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13 Jul 2006, 13:05
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[Deffeh] Something that annoys me
I hate the terms "FTW" and "FTL". They're shit.
For those not down with their acronyms, they simply mean "For The Win" and "For The Lose". As in "Big Brother is FTW!" or "Big Brother is FTL!" depending on whether you like it or not.
See, I don't mind most internet acronyms. Stuff like "cba" (can't be arsed) or "afaik" (as far as i know) are commonly used phrases which people shorten to get their point across.
Firstly "for the win" doesn't even mean anything. It isn't good english.
Secondly I'm sure that whichever internet genius created it originally meant it semi-ironically, like a "TEAM WIN!" or "CAPTAIN WIN STRIKES AGAIN!" type phrase. But nerds have embraced it as some new form of saying something is brilliant.
It's a completely trivial thing but I can't help thinking that anyone who uses it is a bit of a moron
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13 Jul 2006, 13:08
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
I concur.
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13 Jul 2006, 13:23
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
agreeing in a deffeh thread.
Certain acronyms rile me. MMORPG for example. ftw is really rubbish too. though theres lots of good ones like iirc that almost make up for them.
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13 Jul 2006, 13:39
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
MMORPG is just a descriptive, it's not really in the same catagory as "FTW". It's like complaining about how "ADSL" is oppressing you.
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13 Jul 2006, 13:55
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
i always find that asl oppresses me
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13 Jul 2006, 14:05
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
MrL is ahead of the scene.
(I don't actually mind FTW though. Although I don't tend to use it.)
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13 Jul 2006, 14:08
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Henry Kelly
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
CORBA needs to stop reading so much like COBRA.
Edit:
It also needs the Object Management Group to change their name too, people shouting 'OMG COBRAS' in the middle of Distributed Systems lectures gets repetitive.
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Last edited by pablissimo; 13 Jul 2006 at 14:17.
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13 Jul 2006, 14:30
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Quote:
Originally Posted by pablissimo
CORBA needs to stop reading so much like COBRA.
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I just woke up, as a result I had to read this 5 or 6 times to see the difference in CORBA and COBRA.
Just waking up ftl
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13 Jul 2006, 15:16
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
I think it's a shame abbreviating 'that is to say' never caught on
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13 Jul 2006, 15:21
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
i often use "fwiw". it's like "tbh" but less stupid in most contexts
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13 Jul 2006, 15:41
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1-X
I think it's a shame abbreviating 'that is to say' never caught on
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13 Jul 2006, 15:44
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
They're all shit.
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13 Jul 2006, 15:46
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Angry Young Man
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
theres no good situation mmorpg can be used it without boring the shit out of me though.
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13 Jul 2006, 15:48
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
what does mmorpg mean?
What does iirc mean?
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13 Jul 2006, 15:57
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
massively multiplayer online role playing game (like wow or planetarion)
if i recall correctly
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13 Jul 2006, 16:00
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Quote:
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I think it's a shame abbreviating 'that is to say' never caught on
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13 Jul 2006, 16:10
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Henry Kelly
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
See now 'idd' annoys me but I'm not sure why. Probably because I'm not certain what it stands for; "I Don't Disagree"? "Indeed"? Then where did the other letters go?!
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13 Jul 2006, 16:49
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
I'm playing PA FTW
and idd = indeed
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13 Jul 2006, 17:05
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Henry Kelly
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Ok for idd not actually being an acronym I hate it more now.
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13 Jul 2006, 17:09
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomkat
massively multiplayer online role playing game (like wow or planetarion)
if i recall correctly
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PA isn't an MMORPG. If it's anything, it's MMOTBS.
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13 Jul 2006, 17:11
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
I always use it in cynicism.
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13 Jul 2006, 17:58
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Bumblebee is a crap transformer anyway
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13 Jul 2006, 18:03
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
In California FTW means f*** the world and is the private property of the Aryan Brotherhood, many of whom have FTW tatooed on their foreheads (right next to the 666 and the lightning bolts).
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13 Jul 2006, 18:05
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
This is why I generally avoid using the abbreviations anyway. I can see using them in chat, but in a forum you're not as rushed, you can sit and take your time to write out an answer and actually use the words instead of being somewhat lazy and just putting a few letters to save a couple seconds of typing.
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13 Jul 2006, 18:56
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
Quote:
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13 Jul 2006, 23:59
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Re: [Deffeh] Something that annoys me
this thread ftl
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