We interrupt current programming to remind you that five years ago today the blog called J’accuse was born. The first post on J’accuse entitled The Kinnie Generation was essentially an existential question: Why Blog? Well, it seems like the question answered itself since we have not stopped blogging since.
From the original J’accuse post:
about me & this blog
Yep. My blog. Called J’accuse. Playing with words a bit… thanks to my forename. The idea is there too…. Zola and all. The truth if I lie (A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on. – Terry Pratchett, The Truth). That’s another theme. Mark asked me… “What theme will it have?” then he said something in German meaning purpose (Oh!German… thought there was something wrong with you – Basil Fawlty). Themes many, themes none. Don’t know and couldn’t be bothered. Just wanted to hook and not miss the bus of the Kinnie Generation. Because we are out there.
Just a word of warning. Satyre, irony, black humour will be at home in this page. No rules. No holds barred. So people of a weak and gullible disposition should just f-off and vote labour. People of a pompous I know it all and saved the world yesterday disposition should also f-off and vote nationalist. Mark Vella should f-off anyway. I thank the readership of one who will read on… at its own risk of course.
This blog didn’t half come out as good as any of the 12 first attempts. But then it may be destiny. It is much more sombre. I hate sombre. I like anything that makes you laugh.
’nuff said. now let’s begin.
And begin we did.
previous blogiversary posts
Our 2nd Anniversary Post (inaugurating the wordpress adress)
Our (low key) 3rd Anniversary Post (mid-election result frenzy)
Our 4th Anniversay Moving Post (move to www.jacquesrenezammit.com)
and a 4th Anniversary Post on the new site (sickly even)
4 replies on “Five”
Good to have something worthwhile to read on the web. A blog that has made sense ever since. Don’t we all love black humour and irony? Heck I look forward to seeing the first banana production line on this rock of ours. Keep it up Jacques and keep the thoughts and words flowing. Happy 5th!
Ah, to think of all the blogs that were around five years ago! Robert’s, Toni Sant’s, Stagno’s, Archibald’s and, er, mine.
Congrats Jacques. You surived the longest!
Toni is still going strong faust. His little niche of specialised bloggery might Not attract much attention but he remains the doyen of Maltese blogs.
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