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* Old [http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/TLA.html hacker anecdote] found in the ''[[Jargon File]]'': When asked what "the biggest problem in computing in the '90s" would be, one hacker is said to have quipped, "there are only 17,000 three-letter acronyms". When you have [[Fun with Acronyms|joke acronyms]] [[Hypocritical Humor|bemoaning the plethora of acronyms]] in your profession, it's pretty bad.
** The [[Jargon File]] itself has more than its share among its entries, including less-than-complimentary terms for stupid users like "PEBCAK" ("Problem exists between chair and keyboard").
* Invoked to confuse the boss in [https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/09/bofh_2022_episode_17/ this edition] of ''[[BOFH]]''.
== [[Western Animation|Wst.A.N.M.]] ==
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