Angela has not had time to update this website recently, because she is also a mathematician by training, programmer by trade, physicist by association and writer by Sunday midnight. She would like to remind people that anyone who submits an acronym to this website may send a short blurb like this one to go on their page of acronyms.
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| BUSINESS OF POLICE PROTECTION | Because Unpaid Security Is Not Effective, Somebody Should Offer (For Pay) Officer Left In Charge, Exclusively Premises Requested Of The Employer's Client. This Is Ordinary Nowadays. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce Commerce |
| BUTTERFREE | Beauty Usually Toxic, Twittering Extremities Release Floating Rot. Elevatory Evolution. |
Angela Brett (Butterfree is Pokemon #12) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| BYTE | Bitwise, You Take Eight. |
Angela Brett Computers Computers |
| BYTE (2) | Beware, Your Teeth Electrocuted! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CABLE (2) | Connect And Begin Leeching Excessively |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| CACKLING | Chuffed About Carrying Key Lime IBook - Not Gloating! |
Angela Brett, who still grins/cackles joyously when she thinks about having a KEY LIME IBOOK, and how she came to have it. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Laughter Laughter |
| CALORIE (2) | Can A Living Organism Release Its Energy? |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| CAMILLAGATE | Could A Man In Love Leave Another Girl... And The Empire? |
Angela Brett, referring to the 1993 'Camillagate' scandal involving secretly recorded phone conversations between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Politics:Royalty Politics:Royalty |
| CAMPING | Canvas Accommodation Mightn't Persist In Nasty Gale. |
Angela Brett Sports & Recreation:Travel Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| CANCER (2) | Cell Apoptosis? Never! Choke Every Rival. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| CANNABIS | Common Around Netherlands, Not Accepted By International Society |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| CANNABIS (2) | Class A Narcotic? No... A Barely Illegal Substance. |
Angela Brett Drugs:Cannabis Drugs:Cannabis |
| CANOE (3) | Canada's A Neat Overseas Experience |
Angela Brett, who spent a fair bit of time in canoes while visiting Canada. Transport Transport Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| CAPS LOCK | Creating Acronyms? Please See Listed Obligations - Charter's Known |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett, because of the rule in THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER saying that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| CARAVAN | Cruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. |
Angela Brett Transport Transport |
| CARD (2) | Can Actually Rupture Duodenum |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CARE | Create A Rapport, Eventually |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| CARLEY | Can Anyone Respond Logically, Except You? |
Angela Brett, when somebody posted on the Apronyms forums asking for an expansion of her name. We can't come up with a name expansion which has any relevance to a particular person without knowing anything about that person... we could only make up some random description of nobody in particular, and if there happens to be somebody with that name who fits the description it's just a fluke. It takes the 'apro' out of 'apronym'. Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| CARLEY (2) | Carefree After Repaying Loan, Exclaims 'Yippee!' |
Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder' Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| CARLEY (3) | Continues Accumulating Rental Lucre Every Year |
Angela Brett -- the name Carley comes from ceorl, an Ancient Germanic word meaning 'Freeholder' Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| CARLOS | Catch Australian's Real Life On Screen |
Angela Brett (Carlo was one of the housemates on the third series of Australian Big Brother.) Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| CARNIVAL | Concussed After Rollercoaster, Now I've Vomited A Lollipop |
Angela Brett Entertainment Entertainment |
| CAROL | Christmastime Aria Remembering Our Lord |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CAS | Computer Aided Sleuthing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after much conversation about his sleuthing around one of Angela's stacks. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CASH (2) | Cheques Aren't So Heavy! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| CASH (3) | Complements A Shopper's Handbag |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| CASINO | Cents And Sense In, Nothing Out |
Angela Brett Entertainment Entertainment Commerce:Money Commerce:Money Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| CAST | Circumvent Any Strong Typing |
Angela Brett (the strong type-checking of programming languages such as C++ can easily be got around by casting.) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| CAT | Cute And Tame |
Angela Brett, while designing the icon for the 'Export Acronym' button. Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| CATCHY | Cultivating Abusive Traits Can Harm Yourself |
Angela Brett, in response to the same request as WATCH OUT, after mentioning an earlier acronym, STOP THE ABUSING which is not very CATCHY. People & Relationships:Abuse People & Relationships:Abuse |
| CATEGORY | Can A Tame Elephant Grow On Raspberry Yoghurt? |
Angela Brett, while testing part of this stack. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| CATEGORY LISTING | Choose A Topic - Each Gets One Record. You'll Love It... See Tachygraphy In Natural Groupings. |
Angela Brett, who thought she ought to acronymise the headings of the category listing pages (http://acronyms.co.nz/catindex.html) since they're in capitals. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Page Titles |
| CATION | Charged And Tried, Innocent Of Negativity |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| CATIONS | Chemical[ly] Attracted To Ions On Negative Side |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| CAUCHY | Complex Analysis Understood Completely... Huge Yield! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| CBD | Congested Buildings Downtown |
It actually means Central Business District, but when Angela mentioned it Tony McCoy O'Grady didn't know this, so thought of his own ideas. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| CD-ROM | Can't Detect Round Of Metal |
Angela Brett, whose CD-ROM drive can no longer see when there's a CD in it. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| CELANDINE (2) | Claimed Enhancer Lists Antithetical Notions... Does It Not Enhance? |
Angela Brett (Like adverts for many medicinal herbs, those for celandine list illnesses and desirable qualities mixed together, without saying which it enhances and which it cures.) Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| CELTS (2) | Christians Extinguished Local Theology, Sadly. |
Angela Brett Religion Religion People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| CENSORED | Crude Expansions Not So Openly Received - Expletives Deleted! |
Angela Brett, after removing a few rude acronyms from the stack. Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| CENSORSHIP | Can Expect No Submissions On Rude Subjects Have Immediate Placement |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Communication Communication |
| CENSUS | Collects Entire Nations Statistics - Universal Sample. |
Angela Brett Science:Statistics Science:Statistics |
| C'EST LA VIE | Challenging, Exciting Situations To Live Amongst... Very Interesting Experience |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases |
| CHANCY (2) | Casino Houses Are Never Completely Yielding |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| CHAOS | Created Havoc Amongst Orthodox Scientists |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| CHAOTIC | Can't Highly Accurately Observe These Iterative Creations. |
Angela Brett, after reading about the mathematical phenomenon chaos... it's all about sequences which seem totally random but are generated by a simple mathematical rule - however, slight changes in the starting values can drastically change the whole thing, so chaotic motion is still very difficult to predict. Science:Mathematics Science:Mathematics |
| CHAP (2) | *Cough* Huh? Adorable Penis?! |
Angela Brett, in response to CHAP, since penises aren't adorable. (CHAP sure gives a different slant on Chap Stick though.) Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| CHAR | Can Hold Alphabetic Representation |
Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. In C, a char is a type of variable often used to store characters. Computers:Programming:C variable types Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| CHARIZARD | Can Heat A Rock Into Zabaglione, And Roast Duelist |
Angela Brett (Charizard is Pokemon #6) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| CHARLIE | Can Help Acronyms.co.nz Reach Largest Inventory Ever! |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| CHARLIE (4) | Centenarian (His Ancestor) Recently Lay In Exequy |
Angela Brett, soon after Prince Charles' grandmother died. Politics:Royalty:Royals Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| CHARMANDER | Craves Heat -- Any Rain Makes A Near-Derriere Extremity Respire. |
Angela Brett (Charmander, Pokemon #4, prefers hot places. When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail.) Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon |
| CHARMED | Can Have Anything Remotely Magical Enter Drama |
Angela Brett (The TV Show 'Charmed' is about three witches, but can involve things as diverse as leprechauns, mermaids, demons, gnomes, fairies, angels, nymphs, gods, unicorns, and the seven dwarves.) Entertainment:TV shows Entertainment:TV shows |
| CHARM QUARK | Could Have A Real Magical Quality... Undergraduates Are Really Keen! |
Angela Brett, wondering if the charm quark is so charming that it will get otherwise disinterested undergraduates enthused. ('Charm' is one of the six types of quark... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK, TOP QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK) Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| CHASM | Crevasses Have Always Slain Mountaineers |
Angela Brett Places Places Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| CHASMS (2) | Climb Harnessed And Summit Mountain Safely |
Angela Brett Places Places Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| CHAT | Come, Have A Talk |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| CHAT ACRONYMS | Chuckling Heartily As Typing A Capitalised ROTFL? Oh No, You're Merely Smiling. |
Angela Brett, who notices that some people reflexively type acronyms suggesting laughter (such as ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing) when they actually aren't laughing. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Laughter Laughter |
| CHAT BOARDS | Can Have A 'Talk' But Only At Roaming Digits' Speed |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| CHATROOM ACRONYMS | Common, Hardly Artistic Typing Reducers... Often Original Meanings Aren't Consciously Recalled, Only Nonsense You Mechanically Say. |
Angela Brett, referring to the way many people reflexively type LOL when they didn't laugh out loud, and even go as far as typing LOLOLOLOLOLOL for emphasis, which makes no sense at all. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| CHATTER | Conversation Having A Tendency Toward Empty Rattling |
Angela Brett Communication:Talking Communication:Talking |
| CHEF (4) | Cuisine Has Exquisite Flavours |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (6) | Cheesepuff Hat's Eventually Flattened |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (14) | Culinary Host Expertly Flambes |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Chefs Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (18) | Cholesterol Harbours Excess Flab. |
Angela Brett. I bet you're wondering why there are so many chefs here - well, Tony said he had a group of 18 acronyms he was doing, and the clue was Holst. Angela thought of the chef ALISON HOLST and asked if he was doing 18 chefs. Tony was actually referring to Gustav Holst, but we thought up 18 CHEFs nevertheless. Food & Drink:Chefs Food & Drink:Chefs |
| CHEF (19) | Computer Hardware Enters Food! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Corrupt Hog Is Editing Facts; If Nobody Finds Our Robber, Make Anyone Take It On Nose. Occasional False Findings Increases Constabulary's Evident Resourcefulness. |
Angela Brett, who tends to immediately think of corrupt police officers when seeing the word 'officer' on unsuccessful searches. (See also WARRANT OFFICER) People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| CHIFFON (2) | Clearly Habiliment Isn't Food, Frilly Or Not! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| CHILDREN | Curious Homonym In Language... Dearness Refunds Expenses Ninefold. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| CHIN | Clip Hair If Necessary |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| CHINA (2) | Couple Has Indeed Now Adjusted |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the china (20th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| CHINA (3) | Coupled Hearts In Natural Accord |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| CH'IN CHIU SHAO | Composed Haiku, Investigated Numbers & Congruences. His Interesting Understandings Stieltjes Has Afterwards Observed. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
| CHIPS | Can't Have Intel Processors Salted |
Angela Brett and Tony Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CHOPIN (2) | Concerto Heard On Piano Is Nice |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| CHOPSTICKS | Can't Hold Onto Pasta Sauce, These Inadequate Chinese Kitchen Sticks! |
Angela Brett Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| CHRISTA MCAULIFFE | Challenger Had Reason In Sending Teacher Above Many Classrooms, And Unfortunately Lost Instructor's Flair For Ever |
Angela Brett, inspired by CHALLENGER Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| CHRISTMAS | Characteristic Huge Rise In Shopping - The Merriest Are Salesmen! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS (8) | Considering Harder Rocks, If Santa's True Maybe Antarctica's Safer. |
Angela Brett, because if Santa Claus really lived at the North pole he'd probably fall through the ice. Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS (9) | Children Haven't Realised Its Simpler Truths... Mary And Son. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS HAMPERS | Customer Hasn't Received IPod! Says The Mail Authority: Scheduled Hampers Are Making Parcels Evaporate. Retrieval Soon." |
Angela Brett, because Christmas HAMPERS the delivery of her iPod. (said hampers are coming from a company which allows people to overpay for the hamper over the year and then receive it around Christmas time, so it was a scheduled influx of hamper deliveries.) Communication Communication Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS SONGS | Carols Have Rhythm? I'm Supposed To Make Accented Syllables Syncopic & Overextend Nearly Gratuitous Syntax |
Angela Brett, noting that the rhythm in many Christmas carols is terrible... some unstressed syllables are ludicrously elongated while others are omitted. Even seasoned churchgoers hesitate at some lines, wondering just how to fit the words into the tune. As some words are replaced by more modern versions the rhythm is screwed up even more, and the difficulty is made worse by the fact that different parishes offer slightly different modernisations to fit into the same tune. Entertainment:Music:Songs Entertainment:Music:Songs Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHRISTMASTIME | Celebrating Hanukkah? Religion's Immaterial - Start The Merrymaking And Singing, There Is Much Enjoyment! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Christmas Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| CHUCKLE (2) | Crudely Hilarious Undertaking... Comically Killer Little Expansion! |
Angela Brett, who liked the Aaaaaarrrrggghh in ANTHRAX (2) Laughter Laughter |
| CIDER | Can Incessant Drinking End Relationships? |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| C IS FOR CAATINGA | Covered-In Sandy Floor, Open Region Comprising An Arboreal Tract In Natural Granite Area |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela pointed out that with the ASCII sorting of acronyms, first entries could easily be outdone by 'C is for...' type phrases, and Tony decided to create the ultimate of those. Places Places |
| CLASH | College Lectures Are Scheduled Horribly |
Angela Brett, after having her timetable rearranged for about the fifth time this week due to other students' timetable clashes. (I mean college in the American sense here... not a high school) Education Education |
| CLATHY | Clutching Lightbulb Anxiously, Thinking, "Here? Yonder?" |
Angela Brett (Clathy is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as being, 'Nervously indecisive about how to dispose of a dead lightbulb.' Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| CLEVER | Cerebral Lobes Especially Vibrant, Ever Reasoning |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Thoughts People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| CLICHE | Creatively Lacking Imitation Commonly Heard Elsewhere |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| CLICHE (2) | Chronically Lacking In Creativity, Hated Everywhere |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay Words & Wordplay |
| CLOTH (2) | Covers Lining Of Throat Horribly |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| CLOUD (2) | Condensation Lumps Often Unleash Downpours. |
Angela Brett, while flying above the clouds in a FAIRCHILD. Science:Meteorology Science:Meteorology |
| CLUE (2) | Criminal Left Us Evidence |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| CMS | Complicated Magnetic System |
Angela Brett, referring to the COMPACT MUON SOLENOID. See http://cmsinfo.cern.ch for more information. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| COACH CAFE | Coffee, Or A Cake? Hard Currency Available Frighteningly Exclusive. |
Angela Brett, who didn't have much cash with her when she stopped at the Coach Cafe on her way from Auckland to Palmerston North. Food & Drink:Food Outlets Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| COACH CAFE (2) | Coffee, Or A Cake? Have Coins Affording Few Essentials. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Food Outlets Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| COACH CAFE (3) | Count Out Available Cash, Haven't Card Available For EFTPOS. |
Angela Brett, who actually did have her EFTPOS card but didn't want to use it as she'd have to first transfer money to her EFTPOS account using FASTPHONE. Food & Drink:Food Outlets Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| COACH CAFFE | Careful Of Additional Characters... Here's Correct Apology For Flawed Expansion. |
Angela Brett, when she saw that the COACH CAFE, a subject of three expansions, in fact spelled caffe with two efs. Food & Drink:Food Outlets Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| COCKATIEL | Captured Ones Can Keenly Attempt To Imitate English Language |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| COCOA | Complements Objective-C On Apples |
Angela Brett (Cocoa is a set of frameworks for making software in Objective-C for Mac OS X) Computers:Programming:Cocoa Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| COCOA (3) | Creating Objective-C Often Amuses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - After visiting Angela's site and downloading the Acronym Checker. Computers:Programming:Cocoa Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| COCOA (4) | Cream Of Crop - Obviously Apple's! |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming:Cocoa Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| COCOA (5) | Completely Offhand Creation Of Applications |
Angela Brett, who would rather spend twenty minutes writing a Cocoa application to do something than five minutes actually doing it, and often does just that. Computers:Programming:Cocoa Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
| CODE | Centre Of Developer's Existence |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| CODE REVIEW | Can One Do Everything Right? Extra Vigilance Indicates Esoteric Wrongs |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| COFFEE | Cup Of Fluid For Enhancing Edginess |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| COGNATES | Common Origin Gives Noise-Aligned Terms Equivalent Semantics |
Angela Brett (A cognate is a word in one language which is similar in form and meaning to a word in another language because both languages are related.) Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| COHERENT | Consistent, Or Having Exact Relationships Evident - Nothing Tearaway. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| COINS | Combined Often Into Notes, Symbolically. |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| COLA WARS | Choice Of Lifestyle? Actually Water And Refined Sugar. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| COLD | Colour Of Legs Darkens |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| COLLIDER | Complaining Of Lover Locked Into Discovering/Dissecting Energetic Reactions |
Angela Brett, on the song by Les Horribles Cernettes (you can download it or read the lyrics at http://musiclub.web.cern.ch/MusiClub/bands/cernettes/songs/collider.html) Entertainment:Music:Songs Entertainment:Music:Songs Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| COLOR ME SMILING | 'Concave Over' Lips Of Red, My Eyes Sparkling Mean It's Likely Illustrator Needs Glitter. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature Art & Literature People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| COMMA | Competent Orator May Momentarily Aerate. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| COMMENTING CODE | Contemplation Of My Mortality - Enlightenment's Needed To Invigorate Next Generation Continuing Our Development Effort. |
Angela Brett (commenting code is what a programmer does when s/he finds out s/he only has two weeks to live.) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| COMMITMENT AND RELIABILITY | Can't Offer Much, Miss... I'm Typical Male. Each Night Together Adds No Definite Relationship Endurance. Lust Is A Brilliant Idea, Love Is Too Yucky. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Genderalisations People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| COMMUNION | Christians Offer Messiah Morsels... Ultimately Not Innards Of Nazarene |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| COMMUNITY | Connection Of Many Minds - Usually Nowadays It's Typed Yabbering. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| COMMUNITY ARTS AND MUSIC PROJECT | Create Original Municipal Mural, Under No Illusions That You Are Rembrandt... The Spirit's All Neighbourhood Desires. Many Ukeleles Sound In Concert, Performers (Remembering Ordinary Jobs) Enjoy Creating Tunes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music Art & Literature Art & Literature |
| COMPACT MUON SOLENOID | Counting Out Muons Presents A Challenge... Too Many Unprocessed Outputs Necessary Since Our Latest Equipment Nibbles On Incredible Dataflow |
Angela Brett (During one second of CMS running, a data volume equivalent to 10,000 Encyclopaedia Britannica will be produced, and not all of it can be recorded -- see http://cmsinfo.cern.ch/Welcome.html/CMSdocuments/CMSposters/PDF/TriDASNCo.pdf) Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| COMPETITION (2) | Consumers Often Monitor Price, Ensuring That It's Truly Indicative Of Noteworthiness |
Angela Brett Commerce Commerce |
| COMPILER | Corrector Of Many Problems, It Lends Expertise Readily |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| COMPLEX CONDITIONAL STATEMENT | Conjunction Of Many Predicates Logically Evaluated Xerts Control Over Numbercruncher. Developed Intellectuals Think It's Overly Nettlesome... A Large-Scale Turing Automation, Though, Executes Mindlessly Every Nettlesome Task. |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| COMPUTER PRESENTATION | Can Only Make Printouts Using This Expensive Rubbish? Projection's Really Easy, Shouldn't Everyone Nowadays Throw Away Transparencies? Ink's Old News! |
Angela Brett Computers Computers Communication:Presentations Communication:Presentations |
| CONFUSED | Cauldron Of Nonconforming Feelings - Understanding Seems Ever Distant. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| CONNECT FOUR | Coloured Ovals Navigated Nicely Ensuring, Cleverly, The Formation Of Unmixed Rows |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Games Entertainment:Games |
| CONTRACT | Contributors Ought Not To Reveal Any Contrary Thoughts |
Angela Brett, after Tony jokingly said on the Apronyms forums, 'I have to agree with Angela -- It's in my contract' Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| CONTRACT (2) | Co-Operative? No! That's Right, Angela Controls Tony |
Angela Brett, after Tony jokingly said on the Apronyms forums, 'I have to agree with Angela -- It's in my contract' Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| CONTROL DESTINY | Conscious Or Not, The Reality Of Life's Deterministic... Everything's Sums, Trajectories, Integrals, 'Ncluding You! |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| CONVERTING PAGANS | Christians Overthrow Native Views, Existing Religious Teaching's Implicitly No Good, Presumed 'Actual' God's A Necessary Substitute. |
Angela Brett Religion Religion |
| CONVICT | Calculating, Overtly Nefarious Villain In Computer Trade |
Angela Brett, finding another villain for the Baddie School roll. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| COOK (2) | Cuisine Out Of Kilobytes! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| CO-OPERATION | Complete Oligarchy Of Petroleum Empires Riles All The Innocent Oil-Needers. |
Angela Brett (see COMPETITION) Transport Transport Commerce Commerce |
| COP | Correct Operational Procedure |
Angela Brett, after hearing a character on a police drama use that phrase. People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| COPY PROTECTION SCHEME | Catalyst Of Piracy... Your Purchase Runs On The Elderly CD + Tape Instruments Only... Net Search Compulsory (How Else's Mp3 Extracted?) |
Angela Brett, who would like to buy certain CDs but is forced to download them from the internet instead, since copy-protection schemes prevent the CDs from being played in anything other than than my alarm clock. Unfortunately the iTunes Music Store is not available in this country yet, so that means piracy. Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| CORAL | Comfort Of Receiving Another's Love |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the coral (35th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| CORE | Centre Of Reactor, Etc. |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions Places:Positions & Directions |
| CORIOLIS | Control Of Rotation In One's Loo's Incredibly Slight! |
Angela Brett (see http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html) Science:Meteorology Science:Meteorology People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions |
| CORRECTIVE | Complements Optical Refraction - Reading's Easier 'Cause This Improves Vision Everywhere. |
Angela Brett, thinking of corrective lenses or laser eye surgery. Science:Biology:Healthcare Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| COST REDUCTION | Caution On Spending The Rent Elsewhere... Debts Unpaid Cause Trebling Invoices & Ominous Notices. |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| COST REDUCTION (2) | Cry Of Spend-Thrift: Remember, Everyone - Don't Use Credit. The Interest's Outrageous Nowadays! |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| COTTON | Celebrated Once, Twice... Timespan Of Nuptials. |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the cotton (2nd) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| COTTON (2) | Cloth Or Thread Taken Of Nature |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| COULOMB | Charge Of Umpteen Leptons, One Magnetism Below |
Angela Brett (One Magnetism Below referring to the leptons in question having electromagnetic charge of -1) Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| COWS | Creators Of White Stuff |
Angela Brett, who saw lots of cows on her bus trips from Auckland to Palmerston North and back. Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| COWS (2) | Common On Wanganui Soil |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
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