<!--QuoteBegin-Swift Idiot+Feb 5 2004, 10:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swift Idiot @ Feb 5 2004, 10:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The reason PWNED is still as funny as it is is because it's based on the root word OWNED, which is a word used to express ownership and thus dominance over the adressee(s) by the adresser. However, when one pronounces PWNED, usually it is POE-ND, as in the poet, or pawned, as in the chess piece, neither of which particularly make sense. They are however fun to say. However, the second pronunciation, "Pawned" is also a word used to describe the act of selling off something one doesn't need in exchange for a little money. In this, "Pawning" someone is an economic activity, in much the same was as "Owning" someone is also economic in nature.
Thus, you occasionally see boasts of not only having owned and pawned you, but rented you and borrowed you, which aren't as funny, but contribute to the overall joke anyway.
<3 My College Education! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Your college education is way off. Pwned came about because on a QWERTY keyboard, the letters O and P are right beside each other. Someone out there, in a fit of hysteria (probably due to soundly beating a competitor) typed too quickly, and hit P instead of O, A new word was formed.
<span style='color:gray'>I</span> always though pwned was short for "pawned" as in you were beaten by someone with greater skill then you. Because in chess the pawns are the lowest power pieces and are thusly can be disposed of easily. Meaning when you say you "pawned" or "pwned" sombody you are implying you are of greater skill then them and killing you was no challenge.
While "owned" implied that you were beaten by somone of lower or equal skill then you, meaning they had to work for it. Because in order for you to own somthing, you have to work for, whether it be to get money to buy the said object, or to perhaps get it in some other way.
After reading this thread, I conclude that 'owned', 'pwned' and all derivatives is racist slang! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Soylent green+Feb 5 2004, 07:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Soylent green @ Feb 5 2004, 07:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html' target='_blank'>12 year old AOLer translator</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> "IN NATURAL-SEL3CTION THEIR SHUD B AN ALEIN TAHT IS DA SIEZ OF DA L3VEL NS_NANCY AND SPITS ACID AROUND AND FLEIS AND STUF AND IT HAS LIEK 3YEBALS AL OVAR IT SO U CUD LIEK SE EVARYTHNG AROUND U AND TH3N WHAN DA MARIENS COM3 THERE LIEK SHOT TEH 3Y3S1!1!!!!! WTH BUT IT RILLY HAEV NO 3FACT BCUAES LIEK U R IN A HUG3 SHEILD AND U FIGHT SPAECSHIPS AND THAN A FAED CUD RIED ON UR BAK OF U AND IT WUD B MAD AEWSOM3 LIEK OFANS3 CHMBRS DROP OUT OF U WHEN U GET ATAKED111!1!1 OMG WTH LOL"
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hi zaggy, long time no see!
Thus, you occasionally see boasts of not only having owned and pawned you, but rented you and borrowed you, which aren't as funny, but contribute to the overall joke anyway.
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Your college education is way off. Pwned came about because on a QWERTY keyboard, the letters O and P are right beside each other. Someone out there, in a fit of hysteria (probably due to soundly beating a competitor) typed too quickly, and hit P instead of O, A new word was formed.
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on a side note.. i'm gonna do that consistently. in my !!!1!1!!1s i'm going to add a vampire kitty face.
p.s. i invented the word nubcake <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
While "owned" implied that you were beaten by somone of lower or equal skill then you, meaning they had to work for it. Because in order for you to own somthing, you have to work for, whether it be to get money to buy the said object, or to perhaps get it in some other way.
Ugh to much time on my hands.
"IN NATURAL-SEL3CTION THEIR SHUD B AN ALEIN TAHT IS DA SIEZ OF DA L3VEL NS_NANCY AND SPITS ACID AROUND AND FLEIS AND STUF AND IT HAS LIEK 3YEBALS AL OVAR IT SO U CUD LIEK SE EVARYTHNG AROUND U AND TH3N WHAN DA MARIENS COM3 THERE LIEK SHOT TEH 3Y3S1!1!!!!! WTH BUT IT RILLY HAEV NO 3FACT BCUAES LIEK U R IN A HUG3 SHEILD AND U FIGHT SPAECSHIPS AND THAN A FAED CUD RIED ON UR BAK OF U AND IT WUD B MAD AEWSOM3 LIEK OFANS3 CHMBRS DROP OUT OF U WHEN U GET ATAKED111!1!1 OMG WTH LOL"
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