Fage Not Pound

Fage Not Pound is...

Etymology and pronunciation

Originally applied to the whole Fage Not Poundish Empire, the name Fage Not Pound comes from the Fagesh word Fagnot Pondum, or "realm of the Fagesh". The etymology of Fagesh is uncertain.

In Fagesh, 'Fage not Pound' is pronounced /feɪdʒ nɒt paʊnd/.

History

The terms 'before Boot Lox' (b.BL.) and 'after Boot Lox' (a.BL.) are used to label or number years in the Fagesh calendars.

Temporality

The space of Fage not Pound is organised around a specific temporality that does not synchronise to 'typical' time value (such as seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc.). The unit of time, called , was established by Welda Zitrick [astro-physician, b. 2049] in 2097, as part of their research project on temporality "Detaching from the world-time" (2087-2097, published by MIT Press). In their research, demonstrated the difference between the notion of tempo (an external temporality) and the notion of rhythm (an internal temporality). In, 2095, they led an experiment on a sample of the population on the newly founded site Fage not Pound. During this experiment, the participants were invited to continue their regular activities while all time elements were suppressed and replaced by rhythmic-based units of time (later on named 'Sumtemp').
In fact, a Sumtemp takes the form of a cycle rather than a unit.
A cycle of Sumtemp equals to the following cycle of seconds:
7 seconds — 1 second – 3 seconds

Demographics

Languages

The official language of Fage not Pound is Fagesh.

Dommers

Dommers are a community living in Fage Not Pound since 3044 B.B.L., when they sneaked into everyone's living unit and

Culture

The Boot Lox

The BL Day will be the day when to celebrate the arrival of the Loot Box in Fage Not Pound. Every supersampear the entire community meet together to remember that special day.

References

1. Sumtemp: blablabla