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Hey there LavaLounger -- as TikiPug suggests, please offer up any words that are throwin' you for a loop, and we'll clear it up. Here are elaborations on a few likely candidates:
TC -- Tiki Central
TV -- Trader Vic's
BOT -- The Book of Tiki, by Sven Kirsten
TQ -- Tiki Quest, by Duke Carter
GM -- Tiki Central Grand Member
GCFoM -- Grand Ceremonial Forum of Mystery
U-Mod -- U-Moderate, the drop-down at the bottom of each thread that gives TC members a voice in managing threads
'ohana -- Hawaiian word for "family," often used in reference to the TC community
mahalo -- Hawaiian word for "thank you"
zazz -- slang word, short for pizzazz, also a brand of Shasta soft drink
OMC -- Otagiri Mercantile Company, defunct manufacturer of tiki mugs
OOH, Orchids -- Orchids of Hawaii, defunct manufacturer of tiki mugs and other restaurant decor
OA -- Oceanic Arts, the Home Depot of tiki supplies, based in Whittier, CA
FOM -- Fraternal Order of Moai, a tiki group based largely out of the midwest
Ku, Lono, Kanaloa, Tangaroa -- characters from Polynesian mythology, which carvings are based on
Rarotonga, Rapa Nui, Marquesas -- Polynesian islands (Rapa Nui is another name for Easter Island)
Moai -- the stone carvings found on Easter Island
Maori -- the aboriginal people or culture of New Zealand
Shecky -- Green tiki mascot created back when Tiki Central was hosted on Yahoo! Groups, also the winning design from the first Tiki Central mug contest
Hukilau, Oasis, SF Crawl, PDX crawl -- large mostly annual tiki events that occur in Florida, So Cal, San Francisco and Portland, respectively
I'm sure there's more, but hopefully that helps some!
Critiki - Ooga-Mooga - Humu Kon Tiki
[ Edited by: Humuhumu 2006-01-14 06:32 ]
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