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What is SPISPOPD? Well, to make a long story short, due to all the Doom hype on the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Usenet newsgroup, someone posted a suggestion to id that the next game be named something less likely to be used as a subject header (ala When is DOOM coming out? The DOOM beta is so cool, and the ever popular DOOM FAQ) They suggested the unlikely name of Smashing Pumpkins into Small Piles of Putrid Debris. Of course, someone else immediately posted that they wanted the beta of SPISPOPD and where was it? I joined in the fun, along with a long list of others and started to DESCRIBE this fictional game. We all got into the fun, and it was in part a healthy humorous response to the pressures of such a long wait for Doom.

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