Of the many wonders of the human body, the stomach's faculty for speech may be among the most unusual. Research shows that Gustatory Vocalization may be a relatively recent development in human evolution, and scientists are still unsure of its purpose. One thing is certain, however. The stomach learns fast. Even in my brief lifetime, I've witnessed my own stomach's vocalizations evolve from primitive growls and gurgles to a growing vocabulary of what seem to be English (or, often, Native American) words.

I've found the web to be strangely silent on the subject of Gustatory Vocalization, so I've put together a list, below, of words known to be pronounceable by the human stomach. My hope is that anyone who finds this list helpful will contribute to it with words or phrases they've heard their own stomachs say.

• "Ottowa"
• "burlap"
• "pork"
• "arroyo"
• "Slobodan Milosevich"
• "arugula"
• "element"
• "syrup"
• "grope"
• "Schwab™"
• "babushka"
• "hoagie"
• "varnish"
• "relevant"
• "hamburger"
• "Buick™"
• "orange"
• "halibut"
• "largesse"
• "audible"
• "Iowa"
• "barge"
• "curlique"
• "hurly-burly"
• "argument"
• "oily, oily, oily" (meaning unclear)
• "Post Toasties™"
• "gorgeous"
• "dollop"
• "rigorous"
• "Google™"
• "barley loops"
• "roiling boil"
• "alimony"
• "Bob Marley"
• "Newt Gingrich"

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