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LOL (2/19/10)
A FOX news channel in Atlanta did an online article featuring the “top 50” internet and text message acronyms every parent should know. As you can imagine, this is very stupid. Just an extremely, hilariously obvious attempt to scare parents into watching their news program. Here were some notable “acronyms”: No.1 is “8”, which apparently means oral sex. No.6 was “1174” which means nude club. What kid has ever texted another kid about going to a “nude club?” No.32 is “MOOS,” which means Member Of the Opposite Sex. Which is way more suspicious than a text saying “boy” or “girl,” but whatever. No.37 is “NIFOC”- Nude In Front Of Computer. Why would anybody ever abbreviate that. It’s not like your parents are going to walk into the room and just look through your IMs. You’re sitting in front of your computer naked, maybe your parents will notice that. No.17 “FOL”- Fond Of Leather. Seriously? Why is this the 17th most important thing every parent should know? And finally, my personal favorite, No.16 “FMLTWIA,”- F*** Me Like The Whore That I Am. …. Yeah. Maybe I wasn’t a very cool middle schooler, but I don’t think I ever got the FMLTWIA text message. If your daughter just sent a FMLTWIA text message, I feel like you missed a lot of the other signs leading up to it. I don’t think the FMLTWIA text is a beginner’s acronym.
The Goddess of Quick Breakfasts (2/18/10)
In Roman mythology, Ceres is the goddess of growing plants. It is interesting to know that Ceres is also the inspiration behind our word “cereal” for her association with grains. Also, in General Mills Mythology, Choculus is the count of cavities, and is the namesake of Count Chocula cereal. That’s not true. But there was a man named Chocula who was known for sucking people’s blood and leaving a chocolatey ring around the wounds. That’s not true either.
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