Acronyms' Peaks! Represent O'Grady's Neologism! Yare Mnemonic Self-definitions!
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| APROPOS | A Pertinent Response Or, Perhaps, Opening Statement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| ASK | Aquire Some Knowledge |
Bruce Siegel -- apronym came to me in a dream - really |
| BEEB | Big 'Eaded Establishment Broadcaster |
Mick Bridgstock, referring to the BBC |
| BEN | Boings Evoke Newstime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Big Ben's chimes are used for the introduction to a UK TV news bulletin) Time Places:Landmarks |
| BRIEFS | Basic Requirement Is Explanation For Solicitor |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| BYLINE | By Your Leave I Need Exposure! |
Rico Leffanta |
| CABIR | Cells Affected By Internet Rage |
Sean Lamb (Cabir is the name of the first worm to infect cell phones) |
| CAROLINE | Created A Radio Offshore, Living In Nautical Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Radio Caroline, a 1960s pirate radio station based off the coast of England and the forerunner of modern rock stations Entertainment:Music |
| CENSORSHIP | Can Expect No Submissions On Rude Subjects Have Immediate Placement |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| CHEERS | Convivial Host Enjoys Everybodyís Rousing Salutation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CODER | (Condenser Of Data) = (Expert - Recorder) |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| COMMUNICATE | Conveying One's Meaning - Maybe Using Notepaper - Is Considered A Talent, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| CRICKET | Cellular Reasons/Restrictions In Connecting Kinfolk, Excessive Talk |
Jan Morgan - name of cheap but frequently dropped calls cell phone company Commerce:Companies |
| CURSED | Completely Uncouth Ruffian Swore, Execrating Deity! |
TMcCO'G Religion |
| CUSS | Creatively Utter Some Sw**rw*rds |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DECADIC | Dials Elegantly Click - Actually Digital, If Countermodern |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to pulse telephone dialing, a digital system, and the rotary dial phones that implement it. I keep a Western Electric 500-type rotary phone next to my iBook to remind me that while newer isn't always better, elegance is timeless. Or more practically, it doesn't fall off the desk. |
| DIAGRAM | Drawings (Incorporating Artistic Graphs?) Reinforce Article's Message |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| EMERSON | Enjoy Massachusetts Education Regarding Science Of Notification |
Angela Brett (according to http://www.emerson.edu/ Emerson College is the USA's only four-year college devoted exclusively to the study of communication and performing arts) Education |
| FASTPHONE | Funds Are Speedily Transferred, Particularly Handy On Near-Empty. |
Angela Brett, who often uses her bank's Fastphone service to transfer funds from her savings account to her EFTPOS one. Commerce |
| FAX | Forward A Xerograph |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| FIAT | Fascist Is A Tyrant |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - "fiat" is Latin for "let it be done" and means a formal or solemn command (Star-Trek-speak is "make it so"!) Science:Linguistics |
| FINE! | Fine! In Next Encounter ...! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| FLAMES | Forum Language And Manners Explode Spectaucularly |
Sean Lamb (who tries to stay out of 'net flame wars) |
| FLIRTING | Feel Like I'm Ready To Investigate New Guys/Girls |
Angela Brett, while pondering the difference between flirting and ordinary conversation. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| FLYER | Frightful "Literature" You Eternally Refuse |
TMcCO'G referring to the handbills handed out on streets to passers-by Commerce |
| FORA | Friendly Objection: Really "A" |
Jeff Anonymous, who prefers the term 'fora' to 'forums' |
| GOSSIP | Gabbling Openly, Some Spicy Information's Passed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| HAMPERS | Hinder[s] Angela's MP3 Player's Expected Reception Speed |
Angela Brett, several days after her IPOD was supposed to arrive, on finding out that due to an influx of CHRISTMAS HAMPERS some smaller packages are getting lost. Time:Special Occasions:Christmas |
| HEARING | Hearing: Environment Aurally Receive / Interpret Navigate Grasp |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Science:Biology |
| HOMOGRAPHY | Helpful Orthographic Method - One Graphical Representation And Phoneme Homogeneously Yoked |
Angela Brett, who doesn't think Homogeneously is the best word for it. Science:Linguistics |
| IDEA | Information Does Electronically Advance. |
Angela Brett, after she'd said something about throwing ideas around and Tony replied 'I can't throw an idea out the hall door, never mind as far as New Zealand!' People & Relationships:Thoughts |
| INFORMATION | I'm Not Fond Of Reading Magazines About The Importance Of Nailcare. |
Angela Brett |
| INQUISITION | I Never Quite Understood It... So Is This It, Or Not? |
Angela Brett |
| 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 |
| JOURNALIST | Just One Unusual Reporter, News Announces Latest Incidents, Sharing Tales |
Jan Morgan People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| LEADER | Large Editorial Arousing Deep Empathetic Responses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| LETTER | Little Envelope Tries To Elicit Reading |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| LOGO | Let Our Gays Observe! |
Logo, debuting in june 2005, was the first ever gay cable network People & Relationships:Love & Lust:LGBTQIA |
| Messages And Interesting Letters |
Edwin Hermann | |
| MESSAGE | Mainly Excessive Silly Stories About Ghastly Events |
Jon Barker |
| MESSENGER | My Errand's Successful Since Employee Never Goes Erring Route |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| MISQUOTE | Most Idiots Seldom Question Understanding Of The Eclipse |
Rico Leffanta Science:Astronomy |
| MISREADING | Maybe I Should Reread Everything, As Different Interpretations Never Gel. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| NEWS | National Events, World Stories |
Angela Brett |
| NICETIES | Not Interesting Comments, Essentially They're Insignificant, Empty Smalltalk. |
Angela Brett |
| NOTATION | Nun Of The Above Tests Idiotic Observations Neurotically |
Rico Leffanta, who explains: To pass exams, Americans don't need to know the subject, just randomly choose between A, B, C, D, or None of the above. Nun of the Above is my jeu des mots for "Lady Luck". A notation is representative signs or symbols. |
| PEN | Paper-Embellishing Nib |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| PENCIL | Please Erase Non-Correct Illustrations/ Letters |
Angela Brett Household Objects |
| PHILATELIST | Person Hoarding Interesting Letter Adornments To Examine & Lookup In Stamp Tomes |
Angela Brett People & Relationships |
| PHOTON | Particle Helps One Talk Over Networks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who sincerely hopes that photons operate in fiber-optics Science:Physics:Particles |
| PRESS | Publications Reporting Everyday Stories Sensationally |
Rico Leffanta |
| PROPOSAL | Paper Relating One's Purpose, Or Strategy, At Length |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| PROPOSALS | People Readily Offer Personal Opinions Solving A Locked Situation |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| QUOTE | Quotation Used On Thy Email |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| QY | Questioning You |
Jan Morgan (QY usually means 'query') Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| RADIO | Ranting About Deity Is Omnipresent |
Angela Brett, while on a long car trip when her brother pointed out that the only radio station you can rely on getting just about everywhere in the country is a religious station. Religion Entertainment |
| RAMBLING | Ranting About Marginally Bearable Little Insights - Nothing Great. |
Angela Brett, who is an expert on rambling. |
| RANTS | Read As Notes To Self |
Angela Brett, as many rants are more like outlets for the ranters feelings with little thought of the person being ranted at. |
| RECAP | Repeated Explanation Clarifies A Point. |
Angela Brett |
| REPORTS | Regular Evaluation Procedure Often Reveals Torporific Staff |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| RSVP | Reply Soon Via Phone/Post |
Angela Brett (RSVP usually stands for Respondez S'il Vous Plait) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| RUBBISH | Repeatedly Uttering 'Blah Blah' Is So Humdrum. |
Angela Brett |
| SAID | Smart Arses Inferiority Disorder |
John Richard Jones This is for those who can only say negative things against you but have no grounds for it. If it can only be said, then it has to be SAID. People & Relationships:Abuse |
| SARCASTIC | Sometimes Ambiguous Reverse Comments Aren't Sensed, Triggering Incorrect Conclusion. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
| SASS | Sibling's Argument; Snippy Speech |
Roger Williams |
| SEARCH | Seek Every Available Resource Checking Hits |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet |
| SILENCE | Somehow It's Like Expensive, Nicely-Coloured Element. |
Angela Brett |
| SQUABBLE | Some Quarrel Usually About Boys Being Loved Elsewhere |
Rico Leffanta |
| STAMP | Send This Air-Mail Please. |
Angela Brett |
| STD | See Telephone Directory |
Angela Brett (STD usually stands for Subscriber Trunk Dialling) Re-expansions of existing acronyms |
| SUCCINT | Short / Unadorned / Compact Communication! Informative, Not Talkative/Tedious! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Assorted Adjectives |
| SURRENDER | Say Uncle Really Rapidly, Else No Deal's Ever Reached |
Patricia Rix |
| TELECASTER | Television's Earliest Linkmen Established "Celebrity" Announcing Sports' Teams Endeavours & Results |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations Sports & Recreation |
| TELEGRAPH | Thin Electric Lines Encircling Globe. Relays And Poles Help. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TELEPHONE | Talk Endlessly, Letting Every Private Home On Network Eavesdrop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking of the 'party line' telephones of days gone by. |
| TESTIMONY | True Emotional Strong Testimony, In My Own Notions, Yearning |
Jan Morgan - our feelings of what we know and believe to be true in our own eyes and the hope of it Religion |
| TIP | This Information's Pertinent |
Angela Brett |
| TIPS | They Indicate Potential Savings |
Angela Brett |
| VERBOSE | Vocal Exercises Replacing Burning Off Sexual Energy |
Rico Leffanta |
| VODAFONE | Voice Or Data Apparently Fry Owners' Neurons Eventually. |
Angela Brett (Vodafone is a cellphone network) Commerce:Companies |
| WHATEVER | We Hear All That's Expressed - Valiantly Eschewing Reasoning |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - many people with a closed mind will say "whatever" to end a discussion they are bored with. |
| WRITE | Write Right! Inscribe Talents! Endure! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Art & Literature |
| WRITING | Without Reading Instruction, This Is No Good. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature |
| WROTE | Words Relayed Orthographically To Endure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature |
| YARN | You Are Really Nice! |
Rico Leffanta |