# Abala, pompinax, gork

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abala-pompinax-gork/86555>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 10, 2001, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abala-pompinax-gork/86555 "2001-10-10T12:18:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abala-pompinax-gork/86555/1 "2001-10-10T12:18:22Z")

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Great Steve King words from _The Black House_! He and Straub have already tied in King’s _Dark Tower_ series and _Hearts in Atlantis_ as well as _The Talisman_ to this “sequel.”

I’ve been listening to the book on tape. Are the subject words spelled correctly?

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abala-pompinax-gork/86555/2 "2001-10-10T12:19:27Z")

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Maybe this should’ve been posted to that “Cafe” forum…

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abala-pompinax-gork/86555/3 "2001-10-10T14:28:41Z")

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Huh. I thought this was another Meet the Newbies thread…

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**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abala-pompinax-gork/86555/4 "2001-10-10T14:46:47Z")

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Is Gork the brother of Zork and Mork? What a Dork!

(yes, i’m bored, you try cutting DNA for a few hours and see how excited you stay…)