# TMI, MADS - What do they mean?

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**Created:** [March 7, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778 "2003-03-07T19:20:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/1 "2003-03-07T19:20:52Z")

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The subject says it all. I haven’t been able to figure out what these acronyms mean.

TMI - This Might Insult? Intimidate? Something like that?

MADS - Mothers Against Doing Stuff?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/2 "2003-03-07T19:31:37Z")

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Too Much Information.

Massachusetts (or Maryland? Maine?) Area DoperS.

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**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/3 "2003-03-07T19:39:01Z")

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I do believe that MADs stands for Mid-Atlantic Dopers. At least I haven’t seen it used in a different context ( **JC** lives in Virginny but his parties are thrown for MADs (well, okay, anyone who wants to show up, but due to geography that’s primarily Mid-Atlantic Dopers) so Maryland Area Dopers doesn’t quite work).

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/4 "2003-03-07T19:51:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Asylum \*  
> \*\*I do believe that MADs stands for Mid-Atlantic Dopers. \*\*

There are Dopefests in Iceland?

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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/5 "2003-03-07T20:37:00Z")

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Yeah, probably run by **Bjorn** 🙂

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/6 "2003-03-08T13:50:51Z")

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**MADs** = Mothers Against Dope.

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/7 "2003-03-08T20:18:48Z")

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MADS are Mid-Atlantic Dopers  
BADS are Bay Area Dopers

Just don’t start calling us NY Dopers NADS.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-mads-what-do-they-mean/159778/8 "2003-03-08T23:12:26Z")

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