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The Origins of Pwned

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thegreatbuddha:
It's older than Starcraft. I think it started online with Quake.

Warshrike:
I heard Counterstrike...

Either way, I prefer 'qwn'

Sporky:
I had always theorized that "PWN" had originated from a misspelling. I find it hilarious that this is actually true. XD

Tophoo:
Warcraft.
Dev commited a typo on one of the multiplayer maps.
When a player was killed off, the game announced that so-and-so had been 'pwned'.

est:
"Owned" isn't used outside of computer games due to "tunnelling out of nerdish roots".  It was first used outside and in their usual stupid way wannabe fratboy gamers used it online.  I'll concede the point here if they are talking about "pwned" being used in real life now as a substitute for the usual "owned", but that doesn't make saying "pwned" out loud without a shred of irony any less fucking imbecilic.

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