Shagnak
Shagadelic
Hey there, long time no see. Have you missed me? No?
Anyway... wondering if people could help me out.
The term "blobber" is in pretty common use now, and I was possibly one of the earlier users. I think once or twice I've even been accused (incorrectly!) of being the originator of the term. I've seen it misused many times, and its origin bullshitted about.
Basically, I'd like to be able to get to the bottom of its origin. [Edit: that is, when it was first used, NOT what it means]
I know in the earlier days of the Codex I used to use the term "blob with arms and legs", and some people started using that term. At some point people started shortening that to the (much better) "blobber" instead.
The earliest example of something like "blob with arms and legs" I could find is my post here [Mar 29, 2005]:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/minions-of-mirth-updates.6815/#post-110810
However, in that I say "Denegrators of this mode of gameplay refer to it as "a blob with multiple arms and legs" (I stole that off someone in this forum, can't remember who)".
So, even that is someone else's baby, and I just startedusing the fuck out of it popularising it.
The earliest example I can find of "blobber" is this post here from Zomg [Feb 18, 2008]:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/recommend-me-a-wizardry-ripoff.22919/
So, can anyone find the earlier example of "blob with arms and legs" I referred to way back then? Or an earlier usage of "blobber"?
I've used the site search and Google custom search (on this domain only), and I admit that my search-fu may be substandard.
Possibly someone could do better than me.
Possibly someone Very Important could query the DB? (I'm pretty certain I have a backup somewhere, but locating it would be a massive undertaking. I've moved house once too often).
Anyway, cheers.
Anyway... wondering if people could help me out.
The term "blobber" is in pretty common use now, and I was possibly one of the earlier users. I think once or twice I've even been accused (incorrectly!) of being the originator of the term. I've seen it misused many times, and its origin bullshitted about.
Basically, I'd like to be able to get to the bottom of its origin. [Edit: that is, when it was first used, NOT what it means]
I know in the earlier days of the Codex I used to use the term "blob with arms and legs", and some people started using that term. At some point people started shortening that to the (much better) "blobber" instead.
The earliest example of something like "blob with arms and legs" I could find is my post here [Mar 29, 2005]:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/minions-of-mirth-updates.6815/#post-110810
However, in that I say "Denegrators of this mode of gameplay refer to it as "a blob with multiple arms and legs" (I stole that off someone in this forum, can't remember who)".
So, even that is someone else's baby, and I just started
The earliest example I can find of "blobber" is this post here from Zomg [Feb 18, 2008]:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/recommend-me-a-wizardry-ripoff.22919/
So, can anyone find the earlier example of "blob with arms and legs" I referred to way back then? Or an earlier usage of "blobber"?
I've used the site search and Google custom search (on this domain only), and I admit that my search-fu may be substandard.
Possibly someone could do better than me.
Possibly someone Very Important could query the DB? (I'm pretty certain I have a backup somewhere, but locating it would be a massive undertaking. I've moved house once too often).
Anyway, cheers.
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