tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post6145999112880569098..comments2024-03-28T22:10:04.089+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Historical Slang for Your Edification and AmusementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-6543399592737831572019-07-18T05:15:22.047+08:002019-07-18T05:15:22.047+08:00It reminds me of Planescape...It reminds me of <i>Planescape</i>...porphyre77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07620350717226228078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-48252297150437024202019-06-20T14:08:36.651+08:002019-06-20T14:08:36.651+08:00I have never heard it before. "As useless as....I have never heard it before. "As useless as..." is one of those things which apparently has billions of regional variants.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-12128817652052748642019-06-20T14:07:45.876+08:002019-06-20T14:07:45.876+08:00I will investigate.I will investigate.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-54849201414146505492019-06-20T14:07:10.821+08:002019-06-20T14:07:10.821+08:00Ha. I suspect no cuckoldry was involved though.Ha. I suspect no cuckoldry was involved though.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-1484591389591652072019-06-20T14:06:43.008+08:002019-06-20T14:06:43.008+08:00Tell me about it. Whatever you think up will be a ...Tell me about it. Whatever you think up will be a hollow imitation of the real thing. Just like place names. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-36019829921127617522019-06-20T04:11:54.521+08:002019-06-20T04:11:54.521+08:00Hell's teeth, I mangled that. The Oxford World...Hell's teeth, I mangled that. The Oxford World Classics edition, which I think....Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-83789175820216957112019-06-20T02:32:22.236+08:002019-06-20T02:32:22.236+08:00I can recommend Hobson-Jobson pretty soundly if yo...I can recommend Hobson-Jobson pretty soundly if you want to continue the trend. I have thee Oxford World's Classics, which I think can be found fairly easily.Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-48146888628360675032019-06-19T19:42:55.206+08:002019-06-19T19:42:55.206+08:00Yeah, that's definitely an issue with construc...Yeah, that's definitely an issue with constructed language versus natural language. I wonder if some sort of linguistic evolution computer simulation could effectively generate more authentic slang.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-46608587532833973432019-06-19T14:06:24.702+08:002019-06-19T14:06:24.702+08:00I've been compared to tits on a bull before; i...I've been compared to tits on a bull before; it's not just historical.G. R. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076993341999529525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-32378923711481109172019-06-19T12:51:28.592+08:002019-06-19T12:51:28.592+08:00Fonkin Hoddypeak was a PC in D1 Or D2.Fonkin Hoddypeak was a PC in D1 Or D2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-72888462481021621632019-06-19T07:56:48.422+08:002019-06-19T07:56:48.422+08:00I need to find a copy of this....I need to find a copy of this....Chris Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863800987873564666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-28340535728391113412019-06-19T07:08:20.297+08:002019-06-19T07:08:20.297+08:00I've always disliked slang in RPG fiction, no ...I've always disliked slang in RPG fiction, no doubt because it compares badly to the wildness of authentic slang. The vernacular of Planescape feels lame and false compared to "vegetable breakfast," "batty-fang," or even "yeet".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com