VLVL2 (15): Roy Ibble

Dave Monroe monropolitan at yahoo.com
Tue May 11 19:58:16 CDT 2004


   "What Hector thought was his edge came about
courtesy of an old colleague in the arts of
foot-assisted entry, Roy Ibble, now a GS-16 with a yen
for regional directorship ...."  (VL, Ch. 15, p. 338)


"Ibble"

a made up language that replaces vowels with the word
'ibble'

Nonsense or babble, of a silly sort.

A state of advanced irritation and/or crankiness.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ibble

Ibble Dibble

http://www.csd.uu.se/students/klubb/games/ibble.dribble.html


"GS-16"

E.g., ...

"'super grades' (GS-16 thru GS-18)"

http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/R?cp106:FLD010:@1(sr404):


	
		
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