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06 April 2008

Yes, I know language evolves, but I wish I didn't know what BOGO means. [More:] GOML.
Buy one, get one?
posted by Ardiril 06 April | 09:39
Yeah. Or Buy one, get one half off. Bah.
posted by rainbaby 06 April | 09:41
You lost me then. Why is that objectionable?
posted by Ardiril 06 April | 09:45
I am mildly disappointed after clicking this.

Unless there is some deeply hidden salacious undertext that escapes me, for now.
posted by danf 06 April | 10:01
The "Buy one, get one half off" thing annoys me. That is not BOGO. That is BOGOHO.

I suspect that if you develop this same annoyance, it will supersede your despair. If only because internally shouting "BOGOHO! It should be BOGOHO! BOOOOOOH GOOOOOH HOOOOOOOOOOOH! BOGOHO!" at Payless every time you pass it is way fun.
posted by occhiblu 06 April | 12:07
Quantum Bogodynamics

And it's namesake, Bogosort.

The latter made me LOL.
posted by treepour 06 April | 12:10
Buy one, get one free = BOGOF. Normally, when you buy one of something, you get one of something. So BOGO is essentially useless. Maybe it should be BOGT (get two).
posted by Eideteker 06 April | 12:17
Eideteker, I disagree. The phrase is only useless on the most narrow, literal interpretation possible. If you look at how the phrase is actually used, the "get" in BOGO means essentially "obtain for free" or "receive as a gift."

Now, a more pressing question is why on earth am I allowing my Sunday morning to be dominated by so much discussion and reading up on BOGO and related things? This state of affairs can be neither normal nor healthy. To me, this is strong evidence that this very thread is bogosity potential field.
posted by treepour 06 April | 12:48
I'm still trying to promote use of the acronym UGOTO "Uncanny Grasp Of The Obvious" (originally uttered by Howard Cosell to refer to the sportscasting abilities of O.J. Simpson).
posted by wendell 06 April | 13:45
I want to write an electro song whose chorus is just the word BOGOHO over and over.
posted by box 06 April | 15:04
I want to write an electro song whose chorus is just the word BOGOHO over and over.

See? Way fun.
posted by occhiblu 06 April | 15:09
BuNGE

Buy none get everything - shoplift
posted by asok 07 April | 05:58
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