# Language **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 24, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494 "2014-11-24T17:22:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![callander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/1 "2014-11-24T17:22:25Z")
Is there a place in here that defines words, I figured I would be able to decipher most with time but nope, what is a MMP? The word troll seems to mean different things as well. So what exactly is a troll here at SDMB? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/2 "2014-11-24T17:26:15Z")
I think [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6241129#post6241129) is what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/3 "2014-11-24T17:27:06Z")
The MMP FAQ: [The MMP FAQ - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=627530) MMP stands for Monday Morning Post, a week long general discussion thread. Usually starts with a topic which is abandoned by post 2. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/4 "2014-11-24T17:56:22Z")
A little advice about trolls. At the SDMB it’s something you think, but never say. You have to have special powers from Og to say it out loud. Oh, Og is god. (see what I did there) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/5 "2014-11-24T18:08:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6241129#post6241129) is what you’re looking for. It’s missing “zombie.” I PM’ed **Dex** about it and he said he’d add it, but he never got around to it and now he’s gone. Perhaps **TubaDiva** or one of the other mods could find time to add a definition. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > A little advice about trolls. At the SDMB it’s something you think, but never say. You have to have special powers from Og to say it out loud. Except in the BBQ Pit. You’re allowed to call people trolls there. We even had a brouhaha recently about a particular mod accusing a particular poster of trolling. It’s OK any time if you’re a mod and if you’re a regular poster, it’s OK as long as you confine it to the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/6 "2014-11-24T19:16:21Z")
How is this for a definition? **Zombie** A zombie is an old thread that had ceased activity for some time (was dead), but has now been revived by a new post (was brought back to life like a zombie). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/7 "2014-11-24T21:56:40Z")
Sounds good. It just needs someone to add it to the glossary. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/8 "2014-11-24T22:05:02Z")
Done. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/9 "2014-11-24T23:23:09Z")
Thanks, **engineer\_comp\_geek**. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![callander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/10 "2014-11-24T23:34:27Z")
I am glad I asked, very helpful. Thanks guys! The vocabulary here really is so specific, my only regret is that I didn’t ask sooner. ---
**Author:** ![callander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language/705494/11 "2014-11-25T01:09:08Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6241129#post6241129) is what you’re looking for. My favourites were Son og G-d and penis ensues.