# The Bored Doper: Film Acronym Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2002, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318 "2002-08-24T00:43:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/41 "2002-08-26T13:34:36Z")
The Joy Luck Club A (Ethan Hawke chews 'em up–and doesn’t spit em out!) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/42 "2002-08-26T13:43:42Z")
Alive SOTL (She often wears _l’Air du Temps_…) ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/43 "2002-08-26T14:10:05Z")
Silence of the Lambs B (Baa-Ram-Ewe) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/44 "2002-08-26T14:31:40Z")
Babe How about… TIST (sorry if you don’t like that one, but there’s such a fine line between stupid and clever) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/45 "2002-08-26T14:31:41Z")
Babe SKOW (Unmasked) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/46 "2002-08-26T14:32:47Z")
TIST = This is Spinal Tap (Just to get us off the simulpost) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/47 "2002-08-26T15:06:51Z")
Some Kind of Wonderful? An obscure one. MM (Tacky German sports saloons duking it out) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/48 "2002-08-26T15:43:57Z")
It was Some Kind of Wonderful. And to add to **Coldie** ’s hint, I think we refer to “saloons” as “sedans” on this side of the pond (although I have no idea what movie that refers to…) ---
**Author:** ![Bubba\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bubba\_Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubba_Ray)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/49 "2002-08-26T15:58:47Z")
Manta Manta DBS (They only eat other sharks) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/50 "2002-08-26T16:31:52Z")
Deep Blue Sea ETD - “If you look at the finger, you miss all that heavenly glory.” ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/51 "2002-08-26T17:53:51Z")
I just wanted to say I’m impressed with Bubba Ray for guessing the Manta Manta movie. Especially since I should have typed “coupes” rather than saloons. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/52 "2002-08-26T18:17:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shodan \* > \*\*ETD - “If you look at the finger, you miss all that heavenly glory.” \*\* Enter the Dragon THP (“You know, for kids!”) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/53 "2002-08-26T18:26:26Z")
**The Hudsucker Proxy** TDCOTB (When are we going to eat?) ---
**Author:** ![Bubba\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bubba\_Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubba_Ray)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/54 "2002-08-26T22:51:59Z")
The one thing I learned here is that there is always a Doper that knows even the most obscure reference. Plus I had the homecourt advantage 😉 (Q: Wieso heiraten Mantafahrer nur Montags? A: Da haben die Friseusen frei.) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318/55 "2002-08-26T22:56:51Z")
😃 Didn’t know you were German. Nicht ueber Fussball reden, bitte. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bored-doper-film-acronym-game/125318.md?page=2)