# What Is The Origin of L33t Speak?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-l33t-speak/130219>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 30, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-l33t-speak/130219 "2002-09-30T01:00:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-l33t-speak/130219/21 "2002-10-02T08:05:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by cjhoworth \*  
> \*\*An even bigger question-- what are they feeding the hamsters?!
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> I started this thread last night, but the Board froze, so I gave up on it. \*\*

Apparently their being fed downers and tranquilizers. I’ve been getting some serious lag, and my DSL is always pretty zippy.

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**Author:** ![wu\_wei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/6a8cbe/32.png) [@wu\_wei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wu_wei)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-l33t-speak/130219/22 "2002-10-02T21:43:58Z")

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> I can’t believe this thread has gotten this long without anyone having posted a link to the Jargon File.

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> The very first link, posted by me, was a link to the Jargon File/Dictionary.

I knew there was a reason I couldn’t believe it; it wasn’t true!

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**Author:** ![zen101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@zen101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zen101)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-l33t-speak/130219/23 "2002-10-03T00:15:55Z")

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I’m surprised no one mentione Jeff. K

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-l33t-speak/130219/24 "2002-10-03T20:54:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by zen101 \*  
> \*\*I’m surprised no one mentione Jeff. K \*\*

The Jargon File link I posted has a link to information about Jeff K. too.

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