Does it mean you've arrived as a blogger...

By oracknows on December 15, 2007.

...when another blogger refers to your linking to him by adding "-lanche" to your 'nym?

I can't say I've ever had that happen to me before.

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Short: yes.

Did not happen to me yet...

Yes it does, and thanks for unexpected wee hours of Sunday morning -lanche.

Blog-o-Lanche ? Orac-o-lanche ? hmm. well, you put out a good blog, Orac.

Oraclanche ??? Boy, does that sound silly ! I really hate those words forged of bits and pieces hastily patched together ("lanche" in itself doesn't mean anything). But, well, anyway, congratulations for the event itself...

Christophe: Good job you don't speak German, then ;oP

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