# Og Help Us! Leetspeak Is Now Being Used To Sell Appliances **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 9, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784 "2004-11-09T03:35:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/21 "2004-11-11T09:02:35Z")
As if to mark the downfall of civilization, the winner on Jeopardy! today (it was the college edition) was very far ahead going into Final Jeopardy. And his wager on the question was “1337.” Alex didn’t get it, but I jumped up and smacked a wall. People, W3R3 DOMAD. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/22 "2004-11-11T20:23:12Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > I’m down with that. In fact, I say we go back to Latin. V3N1 V1D1 V1C1 I came, I saw, I 0wn0rzed j00. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/23 "2004-11-11T20:46:55Z")
[Link](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030110.html) to Cecil’s column “What the heck is ‘leetspeek?’” And yes, you can see through this shameless self promotion of a link, as my meager existence came to a boiling explosion of fulfillment and happiness as I was quoted by the master in linked column. ::hurts arm trying to pat own back:: ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/24 "2004-11-11T21:33:38Z")
> [@lno](#): > > V3N1 V1D1 V1C1 > > I came, I saw, I 0wn0rzed j00. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/25 "2004-11-11T23:21:01Z")
Chill daddio! Your bad vibes are squaresville. Don’t harsh the 'guage, dude. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/26 "2004-11-12T01:18:31Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > I’m down with that. In fact, I say we go back to Latin. //|||/\ G/|_|_|/\ ||| +®|B|\_| P/\®+|B|\_| |)|/|/\ 3+ Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and all that. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/27 "2004-11-12T02:37:01Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > I’m down with that. In fact, I say we go back to Latin. I say we just go to gestures and inarticulate grunting. :waves: grunt grunt ook ook! ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/28 "2004-11-12T07:09:47Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > … the '60s slang of “L7,” which meant you were a square… Really? That’s cool! I’m gonna start using it! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784/29 "2004-11-12T15:13:39Z")
> [@mouthbreather](#): > > And yes, you can see through this shameless self promotion of a link, as my meager existence came to a boiling explosion of fulfillment and happiness as I was quoted by the master in linked column. You ain’t the only one, brother! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/og-help-us-leetspeak-is-now-being-used-to-sell-appliances/273784.md?page=1)