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McStupid of the Day: Leet Speek

I’ll come right out with it.  I LOVE LEET SPEEK.  I love it so much…just can’t get enough of it, hence is why I nominate myself for McStupid of the millennia because ‘leet’ (short for “elite”) speek is without a doubt one of the most mind numbing evolutions (if you can even call it them) EVER!  With its origins rooted in iRC chatrooms, it became a booming phenomenon in online games where normal chat was encrypted between enemy teams prohibiting comprehension, hence the invention of leet speek.

Okay, enough with the history lesson.  Now it’s one thing to use it for its intended use, (sticking it to the man,) but people REFUSE to stop using it in every-day life.  I commonly hear guys in class, “Oh man, I think I pwned that test,” or, “that kid is such a n00b,” or even, “that was uber leet,” (pronounced “uh-ber”, not “oo-ber,” like a normal human being would say)…the list goes on as I’m sure you can imagine.  What was truly stunning, is when I searched on the web, there’s actually a leet speek translator.  Now if that wasn’t absurd enough, it has a truly McStupid disclaimer which reads, “Please remember that LEET Speak comes in many different dialects, and L337 to English conversion with this tool will not necessarily work with all flavors of leet. For best results, use this tool for bi-directional LEET communication.”  DIFFERENT DIALECTS?!  Are you kidding me?  This issue has gotten far more out of control than I originally estimated.

Even worse than the leet speek itself, however, is people now sounding out acronyms originated in leet speek such as, wtf, wtg, zomg, roflmao, lfg, wts, pwn, nubs, ftw, and my personal favorite, pr0n…anyways, you get the point.  Now, until I see the U.S. recognize 1337 speek as a language, please, I, as a true lover and admirer of leet speak, do us all a favor and quit decreasing the IQ of everyone around you by speaking that idiotic blabber before I pwn you with a n00b t00b…haxzor.

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McStupid of the Day: Facebook Applications

You know the world is in a downward spiral when someone can put a Hot-or-Not application on their Facebook profile. Aside from my general disdain for Facebook, what really takes the cake are these ridiculous applications. Tic-Tac-Toe, Jedi vs. Sith, Zombie vs. Vampire, Top Friends, Top Crushes, Top Bands, Top Cuties, and an application currently in production by yours truly, Top Toolbags.

I’m going to let you in on a little secret that many may not know, no one will ever rate how sexy you are. Ever. I’m honestly dumbfounded over the absurdity of some of these applications. One of my favorites, is the beerpong applications where you have to actually wait for the other person to respond between each shot resulting in a game lasting longer than it would take to order ingredients, brew my own beer, play an actual game of beer pong, get arrested for public intoxication and disturbing the peace, sober up, and come back home just to do it all over again…(not that that’s ever happened before…………………….)

These applications have taken over Facebook. What used to be a simple social networking system is now forum to showcase “Which 1950’s Pin-Up Girl Are You?” (I swear that’s a real application.) The basic gist of this is very, very simple. So please, EVERYONE READ THIS…

No

one

cares.

Oh wait, I’m sorry, the fact that “I am the Walrus” is the Beatles song that describes your life right now, totally changes my perspective. Lucky for me, I’ve bookmarked your page and visit it anticipating an update…please, give me a freaking break. I’m sorry, call me uncouth and behind the times, but knowing what greek god I am, or finding out what kind of guy I’m going to fall in love with is not the reason I joined Facebook. There is only one, one single application which is worth anyones time…and that can be summarized in one picture:

(<– AMAZING!)

Again, I apologize, but finding out what kind of elicit drug I am is just not what I need or want to know, which is why Facebook applications get (with all my heart) a giant McStupid of the Day award.

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