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| 100% | APRONYMS (28) | A Perfectly Reasonable Option? No, You Mangy Sonafabitch! |
Word Nerd This came to me as I was looking at NYMS today, my first visit to your site. Coming from a background in which I routinely read trials about blood pressure and heart-related issues, almost all of which have an apronym attached, this is something I've engaged in over lunch and coffee for years, as in: The "Bitch" Trial, i.e., Best Innovation to Control Hypertension, and so on. Thank you for giving creative outlet for my frustrations! :) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | CARL SAGAN | Causing Another Ridiculous Law Suit, Apple Grouses Astronomer's Nerve |
Sean Lamb (Carl Sagan was Apple's code name for the Powermac 7100/66; when Mr. Sagan learned of the code name creation, he sued to prevent it's use within Apple) Names:Famous people Names:Famous people Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware Names:Code Names:Apple Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | COLOSSIANS | Cult Offered Life Of Sure Salvation. Itinerant Apostle Nailed Slander. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | CORINTHIANS | Corruption Observed. Renounce Impiety Now. Tolerating Heresy Is A Non-Starter. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 86% | EAGLES | Eager Adolescents, Gaining Lessons (for) Eagle Scout |
Jan Morgan - the highest Rank a scout aims to reach - the lessons are from the merit badges that can help them find what career they want to pursue Sports & Recreation:Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | ECCLESIASTES | Epistemological Cynicism Causes Literary Expert Some Irritation. A Sceptical Thinker Emerges Strongly |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | EPHESIANS | Edited Pauline Handiwork Explains Spiritual Intentionality. All Need Salvation. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | EZEKIEL | Extremely Zealous Ecstatic Keenly Inveighs Exile Loudly. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | GALATIANS | Gazing Astrologers Listened, Awed, To Itinerant Apostle. Now Saved. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | HABAKKUK | How A Baleful Avenger Kills, Kiboshes Ungodly's Kin. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | HAGGAI | Heaven Awaits. Glorify God. Arise, Israel! |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | JONAH | Jahweh Orders Ninevah A Harbinger. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | JUDE | Joy Under Difficult Experiences |
Sue Johnson Names:First names:Female Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | LAMENTATIONS | Lines Acrostically Made Expressing National Tragedy. A Temple Is Overthrown, Nation Sundered. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | LATE EXTRA | Late Appearance: Tony's Evidently Erroneous - Xenon Triggered Researcher's Alertness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, suggesting a title for THE ACRONYM TIMES issue which was delayed because, among other things, Angela wanted to put a 'tour' of chemical element acronyms on the website and realised that XENON was missing. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | LUCILLE LE SUEUR | Luck Usually Connects Idiot Lovers Legs Entwined Lurching Everywhere Somehow Underestimating Ecstasy's Usual Response |
Rico Leffanta (Lucille Le Sueur is better known as Joan Crawford) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| 100% | MADE WITH A MAC | Macintosh At Doorstep - Euphoric Writer Is Terribly Happy. Apple Made A Customer. |
Jeff Anonymous, who got his 12.1" iBook (CD-ROM, vanilla except 256 MB RAM) this morning. This acronym was written in the Acronym Checker for OSX. However, due to configuration issues, it was submitted via Web. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 88% | MALACHI | Messenger Against Lacklustre Adoration (and) Cynical, Hypocritical, Insincerity |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | MICAH | Morashtite's Imprecations Can Augur Heartbreak |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | NAHUM | Ninevah Assailed. Happiness Upon Me! |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | NEHEMIAH | New Era Heralded; Exiles Migrate; Israel At Home |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | OBADIAH | Oracular Bard Apocalyptically Denies Israel's Adversaries Hope. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 92% | PHILIPPIANS | Paul Hails Impressively Liberal Inhabitants (of) Phillipi. People Informed About Necessary Sharing. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | POM | Prince Of Moaning |
Angela Brett (I have no opinions on the issue myself, but I've often heard people refer to 'whining poms') People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 86% | ROMANS | Righteousness, Obedience, Mercy And Never-failing Sacrifice |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 89% | RONYMISE | Really Only Needed when Your Mind Is Suddenly Empty |
Gavin Lambert (okay, so I couldn't think of any good 'R' words for TRANSIENT ERROR and GAVIN LAMBERT. So sue me) ;) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 75% | SCO | Suing for Copyright Ownership |
SCO has launched copyright infringement suits against IBM and has threatened to sue Linux users as well. Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Computers:Linux Computers:Linux |
| 100% | SOSUMI | Sound. Overtly Shagging Up Music Industry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. The makers of the early Mac computers stated that they would never be used to make music. The name of the sound called "sosumi' translates as "so sue me". (see http://www.newtontalk.net/archive/newtontalk.2002-04/1425.html for more information) Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | UIFSA | Ultimatum Insures Families Secure Alimony |
Sean Lamb - UIFSA really stands for the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, an act that will enable the state that issues the first support order to have jusrisdiction over the payor (sic) regardless of which state the payor resides in. I used 'Families' instead of 'Fathers' because there are quite a few deadbeat moms out there with the deadbeat dads (growing up with a father prosecuting child support cases taught me that lawbreaking is an 'equal opportunity employer'). Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | ZECHARIAH | Zerubbabel Established, Crowned. Hope About Rightful Improvement At Hand. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | ZEPHANIAH | Zealous Eschatological Prophet Has A New Imprecation Against Hubris. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books |