A Pertinent Riposte Of Nonsense You May Send
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| 100% | INSTANT MESSAGING | Immediate Notes Speeding To Anothers Note Typing Memos, Every Second So Answers Get Instantaneous Notice Gaddingabout |
Jan Morgan Computers:Internet |
| 88% | INSTANT OATMEAL | Insidious Ne'er-do-well, Singularly Tasteless, Attempts New Triumphs Of Atrociousness, Twice Monthly Ending A Life |
Patricia Rix MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| 100% | INSULIN BALANCE TRIAL | I Need Sugar Undersupply Like I Need Broken Arms... Leg Amputation, Near Coma, Every Time Risking Injury And Life |
Angela Brett, responding to an unsuccessful search of the site - it's so unsuccessful that even searching for the phrase on GOOGLE only brings up the Apronyms Unsuccessful Searches page. This could have been done better if the searcher had expanded on what s/he was looking for. Science:Biology |
| 100% | INSURANCE | Investment Needed Should User Risk Accidental Nasty Chance Event |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce |
| 100% | INT | It's Neatly Truncated |
Angela Brett, when she had half an hour to spare in a C programming test. (In C, an int is a kind of variable which holds an integer, and values put into one get truncated.) Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| 100% | INT (2) | Its Name's Truncated |
Angela Brett, because int is short for integer. Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| 100% | INT (3) | I'm Not Telling |
As a programmer, it's sometimes hard to figure out what value a particular variable holds (or is supposed to hold). Computers:Programming:C variable types |
| 100% | INTEGERS | Include Naturals - They Even Generate External Rational Set. |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Number sets |
| 100% | INTEGRATION PROJECT | It's Not Too Easy Getting Result... Adding That Infinity Of Negligible Parts. Relying On Just Exhaustive Calculation's Terrible! |
Angela Brett, when somebody searched for that phrase on the Acronyms website. Science:Mathematics |
| 100% | INTEL | Invest Nothing, They'll Eventually Lose. |
Angela Brett, after Steve said that he wouldn't invest any money in Intel because he doesn't think they innovate any more. Computers Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | INTENSITY | Initial Nude Tryst Elicits Nervousness... Should I Touch You? |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | INTENSITY (2) | I Never Thought, Except Now, Suddenly, I Think: "You!" |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships |
| 90% | INTENSITY (3) | It's Not Too Extreme Now Since It Toned-down Yesterday |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 0% | INTERCITY BUS | I've Not Travelled Everywhere Round the Country In This Yet, Because (I) Usually Soar. |
Angela Brett, while on a nine hour bus trip from GISBORNE - she had flown down there in a FAIRCHILD originally. Transport |
| 100% | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING | It's Not That Easy, Remembering Natives All Think In Own National Affectations. Language Dictates Ethnic Viewpoints, Every Line Of Program Must Echo Numerous Thoughts Concurrently, Or Numerous Separate UIs Litter The IDE... Nothing Generalised. |
Angela Brett, thinking of specifically of international software development. Science:Linguistics Computers:Programming |
| 80% | INTERNET | Interconnected Network of Terminals Enabling Rich Nerds to Exchange Technobabble. |
Angela Brett, describing the old perception of the internet. Computers:Internet |
| 100% | INTERNET (2) | International Non-Tangible Ethereal Reticule Neatly Encapsulating Technology |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| 100% | INTERNET (3) | I Need To Email Romantic Notes Everywhere Tonight |
Rico Leffanta Computers:Internet |
| 100% | INTERRACIAL | It's Nice To Experience Relations Ranging Across Cultures - It Augments Life |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | INTIMIDATOR | Intrusive Nasty Thug Is Most Intense, Displaying Aggression & Threats Of Revenge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 100% | INTRODUCING LONGHORN | It's Not That. Really, OpenStep-Descended Unix Clone. Implementors Now Gawk -- Lots Of New Goodies: H.264, Overvoicing, RSS. Neat! |
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to a humorous banner hanging at WWDC 2004, which actually brags on new advanced features (including the H.264 video codec, the VoiceOver spoken interface, and RSS syndication in Safari) in Tiger, which will probably be version 10.4 of the Mac OS. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | INVALID | Inane Nonsense: Verily, A Logically? Inferred Deprivation |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| 100% | INVALID (2) | I Need Ventilator And Live In Diapers |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Healthcare |
| 100% | INVASION OF IRAQ | Invasion Now Viewed American Solution - Importantly, Only Nations Of Fundamentalist Islamic Religious Arabs Qualify |
Chris Kjelgaard Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | INVASION OF IRAQ (2) | Iraq's Never-Valorous Army Soon Imploded - Only, Now, Occupying Forces Infer Reactionaries Aren't Quelled! |
Chris Kjelgaard Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | INVEIGH | I Never Voice Exceptions In Good Humour |
Rico Leffanta Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | INVOLVING | I Need Vulnerability, Or Looming Violence Is Not Gainful. |
Angela Brett - this one came about because in response to her LOVING on the forums, Tony said '"..or 'Involving'" thus creating LOVING (2). Angela briefly expected to see an expansion for INVOLVING using the same words as the LOVING expansion. All this LOVING is beginning to make it seem like FORUM POST (2) is not far from the truth. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| 100% | IN YOUR DREAMS | I'm Next - You Offered Us Reciprocal Delightful Rubbing, Expressed As "Massage Swapping" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when he defended MASSAGE THERAPY (3) (Which Patricia thought more suited to a massage parlour - see DIFFERENTLY WELL) by saying "I was thinking a couple massaging each other in turns and finding it arousing." Patricia responded with, "But surely, only the first person to be massaged actually gets a massage! Do an acronym on that subject, please." Tony suggested that they can take it in turns, which prompted Patricia to give '"In Your Dreams" as the candidate for expansion. People & Relationships:Love & Lust Sports & Recreation:Relaxation |
| 100% | IODINE | In Ocean Depths It's Never Ending |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | IOMEGA | I Own Marvellous External Gigabyte Accessory. |
Angela Brett Computers Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | IOMEGA (2) | Input/ Output, My Electronic Gargantuan Accesses. |
Jeff Anonymous Computers Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | IONIC | Instead Of Neutral, It's Charged. |
Angela Brett Science:Chemistry |
| 100% | I/O PORT | Internal Organs Panicking Over Recycled Trash |
Dundee Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | IOWA | It's Out West America |
Angela Brett Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | IOWA (2) | Idiots On Weird Arable |
wishes Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | IOWA (3) | Individuals Offered Wool, Amanas |
Jan Morgan - German religious Colony (amanas) offered woolens, wine, furniture and baked goods Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | IPERSON | Intelligent People Err Rarely, Sometimes, Or Never |
joybutton, because Angela was on IRC at the time with the nick iPerson. Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | I.P. FREELY | I'm Passing Fluids Regularly - Everything Everywhere Looks Yellow! |
Ben Dover Names:Prank Calls |
| 100% | IPOD | It's Portable, Omniuseful Disk |
Angela Brett, referring to Apple's 'iPod' mp3 player which doubles as a firewire hard disk. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (2) | I Paid - One Deposit |
Angela Brett, at 1a.m, after transferring some money to buy an Apple iPod. (Online banking should have safeguards in place to stop people from spending large amounts of money while they're half asleep!) Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (3) | Impulse Purchase? Oh, Dear! |
Angela Brett, who did actually think for a while before buying an iPod, but it's still dear! Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (4) | I[']m Patient (One Day!) |
Angela Brett, who ordered an iPod this morning and expects to receive it tomorrow. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (5) | Incredible Piece Of Design |
Angela Brett, a few hours after her iPod arrived. Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware |
| 100% | IPOD (6) | Ideal; Play-On-Demand |
Angela Brett, in response to FM and AM (2) Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | IPOD (7) | I'd Put One's Diapason |
Angela Brett, who assumes that eating an iPod would cause intestinal problems. (I have never heard the word diapason spoken, I hope it sounds similar enough to 'diapers on' to make this work.) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | IPOD PHOTO | In Pictures Or Diapason, Person Has Obviously Taken Overdose |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | IPOD SHUFFLE | It Pains Our Digestive Systems Horribly. Unhealthy For Feeder's 'Low End' |
Angela Brett, on noticing that Apple's page on the new low-end iPod, the iPod Shuffle, bears the recommendation, 'Do not eat iPod shuffle.' Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | IPOD SHUFFLE (2) | I Put One Down 'Sophagus & Hawked Up Foul & Foetid Liquid Emetically |
Tony (see IPOD SHUFFLE) Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | IQ SCORE | Irrelevant(?) Questionnaire Shows Cleverness Or Retardation, Evidently. |
Angela Brett, who probably shouldn't criticise IQ tests since she has a particularly high IQ. They are relevant, I think, but there are some elements of cleverness they don't measure. People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | IRAN | Islamic Republic, Asian Nation. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRAQ | Internal Revolts Are Quelled. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRAQ (2) | It Riles America's Queen |
Angela Brett - by 'Queen' I mean president... when it comes to Q words, gender isn't important! (perhaps that's why QUEER starts with Q) Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRAQ (3) | It Really Ain't Quiet |
W. Kline Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRAQI | Invaders' Reasoning: Al Qaeda Implicit |
Chris Kjelgaard People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | IRAS | Intrigues Romantically Around Soothsayer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Antony and Cleopatra |
| 100% | I REALLY NEED TO GO PEEPEE | In Relief Emergency A Lavatory's Located. You Now Elbow Every Door To Openly Gain Occupancy. Painfully Each's Engaged - Piddle Erupts Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | IRELAND | Independent Republic, English Lodgers Are Nearly Dislodged! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRELAND (2) | Inspiringly Rich Emerald Living Area, Nice Destination |
Jan Morgan Places:Countries |
| 100% | IRENE | I Rarely Expand Names <- Exception |
Angela Brett Names:First names:Female |
| 100% | IRIDIUM | Its Rainbowness Is Displayed In Useful Mixtures. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | IRIS | In Rainbows Is Speed |
Rico Leffanta Religion:Roman Gods & Goddesses |
| 100% | IRISH | Ireland Reaching Into Southern Hemisphere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, describing our KIWI friendship People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | IRISH (2) | Ignorant Rogues In Shamrock Highlands |
Mary Carr People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| 100% | IRON | It Rusts, Oh No! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 80% | IRON (2) | It's Ruined in One Night |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the iron (6th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (3) | I Respect Otherhalf Now. |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (4) | Initiate Reproduction, Or Never! |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (5) | Initial Romance Over Now |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IRON (6) | Idly Reflect On Nuptials |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 89% | IRRATIONAL NUMBERS | Integer Rearrangement Refuses to Attain These. Infinite, Orderless Numerals - And Limitless Notation - Usually Measures Boundaries Exactly. Rationals (are) Saner! |
Angela Brett Science:Mathematics:Number sets |
| 100% | IRS | Income Retrieval Service |
Sean Lamb (who just finished filing his 2003 tax return) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce |
| 100% | IS | Implies Status |
Edwin Hermann, referring to the usual meaning of IS, Information Systems. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| 100% | IS (2) | Inexplicably So |
Jeff Anonymous, when he capitalised IS in 'This one IS Tony'. Main |
| 100% | IS A | Inheritance Shown Articulately |
Angela Brett, when a C++ lecturer mentioned that the idea of inheritance in object oriented programming (and elsewhere) is based around the phrase 'is a'. e.g. 'A mouse is a mammal' or 'A mammal is a living creature'. Computers:Programming |
| 100% | ISAAC | Illustrious Scifi Author's Always Creative |
Sean Lamb (that's Isaac as in Isaac Asimov, of course) Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | ISAAC (2) | Is Sacrificed Adolescent, Actually Conserved |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male Religion |
| 100% | ISABELLA | Intercession Succeeds And Brother's Eventually Let Loose Again |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Measure for Measure |
| 86% | ISAIAH | Influential Son (of) Amos Inspired All Hebrews. |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | ISCHISAURUS | It Should Call Herrerasaurus Its Sister, Although Uncertain Relationship's Under Speculation |
Angela Brett (There is speculation that Ischisaurus may actually be the same genus as Herrerasaurus.) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | ISDN | It's So Darn Neat! |
Angela Brett Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISDN (2) | It Still Does Nothing |
Acronymous Anonymous Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISDN (3) | I See Dollars Now |
Chuck Banks Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISDN (4) | Is Someone Dreaming Nonsense? |
Chuck Banks Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 80% | ISDN (5) | Insidious Substitute for Data Networks |
Kuroneko -- ISDN actually stands for "Integrated Services Digital Network", a form of telephone network that sends all services (including voice calls) digitally. In actuality, ISDN is a royal pain to configure and use for Data thanks to the differing ISDN standards across the globe, the complexity of the ISDN bearer service and the fact that most hardware is designed to work in any country resulting in the operator having to know which standard the country they're in conforms to, and how to format the source and target phone numbers correctly. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISEULT | Irish Sweetheart, Enchanted Unto Lover Tristram |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| 86% | IS FICTITIOUS TWADDLE | It's So Funny I Can't Tell If Tittering Is Okay, Unless it's a Super-interesting Titter With Acronyms Dangling Delicately, Laughter Encouragingly. |
Angela Brett/Tony McCoy O'Grady Laughter |
| 92% | ISH KABIBBLE | I Suggest Helpfully Kibbles And Bits. Iams Bones Boring. Look [for] Eukanuba! |
Jeff Anonymous Food & Drink:Pet food |
| 100% | ISIS | Is She Immortally Superior? |
Rico Leffanta Religion |
| 100% | ISO | Initials Seem Off |
Angela Brett (ISO usually means International Organization for Standardization, so it seems as though its abbreviation should be IOS. However, ISO is not an acronym... as explained at http://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html#three) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | ISO (2) | Initials Swapped Over? |
Angela Brett (ISO usually means International Organization for Standardization, so it seems as though its abbreviation should be IOS. However, ISO is not an acronym... as explained at http://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html#three) Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | ISOMETRIES | Images Simulate Originals, Mostly. Examples: Translations, Rotations Imitate Exact Shape |
Angela Brett. (An isometry is a plane transformation which preserves distances, and therefore shapes of figures.) Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 77% | ISOMETRIES (2) | Imitate Shapes of Originals, at Most Expressible as Three Reflections In Every Situation |
Angela Brett. (Every isometry can be expressed as a product of at most three reflections.) Science:Mathematics:Geometry |
| 50% | ISP | It Starves [from lack of] Profit |
Jeff Anonymous, when his ISP's stock was worth fourty cents. (ISP usually stands for Internet Service Provider) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (2) | It Starves, Profitless |
Angela Brett, as a modification of Jeff's ISP. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (3) | It's Slow & Pathetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISP (4) | Intermittent Squeaky Pauses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISP (5) | It Shan't Prevail! |
Angela Brett, referring to Jeff's ISP Re-expansions of existing acronyms Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (6) | I'm Sorely Peeved! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in reference to Jeff's ISP Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (7) | Internet Stopper Plugged |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to what'll happen when @home finally does go down the loo...well, I have AOL on the side just in case) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (8) | It Seeks Profit |
Jeff Anonymous, as a modification of ISP Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet Commerce |
| 100% | ISRAEL | It's Still Really Arab-Encompassed Land |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | ISRAEL (2) | International Saga Recounting Arab Eras Lost |
Rico Leffanta Places:Countries |
| 100% | ISSUR DANIELOVITCH | It Seems So Useless Remembering Duty Almost Never Interrupts Enjoying Lots Of Virgins Itching To Collar Him |
Rico Leffanta (Issur Danielovitch is better known as Kirk Douglas) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| 100% | IS THIS A STRANGE PREOCCUPATION? OR WHAT? | It's Suggested Tony Has Interesting (Strange And Suggestive?) Tendencies - Really! A Natural Gentleman Elegantly & Properly Resists Exposing Overt Clothing Concerns. Unpleasant People Are Teasing, I Opine. Normally Only Rogueish Women Hiss At Tony |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Patricia asked that very question when Tony demonstrated his familiarity with women's undergarments with his WONDERBRA (3). Communication:Acronyms Forums Household Objects:Clothing:Underwear |
| 100% | IT | Intensive Touching |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. Angela had quoted a student telling a friend to 'do it in the Mac lab.' Tony asked whether these two students were of opposite sexes, to which Angela replied that they weren't thinking of doing *it*, probably just doing I.T. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | IT (2) | Ivory Tower |
Rico Leffanta (referring to information technology, of course) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers |
| 100% | IT AIN'T OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER | I'm Told Anything Is Not Terminated, Or Verifiably Ended Reliably, Unless No Tangible Indicators Linger. If This Seems Overly Verbose, Express Regret |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases:Sayings |
| 100% | ITALICS | Indolent's Typographical Additive Littering Immeasurable Current Sentences |
Kenneth T. Davis -- giving back to an application I love -- no, distraction from present writing project Communication |
| 100% | ITALY | Intensely Tactile And Lecherous! Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | IT CAN BE AS LONG AS YOU LIKE AS LONG AS YOU ACRONYMISE IT | I Think Championship Acronyms Need Bigness! Especially Astounding Samples Live On, Never Growing Aged, Surviving Years Of Uncontested Laughter Inducement. Keen, Eager Acronymists Should Laugh Off Newly Generated Attempts. Stretching Your Offering Usually Assures Colleagues Recognition - Only Note.... You Must Individually Spell Each Item Therein |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, acronymising Angela's response to his question about how long the description on the page listing his acronyms could be. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms |
| 100% | ITCH | Irritation That Craves Hurt |
Angela Brett, since we get rid of an itching sensation by scratching and making it hurt instead. Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | ITCH (2) | Incredibly Troubling Cutaneous Hypersensitivity |
Word Nerd Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| 100% | ITEM | Individually Tally! Expertly Market! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Nouns |
| 91% | I THOUGHT SO | If (it's) Too Hard, One Uses Giant Hardback Thesaurus - Synonym Overload! |
Angela Brett, in response to OF COURSE Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | IT IS HOT OUT | I Think It's So Hot Out That Our Underwear's Tropical |
Sean Lamb (I am reminded of the scene in "Good Morning Viet Nam" where Robin Williams is telling his radio listeners how hot it was that day) Science:Meteorology |
| 100% | IT'S RUDE TO POINT | It's Totally So Repulsive, Using Digit Extended Towards One Person's Objectional! It's Not Tactful |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice |
| 100% | ITS SO COOL!! | If They Spam Several Other Communities Online, Others'll Look! |
Angela Brett, expanding the capitalised phrase (complete with bad punctuation) in the INSTANT FAME forum spam. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| 100% | IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID | I Think State's Taxing Heavily, Even Employers Cannot Offer New Offices. Maybe You Simply Think Unemployment Punishes Impious Denominations. |
Angela Brett Religion Commerce |
| 100% | IVANA TINKLE | I'm Very Agonised, Needing A Toilet. I'll Not Keep Legs Entwined |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Prank Calls |
| 90% | I'VE FALLEN | It's Very Embarrassing - Fumbled And Landed Legs-up, Exposing 'Nickers! |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | I'VE FALLEN (2) | I'm Virtually Embracing Flooring, And Lack Levitation-Enabling Needs |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | I VENTURE TO SAY | I'm Very Eager Not To Undertake Rule Elucidation - They're Only Standard Acronymic Yardsticks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to the suggestion that we collate all the rules in THE ACRONYMISTS' CHARTER. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | IVO LEVI | If Virgin Offers, Let's Enjoy Venery Intimately |
Rico Leffanta (Ivo Levi is better known as Yves Montand) Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses:Little known real names |
| 83% | IVORY | If Very Old (it's) Really Yellow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | IVORY (2) | Intact Vows Of Respecting You |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the ivory (14th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | IVY | It's Viny, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | IVY (2) | Interloping Vine Yardage |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | IVY (3) | In Vacant Yards |
Roger Williams Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | IVY (4) | Is Vine, Yonder |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | I WANT MY MAC | International Web Access Not There - Mailing You May Also Cost. |
Angela Brett, when she was without her Mac and could only look at national websites on the university Macs. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WANT MY MAC BACK | Irate Wish About New Technology - Macintosh Yearnings May Actually Create Badtemperedness And Cause Killings. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela complained about her Mac having been in Mac-hospital for over a week getting extra RAM. (See SCANNER.) He then commented: "You know how these crazed teenagers grab the nearest gun and go on a rampage when they get upset by something? Don't let it happen to you." Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WANT MY MAC BACK (2) | It's Wicked And Needless, That Mad Young Man Actually Cannot Be Apple Computer Kind |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WANT MY MAC TOO | Incoherent Windoze Applications Necessitate Training - Meanwhile Your Mac's Already Completed The Obvious Operations. |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 0% | I WANT MY OWN MAC TOO | Incoherent Windoze Applications Necessitate Training - Meanwhile Your Operation's Workshy. Not Macintosh! (It's) Already Completed The Obvious Operations. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, elaborating on Angela's I WANT MY MAC TOO. Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 100% | I WAS JOKING | It Was A Silly Jest, Over Killed. It Never Gelled. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases Laughter |
| 100% | I WAS TIRED | I Went And Said Things I Regret; Excuse Delivered. |
Angela Brett Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | IWI | Increased Whanau, Ivory |
Angela Brett (Iwi means either 'tribe' or 'bone' in Maori, Whanau means 'family') Science:Biology:Body Parts People & Relationships:Family Science:Linguistics:Maori Words |
| 100% | I WONDER | Is Wisdom Often Needed During Extended Reflection? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 100% | IZAC | I'm Zealous About Compactness |
Angela Brett - iZac is my Newton MessagePad 110, which works surprisingly well since it's only the second model in a long-discontinued series. iZac's web page is at http://acronyms.co.nz/angela/mac/iZac.html Computers:Macintosh & Newton:Hardware:Angela's Apples |
| 97% | I ZEALOUSLY GRAB THE TITLE OF LAST I ACRONIM | In Zero Effort, Angela Lithely Overtakes (Undertakes? Since Lettering of Yesterday Gets Revealed Above Better Try) Honourable Expansion. This Is The Life... Everyone Obviously Forgot Lexicographic Acronym Sorting Treats 'I Act' Concoctions Regardless Of Nonalphanumerics & Interword Measures. |
Angela Brett, after the new 'dictionary sort' moved IVY from the last I position and opened the way for acronyms like this one to be the last. Previously the space would have caused this entry to be near the top of the list. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| 100% | IZZARD | It's Zed. Zounds! Apronyms Rarely Disappoint! |
Sean Lamb (dictionary.com defines izzard simply as "The letter z.") Science:Linguistics |
| 100% | JA | Jerry's Affirmative |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, since ja is German for yes. Science:Linguistics:German Words Communication:Yesses And Noes |
| 100% | JAB | Jut Against Belly |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | JAB (2) | Just A Blow |
Jan Morgan Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | JABBER | Jumbled Announcement, But Barely Ever Recognizable |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Talking |
| 100% | JACK CADE | Justifiable Anger Casts Kentish Conspirator Against Decadent Establishment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry VI Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry VI |
| 100% | JACK DEE | Joker And Celebrity Keeps Deadpan Expression Effortlessly |
Eric Bridgstock, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Names:Famous people |
| 100% | JACK DEE (2) | Jester Appears Curmudgeonly, Keenly Deploying Elevated Eyebrow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Names:Famous people |
| 100% | JACKET | Just A Coat, Keenly Echoing Trousers |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, whose jackets are usually part of a suit. Household Objects:Clothing |
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