I'm hoping there is a gravity power, and that I get it, just because I'm so pumped about Gravity Rush.
Is there a list of twenties slang and vocabulary?
I mean, I don't expect people to say things like, "Dude, I've been hanging out with your sister, and she's totally hot, and your 'rents are cool with me hooking up with her later this week and taking her to the movies, so is it a'ight if I go out with her? It is? Sweet, man," but you never know when someone is going to call a man of the homosexual persuasion gay or something. This isn't France, for one thing.
edited 31st Mar '12 11:09:59 AM by FakeCrowley
You know what I hate? Hypocrites. That and obscure self-referential statements.That's a good idea, but seeing how some expressions can seem jarringly dated when read, we can probably get away with just not using obvious things such as 'like' in the Valley Girl sense, 'dude' as a colloquialism for 'man', and other Surfer Dude usages.
By the way, in 1926, 'dude' had been in use since at least the 1880s as a derogatory term for a fastidious, foppish man, much like how 'macaroni' was used about a hundred years earlier than that in England to describe men who did the same thing.
Anyways... *starts on a short list*
edited 31st Mar '12 2:17:09 PM by CrystalGlacia
"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."Fair enough. I doubt that any of you will do anything obviously anachronistic—I just think it'd be interesting to include some early 20th century slang. Plus some words change meaning.
Take, for instance, the word, "Redneck." It has existed for a good century, but it's meaning has changed drastically.
You know what I hate? Hypocrites. That and obscure self-referential statements.OKAY! From my post in the Signups:
I'd like to know what timezones y'all are in and what times I can expect you guys to be active, so I can get the OP done and start it at a time that works for everyone. This is so we avoid clusterfuck that leaves everyone in the dust.
edited 1st Apr '12 9:12:43 PM by Motree
“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."Well, we're basically using the same formula as the original A Game Of Chance. Tensions were already starting to arise on the second day, and the first huge fight occurred over days six and seven, which resulted in the infamous hotel destruction scene and Ryu being established as a badass due to falling multiple stories and being able to get up without Life Alert. But at the same time very strong bonds were being made as well. The Engel-Tyke relationship is still my favorite to occur in these games.
edited 1st Apr '12 9:31:54 PM by Motree
“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."pst. spring break. time is not an issue; evening preferred, though.
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka ficsThat's kind of why I said our European compatriots are the only real issue. I figure most of our American compatriots are on spring break, though some still may have work or other family plans going on. Just sort of a courtesy thing. Gives me time to write the OP as well.
“DAMMIT WHEN I HEAR 'SPACE CQC' ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BIG BOSS WITH A FISHBOWL ON HIS HEAD, STRANGLING AN ASTRONAUT OUTSIDE THE ISS."

Alright! Here we are. You know, don't be a dick, don't gossip, don't compare the RP to The Hunger Games, etc.
I'll also be linking to the reference lists here.
edited 11th Apr '12 8:25:00 PM by CrystalGlacia
"Jack, you have debauched my sloth."