Abbreviation Disaster

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I just came from a brief visit to ESPN. You know them, right? They're the self-proclaimed "Worldwide Leader in Sports" (hey, if they can do it, so can I!).

I am thinking about demoting them a level for improper abbreviation. (And you know I can do it since I am now Mistress of the Universe).

But before I make the decree, I thought I'd toss it out there and see what everyone else thinks. Here's the skinny: I was checking to see how Tom Brady did today. I happened to see as a front page blurb that the MN Vikings lost today, ending their perfect streak. Whatever, I'm not all that broken up about it--it wasn't like they were going to have a season long perfect record....

At any rate, the blurb said this: Pgh. 27, Min. 17. Now, I recognize that as a score, and it is pretty standard to abbreviate teams down to three letters, but what the hell is Pgh? Pittsburgh? Really?

You're telling me that the best they can do is Pgh? Nothing about that suggests Pittsburgh to me. How about Pts? Ptb? Pbg? Any of these are better and more suggestive of the name than Pgh?

It is my assessment that this makes ESPN look pretty stupid, but, I just want to make certain that there isn't some conspiracy afoot by the Pittsburghians that they WANT their town denoted as Pgh. Maybe this is standard and ESPN is just following a trend. If that is the case, then someone please offer me concrete proof and I will stand down. And then jump right back up to make fun of those same Pittsburghians- but that'll be another blog.

Pgh. Phbbt!

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bflogrl on

Re: Abbreviation Disaster

sounds like they've got phlegm in their throats. even nwa outdid espn, with the airport code of: pit. makes more sense than pgh.

when did you become queen of the universe? self proclaimed? did i miss a blog? i can't think of a more deserving person, i just missed the annointing.

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livlife on

Re: Abbreviation Disaster

Clearly you did miss a blog.

http://livlife.mindsay.com/mistress_of_the_universe.mws

If that helps.

It was a nice ceremony though. Sorry you missed it.