What does IBTL stand for?

[npk]

I see this posted quite often, and was wondering what the letters sand for. I apologize in advance for being a little slow.

[Scout]

1. In Before The Lock

when people think a flamebait (or other) thread will be locked....

[Zero Division]

2. In before the lock.

[babylonsister]

3. In Before The Lock (as in locked, possibly tasteless or inflammatory thread).

:D

[gateley]

4. In before the lock --

If a thread is flame bait or degrades into fighting and name calling, the mods will lock it. It's a way of indicating you think the thread will be locked, and getting your 2 cents in before it is! :7

[Burma Jones]

5. Itty Bitty Truffle Lover

[Dukkha]

6. or I Beat The Lock

[Speck Tater]

7. I Brought The Liquor. NT

[jobycom]

14. .

:thumbsup: Good 'un!

[MadrasT]

8. DU Glossary

To help decode other perplexing acronyms http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190

[alittlelark]

9. Locking.

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[ronnykmarshall]

10. Interesting Bacon Tomato and Lettuce.

[RaleighNCDUer]

20. which isn't as good as a good mutton, lettuce and tomato,

especially when the lettuce is nice and crisp, and the mutton is... (interrupted)

[npk]

11. Thank you. n/t

[Redbear]

12. In Bailout Taxpayers Lose n/t

[jobycom]

13. Itty Bitty Tiny Leprechauns--People post this when the poster

is so outrageous or ridiculous that the poster seems to be a changeling, kidnapped and replaced by tiny leprechauns hiding in their computer.

[rurallib]

15. I'm Being Told Lies

Often refers to an attempted freeper post which is often soon locked. (I lied)

[mmonk]

16. An opinion.

[Solly Mack]

17. I bought toxic loans

[rateyes]

18. Ice by the truck load.

[misanthrope]

19. I Bit The Llama**nm

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