tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8212467312530919633..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: AcronymaniaLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65598846583690066712014-03-16T12:43:52.930-04:002014-03-16T12:43:52.930-04:00Whoa! Eve, C.H.I.P.s completely slipped my mind. ...Whoa! Eve, <i>C.H.I.P.s</i> completely slipped my mind. Who can forget Officer Poncherello--and who doesn't wish they could?John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-2896466715074467022014-03-16T12:33:59.272-04:002014-03-16T12:33:59.272-04:00C.H.I.P.S. Horrible show, but an acronym. C.H.I.P.S. Horrible show, but an acronym. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8751327360496767782014-03-15T13:24:58.283-04:002014-03-15T13:24:58.283-04:00Herschel, Picaboo Street has to be one of the cool...Herschel, Picaboo Street has to be one of the coolest names since Apollo Creed, and Creed was fictional!<br /><br />John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79564672543437106542014-03-15T13:04:53.053-04:002014-03-15T13:04:53.053-04:00One need look no farther than Tom Clancy for a boa...One need look no farther than Tom Clancy for a boatload of acronyms, although I don't think he ever used them in a title.<br /><br />My favorite is one that doesn't even exist. It seems that Picaboo Street, the Olympic skier, donated a substantial amount of money to a hospital in Colorado to build a much needed addition. When it was completed the hospital named the addition for her: Picaboo ICU.<br /><br />Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85802292363642536462014-03-15T12:15:39.891-04:002014-03-15T12:15:39.891-04:00Thanks, Rob--I too forgot about Pedneau.
David, o...Thanks, Rob--I too forgot about Pedneau.<br /><br />David, only the military could come up with the wild acronyms we knew there. NCOIC does bring back memories . . .<br /><br />Fran, I like your interpretation of TGIF.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70140316166026191282014-03-15T11:10:29.916-04:002014-03-15T11:10:29.916-04:00Some good stuff, John. My last assignment in the ...Some good stuff, John. My last assignment in the army was as NCOIC of the S2 section of the 8th Inf. Divarty (USAREUR). Pretty important, huh? This translates as Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of the intelligence section (S2)of the 8th Infantry Division Artillery (United States Army Europe). And that's just for starters, mister.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50908305389937721112014-03-15T10:55:08.383-04:002014-03-15T10:55:08.383-04:00I forgot about Dave Pedneau, author of BOLO, APB, ...I forgot about Dave Pedneau, author of BOLO, APB, DOA, AKA, etc.<br />http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/362100.Dave_Pedneau<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76281876110547964452014-03-15T10:35:12.489-04:002014-03-15T10:35:12.489-04:00Thanks, R.T. Yep, that was an expression we used ...Thanks, R.T. Yep, that was an expression we used a lot. As I recall, things in the military were SNAFU most of the time!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79625609123287568432014-03-15T10:32:49.106-04:002014-03-15T10:32:49.106-04:00John, good article, enjoyed it.
Being in the milit...John, good article, enjoyed it.<br />Being in the military, you naturally heard SNAFU used a lot. Situation Normal, All F**ked Up !!!R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30486497018120799502014-03-15T09:54:16.577-04:002014-03-15T09:54:16.577-04:00Liz, I've always liked the SinC acronym, and y...Liz, I've always liked the SinC acronym, and yes, those are good mottos. I prefer the first one.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46073338804242934072014-03-15T08:58:48.407-04:002014-03-15T08:58:48.407-04:00John, I got a chuckle when I learned recently that...John, I got a chuckle when I learned recently that Sisters in Crime has just changed its motto "SinC into A Good Mystery" to "SinC Up with Great Crime Writing." "Sink" to "sync"--what a sign of the times, though I'm not changing my bumper sticker just yet.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60915860974251547742014-03-15T07:30:00.735-04:002014-03-15T07:30:00.735-04:00John, you covered about every acronym I've eve...John, you covered about every acronym I've ever heard, but I did give myself an acronym-titled party. The front of the formal invitations read, "YOU are invited to a TGIF party!<br />Inside the invitations, the explanation was: TGIF - Thank God I'm forty; it's better than being dead or pregnant. Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41610167240334877612014-03-15T00:59:03.674-04:002014-03-15T00:59:03.674-04:00Can not think of any acronyms but you reminded m e...Can not think of any acronyms but you reminded m e of one of my favorite mystery tites ; Everybody Smokes In Hell, by John Ridley, who just won an Oscar or writing Twelve Years A Slave. Hilarious book, too.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com