> > Nat'l Education Assoc.; N_____ E_____ A_____.
> > Something to do with money; Irish R____ Army.
>
> Irish Republican Army
>
> > T____ N_____ T_____; The explosive, although I don't know what the letters stand for.
>
> Tri-Nitro Toluene, I believe.
>
> >
> > Nyper"Obviously, I didn't use the Acronym list thingy"old
>
> I knew the two that I just gave, but I get no points otherwise. If any of those are American acronyms, though, I think I have an unfair disadvantage. :-)
>
> Don Monkey

Good job, class!
NEA could be the National Education Association, an organization that I belong to for life, or it could be the National Endowment for the Arts.
IRA is your own personal retirement account, or the Irish Republican Army.
TNT is an explosive, or Ted Turners TV network.
Sometimes we forget what the letters stand for. Most people don't even care about the chemical name of TNT, STP, or DDT.
I think acronyms are confusing and we should get rid of them PDQ.
WHM