Late last year, Kelly Nestruck neologized beautifully. I missed it at the time, but here’s the definition for posting the cat:
I hereby propose a new expression for that moment when a great blog goes off the tracks: Posting the cat. (Cat bloggers, of course, are excluded from the expression.) It could be the blogosphere’s very own Jump the shark.
Here are a couple of usage examples:
– “Man, Andrew Sullivan totally posted the cat after Kerry lost the election and he started droning on about his sleep apnea.”
– “Wonkette‚Äôs book deal is a sure sign that she‚Äôs posted the cat.”
Now to get a cat. (And thanks to Tim at Pints of Drivel for resurrecting the post.)
