Ixion FAQ

AF

Absent Friends (event in September each year)

AFAIAA

As far as I am aware

AFAICS

As far as I can see

AFAIK

As far as I know

AIUI

As I understand it

AOL

Not an acronym as such, used to express a 'me too' or 'same here' sentiment

ATB

All the best

AWOL

Alternative Way Of Life (custom bike mag)

BAB

Born again biker

BFN

Bye for now

BLJ

Black leather jacket/jeans

BMF

British Motorcycle Federation (riders’ rights group with a more gentlemanly image - doesn't matter what type you are though)

BRB

Be right back

BSH

Back Street Heroes (a custom bike mag)

BTW

By the way

DAMHIK(IJKOK)

Don't ask me how I know (I just know, OK)

DFC

Don't Flipping Crash!

(D)GAF

(Don't) give a flip

DoD

Denizens of Doom (in this context)

DPO

Dopy previous owner

DYF

Damn You Frame (alleged originator of the convention on Ixion for footnotes)

EKS

Evil kontraktor skum (as opposed to IPW)

ELAM

East London Advanced Motorcyclists

FAO

For the attention of

FAQ

Frequently asked question

FEMA

Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (riders’ rights group fighting for us against stupid Eurocratic legislation, membership via MAG or the BMF).

FFS

For flip’s sake

FNTL

Fat Nick the Lodger (ex-lodger of Nick Reynolds’)

FOAF

Friend of a friend

FTGH

Free to a good home

FTP

File transfer protocol (a way of getting files to and from other computers)

FWIW

For what it's worth

FYI

For your information

GHTKHSRD

Give him the kicking he so richly deserves

GWS

Get well soon

HAND

Have a nice day

(H)BoL

(Haynes) Book of Lies (workshop manual)

HFCIT

How flipping cool is that?

HTH

Hope that helps (But if it does, let me know, it would be a "first" on ixion ;-) )

HWMBO

He Who Must Be Obeyed

IAM

Institute of Advanced Motoring

IANAL

I am not a lawyer

IIRC

If I recall correctly

IMHO / IMO / IMNSHO

In my humble opinion / In my opinion / In my not so humble opinion

IPW

Impoverished permie wageslave (as opposed to EKS)

ISTM

It seems to me

IYSWIM

If you see what I mean

JFDI

Just flipping do it

JFGI

Just flipping Google it

KotL

Keeper of the list

LAM

London Advanced Motorcyclists

LO

Loved one (not quite as PC version of SO)

Lorries/HGV/big trucks

As apologising is jokingly disallowed on Ixion, this is used instead: 'that word that rhymes with lorry'

MAG

Motorcycle Action Group (riders’ rights group with a more hairy bikerish image - doesn't matter what type you are though).

MC

Abbreviation for motorcycle club used by patch clubs. Don't use if you're not a patch club member and you want an easy life. It's stupid, but that's the way it is.

MCC

Abbreviation for motorcycle club used by non-patch clubs.

MICR

Mandatory Ixion Crash Report

MIDBR

Mandatory Ixion Dropped Bike report

MINBR

Mandatory Ixion New Bike Report

MINMR

Mandatory Ixion Near Miss Report

NP

No problem

NtGH

Neil the Gay Hippy

NWS / NSFW

Not work safe / not safe for work (of a URL)

ObBike / ObAnd

Obligatory mention of Bike / Obligatory starting of a sentence with a preposition ;-)

OTOH

On the other hand

OTSO

On the subject of

PDQ

Pretty darn quick

PYB

Posey yuppie biker/bastard (a contraction of 'flipping posey turtle-backed colour-coordinated yuppie bastard', or anyone who unflinchingly describes bike riding as a "Sport")

RCC/LCC

Ridiculous/ludicrous child's contraption (push-bike)

ROFL

Rolls on floor laughing

RTB

Rufty-tufty biker

SMIDSY

Sorry mate, I didn't see you (also the name of the Ixion Robot Wars entry)

SO

Significant other

SOB/C etc

Sad old bike/car etc - could be a term of endearment, derision or respect!

SOS

Start of Season (event in April each year)

SP

Significant pillion (also sig. pil.)

SQUID

Stupidly quick, underdressed, ignorant and dangerous OR Stupidly quick, underdressed and imminently dead

STFW

Search the flipping web (i.e. stop asking silly questions and find out for yourself)

SWMBO

She who must be obeyed (even less PC version of SO)

TLA

Three-letter acronym

WFO

Wide-open (throttle)

WGAF

Who gives a flip?

WS

Work safe (of a URL)

WTF

What the flip