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June 12, 2006
IMAO - What Does It Mean?
Posted by Frank J. at 08:50 AM | View blog reactions | Comments (43)

Okay, I'm officially tired of getting asked what IMAO means. It's been kind of a running joke that I never admit to it, but all the e-mails are getting a little tiresome to answer. More importantly, I've heard from Doug at ThoseShirts.com that some poeple are hesitant to buy my designs not knowing what IMAO means. Running jokes are great at all... until they cost me money.

So, I'm going to announce the official answer - probably in the newsletter first - and then add a page with it. Yeah, it won't be the most amazing thing when it's "revealed," but it's a big change in IMAO policy.

BTW, Harvey now has some designs in the IMAO Store. They should appeal to people who don't like terrorists. If you don't like terrorists, check them out.

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43 Responses To "IMAO - What Does It Mean?"

Ha! Capitalist Swine! Your so-called free-market economy collapses under our relentless proletariat demands! Release the IMAO now! Ha! (Also, firstest.)

#1 - Posted by: Infidel Castrol on June 12, 2006 09:03 AM

Israeli
Masters
Are
Omnipotent

#2 - Posted by: Laurence Simon on June 12, 2006 09:08 AM

Oh, You mean you’ve finally thought of something funnier than “In My Arrogant Opinion”. This issue has been festering for a long time, so don’t disappoint.

PS: I really like the word festering. It kind of conjures up an image of thousands of splinters in Nancy Pelosi’s ass or maybe just one really big splinter named William Jefferson.

#3 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 09:41 AM

Ignorant Men’s Argumentative Opinions

I’m secretly working for Frank’s enemies now.

#4 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 09:46 AM

Irate
Munchkins
Attack
Oregon

#5 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 09:53 AM

What DOES "IMAO" mean?

#6 - Posted by: Bilbo on June 12, 2006 10:01 AM

I make awesome orgies

#7 - Posted by: Hawk on June 12, 2006 10:16 AM

2 guesses:

In My Own Asinine Opinion
or simply the fact that IMAO are an anti-depressant

#8 - Posted by: Woland on June 12, 2006 10:26 AM

Intoxicated Mexicans Are Obnoxious.

#9 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 10:49 AM

Irritating
Mothers
Annoy
Others

Damn, It even rhymes

#10 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 10:50 AM

I Masturbate Alone Often.

Ok, That was frightening.
For Franks sake I hope that isn’t it.

#11 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 10:53 AM

So you are finally going to admit that you are a commie parody of a right wing humor site by admitting the truth:

International
Maoist
Agitator
Organization

#12 - Posted by: Brian the Adequate on June 12, 2006 10:58 AM

I actually used to wonder what IMAO meant. But that was months ago. Now that I am comfortable with not knowing; I could care less.

#13 - Posted by: Cary from Houston on June 12, 2006 11:07 AM

No matter what you post or write in a newsletter, it will always mean "In My A** Opinion to me.

#14 - Posted by: Pupster on June 12, 2006 11:52 AM

Re: the shirts. You forgot 2-14.

(First attack on the WTC.)

#15 - Posted by: Some Guy on June 12, 2006 11:57 AM

When hunting liberals (hippie-stinkoramus) I usually only need a shotgun. But when I only have my 22 with me (eating breakfast, taking a shower, washing the car, etc....), I Must Aim Occasionally.

#16 - Posted by: Ron Rockstar on June 12, 2006 12:22 PM

The vocabulary of Internet slang draws from many different sources — typically environments that placed value on brevity of communication. Some terms, such as FUBAR have roots as far back as World War II.[1] IMAO is Internet slang for In My Arrogant Opinion, as opposed to the commonly used In My Humble Opinion (IMHO).

there. Google before you ask is my credo.

#17 - Posted by: gibsonrlz on June 12, 2006 01:04 PM

International
Monkeys
Are
Outrageous

#18 - Posted by: Muslihoon on June 12, 2006 01:05 PM

Islamic
Militants
Attack
Others

I’m beating a dead horse but heck this is fun.

#19 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 01:22 PM

Ignorant
Masses
Await
Orders

Carl Rove we await your command.

Impudent
Monkeys
Argue
Obsessively

That one is for Monkey Faced Liberal

Imprudent
Men
Antagonize
Others

Especially France.

OK, enough of that.

#20 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 01:38 PM

Internationalist
Monopolies
Aggregate
Organizations

#21 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 01:50 PM

I Made Another Omelet.

#22 - Posted by: chaika on June 12, 2006 02:18 PM

Invincible
Majestic
American
Overlords

#23 - Posted by: rabid chipmunk on June 12, 2006 02:30 PM

Irate
Muslims
Attack
Osama

#24 - Posted by: Hawk on June 12, 2006 03:17 PM

I still hold to my belief that it's

International
Monkey
Assasination
Organization

as proven right here.

#25 - Posted by: blue square on June 12, 2006 03:19 PM

Improvise
Modify
Adapt
Overcom

#26 - Posted by: Bart on June 12, 2006 04:00 PM

Let's not kid ourselves here. IMAO obviously stands for:

I
Make
Algo
Only wanna beat Liberals

#27 - Posted by: Algo on June 12, 2006 04:25 PM

I[am the illegitimate love child of chairman]MAO

#28 - Posted by: BigOrangeAxe on June 12, 2006 04:32 PM

Yep, one person above is correct.

I am suprised that so few people really knew the answer.

Frank, you screwed up again. You should have held a contest and for those few of us that already knew the answer we could have been initiated to be special secret agents of your organization... but too late. Booger had to go and "prove" it to everyone. If he had just posted it everyone would have ignored it (the fools). Anyway... count me as one of your "loyal followers", except when you act stupid.

#29 - Posted by: Roger RoRo on June 12, 2006 04:38 PM

Insipid Mucosal Armpit Overbite

#30 - Posted by: spacemonkey on June 12, 2006 07:41 PM

Inhibit
Mono-
Amine
Oxidase..?

#31 - Posted by: AlanABQ on June 12, 2006 09:15 PM

Into the
Moon,
All
Out!

#32 - Posted by: beno on June 12, 2006 09:29 PM


Irritating
Moonbats
Antagonize
Obsessively

Yes they do

Intimidating
Music
Agitates
Others

I have my own house and I still have to wear headphones.

Inhibited
Men’s
Anal
Obsessions

Freudian Retentiveness

Intimate
Men
Arouse
Orgasms

Guess that one works for both women and other men.

Italian
Men’s
Armpit
Odors

Stinky Europeans appeal to some.

#33 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 09:59 PM

Infectious
Mucosal
Amoeboid
Organisms

Call the CDC Spacemonkey’s got a new bug.

#34 - Posted by: Neo-andertal on June 12, 2006 10:09 PM

Nuking the Moon
Ahmadinejad with a Nuke
It Might Actually Occur

#35 - Posted by: Ron Rockstar on June 12, 2006 11:13 PM

In My A**hole Opinion

Like anyone bought that arrogant garbahj.

Cordially,

Uncle J

#36 - Posted by: Uncle Jimbo on June 13, 2006 01:09 AM

Before IMOA became a blog of wonder and might; before the addition of other powers of truth and wisdom, I castigated you for not pimping yourself when you had the chance. The pimping then was for other site recognition. This is not pimping but right out whoredom to the masses. A big difference from being a pimp and a whore; pimps promote and whores do the bidding of the pimp. Only a whore would sell out to whom ever asks dumb ass questions such as what does IMOA really mean. Who is the pimp? Why should it make a difference what IMAO means? Either you appreciate the site or you don’t! IMAO could stand for “pig shit in heaven”(if the third and fourth letters were transposed into Aramaic then to ancient Greek, then the second and third letters on to the recent conversions of fricking piglatin) for all I care. Either a person is faithful to the site and its ideals or is not. There is no need not turn you into a whore for meaningless self-disclosure. After all that, the hell with it, you’ll do as you please. After all, it is your blog, pussy.

#37 - Posted by: Phobos on June 13, 2006 01:27 AM

Phobos-

I
Might
Alliterate
Obstinately

BTW, I'm only joking with you.

#38 - Posted by: AlanABQ on June 13, 2006 05:24 AM

Someone should start a sub-blog for IMAO called WTFCWISF,ITCTM (Who The F**k Cares What It Stands For, It's The Content That Matters). I could start a blog & label it "I, MAO" & use it as a joke to expose all the human rights abuses and murderous oppression perpetuated by a former Chinese commie & his contemporary accomplices, but it would be even funnier to see all the wannabe revolutionaries & closet commies the label would attract. Just think: a site that would lure almost nothing but i-trolls to the verbal/figurative slaughter. If only there were a way to eradicate them online...

In viewing one of the more popular t-shirts among the morally impaired, any of us could open a site called "ICHE" (I, Che) and see the truly ignorant come like roaches to trash in the dark.

Then we could lock & load, if only electronically... for now.
Heh-heh-heh. (sinister chuckle added for nefarious plot against online liberals & comment trolls in the works)

#39 - Posted by: AlanABQ on June 13, 2006 05:55 AM

Phobos? That doesn't sound like you...

Indians Make Awesome Oatmeal.

#40 - Posted by: co on June 13, 2006 12:15 PM

Since everybody has one:

In
My
Asshole's
Opinion

#41 - Posted by: Bubba on June 13, 2006 04:13 PM

I'm with Bubba. But I'm old and used to read the old Newsgroup forums so I just assumed that's what it was.

#42 - Posted by: Timmer on June 13, 2006 07:41 PM

CU, sure was. TADs (Technotards Are Us)Thursday 1900 hrs -6 Z.

#43 - Posted by: Phobos on June 14, 2006 12:10 AM
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