# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Crab\_Rangoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Crab\_Rangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab_Rangoon)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/141 "2006-01-19T21:27:43Z")
PLEASE! Let’s not forget the cow orkers. WHO will think of the cow orkers??? ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/142 "2006-01-19T22:54:10Z")
> [@Crab Rangoon](#): > > PLEASE! Let’s not forget the cow orkers. WHO will think of the cow orkers??? My cow orkers suck. When they come back they don’t even bring anything. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/143 "2006-01-19T23:18:18Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > This is a slightly serious response, and maybe it makes me a bit weird, but I really like using Og, because, as an athiest, I’ve always had a hard time saying things like, “for god’s sake!” I’m never quite sure what I mean when I say that. Being able to use Og has opened up a whole mess of phrases that I’d avoided in the past. It lets me say them without invoking an actual ‘god’ and all that that implies. > > So, I’d say, lighten up. Everyone does things that piss off other people. I say let them have their fun and let Og sort them all out in the end. 😉 I [started a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=350994) about this a ways back, which went nowhere. But, basically, I came to start using Og for similar reasons to the above. It’s not really about an in-joke per se. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/144 "2006-01-19T23:57:46Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > so the Leafs are the Mets of the NHL? Not exactly. You see, a long, long, long time ago (in the 50s), Toronto had a semi decent team and they became arrogant (they ignored the glory that was _La Sainte-Flanelle_). This angered the hockey gods (Og being one of that pantheon). So, to teach them a lesson, they figured : “Hey let’s take advantage of their belief that they are the center of the Universe” (in other words, “Let’s mindfuck the buggers !”). So, they made sure that they fell under the spell of a senile evil magician named Harold Ballard. And the rest is history. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/145 "2006-01-20T02:38:03Z")
Don’t forget, **Google is your friend.** ---
**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 20, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/146 "2006-01-20T02:47:28Z")
> [@rayh](#): > > Don’t forget, **Google is your friend.** Prevu es mi fiend. I mean Preview is my friend. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/147 "2006-01-20T06:34:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Now I have to ask what the FSM is. > [@](#): > > Flying Spagetti Monster. Thanks, What Exit? They even have t-shirts. Cool. And since this thread is wandering somewhat - I once had a business email blocked by a contractor’s nannyware. The only thing in it that either of us could guess set it off was the comment “they were both high”, which was written in reference to a couple of soil sample results. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/148 "2006-01-21T00:31:17Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > **Anaamika** , your petty hatred of me is becoming tiring. And I fear I’m interrupting your schedule of desperately rubbing your vagina on people’s faces. Er…what on \*earth \*are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/149 "2006-01-21T00:34:37Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > This made me laugh - it’s so funny because it’s so true. All right, upon reading the rest of the thread, I find another person agreeing to this? I’m not sure what it means, to be honest. And fair enough that \*\*Excalibre \*\*said it, since him and I were bickering…but **MrDibble** , can I ask what I’ve done to you to warrant this? I don’t think you and I have \*ever \*crossed swords. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/150 "2006-01-21T00:37:43Z")
**Mika** …I think this is an instance of what is called “wishful thinking.” If it isn’t, and you _are_, than may I enquire as to where I may purchase tickets to this event? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/151 "2006-01-21T01:23:25Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > All right, upon reading the rest of the thread, I find another person agreeing to this? I’m not sure what it means, to be honest. And fair enough that \*\*Excalibre \*\*said it, since him and I were bickering…but **MrDibble** , can I ask what I’ve done to you to warrant this? I don’t think you and I have \*ever \*crossed swords. I suspect it means he agrees. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/152 "2006-01-21T01:33:10Z")
Well, Ok, what does it mean, please? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/153 "2006-01-21T03:18:45Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Well, Ok, what does it mean, please? You’re not the only one who’s wondering. I’ve been avidly watching this thread waiting for an explanation. What a bizarre thing to say! I mean, you clearly have more interest in the matter than I do, given that it’s your vagina that’s under discussion and not mine, but I still really want to know what on earth he meant by that. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/154 "2006-01-21T14:34:01Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > … And I fear I’m interrupting your schedule of desperately rubbing your vagina on people’s faces. 😕 Wassup Big Guy? You still frustrated that your hard-on for **brightpenny** didn’t pan out? Or is this just what all third-graders in your neck of the woods do instead of pulling the girls’ pony-tails? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/155 "2006-01-21T21:11:46Z")
Skimming through the posts in this thread, I don’t think anybody posted this link yet (sorry if I missed it). For those who are newer and haven’t seen the origins of this in-joke… [This is the thread that started it (i.e. Og)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103615) Specifically, see post #10. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/156 "2006-01-21T22:05:31Z")
All your base are belong to Og. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/157 "2006-01-22T02:09:17Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Skimming through the posts in this thread, I don’t think anybody posted this link yet (sorry if I missed it). For those who are newer and haven’t seen the origins of this in-joke… > > [This is the thread that started it (i.e. Og)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103615) > > Specifically, see post #10. As I remember it, “Og Smash!” became particularly popular one time when the board crashed and we used a temporary board that offered a “smashie” smiley (A smiley hitting whatever’s next to it with a hammer). Although I’m pretty sure it had been used before, the smashie seemed to lead to a flourishing of Og Smash! posts. Bringing smashie back with us to the reinstated boards was discussed, but it didn’t happen. I think we got “smackie” :smack: instead. I might be misremembering that part though. ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/158 "2006-01-22T09:26:32Z")
> [@Queuing](#): > > No, when you play in the Centre of the Hockey Universe, spelling doesn’t apply. Apparently, neither does scoring. Senators 7, Leafs 0. Leafs SUCK! ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/159 "2006-01-22T09:30:18Z")
Oh, and now the Leafs can go back to their schedule of desperately rubbing their vaginas on people’s faces. ---
**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 22, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537/160 "2006-01-22T14:21:53Z")
> [@Quint](#): > > Oh, and now the Leafs can go back to their schedule of desperately rubbing their vaginas on people’s faces. Damn you, what about a pre-warning not to read “your post” while eating Breakfast? I ended up choking so as not to spit cereal on my keyboard and monitor. Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-it-with-this-forum-and-og/340537.md?page=9)