May 10 2008
HBO
I‘m in the habit of abbreviating. For example, when something runs low in the kitchen and I make a note of it on the chalkboard, I usually abbreviate it. I know my own codes, so it’s easy. WWB is whole wheat bread, MLK is milk, WW4C is white wine for cooking, and so on.
One day last week we ran out of something, so went to the chalkboard and wrote “HBO.” As I was writing, I realized it was my first time using that abbreviation but at the time it was glaringly obvious what HBO stood for. (I think you know where this is going.)
It’s been a week, and I still can’t figure out what HBO means.
House brand oregano? Hard boiled oysters? Home-baked octopus? Will I ever figure it out?
Howdy!
Try this:
http://www.acronymattic.com/results.aspx?q=hbo
or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO_%28disambiguation%29
Or wait a while until you realize that you’re out of it again and have to write it down.
Honey Bunches of Oats?
Or perhaps “hobo.” You want to have hobos over for dinner.
Home Box Office!
oh wait, crap, you mean what you wrote on your board. oh well. :)
You almost got it right–it’s “Honey-baked Oysters”
No wait, I’ve got it–habañeros.
Half-baked Octopus?
Hot Bathing Oil?
Whole Baby Onions?
Oh, the power of crowd sourcing! Carl, you nailed it! Martine likes Honey Bunches of Oats (with almonds), and the box was getting low. So I wrote HBO on the board because IT’S SO FRAKKING OBVIOUS but I guess not.
Thanks!
Well I wanted to Help a Brother Out but the answer has been found.
Ooh-la-la! How very Rachel Ray of you as in her catchphrase E.V.O.O!
I should probably precise that this cute little habit of his drives me nuts because I can never figure out what he’s talking about.
That’s a great excuse to let him do all the food shopping.
I would never have guessed what HBO meant to you -
but I do have to say that e.v.o.o is about the most annoying abbreviation evah!
… like Rachael Ray herself (this, I believe, is the
correct spelling) who is possibly the most annoying persona on
television and almost as annoying as her
“easy, easier, easiest” dinners! (Hey, I was getting
over an operation and spent 3 weeks at home!!!)