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{{Quote|As Marty (more on him later) likes to say: "XBOX Halo is bumpy and shiny and bursting with love!"|[[Joseph Staten]]{{Ref/Reuse|IGN}}}}
'''SABABWL''' is an acronym for a quote by [[Martin O'Donnell]] from the original ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' press coverage in early [[2001]]. The acronym stands for "'''shiny and bumpy and bursting with love!'''"; O'Donnell's description for ''Halo'' on the [[Xbox]] console (in reference to the game's usage of bump mapping and other graphics production techniques).{{Ref/Site|Id=IGN|URL=http://xbox.ign.com/articles/093/093929p1.html|Site=IGN|Page=IGN Interviews Bungie's John Howard and Joseph Staten|D=09|M=04|Y=2002}}


The acronym has appeared a handful of times across the ''Halo'' franchise;
'''SABABWL''' is an acronym for a quote by [[Martin O'Donnell]] back when the original Halo was about to be released. It stands for "'''shiny and bumpy and bursting with love!'''" This is a comical outlook on the Grunts' appearance, but not so much their behavior. Although [[Grunts]] do have a shiny and bumpy exoskeleton with a peculiar appearance, the "bursting with love" bit may not be so accurate, as most all of the Grunts in the [[Halo Trilogy]] try to kill the player, although the comment may be referring to the close relationship between [[Grunts]].  
*On the back cover of the physical CD for the ''[[Halo: Original Soundtrack]]'', just above the barcode.
*In ''[[Halo 3]]'' on the map [[High Ground]]. The phrase can be heard as [[morse code]] emitted from the [[radio]] in the [[flag]] room.


==Sources==
It might also just be a simple joke or exaggeration referring to their position as the comic relief and general popularity with the fans.
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It appears in the form of an Easter egg in [[Halo: Original Soundtrack]] and as a Morse Code that can be heard transmitted from the radio in the fort where the flag spawns on [[High Ground]].


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