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LimePi — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:27:17 -0800

A parent's primer to computer slang

By: Dreamghost

Dreamghost — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:31:01 -0800

0hz fux m4ng d1s b3 s0m3 w4ck sh1t pwn b1tchez 0nly f4c1stz d3l3t3 my c0mm3ntz y0

By: LeLiLo

LeLiLo — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:38:29 -0800

u rox0rs, dr34mGh0st. Kewl.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:38:58 -0800

Characters of similar appearance can be used to replace the letters they resemble. For example, "5" or even "$" can replace the letter S. M$ 5uxx0rz

By: abcde

abcde — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:48:21 -0800

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:49:21 -0800

Teens' online lingo leaves parents baffled (syndicated in my hometown paper the other day); download the TeenAngels Chat Translator.

By: TheDonF

TheDonF — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:58:11 -0800

"If you spot your child using any of those words online, please let us know as we've got some serious holes in our software and would love to find the people responsible for expoliting them. Thanks!"

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:09:03 -0800

except w00t isn't from woohoo. it's from we own the other team. ph234k1n9 n3\\/65.

By: jba

jba — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:30:47 -0800

1 C4N'+ 8eLI3V3 Th4+ 50ME0n3 W45 P41d +O wRITe +h@+!! L0LeRsk8tz!!!!

By: Uther Bentrazor

Uther Bentrazor — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:31:09 -0800

what, no LOLLERSKATES?

By: adzm

adzm — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:38:44 -0800

tr8rz.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:50:53 -0800

it's from we own the other team. I did not know this.

By: chrid

chrid — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:56:52 -0800

I didn't know that either. By the way, I'm in ur base, killin ur d00ds.

By: grouse

grouse — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:00:39 -0800

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:03:36 -0800

except w00t isn't from woohoo. it's from we own the other team. hmmm...actually, looks like I may be wrong about that. seems to be forever obscured in the mists of internet lore.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:10:58 -0800

I don't remember "woot" ever being an acronym, and I first saw "woot" typed nearly twenty years ago. I'm pretty sure that the First Person Shooter realm - I'm assuming that's the claimed source - can't claim to have invented it. As far as my crusty, crufty old geek brain recalls, it is an exclamation, but probably not shorthand for "woohoo". I'm dubious about it being an acronym. This sounds like one of those reverse acronyms, where something was made up after the original use and meaning was "lost".

By: phylum sinter

phylum sinter — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:32:07 -0800

loquaicious truly living out his namesake :P I can't believe microsoft has this article posted under "Safety". The link between this sort of behavior has more in common with general technological retardation, overuse of chat rooms and faux h@x0r skills than actual compromising of microsoft's hole-y software(s). Wait, am i allowed to say that under the most current MS EULA?

By: Dean Keaton

Dean Keaton — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:36:22 -0800

What next? Our youth falling for the satanic clutch of jazz music?

By: squirrel

squirrel — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:24:45 -0800

"leet speak" WTF?

By: mokey

mokey — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:52:49 -0800

The "roflcopter" is very funny thanks for sharing it.

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:02:56 -0800

The Internet isn't the thing that's messing our kids up so much. It's thins Nintendo Z-Box crap I keep hearing about! Madden this, Madden, that! I thought he only did football? It's not enough to get the youngsters the games they want, but they want to talk to each other while playing to! So that the TV set acts like a phone! HAVE YOU HEARD SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THEY USE ON THEIR NINTENDO Z-BOX MACHINES? It's downright disgusting! I wouldn't even talk to my own parents like that! And when you get them their games, of course THAT'S NEVER ENOUGH. THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO TELL YOU THEY NEED ALL-NEW VERSIONS OF THE SAME GAMES YOU BOUGHT THEM BECAUSE THE ONE YOU GOT THE BEFORE WAS LAST YEAR'S VERSION. I mean, what, these things are like food now? They get stale in a few months, and you can't use them? No wonder children are so screwed up!

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:03:04 -0800

Thus, the word "ham" could be written as "|-|4/\/\." I honestly believe no one has ever rendered the word "ham" like that before. "d00 j00 71k3 gr33n 3gg$ & |-|4/\/\?" "n0 $4/\/\-1-4/\/\, 7h3y r teh sux0rs."

By: evening

evening — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:15:54 -0800

god that hurts to read. I never did understand it, so this was helpful. I still don't understand why anyone would take the time to type like that. I must be way older than my 31!

By: kcds

kcds — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:35:56 -0800

... and pull up those pants, boy! And tie your shoes! And take that metal out of your face! Kids today. Sheesh.

By: Reto

Reto — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:39:34 -0800

goodnewsfortheinsane -- bringing the magic of Dr. Seuss to a whole new generation, and exploding the minds of a generation of others.

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:41:28 -0800

"d00 j00 71k3 gr33n 3gg$ & |-|4/\/\?" "n0 $4/\/\-1-4/\/\, 7h3y r teh sux0rs." wel that did make me laugh. in fact I laughed so hard I sh@ my pantz /got nothing

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:27:23 -0800

Metafilter: Online video game bullies.

By: es_de_bah

es_de_bah — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:41:23 -0800

Doesn't 'woot' come from the Arsineo Hall show?

By: runkelfinker

runkelfinker — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:56:22 -0800

The first series [of leetspeek words] is of particular concern, as their use could be an indicator that your teenager is involved in the theft of intellectual property, particularly licensed software. Obviously much more concerning than, oh I don't know, your kid being groomed online by a paedophile or something...

By: zenzizi

zenzizi — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:56:38 -0800

oh yea <3 the http://roflcopter.com/roflcopter.gif ! i know the url by heart for practical use! and here's my take on the w00t ..! (shamelessly st0len somewhere)

By: Songdog

Songdog — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:42:17 -0800

Bcu2 3vry1 kn0s 133t 15 teh 98w4 lin90 2 c0pyr19ht nfr1n93m3nt.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:47:19 -0800

Doesn't 'woot' come from the Arsineo Hall show? Hadn't thought about it before, but you're right, people were saying "woot!" to refer to that Arsenio Hall call back in 1989.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:11:58 -0800

Rules of grammar are rarely obeyed. ZOMG! My child talks like that all the time! I had no idea...! This is one of the funniest threads I've read in a while, thanks especially to goodnewsfortheinsane. And y'know, it's good to see all this inside information in print.

By: casu marzu

casu marzu — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:39:11 -0800

Between this and the Wikipedia entry on Leet, I now enough to communicate with all you youngins on Metafilter. H3y u k1dz, 637 0ph my 1@wn!!!

By: chmmr

chmmr — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:39:18 -0800

That's got to be written by some geek who was quietly laughing to himself about it in the shower afterwards... it's too much satire to not be intentional satire.

By: acid freaking on the kitty

acid freaking on the kitty — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:44:02 -0800

I love to see that Microsoft is trying to compete with Time and Newsweek in the explaining-ten-year-old-trends-to-suburban-parents market.

By: Capn

Capn — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:08:35 -0800

p0+?

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:30:46 -0800

Leet words possibly indicating illegal activity: "warez" or "w4r3z": Illegally copied software available for download. BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:43:15 -0800

From the cyberbullies article linked on that page. "6. Report game glitches. Work with your child to identify exploitable glitches in the game or new methods of cheating. Report these to the game site administrator." Yeah. And while you're doing that, I'm teaching my kid to exploit them to pwn j00.

By: rooftop secrets

rooftop secrets — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:25:38 -0800

7|-|@7 \/\/@5 50 Fu|\||\|33!!111!! Jesus. This shit is unreadable.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:07:55 -0800

What next? Our youth falling for the satanic clutch of jazz music? --by Dean Keaton OH NOES!!1!

By: drezdn

drezdn — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:55:58 -0800

ROFLMAOWMPAMAAABSUMA

By: cosmonik

cosmonik — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:56:24 -0800

That guide makes a mockery of my 411 J0R B453 iZ B|0|\|95 2 |\/|3 tattoo.

By: MiltonRandKalman

MiltonRandKalman — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:00:48 -0800

I'm teaching my kid to exploit them to pwn j00. my kid pwnz ur honor student. Now there is a geek parent bummer sticker. I'm gonna email Thinkgeek right now.

By: nTeleKy

nTeleKy — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:52:30 -0800

OMG! ROFLMAO @ eyeballkid. Also, MiltonRandKalman: please, please do that. I would buy one and I don't even have a kid.

By: gren

gren — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:52:35 -0800

-:- BitchX: Help on Topic: Usage: /say - [-c for cool -a for annoy -e for elite] - Says whatever you write in either cool, annoy or elite format for those wondering who would take the time to write like that, a lot of us didnt have to since BitchX did it for us ;¬) sadly, this was disabled a couple years ago...so I can't demonstrate

By: smackfu

smackfu — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:46:04 -0800

My favorite part is where Microsoft shows their hand:

The first series is of particular concern, as their use could be an indicator that your teenager is involved in the theft of intellectual property, particularly licensed software.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:50:54 -0800

Also, A parent's guide to internet acronyms.

By: weston

weston — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:20:55 -0800

At my high school, "woot" was the username of the fake (but equally powerful) superuser setup by the crackin' kids on the UNIX minicomputers...

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:23:11 -0800

my kid pwnz ur honor student. That proposed bumper sticker, how you say, r0xx0rz. Sign me up for five of 'em!

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:24:41 -0800

Eh.. that last part was not a quote, it was me. I was so excited I couldn't remember to close the tag. Also, I was born in a barn.

By: MiltonRandKalman

MiltonRandKalman — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:26:22 -0800

Well I emailed "neo" at thinkgeek let's see if they take the bait. Or you can just D/L the PDF I made in 10 seconds

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