Amusing acronyms

[Mad Doug Biker]

Ok, you DON'T need to know what I was actually looking up at the time, but I found this and just had to have a giggle at the rather unfortunate name! (And yes it is safe to look at if not quite work safe).

http://www.anus.com/

I trust they do know..... Surely?


Anyway, are there any other amusing ones you know of?

 

[Trickedem]

I always smile when I see the acronym for the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon. BAAPS. www.baaps.org.uk
Also responsible for Breast enlargement.

 

[Drago]

Feel sorry for the Strategic Head of Intelligence Tasking at MI6.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I seem to remember hearing of a railway in Switzerland (I forget the details now) with the rather unfortunate acronym of 'FART'.

 

[Drago]

Here's a funny one.

At work our collision investigation boys, all 4 of them, were renamed the Collision Investigation Department,

But hang on a moment, we can't have two CIDs, can we?

Any sane person would give the collision boys a different name, but not our lot. No, CID becomes CIU, the Criminal Investigation Unit, instead so callers from other Forces, the press, public etc haven't a clue who they are. Fortunately our new CC realised the insanity of this and changed it back on his very first day.

Our organisation had a history of stupid department names, some so daft and politically correct that they've featured in the national press for their ridiculousness.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Our organisation had a history of stupid department names, some so daft and politically correct that they've featured in the national press for their ridiculousness.

Go on, say, I know you want too!

 

[Drago]

Oh, seeing as its been ridiculed in The Sun already...

Most Forces have a Traffic department, or Roads Policing. It does what it says on the tin, you know what you're getting. Some smaller forces combine their traffic team with their dog section or maybe even firearms, and in these instances it's often called "operations", which in policing parlance is still pretty descriptive.

But not ours. As reported and widely ridiculed in The Sun and The Times our Operations Departnent was renamed "Protective Services Command" and the Traffic sub-unit renamed "Operational Tasking Unit".

Makes perfect sense. Just not to any of us.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

But not ours. As reported and widely ridiculed in The Sun and The Times our Operations Departnent was renamed "Protective Services Command" and the Traffic sub-unit renamed "Operational Tasking Unit".

Makes perfect sense. Just not to any of us.

I must have led a sheltered life, where are the amusing acronyms in that?

Its all management type speak, I get it.

 

[Matt1705]

Maybe not an acronym as such but I did a delivery to a company called AFS services recently.

Obviously whoever took the order misheard the name as it said on the paperwork ASS services

 

[Theseus]

For the finest quality cusom pens, go to Pen Island Pens at http://www.penisland.net/

 

[TVC]

My previous company loved them, we had TMAs everywhere.





Totally Meaningless Acronyms.

 

[martint235]

Ok, you DON'T need to know what I was actually looking up at the time, but I found this and just had to have a giggle at the rather unfortunate name! (And yes it is work safe).

http://www.anus.com/

I trust they do know..... Surely?


Anyway, are there any other amusing ones you know of?

Not safe according to the Home Office. Blocked by webwasher.

 

[Drago]

I must have led a sheltered life, where are the amusing acronyms in that?

Its all management type speak, I get it.

Sorry buddy, just meaningless and stupid ones. Ill try and think of some funny ones though

 

[threebikesmcginty]

My previous company loved them, we had TMAs everywhere.
Totally Meaningless Acronyms.

One of the meetings I sat in on yesterday was a Quality Management Systems one or QMS - it was acronym city central, nothing amusing though as far as I can remember, I was probably asleep though.

 

[Archie_tect]

FUNEMNX? 9VFN10EM. VFXUC... VFT?