Did you know that the early explorers of the world were also di=
ehard poker players?=A0 Rumors about their weekly poker games abound. Vasco=
da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Leif Erikson, and Francisco Pizarro were re=
gulars.
But no matter what hand they were dealt, they could never seem to beat t=
he Straights of Magellan.
~~ANSWERS TO ACRONYM QUIZ~~
Example: GRACE (from my Su=
nday School days) =3D God’s Righteousness At Christ’s Expense
1. RADAR =3D Radio Detection And Ranging (or favorite characte=
r on M*A*S*H)
2. POTUS =3D President of the United States
3. TTFN =3D Ta-=
Ta For Now (British informal "goodbye")
4. SWAK =3D Sealed With =
a Kiss
5. TGIF =3D Thanks God (or Goodness) It’s Friday
6. SIM (card) =
=3D Subscriber Identification Module
7. SCUBA =3D Self-Contained Under=
water Breathing Apparatus
8. DOA =3D Dead On Arrival
=
9. GMO =3D Genetical=
ly Modified Organism
10. AWOL =3D Absent Without Leave
11. NATO =3D No=
rth Atlantic Treaty Organization
=
=
12. ZIP (code) =3D Zone Improvement Plan
13. USA PATRIOT (Act) =3D Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing A=
ppropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
14. HIV =3D =
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
15. SWAT =3D Special Weapons And Tactics
16.=
GIF =3D Graphics Interchange Format
17. TBD =3D To Be Determined=
18. ASAP =3D As Soon As Possible
&nbs=
p;
19. SPF =3D Sun Protection Factor
=
20. RSVP=
=3D R=E9pondez s’il vous plait (French for “please respond”=
😉
21.=
NIMBY =3D Not In My Back Yard
&=
nbsp;
22. LASER =3D Light Amplification by=
Stimulated Emission of Radiation
 =
;
23. IVF =3D In Vitro Fertilization
=
24. YAHO=
O =3D Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
25. AIDS =3D Acqu=
ired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Bonus: ROFLOL =3D Rolling on Floor La=
ughing Out Loud
=
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"