RE: learning/acronyms/speaking of Monty Python

"ex" ???????
It was DEAD, Bonnie!  Dead as a doornail, deceased, gone from this world, fertilizer-not-yet-applied!

--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> I believe the killer rabbit was one of our pets.  Oh, and Bill really
> enjoyed Monty Python, though he was a tiny bit disturbed they didn't play
> the entire "ex-parrot" bit.
> 
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Theresa
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:08 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] learning/acronyms
> 
> AAaaahhhh! Reminds me of the scene from the Holy Grail- from the dude who
> was killed by the killer rabbit.
> See- you all have Monty Python running through my head.
> Theresa
> 
> Andrea Hodges wrote:
> 
> > Ok, that is tacky but it made me laugh. That's just wrong. LOL!
> >
> > If I use my initials it's AAH (I always think of aaaaaaaaahhh) so I 
> > don't use them unless it's backwards as in hodgesaa) or if I do the 
> > last name in the middle thing then it's AHA! How ridiculous.
> > A
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:43 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] learning/acronyms
> >
> >
> >> I have been trying for years to get my nephew to change the user name 
> >> he chose, ragewithyourtool. It might have been funny when he was 16 
> >> and just instant messenging his buddies, but he's 22 now and I think 
> >> it is just so tacky.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kitty
> >> neIN, Zone 5
> >>
> >> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> >> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> >>
> >>> Marvelous!  Really, businesses and institutions ought to pay more 
> >>> attention to their sign-on's, acronyms and other shortcut 
> >>> nomenclatures.  My last
> >>> sign-on at NCM was "MorganBO."   That isn't something I would have
> >>> personally chosen.  I don't use just my first and last initials 
> >>> because of their unfortunate other, more popular meaning, but 
> >>> instead put my middle initial in there so it reads "BAM."  Of 
> >>> course, I'd never use that on the my license plate, either.  Like 
> >>> you said, do they think folks don't make those acronym meaning 
> >>> associations with others already in existence?  I have purposely 
> >>> used the long form of a name to avoid a poorly thought out acronym 
> >>> when speaking with customers.  Why use anything that will cast an 
> >>> unfavorable light needlessly.
> >>>
> >>> Blessings,
> >>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> >>> On Behalf
> >>> Of Theresa
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:12 AM
> >>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] learning/acronyms
> >>>
> >>> Well - that could be fun.  Not sure if mine even makes an acronym of 
> >>> anykind
> >>> though-  looks more like some impossible to pronounce botanical
> >>> name:  BAMAPHDNCSP.  Maybe if I ever discover some new plant, that's 
> >>> what I'll call it : )
> >>>
> >>> Theresa
> >>>
> >>> Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >Love it!  We'll just have to combine our degree acronyms and have 
> >>> >some fun with that!
> >>> >
> >>> >Blessings,
> >>> >Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >>> >
> >>> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] 
> >>> >On Behalf Of Christopher P. Lindsey
> >>> >Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:47 PM
> >>> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] PNW Show/ pre-planned
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >>You would think institutes of higher learning would take more care 
> >>> >>in choosing their acronyms and titles, wouldn't you?  Well, don't
> >>> feel >>badly.
> >>> >>My BA and MBA are right next to your BLA.  (sigh)
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >My MS always made me think I had a disease too.  My business cards 
> >>> >at work say
> >>> >
> >>> >   Christopher P Lindsey, MS
> >>> >
> >>> >I keep waiting to give one to someone and have them say 'Oh, I'm so 
> >>> >sorry.'
> >>> >
> >>> >Although if you put them all together, I have 'BLAMS' you and have 
> >>> >'BAMBA'!
> >>> >Sounds like an Emeril episode.
> >>> >
> >>> >Chris
> >>> >
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