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IP: Gov't Acronymics (AKA - Painful Acronyms)
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 04:10:13 -0500
------ Forwarded Message 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> +++++++++++++++ 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 ! ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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