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How did nobody realize that DREAD is an incredibly ominous acronym early on in this project?

• smt88 7y ago
  That was the point... this kind of sinister backcronym is common in military and intelligence.
  • int_19h 7y ago
    And law enforcement, at least in US. Fun fact: the guy who came up with "SWAT" originally intended it to mean Special Weapons Attack Team. His supervisor told him to come up with something that didn't sound quite so aggressive, and thus it became Special Weapons And Tactics.
• mirimir 7y ago
  I'm betting on someone liking Judge Dread.
  • lordgrenville 7y ago
    It's spelled Judge Dredd so I don't think so.