OFF: ObCD

[Rich Lockwood]

Ron Jennings wrote:
>
> this question gets asked about every six months...
> i may be wrong, but someone said here once that it was originally from news groups
> and was used to make an other-wise off topic post a little less annoying.
> it meant something like OB-ligatory content or somesuch.
> rj
>
> Christian Mumford wrote:
>
> > At 23:07 11/11/97 +0100, you wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > > Well, I've been wonderin' for some time now, what does ObCD actually means ?
> > >I think I get the point but...
> > >
> > >Kenneth

Wasn't it from the Internet Oracle, who demanded an obsequious (sp?)
grovel ("Oh mighty Oracle, whose knowledge trancends time and space,
please answer me this trivial query..." or something along those
lines)?  This then ended up as "Obligatory Grovel, please tell me...",
then shortened to "ObGrovel".  Hence Ob = Obligatory.

Examples being
ObCurryHouse: Stratford Tandoori
ObCD: Pink Fairies - Kings of Oblivion
ObThingtodowhendrunk: Go to ObCurryHouse...

etc etc etc

Of course, this could all be a load of foetid dingo's kidneys.

Cheers,

Rich.

ObThingToDoOnMonday: Come to my birthday.