Alternative Acronyms

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  • GallovidianGallovidian Shipmate
    edited January 2024
    MBA - Making Bankruptcy Acceptable

    ERG (European Research Group)
  • ERG

    Exalting Rwandan Jails

    BAS (British Antarctic Survey)
  • Sorry...

    Exalting Rwandan Gaols
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    BAS - Blimey - Acres of Snow

    BAS again, this time meaning Book of Alternative Services - the Canadian "modern words" version of the Prayer Book.
  • BAS - Bubbly Anglican Syntax

    WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union)
  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    edited January 2024
    WCTU

    Witches Cursing Tipsy Uncles
  • SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army
  • Sons of Left-wing Actresses
  • @HarryCH

    Well done.
  • @HarryCH

    Wanna suggest another?
  • Sorry.

    SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army)
  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    edited January 2024
    HarryCH wrote: »
    Sorry.

    SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army)

    Umm, I think we just did that one?
  • balaambalaam Shipmate
    stetson wrote: »
    HarryCH wrote: »
    Sorry.

    SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army)

    Umm, I think we just did that one?

    Show Letters Again?

    WIP (Work In Progress)
  • BroJamesBroJames Purgatory Host
    WIP (Worrying In-Pile)

    TLA (Three Letter Acronym)
  • Wesley JWesley J Circus Host
    TLA - Trite linguistic argument

    GNER (Great North Eastern Railway)

  • BroJamesBroJames Purgatory Host
    GNER Goes Near Edinburgh Rapidly

    KCB (Knight Commander of the [order of the] Bath)
  • KCB

    King's Cutie Boys

    3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing)
  • 3M

    Making Money Magnificently

    RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport (union))
  • RMT

    Ruining My Travel

    DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik = East Germany)
  • DDR

    Dietrich Died Running

    ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; US federal agency)
  • ATF

    Alarming Times Forecast

    HMRC (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)

  • Hardly Making Reasonable Cash

    OPRA (Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority - no longer exists but a rather good acronym)
  • Old People Resent Authority (or should that be Represent?)

    NSW (New South Wales; have we used this before?)
  • @HarryCH

    Yes, we have. I did it, but my entry repeated a word from the original phrase, so let's give someone another go at it.
  • la vie en rougela vie en rouge Purgatory Host, Circus Host
    Hostly beret on

    @stetson you have been making a lot of comments in the Circus lately where you are directing or redirecting games. I'm sure you're trying to be helpful, but as @Doublethink mentioned on your recent Styx thread, we'd appreciate it if you didn't junior host.

    Thanks

    Hostly beret off
    la vie en rouge, Circus host
  • This is a good example of why it would be nice to have a way to search a thread.
  • DoublethinkDoublethink Admin, 8th Day Host
    edited February 2024
    [tangent]
    Please put any suggestions re future software here :)
    [/tangent]
  • Wesley JWesley J Circus Host
    HarryCH wrote: »
    This is a good example of why it would be nice to have a way to search a thread.
    Or just relax, as it's just a game. Honestly, it is. :)

    Wesley J, Circus Host
  • NSW - Never Sound Whiny

    BQ (Bloc Québécois)
  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    edited February 2024
    BQ

    Bonhomme's Quislings

    SCM (Student Christian Movement)
  • SCM

    Still Celibate. Mostly.

    RSCDS (Royal Scottish Country Dance Society)
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    RSCDS - Right Steps at Ceilidhs, Drink Supplied

    Staying in Scotland:

    RSAMD (Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama)
  • RSAMD

    Randy Sheep And Maidens Dancing

    AFSC (American Friends Service Committee)
  • AFSC

    Arranging For Silence, Collectively

    UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)
  • BroJamesBroJames Purgatory Host
    UEFA United Emirates Financial Arrangements

    SSPCA (Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    SSPCA - Stressed Sassenach Pussy Cats' Assistance

    RCOG (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)
  • RCOG

    Reliable Care Organized for Girls

    AFL (Australian Football League (Aussie Rules))
  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    edited February 2024
    AFL

    Antipodeans Fondling Limbs

    AOL (America Online)
  • AOL
    Astral Outer Limits

    HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle)
  • Gee DGee D Shipmate
    stetson wrote: »
    AFL

    Antipodeans Fondling Limbs

    AOL (America Online)

    Or in the case of some, fondling lambs.
  • stetsonstetson Shipmate
    edited February 2024
    Gee D wrote: »

    AFL

    Antipodeans Fondling Limbs

    *

    Or in the case of some, fondling lambs.

    I reserve that particular slander for my Caledonian cousins.

    Anyway...
  • HOV

    Hillbillies' Oversized Vans

    CNN (Cable News Network)
  • CNN

    Current National Nightmares

    IWTA (Italian Wool Trade Association)
  • IWTA

    Ignazio Warehousing Tweed Ascots

    AMORC (Ancient and Mystic Order of the Rosy Cross)
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    stetson wrote: »
    Gee D wrote: »

    AFL

    Antipodeans Fondling Limbs

    *

    Or in the case of some, fondling lambs.

    I reserve that particular slander for my Caledonian cousins.

    I resemble that remark! :unamused:

    AMORC (Ancient and Mystic Order of the Rosy Cross)

    Any Medievally-Orientated Roman Catholics

    OIC (Orkney Islands Council) :mrgreen:
  • (I think that is "oriented" not "orientated".)

    Officious Idiots Company

    NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
  • NYSE

    Not Your Sister's Employer

    AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph)
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    HarryCH wrote: »
    (I think that is "oriented" not "orientated".) ...
    Not on this side of the Pond it isn't.
  • From Languagetool.org: "Whether you’re a native speaker or an English language learner, there’s one thing everyone should know about the English language: it is the center of numerous heated debates. Word usage, spelling conventions, and grammar rules are all susceptible to be picked apart by grammarians and novice grammar enthusiasts alike."

    This is part of the fun.

    All Tudors and Tyrants

    CSPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network)
  • CSPAN
    Come See People Acting Neurotic

    RCA (Radio Corporation of America)
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