A little bit of politics there ladies and gentlemen..



( Vulthoom, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:06, archived)

Blimey
Did you used to be on have I got news for you?

/impressed by level of satire
( Tone Incognito fucking rocks, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:07, archived)

new labour
isn't an acronym
*puzzled*
( urbane legend i have known the inexorable sadness of pencils, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:12, archived)

Nor's BBC
Like in the example. I think we're allowed to stretch the rules a bit.
( Tone Incognito fucking rocks, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:13, archived)

no, but at least BBC is an initialism of some kind.
the idea is to subvert existing acronyms/initialisms. so bending the rules to include BBC is reasonable.
( urbane legend i have known the inexorable sadness of pencils, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:20, archived)

BBC is one
There is no requirement that an acronym be pronounceable as a normal word.
( Jay, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:58, archived)

It is now.

( Vulthoom, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 13:53, archived)

*Imagines being violated by Prescott's thumb*
*faints*
( friendlyfire, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 12:13, archived)