Last September I wrote this poem:

Acronyms

Anyone can string letters in a row,

Challenging is making sense of them.

Reading newspapers or mags from the States,

Only make my head spin in frustrated irritation.

Noting that I know not their austere origins,

Yale laureates look down their snobby noses.

Madame, YNWI *! (BTW, I just invented that),

So now you can figure out what YNWI* means!

(*you’re not well informed)

The other day Jen, from Blog it or Lose it! sent me a lovely photo and on a road sign there were these letters, well let me show you the road sign…

I have to admit, we had a lot of fun trying to imagine what PDS might stand for…and some of the other readers of the We Drink Because We’re Poets’ Story Prompt post added some interesting meanings too.

So I thought I’d play a game … I’m going to write some letters and I’d like to see what meanings you can come up with…and if you like, you can write a poem or a story about the new acronym (pls link it here if you do so I can find and read it easily) or just put your answers in the comments!

N G S R

Ciao! Bastet

(I thought this could mean: No Good Seriously Reading)

28 thoughts on “Acronym Fun – I Challenge You! May 27, 2014”

NGSR: Neutral Giedian Solar Republic

Twin planets in the Giedi Star system which refused to take sides in the Trans-Galactic war which raged for over a hundred years. Because of their unwavering neutral status, refugees flooded the system, colonizing a third planet and several moons which hold official, but non-voting, status in the Republic.

Because many of the refugees were poor – farmers, miners and such – they were able to scrape out a life on their new home worlds, though not without sacrifices and loss. These refugee-settlers, often from diverse planetary systems, formed new communities and cultures as they came together, relying on each other for mutual survival.

In the end, each colony became a unique blend of those who built it, with even their languages often being so different as to be unable to communicate directly in their primary tongues. Some learned one of the the NGSR tongues, others chose to keep to themselves, building their own ways.

(I should write a story about this… 😉 )

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Bastet on May 28, 2014 at 05:42 said:

Fantastic! Now this is what I call imagination and I definately agree…this is a story to write about! 🙂

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Blog It Or Lose It on May 28, 2014 at 21:59 said:

Oooh! Write that story!!!! Would love to see it!

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- Bastet on May 29, 2014 at 06:04 said:
  
  🙂 I double the request!
  
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  - Blog It Or Lose It on May 29, 2014 at 06:10 said:
    
    😀
    
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    - Creative Metaphor on May 30, 2014 at 06:47 said:
      
      LOL well I can’t fight you both! Guess I’ll be writing a story 😀
      
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    - Blog It Or Lose It on May 30, 2014 at 07:12 said:
      
      Hooray!!! 😀
      
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    - Bastet on May 30, 2014 at 07:23 said:
      
      Yeah! So happy to hear it…and pls remember to link to me here 😉
      
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    - Creative Metaphor on May 30, 2014 at 16:36 said:
      
      But of course!
      
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    - Bastet on May 31, 2014 at 05:01 said:
      
      🙂
      
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- Creative Metaphor on July 23, 2014 at 18:46 said:
  
  Written, at last: http://creativemetaphor.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/neutral-giedian-solar-republic/
  
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  - Blog It Or Lose It on July 23, 2014 at 22:00 said:
    
    Wow!!!!! I put my comments on your post itself but ….wow! This is gritty and true – going beyond the norm for sci fi. Well done!
    
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    - Bastet on July 24, 2014 at 21:38 said:
      
      I do so agree with Jen … a great job done!
      
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  - Bastet on July 24, 2014 at 21:34 said:
    
    So I saw … and what a piece!
    
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My post is going out tomorrow — keep your eyes peeled! 🙂

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Bastet on May 29, 2014 at 12:27 said:

Cool…I’ll try the peeling method!

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- Blog It Or Lose It on May 30, 2014 at 00:56 said:
  
  🙂
  
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- Blog It Or Lose It on May 31, 2014 at 04:11 said:
  
  It’s finally online 🙂
  http://blogitorloseit.com/2014/05/30/ngsr-tanka/
  
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  - Bastet on May 31, 2014 at 05:55 said:
    
    I saw it and it’s a fun post…loved it and loved the photo through the hole! 😀
    
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    - Blog It Or Lose It on May 31, 2014 at 06:17 said:
      
      😀
      
      That was the “funnest” part! Actually, though, my cameraphone was driving me nuts. Took probably 30 shots before I got a couple that were “usable”. The camera wants to self-focus … ugh!
      
      Glad you liked it 🙂
      
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    - Bastet on May 31, 2014 at 06:23 said:
      
      Lol…ach the new technology can be a pain at times…but woman is stronger than the machine… yeah! 🙂
      
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    - Blog It Or Lose It on May 31, 2014 at 06:24 said:
      
      I don’t know about stronger … but more persistent perhaps! I would point at one spot then QUICK POINT AWAY and QUICK POINT BACK while holding the “take photo” button … every now and then I was able to trick the camera.
      
      Camera: 27; Jen: 3 o.O
      
      But hey…. three’s better than none!
      
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    - Bastet on May 31, 2014 at 08:05 said:
      
      Too cool… 😀 machines are basically dumb…they need a little help to make them do intelligent things…but I agree, three is a treasure trove in those conditions!
      
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    - Blog It Or Lose It on May 31, 2014 at 08:34 said:
      
      🙂
      
      Lots of happy accidents too.
      Night-night!
      
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    - Bastet on May 31, 2014 at 09:16 said:
      
      Nighy night!
      
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