> > > > I only have one question. What is "Sif" supposed to mean? Is it a word or an acronym or something?
> > >
> > > likewise ZOOMG and STFU and NOOB
> > >
> > > Oh, and pwn
> >
> > sif: "As if!"
> > stfu: "Shut the heck up."
> > noob: "Newbie."
> >
> > Dunno about ZOOMG, but I assume the "OMG" part is what it usually means.
> >
> > "pwn" is a running joke in RinkChat right now. It's a typo for "own," which does not help sane people figure out what it means. Basically, "own" by itself is just like the exclamation, "Cool!" If you own, you're cool, although maybe "You rule!" is a better equivalent, though it's scarcely more comprehensible, I suppose. But if you own someone, you beat him, or if you own something, you beat it. You can own poker by owning your opponents when you play. And if someone owns joo (you) then he has beaten you at something and is probably gloating about it. An observer might exclaim, after witnessing a particularly cutting put-down, "Pwn3d!" to indicate his approval and appreciation.
> >
> > These people are an odd bunch.
> >
> > Anyway, I don't know if "pwn3d!" is supposed to be pronounced "owned," which it was supposed to be spelled like, but mentally I always think, "PONED!" which is a heck of a lot of fun to say, so sometimes in RinkChat I spell it exactly that way. The great thing about PONED! is how many levels it is removed from literacy.
> >
> > PONED! -> Pwn3d! -> Owned! -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> ... -> I say, old chap, this fellow has emerged victorious from your competitive exchange with him.
>
> Very enlightening Sam, thanks!
>
> maybe ZOOMG is like OMG but more so, like "That is SO omg!" Maybe?? so=ZO??
>
> This is SO like trying to read runes!

I found a site that tells where the word "pwned" was started. Most of you already know, but for others, here you go.