History Main / EmbarrassingInitials

* In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/v5aki1/woman_asks_if_shes_the_ah_for_pointing_out_what/ this person]] posted on Reddit asking if she were the asshole for pointing out to her cousin's husband that his unborn child's initials spelled out A-S-S. He was initially mad at her, but later apologized and he and his wife decided to change their child's name before it was born, despite pressure from his parents to "continue the family tradition", as his initials were also A-S-S.

* In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/v5aki1/woman_asks_if_shes_the_ah_for_pointing_out_what/ this person]] posted on Reddit asking if they were the asshole for pointing out to her cousin's husband that his and his wife's unborn child's initials spelled out A-S-S. He was initially mad at her, but later apologized and he and his wife decided to change their child's name before it was born, despite pressure from his parents to "continue the family tradition", as his initials were also A-S-S.

* In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/v5aki1/woman_asks_if_shes_the_ah_for_pointing_out_what/ this person]] posted on Reddit asking if they were the asshole for pointing out to her cousin's husband that his and his wife's unborn child's initials spelled out A-S-S. He was initially mad at her, but later apologized and he and his wife decided to change their child's name before it was born, despite pressure from his parents to "continue the family tradition", as his initials were also A-S-S.

* In an episode of ''Series/TheJohnLarroquetteShow'' the bus terminal's resident AngryBlackMan complains about the NAACP to a co-worker, also black.

* ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'': Piper's acronym in her home movie for memorizing crystal health and safety is Use Plenty (of) Caution Handling Unstable Crystals (UPCHUC). Does Piper's teammates UPCHUC? They agree they certainly -- if they're subjected to Junko's awful cooking or they've been flying upside-down!

* One rule for the Krusty Krab in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is People Order Our Patties, which abbreviates to POOP.

** Similarly, Wiki/ThisVeryWiki has the trope FauxActionGirl, which is seldom initialized (instead shortened to Faux AG) for obvious reasons.

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

[[caption-width-right:350:[[FunWithAcronyms Danville's premiere organization for]] [[RunningGag pharmacists.]]]]

* A RunningGag in the ''Franchise/GrandTheftAuto'' francise.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''' has a tuned-up version of the Sentinel called the '''S'''entinel '''T'''uning '''D'''ivision.

* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'', a caller on Chatterbox states that she's put together a group to get 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".

* In one episode of the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Krusty is hosting a special called the ''Krusty Komedy Klassic'' which he refers to as [=KKK=] before realizing what that sounds like. For added fun it's being held at the Apollo Theater which is a significant venue for African-American performers.

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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". [[RealJokeName It turns out to be a perfectly legit name and call]], however, to his embarrassment.
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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.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Curtailed}}, one of Mandy's bosses suggests calling a financial app the "[[https://www.curtailedcomic.com/comic/professionalism/ Carry-Over Calculation Kit]]", which gives Mandy the giggles. She then suggests the boss tries to abbreviate it, whereupon he realizes what the abbreviation spells. In the comments on the comic, she says "Who knew having a twelve-year-old's sense of humor could be a legit business skill?"

* 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.

* The American conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA, or TP USA, given that TP is also an abbreviation for toilet paper. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ToiletPaperUSA/ Their critics have not hesitated to take advantage of this]]. Not helping matters is the fact that its members have been known for protesting wearing diapers.

* In [[Website/VoxMakers Rémi le Radis]], the heroes meet MonsterOfTheWeek Phillipe Queraldo[[note]]a [[WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity Randall Boggs]] toy[[/note]] and immediately 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]]

* The first boss of ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}: Half-Genie Hero'' is the Part Omni-Organic, Partially Titanic, Ocean-Optional Tinkerslug.

* ''Series/TheOddCouple''[='s=] remake notes that Felix Ungar's initials were F.U. Which led to issues when Felix started leaving notes for Oscar signed F.U.

* 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.

* The American conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, or TP USA, given that TP is also an abbreviation for toilet paper. This has not been lost on the groups critics. Not helping matters is the fact that its members have been known for protesting wearing diapers.

* The American conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, or TP USA, given that TP is also an abbreviation for toilet paper. This has not been lost on the groups critics.