The Internet according to the FBI

JonT shared some links said Thu, Jun 19th 2014 at 12:29pm ET

I came across a Washington Post article with some details of the FBI's 83-page glossary of Internet slang and the fact that, perhaps unsurprisingly, it's hilariously out of touch.

I think my favorite is: BTDTGTTSAWIO (“been there, done that, got the T-shirt and wore it out”) - because a phrase that took off in the 90s is still totally relevant in internet culture today and worth a ridiculous 12 letter acronym.

TL;DR: AYFKMWTS FBI?

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katylava said Thu, Jun 19th 2014 at 3:22pm ET:

I wonder what they thought of OMGWTFBBQ

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JonT said Thu, Jun 19th 2014 at 4:05pm ET:

Courtesy of @dave, more hilariously misunderstood/represented acronyms.
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To be fair, kids that say YOLO and SWAG unironically are probably the devil.

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