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Caffeine: A low cost source of energy for the bipedal organism. In large doses it can cause hysteria, insomnia, and massive trembling of the extremities. While it is believed that creativity is also a side-effect, it can also be argued that this is due to the afore mentioned hysteria.

Cam-whores Regulars in 'Post your picture threads'. Rare attractive people that pose and take lots of pictures of themselves. Universally loved for being beautiful, or loathed for it.
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Cancer: A terrible, life-threatening and often fatal disease that Gaians do not think is funny. So if you're thinking of starting a smoking-themed charity thread and making cancer jokes, don't. Because I already participated in one, and it died slowly. And horribly. ninja Rather like a cancer patient.
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Candy Striper: Another rare fish of Bass'ken Lake, except it can only be found at Sunrise and Sunset. It is rumored to prey on small children that get too close to the water's edge, but that is just a rumor. Scientists feel that this is the evolved form of the Striper species, and the suggestions for catching the Mutha Guppa also apply to the Candy Striper--except you might want to stock up on lots of bait. This fish is also worth 1000g.
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Capitalism: A type of government that focuses on individual wealth and free trade. Capitalists usually believe that the economy should not be government-controlled, only sparingly government-regulated. Capitalist countries always have class differences and the individual reigns supreme through elections.
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Casino: A place that reminds you how you were cheated by luck.
WARNING: May find cybering rooms in Multiplayer Mode.
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Chargin' Chino: This rare fish only comes out around sunrise and sunset, and it is said to be the fastest fish in all of Gaia. Scientists have clocked it at 60 miles per hour, so fishers are told to never give it any slack. If they do, then they might as well kiss that rare catch goodbye.
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Charity/Questing sub-forum: "Gold for the poor! GOLD for the poor!" can be heard across this importuned sub-forum located within the Gaia Exchange forum. The Charity/Questing sub-forum is the place to go when one has no gold at all and wishes to get some via begging. A good place for newbies to start out and find a friend to help them out of those flame clothes and into a nice pair of jeans.

Charity Tree: Part of the Christmas event for 2003. Around the end of December, users were invited to donate items to the poor. All a Gaian had to do was buy an item worth 500 gold or more, and take it to Barton Town. In the middle of Barton, where the fountain is located, a huge Christmas tree was set up. There, Rina and Leon collected the gifts and gave users gifts in return. Most users only get Jolly Slippers, but some got Fairy Wings (worth 40,000 gold in the store). Many Gaians sprung for the Charity trying to get Fairy Wings, and most of them ended up with huge collections of Jolly Slippers. Ironically, it turned out that no one liked Jolly Slippers at all, and so the item had massive supply and no demand. It has taken two years for them to accumulate any real value whatsoever.
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Chatterbox: 1. If Gaia has an equivalent to purgatory, this is it. It is here where the creatures known as Noobs are drawn and continue to thrive by posting inane, useless Spam. It's best you avoid this area altogether, as the lack of anything remotely intelligent tends to get you down.

Chatterbox: 2. Often shortened to CB, the Chatterbox is located in the Gaia Community forum section. Home to many a n00b, the Chatterbox is mainly filled with spamming/bumping threads, and will probably make a literate person's head implode if they venture in by accident.
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Chatterbox Bar: The original mega-thread in the Chatterbox, for a while was a sticky (Not the bar, it was cleaned daily), and has now been lost in the numerous threads of bump. Owned by Kimiko Seraph, the bar was an infamous hangout for numerous regulars.
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Cheese: Curdled milk. Put on sandwiches, fried as sticks, or melted on pasta and various other foods. Also very yummy on its own and often used as a "random" word by n00bs. This researcher claims to have started that trend in 2001.
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Cheese Pie: A term created a few years ago by this researcher when she noticed an abundance of the words "pie" and "cheese" floating around the Chatterbox coming from n00bs attempting to be "psycho" or "random" and she continued to use it for months when she discovered that the term often got on the nerves of a certain friend of hers and that the term was fun to slip into an RP (See RPing) session.
She has since gotten bored with the term and doesn't use it much any more, but still wonders if she could ever make a cheese filled pie. Such pie is currently non-existent and there is no recipe for one. This researcher though, suggests to anyone willing to attempt making a "cheese pie" that they try ricotta cheese since it usually works in calzones.
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Chiang-Shih: In short, a Chinese hopping ghosts. Not really ghosts, however, they look and act more like a zombie. These are what the Gung Xi set was created after. The seal on their hats is supposed to freeze them in place, but, of course, the mumbo-jumbo never works anyways. They, for some reason, die when they hear thunder. Even odder, they feel compelled to hop in the direction of a bell every time they hear one ring. Monks use this to their advantage, and often lead them into thunderstorms by ringing a bell. Common belief is that Guacamole is half Chiang-Shih.
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Cicada:Living underground for most of its life the cicada only emerges to mate, lay it's eggs and die. Needless to say this leads to a horrible social life.
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'Cig' A controversial Gaian accessory, a Cigarette... some people feel that it is promoting a bad message to Gaian users, others don't really care.
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Clock Tower One of the three new map highlights discovered on a test server. Discovered by a user named [Hakari], these highlights have caused much speculation about possible map and plot updates in August 2005.This particular highlight could possibly involve the assassination of Gambino because the person who sniped him was situated in the Durem Clock Tower.
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Clockwork Orange: An alcoholic beverage that is one third peach schnapps, one third banana liquor, and one third orange soda, preferably Sunkist. Also a book by Anthony Burgess and a film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Besides the title, there is no connection between the story and the drink.
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Clone Guild: A guild that has exactly the same purpose and focus as another guild, just with a different Guild Captain and different members. There are countless clone guilds on things like Inuyasha and Gay/Lesbian hangouts, and they're all basically the same. Clone guilds are usually created either because the Captain didn't know there were already guilds like it, or because they just didn't care and wanted a guild of their own to run their own way. Clone guilds aren't really bad, just unnecessary.
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Clong What a metal bin does when attempting to cling to people.
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Clyde Database: The most unreliable server in Gaia. This server is the cause of many duplicate threads that litter the Q&A Forum constantly. It also causes the n00bs of the site to run amuck complaining their "Customize Me" is down, causing mass aggravation amongst the experienced users of Gaia. There are work arounds for the "Customize Me" feature used on the Clyde Database, though they are very time consuming, and can generally be summed up in one sentence: "Change everywhere it says "Clyde" to "Reinhart".
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CoCo Kitty Plushie: A cousin of the KiKi Kitty Plushie and its counter part, the RoRo Robot Puppy, the CoCo Kitty's appearance and function is identical to that of the KiKi Kitty, with the exception of its black coloring. Obtained through possession of the October 2005 Donation Letter, the CoCo Kitty has so far been another stellar achievement in the ever popular line of plushies.
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CodeNameCinderella: Though she had only been a user for about two and a half months, CodeNameCinderella will forever be remembered in Gaian history for accidentally breaking Gaia. Gaia Online has a limit to the number of posts it can hold, and in 2003 that limit was set at 16,777,215 posts. CodeNameCinderella made Gaia's 16,777,215th post on November 29th, and rendered the forum useless for a short period of time. In celebration of breaking the post limit, CodeNameCinderella was awarded 16,777 gold from the admins, leaving many users unfairly bitter and jealous about her being rewarded for crashing the forum. (16,777 gold was worth a lot more back then, young'uns!) Lanzer fixed the problem and set the new post limit to 4,000,000,000,000... it has yet to be broken. Today, CodeNameCinderella is an oldbie, and the post limit event is far in the past, but her fifteen minutes of fame continue to live on through Gaia historians and field researchers for the Guide.
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Coffee: A top secret accelerated caffeine delivery system developed by a group of Columbian researchers. Coffee is essential to staying awake while traveling the planets or writing entries for the guide at 3am.
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Colbert, Stephen: See Pimp, definition 2. Also see this.
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Communism: A type of government in which one political party reigns supreme, and has unlimited power. The party's main job is to evenly distribute good among the people, reduce poverty, and destroy class differences until the state eventually withers when it's no longer needed. A country often becomes Communist through a violent over-throwing of the previously existing government. The citizens of a communist country are granted civil, economic, and cultural rights, but are not allowed to participate in politics.
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Community Disscussion:The forum where people come to talk and rant about ridiculous theories concerning current plots. Also home to the Avatar talk sub forum.
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Coon Tail: A quality fuzzy edition to any posterior ornament collection, the Coon Tail first arrived on Gaia on May 21, 2004. It is the latest in the ever popular tail line, following its cousins, the fox, cat, werewolf, and devil tails. The coon tail can be obtained in two ways, by the acquisition of a blue or pink gift box, or by purchasing one in the Gaia Marketplace.
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Crate and Apparel: A store in Aekea run by Liam(See:Liam), this is basically your store for miscellaneous items and accessories. Moderate prices.
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Cricket: small and brown, Crickets are more commonly found in the early evening/night in the environment known as Gaia Towns.They're not dangerous unless you're less than an inch tall and made of grass,in which case it's probly better that you dont tangle with the cricket.
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C&T:Also called the Computers & Technology Forum, this strange and mystical place is the home to the rare and sluggish "Super Geek." These strange creatures can and will do anything from taking over the world via the internet to fitting an mp3 playing device in a small chewing mint case. However in this forum all manner of technological questions may be ask free of charge but not necessarily free of head ache, as sometimes understanding the answer takes longer than asking the question.
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Cybering: A sexual act via the internet that is illegal through Gaia.
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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!

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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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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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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. 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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Keenspace: The dumping grounds of Keenspot, a dark and dismal realm of obscure webcomics, most of them naughty and about furries. Keenspace is where bad ideas with good intentions go to die.
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Keenspot: Once the undisputed king of webcomic hosting, Keenspot is rapidly being abandoned by the wildly popular webcomics it lifted out of obscurity. Many popular webcomics won their fame while at Keenspot before leaving for better and brighter things, such as Schlock Mercenary, Its Walky!, and recently Dominic Deegan. Currently, Keenspot's most popular comics are College Roomies From Hell and Sinfest, though this may change as new blood is brought into the group. Though it's golden days seem to be passing it by, most of the comics are still quite popular, and almost every one of them has rightly earned his or her position among the Keenspot lineup.

Conservative Gaians are advised against reading Sore Thumbs, and easily confused readers are advised against reading Everything Jake, Road Waffles, or Zebra Girl. Under absolutely no circumstance should anyone ever, ever, ever read Zortic, which is considered to be the third worst webcomic in the universe. The second worst webcomic is that of Angstwarts of Kria. During a webcomic panel at Galacticon '63 in which their head artist, Freendor the Cutandpaster described the upcoming plot of his next storyline, four anime fans died of stab wounds to the face with their own pocky sticks, and the president of Keenspace Council for Furry Liberation survived by gnawing one of his own legs off. Freendor was reported to be "excited" by the responsive reaction from his "fans", and was about begin work on producing a print version of the first volume of his comic when his drawing hand, in a desperate attempt to save humanity, strangled him by the throat until dead.

The absolute worst webcomic in the universe was drawn by Steven L. Cloud of Florida, the United States of America. Luckily, it was destroyed when Florida was.
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Kiki Kitty Plush Doll: Small, White, cute, cuddly, and prone to biting your arm up to the elbow. These things sell like wildfire and it is expected that they may go the way of the Halo or Minis.

Kill:
1. To cause an organism to cease functioning by interfering with the processes that keep it alive. If the organism in question is sapient, such as a human, dolphin, mouse or sapient pearwood trunk, it will then have an opportunity to discover whether or not there is, in fact, such a thing as an immortal soul, at which point it will promptly fail to share such information with you. (:X Jerks.)
2. To be the last person to post on a thread. This can be either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the thread and the way you killed it. For example, I killed this thread.
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Kimiko Seraph: A gaian user made famous by one Chatterbox Bar, she may have been the first gaian to go over 10,000. At last check she was on her way toward 40,000 but her user name on the top of the Chatterbox has been lost in a sea of bumps...
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Kinky Showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes, especially of a sexual or erotic nature. Very popular on gaia as well as Fetishes, Bondage, and other sexual topics.
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Koke's Gaian Kinky Guild One of the top Guilds in the GGN. It was founded by Kawaii Kokezaru and has over 1000 members, if you like Kink this is where to go.*(See Kinky, Kawaii Kokezaru, GGN)
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Labtech: see G-Corp.

LabTechKitty785: Mentioned briefly in the journal of Labtech957 of G-Corp, LabTechKitty785 was 957's pet cat which apparently had to go to the vet recently due to an incident having something to do with drugs and/or alcohol. It is never made actually clear whether or not 957 refers to his pet by his pet by its full name, and there doesn't seem to be any need to give it a number name, as it was probably not an employee of G-Corp. This is conclusive evidence of what a dork the late LabTech957 was, may he rest in peace.
No wonder no one came to his Home Internet Theater Party.
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LabTech X: A mysterious figure that was present during Halloween 2k4 event. He passed out the antidote to the zombie disease.
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Lag: A function built into Gaia to prevent users from accessing the site. Usually implemented to quell the rise in number of complaints by denying users the ability to post those complaints throughout the forums.
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Lanzer: A very important man who clearly knows where his towel is.

Leech: A term put heavily into use in the 2k5 Pre-Halloween event. Leeching occurs when someone with lots of Grunnies allows those less fortunate to post after them, causing the leecher's Grunny count to rise. This researcher would like to point out that leeching is not exactly an accurate term, since leeching will not cause the leechee's Grunny count to go down, which also makes her wonder why so many people are upset by leechers. But this researcher also tends to think too much and miss the obvious. n_n;;
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L33t: The hacker term for replacing numbers with letters when talking. Derived from the word "elite" it was created as a way for hackers to communicate with each other without others understanding what they were saying. Should not to be confused with Net Speak as Net Speak doesn't look as cool. Also see Leet.
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Leet: Also known as 733t or 1337, leet originated from hackers who wanted a means of communication without being found out. Leet is now a form of n00bspeak, and is considered highly annoying. Leet consists of using symbols and numbers in place of letters, 71|<3 50 ((like so)). There are many leet-translators on the internet in case you encounter someone who uses leet heavily.
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Legendary Halo Cache, The: The myth that there is one naked avatar still set to the default hair/face configuration with a name wth all lower caps and a few random numbers at the end that would look like a regular n00b to anyone who glanced at it. This would be the one avatar with an inventory containing only a set of peasant clothes and 50+ Halo's possibly still in the letters that contain their mighty glow. This account is the Gaia equivalent to "Bigfoot" or "Nessy".

Leon: The owner of the Guilds List, Leon used to be the very first person newcomers meet, since he used to guard access into Gaia before the Guilds were established and the gates of Gaia were thrown wide open. He has a younger sister named Rina, who apparently enjoys dragging him onto long shopping sprees and makes him carry her mountain of purchases every single time. Poor chap...
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Liam: The owner of Crate and Apparel in Aekea, Liam originally hailed from Isle de Gambino--hence his tan and surfer-like bod. However, thanks to Gambino, he was forced to set up shop in Aekea instead of his hometown. He is a confirmed "pretty boy" that happens to know anything and everything concerning robots. He is also a confirmed orphan, claiming that he's been on his own since he was five years old. Recently, he has taken a liking to Ruby, much to the chagrin of Ian, though he admits that he's got the roving eye for the ladies of Durem...
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Life: Happens. Do get over it.
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Ling: See L0cke. Replace "man" with "woman," and do the same with all applicable pronouns. The Guide is not responsible for any confusion with this matter.
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Literate: A rare and rather shy type of roleplayer. Literates are often long time members of Gaia, although a few are newbs. Literates often create threads to find other Literates, but occasionally a brave soul will venture forth into an illiterate thread, in hopes of ?converting? others.
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L0cke: See VO
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Logan: The shopkeeper of the Fishing Store, who is THE fisherman in all of Gaia. Even in the cold dead of winter, he is out on Bass'ken Lake, trying to catch a bite or two for supper. There are a few who claim that he is a dirty old man who likes to leer at the lovely young fisherwomen, but most insist that his only love interest is Agatha, the jewelry store owner. Some insist that they are married to each other, but neither of them seem to wear wedding bands of any sort around their fingers. This means that they never got married, or they were divorced because Logan liked fishing and nature a lot more than hanging around a small--yet rich--shop in town. Either way, their relationship seemed to be quite mutual...for the moment.
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LOL: a term used meaning to laugh out loud.
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LMAO: a term used meaning to Laugh My a** Off.
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Lunar Cloak: A most sought after item among Gaians. Its mysterious cloth can form the shape of both a single crescent moon and that of two smaller crescent moons adjoined.
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Oldbie: Unsimilar to newbie, oldbie is not short for "old beginner" but does refer to a person who has been around Gaia for quite some time. An oldbie may or may not be a n00b.
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Ole Fishing Hole, The: Fishing store by Bass'ken Lake, run by Logan the fisherman (See: Logan). You can buy/upgrade fishing rods here, as well as buy bait and trade fish (and junk, too!) for hats.
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OMG/OMFG: Odd Mischievous Gremlin Hat, Odd Mysterious Fuzzy Hat, Both donation items, one being more rare than the other. Both seem to be pretty damn cute in a creepy sort of way.

Ooops: redface Ooops, AKA OH s**t, is used when you just did something terrible. Like not paying your taxes you traitor!
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OoPOGWWGtSDsEHAiaPUWTTaH: Also known as, The Order of Pissed Off Gaians Who Want Gino to Stay Dead so Everytime He Appears in a Plot Update We Throw Tomatoes at Him or for those who are lazy, they are The Order. These people of The Order have become angry that Gino Gambino has yet to realize that he should have died quiet awhile ago, but not being violent in nature, they throw tomatoes at him instead of, say... stabbing him with a wooden spike.
Now while you might think that The Order and Gino's Harem (See Gino's Harem) would be on bad terms, the owners of both threads seem to be on civil, if not friendly, terms. It seems that the patrons of either thread are the ones doing most of the fighting. Members of Gino's Harem and The Order even engaged in a cheese and tomato tossing war during New Years 2K5 at Gambino's Mansion in Durem.
If you would like to learn more about the order, I suggest you visit here.

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Omnimoderators Dark green color in name, they handle hacking and scaming reports. They are usually the ones to fix problems with items and inventories and without them the site would be over run with greedy hackers.
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Original Poetry / Lyricism:
A psychological Venus flytrap cleverly disguised as a subforum of the Writers' Forum. There are three kinds of posters in OP/L, and all of them hate you. (Not me. You.)

1. Bitter oldbies. Good at poetry, good at critiquing. These specimens have been savagely burned both by one another and by the subforum so many times that if they notice you at all, it will be to post a sarcastic one-liner in response to the poem you sweated and wept over for a year after your mom died slowly of cancer. (See also: Grammar Nazi. Note, however, that many OP/L Grammar Nazis |)0 $P33|< @ !317 0/= |337.))

2. Exasperated regulars. Trying very hard to be better at poetry, decent at critiquing. These creatures still bear some resemblance to ordinary towel-bearing Gaians. Some are possessed of seemingly endless patience, as they attempt to wring critiques from Bitter Oldbies(see above) or attempt to drill a modicum of sense into Belligerent n00bs(see below). Exasperated Regulars are responsible for about 1/3 of the content in OP/L. As they watch thread after thread after thread slowly, glacially, work its way down to the bottom of the forum and die, their souls graually become encrusted with cynicism and they become Bitter Oldbies(see above).

3. Belligerent n00bs. Known to Bitter Oldbies as "monkeys" or (when euphemizing) "therapy poets"; known to Exasperated Regulars as "everyone else on this forum." They are responsible for about 2/3 of the contents of the forum.
Under no circumstances should you lecture/berate/flame a Belligerent n00b about the violence he/she is doing to the English language, your own sense of aesthetics, the very concept of poetry, or even the subject matter of the poem which their work frequently cheapens. This is against the subforum's policy, and besides only encourages them.
WARNING FOR GRAMMAR NAZIS: Reading "poems" by these creatures may well cause your head to asplode.
WARNING FOR ORDINARY TOWEL-BEARING GAIANS: Reading "poems" by these creatures may cause prolonged, unavoidable fits of napping. Yawns and droopy eyelids may be observed. The effects of this are temporary may be overcome with Caffeine.

N.B.: If you are "just visiting" OP/L, there is a thread called Teh Ministry of Lurve where Bitter Oldbies and Exasperated Regulars go to socialize. It is a silly place, and far inferior to its precursor, The Uterine Guild, which was crushed by a rampaging newb mod that didn't know its own strength yet.
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Page-Stretching: Many n00bs believe that a large amount of bumps in one post will give them more gold, resulting in page stretching, which is what happens when a post is too wide for the browser window, making things 'stretch'. Another form is to stretch it vertically, forcing Gaians to scroll down indefinately to reach the next post.
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Paint Shop Pro: PSP, which is short for Paint Shop Pro, is a graphic design program created by the Jasc Company. Some would consider it a cheap alternative to Photoshop, though it's capabilities are much less than its more expensive counterpart. PSP claims to have 'vector' abilities but its very lacking in that aspect, especially in comparison to true vector programs such as Flash MX or Illustrator. It does have some pretty nifty features though, and if used properly can make some awesome graphics or photo edits. Through this researcher's experience this is also one of those programs that just has to 'get used to its existance' from time to time. Often when trying to apply an effect or edit to a large photograph the user is left sitting during long periods of self reflection, this is time for both you and the program to reassure yourselves that everything will be fine in the end.
(submitted by Super Radical)

Pandy Pack:A backpack that is crafted after a panda. It has three different pose choices while standing up, and one that looks different when sitting down. It is conisdered a plushie by some, and is perhaps a sign that the Admins will continue producing plushies, fulled by the major sucess of the Kiki Kitty Plushie.
(Submitted by Jaguira_Hyami)

Panty Theives: Those ninjas with nothing better to do than steal women's undergarments. Some of the more skillful ones can snatch a pair while the target female is actually wearing them. (see Pyrokinetic #SICKS) It is still unknown why these perverts exist or why they do such perverted things like that.
(submitted by Nameless Hobo)

Parents: Organisms, which in many cases may have contributed portions of your DNA (see Sex definition 1), who are charged with your care, feeding, maintenance etc. until such time as they are no longer required to do so by law and will kick you out of their house, at which time you will sleep in your car for a week while you wander around the city looking for a job and cursing the day you ever said those rude things to them and declared that Hell (see Retail) would freeze over before you ever needed anything from them again.

They will attempt to prevent or hinder you from accessing Sex, Drugs, Punk Rock, and the Internet and may even object to your stated career objective of Ninja. However, don't let that stop you. You must make their lot as difficult and terrifying as possible, so that when your children do the same thing to you, you will understand that it is just and fair that you do penance for your own misdeeds. Otherwise your parenting style will quickly devolve into a martyr complex and endless harangues, and nobody wants that, do they?
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

Pebbo Feeders: The minnows of the Durem Reclamation Facility; they come in either brown, white or black. It is said that one is lucky to even catch these when one fishes there, since they move so fast.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Personals: Once contained in Barton Town's LOVE building, the personals contained four sections: Man seeking Woman, Woman seeking Man, Man seeking Man, and Woman seeking Woman. Upon choosing one of these, you would be directed to a list of personals ads. The Personals was closed due to excessive 'cybering'.
(submitted by Labtech042)

Pets Breedable/Changing: A pet is a graphic of an animal, person, object that is displayed in your Gaia signature. These little bundles of creation are commonly role played in the thread of which they are sold and created. They are so popular they have their own sub-forum in the Minishops forum. Note, often mistaken for the 2005 thank you letter pets.
(See:RoRo Robot Puppy or KiKi Kitty)
(submitted by Catzi Whitten)

Peyo: The son of Ruby, who happens to like ducks very much. Sadly, any information about his father is unknown for the moment, only that he must've been a redhead, since Ruby is not. Peyo seems to have no problems with having Ian as part of his family, though we have yet to hear his opinion about Liam...
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Picket Signs: Large, annoying protestors accessory. Two variations for Gambino and Von Helson respectively to show one's affiliation. Those who don't care do not carry them, and those who are smartasses carry both.

Pie: A tasty pastry with a crust and filling. Common varieties are apple, cherry, and pumpkin. Coveted by some Gaians as the ultimate pastry, because it's just that damn good.
(Submitted by Jaguira_Hyami)

Pimp:
1. A set of items worn by only the most virile males and feracious females. These articles of clothing are available at Gambino Outfitters and were once, aside from Fairy Wings and Ducky Hat, the hot clothing everybody saved up for back in the early days of Gaia. This researcher may or may not have once traded an OMG for a Pimp Hat back in the day when that was actually a pretty good deal, and may or may not have loathed the sight of himself in the upper left-hand corner of the screen when OMG prices began to skyrocket.*

2. An indescribably hoopy frood who is (according to some definitions) much more genetically "fit" than you, and whom you would love to sass, pork, and otherwise hooptiously drangle all night long, baby. But if the froodinous pimp of your dreams is otherwise occupied and don't have time fo' yo' skinny a**--fret not, ho. For there is a proper time and a place for each and every ho in pimpdom, and though the path of a pimp is a long and weary one, it will one day lead even unto your doorstep. But woe betide a ho who forgets his or her place, amen, for surely the smackdown shall come upon him or her like the thunder of the Almighty, and he or she shall shew forth weeping and gnashing of teeth, and shall be sore afraid. (But mostly sore.)
*N.B.: Due to changes in Gaia's page layout, this researcher now loathes the sight of himself in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

Pink Giftbox: A magical floating pink box that spawns completely at random and may contain a rare item.

Pink Link: A glowing pink link that grants a thousand small yellow pieces of metal to the user. Rare.

Pirates pirate : The other side of the Ninja/Pirate Wars, Pirates don't bother sneaking up on you. They come at your face, steal your gold, and sail on ships that have skull and bones as part of their flags*. They wear eyepatches, rarely shave, and have a jolly time stealing from others.
(written by KennethGoenitz)
*Editors note: These flags are also known as Jolly Rogers (See Jolly Roger). Though something tells me that Roger would be more jolly if he was alive....

Plot Updates: Generally structured so that they coincide with the holidays, Gaia plot updates are eagerly awaited by all Gaians, especially in the Gaia Community Discussion forum. Plot updates have a tendency to throw the GCD into a frenzy of speculation and rumor, and it is during them the fangirls and boys come out to play. And when fangirls and fanboys play, they play rough. Lost or confused Gaians are advised to head for cover immediately and wait for the plot update to blow over. The first impulse of a lost Gaian is to hide in a small thread, but this is actually even more dangerous than wandering threads aimlessly. Small threads tend to be ones that have just been started, and will likely be filled with frenzied GCDers. A Gaian's best bet is to look for any thread with 100 pages or more, as their regulars will probably be out and about among the crowd, providing one with nice, quiet shelter. For safety's sake, keep a low profile... even regulars can become enraged if they return to a home thread full of spam.
(submitted by Jerrit)

Plug In: The plugging in of your self into this Guide. Only field researchers, The Editor, and Admins/Mods can plug themselves in. Also known as a ''shameless plug.''
(submitted by shammybaby, spell checked by the editor)

Politics: In verb form, it means to blame the other guy. In adverb form it means pointless. Any other form it means two guys too old to wrestle about arguing. Luckily gaia is politically incorrect and has no need for such pointlessness.
(submitted by Rain the Bloodhound)

Poll Whores: Also known as Poll Sharks by a few people. Poll whores tend to only go into posts that have the word [Poll] infront of thge topic name. They enter, vote and leave. Content with the 10 gold they snatched up. You should avoid Poll whores as they can get pretty savage if they arent faced with a fresh supply of polls to soothe thier needs. The Chatterbox is a good place for finding polls, so the Poll Whores usually congregate there, flicking in and out of every Poll on the first page and getting frustrated when they have voted in all the polls. So then then make a thread which is solely devoted to its poll. The first post usually contains a Domo or a random emoticon like that. Once Poll Whores have quenched thier thrist for the 10 gold they get from each poll, they either lurk in the Exchange for some good deal, or lurk in the Marketplace for another good deal, OR they can be saving up for some rare item. All in all, Poll whores are extremily determind creatures.
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Port of Gambino: The second of three fishing spots, one could usually find Seedkins and, strangely enough, Trout in this port, though there's the occasional Tuna or three. Those few lucky souls have caught three types of rare; huge fish here at the Port: Buckin' Bino, Tootin' Tino, and Charging Chino. Never the less, the fish here are a bit harder to catch than those at Bass'ken Lake, and thus, one gets more gold for them.
(submitted by N-FiniteFangirl)

Ports: Portable Stereo Headphones. They are basically the same thing as DJs but without the unwieldy size the DJs possess that makes people wonder how someone can walk down the street with something half the size of their head clamped to their ears and not fall over or at least cause great stress to their necks.
(submitted by Sakasagami no Yura)

President of the United States of America, The: See Lanzer. Replace "knows" with "could not tell the difference between" and "where his towel is" with "his rectum and a hole in the ground, even with the help of two NASA satellites, a half-dozen scientists, and a SWAT team".

Most improbably, the overwhelming majority of ordinary towel-bearing Gaians seem to agree on this definition, or one similar to it, whether or not they happen to live in America or one of the countries where America's soldiers are currently parked.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

Prism Butterfly Mantilla: For those who wish to look graceful and insectiod, sport this donation item from April 2005. It offers three styles for wearing it, and the pretty colors make it perfect for anyone's feminine side.
(submitted by UnkTomi)

Private Messaging: (also referred to as "PMing") This is a way for two Gaians to talk to each other privately, hence the name "Private Messaging". This feature of Gaia can actually be tricky for some newbies, in fact many don't know how to set up their settings to allow others to PM them which can get annoying for other users. PMing also allows two Gaians to "Role Play" privately. The possibilities of PMing are actually almost infinite.
(submitted by Doubtful Salmon)

Prommie: A derogatory remark used to refer to a prominent gaian of a certain forum.

(Submitted by BlondePsycho)

Psionica: A colorful smear which may or may not appear behind the head of someone who possesses the ability to think.
(submitted by Sors)

Punk Rock: A type of, usually loud, music that started in the 1970's and has been compared to the 1920's Dada Movement, in that it moved away from all other types of mainstream and conventional forms of art/music. Both are considered to be anti-establishment movements that were made to question people's ideas of "What is art? What is music?" The Punk attitude seems to reject mainstream ideas of, not only music, but clothing, fashion, even values and behavior. Part of the reason for this vast rejection may be that the mainstream tends to avoid important life subjects like unemployment, uneducated children, socially unaware adults, various wars, unromantic ideas of sex (See Sex), substance abuse, and rising suicide rates while some Punk Rock songs rather scream these subjects into a persons face.
Punk Rock has also been compared with "alternative rock" but the difference is that punk generally is three chords, while alternative is everything else. So in a sense, punk rock is about ambition, not substance.*
Some great punk rock bands that should be mentioned are, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Dead Kennedys, The Clash, The Misfits and a website you should check out is Alternative Tentacles.
*If you wish me to explain the meaning of that phrase, then you are out of luck since I don't know how to. But it has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? "Ambition, not substance", sounds like it's supposed to mean something very profound, don't you agree? I may just use that term again when I want to sound profound....
(Submitted by BlondePsycho)


Purple mods: (See Dedicated Gaia Moderators)
(submitted by BlondePsycho)

Salon D'ur Em: A store run by Vanessa (See: Vanessa) in Durem. You can get your hair cut here, but make sure you preview it first, otherwise you'll end up wasting lots of gold!
(submitted by Jaguira_Hyami)

Scamming: Often used in conjunction with Hacking (see Hacking), Scamming is use of false information to trick users into turning over gold or items.
An example of a scam would be to use the Gift Wrapping feature (See Gift Wrap) to wrap up an inexpensive item and to post a thread saying that a rare, expensive item is inside. Since a user cannot tell what is inside the gift until it is opened, a more gullible person might buy it for the amount of gold they would pay for the aforementioned rare item and open the gift only to find the cheap one inside.
While not as severe an offense as hacking, scamming is still against the rules and usually constitutes a permanent ban of the scamming account.
Sometimes, a moderator may roll back a trade (See Roll Back) so that the scammed user can have their gold back, but this is as rare an occurrence as with hacking, and no one should feel entitled to it. The best you can do is to plead your case to a moderator and hope they get around to rolling back the trade.
(Submitted by Prince Forte)

SANTA: Self Actuated Nuclear-powered Tactical Automaton
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Sarcasm: Tends to be lost easily unless in the company of emoticons. (submitted by Sakasagami no Yura)

Sasha: Considered to be the "dumb blonde" of Gambino even though I have heard that her highlights are fake. She runs Gambino's Outfitters and is never seen wearing more a small, floral, two-piece outfit, even in winter. Has a habit of giggling and standing in awe of floating boxes. Sasha's best friend is Moria in Durem (See Moria). Despite being ditzy, she does have good prices and a fine selection in her store. This researcher also suggests that you are polite and respectful to all blondes despite how easy it is for us to get distracted, unless you want something bad to happen.
(submitted by BlondePsycho)

Schoolgirls: In Japan, all school students wear a uniform, regardless of whether their school was private or public. The uniforms for female students make them look absolutely adorable--and thus turned them into the Eastern version of Catholic Schoolgirls for the Hentai movies. They are the common prey of Tentacle monsters.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Scotty: doesn't know.
(submitted by Nameless Hobo)

Scrabbler: A Marketplace whore (See Whore) who regularly and compulsively indulges in one of the following fetishes:
--Overbidding by 1g on items that will be ending soon
--Buying hot items in bulk for a ridiculously low price on the Exchange and flooding the Marketplace with them, at 50-200g above their own cost, which is usually 500-800g below everyone else's
--Canceling an item listing in the the last few minutes (or seconds) because the highest bid was not high enough

This researcher, on another name, first saw the term being used by members of T3h Vending Guild, who for the most part were opposed to it. Though some admitted to the practice, there is no word whether they intend to seek counseling.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

Sealed Envelope: A sealed donation letter from the current month. No matter how hard you try, you cannot open it until the mods unseal it. No amount of whining or guessing at whats inside will weaken the seal, until the day the mods decide it is near enough to the "end of the month". For more information, see Donation Letters.
(Submitted by Lemon Candies)

Seedkin: These common minnows belong to the salty waters of the Port of Gambino. They come in three different variety--Blue, Green and Pink--but they are worth a bit more than the Guppies of Bass'ken Lake, since they are a bit harder to catch.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Sex:
1. The physical process used to allow the blending of the DNA of two phenotypes into a new phenotype which combines the attributes of its two contributing organisms (see Parents) for the promulgation of the species. Species that reproduce via sex have a significant selective advantage over those that do not, because the contents of the genotype are continually changing and thus there are more likely to be phenotypes ideally adapted to any changes in the environment.

The most important fact a young human needs to know about sex is that boys don't get pregnant. This means that the female possesses a disproportionate amount of power in human sexual relationships, because she determines what, if anything, happens to the sex partners' combined DNA if and when it begins to grow into a baby human inside her. This also means that as a rule, girls tend to take sex a little more seriously than boys and think of it more in terms of romance than fun, because any given sex act has the potential to turn the hottest chick in the world into a bloated, needy, emotional roller-coaster who will soon be shackled to a squalling, cantankerous brat for the next eighteen to twenty-five years, and "romance" is a helluva lot better way to trick a male into sticking around for that ordeal than "fun."

2. A human social behavior involving a number of humans not less than one and not greater than the largest number that can be crammed into a yacht without sinking it, though one and two are the most common numbers. Non-human, especially inanimate participants can be involved, but we don't count these as "sex partners" except in Hentai or on an insurance questionnaire, in which case every single Doberman, Clydesdale, and Barbados Blackbelly you've ever boned does indeed count, you sick perverted b*****d.

This behavior always involves the stimulation of at least one human's genitals (p***s, v****a*, and in some cases a**s). Other behaviors which arouse sex-related emotions but do not involve the stimulation of at least one of these three human body parts do not count as sex.

Some ways of engaging in this behavior make a great many people very angry. sometimes a whole civilization will agree that sex between certain humans and/or animals in certain situations is the best, the worst, something everyone must do, or something no one is allowed to do. This researcher has some very strong opinions on this matter, but whatever your opinions may be, this researcher strongly advises that you not go around putting people to death (or even in prison) for engaging in a particular type of sex act if you, yourself engage in it. That just ain't coo'.

3. Also "smex", "secks", "s3xXXXx0RZZZzz" etc. A way of saying, on the internet, that something is good or someone is cool.
*Just for the sake of clarity, the clitoris counts as part of the v****a. And if you don't know what that is or where it is, I recommend asking any self-assured-looking thirty-to-forty-year-old hot woman. Ask very politely, preferably while blushing, and apologize for your ignorance if you can sound convincing. Two times out of ten you'll get slapped, four times out of ten she'll roll her eyes and tell you you'll find out, three times out of ten she'll explain it to you in a way that makes you feel like an idiot, and if you are lucky, good-looking, well-washed and the gender the lady prefers, she just might offer to show you.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

The S-Files: An underground group of people gathering information on S Corp. All leaks of information from the journals of elves goes into this page. The link is here.
(submitted by Kugarou)

Shock: eek The icon that knows what you did last night, and is still too frightened to seek counseling.
(submitted by Hessari)

Sig: Short for "Signature". Its that space below people's avitar where they can express themselves. You can put pictures or links or a fun saying. Their are some rules to keep your sig from anoying other people. Such as, your sig has to be PG-13 and if you have a picture, the picture must be either 500x500 pixels, 100kb or below. The best format for putting in a picture is the Silver Archangel: a strange angel with impeccable fashion sense, keeps the order in the welcome to gaia Site Feedback forum while looking cool doing so. usually has purple hair and purple-ish blue eyes.
(submitted shumi rainheart) [Slightly updated by acting editor]

Simple Maps: Also known as Generic Maps, Pathway Maps, Useless Maps, and Other Maps. The maps that form the paths between the towns. Their only real purpose is... They have no real purpose.
(submitted by NuMouIie)

Single Horn: A horn that dropped out of a glitch in the programming some time back. Most people speculate that it is a donation item of the future.
(submitted by Sors)

S.I.N: The third price guide ruling the exchange. Though one of the less upkept, it is still worth looking at. Competes with EVIL and GEN for the hierarchy of the Exchange.
(Submitted by Rain The Bloodhound)

Sixkz: The point where a Gaian's real world body becomes so ill said Gaian cannot post.
(submitted by FylkSoul)

Smile: smile Did you just win the lottery? Maybe you found the girl of your dreams? Then this emoticon is for you! Smile like you mean it!
(Submitted by Okiku Sukikuwa)

Smoking:
1. When a human gathers together dried, cured plant leaves, sets them on fire, and intentionally inhales the smoke. In the normal run of things, humans tend to avoid inhaling smoke as it can damage the lungs, throat, singing voice etc. However many people pay surprising amounts of real money in order to smoke. Which makes a lot of other people very angry, and is generally considered to be a bad idea. However, this field researcher's opinion is biased as he pays a quite surprising amount of money for various dried, cured plant leaves, and humbly requests that you keep in mind that not all plant leaves are equal, and oregano will definitely not do what you think it will do if you smoke it.

2. See killing definition 1.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

Sno Yeti Pillow Plush: Donation item for November 2005. First seen in a comic in S Corp that featured a crate breaking open and a few of these guys coming out from inside it. Very popular, and has up to six poses.
(Submitted by Jaguira_Hyami)

Society of Superheroes: A group of superheroes that have distinctive powers but spend their time commenting on people's superhero and super villain outfits. the group consists of Creid, DK, Seraph and Bilious. Creid is a bit of a loner, DK has no idea when he came from, Seraph is a former celestial maiden of the heavens, and Bilious is an utter enigma.

Spammers: Those who shared a spot on the firing line with the flamers when the revolution came.

Spoogeturtle: A glitch discovered by Jason K. 2.0. The glitch occurs while kneeling in Gaia Towns and equipping a Staff of the Angels in a glowing position and the Hard Shell Pack in the fourth position. The glitch is so named because it causes what looks like a splotch of white "spooge" (but is actually the sparkle of the Staff of the Angels) to hover in the air above one's avatar.
(submitted by Jerrit)

Solar Cloak:A cloak with the ability to shift its shape into that of the sun.
(submitted by Hunter of Souls)

Stare: stare The cynical emote, known mainly for his use in flaming n00bs and by the gothic community, he is generally followed by a sarcastic comment.
(Submitted by Rain the Bloodhound)

Steel-Plated Ninja Band: A ridiculously priced and amazingly cool item whose prices seam to be continually rising. The end result drives many people to begging, poll whoring and the Chatterbox in a desperate attempt to obtain this amazing piece of headgear. Those not wishing to resort to such tactics are often driven mad by their seemingly endless search. Those who manage to get a hold of one are most often driven mad by shameless n00b beggars who berate them with increasingly annoying PMs.
(Submitted by Gemini Star)

Street Fighter: Originally a 2-d fighter for the arcade platform that was over shadowed by the superior Street Fighter 2. There are dozens of variations of the sequel that tweak the gameplay and characters (e.g. M.bison's attacks go farther in champion edition). The sleeper hit Street Fighter III: Fight for the future incorporated some of the deepest-
(not to be finished by Nameless Hobo)

Striper: A rather uncommon yet large fish found at Bass'ken Lake. Over the centuries, they've evolved to the point where their stripes help hide them in the depths of the lake. The three types of Stripers are Blue, Gray and Green.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Subforums: Not big enough to be a fully fledged Forum, they're more specific and geared to certain things rather than a big topic.
(submitted by Labtech042)

Super G-girl: Super G-man's sidekick, wears a :3 paper bag on her head and is frequently portrayed adoring super G-man. Rumored to like fan art.

Super G-man: A strange superhero that has a spirited gloves collection and defends Gaia with the help of his sidekick, super G-girl. He is rumored to enjoy Bjork and donating gold.

Sushi database: Gaia's base of data. Completely and utterly unreliable, so do not ask it to do you any favors. The sushi database is also rather pushy and demanded to have an entry in the guide, claiming that it was unfair to have Super G-Man as an entry and neglect the rather flighty database altogether. It's really fishy when Sushi database cannot be found. The Editor apologizes for bad puns.

Sweat: sweatdrop A smiley who just ate one too many habanero peppers.
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T__T: crying A simple way to say, "I... I lost my towel... *sob*..."
(submitted by Nazgul_13)

Table-Breaking: See Page-Stretching.

TekTek: TekTek or TekTek.org is the latest and what some might call the best avatar creator out there. TekTek also includes codes for your profile, a Gaia tools list, a fire fox toolbar, and items list.
(Submitted by ~Angelic Waffle~)

Tentacle Rape: A very disgusting type of hentai where (generally women) are raped and molested by octopi, squid, or anything else that could possibly have tentacles for that matter, real or not. Schoolgirls should always be on the lookout for murky water or dark alleyways, to avoid becoming a tentacle monster's next victim. Remember, knowing is half the battle.
(submitted by Tsukijuun)

Tentacles: Usually, tentacles are attached to tentacle monsters, and their main source of food--and mates--are young women, particularly Japanese schoolgirls. There have been reports of some species that go after men instead, so all Gaians are to use extreme caution when dealing with such creatures--unless they wish to be molested by them...
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Test Forum: So you want to test your signature? Have a picture or code you want to work the bugs out on so it looks good when other Gaian's see it? This is the mostly harmless place to do it. Look at the bottom of the forums list to find it.
(submitted by Catzi Whitten)

The Human Eradication Movement (T.H.E.M.):Group of demi-humans set on destroying humanity. Leader is Vulpine Unit Omega (no relation). Currently lurking in the chatterbox. Vulpine is scheming on how to go about achieving enough to have a guild. NO signs of damaging actions, but group is still in the process of recruitment.
If you see member of T.H.E.M, you are safe as long as you have a non-human appendage or article (tail, horns, wings, etc.) If you do not possess such articles, do not say anything htat might be interpreted as offensive. If you are philosophical and observant, you may stand a chance of survival. Members include several cats, a couple of foxes, a doll, and a certain Director of Intellegence.
(submitted by Feline Unit Pi)
[Editor's Note: The Director of Intelligence is not a member of THEM. Just volunteering for a bit.]

Thread: Like DON'T PANIC, a thread is the standard for talking and interacting with other Gaians, where individual posts are made. Often confused with Forums or Subforums.
(submitted by Uniform Disorder)

Thursday: A day of the week between Wednesday and Friday when few things, if anything at all, seems to go right or make sense.
(Submitted by BlondePsycho)

Tootin Tino: This cool-colored fish only comes out at Night, and it is said to be the hungriest. However, it's very picky as to what it eats despite its hunger, and one might be wise to get Grade A bait in order to catch it.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

T.O.S: The laws of the universe. Follow them and live. Don't follow them and a slow, painful torturous death could result. Minus the death.
(Subbmitted by Rain the Bloodhound)

Towel: A towel is about the most massively useful thing a traveling Gaian can have. Partly it has great practical value. you can wrap it around you for warmth as you fish of the cold walls of the reclamation facility; you can lie on it on the golden-sanded beaches of the Port Of Gambino, inhaling the salty sea vapors.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. for some reason, if a regular discovers that a traveling Gaian has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of pants, a shirt, shoes, headgear of sorts, socks ect., ect. What the regular will think is that any Gaian who can travel the entirety of Gaia, rough it, slum it, stuggle against terrible odds, win through and still know where his towel is, is clearly a Gaian to be reckoned with. Gaians with towels are usually considered 'hoopy froods'.
(Ripped and edited by Geddo Blaster)

Tower of Gambino, The: After Halloween 2004 Gambino's mansion was mere rubble and the most powerful man in gaia was out on his but. After suckling over his lost son for the appropriate about of time, and subsequently being reunited with him, (see Gino Gambino) Mr. Gambino, started a donation charity to rebuild his house and much more. Johnny ended up making a tower four maps tall that fell once he was shot off the top if it. When the smoke cleared we saw that Gambino had made two mansions out of the falling tower, one covering the Von Helson Twins home and the other his original plot of land.

Town Fountain One of three new map highlights discivered on a test server. Discovered by a user named [Hakari], these highlights have caused much speculation about possible map and plot updates in August 2005.
(Subnitted by senfood)

Trial: A special kind of meeting. At a trial the sapient beings are all members of (or interested parties in) a particular group, and the something under discussion is whether or not a person (the "accused" or "defendant") broke a rule used by that group. If you happen to be the accused in a trial, be advised not to represent yourself and to tip your lawyer handsomely if on Earth, Vogon, Liad, Gaia, or other heavily bureaucratized community.

Note that trials among anarchists, Discordians, Chaos magicians, Satanists, Punk rockers, gang-bangers and other worrisome groups tend to become very interesting parties indeed--and you should definitely represent yourself at any of those you happen to attend.
(submitted by Saint Jimmy)

TriskDaemon: Called the "king" of the GCD by many, stalked by fangirls everywhere, and loved by everyone, TriskDaemon's life certainly has been interesting lately. Joining just before the 2004 Halloween event, Trisk has evolved and grown in the months of his Gaian experience faster than most, becoming a shining beacon of light in the darkness of the GCD.
(submitted by Okiku Sukikuwa)

Troll: One who makes controversial and/or offensive posts in a forum for the purpose of attracting others to yell and argue at him or her. Trolls are generally desperate for attention, and will do anything for it. The truest goal of any troll is to have a thread locked by a moderator, then to make another thread protesting it.
(submitted by Jerrit)

Tuna: This large species is even more difficult to catch than the Trout or Seedkin. These fish are reputed to be the 'chicken of the ocean', though they hardly seem cowardly. The three variations of Tuna are Icy, Spicy and Dicy.
(submitted by N-finiteFangirl)

Typo: An annoying text-based creature that comes to exist when one unnintenionally spells a word wrong by either; A: replacing one or more of the letters with another, B: Forgetting to add one or more of the letters, C: Adding too many of one or more of the letters, or D: Just generally screwing up the word
(Submitted by Jaguira_Hyami)

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