A Propos Re-stressing Of Notions Your Meaning Shares
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| 100% | THE WORK AND THE GLORY | Trials Had Endured. Was Of Restored Knowledge. Abilties Nurtured, Destinations Tried, Hardships Encountered, Gatherings Led Of Regions Yonder |
Jan Morgan -- name of a series of books and a movie Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE | To Honour Eve, Youngsters Expect Annual Revelry Or Feasts That Help Enhance Some New Asp Kissing Escapades |
Rico Leffanta (Tet - the Chinese New Year 'The Year of The Snake' commences when Bush takes office, January 20, 2001) Time Politics |
| 100% | THEY GOT SOME! | This Heavenly Establishment Yesterday Generally Omitted The Stuff - Obvious Mindreading Evident. |
Angela Brett, because the day after the NO ICED COFFEE incident, she found that the cafe did have WAVE ICED COFFEE. Food & Drink:Drinks |
| 100% | THICKO | They Have Intellect Completely Kicked Out |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | THICKOS | Technical Hiccups In Communications Keeping Out Support |
John Richard Jones People & Relationships:Insults |
| 100% | THINGAMAJIG | This Humorous Invented - Name Given A Major Appliance: Jig! It's Good! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. (see FAIL SAFE!) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | THINGAMAJIG (2) | Tool: Humorous Invented - Name: Gamajig! Adjusts/Annihilates Major/Minor Appliances/Advances! Jiffy/Jig! It's Good! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Commerce:Companies:SIRC |
| 100% | THINGAMAJIG (3) | Tool Handy Invention! Name Good: Amajig! Major/Minor Adjust/Annihilate! Jiffy/Jig! It's Good! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words Commerce:Companies:SIRC |
| 100% | THINK | To Have Idea, Needing Knowledge |
Gavin Lambert [Prerequisites of thinking are something to think about and some related knowledge to connect it to] People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | THINK (2) | To Hate IBM's Not Known |
Sean Lamb (IBM's slogan in the early 1980s was "THINK"; now that they're pouring money and development into Linux, they're the good guys again) Computers |
| 93% | THINK DIFFERENT | This Here Is Not Kulture! Despite Initial Feelings For Especially Refined and Encapsulated Net Terminology. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | THINK DIFFERENT (2) | The HyperCard I Now Know Deserves Its Furtherance, For Everybody's Relief Engage Newer Thinking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in a letter to Steve Jobs telling him not to drop HyperCard. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | THINKING CAP | This Headgear Improves New Knowledge Ingestion, Nicely Generates Creativity And Perspicacity. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | THIN MINTS | Tasty Heavenly Item Naturally Melts In Nibbling Tastebuds, Sensational |
Jan Morgan -- #1 Seller in Girl Scout Cookies Food & Drink:Confectionery Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 86% | THIRTY | Three Hundred (In Reciprocals of Ten) Yes? |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Numbers |
| 100% | THIRTY = FRIENDS! | Thirty (Halves {Initial = Remotest - Two} Year) = Four (Regeneration Increases!) + Eleven + Nine Down + Six! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Sum 30-Day Month Numbers: 4(April)+6(June)+9(September)+11(November)=10+20=30 (!) One of my original discoveries when I was less than 45. (Halves {Initial = Remotest - Two} Year): First Half of Year ==>(Initial=4) = (Remotest=6) - 2. Last Half of Year ==>(Initial=9) = (Remotest=11) - 2."Four (Regeneration Increases!) Spring starts late in Three (21 March 2003 in N. Hemisphere)." "Nine\Down\ Down!=Fall! in September." Science:Mathematics Time |
| 100% | THIS END UP | Take Heed! If Swallowed Ensure Non-Digestion - Upchuck Promptly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to go with OTHER END UP* Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | THIS IS ALL LIES | Truth Here Is Suspect! I Shan't Allow Little Lousy Liars Invent Exaggerated Stories. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 92% | THIS IS STUPID | That Humbug Is Silly. I Suggest Stop Talking Until (you) Properly Inspect Dictionary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 86% | THIS IS STUPID (2) | That Humbug Is Silly, I Suggest. Such Tripe is an Utterly Presumptuous Inane Diatribe. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | THIS IS WHAT I MEAN! | Take Heed! I'm Still Immeasureably Superior, Wanting Happiness Always. To Increase My Exacerbation: Absolutely, Not! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | THIS IS WHAT I MEAN! (2) | This Hear! I Said I Scoff Workers Haplessly Assuming That I Meant: Enventually! Absolutely, Now! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET | Tells How Innocent Swine Learn In Time That Life Exerts Pressure. It's Go! Go! You Wanna Eat - No - Travel To Outdoor Market - Arghh! Resolution Keeps Exacting Toll! |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| 100% | THIS TOO SHALL PASS | Things Happen. It's Silly To Overreact Openly. Some Hold A Little Leisurely Patience Actually Smooths Sensitivities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | THOMAS | Totally Honest Observant Man, Ambitious Soul |
Jan Morgan -- someone I know Names:First names:Male |
| 87% | THOMAS CRANMER | Through Henry's Order Made Archbishop (of) See (of) Canterbury. Religious Ascetic Needs Monarch's Entreaties & Rescue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VIII Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VIII |
| 100% | THORIUM | This Has Only Rare Industrial Uses, Mostly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | THOSE | This Has One Silly Expansion. |
Angela Brett Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THOUGHTS TO PAPER | To Hand On Unusually Good Headwork To Subordinates Type Out Paragraphs Aptly. Practice Eschewing Repetition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| 100% | THREAD | Take Heed - Rarely Eaten At Dinnertime! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| 100% | THREAD (2) | This Has Roughage - Eat And Defecate! |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?) |
| 100% | THREADBARE | Teddy's Hair's Ragged, Effete And Depleted... Balding After Repeated Embraces. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| 100% | THREADBEAR | This Has Really Evocative Associations Dearest Bedtime/ Evening Associate's Ragged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to THREADBARE Household Objects:Threads & Fabric |
| 100% | THREAD LIST | To Help Readers Enjoy Acronymising, Do Let's Inspire Silly Thoughts. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the thread list on the Acronyms forums at http://www.co.nz/cgi/forums/start.cgi?id=acronyms Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | THREAD LIST (2) | Things Have Reached Extremely Abysmal Depths. List Interest Subsides Terminally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | THREAD LIST (3) | This Has Reached Ennui And Desperation. List Is Singularly Tiresome. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | THREAD LIST (4) | That's Horrible... Readers, Enter A Delightful Line Into Said Threadlist. |
Angela Brett, in response to THREAD LIST (3). Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 100% | THREAD LIST (5) | Truly Horrific, Right? Egads, A Deserted List Insanitizes, Senilizes, Tires. |
Jeff Anonymous Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 93% | THREE BLIND MICE | They Had Run Everywhere, Evidently, But Lacked I-sight, Now Dairyman's Mate Is Curtailing Each |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| 100% | THREE-LETTER ACRONYM | The Herein Reported Emergence, Even -- Let's Elaborate -- Tho' Tonily, Evanescently Reported, Appropriately Chopped. Right On! Now You're Mystified? |
Chin Shih Tang. (see TLA) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | THREE M | They Have Raped Earth's Environment, Mercilessly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (This is probably libellous, but it occurred to me - in the bathroom - that Minnesota Metal and Manufacturing has moved on a lot as it is now making throat medicine) Commerce:Companies Science:Environment |
| 100% | THREE MEN IN A BOAT | This Humourous Raconteur Enjoys Entertaining Meander. Every Nautical Incident Necessitates Amusing Banter. Outrageously Antic Trip! |
Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Jerome K. Jerome Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| 100% | THRIVE | To Healthily & Robustly Increase Volume Encompassed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology |
| 100% | THROMBOSIS | The Heart Rarely Outlives Massive Bloody Objects Stuck In Stream |
Bern Dell Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 86% | THRONE | The Haughty Royal Owner Nestles in Extravagance |
Angela Brett Politics:Royalty |
| 100% | THROW A SICKY | The Head Rep's Off Work, Apparently Slackitis. It Could Kill You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 100% | THROW UP | Tummy, Having Rejected Offering, Will UpChuck Promptly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 88% | THULIUM | This Hardly Ubiquitous Lanthanide's Irradiation is Used Medicinally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | THUNDER | Terrifying Heavy Unpleasant Noise, Deep, Echoing & Reverberating |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | THUNDER (2) | The Heavens Unusually Noisy. Dramatic Energy Released. |
Edwin Hermann Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | THUNDER (3) | Thundering High. Uncontrolled Noisily Discharges Electricity Radiantly! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | THUNDER (4) | Truth: Hold Uplift New Decisive Elevating Revelation! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication |
| 100% | THUNDER (5) | Top: Holdup Unwanted New Discoveries! Exit Reason! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication |
| 100% | THURSDAY | Thirsty, Hungover, Unsettled, Really Sick? Drink's Assailing You. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Weekdays |
| 100% | THWARTS | To Have Women Act Responsibly, Touch Softly |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | THYME | This Herb You Must Eat |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| 100% | TIA MARIA | Thanks In Advance, My Appreciative Reaction Is Anticipated. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | TICINO | The Italian Canton... If Not Orally |
Angela Brett (while Italian is the official language of Ticino and is used for written communication, a lot of people there speak Ticinese) Places:States & Regions |
| 75% | TICKET | Typed Indication of Connectivity Kinship for Electronic Terminal |
Angela Brett, when Tony asked whether he'd need tickets in order to communicate with Angela's new (and superior to Tony's) Mac. Communication |
| 100% | TICKLISH | Touching It Causes Kinky Laughter, I'm Sensitive Here |
TMcCO'G Laughter |
| 100% | TICKS | Terrible Insect Creates Knockout Sauce |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
| 100% | TICK TOCK | Time Is Counting Kisses Total Omits Candy Kisses |
Rico Leffanta Time |
| 100% | TID BIT | This Is Dumb, But It's Tasty! |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | TIDE | Then It Does Ebb. |
Roger Williams Time Science:Astronomy Places:Waterways |
| 100% | TIE THE KNOT | Twosome Is Expressing Their Heartfelt Emotions, Knowing Nothing Of Trouble. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | TIFF | This Interrupts Firm Friendship |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 100% | TIFF (2) | Taciturness Increases Following Friction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 100% | TIFF (3) | Tiny Infuriating Feisty Fight |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships |
| 100% | TIFFANY | Treasure In Fabulous Friendly Attributes, Nurturing Yield |
Jan Morgan - someone I know Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | TIFFANYS CAFE | There Is Fine Food, Although Nothing You Should Carry Aboard For Eating |
Angela Brett, when the INTERCITY BUS she was on stopped there for a meal break. We're not supposed to bring any food aboard the bus. Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 100% | TIFFANYS CAFE (2) | This Intercity Fare Found A Nice Yummy Satay Chicken (Amid Flaky Encasement) |
Angela Brett, who ate a satay pie when she was there. Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 100% | TIGER | This Is Greatly Enhanced. Really! |
Sean Lamb (Tiger is Apple's code name for the Mac OS X 10.4 update) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Software Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | TIGER (2) | The Insanely Great Expected Release |
Angela Brett (Tiger is the code-name for Mac OS X 10.4.) Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | TIGER (3) | This Is Generating Extra Revenue. |
Tony (Tiger is the code-name for Mac OS X 10.4.) Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 100% | TIGER (4) | Tries In Great Effort, Receptive |
Jan Morgan -- Cub Scout rank Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 100% | TIGERS | They Inhabit Grasslands Eating Reckless Stragglers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | TIGGER | This Individual's Great! Getting Extra Rebound |
Tigger McCoy O'Grady - who is also bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy - Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Art & Literature:Fictional Characters |
| 100% | TILTED | Thing Is Listing To Extreme Degree |
TMcCO'G Places:Positions & Directions |
| 100% | TIME | This Is My Expertise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who can do ALMOST ANYTHING, given TIME and ENCOURAGEMENT. Time |
| 100% | TIME (2) | This Is My Entry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela said 'give me time!' and he did. Time |
| 100% | TIME (3) | To Invent More Expansions |
Angela Brett, when she didn't have any Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Time |
| 100% | TIME (4) | Transitory. Imminent: Measureless Eternity! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Time |
| 100% | TIME (5) | Trust In Memory Expansion! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Speaking about my ability as an apronymist. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Time People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | TIME (6) | Temporal Illusion Measured Exactly |
Bruce Siegel Time |
| 100% | TIME (7) | Ticking In Motion Evolves |
Jan Morgan Time |
| 0% | TIME FOR BED, OR NOT? | This Is My Evening Fight Of Reasoning... Being Excited, (I) Don't Often Respect Notifications Of Tiredness. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | TIMER | Timer Increments Minute Entities Repeatedly |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Time Science:Electronics |
| 100% | TIME SAVERS | These Innovative Machines Enable Someone Avoid Valuable Energy / Resource Squandering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Time Science:Electronics |
| 91% | TIMETABLES | They Impede My Education - Trying to Add Blimin' Lectures Exasperates Students. |
Angela Brett, who is annoyed at how difficult it is to take more than two papers at a time without having timetable clashes. Time Education |
| 91% | TIM HORTON'S | This Is My Hideaway, Our Rustic Tea-room Of National Significance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Patricia then wrote "Not bad, though you couldn't hide in a Tim Horton's.") Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 100% | TIM HORTON'S (2) | There I Meet Hordes Of Relaxing Townspeople (Or Nobody, Sometimes) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 100% | TIMON | Truly Is Miser's Opposite Number |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Timon of Athens |
| 100% | TIMOTHY | This Is My Offering To Help You. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | TIMOTHY MCVEIGH | Terrible, In My Opinion, Terrorist. Horrible. Y Mcveigh Caboomed, Victims Enquire? I Guess Hatred. |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett Names:Famous people |
| 93% | TIMOTHY MCVEIGH (2) | This Is Monstrously Outrageous! Those Horrible Yankees Murder Criminals - Violating Every Individual's God-given Humanity. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
| 75% | TIN | Ten Isotopes (occur) Naturally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | TIN (2) | Tenth Increment Noted |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the tin (10th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | TIN (3) | Trust's Important Now |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | TINA TURNER | Trusted Ike, Now Alone. Totally Uninhibited, Rather Naughty, Emotional Rocker |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | TINGLE | Tension Is Now Growing - Likewise Excitement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 100% | TINKER | Trusting In Nice King's Effective Rulings |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | TINTERN ABBEY | Tragedy Involves Nobles, Tem Eruption Retaliates Noxiously, Annihilates, Bitter Babies Explosions, Yesterday |
Jan Morgan - refering to King Henry the 8th's destructive rampage of terror Places:Buildings History |
| 100% | TIP | This Information's Pertinent |
Angela Brett Communication |
| 100% | TIP (2) | The Insider: "Psssst..." |
Angela Brett Commerce Communication |
| 100% | TIP (3) | To Incline Precariously |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | TIP (4) | Thanks, Inexperienced Porter! |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| 100% | TIP (5) | Terminates In Point |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | TIPS | They Indicate Potential Savings |
Angela Brett Communication |
| 100% | TIPS (2) | There Isn't Page Searching |
Angela Brett, thinking that perhaps the person who searched for 'tips' on the Acronyms website was looking for the acronymising tips at http://acronyms.co.nz/tips.html, but didn't find them because the search engine only searches in the acronyms, not the other pages. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
| 100% | TIPS (3) | This Is Practically Secret |
Patricia Rix (referring to 'tips' one might get at the racetrack, or about the stock market) Communication |
| 100% | TIPS (4) | Those Intensely Pointed Sections |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | TIP: SUCCESS | Trustworthy Individuals Possess Skills Unusual: Caring Communicating/Counting! Enjoy Sweet Success! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | TIPTOP | There Is Pizazz To Our Paraoa |
Angela Brett (Tiptop is a company which makes bread, and other foods. Paraoa is Maori for bread.) Commerce:Companies Food & Drink |
| 100% | TIPTOP (2) | There Is Perfection To One's Performance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | TIP TOP FASHION | This Is Popular Television? Obviously Passe Fools Advise Silly Housewives In Obtaining "Novelty' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking of TV's many 'makeover' shows where people are advised on how to look good for little expense, and usually end up looking dreadful Entertainment:TV shows People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
| 100% | TIRE | This Is Really Exhausting! |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | TIRED | The Instinct's Rest... Eyelids Droop. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | TIRED (2) | Time! Immediate Rest! Energise! Delay! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | TIRED (3) | Take Immediate Rest, Enjoy Dreaming |
Angela Brett, inspired by TIRED (2) Assorted Adjectives |
| 83% | TITAN | Tentatively Interior's Terrestrial-ish, Atmosphere's Nitrogen. |
Angela Brett Science:Astronomy |
| 88% | TITANIA | Tricked Into Thinking Ass-headed Nick Is Appealing |
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% | TITANIC | The Iceberg That, Amazingly, Nudged Into Cruiser. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport History People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 100% | TITANIC (2) | Total Indifference Triggered A Needless Iceberg Collision. |
Roger Williams Transport History People & Relationships:Disaster |
| 89% | TITANIUM | Transplanting of Inert Titanium Alloys Nowadays Is Useful Medically. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | TITHE | Tenth Income To Him Eternal |
Jan Morgan - blessings coming when this is submitted to the Lord Religion Commerce:Money |
| 88% | TITHING | Tenth Income To Him, Initiates Never-ending Good |
Jan Morgan - the act to tithe for the Lords Kingdom Religion Commerce:Money |
| 100% | TITS | The Infant Thirstily Suckles |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | TITS (2) | They 'Inflate' Tight Sweaters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | TITS (3) | They're Intended To Seduce |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | TITS (4) | They Invite Tender Sucking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | TITTER | This Is Too True, Embarrassing Really |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| 100% | TITTIE | That Is Too Tricky, Internet Explorer |
x_Player1_x: most of the settings are hidden deeply within Internet Explorer's options. Computers:Internet:Web browsers |
| 100% | TITUS | This Is Telling Us Something. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | TITUS ANDRONICUS | Tragedy Invites Tragedy Until, Suffering Amputation, News Detailing Rape Ordains New Indecent Carnage Upon Stage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus |
| 100% | TLA | Three-Letter Acronym |
Jeff Kelley, who was, at the time of authorship, employed as a research scientist at a company whose name was, itself, a TLA. Note: Some sticklers would use the variation: Three Letter Abbreviation since it's kind of hard to pronounce the "word" TLA (though you CAN do it if you've had enough coffee). Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | TOAST | Two On A Standard Toaster |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 100% | TOAST (2) | Took Off And Stranded Termagant |
Patricia Rix (toast is what you would be if you did that) People & Relationships |
| 100% | TOBACCO | Toxic Orally Breathed Abomination Creates Cancerous Odor |
On the school bus I saw some jerk puffing a cigarette right before he got on, and I started thinking acronyms. Drugs:Tobacco |
| 100% | TO BE OR NOT TO BE | The Option's Between Enduring One's Repetitive Nightmare, Or To Terminate One's Breathing Existence |
TMcCO'G referring to Hamlet's famous soliloquy musing on suicide. Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | TODAYS | "That's" Out-Dated After Yesterday's Sunset |
TMcCO'G Time |
| 100% | TODAYS (2) | Time's Onceness Declares Against Your Structure |
TMcCO'G - I accept that one can have more than one "yesterday" and also more than one "tomorrow", but surely there can be only one 'today", as it is a 'now' thing and therefore a 'once-only offer'. (There used to be a TV programme called "All Our Yesterdays", and Shakespeare wrote "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow".) Time |
| 100% | TODAY WE CELEBRATE | The Orwellian Doom About Year Went... Enlightened Computing Employees Left Electric Blue/Brother's Regime And Turned Easeward. |
Angela Brett, while watching the famous '1984' Macintosh ad on its 20th anniversary. The ad begins with 'Today we celebrate...' which, although referring to something completely different in the ad, is true as we celebrate the Mac's 20th birthday. 'Electric Blue' or 'Electric Brother' refers to Big Blue (IBM) which plays the part of Big Brother in the ad. 'Easeward' means 'toward ease'. I decided that with the similarity to Eastward it sounded almost good enough to be a real word. Computers:Macintosh & Newton Time:Special Occasions |
| 93% | TOE-NIPPING CRAB | The Oceanic Experience Nobody Invites, People Panic... It's Not Grave (but) Crustacean Rips Apart Bunions. |
Angela Brett/Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals |
| 100% | TOES | Ten Occupy Everyday Shoes. |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 100% | TOFU | Type Of Food? Ugh! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | TOFU (2) | Teeth Often Feel Unpleasant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
| 100% | TOILED | Tired Operative. I Laboured Endlessly Daily |
TMcCO'G Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | TOILET | Trousers Off, I Leave Excreta There |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| 100% | TOILET (2) | This Odd Invention Likes Eating Turds |
Apronymous Anonymous Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
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