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Any more manufacturer's based acronyms ?

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[quote="DarthChicken"]
A
Ton
Of
Magic

(ok, closer to half ton)
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A Ton Of Magic in a half ton container

A
Ton
Of
Magic

(ok, closer to half ton)

[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
But it's not an acronym John

Neither is "When Will His Silly Head Remember Just How Easily Each (and) Every Rabbit Has His Hare."

It's a mnemonic
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Does anyone else know what that's a mnemonic for?

[quote="wisp"]
[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
But it's not an acronym John

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Opps, sorry. I was just commenting on ways to remember the visible light spectrum. It's how my kids now recall it.

So is WISP an acronym for Wireless Internet Service Providers?

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Different John!


I was taught Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain?

More mnemonics...

Burger With Relish And Fries?

(Easy one...) Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, and FACE

[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
But it's not an acronym John

[/quote]

Opps, sorry. I was just commenting on ways to remember the visible light spectrum. It's how my kids now recall it.

So is WISP an acronym for Wireless Internet Service Providers?

I think we are enjoying the spirit of the thread.

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[quote="Bruce Fielding"]
But it's not an acronym John

Neither is "When Will His Silly Head Remember Just How Easily Each (and) Every Rabbit Has His Hare."

It's a mnemonic
[/quote]


I knew you'd be along to correct us

But it's not an acronym John

Neither is "When Will His Silly Head Remember Just How Easily Each (and) Every Rabbit Has His Hare."

It's a mnemonic

[quote="Alec"]
[quote="John Lloyd"]
I always remember

"Richard of York gained battle in vain" for the colours of the rainbow

Red, Orange, Yellow, green, Blue, Indigo, Violate
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We were also taught . . . .

"Read over your good books in vain"

and in the early 60s one of my science teachers came out with another one when we had a large group of German exchange students in our class . . . .

"Remember Oh Ye Germans, Britain Is Victorious"

as you can imagine, everyone was stunned into silence and didn't know which way to look. 
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Nowadays they refer to the guy with a colourful name... Roy G. Biv

[quote="AlanP"]
ISO 7 layer model

Please
Do
Not
Touch
Sally
Pomroy's
Arse

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Geek !

IMAC

Immitation
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Crap

ISO 7 layer model

Please
Do
Not
Touch
Sally
Pomroy's
Arse

A

[quote="John Lloyd"]
I always remember

"Richard of York gained battle in vain" for the colours of the rainbow

Red, Orange, Yellow, green, Blue, Indigo, Violate
[/quote]

We were also taught . . . .

"Read over your good books in vain"

and in the early 60s one of my science teachers came out with another one when we had a large group of German exchange students in our class . . . .

"Remember Oh Ye Germans, Britain Is Victorious"

as you can imagine, everyone was stunned into silence and didn't know which way to look. 

[quote="drj"]
Check out http://www.answers.com/acronym for definitions...
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[quote="Answers.com Business Dictionary"]An acronym is pronounceable, whereas many other abbreviations are not.
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This was the distinction I had learned, but I see that many other sources have relaxed the definition.  (I knew one persnickity scholarly type who insisted that an acronym had to be an existing word - that laser, scuba, snafu, etc didn't qualify.)

"Bits Of Engine In Neighbor's Garden" made the rounds a few years ago when Boeing was having some problems.