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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,626
    OMD (the band)
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    DEFCON
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    NIH
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    HALO
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Posts: 10,217
    OTX
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    XXX
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,893
    aye yi yi!

    (not either, just don't know what to do with an X)
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    Wobbie said:

    aye yi yi!

    (not either, just don't know what to do with an X)

    Lol. How about X-RAY?
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    Wobbie said:

    aye yi yi!

    (not either, just don't know what to do with an X)

    A certain song that is to Smashing Pumpkins what Helter Skelter is to Beatles. KA BOOM!

    YYZ
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    ZIRP
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Posts: 10,217
    PYT
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    TUPR
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    ROTOR

    Schlocky Robocop ripoff that's on Rifftrax.
  • hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Posts: 10,217
    ^lol

    So... initialism, right?

    RNA
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    ASAM
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    M&S
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    S&M?

    No, seriously, we need an acronym.

    SAAB
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    BYOB
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    BADD
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    edited October 2016
    DEA
    Post edited by njnancy on
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    SAD
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    Fifthelement said:

    SAD

    i changed DOS to DEA cause i used an acronym instead of an initialism - so you need to start with an A - sorry for the change.
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    edited October 2016
    njnancy said:

    Fifthelement said:

    SAD

    i changed DOS to DEA cause i used an acronym instead of an initialism - so you need to start with an A - sorry for the change.
    Roger...AWACS (forgot the S for system)

    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    SMH (thanks for understanding FE)
  • JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    HTS
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    njnancy said:

    SMH (thanks for understanding FE)

    Two initialisms in a row, time for an acronym.

    HEMP

    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    PETA
  • hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Posts: 10,217
    ^oops, 2 acroyms again.

    AM
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,958
    hauntingfamiliar said:

    ^oops, 2 acroyms again.

    AM

    I read that as A.M. As in ante meridian.

    MAGNETAR

    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Posts: 10,217
    edited October 2016
    ^ Yep. That's what I was going for. :)

    RDH (rather die hungry) My cafeteria's nickname freshman year of college.
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