IP: Gov't Acronymics (AKA - Painful Acronyms)

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Einar Stefferud <stef () nma com>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:36:52 -0800
To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Subject: Gov't Acronymics (AKA - Painful Acronyms)

To: stef () nma com
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:13:28 -0600
From: A Friend <~_~B>
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With 150 years of practice in the acronym business;
it's about time our Gov't got it right! (~_~)B

<< Almost 150 years. ago, President Lincoln found it necessary to
hire a private investigator - Mr. Alan Pinkerton. He was actually the
beginning of the Secret Service>>.

Since that time federal police authority has grown to a large number
of three-letter agencies - FBI, CIA, INS, IRS, DEA, ATF, BOP, DOD,
etc.

As you probably have heard, effective 17 Feb., 2002, a new
organization called the "Federal Air Transportation Airport Security
Service" took over airport security at selected major airports in a
pilot program (no pun intended).

Can't you just see it now; the new service in their black outfits
with their big agency initials in large white letters across their
backs......"

            FATASS

It's got to put a smile on your face as you stand in line with your shoes
off !



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