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tl; dr by tempusborealis October 7, 2011
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"Too long? Don't read"; "Don't bother reading if it doesn't interest you".
Not to be confused with tl;dr.
When you previously gave some information or made a joke and want to give more clarifying info, but also want to admit that knowing said info doesn't gain you much benefit either.
Not to be confused with tl;dr.
When you previously gave some information or made a joke and want to give more clarifying info, but also want to admit that knowing said info doesn't gain you much benefit either.
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tl;dr;nep
Too Long; Didn't Read; Not Enough Pictures
Can also be pronounced tildernep (til-der-nep).
A quick reply to someone after they've sent you a link to a long boring web page which they said was "interesting" but all you saw as blah, blah, blah and not enough pictures.
As Americans, our attention span demands that everything be summarized to a quick sound-bite and be accompanied by pictures and/or video so that we may digest the data with very little effort. After all, we are busy texting, talking, watching TV, de-friending people, and reading several blog entries at the time we clicked your lousy link.
Can also be pronounced tildernep (til-der-nep).
A quick reply to someone after they've sent you a link to a long boring web page which they said was "interesting" but all you saw as blah, blah, blah and not enough pictures.
As Americans, our attention span demands that everything be summarized to a quick sound-bite and be accompanied by pictures and/or video so that we may digest the data with very little effort. After all, we are busy texting, talking, watching TV, de-friending people, and reading several blog entries at the time we clicked your lousy link.
"My girlfriend forwarded me some link about global warming and it was totally tl;dr;nep. They should make a movie or something about it. Then maybe I'd care. If there were enough naked women in it. Score!"
tl;dr;nep by Jeffrey Glover December 30, 2007
tl;dr spam
Too long, didn't read (tl;dr) spam.
An online posting which looks like a long, informative article, but is often filled with word salad, and contains links to an online store. Sometimes the "article" appears to be related to what they're selling, but other times it is completely unrelated. It's so long and nonsensical that most people probably won't try to read it, but some may click on the links out of curiosity.
An online posting which looks like a long, informative article, but is often filled with word salad, and contains links to an online store. Sometimes the "article" appears to be related to what they're selling, but other times it is completely unrelated. It's so long and nonsensical that most people probably won't try to read it, but some may click on the links out of curiosity.
Here's a small snippet of some actual tl;dr spam found on the web:
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Organizations have the ability to purchase children whenever they do this back an investing time period, that may be dedicated straight up. In each and every groups, customers may even grumble lopsided investments which may elegance either company, prevent clients found in ganging upwards for any critically regular membership. People like to wear <link - "customized football jerseys"> very much. A specific person is all about called a free of charge specialist, that'll be autographed having a company throughout a first-come, first-serve base. On the other hand, whenever incorporating a sports athlete is going to put view company more than the area collection for that lineup, a customer circumstance to produce person happen their own lineup.
tl;dr spam by Lesa D April 25, 2011
tl;dr;stl;sdr
Too long didn't read, still too long still didn't read - A summarized version or list with facts about a shortened version of a book, document or just a really long post.
A: I made up I read the book in e-book form in English and she believed that.
B: You did read the e-book, only the tl;dr version.
A: You mean the wiki page about the actual mission the book describes.
B: Ok, the tl;dr;stl;sdr version
B: You did read the e-book, only the tl;dr version.
A: You mean the wiki page about the actual mission the book describes.
B: Ok, the tl;dr;stl;sdr version
tl;dr;stl;sdr by tiaxanderson May 4, 2010