Les Jones explains “phrogging”.

The (perhaps fictional) practice of living in another person’s house, both while they’re away and while they’re present. Popularized by a set of videos of two girls living in a couples’ house.

I hadn’t heard of this until Les mentioned it here. Then again, I’m still not clear on that whole LonelyGirl deal. These Web Phenoms often escape my notice–probably because all of my Extended Network knows I’ll bitch about getting the emails forwarded AND give them an earful about Snopes and TruthOrFiction. We Buzzkills get left out of this stuff quite often.

I do wonder, though, if this isn’t fueled in part by the ongoing debates about illegal immigration. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone say “well how’d you like it if I broke into your house and just lived there?” (Myself included. I say that from time to time.)

It seems like some enterprising teens are riffing on that for their shot at 15 minutes. Why on earth they call it “phrogging” I’ll never know.