Adam Thinks » anagram http://adamthinks.com Writing things to entertain myself, and maybe you. No promises on that second part. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:02:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Acronyms Can Really Obnoxiously Negate Your Motive http://adamthinks.com/acronym/ http://adamthinks.com/acronym/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:20:27 +0000 Adam http://adamthinks.com/?p=2313
  • Acronyms Can Really Obnoxiously Negate Your Motive
    • ]]>

    Chris French enters his apartment and is startled to find his friends Albert Dutch, Beth English and David Dijibouti waiting for him.

    Albert: Chris, we need to talk.

    Beth: This is an intervention.

    David: It’s about your store’s name.

    Chris: Chris French Cleaners? What’s wrong with that?

    Albert: Don’t you see?

    Chris
    French
    Cleaners

    CFC!

    Beth: That stands for chlorofluorocarbons.

    David: Chloroflurocarbons created the hole in our ozone layer.

    Albert: You’ve named your dry cleaning store after a dangerous pollutant!

    Beth: It’s too ironic! It will ruin your business.

    Chris: Relax, it’s been that way since 1959. I’ll be fine.

    Albert: That’s what I thought about my failed condom business.

    Albert’s
    Infectious
    Defense
    System.

    AIDS!

    Beth: Yes, and my now-defunct infant furniture store.

    Beth’s
    Antique
    Bassinets.
    Yellowing
    Merchandise
    Unwaveringly
    Reliable
    Despite
    Evident
    Repairs.

    BABY MURDER!

    David: And my out-of-print peaceful New Age philosophy book!

    David’s
    Altruistic
    Theology
    Encompassing
    Religion
    And
    Practical
    Ethics.
    Developed
    Reverently
    Unto
    God’s
    Service.

    DATE RAPE DRUGS!

    Chris: But you guys worked so hard creating ironic acronyms that you were clearly more interested in being clever than being successful.

    Anthony: Oh, good point.

    Beth: Yeah, I never even cared about babies.

    David: Now I regret changing my name from Hank.

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    ]]>     http://adamthinks.com/acronym/feed/ 2     More Wet Paint Anagrams http://adamthinks.com/wet-paint/ http://adamthinks.com/wet-paint/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:16:33 +0000 Adam http://adamthinks.com/?p=1663
  • More Wet Paint Anagrams
    • ]]>     For those who missed it, back in January I took some New York City subway “Wet Paint” signs and rearranged the letters to say other things.

    Afterwords I thought of some more Wet Paint anagrams, but none really seemed worth a second post. That is, until I thought to use two signs.

    Enjoy.

    tamed-timid-tenant

    Im-an-inept-attempt

    apt-tweet-man

    met-did-attain-went

    tim-ate-dimetapp

    wept-in-tatami-dent

    papa-met-ten-nitwit

    wite-panda-met-tint

    attempted-in-a-twin

    And I think that about does it for wet paint signs.

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  • Wet Paint Anagrams
    • ]]>     If you live in New York City, you have undoubtedly seen the Wet Paint signs in the subway, and have also seen the sign rearranged to say Aint Wet.

    wet_paint_aint_wet

    Whoever first thought to tear off the P and rearrange the words is a genius. So perfect in both form and function, it’s hard to believe the idea ever did not exist.

    But I am not content with such utilitarian ideas. It is the superfluous and sublime that captivate me. Are there other anagrams that can open eyes and lift spirits?

    In other words, can I be the love child of Will Shortz and Andy Goldsworthy?

    goldsworthy_shortz

    And if so, isn’t that worth a few unexpected paint stains?

    tin_ape

    meat_pint

    twin_date

    mitten_ad

    petit_man

    tina_wept

    i_want_pet

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