=SDC= Q49: 2 EZ 4 U
Vinny Burgoo
without SMS abbreviations as an ordinary passage with a meaning
different from the text message's. Differences in punctuation,
capitalization, and spacing can be ignored. Sheep to the best answer
(in the Panel's opinion) within 120 hours. Considerations include
length, the amount of the text that needs to be interpreted differently
in the two readings, ingenuity, humor, on-topicness, and whatever else
strikes the Panel's fancy.
--
VB
T. O. Panellist
msh210
To get the mental juices flowing, here are two examples, offered with
the hope that the answers will be, er, better:
the sign says Mobile? ur in AL! (means "The sign says 'Mobile'? You're
in Alabama!", can be recast as "The sign says 'mobile urinal'.")
drying hair. CU RLY soon (means "Drying hair. See you really soon.",
can be recast as "Drying hair: curly soon.")
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
Evan Kirshenbaum
CU. BTW, ENT: "Y RU...?" "NFI." BS.
Cub: Twenty run fibs.
(What does it take to win in Chicago?)
--
Evan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------
Still with HP Labs |Yesterday I washed a single sock.
SF Bay Area (1982-) |When I opened the door, the machine
Chicago (1964-1982) |was empty.
msh210
> > > Create a text message using SMS abbreviations that can also be read
> > > without SMS abbreviations as an ordinary passage with a meaning
> > > different from the text message's. Differences in punctuation,
> > > capitalization, and spacing can be ignored. Sheep to the best
>
> CU. BTW, ENT: "Y RU...?" "NFI." BS.
>
> Cub: Twenty run fibs.
>
> (What does it take to win in Chicago?)
Thank you!
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
Peter Moylan
Now that the winner has been decided, may we have a translation of the
entry?[1] I understand "see you", "between", "why are you" and
"bullshit", but ENT and NFI escape me.
[1] Unless there's a plan to use this in next year's competition.
--
Peter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org
For an e-mail address, see my web page.
Jeffrey Turner
> msh210 wrote:
>> On Aug 25, Evan Kirshenbaum abed:
>>>>> Create a text message using SMS abbreviations that can also be read
>>>>> without SMS abbreviations as an ordinary passage with a meaning
>>>>> different from the text message's. Differences in punctuation,
>>>>> capitalization, and spacing can be ignored. Sheep to the best
>>>>> answer (in the Panel's opinion) within 120 hours.<snip>
>>> CU. BTW, ENT: "Y RU...?" "NFI." BS.
>>>
>>> Cub: Twenty run fibs.
>>>
>>> (What does it take to win in Chicago?)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Michael Hamm
>> TO Panelist
>
> Now that the winner has been decided, may we have a translation of the
> entry?[1] I understand "see you", "between", "why are you" and
> "bullshit", but ENT and NFI escape me.
>
> [1] Unless there's a plan to use this in next year's competition.
"BTW" is "By the way," not "between." I can't help u w/the rest.
--Jeff
Evan Kirshenbaum
I cheated a bit with "ENT". It's not specifically an SMS
abbreviation, just an ear, nose, and throat doctor. "NFI" is "no
fucking idea". "BS" is either "bullshit" or "big smile". (Could be
read as either in the context.)
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| Eric The Read
Peter Moylan
multiple meanings is growing, apparently because the sender really does
want to leave it ambiguous.
I recall a time when LOL could mean either "little old lady" or "laughs
out loud". These days, it seems to mean something like "I don't know
what LOL means, but everyone seems to end their messages with it."
the Omrud
The people who use it in that way think it means "Lots of Love".
--
David
Mike Barnes
>I recall a time when LOL could mean either "little old lady" or "laughs
>out loud". These days, it seems to mean something like "I don't know
>what LOL means, but everyone seems to end their messages with it."
It means "end of message".
--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
John Dunlop
> [Peter Moylan:]
>
>> Thanks. I have the impression that the use of abbreviations with
>> multiple meanings is growing, apparently because the sender really does
>> want to leave it ambiguous.
>>
>> I recall a time when LOL could mean either "little old lady" or "laughs
>> out loud". These days, it seems to mean something like "I don't know
>> what LOL means, but everyone seems to end their messages with it."
>
> The people who use it in that way think it means "Lots of Love".
"your auntie annie passed away. lol. mum."
--
John
Jerry Friedman
UR CRMOS HERE.
--
Jerry Friedman, T. O. Sheepmessager
msh210
> > > > Create a text message using SMS abbreviations that can also be read
> > > > without SMS abbreviations as an ordinary passage with a meaning
> > > > different from the text message's. Differences in punctuation,
> > > > capitalization, and spacing can be ignored. Sheep to the best
> > > > answer (in the Panel's opinion) within 120 hours. <snip>
> > >
> > > CU. BTW, ENT: "Y RU...?" "NFI." BS.
> > >
> > > Cub: Twenty run fibs.
> > >
> > > (What does it take to win in Chicago?)
> >
> > Thank you!
>
> UR CRMOS HERE.
I got the "mosh ere" part, but ere *what* are we supposed to be
moshing?
Michael Hamm
TO Confused
Mark Brader
> > UR CRMOS HERE.
Michael Hamm:
> I got the "mosh ere" part, but ere *what* are we supposed to be
> moshing?
Urc!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Well, I'm back", he said.
m...@vex.net -- Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)
Mike Lyle
wrote:
That's what it meant to me for years. I had a brief but difficult
re-education when I came to the Internet and eventually worked out
that it meant "I'm a prat".
--
Mike.
the Omrud
LOL!
--
David