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Mar
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2008
04:47 pm
arethinn
* IT ALL MAKES SENSE! I HAVE JUST SOLVED LOST!
* LOST = NIGHT COURT FTW!!!LOLOLeleventy1!11!00!!LOLZ
I think I just had a faneurysm. Did I ust invent that word? Don’t fucking steal it! I’m going to put it on a shirt or something.
LOL. That is an awesome word that is made of AWESOME.
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Mar. 4th, 2008 01:06 am (UTC)
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WTF does FTW stand for, anyway? I keep meaning to ask.
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Mar. 4th, 2008 01:35 am (UTC)
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arethinn
"For the win". I'm not sure what piece of internet/gamer/whatever culture it comes from, although I imagine it's related to the use of the phrase in sports and racing ("they're neck-and-neck on the home stretch, and it's so-and-so for the win!").
FTL = "for the lose" in the same context.
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Mar. 4th, 2008 05:20 am (UTC)
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I think "for the win" predates the internet and has its origins on the old game show "Hollywood Squares", as in "I'll take Wally Cox for the win."
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Mar. 4th, 2008 05:22 am (UTC)
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Mar. 4th, 2008 05:57 am (UTC)
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arethinn
(doh, I wasn't logged in)
I knew it predated the internet; what I meant was, I don't know where on the internet it first entered the common 'net lingo.
And hey, what's wrong with "Wakky" Cox? ;)
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Mar. 4th, 2008 04:19 pm (UTC)
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Oh. Well, I can't help you with the real world/net life import date. Sorry.
(I wonder how many people these days would know who "Wally Cox" was if I just mentioned the name out of the blue)
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Mar. 4th, 2008 03:45 pm (UTC)
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helen99.livejournal.com
The natives of 1996 apparently looked like
ashrangildowan
and said, "Lay it on me, home skillet!". Who knew...
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Mar. 4th, 2008 07:51 pm (UTC)
From:
arethinn
I've been known to use that phrase.
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 01:06 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 01:35 am (UTC)From:FTL = "for the lose" in the same context.
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 05:20 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 05:57 am (UTC)From:I knew it predated the internet; what I meant was, I don't know where on the internet it first entered the common 'net lingo.
And hey, what's wrong with "Wakky" Cox? ;)
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 04:19 pm (UTC)From:(I wonder how many people these days would know who "Wally Cox" was if I just mentioned the name out of the blue)
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 07:51 pm (UTC)From: