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DOES ANYONE KNOW: pwnd

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philipc
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how did the word PWN start
Aug 22 2006 8:40PM
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fappy
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shut the hell up
Aug 22 2006 8:41PM
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Mat.
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this



http://www.pwned.nl/
Aug 22 2006 8:41PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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people mistyping 'owned' in counterstrike or other games like that. pwnd
Aug 22 2006 8:57PM
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leckett1
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hes a smart man
Aug 22 2006 8:59PM
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720laxskier
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^INDEED
Aug 22 2006 9:06PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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usage of pwn3ed dates back to the daves of slavery. Being "owned" was like being called a slave which in those days was a pretty mean thing to say.
Aug 22 2006 9:09PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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ice on my toes and fingers and im a taurus
Aug 22 2006 9:26PM
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Elijah.
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It was originated in Warcraft 2. In the game when you die to a computer, it was supposed to say, "You got Owned" but one of the designers messed up and put in "P" instead of "O".
Aug 22 2006 10:12PM
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andy_boy
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This is true.
This man knows his shit.
Aug 22 2006 10:17PM
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hollygrove
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pretty much
Aug 22 2006 10:45PM
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ski_cartel
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its true, i have that game. Tho i havent played in years
Aug 22 2006 11:19PM
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newschooler7
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thats weird. wouldent they notice that when they were making it?
Aug 22 2006 11:27PM
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Redstar
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It originated from a custom map used in that game Starcraft (sweet game back in the day) where at the end it was supposed to sa "*winner* owned *loser*" but the designer mistyped "own" for "pwn". And it spread quickly across the gaming world as the new word, I guess
Aug 22 2006 11:35PM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
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i coined it, i am teh 1337 n00bz g37 r4p3p
Aug 23 2006 12:02AM
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