Blogiston

A definition

(inspired by a conversation with greywar)

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blogiston theory , hypothesis regarding blogging. The theory, advanced by J. R. pseudosoldier late in the 7 o'clock hour this morning and extended and popularized by M. R. greywar, postulates that in all bloggable materials there is present blogiston, a substance without color, odor, taste, or weight that is absorbed in blogging. “Blogisticated” substances are those that contain blogiston and, on being blogged about, are “deblogisticated.” The remnants of the blogged material is held to be the true material, although many still try to blog about it. The theory received strong and wide support throughout a large part of the 8 o'clock hour until it was deemed to be too uninteresting a topic, and we talked about something else. Joseph Priestley, however, defended the theory throughout his lifetime. Henry Cavendish remained doubtful, but most other co-workers of the period, including C. R. Butts, rejected it.
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Very nice! My first thought as I read this was of phlogistan (I am an old AD&D geek from many years ago). Then I clicked the link and laughed my ass off!
Reply #2 Top
Oh Yes,
Phlogistan, good stuff at barbeques.
Reply #4 Top
The pancake rabbit jumped the shark quite awhile ago... but thanks for playing! You've won the home version.
Reply #5 Top
Bunnys taste good in a beer batter tho'
Reply #6 Top
The pancake rabbit jumped the shark quite awhile ago... but thanks for playing! You've won the home version.


So, what you're saying is . . .


Reply #8 Top
STFU is in fact his favorite phrase.
Reply #9 Top
But she mispelled n00b.

(I miss that phrase, now that the contractors have come in... I have to make some minor nod to civility.)