OMG another TLA!

Years back a required skill for secretaries (politically correct = administrative assistants) was shorthand.  There are a number of shorthand systems including Gregg Shorthand, Pitman Shorthand, and Handywrite Shorthand.  With the advent of technology, texting, and 140-character tweets the Mad Men-era shorthand has been replaced by a world of abbreviations and phonetic acronyms which describe the most popular thoughts, feelings, and reactions that we use in our daily speech.  Most acronyms are easily decipherable, some  take a bit of noodling to understand, while still others require a quick web search to translate. 
My quest to better understand today's shorthand led me to netlingo.com; a handy website chock full of business, marketing, software, and text messaging jargon.  I was amazed at how sheltered I've been when it comes to tech shorthand.  Sure most everyone knows the LOL's and OMG's, but there's a whole world of acronyms that I didn't even know existed.  What follows are some of the less popular but no less interesting acronyms that will dazzle your BFF's:

?^ - Hook Up

*$ - Starbucks
Amazon.com Widgets ,!!!! - Talk to the Hand

::poof:: - I'm Gone (or Goodbye)

@TEOTD - At the End of the Day

AAK - Asleep at the Keyboard

AYV - Are You Vertical?

AIAMU - And I'm a Monkey's Uncle

BSF - But Seriously Folks

BI5 - Back in 5

BBIAB - Be Back in a Bit

CF - Coffee Freak

CMU - Crack Me Up

DBD - Don't be Dumb

dewd - Dude

EMFJI - Excuse Me for Jumping In

FE - Fatal Error

G1 - Good One

GAS - Got a Second?

HAND - Have a Nice Day

HBB - Hip Beyond Belief

IAE - In Any Event

IANAC - I am Not a Crook

IME - In My Experience

J/C - Just Checking

J5M - Just Five Minutes

KB - Kick Butt

KMP - Keep Me Posted

LDTTWA - Let's Do the Time Warp Again

LORE - Learn Once, Repeat Everywhere

Luser - Loser

M4C - Meet for Coffee