Glossary
A guide to the terms used within the
Clambo Chronicles
| Appliantology | The Religion/Cult which claims to be a science. Founded by L. Ron Hoover. |
| Ahhhhhh-Glug-Glug-Spit | A clam phrase which translates loosely as "Hey, I think this could be it." |
| The Deal | When someone really knows what's going on, and is really down to earth, they can be said to "know the deal". One of the more famous examples of a use of this phrase occurred during the viewing of Prince of Darkness. One of the characters co-starred in Big Trouble in Little China, so when he used his martial arts skill to flip a bad guy through a window, Clambo uttered, "He was in Big Trouble in Little China, he knows the deal." |
| Big Dave | Not the name of anyone we know, and it is definitely not the name of the Clammobile. |
| Clammobile (Clambomobile) | The Chariot for the King of the Clams. |
| Crack on Toast |
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| Evil | A very bad thing. |
| Evil Dave | Any one of a number of Daves who have a tendency to make Clambo irate. |
| Fiesta | The party car. (According to Marco Casteñeda). |
| Five Finger Discount | Plain and simple shoplifting. |
| Fucking Freak | Enrico Viglino. |
| Goodness | A good thing. (Usage: "That's a goodness.") |
| High? | Not really. |
| Hoover, L Ron | The man who founded Appliantology. There is, by the way, an office set aside for Hoover in every Appliantology building, although the man is dead. This is just in case he decides to "drop by." |
| Hork | To steal, but it's not just stealing, there has to be a bit of creative hacking involved. |
| HOBO | The pay TV station for squids. |
| HY | A greeting. |
| Kiwi | While a Kiwi is an apteryx (an endangered flightless bird native to New Zealand), and a brand of shoe polish, it is also a term for "trouble". An example of its use would be, "I decided to cause some Kiwi, so I placed a flashpot in front of the Bluebird Bus." |
| Make a Meal out of the Bulk Food section | Just like what it says, to go to Tops or a similar grocery store with a bulk food section, and eat 'till your heart's content. |
| Normal | Enrico Viglino. |
| Owner! | Surprise at the occurrence of a very good thing. |
| Oulumph-Lumph-Gulumph | Another clam phrase which means "Hail, Hail, our king has arrived." |
| PEF | Pointy-Eared Freak. |
| Pickles is Tasty | Well, they are... |
| Road It | To hit the road, to get going, as in, "Let's Road It." |
| Siesta | One of the names of the Clammobile. |
| Squid | One of the Daves known for his cephalopodic behavior, most notably his tendency to be a Hobo (HOBO station viewer). |
| TZ Quotient | Twilight Zone Quotient. The number of times a person says "wow" or a similar phrase, divided by the number of normal words a person uses over a reasonable length of time. Saying "wow" every sentence is a high TZ Quotient. |
| Who's Dicky, and why are you wearing his pants? | Don't ask me to explain this one, I don't even know what it means. |
| Worst | The worst of all possible worlds. The worst thing that could possibly happen, in other words. Usually used as a one word sentence, as in, "Worst! You ran over your cat with the lawnmower!" |