Oh Mah DAWG!

Another phrase that I am sure that you have heard from Laura and me is "Oh my dog!", usually pronounced something similar to "Oh mah DAWG!" in a pidgin slang. This little catch phrase comes from silly little YouTube video, wherein a black and white cat seemingly talks to the video camera filming it--it's hard to tell if you are hearing what the subtitles are saying you are hearing, or if the subtitles make your ears hear what they think they should hear, but it really does sound like the cat is talking (for reference, search "talking cats" on YouTube, and you should find it pretty easily).

This versatile little phrase has stayed in our repertoire for a little over a year now, and can mean any range of things, from disappointment to excitement, depending on the inflection of the voice used. I think this is actually quite common for most of our catch phrases, but it still does make for a fun time. The little things like this are what makes life enjoyable, and is a really silly but awesome part of the relationship that Laura and I have--stupid little phrases like this can ease tension in a heartbeat, can pass time in long lines, and cause us to laugh ourselves to sleep. I am lucky to have such a fun life!

Where the name of this site originated

If anyone happening to come across this blog is familiar with World of Warcraft, you might actually recognize this little phrase. "Oh noes!" is a common expression said by many in the Warcraft gaming community to express feigned horror at some commonplace mishap. For example, should your character die while trying to do a quest or perform some task, this would be an example of something you might find said "Oh noes! That kobold totally wtfpwnedroflstomped me!"

This catch phrase caught notice of the Blizzard design team, who had a quest created with the title name of this blog. In it, you run around saving baby Murlocs (toad-like creatures that are usually unfriendly) from cannibalistic relatives. In Laura's and my vernacular, we have adopt the phrase "Ohnoesthetadpoles!" as an expression similar to Homer's classic "D'oh!" to make it known that we are frustrated, but in a funny I-am-not-really-angry sort of way. It is one of the many ways in which we find pleasure in the silliness of life, and learn to not take ourselves or our situations very seriously!