“Operators and Things” By Barbara O’Brien Copyright 1958

Glossary of Terms:

Operator
. A human being with a type of head formation which permits him to explore and
influence the mentality of others.
Thing
. A human being. without the mental equipment of operators.
Board
. Applied in layers to the minds of things. Serves as protection.
Shack
. Applied in shingles to the minds of things. Serves as a protection.
Stroboscope
. Equipment used to explore and influence the minds of things. Can be used over a
distance of one mile, in a straight line.
Shoot temples full of shack
. A process which prevents the use of stroboscope.
Extend
. The ability of the operator to concentrate over distances.
LatticeWork
. The structure of the mind of the thing which results from habit patterns.
Dummy
. A thing with very little lattice work. Dummys are controlled almost entirely by their
operators.
Sedation
. A mental stimulation of the operator which rests the thing.
Dummetized
. A thing is dummetized when it has less lattice work than things usually have.
Sometimes it is dummetized to permit greater motivation by the operator, sometimes it is
dummetized to allow different habits to form.
Block
. The concentration of the operator which blocks the mind of the thing and prevents its
location or influence by other operators.
Cordon
. Blocking the thing by a number of operators.
Cover
. A device used by operators to work upon a thing’s mind without disturbing other operators.
Unravel
. To remove the cover.
Aerate
. To expand the mentality and fill it with air.
Expand
. To activate the mind of the thing so that it can function at top peak.
Horse
. A term used by operators regarding things which can be worked the most easily. Sometimes
called horse meat.
Judicate
. To settle a contest between two operators. In the outcome of a draw, where the result is
questioned by either of the operators involved, a judiciator is usually employed.
Play, Doubleplay
. Well thought out moves by operators to hook other operators.
Hook
. Putting an operator in a position where he must move in some direction or pay off in points
to get himself off the hook.
Chisel
. To work on the temples of the thing to destroy its thinking powers. Extremely painful.
Scallop
. To remove a thing’s lattice work. Less and less self-control is experienced by the thing.
Rest
. To discontinue all operation by an operator on a thing.
Prick seal
. Action taken by an operator to get through the seal placed over the mind of a thing to
keep operators out.
District
. The area under the jurisdiction of the operator employed as cop on beat.
Shield
. An operator with authority to penalize other operators.
Compounded expansion
. Applied in stripes to the mind of dummys to allow some self-control.
Perfidy
. A penalty given to operators. The operator is unable to work while in perfidy. One and two
days of perfidy are common sentences.
Jeopardy
. Another penalty given to operators. Generally involves a jail sentence. Single jeopardy is
a sentence of five days, double jeopardy, a sentence of ten days.
Lien
. The operator having jurisdiction over the thing. Generally the lien is the employer or the
closest relative of the thing.
Chattel
. The operator having the permit to influence the thing while it is not under the influence of
the lien. Generally, where the lien is an employer, the chattel is an operator situated close to the
thing’s home.
Charter
. The operator having the thing’s charter.

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For some reason it reminded me of “They Live”.

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