Death Star II Theory, The: First appearing in the cult classic Clerks (entry to be added soon), the Second Death Star Theory expressed a side of Randal Graves that normally didn't show up- compassion for others. Randal pointed out a very intellectually stimulating question that has captured the minds of millions for at least ten minutes, which is a record for most American families. He thought, that since the rebels blew up the first,
completed Death Star (Luke blew it up), that the only people who died were Stormtroopers, dignitaries, personnel...Imperials. However, when the rebels blew up the second,
incomplete Death Star (compliments of Lando), the place was still under construction. Therefore, the Imperial Army probably hired tons of other
civilians to rush the job and get it completed in time for the rebel attack that The Emperor so strategically prepared a trap for. The point being, this would mean that people
other than Imperials also died when the station was destroyed. At this point, the Rebel Alliance's morals where thrown into question, on the basis of, "Would it be cruel to kill them so quickly, just because they are working on a new Death Star?"
However, at this point, a customer, who just
happens to be a carpenter himself, entered the conversation. He stated that a friend of his was just shot to death while on the job, after he accepted work from a known mob boss. However, he also stated the he himself had also got the offer for the job, but had turned it down. From this, the counter-argument also arose into the theory, as to whether or not the carpenters themselves understood the moral sacrifice it would take to work on and Imperial Station while the Imperials were in the middle of a very large, high-casualty war with a desperate band of rebels who had just had their home base blown up.
This concludes yet another session with Randal Graves.
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Dedicated Gaia Moderators: Also known as "purple mods" because their names are colored in purple these guys are here to make sure that the forums are not overrun with porno, oversized sigs, and that spam stays firmly in the Chatterbox. (See
The Chatterbox)
I hear their also grape flavored!
Jakobo
Dedicated Gaia Moderators handle forum moderation, Art Arena approvals/disapprovals, Link List moderation, Gaia Guild Network moderation, and more.
Send signature removal requests, Terms of Service questions, and other general forum questions to these moderators....
When in doubt, PM an online purple mod! You can find a list of online moderators at the top of each forum ("View Forum Moderators"
wink .
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Deleted posts: These are posts that would otherwise be harmful to other gaians but have now been made
perfectly safe.
[Democratic] Socialism: A type of government that has many political parties, but mostly focuses on the rights of workers, equality, and the fair distribution of goods and services among the people. Socialist countries usually come about when the working class/the poor get tired of being oppressed and take over. The power of the state is mixed between the government and the people, who are granted civil, economic, cultural and political rights, thought they are somewhat restricted.
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Demon Contact Lens: The absolute latest in Goth fashion, these are a must have in the demon coveting crowd.
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Deus Ex Machina: See
Plot Updates.
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Dial-up: Living hell to anybody who regularly frequents the Interweb. It ties up the phone lines making it so people can't call you. Also, it makes downloading crud/watching AMVs/mostly everything else take twenty minutes instead of the regular five. It's cheap (usually half the price of DSL) but living hell. This researcher suggests you get on either early morning, late at night, or all through the night (cause nobody in their right mind would try to call you then).
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Diamondback Lion: One of the three Jewel-back Lions, which is reputed to be the rarest of ALL fish on Gaia...and the most beautiful. The Diamondbacks only come out during the Day, and their pearly white scales reflect the warm sunlight as if they were made out of pure diamonds.
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Dice: Multi-sided objects with patterned dots on each side. Each pattern represents a number: 1 dot = "1", 2 dots = 2, etc. Some dice have numbers instead of dots, but most of the time, the only type of dice with dots is the six-sided dice, or d6 as they are known in the RP community. While dice is commonly used for gambling and board games, they are used more often with table-top RPGs, and with a variety of dices, too. Most types of table-top RPG uses a d20 as their standard dice, and thus getting a 20 on the roll is called a "critical" role, or "crit".
NOTE: One executive researcher is most familiar with d20 table-top RPGs, and is seeking fellow Gaians to revive one of the oldest table-top RPGs, called "Dungeons & Dragons", or "D&D" for short.
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Dinanthropoides Nivalis: Yeti, abominable snowman.
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DJs: Short for DJ Studio Headphones, this is even more rare than minis but not quite as rare as the possibly nonexistent halo. They are often worn by people who want to make others think they are more important than they actually are, but this often backfires by resulting in attracting unwanted attention from n00bs. See also Ports.
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Domo: domokun a small brown creature that God sends to eat a kitten every time you masturbate.
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Quote:
Domo History: A widely popular mascot from Japanese television. Short films, done in sometype of stop motion animation, can be seen
here
Also, there is the common image of Domos running after a kitten with: "Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten"
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Donation Items: Items spawned from the opening of Donation Letters. Generally they are widely sought after and shiny.
(See Donation Letters.)
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Donation Letters: Sealed letters that are bestowed upon the gracious gaians that "donate" to gaia through either paypal, credit card, or mail. For every $2.50 donated, you receive one donation letter of the current month. These letters become unsealed around the end of the month they were released, and give the gaian who is in possession of them a choice of two items only available within that month's letter. Thus, when someone refers to a March 04 letter, they are speaking of a donation letter that was released in March of 2004, which would contain the two items released for that month.
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Donovinh, Cindy: Merely know as Cindy to her fans, Ms. Donovinh is the only news reporter on Gaia worth a hill of beans, then again she is the only news reporter. Appearing after the Halloween 2004 ball in the rubble of the old Gambino mansion for GAIA 9 Action News, Cindy has been on every breaking story since in seconds. Some think she shot Gambino from her helicopter, others merely think she's "teh sex" but either way you cut it, Cindy will tell `ya the strait smack.
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Downgrade: To trade a donation letter for one of the two items contained in the letter plus a small amount of gold. Downgrading is a common practice when owners of especially valuable letters (such as from 2003) want to open their letters and still make some profit out of it. The reverse process is called 'Upgrading'.
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Dragon: A gaian who hoards a large quantity of limited items without any intention of selling them in the future. Some dragons are collectors with too much time on their hands, others are compulsive exchange whores who can't bring themselves to sell what they call "investments" for fear that they will miss out on further profits when the price goes even higher. Alternatively; a mythological reptilian beast with breath of fire.
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Dri: See
Jakobo.
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Ducky: Duckies go
quack.
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Durem: A relatively new place in Gaia, decorated with gothic buildings and home to two shops, a hair salon, and the Von Helson mansion. If you really and desperately need a haircut here, make damn well sure you want it as there are no refunds for bad haircuts. <Addition> There is a theory that Vanessa (the NPC who works the salon) is in fact, Meredith, and the current bank girl is just a doppleganger or younger sister whom is also named Meredith.
Durem Depot: A store in Durem run by Moira (See: Moira) Although she claims that she sells clothing for those who want something different, it's best to look elsewhere as most Gaians who wants to be 'different' shop here. (See also: Irony)
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Durem Reclamation Facility: The third and final fishing spot is also the hardest place to catch fish. Thus, catching even the common Pebbo Feeders is worth your time. There are those who are skilled enough to reel in Biters and the occasional Boldur. The most amazing thing is the extremely rarest of fish species, the Jewel-back Lions. They are said to be the most beautiful, and a very lucky person could have quite the cash out with just one of these big, lovely ones.
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Easter Bunny: A giant robotic rabbit who carries a large carrot that appeared during Easter 2K5.
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Easter Bunny 2k6: The Gaia holiday figure for Easter, who first appeared on Easter in 2005. Besides being a giant rabbit anthromorphic being, he is a cyborg due to severe injury (head/face and possibly spine damage) as a result of a childhood clash with Jack, the holiday figure for Halloween. He carries a large metal carrot, which is believed to be either a weapon or massive toy of sorts.
In his childhood, he was a bully and ganged up on Santa Claus with other holiday figures. Jack intervened and forever disfigured the Easter Bunny. Some view this as just punishment, while others see it as highly unfair and a severe overreaction. They argue that kids will be kids, and kids have tendencies to be rough and bully one another.
No matter which viewpoint is true, it is evident that the Easter Bunny was severely traumatized by the incident. Currently, the figure gives the impression of having a great fear of the Jack, along with paranoia and poor self-esteem. He also has a rather nice personality; some believe this is due to his hardships, as a disfigured individual and cyborg, which have helped him form a concience. It is also possible that he now feels guilt for his actions earlier in life, and is trying to diminish the bully reputation that was connected with him.
Many have heard the figure crying out about the loss of his beautiful face. It is possible that being attractive is important to the Easter Bunny due to him being a symbol of fertility. Some look deeper into it and view the Easter Bunny as a sex god of sorts.
The Easter Bunny currently has a growing group of fans and appreciative Gaians who acknowledge him as being a great character. After Easter 2006, it is common opinion that the Easter Bunny ran a better event than Jack or Santa. Many Gaians view the Easter Bunny's physique as being very attractive, despite his cybernetic implementations.
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Ecchi: Simply put, is another way of saying something is hentai. The term ecchi comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the letter "H" which is the abbreviated form of the word "Hentai". There has been debate as to if something
ecchi is simply more soft core than something labeled as
H. This of course is a farce used by perverted otaku to defend their reading preference, claiming that because it is just
ecchi that it isn't as bad as hentai when the fact of the matter is that both are the same thing.
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Edmund: The owner of H. R. Wesley in Durem, Edmund is famous for having (the late) Gambino as his best customer, his high-class stock, and his womanizing ways--which, incidentally, got him disqualified from the Gaia Olympics. Rumor has it that he and Vanessa are a couple, and that Edmund used to like Agatha when the two were younger, but had spurned her as they had aged. All agree, though, that there must be a dark, mysterious secret behind his cross-shaped scar. Many insist that there must be a connection between Edmund and the Easter Bunny, since both seem to have the same cross-shaped symbol. Plus, Edmund 'sensed' the presence of the shadowy figure LabTechX at the 2nd Gaia Anniversary Party. What deep past could still haunt Edmund to this day?
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Emeraldback Lion: This Jewel-back fish only comes out at night. Those few fishermen/fisherwomen who actually catch these lovely creatures claim that their scales are shaped to reflect the moonlight so perfectly that it takes one's breath away.
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Emo: 1. A word that comes up in the music area often. Emo is not Punk, and not Goth. It is more sad, 'oh why me' music. They rant on about how their life sucks, how they want a girlfriend, and usually dress in mismatching dark clothes. However, they mostly come from middle class, 2 story homes, getting a good education and often have boyfriends/girlfriends.
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Emo: 2. Short for emotional, Emo is a trend in music that appeared as a branch out of grunge and alternative rock. Emo music is known for its emotional and mostly confessional lyrics, with basic guitar accompaniment. Several popular Emo bands include Dashboard Confessionals and Bright Eyes. As any trend in music, Emo also has set a fashion. "Emo kids" are commonly seen with generously applied eyeliner, colorful eyeshadow, and the trademark thick framed "Emo glasses". Because of their emotional personalities, it is seen to very easily label anything whiny about life and misfortune "Emo".
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Emo: 3. Emo is but a trend of assimilation. Taking every single clique and trend in all creation. Those who call themselves emo and threaten suicide, do it but for mass observation. To rid the world of this abundant nuisance of teenagerism there is but a simple solution. Pay these oh so 'depressed' megalomaniacs no attention. For without a fuel there is nothing for them to use for their desired reaction.
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Emoticon Rape: A tragic phenomoenon that is commonly witnessed in places like the Chatterbox. This is also a mistake that can be made by people that are new to chatting. It happens when multiple emoticons are used for a single post. (Often seen used with net speak.)(See
net speak.) There is currently a thread dedicated to stopping this, but it hasn't been very successful, this researcher is sorry to say.
Example:
Quote:
OmG!!1
redface heart teese liddle fases is sooooo kewt!!11
lol domokun twisted talk2hand 4laugh rolleyes blaugh idea
Emoticon rape thread can be found here.
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Enchanted Trunk: A magical floating wooden box that spawns completely at random and may contain an uncommon item.
update
Enchanted Trunk: The perfect housing item for people to store their valuables hidden in plain sight in their homes. Recently destroyed and replaced with a box covered in....
gonk used toilet paper!
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Entry: any definition of any topic in the HHGGaia that adheres to the strict format rules laid down by the most awesome of all Gaians with a number in their name. It is reccomended that the format be followed.
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Errors: There are two things that are certain on gaia. Inflation and Errors. There's nothing you can do about them except perhaps call them names and ignore them. The Admins work diligently to keep these bothersome things from reproducing but seem to allow one or two to live simply for the procreation of the species.
E.V.I.L: A price guide for many rares, the E.V.I.L guide is a great place to search for item listings. Competes with the SIN and GEN for control of the Exchange.
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Evil SUper G-MAN!!: The official arch nemesis of Super G-Man. Completly evil and insane and wearing a similar yet different costume. He wears a monster bag instead of the classic
razz bag.
Evil Super G-MAN!!'s origins are unknown. The only thing certain about him is that he is evil.
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Exchange, The: A place where goods are bought and sold for ridiculous prices based solely on
Marketplace trends, rather than value or worth of the items.
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Exchange Whores: A very peculiar race, usually have a great deal of gold and decide to spend the gold on expensive items. Typically have interesting outfits and outfit concepts, some exchange whores are male and/or bisexual.
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Ex.D. Patrons: The first on the firing line when the revolution comes.
Experiment #410039: A drug developed by LabTech062 of G Corp, which has a 99.9% sucess rate of turning the subject into a zombie.
surprised It was mentioned in the G Corp journals, when it was injected into Grunny, the green bunny.
There are only two remedies, "Vials of Unknown Liquid," or saving one's avatar after the event ended.
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Experiment #410042: Contrary to popular belief, this was not the zombification virus. Developed by LabTech247, this injection will make the subject work tirelessly. Also, all subjects persons share a thought pool. Unfortunetely, it causes narcolyptic tendencies.
Though it didn't really do anything except make people ignore #410039, it was the primary experiment going on in the G Corp labs (sublevel 26) during Halloween.
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Extended Discussion: A place for people (ironically enough) to carry out extended discussion on set subjects. Typically discussed subjects such as "How teenagers are so slutty nowadays", "I fink im homosexual lol" and "bump" are usually seen on the front page.
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Fairy Wings: Wings that resemble that of a fairy's from Gaian lore. This item is highly sought after among female Gaians.
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Faktori, The: A store/factory in Aekea run by three robots named Bildeau (See: Bildeau), Bloudeau (See: Bloudeau), and Ribateau (See: Ribateau). Bildeau sells flooring, carpet, wallpaper and tiles, Bloudeau sells furniture, and Ribbateau sells wall furnishing such as shelves and doors. Prices very depending on the set of objects.
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Fan Fiction: Literary (and I use that term loosely) works written by fans to continue/end/spin off of/make fun of/attempt to emulate various different anime/video game/book/television series. Some are actually written in perfectly decent English, but these are often buried under the wave of n00b-style fics that has given the practice a bad name. Also the birthplace of the most hated Mary Sue. (See
Mary Sue)
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Fan Fiction Authors: The writers of Fan Fiction. Some actually attempt to use fan fiction as an outlet for creative energy, or a form of practice for a more professional career. However unfortunately, many of these so-called 'authors' are simply n00bs running amok with perfectly innocent story lines, and as such, Fan Fiction Authors are often persecuted by other members of the Writer's Forum.
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Fangirl:1. n. Any girl that is obsessed with a guy (mostly anime characters), usually a
Bishonen. Most are prone to typing in net speak and claiming that 'OMFG u cant have inuyasha hes soo mine n i got him 1st', though some are actually very intelligent (like this [author]) and realize that the guy isn't actually anybody's and that he will probably never like her back (especially if he's a fictional anime character.) but still obsesses, and shows her obsession in more accepted ways, such as this [author], who adds '*huggles Miroku plushie*' in every few posts.
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Fangirl:2. v. The act of obsessing over a guy, usually an anime character.
Example:
"I soo fangirl over Miroku. *huggles Miroku plushie*"
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Fascism: A type of government in which one political party reigns supreme, and has unlimited power. The leader gains power through political take-over that is often violent, and this power is only given up if the leader is either over-thrown or dies and a successor takes over. Economic strength, imperialistic conquest, oppression of the people, and militarism are all sure signs of a Fascist country.
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Field Researcher: Hitchhiking Gaians who roam the galaxy writing entries and sending them back to Guide HQ. They have a habit of not getting their paycheck, getting stranded on un-fashionable planets, and sometimes put in pixel danger. They are lovable and psychotic and if you meet one you should help them out in anyway possible.
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Firefly: Firefly's are small insects, which have the ability to light up their abdomens. They are useful, in the effect, that if you put several in a jar you have quite the little attention piece. Just make sure to put small holes in the top of the jar.
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Fire Gauntlets: Fiery hands of death, and a hot fashion statement.
Fire Whip: A firy whip-like item that is currantly very popular, it has a variety of poses to chose from and thus makes it so you can equip up to three. This researcher does not own one, and has not ventured out of the recesses of a small cave in a very long time, and so does not know much else about these items.
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First Chrch of Mod, The: A religious sect that worships the Mods. Run by Romuel, started by the 'DO YOU BELIVE IN MODS' thread, which now spans over twelve thousand pages.
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Fishing: Throwing a line out into open water and hoping something other than a piece of refuse bites the hook. The addition of fishing has shown many gaians, just how polluted the water is. One piece of advice is not to actually eat anything you catch.
Fishing Forum: A stinky place full of fish scales and discarded trash. Most people here are obsessed with collecting vast quantities of fish that they then "trade" in exchange for the strange hats that they worship. The most holy of items are the coveted tin hat, the elusive Candy Striper, and the legendary angelic rod. Although the people here often shun discussions in favor of spending their precious time fishing, encounters with them are typically friendly and helpful. Especially if you ask about their favorite techniques or ask to see their trophies.
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Fishing Rods: There are four types of fishing rods that one can usually buy: Basic, Distance, Endurance, and Performance. The Basic Rod is what the common fisherman/fisherwoman has, and it's good enough to catch most types of fish. The Distance Rod is to help one reel in fish from long distances, while the Endurance Rod does the same for short distances. The Performance Rod, however, has the capabilities of both Distance and Endurance Rods, though it's not so good for medium distances. There is a rumor among the fishing groups that there is a fifth, ultra-rare rod, the Angelic Rod, which is said to be the Holy Grail of the Fishing Rods. This researcher, however, has yet to see one in person.
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Fishing Store: Located right between Barton Town and Bass'ken Lake, this is where one could pick up a fishing rod, some bait, and even sell their catch for gold. Some come here to check up on their ranks among their fellow fishermen--and fisherwomen--and then go off to brag about it in the Gaia Fishing Forums. The oldest fisherman on Gaia, Logan, is the one who runs this little store, and there are some who say that 'his rod is bigger than all others'--or whatever that may mean...
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Flame gear: At all cost, avoid wearing these items as they are the official uniform of noobs. The false sense of coolness one believes these items give is just that. False.
Flamers: The second on the firing line when the revolution comes.
Flash: Not to be confused with the female form of expression of the same name (See:
Kinky), it is the program of choice for all things animated in Gaia, including the
Casino,
Fishing, and
Gaia Homes. The programmers of Gaia have yet to master this form of animating, and the glitches amass.
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4chan: First English-language imageboard; inspired by Futaba Channel and created by moot. It is also considered to be the most popular English-language imageboard as well.
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4KIDS TV: Convicted anime molester, frequently seen on Saturday mornings on News Corp* also known as Fox. It is suggested that if you like anime, don't watch 4KIDS, as it can cause serious injury.
*Not actually a news corporation.
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Forty-Two: The answer.
420:
1. The Answer, times ten. (See
forty-two.)
2. The number of individual atoms in a molecule of tetrahydrocannabinol, aka THC, the psychoactive ingredient in the illegal drug
marijuana. This number is often referenced by n00bs who wish to give the impression that they use this drug, even if they do not actually know how the number 420 came to be associated with it.
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420chan: Very similar in some aspects to 4chan, but it's own specialty are the drug discussion boards--such as /weed/ (marijuana), /hal/ (hallucigen), and /stim/ (stimulant).
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Forums: Where Threads and Subforums are located. Famous forums are the Chatterbox and General Discussion. Forums detail where types of threads should go, and what the topics should be about.
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Fox set: The Fox Tail and Fox Ear items in conjunction are known as the Fox set. These are usually worn by those with a furry fetish and should be looked at only to an alternative to something non-fetish related. Unless of course you happen to have a furry fetish.
Fnord: a word used often in the ED Morality and religion forum, whenever chaos magic is mentioned. It comes from Discodianism, and is THE word of all words.
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Furchan: Dedicated to furry porn. There was once a board called /fur/ on 4chan, but it was removed days later for nearly using up 4chan's bandwidth.
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Futaba Channel: First major imageboard and the largest; created and hosted in Japan.
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Gaia: Mostly harmless.
Gaia Avatar Creator: A simple program that can help people decide whether or not certain outfits would look good on them. However, since it has not been updated for the last few months, there are some items that you will not see on there, such as the Cache and Slik sets.
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Gaia Avatar Simulator, The: A newer version of the Gaia Avatar Simulator, which is updated about once a fortnight. There are two versions--male and female--yet there are some things on each that the creator has yet to update, such as the Clips and the SLIK set.
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Gaia Badlands, The:Rumor has it that this is where Gaians go when they're banned. As such, this barren wasteland is said to be overrun with banned noobs, hackers, scammers, and other nightmarish beings not even described in Gaian or human vocabulary.
Some Gaians have been banished to these lands and subsequently allowed to return, pale-faced and rather shaky for some time afterwards, some of which too scared to explain their stay in detail.
I've suffered these lands twice in the past; it's not a pretty place. There is absolutely no nature to be found, and are completely void of [intelligent] life. There's not much else to be said about this place...
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Gaia Bites! - Now 'Desserts for the Gaian Soul!': Ever gotten hungry after fighting off hordes of n00bs armed with "WTF!!11!!11!!1!!!!!!oneOMGTI<insert rare item name here.>" cannons. Then take a cruise over to the one and only place in all of Gaia that offers home cooked snacks.
WARNING: Do not eat while trying to cast complex, third tier enlarged/enraged Paths of Destruction as this will result in the creation of a chicken dinner exactly two milliseconds after the attack of you intended target.
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Gaia Community Discussion: Although this forum was created to discuss in-story items, such as Gambino and G Corp, many n00bs have taken to using the Gaia Community Discussion forum as a second, slower-moving Chatterbox. The locals of this forum then report these spammish posts, and they are thus removed. The forum regulars in the GCD tend to have a higher literacy rate than other n00b-infested forums.
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Gaian Crisis Squad, The: A guild founded one or two days after the 2004 Halloween event, the Gaian Crisis Squad is a powerful and influential guild that is the home to such people as TriskDaemon, Seth Darkheart, Whescha, GeminiSun and others. Dedicated to everything plot, they will stop at nothing to carefully capture every single moment of every plot update.
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Gaia Goblin, The - Seth's Spidermanesque Theory:And odd little theorum that came about after halloween 2k5. Inspired by the single plan in the Manga release fo that event, it proves to be one of the interesting explinations of Gino's sudden superpowers. Therefore it should be noted that it the result of a completely satirical idea.
It is found:
Here
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Gaia helpers: Perhaps a strange group of people who are a bit lower that moderators, they move forums and look strangely funny doing so. Some Gaia helpers are LabTech CJ and a few others.
Gaia Homes Forum: A meeting place for people to show off pictures of their homes. The pace of life here is slow and attracts mentally insane people. A popular new fad is to ask total strangers to be your roommate. The reasoning behind this sudden fad is one of the mysteries of life. Sadly, a faulty wormhole in space has been known to occasionally open up and dump noobs into this forum. When this happens, the noobs mistake it for the Chatterbox and fling lots of pointless spam about. If this happens during your visit, remember DON'T PANIC. The spam comes in waves and will shortly pass if you remain calm.
Traveler's Tip - If you have any letters or postcards to mail back home, you can find the local post office in this forum. The postal worker is an eccentric convict who is a tad unreliable, however he is mostly harmless.
Point of Interest - When visiting this region, don't miss the opportunity to appear on the popular television show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Flatulent." You too could become famous for killing a cameraman or tv host!
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Gaiaman: Gaiaman is a superhero to all Gaia. Since he started the Superheo Academy, he's been gaining major popularity, and currently sits upon a throne of prommie souls (
see Prommie) and enjoys a life of Gaian infamousy. As of now, he has a faithful dog sidekick, along with an arch-nemesis. It is widely believed that Gaiaman is a mule, and even more widely believed that the person behind the avatar is a female who has quite a nice body. The origins of Gaiaman can be found in his journal.
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Gaian Newspaper: An unofficial news thread made by Nightly_fire, that hosts advertisements, links to cool threads, gossip and much more. The fairly random updating makes this thread about as useful as Ian's cat, but still quite interesting when you get around to reading it.
Gaian Slash Guild:a guild run by a eccentric Gaian called artist with fangs, it is dedicated to various slash pairings included (but not limited too) Liam/Ian, Moira/ Sasha, Marie Von Helson/Anna Corinne Von Helson and many other slash pairings. Allows hetero fics and pictures to be posted.
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Gaia Times: Gaia's first periodical, which ran from March 7 2003 to December 23, 2004. It was written by the now retired moderator, Arwen, one of Gaia's first mods. In it's heyday, the Gaia Times featured advertisements for charities and shops, information on donation items, glitches, and events, and even exclusive interviews with the admin. The Times finally shut down when Arwen decided that she no longer had time to devote to bringing out the paper's potential. Today, the job once held by Arwen alone is now shared by the entire Gaia Community Discussion forum. Gaians who feel out of the loop are encouraged to surf around the GCD, as there will always be at least one other Gaian speculating about the news mere minutes after it takes place.
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Gaia User Ads: The gaia user ad, recently created, not much is known about this strange manifestation. It is said that if you venture to the Gaia store you may buy a site wide ad at the rate of 5 US dollars per 10,000 "impressions". Currently not many people seem to be interested in the "Gaia User Ads" and no one knows if these will ever become popular. Those who wish to learn more may visit
this thread or they may check out the gaia store.
(Submitted by BlondePsycho)
Gambion Outfitters: A store on Isle De Gambino, run by Sasha (See: Sasha). She sells clothes mostly ment for tropical climates, as well as a few swimsuits and accessories.
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Gambino Hat Rack: A store located on Isle de Gambion, run by Ruby and her son Peyo. As the name suggests, they sell hats, ribbons and headbands. And paintbrushes.
Gary Stu: A male Mary Sue. (See
Mary Sue)
(Submitted by Gemini Star)
Gavsim: Another avatar editing program. In most users minds, it is second to Tektek, but it is often used when Tektek is on the fritz (e.g. at least twice a month). It also has a nifty house editing program, which this researcher has yet to try. What distinguishes Gavsim from Tektek is when you are done with your edited avatar it blatantly says 'Gavsim' in the lower left hand corner. How's that for advertising?
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G-Corp.: Perfectly Safe
G Corp.: 2. It now seems that G Corp, once shrouded in mystery, has been reveled to us by the plot updates (
Halloween 2k4 - April Fools 2k6).
The main goal for G Corp was to create the "G Virus." (
This was explained by many pages from Labtech 247's journal. The G Virus is a combining virus that attaches itself to living cells. In essence: creating Zombies or "The Living Dead."
wink As we could see from the incident from the Halloween 2k4, (
This later leads to the first destruction of the G Corp Labs from the "Silent Flash Protocol.".) that many LabTechs died and were reborn because of the "G Virus." (
Gambino learned from the dead Labtechs and injected himself with the G Virus, yet since there was no dead cells to attach themselves to he went insane for power. Or just insane.)
Later we see in the plot update of April Fools 2k5 Gambino had been shot and G Corp wasn't heard from for a while. (
We learn a year later, April Fools 2k6 that as Gambino was falling, and Gino right after, Gambino's cells exited from the dead body and entered Gino's body making Gino a body host for his Father. Much controversy is still out there.)
It wasn't till the next plot update of Halloween 2k5 (
After "The Return of Gino."
wink that it seems the only surviving member of the LabTechs (
LabTech 123, the greatest one, in my eyes.) has recreated the G Virus. This time it was extracted from the ever-so-popular "Green Bunny"
[See: Grunny.] It was then the Grunny invasion had begun. (
Labtech X meets up with Labtech 123 and we haven't heard from Labtech 123 since. gonk )
Later in the same plot update the Gambino Mansion (
and the G Corp Lab) was incinerated to the ground. (
The second lab destruction.) The person responsible has not been identified. (
Nothing important happens until the update of April Fools 2k6, besides the making of "S Corp," a cheap imitation of G Corp, run by a bunch of fool ElfTechs. Curse them.)
We now see the truth of G Corp, from the zombie-creating G Virus, to the creating of something much larger. This virus was the main goal for G Corp under the rule of Johnny K. Gambino and the (
as of now) late Gino Gambino.
In the plot update of April Fools 2k6 we see, once again, Gino (
Who seems to have Gambino's dead cells and his own.) has gotten a superiority complex and needed to destroy his enemy for Sasha's love. (
Bore.) In the attempt to kill, or so I think, Ian, Labtech X stops Gino and injects him with a large syringe filled with G Virus. Thus attaching itself to Gambino's dead cells, making them live once again, and Gino now becomes the body host for the now living Gambino. In his transformation Gino/Johnny pulls Labtech X down into the sea below and (Again with a "bang."
wink Labtech X is no more. (
As of now G Corp is no more.)
Once the dust cleared it could be seen that G Corp lived up to its goal. It had created the G Virus to create an all powerful, immortal, Johnny K. Gambino.
(Submitted by Lord Leonov)
GD (Or the General Discussion): The GD is a forum filled with prommies, trolls, and regs who generally shun anyone with poor grammar. While you can talk about most anything there, it is wise to not discuss things that can fit into other forums and to actually discuss. The GD =/= the Chatterbox, you know. The social hierarchy seems rather stable, but is very liable to change whenever. Anyone who wears their heart on their sleeve or is stupid should stay away, because people there can get very snarky and rude. Sadly, the defense against the bugblatter beast is insufficient, because regardless of whether you can see them, or if they're even there, GDers will attack the deserving.
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GEN: The Gaian Exchange Network. Once the definitive guide to how much people are supposed to pay for items with no set value, the GEN has since been overshadowed by other guides such as EVIL, SIN, and GCG, despite the latter's pronounciation-hostile abbreviation.
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General Discussion: It's hard to say what is meant to go here, only that whatever doesn't belong in Extended Discussion is moved to this vaguely named forum.
Getbackers: "They get back what shouldn't be gone." A Get-Backer is one who is hired to retrieve lost or stolen property for a small fee. Such people are a near impossibility on Gaia.
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GGN Gaia Guilds Network. As opposed to the
Guilds suborum found in the
GCD forum a
GGN guild costs 20k and is run by gaians as opposed to mods. GGN Guilds can be private, hidden and public as well as you can
have a join fee to enter one of these guilds. * (See: Guilds)
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GGSA: The Gaian Gay Straight Alliance, a guild founded by BakaTulip with the intention of spreading awareness and acceptance on Gaia.
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Ghosty: The Ghosty is an inexpensive item that covers the whole body. When used with certain items and hairstyles, the affects can be quite interesting.
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Gift Rape: 1. A term created by an unknowing n00b one day in what was once the Q&F forum. Gift rape has come to mean giftwrapping an item, recieving a random event but then not getting your gift and to be raped by a gift.
Gift Rape:2. See "Gift Wrap"
(submitted by Okiku Sukikuwa)
Gift Wrap: To wrap a gift in a present box. Some users use this function to trick people into buying useless items.
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Gino: The only son of Gambino. Currently experiencing amnesia. Was previously known as shy and suspected of being emotionally abused by his father Gambino.
Quote:
Update:
Gino awoke from his amnesia at a very awkward time. Just before his father
(See Johnny K. Gambino) was shot off the Tower of Gambino
(See Tower of Gambino) and several moments before said tower, fell.
Months later he washed up on the shores of the Isle de Gambino, looking older (and much hotter in many a Gaians opinion. I mean really,
MmHm niiiice). He was found by Sasha and Ian, who took him back to Sasha's house and nursed him back to health till he was able to go back to Gambino Mansion. This was about the time Halloween 2k5 happened.
(See Halloween 2k5)
After the event, Gino was again gone till December when he appeared as "THE MASQUE" and saved Sasha from two Holiday entities. Later the "MASQUE" invited everyone to the Gambino mansion in Durem for New Years Eve 2k5 where he kissed Sasha at midnight.
(Submitted by BlondePsycho)
Gino's Harem: The only official Harem in Gaia, founded by Rychi in Spring '05. Here, one could find loyal fans of Gino Gambino, both male and female, and their official stance in the Von Helson-Gambino war is strictly neutral. They do not care what each side says most of the time; their main concerns are for young Gino Gambino.
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Girls: (All I really want is.)
That is a Beastie Boys reference you philistines! So don't go tellin' me it don't make no sense!
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Glitches: Happen. Get over it. Problems occuring with the innermost workings of Gaia, such as unintentional post deletions or problems with the way an avatar looks. Some avatar glitches, such as the 'Nakie' glitch and the 'Invisabob' glitch, are so strange, unique and eventually popular that they are thought by some to be a prank by bored admins, or elaborate pranks. Occasionally, they actually are pranks. But not often.
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G-LOL: G-LOL is one of the newer sets, and it's name is short for Gothic Lolita. They are supposed to make you look like you're a dark yet beautiful lady. The three sets are Mistress (For the dominating types), Dollie (For those who wish to act like a porcelean doll), and a formal dress with matching shoes (For those who wish to be elegant, graceful women).
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Global Gaia Mods: Regular mods with light green names.They handle abuse and harassmant reports, and oversee moderation all over the site. They are hard working and possibly limeflavored. Without them, the site would be over run with mean n00bs.
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Glomp: A form of greeting, of farewell, or just something to do for no reason whatsoever. Usually used by fangirls/fanboys, although not limited to them only. The glomp is the result of a cross-breeding by a mad scientist called LabTechX between an affectionate hug and a full-on rugby tackle, for his GCSE biology exam. It is totally unavoidable by everyone but Hoolooboos, who have no physical form. Wherever you are, wherever you go, whoever you speak to, don't forget: somewhere nearby is a glomp with your name on it. Be afraid, be very afraid
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GodMod: A commonly used and highly annoying RP battle tactic.
Basically it is when a person (See
GodModder) refuses to get hit in a battle or pretends that they are immortal and "a god". Sometimes the
"GodModder" will automatically hit a target ( this is also known as
"auto hit").
This resercher begs you to please not GodMod. Every time you GodMod a planet is destroyed by Vogons.
Quote:
Example of GodMod and AutoHit: "Lyk OMG! I hit u w/a stick & ur lyk dead now! I now have ur power & i'm a really smart dolphin now!"
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God: God is an all-powerful, all seeing being, whom some confuse with Admins. Rather understandable, really. Both are talked about, their existences is debated, and they speak to the masses rather sporadically.
(submitted by Wolf Kazumaru)
GodModder: A person who engages in GodMod. (See
GodMod) Also the third on the firing line when the revolution comes.
(also submitted by BlondePsycho)
Go-Gaia: The origins of Gaia online. Still hidden in the background, few even know of it's continued existence. Known now as Gaiaonline, Go-gaia is the beginning of existence...
(Submitted by Rain The Bloodhound)
Gold: A small yellow piece of metal that the inhabitants of Gaia believe will bring happiness to their otherwise unhappy existence. This is entirely ridiculous, because it is not the small yellow pieces of metal that are unhappy.
Golden Legs:One of the many rare bugs of Gaia, the Golden legs, resembles a grasshopper painted gold. Many consider them to be mere hallucinations brought on by drugs or elaborate hoaxes made by dyeing said grasshoppers gold (also considered to be drug related).
(Submitted by Marshall Oliver)
Gonk: gonk When one realizes that they have totally screwed themselves royal for the school year/term/semester. (NOTE: One particular researcher felt exactly the same way for one of her college end-of-semester exams.)
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Grammar Nazi: This race of people are not really nazi's. They just act demanding and dominering and well...Like nazi's.
Most of them are only discriminatory to illiterate people. They are ruthless and many are insane.
If you are ever trapped by a grammar nazi your best bet is speak exculsivly in L33T. L33T confuses and hurts most grammar nazi's. If you don't know L33T then I suggest you run. DO NOT USE NET SPEAK. Net speak may hurt grammar nazi's but it also enrages them to sublime levels of hatred.
Example:
Anonymous Brother
Anonymous Blonde
Your a real pain in the a** sometimes
Chrissy, its "you're" not "your" unless I
own a pain in the a**.
(submitted by BlondePsycho)
Grasshopper: Grasshoppers are small and green, like grass. And they hop. This may or may not be where they got their name. They taste excellent covered in chocolate.
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Green Day:
A band which began as part of the
Punk Rock movement in Seattle, but in 1994 went mainstream with the release of the awesome album, Dookie. Some claimed that this made them no longer "punk rockers" and that they had in fact "sold out", but those people are probably just jealous because Green Day now has lots and lots more money than they do. I will not attempt to list their best songs, because they are many.*
Green Day is:
Billie Joe Armstrong. A man who both suffers from, and appears to enjoy every minute of, ADHD and a panic disorder. He writes the lyrics and sings them into the microphone while playing the guitar. (Though I hear Tre Cool wrote the lyrics for "Dominated Love Slave."
wink Also, his suave and debonair appearance during the 90s prompted this researcher to begin questioning his sexual orientation.**
Mike Dirnt. This mysterious fellow plays the bass and generally keeps it real. He is doubtless a serious hellraiser, but being less self-promoting than Billie Joe and less genuinely terrifying (yet sexy) than Tre Cool, this researcher knows the least about him.
Tre Cool. Tre Cool was invented by Lucifer to frighten His unruly girl-children. He is too much man for you. Also once he drank milk from a pregnant dog.
Directly from a pregnant dog. The other members of the band just squirted some into their coffee. This researcher once saw an awesome concert in which the platform on which his drum kit rested was lifted up off the stage and spun around slowly a number of times while he did an extended drum solo. So he can definitely play the drums upside down and at other exotic angles.
*
N.B.: Be sure to spell the band's name "greenday" when searching on LimeWire, though. Otherwise all I'm ever able to find is some random live stuff and Hitchin' a Ride with the title misspelled.
**
After years of careful, painstaking research, carefully weighing all sides of the issue, this question has been answered with a resounding Yes.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)
Edit by Aramaea
Hey, i know this makes me sound like a fanboy. But you are wrong about green day. They came out of oakland california not seattle.
Grunny: Seen residing on a labtech's head after the
Halloween 2004 incident, it has become a favorite amongst Gaians, occupying space in many signatures. The recent donation item, the KiKi Kitty Plushie, is able to be worn upon the head like the grunny is. Perhaps it is for this reason that they have become so popular.
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G-Team: A semisecret group of warriors sworn to protect Gaia from all that would harm its citizens. The three G-Team members are distinguished and experienced Edmund with faster legs than any other man alive, buffed-out and vigilant Leon with fists like cinderblocks, and rough-and-tumble Logan, with fishing hook claws from his knuckles. It is common knowledge that Edmund once had friendly ties to Johnny K Gambino, however, at the Gaia Anniversary Ball of 2004 rumors began to spread that Edmund had changed his opinion on Gambino due to his neglect of Gino. Today, it is likely that he would serve Gino, if he still lives, out of respect for the Gambino bloodline.
Leon and Logan, while ridiculously muscular, usually sit idle; Logan with his fishing and Leon with his guard duty. The three are inseparable, however, and at a moment's notice the G-Team can assemble to fight off any threat to the citizens of Gaia!
Unless, of course, that threat is a supernatural terror like Jack or a twisted, cybernetic monster like Santa.
When asked if he would comment on his role in the defense of Gaia, Edmund gave only the cryptic response, "You cannot begin to understand the importance of my work here."
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Guilds: Private forums that people spend 20k on. Usually a bad investment as none of the donation money is given to the owner and many are left empty. They come in several types and vary in privacy from; "Public", "Private" and "Hidden." Some are made as links to certain threads or for certain groups but basically they are created to keep you out.
They are can be found in Barton, guarded by Leon, a man who clearly dosen't know where his towel is.
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Guilding: Spending an inordinate amount of time in a guild/guilds, either most or all of posts in them. Guilders usually belong to multiple guilds and hold a large majority of posts due to much activity. May be a moderator in, co-captain or captain of any number guilds.
(Submitted by Uniform Disorder)
Guild Thief: A person who joins a guild and stays in it to get ideas. Later he/she will create their own guild and PM the link to everyone they would talk to in the previous guild that they were in. This then causes their guild to build up and have more members from popularity, thus the previous guild they were in dies and becomes a "dead thread". The owner of the previous guild 50% of the time feels aggravated. The success rate Guild Thieves have is about 80%.
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Guitar of Angellus: An angelic guitar for the angelic rocker. Who knew that angels could rock?!
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)
Guppy: The most common fish of Bass'ken Lake, these small fries are only worth 3g each. However, if you catch enough of them, you will get the Guppy Cap. Guppies come in either Yellow, Orange or Red flavors.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)
GUROchan: An imageboard dedicated to strange or deviant fetish porn. Freak show -- for weird imagery that has light to no gore at all. Gore/Death -- for gory images or characters about to be killed/murdered. Scat -- once a part of Gore/Death; made for people with a fetish for defecation. All images are fictional; any non-fictional images are either removed for a) being defined as illegal content; or b) deleted for rule-breaking content.
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