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| 100% | RISK MANAGEMENT | Real Investors Should Know Millions Are Not Always Gained... Ensure Money's Entirety's Not Together |
Angela Brett, thinking of 'spreading the risk' Commerce:Money |
| 100% | RISK MANAGEMENT (2) | Remembering I Should Keep My Ample Nuggets Apart - Golden Eggs Maybe Empty Nest Tomorrow. |
Angela Brett, thinking of not putting all of one's golden eggs in one basket. Commerce:Money |
| 100% | RIVENDELL | River In Valley Excludes Necromancer; Dwellings' Elves Live Luxuriously |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Places:The Lord of the Rings |
| 100% | RIVER | Runs In Various Elongated Routes |
Niki Widdowson Places:Waterways |
| 100% | ROAD RAGE | Rulers Of Automobiles Don't Remember About General Etiquette |
Angela Brett Transport |
| 100% | ROAD TRIP | Roisterous Overland Adventure, Driving Through Remote & Interesting Places |
Leave blank for official use Sports & Recreation:Travel |
| 100% | ROAD TRIP (2) | Result Of A Desire To Retch In Public? |
Angela Brett, thinking about carsickness Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments Transport |
| 100% | ROAST PORK | Rotated On A Spit, The Pig Overtly Ruins Kosher |
Angela Brett Food & Drink |
| 100% | ROB | Regularly Offers Brilliance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROB (2) | Revolts Over Beans |
Patricia Rix Names:You Are What You Eat |
| 100% | ROBBERS | Rogues Or Burglars, Break & Enter Residences & Steal. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| 100% | ROBE | Resolution Of Blasted Education |
Angela Brett, just after graduating. Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia |
| 100% | ROBERT | Rixes' Only Boy Evidently Resents Tony! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROBERT (2) | Result Of Bob's Exhilaration - Respectful Tenderness? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROBERT (3) | Respect Of 'Birds' - End Result's Tittering |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROBERT (4) | Robbie: 'Only-Boy Epidemic' Repeated Triply |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - Robert (a.k.a Rob) Rix is the only son of an only son of an only son - three generations of Rix males have produced one son - females are not taken into consideration for the purposes of the acronym Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROBERT (5) | Regularly Ogles Boys (Evaluating Repressed Thoughts!) |
Robert Anonymous, (you can imagine what might have inspired this apronym) Names:Acronymists People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| 100% | ROBIN | Racing Oncoming Bird, Injures Native |
Jan Morgan -- Birds were playing chase and headed for the window one bounced off said window the other hit person sitting on porch Science:Biology:Animals:Birds |
| 100% | ROBOT MACDOBOT | Running On Batteries, Original Thinking Machine - Apple-Computer-Disk Operated But Occasionally Temperamental |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, acronymising the name of the robot prototype Robot MacDobot which kept KeyBoard alive on the deserted island until MacGirl found him. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Other Characters |
| 100% | ROB RIX | Really, Only Bothersome Rune Is 'X' |
Rob Rix Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROB RIX (2) | Represents OS By Roman Inscription 'X' |
Angela Brett Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROB RIX (3) | Retains Objects By Rapidly Instructing X |
Angela Brett, since Rob programs for Mac OS X, which involves retaining objects. Names:Acronymists |
| 100% | ROCK | Region Of Countryside - Karst. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| 100% | ROCK A BYE BABY | Rickety Old Cradle, Kinetically Aided Break, Yields Empty Branch And Baby Yells |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| 86% | ROCKER | Runs Over Carpet Kicking Everyone's Rear-end |
Rico Leffanta Household Objects:Furniture |
| 100% | ROCKET | Roaring Off, Carrying Keen Extra Terrestrials |
Patricia Rix Science:Astronomy Science:Physics |
| 100% | ROCKET (2) | Races Off Creating Kerosene Exhaust Trail |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport Science:Physics |
| 100% | ROCKETS | Reach Orbit Converting Kinetic Energy, Transporting Satellites |
Philip Edwards Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | RODDY DOYLE | Reflecting On Dubliners' Doings, You Dwell On Young Love's Escapades |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Writers |
| 100% | RODEOS | Riders Often Dismount End Over 'Saddle' |
Roger Williams Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | ROFL | Raunchy Overlord Fell Lasciviously. |
Jeff Anonymous, when Tony said 'ROFL' on the forums, and Jeff thought he ought to supply a more original expansion for it than 'Rolling On Floor Laughing'. Laughter Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 80% | ROFL (2) | Roundly Overjoyed (by) Fellow's Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when he exclaimed 'ROFL' at something Jeff had said, and Jeff thought he ought to supply a more original expansion than 'Rolling On Floor Laughing'. Laughter Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 100% | ROFL (3) | Retched Onto Floor Laughing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, asking 'Have you ever laughed so much you were sick?' (ROFL usually stands for 'Rolling On Floor Laughing') Laughter Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 80% | ROFL (4) | Regurgitated One's 'F'-ing Lunch! ;-) |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see ROFL (3)) Laughter Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 100% | ROGER | Romantic Overtones Get Everyone Roused |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | ROGER (2) | Relax, One's Got Erection Ready |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | ROHYPNOL | Rapists Often Have Your Phone Number - Over Later! |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett. (Rohypnol is a tranquiliser which has been linked with date rapes.) Drugs |
| 100% | ROHYPNOL (2) | Randy Old Hack Yields Pharmaceuticals Numbing Obstinate Ladies |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Drugs |
| 100% | ROLLERCOASTER | Ride Of Long Length Enjoyed Regularly. Can Often Amuse / Startle Those Enjoying Ride |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment |
| 100% | ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING | Rolling Over Laughing Loudly, It's Not Good Over Night To Happily Exude Frenzied Laughter On One's Rug, Loud And Uncontrollable Good Humour Irritates Neighbouring Grandma. |
Steve Keate and Angela Brett Laughter |
| 87% | ROLLING STONES | Romps Of Late-night Loving In Night Gowns, Sexy Tights, Or Naked. Expectations of Sex. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 87% | ROLLING STONES (2) | Rock's Old-timers. Luscious Lips. Inhaled Narcotics. Great Songwriters. Toured Overseas in Numerous Enormous Stadiums |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | ROLLS ROYCE | Rather Ostentatious Luxury Limousine; Suits Rich, Often Yields Car Envy. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | ROMAN HOLIDAY | Romance - Often Mushy - As Nubile Hepburn Offered Love Is Demure And Youthful. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 86% | ROMANS | Righteousness, Obedience, Mercy And Never-failing Sacrifice |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | ROMANTIC | Randy Old Man Anticipates Necking, Touching, Intimate Caresses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| 100% | ROMEO | Romantic Opportunist Makes Enemies Outraged |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet |
| 100% | ROMULAN | Really Overly Militaristic; Uses Light Attracting Node |
Gavin Lambert (Romulans use an artificial black hole as a power source) Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Star Trek |
| 100% | ROMULUS | Rome's Original Monarch, Usurped Leadership Using Slyness |
Robert Anonymous, inspired by four years of study of the latin language. Romulus was Rome's first king who killed his twin brother Remus in order to gain power (hence the usurped leadership using slyness...) History Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| 100% | RONALD REAGAN | Ruler Of North America, Looked Dopey - Regular 'Extra' Actor, Got Average Notices |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | RONALD REAGAN (2) | Respectable Orator Navigates A Large Democracy, Reached Eternity, Alzheimers Gained Against Notable |
Jan Morgan Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses |
| 100% | RONALD WEASLEY | Ragamuffin Offers Nervousness At Life's Dealings With Extremely Abominal Situations, Loyalty Emits Yearly |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| 93% | RONALD WEASLEY (2) | Ragamuffin Offers Nobility/Nitty-gritty At Lifes Dealings. With Extremely Abominal Situations Loyalty Emanates Yearly |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:Harry Potter |
| 100% | RON AND JANE | Remember Our Names, All Net Denizens... Joint Acronymic Notoriety Everywhere |
Angela Brett, who doesn't know who Ron and Jane are, but speculates that the Ron and Jane who searched for that on the website were just hoping that someone would see their names on the unsuccessful searches page and expand them, so that they'd be 'famous' by being on a web site. Names |
| 100% | RON'S SECOND WIFE | "Ready Or Not," She Said, "Everyone's Celebrating Our Nuptials. Don't Wallow In First's Extinction." |
Angela Brett, expanding an unsuccessful search, wondering if this mysterious Ron got married again soon after his first wife's funeral. People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 100% | RON'S SECOND WIFE (2) | Repetition Of Nuptial Service Secures Extra Connubiality. Obviously Newly Delivered Wife Is Frequently Embraced |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Whilst I normally decline to do 'names', but when the "Repetition Of Nuptial Service" occurred to me, I was hooked! - - BTW I hope RON'S SECOND WIFE "is" frequently embraced! Let us know :-) People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
| 89% | RONYMISE | Really Only Needed when Your Mind Is Suddenly Empty |
Gavin Lambert (okay, so I couldn't think of any good 'R' words for TRANSIENT ERROR and GAVIN LAMBERT. So sue me) ;) Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words |
| 100% | ROOT | Radical, Or Originating Thing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | ROOTS | Really One Outstanding Television Series |
Sean Lamb (who was but a child when "Roots" premiered on television) Entertainment:TV shows |
| 100% | ROSALIND | Resolution Opens Sweetheart's Awareness. Love Is Now Developing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It |
| 100% | ROSALINE | Runs Off Suggesting A Liaison In Next Encounter |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Love's Labours Lost |
| 100% | ROSE | Richly Offers Scents Effectively |
Jan Morgan Science:Biology:Plants |
| 100% | ROSE (2) | Radically Opposite Soul Entices/Enchants |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
| 96% | ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN | Rogues On Secret Errand - Nasty Claudius Required Assassinated Nephew. They Zilched! Good-guy's Undead - Interrupted Leaving Denmark. Elsinore Next Sees The Entire Royalfamily Necropolised |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays |
| 100% | ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE, I THINK I'VE MADE AN ACRONYM LONGER THAN YOU. DAFFODILS ARE YELLOW, CARNATIONS ARE WHITE, I'LL RECLAIM MY LAURELS, I'M THE CHAMPION ALRIGHT! HEATHER IS PURPLE, IVY IS GREEN, THIS IS THE LONGEST AN ACRONYM'S BEEN! | Really! One Should Expect - Sometimes - Anthony's Reaction. Experts Rarely Eschew 'Dares' Very Intense - Often Late Evening - Thinking Sessions Are Required. Electrified Brain Lights Up. Encouraged - I Try Harder! I Now Know It's Very Easy Making Acronyms. Dictionaries Enhance Abilities Now Allowing Champion Recover Original Notoriety. You May Look Over Newly Generated Extravaganza Regretting Thy Hasty Announcement. Now You're Overthrown, Unfortunately. Dearest Angela Fancied Fame Of Dethroning Irishman's Longest Spelt Acronym. Record Eventually Yours Evidently Lacked 'Legs' Oh Worthy Claimant! Alas! Regretfully Now Anthony Triumphs In One New Shootout And Restores Equilibrium. (What Height Is Tony's Everest?) It Looks Like Renewed Effort Could Land Angela Into Masterclass, Maybe - Yes? Laughing, Angela Unleashes Retaliatory Effort, Looking Searchingly Into Modern Thesaurus - Hopefully, Expectantly Challenging His Authority May Prove Impossible - Or Not A Lasting Record - It Goads Him Terribly. Having Easily Achieved The Heroic-Extent Record I Should Probably Unhurriedly Remain Patient - Length-Extending Is Vaguely Yawnful. I Suspect Getting Rico Energised Even Now Though Has Imperceptibly Started. I Suppose That He Envies Longest Ovation. Now Generating Eighty-Seven Term Acronym's Nearly Accomplished. Can Rico Offer Naughty Young Man's Supreme Best Effort Even Now? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, a few weeks after Angela's 'BEHOLD, THE AMAZING ANGELA...' Words & Wordplay:Ridiculously long apronyms |
| 100% | ROSETTA | Rare Old Stone Excavation Tutored Talented Archeologists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - the Rosetta Stone helped people to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics History |
| 100% | ROTATE | Round Orb Turns And Turns Eternally. |
Roger Williams Assorted Verbs |
| 100% | ROTE | Repeat One Thing Exhaustingly |
Angela Brett Education |
| 100% | ROTORUA | Rotten Ova, The Olfactory Receptors Usually Assume |
Angela Brett (Rotorua smells like rotten eggs because of the sulphur in the air due to geothermal activity.) Places:Towns & Cities:New Zealand |
| 100% | ROUNDHEAD | Rebels (Oliver's) Under New Direction, Heartily Eviscerated Aristocratic Domination |
Robert Anonymous -- The Roundheads were the name given to the side of the English Civil war that opposed the king, lead by Oliver Cromwell History Military:War & Terrorism |
| 100% | ROUND TABLE | Redolent Of Unique Notion. Destined To Amaze By Launching Equality |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend |
| 100% | ROUTERS | Rhymes Outers? Uters? The Easiest Route's Silence. |
Angela Brett, as geeks sometimes argue about the pronunciation of the word router. Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | ROVER | Remotely Operated Vehicle - Elevated Reconnaissance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: You know the remote-controlled aircraft used to spy over unfriendly territory? Well I don't know what they are called but they could be called ROVER. (Angela added that they're called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs) Military |
| 100% | ROWLING | Readers Of Wizardry Linked In Novel Guild |
Muggles McCoy O'Grady, in response to a request for a name for a Harry Potter society at Cambridge University. Art & Literature:Harry Potter Society |
| 100% | ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT | Ride On Water, Ride On Water, Ride On Water, Yes Onward Untiring, Rowing Bravely On And Triumphing |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| 96% | ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE | Round Ontario, Yukon & Alberta, Loyal Cops Are Nearly Always Daring In Adversity. Never Missing Opportunity (Usually Never?) to Take Evil Doers Prisonwards. Outdoors Lawmen In Cold Environment |
Tony McCop O'Grady - who was expecting a Rix to expand this! People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| 100% | RSH | Real Security Hole |
The rsh (Remote SHell) daemon is one of the system processes that is often compromised for server hacks. Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 75% | RSH (2) | Raided by System Hackers |
See RSH Re-expansions of existing acronyms Computers:Internet |
| 100% | RSVP | Reply Soon Via Phone/Post |
Angela Brett (RSVP usually stands for Respondez S'il Vous Plait) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication |
| 100% | RSVP (2) | Replying Seems Very Polite |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see RSVP) Re-expansions of existing acronyms Communication |
| 100% | RTFM | Reflects 'Teaching Fishing' Metaphor |
Angela Brett, when there was a discussion on the Cocoa-dev mailing list about whether RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual) responses are productive. Some people argued that it's better to show people where to look to find information rather than just giving the information, and one mentioned the saying, 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.' Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational |
| 100% | RUBBISH | Repeatedly Uttering 'Blah Blah' Is So Humdrum. |
Angela Brett Communication |
| 100% | RUBICON | River (Utmost Boundary) Its Crossing Opened Nastiness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways History |
| 100% | RUBIDIUM | Rather Uncommon, But If Discovered Is Usually Minute. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | RUBY | Relationship Untouched By Years |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the ruby (40th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 100% | RUBY (2) | Resistant Unity Began Yesteryear |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 88% | RUDE LOL | Rather Undignified, Disgusting Eruption of Loudly Obscene Laughing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, on reading LEWINSKY. Laughter |
| 100% | RUDENESS | Regular Users Discount Earns Nice Extra Special Savings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans |
| 100% | RUDY | Rough Unusual Dude, Yob |
Jan Morgan - a person I know Names:First names |
| 100% | RUGBY | Rucks Unite Great Baritone Yodellers |
Rico Leffanta Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | RUGOPS | Relatively Unknown Giant Of Paleozoic Science |
Sean Lamb (The rugops primus [or "rugops" for short] is a recent discovery in Africa; more info is at http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20040531/newdino.html) Science:Biology:Animals:Dinosaurs |
| 100% | RUGRAT | Ruffians Use Gadgets, Release A Trojan |
Sean Lamb (Rugrat is the name of the first 64-bit Windows virus discovered 5/27/04) Computers:Windows |
| 100% | RUGRAT (2) | Reprobate User Group Readily Attacks Technology |
Sean Lamb (Rugrat is the name of the first 64-bit Windows virus discovered 5/27/04) Computers:Windows |
| 100% | RUGRAT (3) | Releasing Untold Gnomes, Rascal Assaults Terminals |
Sean Lamb (Rugrat is the name of the first 64-bit Windows virus discovered 5/27/04) Computers:Windows |
| 100% | RULE OF THUMB | Rather Unique 'Legislation' Explains Observed Findings That Have, Usually, Many Benefits |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science Assorted Phrases |
| 100% | RUMSFELD | Remarkably Unpleasant Man, Supercilious For Every Live Debate |
Chris Kjelgaard Names:Famous people:Politicians Military |
| 100% | RUMSFELD (2) | Recklessly Unrepentant Minister Shows Foreigners Extremely Lethal Displeasure |
Chris Kjelgaard Names:Famous people:Politicians Military |
| 100% | RUMSFELD (3) | Reactionary Upstart Makes Sure Forces Engage Less-Developed |
Chris Kjelgaard Names:Famous people:Politicians Military |
| 100% | RUN | Race Until Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation |
| 100% | RUNTIME SYSTEM | Rarely Used, Not That I Mind... Everything's So Yucky & Slow That Engineers Murder! |
Angela Brett, who actually loves things like HyperTalk and Objective-C for their runtime systems. 'Rarely Used, Not That I Mind' was just too good to resist. Slowness is about the only possible criticism of runtime systems, and I don't notice that. (Perhaps Mope would be a better M word, but I don't agree with the expansion anyway.) Computers:Programming |
| 83% | RURAL | Reject Urban Rat-race - Alternative Lifestyle. |
Angela Brett Places |
| 100% | RUSSELL | Ranks Usually Safe, Success Earns Lovely Life |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | RUSSIA | Remains Unstable, Socialists Still In Authority. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | RUSTY | Ruthless User, Severs Ties, Yob |
Jan Morgan - a person I know Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | RUSTY (2) | Ruthless User, Shameful Tactics Yesterday |
Jan Morgan - a person I know Names:First names:Male |
| 100% | RUTH | Raised Up To Heaven |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Bible books |
| 100% | RUTH (2) | Rarely Uncovers The Hose |
Rico Leffanta Names:First names:Female |
| 90% | RUTHENIUM | Regularly Used To Harden (other) Elements. Name Is Ukrainian, Maybe. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
| 100% | RUTHLESS | Rigourous Unto Those Harmed, Lacks Emotion, Sans Sympathy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| 100% | RWANDA | Regular Warfare Amongst Natives - Dreadful Atrocities. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
| 100% | RYANS DAUGHTER | Rustic Yokels And Native Simpletons Depicted As Unlikely Gaelic Hooey Tale Ends Romantically. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies |
| 100% | RYMME | Rim - Yet Mainly Middle English |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
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