This story is peppered with just enough factoids to make its conclusion sound like fact.
I think it's a parody etymology, as 'log' in this sense comes from the word 'logos,' which means 'word,' and is not at all related to the knot story. Consider words like 'epilog' or 'astrology.'
I think it's a parody etymology, as 'log' in this sense comes from the word 'logos,' which means 'word,' and is not at all related to the knot story. Consider words like 'epilog' or 'astrology.'