Keeping Up

Tom Mix and kid

My Tom Mix decoder ring was completely befuddled by this...so I turned to the Internet...and voila...the code was broken....and now I can read my grandkids text messages!

Tom Mix Decoder Ring

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z      Abbreviation Meaning @TEOTD At the end of the day 143 I love you 2G2BT Too good to be true 404 I don't know 4EAE Forever and ever  A A3 Anytime, anywhere, anyplace AAF As a matter of fact AAK Asleep at keyboard AAMOI As a matter of interest AAP Always a pleasure AAR At any rate AAS Alive and smiling ACK Acknowledge ADD Address ADN Any day now ADR Address AEAP As early as possible AFAIK As far as I know AFK Away from keyboard AFPOE A fresh pair of eyes AIGHT Alright AISB As it should be AKA Also known as ALCON All concerned AML All my love AOTA All of the above ASAP As soon as possible A/S/L Age/sex/location ASL Age/sex/location AT At your terminal ATM At the moment AWOL Away without leaving AYEC At your earliest convenience AYOR At your own risk AYSOS Are you stupid or something AYTMTB And you're telling me this because  B B/F Boyfriend B4 Before B4N Bye for now BAK Back at keyboard BAU Business as usual BB Be back BBIAF Be back in a few BBIAM Be back in a minute BBIAS Be back in a sec BBL Be back later BBQ Be back quickly BBS Be back soon BBT Be back tomorrow BC Because BCNU Be seein' you BCOS Because BF Best friend BDN Big damn number BFN Bye for now BG Big grin BGWM Be gentle with me BFG Big  f***ing grin BIOYN Blow it out your nose BLNT Better luck next time BM&Y Between me and you BOL Best of luck BPLM Big person little mind BRB Be right back BRT Be right there BTA But then again BTDT Been there, done that BTW By the way  C CMIIW Correct me if I'm wrong CMON Come on COB Close of business COS Because C/P Cross post CR8 Create CRB Come right back CRBT Crying really big tears CU See you CUA See you around CUL See you later CUL8R See you later CWYL Chat with you later CYA See ya CYO See you online  D D/L Download DL Download DEGT Don't even go there DIKU Do I know you? DQMOT Don't quote me on this DTS Don't think so DV8 Deviate  E EBKAC Error between keyboard and chair EF4T Effort EG Evil grin EMA E-mail address EMFBI Excuse me for butting in EMSG E-mail message ENUF Enough EOD End of day EOM End of message EVA Ever EZY Easy  F F2F Face to face F2T Free to talk FBM Fine by me FC Fingers crossed FICCL Frankly I couldn't care a less FISH First in, still here FOMCL Falling off my chair laughing FITB Fill in the blank FRT For real though FWIW For what it's worth FYEO For your eyes only FYI For your information  G G Grin G/F Girlfriend G2CU Good to see you G2G Got to go G2R Got to run G9 Genius GA Go ahead GAL Get a life GB Goodbye GBU God bless you GDR Grinning, ducking, and running GD/R Grinning, ducking, and running GFI Go for it GG Gotta Go or Good Game GIAR Give it a rest GIGO Garbage in, garbage out GL Good luck GL/HF Good luck, have fun GLNG Good luck next game GMTA Great minds think alike GOI Get over it GOL Giggling out loud GR8 Great GR&D Grinning, running and ducking GT Good try GTG Got to go GTRM Going to read mail  H H&K Hugs & kisses H2CUS Hope to see you soon H8 Hate HAGN Have a good night HAGO Have a good one HAND Have a nice day HF Have fun HHIS Head hanging in shame HOAS Hold on a second HRU How are you? HTH Hope this helps HV Have  I IAC In any case IANAL I am not a lawyer IB I'm back IB I'm back IC I see ICBW It could be worse IDK I don't know IDTS I don't think so IDUNNO I don't know IG2R I got to run IIRC If I remember correctly ILBL8 I'll be late ILU I love you ILY I love you IM Instant message IMHO In my humble opinion IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IMO In my opinion IMS I am sorry INAL I'm not a lawyer IOW In other words IRL In real life IRMC I rest my case IUSS If you say so IYKWIM If you know what I mean IYO In your opinion IYSS If you say so  J j00r Your JAC Just a sec JIC Just in case JJA Just joking around JK Just kidding JMO Just my opinion JP Just playing  K K8T Katie k/b Keyboard KB Keyboard KISS Keep it simple, stupid KIT Keep in touch KOC Kiss on cheek KOTC Kiss on the cheek KOTL Kiss on the lips KNIM Know what I mean?  L l33t Leet, meaning "elite" L8R Later LD Later, dude / Long distance LERK leaving easy reach of keyboard LMAO Laughing my a** off LOL Laughing out loud LTM Laugh to myself LTNS Long time no see LYLAS Love you like a sis  M M8 Mate MFI Mad for it MorF Male or female? MoS Mother over shoulder MSG Message MTF More to follow MTFBWU May the force be with you MUSM Miss you so much MYOB Mind your own business ...and finally...a bit of "text speak" I just made up: OPAJYPWHBLALT Translation: Old People are just young people who have been living a long time. -Ed Abbreviation Meaning   N n00b Newbie N1 Nice one NBD No big deal NE Any NE1 Anyone NFM None for me / Not for me NIMBY Not in my back yard NLT No later than NM Nothing much / Never mind NMH Not much here NO1 No one NOYB None of your business NP No problem NRN No response/reply necessary NVM Never mind NW No way NW) No way out  O OIC Oh, I see OMG Oh my God OMW On my way OO Over and out OOH Out of here OOTD One of these days OP On phone OTB Off to bed OTL Out to lunch OTOH On the other hand OTT Over the top OTTOMH Off the top of my head OTW Off to work OVA Over  P PCM Please call me PDQ Pretty darn quick PLMK Please let me know PLS Please PLZ Please PM Private Message PMFI Pardon me for interrupting PMFJI Pardon me for jumping in POAHF Put on a happy face POS Parent over shoulder PPL People PROLLY Probably PRT Party PRW People/parents are watching PTL Praise the Lord PTMM Please tell me more PXT Please explain that PU That stinks!  Q Q Queue QIK Quick QT Cutie  R RL Real life RP Role play RME Rolling my eyes ROFL Rolling on floor laughing ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing ROTFLUTS Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak RSN Real soon now RTFM Read the f***ing manual RUOK Are you okay?  S SAL Such a laugh SC Stay cool SETE Smiling Ear-to-Ear SICNR Sorry, I could not resist SIG2R Sorry, I got to run SIS Snickering in silence SIT Stay in touch SLAP Sounds like a plan SMHID Scratching my head in disbelief SNAFU Situation normal all fouled up SO Significant other SOL Sooner or later SOMY Sick of me yet? SOTMG Short of time, must go SPK Speak SPST Same place, same time SRY Sorry SS So sorry SSDD Same stuff, different day SSINF So stupid it's not funny STR8 Straight STW Search the Web SUITM See you in the morning SUL See you later SUP What's up? SYL See you later  T T+ Think positive TA Thanks a lot TAFN That's all for now TAM Tomorrow a.m. TBC To be continued TBD To be determined TBH To be honest TC Take care TGIF Thank God it's Friday THX Thanks THNX Thanks THNQ Thank-you TIA Thanks in advance TIAD Tomorrow is another day TLK2UL8R Talk to you later TMB Text me back TMI Too much information TMOT Trust me on this TMWFI Take my word for it TNSTAAFL There's no such thing as a free lunch TPM Tomorrow p.m. TPTB The powers that be TSTB The sooner, the better TTFN Ta ta for now TTTT These things take time TTYL Talk to you later TTYS Talk to you soon TU Thank you TY Thank you TYT Take your time TYVM Thank you very much  U UCMU You crack me up UGTBK You've got to be kidding UKTR You know that's right UL Upload UR Your / You're UV Unpleasant visual UW You're welcome  V VEG Very evil grin VFM Value for money VGC Very good condition VIP Very important person VM Voice mail VSF Very sad face  W WAM Wait a minute WAN2TLK Want to talk WAYF Where are you from? W/B Write back WB Welcome back WC Who cares WCA Who cares anyway WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if WDALYIC Who died and left you in charge WDYK What do you know WIIFM What's in it for me? WISP Winning is so pleasurable WITW What in the world WIU Wrap it up WK Week WKD Weekend WRT With regard to WOMBAT Waste of money, brains and time WRK Work WRUD What are you doing? WTB Wanted to buy WTF What the f**k WTG Way to go WTH What the heck? or What the hell? WU? What's up? WUCIWUG What you see is what you get WUF? Where you from? WWJD What would Jesus do? WWYC Write when you can WYLEI When you least expect it WYSIWYG What you see is what you get  X X Kiss XLNT Excellent  Y YA Your YBS You'll be sorry YCMU You crack me up YGBKM You've got to be kidding me YKWYCD You know what you can do YMMV Your mileage may vary YR Your YR Yeah right YRYOCC You're running your own cookoo clock YSYD Yeah sure you do YW You're welcome  Z ZZZZ Sleeping (or bored)