A Parent's Primer To Computer Slang

Swiftspear · February 2005

Better make sure your parents don't catch that article pj.

CplDavis · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>"h4x": Read as "hacks," or what a computer hacker does.

"pwn": A typo-deliberate version of own, a slang term that means to dominate. This could also be spelled "0\/\/n3d" or "pwn3d," among other variations. Online video game bullies or "griefers" often use this term.

Other common leet words:

"m4d sk1llz" or "mad skills": Refers to one's own talent. "m4d" itself is often used for emphasis.

"n00b," "noob," "newbie," or "newb": Combinations synonymous with new user. Some leetspeekers view "n00b" as an insult and "newbie" as an affectionate term for new users.

"w00t" or the smiley character \o/: A common interjection, analogous to "woohoo!"

"rox0rs" Used in place of "rocks," typically to describe something impressive.

"joo" and "u": Used instead of "you." This is also commonly written as "j00" or "_|00." </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

AHAHAHAAHHAHAHhahahahah!!!!!! .....*deep breath HAhahahahhahahhaha!!!!

I simply imagine some guys in suits sitting around coming up with these to put in this article.

wow... *cries and laughs some more.

| Pwn3d j00 n00b! I r r0x0r$ j00 b0x0rz!

Mantrid · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Feb 17 2005, 09:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (pjofsky @ Feb 18 2005, 12:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> BBCode > Mantrid </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Agreed. It is obvious that mantrid is not one with the ways of the forumscript.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
I really don't get whats going on. It simply wasn't working for me.

Necrotic · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Rules of grammar are rarely obeyed. Many leetspeekers will capitalize every letter except for vowels (LiKe THiS) and otherwise reject conventional English style and grammar.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Maybe in 1994 they did.

Scythe · February 2005

This site is at a level of awesomeness that cannot be measured on any linear scale.

--Scythe--

DY357LX · February 2005

Make sure to click "NO" underneath "Was this information useful"
and use the comments box to tell Bill his article "sux0rz".

Narfwak · February 2005

AnarkiThreeXSix · February 2005

<i>nifoc.</i> thats hilarious.

DrSuredeath · February 2005

I'm rather fond of this one

(_8(|)

l8er j00 Nub

c_oma · February 2005

well at least microsoft is being consistent; they're as far behind with their
"leet speek" as with their security updates... about 7 years!

edit: to make things worse, my firefox can't submit comments using that popup form! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' />

Gliss · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Feb 17 2005, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Better make sure your parents don't catch that article pj.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
ohh burnt D:

Cold_NiTe · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (c oma @ Feb 18 2005, 10:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> edit: to make things worse, my firefox can't submit comments using that popup form! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Yeah, sucks. I was freaked out because I thought, for a split second, that it knew what I had dared to enter in as a comment.

MonsieurEvil · February 2005

Such an embarrasing page... : <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' />

OH NO LITTLE TIMMY IS ON THE LEET! INTERVENTION!!!

Elderwyrm · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (The Necroscope @ Feb 18 2005, 09:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Make sure to click "NO" underneath "Was this information useful"
and use the comments box to tell Bill his article "sux0rz".  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
LMAO. Yes everyone click no, check "Information is Wrong" and follow through with what this man advised.

Cold_NiTe · February 2005

Done and done.

BaconTheory · February 2005

I left some comments for Microsoft:

Was this information helpful? *No*
*Information is Wrong*

*T3h p3r$0n |/\|h0 wr0t3 7hi$ i$ 0bvi0$ly n07 l337 3n0ugh t0 und3r$7@nd wh@7 l337 iz @11 @b0ut. *

Sky · February 2005

Heh, I clicked "no", but I didn't use 1337-speak in my comment. I just included a hyperlink to this thread. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

X_Stickman · February 2005

I can't decide whether someone sat and wrote that with a straight face... or whether it was someone who had to type a line each time he managed to stop laughing.

I hope it's the latter. If not.... I hate the human race.

Thaldarin · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Is this information useful?</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

No, and it can also be quite misleading. Especially with "h4x", and leading on to the stereotypical language a hacker will use. Imagine how many poor pre-teens whose mothers think they are hackers <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Cold_NiTe · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thaldarin @ Feb 18 2005, 02:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Is this information useful?</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

No, and it can also be quite misleading. Especially with "h4x", and leading on to the stereotypical language a hacker will use. Imagine how many poor pre-teens whose mothers think they are hackers <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
God I'll never forget when me mother asked me that. I didn't stop laughing for a full 5 minutes. She just got all irritated and gave up.

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Skidzor @ Feb 18 2005, 02:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>*T3h p3r$0n |/\|h0 wr0t3 7hi$ i$ 0bvi0$ly n07 l337 3n0ugh t0 und3r$7@nd wh@7 l337 iz @11 @b0ut. *</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
It's scary that I can read that so easily. But somehow expected.

UZi · February 2005

THESE PEOPLE MAKE MY OPERATING SYSTEM! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

cshank4 · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UZi @ Feb 18 2005, 04:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> THESE PEOPLE MAKE MY OPERATING SYSTEM! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Get a Mac

*IS STILL LAUGHING OVER STUPIDNESS OF ARTICLE OLOL!*

Owen1 · February 2005

The scary thing is, I read some of the related articles, and in some senses it does add up. I smoked about 30 straights whilst reading some of the various cases where paedophilia has been performed with the aid of the internet through "leetspeak" and how it can be used to baffle parents of victims. It's been one of my little ambitions to do something in civil protection, investigation especially. Looking at the facts, simple things such as games can be used as a negativity more than the community of which makes out. Think about all the times people like NSplayagirl, Athena, Sheena, even Kyliegirl have been hit on through either the forums or on IRC, same things apply with that. If people like that didn't have any sense then it could cause an upset.

Cold_NiTe · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Owen! @ Feb 18 2005, 04:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The scary thing is, I read some of the related articles, and in some senses it does add up. I smoked about 30 straights whilst reading some of the various cases where paedophilia has been performed with the aid of the internet through "leetspeak" and how it can be used to baffle parents of victims. It's been one of my little ambitions to do something in civil protection, investigation especially. Looking at the facts, simple things such as games can be used as a negativity more than the community of which makes out. Think about all the times people like NSplayagirl, Athena, Sheena, even Kyliegirl have been hit on through either the forums or on IRC, same things apply with that. If people like that didn't have any sense then it could cause an upset.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Methinks we're walking on thin ice here.

ZeroByte · February 2005

Man.. this link is getting everywhere. First in <a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/18/l33tsp34k_for_parents/' target='_blank'>The Register</a> (<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88548&view=findpost&p=1386911' target='_blank'>by way of Skidzor</a>) and now its in <a href='http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050217-4628.html' target='_blank'>Ars Technica</a> too! Who did Ars Technica? Own up now!

0r b3 pr3p4|23d +0 f43( |\/|y m4d s|<177z!

X_Stickman · February 2005

I've gotta say, actually, after thinking about it... to us it's funny, but to, say, my Nan and Grandad (who are considering getting a computer with net connection.... god help me who'll have calls every 5 minutes with "what is this" and "what do i do now"...) or just parents who are nubs, it'd probably be fairly helpful.

But I still stand by what I said. I hope the person who wrote that article was laughing as he typed, or I'll lose faith in mankind.

Haze · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Feb 18 2005, 04:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thaldarin @ Feb 18 2005, 02:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Is this information useful?</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

No, and it can also be quite misleading. Especially with "h4x", and leading on to the stereotypical language a hacker will use. Imagine how many poor pre-teens whose mothers think they are hackers <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
God I'll never forget when me mother asked me that. I didn't stop laughing for a full 5 minutes. She just got all irritated and gave up.

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Skidzor @ Feb 18 2005, 02:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>*T3h p3r$0n |/\|h0 wr0t3 7hi$ i$ 0bvi0$ly n07 l337 3n0ugh t0 und3r$7@nd wh@7 l337 iz @11 @b0ut. *</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
It's scary that I can read that so easily. But somehow expected.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Yeah.. dont you get freaked out when you can read "total leet speak" so quickly and fluently? Then type it back just as fast? I was playing WoW and was yelling at an alliance in leet speak, and my friend asked in party chat "how are you using a leet speak converter in WoW?" (or something along those lines, anyways) I told him I wasnt and he insisted I was lying.

Man I'm such a loser.

Sky · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Owen! @ Feb 18 2005, 04:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Think about all the times people like NSplayagirl, Athena, Sheena, even Kyliegirl have been hit on through either the forums or on IRC, same things apply with that. If people like that didn't have any sense then it could cause an upset.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
I hardly think the situations compare. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

Shoebox · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (cshank4 @ Feb 18 2005, 02:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UZi @ Feb 18 2005, 04:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> THESE PEOPLE MAKE MY OPERATING SYSTEM! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Get a Mac

*IS STILL LAUGHING OVER STUPIDNESS OF ARTICLE OLOL!*  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

AveSatanas · February 2005

Now people can go to microsoft.com to figure out what jmy license plate (2leet4u) means... and they probably sended spys to cs servers <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

A Parent's Primer To Computer Slang

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