Best/favourite acronyms or mnemonic...

[C.E. Evans]

BOHICA
(Bend Over Here It Comes Again)

 

[iBender]

DS9

 

[{ Emilia }]

As a random side-note: Removing Pluto from the list of planets totally screwed up the German mnemonic for remembering the planet order and that makes me a very sad panda.

 

[I am Surak]

Before Germany adopted international corporate Business lingo companies used the first pronounceable letters of their business name to paint on their trucks.
Using english names for explanation here is an example.
Company name Global Trade Transport = Glotratra
Some were really funny....

 

[{ Emilia }]

Before Germany adopted international corporate Business lingo companies used the first pronounceable letters of their business name to paint on their trucks.
Using english names for explanation here is an example.
Company name Global Trade Transport = Glotratra
Some were really funny....

Like Haribo?

 

[Capn Flukie]

SHIT

Ship Higher In Transit

 

[scotpens]

Never heard that one, and I can’t say it even makes much sense. But then, neither does “Fornication Under Control of the King.” Fornication, by definition, is illicit sex. Therefore, it isn’t under the control of any authority, royal or otherwise!

Urban legend, nothing more.

A fact I’m well aware of. It’s a folk etymology, like the one about “posh” being an acronym for “Port Outward, Starboard Home,” supposedly because wealthy passengers booked cabins on one side of the boat for the voyage out (to India?) and on the other side for the return trip, because of prevailing winds or something.

Actually, the word “posh” is of English Gypsy origin, and originally meant money or a small coin, IIRC.

 

[Bill Morris]

The Klingon word HoD (captain) is easier to retain if you think of it as the same as the English acronym HoD (Head of Department).

 

[iBender]

I just take it for granted that the F word is an acronym we adopted for loving and insulting.

MI5
CIA
FBI
KFC
IRS


www.

 

[SVD]

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally for solving a mathematical equation (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction)

My 14 year old son was astonished (and amused) to learn that his mom and her friends changed this to Please Excuse My Dumb Ass Sister back in the day. Many temporary cool points that day.

I never needed that, I just remembered the word "PEM-DAS"

 

[I am Surak]

Before Germany adopted international corporate Business lingo companies used the first pronounceable letters of their business name to paint on their trucks.
Using english names for explanation here is an example.
Company name Global Trade Transport = Glotratra
Some were really funny....

Like Haribo?

Macht Kinder froh - good memories.

 

[B.J.]

My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies for the planets

Yeah but now, with the new classification, your mom doesn't serve you anything!

Personally, I just changed it to My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos! mmmmm..... nachos......

 

[iBender]

BJ

 

[MetalPants]

Large Cities Don't Move
It helps when dealling with large Roman numerals.

 

[Deckerd]

TWBFR

a favourite from my youth

Roughly translated, it means "no, that's not going to happen"

 

[iBender]

I remember S.S.D.D
Same 'Shizzle\Different 'Dizzle'
a.k.a Same Sh*t Different Day.

 

[Trilliam]

Roy G Biv (colours of the rainbow)
Great big dogs frighten auntie, (bass clef lines)
All cows eat grass (bass clef spaces)
every good boy deserves fruit (lines on the treble clef)
Frances always comes early (treble spaces)
My very elegant mother just swept up nine pins.

 

[Trilliam]

All Stations to Cronulla
All, sine, tan, cos.

 

[iBender]

E-Z Pass. This ISN'T an Acronym, it's a clever American way of saying the word Easy. I think everyone eligible should have one.

 

[captcalhoun]

FNG - F'ing New Guy.

GIB - Guy In Back - the back-seater in a two-man jet, also known as the WSO or RIO - Weapons Systems Operator or Radar Intercept Officer in some cases.

BUFF - Big Ugly Fat F'er - the B52 bomber.

SLUF - Short Little Ugly F'er - the A7 Corsair II