Oðblgshezi (pronounced /oth-blg-SHEH-zee/, with a syllabic /L/) is the name of a "language" consisting of English written with the digits of a calculator. You type in a number and then turn the calculator upside down to see the word. In order to make use of all ten digits, I persuaded the Anglo-Saxon letter eth (ð) to return from retirement to stand in for 'TH'. For instance:
SHIBBOLETH (SHIBBOLEð) | ![](9.gif) ![](3.gif) ![](7.gif) ![](0.gif) ![](8.gif) ![](8.gif) ![](1.gif) ![](4.gif) ![](5.gif) | 937088145 |
Here are the 10 letters of Oðblgshezi:
I | ![](1.gif) | 1 |
Z | ![](2.gif) | 2 |
E | ![](3.gif) | 3 |
H (h) | ![](4.gif) | 4 |
S | ![](5.gif) | 5 |
G | ![](6.gif) | 6 |
L | ![](7.gif) | 7 |
B | ![](8.gif) | 8 |
TH (ð) | ![](9.gif) | 9 |
O | ![](0.gif) | 0 |
Here follows the vocabulary I have -- um -- calculated so far. Let me know of other words to include.
Thanks to DNash, for suggesting "SHELLOIL - like the gasoline company. I guess its really two words combined. Just a thought."
Thanks to Kirsten Roche for suggesting LEGO (I added LEGOES and LEGOS as well).
Thanks to Waterer from Belgium for pointing out that I was missing BOOBLESS. I'm boobless no more...
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