Acronyms: DIY ROFL or LOLs MIA?
Yesterday Kottke.org linked to an insightful piece from Tremble.com regarding acronyms, and the comedy-poision potential thereof:
Ever find yourself in a room with a bunch of people, often at work, and
you stumble across a mysterious acronym? Someone will recite the
acronym and wonder, "what does that mean?" The instant this happens, a
weird silence usually falls over the room as everyone revs up their
minds, racing to be the first to construct a goofball interpretation of
the acronym. Then someone will blurt one out, and soon all the
remaining quickwits will follow with their own version. AND NONE OF
THEM WILL BE FUNNY.Or, rather, I should say, they will be funny if you are the type of person who finds the following things uncontrollably funny:
- Mad Libs
- The card game, "Apples to Apples" (or, as I like to call it, The Enron of Party Games)
- Click and Clack
- Whose Line is it Anyway?
- Spoonerisms
… Can we make fun of WLIIA (acronym!) on here? They don't show it on Comedy Central anymore, right? In any case, I don't have much to add to that entertaining bit, except to use it as an excuse to try and prove that I'm immune to this particular comedy buzzkill, and can in fact cook up some exceptions which prove the "acronyms-aren't-funny" rule:
- HILLARY: Have I Lost? Let's Attempt Recount, Yes?
- OBAMA: On Board America's Manliest Afro
- MCCAIN: Makes Children Chew An Iron Nugget
- BLOGGER: Barely Literate Online Gadflies, Gabfests, Entertaining Racists
- ACRONYM: Amateurish Comedian Recently Obviously Nailed Your Mom
… anyone for Mad Libs?!
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