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The Origin of Zot found

Posted on 10/25/2003 9:45:35 PM PDT by Malsua

I was a CIS Wizop in the mid 90s after being a BBS user and boardop in the 80s...but one thing I've done as I upgraded my hard disks was to keep the entire contents of my old drives on the latest and greatest drive purchased.

This particular image was dated on my drive as from 10-17-1995. I don't have any clue as to where it came from but it's just as relevent today, heh.

Worth a chuckle anyway :)



TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: zot
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1 posted on 10/25/2003 9:45:35 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua
The history of "Zot".

scroll down a little

2 posted on 10/25/2003 9:50:37 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Just another Joe
Time to ping the kitties, methinks
3 posted on 10/25/2003 9:50:54 PM PDT by Don W (Lead, follow, or get outta the way!)
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To: Malsua
I thought the origin came from that old Tom Posten movie from the '60s.
4 posted on 10/25/2003 9:51:04 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Admin Moderator

Yes, I realize the origin of Zot on FR.

My ZOT is older than your Zot. Lol.

I'm not trying to detract anything from FR, just showing an older usage of ZOT that existed before FR.

5 posted on 10/25/2003 9:53:12 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Lancey Howard

>>I thought the origin came from that old Tom Posten movie from the '60s. <<

Wouldn't suprise me! Heh.

I just found an image and thought it was a fun one and old at that.
6 posted on 10/25/2003 9:54:47 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua
SPOTREP
7 posted on 10/25/2003 9:55:08 PM PDT by LiteKeeper
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To: Malsua
I'm just testing...5..4...3...2...1

5.56mm

8 posted on 10/25/2003 9:55:11 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Malsua
I always thought that ZOT originated with the "Wizard of Id" and became popularized by "B.C."

I think the "Wizard of Id" started back in the '60s. Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth... ;)
9 posted on 10/25/2003 9:56:04 PM PDT by Prime Choice (---] Stay the course -- Bush 2004 [---)
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To: Admin Moderator
Hey, you're a newby.

5.56mm

10 posted on 10/25/2003 9:56:19 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Lancey Howard
I remember that, he pointed his finger at a fly, said ZOT, and it dropped right out of the air.

Very likely the first Zot, I agree.
11 posted on 10/25/2003 9:56:49 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Prime Choice

>>I think the "Wizard of Id" started back in the '60s. Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth... ;) <<

Well, there it is.

It started in the 60s. I posted this in Misc as it was "entertaining". Heh. I imagine when the first Trex ate the first Bronto the bronto was screaming "He's zoting me!"

Chuckle

12 posted on 10/25/2003 9:59:41 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua
Funny, I immediately thought of the old B.C. comic.
13 posted on 10/25/2003 9:59:45 PM PDT by Ophiucus
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To: Malsua
Bwhahahahahahahahah!
14 posted on 10/25/2003 10:01:36 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Conservative by nature... Republican by spirit... Patriot by heart... AND... ANTI-Liberal by GOD!)
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To: Don W
Kitties are one step ahead of you....


Click me

15 posted on 10/25/2003 10:02:22 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Jim Robinson

And the definitive word comes from...

Jim. LOL.

Jim as I was a wizop and I elfed(L-flagged I.E. Locked) more people than I can count from Varous CIS forums...I get the humor. LOL.

16 posted on 10/25/2003 10:03:45 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua
I can appreciate it. Thanks, this is for those who will ask, what about the history of Zot on FR?
17 posted on 10/25/2003 10:03:56 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: M Kehoe
shhhhhh, it's a secret.
18 posted on 10/25/2003 10:05:11 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Admin Moderator
It's too late, and I'm thinking business...does FR have to TM or copyright the "Zot" before the NYT gets ahold of it?

I'm up too late this evening...the Yankees lost the WS, and all is not right in the world...8^(

5.56mm

19 posted on 10/25/2003 10:10:03 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Lancey Howard
Did you ever see the movie Zot? T
om Posten played a university professor who discovered an Egyptian relic in his back yard. Painted on the relic was an ancient incantation that bestowed upon the sayer the power to kill merely by pointing at someone and saying the secret word, Zot.
20 posted on 10/25/2003 10:11:02 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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