The Acronym Challenge (WAS A TBAY question Re:SYCOPHANTS & Acronyms)
Cindy C.
cindysphynx at comcast.net
Mon Jun 30 22:19:41 UTC 2003
Grey Wolf revealed:
>I start with the codewords[1] I have to put in, and look at what
>words they suggest to me. Then fill in the gaps with verbs first and
>then, if there are still a few gaps left, I use adjectives. And
presto! You've got an acronym.
Oh, man. I really wish I had known this a few months ago. See, I
was writing this post about Operative!Arthur, and it absolutely *had*
to have an acronym. I finally came up with:
"I GOT YOUR PARALLELLISM RIGHT HERE, MISTER (Initially, G-men Opted
to Tolerate Yeomen Overlords Until Rogues Purged Arthur's Relations.
Afterwards, a Legendary Lust for Equanimity Leaves him Irresolute,
Saddened and Miserable. Realizing Imperius Gives Hostile
Transgressors a Handy Excuse, Revenge Energizes Many Instances of
Stalwart Tenacity against the Evil Regime)."
It took me *way* longer to come up with the acronym than to write the
whole darn post that dealt with the theory. I was pulling my hair
out! I would think I had it all worked out, and then I'd find a
mistake. It's much harder than it looks
So, uh, Wolf. What's your longest acronym? Do you guys want to
engage in a little acronym challenge, hmmm? I wonder who can come up
with the longest and best acronym concerning OoP? You know, to win
the title of "Best Acronym Generator In The Free World." ;-)
Hmmm. Any takers?
<gives Grey Wolf her best "come hither" glance>
Cindy -- who just might e-mail Tabouli and Darrin off-list so they
don't miss out
Of course, this
> method has a problem: the acronym you get at the end migh have
nothing
> to do whatsoever with the theme.
>
> The other method, starting with a meaningful word (e.g. MAGIC
> DISHWASHER) I have used one or two times, but is much harder. I
prefer
> the other method, and try and find suitabled words that match the
> codewords.
>
> hope that helps,
>
> Grey Wolf, who wonder if Tabouli remembers about the cabin incident
and
> how it ended up creating TAG WATCH.
>
> [1]codewords: The main words describing the theory. For example, a
> theory about Hedwig being a DE would need H and maybe E for evil,
VF
> for Voldemort Follower or even DE, of course
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