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* ''[[Fans]]'' adjusted the '''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'''nvestigation into the '''F'''antasmagorical '''I'''nvestigation '''B'''ureau, or [[The Men in Black|FIB]].

** I'd think there'd be more pun fuel if it were pronounced [[Seme|how it looks]].

* On ''[[The Wotch]]'', one character guessed that the first two letters of the [[Straw Feminist|radical feminist]] group D.O.L.L.Y. stood for "'''D'''aughters '''o'''f", but [[The Un-Reveal|the rest was never determined]] and the {{spoiler|leader was defeated just before she could reveal its full meaning - and [[Taken for Granite|turned into a dolly as punishment]] }}.

* Mr. Mighty in ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' is a member of The '''S'''ociety of '''A'''mazing, '''V'''aliant, and '''E'''xtrememly '''U'''nselfish '''S'''uperheroes ... S.A.V.E.U.S.

** According to the cast page, Mr. Mighty has previously worked for the '''T'''eam '''H'''oping to '''U'''phold '''D'''ecency ('''THUD'''), the '''W'''hite '''H'''ouse '''A'''dvanced '''P'''ersonnel '''P'''rotective '''O'''ffice ('''WHAPPO'''), the '''A'''merican-'''M'''exican '''I'''nternational '''G'''roup '''O'''f '''S'''uperheroes ('''AMIGOS'''), and the '''G'''roup '''O'''f '''O'''fficial '''D'''o-'''G'''ooders '''U'''nited '''I'''n '''S'''uppressing '''E'''vil ('''GOOD GUISE.''').

* Spoofed in [http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/187 this spoilerific] entry for "anti-HEROES", a comic which seriosuly ripped off the art style of [[Order of the Stick]].

* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' had the ''''N'''otification of '''U'''nified '''K'''indness' '''E'''nvelopes as the ultimate weapon within the Dimension of Peace.

** Also, from [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/110215 this strip], we get '''R'''ecording '''E'''ditable '''C'''ontent '''A'''pplication '''P'''eripheral.

** And [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/090908 before that] we get 4U City's '''M'''aternal '''O'''bedience '''M'''aintenance '''M'''edicating '''Y'''-Frames and the '''C'''hem-Lab '''R'''eview and '''A'''ssignment of '''P'''ersonnel Riff teaches.

* [http://blag.xkcd.com/2009/09/02/urinal-protocol-vulnerability/ xkcd] kicks it up a notch with the International Choice of Urinal Protocol. [[Fridge Brilliance|Think about that for a second.]]

** A straighter example is [http://xkcd.com/917/ this strip], where Douglas Hofstadter's autobiography reads, "'''I''''m '''S'''o '''M'''eta, '''E'''ven '''T'''his '''''A'''cronym''".

* ''The Perpetual Aquarium'' had the fish take the Comprehesive Assessment and Report of Progress, or CARP. This was lampshaded when one of the fish comments that basing a year's progress isn't CARP, it's C----, and, when interrupted, comments that he likes anagrams.

* The [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]] drive in the ''[[Freefall]]'' universe is called the '''D'''angerous '''A'''nd '''V'''ery '''E'''xpensive drive.

* The GIGAHERTZ, or '''G'''izmonic '''I'''nstitute '''G'''raphical '''A'''utomated '''H'''yper-'''E'''nhancement of '''R'''eality through '''T'''eleportation and, uh... '''Z'''oom, from [[The Way of the Metagamer]].

** Responded to with the '''C'''layton '''F'''orrester '''V'''olumetrically '''D'''isplayed '''E'''ntertainment and '''W'''orld-'''T'''aking '''O'''ver '''D'''evice, or, uh... CFVDEWTOD (khfhvhdootodd?) for short.

'''General''': [[Shoehorned First Letter|Y is kind of a tricky letter.]] }}

** They're also the [[Trope Namer]] for the [[Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].

* ''[[Homestuck]]'' has Nepeta's planet, the '''L'''and '''O'''f '''L'''ittle '''C'''ubes '''A'''nd '''T'''ea. ('''[[Shout-Out|LOL]][[LOLcats|CAT]]''')

* The ''[[Crossover Wars]]'' had their DRACO (Dimensional Reality Arcane Crossover Organizer)

* [[Sarah Zero]] has the '''P'''rivacy '''I'''nvestigation '''S'''chadenfreude '''S'''ecret '''S'''ervice

* [[Freaking Awful Puns]] has scared away some potential readers with its acronym.

* Played with in ''[[Skin Horse]]'':

'''Unity''': [[Noodle Incident|The committee meetings, man! It was law of the jungle!]] }}

* From [http://www.wastedtalent.ca/ Wasted Talent], Jam's suggestion for an [http://www.wastedtalent.ca/comic/and-acronym-here-and-acronym-there agriculture program.]

* [[Dork Tower]] has a [[Take That]] to [[Michael Bay]], advertising that people should use the hashtag [http://www.dorktower.com/2012/03/28/tmntwtf-dork-tower-28-03-12 #TAINT] (Teenage Alien Imposter Ninja Turtles) for his TMNT movie.

* In [http://www.captainsnes.com/2012/04/13/770-bunch-of-dhopes/ this] [[Captain SNES]] comic, we discover that [[Chrono Trigger|Dalton]] is recruiting [[Goldfish Poop Gang|villains]] from different video worlds. His name for the team? The '''D'''altonian '''H'''yper-'''O'''ceanic '''P'''iratical '''E'''xtortion '''S'''quad.

* ''[[The Packrat]]'' has the '''M'''emorymoog '''A'''coustic '''D'''eath Ray, a [[Death Ray]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|powered by a Memorymoog polyphonic synthesizer]].