# I owe those of you who use "Og" an apology

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 20, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467 "2016-09-20T22:59:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/41 "2016-09-21T15:07:01Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> ETA: would “using God’s name in vein” involve tattooing your insides?

Only if the tattoo is “God Sucks” or some other insult. 😉

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/42 "2016-09-21T15:12:40Z")

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Cecil is the Master

Og is Og

But beyond that, the cosmology is a little murky leading to various subsects and heresies as to who goes where in the SD sephirotic diagram. Don’t even get us started on Ed.

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/43 "2016-09-21T15:46:13Z")

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Og likes goats and pie.

And squid.

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**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/44 "2016-09-21T16:51:24Z")

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> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> As an atheist, I’ve never had any problem typing/saying god (though, depending on the circumstance, I typically don’t capitalize it).

You should capitalize the names of fictional characters. Though in this case God is a specific individual of the class of entities called gods. Sorta like how Pikachu is a specific individual of the pikachu species.

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/45 "2016-09-21T21:09:05Z")

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> [@swampspruce](#):
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> Og likes goats and pie.
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> And squid.

Ogtapus?

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/46 "2016-09-21T23:38:02Z")

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> [@hajario](#):
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> [What's the biggest trend that has been started on the SDMB? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151167)

Your cite is to an old thread with broken links. What did the links show?

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/47 "2016-09-23T01:51:11Z")

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> [@](#):
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> I’m a relative newcomer to these parts. I enjoy the board quite a bit, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say there are some things I find irritating.

Sounds like a personal problem to me.

_rimshot_

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/48 "2016-09-23T02:04:45Z")

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> [@EllisDee](#):
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> Sounds like a personal problem to me.
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> _rimshot_

That’s Personal’s personal problem with persons and their posts, in part.

“Look at me, I’m Ellis Dee!”

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-owe-those-of-you-who-use-og-an-apology/766467/49 "2016-09-23T05:14:55Z")

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> [@Princhester](#):
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> Your cite is to an old thread with broken links. What did the links show?

That link didn’t even work in 2002.

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