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Acronyms being “shorter and less scary” couldn’t be more wrong
Those are initialisms, not acronyms. mic drop
An acronym is an abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase.
This is what Wikipedia says to that. mic bounces back up straight into your face
;)
They’re all abbr to me.
People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
…or PCMCIA for short.
This joke is brought to you by the old people who’s knees hurt
I still use PCMCIAs at my job. Had to order a reader. It has been… challenging (particularly getting permissions to connect it to the system, but even finding them is not super easy).
I learned this one in coolsig.com (which I was recently surprised to learn still exists and looks basically as I remember it!). At the time, I looked up the actual meaning, but the one in this thread is the one I still remember.
Don’t really see comic strips about CSS, nice.
I think the most cursed part of this is the fact that the webcomic is “Coded with love in CSS”
Maybe all the text is in
.bubble:after {content: “my funny joke”}
Anybody want to translate the acronyms into their alternative meanings?
Men seeking men
Big beautiful woman
Bondage discipline sadism masochism
Wireless sensor network
That last one is just depraved.
*Wet Sadistic Masochism
And titties?
And my axe!
I’ve actually been using the term Too Many Acronyms (TMA for short) for years now. When I get see meeting invites that look like this, I say that I’m suffering from TMA.
I too am suffering from TMA, but it’s related to archives instead of acronyms
A meeting about some CSS details. Do they need help wiping their ass too?
A Criminal Regiment of Nasty Young Men
