I, too, await the triumphal return of slang.
Oh, slang, prodigal Dwellar, wherefore art thou?
(I've been carefully examining the news for unexplained rampages by heavily armed gladiators upon Segways. So far, nothing. Nor have I seen anything about anyone rapelling off of black helicopters with his face painted blue wearing a clear plastic suit waving around an AK-47 (paratrooper model). This leads me to believe that he is doing well.)