I was reading to Colter tonight and discovered a story called "Scrambled Eggs Super" in a Dr. Seuss collection. It was published in 1953, so the next time someone wants to debate who invented the word "Blog," be sure to give him credit. Here's an excerpt:
Previously in the story: Peter T. Hooper is traveling all over to track down eggs for a miraculous breakfast he's planning to make.
"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."
I think Dr. Seuss was right. Blogs are frogs, hopping from one website to another in search of the best lilypad.
Last night my kindergartener read a Dr Suess book to me called "The Shape of Me and Other Stuff", and it also mentions Blogs. Although in that book, they are "Bloggs". I almost blogged it, but look at that, you beat me to it. :)
I like the frog relation better. In the book we read he was quite vague about what a Blogg is.
Posted by: sarah | June 16, 2004 at 10:13 AM
Who knew? Dr. Seuss, hm?
Posted by: Jennifer | September 25, 2003 at 01:08 AM