Zavior Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 My little rant: I goto to play almost any game and thier are so calle "1337 d00ds" Who think they are the sh!T, when you own them they are like "h3y d00d, j00 h4x0rz, 4d/\/\1/\/ b00t h1m!" While I'm think "wtf?" [/endrant] These guys are uber noobs, thinking they are the best and when I kill them, they say I hack. Which brings me to my question, How did 1337 speak come to be and what little a$$ made it! DK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguePhotonic Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I personally hate that talk...elite my ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Actually, I've been a bit curious about what "1337" means myself. (I'm not exactly the best at deciphering gaming lingo...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I hate hacher speak. Its annoying. Can't tell WTF they are saying. BTW, l337 means "Elite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Ah, thanks for clearing that up, Sam. How the heck did they get "Elite" out of 1337? Crazy, I tell ya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Originally posted by Neverhoodian How the heck did they get "Elite" out of 1337? I have no idea, but I think 3 = E, 4 =A, 1 =L Go figure. EDIT: Actually, 1337 means "Leet" but everyone uses it like "Elite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshot Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I find 1337 to be very confusing as well. It's like these "1337ers" don't even know how to spell "you" or "ewe (a female sheep)" properly, and so they just use numbers. So yes, I say "Down with the 1337!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki GM Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I was able to read it almost right away but I still dont like I think they just feel that they are special because they can turn numbers and symbols into horribly misspelled words that take twice the time to write and for some people even longer to read but I dont think that these (mostly annoying) people will stop it soon so just get used to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 The official story is that it started on BBS's (bulletin board services) before the world wide web. The idea was that people trafficing "illegal" stuff (like hacks, bootleg or pirated programs, etc) wanted to disguise or hide their activity from prying admins but still make it easy for their friends to find. So they spelled things using numbers or spaces or fancy characters, etc so anybody looking at it would know what was meant but searches wouldn't locate and nuke their stuff. That's how we got "warez" and that sort of thing. Eventually it just sort of became a "hip" thing because people either saw those folks as "pioneers" (of whatever) in that scene or else the people in the scene thought of themselves as pioneers, etc and the mystique took over. Then it became associated with "script kiddies" (mostly due to IRC I'm guessing) which is what people called third rate hackers or people who didn't really know that much computer voodoo they just used other people's programs and did dumb stuff online to annoy people. Now I think most people just use it as a joke (because it still gets some people really riled up). It doesn't really save any time or space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Blackrose Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Last time I saw 1337 heavily used outside counter-strike was during the whole Napster/Metallica fiasco. And there's a lot to speaking it, but there's so many variations it's crazy. I'm fluent, if you haven't figured it out yet. EDIT: Stupid spelling mistakes... God forbid the nazis are out at 2 in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 i speak "|337" but not all the time, only when my friends use it so |337 isn't all that bad, but they're using it like it's some awsome powerful awsome people only language, I nag them on chat room, then i just get fed up and say something in heavy |337 so they leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Welshman Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Ah. So this whole Leet talk is 'Web Pirate' lingo? That's kinda a cool backround. I'm not saying I support what they do. I just like pirates in general. Argh! See? Who doesn't like to hear a good ol' pirate story? And the origin of the '1337' is like... a new age pirate story..... ....fine!....I'm going back to sleep.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 1 4|\/| |\|07 pr0u|) 1 (4|\| 74|k |1k3 7|-|15 (translation: I am not proud I can talk like this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 people laugh at rappers because they invent thier own language (shizzle my nizzle with the fizzle or whatever) well gamers/nerds/geeks/Elite/whatever you call them have thier own language too now! ... I dont remember what my point is. dah well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylilin Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 well, before I read Kurgan's post, I didn't really know what the purpose of spelling things like that other than it was just something different to do. So thanks Kurgan, I learned something new today. BTW, I haven't seen you areound in a while Kurgan, how you doin'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 He's been at the Jedi Academy board. Anyways, It's fun to do when you use it as a joke or to get peope out of a chat room:D I think I used that on JO a while back when I was done playing for the day, I'ld toss on a different name, load up my scripts, and then hit y(I think) and it said,"|-|3y j00 /\/00|33rz, 1 @|\/| t3h |_||33r |)|_||)3, @/\/|) 1 \/\/1|| |<1|| j00!!!11!!11" or something like that. Then I'ld get like 50 kills in about 20 minutes or less, and then get kicked. I hate the talk, it's just that I loved to have a little bit of fun:D Sometimes I will use that online or in my text messages to confuse my friends:D PS:It took me almost 3-5 minutes to type that. It says, "Hey you noobers, I am the uber dude, and I will kill you!!!!!!!!!" That took about 15 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 talking in leet takes toooooooooooo long, so never again shall i talk in leet, *watches the leet leave him as he shoots it with a shotgun* good riddence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Originally posted by Domo-Kun My little rant: I goto to play almost any game and thier are so calle "1337 d00ds" Who think they are the sh!T, when you own them they are like "h3y d00d, j00 h4x0rz, 4d/\/\1/\/ b00t h1m!" While I'm think "wtf?" [/endrant] These guys are uber noobs, thinking they are the best and when I kill them, they say I hack. Which brings me to my question, How did 1337 speak come to be and what little a$$ made it! DK. Bring me his head, and I will pay you $500 American dollars. After that, we shall feast, dance, and drink wine from his/her empty skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Just trying to make sense of any of that..elite...speach..or whatever...gives me a headache...^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mex Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Originally posted by TheJackal people laugh at rappers because they invent thier own language (shizzle my nizzle with the fizzle or whatever) well gamers/nerds/geeks/Elite/whatever you call them have thier own language too now! ... I dont remember what my point is. dah well Haha, I burst out laughing when you posted that, Because my sister had the song that says that! Plus it was playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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