well, it's over. Ken Jennings lost last night on Jeopardy. i watched just to see his expression when he lost...
Posted by Michelle at December 1, 2004 09:35 AMHe certainly played well over the course of 75 games - I can't imagine defeating 150 people in any sort of competition, let alone a national trivia game. Funny how the record for number of consecutive wins on a game show is 75, set by someone on the show "100%" (who was asked to leave the show after the 75-game run), so Ken Jennings failed to beat it by one game.
Posted by: Rick at December 1, 2004 10:03 AMMuch better was the College Champion or something, who had the game wrapped up before final Jeopardy, so he wagered $1337. Rick and Nate will get that joke.
He totally pwnz Jeopardy.
Posted by: Chris at December 1, 2004 02:07 PMw00t j00 b a 1337 h@x0r & r0x0rs mah b0x0rs
Posted by: Nate at December 1, 2004 02:32 PMFrom Urban Dictionary:
Once used by the hacker community as sort of a sub-culture language, ANYONE using this type of speak in the present day in age is either:
A) A clueless net newbie who somehow thinks its still "cool" to speak this way.
B) A veteren net user who uses it to parody the type of people mentioned in example A.
u r n0t 1337 d00d!!11
This was not aimed at anyone that posted previously. Hell, I'm so clueless I had to look up what 1337 was.
whatever Fatboy, you are such a n00b.
h4 h4 I 4m 500 1337
seriously...who the fuck thought it was cool to type like this. it gives you a headache.
Posted by: Pat at December 1, 2004 04:03 PMYeah, I heard about the guy that wagered $1337, and then actually explained it. Toolbag. He <3's the 8==D
Posted by: Rick at December 1, 2004 04:12 PMYou knew that was coming eventually.
Frankly, I feel dirty for participating.
Posted by: Pat at December 1, 2004 04:38 PMFatboy conveniently omitted the following definitions of '1337' from the Urban Dictionary:
"Often misused to satisfy a laymen's ego, the self-proclaimed 1337 will misuse the title, pretending to hold Xtr3m H4x0r capabilties while in fact masturbating to preteen beastiality at 2:00 AM with baggy eyes; anonymously hassling n00b's with better things to do than kill their babies over mindrot such as Everquest and Warcraft. "
"When one feels particularly gay, one screams out at the top of their voice: "I 1337! lol lol, you all pwned, lol lol!" like a 12 year old girl, whilst pointing frantically at each and every person around them to confirm one's superiority."
"code for "HELP ME I CANT GET LAID" used by computer geeks worldwide"
There, now I have gone and overreacted. Are we happy now? Actually my inferiority complex has manifested itself such that I lashed out because I am jealous and would love to know the language. Really. I would.
John pretty much answered all the PHr3Ku3N7ly H4s|{3d K0o£St330nZ about what kind of retard actually gets deep enough into leetspeak to, well, get deep into leetspeak. FWIW, that mess I pasted in is supposed to rep "frequently asked questions." Ugh.
Um, I mean, my m4d sk1llz pwnz0r3d this thread yoo b4k4 sux0rz.
I got all that from a rediciulosusly serious - almost scholarly - article on leet-as-language. English-major morons will take anything seriously.
Posted by: Chris at December 1, 2004 06:24 PMWe could go all military:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Over
This thread is absolutely Tango Uniform.