Acronyms! All those abbreviated letters that stand for the most outlandish, long designations of something or other. What acronyms do you find annoying, and how would you make it much easier for the average person to understand?
There’s even an acronym finder I found, with almost half a million acronyms!
http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Good grief!
Acronyms
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chonsigirl
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That's clever. The site will generate a new acronym for you. Mine is PDP - parallel digital programming.
I find it annoying that I work for a national organisation whose name everyone thinks is an acronym but which isn't. So I'm always being asked "What do the letters stand for?"
I find it annoying that I work for a national organisation whose name everyone thinks is an acronym but which isn't. So I'm always being asked "What do the letters stand for?"
Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answers...Rainer Maria Rilke
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anastrophe
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three-letter acronyms are by far the most preferred acronyms - FDA, CIA, UPS, MIT, CYA, DEA....and of course, they have their own self-referential acronym - TLA.
i like TLA's quite a bit. i cringe at the more preposterous acronyms, where the name of the agency/group was back-formed from a word that was desired as the acronym. e.g. PATRIOT act, CARE, etc....
i like TLA's quite a bit. i cringe at the more preposterous acronyms, where the name of the agency/group was back-formed from a word that was desired as the acronym. e.g. PATRIOT act, CARE, etc....
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This thread is SNAFU.
(Situation Normal, All F'd Up)
Joe Walsh (of the Eagles) said it best:
A!
A A
Triple A!
(Triple A?)
A! A! A!
U can B 1
U can B 1 2
2 B or not 2 B
C?
ABC R E Z
ABC R fun.
A!
Alphabetical order.
Here we go...
UFO on LSD
R2D2, C3P0, how ’bout ET?
ABC, BBC, CBN, NBC.
MTV, VH1, HBO, CNN.
SCTV, SAT.
Degree? BA, BN, BS, A! How about BAC? A!
Alphabetical order.
A! A! A!
Alphabetical order, from A to Z
Alphabetical order, its E Z
EWI, MAED, BAR, A! ERA.
PMS, IUD, VD, HIV, R U 1 2? R O!
DNA, SnM, CLC, ILBT, X!
Alphabetical order, from A to Z
Alphabetical order, its E Z.
A! CIA, KGB, FBI, IRN, TRW
IOU, CPA, SOS, A!
1 W not 2!
W 3D, ORH, EIEIO.
IOC, PS, NESTLES, ROLAIDS, RESPECT
MICKEY Y? Y? Because we like U.
USA! A!
Alphabetical order!
(Situation Normal, All F'd Up)Joe Walsh (of the Eagles) said it best:
A!
A A
Triple A!
(Triple A?)
A! A! A!
U can B 1
U can B 1 2
2 B or not 2 B
C?
ABC R E Z
ABC R fun.
A!
Alphabetical order.
Here we go...
UFO on LSD
R2D2, C3P0, how ’bout ET?
ABC, BBC, CBN, NBC.
MTV, VH1, HBO, CNN.
SCTV, SAT.
Degree? BA, BN, BS, A! How about BAC? A!
Alphabetical order.
A! A! A!
Alphabetical order, from A to Z
Alphabetical order, its E Z
EWI, MAED, BAR, A! ERA.
PMS, IUD, VD, HIV, R U 1 2? R O!
DNA, SnM, CLC, ILBT, X!
Alphabetical order, from A to Z
Alphabetical order, its E Z.
A! CIA, KGB, FBI, IRN, TRW
IOU, CPA, SOS, A!
1 W not 2!
W 3D, ORH, EIEIO.
IOC, PS, NESTLES, ROLAIDS, RESPECT
MICKEY Y? Y? Because we like U.
USA! A!
Alphabetical order!
All the world's a stage and the men and women merely players...Shakespeare
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chonsigirl
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Reminds me of that 3 Stooges song,
Ba-a-bay,
Be-e-be..........................
Attached files
Ba-a-bay,
Be-e-be..........................
Attached files
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My favorites:
TCOB = Taking Care Of Business
DILLIGAF = Do I Look Like I Give A F***? (biker patch)
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals (is that right?)
FTW = Forever Two Wheels
TCOB = Taking Care Of Business
DILLIGAF = Do I Look Like I Give A F***? (biker patch)
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals (is that right?)
FTW = Forever Two Wheels
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
~Darrel Worley~
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
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TTFN
tah tah for now "winnie the pooh"
tah tah for now "winnie the pooh"
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
• Mae West
• Mae West
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Far...what is BOHICA? ....anyone mention FUBAR yet?
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i just KNOW you did not mean to write bend over HER!!! LOL :wah: ..freudian slip there buddy? .............BOHICA= Bend Over Her It Comes Again!
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telaquapacky
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Far Rider wrote: hahahahha oh yes, im a teribl typr....
Ever heard "IITYWIMWYBMAD?"
Ever heard "IITYWIMWYBMAD?"
Look what the cat dragged in.
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telaquapacky wrote: Ever heard "IITYWIMWYBMAD?"Go on, i'll buy you a drink if you tell me.
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telaquapacky
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abbey wrote: Go on, i'll buy you a drink if you tell me.;)Abbey knows it! Hint: found on a drink serviette in a coctail lounge (what Americans call "napkins" but that's another story).
Look what the cat dragged in.
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Far Rider wrote: Abbey!!!!
I get it. like
IITYWIMWYKM????
OR.... IYTMDIWKY!If I Tell You What I Mean Will You Kiss Me.
I get it. like
IITYWIMWYKM????
OR.... IYTMDIWKY!If I Tell You What I Mean Will You Kiss Me.
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And you took her drink?
You brave, foolish man!
You brave, foolish man!
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telaquapacky
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abbey wrote: If I Tell You What I Mean Will You Kiss Me. That's the going rate when my wife asks me what I'm thinking. (although the toll goes way higher if I get a big idea)
Look what the cat dragged in.
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Far Rider wrote: Golly Ive been waiting for someone to ask!
BOHICA= Bend Over Her It Comes Again!
HUW=Hurry up, wait. (often said while some one shouted, smoke em if you got em.)
FUBAR= F***ED Up Beyond All Recognition. Also a very good one!
FUBAR in the "Mfg workplace" stands for:
F----d Up Beyond All Repair.
BIOYA = Blow It Out Your A**
BOHICA= Bend Over Her It Comes Again!
HUW=Hurry up, wait. (often said while some one shouted, smoke em if you got em.)
FUBAR= F***ED Up Beyond All Recognition. Also a very good one!
FUBAR in the "Mfg workplace" stands for:
F----d Up Beyond All Repair.
BIOYA = Blow It Out Your A**
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