FunWithAcronyms
#53251
In a science fiction/comedy story that I'm writing with a few friends, we have the '''U'''nited '''R'''ebellion of '''I'''ndependent '''N'''eptunians '''A'''gainst the '''T'''yrannical '''E'''mpire.
#53252
In an RP this troper is participating in, his character has a magitek invention called MODS used to change clothes and weapons. Currently it doesn't have a longer version.
#53253
This troper is thinking of forming a ''{{Tetris}}''-playing team called HERO SB, which stands for "'''He'''nk '''Ro'''gers '''S'''ucks '''B'''alls," as a TakeThat to him and The Tetris Company.
#53254
Also, the next TGM game, commonly abbreviated to TGM 4 or TMOR: ''Tetris: The Grand Master 4 - '''M'''asters '''o'''f '''R'''ound '''T'''he '''Mo'''ve '''R'''eset''.
#53255
This troper had thought of writing fiction, and came up with a special forces group S.W.O.R.D. "'''S'''pecial '''W'''arfare '''O'''perations - '''R'''econnaissance '''D'''etachment"
#53256
This troper lives in a district called Arapahoe, which is a covenant community. The management association for the development is out to get us, and only us, fining us for minor things like letting our grass grow too long or at one point even building a ''sukkah''. For FunWithAcronyms purposes, I've taken to calling them '''D'''edicated to the '''E'''nduring '''N'''ecessity of a '''S'''ightly '''A'''rapahoe.
#53257
I've also gotten into the habit of making fun of acronyms that aren't already this trope. For instance, calling the ideas of Ladies Against Feminism '''LAF'''able, pronounced "Laughable." Or calling those belonging to the ex-gay ministry Love In Action '''LIA'''rs.
#53258
This troper knows of a {{nakama}} calling itself the '''Y'''outh '''A'''nd '''W'''elfare '''A'''ssociation. YAWA''' is Cebuano for {{Satan}}.]]
#53259
This troper's sneaky Blaster character in CityOfHeroes is named "Agent GEIST", GEIST standing for '''G'''enetically '''E'''nhanced '''I'''nfiltration '''S'''pecialist '''T'''rooper. It also means "ghost" in German.
#53260
Also, in the Mission Editor, he created '''S'''pecial '''P'''urpose '''I'''nformation '''R'''etrieval and '''I'''nfiltration '''T'''eam cyber-ninjas and hulking brutes called '''B'''ionically '''E'''nhanced '''A'''utonomous '''S'''entient '''T'''echnology.
#53261
Also, explaining the "smart" modification for firearms in ''Cyberpunk 2020'' as [=SM4RT=] system: '''S'''ensor '''M'''odule '''for''' '''R'''apid '''T'''argeting and, in the same campaign, corporation named '''Ar'''istide-'''Ma'''rionnaud '''Ch'''emicals '''Am'''algamated. As you can easily guess, the CEO is named Genevieve Aristide.
#53262
This troper recently finished a MutantsAndMasterminds Matrix-esque campaign titled "The UTOPIA Project," with UTOPIA standing for Unified Techno-Organizational Program Inhibiting Awareness.
#53263
This troper was hanging with friends being nerdy and talking about comic books. I suggested we make "nerds" an ancronym, just for fun. It took three of us to come up with: "Never Ever Run Down Slides".
#53264
I'm currently writing a piece of fiction where one of the subplots involves a group of soccer-mom MoralGuardians acting out against an overly sexy pop star. Just for the sake of taking RefugeInAudacity, I gave them the name '''T'''raditional '''W'''omen '''A'''gainst '''T'''een '''S'''exualization. Yes, I'm fully aware that I'm mentally twelve.
#53265
This troper went to a (serious) customer service training session when he was in his old job at a housing association. The leader of the session had broken the organisation down into six groups, and assigned each of them a four-word name to make some points. It's an eternal tragedy that the only one this troper can remember now is the housing services staff being rebranded as the '''S'''ocial '''H'''ousing '''I'''mprovement '''T'''eam - the rest were all similar.
#53266
An unintentional occurrence in Explorers of sky, I thought "Why not use acronyms like Team A.C.T. from the first game?", this resulted in "Team D.S." (Dallen A Riolu, and Sparky A Pikachu), the same System the game was for
#53267
This troper made up a tragic superhero by the name of '''R.A.M.''' Man ('''R'''edundant '''A'''cronym '''M'''an Man). He goes around stopping those who would dare use redundant words after acronyms, such as "A.T.M. Machine" or "U.P.C. Code". The tragic part is, because he himself is a redundant acronym, once all the others are destroyed, he must destroy himself.
#53268
During this troper's senior year of high school, I took a Contemporary Issues class. At one point we were studying environmental problems, and our teacher wanted us to create an environmental issues group, and one group of four idiotic boys suggested that it be called "'''P'''eople '''O'''f '''O'''ur '''P'''lanet."
#53269
One of this troper's sister's English classes used a vocabulary-building book called '''W'''ord '''P'''ower '''M'''ade '''E'''asy, universally known as the "W[hi]P-ME."
#53270
This troper spent a fair while trying to come up with a sensible string of words to call a government agency S.C.I.M.I.T.A.R. He ended up getting as far as "Strategic Command Initiative" before giving up.
#53271
Strategic Command Initiative for Military Intelligence and Tactical Aardvark Removal?
#53272
Original troper - I said ''sensible''. I found the old Word document, and it actually ended up as "Strategic Command Initiative for Military Intelligence and Tactical Assault Recon".
#53273
It's a running joke in this troper's youth group that all we ever do at our meetings is eat. So when it came to giving us a name, I was all for "Catholic Heroes Of Mazenod + Priest" - CHOMP. Unfortunately I was outvoted.
#53274
The LGBT society in ThisTroper's university used to be called '''P'''eople '''L'''ike '''U'''s '''T'''ogether '''A'''nd '''O'''ut. It recently changed to '''G'''ay '''I'''n '''G'''alway.
#53275
I don't think this is deliberate, but the LGBT society of SFU us called '''O'''ut '''O'''n '''C'''ampus.
#53276
At this troper's high school, they changed the name from Gay-Straight Alliance to '''G'''ay '''L'''esbian '''O'''r '''W'''hatever. This amused many people, although the 'whatevers' were not as happy.
#53277
This troper's school has BGLAD: '''B'''isexual, '''G'''ay, '''L'''esbian... something for the A... '''D'''iversity? Nobody even uses the full title anymore, so it's become forgotten.
#53278
Is it '''a'''sexual by any chance?
#53279
This troper's high school had LEGASY: '''L'''esbian '''A'''nd '''G'''ay...something or other. Nobody actually knows what the full title is, because the principle doesn't want to "offend" anybody.
#53280
Could be '''LE'''sbian '''GA'''y '''S'''upportive(?) '''Y'''outh
#53281
This troper's college had the '''E'''merson '''A'''lliance for '''G'''ays, '''L'''esbians and '''E'''veryone.
#53282
This troper came across one organisation using '''G'''ay '''B'''isexual '''L'''esbian and '''T'''rans, which just sounds like a sandwich.
#53283
I recall a conversation/thread where someone's school used ''all'' the names for gay/lesbian/bi/transgender/etc to form an unweildy, ''ten-plus-character-long'' acronym.
#53284
'''G'''ay and '''L'''esbian '''E'''mployees '''A'''t '''M'''icrosoft. At least it wasn't something like '''F'''riends of '''L'''esbian and G'''A'''y '''M'''icrosoft '''E'''mployees.
#53285
In primary school, this troper was subjected to a campaign to eat more healthy food, entitled '''H'''ealthy '''E'''ating '''R'''eally '''B'''etter '''I'''n '''E'''veryway. No, really. With "everyway" all as one word. In a ''school''.
#53286
This troper's name somewhat fits this trope as the first 3 initials form the first syllable of the first name, and then there's the last initial, so it's sort of an acronym for itself.
#53287
This troper raises you one; his initials spell '''JAY'''.
#53288
This troper is ''''RSVP''', and thus raises you again.
#53289
This troper looked up her initials and found out EKS stands for Evil Kontraktor Scum. Keep in mind that a few months ago she proclaimed herself Empress of Evil and was going to take over the world with an army of nerds. It was meant to be.
#53290
This troper's ex's initials spelled '''MATT''', which was also his first name. His parents claimed this was purely coincidental.
#53291
This Troper has the initials DEPT. He has taken the name Department.
#53292
This troper's grandmother has the initials HEAD. It was a running joke that it was indicative of the position she held in the school she worked in - the HEAD teacher.
#53293
This troper's university refers to the older students who help look after freshers during the first few weeks as '''S'''econd and '''T'''hird '''Y'''ear '''C'''ontacts. Their team leaders are "Big '''STYC'''s". We have yet to think of something for '''TWYG''' to mean, but are working on it.
#53294
Well, '''T'''hat's '''W'''hat '''Y'''ou '''G'''et.
#53295
This troper once worked for the Alexandria (Virginia) Transit Company, AKA '''DASH''' When he asked what the acronym stood for he was told 'nothing, it just looks cool on the side of the buses'! They later held a contest to 'populate' the acronym. The winner was '''D'''riving '''A'''lexandrians '''S'''afely '''H'''ome."
#53296
This troper once saw a sign on a bank that read "'''F'''or '''I'''mproved '''B'''anking" (with the first letters highlighted). Unfortunately, by the time I realized the unintentional lulz and got my camera ready, the sign had been taken down.
#53297
When this troper worked with the Kentucky Department of Highways, he dealt with '''C'''ounty '''R'''oad '''A'''ssistance '''P'''rogram related projects.
#53298
This Troper's area has the '''H'''ighway '''E'''mergency '''L'''ocal '''P'''atrol. We see them hogging the traffic lanes all the time, but they've yet to be seen actually helping someone.
#53299
This Troper is frankly grateful that her local karate dojo decided against calling its in-school martial arts program '''K'''arate '''K'''ids '''K'''ingston. That would have been bad enough, but considering their members wear white uniforms, and the lead instructor often wears red...
#53300
This troper attends a science fiction, horror and fantasy movie society. held every Thursday at her university. It's commonly known as SWAGA...or '''S'''ociety '''W'''ithout '''A''' '''G'''ood '''A'''cronym.
#53301
This troper was part of their high schoolenvironmental council. There was a short campaign to let it be called'''S'''chool'''E'''nvironmental'''C'''ommitee for '''S'''ustainability.
#53302
This troper was once a member of the forum clan '''S'''talwart '''T'''roopers '''U'''nited to '''P'''revent '''I'''mperial '''D'''omination. Our clan T-Shirt read "I'm with S.T.U.P.I.D." with an arrow pointing up.
#53303
This Troper is part of a TheLandBeforeTime forum. One of the users is called '''L'''ettuce '''B'''acon and '''T'''omato, which is also the abbreviation for '''L'''and '''B'''efore '''T'''ime.
#53304
This Troper is writing a graduate thesis on creating an automated system for analyzing the complexity of English sentences. The name he has chosen for the application? '''Sy'''ntactic '''Co'''mplexity '''Ra'''ting E'''x'''pert. Yes, he is a Series/DoctorWho fan...
#53305
This troper is part of the Auxiliary Percussion team in her school's Marching Band. Instead of calling ourselves the dorky "Auxiliary Percussion", we have chosen to name outselves '''P.I.T.''' It originally didn't stand for anything, but after a long, intense discussion over a break we were taking, we all decided that it stood for '''P'''ercussion '''I'''n '''T'''ransit, after the mobile cart our instruments are pulled on and off the field on.
#53306
This troper was in a Hero System game once. His character wasn't exactly a run-of-the-mill heroine. In fact, she worked extensively with Warren Aerodyne Research Incorporated. Yeah. WAR Inc. It didn't help that Warren Aerodyne ''also'' has a PMC arm in addition to building next generation aircraft.
#53307
This troper named a ''{{Paranoia}}'' R&D device - basically a Magic 8-Ball on crack - the "Tactical Assistant and Reconnaisance Data Intelligence System" (or something close to that anyway). No-one got what the acronym was.
#53308
This Troper's science-fiction RPG campaign contains a device called the '''A'''utomated '''C'''ombat '''E'''electronics '''S'''ystem - '''W'''ide-angle '''I'''nterference '''L'''ong-range '''D'''ispersal, or A.C.E.S. W.I.L.D. It's a bit of a stretch.
#53309
University sports clubs are famous for them (at least in Australia): '''F'''linders '''U'''niversity '''C'''ricket '''C'''lub, '''L'''atrobe '''U'''niversity '''S'''ki '''T'''eam, '''M'''elbourne '''U'''niversity '''F'''encing '''F'''ederation, the list goes on.
#53310
This troper used to frequent a chat room where one member's screen name was LMNOP. It wasn't supposed to stand for anything in particular, but it became traditional to greet him with any phrase it ''could'' stand for whenever he came online. Results ranged from "Left My Napkin On a Plate" to, well, "Let's Masturbate Nastily On Policemen".
#53311
This troper wrote a short story involving an engineer character daydreaming that he was basically James Bond in space, working for AERO- Astronautical Exploration and Reconnaissance Organization.
#53312
This Troper laughed when he first heard there was a drink called Tango With Added Tango.
#53313
This Troper ran a d20 campaign featuring a sinister wetworks group, the successor to eight previous such groups. The '''N'''inth '''I'''nitiative for '''N'''asty '''J'''obs '''A'''gency.
#53314
Ministry Of Education = {{Moe}}. This has lots of puntential but there are no other {{Otaku}} nearby.
#53315
In Western Massachusetts the busses are run by the '''P'''ioneer '''V'''alley '''T'''ransit '''A'''uthority. Not so bad except the groovy Eighties lettering they use makes the V look like a U, and there are a number of people in the area who speak Spanish.
#53316
This tropers' german elementary school was called '''A'''dalbert '''S'''tifter '''S'''chule. The acronym was frequently used...
#53317
This troper was playing The Sims 2 and had a "self" Sim who had 10s in every skill and personality trait, was best friends with everyone, and so on and so forth. A friend jokingly commented about the character being a '''S'''elf '''I'''nsert '''M'''ary '''S'''ue...
#53318
In this Troper's Masters Program, there was discussion of creating T-Shirts to support the English department's society Sigma Tau Delta. The suggestion: Support '''S''' '''T''' '''D''' s
#53319
Back at school - PE = Pure Evil and RE = Rubbish Education.
#53320
This troper has a general character name: Dirge, which through various acronyms can be anything from a five word ID to a name. (variations: DRG, DRG3, DIRGE, DURGE, DIRG3, D1RG3, etc..)
#53321
And a new one from the camp I worked at: Staff Helpers In Training, or CIT (It was a Boy Scout Camp)
#53322
This troper had fun making these up for a story he was writing; including the villain's soul-swapping maching called "'''T'''he '''U'''ltimate '''B'''rain-'''S'''witching '''M'''achine '''O'''f '''D'''oom" (Pronounced "Tubs-mod")
#53323
In this troper's sci-fi GURPS campaign, there was once a cloud of wish-granting nanobots called the '''D'''igitally '''J'''oined '''I'''nterchangeable '''N'''anobot '''N'''etwork, or D.J.I.N.N.
#53324
'''F'''un '''U'''nder '''C'''overs '''K'''issing.
#53325
This troper, who is a diehard ''Big Bang Theory'' fan, is currently writing a screenplay that features an organization of cyber-scammers made up of type 1 Hollywood Nerds. Their name? The '''S'''ociety for '''H'''acking, '''E'''xtortion, '''L'''arceny, and '''D'''atabase '''O'''perational '''N'''oncompliance.
#53326
This Troper's friend came up some for car companies. '''H'''ard '''O'''il '''N'''early '''D'''estroys '''A'''ll, '''T'''anks '''O'''n '''Y'''our '''O'''wn '''T'''oy '''A'''rsenal. Naturally, Ford has a few.
#53327
This Troper's school had year 10 (sophomore equivalent) mentors for the year 7s called '''F'''riends '''I'''n '''S'''****** d '''H'''igh. We also had year 13 (senior) prefects called '''C'''hildline '''I'''n '''P'''artnerships with '''S'''chools prefects, who were given some training as councillors. Needless to say, there were numerous attempts to create a backronym of '''MUSHYPEAS''' for the younger students...
#53328
Years ago this troper came across this funny chain mail in the office, which was about some '''S'''pecial '''H'''igh '''I'''ntensity '''T'''raining. His favorite part, the section for those who want to become trainers, a.k.a. '''B'''asic '''U'''nderstanding and '''L'''earning '''L'''ecture for '''S'''pecial '''H'''igh '''I'''ntensity '''T'''raining.
#53329
The platform of the sitting president of this troper's country was basically this: '''S'''incerity, '''H'''onesty, '''I'''ntegrity, and '''T'''ransparency. Considering the incompetence of that sitting (or was it SHITting]]?) president...
#53330
This troper came up with one for his first name (Thomas): '''T'''actical '''H'''umanoid '''O'''perational '''M'''aintenance '''A'''ssistance '''S'''ystem.
#53331
This troper and his friend created a huge number for a fake country called Telluria. There was the '''A'''mazing '''S'''ociety of '''S'''ecrecy, the '''F'''lying '''U'''nderground '''C'''astle of '''K'''ings, the '''S'''cary '''H'''ouse of '''I'''nner '''T'''elluria, the '''T'''ellurian '''I'''nstitute for '''T'''rue '''S'''cholars, the '''D'''eadly '''O'''ligarchy of the '''U'''nderground '''C'''astle of '''H'''elpful '''E'''ntities, and many more.
#53332
This troper lives by UCLA: '''U'''niversity of '''C'''erritos, '''L'''eft at '''A'''londra (a junior college).
#53333
This troper's friend works at the Center for Disease Control's National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, or {{NARM}}S.
#53334
This troper's make for RoboticReveal page on PlayingWithWiki: '''A'''nything '''L'''ifeform '''I'''nformation '''C'''ollection '''E'''ntity.
#53335
Frequently Unasked Helpful Questions, or FUH Q.
#53336
For the longest time, this troper's AP biology class had an unofficial project group: Students Having Intelligent Thoughts. It took 6 months for the teacher to catch on.
#53337
I've all ready decided that my KillSat will be called the '''G'''eosynchronous '''O'''utpost '''D'''efense Station. Indignation, bitch!
#53338
It's a RunningGag among my friends that any time we need an acronym, we somehow manage to fit it into EPIC. Boycotting the school lunch prices? '''E'''xcessive '''P'''rices '''I'''n '''C'''afeteria. Needing a name for the stray cat who hangs around my yard and looks exactly like my cat Pumpkin? '''E'''vil '''P'''umpkin '''I'''mpersonator '''C'''at.
#53339
This troper played in a {{Smallville}} RPG set in the MarvelUniverse, with teenaged versions of classic Marvel characters. Jessica Drew's scholarship was funded by the '''H'''arvard-'''Y'''ale-'''D'''artmouth '''R'''esearch '''A'''lliance.
#53340
This tropers' name is Bart. My name, obviously, starts with an '''B'''. My mothers' name starts with an '''A''', my fathers' name starts with and '''R''' and my brothers' name starts with an '''T'''. Together you get my name again. This led to several hilarious situations. My brother was the first to notice this, so it wasn't intentional. At all.
#53341
This troper has a RunningGag amongst friends in a certain chatroom. Roughly once a month, she earns herself a new "title". As of December 2010, she's currently a '''D'''evourer (of souls) '''A'''sassin '''R'''eaper '''N'''inja '''I'''nformation '''T'''echnology '''G'''irl.
#53342
In a rare random/crazy moment in an RPG did a character of this Troper do this and created the '''O'''ld '''H'''ospital '''G'''eezers, etc, etc. It spelled out OH GOD HELP ME! in the end.
#53343
This troper has heard some funny ones from his friends: "'''R'''etards '''A'''ttempting '''P'''oetry" and "'''N'''on-'''A'''thletic '''S'''port '''C'''entered '''A'''round '''R'''ednecks."
#53344
A drama club/group at this troper's school has a rather unfortunate acronym: '''T'''he ''' I'''nternational''' T'''hespians''' S'''ociety.
#53345
My science class: '''A'''dvanced''' P'''lacement''' E'''nvironmental''' S'''cience.
#53346
When me and my friends play RPG, we call the master's character '''N'''ão '''P'''ode '''C'''omigo (''Can't beat me'' in portuguese) or '''N'''inguém '''P'''ode '''C'''omigo (''No one can beat me'').
#53347
My all girls school made us take a class called R.A.P.E, that is Religion And Philosophy Education, but now it has been changed to R.A.P, my brothers all boys school had R.A.V.E or Religious And Values Education. Naturally enjoyment is had with these.
#53348
My friend went to Cambridge University, which had various sports teams: '''C'''ambridge '''U'''niversity '''F'''ootball '''T'''eam, for example. Hilariously, the '''C'''ambridge '''U'''niversity '''N'''etball '''T'''eam had to be changed to the '''C'''ambridge '''U'''niversity '''N'''etball '''S'''quad, and is the only "squad" at the uni.
#53349
A group of Year 9s at my school created a fictional sporting organization: The '''G'''reat '''A'''ustralian '''Y'''outh '''F'''ootball '''L'''eague.
#53350
In my last two weeks of high school, our calculus class played kickball outside and someone suggested we start a fantasy kickball team. After a few minutes of back and forth discussion we settled on '''F'''antasy '''U'''pperclassmen '''C'''alculus '''K'''ickball. We were about to make it official and suggested getting T-shirts when someone yelled "Check the acronym!"