Archive-name: bodyart/netiquette
Last-modified: July 23, 2002
Posting-frequency: weekly
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This FAQ is maintained by Heidi Anderson .
Much of it was originally written by Lani Teshima-Miller.
You can retrieve a copy of the FAQ via anonymous ftp from the MIT FTP
server: .
The FAQ's are also available on thw World Wide Web at
and at the RABbit Hole, the
official home page of rec.arts.bodyart, at http://rabbithole.org.
Welcome to rec.arts.bodyart! We're glad you're here! Please take a
moment to read this file, as it will help you (and other RAB readers)
understand the standard etiquette (netiquette) for this newsgroup.
This file is posted weekly.
Information provided in this file:
1. About rec.arts.bodart
1a. What is rec.arts.bodyart? (includes the charter)
1b. What isn't rec.arts.bodyart?
1b-1. Is RAB moderated?
1b-2. Can I post about bodypainting here?
1c. What types of readers do we have on rec.arts.bodyart?
1d. Where can I get the FAQs?
1e. Does this group have a webpage of its own?
1f. Is there a mailing list, archive site or listserv?
1g. Are there any other related newsgroups?
1h. Are there any bodyart chat rooms?
1i. What is the RAB Survival Guide?
1j. A brief history of RAB
1k. What are/were the Lydia awards?
2. Posting to rec.arts.bodyart
2a. Netiquette on Usenet
2b. Netiquette on rec.arts.bodyart
2c. How to title your message
2d. Acronyms and vocabulary
2e. Trimming postings to save on bandwidth
2f. Using attributions and quotes
2g. Delurking
2g-1. What is a slug/tail/ears?
2h. Getting advice from RAB
2h-1. Using RAB to do research for your school paper
2i. Meeting people and making friends in RAB
2j. Posting binary files on RAB
2k. Advertising on RAB
2l. Related newsgroups.
3. The REALLY FREQUENTLY asked questions
3a. Will it hurt?
3b. How much will cost?
3c. Why are you so mean to me? I only asked a question!
or, Why are you all a bunch of assholes?
3d. Will you email me pictures of ?
3e. Where can I get pierced/tattooed that won't card me?
3f. Is betadine/ bactine/ peroxide okay for aftercare?
3g. I just got my pierced and now it is
red/swollen/pus-filled/etc. What do I do?"
3h. Will my piercing jewelry set off metal detectors?
3i. Can I still breast feed after getting my nipples pierced?
3j. What's wrong with piercing guns?
3k. Where can I find the kanji for ______?
3l. What is SETI?
3m. Can I get a tattoo that is designed to fade in 5 years?
4. Minors accessing RAB
4a. A word of caution to minors
4b. Advice for concerned parents
4c. Suggestions for working with disapproving parents
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1. ABOUT REC.ARTS.BODYART
1a. WHAT IS REC.ARTS.BODYART?
The original charter of the newsgroup:
Rec.arts.bodyart (RAB) is an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup for
discussing "bodyart." Bodyart here refers to tattoos, body pierces,
brandings (on humans; not on animals) and cuttings, although other
modifications that involve some *permanent* form of body alteration
for decorative purposes also qualify. While temporary tattoos and
standard jewelry may be discussed here, they would be discussed in
the context of permanent bodyart.
Group consensus over the years has helped the newsgroup's original
charter evolve to include the following:
o No posting of "personal ads" (SWM looking for 20-30 yo SWW, etc.);
there is a newsgroup called alt.personals.bodyart for this, as well
as the BME personals at http://www.bmezine.com.
o No posting of advertisements of businesses (those related to bodyart
should contact for inclusion in the
Purple Pages Directory, posted on RAB). "Grand Opening", "Special
Event" or "help wanted" announcements for bodyart-related events/
establishments are fine.
o No posting of any graphic or binary files. Gifs or jpgs of bodyart
should be posted on alt.binaries.pictures.bodyart, with a short
text-only announcement on rec.arts.bodyart as a pointer. Or, put
your pictures up on a web page and post the URL.
o Classified "for sale" announcements by individuals (NOT businesses)
are okay, but are limited to bodyart-related items such as tattoo
magazines, or body piercing jewelry. Please put "FS:" at the
beginning of the subject line. No ads for used cars or concert
tickets, please. Those interested in buying/selling on the Internet
should read the "How to Buy and Sell on the Internet" FAQ, posted
to news.answers.
If you post one of the above, expect to get personal email from
RABbits telling you not to do so. Persons who continue to do so
purposefully and/or maliciously will have their service providers
contacted regarding this unappreciated behavior.
RAB offers a community and sense of belonging for those interested in
bodyart. There are many regulars on RAB who, through their
personalities, serve as jester, shaman, den mother, baby, grumpy old
man, executioner, etc. etc. Most of all, those on RAB are living,
breathing, ALIVE people who love to celebrate their bodies through
decoration. Welcome!
One of the reasons RAB is so unique, is that it allows lay people to
learn and discuss the topic of bodyart----without the traditional
constraints of social class, geography, or age. While there are some
readers who are professionals or shop apprentices, this is one of the
very few open forums in the world where bodyart enthusiasts can speak
openly about the subject. There are *NO* commercial interests or
ulterior motives in RAB.
It is STRONGLY recommended to read the various FAQs prior to posting a
query. Your question may already be in the FAQ--in which case you look
like a novice just asking it again. Both the tattoo and piercing FAQs
carry a list of (recommended) shops in different geographical areas.
Check to see if your area is represented.
RABbits: When sending private email to posters regarding their
off-topic, or netiquette-less posts, *PLEASE be polite*! There is
no reason to be rude or personal, especially if the error was made
because the poster was a beginner. We would like to provide a warm,
welcoming environment.
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1b. WHAT ISN'T REC.ARTS.BODYART?
1b-1. IS RAB MODERATED?
This newsgroup is not moderated. This means inappropriate or off-topic
posts are occasionally posted on RAB. However, the noise level is kept
down thanks to the continued vigilance of RAB regulars ("RABbits"),
who will privately email those who do not follow netiquette. This
means you may get email regarding an inappropriate post. Please do not
take these personally; we are just trying to provide a safe-space
community where we can feel free to talk about bodyart. If you have
any questions about what might be appropriate or not, please ask.
We'll be glad to help you.
1b-2. CAN I POST ABOUT BODYPAINTING HERE?
Short answer, no, please don't. If you would like to discuss
bodypainting, please post to alt.art.bodypainting. The exception to
this is the discussion about henna, which stays on your skin for a
long time. Some people assume we discuss bodypainting because
"bodyart" *can* include bodypainting by some (i.e. _Body Art_ magazine
in the UK covers this subject). Since rec.arts.permanent-bodyart is an
overlong and clumsy title, the founders of this group chose the simpler
newsgroup title.
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1c. WHAT TYPES OF READERS DO WE HAVE ON REC.ARTS.BODYART?
There was a time when the majority of RABbits were related to
university institutions, or to computer jobs or companies. This
has changed in the few years, with most new readers who have
accounts with Internet Service Providers. Be warned: It is more
difficult to learn the true identity of a poster for this reason.
It is impossible to determine the average age of our readership. We do
have some minors, while many are in college. However, there are quite
a few readers who are in their 30s and 40s, and older. Basically, age
is a non-issue on RAB.
There are, however, some groups associated with certain types of
bodyart. Some pierces (nose, cartilage) may be common among the
younger "grunge" set. Navel pierces are the height of hip for the
trendies. Cuttings have been popular among lesbians, while body
piercing has been popular with the gay/les/bi/transgendered pop-
ulation. For this reason, RAB is *very* GLBT-friendly.
There are now a number of professional body piercers tattoo artists
who read and post to RAB regularly, or at least have email access. A
note to professionals: RAB is a forum for all readers, and clients/
customers have just as much a voice on RAB as piercers and tattooists.
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1d. WHERE CAN I GET THE FAQS?
This "Welcome & Netiquette FAQ" file is posted weekly on
rec.arts.bodyart, and monthly on rec.answers and news.answers. The
tattoo FAQs, alternative bodyart FAQ and body piercing FAQs are posted
monthly in RAB, news.answers and rec.answers. If your system doesn't
retain posts in RAB, check in news.answers or rec.answers.
PLEASE NOTE: The maintainers of some of the FAQs do not post as
frequently as they are supposed to. Be aware of this, and that
the copy you locate may be somewhat out of date.
If you are reading a printed copy of this, or are reading this in any
format other than in the original posted in rec.arts.bodyart,
news.answers or rec.answers, this may not be the most recent copy.
The tattoo and piercing FAQs are approved for distribution through
news.answers and rec.answers -- this means that you will now be able to
retrieve them using the following methods as well. Hopefully the other
FAQ maintainers will also get their FAQs re-approved, so that all r.a.b
FAQs will be automatically archived.
There are several FAQs available for perusal:
o Tattoo FAQ: A very comprehensive multi-part FAQ that
includes extensive information about tattoos and tattooing.
Maintained by Stan Schwarz
o Piercing FAQ: A very comprehensive multi-part FAQ that
includes extensive information about piercing.
Maintained by Anne Greenblatt .
o Alternative bodyart FAQ (brands, cuttings). Maintained
by Shannon Larratt of BME .
o Purple Pages Directory FAQ (Professionals on the 'net).
Maintained by Sara Mitchell
o Welcome & Netiquette FAQ. Maintained by Heidi Anderson
You can retrieve a copy of the FAQ via anonymous ftp from the MIT FTP
server: .
The FAQ's are also available on the World Wide Web at
or
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1e. DOES THIS GROUP HAVE A WEBPAGE OF ITS OWN?
1e-1 THE OFFICIAL WEB PAGE OF REC.ARTS.BODYART:
The RABbit Hole
Maintained by Kate Pohjola , the RABbit
Hole's URL is: http://rabbithole.org. All links to updated FAQs, as
well as links to RABbits are available here.
1e-2 THE UNOFFICIAL WEB PAGE OF REC.ARTS.BODYART:
The Slug Patch
Written by Denise Robinson , the Slug
Patch's URL is http://www.ambient.on.ca/spako/
1e-3 THE PARTNER WEB SITE OF REC.ARTS.BODYART:
The Body Modification E-Zine (BME)
Maintained by Shannon Larratt , BME's URL is:
http://www.bmezine.com
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1f. RELATED NEWSGROUPS
While RAB is an international forum, it can be somewhat US-centric at
times, particularly when all one wants is a recommendation for a
professional in, say, Germany. There are a couple of options for
Euorpeans. In 1999, uk.people.bodyart got it's start; for more info
on that group, check out their webpage at http://www.ukbodyart.org.
The German-speakers also have their own group, de.rec.bodyart.
As mentioned above, RAB is not an appropriate place to post personal
ads. However, alt.personals.bodyart is a perfect place to do so,
although it tends to be overrun by porn and spam. There do exist long-
term couples who met through this newsgroup, so it might be worth your
while to post an ad or wade through the junk to find someone else's.
Also, RAB is for discussion of permanent (or at least, long-lasting)
modifications, and as such is not the place to discuss bodypainting,
which has it's own newsgroup, alt.art.bodypainting.
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1g. CHAT OPPORTUNITIES
There are several forums for chat about bodyart:
BME (http://www.bmezine.com) has both live chat and BBS chat.
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) has a number of options
On EFnet, #bodyart, #ink&steel, #piercing, #bodyart.de
On DalNet, #bodyart-uk
On UnderNet, #tattoo
(if there are others, please email heidi@bmeworld.com to let me know)
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1h. Is there a mailing list, archive site or listserv?
There is no bodyart listserv. Most news sites expire their articles
after a week or two, although some are even shorter than that.
If your site doesn't allow you access to the rec.* usenets, or you do
not have a full Internet gateway, you will not be able to participate
in the discussions. If this is the case, we suggest you look into
private online companies that provide full 'net access.
The FAQs for the group are archived (see the next question), and
Google archives all (well, a significant
subset anyway) Usenet posts, but there is no independent r.a.b
archive site that I know of.
As of August 31, 1998, Emily Tessier has
created a mailing list for bodyart professionals. The list is
C_PAT@onelist.com (C_PAT stands for Concerned Piercers and Tattooists)
and anyone interested should email Emily for inclusion in the list.
It is unmoderated, but is restricted to professionals (over the age of
17). As of February 5, 2000, this list still exists.
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1i. WHAT IS THE RAB SURVIVAL GUIDE?
A humorous FAQ written by much-loved and much-hated longterm RABbit
yttrx. It may even be of more use in understanding the ways of the
group than this document. Though pithy, it nevertheless contains
much truth. It is found at http://www.mutilation.net/yttrx/rabsurv.
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1j. A BRIEF HISTORY OF RAB
[To conserve space, I have hacked Chris' original post, entitled
"Reflections,"--and by doing so, have taken out much of the
emotional impact it had on me initially. --Lani]
[I edited a bit as well, removing a few parts that weren't
relevant to the history of RAB. --Heidi]
"Reflections," from Chris Wayne (cwayne@unm.edu):
RAB is now over six years old--I never thought it would last this
long. In 1990, I got on a primitives mail-list, which a gay friend
pointed me toward. I wondered why most on the list seemed to be gay
(I am straight and a Christian). I wasn't really sure what "Modern
Primitives" was. While I noticed the ritualistic aspects, my
interests lay more in the actual art of tattooing (not yet piercing).
I do have an open mind and being a tattoo enthusiast, I guess my
friend thought I'd fit in.
I was curious why the GLBs should have all the fun. Why was there no
primitives newsgroup? Karl [MacRae] said there wasn't one because it
would probably open people up to unwanted attacks and stupidity--but
I thought I'd give it a try.
Karl gave me his blessings. In November I called an RFD [Request For
Discussion] (now a CFD [Call For Discussion]) on creating a new group.
What came of the few responses was a name (rec.arts.bodyart). I wanted
it to be apart from the primitives mail list, which included all the
different permutations--with focus on the actual art and not necessar-
ily the ritual, and general enough to have a wide appeal still fit
into the philosophy of Modern Primitivism. I was looking for accept-
ance and education, to teach people that it's OK to accept those that
are different, and that tattooing is not disgusting. The CFV produced
a close vote, but in March 1991, RAB was created.
At first, those on the prims list were cautious for fear of getting
dumped on--but there hasn't been any of this bashing on RAB Here's an
open forum that doesn't care what your color or orientation is, or
even if you're not tattooed and can share in a common passion on
neutral ground and have no fear of being bashed. I wanted someplace
to hear about all aspects of tattooing without having to worry about
someone harassing the people. I think that this group is a beacon to
the rest of the Internet, showing that there's nothing sinister or
evil in tattooing and that criminals, queers and bikers aren't the
only ones that get tattoos. Being tattooed does not make the person;
getting tattooed reflects who the person is--good or bad.
Karl, Jeff, Lance, Ray & Barb and many others no longer here, migrated
over from the prims list and became the local experts. They were
willing and capable of answering any question. Mostly, only those that
had tattoos would post questions, but eventually as word of this group
spread, those that were just curious were reading and posting questions.
Interest grew. "Where can I get tattooed?" "Where can I get pierced?"
"What should I look for?" "How much will it cost?" And of course "Does
it hurt?" The Internet was being introduced to Modern Primitives and
being educated that tattooing is not a fad or trend, but a commitment
(a conscious decision) for life, the courage to be different--to stand
out. Then came Lani and Ardvark and their FAQs, which are posted on
other important, mainstream groups. These FAQs even help some people
along the three steps of acceptance in getting a tattoo :-)
1) I never want one!
2) It looks good on someone else, but I still don't want one.
3) I want one!
There isn't a session that goes by that I don't see someone asking
about getting their first tattoo or where the nearest shop is, what
questions to ask and what to look for. There are also RAB socials,
get togethers at conventions, and even a wedding invitation! There
are discussions on why we get tattooed and how a tattooed person is
perceived by the public.
People are now getting tattooed because they're getting more familiar
with this art form, and the fear of an unknown is removed. Their
inhibitions and preconceptions are being changed. People are
understanding what it means to be tattooed. I guess there are still
those that think that getting a tattoo is a fad or kewl (cool), but
that's their problem. If everybody is getting tattooed--that's not the
reason to get tattooed. Everybody eats and makes love, but that's not
the reason we do it. I don't think anybody would call sex a fad--I
believe that getting tattooed fills a basic need.
Unlike most groups that are for just discussion, RAB is also a
support group with a sense of community. Truly, one can find
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations in this group.
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1k. WHAT ARE (WERE) THE LYDIA AWARDS?
For more information on the beginnings of the RAB Lydia Awards,
please go to Lance Bailey's Lydia web page. The URL is:
http://www.lydia.org/theawards. These were awards for various
categories of posts to the newsgroup, and the event was only
held twice, in 1994 and 1995.
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2. Posting to rec.arts.bodyart
2a. NETIQUETTE ON USENET
If you are new to usenet newsgroups in general, read the 20 or so
posts in newsgroup news.announce.newusers for proper net behavior,
or "netiquette" before you consider posting at all. In particular,
the following postings are especially useful for new users:
A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
Hints on writing style for Usenet
Rules for posting to Usenet
What is Usenet?
If you cannot find these topics in the newsgroup, you can get copies
of them via email by sending a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
containing any or all of:
send usenet/news.answers/usenet-primer/part1
send usenet/news.answers/usenet-faq/part1
send usenet/news.answers/emily-postnews/part1
send usenet/news.answers/usenet-writing-style/part1
send usenet/news.answers/posting-rules/part1
send usenet/news.answers/what-is-usenet/part1
Other good sources of usenet information are the newsgroups
news.newusers.questions (be sure to read its weekly FAQ before posting
a question yourself), and news.answers which contains most of the FAQs
posted to each newsgroup, including the rec.arts.bodyart FAQs.
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2b. NETIQUETTE ON REC.ARTS.BODYART
If you are new to rec.arts.bodyart, the rest of this Welcome FAQ
should be read thoroughly before you consider posting to the group.
You can save yourself alot of time and heartache by being well-
informed, and learning the ways of the group before jumping in. It
is generally recommended that you "lurk" (read without posting) for
awhile before making your first post in any newsgroup, and RAB is no
exception.
As far as RAB netiquette goes, be prepared to be flamed if you:
-Post an empty message because you don't know what you're doing.
-Post the same message more than once because you don't know what
you're doing.
-Do not quote the message you are responding to.
-Top post
-Post a message in all caps (because caps are usually reserved for
use with acronyms and for emphasis, when you post with the CAPS LOCK
key on, it looks like you're screaming).
-Post a classified ad.
-Post a personals ad
-Post a binary file.
-Post in HTML.
-Post in a language other than English.
-Post a question that is already answered in the FAQ (frequently
asked questions) files.
-Ask for information to be emailed to you because you "don't have
time to follow the group".
-Use a .sig that is more than 4 lines long.
-Post private email to the entire newsgroup.
-Flame someone else on RAB without knowing who the other person is
(e.g., there may be an inside joke you're not familiar with yet).
-Post a commercial message with very little relevance to RAB
-Post messages that contain various "isms" (i.e. sexism, racism,
homophobism, religionism, and otherisms.) because of ignorance,
stupidity, or malice. In particular, threads on "left vs right lobe
piercings and whether one means you're straight or gay" types of
posts can get heavily roasted, especially if you emphasize that one
is better than the other simply because of your sexual orientation.
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2c. HOW TO TITLE YOUR MESSAGE
If you want to post a query (instead of replying to one), try to be
as descriptive as possible in your subject heading. A subject like
"Tattoos" or "Body pierce" don't help readers, since RAB *is* mostly
about tattoos and body pierces. A better heading might be something
like "Need a piercer in Atlanta, Georgia" or "Infection with eyebrow
pierce--help!"
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2d. ACRONYMS AND VOCABULARY
People save bandwith by using acronyms for oft-used phrases. There are
some terms you may encounter on RAB that you may not see in the "real"
world.
:) The colon and close-parenthesis characters are used to show a
smile (tilt your head to the left and read sideways. Other
smileys include ;) :-) 8-)
grin, used to indicate humor
AFAIK: As far as I know
BB: BarBell
BCR: ball closure ring, used in Europe instead of CBR
BH: Butt-Head or Better Half
BME: Body Modification Ezine (http://bme.freeq.com)
BTW: By the way
CBR: captive bead ring
CBB: circular barbell, or curved barbell
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. Most newsgroups have FAQ files to
help lessen the amount of traffic.
FWIW: For What It's Worth
FYI: For Your Information
ga: Short for "gauge", measurement of the thickness of jewelry.
IDTS: I Don't Think So
IIRC: If I remember/recall correctly
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
JTYLTK: Just thought you'd like to know
JTYMLTK: Just thought you might like to know
LITHA: Leave it the hell alone. A method of healing piercings.
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
MOTOS: Members of the opposite sex, as in soc.motos
MOTSS: Members of the same sex, as in soc.motss
Ob: Short for "obligatory." A person who posts something remotely
related to a newsgroup topic may add "Ob..." at the end of
their post so they put in an obligatory word about the
pertinent subject.
ObBodMod:See above, as applied to a note about body modification.
OT: Off-topic (also sometimes used for On-Topic)
OTF: On The Floor
OTFL: On The Floor Laughing
OTOH: On the one hand; or, on the other hand.
PA: Prince Albert. A pierce through the urethra of a penis. For
more info on PAs, please refer to the body piercing FAQ.
There are many terms specifically regarding body pierces but
this one seems to come up most often.
RAB: Rec.Arts.Bodyart
RABbit: One who hangs out in RAB
RANA: Daver, the king of the RANA's, has not told anyone what this
stands for, to my knowledge. In any case, RANA awards are
given by Daver most Fridays (starting Feb, 2000, and continuing
sporadically throughout mid-2000), to the funniest, lamest and
bitchassiest posts of the previous week.
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTF: Read the FAQ, often put at the beginning of posts directing
a reader to the FAQ.
RTFFAQ: Read the *friendly* FAQ.
SO: Significant Other
SSS: Surgical steel. Commonly used for body jewelry.
TAFN: That's All For Now
TTFN: Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL: Talk To You Later
WTF: What the f*ck
YMMV: Your mileage may vary.
blank: One who has no bodyart.
Celtic: A style of tattooing that incorporates the delicate knotwork
designs of the Celts (pronounced with a hard "K" and not a
soft "S" as in the basketball team).
Conch: The "bowl" of your ear.
delurk: To post a first message in a group, or to post an
introduction to yourself and/or your mods, or to post only
very infrequently in between "lurking".
Flash: Tattoo designs that you find stapled to the walls of tattoo
studios. The opposite of this would be a custom design you
bring in on your own.
Frenulum: The web of skin that connects your tongue to the bottom of
your mouth.
Frenum: A specific type of piercing on the penis.
Gun: Either a tattoo gun (modern tattooing machine) or piercing
gun. In RAB, tattoo guns are good, piercing guns are B-A-D
and should be used only for earlobes.
heidi: To pull a heidi is to injure a piercing due to carelessness
or inattention, coined when Heidi's nostril screw was pulled
out when her nose was bumped by a penis.
geoff: To geoff someone is to cause real-life implications for
bad on-line behavior. It was widely believed that the infamous
Dawn lost her job after Geoff informed her bosses of her tendency
to post inflamatory material from her work account. (The truth
may be more along the lines of "she quit", but the term lives on)
Lurk: Lurking. Reader of RAB who doesn't post. The act of
"delurking" involves a reader who posts for the first time,
or once in a great while.
mary: code for anatometal. Barry of Anatometal coined the term
himself, I believe, to prove that he wasn't here just for
the free advertising.
munch: meet + lunch. A gathering of RABbits.
mink: meet + drink. A gathering of RABbits.
navel: Please note spelling. It is not "naval".
Niobium: A type of metal that is "electrified" to produce any number
of combination of rainbow hues. Also an inert metal used for
body jewelry.
penis wrinkle: An insult once wielded by an inept self-flamer that
became a favorite in RAB. Now used to refer to a poster that,
in the process of trying to defend zirself after doing/saying
something particularly stupid, ends up digging zirself deeper
and deeper into a hole.
perforink: Combination of perforate and ink. One who is perforinked
is both pierced and tattooed.
plonk: Sound of someone being dropped into a KillFile.
Septum: The tissue between your nostrils. Site of a pierce.
Sludge: The name of the ASCII slug with which delurkers were once
greeted by Jay "Golgotha" Eaton.
slug: Refers to an unpierced tongue. Denise Robinson once made
the comment that kissing someone whose tongue was not pierced
was like licking a slug. Ever since, slug has been used
synonymously with tongue.
Squick: Verb: To gross out, feel revulsion. Alt.sex.bondage has been
cited as its origin, and comes from the sound made when one
copulates with the space between the 2 halves of a brain
after a hole has been bored into the skull (trepanation or
trephination).
Tat: Short for "tattoo"
tongue: Please note spelling. It's not "tounge".
troll: Posting deliberately inflamatory remarks to a newsgroup for
the sole purpose of stirring up controversy or trying to see
how big a thread will ensue. Obvious trolls, like "you are
a bunch of sickos" should be ignored.
Tragus: The triangle of cartiledge in the front of your ear.
Tribal: A tattoo style that's sometimes confused with Celtic. Often
called "blackwork," involves geometric primitive designs.
Uvula: The little dangly piece of flesh that hangs down the back of
your throat.
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