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100% TOKYOTantalizing Orient, Kimonos You Obviously Jan Morgan -- most people who go to Japan usually buy a kimino for a souvenir thus the idea kimonos you obviously.
Places:Towns & Cities
100% TOMTwin, Often Male Angela Brett (Thomas means 'twin')
Names:First names:Male
100% TOM (2)Totally Observant Man Jan Morgan -- someone I know
Names:First names:Male
100% TOM HANKSThis Oscar Man Has Another Near Knockout Showing Rico Leffanta
Names:Famous people:Actors & Actresses
100% TOMMIETrooper, Or Military Man, In England Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military:Ranks
60% TONTotally Overweight, N'est-ce pas? Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% TON (2)Two Over Ninetyeight Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
100% TONSILTissue Or New Son-In-Law Rico Leffanta
Science:Biology:Body Parts
People & Relationships:Family
100% TONYTerribly Ornery Nutter, Yes? Jeff Anonymous
Names:Acronymists
100% TONY (2)Talker Of Nonsensical Yammerings Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:First names:Male
Names:Acronymists
100% TONY (3)This One's Not Young Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:Acronymists
100% TONY (4)Thousand Of 'Nyms Yielded Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett
Names:Acronymists
100% TONY (5)Tubs Of Natural Yoghurt Tony McCoy O'Grady
Names:You Are What You Eat
100% TONY (6)Testicles Of Neutered Yak! Tony McCoy O'Grady (apparently 'sweetbreads' are considered a delicacy)
Names:You Are What You Eat
100% TONY (7)Tasted One Nut Yesterday Patricia Rix
Names:You Are What You Eat
100% TONY BLAIRTired Of Nation's Yelling, British Leader Attacks Iraq Regardless Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (2)Thinking Of New York, Bush Lapdog Accepts Inferior's Role Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (3)Tony Out? Not Yet - Bush Lackey Acts Innocent, Regretful Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (4)Tony's Office Nervous, Yellow - Blair's Louts Accuse Irresponsible Reporters Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (5)Tony's On Next - Yet Blair Lies At Inquiry's Review? Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (6)Tony's Opponents Nod Yes, Britain Lacked Accurate Intelligence Reports Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (7)Tony's Office Not Yielding - Britain Leery About Iraqi Rockets Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (8)Threat Over? No. Young Blair Left Afearing Iraq's Revenge Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (9)Theatre Operations Now Yore, Britain's Large Army Is Relieved Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (10)Tony's Office Now Yearns Broadcaster's Libels Aren't Indeed Right Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (11)Tony's Office Now Yokes Broadcaster, Lambasts All Its Reporters Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (12)Tony's Out, Now Yeomanry Believes Lied About Iraq's Rockets Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (13)Turn-Over Next Year? Blair Left Assessing Iraq Regrets Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (14)Turn-Over Next Year? Britain Leans Appreciably, Implacably Right Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (15)Tough On Nasty Yobs But Lacking Assurance In Responsibility John Richard Jones
Names:Famous people:Politicians
100% TONY BLAIR (16)Thoughtless Overconfident Narcissistic Yuppie Behaving Like An Idiot Reformed John Richard Jones
Names:Famous people:Politicians
94% TONY MCCOY O'GRADYThis Old - Not Young! (sorry) - Man Can Churn Out Your Omnitopical & Greatly Revered Acronyms... Difficult? Youbetcha! Angela Brett and Dustan Dowsing.
Names:Acronymists
94% TONY MCCOY O'GRADY (2)The Only Name. Ya May Call [him] Crazy Openly, Yessir, Over Gruel. Really A Dandy Youth. Jeff Anonymous
Names:Acronymists
100% TONYNESSThis Once! (Noting Your Nous Earned Several Similarly.) Angela Brett, in response to ANGELANESS.
Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words
100% TONY'S BIRTHDAY (AGAIN!)Think One New Year Should Be Important? Really, There're Heaps Done Already. You're Aging Gradually, Another Increment's Nothing! Angela Brett, hoping Tony's birthday was more interesting than the apronym implies. Alternative wording could be '...You're Approaching Geriatricity...'
Time:Special Occasions
100% TOO GOOD FOR EDWINThat's Outrageous! Obviously Goodness Of Others Doesn't Force One's Rejection. Everyone Deserves Win, Inferiority's Nonexistant. Angela Brett, when Edwin said on the forum that we're too good for him.
People & Relationships
100% TOOKThe Opposite Of Koha Edwin Hermann (Koha is a Maori word for gift)
Assorted Verbs
100% TOO LATEThe Opening's Over - Like All Things Eventually Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time
90% TOO SIMPLEThis Overly Ordinary Study Isn't Mathematically Pleasing... Lecture is Elementary. Angela Brett, during a boring first-year algebra lecture.
Education:Slow Teaching
86% TOO SLOW FOR METhis is Obvious! Omit Such Long Orations... Why Furnish Observations (with) Ridiculously Meticulous Explanations? Angela Brett, when the lecturer spent at least twenty minutes explaining that when you add a multiple of a number to another number, say x, then x will still have the same remainder as before when divided by that number.
Education:Slow Teaching
100% TOOTHBRUSHTo Osculate Odourlessly, This Has Been Religiously Used. Scrub Hard! Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
91% TOOTH FAIRYTakes Old & Overused Teeth... Has Frequently Adduced Insignificant Rewards to Youngsters. Angela Brett
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Mythical Creatures
91% TOOTHPASTEThis Ointment Often Tastes Horrible... Puts Angela off Spearmint Treats, Even. Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products
100% TOOTSIEThis 'Outing' Of Transvestite Scheme Is Entertaining Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Movies
100% TOPLESS BARTake Out Penis Let Everyone See Size Before Arrest Results Rico Leffanta
Places:Buildings
100% TOPLESS BARSTouch Omnivorous Pussy Let Everyone See Sighs Before Audience Responds Senselessly Rico Leffanta
Places:Buildings
100% TOP QUARKTruly Obese Particle! Qrious? Use A Recent Kit. Angela Brett, who apologises for the Qrious cheat, but it's better than yet another 'Quite'. ('Top' is the heaviest of the six types of QUARK... along with UP QUARK, DOWN QUARK, STRANGE QUARK,CHARM QUARK and BOTTOM QUARK. Because of the immense amount of energy needed to create a top quark, it was not possible until recently.)
Science:Physics:Particles
100% TOPS AND TAILSTony Out-Performs Stunningly! Are New Devisings The Apogee, Indicating Lasting Success? Tony McCoy O'Grady, after creating near-unbeatable first and last acronyms for each letter.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% TORCH SINGERThey Only Render Choral Harmonies Suggesting Infatuations Never Get Explicitly Requited. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music
100% TORNTwo Offer; Ruin Night Angela Brett (being torn between two offers can ruin an indecisive person's night)
People & Relationships
100% TORONTOToo Obviously Rates Oneself Near Top Outlook Patricia Rix
Places:Towns & Cities:Canada
100% TORONTO (2)The Ornithological Residents Often Need Thawing Out Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Towns & Cities:Canada
100% TORONTO, CANADAThe Ontario Residence Of Nearly Tenth Of Country, And Near America! Don't Ask. Angela Brett (It seems odd that something like 6% of the population lives in a city so near AMERICA)
Places:Towns & Cities:Canada
100% TORPEDOThey Often Roamed Pacific Exploding Destroyers Overhead Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military:Weapons
100% TORTTwist Out Revenue Tidily Jeff Anonymous, since 'tort' comes from the Latin 'torquere' 'to twist'
People & Relationships:Law & Order
100% TOTALThe Opposite To A Little Edwin Hermann
Assorted Nouns
100% TOTAL (2)The Overall Tally And Lot Edwin Hermann
Assorted Nouns
80% TOTETwo-handed, Open-Top, Envelops Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Household Objects
95% TOTES LIFT RAPID RELIEF!Totes Objective: Travel Easily, Swiftly! 1. Light/Lift/Left (Inside Fluid) 2. {Thesaurus, etc.: Rugged/Raise/Right} 3. Alas! Pace Increases! 4. Destination: Rugged/Relieve/Right 5. End: Light/Lower/Left. I Enjoy Fast/Freedom! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. A friend gave me 2 Great Totes! Left Tote = Light = (2 Quarts Great Bear Spring Water[in Nalgene Bottles = Narrow-Mouth = Loop Top]; etc.) Right Tote = Rugged = Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition); Webster's New Thesaurus of the English Language; etc.
Assorted Phrases
100% TO THE ATTENTION OFTo Open This Heed Exact Address - Then Try Ensuring Next Toucher Is One Named Only - Finished Tony McCoy O'Grady, who thinks the person who sought this may have been looking for "For the atten..."
Communication
85% TO THE MAC LAB!This is Often The Hearty Exclamation of MacGirl As Conundrums Lurk Around Baddies. Angela Brett
MacGirl & KeyBoard
100% TOTODILETrainer Of This Ought Dodge Its Labial Embrace Angela Brett (Totodile is Pokemon #158)
Computers:Games:Game Characters:Pokemon
100% TOUCHED BY AN ANGELThankful Of Unusual Cherubs Helping Everyones Dreams, Best Yearnings Actually Notices Accompaniment Nurturing Gets Endearing Lessons Jan Morgan -- A television show about angels who solve people's problems, answer prayers, accompany people and teach lessons
Religion
Entertainment:TV shows
100% TOUCHSTONEThe Outwardly Urbane Clown - His Sylvan Tryst Opens New Emotions Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's As You Like It
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:As You Like It
100% TOWEL DAYThe Occasion When Everybody Loves Douglas Adams. Yay! Angela Brett (International Towel Day, in honour of the late Douglas ADAMS and the superlatively useful towel, is on May 25th - see http://towelday.org for details.)
Time:Special Occasions
Household Objects:Towels
100% TOWELSTake Off Watery Excess / Liquid Surplus Tony McCoy O'Grady, on TOWEL DAY
Household Objects:Towels
100% TOWNIEThis One Will Never Investigate Environment Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
100% TOYThis Occupies Youngsters Angela Brett
Entertainment:Toys
100% TOY (2)To Occupy Youth Jan Morgan
Entertainment:Toys
100% TOYOTAThrown Out - You're On The Asphalt Angela Brett
Transport:Car Makes & Models
100% TRACKSTARTo Run Around Circles, Kick Sydney To Australia Repetitiously Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation
100% TRACYTravels Rarely, Activities Ceased Yesterday Jan Morgan
Names:First names
100% TRACY (2)Treacherous Raunchy Adult Controls Yob Jan Morgan
Names:First names
100% TRACY (3)Tackled Real Addiction Carefully Yesterday Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names
100% TRAFFICThe Roads Are Full - Frustration Is Common. Angela Brett
Transport
100% TRAFFIC (2)Tyrants Rushing Around Feeling Ferocious Inside Cars Charlie
Transport
91% TRAFFIC JAMTraffic-lights Remaining Amber Frustrate Fellows In Cars - Just A Mess Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
93% TRAFFIC LIGHTSThey're Red.... At 'Fast Forward' I Could Lickety-split Intersection- Getting Home Terribly Soon Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRAINTransporting Resources And Interconnecting Nations Sean Lamb
Transport:Trains
100% TRAIN (2)Two Rails Are Invariantly Near Angela Brett
Transport:Trains
100% TRAININGThick Recruits And Inductees Need Instruction, Not Guesswork Tony McCoy O'Grady
Education
100% TRAINING (2)Teaching Responsibility And Integrity, Necessities In Next Generation Angela Brett
Education
100% TRAIN SERVICETracks Run Around Island Nation, So Each Remote Village Is Connected Effectively Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Trains
100% TRAITSTalk, Read, Apronymise, Improvise, Test, Select/Submit! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TRAITS = Proper Subset of "Traits of Apronymist."
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
100% TRAJECTORYThe Rounded Arc Javelins Exhibit / Career Track Of Redundant Yuppie Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
Sports & Recreation
Science:Physics
100% TRANIOTrades Roles And Now Is Overlord Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew
100% TRANQUIL PLACEThis Room's A Nice Quiet Undisturbed Idyll. Lie Prone, Loosening As Calmness Embraces Angela Brett
Places
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
93% TRANSIENT ERRORTried Reaching Acronym Network Site, Incurring Error Notice; Temporarily Excluding Rob Rix and Other 'Ronymisers Gavin Lambert (see SITE DOWN?)
Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website
100% TRANSITIONTeach Recruits About New Software Incrementally, Try It Out Naturally. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
100% TRANSITION (2)To Reach A New Situation, I Think Interim's Obviously Needed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% TRANSPORTTo Recapture Anthony's Natural Supremacy, Propose One Registers TRANSPORT Tony McCoy O'Grady, along with 38 other TRANSPORT acronyms so that he'd recapture the honour of 'Most expansions of the same word/phrase.'
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (2)Trains Running Across Nations Should Proceed On Rigid Tracks. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (3)Tarred Roads Arranged Networkwise Speed Progress Or Rolling Tyres Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (4)Those Regulating A National System, Perchance, Optimise Roads & Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (5)Tax Receipts Are Normally Subsidising Passengers On Rural Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (6)Tourists Regularly And Needlessly Squander Petrol On Recreational Travel Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (7)To Restrict A Nation's Silly Peregrinations Often Requires Taxation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (8)To Ruin A Nation's Scenic Properties Organise Roads & Traintracks Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (9)Toll Roads Are Not Something People Openly Respond To Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (10)Traffic Requires A Nimble Spryness Pedestrians Often Resort To Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (11)Those Running Airlines Never Supply Parachutes ... Or Rescue Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (12)To Reach A Nippy Speed, Prime One's Rocket Thrusters Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (13)To Record A New Speed People Operate Rocket Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (14)Top Racers Are Now Safely Propelled On Rubber Tyres Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (15)They Rumble Across Night Skies - Pockets Of Rolling Thunder Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (16)Triple-Riggers Are Now Somewhat Passe Over Routes Traditional Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (17)To Really Appreciate Nature, Silently Pedal Over Rugged Terrain Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (18)To Reach Altitudes New - Set Perpendicular One Rocket's Trajectory Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (19)Though Rollerblades Are New, Skates' Popularity Outdates Recent Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (20)Through Recklessly Abusing Narcotics Swimmers Pump Out Record Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (21)Thermals Rise, Allowing Navigators Soar Powerlessly Over Rolling Territory Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (22)To Race Against Norwegians Scott's Polar Outfit Risked Themselves Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
90% TRANSPORT (23)These Roundels Are No-longer Solid - Pneumatics Offer Relative Tranquility Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (24)The Rapidity Achieved Nowadays Supersedes Previous Outrageous Record Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (25)To Rebel Against Nature's 'Suction' - Parachute Opens Resisting Terminalvelocity Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (26)Turbulent Rapids Are Navigable Sometimes - Provided Oar's Rigorously Thrust Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (27)'To Rise Above' - NASA's Space Projects Of Recent Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (28)Travellers Reactions Are Nausea - Seas Pounding Or Rolling Terrifyingly Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (29)Too-Rapid Acceleration Needs Skilful Pilots - Or Ruin Threatens Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (30)Those Riding Animals Need Saddles, Packhorses Only Require Tack Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (31)Tried Running Amongst Nettles Shoelessly? Perhaps One Requires Trainers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (32)To Race Across Norway? Skis! & Plently Of Rigorous Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (33)Thor's Ra's Aquatic Navigations Showed Prowess Of Rafting Travellers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (34)Tankers Reach Astonishing New Sizes - Probing Oceans Remoter Tracts Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (35)Think Remote Aliens Need Saucers? Pah! One Requires Treatment Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (36)Tired Rovers Are Needing Sleep - Pullman Originated Redesigned Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (37)Travel Rapidly Across Newfallen Snow... Perhaps One Rides Toboggans Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (38)Those Rigid Airships Needed Skilful Piloting Or Restraining Tethering Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (39)Tony Reached Acronym Nadir. So Produced Overblown Response - Transport! Eric Bridgstock
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% TRANSPORT (40)Touring Rockies And Newfoundland, Sending Payment Overseas, Recorded Transaction Eric Bridgstock
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (41)Typos Rushed Across - New Spelling Properly On Right Track Eric Bridgstock, while pointing out some mistakes in Tony's TRANSPORT acronyms.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% TRANSPORT (42)Tony's Reinstated At Number 1, Superior Position On Reacronymising Things. Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% TRANSPORT (43)To Reliably Assist Navigation, Ships & Planes Operate Radar Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (44)Those Running A Navy Should 'Press Only Reliable Tars Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (45)To Remotest Arctic Navigators, Satellite Positioning Offers Reliable Tracking Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
100% TRANSPORT (46)These Really Ain't New. Stop Posing Over Redoing Transport Eric Bridgstock
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
90% TRANSPORT (47)Try Removing Any New-dictionary Spellings. Perfection Only Required, Thanks! Eric Bridgstock
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
100% TRANSPORT (48)Terrain's Rough And Nettlesome; Someone Perhaps Oughta Rent Trucks Patricia Rix
Transport
92% TRANSSEXUALTo Rage Against Natural Selection, Showing Externally XX/XY [when] Underneath's A Lad/Lady. Angela Brett ('Underneath' and 'External' could refer to different things... 'Underneath' could be the gender the person feels like while 'Externally' is the genes, or 'Underneath' could be the genes and 'Externally' the gender which the person lives and presents him/herself as.)
People & Relationships
100% TRASHTemporarily Records Are Stored Here Angela Brett, referring to the Trash on the Macintosh
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
100% TRASH (2)Things Relocated At Scrap Heap Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
100% TRASH (3)Toss Ruined & Abandoned Stuff Here. Roger Williams
Assorted Nouns
100% TRAUMATeeth Rearranged Alignment, Uninvited Misfortune Attributed Jan Morgan
Science:Biology:Healthcare
100% TRAVELTourists Roam Around Viewing Exotic Locations. Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation:Travel
86% TRAVEL (2)Transports Roamers Abroad to Various Exotic Locations Eric Bridgstock
Sports & Recreation:Travel
94% TRAVELLING BY TRAINTotally Reliable And Very Enjoyable Locomotion, Leisure Is Now Greatest. Bring Your Texts, Relax, Arrive In No-time Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Trains
88% TRCLHCATry Recursively Changing Lingual Heuristics to Create Acronyms A re-expansion of The Real Canonical List of Humorous Computer Acronyms (http://personalpages.tds.net/~slambo/acronym.htm)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
93% TREASURE CHESTThat Retiring, Even Apologetic Spot (in) Undergrowth; Restfully, Everyone Can Have Excrementally Satisfying Time Patricia Rix, explaining: This is a wilderness latrine, which is really just a pit surrounded by a box with a hole in the top and a lid to keep the spiders dry. We don't call it that ourselves, we call it a PRIVY BOX
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
100% TREATYThe Rights Exchanged Are Tested Yearly Angela Brett
Politics

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