Community:HOT GOD GREEN HOG

HOT GOD GREEN HOG (HGGH) is a group that exists within the web site community of HTLOZ II. The group has no kind of offical standing and is a self-christened, self-sustaining group.

Origins
HOT GOD GREEN HOG began as the result of the repeated use of the phrase that is the group's namesake. The phrase came about in a conversation (likely at some time in 2005) regarding how one of the "founding members" could pick up a girlfriend: Gale: go into her room and watch her sleep Gale: that's always an icebreaker Shadow: just sit next to her Shadow: and pet her head Gale: YES Shadow: like Mr. Antolini Gale: if she wakes up Gale: say something nonsensical over and over again Gale: she'll think it was a dream Gale: "HOT GOD GREEN HOG" SkullkidLink: HOT GOD GREEN HOG Shadow: HOT GOD GREEN HOG As time went on, the term referred to the "founding members" that would hold AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) chats on a near daily basis. The members: Gale, Shadow, SkullkidLink, and Raz, simply met in AIM chats and discussed HTLOZ threads, and told crude inside jokes. One of the most notable HTLOZ II occurances to come about during this time was the infamous, "Gale hasn't kissed a girl" thread.

Evolution
As the number of regulars in the HOT GOD GREEN HOG chats grew, the use of the term moved into the more public field of the HTLOZ II forums, namely the "++" board. The group's main purpose was still its own AIM chats. Occasionally a group action would occur on HTLOZ II. Notably there has been the creation of the "Dragon Ball Z" accounts and the parody of the Frieza Saga, the infamous "Economics" threads in response to a joke about what people on HTLOZ II talk about, and most recently the flooding of the ++ board with threads about the Olympic sport of Curling. The current mission of HOT GOD GREEN HOG is the "encouragement of activity and involvement at HTLOZ II." The group attempts (however feebly) to achieve this goal by posting on a regular basis, contributing to the mayhem that is the ++ board, and engaging in group joke actions and themed "avatar bandwagons." In a conversation between members Din and Shadow, HGGH was described as being "like school teachers, with penis jokes."

Membership and Function
There is no offical system of membership within HOT GOD GREEN HOG. Anyone that believes in the ideals of the group is encouraged to participate. All ideas are welcomed as long as they contribute to A. The encouragment of posting and activity at HTLOZ II, or B. Having some darn fun. HOT GOD GREEN HOG makes decisions often using the "committee of the whole" system, where all present are given equal weight in voting and discussion of issues, be it group actions, or internal problems. A common practice of all members is when one member says "HOT GOD GREEN HOG", all other members respond in kind with "HOT GOD GREEN HOG" in all caps, lowercase letters are never used in referring to the group in any manner.

Covers
HOT GOD GREEN HOG has only recently become open concerning what it is, and what it does. A common description of the group to non-members has been to refer to it as a "Literary Society" and that is how it is described in the corresponding ((and wholly unoffical)) facebook group. This came about as the four "founding members" are all avid fans and lovers of the J.D. Salinger novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" and all members are encouraged to enjoy the magnificent book. Sometimes when asked what HOT GOD GREEN HOG is, members have been known to responde with "HOT GOD GREEN HOG is HOT GOD GREEN HOG."