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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