Maybe it has something to do with the 'silly season' - acronyms are pretty silly.
The northern hemisphere's 'silly season' is long past, but that doesn't stop the newspapers printing rubbish!
JARROW (adj.)
(An agricultural device which, when towed behind a tractor, enables the farmer to spread his dung evenly across the width of the road.)
Jactate Across Rural Road's Overall Width
KALAMI (n.)
(The ancient Eastern art of being able to fold road-maps properly.)
Korean (?) Artistry Leaves A Map Immaculate
MEATHOP (n.)
(One who sets off for the scene of an aircraft crash with a picnic hamper.)
Meet Each Aircraft Tragedy & Have Obscene Picnic
NAAS (n.)
(The windmaking region of Albania where most of the wine that people take to bottle-parties comes from.)
Noxious Albanian Alcohol's Source
NYBSTER (n.)
(Sort of person who takes the lift to travel one floor.)
Not You, But Short-Trip-Elevator-Rider
OSBASTON (n.)
(A point made for the seventh time to somebody who insisits that they know exactly what you mean but clearly hasn't got the faintest idea. )
One Should Beware A Seven-Times-Over Nincompoop
OSSETT (n.)
(A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.)
Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue
POPCASTLE (n.)
(Something drawn or modelled by a small child which you are supposed to know wait it is.)
Piece Of Precocious Child's Artwork - Say "That Looks Excellent!"
PITSLIGO (n.)
(Part of traditional mating rite. During the first hot day of spring, all the men in the tube start giving up their seats to ladies and staphanging. The purpose of pitsligo is for them to demonstrate their manhood by displaying the wet patches under their arms.)
People In Tube Straphang - 'Look, I'm Gently Oozing!'
PLEELEY (adj.)
(Descriptive of a drunk person's attempt to be endearing.)
Pickled Lush's Elaborately Endeavours Looking Endearing - Yuk!
SCAMBLEBY (n.)
(A small dog which resembles a throwrug and appears to be dead.)
Small Canine Appears Mat-like By Looking Extinct Beside You
SCORRIER (n.)
(A small hunting dog trained to snuffle amongst your private parts.)
Snuffling Canine - Often Revolting - Rootles In Embarrassing Regions
SCRAMOGE (vb.)
(To cut oneself whilst licking envelopes.)
Small Cut Received After Mishap On Gummed Envelope
SCREGGAN (n.banking)
The crossed-out bit caused by people putting the wrong year on their cheques all through January.
Small Criss-crossed Region Erroneously Generated - Generally After New-year
SIMPRIM (n.)
(The little movement of false modesty by which a girl with a cavernous visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.)
Skirt Is Modestly Pulling Reveals (Immodestly) Mammaries
SNITTER (n.)
(One of the rather unfunny newspaper clippings pinned to an office wall, the humour of which is supposed to derive from the fact that the headline contains a name similar to that of one of the occupants to the office.)
Small Newspaper Item Twit Thought Exceptionally Ribald
