# The Unflattering abbreviation Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 2, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131 "2008-10-02T04:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/1 "2008-10-02T04:55:30Z")
This is a simple game. Pick an abbreviation of an organisation or company, and give it a derogatory full name. Examples: IBM = International Big Mouth NATO = No Action Talk Only NASA = No Action Spend A lot Your turn! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/2 "2008-10-02T07:01:10Z")
You know that someone will eventually do this, so… SDMB - Suddenly Demanding Mean Brevity ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/3 "2008-10-02T07:32:58Z")
POTUS - person on the underaged schoolgirl ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/4 "2008-10-02T11:40:14Z")
NSA - No Secrets Allowed ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/5 "2008-10-02T11:42:10Z")
My Entire Team Sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/6 "2008-10-02T11:55:02Z")
> [@CrazyChop](#): > > This is a simple game. > > Pick an abbreviation of an organisation or company, and give it a derogatory full name. > > Examples: > > IBM = International Big Mouth > > NATO = No Action Talk Only > > NASA = No Action Spend A lot > > Your turn! 😃 My father who worked in the IT field since the dawn of time (he used to program in COBOL and FORTRAN) taught me that IBM meant “Inmensa Bola de Mierda” (Huge ball of shit). ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/7 "2008-10-02T13:08:13Z")
MSN - Mighty Sword! NOT! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/8 "2008-10-02T13:26:07Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > My father who worked in the IT field since the dawn of time (he used to program in COBOL and FORTRAN) taught me that IBM meant “Inmensa Bola de Mierda” (Huge ball of shit). When I worked there, people said it stood for “I’ve Been Moved.” Indeed, a common theme there was “You’re moving to Wisconsin. Tomorrow. Pack up your things.” ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/9 "2008-10-02T14:01:03Z")
IBM Intercourse Beats Masturbation Idiots Built Me MACINTOSH Machine Always Crashes, If Not, Operating System Hangs ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/10 "2008-10-02T14:17:44Z")
FBI Fools Built It ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/11 "2008-10-02T14:45:20Z")
FOX Facts Optional, Xenophobes! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/12 "2008-10-02T14:51:55Z")
Back in the day, it was said that Fiat was an acronym for “Fix It Again, Tony!” ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/13 "2008-10-02T15:31:34Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Back in the day, it was said that Fiat was an acronym for “Fix It Again, Tony!” And the related FORD = Found on road dead. ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/14 "2008-10-02T15:54:56Z")
Maladjusts Meet On Really Pathetic Game ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/15 "2008-10-02T16:05:51Z")
Missed edit window - what I want to say was: I’m enjoying this. 🙂 Maladjusts Meet On Really Pathetic Gathering EA Games - Exceptional At Generating Awfully Made, Excruciating Software. Not exactly an organisation, but I can’t resist throwing in: Nasty Uranium - Cancer, Lead, Environmental Atrocities, Radiation ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/16 "2008-10-02T16:49:02Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > And the related FORD = Found on road dead. I heard it, long ago, as “Fix Or Repair Daily.” A friend of mine once insisted that IGA (Independent Grocer Assn.) actually stood for “Ignorant Goofy Assholes.” In the Fifties, the acronym for British World International Airways was said by its disgruntled passengers to stand for “But Will It Arrive?” When Washington Public Power System went bankrupt awhile years back, many noticed with glee that its acronym could be pronounced “Whoops!” Then there’s… NSA = No Such Agency CIA = Covert Idiots Assn. RNC = Religious Nazi Cunts DNC = Demented Neutered Cumstains ABC = Always Broadcasting Crap NBC = Nitwit Broadcasting Corp. CBS = Clearly Bullshit Shows FOX = Fudging, Omitting, [E]Xcerpting PBS = Preachy Biased Shit ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/17 "2008-10-02T17:50:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > In the Fifties, the acronym for British World International Airways was said by its disgruntled passengers to stand for “But Will It Arrive?” And the Central American airline TACA is “Take a Chance Airlines”. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/18 "2008-10-02T17:52:40Z")
**S** lowest **D** amn **M** essage **B** oard ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/19 "2008-10-02T19:47:39Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > And the Central American airline TACA is “Take a Chance Airlines”. Sabena (Belgian airline): Such A Bad Experience, Never Again BMW: Break My Window, Brings Me Women, Bought My Wife IBM: I’ve Been Moved (apparently, they used to transfer personnel from city to city quite frequently) SAAB: Still Ain’t A Beamer ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-abbreviation-game/466131/20 "2008-10-02T21:19:38Z")
I remember a comedian saying that the airline “Delta” actually stood for “Doesn’t Ever Leave The Airport.” Folks used to disparage the Colts with “Count On Losing This Sunday.”