"I am aware of all Internet traditions." Most of you will read that statement as a mere procession of words. To a small number of you, it's the latest sensation in Internet phraseology; the blogger's equivalent of, "Where's The Beef?"

The phrase, created by a conservative commenter at a liberal blog, was instantly mocked and spread virally to other sites, tailored to serve as captions to preexisting viral "memes" like Dramatic Chipmunk. Soon, some savvy company will probably use it as ...