Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THINK DIFFERENT | This Here Is Not Kulture! Despite Initial Feelings For Especially Refined and Encapsulated Net Terminology. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THINKING CAP | This Headgear Improves New Knowledge Ingestion, Nicely Generates Creativity And Perspicacity. |
Angela Brett Household Objects:Clothing People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THIS IS ALL LIES | Truth Here Is Suspect! I Shan't Allow Little Lousy Liars Invent Exaggerated Stories. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 0% | THIS IS STUPID | That Humbug Is Silly. I Suggest Stop Talking Until (you) Properly Inspect Dictionary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 0% | THIS IS STUPID (2) | That Humbug Is Silly, I Suggest. Such Tripe is an Utterly Presumptuous Inane Diatribe. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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(?) |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THREAD LIST (2) | Things Have Reached Extremely Abysmal Depths. List Interest Subsides Terminally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 0% | THREAD LIST (3) | This Has Reached Ennui And Desperation. List Is Singularly Tiresome. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THREAD LIST (5) | Truly Horrific, Right? Egads, A Deserted List Insanitizes, Senilizes, Tires. |
Jeff Anonymous Communication:Acronyms Forums:Page Titles |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THROW A SICKY | The Head Rep's Off Work, Apparently Slackitis. It Could Kill You! |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | THUNDER (2) | The Heavens Unusually Noisy. Dramatic Energy Released. |
Edwin Hermann Science:Meteorology |
| 0% | THUNDER (3) | Thundering High. Uncontrolled Noisily Discharges Electricity Radiantly! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Meteorology |
| 0% | THUNDER (4) | Truth: Hold Uplift New Decisive Elevating Revelation! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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(?) |
| 0% | TICK TOCK | Time Is Counting Kisses Total Omits Candy Kisses |
Rico Leffanta Time |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIFF (2) | Taciturness Increases Following Friction |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIGER (2) | The Insanely Great Expected Release |
Angela Brett (Tiger is the code-name for Mac OS X 10.4.) Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 0% | TIGER (3) | This Is Generating Extra Revenue. |
Tony (Tiger is the code-name for Mac OS X 10.4.) Names:Code Names:Apple |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIME (2) | This Is My Entry |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela said 'give me time!' and he did. Time |
| 0% | TIME (3) | To Invent More Expansions |
Angela Brett, when she didn't have any Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Time |
| 0% | TIME (4) | Transitory. Imminent: Measureless Eternity! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Time |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIME (6) | Temporal Illusion Measured Exactly |
Bruce Siegel Time |
| 0% | TIME (7) | Ticking In Motion Evolves |
Jan Morgan Time |
| 0% | TIME (8) | The Infinite Measure of Existence |
Robert Anonymous 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIMOTHY MCVEIGH | Terrible, In My Opinion, Terrorist. Horrible. Y Mcveigh Caboomed, Victims Enquire? I Guess Hatred. |
Jeff Anonymous and Angela Brett Names:Famous people |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIN (2) | Tenth Increment Noted |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the tin (10th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 0% | TIN (3) | Trust's Important Now |
Angela Brett Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIP (2) | The Insider: "Psssst..." |
Angela Brett Commerce Communication |
| 0% | TIP (3) | To Incline Precariously |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| 0% | TIP (4) | Thanks, Inexperienced Porter! |
Angela Brett Commerce |
| 0% | TIP (5) | Terminates In Point |
Angela Brett Assorted Nouns |
| 100% | TIPS | They Indicate Potential Savings |
Angela Brett Communication |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIPS (3) | This Is Practically Secret |
Patricia Rix (referring to 'tips' one might get at the racetrack, or about the stock market) Communication |
| 0% | TIPS (4) | Those Intensely Pointed Sections |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIPTOP (2) | There Is Perfection To One's Performance |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TIRED (2) | Time! Immediate Rest! Energise! Delay! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | TITS (2) | They 'Inflate' Tight Sweaters |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 0% | TITS (3) | They're Intended To Seduce |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0% | 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 |
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