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Death Mage · Raving Lunatic

"HLNSATFBCIAPDEA"

What is this note talking about?
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Trojan Horse · Daedalian Member

I think it says "Pablo is so smart." Enthusiastic Grin

marcusI · Daedalian Member

It looks like it has something to do with U.S. government agencies.
I see several intermixed.
HLNS ?(I'm not sure of homeland securities' innitials)
NSA
ATF
FBCI ?(I think the FBI might object to this)
CIA
APD ?(I have no idea who this is)
DEA

referee · June 21st, 2004 Member

So, it's a bit like ABCNNBCBS? For the non-USians, what do all those initials mean?
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Death Mage · Raving Lunatic

Especially correct. A few are shuffled together FBI + CIA = FBCIA, for example.

HLS for Home Land Security
AFT still using the old acronym instead of BATF.
APD stands for any number of Police Departments for cities that begin with A (Albuquerque, Austin, Anchorage, etc.)
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ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

"DHS", not "HLS".