[blml] abbreviations [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Jeff Easterson:

>Here are some more abbreviations which have appeared in the past week
>or so but are not on the blml list:
>
>ISTM
>IMOBO
>BDSM
>BTA

Richard Hills:

See this website ->

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

ISTM  = It Seems To Me
IMOBO = In My Obviously Biased Opinion
BDSM  = Big Dumb Stupid Man
BTA   = But Then Again
TLA   = Three Letter Acronym

Sure using jargon acronyms saves a few keystrokes, and has the added
bonus of baffling the uninitiated, but In My Obviously Biased Opinion
is an infraction of blml netiquette, since blml is a forum for the
discussion of bridge laws, not a forum for internet geekiness.

But Then Again using a blml thread to ask questions about internet
geeks' jargon is also contrary to the purpose of blml, so It Seems To
Me that those questions could be resolved in future by consulting the
acronymfinder.com website.

:-)

Jeff Easterson:

>And, incidentally, what does SEC (unofficial) mean?  Why is it
>placed after the communication title?

Richard Hills:

It means that I am a dinosaur.  I have never sent a text message,
because I have never owned a mobile phone.  Nor do I have a home
computer.

So [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] means that blml emails from me have a Security
classification of Unofficial, with the Australian Department of
Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC, pronounced "dye-ac") bearing zero
official responsibility for their content.

Jeff Easterson:

>And, an afterthought. When talking about blml/blmlers; how is it
>pronounced?  Billmill?  Bullmull? Bllmll? blml?  Bellmell?  Blemle?
>Ciao, JE

BLMLER = Blithering Lunaticly Mediocre Lazy Egotistic Recusant

So therefore the preferred pronunciation of "blmler" is "blitherer".

:-)


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6225 6285

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