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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 NGO #160077 05/31/06 01:29 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I would be interested in learning how many of you recognize this acronym, and in particular whether there's a variance by geographic location. Thank you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160078 05/31/06 02:22 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park non-governmental organization? that's my first thought. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160079 05/31/06 08:59 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I'm with ledasdottir, here. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160080 05/31/06 12:33 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Non-governmental organziation. It's used a lot in the news. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160081 05/31/06 12:34 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Me, too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160082 05/31/06 12:47 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont me, five. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160083 05/31/06 01:36 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Okay; thanks, you-all. But what I want to know is whether you've heard/seen the acronym, not whether you can guess what it stands for. 'Course, if you know what it stands for, then... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160084 05/31/06 02:01 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont yes. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160085 05/31/06 02:15 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Quote: Okay; thanks, you-all. But what I want to know is whether you've heard/seen the acronym, not whether you can guess what it stands for. 'Course, if you know what it stands for, then... Definitely yes; we hear it plenty in the news and elsewhere. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: NGO #160086 05/31/06 02:44 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh But what I want to know is whether you've heard/seen the acronym Ahem, I said: "It's used a lot in the news." Must be my Californy accent. Ceci n'est pas un seing. 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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