WTF is WTF



WTF is WTF


    This one is only connected to Greg by blood since it involves his sister Maureen who as a true boomer is not thrilled by the younger generations obsession with the digital age. It was on a drive in the dear old Siena that transported our Crescent Sheehy's thousands of happy miles. Aunt Maureen was in the back seat and Lis was sitting shotgun and Greggy handling the wheel as usual. This was in the early days of texting and Lis was sending her abbreviated style messages to Ed and getting responses that showed crossed wires. Lissy was speaking the texts from her son out loud and with the confusion of intentions Ed repeated his quizzical WTF? Finally, the frustrated and already stressed Auntie shouted angrily from the back seat WHAT THE FUCK is WTF! We have all come to learn what that abbreviation means and use it accordingly. I refuse to use texting shorthand except a couple in bold.

  • LOL: Laugh out loud
  • BRB: Be right back
  • OMG: Oh my God
  • ASAP: As soon as possible
  • BTW: By the way
  • IDK: I don't know
  • TTYL: Talk to you later
  • LMK: Let me know
  • FYI: For your information
  • NVM: Nevermind
  • SMH: Shaking my head
  • IMO: In my opinion
  • ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
  • AFAIK: As far as I know
  • TMI: Too much information
  • TBH: To be honest
  • ICYMI: In case you missed it
  • THX: Thanks
  • WBU: What about you?
  • YOLO: You only live once
  • ILY: I love you
  • IMHO: In my humble opinion
  • IRL: In reality          

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