# WTF is it with this forum and "Og?" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 18, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537 "2006-01-18T18:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/121 "2006-01-19T13:38:29Z")
> [@FaerieBeth](#): > > I didn’t get a _rude_ vibe from that, seeing as how “fucko off” is also an oft repeated inside joke. Basically. Sorry if I sound sarcastic. Oh, by the way, that’s another Simpsons reference. As was that. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/122 "2006-01-19T14:18:20Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > And I fear I’m interrupting your schedule of desperately rubbing your vagina on people’s faces. This made me laugh - it’s so funny because it’s so true. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/123 "2006-01-19T16:18:05Z")
Won’t someone, _please_, think of the [MSP](http://www.cafepress.com/opalshop/1235)! Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/124 "2006-01-19T16:37:02Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > This made me laugh - it’s so funny because it’s so true. More likely mons venaris or labia. I really don’t think even the most dedicated contortionist is turning herself inside out like a sea cucumber. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/125 "2006-01-19T17:30:34Z")
> [@Waverly](#): > > More likely mons venaris or labia. I really don’t think even the most dedicated contortionist is turning herself inside out like a sea cucumber. I don’t know - have you seen some of Larry Flint’s girls? ---
**Author:** ![scule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@scule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scule)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/126 "2006-01-19T18:30:55Z")
People please, we’re getting distracted from the true purpose of this thread, which is to make fun of people who are Toronto Maple Leafs fans. These are people that, despite Toronto being the shittiest team in the league for the bulk of the 80s, still paid a small fortune to completely fill the arena every game night. And their from Toronto. I mean, come on people. A little focus here. Og’s getting angry you know. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/127 "2006-01-19T18:51:25Z")
so the Leafs are the Mets of the NHL? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/128 "2006-01-19T18:59:53Z")
In days of yore, from Britain’s shore the dauntless hero came… ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/129 "2006-01-19T19:09:36Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Maple Leafs? Shouldn’t it be “Maple Leaves”? I thought it was “Make Beleafs”, actually. Not that a fan of the Boston Ruins can talk, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/130 "2006-01-19T19:15:58Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I thought it was “Make Beleafs”, actually. Not that a fan of the Boston Ruins can talk, of course. So, what’s the consensus in Bean Town regarding the Thornton trade; or do I even need to ask? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/131 "2006-01-19T19:23:26Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > As an example, I have a friend that will still use the old joke “Beam me up Scotty, there is no intelligent life down here”. This was funny (for me at least) in the 80’s when it was popular but 20 years later it is a little sad. Kind of like that handful of people still attending Rocky Horror every week or two since 1979. > > Jim Yeah, I’ve got a couple people at work that still chuckle contentedly after asking “Are we having fun yet?” I’d like to fling an exacto knife across the room into their foreheads and say “Now we are.” ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/132 "2006-01-19T19:23:55Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > I don’t know - have you seen some of Larry Flint’s girls? Not in person. That I know of. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/133 "2006-01-19T19:35:54Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > Yeah, I’ve got a couple people at work that still chuckle contentedly after asking “Are we having fun yet?” I’d like to fling an exacto knife across the room into their foreheads and say “Now we are.” I’m guessing you might have an urge to do that before they even open their mouths. Isn’t this more an example of a code for something that isn’t normally said in certain situations than an inside joke? For example: “It doesn’t get any better than this” = I am in hell, and I’m begging you to kill me. “I’m living the dream” = No, really, I want you to kill me. I mean it. “Customer courtesy call” = Beer and strippers with the procurement team. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/134 "2006-01-19T19:51:34Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > As an example, I have a friend that will still use the old joke “Beam me up Scotty, there is no intelligent life down here”. This was funny (for me at least) in the 80’s when it was popular but 20 years later it is a little sad. Kind of like that handful of people still attending Rocky Horror every week or two since 1979. > > Jim a friend teaches a class in calligraphy. One of his classes is made up of high school students. At one point he was giving an example of something extremely idiotic (specifically what I don’t recall) to which one of his students replied “Beam me up”. My friend smiled and asked if the utterer was a ST fan. The confused utterer said “What’s Star Trek?” ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/135 "2006-01-19T19:57:55Z")
Just to add my $.02, I really don’t have a problem with in jokes, but I do STRONGLY suggest you TURN THE POWER OFF FIRST!! Might I also recommend the use of a potato. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/136 "2006-01-19T20:03:16Z")
> [@Waverly](#): > > I’m guessing you might have an urge to do that before they even open their mouths. > > Isn’t this more an example of a code for something that isn’t normally said in certain situations than an inside joke? For example: > > “It doesn’t get any better than this” = I am in hell, and I’m begging you to kill me. > > “I’m living the dream” = No, really, I want you to kill me. I mean it. > > “Customer courtesy call” = Beer and strippers with the procurement team. While I will confess to having that urge spring-loaded around these two, it irritates me because the phase is so friggin’ _old_ and lamed they think they have just contributed something clever. And it’s not even a reaction to a situation - it’s often a greeting, apropos of nothing, and not even remotely clever. Same as the “What can I do you for?” witty remark when you come to ask them a question. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/137 "2006-01-19T20:03:54Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > **What the fuck is it with this forum and “WTF”?** > > Really? Do you mean What the Fuck? Then say “what the fuck.” What the fuck is it with this “WTF” shit? Or, is it because your religious persuasion has you convinced that using the word 'fuck" in an internet forum will have you sent straight to hell? Unbelievable. Never in my life have I ever encountered such a thing apart from the SDMB. Looks like this got ignored… Using “WTF” will win you the adoration frm people who are at work and don’t want “net nanny” type filters in the corporate network picking up profanity and blocking the page outright, or logging the event and telling your supervisor. If the company doesn’t have this sort of technology, they still might be concerned about co-workers or bosses walking by and seeing profanity on-screen. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/138 "2006-01-19T20:49:39Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > a friend teaches a class in calligraphy. One of his classes is made up of high school students. At one point he was giving an example of something extremely idiotic (specifically what I don’t recall) to which one of his students replied “Beam me up”. My friend smiled and asked if the utterer was a ST fan. The confused utterer said “What’s Star Trek?” 😃😃 > [@gotpasswords](#): > > Looks like this got ignored… > > Using “WTF” will win you the adoration frm people who are at work and don’t want “net nanny” type filters in the corporate network picking up profanity and blocking the page outright, or logging the event and telling your supervisor. If the company doesn’t have this sort of technology, they still might be concerned about co-workers or bosses walking by and seeing profanity on-screen. I really think he was joking. It was almost an exact dupe of the OP except he replace OG with WTF. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/139 "2006-01-19T21:17:56Z")
I still find it hard to believe that “Og” isn’t a reference to ,well, [Og](http://www.realkato.com/C1253054591/E1175841749/Media/ogfc_beforeandafter.jpg). As far as the Leafs go, I have no problem with them or their fans, as long as they can refrain from referring to their city as “the center of the hockey universe” and their team as “Canada’s team”. Which invariably they just can’t do. In post #112 **Queuing** proves to be another useless fuckin’ Leafs mook. :wally ---
**Author:** ![Agnostic\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/140 "2006-01-19T21:22:25Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > Obviously from a country where they don’t worship Og. > > **Fucking pagans…** Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? 😃 By the by, when you die, you go to the Great Pizzeria in the Sky, where the FSM dips you in honey and feeds you to the lesbians. Once. For 20 minutes. FSM is a fucking tease. Agnostic Pagan Dear Og, give us this day our daily grog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537.md?page=8)