A TBAY question Re:SYCOPHANTS & Acronyms

[Cindy C.]

Gail:

>The 
> thing is, I never associated that kind of behavior as being 
> sycophantic.  So then, was Fudge a sycophant for not believing that 
> Lord-Thingy had returned?  Just curious.

I'm not sure.  Elkins coined "SYCOPHANTS," so maybe she'll explain.  
My guess, though, is that acronyms are really, really hard to do.  I 
wind up using pretty much any word that fits, even if it's not 
perfect.  So maybe "Ostritch" is the only thing that worked?

Here's a question for some of you folks (Darrin, Tabouli, Grey Wolf 
and a few others) who regularly come up with these great acronyms:  
How do you do it?  Does it just pop into your head?  Do you start 
with the goal (SYCOPHANTS), or do you start with the point you want 
to make?

Please.  I'm here to learn.  :-D

Cindy