SleepyDragon
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19 Dec 2007, 12:59 am
what's a noob? Hell, I'm a perennial debutante at 52.
If you don't mind the rude, crude, and in-yer-face nature of some of the submissions,
--> URBAN DICTIONARY <-- will help you decipher online arcana of all kinds.
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19 Dec 2007, 1:00 am
19 Dec 2007, 1:01 am
Well, actually, that's spelled "Pwned [or pwnd] n00b!" 
It's an example of leetspeak (also spelled 733t5p34k - it makes a sort of sense, if you kind of squint and tilt your head...).
(For anyone else who cares, the term "leet" is a corruption of "elite" - thus, "leetspeak" is the strange tongue spoken by the elite. At first they were hacking elite, then later the language was adapted by the online gaming community. Turning letters around to make numbers is one of the characteristics of leetspeak. "Pwnd", on the other hand, seems to have started as a mistyping of "owned", committed by someone who could not admit error - "I meant to spell it that way!")
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19 Dec 2007, 1:01 am
what's a noob? Hell, I'm a perennial debutante at 52.
If you don't mind the rude, crude, and in-yer-face nature of some of the submissions,
--> URBAN DICTIONARY <-- will help you decipher online arcana of all kinds.
I looked at that once. The submissions didn't bother me. The fact that I'm getting old and out of touch didn't, either
19 Dec 2007, 1:02 am
Cool! I play Spyro. It's the only one I know how to play. The kids think it's too childish for them. My little girl plays Mario when she can sit still long enough.
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19 Dec 2007, 1:03 am
It's an example of leetspeak (also spelled 733t5p34k - it makes a sort of sense, if you kind of squint and tilt your head...).(For anyone else who cares, the term "leet" is a corruption of "elite" - thus, "leetspeak" is the strange tongue spoken by the elite. At first they were hacking elite, then later the language was adapted by the online gaming community. Turning letters around to make numbers is one of the characteristics of leetspeak. "Pwnd", on the other hand, seems to have started as a mistyping of "owned", committed by someone who could not admit error - "I meant to spell it that way!")
For some reason I am happy about the fact that I didn't know how to spell "pwned". 
I rejoice in my notcoolmomness.
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19 Dec 2007, 1:05 am
It's an example of leetspeak (also spelled 733t5p34k - it makes a sort of sense, if you kind of squint and tilt your head...).(For anyone else who cares, the term "leet" is a corruption of "elite" - thus, "leetspeak" is the strange tongue spoken by the elite. At first they were hacking elite, then later the language was adapted by the online gaming community. Turning letters around to make numbers is one of the characteristics of leetspeak. "Pwnd", on the other hand, seems to have started as a mistyping of "owned", committed by someone who could not admit error - "I meant to spell it that way!")
For some reason I am happy about the fact that I didn't know how to spell "pwned". And I am happy I wasn't the only one confused!
I can't play Spyro.
. Games with swirling views and cameral angles like that actually make me dizzy and nauseous. I'll never get a PS3 or XBox 360 for this reason
19 Dec 2007, 1:11 am
Wha' happen, Mom? :puppydogeyes:
Well, I've had a disagreement with a friend, my dayhome mother showed up late, which made me late picking up lil'girl and by the time I got there she had wandered clear to the opposite side of the schoolyard from where she is supposed to wait for me. She is a wanderer, apparently. (No ASD, my ass!) Got home to find my youngest in a bad mood that signalled a pending meltdown. And sure enough the NT 14 year old couldn't keep his mouth shut when Kid3 did start losing it and it ended up with Kid2 (14 yr) pushing Kid3 and knocking him down. I lost it and blasted them all which got the Kid1 alls upset and he started hand flapping while trying to tell me what happened.
I got them calmed down and took lil'girl with to get Kid3's xmas present because I didn't want to leave her alone with them. We got him an electric guitar. We walked in the door and she immediately snuck downstairs and told him. He came upstairs crying his eyes out while Kid2, th one that started the first fight was all over lil' girl. I sent lil' girl to bed early and sent the others to their quiet spots and sat down and ignored them for an hour.
I need a vacation. Do you think Santa needs a girlfriend? I could sew the elves clothes.
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19 Dec 2007, 1:25 am
. Games with swirling views and cameral angles like that actually make me dizzy and nauseous. I'll never get a PS3 or XBox 360 for this reasonI try not to have to change the angles unless necessary. I have gotten migraines from watching my kids do that. It is nauseating.
I've heard that really, if you have a PS2 it is just as good if not slightly better than a PS3. Before I get jumped on for that remark, I saw it on a gaming show when they were rating the new systems. Rather than getting a new system for Christmas I got my oldest son Dance Dance Revolution for the PS2 and my ex-husband is giving my youngest son the whole "Guitar Hero" set for the PS2.
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19 Dec 2007, 9:35 am
I.DON'T.KNOW.HOW.YOU.SURVIVE.LAURI!.!.!.
The same way you did, Nannarob!
Everyone says I will be very sad when they are all grown and I will miss them. At the moment, I truly can't see that happening.
(I forgot to add the part about Kid2 being picked up from school by my mother because he was in severe pain. She rushed him to the doctor and he has re-hurt the ribs the he bruised last year. 
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