P:TL Information Kiosk

Abelard	Derek de Lint’s role in his movie "Stealing Heaven"
AP	Alexandra Purvis (or, for many fans, Adrian Paul of "Highlander")
C	Clarianna, Preceptrix of the first 100% unofficial P:TL page whose nickname is too darn long to type most of the time and whose page is located at legacyweb.com
Catpaws	Common Pseudonym used by Kris in chat rooms
DdL	Derek de Lint
Demon Bimbo	From part II of the pilot episode - Philip’s former lover Ellen who committed suicide
Derekwenches	Those fans for whom Dr. Derek Rayne is their favorite character (to the point of obsession...)
DJT	Daniel J. Travanti
HS	Helen Shaver
JC	One of our favorite P:TL Episode writers James Cappe
JonBob	Nick's Father, who used to be Jonathon Boyle, but whose name was changed to "Robert" in the season 3 episode "Father to Son"
KL	Kristin Lehman
MA	Mary Alice, author of this kiosk and Philip Fan
MC	Martin Cummins
Merano	Common Pseudonym used by Valery in chat rooms
Newbie	A new participant to our little ‘world’
NFH	Nymphomaniac from Hell (Karen from the season 2 episode "Black Widow". NNFH is "Nick's Nymphomaniac from Hell" otherwise known as Emily!
Nickchicks	Those female fans for whom ex SEAL Nick Boyle is their favorite character (to the point of obsession...)
Nicksters	Those male fans for whom ex SEAL Nick Boyle is their favorite character (to the point of obsession...)
PF	Patrick Fitzgerald
Philipphans	Those fans for whom Father Philip Callaghan is their favorite character (to the point of obsession...)
PhilipsSin	Common Pseudonym used by Patti in chat rooms
Precept	The head of a Legacy House
Rachelists	Those fans for whom skeptical psychiatrist Rachel Corrigan is their favorite character.
RBL	Richard B. Lewis
RC	Robbi Chong
Sloanerangers	Those fans for whom the head of the London House William Sloan is their favorite character.
TPTB	The Powers that be - the writers, directors, producers, etc. of the show
TriGals	Those fans for whom Derek, Nick, and Philip hold equal standing as their favorite character
Trilogy	Trilogy Entertainment Group - The production company that makes P:TL
Virago	Common Pseudonym used by Emily in chat rooms

#Cyber_legacy_house	Chat room for P:TL fans
AOL	America On-line
BBS	Bulletin Board formerly located at http://bbs2.iguide.com:8086/television/legacy/msg_index.html (OBSOLETE)
BK	Season Four episode "Brother's Keeper"
Bones	Season One P:TL episode "The Bones of St. Anthony"
BoP	Season Four P:TL episode "Bird of Prey
CON	Convention
DNGG	P:TL episode "Do Not Go Gently"
DF	Season 3 P:TL episode "Darkness Falls"
DG	P:TL episode "Doppleganger"
F13-8	The movie "Friday the 13th part 8 - Jason Takes Manhatten" in which Martin Cummins had a role
FA	Season 3 P:TL episode "Fallen Angel"
FK	The syndicated television show "Forever Knight"
FR	P:TL episode "Finding Richter"
FtS	Season 3 P:TL episode "Father to Son"
GITR	P:TL episode "Ghost in the Road"
HHNF	Season 3 P:TL episode "Hell Hath No Fury"
HL	The syndicated television show "Highlander"
Legacy House Annex	A collection of P:TL sounds located at http://geocities.datacellar.net/Area51/Vault/7931/
LJs	Legacy Journal mailing list - originally intended for Showtime P:TL fans
LoD	Season 3 P:TL episode "Light of Day"
LITB	P:TL episode "Lives in the Balance"
MITM	P:TL episode "Man in the Mist"
NG	News Group
P:TL	"Poltergeist: the Legacy"
Seattle Legacy House	Patti's virtual legacy house located at http://members.aol.com/legacymemb/legacy.htm
SH	The 1988 Derek de Lint movie "Stealing Heaven"
SOTF	P:TL episode "Sins of the Father"
SOTR	Season Four P:TL episode "Song of the Raven"
TDL	P:TL episode "The Devil's Lighthouse"
TOL	The Showtime SciFi show "The Outer Limits" - also made by Trilogy Entertainment
Traitor	P:TL episode "A Traitor Among Us"
TWOP	P:TL episode "Town Without Pity"
Vancouver	Where location shots for P:TL are filmed.

"Thank Gott"	Favorite expressions of our favorite precept (must be said with a Dutch accent). Also "My Got", "Good Got", etc.
BDCPFWA	"Beer Drinking, Chess Playing Fairies with Attitude" - variation on Nick's statement from P:TL episode "Lights Out!"
Derekstacy	The state of a DerekWench when the object of her affection says something--ANYthing!--in that dreamy Dutch accent!"
ep	episode
FAQ	Frequently Asked Question list
"Hi, Martin"	Chat room greeting for unrecognized guests (just in case Martin Cummins is lurking...)
kidding	An indication that something you just said included a heavy dose of sarcasm. See Nick's use of this in the Pilot.
kilt	To be killed OR it is someting that the faires wore while playing bagpipes
Nick Nirvana	State of euphoria induced by watching hours of Nick and his megawatt smile
Off	To kill someone (or yourself)
Philiphoria	Dizziness, loss of speech, and heart palpitations in the presence of a priestly collar. If priest is Irish, fainting may also occur.
Rachelish	the tendency not to believe something even though it walks up and smacks you in the face
shredded cassock	Article of Philip's clothing sometimes used in place of a trout to slap Philip fans
SPU	Common Catholic oath "Saints Preserve Us" (also used by Philip)
Stealth Chat	An unscheduled P:TL chat
Theatre	Pronounced "Thee-a-tuh" -- that performance medium that keeps Patrick Fitzgerald from P:TL far too often
UST	Unresolved Sexual Tension
Yah	"yes" said with Martin Cummins’ Canadian accent. Frequently followed by "You Betcha!"

<eg>	Evil Grin
<g>	Grin
<vbg>	Very Big Grin
<veg>	Very Evil Grin
addy	address or URL
Beta-reader	Someone who reads fanfic before it is posted to a mailing list or is posted on the web. A beta reader would do some or all of the following tasks: Spelling and grammar checking, making note of any glaring errors, giving comments and suggestions about the story/character development, pointing out plot holes, and challenging your writing.
BRB	Be Right Back
BTW	By The Way
CTS	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - condition which affects the ability of some fanfic writers to finish their stories!
CU	See you! (as in see you later)
emoticons	Those little smiley face things that people use to express themselves ;)
GMTA	Great minds think alike
H/C	"Hurt/Comfort" fanfic stories
IMHO	In my humble (or honest) opinion
IMNSHO	In my not-so-humble opinion
IMO	In my opinion
IRL	In real life
ISP	Internet Service Provider
Keyboard Faeries	Those pesky little supernatural varmints that are responsible for bad typing.
LOL	Laughing Out Loud
PWP	"Plot? What Plot?" fanfic stories (sometimes also called "Passion Without Purpose" stories)
ROTFL	Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO	Rolling on the floor laughing my a off**
ROTFLOCAO	Rolling on the floor laughing our collective aes off**
RPG	Role Playing Game
RTFM	Read the f***g manual
SCOOMN	Spitting coffee out of my nose (from laughing so hard)
SDPOoMN	Spitting Dr.Pepper out of my nose (from laughing so hard)
trout	aquatic creature frequently used for slapping people around in the IRC chat room
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
TTYL	Talk To Ya Later
WB	Welcome back
WMNLOL	Waking My Neighbors Laughing Out Loud

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