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by batman-farts 1327 days ago
“Tweets” and “blogs” sounded stupid, too, but they got bludgeoned into our collective consciousness. If you step back and think about it for a second, “blogging” sounds like something you might do in the bathroom.
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There was a "hit" commercial in the Netherlands, IIRC somewhere early 2000's. Lot's of funny gags and word-jokes. Also this one (translated from memory).

> A. Also, my husband blogs twice a day.

> B. Eeww, Yuck!

(Joke being that, for people not knowing what "blogging" is, but who want to appear worldly, it's safe to presume it's something really gross)

I bet he googles himself too!
> “blogging” sounds like something you might do in the bathroom.

This is really stretching it.