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<span style="font-size: 40px;"><strong><center>Diner Speak</center></strong></span>
<span style="font-size: 40px;"><strong><center>Diner Speak</center></strong></span>
<blockquote>''If we are to truly attempt this crazy idea, we’ll need to develop quite the lexicon of codewords.''</blockquote>
<p>In the course of the Cafe and Diner's work, it has become necessary to employ an extensive series of codewords and euphemisms to maintain the appearance of an ordinary combination Cafe and Diner, in order to keep their business under wraps from certain prying eyes. The CaD has built up quite an extensive lexicon over its 30 - 34, really - years of operation, with many iterations developing their own unique twist on the formula. This page intends to list every example of Diner Speak found in the Archives, so as to demystify receipts for the casual patron.</p>
<h1>Essential Vocabulary</h1>
<center><table>
<tr>
<th>Diner Speak</th>
<th>Meaning</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Baltimore</center></td>
<td><center>Public knowledge; refers to anything that can be uncovered without Otherside knowledge</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Coffee</center></td>
<td><center>Refers to the general business of Otherside dealings; can also mean lies or misdirection</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Comfort Food</center></td>
<td><center>A lead, tip, or evidence</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Customers</center></td>
<td><center>Cryptids, Demons, and Beyond; a general term for paranormal entities and phenomena</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Detroit '72</center></td>
<td><center>The worst case scenario; death, or worse</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Family</center></td>
<td><center>Allies; those who aid the Cafe and Diner while not actively working for it</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Friends</center></td>
<td><center>Enemies; those opposed to the Cafe and Diner and its goals</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Late Nights</center></td>
<td><center>Investigations</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Ottawa</center></td>
<td><center>The Otherside</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Patrons</center></td>
<td><center>Followers of the Coffee trade; those who are not actively involved with the Coffee business, but who are still interested in it</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Quebec</center></td>
<td><center>The Otherworld</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Tourists</center></td>
<td><center>The Public; anyone uninvolved with the Coffee business</center></td>
</tr>
</table></center>
<h1>The Menu</h1>
<center><table>
<tr>
<th>Diner Speak</th>
<th>Meaning</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>1 o'Clock, Eggs Sunny Side Up, White Tea, Coffee With Cream</center></td>
<td><center>The Morningstar</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>2 o'Clock, Scrambled Eggs, Hot Chocolate</center></td>
<td><center>The Infernus</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>3 o'Clock, Devilled Eggs, Red Tea, Orange Juice</center></td>
<td><center>The Hauntaurskald</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>4 o'Clock, Century Eggs, Electric Daisy, Snake Oil</center></td>
<td><center>The Ouroboros</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>5 o'Clock, Assorted Fruit, Green Tea</center></td>
<td><center>The Esterskald</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>6 o'Clock, Grilled Salmon, Ice Water</center></td>
<td><center>The Mayda</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>7 o'Clock, Pomegranate Pie, Black Tea, Corpse Reviver</center></td>
<td><center>The Amaymon/The Necropolis</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Mocha</center></td>
<td><center>Morningstar-Infernus Cusp</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Chili-Orange Cocoa</center></td>
<td><center>Infernus-Hauntaurskald Cusp</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Citrus Tea</center></td>
<td><center>Hauntaurskald-Esterskald Cusp</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Iced Green Tea</center></td>
<td><center>Esterskald-Mayda Cusp</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Corpse Reviver on the Rocks</center></td>
<td><center>Mayda-Necropolis Cusp</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Apple Juice</center></td>
<td><center>Avalon</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Amazake</center></td>
<td><center>Nightmarch</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Ichor</center></td>
<td><center>Olympus</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Mead</center></td>
<td><center>Alfheim</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Red Wine</center></td>
<td><center>The Last Plane</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>London Fog</center></td>
<td><center>Achegloom</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Daiquiri</center></td>
<td><center>Eden</center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>Old Fashioned</center></td>
<td><center>Black Tide/Elders in general</center></td>
</tr>
</table></center>

Revision as of 08:02, 11 October 2023

Diner Speak

If we are to truly attempt this crazy idea, we’ll need to develop quite the lexicon of codewords.

In the course of the Cafe and Diner's work, it has become necessary to employ an extensive series of codewords and euphemisms to maintain the appearance of an ordinary combination Cafe and Diner, in order to keep their business under wraps from certain prying eyes. The CaD has built up quite an extensive lexicon over its 30 - 34, really - years of operation, with many iterations developing their own unique twist on the formula. This page intends to list every example of Diner Speak found in the Archives, so as to demystify receipts for the casual patron.

Essential Vocabulary

Diner Speak Meaning
Baltimore
Public knowledge; refers to anything that can be uncovered without Otherside knowledge
Coffee
Refers to the general business of Otherside dealings; can also mean lies or misdirection
Comfort Food
A lead, tip, or evidence
Customers
Cryptids, Demons, and Beyond; a general term for paranormal entities and phenomena
Detroit '72
The worst case scenario; death, or worse
Family
Allies; those who aid the Cafe and Diner while not actively working for it
Friends
Enemies; those opposed to the Cafe and Diner and its goals
Late Nights
Investigations
Ottawa
The Otherside
Patrons
Followers of the Coffee trade; those who are not actively involved with the Coffee business, but who are still interested in it
Quebec
The Otherworld
Tourists
The Public; anyone uninvolved with the Coffee business

The Menu

Diner Speak Meaning
1 o'Clock, Eggs Sunny Side Up, White Tea, Coffee With Cream
The Morningstar
2 o'Clock, Scrambled Eggs, Hot Chocolate
The Infernus
3 o'Clock, Devilled Eggs, Red Tea, Orange Juice
The Hauntaurskald
4 o'Clock, Century Eggs, Electric Daisy, Snake Oil
The Ouroboros
5 o'Clock, Assorted Fruit, Green Tea
The Esterskald
6 o'Clock, Grilled Salmon, Ice Water
The Mayda
7 o'Clock, Pomegranate Pie, Black Tea, Corpse Reviver
The Amaymon/The Necropolis
Mocha
Morningstar-Infernus Cusp
Chili-Orange Cocoa
Infernus-Hauntaurskald Cusp
Citrus Tea
Hauntaurskald-Esterskald Cusp
Iced Green Tea
Esterskald-Mayda Cusp
Corpse Reviver on the Rocks
Mayda-Necropolis Cusp
Apple Juice
Avalon
Amazake
Nightmarch
Ichor
Olympus
Mead
Alfheim
Red Wine
The Last Plane
London Fog
Achegloom
Daiquiri
Eden
Old Fashioned
Black Tide/Elders in general
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