A Punster Reworks Old Names - You May Smile
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Angela Brett, when she was supposed to be having lunch with Steve but ended up in the PABX room of TVNZ while he fixed routers or somesuch. Communication |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking of the 'party line' telephones of days gone by. Communication |
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Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
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Jeff Anonymous (Reflecting on the lack in Telnet of the encryption found in SSH) Computers:Internet |
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Angela Brett - I occasionally check my email using a telnet client, and many of the necessary POP commands have four letters and a message number. Computers:Internet |
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Rico Leffanta Science:Meteorology Science:Physics |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
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Jan Morgan - a beautiful sacred building dedicated to learning eternal truths Religion Places:Buildings People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
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Jan Morgan, referring to the rat in Charlotte's Web Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | TEMPO | Tackles Emotive Motion, Pacing Opportunity |
Jan Morgan Entertainment:Music |
| 86% | TEMPUS | This Evil Man Plans to Undo Superman! |
Angela Brett, referring to Tempus, a villain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman who tried to go back in time and kill Superman as a baby. Entertainment:TV shows |
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TMcCO'G Time |
| 100% | TEN | This Exceeds Nine. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
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Jan Morgan -- Boy Scout rank Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
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Jan Morgan - Civil War Conflicts Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | TENORS | They Emit Notes Of Rare Sweetness |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | TENS | Twenty = Eleven + Nine. Score! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | TENS (2) | Thirty = Eleven + Nineteen. September! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Thirty days in September. 3 TENS! Time Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | TENT | Trampers Erect Neat Tarpaulin |
Angela Brett Places Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | TEQUILA | Taking Excessive Quantities Usually Induces Lasting Addiction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | TERBIUM | This Exhibits Rare Behaviour - It's Unusual, Magnetically. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | TERMINATE | Terrible Ending Reaches Massive Inferiority/Insensitivity/Incompatibility, Never Again To Engage |
Jan Morgan Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | TERMINATOR | Thinks Every Republican Mind: If Now Austrian Takes Office - Rapture! |
Chris Kjelgaard Entertainment:Movies Politics |
| 100% | TERMINATOR (2) | True Election Reporting Media Ignores - Naturally, Actor's Talks Overly Recorded! |
Chris Kjelgaard Entertainment:Movies Politics |
| 100% | TERMITES | These Entities Readily Munch It 'Til Everything's Sawdust |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Insects |
| 100% | TERMS AND CONDITIONS | They Explicitly Restrict Mature Signers' Actions. Never Disobey Commands, Or No Deal! In Truth, Individuals Often Nonchalantly Skim. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | TERRY | Towelling - Envelope Robe Round Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects |
| 100% | TERTIARY | Trained Educators Resolve To Inform Arrogant & Resentful Youths |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, remarking that the same resentful youths go through the entire educational process ;-) Education |
| 100% | TESSA JOWELL | Telling Everyone's Sob Story And Just Off With External Leader's Lolly |
John Richard Jones Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| 100% | TEST | Topical Examination - Scoring Time! |
Angela Brett, inspired by one of her lecturers calling tests 'opportunities to score.' Education |
| 100% | TEST (3) | Trial Every Single Thing |
Angela Brett, while testing the submission form. Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | TEST (4) | Tune Expansions! Subdue Trials! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | TESTES | Tickle 'Em Sexily & They'll Eject Sperm |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 90% | TESTICLES | They Engineer Sperm That Is Coitally Leaked, Enveloped in Semen. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | TESTIMONY | True Emotional Strong Testimony, In My Own Notions, Yearning |
Jan Morgan - our feelings of what we know and believe to be true in our own eyes and the hope of it Religion Communication |
| 100% | TESTIS | This Emits Sperm To Inseminate Someone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 92% | TEST RESULTS | The Eventual Score's Tallied, Rendering Each Student Unsympathetically 'Learned' or 'Totally Stupid'. |
Angela Brett Education |
| 91% | TETRAQUARK | The Experiment That Revealed A Quixotic Unstable Arrangement Ran at KEK. |
Angela Brett Science:Physics:Particles |
| 83% | TEXAS | Tea's Energies e-Xhumed, Alamos Stand |
Jan Morgan -- Tea is a nickname for Oil Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | TEXAS (2) | They Enthuse Xaggeratingly About Size! |
Tony Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | THAILAND | They Had Army Insurrections Lately, Although Now Democratic. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | THAISA | Temple Holds An Interesting Surprise Announcement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| 100% | THALIARD | Tyrants Henchman's Always Late In Arriving... Right Dastard! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Pericles Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Pericles |
| 100% | THALLIUM | This Heavy Atom, Like Lead, Is Ultra-Malign. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | THANKS | They Have Announced Nice Kind Sentiments. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| 100% | THANKS! | This Has Angela Nearly Kissing Steve! |
Angela Brett, when Steve Wozniak bought her an iBook to replace her lost PowerBook 1400cs (see RANSOM) Computers |
| 92% | THANKSGIVING | They Had All Now Knelt, Singing Gratitude (Including Venerable 'Indian' Natives) to God |
TMcCO'G Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | THANKS, I HAD A GREAT TRIP... NOW TO CATCH UP ON A BAJILLION APRONYM SUBMISSIONS. | The Holiday Aftermath... Now Kiwi Sits In Home And Diligently Adds Great Recent Expansions, All The Time Remembering In-Person Networking On World Tour. Office Calls Angela To Code Humbly Using PCs, Oh, Not Again! But Apple Junket Invigorated Language-Learning Ideas Of Next Application Program! Regrettably Only Nighttime Yield -- Maybe Someday, Unfettered By Monetary Imperative Seeking Salary, I'll Output New Software. |
Angela Brett, on returning from a 103 day trip which began with Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference. At WWDC I found out about several things in the next version of Mac OS X which will be very useful for my next COCOA app, but as I have to go back to my WINDOWS job to replenish my bank account after such a long trip, I won't have much time to actually write the app. Computers:Programming Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 100% | THANK YOU | That 'Happybirthday' Acronym Noted Keenly. Years Overtaking Unbelievably |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TONY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | THANK YOU! | True, Hearty Appreciation Now! Kindness You Offer: Unexpected! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. THANK YOU! Angela Brett for both of your VERY ENCOURAGING e-mails. THANK YOU! to all of the APRONYMISTS who continually engage my mind in new, unexpected ways. Communication |
| 100% | THANK YOU VERY MUCH | This Here Acknowledgement Notes Kindness You Offered Unbidden. Valiantly-Earned Remarks You Might Uneasily Call 'Hokum' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Many people indicate that gratitude is unnecessary, or overstated) People & Relationships |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| 87% | THAT'S NOT FUNNY | This (is) Horrid And Thoroughly Superfluous. Never Offer Thoughts Founded Upon Nasty Notions (of) Yours |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Laughter |
| 100% | THE | That Hitherto Explained... |
Angela Brett Main |
| 100% | THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER | Take Heed Everyone And Carefully Read Our Necessary Yardstick Manifesto (Imaginary Sometimes - Theoretical Sometimes) Contained Herein Are Rules That Everybody Recognises |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the set of imaginary rules described at http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=1006583985 Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | THE ACRONYM TIMES | This Habitual Email Announces Creative Ramblings Of Nutters. Your Masterpiece Titillates Intelligent Minds Everywhere, Supposedly. |
Angela Brett, as a subject for an email about the latest acronyms. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THE ACRONYM TIMES (2) | This Here Epistle Always Contains Recently Originated Novelties. You Might Try Inventing More Examples Soon. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
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Rico Leffanta Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
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Rico Leffanta Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THE ACRONYM TIMES (5) | Tony Has Expectations Angela'll Challenge Rico Over Nonsense. You're Meant To Indicate "Make Expansions Sensible". |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in a reply to an issue of THE ACRONYM TIMES which featured an acronym of Rico's which didn't seem to make sense. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THE ACRONYM TIMES (6) | Take Heed Everyone And Carefully Read Our New Year Message That Itemises Many Extraordinary 'Spansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THE ACRONYM TIMES (7) | Take Heed Everybody, As Calendar Rolls Over Newyear, You're Meant To Invent More Expansions, Surely? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
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Angela Brett, when Tony complained that the acronym forums (http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/start.cgi?id=acronyms) said he'd posted something in NZST, when he only does things in BST or GMT. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
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Angela Brett (Theaetetus - try saying that six times fast - was the first to study octahedrons and icosahedrons.) Science:Mathematics:Mathematicians |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THE AMAZING IRISH SINGING FROG | This Happy Electronic Amphibian Masterfully Adds Zest In Novel Gift I Received. I Smiled, Hearing Singing - Including Name Given. Ingeneous Numbercrunching Generates Forté Ribbits Of Goodwill. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing, describing a HyperCard stack featuring an amazing Irish singing frog which Tony made for Angela on her birthday. Computers:Programming Time:Special Occasions |
| 100% | THE APRONYMS TIMES | Tony Has Engineered 'A Propos' Reference Onto Name, Your Meaning (Shorter) Thus Imitates Meaning (Expanded) Somehow. |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | THE APRONYMS TIMES (2) | Tony Has Engineered 'A Propos' Reference Onto Name, Your Meaning Shouldn't Turn Into Muck Expansion->Skeleton |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | THE APRONYM TIMES | Targeting Humans Enjoying Apronyms: Publicly Revealing Original Nomenclature You May Think Is Mightily Effective - Semimonthly! |
Gavin Lambert, when the ACRONYMS website was renamed APRONYMS in order to be more specific, and THE ACRONYM TIMES needed a new name too. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
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Jan Morgan - Boy Scout Adventure Camp to sail 100 year old ship Transport Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | THEATER | This House Exposes Audiencde To Excellent Repertoire |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment Places:Buildings |
| 92% | THEATER OF WAR | Tool Holding Exciting Archive That Enables Researchers Obtain (From Web-based Application) Results |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition |
| 100% | THEATRE | The Hospital's Experts Amputate Threatened / Ruined Extremeties |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Places:Buildings |
| 100% | THE BASTARD | Through His Elevation Becomes A Swaggering Tartar - Afterwards Rouses Defenders |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
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Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions |
| 100% | THE BIBLE | Truly Heaven Exists, Because In Book Lies Evidence |
Angela Brett Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | THE BIBLE (2) | Truly Heaven's Exit, Because In Book, Lies Evident |
Angela Brett, to go with THE BIBLE Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | THE BIG GOOSE AT WAWA | This Here Exceptionally Big, Interesting Goose Gets Only One Spot, Enticing Attentive Tourists. What A Wonderful Area! |
Patricia Rix (Wawa is the town in NW Ontario where the road turns to take you to the West. The Canada Goose statue is made of small metal plates.) Places:Landmarks |
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Patricia Rix (Sudbury is a mining city in the North which besides the big nickel, the underground mine tours and the country song "Sudbury Saturday Night" by Stompin' Tom Connors, boasts a fantastic hands-on science museum with a seismograph and also an underground lab for capturing and studying neutrinos.) Places:Landmarks |
| 100% | THE BIRDS | Typical Hitchcock Enterprise Brings Intense, Remarkably Directed Scenes. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THE BOY WHO LIVED | Tiny Harry's Event, Boggle Of Yesterday, When He's Obviously Loved, Invites Victory, Ends Disaster |
Jan Morgan -- Harry Potter phrase Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| 100% | THE BYE-LAW | Take Heed - Exclude Believing Yourself Exempt :- Law Applies Whenever! |
Tony, when Angela mentioned some already expanded apronyms on the forums, to which the rule that IF YOU PUT A WORD IN CAPS YOU MUST ACRONYMISE IT applies, unless we have a new rule, or bye-law. Maybe - just maybe - we could allow that if one provides pointers to already created expansions one could be deemed to be compliant. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THE CLASSROOM | Teacher Has Evident Control - Learners Assemble, Some Studying Regularly, Others Openly Messing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Places:Buildings |
| 100% | THE CORRS | Those Heavenly Earthlings - Champions Of Rock & Roll Siblings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | THE CORRS (2) | The Have Excellently Crooned Outside Regular Recording Studios |
Angela Brett, who has a recording of The Corrs singing live and thinks it sounds just as good as their studio recordings. Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 91% | THE CRANBERRIES TRADERS | Timbre Has Enchanting Characteristics, Ridiculous-thinkers Await New Bootlegs Eagerly & Really Rare Items are Expensive - Singles, Too, Require Ample Dough, Especially Rarer Songs. |
Angela Brett - Ridiculous-thinkers is a reference to the people on the Ridiculous Thoughts mailing list, a discussion/trading list about the Irish band The Cranberries. Entertainment:Music Commerce |
| 100% | THE DOG HATES THE CAT | They Have Enmities Developed Over Generations, Huge Antipathies That Exceed Specification - They Have Eternally Chased And Tumbled |
TMcCO'G Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | THE ENSIGN | Truths Here Emerges, Enriching Nourishment Surely Is Good News |
Jan Morgan -- Magazine for LDS adults Religion Communication:Periodicals |
| 100% | THE FRIEND | Truths Heard Engaged For Reading In, Enriching News Daily |
Jan Morgan - Magazine for LDS children Religion Communication:Periodicals |
| 100% | THE GAMBIA | They Heavily Export Groundnuts - And Most Business Is Agricultural. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | THE GAME | Teenage Hookers Erotically Garbed Await Mens' Enquiries |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 93% | THE GATES OF HELL | Typical Horrid Evildoer, Generally A Terrifying Extortioner. Sickened On Finding His Explorer (is) Little Liked |
Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
| 100% | THE GRAPES OF WRATH | Truly Historic Epic. Graphic Representation As Poverty Erodes Spirit Of Farm Workers Reduced - Absolutely - To Hunger. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THE GREAT ESCAPE | Tunnels Headed Everywhere. Germans, Ridiculed, Eventually Arrange That Eccentric Steve Couldn't Achieve Perfect Escape. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THE HOBBIT | The Hopelessly Egotistical Hoary Old Bilbo Baggins's Ingenious Tale |
Carl Brett Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:The Lord of the Rings |
| 100% | THEIST | Trusts Heaven-Eternal Is Surely There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion |
| 100% | THE LAST UNICORN | Turned Human, Experienced Love, And She Tackled Unchallenged Nemesis. Innumerable Captive Others Released Next. |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THE LORD OF THE RINGS | Travellers Have Escapades! Look Out, Ringbearer - Danger Often Faces Those Heading East. Remaining Innocently Noble Guarantees Success. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:The Lord of the Rings |
| 100% | THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2) | Tale Has Extremely Long Opening; Rapidly Develops Once Frodo, The Hero, Enters Rivendell. Is Notoriously Grandiose Saga. |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Book Titles Art & Literature:The Lord of the Rings |
| 100% | THE MAD IRISHMAN | Tony Has Eccentric Methods And Does Ingeneous Reptile Impersonations - Singing Happybirthday & Mentioning Angela's Name. |
Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing (see THE AMAZING IRISH SINGING FROG) The Mad Irishman, or TMI, is a term coined by TOO (The Other One, a.k.a Angela's sister) often used to refer to Tony. Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | THE MASTER'S TOUCH | To Have Edifying Moral Advantages. So Talented. Engages Reliabe Savior's Trust Of Understanding Choices, Hopeful |
Jan Morgan -- the poem which reminds us: The worth of a soul is great by the touch of the masters hand Art & Literature |
| 100% | THEME PARK | These Have Entertained Many Escapists, Particularly Adults Reliving Kiddiehood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places Entertainment |
| 100% | THE NEW ERA | Truths Heard Emerges News, Enriches With Eagerness Reaching Adolescents |
Jan Morgan -- magazine for LDS Teens Religion Communication:Periodicals |
| 100% | THEN WHAT? | Total Headrest Ensues. Not What Horny Angela Thought! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela mentioned that she wanted to finish an email and get to bed before midnight, but she only had 9 minutes left - Tony said "Don't worry, the hero always arrives just before the clock on the bomb has ticked down to zero. Expect a tall dark stranger to burst into your room any minute now." To which Angela replied "And whisk me to bed in the nick of time? Then what?!" so Tony responded with this acronym. Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | THE OLYMPICS | Their Historic Events, Old Legacy Yields Memories, Plays In Contest Sports |
Jan Morgan Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | THEOREM | Truth Here Established Of Reusable Entities Mathematical |
Samuel C. Perhaps ‘elements’ over ‘entities’. Science |
| 100% | THEORY | Tony's Heir Emulates Oldman's Rowdy Yappings |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett, theorising on TRICKERTREAT's identity. Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters |
| 100% | THEORY (2) | Treating How Everything's Organised & Related, Yeas? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science |
| 100% | THE PLAN | Take Heed Embrace Purposeful Life, A Necessity |
Jan Morgan -- Name of a music CD of The Osmonds Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | THE RAPIST | Telling Him Everything Regarding A Painful Incident's Superfluous Torture. |
Angela Brett, to contrast THERAPIST People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | THERAPIST | Telling H(im/er) Everything Regarding A Painful Incident Subdues Trauma |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | THERAPY | The 'Healing' Equals Reliving A Painful Youth |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 94% | THE REAL SANTA CLAUS | The Happy Elves Registered Employer, A Loaded Sleigh, A Night Travelling Across Clouds, Loads All Up-hung Stockings |
? Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| 93% | THERE IS NO SPOON | "They" Have Everything Replicated Electronically, It Seems. Nothing's Objective - Some Program's Operating Our Non-existence |
TMcCO'G, referring to the quote from the movie 'The Matrix' Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THERSITES | Thinks Harlot Essentially Responsible, She Initiated The Entire Siege |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Troilus and Cressida |
| 82% | THESAURUS | The Handy Encyclopaedia of Synonyms Acronymisers Use Religiously in Unusual Situations. |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | THESAURUS (2) | To Help Expansion Setters - A Useful Resource - Use Studiously. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | THESAURUS (3) | Tony Has Exceptional Skills, And Uses Reference Utility Sometimes. |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay |
| 100% | THESEUS | Thinks Hippolyta Extra Special - Eventually Union Succeeds |
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 |
| 100% | THESEUS (2) | Thinks He Evidently Should Execute Unsuccessful Suitor |
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 |
| 100% | THE SIMS | Try Humorous Experiments. Simulated Individuals Manufacture Statistics. |
Sean Lamb Computers |
| 100% | THE SIMS (2) | Ten Houses? Extremely Small If Many Sims! |
SeaHen Computers:Games |
| 100% | THE SIMS (3) | Try Having Every Sim In Motion Simultaneously! |
In The Sims, time passes only for one household at a time Computers:Games |
| 100% | THESIS | Take Heed! Everything Stated Is Stolen. |
Roger Williams Art & Literature Education |
| 94% | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | This Had Emetic Scenes. One Utterly Nerve-Deadeningly Offensive Film Made Use (of) Singing, Irritating, Children. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 93% | THESSALONIANS | Take Heart. Existent Sufferings Surely Are Limited. Only Never Indulge Anxious, Non-useful Speculation. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| 89% | THE STING | Triple-crossing Heroes Execute Scheme That Involves Nasty Guys. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | THE SUN | Titillating Headlines, Excessive Sport, Unnecessary Nudity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Periodicals |
| 100% | THE TITLE | The Handling Element That Intrinsicly, Tersely, Laughlingly Encapsulates. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, during a discussion of the title of this stack. Communication |
| 100% | THE ULTIMATE ACRONYM | The Highest Expansion Uses Large Talent - I'll Make A Toast, Every Acronym Creator Rejoice! Our Newest Yield's Magnificent! |
Angela Brett, when Tony used 'The Ultimate Acronym' as the subject line of an email announcing that he and Patricia had thought of an acronym for EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THEULTIMATENONVIOLENTMAN | Tested Humanly: Evidence Undeniable! Life -Trouncing Insidiously Murdering: Against! Test Evidence: New Opportunities: Nullify Violence. Is Obvious! Life Exists New! Trusting Man Almighty Now! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships |
| 94% | THE WAY THINGS ARE | To Have an Easier World And Yet To Have Interesting New Glitches Shows A Reasoning Error |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| 86% | THE WHO | Trashed Hotels. Eventually Walloped by Heroin Overdose. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | THE WHOLE SHEBANG | Terribly Huge Expansion: Worldly Hours Of Liquiditity Expunged Simply. Horrible Expansion Be Alliterative, Nice, Good. |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to the forum thread at http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/list.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&root=984136095 Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums |
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