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| OCTAVIUS CAESAR | Outstandingly Cool Tactician - A Victory Is Ultimately Secured - Commands Army's Esteem, Submission And Respect |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Julius Caesar |
| OCTOBER | Often Chilly, Then One Brings Extra Raiment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who lives in the northern hemisphere. Time:Months Time:Months |
| ODOUR | Our Deodorant's Obviously Un-Reliable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| OF COURSE | Our Famous Charter Obliges Urgent Requirement - Succinct Expansion! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela asked if a poster on the forums was obliged to expand something which was in capitals. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| O FOR THE JOYS OF PARENTHOOD | Oh Fiddlesticks. Over Run Tonylet... Hit European Jalopey. Overall, Youth Survived, 'Owever, Flattened. Perhaps Another Reason Exclaiming 'Need The Helmet'? Optional? Oah Dunthinkso. |
Jeff Anonymous (Tonylet suggested by Angela Brett) in response to CYCLISTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL Transport Transport |
| OH | Outraged Horror |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Main Main |
| OH (2) | Optimistic Happiness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, just to confuse those who think he means Outraged Horror! :-) Main Main |
| OLD AGE | One's Looks Decline After Geriatricity Emerges |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Age Time:Age |
| OLIVER (2) | Outstanding Lyrics In Vaguely Entertaining Romp. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| ONCE IN A WHILE | Occasionally - Not Consecutively, Erratic In Nature And Without Having Identifiable Lapse Episodes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Assorted Phrases Time Time |
| ON/OFF SWITCH | Owners Need Occasional Forewarning For Shunning What Isn't To Cure Hunger. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| OPERATING SYSTEM TEN | Overhauled Procedures Ensure Reliability - Although This Isn't Necessary Generally. Simple Yet Stylish - This Extends Macintosh Theory.... Excitement & Novelty! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Mac OS X. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| OPHELIA | Our Pathetic Heroine Ends Life In Anguish |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark |
| OPRAH (2) | Outgoing Personality Regales American Heartland |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
| OPTICAL | Our Pupils Take In Colours And Light |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Science |
| ORACLE | Obfuscation-Rich Announcements - Clarity's Lacking Everytime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Oracles never called a spade a spade, and their announcements were always open to misinterpretation) Religion Religion |
| ORACLE (2) | Online Resource Assisting Clinical Learning/ Education |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| ORANGES | One's Refreshing Awakener Needs Gentle Extra Squeeze |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| ORCHARD | Old Remote Castle, Heroes' Abode, Romantically Derelict |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard MacGirl & KeyBoard Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| ORCHESTRA | Our Regular Concert Hall Ensemble Seems To Require Artistes |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an example of something which is worse with NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Wind, Percussion and Strings) Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| ORION | Often Resplendent In Our Nightsky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| ORLANDO | Often Remote, Lets Arden's Nature Develop Obsession |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| OSAMA BIN LADEN | One Saudi Arabian Masterminded Airplane Blitz In Newyork - Letting America Drop Explosives Nightly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people Names:Famous people Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| OSBASTON | One Should Beware A Seven-Times-Over Nincompoop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Osbaston is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A point made for the seventh time to somebody who insisits that they know exactly what you mean but clearly hasn't got the faintest idea.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OSCAR WILDE | Opinionated, Self-Centred, Awful Rogue Wittily Invented Lovingly Designed Epigrams |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers Art & Literature:Writers |
| OSSETT | Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ossett is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.') Household Objects Household Objects Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| OS X | Our System's Xciting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela installed Mac OS X. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software |
| OTHELLO | On Treacherous Hearsay Evidence, Lover Loses Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Othello |
| OVERHEAD | One's Viewers Engage & React, Having Eyeballed A Diagram |
Tony (Overhead projectors made presentations much easier to assimilate for the audience in a conference/school) Communication:Presentations Communication:Presentations |
| OVERHEAD (2) | Obscured Visuals Effectively Reduce How Everyone Appreciates Diagram |
Tony (It only takes one person to stand and block out the presentation) Communication:Presentations Communication:Presentations |
| OVERHEAD (3) | Optical Viewer's Expensive - Resources Have Entered A Deficit |
Tony (Overhead projectors don't often get as much use as imagined when they were being argued for) Communication:Presentations Communication:Presentations |
| OVERWORKED | One's Very Extended (Regularly Working Overtime) Really Knackered Every Day |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| OXYGEN | Obviously Xeric, Yet Greatly Essential Necessity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| OYSTER | Oh Yes! Sexy Tingling Excitement Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| OZONE | Ocean Zephyrs - Our Noses Enchanted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| PA | Paternal Ancestor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| PACER | Precursive Athlete Can Enliven Runner |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation |
| PACIFIC | Palms, Atolls, Castaways, Inspiration For Imaginative Children |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways Places:Waterways |
| PACKAGING (3) | Paper And Cardboard - Keep Away - 'Glitz' Is Needless Garbage! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading PACKAGING (2) and saying that the environmentally aware might prefer something a bit more conservative. Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| PACMAN | Positively A Classic Macversion Available Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Games:Game Characters Computers:Games:Game Characters Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| PADDLE | Propel A Dugout During Liquid Escapade |
Tony McCanoe O'Grady Transport Transport |
| PADDY | Particularly Angry , Don't Destroy Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| PAGANS | Pray - And Get Afterlife's Necessities Secured |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Religion Religion Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| PAINT (2) | Pleasing And Incredibly Nutritious. Truely. |
Steve Keate, balancing his negative PAINT expansion after reading Tony's GLOSS etc. Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement:Paint |
| PAIN (TWO) (ONE) | Parentheses Activate Interesting Novelty That We Only Occasionally Need Encounter |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when he began a forum thread called 'PAIN (2)' but since there was one post in the thread, it was displayed in the thread list as 'PAIN (2) (1)' Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| PAKISTAN | Populous As Karachi Is, Still Truly Agricultural Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| PALAMON | Pally Allegiance Lumbered After Maiden's Openly Noted |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (and/or John Fletcher's) The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Two Noble Kinsmen |
| PALM DATABASE (2) | Portable And Little, My Digital Assistant's The Absolute Best - Although Somewhat Expensive |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| PALM DATABASE (4) | Predictions Are Like Men: Dumb And Tiresome - And Basically A Silly Exercise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading PALM DATABASE (3) and noting that Palmists are nearly always female. Religion Religion People & Relationships:Genderalisations People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
| PALS | Personable And Likeable Soulmates |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| PALTRY | Pathetic Amount, Likely To Revolt You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives Assorted Adjectives |
| PANAMA (3) | Perhaps America's Narcotics Agents Messed About. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| PANDA | Particular About Native Diet, Apparently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| PANTHER | Prowls Around Nature Trails, Heartily Enjoying Raccoons |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals Science:Biology:Animals |
| PANTIES (3) | Protection Against Nighttime Temptation Into Erotic Session |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| PAPER (2) | Parchment Advances Produced Economical Replacement |
Tony Moore Household Objects Household Objects |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Parts Are Primitive - Uplanders Almost Never Encounter Westerners. Generally Upland Inhabitants Not Economically Active. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| PARACHUTE | Persons Abandoning Rushing Aircraft Can Hurtle Uncomfortably To Earth |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| PARACHUTE JUMPING | People Aboard Racing Aircraft Can Hear Umpteen Terrified Exiters Judiciously Uttering Many Prayers - I Need God! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| PARAGUAY | Politically A Republic After Government Under Army Yoke. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| PARALLEL LINES | Partings Are Rigidly Applied, Logical Legalities Exclude Lines Lurching Into Nexus - Eternally Separated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who always wondered why concentric circles do not qualify as 'parallel'. Science:Mathematics:Geometry Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| PARAMEDIC | Patients At Roadside Are Medicated, Eventually Doctors Intervene Clinically |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| PARAMEDIC (2) | Provides Assistance (Road Accident) / (Medical Emergency) & Delivers Into Casualtyward |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| PARASCENDING | Person (And Rope And Speedboat) Can Elevate Nicely, Drifting If Not Gliding |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting Sports & Recreation:Parachuting |
| PARK (3) | Playground Amuses Restless Kids |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Places |
| PARLIAMENT | Politicians Are Rogues Living In A Mendacious Environment, Never Trustworthy! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics Politics |
| PAROLLES | Promises Are Regularly Overturned - Little Loyalty Ever Shown |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well |
| PASCAL | Pressure And Stress Calculations Are Lengthy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| PASSIVE SMOKING | People Around Smokers Should Indicate Vehement Exceptions! Secondary Mischief Often Kills Innocent Non-Gaspers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco Drugs:Tobacco |
| PASSWORD (3) | Private And Secret Spelling Which Operator Requires -- Damn |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| PASSWORD (4) | Perhaps A Security System Which Often Restricts Doorways |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| PASTA | Parboil, Add Sauce - That's All! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| PASTE | Pictures And Simple Text Entered |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| PATHOLOGY | Perusing A Tissue'e Health (Or Lack) Of Geriatrics & Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| PATRICIA | Parenting All Those Rixes Ideally, Caused Inopportune Ageing? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (At times all parents feel prematurely aged!) Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| PATRICIA (11) | Placename Acronyms Tackled Regularly - Is Clan Intensely Acronymic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists Names:Acronymists |
| PATRICK | Picked A Trefoil, Religiously Instructing Celtic King |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Saint Patrick is reputed to have used a shamrock to show the three-in-one nature of the Holy Trinity to an Irish king Religion:Saints Religion:Saints |
| PATRIOT | Person Acclaiming Territorial 'Romance' Is Often Terrorist |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships Military:War & Terrorism Military:War & Terrorism |
| PATTI | Potatoes And Turnips Taste Incredible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:You Are What You Eat Names:You Are What You Eat |
| PATTON | Picture About Truly Terrifying Officer - No? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| PAUSE | Plainly A Uniquely Short Easement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time Time |
| PC | Plastic Crap |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| PC (2) | Pathetic Creation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| PC (3) | Passable Calculators |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| PC (4) | Poor Compromises |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| PCS FOR EVER | Pathetic Computers Sometimes Fail Over Rotten Entrails, Viruses Enter Readily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| PDA | Pointer Directs Actions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (PDA usually stands for Personal Digital Assistant) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers Computers |
| PEACE | Perhaps Enmity's At Complete End |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships Military Military |
| PEACE IN OUR TIME | Pathetic Englishman's Airport Claim. Evil Intentioned Nazis Obviously Unreliable. Resulting Turmoil Involved Millions Exterminated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady History History People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions |
| PEANUT | Paste's Edible And Nutritious Upon Toast |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| PEAR | Preferably Eaten All Runny |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| PEBBLE | Pedestrian Evidently Bashed Boot, Limping Erratically |
Tony McCoy O'Graaaaaady People & Relationships:Disaster People & Relationships:Disaster |
| PEDANT (3) | Picky Extremist Doesn't Accept New Terminologies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, pointing out that pedant is also a term for someone who is too 'pedantic' about matters of grammar and the use of words. People & Relationships:Personality Traits People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| PEDESTRIANS | People Evading Drivers - Eventually Squashed! They're Regularly Included As Newspaper Statistics |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Transport |
| PELICAN | Peculiarly Enlarged 'Lip' Is Convenient As Net |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Birds Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| PENCIL (3) | People Enjoy Nice Colours In 'Leads' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects Household Objects Communication Communication |
| PENCIL (5) | Plumbus's Excluded, Now Carbon's In Lieu |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to PENCIL (4). Pencils have never, ever contained lead. Carbon in the form of graphite has been misnamed for ages. (See PEDANTRY for a correction.) Household Objects Household Objects Communication Communication |
| PENIS (3) | Prominent Erection Needs Immediate Satisfying |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| PENNILESS | Penury's Evident Now, Nincompoop Is Lamenting Every Shilling Spent |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| PEPPER | Piquant Exotic Powder Promises Enjoyable Repast |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments Food & Drink:Condiments |
| PEPPERY | Particularly Explosive & Pungent - Paprika Effectively Reddens You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Condiments Food & Drink:Condiments |
| PEPSICO | People Employed Peddling Sugar In Carbonated Offerings |
Tony McCoke O'Grady Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| PEPSI COLA | Pathetic Emulatory Product, Silly Idea Copying Original Liquid Aliment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks Food & Drink:Drinks |
| PERCIVAL | Perhaps Espied Renowned Chalice In Venerable Arthurian Legend |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| PERDITA | Perilously Exposed. Restored Daughter Is Then Affianced |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Winter's Tale |
| PERFECT (2) | Pun Experts: Ready For Expansions? Call Tony! |
Angela Brett, since Tony's acronyms are generally of very high quality. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| PERICLES | Pathos Endured Results In Complex Life's Eventual Solution |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| PERKS | People Employed Regularly Keep 'Souvenirs' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| PERSEIDS | Particles Entering Remote Stratosphere Emit Illuminations During Summertime. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| PERSONALITY | Property Expressing Real Self Often Not Altogether Liked - Is That You! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| PERSPIRATION | People's Exudations Ret Skin's Pores In Rivulets, Although This Is Often Nasty |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| PERU | Population's Expansion Rises Uphill. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| PETER | Pontiff Eventually To Evangelise Rome |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books Religion:Bible books Religion:Saints Religion:Saints |
| PETER QUINCE | Playwright's Efforts Towards 'Exact' Rehearsals Quite Unarguably Indicate Neurotic Character Elements |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| PETROL | Prehistoric Extinction! This Revolutionised Our Locomotion. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Transport |
| PETRUCHIO | Perversity Effects Taming - Resolution Unfolds Complete Harmony In Opposites |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew |
| PETTER | Person Enamoured Tries Touching Erogenous Regions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| PETTER (2) | Personal Experiences Too Tempestuous? Eschew Revelations! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Patricia responded to his PETTER (and the unsuccessful search on the website for that word) with, 'No personal experience here!) People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| PHIL | 'Philip' Has Identifier Limited |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| PHIL (2) | Praenomen Has Insufficent Letters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Male Names:First names:Male |
| PHILADELPHIA | Portrays Hero's Intriguing Life And Details Evolving Life-Problems. He's Infected - AIDS! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies Entertainment:Movies |
| PHILANTHROPY | Plainly Humanity Is Loved - And Normally This Has Romantic Overtones & Pecuniary Yield |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| PHILIPPINES | People Hated Its Leaders, In Particular People Into Needless Expensive Shoes. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries Places:Countries |
| PHOSPHORUS | Pilots Have Over-Supply. Potentially Hellfire Objects Relayed Unto Scene |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| PHOTOCOPIER | Place Hand On Top Of Copier & One's Palm Is Endlessly Reproduced |
Tony McXerox O'Grady Science:Electronics Science:Electronics |
| PHOTOGRAPH | People Have One Taken Occasionally, Get Ready And Pose Happily |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| PHOTON | Particle Helps One Talk Over Networks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who sincerely hopes that photons operate in fiber-optics Communication Communication Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| PHYSICS | Profession Has Young Scientists Investigating Complex Spaces |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| PIANO (2) | Played In All Nice Orchestras |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| PICARD | Person In Charge Aboard Roving Dreadnaught |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| PICCOLO | Principle Is Clear - Cover Over Little Openings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
| PIECE | Partial Item - Especially Capturing Essence |
Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns Assorted Nouns |
| PIG LATIN (2) | Partially Intelligent Gibberish Leaves Adults Totally Ignorant, Normally |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Linguistics Science:Linguistics |
| PIMPLE | Please Ignore My Pained & Lumpy Epidermis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| PINCH | Patently Idiotic Non-Competent Healer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Comedy Of Errors |
| PINK | Personally, I'm Not Kinky |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| PIRACY | Pernicious Individuals Rob And Cheat You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| PISCES | Pseudo-Intelligent Science Commands Extra Scepticism |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology Religion:Astrology |
| PISSED (4) | Perhaps I Swilled Some Extra Diuretic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs Assorted Verbs |
| PISS OFF | Peabrain, I Suggest Silence! Odious Fatuous Fool! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, still trying to annoy Angela Words & Wordplay:Rudeness Words & Wordplay:Rudeness |
| PISTOL | Petty, Insolent, Small Time Oafish Lout |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV |
| PITH | Particularly Interesting Tropical Helmet |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Clothing Household Objects:Clothing |
| PITH (2) | Peel's Interior Tastes Horrible |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Food & Drink |
| PI TIMES THREE I | Perchance If Thou Inexplicably Mutters Expandable Shoutings, Thou Hasto Really Expand 'Em Immediately! |
Jeff Anonymous ('Immediately' suggested by Tony McCoy O'Grady) rationalizing semi-imaginary rule pi*3i, which states that all things rendered in capitals on the Acronyms fora must be acronymised. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| PI TIMES THREE I (2) | People Ignoring To Immediately Make Expansions Should Try Harder - Rendering Expansions Educates Individuals. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see PI TIMES THREE I) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| PITSLIGO | People In Tube Straphang - 'Look, I'm Gently Oozing!' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Pitsligo is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'Part of traditional mating rite. During the first hot day of spring, all the men in the tube start giving up their seats to ladies and staphanging. The purpose of pitsligo is for them to demonstrate their manhood by displaying the wet patches under their arms.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
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