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In searching for something I'd blogged about several years ago I came across this, written back in March of 2005.

Sometimes I just start thinking about stuff that it would be better not to, like the semantic spaces that got cheated out of a perfectly good name when blog became the by-popular-consent, de-facto name for weblogs.

Would anyone be surprised or disappointed if, instead, blog had ended up meaning:

  1. The groggy feeling that accompanies complete boredom: I was feeling kind of bloggy all afternoon.
  2. The lumps that form in eggnog that has spoiled: He didn’t notice the blogs until he’d already taken a big gulp of Aunt Bertha’s now infamous holiday eggnog.
  3. A clog that causes a sink to back up: Finally, and with a rather loud slurping noise, the sink was unblogged.
  4. The act of slogging your way through a boring task: After a full day of blogging through year-end financial reports, Shelly was ready to scream!
  5. A blinding fog: Driving in bloggy weather can be extremely hazardous.
  6. Stale ale (gross grog?): Oh Yuck! How can you drink this blog?

Okay…, so maybe I have a little too much time on my hands today.

Feel free to add yours in a comment ...

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