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Started by warz, April 17, 2006, 01:49 PM

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warz

April 17, 2006, 01:49 PM
What are some other acronyms similar to rafb, or rtfm ? Or just some cool acronyms.

disco

#1
April 17, 2006, 03:27 PM
MAD = Mutually Assured Destruction
ELE = Extinction Level Event

I'm kinda in the middle of somethin right now or I'd post more.  Those are all I can think of off the top of my head.
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rabbit

#2
April 17, 2006, 04:00 PM
The recursive acronyms are the best ones of all:
GNU - GNU is Not Unix
WINE - WINE Is Not an Emulator
etc...
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warz

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April 17, 2006, 08:36 PM
ah. im trying to think of a web address to register. i have 4 free registrations to use. heh. i kind of wanted to use an acronym, for a short url. i want something neat and short. :-\

If anyone can think of one I'll give you a subdomain and some space on it.

Spht

#4
April 17, 2006, 08:52 PM
THPS - Tony Hawk Pro Skater

Joe[x86]

#5
April 17, 2006, 09:25 PM
PNG = PNG is Not Gif

Nice list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym
Quote from: brew on April 25, 2007, 07:33 PM
that made me feel like a total idiot. this entire thing was useless.

UserLoser

#6
April 17, 2006, 09:49 PM
gtfo

warz

#7
April 18, 2006, 05:19 AM
:-(

Joe[x86]

#8
April 18, 2006, 07:20 AM
Quote from: UserLoser on April 17, 2006, 09:49 PM
gtfo

gtfa* ?

EDIT -
"HURD" is an indirectly recursive acronym, standing for "HIRD of Unix-Replacing Daemons", where "HIRD" stands for "HURD of Interfaces Representing Depth".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd
Quote from: brew on April 25, 2007, 07:33 PM
that made me feel like a total idiot. this entire thing was useless.

Grok

#9
April 18, 2006, 08:06 AM
Quote from: J on April 17, 2006, 09:25 PM
PNG = PNG is Not Gif

PNG is Portable Network Graphics

Joe[x86]

#10
April 18, 2006, 09:21 AM
Not according to the Wikipedia page, but now that you mention it I remember it meaning that. Maybe it has a dual meaning?
Quote from: brew on April 25, 2007, 07:33 PM
that made me feel like a total idiot. this entire thing was useless.

Hitmen

#11
April 18, 2006, 12:21 PM
Quote from: J on April 18, 2006, 09:21 AM
Not according to the Wikipedia page, but now that you mention it I remember it meaning that. Maybe it has a dual meaning?
It's called a backronym.

quasi-modo

#12
April 18, 2006, 12:27 PM
Yes, Portable Network Graphics is the real meaning, PNG is not gif is a slang backronym for it.
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Grok

#13
April 18, 2006, 01:51 PM
But it's simply not the meaning of PNG.  Saying it means something it does not, by coming up with some cute phrase, is nothing more than cute.  Either you're looking for acronyms that are cool, as the thread title implies, or you're asking anyone to come up with any cute redefinition of an acronym that pops into their heads.  I guess whatever floats your boat.

warz

#14
April 18, 2006, 02:36 PM
Either way, creating a site named PNG isn't really what I had in mind anyways.
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