LOL you're just not "hip" enough Kim, btw the fact that I just used the word "hip" means that I'm not either... Howard --- On Tue, 4/14/09, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote: From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] NASA gets pwned online (Colbert) To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 1:00 PM Too obscure for me...
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy- bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Howard Jackman Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:54 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] NASA gets pwned online (Colbert)
Erik actually stumbled upon its origins but Patrick spelled it correctly here from the "urban Dictionary" is the definition
1. pwned
A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."
Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."
It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force. "Man, I rock at my job, but I still got a bad evaluation. I was pwned."
OR
"That team totally pwned us."
Howard
--- On Tue, 4/14/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] NASA gets pwned online (Colbert) To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 12:47 PM
I think he pressed p rather than o, making it "owned". I know a typo from Patrick is extraordinary, it must be old age catching up with him.
Would someone mind explaining to me what "pwned" means? Does it mean to be
"patrick-wiggined" and if so, what does that entail? ;-)
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy- bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:04 AM To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] NASA gets pwned online (Colbert)
NASA gets pwned online
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1349/1
patrick
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