[somewhere in an elevator in a mid-sized Midwestern city]
Hello.
Hello.
Lovely day isn’t it?
Quite lovely.
What brings you to town?
I’m attending a conference.
Oh yeah? Which one.
What's FEA?
No problem, we use acronyms a lot in our organization too.
Interesting.
I bet it's really weird for others to hear these. These things are just better known for their acronyms.
[silence]
Oh yeah? Which one.
FEA.
What's FEA?
Oh sorry - I speak in acronyms sometimes. FEA is Fraternity Executives Association.
No problem, we use acronyms a lot in our organization too.
Higher ed is full of them. We have NIC, AFA, NPHC, AFLV, NGLA, SEIFC, SEPC, NASPA, ACPA, and UIFI. Just to name a few.
Interesting.
I bet it's really weird for others to hear these. These things are just better known for their acronyms.
[silence]
How about you? What are you in town for?
I am also attending a meeting.
Oh yeah, which one?
It’s the annual meeting for the Association of Blatantly Correct and Dentally Energized
Farmers Growing Horrendously Important and Judiciously Khaki Legumes Mostly for
Nourishment, Ointment Production, and Quasi-scientific Reindeer Science That Undoes
Viral Warts on Xenolithic Yellow Zymoids.
[blank stare]
It’s better known by its acronym: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
[silence]
Darn it. You win.
Have a nice day.
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