Monday, June 28, 2004

Langolio (or Language-olio)

I've made up a bunch of different languages in my lifetime, some on my own, others while being silly with my sister and friends. Here are two of them.

Ass Talk
This is super easy. Whenever there is an "A" in a word, you replace that with "ass." It works best with names. For example: Lassurass, Noonass, Assndy, Sassmassnthass, and Assassron.

If there isn't an "A" in the word, you simply place "ass" in front of the word. For example: Assish, Assmichelle Assturner, and Assstink Passnts Assnumber Assfive.

D-speak
Another easy one. Every word begins with "D". So the sentence "I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy" becomes "Di dot duh deriff, dut Di did dot doot duh deputy." It's particularly funny when you're singing a song, because you sound like an idiot.

You can go up one level of difficulty if you want to start every syllable with a "D." So "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" becomes "duderdaldidradildisdicdexdidaldidodious" or "banana" becomes "dadanda."

So, have fun talking like you're five years old. Both of these languages have had me and my cohorts (but mostly me) laughing for hours (yes, hours). I think there are more silly languages, but I can't remember them. If anyone else does (especially Noona), let me know.

--------Added later that day------------

Mark Twain Language
Thanks to the Red Bull-charged memory of my sister Noona, I've added Mark Twain Language. This needs a little back story.

Three years ago, when we were 20 and 19, our family went to Las Beegas, as our Tita (Aunt) Ellen called it (use your imagination and a Filipino accent). On our way there, we stopped in Hannibal, Missouri, where there is Mark Twain everything. There was a Mark Twain museum, and a Mark Twain statue, and even a Mark Twain used car lot. So, for the next couple days, everything was Mark Twain.

Mark Twain Language uses the name "Mark Twain" as an adjective for any and every noun. So, instead of saying, "Let's go to the grocery store and buy some biscuits and gravy. We'll have a good time!" you'd say, "Let's go to the Mark Twain grocery store and buy some Mark Twain biscuits and Mark Twain gravy. We'll have a Mark Twain time!" Notice that "Mark Twain" can be used in place of adjectives like good, and great. You can also use "Mark Twain" as an exclamation, like damn, or hurray.

Go out and Mark Twain laugh and Mark Twain cry with Mark Twain ferocity! Mark Twain!

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