SEO has become ubiquitous, yet meaningless. So much time has been spent explaining, in laborious detail, the meaning of the term “search engine optimization” that we forget that SEO has multiple meanings.
For example, here’s one that I’m inventing on the spot: Suddenly Elusive Orgasm.
See, easy. I mean, elusive. Not so easy… to find.
Here are my ten favorite alternate meanings of SEO from Acronymattic (and there’s 150 more where these came from):
- Search Engine Open (apparently they golf in their spare time)
- Secondary Equity Offer (Is that your final offer?)
- Site Enhancing Oils (could help with that “suddenly elusive orgasm”)
- Sewage Enforcement Officers (they pay someone to do that?)
- Severe External Otitis (inflammation of the middle ear? ouch)
- Superior Edible Oil (translation: Twinkies)
- Stork Eater Organization (WTF?)
- Senior Emergency Officers (when a junior or newbie emergency officer just won’t do)
- Support Enforcement Officer (Damnit, you WILL lean on me and cry on my shoulder!)
- Side Entry Orifice (Don’t go there. Seriously.)
There you go, a myriad of meanings. In conclusion, take care to use the term SEO thoughtfully and in the proper context. You don’t want those sewage enforcement guys to show up, do you?
I do my best to enforce the sewage, but I’m only one person.
Here’s a SEO you missed: Silly Events Outstanding
And here’s one for YOU: http://sfgirl-thealiennextdoor.blogspot.com/2007/12/you-are-when-you-were-bornreally-meme.html. Enjoy!
@Fiar – sewage enforcement: a smelly job, but someone’s got to do it!
@sfgirl – gadzooks, I’ve been memed!
I’m trying so hard to come up with one of my own. It’s too hard. Or perhaps I don’t have enough caffiene in my system yet.
@mimzie – you can do it!
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I love Script Execution, this must be for when Scripts Go Bad…you’ll see it on Fox, this fall, whadd’ya wanna bet?
@sammysunshine – hey there… must go check out Script Execution…