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The act of creating an organization less for actual merit than for the sake of creating a ''hilarious'' pun. | The act of creating an organization less for actual merit than for the sake of creating a ''hilarious'' pun. | ||
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*Biomedical Library Acquisitions Bulletin (BLAB) | *Biomedical Library Acquisitions Bulletin (BLAB) | ||
*Farmers Against Ridiculous Taxes (FART) | *Farmers Against Ridiculous Taxes (FART) | ||
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*First Action In Learning (FAIL) | *First Action In Learning (FAIL) | ||
| − | Other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-letter_acronym TLAs] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-letter_abbreviation XTLAs] of note | + | ==Other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-letter_acronym TLAs] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-letter_abbreviation XTLAs] of note== |
*Design-Induced Error (DIE) | *Design-Induced Error (DIE) | ||
*Perl Object-Oriented Persistence (POOP) | *Perl Object-Oriented Persistence (POOP) | ||
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* OGPU - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Political_Directorate Ob'edinennoe Gosudarstvennoe Politicheskoe Upravlenie]''' which was mocked in Pogo's "Okeefenokee Glee n Perloo Union" | * OGPU - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Political_Directorate Ob'edinennoe Gosudarstvennoe Politicheskoe Upravlenie]''' which was mocked in Pogo's "Okeefenokee Glee n Perloo Union" | ||
| − | + | ==Further Research== | |
| + | If you'd like to contribute to this list, here's an amazing [http://www.acronymfinder.com resource]. | ||
[[Category:Memes]] [[Category: RaD]] | [[Category:Memes]] [[Category: RaD]] | ||
Revision as of 20:28, 3 April 2010
The act of creating an organization less for actual merit than for the sake of creating a hilarious pun.
Real world examples
- Biomedical Library Acquisitions Bulletin (BLAB)
- Farmers Against Ridiculous Taxes (FART)
- Pipe Organ Owners and Players (POOP)
- Collection, Receiving and Pickups (CRAP)
- First Action In Learning (FAIL)
Other TLAs and XTLAs of note
- Design-Induced Error (DIE)
- Perl Object-Oriented Persistence (POOP)
I am sure this goes on a different page, but one must not forget totally unintentional acronym humor such as the following"
- OGPU - Ob'edinennoe Gosudarstvennoe Politicheskoe Upravlenie which was mocked in Pogo's "Okeefenokee Glee n Perloo Union"
Further Research
If you'd like to contribute to this list, here's an amazing resource.