Thursday, October 19, 2023

A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.s

Have you gone through your whole life not knowing if a word is an acronym? Many of us have. Here is one:

NASSAU vs NASA –  One of these is an acronym. Do you know which one? Of course you do. I bet the people in Nassau Bahamas got pretty upset in 1958 when the US decided to call its space program NASA. Like, were PARIS and LONDON already taken? How ‘bout MEXICO CITY? Was that available? Then, in 1971 the North American Saxophone Association (also NASA) was established. Seriously? NASA was already taken. Regardless, it would be cool for one of their members to go on a NASA mission. C’mon. Is that asking too much? The blending of science and music.

If the guy has to play “Fly me to the Moon” in space to get this done, OK, I’ll reluctantly go along with it.

 

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