[QUOTE=Anaamika]
Wow. 
It’s a sort of alternate language developed by teens on the Intenet. I think. It’s really annoying, is all I know. A lot of these other boards use it. For example
“owned” is “pwned”
And lots of other stuff. I’m sure other people can tell you more and even give you better answers.
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You forgot to explain what “owned” means. We old-fogeys don’t always keep up on modern slang. 
[QUOTE=D_Odds]
You forgot to explain what “owned” means. We old-fogeys don’t always keep up on modern slang.
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It’s kinda like saying “you’re mine!”
It’s also a hacker term for taking control of another computer/system.
[QUOTE=chowder]
Pardon my ignorance
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No, we won’t pardon your ignorance.
Now GO AWAY!
[QUOTE=Anaamika]
snort
Skald, you are hilarious.
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You misspelled “evil,” honeysuckle.
[QUOTE=Little Nemo]
I think this board tends to drive out pretentious morons - those who try to espouse positions they can’t support with actual facts. The crowd here isn’t going to accept someone as an authority just because they can type.
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Or it inspires some of us pretentious morons to do at least a modicum of research before posting our opinions. I’ve had several wonderful opportunities to dine on crow (no, not you, Crow) spoiled by a 30-second-just-in-case Google search.
Sorry, no cite.
[QUOTE=Siege]
So, neutron star, when are we going to see you at a Gettysdope?
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I’ll try for the next one, but I do tend to get shy around large groups (and God knows the MADs comprise a large group), so I’ll probably be hiding back in a corner somewhere until I get enough alcohol in me to open my mouth (but hopefully not so much that I end up sticking my foot in it - there’s a fine line!).
[QUOTE=John Corrado]
Actually, specifically it was developed by First-Person-Shooter gamers on the Internet.
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I saw a lot of what’s now called “Leet Speak” in the computer hacker world long before it showed up in the first-person shooters. Go look at old archives from alt.2600 and some of the other old “haxor” forums.
[QUOTE=twopiecesofeight]
We have well-rounded backgrounds and discuss a multitude of subjects. We don’t tolerate flame-wars of the geek-variety … the absence (or rarity) of Mac-vs-PC, Windows-vs-OS X-vs-Linux, Microsoft-vs-Google, Star Wars-vs-Star Trek is refreshing.
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Although some of the speculation and discussion along those lines is fun. Did you realize that the U.S.S. Enterprise is run by a Linux system (I believe it’s the Red Shirt build), the Death Star runs on Windows DS, and the Alliance ships use Mac OS XXXXX? There is some speculation that Picard is a closet OS/2 Warp user.
[QUOTE=Little Nemo]
I think this board tends to drive out pretentious morons - those who try to espouse positions they can’t support with actual facts.
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Hey, I’m still here!!!
The Power of Cecil Compells You
[QUOTE=Spiff]
No, we won’t pardon your ignorance.
Now GO AWAY!
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:sniff: I know when I’m not wanted.
slinks off to sit in corner sobbing gently
Hey, we’re supposed to fight ignorants, not make them cry in the corner!
God, you just don’t want us to have any fun at all, do you, featherlou?
NO! NO FUN! The fun will cease immediately!
(And then this thread dies, making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.)
[QUOTE=featherlou]
NO! NO FUN! The fun will cease immediately!
(And then this thread dies, making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.)
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[Xena]
::beating thread on chest::
No! Don’t you leave me! Don’t leave me, Gabrielle! Don’t you leave me!
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[QUOTE=gabriela]
Hey, I’m still here!!!
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As a completely irrelevant aside, gabriela, didn’t you say you hadn’t wanted to join because you’d never have time to post? And you’ve cracked 1,000 posts and you’ve been here 6 months?
You’re making us all look bad! 
[QUOTE=Fish]
As a completely irrelevant aside, gabriela, didn’t you say you hadn’t wanted to join because you’d never have time to post? And you’ve cracked 1,000 posts and you’ve been here 6 months?
You’re making us all look bad!
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There is a kind of exam question on the medical students’ torture fests (check with recently graduated Irishgirl on this) that offers two statements, then your choice on the truth or falsity of each, and your opinion on the degree of relatedness.
That is, you can have true, true, related; true, false, related; false, true, related; false, false, related; and the same pairs with “unrelated”.
As per the above statements: False, true, unrelated.
Damn. Forgot there were three statements in his quote. Should have been: False (I said I’d only ever be able to post mornings and evenings - away from work), false, true, unrelated.
Sheesh. Ruined my own set-up.
And thus, ladies and gentleman, we see how gabriela racked up 1000 posts in six months.
Please don’t look at my post-count. Please please please.
[QUOTE=twickster]
And thus, ladies and gentleman, we see how gabriela racked up 1000 posts in six months.
Please don’t look at my post-count. Please please please.
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You know I adore you, so I can’t make snarky comments about your post count.
Silent as hekk, aren’t we both.
[QUOTE=garygnu]
It’s kinda like saying “you’re mine!”
It’s also a hacker term for taking control of another computer/system.
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Ah - I get it. It means all your bases are belonging to us.