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oddling 01-22-2003 12:15 AM

The word Slog is in the dictionary!
 
Guys, I was looking something up in the dictionary, when me and my friends start playing around, and look up funny, or gross words. Then all of a sudden, we decide to loom up Slog, and it's there!

Slog:1-to strike with heavy blows, as in boxing. 2-to walk with a slow, plodding gait. 3- to work diligently for hours. 4-long hard work. 5- a long exhausting march or hike.

is that weird or what? Either this is a cool coincidence, or Oddworld got the term 'slog' out of the dictionary. The definition seems to fit the persionality of a slog in a way.

Oddling l:c l

Wil 01-22-2003 08:06 AM

Having had to endure hiking and cricket at school, I'm familiar with all those definitions of the word slog. I think it's just a coincidence, since 'Slog' is obviously dirivative of 'dog'.

BigBro 01-22-2003 10:10 AM

Yes, if Id gotten here earlier, Id have said the same thing.

Xavier 01-22-2003 05:01 PM

nice observation, anyway I didn't knew that...
but yeah Slog is derived from Dog (as Max said)

oddling 01-22-2003 09:17 PM

Well I knew it was derived from dog, but I didn't know if like, soemone was doing the same thing I did and came upon the word slog, and thought it'd be a good name for some sort of evil dog thing.

Oddling l:c l

Facsimile 01-23-2003 06:22 AM

In OW, it pretty much is 'Slig Dog' isn't it?

dripik 01-23-2003 12:20 PM

That's interesting. The meanings are true to the Slogs, aren't they. Just like Slig - Slug. Their shapes are similar.

Splat 01-30-2003 04:36 PM

Its quite easy. They wanted a sligs dog. So og is from dog. Then they took the first 2 letters of slig: Sl. Combine Sl and og and hey, presto, Slog is born. The real question is, where does the name, Slig come from? (sorry if im getting of topic!)

Xavier 01-30-2003 04:59 PM

it comes from squill

Wil 02-01-2003 08:54 AM

Slig = slug + squid

Ta da!

dripik 02-01-2003 09:59 AM

Well, there's a little slug and a little squid in Sligs. But without pants, they look like slugs, don't they?

Xavier 02-01-2003 01:25 PM

thanx Max for correcting me

Wil 02-01-2003 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by dripik
Well, there's a little slug and a little squid in Sligs. But without pants, they look like slugs, don't they?
Slugs with a squid-heads, yeah.