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Artfiore1 · 05-22-2001, 06:15 PM

Hi all,
I was wondering if anybody knows what, if anything, "CONTROL" & "KAOS" were supposed to mean. In the series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", U.N.C.L.E stood for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

Did the words "CONTROL" & "KAOS" stand for something?

Anybody know?

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Later,
Art

callmetootie · 05-22-2001, 06:20 PM

I think that they mean:

Child's Oriental New Toy Rocks Over Louisiana???

Kid's Atomic Orange Soup???

I have no clue!!!

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Andrew Carden

Artfiore1 · 05-25-2001, 10:13 PM

Andrew,
That's what I thought.

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Later,
Art

A Gilligan Fan ss · 05-25-2001, 10:41 PM

I don't think it stands for anything, but I could be wrong since I haven't seen every episode yet. But I think it might mean that the good guys have control and that's why they are called CONTROL and the bad guys cause kaos and that's why they are called KAOS.

Artfiore1 · 05-27-2001, 08:15 AM

AGFss,
That makes sense.

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Later,
Art

FOLN@NFan · 06-09-2001, 02:30 PM

They don't stand for anything.

Just the good guys try to keep everything in "control" and the bad guys keep "chaos" up, but they called it "Kaos" because it sounded/looked more German(what they are supposed to be)

Doug

07-03-2001, 03:46 PM

You're right. CONTROL and KAOS are not acyromons. They just represent good and evil.

hobey86 · 02-05-2002, 05:59 AM

Only the Israeli version of control was an acronym

YENTA - Your Espionage Network and Training Academy

Control and Kaos were metaphors for the Cold War between the US and Russia.

tv star collector · 10-19-2005, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artfiore1

Hi all,
I was wondering if anybody knows what, if anything, "CONTROL" & "KAOS" were supposed to mean. In the series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", U.N.C.L.E stood for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

Did the words "CONTROL" & "KAOS" stand for something?

Anybody know?

------------------
Later,
Art

According to THE GET SMART HANDBOOK, by Joey Green (1993), "The organiza-
tion's [Control] name is not an acronym .." and I would assume the same applies
to Kaos.

05-22-2001, 06:15 PM	#1
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	Does anyone know . . . Hi all, I was wondering if anybody knows what, if anything, "CONTROL" & "KAOS" were supposed to mean. In the series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", U.N.C.L.E stood for United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. Did the words "CONTROL" & "KAOS" stand for something? Anybody know? ------------------ Later, Art

07-03-2001, 03:46 PM	#7
the next 99 Guest Posts: n/a	You're right. CONTROL and KAOS are not acyromons. They just represent good and evil.
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05-22-2001, 06:20 PM	#2
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	I think that they mean: Child's Oriental New Toy Rocks Over Louisiana??? Kid's Atomic Orange Soup??? I have no clue!!! ------------------ Andrew Carden

05-25-2001, 10:13 PM	#3
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	Andrew, That's what I thought. ------------------ Later, Art

05-25-2001, 10:41 PM	#4
A Gilligan Fan ss Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 275	I don't think it stands for anything, but I could be wrong since I haven't seen every episode yet. But I think it might mean that the good guys have control and that's why they are called CONTROL and the bad guys cause kaos and that's why they are called KAOS.

05-27-2001, 08:15 AM	#5
Artfiore1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2001 Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 457	AGFss, That makes sense. ------------------ Later, Art

06-09-2001, 02:30 PM	#6
FOLN@NFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 706	They don't stand for anything. Just the good guys try to keep everything in "control" and the bad guys keep "chaos" up, but they called it "Kaos" because it sounded/looked more German(what they are supposed to be) Doug

02-05-2002, 05:59 AM	#8
hobey86 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Feb 05, 2002 Posts: 3	Only the Israeli version of control was an acronym YENTA - Your Espionage Network and Training Academy Control and Kaos were metaphors for the Cold War between the US and Russia.