The Alex and Jim Show - Acronyms (Abkürzungen)

[airHaakon]

Ola Nordmann is the norwegian name we use.

[789mopedman]

ROTFL-Copter!

[789mopedman]

ftw = fuck the world :D

[supakamario]

what about AKA

[PrinzCupid1807]

find eure vids einfach nur genial ;)

[njneopatriot]

ASAP is also a military term for the same. Hospital staff use the term STAT. What about Mox Nix?

[natibabybecy]

lmftao :P

[Bart1893]

haha, Kaufbeuren (the town where you filmed this) is less than 10 kilometres from my home! :D

Thanks for calling this "nowhere" ;)

[LadyRavencide13]

shamefully i've used lol in speech, its at this point you realise you need to spend less time on the fricking internet!!

seriously though dub = double-u?? lazy language users hahaha

this episode makes me giggle :D brilliant

[usefulidiot1120]

Dead or alive or dead on arrival

[FujiR500]

What does DOA mean? I heard it on the intro tot he TV Sitcom "Friends"  There is a part that says " My love life's DOA"....WTF does that mean?

[FocusDefective]

@FujiR500 Dead Or Alive? Dead on Arrival? Dose of Advice?

[FujiR500]

@FocusDefective OOOOH OK

[KnitterX]

Actually the female version Erika Mustermann was invented even before Max Mustermann.

She was invented by the government as the person on the example-IDs.

[firemann113]

ja LF(Löschgruppenfahrzeug) ELW(einstazleitwagen) etc.

[shizoid123]

But these acronyms are only used on the internet or in text messages. I NEVER hear anybody use them while speaking. Maybe it's a California thing.

[maryuriwood07]

Btw I'm rotflmfao

[sargentpil]

Alex trinkt in jedem Video achtet mal drauf...

[tahaxx14]

I don't use the acronyms.. if I'm speaking unless I'm on msn or texting in a hurry.

:P but that's just me, I perfer to use proper English.. :)

[Kruebit]

Erika Mustermann

[darthmitsurugi]

Alex and Jim Show is FTW

[CrazeeCatrin]

Alex said "Y'all take it easy" at the end?!?! he has taken Jim's trademark sign-off!

[CrazeeCatrin]

hahaha, i always wondered what FTW meant, and now a foreign speaker has informed me *face palm*

thanks guys! x

[crystalmoonark]

We also use the word: "thingamabober" C:.

[zippyzed]

ASAP=American Society of Access Professionals. Folks who answer FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests for a living. ASAP will get it to you asap.

[zippyzed]

Alex, FTW!

[dhfhdfhd]

FTW is more a gaming thing. It first appeared in a warcraft 3 modification (dota), and soon was used in all kinds of gaming chats. And now it's all over the internet, and is more and more used in real life conversations.

And the female Max Mustermann is Erika Musterman afaik ( As Far As I Know).

[iagodassdoff]

ftw - f$%# the world

maybe that works with "for the win" too? lol

[CAR18MEN]

@iagodassdoff French the lama

[Heartware1986]

great Sam Adams hat :-D

[Carat2201]

Apfelschorle:-)

[mistery1023]

als gegenstück zu "max mustermann" kenn ich eigentlich nur "lieschen müller"....aber ob das wirklich das richtige is weiß ich nich

[punica456]

John/Jane Doe = Otto Normalverbraucher i think

[amerikanfreundin]

Being from California myself, like your friend... has nothing to do with using a lot of Acronyms. FYI. JK. Seriously.. I have never heard of FTW.(for the win). Nope not really used in America. Like your show, it's coo!

[NOFXmike]

I'm in Kaufbeuren all the time, well, usually not for more than 2 min when the train stops there, but last summer it was every day for about 20 min each way...as I go from Munich to Neuschwanstein every day. It's got a brewery, so it could have been worse!

[CentreOfEndurance]

in germany the girl version of max mustermann is... ERIKA MUSTERMANN

[dslashDoodlez]

yout should visit the lake of konstanz or called bodensee :) realy good place

[c4gray]

FTW is common!!!! :D

[islandcaptain]

Yeah, but ya have to love what French girls do with the English language sometimes...

[721studios]

Thanks again Guys!

[molty0]

TGIF thank god it's friday

[ralfonzo83]

alex & jim FTFW!!

[AlexandJim]

haha...I like that version a lot!

[EverySixt]

OMG . . You could a been like 5km away from me and you didnt call me :(

[sorgster]

it's -10c in Munich..........

[z1pfL]

actually its ROFL not ROTFL

cuz its easier to say ;)

u do not say R O F L u say it as one word: ROFL

and its also MAO - it means ROFLMAO but u do not say that anymore, just say MAO - shorter and everybody knows what it means ;)

[digger96]

I hear "TMI" the most. Occasionally ROFLMAO, pronounced like it was a word.

[Animefan300]

FTW is super common.

[Prairielander]

I had no idea what that even meant. I always thought people were saying "F*** The World".

[Animefan300]

For a little while I thought it was fuck the what or something lol

[piscistauro316]

@Animefan300 me too lol

[Phosonell]

Wenn ihr euch schon in Kaufbeuren rumtreibt, hier noch eine Abkürzung, die man in der Gegend braucht: Marktoberdorf wird kurz und knapp auch "Mod" genannt.

[skiegiek]

alex and jim show ftw

[randomgal]

what about

WTF: what the f***

ttyl: talk to you later

xoxo: hugs and kisses

ily: i love you

brb: be right back (COME ON HOW COULD YOU FORGET THAT)

and i speak german as well you guys really forgot to mention the most common german acronym which is hdl (hab dich lieb)

[THandJBluvr]

omg we do not use ftw lol

frequently used:

bfd

lol

lmfao

idk

ik

tmi

[HesseJamez]

Jim forgot his "TIE" (Take It Easy)

[germanboy686]

Ger. vs USA ftw, btw we need a new ep asap...or else fml ^^

[foxleyleon]

i need some T THE FOURTH POWER Y. Ty4. lol

[bennykadenny]

Endlich wieder Jim and Alex! Yeah! Immer mehr!^^

[ftlouim]

Die Senfmänner?? Oo WTF??? <--- Abk. xD

Man kann auch "Dingenskirchen" sagen.

[oOthewumbologistOo]

dingenskirchen ist viel schöner als dingsbums xD

[daniela3210]

heißt FTW nicht

fuck the world?

[rayzerTH]

ftw- means for the win

[AkiraTheMessiah]

ich weiss nicht ob es schon jemand geposted hat ...

aber die frau von max mustermann ...

ist erika mustermann ...

cya

[xXprettyxkittyXx]

I actually use ftw as "Fuck the What?" Just because it is more fun and confuses people. XD

[EinBuecherwurm]

Hey ihr 2, echt tolles video. Wie immer ;) Das war echt intressant.. Kannte fast keine Abkürzung...nun bin ich wieder ein wenig schlauer geworden! xD

[jacktheripper509]

A.C.A.B.

[DiabloDF85]

Alex & Jim ftw!

Seriously though, anyone using most of those acronyms in "rl" should be flogged with a fish. :)

[michaelbz]

its rofl , not rotfl...

and btw those acronyms are like totally normal all over the world as long as youre online... so everybody knows them - not a big deal

[autodach]

Monika Mustermann

[TTrevolverheldTT]

max and erika mustermann

[stevqtalent]

@TTrevolverheldTT heißt sie nicht inziwschen monika?

[0AtheneNoctua0]

i agree, you come across ftw a lot in the internet, took me some time to figure out what it means...^^

anyway, i understand if people use this in emails or something, but in everyday speech?? i mean, omg has exactly the same amount of syllables as oh my god, right?

[KrazyGermany]

das heißt doch eigentlich ROFLMAO (Roll On Floor Laughing My Ass Of)

das ist auch schon ein fester bestandteil meines Vokabulars^^

[abcd827]

ah it's been too long since the last episode! but as long as one comes sometime in the future

[concertmatell]

John Smith, i see a lot.

[TsubasaDreams]

Die Fantastischen Vier 's MfG features acronyms and shows how to pronounce the German alphabet.

[woockie27]

ahahahhaah!! looove it!

[rcwilli1991]

You guys are terrible!!!!! Jk jk... im JK, JUST KIDDING!!!!!!! HOW could you forget that!!!!!!

[quetzalcoatleatsplum]

you should have done some german ones too! like hdgdlfiuedbmabf, or zumiozudi

[rcwilli1991]

und was bedeuten die?!?!?!

[quetzalcoatleatsplum]

@rcwilli1991

hab dich ganz doll lieb fuer immer und ewig du bist meine aller beste freundin :D

und zumiozudi: zu mir oder zu dir

ich weiss nicht, ob die erste abkuerzung richtig ist.

[loveangel03]

nice bleep sound^^

[VALsacount2]

Why didn't you tell us about some germean ones like TUV.

[TITANKILLER335]

What is a Dingsbums now again? xD

Die Englisch-Deutsch Variante find ich besser als die englische^^

Mal wieder ne tolle Idee von euch, thanx for uploading!

[VALsacount2]

Alex and Jim For the WIN!

[allamerikanallie]

and R.I.P.

[LDizzle8995]

ftw? lol

[AndreR241]

Ein durchaus interessantes Thema, zumal sich vor allem die Abkürzung ASAP auch schon im Deutschen verbreitet.

Übersetzungsvorshläge?

ABAM = Als bald als möglich

SSWM = So schnell wie möglich

Irgendwie alles nicht so das Wahre...

Bleibt nur der Klassiker: "Auf geht's, ich hab' nicht den ganzen Tag Zeit... Na wird's bald?"

[FayeValentine666]

FTW is VERY common.

[tehasian1]

haha at the thingamajig part HAHAHA frenchies hehe

[FcK2420]

lol why on earth didnt they talk about LOL??

[FcK2420]

alex got FTW right

[nstheeviltwin]

Alex is right about FTW

[bireman]

LOOOOOOOOOOL!

[seriouskano2]

wb = welcome back

brb = be right back

oh, and what about usa?

[usulsk]

FYI is used a lot in the really cool TV-series "the big bang theory"

[dasKnoppers]

Erika Mustermann?!o.O

[1029blue]

RSVP (répondez s'il vous plaît = please reply) really threw me off the first time I read it. Unfortunately, I can't think of any more, but I noticed that Americans use a LOT of acronyms.

[xxxxGirlNextDoorxxxx]

You forgot about LOL! You hear it a lot in Austria. There was even a film called LOL. :)

And the thing about the outro is just rofl. ;)

[MyUSReport]

ftw = for the win OR fuck the world

lmao lmfao lol rofl omg omfg hdl hdgdl ly bd bg n8 m8 n1 fy w8 l8 lg mfg usw etc roflmao str8 re

mofo dido wusup k rm ida olololol y cya bb ild ildüa wtf hs

[Giesen93]

alex ich habe mal eine frage an dich:

Wie bist du nach Amerika gekommen? Green Card Lotterie etc. oder war es anders.

Interessiert mich da ich selber vorhab den Schritt zu tun.

[SteveRoy88]

@Giesen93 So viel ich verstehe filmten sie diese Szenen im Sommer, während Jim in Deutschland in den Ferien war. Alex ist doch Student ?? Irre ich mich?

[Kraltos]

Alex and Jim FTW !

[thecrappypirate88]

ich meine "erika mustermann" ist üblich

[xoxTOWELIExox]

vieler der abkürzungen kommen doch aus dem internetzeitalter ? als die leute zu faul wurden alles auszuschreiben ^^

[Cellofrelle]

USA and Germany ftw =D

[xxcantor]

Alex and Jim ftw

[Guggi2906]

90 xD

[dernachbar101]

endlich wieder eins:D

[LillerOriginal08]

FTW ^^

[bumbumjack]

zweiter ;D

juhu, wieder ein neues video :-)

[00Fredzn]

first :-)