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* The rather unfortunately named '''F'''riends '''U'''niversity of '''C'''entral '''K'''ansas is actually just (and always has been) the less unfotrtunately named '''F'''riends '''U'''niversity (or '''F.U.'''). Still joke-worthy, though.
* Petco Park (home of the San Diego Padres) contains a personalized brick purchased by [[Animal Wrongs Group|PETA]] that reads "'''B'''reak '''O'''pen '''Y'''our '''C'''old '''O'''nes! '''T'''oast '''T'''he '''P'''adres! '''E'''njoy '''T'''his '''C'''hampion '''O'''rganization!".
* The [http://pinktentacle.com/2006/07/device-uses-waves-to-print-on-water-surface/
* Golf is widely believed to be an acronym of '''G'''entlemen '''O'''nly, '''L'''adies '''F'''orbidden, but [[wikipedia:Golf|this is not actually the case]].
* [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/ViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/E046983/1 The EPIC (Evidence-based Practices Informing Computing) project]
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* Individuals interested in 'Locksport' (studying and practicing how to defeat locking mechanisms for recreational purposes, rather than for unlawful ones) may be a member of '''T'''he '''O'''pen '''O'''rganization '''O'''f '''L'''ockpickers, or '''TOOOL'''.
* At the National Air & Space Museum, there's an unmanned, remotely piloted aircraft on display that was called HiMAT short for '''Hi'''ghly '''M'''aneuverable '''A'''ircraft '''T'''echnology.
* MOOSE - "'''M'''anned '''O'''rbital '''O'''perations '''S'''afety '''E'''quipment" aka "'''M'''an '''O'''ut '''O'''f '''S'''pace '''E'''asiest" - a [http://www.boggsspace.com/strange_but_true.asp project] of an [[Escape Pod]]/personal reentry vehicle from General Electric (late 1960-s).
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