2.7 Commonly Used Acronyms
Acronyms are used throughout the Internet. They are easier to type for some, particularly in place of some of the longer songs and, most especially, at the listening parties. However, they are also harder to read at times and some people have difficulty with them. It has been suggested that when posting to Lost Chords that you spell the name out the first time and maybe put the acronym in parentheses, then use the acronym after that (e.g. as Ray sings in "Another Morning" (AM). Also, in AM... .).
Acronyms are frequently used to refer to albums and sometimes songs. For example, OTTOAD for On The Threshold of a Dream. Other times, just a key word or two, such as "Nights" for "Nights in White Satin" will suffice. Single words aren't usually abbreviated as acronyms. The following are some of the more common Moody Blues acronyms used:
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Acronym |
Full Name |
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22kD |
22,000 Days |
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8ve |
Octave |
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ATIRIY |
All That Is Real Is You |
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AM |
Another Morning |
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AQOB |
A Question of Balance |
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ATTRI |
And The Tide Rushes In |
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AYC |
After You Came |
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AYSC |
Are You Sitting Comfortably? |
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BD |
Broken Dream |
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BG |
Blue Guitar |
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BP |
Breaking Point |
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BTWTBYB |
Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back) |
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COL |
Candle of Life |
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COP |
Children of Paradise |
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CS |
Celtic Sonant |
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DD |
Dear Diary |
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DIAF |
Dawn Is A Feeling |
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DITD |
Dawning Is The Day |
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DLIP |
Dr. Livingston, I Presume |
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DOFP |
Days of Future Passed |
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DYFS |
Don't You Feel Small |
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EGBDF |
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
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EOAC |
Eyes Of A Child |
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ER |
Eternity Road |
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ES |
Emily's Song or English Sunset |
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FML |
For My Lady |
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FoMP |
Friends of Michael Pinder |
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FRO |
Frankfurt Rock Orchestra Classic Moody Blues Hits Featuring Justin Hayward and Friends (released under many titles, see Section 3.2.) |
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GD |
Gemini Dream |
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GE |
Graeme Edge |
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GN |
Going Nowhere |
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GWV |
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H&H |
Higher and Higher; both the song and the magazine |
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HAP |
Hope And Pray |
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HCTW |
Here Comes The Weekend |
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HII(WAH) |
How Is It (We Are Here) |
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HITW |
Hole In The World |
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HOFD |
House of Four Doors |
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HTFIL |
Had To Fall In Love |
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HYH |
Have You Heard |
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IA |
I Am |
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IBLWY |
I'll Be Level With You |
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ICOOYH |
It's Cold Outside Of Your Heart |
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IJASIARARB |
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band) |
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IJDC |
I Just Don't Care |
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IKYOTS |
I Know You're Out There Somewhere |
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ILS |
Isn't Life Strange |
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IMBAF |
It May Be A Fire |
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IMW |
In My World |
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ISOTLC |
In Search of the Lost Chord |
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ITB |
In The Beginning |
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ITH |
Is This Heaven? |
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IUTY |
It's Up To You |
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IYM |
I'm Your Man |
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JH |
Justin Hayward |
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JL |
John Lodge |
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KOTK |
Keys of the Kingdom |
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LD |
Lazy Day |
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LDV |
Long Distance Voyager |
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LIALW |
Lost In A Lost World |
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LIOTR |
Love Is On The Run |
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LOAB |
Legend of a Band |
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LOAM |
Legend of a Mind |
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LOM(T)/LOMT |
Lean On Me (Tonight) |
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LTSY |
Lovely To See You |
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MB |
Moody Blues (what else?) |
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MM |
Melancholy Man or Moving Mountains |
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MMH |
Meet Me Halfway |
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Moodies |
The Moody Blues or their fans |
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MOR |
Middle of the Road - term used to describe music |
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MP |
Mike Pinder |
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MS |
Minstrel's Song or My Song |
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NBTRFTR |
Never Blame The Rainbows For The Rain |
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NC |
Nothing Changes |
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NCTD |
Never Comes The Day |
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NH |
New Horizons |
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NIWS |
Nights in White Satin |
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NML |
No More Lies |
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NTBH |
Nice To Be Here |
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NTILTBAH |
Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred |
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NTILTBAM |
Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million |
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OAI |
Out And In |
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OFC |
Official Fan club; also referred to as TMBOFC |
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OGG |
Our Guessing Game |
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OIE |
Once Is Enough |
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OMTTL |
One More Time To Live |
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OSITL |
One Step Into The Light |
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OTTOAD |
On the Threshold of a Dream |
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PH |
Peak Hour |
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PS |
Painted Smile |
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RAH |
Royal Albert Hall or the video or CD The Moody Blues Hall of Fame: Live from Royal Albert Hall |
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RMSS |
Ride My See Saw |
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RNROY |
Rock 'N Roll Over You |
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ROEL |
River Of Endless Love |
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ROOL |
Running Out Of Love |
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RR |
A Night at Red Rocks |
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RS |
Reflective Smile |
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RT |
Ray Thomas |
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RW |
Running Water |
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SAA |
Slings And Arrows |
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SATW |
Sitting At The Wheel |
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SDWY |
So Deep Within You |
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SIASZ |
Steppin' In A Slide Zone |
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SISS |
Sun Is Still Shining |
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SIWL |
Say It With Love |
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SLM |
Sur La Mer |
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SMNW |
Send Me No Wine |
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SOL |
Sooner Or Later |
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SOTW |
Shadows On The Wall |
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SS |
Seventh Sojourn |
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ST |
Strange Times (the album and song) |
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SWYM |
Say What You Mean |
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TA |
Tuesday Afternoon or The Actor (less common) |
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TATH |
Tortoise And The Hare |
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TB |
The Balance |
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TBWTT |
The Best Way To Travel |
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TD |
The Dream or 22,000 Days |
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TDWMA |
The Day We Meet Again |
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TITM |
This Is The Moment |
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TLOMB |
The Land of Make Believe |
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TMBOFC |
The Moody Blues Official Fan Club (also referred to as OFC) |
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TOCCC |
To Our Children's Children's Children |
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TOOT |
Talking Out Of Turn |
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TOSOL |
The Other Side of Life (the album and song) |
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TP |
The Present (this acronym is seldom used) |
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TRS |
Top Rank Suite |
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TS |
The Spirit |
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TSIYE |
The Story In Your Eyes |
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TSOL |
To Share Our Love |
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TT |
Time Traveller or Twilight Time or Talkin' Talkin' |
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TV |
The Voice or The Voyage (less common) |
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TVFTH |
The View from the Hill |
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TW |
The Word |
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TWotW |
The Way of the World |
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UM |
Under Moonshine |
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UMF |
Under My Feet |
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VCR |
Veteran Cosmic Rocker |
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VITS |
Voices In The Sky |
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VOP |
Visions Of Paradise |
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VW |
Vintage Wine |
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WAW or W&W |
Watching And Waiting |
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WotW |
War of the Worlds |
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WTBWY |
Want To Be With You |
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WYAFM |
When You're A Free Man |
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WYS |
Words You Say |
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YAM |
You And Me |
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YCNGH |
You Can Never Go Home |
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YWD |
Your Wildest Dreams |
Other Common Abbreviations/Expressions:
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Abbreviation |
Full Expression |
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BRB |
Be Right Back |
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BTW |
By The Way |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time - refers to Greenwich, England (along the Prime Meridian); the basis of standard time |
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IM(H)O/IMHO |
In My (Humble) Opinion |
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LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
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LP |
Long-Play (vinyl albums); also Listening Party |
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Net |
Refers to Internet; usually written as The Net |
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Netiquette |
Internet Etiquette |
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Newbie |
Newcomer, often someone new to Internet |
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ROTFL |
Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
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SASE |
Self-addressed, stamped envelope, usually requested to respond to an inquiry |
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URL |
Universal Resource Locator (used for addresses on WWW) |
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WWW |
World Wide Web (The Web; see section 2.6) |
Some smilie examples (tilt your head to the left and look at them): Some of these were taken from "The Unofficial Smilie Dictionary":
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Emoticon |
Generally Accepted Meaning |
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:-) |
The basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection |
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;-) |
Winky smilie. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smilie |
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:-( |
Frowning smilie. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something |
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<G> |
Grin. Yet another way of smiling |
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=) |
Still yet another way of smiling. |