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07 Frequently Used Acronyms (Simpsons)




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This article is from the The Simpsons FAQ, by Ondre Lombard wakkojr@nospam.wcat.com and Andrew Gill superluser@mail.rit.edu with numerous contributions by others.

07 Frequently Used Acronyms (Simpsons)

 Acronym             Translation
  
  a.t.s        -  The Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.simpsons
  MG           -  Matt Groening
  OFF          -  Our Favorite Family  (The Simpsons, of course)
  SLH          -  Santa's Little Helper  (the Simpsons' family dog)
  DYN          -  Did You Notice, Didja Notice
  LIH          -  "Life in Hell"  (MG's comic strip)
  I&S          -  Itchy and Scratchy.
  FFF, FF      -  Freeze-Frame Fun
  SNPP         -  Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
  IMHO, IMO    -  In My (Humble) Opinion
  BTW          -  By The Way
  WRT          -  With Regard(s) To, With Respect To
  ROFL         -  Rolling On the Floor Laughing
  IYKWIM       -  If You Know What I Mean
  AFAIK        -  As Far As I Know
  WTF          -  What The [Heck]
  IIRC         -  If I Recall Correctly, If I Remember Correctly
  OTOH         -  On the Other Hand

Other Terms:

Production Code  -  The four/six character episode number given to each
                    episode.
P-Code           -  Production Code, ie: 7G08, 7F24, 2F05, AABF01
Couch Gag        -  Part of the title sequence when the family runs into the
                    house and something unusual happens.
Ref              -  Reference, where an event or scene in the show parodies
                    another show, movie, or event.
Blackboard Quote -  What Bart writes on the chalkboard at the beginning of the
                    title sequence.
Cutoff           -  The last thing Bart writes on the chalkboard as he is
                    dismissed during the title sequence.
Episode Capsule  -  A compilation file for each episode.  (See Sec 3.1)

 

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