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What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 41

swl

Office of Government Statistics - Ofthetopofmyhead
Office of Sleep Advisory Councils - Oftobed
Office of Official Offices - OfOfOf
Office of Political Wrongdoings - OfTen


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 42

wxWHYz

Deportation: Ofyougo


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 43

Not-so-bald-eagle


and of course the office for ministers' expenses.... Ofbounds
smiley - coolsmiley - bubbly


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 44

loonycat - run out of fizz

Regulators of the music industry - Ofbeat

And for cleaners and janitors - Ofmop


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 45

Alfster

Regulators of rounds of I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue:

(Bring my the quango) Ofalfredogarcia


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 46

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website

Who is Alfredo Garcia?


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 47

loonycat - run out of fizz

Supermarkets -Oftheirtrolley
Shirt manufacturers - Ofthecuff


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 48

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website

Ofvicious - the Office of Bureaucratic Violence.


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 49

Alfster

kea


He lives in Mornington Crescent with Samantha. She loved the film 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' hunted him down and now lives with him and gets to kiss his head everyday.


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 50

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 51

Taff Agent of kaos

Offclearasmudbutnotaskingfurther

smiley - bat


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 52

Christopher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Head_of_Alfredo_Garcia


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 53

Edward the Bonobo - Gone.

Also...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Sorry_I_Haven%27t_A_Clue#Running_jokes


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 54

turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...)

Office for the regulation of trawlers and trawlermen...

Officious

t.


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 55

Teuchter

Tudor department of marital disentanglement

OfWitherhead


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 56

Mrs Zen

You're on a roll, Teuchter.

The office for returning composers: Offenbach


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 57

Alfster

AH yes Ben and the off shoot of that:

Office for music student commuting: Offenbachwithwashing


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 58

kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website

The office of Highland dress codes: Offkilter


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 59

Alfster

Office of female fertility: Ofaries

Which is also the office for Irish imps.


What's with all these regulatory agencies abbreviated "Of-"?

Post 60

Alfster

Office for the regulation of the 6th letter of the alphabet: off.


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