# Who/what the Hell is "Og"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564 "2005-07-28T12:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/21 "2005-07-28T19:09:57Z")
More [questions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=313769) about Og. Includes link to the legendary Og versus Cthulhu thread. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/22 "2005-07-29T00:29:42Z")
Here’s the way I think it went down. Og in its pre-SDMB usage signified a generic caveman’s name. It leant itself well to an image of primitive brutality. This is I think the sense in which it is used in **rowrrlbazzle** ’s cite. Subsequently, Og the deity was inadvertently created (or if you are a believer, _revealed_) here at the SDMB. Because the Og-as-caveman meme was so strong, Og-as-deity quickly assumed attributes of limited syntax and propensity for smashiness, perhaps exacerbated by the presence of the smashy-smiley available at the temp boards. It’s a rich tapestry. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/23 "2005-07-29T01:39:06Z")
To me, ‘God’ implies monotheism; the deity worshipped by Christians, Muslims, Jews and Baha’is (and probably some others I left out; I’m not lookin’ to offend, here). Og, on the other hand, carries implications of 'whatever deity or deities you worship, believe in, etc." ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/24 "2005-07-29T01:53:34Z")
The [post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1901839) that started it all. (On the SDMB anyway). > [@Walloon](#): > > “Og” stands for “tired, nerdy joke”. And “Walloon” stands for “humorless wet blanket”. ---
**Author:** ![Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fromage_A_Trois)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/25 "2005-07-29T13:35:02Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > And aren’t “Og and Magog” in Revelations? I think that’s _Gog_ and Magog, although I could be wrong. There’s an area near where I live named after them. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/26 "2005-07-29T13:49:54Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I happened to be perusing the Psalms book of the Bible this weekend, and I came upon this passage, which made me giggle and think of y’all: > > So Og is the famous king of Bashan. But he was smote by The Lord. Who’s mercy endureth forever. I’ve always pronounced Og (the SDMB entity) as AHG. Og, the king of Bashan (the story of the Israelites conquering his kingdom being related in Numbers 21:33-35) is properly pronounced Ohg (with a long o sound). Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/27 "2005-07-29T13:50:35Z")
> [@Fromage A Trois](#): > > I think that’s _Gog_ and Magog, although I could be wrong. There’s an area near where I live named after them. Don’t forget the Giant Cat, a housepet of Gog & Magog. Her name is Mog. Moggie, to her chums. 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/28 "2005-07-29T13:51:20Z")
> [@Fromage A Trois](#): > > I think that’s _Gog_ and Magog, although I could be wrong. There’s an area near where I live named after them. Og and Gog are two totally different entities. Og originates from Numbers. Gog (and Magog) originate in Ezekiel (chapter 38). Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/29 "2005-07-29T13:57:52Z")
[QUOTE=FatBaldGuy] The other day my wife brought home some crackers from the store. A banner on the front of the package proudly proclaimed, “Now made with **0g Trans Fat**.” [QUOTE] Take this cracker, for it is my fat. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/30 "2005-07-29T14:06:22Z")
Og makes the baby jesus cry. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564/31 "2005-07-29T14:10:26Z")
There really is a deity named **Og** in Celtic pagan mythology. _Og_ is Irish word meaning ‘young’. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-the-hell-is-og/314564.md?page=1)