Since there are so many people signed on today, I thought it might be a good idea to post the Cougarboard Primer again. (Thanks to ColoSpgs for starting this, and providing most of the humor) If you have any corrections or additions let me know.

Enjoy!

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; ) or ; - ) Interchangeable with TIC.
1280 Sports talk radio in Provo that CougarBoarders universally disdain, but inexplicably listen to anyway.
<DELETED>: Rash post, deleted by author upon further review. A good way to get people to read your post that may have been ignored otherwise.
AD: Athletic Dept. See bureaucratic mess.
AD: Athletic Director; see puppet figure.
Anti-Crowtonite: Fan that blames GC for losses; advocates early retirement; called “BooBird” in CougarTalk era.
AR: Andy Reid. The absolute messiah. May or may not return in our lifetime.
BQ: Band Queer. Many posters have ties to the marching band. BQ's are frequenly subjected to severe mocking.
BCS/BC$ Bowl Championship Series.
Bear Spray: Stuff that drunk yewts throw on BYU fans (misspelling of Beer Spray).
Bill at Kubla Khan: See Troll.
Blue Hairs: Bought east-side tickets in ’72 (has mesh baseball cap to prove it); adverse to standing; miss PJ.
BO: Ben Olson.
CB: CougarBoard.
CB: Curtis Brown.
CBII: CougarBlue II, PDH’s internet site; see Day Late & Dollar Short.
CC: Cougar Club.
Crowtonite: Cougar fan that supports GC; advocates patience; called “Pollyanna” in CougarTalk era.
CSTV: College Sports TeleVision. Replacing ESPN as home of MWC Athletics in 2006.
DH: Dick Harmon, BYU beat writer at Dnews.
Dnews: Deseret News.
DSORB: “Deepest Shade Of Royal Blue”. Current color of uniform.
FP: An obnoxious male saying that stands for Fat Potential.
FYM: “Fine Young Men”; reverent term used by Yewts to describe BYU players.
FYW: Fine Young Women. BYU coeds who will preserve the HC-worthiness of all the FYM.
FYI: For Your Information; Usually followed by a condescending comment.
FWIW: For what it's worth. Usually, not very much.
GC: Gary Crowton; see Boy Wonder, Crouton, Crow, Crowgar, Genius, So-Called-Genius.
GM: Gordon Monson. Hack writer for Salt Lake Tribune. Hater of MAFU until he was fired, then turned his venom on GC.
HB: HB Arnett; BYU insider & newsletter author; revered by pre-internet CougarBoarders.
HC: Head Coach.
HC: Honor Code; credited (along with missions) for the success and failure of the BYU FB & BB programs.
HC: Huntsman Center.
IIRC: If I recall correctly. Usually, I don't.
IIMHO: In my humble opinion. Ususally, not very humble.
KKK: See Bill at Kubla Khan.
Korihor: A major infraction. Punishment is being silenced for several days.
Korihored: Generic term for a reprimand/silencing/banishment.
KW: Kyle Whittingham. HC for Utah. Thought by many BYU fans to be the Messiah in 2004 but that didn't pan out.
LES: Lavell Edwards Stadium; see Mecca, Promised Land.
MAFU: Euphemism for Ron McBride, predecessor of Urban Meyer. From an acronym created by McBride which stands for Mental toughness, Aggression, Fanatical effort, Unity.
MUSS: Massive Utah Student Section. Name for students supporters taken from Utah Man song phrase "no other gang of college men dare meet us in the muss".
MC: Marriott Center; see Mecca, Promised Land, Cramped Knees.
MWC: Mountain West Conference.
Nehor: A major infraction, but one that is accompanied by a sincere apology. Banishment optional.
OCC Outright Conference Champions (or Championship)
OOC: Out Of Conference.
PAC: Palo Alto Cougar; See Spandex.
PDH: Provo Daily Herald, apparently a real newspaper in Utah County.
PK: Patrick Kinehan; BYU beat writer at SLT; wants to be DH when he grows up.
Red Furry: Misspelling of Red Fury by an illiterate Lobo fan. Has quickly become the term of choice in reference to the Lobos.
RES: Rice-Eccles Stadium; home of the Runnin’ Yewts & “Utah Man”.
The Rice Bowl: See RES.
ROTFLMYO: Rolling-On-The-Floor-Laughing-My-Yewt-Off .
Shiz: The mother of all infractions. Eternal banishment from the board is required.
SLT: Salt Lake Tribune.
SNOT: Stands for “School North of Town” (with apologies to real schools).
Staley got cut: TIC phrase used when someone posts a message that has already been discussed ad infinatum or if they make a similar post that is on the same page.
TBS: Total Blue Sports.
TDS: “Them Down South” or "Team Down South" Yewt euphemism for BYU, spoken in reverent tones to avoid the too-frequent repetition of the name of our school.
TIC: “Tongue In Cheek”; posted for the benefit of irony-challenged readers.
TH: Tom Holmoe
Troll: A person who posts outrageous messages to bait people to answer. They are best ignored. See Bill at Kubla Khan.
UM: Urban Meyer. Messiah of the Yewts. AKA Weiner man, Oscar Meyer, Urban Liar, Pole Meyer etc.
YAC: Yards After Catch.
Yewt: Inhabitant or supporter of SNOT.
YEWT: CougarBoard filter rendering of various banned words.
Zeezrom: A minor infraction. A hand-slap. No banishment.

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