# The Alphabet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304 "2002-04-02T00:37:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/21 "2002-04-02T01:53:18Z")
Oh, I don’t ever use the semicolon as it’s a male chauvinistic symbol ; It subliminally shows a sperm approaching an egg. The meaning of course being that a woman is not a whole entity in and of herself unless she has a man to give her a sperm. It’s a constant reminder of repression. male dominated society instituted the semicolon as it became threatened by the much stronger symbol of female unity, the full colon : But, since the full colon remained in usage despite man’s best attmempts to counter it, another symbol grew into popular usage. “The quote.” The male “paired sperm” symbol thus counteracted the unifying semicolon, and hammered into women’s brains the belief that anything important must be said by a man, since it’s surrounded by sperm. That this is true can be seen by usage of the term “ejaculated,” to signify an interjection i.e. > [@](#): > > “Oh my God. It’s gonna explode!” Ejaculated Marvin as he pointed at the volcano. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/22 "2002-04-02T01:57:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*How’d you find the long s? \*\* I copied and pasted from the “How to type international characters” Help topic in Word. Hahahaha… I love that last post of yours re: the semicolon! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/23 "2002-04-02T02:12:13Z")
Thìs thrêäd ís wãckÿ. -Lôõpüs ---
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/24 "2002-04-02T03:46:52Z")
A, lowercase-B-with-topbar, B, upside-down-L… The first four letters of Cyrillic. I’d type them in myself here, but I tried and previewed, and it wouldn’t work. I’d try the rest of Cyrillic, but I forgot the order. ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTVXYZ - Latin alphabetic order. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/25 "2002-04-02T11:04:16Z")
Amy, Basil, Clara, Desmond, Ernest, Fanny, George, Hector, Ida, James, Kate, Leo, Maud, Neville, Olive, Prue, Quentin, Rhoda, Susan, Titus, Una, Victor, Winnie, Xerxes, Yorick and Zillah If you tongue is both quick and slick you can fit all those names into the alphabet song. Most amoosing. ---
**Author:** ![NardoPolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/26 "2002-04-02T12:17:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > **Oh, I don’t ever use the semicolon as it’s a male chauvinistic symbol** Also, the letter **b** happens to be a symbol of pregnancy. This is nothing more than evidence of the male heirarchy wishing to keep the women barefoot and pregnant. Then there’s the **d** , which of course is poking fun at people with large butts. And don’t get me started about capital **P**. Don’t even go there. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/27 "2002-04-02T17:46:47Z")
oh my lord. What has happened to the lot of you? ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/28 "2002-04-02T18:14:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > **\LMNOP\** Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/29 "2002-04-02T18:16:15Z")
Actually… I’ve always been partial to the L. Especially that song “Little Rebel L”. Remember that one? ~\*Little rebel L. He cried “Luh, Luh, Luh”. \* ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/30 "2002-04-02T18:20:40Z")
😕 Hey, **Scylla** , what have you been smoking? Let me know so I can avoid it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/31 "2002-04-02T18:22:04Z")
Is this what happens when you stop **Scylla’s** medication? Or is Scylla just bored? ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/32 "2002-04-02T18:43:08Z")
I guess it’s just that time of the month… And a colon actually looks more like \* ---
**Author:** ![Estilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/33 "2002-04-02T20:07:43Z")
This is the spanish alphabet: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNÑOPQRSTUVWXYZ. LL and Ch are no longer considered letters in case a genious wants to complain. ---
**Author:** ![NardoPolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/34 "2002-04-03T00:03:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Simetra \* > \*\*~\*Little rebel L. > He cried “Luh, Luh, Luh”. > > * * * Hey - wasn’t that the same guy who did: [ul][li]_ **I** ’s Without a Face_ [/li]\*\*\*A \*_, Little Sister_[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/35 "2002-04-03T00:20:55Z")
Bee aye bee Bee aye bay Bee eye bickey bye Bee ooo boo Bickey bye bow Bye you boo Bickey bye bow boo. ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/36 "2002-04-03T00:21:14Z")
alpha bravo charlie delta echo foxtrot golf hotel india juliet kilo lima mike november oscar papa…ummm…quebec romeo sierra tango uniform…err…victor whiskey xray yankee zulu. Hm, five years since I’ve used that and I only had to think hard about q and v. ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/37 "2002-04-03T00:27:19Z")
alpha bravo charlie delta echo foxtrot golf hotel india juliet kilo lima mike november oscar papa…ummm…quebec romeo sierra tango uniform…err…victor whiskey xray yankee zulu. Hm, five years since I’ve used that and I only had to think hard about q and v. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/38 "2002-04-03T01:14:49Z")
I’m rather partial to [these](http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/cassidy/alphabet/pantographia.html). ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/39 "2002-04-03T01:20:21Z")
THey look rather cool, **Dijon Warlock**! I might use them… sometime, somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304/40 "2002-04-03T05:14:56Z")
Actually, **Flamsterette\_X** , you wouldn’t be the first. I used to collect grimoires (“authentic” books on magic), and several of those alphabets were given as “magical” alphabets in them. A more recent use of one was in the Blair Witch Project and (presumably) its sequel. Going to [http://www.blairwitch.com/lang.html](http://www.blairwitch.com/lang.html) and clicking on the link called “Transitus Fluvii” will give you the so-called Witch’s Cypher, which is actually a slightly modified Chaldean 10 from my link with the last two letters (t and sch) stuck at the front to throw off the unwary. You think they could have at least invented their own script, rather than shamelessly lifting one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alphabet/101304.md?page=3)