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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:The Joy of Lex
Notice:A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:THEBAY::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1192
Total number of notes:42769

1110.0. "Backronyms" by BONNET::PINEY () Mon Aug 08 1994 10:30

    The New Scientist has just launched a competition that could be
    entertaining: the idea is to create "backronyms" - i.e. reverse
    engineer a descriptive phrase to fit the acronym, e.g.

    ALITALIA - Arrive Late In Turin, Alas Luggage in Athens

    (or DEC = Decimate European Consultancy :-)

    
                                                               
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1110.1LEDDEV::CHAKMAKJIANShadow Nakahar of ErebouniMon Aug 08 1994 10:5512
    
    
    Hyundai - Have you used new dirtball automotive ingenuity
    
    Saab - Simply an automotive blunder
    
    Ford - Found on road dead/Fixed or repaired daily
    
    Digital - Depression? I got it today about losses
    
    
     
1110.2OKFINE::KENAHEvery old sock meets an old shoe...Mon Aug 08 1994 10:554
    There's a long string of backronymed auto names (mostly derogatory)
    floating around the 'Net.
    
    					andrew
1110.3VORTEX::SMURF::BINDERetsi capularis ego vita fruarMon Aug 08 1994 14:372
    Sabena (the Belgian national airline) --> Such A Bloody Experience,
    Never Again!
1110.4SWETSC::WESTERBACKMai pen rai!Wed Aug 24 1994 05:358
    Not an acronym, but they reminded me:
    
    How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy chapters
    involving quantum mechanics
    
    Not sure if I did get it all right... Anyone?
    
    Hans
1110.5rusure::math, #916SLBLUZ::BROCKUSI'm the NRA!Wed Aug 24 1994 11:281
1110.6samoaCSSREG::BROWNCommon Sense Isn'tTue Nov 07 1995 10:548
    Olympic (Airlines) = Onassis Likes Your Money Paid In Cash
    
    Chevrolet = Cheap Heap, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks (at) Every Tappet
    
    MOPAR = My Old Pig Ain't Runnin'