Thursday, August 24, 2006

T13 - Acronym Edition

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Thirteen Acronyms


Just a a silly acronym quiz. Tells you nothing about myself except that I enjoy posting these interactive T13s. See if you can guess what each acronym stands for. No googling! lol (Update: Answers in parentheses.)

*SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
FICO (Fair, Isaac and Company - your credit score :-)
*LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)
FUBU (For Us By Us - among other things I can't repeat here!)
NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation)
*RADAR (RAdio Direction And Range)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence)
DOS (Disk Operating System - Thank Mr. Gates)
*AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization - not an exact acronym)
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle, Booze, Bisquits, Beef, Bible ...)

*These seem to have become words in their own right and no longer obvious as acronyms. Have I missed any other obvious ones? Thanks for playing!

Extra Credit:
U.N.C.L.E. (As in "The Man From" :-)
(United Network Command for Law and Enforcement - fictional, of course)


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19 comments:

  1. I am telling you, that's why I come here...interactive baby!
    1)Well, I know it's for SCUBA Diving, but I am sure it stands for something good.
    2)NASA - Space and Aeronautics; recognizable
    5) recognizable, but dont' know real words.
    11) Auto Immune Difficiency Syndrome
    13)Bring Your Own Bottle
    That's all for me. bad.

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  2. Sadly the last one is the only one I know: Bring your own booze! :-)

    Thanks for visiting my TT. Have an awesome afternoon.

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  3. Holy, this is a tough one...I've gone completely blank...the only thing I can think of is SNAFU and that is a little harsh when defined.

    Good idea, shows me how often I see them and read them and completely don't think about their original meanings...

    Cheers,
    Candy

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  4. SCUBA - Self-contained Underwater Breathing Aparatus
    NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration
    AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
    BYOB - Bring your own bottle or Bring your own bible!

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  5. what a great idea for a TT!!!

    well i'm ashamed to say i know very few hihi.

    FUBU - for us by us
    AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome
    BYOB - bring your own booze

    and i'd take a few guesses:
    NATO: north atlantic treaty organization
    INTERPOL: international police

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  6. It's sad that I'm a certified scuba diver but couldn't remember what it meant;-) ? operating system Is FICO similar to FICA...well at least I've probably given you a good laugh;-) I did try an interactive one today, also, but I don't think anyone was up to going back to look at my previous TTs for the answers...so they are posted below my TT now!

    Have a great remainder of the day!

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  7. I enjoy reading about this Thursday Thirteen post and this about acronyms aspeially.
    My contribution: DOS - Disk Operating System?
    Have a lovely Thursday evening:-)

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  8. Fun... fun... fun...

    BYOB... bring your own biscuits ;)

    Happy T13! Thanks for visiting!

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  9. Umm, sadly I've been working all day and my brain is fried. The only ones that I could remember right away were AIDS and BYOB. How sad is that?

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  10. I know SCUBA, DOS and BYOB for sure...that's about it without looking them up. Great list!

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  11. Man, I'm horrible at these! I only know #'s 1,2,5,11,and 13. A great list to really get your readers thinking. My TT is up!

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  12. I think I know 5 out of 13 - but I think I'm about brain dead - or out of touch, or too old. LOL!

    I loved Kimmy's!!
    "BYOB... bring your own biscuits ;)"

    It could also stand for 'be your own boss'.

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  13. Okay, there are a bunch I know, but a bunch I don't either;) My TT is all about Mackinac Island!

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  14. It's funny that some of these have taken on their own word definitions and are recognized unto themselves. I had forgotten a few that I used to know. Thanks for the reminder!

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  15. I have NO IDEA! FUBU was for us by us I think!

    Great TT!

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  16. LOL - these are great! I have no idea...I'll have to sit here and study. :)

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  17. I only know Bring Your Own Booze. I thought I knew NASA but I thing I got that one technically wrong. I guess I got an f!

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  18. No, Colleen, you got an A! I grade by participation, lol. Thanks for visiting all.

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  19. ARGH! Hubby is military and I live in a world of acronyms. I'm forever asking him to put that in human speak.

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