I previously (Yes, I linked to my own blog. I'm such a self-important douche) mentioned my distaste for "text speak." Friday, I overheard parts of a conversation that made me snap.
I must pause here, first, to point out that I am a huge fan of the Oxhorn videos based on World of Warcraft. "ROFLMAO" is probably my favorite.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled bitching.
I was walking down the hall at SFCC, on the way to my English Comp class. About four doors from my destination, I walk past a group of students, and one says "ROFL is a real word." I stop dead. I am just stunned that a college student in the English wing of the Communication Studies building would say such a thing.
Travis and Sky will know that I wanted to tell her she hadn't thought things through. Before I can do that, though her friend comes to the defense of sanity and reason by saying "No, it's an acronym. All those video game words aren't words, just acronyms." He's on the right track, so I decide not to explain the different types of initialism to him. Besides, right now we seem to be on the same side of this argument.
Unfortunately, he caves in when she gives some half-assed explanation that language is defined by those who use it. I am quite confused. She just reasoned that her argument was correct, simply because she said so. I feel I must call her out on this insane twist of logic. I tell her that wishing really hard for something does not make it true. When she gives me the evil eye, I know that it is time to argue with her on her own level. Therefore, I say the following:
"OMG Noob, STFU. L2P. RTFM. ROFLMAO, PWN'D!"
At that point, having made a complete ass of myself, I continued down the hall, singing about how I was "UBER UBER L33T, So UBER UBER L33T." Looking back, I should have dropped a "Dairy Queen, BBQ" into the conversation.
I'm such a dork.
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3 comments:
Yes you should have dropped a BBQ Dairyqueen in there, but I dont think I should have 2 honorable mentions in your blog as weve established that in game Im your Dairyqueen. As I said on the phone, you arnt a self important douche, I quite like the fact tht you will repeat stuff you say and can code well enough to link it instead of just making the post longer. People are stupid, and it just makes me want to pwn them in game over and over.
*sings with you* Im uber uber leet, so uber uber leet, what a wonderful feeling, Im pwning again.
You're right, sky. You are my dairy queen, and I should have mentioned that. I will just take my heavy leather balls and sulk in the corner.
Moo. There, ya happy now?
*shakes my udder at you* Ill still play with your heavy leather balls, dont worry. Moo back at ya, and yes, now Im happy.
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