Ah, but given the reference to the works of the immortal Carl Barks above, would a Norwegian and know the location of Og’s Iron Bedstead? (Would a dug go through a logical “and” gate in Norway?)
The logic behind “Og smash!” is obvious – in the Bible (Numbers 21:33, 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, 3:1-13, 4:47, Joshua 2:10, 9:10, 12:4, 13:12, 13:30-31), Og is repeatedly described as King of Bashin’! [Deuteronomy 3:11 is the source of his iron bedstead.] And, given his prowess in war, it’s obvious that he wielded a 1920’s B.C. style… No, I can’t say it!
Slipster, have you got a specific date or issue for that story? I looked through my Barks’ collections and didn’t find it. That’s not too surprising, there’s no indexing to speak of, but…
Here are some cites. Text in quotes below are attributed to the original poster.
Invisible Pink Unicorn
The Invisible Pink Unicorn is the second of the SDMB deities (Cecil being the first), though not original to us. It is often referred to in Great Debates along these lines: ‘There is as much evidence for God as there is for the Invisible Pink Unicorn.’
“Every place I’ve checked says it sprung into being based on a random comment on alt.atheism. I saw this quote about a year ago: “The Invisible Pink Unicorns is a being of great spiritual power. We know this because she is capable of being invisible and pink at the same time. Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorn is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that she is pink; we logically know that she is invisible because we can’t see her.” I thought it was hysterical, so I went and poked around on the web and read more about the IPU (pbuh); you can find a fair number of references. This is one of the better links:The Invisible Pink Unicorn. Gaudere, soft-shell atheist, Prophetess of the IPU, Prime Example of Humility of the First Church of David.” (Gaudere)
OG SMASH
OG is the third SDMB deity (behind Cecil and the Invisible Pink Unicorn). It was first used by racinchikki (cite) in response to a poster named SeaHawk, who found it “disturbing that an adult inteligent person can believe that Jesus is the son og god - and I find it even more disturbing when a person believe that Jesus is the only way to god.” (SeaHawk)
“The person in question was a troll and the misspelled (misspelt?) phrase was “Son og god”, where of had been intended; this afforded a rather precious opportunity for much ridicule and hilarity.” (Mangetout)
“As I understand it, there were references to “Og smash!” floating around on the Internet before that; the coincidental typo just served to firmly establish it on these boards.” (Chronos)
It’s easy to see why you’ve got an association in your head between the phrase Og Smash and the lovable but annoying Smashie smilie on the BbBoy forums where we spent the Winter of Our Missed Content. As Dopers expressed their adoration for Smashie, it was often accompanied by the “Og Smash!!!” exclamation.
Don’t consider me a source for that last comment, though: My understanding was based off of something that I think I saw someone else mention on this very board. If you can find that other mention, use that instead; if you can’t find it, then don’t put too much trust in my memory.
Chronos, I actually did try to find an earlier reference regarding Og Smash existeding on the Internet prior to Seahawk’s typo, and was not successful. Over the last year or so, in my spare time (and when the hamsters were willing) I was doing SDMB research on these various catch-phrases. I discovered your caveat and thought it worthwhile to include.
However, if I run across another occasion to post the explanation of the origination of Og Smash, I’ll rephrase that paragraph into my own words, or leave it off altogether.
C K Dexter Haven: I’m sorry, but I don’t have a cite for the Donald Duck story. It would have been published around 1965 or 66, this being when I was an avid fan. I think it was a Barks story, but as it is, I’m not even sure which title it appeared in. I’ve tried nosing around The Internet but haven’t found anything yet.