TALUS - an acronym?

The Whorl list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 01 Jun 1998
https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/whorl/480

Latro101 Jun 1998, 22:02original
Hi, I'm new to the Whorl list and I've got a question: What if TALUS is an acronym? Titanium Armored Large Undercarriage Soldier Tank Artillery Logistical Underground Soldier Totally Angry Large Ugly Soldier
Michael Straight01 Jun 1998, 21:10original

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On Mon, 1 Jun 1998 Latro1 at aol.com wrote: Hi, I'm new to the Whorl list and I've got a question: What if TALUS is an acronym? Titanium Armored Large Undercarriage Soldier Tank Artillery Logistical Underground Soldier Totally Angry Large Ugly Soldier
Well, Horn doesn't write it in all caps, so if it originally was an acronym, it's probably one like 'radar' or 'scuba' where most people don't know what it stands for or even that it ever was an acronym. So I'd put that under 'possible, but I doubt we'll ever get any evidence for it.' -Rostrum

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