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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Descriptive acronyms #2855 05/22/00 10:29 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York R Rubrick OP addict OP Rubrick addict R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York Here's one for the clever clogs amongst you.... Can anyone think of acronyms whose components describe the acronym? An example would be - TOAST - Turn Off Any Smoking Toast. Look forward to seeing some good ones! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2856 05/23/00 01:47 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass 'brick, I have a whole collection of these, which I'll keep to myself for a bit (rules of engagement you know). But I can hear you asking yourself, "Why?"; well, the short story is that I was looking for a [single] word to describe self-referential, multi-layered and/or recursive acronyms, 8-) and I needed some examples to show what I was talking about. Here are two, just to show what we're talking about: <g> Douglas R. Hofstadter, in his excellent book _Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid_ posits GOD (God Over Djinn) in his discussion of meta-language. The Free Software Foundation's project GNU (GNU's Not UNIX) "What's another word for Thesaurus?" -Steven Wright Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2857 05/23/00 02:10 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York R Rubrick OP addict OP Rubrick addict R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York Nice one, Michael. I've heard of the GNU one recently but never the God reference. One that I've just thought of is WORD - written or read daily. Refer to my old report cards - could do better! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2858 06/27/00 12:59 PM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy old hand Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Hi! I think your "Written or Read Daily" is really good. I am sure else where people have compiled some fantastic ones. I randomly chose some words and worked on them. It was mental Sumo wrestling. I could find my mind doing all sorts of contortions. I thought as the words got bigger it would be easier. But it wasn't so - with me. The most tough one was the last one. I found when it comes - it comes fast - and sometimes come double solutions. These are my contributions … A - Alone (sorry, unpardonable) BY - Beside You SUN - Shining Until Now … WARM - Wrapped and Ready, Mom! TIGHT - Tanked In Guinness Have They? FRIEND - Feeling Relaxed In Easy Natural Discussion, For Refuge In Easeless Needy Days Maybe I could have done better but it was fun. Almost as much fun as the game Lewis Carol invented - called doublets (going from one word to the other, POOR to RICH by making new words changing just one letter at a time). Although Edward De Bono claimed to have invented it, Carrol did much before him. De Bono says the game teaches lateral thinking. I think making up these acronyms is also lateral thinking - because my mind was contorting in the similar fashion while playing Doublets. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2859 06/27/00 03:03 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >but it was fun oh, I don't know... most people who do this are members of THIS (Tenebrific Heuristic Initial Society), which speaks volumes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2860 06/27/00 04:29 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Avy--good going! I especially love the friend ones! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2861 06/27/00 04:34 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky >>most people who do this are members of THIS (Tenebrific Heuristic Initial Society), which speaks volumes.<< Ohmigawd. You're probably the president of "this" (!) Very Over-Long Unique Misguided Educational Society. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2862 06/28/00 01:24 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy old hand Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 >oh, I don't know... most people who do this are members of THIS (Tenebrific Heuristic Initial Society), > which speaks volumes. You know that explains it! After I played the game, I just went out and murdered somebody. And I couldn't figure out why I did it! Now I know. But seriously - and how does the game help the THIS society to produce darkness? Do you know ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter DA #2863 06/28/00 07:04 PM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 7 London, England S Seddonist stranger Seddonist stranger S Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 7 London, England Hello there - How 'bout these? YOUNG: Youth Obtain Underground Neap Growth METAL: Mighty Expanding Tongue Abrasive, Like Hope these help! Seddonist Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descriptive acronyms #2864 06/28/00 07:34 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >Do you know... KNOW - Knowledge Negates Ordinary Wisdom Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 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. 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