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Over the months I've collected and (mostly) deciphered posted language short-cuts.
Every time that I've noticed an abbreviation or TLA on our site, I worry that new-comers will be put off by the seeming cliquish nature of our group. I've collected some of the most frequent, with a translation & comment.
It's pretty rough so far, so I'm inviting a select group to comment, add new lines, whatever.
As a resource for newbies, and the GUWC, I'd appreciate some help in defining CAATS.
If you'd like to help, please PM me - I'll send you the 100+ item CAAT file. Feel free to add/edit. References in [url] (pointer) format are especially welcome.
Next Sunday (11th.) I'll be running client data migration routines, so I'll have some time to organize your responses.
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Does anyone understand what wagga just said? I think I need a WTPWTP - Wagga Translation Program With Twisted Protocols.
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Are you sure it's not a CaT file?
If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracle of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it. - Lyndon Johnson, on signing the Wilderness Act into law (1964)
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I forgot the samples... CAATS Contr., Abbrev., Acron. & TLAs // contractions, abbreviations, acronyms & three-letter-acronyms CH Cat Hole // Doing your business in an environmentally safe way. Except in the Whitney Zone. CHIS Channel Islands National Park // http://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htmCM Clover Meadow // Western starting point of one of the TSDH routes. COGH Cape Of Good Hope // Jessica & Abby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_of_Good_HopeCPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure // CPAP is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea CR Clouds Rest // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_Rest
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CAATS Contr., Abbrev., Acron. & TLAs // contractions, abbreviations, acronyms & three-letter-acronyms I think "three letter abbreviation" is better because most TLAs are not acronyms. And then "TLA" is self-referential.
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Wagga, why not just post it here.
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OK. I'm posting in monospace (Courier New)
UBB mangles fixed spaces, so the formatting does not look like a table. I suppose, when it's done - we'll use HTML for the final product.
How you can help:
1) Add new abbrevs.
2) Find links to illustrate.
3) Build link pointers to make the lines short & allow multiple links. Lookup the ITCZ entry for an example.
4) Vote out (or at least debate) questionable entries.
5) Find duplicates.
Remember, this is a first pass, when polished, it could be a good resource for newbies, and a reason for peeps to find & use this forum. Neither wit nor a sense of humor is discouraged.
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'pons Crampons //
AC Americas Cup // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Cup
AMS Acute Mountain Sickness // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness
CAATS Contr., Abbrev., Acron. & TLAs // contractions, abbreviations, acronyms & three-letter-acronyms
CF Carbon Fiber // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber
CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber_reinforced_plastic
CH Cape Horn //
CH Cat Hole // Doing your business in an environmentally safe way.
// Except in the Whitney Zone.
CHIS Channel Islands National Park // http://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm
CM Clover Meadow // Western starting point of one of the TSDH routes.
COGH Cape Of Good Hope // Jessica & Abby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure // CPAP is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
CR Clouds Rest // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_Rest
EB East Buttress of Whitney // http://www.supertopo.com/rock_climbing/route.php?r=hiwhebut
EF East Face of Whitney // Fresh Air/Shaky Leg The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails
EPL Ella's Pink Lady // Jessica's yot yacht
ES Elegant Sufficiency // Taking enough, not too much. Mooseburger exempt. Elegant Sufficiency
ESB East Side Bigot // denies the existence of the Sierra West
DEVA Death Valley National Park // http://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm
DGAS Don't Give A S**t // When a rock is smitten with nature's handmaiden Gravity,
// Nature DGAS if you are in the way.
DP Devils Postpile //
FA First Ascender // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing_Terminology
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAQ
FS Forest Service // see USFS http://www.fs.fed.us/
GND Girl Next Door // NOYFB
GORP Good Ol' Raisins & Peanuts // Trail mix for periodic nibbling to keep high energy level
// between meals on long climbs or hikes. An backronym
GPS Global Positioning System // also GLONASS & Galileo. Global Positioning System
HACE High Altitude Cerebral Edema // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_cerebral_edema
HADE High Altitude Dumb Exhibition // Temporary intelligence loss due to reduced oxygen in the
// blood supplying the brain. Unlike HACE and HAPE, HADE
// often occurs at modest altitudes and can be artificially
// induced even at sea level by drinking too much beer.
HAPE High Altitude Pulmonary Edema // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_pulmonary_edema
HAFE High Altitude Flatulence Expulsion // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_flatus_expulsion
HD Half Dome //
HH Hetch Hetchy // http://www.sierraclub.org/ca/hetchhetchy/history.asp
HST High Sierra Trail //
INF Inyo National Forest //
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
INFVC Inyo National Forest Visitors Center // Where life-altering decisions are are made with a leaf-blower
ITCZ Inter Tropical Convergence Zone // Doldrums
JMT John Muir Trail //
JOTR Joshua Tree National Park // http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
KP Kearsage Pass //
KSE Knowledge, Skills and Experience //
LAVO Lassen Volcanic National Park // http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm
LBSL Lower Boy Scout Lake //
LMK Let Me Know // It's a DUG thing
LP Lone Pine //
LYV Little Yosemite Valley //
MB Moose Burger // Available at one place only in the world! The Mooseburger
MB Mountain Bike // Not allowed on wilderness trails
MR Mountaineer's Route // Mountaineers Route Links
MT Main Trail //
MW Mount Whitney //
MWH Mount Whitney Hostel // See WPH Whitney Portal Hostel
WPH Whitney Portal ostel // Phone: 760-876-0030 Picture
MWHA Mount Whitney Hikers Association //
NFS National Forest Service // see USFS http://www.fs.fed.us/
NIMBY Not In My Back Yard //
NOYFB None Of Your Friendly Business // see GND
NPS National Park Service // A quasi-business run by the Federal Government which brings
// in about 4 dollars for each tax dollar spent.
NSFW Not Suitable/Safe For Work // Don't click that link. Not at work, anyway.
OC Outpost Camp //
OD Old Dude // bloke with an Old Dude Pass
ODP Old Dude Pass // NPS Lifetime Pass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_Passport
OV Onion Valley // http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGS389-023
PB&JS Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_butter_and_jelly_sandwich
PCT Pacific Crest Trail //
PM Private Message //
PTWO ???? // Classified. Bee's worst nightmare.
RCC Rock Creek Complex //
RE Roads End //
REI Recreational Equipment, Inc. // http://www.rei.com/
REDW Redwood National and State Parks // http://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm
RM Reds Meadow //
RPS Resupply Package Service // http://edisonlake.com/site/content/view/25/42/
RURP Realized Ultimate Reality Piton // Miniature, postage-stamp sized piton originally designed by
// Yvon Chouinard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piton
SAR Search And Rescue/Recovery //
SC Sierra Club //
SCTC Sierra Club, Tehipite Chapter // Best playground of any SC Chapter
SLCD Spring Loaded Camming Device // Could be your best Friend - sometimes used to refer to
// any type of spring loaded camming device.
SRSS Santa Rosa Spotted Skunk //
SEKI Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks // http://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm
SLR Single Lens Reflex // camera.
SNF Sierra National Forest //
SNR Signal To Noise Ratio // message lost in the chit-chat
SP Summit Post // http://www.summitpost.org/
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing // Popularized by the late, great Robert Heinlein
As A Free Lunch //
TC Trail Camp //
TLA Three-Letter-Acronym // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-letter_acronym
TM Tuolumne Meadows // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuolumne_Meadows
TOF Truck 'O Fun // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Element
TP Tioga Pass // http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm
// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tioga_Pass
TR Trip Report // Trip or Trail?
TSDH Trans-Sierra Day Hike // RCC-VVR DP-CM OV-RE
UBSL Upper Boy Scout Lake //
USFS U.S. Forest Service // http://www.fs.fed.us/
USGS U.S. Geological Survey //
VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol // http://www.terrestar.com/
VVR Vermilion Valley Resort // http://edisonlake.com/site/
WAG Waste Alleviating Gel //
WAG Wives And Girlfriends // of racing drivers & football players.
WPS Whitney Portal Store // http://www.yelp.com/biz/whitney-portal-store-lone-pine
WPSMB Whitney Portal Store Message Board // Doug Sr. http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/
WZ Whitney Zone // Steve C. http://www.whitneyzone.com/
YNI Yosemite News & Information // eeek http://yosemitenews.info/forum/index.php
YTDS Yosemite/Tahquitz Decimal System // An evolving system to define route difficulty numerically
// with fine definitions within Class 5. The system bears
// the names of where it developed in the 1950s.
YOSE Yosemite National Park // http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
YV Yosemite Valley //
CFD Chinese Fire Drill // Ad hoc Whitney MR winter group climb. Don't know why the
// Chinese get the blame.
GUWC Great Unwashed Community
TMI Too Much Information // Usually connected to bodily functions
IIDKYIWMYS If It Don't Kill You It Makes You Stronger
YCSHDFT You Can See Half Dome From Turlock
BOF Big Oak Flat
MMWT Main Mt Whitney Trail
AWDIWDTE Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess
E15 Eyjafjallajokull // Miliary jargon
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ES Elegant Sufficiency // Taking enough, not too much. http://elegantsufficiency.typepad.com/the_elegant_sufficiency/This is, by far, my absolute favorite.
The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day. 
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I'm in the AWDIWDTE "Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess" camp, except for food... 'cos then they need a crane to get you out of the house!
"One should eat to live, not live to eat." Cicero
So three peeps entering a Subway, ordering 2 subs & sneaking in a craft beer (in a beer condom) is ES. Right?
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Reminds me of "If a research project is not worth doing then it is not worth doing well."
Mike
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Add: MMWT Main Mt Whitney Trail WPS Wing-Pulling Services Wagga, html allows <pre>...</pre> for preformatted text. But you MUST provide your own line breaks.
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Tuolumne is mispelt... 
Journey well...
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Fixed - that was my misspell quota for the year.
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Tuolumne is mispelt... - sorry, couldn't resist, but I tried...
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Tuolumne is mispelt... - sorry, couldn't resist, but I tried... LMSAONTF 3M: Murphy and Muphry were Marines! 5TH: Finally Its Friday Thank Heaven...hic...Happy Hour FITS: Forget It Tomorrow's Saturday...ties in with FIFTH
Journey well...
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Thank you for your gracious reply. Freakanomics & The Economist comes to mind. So how do I know about Muphry's? BTDT.
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Some new entries - feel free to lambaste, or whatever.
CARO Catch And Release Only // fishing
NEEVOF Never-Ending Elastic Valley Of Infinity // The TSDH route from Mono Pass to VVR, following (mostly) Mono Cyeek.
MSM Mainstream Media // totally ignores the hiking/packpack community unless something bad happens.
WIDGI When In Doubt Google It // also WIDGIT
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HI=Happy Isles
LYV-Little Yos Valley
CL=Consultation Lake
TH=Trailhead
Wherever you go, there you are. SPOTMe!
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Bump. Acronyms are above."TLA" must be a wagga joke. Need to add: FKT = Fastest known time
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...Need to add: FKT = Fastest known time... Think California will allow me to get this for a vanity plate? Nah, I doubt it very, very much... I am sure a thousand others have already thought of it.
Journey well...
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