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There
Are
Always
Acronyms
And
Abbreviations
Longer
Than
The
1 - ones
You
Think
2 - to
Be
The
Longest

As we are all about saving space, I thought it would be fun to try and find the longest acronym that has actually been used in more than one instance.

Rules are completely arbitrary and as follows:

An acronym/abbreviation...
... with a larger letter count wins
... with a higher density (character count divided by length of acronym) wins, if letter count is equal
... needs to get more than 300 results on google
Preferably, it should also have a page on the internet where its meaning is explained.

~~So far it's TIMTOWTDIBSCINABTE (There's more than one way to do it, but sometimes consistency is not a bad thing either) at a whopping 18 letters, shortening 87 characters for a density of 4.833.~~

A new king has risen! LMAOROTFLBTCSTCNDBFOOTWIFOAGWLLBGWTHROOTSAIAKBAYB (Laughing my ass off rolling on the floor biting the carpet, scaring the cat, nearly dying by falling out of the window in front of a guy who looks like Bill Gates, who then horrified runs out on the street and is accidentally killed by a yellow bulldozer) at a mind-boggling 49 letters and a density of 5.12.

If you find a longer or just a funny one, feel free to tell us. Nonsensical discussion about acronyms is highly encouraged.

<blockquote data-quote="iFreilicht" data-source="post: 8516" data-attributes="member: 15">ThereAreAlwaysAcronymsAndAbbreviationsLongerThanThe1 - onesYouThink2 - toBeTheLongestAs we are all about saving space, I thought it would be fun to try and find the longest acronym that has actually been used in more than one instance.Rules are completely arbitrary and as follows:An acronym/abbreviation...<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">... with a larger letter count wins</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">... with a higher density (character count divided by length of acronym) wins, if letter count is equal</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">... needs to get more than 300 results on google</li>
</ol>Preferably, it should also have a page on the internet where its meaning is explained.<s>So far it's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_more_than_one_way_to_do_it">TIMTOWTDIBSCINABTE</a> (There's more than one way to do it, but sometimes consistency is not a bad thing either) at a whopping 18 letters, shortening 87 characters for a density of 4.833.</s><s></s>A new king has risen! <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=LMAOROTFLBTCSTCNDBFOOTWIFOAGWLLBGWTHROOTSAIAKBAYB">LMAOROTFLBTCSTCNDBFOOTWIFOAGWLLBGWTHROOTSAIAKBAYB</a> (Laughing my ass off rolling on the floor biting the carpet, scaring the cat, nearly dying by falling out of the window in front of a guy who looks like Bill Gates, who then horrified runs out on the street and is accidentally killed by a yellow bulldozer) at a mind-boggling 49 letters and a density of 5.12.If you find a longer or just a funny one, feel free to tell us. Nonsensical discussion about acronyms is highly encouraged.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iFreilicht, post: 8516, member: 15"] [B]T[/B]here [B]A[/B]re [B]A[/B]lways [B]A[/B]cronyms [B]A[/B]nd [B]A[/B]bbreviations [B]L[/B]onger [B]T[/B]han [B]T[/B]he [B]1 - [/B]ones [B]Y[/B]ou [B]T[/B]hink [B]2[/B] - to [B]B[/B]e [B]T[/B]he [B]L[/B]ongest As we are all about saving space, I thought it would be fun to try and find the longest acronym that has actually been used in more than one instance. Rules are completely arbitrary and as follows: An acronym/abbreviation... [LIST=1] [*]... with a larger letter count wins [*]... with a higher density (character count divided by length of acronym) wins, if letter count is equal [*]... needs to get more than 300 results on google [/LIST] Preferably, it should also have a page on the internet where its meaning is explained. [S]So far it's [B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_more_than_one_way_to_do_it']TIMTOWTDIBSCINABTE[/URL][/B] (There's more than one way to do it, but sometimes consistency is not a bad thing either) at a whopping 18 letters, shortening 87 characters for a density of 4.833. [/S] A new king has risen! [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=LMAOROTFLBTCSTCNDBFOOTWIFOAGWLLBGWTHROOTSAIAKBAYB'][B]LMAOROTFLBTCSTCNDBFOOTWIFOAGWLLBGWTHROOTSAIAKBAYB[/B][/URL] (Laughing my ass off rolling on the floor biting the carpet, scaring the cat, nearly dying by falling out of the window in front of a guy who looks like Bill Gates, who then horrified runs out on the street and is accidentally killed by a yellow bulldozer) at a mind-boggling 49 letters and a density of 5.12. If you find a longer or just a funny one, feel free to tell us. Nonsensical discussion about acronyms is highly encouraged. [/QUOTE]

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