Parents guide to l337 speak.

Parents guide Their gonna ruin all the fun for the l337 CHiLDReN!! :whimper:

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(as in "ph34r my l33t skillz")

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So hilarious.

It took my mother long enough to learn how to operate a calculator, there's no way she'll be able to cope with this. :D

The link half way through refering to "Online video game bullies or "griefers"" is also pretty funny.

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Known as griefers, snerts, cheese players, twinks, or just plain cyberbullies, chances are that a kid near you has been bothered by one of these ne'er-do-wells at least once while playing online multiplayer video games such as Halo 2, EverQuest, The Sims Online, SOCOM, and Star Wars Galaxies.

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This can't be serious. Do parents really think the kids are saying anything like "Hey let's have wild internet sex" or "Let's rob a bank!" in LEET behind their parent's back? xD

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Originally Posted by Rye

This can't be serious. Do parents really think the kids are saying anything like "Hey let's have wild internet sex" or "Let's rob a bank!" in LEET behind their parent's back? xD

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According to this, they do.

Finally I'll be able to understand my kids.

I must say I find this rather amusing.

I posted this in chat the other day. I couldn't believe it. Everyone got a real kick out of it.

My favorite part:

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Originally Posted by Microsoft

The following is a sample of key words that haven't changed fundamentally (although variations occur) since the invention of leetspeek. The first series is of particular concern, as their use could be an indicator that your teenager is involved in the theft of intellectual property, particularly licensed software.

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Ok so I understand how "warez" and "sploitz" could be linked to "theft of intellectual property" but how is pwn?

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What griefers do

Typical griefer behavior includes: taunting others, especially beginners (also known as newbies)

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I got a real kick outta that line.

Pwn = illegal activity? :rolleyes2

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Originally Posted by VaShYmAn

Pwn = illegal activity? :rolleyes2

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It's stuff like that which make this so terribly amusing.

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Originally Posted by Microsoft

understanding what your teenager's online slang means and how to decipher it

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Those wacky teenagers.

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Thus, the word "ham" could be written as "|-|4/\/\."

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im rolling on the ground. i love parents man. lol. i wanna no the uber narc who spilled this crap 2 them. bastareds.

Maybe they think that the kids are gonna pwn the RIAA and download illegal copyrighted music files known as mp3s! God forbid! :o