PORTLAND, OR - The National Board of Internet Shorthand Writers (NBISW) released their annual list of ten new shorthand terms last week.

You may be familiar with the NBISW’s earlier creations, like “TTYL” (Talk To You Later), “BRB” (Be Right Back), and “TTFN” (Ta Ta For Now). Expect to see these new terms pop into your emails ASAP (As Soon As Possible)!

THE OFFICIAL LIST OF INTERNET SHORTHAND TERMS FOR 2003:

CYHTFWIET (Could You Hold This Fish While I Eat Turkey?)

ITEOWAGM (I Thought Episode One Was A Good Movie.)

DHI (I Have Dyslexia.)

MMTMDTH (My Mother Touches Me Down There. Help.)

HYOTYYGFY (Hey You Over There. Yeah You. Go Fuck Yourself.)

BTGCAB (Boy, Those Geico Commercials Are Brilliant!)

YIRE (Yes, I’m Really Eighteen.)

JIMFJ (Jermaine Is My Favorite Jackson)

SIARS (Soccer Isn’t A REAL Sport!)

ATIWLNASWLUAIWALIDTSB (And Then I Was Like “Nuh-uh”, And She Was Like “Uh-huh”, And I Was All Like “I Don’t Think So, Byatch!”)