRC If I Remember Correctly
FUBAR Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition


[Edited on 28/4/06 by Browser]

[Edited on 28/4/06 by Browser]

SeaBass - 28/4/06 at 07:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by Simon
ROTFL(sp?)

What do they mean?

I know most, but not this one

ATB

Simon


Rolling on the floor laughing


And of course the classic...

ROFLMAO - Rolling on floor laughing my ass off...


Many of these are used on other crazy forums eg IIRC NTDWM SWMBO etc

Oh and TOL was a yahoogroups email list NOT a forum...

and

"The Tool" used to refer to a wire cup brush angle grinder attachment used for stripping rust of things.

and

Cymtriks mods refers to strengthening mods to the book chassis to increase rigidity.
JC

[Edited on 28/4/06 by SeaBass]

fesycresy - 28/4/06 at 08:08 AM

The Tardis

It's like a f*cking tardis, go in at five o'clock and shes calling "do you know what time it is". We've all been there (regularly) time disappears.

That Bitch

You spend more time with that bitch than me. Please note this is not a complaint by the wife just a statement

Tiger Super Six - 28/4/06 at 08:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
SWMBO is used very often on here, par for the course if you are married and need to spend significant time in the garage playing cars I suppose


So what does SWMBO stand for??

bilbo - 28/4/06 at 08:35 AM

quote:

So what does SWMBO stand for??


She Who Must Be Obeyed

David Jenkins - 28/4/06 at 08:35 AM

SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed

Damn! Second again!

[Edited on 28/4/06 by David Jenkins]

Marcus - 28/4/06 at 08:42 AM

What happened to the old LEU? (Locost equivalent Unit)
Was used regularly on TOL.
Unit of currancy roughly equivalent to £250

Marcus (founder member of PWHA)

(People Who Hate Acronyms!!)

jack trolley - 28/4/06 at 06:22 PM

"The Errors" aka "The Book Errors"

Guinness - 28/4/06 at 07:04 PM

Book of lies - Haynes Manual (allegedly!)