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TTF is full of jargon, so here's a list of all coaster related acronyms:
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TST is full of jargon, so here's a list of all coaster related acronyms:
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'''Forum'''<br>
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== Forum acronyms ==
TS - Towers Street
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TST - Towers Street Talk
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{| class="wikitable"
TT - TowersTimes<br>
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| TS || TowersStreet
TTF - TowersTimesForum<br>
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PM - Private Message<br>
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| TST || TowersStreet Talk
TPR - Theme Park Review<br>
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CF - Coaster Force<br>
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| PM || Private Message
RCCGB - Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain<br>
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|}
ACE - American Coaster Enthusiasts<br>
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ECC - European Coaster Club
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== Alton Towers ==
<br><br>
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'''Alton Towers'''<br>
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{| class="wikitable"
AT - Alton Towers<br>
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| AT || Alton Towers
ATH - Alton Towers Hotel<br>
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CCL - Cloud Cuckoo Land<br>
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| ATH || Alton Towers Hotel
FV - Forbidden Valley<br>
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DF - Dark Forest
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| CCL || Cloud Cuckoo Land
N:ST - Nemesis Sub Terra
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CatCF - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory<br>
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| FV || Forbidden Valley
SW - Secret Weapon<br>
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JW - John Wardley<br>
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| DF || Dark Forest
R:QoS - Rita: Queen of Speed<br>
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CRR - Congo River Rapids<br>
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| N:ST || Nemesis Sub Terra
RMT - Runaway Mine Train<br>
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TotT - Terror of the Towers<br>
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| CatCF || Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
CoS - Carnival of Screams<br>
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CC - Coaster Corner<br>
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| SW || Secret Weapon
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'''Rollercoasters in general'''<br>
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| JW || John Wardley
B&M - Bolliger & Mabilard<br>
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OTSR's - Over The Shoulder Restraints<br>
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| R:QoS || Rita: Queen of Speed<br>
GCI - Great Coasters International<br>
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CCI - Custom Coasters International<br>
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| CRR || Congo River Rapids
GG - Gravity Group<br>
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IP - Intellectual Property<br>
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| RMT || Runaway Mine Train
ORP - On Ride Picture<br>
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ERT - Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
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| TotT || Terror of the Towers
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'''Other Parks'''<br>
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| CoS || Carnival of Screams
EP - Europa Park<br>
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CWoA - Chessington World of Adventures<br>
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| CC || Coaster Corner
TP - Thorpe Park<br>
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|}
DMP - Drayton Manor Park<br>
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DLP - Disneyland Paris<br>
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== Other fansites ==
WDS - Walt Disney Studios<br>
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LWV - Lightwater Valley<br>
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{| class="wikitable"
PBB - Pleasure Beach Blackpool<br>
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| TT || TowersTimes
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'''Rollercoasters'''<br>
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| TTF || TowersTimes Forum
PMBO - Pepsi Max Big One<br>
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N:I - Nemesis: Inferno<br>
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| TPR || Theme Park Review
X:NWO - X: No Way Out<br>
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BTM - Big Thunder Mountain<br>
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| CF || Coaster Force
SM - Space Mountain<br>
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| RCCGB || Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
'''Usage'''<br>
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| ACE || American Coaster Enthusiasts
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| ECC || European Coaster Club
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|}
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== Rollercoasters ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| PMBO || Pepsi Max Big One
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| N:I || Nemesis: Inferno
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| X:NWO || X: No Way Out
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| BTM || Big Thunder Mountain
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| SM || Space Mountain
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|}
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== Other parks ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| EP || Europa Park
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|-
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| CWoA || Chessington World of Adventures
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|-
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| TP || Thorpe Park
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|-
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| DMP || Drayton Manor Park
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| DLP || Disneyland Paris
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| WDS || Walt Disney Studios
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| LWV || Lightwater Valley
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| PBB || Pleasure Beach Blackpool
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|}
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== Manufacturers ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| B&M || Bolliger & Mabillard
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| GCI || Great Coasters International
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| CCI || Custom Coasters International
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| GG || Gravity Group
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|}
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== Other terms ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| ERT || Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
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| IP || Intellectual Property
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| ORP || On Ride Picture
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| OTSR's || Over The Shoulder Restraints
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|}
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== Usage ==
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The idea is to use as mamy acronyms as possible in conversation, in order to make yourself sound big and clever. It also alienates normal people. For example:
 
The idea is to use as mamy acronyms as possible in conversation, in order to make yourself sound big and clever. It also alienates normal people. For example:
  
"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TTF... FTW."
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"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TST... FTW."
  
[[Category:TTF Induction]]
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[[Category:TST Induction]]

Latest revision as of 07:50, 27 February 2013

TST is full of jargon, so here's a list of all coaster related acronyms:

Contents

[edit] Forum acronyms

TS TowersStreet
TST TowersStreet Talk
PM Private Message

[edit] Alton Towers

AT Alton Towers
ATH Alton Towers Hotel
CCL Cloud Cuckoo Land
FV Forbidden Valley
DF Dark Forest
N:ST Nemesis Sub Terra
CatCF Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
SW Secret Weapon
JW John Wardley
R:QoS Rita: Queen of Speed
CRR Congo River Rapids
RMT Runaway Mine Train
TotT Terror of the Towers
CoS Carnival of Screams
CC Coaster Corner

[edit] Other fansites

TT TowersTimes
TTF TowersTimes Forum
TPR Theme Park Review
CF Coaster Force
RCCGB Rollercoaster Club of Great Britain
ACE American Coaster Enthusiasts
ECC European Coaster Club

[edit] Rollercoasters

PMBO Pepsi Max Big One
N:I Nemesis: Inferno
X:NWO X: No Way Out
BTM Big Thunder Mountain
SM Space Mountain

[edit] Other parks

EP Europa Park
CWoA Chessington World of Adventures
TP Thorpe Park
DMP Drayton Manor Park
DLP Disneyland Paris
WDS Walt Disney Studios
LWV Lightwater Valley
PBB Pleasure Beach Blackpool

[edit] Manufacturers

B&M Bolliger & Mabillard
GCI Great Coasters International
CCI Custom Coasters International
GG Gravity Group

[edit] Other terms

ERT Early (or exclusive) Ride Time
IP Intellectual Property
ORP On Ride Picture
OTSR's Over The Shoulder Restraints

[edit] Usage

The idea is to use as mamy acronyms as possible in conversation, in order to make yourself sound big and clever. It also alienates normal people. For example:

"LOL! I was at AT and IIRC, I got an ORP on the RMT during ERT with TST... FTW."

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