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For information on TtT author Luc Reid, free audio downloads, and more, visit Luc's Web site, www.lucreid.com. |
A new edition of Talk the Talk
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"Wow, that's [word unclear],
yeah!" -- Julia Sweeney, about carnival worker slang from Talk the Talk on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me "The kind of quirky thing that is endlessly fascinating and full of odd insights into worlds you never suspected existed." -- Cory Doctorow, posting on BoingBoing |
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Table of Contents
-- or view the this list in the form of song lyrics Introduction Americans in Antarctica Anime and Manga Fans Astrologers and Astrologists Beekeepers Bicyclists and Mountain Bikers Birders Bodybuilders Carnival Workers Cat Fanciers Cavers and Spelunkers Circus People Coin and Money Collectors Con Artists and Scammers Cowboys and Rodeo Riders Drug Pushers and Users Flyfishers and Sport Fishermen Furries Gamblers and Poker Players Gardeners Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered, and Bisexual People Goths Graffiti Writers Gun Enthusiasts Hackers and Programmers Ham Radio Operators Hikers and Backpackers Historical Reenactors Hot Rodders Hunters Kayakers, Canoers, and Rafters Magicians Mediums, Channelers, and Spiritualists Model Builders and Radio-Controlled Model Enthusiasts Model Railroaders and Railfans Motorcyclists (Bikers) Naturists and Nudists Online Gamers Parapsychologists Politicians and Politicos Prisoners Pro Wrestling Fans Prostitutes and Other Sex Workers Punk Rockers and Straight Edgers Puppeteers Renaissance Fairegoers Rock Climbers Role-Playing Gamers RV Owners Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fans Scuba Divers Skateboarders Skiers Skinheads Skydivers and BASE Jumpers Snowboarders Society For Creative Anachronism Members (SCAdians) Stamp Collectors (Philatelists) Surfers Sustainable Living Advocates Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Enthusiasts Thespians and Stage Crew Truckers UFO Believers Wiccans, Witches, and Neo-Pagans Appendix: The Language of Hip Hop |
If you're a resident of Second Life, a virtual reality
world that offers permanent, free memberships,
IM my avatar, Lucas Gealach, for a free copy of
the Second Life version of the book, an object that you can't read directly, but which will quote
one of 50 of the most curious terms in the book when you click it. It's fine to IM me even when
I'm offline; I'll just drop the book in your inventory when I get back. Here's a picture of my avatar sitting next to the book, which is floating above my couch. More from Luc Reid: I'm one of the Daily Cabal, posting very short speculative fiction every weekday. In stories to date, men turn into ducks, disenfranchised phonemes take desperate gambles, love spans universes, and a tie becomes the ethical dilemma of a lifetime. In future look for life-and-death struggles atop zeppelins, unexpected answers from god, and many other misleading vignettes. Writers wanting frank, opinionated, and fact-driven rants about professional writing may be interested in my occasional blog ReidWrite at Livejournal. |