Is there a set of Urban Alphabet Flashcards? Alternatively, I'd like to create my own for my kid. [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Nov 3, 2009 - 15 answers

I work in a lab with rhesus monkeys. They need names. For reasons of historical precedent and notational convenience, lab animals are usually named alphabetically, from A ("Abe") until you run out of monkeys. For reasons of awesomeness, we're naming our monkeys after spunky cartoon characters. So, please help me come up with the best comic/cartoon/superhero names for each letter of the alphabet. [more inside]
posted by miagaille on Jul 31, 2009 - 53 answers

Please help me with a list of "Gamer Lingo". [more inside]
posted by reflecked on Jul 16, 2009 - 53 answers

Where can I find a photo/art "alphabet" of found objects, science/nature stuff, or anything just really cool? Kind of like the Butterfly Alphabet, but either public domain or usable with attribution? [more inside]
posted by Jennifer S. on Jun 26, 2009 - 3 answers

I'm finding the NATO phonetic alphabet is confusing when I speak with with people who are not native English speakers over the phone (e.g. they don't recognize the words alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, etc). I trying to find an phonetic alphabet made up of words that non-native English speakers would have learned while learning English--maybe something like apple, boy, cat, dog, etc. I could take a guess at making one, but it would be nice if there was a standard?
posted by scharpy on May 5, 2009 - 20 answers

Would someone translate the text around this pomegranate, please? [more inside]
posted by Tufa on Apr 20, 2009 - 2 answers

What is the best, most efficient FREE way to get a bunch of people on the same page with IPA or special character fonts, across platforms? [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Dec 12, 2008 - 16 answers

Help! I urgently need ideas for a birthday card cover-up. [more inside]
posted by peachfuzz on Oct 22, 2008 - 23 answers

Analytic/Isolating languages that have standardized, highly phonetic writing in the Latin alphabet? [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Sep 24, 2008 - 8 answers

anyone familiar with the language/alphabet used in this WWII-era document from western China? my best guess is something related to the Yi language, but that could (of course) be totally wrong.
posted by garfy3 on May 13, 2008 - 7 answers

Looking for (free) XP alphabet icons that are easy on the eye. [more inside]
posted by russmail on Jul 23, 2007 - 4 answers

For engraving purposes: Tell me (a) if this is right (b) what it looks like in one of the Japanese alphabets. [more inside]
posted by pax digita on Feb 8, 2007 - 27 answers

I want to be able to set up links to my blog posts by letters in the alphabet, is there an easy way to do this? [more inside]
posted by fenriq on Nov 8, 2006 - 5 answers

Popping the question with movable type (not Movable Type). [more inside]
posted by avocet on Oct 30, 2006 - 22 answers

Easy Spanish-language typing with a U.S. computer keyboard? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Sep 24, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm looking for a children's book that was a collection of rhymes, based on the alphabet and kids' names. [more inside]
posted by OhPuhLeez on May 9, 2006 - 7 answers

Why do the letters of the alphabet occur in the particular order that they do? [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Apr 2, 2006 - 37 answers

Help me construct an "un-phonetic alphabet". [more inside]
posted by Mwongozi on Feb 10, 2006 - 94 answers

I just want to remember a video song. hint : All the video is made of Alphabet letters, it's all Big building alphabet, Motorcycles Alphabet, Car Alphabet... and we can see the traffic in Alphabet and even an helicopter in Alphabet. I can't remember neither the song's name, neither the artist. But if you have already seen it you could remember it.
posted by zouhair on Sep 27, 2005 - 5 answers

EructationFilter! One has often heard tell of people who can burp the entire alphabet. But has anyone got firsthand experience? Because try as we may, my SO and I can't get past "C". [more inside]
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen on Aug 6, 2004 - 17 answers