FB> IOW--BBS slang for "in other words."
Ah..
 FB> about emoticons and abbrev. used in computer messaging--like the :)
 FB> for smile--there're hundreds people have come up with, but, frankly,
 FB> the only ones I've seen used with any regularily are the smile, IOW
 FB> for in other words, IMO for in my opinion, FWIW for for what it's
 FB> worth, G for grina, and AFIAK for as far as I know.  It took me two
And the really funny thing is that I've never heard of any of those :)
I usually use btw for By The Way and L8r for Later..  oh yeah, and j/k for
Just Kidding!
 FB> for myself. I had to ask (G).
As did I (G).
... If this were an actual tagline, it might be funny.
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