No, not SPITBAL — SPITBOL. Yes, it's a joke, but it's also a language.
Linguists frequently have a weird sense of humor. Like the best tri-lingual
pun I've ever encountered: A young, attractive, female assistant professor,
named Iovana (Vanna for short), joined the Linguistics Department. The next
day a note in Chinese characters appeared on the two adjacent office doors —
the Hindu word "Nirvana."
I've heard a variant of that based on the "Wheel of Fortune"… with someone
being "near Vanna (White.)" There aren't that many N-lingual puns, are there?
"One man's fish is another man's poisson." "Aqua fria, pour some more." Do
you know others?