MVP RULZ Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 That sounds like the myth that News is an acronym for "Notable events, weather and Sports" Something that was made up after its invention to fit as an acronym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted June 21 Paid Members Share Posted June 21 Yeah - they tend to annoy me, because I can think of very few (if any) examples of any genuine etymology coming from acronyms, certainly dating back before the 20th century. Same goes for Port Out, Starboard Home for Posh, or the awful pub bore "Fornicating Under Consent Of The King". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted June 21 Paid Members Share Posted June 21 It does stand for All Day I Dream About Sex though  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I think the BMW one is true too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted June 22 Members Share Posted June 22 51 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: I think the BMW one is true too. And QPR. Queer People Running or Quarter Pound'a Rubbish back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 10 hours ago, gmoney said: It does stand for All Day I Dream About Sex though  After Dinner I Did A Shit / Soon After Dinner I Did Another That was a school favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted June 27 Members Share Posted June 27 The first ever item to be scanned with a barcode was a pack of Wrigleys Juicy Fruit gum in June 1974. It was in Ohio. Do with this information what you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organizedkaos Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) OFILBTUWD* that my grandfather was in the same prisoner of war camp, Ruhleben, as George Hackenschmidt - thanks to @BomberPat's book. Admitedly there were 5'000 people there so it's a very incidental connection but yeah had to share that fact somewhere *On Friday I Learned But The UKFF Was Down Edited July 1 by organizedkaos TowLie - This is a Momenth (BMX edit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 1 Paid Members Share Posted July 1 TIL that Kiefer Sutherland, David Duchovny, and Eric Cantona have released albums/EPs. (They've all been interviewed on the Sodajerker podcast.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 1 Paid Members Share Posted July 1 Central Park in New York was originally designed based on the layout of King's Park, Birkenhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 1 Paid Members Share Posted July 1 28 minutes ago, Jazzy G said: Central Park in New York was originally designed based on the layout of King's Park, Birkenhead. And it was built by forcibly evicting the tenants of Seneca, a village comprised mostly of freed black slaves who'd escaped via the Underground Railroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 1 Paid Members Share Posted July 1 7 hours ago, Carbomb said: TIL that Kiefer Sutherland, David Duchovny, and Eric Cantona have released albums/EPs. (They've all been interviewed on the Sodajerker podcast.) Further examination of the Sodajerker back catalogue also reveals that so have Kevin Bacon (with his brother), Jeff Daniels, and Harry Shearer (which is a little less surprising, I suppose). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted July 1 Members Share Posted July 1 17 minutes ago, Carbomb said: Kevin Bacon (with his brother) We just call them cousin Kevin and cousin Michael in our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browser Brady Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 On 6/21/2024 at 9:09 PM, MVP RULZ said: That sounds like the myth that News is an acronym for "Notable events, weather and Sports" Something that was made up after its invention to fit as an acronym I believe this is known as a backronym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 On 6/21/2024 at 9:09 PM, Jesse said: A thing I learnt off the back of this is that this kind of myth is known as a 'backronym' where the word exists already and later an acronym is invented for it. So what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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