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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Alphaslang article in Signs & Portents 

Signs & Portents issue #56 (.PDF link), the latest issue of the Mongoose Publishing in-house magazine, is available for free download. This issue includes "Keep Your Dictionary Handy," a long, fun article by Zild (of Paranoia-Live.net) about slang terms used in Alpha Complex. Zild compiled the common slang seen in published PARANOIA books (vatslime, goosack), drew more from the active "Alphaslang" topic on the P-L.net forums (bootsmoke -- a dead citizen, plus seven other usages; still dripping -- recently decanted), and added many all his own, including a section of Commie Rhyming Slang, brand names, and a disquietingly long list of euphemisms for dying:

Zild remarks in the Alphaslang topic, "Further contributions are very much welcome, as I already have my eyes set on a sequel!" Commendation point to citizen Zild -- and a treason point for not alphabetizing the list.
Posted by: Allen Varney / 6:41 PM

Comments:
I did (briefly) consider the ordering of the list as I created it. In the end I went for Alpha Complex' tried and tested "throw them in at random" method.

I did at least get them in the right categories (albeit courtesy of some last minute editing...)
# posted by Anonymous Zild : May 05, 2008 6:41 PM
 
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