Buffalonian web developer and server admin who plays catboys and REALLY loves Behemoths. Villain-fucker, lover of doomed and tragic narratives, all around mensch.
Gentle giant of a dog groomer, cat dad to Azdaja, partner to Padfoot. Covered in geeky tattoos, also one of the best FFXIV tanks on the planet.
Canadian FFXIV lover, GPose crimer, and tedious relic weapon quest addict. Very strong golden retriever energy. Has more FFXIV alts than god.
Sweet fox, black mage extraordinaire, adorable Hrothgar. Makes very cute squeaking noises, and is often picked up by the scruff.
Big boisterous Spanish teacher from New York; frequently positions himself as the server's "villain," best person to play party games with ever. Enjoys volleyball.
Cat dad to Archer, FFXIV dancer main, Hrothgar enthusiast, and all around good guy. One of the newer additions to the server and FC.
Sweet and softspoken Canadian with a penchant for turning into other things. Competitive at Monikers.
The main (and player) character of Final Fantasy XIV. Comes in a variety of shapes, abilities, and genders, but always possesses an enthusiasm for adventure, and a gift for killing gods.
A large, quadrupedal monster with large horns from the game series Final Fantasy. A high-difficulty monster, they typically have the ability to summon meteors. Teak likes them a LOT.
A sport played by two teams that take turns attempting to run or throw a weird-shaped ball down a 100-yard long field. Popular mostly only in America.
Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills football team. Very tall, great hair, plays heroball with quite a lot of success.
Catboy, sweetheart, and all around hero from Final Fantasy XIV. Fond of the Warrior of Light, large food, scholarship, and the Warrior of Light.
A shock site linking unsuspecting victims to the file hello.jpg, an image of a naked man stretching his anus several inches in diameter.
A race of short, orange-skinned folks from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, who work in the factory and sing moralizing songs.
Internet slang for an "alpha male." The term originated in the incel community, and can also simply refer to an attractive or confident man.
The Queen of France, who was guillotined during the French Revolution. Her last words were "Pardon me sir, I meant not to do it" after stepping on her executioner's foot.
The act of turning or bending quickly to evade someone or something. Typically associated with agile sports players.
An internet goof where a person posts a link they claim to be relevant to a topic but instead directs the user to the music vicdeo for Rick Astley's 1987 pop song, "Ever Gonna Give You Up."
A technique created by a surgeon that prevents suffocation when a person is choking by jamming your fist into their abdomen.
A gesture you make with your hands that mimic shooting a pistol. They are usually shot at friends and colleagues in a show of solidarity.
It's all in the wrists.
The moniker (ha) of Nusret Gokce, a Turkish butcher and chef famous for his flamboyant preparation of meat.
One of the most infamous and deadly culinary dishes. Known as "fugu" in Japanese, its preparation is strictly controlled, because its liver, ovaries, and eyes contain fatal levels of tetrodotoxin.
A device that delivers an electric current to the chest, typically to restore heart functions after cardiac arrest or similar heart-related incidents.
The title character and Bond girl in the 13th film of the series. She leads a cephalopod cult and circus troupe from a floating palace in Udaipur, India, which is inexplicably part of an Afghan plot to force European disarmament by using a nuclear weapon.
A fictional sub-species of human that, in universe, take the place of horses. They compete in races, and when they win, they get to star in an idol singer performance.
In gay culture, a large, hairy, and often hyper-masculine man. It was likely first popularized as a term in the 1979 article "Who's Who in the Zoo?" which categorized gay men as one of 7 types of animals.
A large, quadrupedal, carnivorous mammal, most often found in the northern regions of American, Europe, and Asia. They shit in the woods.
A musician who performs using a reedless wind instrument. First used in 1860, this term is sometimes considered dated among players of the instrument.
One half of a famous paradox that asks what would happen if a thing that cannot be stopped encounters a thing that cannot be moved.
Always double check.
Literally "goat sucker," this legendary American cryptid is often described as a reptile-like creature that attacks and drinks the blood of sheep and other livestock.
The 6 foot tall, cherry-flavored mascot for a powdery drink mix that is combined with water and sugar. He is famous for making a dramatic entrance when children express thirst by smashing through a brick wall and yelling his catchphrase "Oh yeah!"
The activity of exposing the region between your anus and genitals to strong daylight. Also known as "taint tanning."
German overalls that were traditionally worn for physical work. Today, they're associated more with kitschy Oktoberfest events.
A monstrous deity created by H. P. Lovecraft. It is hundreds of meters tall and has the arms and legs of a man, claws, and the head of a giant octopus, and bat wings.
A classic FFXIV meme spawned by Masayoshi Soken's introduction to an absolutely unhinged rendition of the song "Civilizations" from Shadowbringers.
=3 but with noise.
A meme generated from Padfoot's stream playthrough of VA-HAll-A. Generally used to suggest that the action is in some way lewd or fanservicey.
This is Reibello's favorite suggestion for what a passcode in a game should be. It is very simple, containing few digits.
The common term for an "Elizabethan collar:" a protective plastic device usually worn around the neck of a cat or dog after a vet visit.
All that is gold does not do this. Just be glad you can't put any on a digital card.
A video game, originally intended as a joke, where you play as a horned ruminant animal. In the game, you are free to jump, run, bash, and lick objects as you desire.
vvvvvrrrrrooooowwwrrrrEEEEEEEH
A psychiatrist, serial killer, cannibal, antihero, and (if you're Teak) insanely hot. Most famously portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. Ate a census taker's liver.
Widely known as the voice of nature documentaries, he is considered a national treasure in the UK (though he rejects the term).
When a person is passed above a group of people, with everyone's hands supporting the person's weight. Fen got his glasses broken once by someone doing this.
A big booty, a humongous heinie, a protuberant posterior, a fully fanny, a colossal caboose, a booming butt, a capacious keister. You get the idea.
An educator with an unusual name that combines a name for cannabis with the name of a sugary cola. For her PhD dissertation, she wrote on how students with distinctively Black names were subject to disrespect, stereotypes, and low expectations.
What someone stereotypically says before doing something extremely stupid or ill-advised. Occasionally someone's last words.
A one-hit wonder by Lou Vega that states the singer's need for "a little bit of Monica in my life."
A song popularized by the hit Dreamworks film "Shrek." Claims that "only shooting stars break the mold.
Hrrrrggghhhhghhghh. (Adam Savidan could probably do this.)
A looping image that people use to display short videos on the internet. Pronounced with a hard G, obviously.
The rather unhinged result of a certain northern country giving a government money to people to make short educational videos. An example is "Don't you put it in your mouth."
A demented cross between a Canadian PSA and a kids' edutainment show produced by the fictional Federal Bureau of Control.
A farm animal that suffers from a genetic disorder that causes its muscles to freeze for approximately 10 seconds when startled or panicked.
The informant who leaked information about Richard Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal. That, or sucking cock reaaaally well.
A greatest hits compilation from the two-act ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. One of the most famous musical works in history, the story revolves around a Christmas toy coming to life and whisking a girl away to a magical kingdom.
The title character of a horror film based on a Stephen King story. She manifests telekinetic abilities after being bullied about her first period.
The stage of development between embryo and birth. It is sometimes characterized by the presence of all major body organs (though not necessarily functioning), typically around the 11th week of gestation.
The hero of a 1982 arcade game, who navigates mazes and eats pellets, power pellets, and fruit while avoiding four ghosts.
An intentional fall or stagger made by someone playing a sport in order to draw a foul. While it is sometimes considered unsportsmanlike, it has been raised to an art form by some athletes.
A theorem that postulates that if this many primates typed for an infinite amount of time, they would eventually create the complete works of Shakespeare.
It's a real, multi-billion-dollar thing! Linkin Park did a song for a big event of these.
A canine from a Russian physiologist's classical conditioning experiments. By ringing a bell associated with food, he could induce the animal to salivate even with no food present.
Problem: these domestic, egg-laying birds poop everywhere. Solution: these.
The car used the transport the head of the Catholic Church. Its predecessor was literally just a big chair that his attendants would carry on their shoulders.
The sentient computer from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Initially a helpful part of the ship, it eventually turns on the crew, killing one before being disconnected by Dave.
The alter ego of comedian Paul Reubens, who wears a high-cut grey suit, red bow tie, and heavy makeup.
The involuntary contortions of one's countenance while playing an especially groovy line on a rhythm instrument.
The involuntary contortions of one's own countenance while playing an especially slick solo on a stringed instrument.
A wooden object used by the Greeks to end the Trojan War. When the Trojans took it inside the city walls as a trophy, the soldiers hiding inside opened the city gates.
A smooth jazz saxophonist, who is universally reviled by jazz aficionados while simultaneously being one of the best selling recording artists of all time.
The Indian tradition of physical, mental, and spiritual transformation. In western cultures, this practice is most often associated with physical exercise focused on stretching and the assumption of physical postures such as eagle and tree.
A 40-foot wooden effigy that is set on fire during a weeklong event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Notably, Matt Mercer and Marisha Ray of Critical Role regularly attend.
An old timey children's game, where a person will try to keep a hollow circular object upright by moving it with a long wooden object. It is played by nearly every culture on Earth.
A person who stands on a podium and leads an orchestra. They typically wave their hands around, use a baton, or make other nonverbal gestures, to guide the group's tempo and ensure that the music is being played properly.
A Ukrainian citizen made famous by her legendary offer of seeds to put in a Russian soldier's pockets so that these plants "will grow when you die."
The act of holding a weapon in each hand, often known as "akimbo."
The organizer and storyteller in a fantasy roleplaying campaign, most often associated with D&D. They manage all aspects of a game other than the direct actions of the player characters.
The ability of a group of colorful, ursine cartoon characters that each have different "tummy symbols." This action is used to defeat enemies and heal people and things that have become corrupted.
The title character of an 80s sci-fi film about a cyborg policeman who is tasked by the evil Omni Consumer Products megacorporation to protect Detroit.
A slang term that describes a woman "whose success is defined in opposition to the masculine business world in which she swims upstream."
An Irish performer who came to prominence during the intermission of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. His show, Riverdance, melded tapping with Irish folk traditions.
A cinematic technique used to catch the audience by surprise by showing an abrupt visual change. Common in slasher films from the 1980s, its origin is typically traced to 1925's The Phantom of the Opera
The nickname of Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, known for his khaki shorts, accent, and trademark expression "Crikey."
A rhythm arcade game created in 1998. Players stand on a platform and hit colored arrows laid out in a cross, in time to the beat of different songs.
A video game made by Supergiant Games that follows Zagreus, prince of the titular realm, as he tries to escape his overbearing father.
One of the flying reindeer that pulls Santa's sleigh in "The Night Before Christmas." Mentioned along with Dancer and Vixen.
The title of an open letter from 1898 that accused the French government of anti-Semitism in its jailing of army officer Alfred Dreyfus. The term is now more generally used to refer to any righteous attempt to charge a person or group with an offense.
One of the three parts of Sigmund Freud's model of the psyche that constitute mental life. This part forms a person's ability to punish themself for misbehavior. It often draws on cultural lessons.
A Marxist leader in the Cuban Revolution, whose rebellious image has been commodified on T-shirts worldwide.
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An iconic command given by the villain of the seminal martial arts movie "The Karate Kid."
An iconic cryptid, known for his hair-covered, bestial appearance.
Drake's assassin.
A Canadian rapper known for his ongoing beef with Kendrick Lamar. Murdered (in spirit) by Lamar during a Super Bowl halftime show.
An astronomer and public intellectual best known for hosting the PBS series Cosmos. He is easily identified by his strange vocal delivery of words like "billions."
A test administered by Starfleet Academy from the series Star Trek. Used to see how a command candidate reacts to an unwinnable scenario.
Devotees of a Buddhist temple in China where a particular style of Kung Fu developed. It is often said that "all martial arts under heaven originated [here]."
A gorilla who was taught by her trainer to sign over 1,000 words of GSL (Gorilla Sign Language) and allegedly could understand 2,000 words of English.
A location where people can pay to vent their frustration by destroying objects. They often consist of fake living rooms or kitchens.
An SNL sketch that parodied VH1's Behind the Music series. It starred Christopher Walken as a music producer who exhorts Will Ferrell's character to play his bovine percussion instrument louder.
A bounty hunter from the Star Wars franchise. In the original 1977 version of his confrontation with Han Solo, Han shoots first and kills him before he can fire a shot.
*tck*
The severed upper part of an equine's body that is found in a bed during the Francis Ford Coppola film about gangsters.
The pseudonym of a mysterious UK graffiti artist. His work uses stencils to depict satirical characters, often interacting with the environment.
English king famous for his numerous wives, several of whom he ordered executed. Also one of the first monarchs to break from the Catholic Church
A terrorist math professor, who sent explosive packages through the mail. When Penthouse offered to publish his manifesto, he asked to reserve the right to plant one more bomb, since the magazine was less "respectable" than others he solicited.
A subversive Jewish rabbi, who Christians believe to be the Son of God and Messiah of the Old Testament. He allegedly performed miracles, was crucified by the Romans, and rose from the dead.
A nickname and meme used to describe an entitled woman. She is usually depicted as a white, blond, anti-vaxxer mom, who has "speak to the manager" hair.
A legendary Ancient Greek king who was prophesied to murder his father and marry his mother. Freud named a complex after him.
A classic 90s American mall brand of professional photography. It is often associated with soft focus, studded jackets, and purple eyeshadow.
An actor known for his odd line readings, dancing skills, and creepily handsome face. Despite being an Academy Award winning actor, he is often best known for his numerous scene-stealing appearances in low-quality movies.
A party game where players pantomime a word in order to get their team to guess it. You might be doing this right now if you're playing the third round of Monikers.
"[This thing] is 60% lips, demonstrated exceptionally by...reigning expert, Claire Danes. The lips somehow both collapse upon themselves and expand in breadth. 15% of [this thing] results from an intensely clenched brow." --Maggie Lange
An ancient Mesoamerican god and flying reptile whose name means "feathered serpent." It has been claimed since the 16th century that Aztec leader Montezuma II believed the appearance of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes signaled his return.
A character from the original Star Trek series and its second movie. Widely considered THE arch-nemesis of James T. Kirk.
A character from Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis, who wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a large insect. He slowly loses his ability to communicate, and becomes a burden on his family, and eventually wills himself to die somehow.
An actor and musician who starred in Knight Rider and Baywatch. Germans love him.
A long-haired Italian model who posed for countless romance novel covers. He entered the realm of self-parody as the spokesman for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
The internet moniker of Eduard Khil, a Russian singer who became Internet famous for his eccentric, trilling, nonsense-syllable singing style.
The title of German leader Wilhelm II, who ruled until the end of World War I.
A flexible rubber bag that you fill with air and manipulate to look like a multicellular organism, usually something like a dog or a monkey. The creation of these is a staple of clowns and children's parties across the globe.
A set of colorful wooden figurines that decrease in size and are placed inside of one another. Associated with a former Communist nation, they are typically painted as women.
A character from a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, who is imprisoned in a tower by an evil witch. Widely associated with a command to let down her hair.
A dancer and choreographer who created musicals like All That Jazz and Cabaret. His style included turned-in knees, bowler hats, canes, and copious use of jazz hands.
A game where participants attempt to break free from an enclosed space. This usually involves multiple people working together to solve puzzles or riddles contained within the structure.
A video game franchise about hostile avians who fling themselves across the screen to rescue their eggs from green pigs (for some reason).
A procedure used to determine the truthfulness of a person's statements by measuring things like their blood pressure and pulse. Also known as a polygraph, they have been shown to be highly inaccurate, ineffective, and easily defeated.
A character from a nursery rhyme who falls off a wall and can't be put back together again. Typically portrayed as a humanoid egg, scholars have speculated that he represents Richard III, the humpback king who was defeated at Bosworth Field by Henry VII.
One two, one two...
A creature comprised of multiple rodents knotted at the tail. While specimens exist in museums of curiosities, it is unlikely to have ever existed.
The former Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and author of On the Art of the Cinema. His family is at the center of an elaborate personality cult in their so-called "Hermit Kingdom."
A legendary cryptid, who supposedly lives in a deep freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands. The scientific community regards the creature as a hoax.
Eight-legged micro-animals that are some of the most resilient animals in the world, being able to survive exposure to extreme temperature, pressure, and even lack of oxygen. They're sometimes called "water bears."
It's a common mistake.
A mythological hybrid whose top half is human and bottom half is a horse.
Ejecting liquid from an opening, either in a stream or in droplets.
The deaf-blind author, leftist, and suffragist, whose teacher, Anne Sullivan, taught her to communicate by spelling words into her hands, beginning with the word "doll."
"Wait, why is there dirt in space?" "I think they're on a planet now."
Cannabis-infused food that typically contains significant amounts of THC. Usually, these take the form of gummies, baked goods, or salty snacks.
A video series that advertised on late-night infomercials, beginning in the 1990s. These videos featured college-aged women in various states of nudity and partying, usually during Spring break.
A game played by children, where one player walks in a circle and taps the heads of the other players while saying the name of a waterfowl. Saying the name of a DIFFERENT waterfowl triggers a race.
The subject of an often-imitated, never duplicated YouTube video of a prairie dog turning its head while the camera zooms in and a musical sting from Young Frankenstein plays.
Half the FUCKING SERVER.
A young, red-headed thief who dresses in striped clothing and steals items from the McDonald's restaurant chain.
The name of Apple's virtual personal assistant on iOS systems that interacts with users through natural language.
A group of people playing percussion together in a round shape. While ancient in origin, these gatherings popped up in America in the 1960s and have been annoying people ever since.
A tongue twister that attempts to estimate how much tree matter a groundhog could move if said groundhog was able to do it.
A Founding Father of the United States, Secretary of the Treasury, and co-author of The Federalist Papers. His biography, from an orphaned upbringing in St. Croix to his death in a duel with Aaron Burr, was dramatized in a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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