Where did all these recursive acronyms come from?

Simon Bridge · 12-21-2007, 06:00 AM

You mean like:

EAT = EAT ATE TEA
ATE = ATE TEA EAT
TEA = TEA EAT ATE

Now, if we can find a word which can be rearranged into something pronouncible for each of it's letters placed first, where each order of the result will make a reasonable sentence, a new Open Source project will be invented just to use it

samwise17 · 12-21-2007, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon Bridge

You mean like:

EAT = EAT ATE TEA
ATE = ATE TEA EAT
TEA = TEA EAT ATE

A much better example! Yes, we should find a really good one of these and start an open source project. After all, the name is the most important part, to quote from Dilbert.

theriddle · 12-23-2007, 10:08 PM

Unix not in Xorg

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Originally Posted by samwise17

That's quite interesting to think about. If no plain words are used, then do the acronyms still count as acronyms or do they become words? The only way around this is that EVERY acronym must then be defined only in terms of other acronyms.

Boy would that be complicated. Of course, doing that... every acronym would be recursive, since it would end up reaching itself at some time or another.

Unix not in Xorg.
Xorg on rocking Gnu.
Gnu not Unix.

That one's priceless though

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CouchMaster · 01-01-2008, 04:17 PM

Hey, are these right?

one's not eleven
two was one
three high rollers equal eight
four other urgent requests
five is very easy
six isn't XII
seven elevens verses eight nines
eight infinities garner high thoughts
nine is not eight
ten eight nine
zero equals round O's

samwise17 · 01-02-2008, 04:48 AM

nice! It's like a recursive, numerical acrostic poem.

P.S. I like the anagrams in the signature as well.

theriddle · 01-07-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CouchMaster

Hey, are these right?

Yes, those are recursive acronymes.

theriddle · 01-07-2008, 04:40 PM

Riddle is dead done lending 'em.