In a 1953 story entitled "Scrambled Eggs Super," Dr. Seuss wrote:
- I went for the kind that were mellow and sweet
And the world's sweetest eggs are the eggs of the Kweet
Which is due to those very sweet trout which they eat
And those trout ... well, they're sweet 'cause they only eat Blogs
And Blogs, after all, are the world's sweetest frogs
And the reason they're sweet is, whenever they lunch
It's always the world's sweetest bees that they munch
And the reason no bees can be sweeter than these...
They only eat blossoms off Beezlenut Trees
And those Beezlenut Blossoms are sweeter than sweet
And that's why I nabbed several eggs from the Kweet.
[via BPR]
Article comments
1 - RJ
Eating Blogs? That's like what Slate does!
2 - Temple Stark
That's awesome Joe - the first Blog citing. Um, as far as we know.
3 - Temple Stark
yes - citing was intended.
4 - simon hb
Ah, but that is Blog the proper noun, rather than blog, the - um... improper? - noun...
5 - mpho
Awesome. Now who do we blame for "blogosphere?"
6 - Temple Stark
Someone will tell you. Of course it's a pundit. Allegedly.
Blame him Daily.
7 - Eric Olsen
yes, Bill has never been shy about taking the credit for that one
8 - yonderboy
Of course, pre-9/11 bloggers remember it differently, as a joke about idiots making up idiotic words.
9 - Temple Stark
What were you trying to point to Y-boy? I couldn't immediately see it at the bradlands.
10 - yonderboy
you can search that page for 'blogosphere' or go directly to the post.
11 - DrPat
AHA! I'm still older than "blog". (first cited in 1953)
12 - arthur
eat blogs??? blah!!!!
13 - JerryBrightonhammer
What in the name of Jerry Brightonhammer was that all about?
I dont' know but it doesn't make sense to me.