11 February 2025

Fun With Words

Some on-air pundit recently noted that DOGE is the name of a fake cryptocurrency which actually went live. Go figure.
[A] cryptocurrency created by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who decided to create a payment system as a joke, making fun of the wild speculation in cryptocurrencies at the time.
The Musk Ox is a joke, so it does fit.

But Doge has another meaning: dictator
In Venice, doges normally ruled for life, although a few were forcibly removed from office. While doges had great temporal power at first, after 1268, the doge was constantly under strict surveillance: he had to wait for other officials to be present before opening dispatches from foreign powers; he was not allowed to possess any property in a foreign land.
No Gaza for you!!

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