I lifted this from Atlanta MINI's site. I thought it was pretty cool and/or funnyFYI(for your information) - Acronyms:
BTW = by the way
MOTB = Mini on the brain
LOL = Laugh out loud
ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off.
IMO = In my opinion
brb=be right back (mostly used in live chats)
OMG=Oh my god
NFA= Not Fade Away
WALSTIB= What a long strange trip its been
GDTRFB= going down the road feeling bad
WTF: What The F***
IDK: I Don't Know
FYI: For Your Information
TMI: Too Much Information
G2G: Got To Go
PITA - Pain in the A#*
DIY = Do it yourself
POS - Piece of Sh**
PYN - picturing you naked
DBMA - dog biting my ankle
EVWF - entering a vietnam war flashback
MNMT - margarita needs more tequila
LSOAP - lost sight of all perspective
HFB - hungry for burritos
TPI - this polyester itches
MIL - mother in law
HUH - head up hole
ATLOF - A total lack of friendliness
GH - Gutter Head, mind in the gutter
SOB...shortness of breath
FLK...Funny looking kid
Gok...God only knows
BHOM..beats the hell out of me
OTT - over the top
RTFM - Read The Frigging (or other similar adjective) Manual
ITP - Inside The Perimeter (I-285)
OTP - Outside The Perimeter
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orginally posted by Pete here:
http://atlantaminis.proboards32.com/inde....29634366&page=1Here's some info to help you ID another MINI you spotted around town.
Models:
MC - MINI Cooper
MCS - MINI Cooper S
MCC - MINI Cooper Convertible (aka Cabriolet)
MCSC - MINI Cooper S Convertible (aka Cabriolet)
MCa - MC with AT (Automatic Transmission)
MCSa - MCS with AT
MCCa - MCC with AT
MCSCa - MCSC with AT
Colors:
CR = Chili Red
SR = Solar Red
LY = Liquid Yellow
EB = Electric Blue
IB = Indie Blue
PS = Pure Silver
DS = Dark Silver
PW = Pepper White
VR = Velvet Red
PH = Purple Haze
HB = Hyper Blue
SB = Space Blue
AB = Astro Black
JB = Jet Black
CB = Comsmos Black
BRG = British Racing Green
SG = Silk Green
RG = Royal Grey
CB = Cool Blue
HO = Hot Orange
SoG = Solid Gold
Sedan top colors:
Body color (see color names above)
White
Black
Silver
Convertible top colors:
Black
Dark Green
Dark Blue
To see examples of the various colors, go here:
http://www.sjbaker.org/telamom/colours/When referencing a sighting of a car, people generally refer to the car by it's color combination and model. For instance, a Pure Silver MINI Cooper with a Black top and standard transmission would be a PS/B MC and a Chile Red MINI Cooper S Convertible with a Dark Green top and automatic transmisssion would be referred to as a CR/DG MCSCa.
Other identifying characteristics:
Dual Center exhaust = MCS
Single right-side exhaust = MC
Reverse light in lower center of rear bumper = pre-2005
Reverse lights in tail lights = 2005 and newer
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