I'm sure many of my readers have the same issue. However, my problem is Compounded by working on (mainly) Breast Cancer in British Columbia, Canada - with American, British, and Canadian Collaborators. So the same letters tend to occur over and over:
- A is for Agency, Alberta, Alliance, America, American, or Association
- B is for Breast, British, or Broadcasting
- C is for Canada, Canadian, Cancer, Center, Centre, Centres, Collaborative, Columbia, Consortium, Corporation, or Council
- F is for Foundation or Fund
- I is for Innovation, Institute, or Institutes
- N is for National or Network
- S is for Science or Society
R is always for research and H is always for Health, for which I suppose I should be grateful.
Put any of these letters together in any Combination, and I probably have a matching folder somewhere.
Let's see, I have folders for the following: AACR, ACRI, BCCA, BCCRC, BCCF, CBC, CBCF, CBCRA, CCSRI, CFI, CIHR, CRUK, GBC, NCE, NCI, NCIC, NIH, NSERC, and OICR.
So today, Checking my Credit Card Balance online, I was Confused to see a payment to an entity Called BCF.
Very Confused.
Was there a new player in town? The British Columbia Foundation? The Breast Cancer Fund? The Broadcasting Centre Foundation? British Central Fund? Boring Christmas Food? Burgeoning Cat Fur? Big Chaotic Frenzy? Bring Cath Fudge?
And why the Bloody Cockeyed Fuck am I giving them money??!!
Until I realised the item was related to our upcoming trip to Vancouver Island.
A trip that necessitates paying a reservation fee to BC Ferries.
I think I need to get out more.
Blogger Cath = Fun :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your donation for The Beast's Cat Food.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm at work, I often need to tell myself BOHICA, otherwise I might be FUBAR.
ReplyDeleteWow. Blog Comments, Fast!
ReplyDeleteLisbeth: Big Compliment! (Frolics!)
Bob: Bugger. Can't Fund. (I have 2 other hungry, pointy little mouths to feed!)
Thomas: BOHICA? Couldn't Fathom (Had to Google it)
Beast: Cath's 'Fraid
ReplyDeleteBattle? Cat Feud? (My two will win. Or do I have to nominate just one? I bet Saba can kick his ass. Or just sit on him and squash him).
ReplyDeleteBlogger-Commenter Fight!
ReplyDeleteAny acronym with double letters - like AACR, BCCA, BCCRC, BCCF - should immediately Be Banned Because they are Crap! Triple-letter acronyms should never be mentioned outloud.
ReplyDeleteLisbeth, I've alerted the Beast to the fact that Bob's Co-ordinating Fight, Behind Cath's Futon. Bring Cat Food. Banned: Catnip, Flamethrowers.
ReplyDeleteSilver Fox, yes, it's just too damn Crap and Confusing!
Hahahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteWhat is with you today, you're even more funny than usual.
It gets more fun when there is overlap between entire acronyms. In my world, ACS may stand for American Chemical Society, American Cancer Society, or Affiliated Computer Services (to whom I submit payments for student loans).
ReplyDeleteI feed off the LOLs from my hilarious commenters
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's sunny and I have discovered that I have some astonishing new powers (post coming tomorrow).
Hi Biochem Belle - our comments crossed. That is indeed very inconsiderate of those agencies - at least I don't have any duplicated acronyms! (Probably because the BC / Canadian / breast cancer funding agencies often work together and are well aware of the potential for confusion!)
ReplyDeleteNeeded this ASAP>)))
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's sunny and I have discovered that I have some astonishing new powers (post coming tomorrow).
ReplyDeleteUm no. The greenness is because you drank too much last night.
This is clearly some attempt at some LOST style brainwashing shit!
ReplyDelete*runs screaming from post, having lost all sanity*
O.M.G.
ReplyDeleteYou mean, you have no truck with:
ReplyDeleteCanadian Agency for Technology in Health
And
Education Network for National Institutes of Science
ScientistMother, I don't have a folder for that acronym, just lots of angry red flags in my email inbox :)
ReplyDeleteBob, that is SO NOT TRUE! (but only because Mr E Man dropped & broke a couple of bottles of beer last night before I could have another one)
Hermie, I haven't seen Lost (hangs head in geek shame). Or I should say that I haven't seen it YET - I'm planning to watch the first season this autumn and winter. I've managed to do really well at not finding out any major spoilers!
UR, I know! I mean, WTF, right?!
SUIRAUQA, I love it! I'm gonna use that. Do you think people would donate to those organisations?
Do you think people would donate to those organisations?
ReplyDeleteNot unless you create a folder with those names... :)