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The only funny anagrams I can find for "Doctor Charles Simonyi" are:

SLIMY CANCROID SHOOTER
SO RICH IN RECTAL SODOMY

I can't find any good ones for just "Charles Simonyi".

how about "Toss RedHat idol"? or "idle as short dot"?

Thanks to Wordsmith's Internet Anagram Server for these.

Well, yes, the word is being mis-used in its truest form...but over time, language can and does change. Purists will put up a fight, but even they will be turned, over time.

Other words that have "lost" their meaning:

factoid (FAK-toid) noun
Unverified or inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual, often as part of a publicity effort, and that is then accepted as true because of constant repetition.

enormity (i-NOR-mi-tee) noun
1. The quality of passing all moral bounds; excessive wickedness or outrageousness.
2. A monstrous offense or evil; an outrage.
3. (Usage Problem) Great size; immensity.

fulsome (ful-sum) adjective
1. Offensively flattering or insincere.
2. Offensive to the taste or sensibilities.
3. (Usage Problem) Copious or abundant.

as well as... sycophant, notorious, and fortuitous.

(Above taken from www.wordsmith.org)

Take it for what its worth, which might not be much--I'm an engineer. I prefer calculators over dictionaries.

Heh. A quick look over at the Internet Anagram Server took paradigm and synergy and came up with Spermy Dairy Gang.

Do you think that's trademarked yet?

Thanks to Anagram Finder here are some highlights from the 4157 acronyms found for Gentoo Linux:

Elgin Unto Ox
Legion On Tux
Legion Nut Ox
Legit Noun Ox
Gel I Noon Tux
Gel I Nun To Ox
Gel I No On Tux
Gel I No Nut Ox
Gel In Unto Ox
Gel Onion Tux
Gel Nixon Out
Gel Ion No Tux
Gel Ion On Tux
Gel Toxin Uno
Gel Unix Toon
Gel It Noun Ox
Leg In Unto Ox
Leg Onion Tux
Leg Nixon Out
Leg Unix Toon
Gluten I No Ox
Lunge Into Ox
Glue Nixon To
Glue Toxin On
Gone Until Ox
Gone Unlit Ox
Ego Nil On Tux
Ego In Lunt Ox

Thanks to Anagram Finder here are some highlights from the 4157 acronyms found for Gentoo Linux:

Elgin Unto Ox
Legion On Tux
Legion Nut Ox
Legit Noun Ox
Gel I Noon Tux
Gel I Nun To Ox
Gel I No On Tux
Gel I No Nut Ox
Gel In Unto Ox
Gel Onion Tux
Gel Nixon Out
Gel Ion No Tux
Gel Ion On Tux
Gel Toxin Uno
Gel Unix Toon
Gel It Noun Ox
Leg In Unto Ox
Leg Onion Tux
Leg Nixon Out
Leg Unix Toon
Gluten I No Ox
Lunge Into Ox
Glue Nixon To
Glue Toxin On
Gone Until Ox
Gone Unlit Ox
Ego Nil On Tux
Ego In Lunt Ox

A ME TON, A ME NOT, A MEN TO, A MONTE, A MET NO, A MET ON, MANE TO, AMEN TO, MEAN TO, NAME TO, TAME NO, TAME ON, MEAT NO, MEAT ON, MATE NO, MATE ON, TEAM NO, TEAM ON, AM TONE, AM NOTE, MA TONE, MA NOTE, MAN TOE, MAO TEN, MAO NET, TAM ONE, TAM EON, MAT ONE, MAT EON, AN ME TO, AN TOME, NATO ME, ANT MOE, TAN MOE, NAT MOE, OAT MEN, TAO MEN, AT ME NO, AT ME ON, AT OMEN, AT MOEN

I can find significance in at least a dozen of these, especially when I comparing them to all the characters and events out there in literature and mythology.For example, MEAT ON is the opposite of NO MEAT. "AMEN TO"--TMA-1 symbolizes God, because God is the 1 you say AMEN TO. I could go on, but we all get the picture.

I used to believe that if you played heavy metal music backwards, you would here satanic messages. Then, I just realized how good people are at finding patterns in noise and making associations.

In my opinion, it is really petty for an author to complain about a review, and down-right childish to make that last personal attack on Cliff. Somewhat ironic, too, because Cliff claimed that Wheat misinterpreted 2001 and found meaning where there was none. In response, Wheat claims that Cliff misinterpreted his own work. Wheat is a relativist when he writes about others, but not when others write about him. BTW, LEONARD and ALDERON are anagrams as well. What do you make of that?

This dude missed a few TMA-ONE interpretations:

• NATO ME - the monolith is discovered in the Cold War posturing between the West and the Iron Curtain, and this is Kubrick's way of downing Communism

• A MONTE - referring to a popular game show at the time, and that the monolith was at various times in the movie under a curtain marked number two, and behind a door marked number three

• OAT MEN - Quaker paid Kubrick for subliminal advertizing

Check all the others here

Anyone care to fill me in on the secret?

My nick is an anagram of my real name.

Try out the Internet Anagram Server.

Look at June 2000: someone's done it.

Ah, the embarrassment argument. It hinges on the premise that kids wouldn't be embarrassed to ask some random authority-figure adult for permission to legitimate topics. However legitimate topic include information about birth control, abortion, or sexually transmitted disease.

A friend of mine who works for a certain company that produces a firewall-style filter product (We'll call them "Oak In" - thank you internet anagram server) said he got a call from a polite gentleman in Texas who said that the product wasn't working.

So my buddy asks him why he thinks that, and the guy says, "I looked at my logs and I saw that they were going to gay.com." So he looks up the site, which turns out to be a community site - Not pornography-related at all. The individual was quite taken aback. I guess he has such a strong aversion to gay porn that the thought that he might end up looking at a frontpage for a site full of it would scorch the eyes right out of his head, or similar.

Given that we know these attitudes exist in people, I think it's highly likely that people will fail to get information they need because it is inappropriately blocked, because they'll be too shy to ask.

On the other hand, it's nice to know that this major company was good enough to not block that site.

• Khazakhstan
  AH SHANK KATZ
  KAHN HAS KATZ
  
• Baikonur
  A RUBIN OK
  IRA BUN OK
  
• All of em!
  A BAZAAR KATZ DUNK SHE HONK VIZ
  A HAVANA KATZ BRED HO ZIZ SKUNK
  A HAZARD BEAN KATZ HO VIZ SKUNK
  A BRAVADO SANK KATZ HE HUNK ZIZ
  

Bill Gates/Steve Balmer =
Bill let Steve grab same.
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How's about A MARS TENT, or A SMART NET? the possibilities are endless . . .