A Conversation for Acronyms

Pointless TLAs

Post 1

Wal

A while ago I bought some outdoor "Buffalo" clothing and noticed that the fabric was marked as "DP".
It turns out that this stands for "Double-P", or "PP".
This, in turn, stands for "Pertex and Pile"!

Perhaps the AA change its name to the "Double-A" and then to "DA"?


Pointless TLAs

Post 2

Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence

Pointless recursive TLA of the week, then!


Pointless TLAs

Post 3

St. tar-palantir (patron saint of left-handers)

it cannot be a TLA, as it only has two letters.


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