Explain to me SUXXOR and BUMP

[Chainsaw Mage]

I know that "suxxor" means "sucks" (at least, I think it does...) but what's the origins of the funky spelling?

And when someone posts a message to a thread that says only "bump", what's going on?

 

[Wycen]

The funky spelling is to make immature punks feel special.

When you 'Bump' a thread, you are sending it back to the top of the page, either to get more opinions or let more people see it, sometimes to extend your trolling as well.

 

[BOZ]

perfect.

for reference, ROXXOR is the opposite of SUXXOR.

 

[Desdichado]

Indeed. But the correct spelling really should always include at least some numerical characters. Like 5uxx0r or r0XX0r.

And when something really r0XX0rs, you say it r0XX0rs your b0XX0rs and knocks off your s0XX0rs. And then you should end it with about ten exclamation points, being sure to let your finger off the shift key for a few, so it comes out like !!!!11one1!! Oh, and be sure to spell the as teh as often as possible.

Hmmm, I guess no one's really answered the question yet though. It's really a joke on Usenet losers who use "chatspeak" in their posts, can't spell, and do other bonehead things, like using no caps or punctuation or whatever. And are way too excited about whatever they're talking about.

 

[rkanodia]

I started to write a brief history, but damned if Wikipedia doesn't have every last little tidbit and nuance I was going to explain about the bizarre, fragmented, poorly-understood cultural phenomenon that is leetspeak.

Check it out for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

 

[Krieg]

What a b00n!

 

[Sado]

"teh" for "the" (also sometimes used as an intensifier: "He is teh lame")

I don't get this one.

 

[Zappo]

And when something really r0XX0rs, you say it r0XX0rs your b0XX0rs and knocks off your s0XX0rs.

Don't you mean "kn0XX0rs off your s0XX0rs"?

 

[BOZ]

"teh" should be obvious. it originated as a typo - type the word "the" several times very quickly, and see how many times "teh" comes up instead. it's such a common error that people have taken to typing it on purpose.

 

[mythusmage]

"teh" should be obvious. it originated as a typo - type the word "the" several times very quickly, and see how many times "teh" comes up instead. it's such a common error that people have taken to typing it on purpose.

Which means that sometimes "the" shows up as a typo of "teh". :\