Acrochallenge!

Hello, acroers, acroees, and acroites. Welcome to Monday, and another brain-pounding round of acromania.

The Oscars are Sunday night. I'm still waiting for the drinking game instructions, and wondering if anyone will want to watch it online with me. But mainly, I'm wondering what I'm going to say when I win. OK, so I'm not even nominated, but a girl can dream, can't she?

That is why this week's acrotopic is, "I'd Like To Thank The Academy." Mom and Dad, your favorite actors and actresses, your pet, your teacher? Political speeches, curses to see if the censors are still awake? Anything. You decide what you want to say when your name is called and you make your way to the podium.

All the other rules are the same. Everyone gets three tries to come up with the best acronym they can that not only matches the topic above, but also the letters below, which are randomly drawn from the acrobasket. The acrobasket won "Best Performance By A Prop" in 1974. Then tomorrow night at 10 est I shall be reading the entries and naming the winners, who get the little gold man, and the non-winners, who get an extended interview with Joan Rivers on the red carpet.

So this week's topic, "I'd Like To Thank The Academy." The letters:

D G G K D U

And the winner is - you! Go acro.

Betland's Olympic Update:
* Proof positive that the world is coming to an end. CNN and MSNBC are both using "baby daddy" as a legitimate term on their websites. No reason to keep living, really.
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