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The Chairman laughs

Today’s Rhymes With Orange:

Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao with his phone: “Laughing My Ass off”. (Going all the way to LMFAO would ruin the visual effect.)

I wonder if there are people who object to LMAO because it’s “bad language” or “obscene”, the way some people object to WTF and its kin. (The taint of the abbreviated word is inherited by its initial letter.)

 

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3 Responses to “The Chairman laughs”

  1. More play with initialisms « Arnold Zwicky's Blog Says:
    August 7, 2012 at 5:22 am | Reply

    […] A little while ago, a Rhymes With Orange with a play on LMAO (vs. MAO). Now today’s Bizarro, with another initialism play: […]

  2. Taboo initialism avoidance « Arnold Zwicky's Blog Says:
    August 9, 2012 at 4:28 pm | Reply

    […] noted a little while ago that some people object to WTF and its kin. (The taint of the abbreviated word is inherited by […]

  3. Still more fun with initialisms « Arnold Zwicky's Blog Says:
    September 7, 2012 at 5:34 am | Reply

    […] play with initials: Rhymes With Orange on LMAO vs. MAO (here), Bizarro on ATM vs. TM […]

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