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* ''[[Fans|Fans!]]'' adjusted the '''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'''nvestigation into the '''F'''antasmagorical '''I'''nvestigation '''B'''ureau, or [[The Men in Black|FIB]].
* ''[[Fans]]'' adjusted the '''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'''nvestigation into the '''F'''antasmagorical '''I'''nvestigation '''B'''ureau, or [[The Men in Black|FIB]].
* The secret anti-alien organization in ''[[Its Walky]]'' is called SEMME... which ''does'' stand for something, but the author has yet to reveal what. It's pronounced like "semi", creating useful pun fuel. In one strip, part of the E on their building is blown off, prompting Walky to start calling the organization "SEMMF".
* The secret anti-alien organization in ''[[Its Walky]]'' is called SEMME... which ''does'' stand for something, but the author has yet to reveal what. It's pronounced like "semi", creating useful pun fuel. In one strip, part of the E on their building is blown off, prompting Walky to start calling the organization "SEMMF".
** I'd think there'd be more pun fuel if it were pronounced [[Seme|how it looks]].
** 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]] }}.
* 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]] }}.
* In a 1990s Penn State in-joke (because PepsiCo seemed to have a great deal of influence at the college), ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' once had a [[Kaiju|giant monster]] called the '''P'''eople-'''E'''ating '''P'''oly-'''S'''orbate '''I'''nsectoid.
* In a 1990s Penn State in-joke (because PepsiCo seemed to have a great deal of influence at the college), ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' once had a [[Kaiju|giant monster]] called the '''P'''eople-'''E'''ating '''P'''oly-'''S'''orbate '''I'''nsectoid.
* ''[[The KA Mics]]'' had the Semi-Mystical Otherworldy Gates or S.M.O.G. Nothing deep about the name though, the author took the acronym from a running gag he was part of on one of [http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/discus/messages/17579/14907.html?1024222400 Nitcentral's humor threads].
* ''[[The KAMics]]'' had the Semi-Mystical Otherworldy Gates or S.M.O.G. Nothing deep about the name though, the author took the acronym from a running gag he was part of on one of [http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/discus/messages/17579/14907.html?1024222400 Nitcentral's humor threads].
* 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.
* 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.''').
** 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.''').
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* [[Penny Arcade]] gives us '''G'''amers '''A'''gainst '''E'''xercise, a theoretical support group founded by Gabe who support traditional, controller-based gaming. Especially funny on a shirt.
* [[Penny Arcade]] gives us '''G'''amers '''A'''gainst '''E'''xercise, a theoretical support group founded by Gabe who support traditional, controller-based gaming. Especially funny on a shirt.
* ''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 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 (Webcomic)|Freefall]]'' universe is called the '''D'''angerous '''A'''nd '''V'''ery '''E'''xpensive drive.
* The [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]] drive in the ''[[Freefall]]'' universe is called the '''D'''angerous '''A'''nd '''V'''ery '''E'''xpensive drive.
** The name was suggested by a reader after the writer decided he had to call it something so he might as well call it DAVE.
** The name was suggested by a reader after the writer decided he had to call it something so he might as well call it DAVE.
* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' has the '''S'''ecret '''A'''ction '''Squa'''dron '''T'''eam of '''C'''ryptid '''H'''unters.
* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' has the '''S'''ecret '''A'''ction '''Squa'''dron '''T'''eam of '''C'''ryptid '''H'''unters.
* In the ''[[Jet Dream (Webcomic)|Jet Dream]]'' [[Remix Comic]], the T-Girls represent [[NATO]]'s '''J'''oint '''E'''lite '''T'''eam, '''D'''ivision of '''R'''aiding-'''E'''xpert '''A'''eronautical '''M'''aidens ('''J.E.T. D.R.E.A.M.''', or usually just "Jet Dream.") Their "little sister" team is '''J'''unior '''E'''chelon, '''T'''een '''T'''-Girls, '''E'''lle-Boys, and '''E'''sprit-Girls ('''N'''atural!), or '''J.E.T. T.E.E.N.''' Both organizations must deal with the sinister schemes of '''Z'''oned '''E'''xtortion and '''R'''emoval, '''O'''ccidental ('''Z.E.R.O.''').
* In the ''[[Jet Dream (webcomic)|Jet Dream]]'' [[Remix Comic]], the T-Girls represent [[NATO]]'s '''J'''oint '''E'''lite '''T'''eam, '''D'''ivision of '''R'''aiding-'''E'''xpert '''A'''eronautical '''M'''aidens ('''J.E.T. D.R.E.A.M.''', or usually just "Jet Dream.") Their "little sister" team is '''J'''unior '''E'''chelon, '''T'''een '''T'''-Girls, '''E'''lle-Boys, and '''E'''sprit-Girls ('''N'''atural!), or '''J.E.T. T.E.E.N.''' Both organizations must deal with the sinister schemes of '''Z'''oned '''E'''xtortion and '''R'''emoval, '''O'''ccidental ('''Z.E.R.O.''').
* ''[[Erfworld]]'' has Lord Stanley the Tool's elite hobgobwin knights, the '''K'''nights '''I'''n '''S'''tanley's '''S'''ervice. [[Don't Explain the Joke|They are, of course, a reference to the band KISS;]] their "war paint" is the makeup KISS wears onstage, and their name is a reference to the old moral panic-driven legend that KISS stood for "Knights In Satan's Service" (which it didn't).
* ''[[Erfworld]]'' has Lord Stanley the Tool's elite hobgobwin knights, the '''K'''nights '''I'''n '''S'''tanley's '''S'''ervice. [[Don't Explain the Joke|They are, of course, a reference to the band KISS;]] their "war paint" is the makeup KISS wears onstage, and their name is a reference to the old moral panic-driven legend that KISS stood for "Knights In Satan's Service" (which it didn't).
* 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]].
* 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]].
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** They're also the [[Trope Namer]] for the [[Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].
** They're also the [[Trope Namer]] for the [[Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].
* ''[[PHD]]'' [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1100 explained how to create those].
* ''[[PHD]]'' [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1100 explained how to create those].
* ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'' has Nepeta's planet, the '''L'''and '''O'''f '''L'''ittle '''C'''ubes '''A'''nd '''T'''ea. ('''[[Shout-Out|LOL]][[LOLcats|CAT]]''')
* ''[[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)
* The ''[[Crossover Wars]]'' had their DRACO (Dimensional Reality Arcane Crossover Organizer)
* ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' being a Word Salad Title, it's no wonder that [http://community.910cmx.com/index.php?showtopic=9749&st=20&p=392573&#entry392573 according to some fans],
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' being a Word Salad Title, it's no wonder that [http://community.910cmx.com/index.php?showtopic=9749&st=20&p=392573&#entry392573 according to some fans],
{{quote| "EGS" really stands for "'''E'''xtremely '''G'''ratuitous '''S'''hapeshifting"}}
{{quote| "EGS" really stands for "'''E'''xtremely '''G'''ratuitous '''S'''hapeshifting"}}
* [[Sarah Zero]] has the '''P'''rivacy '''I'''nvestigation '''S'''chadenfreude '''S'''ecret '''S'''ervice
* [[Sarah Zero]] has the '''P'''rivacy '''I'''nvestigation '''S'''chadenfreude '''S'''ecret '''S'''ervice
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* BOOBS ('''B'''asic '''O'''rganizational and '''O'''perational '''B'''a'''S'''eband) of [http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com Ask Boobs], a Tumblr-based Tron webcomic. The origins of her name are explained in [http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com/post/17520242497/as-for-the-other-question-for-the-code-of-me this comic]. She's, er...appropriately named.
* BOOBS ('''B'''asic '''O'''rganizational and '''O'''perational '''B'''a'''S'''eband) of [http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com Ask Boobs], a Tumblr-based Tron webcomic. The origins of her name are explained in [http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com/post/17520242497/as-for-the-other-question-for-the-code-of-me this comic]. She's, er...appropriately named.
* [[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.
* [[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 (Video Game)|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.
* 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 (Webcomic)|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]].
* ''[[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]].


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