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Examples of [[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]] in [[{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] works include:
* The [[Brits With Battleships|British Army]] has an unofficial website and forum called the '''AR'''my '''R'''umour '''SE'''rvice. ▼
▲* The [[Brits With Battleships|British Army]] has an unofficial website and forum called the '''AR'''my '''R'''umour '''SE'''rvice.
* [http://maccshq.rpgclassics.com/farts/index.shtml Fairly Aimless RPG Talk Show.]
* [http://www.goodasyou.org/ This gay rights blog,] '''G'''ood '''A'''s '''Y'''ou.
* Michael Swaim does this regularly when he writes for Cracked. His column is titled '''S'''lander '''W'''ithout '''A'''ny '''I'''nherent '''M'''eaning, and every video he makes a new meaning for his name. Presumably it started because he repeatedly refers to himself as a "host-droid".
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110429091804/http://paradox.infinityrealms.net/index.php?title=Auras This part of the RA3 Paradox Mod Wiki]
* [http://steampunkghostbusters.com The League of Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparitional Management] ("Serving All Your Supernatural Elimination Needs Since 1884")
* The titular operation in [[Chaos Fighters]]: Chemical Warriors-KIMIA is '''K'''alium (potassium) '''I'''odide '''M'''issing '''I'''n '''A'''ction. Doubles as [[Bilingual Bonus]].
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* [[Starship]] has the [[Glee|Galactic League of Extraterrestrial Exploration]]. {{spoiler|this leads to a [[Take That]] in act two}}. This is made even funnier if you know that [[Darren Criss|the composer of the show's music is on Glee]]
{{quote|'''Up''': {{spoiler|Damn that G.L.E.E. They make twisted abominations out of everything!}}}}
* [[
* TGC (''[[The Gungan Council]]'') uses ''tons'' of acronyms for things like TPM (The Phantom Menace), TSC (The Sith Council), OMH (Oh my Hawk), PLOTS (Pink Lord of the Sith), and many more.
* One of [[Nigahiga]]'s videos involves the Agents of Secret Stuff, enemies of the Society Involving Not-so-good Stuff. The main character is an A.S.S. trying to get his H.O.L.E.
* Christmas means the arrival of [[Something Awful]] [[Secret Santa]] exchanges, the only time SASS-ing a moderator isn't bannable. There's also the '''P'''et '''I'''sland<ref> the pets and animals section</ref> '''S'''ecret '''S'''anta.
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* [[The League of STEAM]] (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management); their clockwork cyborg girl is named R.O.S.E. (Reanimate Optimized Search Engine); their net gun (it fires a net that encircles the target) is called the H.U.G. (Hunting Utility Gun).
* The french [[Kingdom Hearts]] parody ''Kingdom Paf'' play this for laugh by having the major Antagonists working together as the "C.I.A", which in this version means "Confération Internationale des Enfoirés" ("International Conferation of Bastards" in french). When Dora points out that "Enfoirés" is supposed to be written with a "E" instead of a "A", his allies merely answer this proves how dumbass the villains are.
* ''[[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]'' has [
* Snarky UK-based I.T. news site ''[[The Register]]'' has backformed the British slang term "tits up" (meaning "dead" or "out of commission") into an acronym for "'''T'''otal '''I'''nability '''T'''o '''S'''upport '''U'''sual '''P'''erformance", at least when applied to computing service providers.
* Freedom of Information requests from Delilah Cormorant [https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/delilah_cormorant_5 on whatdotheyknow.com] - they caught it only after the tenth. Her concerns were extended to such diverse and strangely worded subjects as:
*# Coventry University Nine Term Students
*# Cabinet Office Canteen Kitchen Supplies
*# West And North Kent
*# Bath University Government Grants Evaluation Request
*# Staff Hearing Industrial Tribunals
*# Falmouth University College Kitchens
*# Bus Operators' Luggage Limits On Corby-Kettering Services
*# Thames Water Added Trace Substances
*# Tabulated Oxfordshire Social Services Early Retirement Statistics
*# Applications Rejected Seeking Excessive House Of Lords Expenses
* "[[Everything Is Online|Internet of Things]]" is sometimes expanded by its detractors to "'''I'''nsecure, '''D'''angerous '''I'''nternet '''o'''f '''T'''hings". Alternatively, one may helpfully point out that the "S" in "IoT" stands for "Security".
* '''C'''rash '''O'''verride '''N'''etwork ([//www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3hbupg/socjus_how_many_times_has_crash_override_network/ mocked] on [[Gamergate]] sub[[Reddit]] as a [[Freudian Slip]]).
* Red Cube [http://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/prism-proletarian-review-of-information-in-social-media-t11199.html dubbed] PRISM "[[Big Brother Is Watching|Proletarian Review of Information in Social Media]]".
* The award "'''W'''eekly '''T'''op '''F'''ractal" (from [//www.deviantart.com/all-fractal-art All-Fractal-Art] group on [[Deviant ART]]) usually is referred by the acronym. It's rather apt for fractal art, indeed (in case you didn't see any yet, half the point of this pastime is a variation of "[[That Cloud Looks Like...]]" with more ready input and more degrees of freedom in how it can look).
* [https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/07/bofh_2023_episode_13/ This instalment] of the ''[[Bastard Operator From Hell]]'' reveals that the BOFH is a member of the Association of Servicepeople for Software and Hardware Over the Lifetime of Equipment.
* In the [[Reincarnation Fantasy]] Isekai web novel ''[[Tori Transmigrated]]'' by "Aila Aurie", the title character wins two Imperial-quality carriages from second Prince Gideon of the Empire of Soleil (whom she dislikes), from his loss on a [[Side Bet]]. Once they're delivered, she names them "SIG 1" and "SIG 2", but refuses to explain to her friends what the names mean. From her private thoughts the readers learn that "SIG" stands for "Suck It, Gideon".
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