Developing...
I really thought this was a dawnbixtlerism for the longest time. Just caught it's use by <a href="http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2005_12_11_dish_archive.html#113466481307142722">MFGR</a>.
I realized it came from Drudge about two weeks ago.
I have the tendency to end all of my posts with three periods which is definitely obnoxious...