When in Rome, act like the Romans do, they say! So, you got inducted into our guild by the strict and integer Plomien and the strong and sturdy Westane... But to your dismay you find out that the people in this guild speak in a strange language!

No worries! Uncle Yommy is here to give you the first basic course in Marrish. In our first lesson today, we'll focus on some key words that pop up in guild chat quite often.

AFK (pronounced anybody there?)
Defined as leaving your computer and your character unattended for varying periods of time. Announcing this to your group is entirely optional.

Antology, ant study, insect study (pronounced ouch)
Our favourite passtime is studying insects in the grass. We mostly do this when we face the ground after an unfortunate encounter with some ubermob (read: small rat). Antology classes are given on every wednesday morning, from 9:00 till 10:00 am.

Example:
Heyas - I'm studying insects again! I just collected some fine specimens.
Full attendance in antology class today! (after full group/guild whipe out)

Boink (pronounced boink)
Action taken to get people's attention, mostly by banging their heads with your shield or staff.

Example:
/em boinks Estari
Errrm Hoox, if you really want to get Drizza's attention, you'd better boink him a little.

b00b (pronounced boob)
Dude. Guy. Gal. Fellow. Plural: people. Also used to replace any word you like.

Examples:
Good evening b00bs!
What the b00b is going on here?
I'm not sure whether we should b00b right now.
He's a good b00b.

Ding (pronounced ding)
Level up. Derived from EverQuest. Refers to the sound you hear when you level up in that game. Can also be used as a verb.

Example:
W00t! You dinged again?!

Dr00d (pronounced drood)
Druid.

Example:
Look at that dr00d! He's healing the mobs instead of us b00bs!

Exp sponge (pronounced me-useless)
Grouping just to be able to get experience, without actually doing something useful.

Example:
Dang, I'm not getting my nukes off and am not helping you guys at all. Feeling like a real exp sponge.

j00 (pronounced joo)
You. Especially used in lines shorter than 3 words.

Example:
Me like j00.

Kewl (pronounced cool)
Cool.

Whoa, that shield looks real kewl.

Lag (pronounced sloooow)
Slow connection causing funny/dangerous things to happen, like peeps running off in the direction they're still pointing and long pauses in fights followed by mob teleportation and instant hp loss.

Example:
Ack, Bedarra lagged at Naggy's AGAIN! Run for your lives!

Bedarra pull now pls!!
Nahhh he's afkalot again!
Sorry I'm here, I just had some brainlag.

Lewt, l00t, l33t, l4wt (pronounced loot)
Loot. Use any spelling you like.

Example:
OMG, I just can't believe he took off with all our lewt!

Mez (pronounced mezzzz)
Mesmerize. Spells used to render monsters inactive for a while.

Example:
We died - forgot to mez the mob...again!

Mob (pronounced mob)
Monster.

That mob is no match for me. If I tickle him with my dagger he'll die instantly.

m00 (pronounced moo)
Standard guild greeting. Fabulae Marrii has a soft spot for cows.

Examples:
m00.

m00cow (pronounced moo-cow)
A bad word used to describe people that m00 a lot.

Examples:
I can't believe you gave that b00b your crafter shield. He's a real m00cow.

Noob, No0b, Newb, Newbie (pronouned noob)
Anyone thought to be less experienced than yourself. Plural: add a -s, -S, -z, -Z (No0bZ).

Examples:
Hey, did you see this No0b? He stands in front of me, saying "task" for five minutes now.
No0b001: Hey m8, u got some gold, weapons, armor, buffs, pl? plzzzzzz

0wn (pronounced own)
If something is no match for you, you 0wn it.

Wow, no wonder Uwen ownz - look at his phat new helmet!
Oh man, Maliz really 0wned those mobs yesterday. He was showing 'em all corners of Innis.

Peeps (pronounced peeps)
People. Fellows.

Example:
Evening peeps!
He's a nice peep.

Phat, ph3t (pronounced fat)
Refers to Grelly's posture and anything that's big or fat.

Example:
OMG! That lewt is just so phat.

Proc (pronounced proc)
Short for process. Only used for weapon processing effects.

Example:
Show me that kewl animation and let your weapon proc once more Bedarra!

Real-life ding (pronounced I'm getting old)
See Ding. Refers to birthdays.

Example:
Damoard dinged to 26 in real life! W00t, gratz!

Romantic candlelight dinner (pronounced you-are-beautiful-tonight)
Common guild bribe.

Example:
Hey, how did Maliz get into High Council?
He had a romantic dinner with Greldar...

Rooster (pronounced cluck-cluck)
Roster

Examples:
Cluck, the rooster is down again!

Syndrome (pronounced me-bored)
"The syndrome" refers to members who played the game so often they got tired of the game.

Examples:
I'd better stop exping right now, else I might catch The Syndrome!

Uber (pronounced oober)
Derived from German ueber. Stands for anything superb.

Examples:
Whoa - look at Grelly's new uber boots!
Mallorg solo'd the dragons again and he didn't even use his pet. That mage is so uber.

Uncle Yommy (pronounced uncle yom-my)
Refers to your beloved guild leader. Can be bribed with phat lewt.

Examples:
Uncle Yommy is just sssoo kewl.

Uncle Grelly (pronounced me-phat-dr00d)
Refers to the biggest and most scary player in our guild. Has influence in High Council and can be bribed with romantic candlelight dinners.

Example:
No worries m8, we'll just give Uncle Grelly a saucage and he'll vote in favour of us.

W00t, woot (pronounced woot)
Exclamation of enthusiasm. Use any spelling you like. Synonyms: wow, whoa.

Example:
W00t! We killed 'em - they had no chance!

Yommy emulator (pronounced beep beep)
A very advanced emulator program emulating Uncle Yommy in game. He uses it because he's too lazy to exp himself. Since the program is very advanced, there's no way you can see whether it's Yommy or the emulator logging on. Long time guild members claim they can notice the subtle difference though.

Example:
Uncle Yo, you coming?
...
Forget it, he's running his emulator again.