kenny weir Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 WTF? We have to change our name? The Wisconsin Tourism Federation has changed its name due to an unfortunate acronym. The Wisconsin Tourism Federation in the US has decided to change its name after realising its acronym matched a crude form of internet slang. The WTF is now the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin (TFW). "WTF" is an acronym widely used on the internet standing for "What the f---?" The tourism organisation was reportedly unaware of the associations of its acronym until it became the butt of jokes on blogs and websites. Lead lobbyist for the federation, Chet Gerlach, said yesterday it made the change after the meaning of the common text-message lingo was brought to its attention. The organisation has had the same name since it was founded in 1979, a time when it could never have predicted it would one day become crude internet slang. Google is yet to catch up on the name change, with search results still displaying the problematic name. Quote
sonnymax Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 Let's start flooding the Internet with a new catch-phrase to express outrage toward an outside party. The catch-phrase is: Those Fucking Wombats! Quote
mgraham333 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 The Oklahoma Tax Commission considered changing its name to take "tax" out of the name. One alternative that was considered and quickly discarded was Oklahoma Department Of Revenue (Odor) They're still called OTC. Quote
BruceH Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 I hear you can't use the word "Beaver" now, either. Sad. Quote
JETman Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 I hear you can't use the word "Beaver" now, either. Sad. That USED to be a college in PA! Quote
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