From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10261c,90121986704b5776 X-Google-Attributes: gid10261c,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: rdonais@southeast.net (R.E.Donais) Subject: Re: English SUCKS, Chinese is the only language you need!! Date: 1997/12/05 Message-ID: <348d56ac.44605141@news.southeast.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 295691444 References: <64qllr$c45@mtinsc03.worldnet.att.net> <3471428A.6193@erdw.ethz.ch> <64sql2$k0@mtinsc04.worldnet.att.net> <347F5915.718F@lysator.liu.se> <65u82u$h00@peg.apc.org> Organization: Southeast Network Services, Inc. Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.pascal.misc Date: 1997-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: morganpalaeo@peg.apc.org (Morgan Palaeo Associates) wrote: >AOL! > >(On some global internet communities, 'AOL' is a code term for >'Me too!' or 'I agree!'. It's not in terribly wide use, however, >hence this explanatory note.) > Its original meaning is America-on-line --- aol.com The meaning you suggest originates with the numerous AOL members who contribute little to a discussion and generally do nothing more than quote articles and append -- 'Me too!' or 'I agree!'. There's another meaning associated with this. Kind of an extension of the above explanation and a play on the first two letters. Can you guess what it is? I recommend you distance yourself from the acronym altogether. ;-) ...red -- Support the anti-Spam amendment Join at http://www.cauce.org/