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We used to play this game online, even in teams. Let's try it here with a little educational difference.
First (if you can) give the real meaning, then a witty one.
Example
PCMCIA = Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
People Can't Memorize Computer Industry's Acronyms
Now you can give a new one
IKEA
Give a man a fish you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime - Chinese proverb
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Location: India
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IKEA-Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (Swedish home furnishings retailer founder's initials and location)
SURF
வாழ்க தமிழ்! வளர்க எம் மக்கள்
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Location: Massachusetts, United States
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SURF> Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
> Southern United Regal Frogs
MSPCA
He who sings scares away his woes. ~Cervantes
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Joined: 12/23/2009
Posts: 2,148
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Location: India
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MSPCA-Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
MSPCA-Mid-South Professional Cleaners Association...
JTA
வாழ்க தமிழ்! வளர்க எம் மக்கள்
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 9/15/2009
Posts: 135
Points: 404
Location: Turkey
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JTA
Japanese Translators Association
Jugglers and Tumblers Association
NATO
Yes! -Anonymous
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 3/23/2010
Posts: 174
Points: 514
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OR National Association of Tugboat Operators
OR Nobody Asked Tom Out :(
UNICEF
TIMING TOAST: There's an art of knowing when, never try to guess. Toast until it smokes and then, twenty seconds less. -- Piet Hein
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Joined: 1/20/2010
Posts: 1,348
Points: 3,889
Location: CANADA - Toronto
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United Nation Children's Fund
FEMA
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Posts: 865
Points: 2,552
Location: Tuscany, Italy
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Females equal males? Astonishing!
FIFA
Give a man a fish you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime - Chinese proverb
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 7/8/2010
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Location: India
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FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association
FIFA - First In Flight Aviation
YAHOO
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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YAHOO.... Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
YAHOO.... Your Aunt Has Old Orifices
MBTA
He who sings scares away his woes. ~Cervantes
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MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
MBTA - More Bread To Africa
TAFKAP
Give a man a fish you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime - Chinese proverb
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 12/27/2009
Posts: 3,253
Points: 9,940
Location: UK
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TAFKAP - The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
NPT
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Joined: 1/20/2010
Posts: 1,348
Points: 3,889
Location: CANADA - Toronto
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National Prince(ss)Trust
OHIP
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 7/8/2010
Posts: 2,040
Points: 6,093
Location: India
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OHIP - Ontario Health Insurance Plan
OHIP - Ownership Has Its Privileges
NASA
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Joined: 9/16/2009
Posts: 2,884
Points: 8,462
Location: Bangalore, India
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NASA: National Aero Space Administration
Never Allow Suspicious Aliens
IMF
"Oh ye Lords of Ladies Intellectual/ Inform us truly have they not henpecked y'all?" ~George Gordon Noel Byron
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 1/20/2010
Posts: 1,348
Points: 3,889
Location: CANADA - Toronto
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Internatonal Money Fund
DOW
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 5/21/2009
Posts: 5,476
Points: 15,929
Location: United Kingdom
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DOW = dirty old woman
SOG
"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon" Suzanne Ertz
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 7/8/2010
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Location: India
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SOG - Surveillance and Observation Group
SOG - Son Of God
MAP
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 5/21/2009
Posts: 5,476
Points: 15,929
Location: United Kingdom
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MAP Monophasic Action Potential
WORLD
"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon" Suzanne Ertz
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 7/8/2010
Posts: 2,040
Points: 6,093
Location: India
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Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases
MOOD
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Joined: 7/12/2010
Posts: 865
Points: 2,552
Location: Tuscany, Italy
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Military Order! Order Drinks!!
BUSH
Give a man a fish you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime - Chinese proverb
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Location: India
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Buy US Here
CAT
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Joined: 2/19/2010
Posts: 2,406
Points: 7,211
Location: Massachusetts, United States
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CAT... Central Arkansas Transit
Cold American Translator
LERC
He who sings scares away his woes. ~Cervantes
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LERC =Lean Enterprise Research Centre
Labor Education and Research Center
Leave Every Room Clean
IOA
CF, i think some are missing the point... did you not mean to have one correct/ conventional long-form and another spoofy one?
"Oh ye Lords of Ladies Intellectual/ Inform us truly have they not henpecked y'all?" ~George Gordon Noel Byron
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IOA - International Olympic Athlete
IOA - Islands of Adventure
KFC
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Joined: 12/23/2009
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Location: India
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KFC-Kentucky Fried Chicken
ADAPT
வாழ்க தமிழ்! வளர்க எம் மக்கள்
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 12/27/2009
Posts: 3,253
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Location: UK
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ADAPT : American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit
ADAPT : Agisanang Domestic Abuse Prevention and Training
KGB
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KGB - Knowledge Generation Bureau KGB - King George Bush  ICE
It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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ICE-Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (UN Economic Commission for Africa) ...
DAP
வாழ்க தமிழ்! வளர்க எம் மக்கள்
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KAMALRAJ.... READ THE RULES OF THIS GAME.. The first enty should be the correct answer to the acronym the second enry should be your "made up" acronym.. then you add your own acronym to keep the post going... Ok??
DAT Download Accelerator Plus
DAT Dumb Arse People
UNICCO
He who sings scares away his woes. ~Cervantes
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Not DAT vickster DAP...
UNICCO-United Nimba Citizen's Council
RAM
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Joined: 6/11/2010
Posts: 193
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Location: Seattle, USA
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RAM - Remote Area Medical
RAM - Really Attractive Musicians
WSPA
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. ~Groucho Marx
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WSPA: World Society for the Protection of Animals
WSPA: Where Serpents Prevail Always
RCA
"Oh ye Lords of Ladies Intellectual/ Inform us truly have they not henpecked y'all?" ~George Gordon Noel Byron
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RCA Radio Corporation of America
RCA Red Cannibal Association
USMC
He who sings scares away his woes. ~Cervantes
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USMC- "United States Marine Corps"
FAPT
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