# "W00t! PWND!" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 1, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-pwnd/319552 "2005-09-01T05:02:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-pwnd/319552/21 "2005-09-02T16:42:32Z")
> [@gazpacho](#): > > Romeo and Juliette translated to leet speek. This is a somewhat funny falsh movie. > > [Tales for the L33T: Romeo and Juliet](http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/romjul.php) OMFG!!!11 That was 2 funny. ---
**Author:** ![Corporate\_Hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-pwnd/319552/22 "2005-09-02T17:07:32Z")
Microsoft released [a parent’s primer to computer slang](http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx). This link was tossed around amongst the “1337z0rz” a while back because the descriptions can be pretty funny for someone from the subculture. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-pwnd/319552/23 "2005-09-02T17:55:34Z")
These are actually all folk etymologies. “pwned” is actually a Latin phrase, immortalized by Julius Caeser who, upon conquering Gaul, famously remarked, “Veni, vidi, pwned.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-pwnd/319552.md?page=1)