History Main / EmbarrassingInitials

* There's the Universal Technical Institute, or U.T.I.

* In ''LiveActionTV/FamilyMatters'', Carl's full name was '''C'''arl '''O'''tis '''W'''inslow.

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* In the first ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', we have Preston Mudd, shortened to P. Mudd. "It took everyone five seconds for everyone to figure it out." Later, we also have Peter Uteger, or P.U.

* The protagonist of ''Series/TheFallAndRiseOfReginaldPerrin'', Reginald Iolanthe Perrin (his parents were Gilbert and Sullivan fans).

* Blanche Elizabeth Hollingsworth from ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' got these after she got married and became ''B''lanche ''E''lizabeth ''D''evoreaux. Her initials became more appropriate after her husband died and she started playing the field. {{Lampshaded}} in one episode.
* In ''LiveActionTV/FamilyMatters'', Carl's full name was '''C'''arl '''O'''tis '''W'''inslow.

* Ann on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' belongs to the Church of the '''H'''oly '''E'''ternal '''R'''apture. This spells the Bluth family's normal reaction to her being mentioned: "HER?"
* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "Gingerbread," Joyce founds an anti-witch group called "'''M'''others '''O'''pposed to the '''O'''ccult."
-->'''Buffy:''' Nice acronym, Mom.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', season 8, "When Losers Attack", when Mr. Crocker, Dark Laser, and Foop form an [[VillainTeamUp alliances]] to take down Timmy, they're trying to think of a name for their group and one of the names Foop cames up with is '''L'''eague '''O'''f '''S'''uper '''E'''vil '''R'''evenge '''S'''eekers. They all agreed to the name being oblivious it spells "LOSERS" and even after getting T-shirts with the acronym on it and Timmy questioning their group name they're still oblivious.
-->'''Crocker''': [[TemptingFate No one will make fun of us with a name like that]].
* On the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television", Prof. Farnsworth forms a protest group against indecent content on television. The name of the group is '''F'''athers '''A'''gaisnt '''R'''ude '''T'''elevision. It doesn't help that Farnsworth keeps using the acronym in dialogue without catching on.
-->'''Prof. Farnsworth:''' And for what? A cheap laugh? That's not what '''F.A.R.T.''' is about!

* The [[http://www.associazionepionieri.it/ Comitato Ricerche Associazione Pionieri]], a committee dedicated to preserving a children's supplement of a historical Italian communist newspaper, has its initials in their speech bubble logo. Hilariously, CRAP also did [[http://www.associazionepionieri.it/images/moduli/Crap.jpg insert said speech bubble]] above characters of the ''Atomino'' comic.

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* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', after a day full of pranks played on him, Nicholas receives a call from one Peter Ian Staker and snaps at him because he thinks it's another prank, reading "P.I. Staker" as "piss-taker". It turns out to be a perfectly legit name and call, however, to his embarrassment.

* The world governing body for taekwondo was named the '''W'''orld '''T'''aekwondo '''F'''ederation until they re-branded by dropping the last word in 2017.

* The world governing body for taekwondo's name? '''W'''orld '''T'''aekwondo '''F'''ederation.

* Ulysses Simpson Grant was originally named ''H''iram ''U''lysses ''G''rant. He chose his new name so that his first two initials would be US (also the common initials of the United States.)

* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', after a day full of pranks played on him, Nicholas receives a call from one Peter Staker and snaps at him because he thinks it's another prank, reading "P. Staker" as "piss-taker". It turns out to be a perfectly legit name and call, however, to his embarrassment.

-> "'''N'''atasha '''E'''lizabeth '''R'''iley-'''D'''odd will not thank you."
-->- ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever'' by Carol [=McD.=] Wallace

* In the first ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', we have Pearlstein Mudd, shortened to P. Mudd. "It took everyone five seconds for everyone to figure it out."

-->- ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever'' by Carol [[=McD.=]] Wallace

-->- ''The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever'' by Carol McD. Wallace

-> "'''N'''atalie '''E'''rin '''R'''ichards-'''D'''avis will not thank you."
-->- ''Advice from a book of baby names''

* The trope quote was part of some advice, [[DefiedTrope warning parents against this very thing.]]

* The organization run by UsefulNotes/RichardNixon in his 1972 re-election campaign was the '''C'''ommittee to '''Re-E'''lect the '''P'''resident, or CREEP. (Though the official Initialism was CRP).

* The organization run by UsefulNotes/RichardNixon in his 1972 re-election campaign was the '''C'''ommittee to '''Re-E'''lect the '''P'''resident, or CREEP. (Though the official Initialism was CRP).

* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'', a caller on Chatterbox states that she's put together a group to bet telephones banned from Liberty City. The group is called '''C'''itizens '''R'''aging '''A'''gainst '''P'''hones. Lazlow is quick to point out this names the organization "CRAP".

* The orgainization run by UsefulNotes/RichardNixon in his 1972 re-election campaign was the '''C'''ommittee to '''Re-E'''lect the '''P'''resident, or CREEP. (Though the official Initialism was CRP).

--> '''Kari''': What does "S" stand for?
--> '''Syndrome''': For... uh... Sitter! Yeah, Sitter. Originally I was gonna have initials for [=BabySitter=], but then I would be going around wearing a [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar big BS, and... you understand why I couldn't go with that]].

* In the first ''DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', we have Pearlstein Mudd, shortened to P. Mudd. "It took everyone five seconds for everyone to figure it out."

* Reginald Iolanthe Perrin (his parents were Gilbert and Sullivan fans). In ''Series/TheFallAndRiseOfReginaldPerrin''

-->'''Archie:''' Well, how come you didn't think about it the other way around - Archie Stanislaus Stivic?
-->'''Gloria:''' Oh, daddy, you wouldn't want your grandchild to have those initials.
-->'''Mike:''' Well, it would fit the American grandfather.

* Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice has the '''F'''ilm '''A'''ctors '''G'''uild, or FAG.

-->'''Dexter:''' You know what the CP in N-Double A-CP stands for? Colored People. They should call it the National Association for the Advancement of African-Americans.
-->'''Heavy Gene:''' "NAAAA?" ''[[{{Beat}} (beat)]] Naah.
* Ann on Arrested Development belongs to the Church of the '''H'''oly '''E'''ternal '''R'''apture. This spells the Bluth family's normal reaction to her being mentioned: "HER?"

* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', when Dr. Doofenshmirtz names an organization of evil scientists "'''L'''eague '''O'''f '''V'''illainous '''E'''vildoers '''M'''aniacally '''U'''nited '''F'''or '''F'''rightening '''I'''nvestments in '''N'''aughtiness", one of the scientists questions if they're seriously going to be called that.
-->'''Dr. Bloodpudding''': You want us to be called L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N.?
-->'''Doofenshmirtz''': Oh good grief!! It doesn't matter what we're called.

* In [[Website/VoxMakers Remi le Radis]], the heroes meet MonsterOfTheWeek Phillipe Queraldo[[note]]a [[WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity Randall Boggs]] toy[[/note]] and immediatly make fun of his initials (PQ being a term for toilet paper) [[note]]It's short for "papier cul", lit. "ass paper"[[/note]]. When he reveals that it annoyed him all his life, Rémi suggest him to legally change his name and the rest of the episode is about [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Obstructive Bureaucracy]]. Then he finally reveals his new name: Phillipe Deralquo. [[FromBadToWorse "PD" is the French equivalent of "faggot"]].[[note]] it's a homonym and abbreviation for for pédé, which is itself short for "pederast"[[/note]]

---> "'''N'''atalie '''E'''rin '''R'''ichards-'''D'''avis will not thank you."
---> ''Advice from a book of baby names''

In ''LiveActionTV/FamilyMatters'', Carl's full name was '''C'''arl '''O'''tis '''W'''inslow.

* The orgainization run by [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon]] in his 1972 re-election campaign was the '''C'''ommittee to '''Re-E'''lect the '''P'''resident, or CREEP. (Though the official Initialism was CRP).

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