NSF: Not So Fast
By
Alia Malik
Malik (amalik@ajr.umd.edu) is a former AJR editorial assistant.
Know what AJR stands for? Guess again. Sadly, the first entry to appear on Google is the American Journal of Roentgenology, a peer-reviewed journal published by the United States' oldest radiology society. Some other surprising alternatives to otherwise obvious acronyms:
NSA (National Security Agency)
National Softball Association
National Scrabble Association
National Shellfisheries Association
National Stuttering Association
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Flying Dentists Association
Florida Dart Association
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
Culinary Institute of America
Cosmic Internet Academy
NBC (National Broadcasting Company)
National Baptist Convention
National Broiler Council (the former name of the National Chicken Council)
National Bridge Conference (for builders, not players)
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service)
Professional Bowhunters Society
WTO (World Trade Organization)
World Toilet Organization
USA (United States of America)
Unicycling Society of America
Sources: Google and other Web sites ###
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