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* ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' has the '''F'''ilm '''A'''ctors '''G'''uild, or FAG.

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* ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' has the '''F'''ilm '''A'''ctors '''G'''uild, or FAG. Late in the movie, Alec Baldwin casually drops the acronym multiple times in a speech extolling the group's virtues.



* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', upon learning how much wizards mistreat house elves, Hermione creates an organization named "Society for Promoting Elfish Welfare", and creates badges for herself and her friends to wear. The others find wearing a badge that spells "SPEW" ridiculous. The translations made the effort to keep the embarassing initials.

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* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', upon learning how much wizards mistreat house elves, Hermione creates an organization named "Society for Promoting Elfish Welfare", and creates badges for herself and her friends to wear. The others find wearing a badge that spells "SPEW" ridiculous. The translations made the effort to keep the embarassing embarrassing initials.
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* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', upon learning how much wizards mistreat house elves, Hermione creates an organization named "Society for Promoting Elfish Welfare", and creates badges for herself and her friends to wear. The others find wearing a badge that spells "SPEW" ridiculous.

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* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', upon learning how much wizards mistreat house elves, Hermione creates an organization named "Society for Promoting Elfish Welfare", and creates badges for herself and her friends to wear. The others find wearing a badge that spells "SPEW" ridiculous. The translations made the effort to keep the embarassing initials.
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* In ''[[Literature/TheShipWho The City Who Fought]]'', Channa Hap's surname comes from the place where she was born, the Hawking Alpha Proxima Station. She's completely fine with 'Hap', but her new partner Simeon, disgruntled by her high standards and serious demeanor, immediately considers ironic nicknames based on it, like "Happy".

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* A RunningGag in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' francise.

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* A RunningGag in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' francise.franchise.


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* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'': In the Gwenpool Mission "Simulation Situation", Phil Coulson has created a training course for S.H.I.E.L.D. agents called the '''F'''ield '''A'''gent '''R'''isk '''T'''hreat '''S'''imulator. Quake nearly points out what it spells, but she gets interrupted.
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--> '''Sirius''': (''to his mother'') When you named me, you'd ''think'' you'd have a bit more concern about the unfortunate connotations of my initials.

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--> '''Sirius''': -->'''Sirius:''' (''to his mother'') When you named me, you'd ''think'' you'd have a bit more concern about the unfortunate connotations of my initials.



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-->'''Crocker''': [[TemptingFate No one will make fun of us with a name like that]].

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-->'''Crocker''': -->'''Crocker:''' [[TemptingFate No one will make fun of us with a name like that]].
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* The Phoenix Five from ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', coincidentally or not, can have the first letter of their names spell P.E.N.I.S.
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* The Swiss-Italian transit operator '''F'''errovie '''A'''utolinee '''R'''egionali '''T'''icinesi (literally, "Railways and Bus Lines of the Ticino Region"). Given that [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Fart_in_Ascona.jpg their vehicle branding]] proudly displays that acronym, at least someone is likely in on the joke.
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* In ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever," several reasons are given [[DefiedTrope to avoid a name]]. The paragraph under "The initials spell something silly" gives us our page quote.

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* In ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever," several reasons are given [[DefiedTrope to avoid a name]]. The paragraph under "The initials spell something silly" gives us one of our page quote.quotes.


->''"'''N'''atasha '''E'''lizabeth '''R'''iley-'''D'''odd will not thank you."''
-->-- ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever'' by Carol [=McD.=] Wallace

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->''"'''N'''atasha '''E'''lizabeth '''R'''iley-'''D'''odd will not thank you.
->''"Originally, I was gonna get initials for 'babysitter', but then I'd be going around wearing a big 'BS'. And... you understand why I couldn't go with that.
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-->-- ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever'' by Carol [=McD.=] Wallace
'''Syndrome''', ''WesternAnimation/JackJackAttack''

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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Robinson_Bush Pauline Robinson Bush]], first daughter to UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and younger sister to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, was initially going to be named Pauline Pierce Bush, until George H. W.'s mother pointed out that her initials would be P.P. Bush, which "would never do".
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* In the final ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, Grissom takes notice of D.B.'s initials when thry're Introduced. DB is CSI shorthand for dead body.

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* In the final ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, Grissom takes notice of D.B.'s initials when thry're they're Introduced. DB is CSI shorthand for dead body.
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* This trope is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' when Syndrome, whose costume has a big S on it, approaches Kari the babysitter, who assumes that he's her replacement:

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* This trope is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] {{discussed|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' ''WesternAnimation/JackJackAttack'' when Syndrome, whose costume has a big S on it, approaches Kari the babysitter, who assumes that he's her replacement:
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Looking back this might be a sinkhole. Since Fun With Acronyms is already referenced in the description, removing just in case


[[caption-width-right:350:[[FunWithAcronyms The Tri-State Area's premiere organization for]] [[RunningGag pharmacists.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[FunWithAcronyms The [[caption-width-right:350:The Tri-State Area's premiere organization for]] for [[RunningGag pharmacists.]]]]pharmacists]].]]
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* In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/v5aki1/woman_asks_if_shes_the_ah_for_pointing_out_what/ this person]] posted on Reddit asking if she were the asshole for pointing out to her cousin's husband that his unborn child's initials would spell out A-S-S. He was initially mad at her, but later apologized and he and his wife decided to change their child's name before it was born, despite pressure from his parents to "continue the family tradition", as his initials were also A-S-S.

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* In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/v5aki1/woman_asks_if_shes_the_ah_for_pointing_out_what/ this person]] posted on Reddit asking if she were was the asshole for pointing out to her cousin's husband that his unborn child's initials would spell out A-S-S. He was initially mad at her, but later apologized and he and his wife decided to change their child's name before it was born, despite pressure from his parents to "continue the family tradition", as his initials were also A-S-S.

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