Why am I the last to hear about these Internet traditions?

From Mark Evanier:

As you can see, I have posted a picture of a can of Campbell’s Cream
of Mushroom soup. This is the traditional Internet symbol indicating
that the proprietor of the weblog is too busy with pressing deadlines
to update his site. Whenever you see it, you know that though he’s
swamped, he’ll be back in a day or three — or sooner, if events
warrant — and that he’ll resume posting, just as soon as he gets his
work schedule under control.

As you can see, I have one up too. Here I go again…