lol, I just learned what "stfu" means

[quinnox]

I don't know how long it has been around, but I never knew what it meant. I mean, I knew it was considered a bad thing and you were being told off, but what it exactly meant and stood for I didn't know until I was looking at another website and it was spelled out.

[russspeakeasy]

1. It's burned into my memory at least once a week.

[kestrel91316]

2. Congratulations. I have been guilty of similar ignorance.

I won't belabor you with the TRULY PATHETIC details, lol.

[Make7]

3. When in doubt...

Google it...

[CrispyQ]

4. Want to buy a vowel?

Got this from DU some time ago.

[quinnox]

5. lol

that would have made me learn it real quick!

[Fumesucker]

6. "DIAF" is worse..

[dimbear]

7. Related to snafu, which goes back at least as far as WWII. n/t

[hootinholler]

8. Well, one of my favorites...

[Xipe Totec]

9. Denis Leary has a great monolog on the subject

[IamK]

10. the old LOL as "lots of love" as nailed a few people when they posted it

in response to deaths or people being sick etc.... dont assume...

[Dystopian]

11. WoW

You need to spend some time in the lounge!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101840877


All you'll ever need to know will be handed to you on a tarnished platter before you even know that you need to know!

peace~

[Tunkamerica]

12. We told my mom WTF means "why the face"

[RC]

13. That could develop into an interesting situation.

[Kali]

19. bwah!

[Marie Marie]

14. Always my first thought when ever that

brainless twit of a half-term Governor from Alaska opens her pie hole.

[trackfan]

15. NFW! nt

[quinnox]

24. heh, I can figure this one out on my own

But yea, YFW!

[pokerfan]

16. I always thought it meant 'Sorry, Thanks for Understanding'

In hindsight, that explains why no one emails me anymore.

Then there's this:

[lonestarnot]

17. There's what? A red X inside a box. Nevermind.

You r a bad boy.

[pokerfan]

21. Wait, the hot link is blocked?

I can put it on tinypic.

[scheming daemons]

18. "Should They Fold Underwear?" "Save The Flightless Ukrainians"

.

[pokerfan]

22. Shirts Tailored For U

Now I understand why that venture failed.

[ZombieHorde]

20. Check out this website...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

[Capitalocracy]

23. Now here's a really obscure one: VLTF. nt

[saras]

25. T-shirt for geeks: RTFM or STFU

[Saving Hawaii]

26. this whole thread is a CF. /nt

[hfojvt]

27. it means - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

right?

[lonestarnot]

28. SNAFU

[provis99]

29. and it means...

(S)lap (T)he (F)riendly (U)nicorn.

by why that's obscene, I don't know.

[BootinUp]

30. oh dear,

its an oldie. maybe 1987? 1992? I don know.