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My new favorite acronym

#1 Post by nitrah55 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:59 pm

The federal agency charged with overseeing the disposition and use of stimulus money is called the Recovery and Accountability Transparency Board.

That's right, gang, it's the RAT Board.
I am about 25% sure of this.

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Re: My new favorite acronym

#2 Post by peacock2121 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:01 pm

Is that anything like the Bumble Bee Bored?

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Re: My new favorite acronym

#3 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:23 pm

Is that anything like the Bumble Bee Bored
Different colored stripes, eventually?


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Re: My new favorite acronym

#4 Post by ulysses5019 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:59 pm

nitrah55 wrote:The federal agency charged with overseeing the disposition and use of stimulus money is called the Recovery and Accountability Transparency Board.

That's right, gang, it's the RAT Board.

So they have to RAT-ify all money requests?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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Re: My new favorite acronym

#5 Post by minimetoo26 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:53 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
nitrah55 wrote:The federal agency charged with overseeing the disposition and use of stimulus money is called the Recovery and Accountability Transparency Board.

That's right, gang, it's the RAT Board.

So they have to RAT-ify all money requests?
RAT bastards.
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