Kiwi-Isms

Posted by banane on August 4th, 2006 — in language

(more from wife of Kiwi)
I started a small list post-trip a few weeks ago. this last trip was a real doozy in terms of kiwi slang. off the top of my head and of course you can confirm with gavino:
chooka (spelling?): full. “The place was chooka with soccer fans.”
chook: chicken
crook: sick, ill (I saw [...]

iMurder 7: Suspect: poobar

Posted by banane on August 3rd, 2006 — in iMurder

The seventh in a series about murder, dot-com style. Start at the beginning.
Suspect: poobar
Beth craned her neck over Mac’s shoulder to see who else was here at 15 Romolo. The bar was dark inside, with tiny lights on tables. She could barely make out anyone distinctly, and she needed to find a diminutive Chinese girl [...]

iMurder 6: Squeeze Toy

Posted by banane on August 2nd, 2006 — in iMurder

The sixth in a series about murder, dot-com style.Start at the beginning.
Squeeze Toy
Beth swivelled around idly on Jelly’s chair. She had dropped by Mac’s office before going to a happy hour downtown. She had spent the last few hours in Dolores Park reading. Jelly had no books at her desk. She had a stress [...]

iMurder 5: Hopping on Your Wireless

Posted by banane on August 1st, 2006 — in iMurder

iMurder: the fifth in a series about murder, dot-com style.Start at the beginning.
Hopping On Your Wireless
Elfin walked into the Starbucks on Potrero. It was actually on Mariposa but he always thought of it as “that Starbucks.” It was big and anonymous, and better yet it was full of marks. People he could use to get [...]

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