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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Why it is called HUMBOL #150705 11/21/2005 6:00 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC +Good question. They spent five years trying to get a decent acronym, and finally just gave up on having one that translates. Truly, it's hard to be HUMBOL. Last edited by TEd Remington; 11/21/2005 6:00 PM. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted nother resource maverick 11/20/2005 10:17 PM Re: nother resource Jackie 11/21/2005 1:58 PM Re: nother resource maverick 11/21/2005 4:47 PM Why it is called HUMBOL TEd Remington 11/21/2005 6:00 PM Re: Why it is called HUMBOL tsuwm 11/21/2005 8:12 PM Re: Why it is called HUMBOL TEd Remington 11/21/2005 8:23 PM Re: Why it is called HUMBOL Buffalo Shrdlu 11/21/2005 8:23 PM Re: Why it is called HUMBOL maverick 11/21/2005 11:57 PM Re: nother resource Jackie 11/22/2005 1:58 AM Re: nother resource tsuwm 11/22/2005 2:37 AM Re: nother resource Jackie 11/22/2005 3:20 AM Re: nother resource consuelo 11/30/2005 11:50 AM Re: nother resource maverick 11/30/2005 11:12 PM Re: nother resource Father Steve 11/30/2005 11:39 PM Re: nother resource maverick 11/30/2005 11:48 PM Re: nother resource Father Steve 12/01/2005 12:25 AM Re: Latin alphabet maverick 12/07/2005 4:46 PM Re: a couple of spare dics maverick 01/11/2006 5:14 PM Re: Latin alphabet zmjezhd 01/11/2006 6:05 PM Re: nother resource Father Steve 11/22/2005 12:12 AM Re: nother resource Buffalo Shrdlu 11/22/2005 12:35 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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