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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by <3myrockets, Jul 3, 2009.

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  1. <3myrockets

    <3myrockets Member

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    trying to understand the forum lingo so please don't flame a noob. (see? i'm catching on)

    what are some acronyms or terms you use around here?

    i noticed ibtl - in before the lock? and splash, but i don't understand what that means.

    if anyone would care to enlighten me so i can further indulge in future forum postings that would be great.

    -<3myrockets
     
    #1 <3myrockets, Jul 3, 2009
  2. WhoMikeJames

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    IBTL is a cliche way of saying 'HEY LOOK AT ME FREE POST'. When people start stupid threads, or threads the IBTL'ers think are stupid, they just post that.

    I don't know how splash originated, but it's what people say when a trade goes down.
     
    #2 WhoMikeJames, Jul 3, 2009
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    rtfm or gtfo
     
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    IMO= In my opinion
    IIRC= If I recall correctly
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    Btw, I thought for the longest time that your name was amyrockets. It didn't actually click that you made the <3 heart thing. I thought you were trying to be clever with an a

    hahaha
     
    #4 DudeWah, Jul 3, 2009
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    #5 ClutchCityReturns, Jul 3, 2009
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    IBTL - used in response to threads that everyone knows is going to get locked. It's kind of like a "free post". "In before the lock" means just what it sounds like. Posters were able to post in the thread before a moderator locked it.

    splash - Whenever a big trade or free agent signing occurs, a team is said to have made a "big splash" meaning big move. So, if the Rockets traded for Lebron James, you'd see people respond with SPLASH! However, it is often used sarcastically here.

    Example:
    Poster 1: The Astros just signed Jason Michaels

    Poster 2: SPLASH! :rolleyes:
     
    #6 Cannonball, Jul 3, 2009
  7. Yonkers

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    In Before The Lock is basically your way of saying that the thread is really stupid and is about to be locked.
    Splash means that a big trade is about to go down. It will make a splash. To make a splash means to get a lot of attention, get noticed, etc., presumably by doing something good.
     
    #7 Yonkers, Jul 3, 2009
  8. DudeWah

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    I swear if one more person posts what IBTL or Splash means I will go postal on a sewer creature within the next ten minutes...
     
    #8 DudeWah, Jul 3, 2009
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    IIRC a couple of years ago Leslie Alexander said he would make a big Splash in the off season (going after a big name). However it didn't happen. So since then people say Splash sarcastically whenever we sign a not so big name.
     
    #9 arno_ed, Jul 3, 2009
  10. Harrisment

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    Yep, this is right. After he made that comment the entire offseason anytime the Rockets would make a move everyone would say "splash?" It caught on.
     
    #10 Harrisment, Jul 3, 2009
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    the <3 heart thing

    LMAO. I always thought that <3 was the Mr. Happy thing.

    I need to get out more ;)
     
    #11 No Worries, Jul 3, 2009
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    Sura Faints
     
    #12 mateo, Jul 3, 2009
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    smh ...
     
    #13 Shaud, Jul 3, 2009
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    Anne Hathaway. Hispanic?
     
    #14 percicles, Jul 3, 2009
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    "Folks, this is real" means that despite the chorus of skeptics, you know for a fact that your assertion is a bombshell destined to change the tides of popular opinion. Most commonly seen in the D&D.
     
    #15 mtbrays, Jul 3, 2009
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    My Life starring Michael Keaton
     
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    wow didn't expect so many responses to this lol.

    glad you like my <3 symbol hamza, i see where you're coming from haha.

    appreciate the help guys, now i have the certification to post splash in the upcoming weeks ;)
     
    #17 <3myrockets, Jul 3, 2009
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    This always makes me LOL. I don't even know where it started but it cracks me up.
     
    #18 Rox_fan_here, Jul 3, 2009
  19. leroy

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    Started with this thread
     
    #19 leroy, Jul 3, 2009
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    SMH = ???
     
    #20 sew, Jul 3, 2009
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