Humour from Tim Blair:
Now that we’re headed towards a recession, it’s time to figure out new meanings for all those delightful prosperity-based acronyms we’ll soon have no use for ...
YUPPIE Old meaning: Young Urban Professional
New meaning: Young Unemployed Programmer
DINK Old meaning: Dual Income No Kids
New meaning: Dining In Narrabeen KFC
SITCOM Old meaning: Single Income Two Children One Mortgage
New meaning: Single Income Two Children One Mattress
GLAM Old meaning: Greying Leisured Affluent Middle-Aged
New meaning: Gradually Learning About Malnutrition
SWELL Old meaning: Single Woman Earning Lots of Loot
New meaning: Single Woman Employed Labelling Loofahs
NIMBY Old meaning: Not In My Backyard
New meaning: Nothing In My Backyard
SNAG Old meaning: Sensitive New Age Guy
New meaning: Suddenly Not Affording Grolsch
DIAMOND Old meaning: Double Income Awesome Mortgage On No Deposit
New meaning: Don’t Increase Anything, Mate! Oh No! Debt!
LOMBARD Old meaning: Lots Of Money But A Real D**khead
New meaning: Lost Our Money Buying A Rusted Daihatsu
WOOPIE Old meaning: Well Off Older Person
New meaning: We’re Out Of Potatoes
LOL! Lois you're a diamond!
ReplyDeleteI received a memo from a lady I worked for which contained so many acronyms, I couldn't really get anything more from it than the general idea.I sent her a note back,"Thank you for your memo of August 3. However, your TLA's were a little confusing. The ETLA's left me with quite a few questions which were augmented by the EETLA's. Could you clarify please?"Within minutes, the phone rang, "What are TLA's?"I acted rather surprised that she didn't know. A TLA is a Three Letter Acronym. An ETLA is an Extended Three Letter Acronym. An EETLA is an Extended, Expanded Three Letter Acronym.No more cryptic notes from her!!
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