RE: Abbreviation update

["Don Lamson" <dllamson@qwest.net>]

Gee.. amazing.  I thought 42 was the answer to life, the universe and
everything.

You may want to check out http://www.acronymfinder.com/  which will find
just about any acronym you can think of
There's even:

 Acronym Finder Random Systematic Buzz Phrase Projector Acronym Generator
(AFRSBPPAG)

which will randomly create new and exciting acronyms


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
David Marjanovic
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:56 PM
To: The Dinosaur Mailing List
Subject: Re: Abbreviation update


> Don't think I've seen these before...

I haven't seen most of these either. Well, rather a few too much than a few
too few...

> AFAICT: as far as I can tell

Never seen that.

> IIRC: if I recall correctly

I really forgot that... incredible. :-]

> SVP: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (also used to refer to the annual
> meeting, e.g. SVP '01)

That's what I noticed while I clicked "send". =8-)

> TMK: to my knowledge (I have another use for this one as well ;)

The confusing thing is that you always use this, and hardly anyone else...
:-)

Also lacking:
FYI: For your information

BTW, "42" is the best answer anyone can give at that moment to most of HP
Stephan Pickering's speculations... he has reminded us of how little we
actually know about _living_ organisms. I'd only like to add that there are
solitary hunters today that only allow the presence of a conspecific at,
erm, a certain (and short) time of the year. Examples are bears and pumas,
and that I can't imagine what labour there might be that stegosaurs or
others could possibly have divided. ~:-|