students of women studies

"SOWS is a student organization developed by students for students, which believes in a grassroots movement towards greater social and political change on a micro and macro level within society. SOWS believes that each and every student has a powerful and meaningful voice that should be heard by all within the academic institution of the University and society in general."

another in our intentionally unfortunate, but unfortunate nonetheless, series.

biologically appropriate raw food

BARF stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food or Bones and Raw Food. This diet is all about feeding dogs and cats properly and returning them to their evolutionary diet.

A Biologically Appropriate diet for a dog is one consisting of raw whole foods similar to those eaten by the dogs' wild ancestors. The food must contain such things as muscle meat, bone, fat, organ meats, vegetable and fruit materials combined in precisely the correct balance just as Mother Nature intended.

i get where they are coming from. i mean, dog food typically does look and taste like regurgitated food, and it's sorta funny to call that out when creating a new food product for pets, but it still makes me cringe, you know?

agency for nullifying underwritten securities

god, i love jon stewart. no, jon, acronyms aren't easy. and sometimes, they just suck. thanks to kimberly from mostly soup for the link!

society for the protection of elfish welfare

becca sends in this unfortunate acronym from the harry potter series, totally recognizing that it might be on the dorky side. my response? this is a blog about acronyms. clearly dorkiness is allowed. and yep, this one is definitely another addition to the intentionally unfortunate series. thanks, becca!

singles awareness day

"What Is Singles Awareness Day?
In response to the huge push by retailers for us to buy all of their candy, flowers and greeting cards February 15 has been declared Singles Awareness Day! This is the day that all of the single people can proudly stand up and show that it is OKAY to be single!"

it's pretty clear that this one is intentionally unfortunate and therefore kicks off another new series here at ASS.