09-18-2003, 09:48 PM
Yarg! 1 |R0><0rZ J0o |30xOrZ, 1 @|\/| 5u|>3R |_33T. What does this say you ask? Well, the literal translation is I rocks your boxers, I am super leet. What translates into my mind though is, "I r stupid, mute me now." Leet sp33k is easily the most idiotic thing created by man, if you want evidence that God doesn't exist, this is it. Either that, or God is making us all suffer for Original Sin. Either way, cruel and unusual punishment has never been more true. I realize that this originated from people being EXTREMELY lazy, but how hard is it to type one more letter. Let's take a look: |_33T, that's what, 5 characters. Even with the lesser of two evils, l33t, that's 4 characters. Now anyone with any remote typing skills would type elite MUCH faster than l33t , let alone |_33t. 3 is in an awkward position on the keyboard and doesn't seem to "flow" with the rest of your typing. I have no problem with acronyms or other forms of communication like "ur," but leet speak is ridiculous. If anything, it makes typing harder. With our new techno age and wizkid lingo you probably need abbreviations like u and lol. Cell phone text messages are an example of such, those things take an eternity to type out. Speaking of text messaging, anyone else see the irony that someone is using a PHONE to send something written. I should carry around one of those portable morse code thingamajigs, they basically do the same thing. Ok, I'm off on a tangent here. Anyway, I was playing The Specialists with some moron named Machiavelli. The following conversation insued.
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Machiavelli: Omg thats bullshit
Machiavelli: All of u are n00bs 1 am 133t compared to all of u
RWS: Yay for 15th century philosophers!
RWS: You liked The Prince eh Mach?
Machiavelli: The what
RWS: ...
For all that lack the knowledge of such, The Prince was a book written on politics where Machiavelli stated many unorthodox things, like...
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Machiavelli: Omg thats bullshit
Machiavelli: All of u are n00bs 1 am 133t compared to all of u
RWS: Yay for 15th century philosophers!
RWS: You liked The Prince eh Mach?
Machiavelli: The what
RWS: ...
For all that lack the knowledge of such, The Prince was a book written on politics where Machiavelli stated many unorthodox things, like...
Quote:is necessary to take such measures that, when they believe no longer, it may be possible to make them believe by force.He was one of the first people to suggest the idea of 'the ends justifies the means,' it is better to be feared than loved, yada yada yada. I hope that idiot from TS trips on a cliff, while sending text messages made up of leet speak on his cell phone.
Quote:Sigh, I knew I should have closed that window. -Homer Simpson