Backronyms and puns

[LongRunner]

The U.S.A.: Unbelievably Stupid Arseholes

I'm not sure any more words need to be minced about them:
I find it seriously hard to believe that anyone sincerely thinks the United States of America are still a great (or even decent) country.

[LongRunner]

Grenada (Seagate 7200.14) = Grenade
(I know it's a cheap pun…)

[LongRunner]

Dimplex = Dumbplex
I have ample evidence that for a "reputable" brand (or so they might have been in decades past), they're downright disgraceful now.
You might as well just buy an actual cheapo; at least you'll get what you pay for that way.

[LongRunner]

Arda (appliances) = Anti-repair design atrocities (see here)
Bose = Bogus overpriced sound equipment

[LongRunner]

Bird (scooter rental) = Burst into rage dramatically
(That was my reaction to their completely glitched-out app; I can deal with bad engineering, one way or another, but bad programming is one of the few things which can really take away my cool. I'm so glad to be out of IT proper… Anyway Beam's scooter app works fine, so I'll be riding them once I get the hang of it.)

[LongRunner]

IEC = Incessant Extortion Continuation

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They charge how much for these wonky drawings again?

To be fair, most of the national standards bodies are equally greedy; that's monopoly for you. I'll see if I can do better…