Goofy acronyms for bills and laws
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wrote on 12 Nov 2022, 23:30 last edited by
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/naming-congress-bills-laws-acronyms/672096/
.. Over the past two years, lawmakers in the 117th Congress have introduced the DAYLIGHT Act (Daylight All Year Leads to Ideal Gains in Happiness and Temperament), the ZOMBIE Act (Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections), the CROOK Act (Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy), and the GIVE MILK Act (Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids). Some acronym names are so long that I can summarize the bill’s message in fewer letters: the CONFUCIUS Act (anti-China), the SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Act (pro-U.K.), the CONSCIENCE Act (anti-vax).
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wrote on 12 Nov 2022, 23:33 last edited by
Backronyms. I learned that here.
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wrote on 12 Nov 2022, 23:35 last edited by
Medical trials have been doing that forever.