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* TS Garp in ''[[The World According to Garp]]'' by [[John Irving]]. He's officially [[Dead Guy, Junior|named for his father]]—except his mother [[We Hardly Knew Ye|never knew his father's first name]], only his army rank. "TS" stands for "Technical Sergeant." Everyone just calls him Garp.

** In [[The Film of the Book]], teen Garp tries to convince his girlfriend that it stands for "Terribly Sexy."

* Members of the V.F.D. in ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' are referred to only by their initials to preserve anonymity. This results in complications, as ''[[Lemony Snicket ~~the~~ Unauthorized Autobiography|The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' demonstrates during a transcript of a meeting, and in ''The Penultimate Peril'' when a total of three characters have the legitimate and undisguised initials {{spoiler|J.S.}}.

* Members of the V.F.D. in ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' are referred to only by their initials to preserve anonymity. This results in complications, as ''[[Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography|The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' demonstrates during a transcript of a meeting, and in ''The Penultimate Peril'' when a total of three characters have the legitimate and undisguised initials {{spoiler|J.S.}}.

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