What does " ^^^ This " mean?

I am guessing - "I agree with the above". But sometimes (or often) a little knowledge can be dangerous. Google wasn't helpful on this.

And BB? =

I worked out that BiB means:

the "Bit in Bold" is what I am talking about.

.............

Maybe this thread could be used as a depository for Textish and Forumish queries.

I have no clue about any of those.

^^^ = agree with above, as you correctly surmised.

BB- ? Not sure, not referring to the Big Brother forum, is it?

BiB- is indeed 'bit in bold'. It refers to selected text which is highlighted into a bold typeface from a quoted post by another forum member who wishes to discuss the point.

BB = bulletin board

Depends if you've been on the unapp thread or not.

BB on there is Bobby Botherer or Lisa.

actually could also be Bobby Botherer as Lisa did not seem to have had the memo that we all know Bobby is gay now

Guessing from context I thought it was referring to Lisa.

Big Bertha / Billy Bunter ?

EDIT: Ah Bobby Botherer I see.

So who is Bobby / Robert?

Just ask us hun, we'll happily tell you.

Robin is called Bobby by all his friends, not Robin.

Other ones I had to guess at/ask about:

ETA = edited to add
btw = by the way
fwiw = for what it's worth
WUM = wind up merchant

Tbh - to be honest
Imo - obvious but in my opinion
Imho - in my humble opinion

Got the middle two 20 years ago when I was on CompuServe and I use them all the time.

ETA and WUM were new to me here and I had to google.

I also waste time on two other fora - both very geeky and I would guess both about 95% males. The language and style here is very different. Lots of talk here about bums, chests and crotches. Loving it

... except IMHO contains absolutely no humility at all and is written with total arrogance

Er... none of that is from the non-app thread.. definitely not... no sirree *looks around shiftily*

I always thought IMHO was "in my honest opinion". But humble is so much more passive-agressive

IIRC: If I remember correctly

TPTB: the powers that be

T.y.

I should have written repository of course.

The forum's language pedants have been kind.

Big Bertha was a gun, I believe. Billy Bunter was the "owl of the Remove". We are showing our age here!

Ah depository/repository - could be worse. In a meeting I once tried to describe a female colleague as a public repository (of knowledge) that the engineers could use. Instead I described her as a public recepticle for the engineers to use

You were probably right the first time.

Dunno. Very close. But not quote the same thing.

People argue about the difference with opposite conclusions and even the Latin roots depositorium and repositorium do not help much.

That could run and run.

On engineers, a while ago, I had a post-work drink with a very good friend.

He was delighted in telling me that the girls in the office had voted him "The Best Dressed Engineer".

He hasn't been able to live that down.

[quote=Tuscan Sun;62503609]IIRC: If I remember correctly

I've been puzzling over that one for ages. Thankyou for putting me right

AFAIK

As far as I know.