Today I asked two questions: what does "poggers" mean, and what did GRRM do that has everyone I know who cares about Worldcon pissed off?

I feel I can sum up what I learnt with "GRRM's tostmastering of the Hugos was totally unpoggers."

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@anthracite GRRM, the writer who redefined fantasy as a genre you might read to enjoy. A reaction to Tolkienesque potboilers and yet completely without the flamboyant multidimensional weirdness that characterized Moorcock’s reaction.

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