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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Smart or Smart Aleck?

For as long as I can remember, Cody has been infatuated with abbreviations. I've listed examples of some he is familiar with.

NBA
ARFF
FAA
FBO
FBI
CIA
CSI
CPR
SCUBA
AFV
AARP
NFL
AT
NT
ATM
CLR
SSI
AC
TNT
BSA
DMV
CD
CDL
FFA
ABC
WWW
NBC

I am certain Cody knows countless others, nevertheless I was surprised this evening when Don asked Cody to help him do something and his reply was...

"DIY dad!"

I had no idea he knew that one!

Smart Aleck [al-ik]-
-noun
1. a wise guy
2. an obnoxiously conceited person


Just for fun, how many of these do YOU know?

6 comments:

  1. I think I know like 2 of them. Suddenly I feel really old!

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  2. I surprised myself and knew 16 of them. Wow!

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  3. Only 14, and I'm guessing at half of them. Hope you're going to post the answers!

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  4. Okay, here Cody's answers:

    NBA- National Basketball Association
    ARFF- Airport Rescue Fire Fighting
    FAA- Federal Aviation Association
    FBO- Fixed Based Operator (gas stations on an airport)
    FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation
    CIA- Central Intellegence Agency
    CSI- Crime Scene Investigation
    CPR- Cardiopulmonary Resusatation
    SCRUBA- Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
    AFV- America's Funniest Videos
    AARP- American Association of Retired Persons
    NFL- National Football League
    AT- American Team (baseball)
    NT- National Team (baseball)
    ATM- Automatic Teller Machine
    CLR- Calcium Lime Rust (remover)
    SSI- Supplement Security Income
    AC- Air Conditioning
    TNT- Trinitrotoluene (explosive)
    BSA- Boy Scouts of America
    DMV- Division of Motor Vehicles
    CD- Compact Disc
    CDL- Commercial Driver's License
    FFA- Future Farmers of America
    ABC- American Broadcast Company
    WWW- World Wide Web
    NBC- National Broadcast Company

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  5. Oh! I forgot the most important one... Do It Yourself!

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