Today I learned...

[MVP RULZ]

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

[BomberPat]

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". 

[gmoney]

It does stand for All Day I Dream About Sex though

 

[wordsfromlee]

I think the BMW one is true too. 

[SuperBacon]

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.

[Merzbow]

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.

[SuperBacon]

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.

[organizedkaos]

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, 2024 by organizedkaos
TowLie - This is a Momenth (BMX edit)

[Carbomb]

TIL that Kiefer Sutherland, David Duchovny, and Eric Cantona have released albums/EPs. (They've all been interviewed on the Sodajerker podcast.)

[Jazzy G]

Central Park in New York was originally designed based on the layout of King's Park, Birkenhead. 

[Carbomb]

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.

[Carbomb]

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). 

[SuperBacon]

17 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

Kevin Bacon (with his brother)

We just call them cousin Kevin and cousin Michael in our house.

[Browser Brady]

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.

[King Coconut]

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?