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Mar 21, 2007 20:22:09 GMT -5
Post by goferphan on Mar 21, 2007 20:22:09 GMT -5
Please bring me into the loop. I feel like such a heel.
Pwned?
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Mar 21, 2007 20:31:30 GMT -5
Post by NoMoreLies on Mar 21, 2007 20:31:30 GMT -5
While no single usage of the term can be definitively identified as the original source, it most likely arose and spread naturally from a misspelling of the word "own", arising from the proximity of the 'p' and 'o' keys on a standard English keyboard. However, it has been claimed by many gamers that the origin of the word comes from the PC game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, where a programming error results in the message "You have been pwned." When the player gets defeated by a CPU controlled opponent, the correct message should have been "You have been owned." This phrase would soon become an internet icon for online gamers across the globe.
To "own" another gamer is to be dominant over one's opponent. When boasting to the other player during the excitement of play, gamers would often mistakenly type p-w-n, rather than o-w-n. Eventually, the word began to convey a meaning both stronger and more specialized than that of "own," its pronunciation began to vary, and it was adopted into the "1337" ("leet") lexicon. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PwnThe urban dictionary has had a listing in it since 2003. Hence its nothing new. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwned
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Mar 21, 2007 20:31:57 GMT -5
Post by goferphan on Mar 21, 2007 20:31:57 GMT -5
i see what you are all like now...treat me like a mushroom...feed me $hit and keep me in the dark?
some friends...
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Mar 21, 2007 20:34:06 GMT -5
Post by Big on Mar 21, 2007 20:34:06 GMT -5
Jensen, is this thread SMARTER than my thread?
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Mar 21, 2007 20:51:03 GMT -5
Post by Wrestling Terp on Mar 21, 2007 20:51:03 GMT -5
And I thought it had something to do with prawns!
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Mar 21, 2007 20:57:42 GMT -5
Post by goferphan on Mar 21, 2007 20:57:42 GMT -5
Jensen, is this thread SMARTER than my thread? absolutely BIG since it is obvious that you have been pwned by none other than goferphan himself...
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Mar 21, 2007 21:00:26 GMT -5
Post by JensenS on Mar 21, 2007 21:00:26 GMT -5
Worth a little karma bump... That sig is pretty much proof of the pwnage.
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Mar 21, 2007 21:35:23 GMT -5
Post by OldShamrock on Mar 21, 2007 21:35:23 GMT -5
NoMoreLies explanation is about right. As I know it: The actual, original term is "owned". Sort of a short version of "I owned you" (like "I burned you" , "I took you to school", sort of along those lines). My kids (15 and 13) started using this on me when playing sports against them, that's how I learned it, but it can apply to anything. Sucked down a 3 lb. lobster in 8 minutes? You "owned" that meal. Usage-wise, "Pwned" is the extreme form of "Owned". Its like "owned" on steroids with exclamation points. "Pwn3d" is the extreme form of "Pwned". Its like "Pwned" with hair on it. For more, see www.owned.com/Hope it helps- PwnedShamrock
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Mar 21, 2007 22:22:19 GMT -5
Post by goferphan on Mar 21, 2007 22:22:19 GMT -5
i feel back in the know now...thanks Team Wrestling Talk...i almost had to e-mail my megadork best friend who has been working with computers since we were 10 on the TI-99 and the Commodore 64...the sad part is that he is still just as excited today about that stuff as he was back then...
whats really funny is that just this post would have eaten up 23 of the commodores "64" ram...
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Mar 21, 2007 22:31:01 GMT -5
Post by Big on Mar 21, 2007 22:31:01 GMT -5
goferphan,
You are losing it man. I have never seen you talk wildly like this. Breathe deep, think of your sons. Its OK.
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Mar 22, 2007 10:55:06 GMT -5
Post by DartSharkimus Prime on Mar 22, 2007 10:55:06 GMT -5
Anyone remember the game "Hero" for Commodore 64?
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Mar 22, 2007 15:57:40 GMT -5
Post by goferphan on Mar 22, 2007 15:57:40 GMT -5
YES, 4.5 inch floppy disk and all...
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Mar 22, 2007 16:01:01 GMT -5
Post by goferphan on Mar 22, 2007 16:01:01 GMT -5
goferphan, You are losing it man. I have never seen you talk wildly like this. Breathe deep, think of your sons. Its OK. i forgot big, you weren't even born in 1978 and if you were, they weren't playing computer games in Mother Russia...
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