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Welcome => Hi, I'm New => Topic started by: Northeman on 17 Nov 2010, 11:35

Title: Local Glossary
Post by: Northeman on 17 Nov 2010, 11:35
I have to ask, what is up with UBMEOD? What's the origin of the phrase? What does it mean exactly?
Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: celticgeek on 17 Nov 2010, 11:45
start here and continue reading to get the full story:

UBMEOD (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24992.msg957954.html#msg957954)
Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: Northeman on 17 Nov 2010, 12:23
Ha! I think I like that guy.
Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: O8h7w on 17 Nov 2010, 14:43
Maybe we should make a glossary, there are quite a few things in this forum that needs explaining. The first thing I wondered about was my position, "'Notorious N.U.R.R."

It actually means Nobody's Uncle oR Relative - it's meant to symbolise one's low post count.

Maybe it's a term used on more forums, but at least not any I have seen so far.

And right now everyone seems to be overjoyed with the Psyduck emoticon, but that's just because it's new.  :psyduck: I have seen it somewhere else, but I have yet to see an explanation. So, could someone please enlighten us - what does that duck mean?
Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: celticgeek on 17 Nov 2010, 14:49
Notorious NURR is a position.  The position you have is based on post count.  (Check your profile.)

I have no idea what the psyduck stands for. 

Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: O8h7w on 17 Nov 2010, 15:13
You survived the duck attack and yet has no idea of the psyducks?  :?  :-D

If I get the "Duck Attack Survivor" position right, it is a reference to a strip where ducks invaded CoD... but my memory may be playing games with me?

A full list of the positions, and other interesting stuff specific for this forum, would that be good or would it just be a spoiler? Because I think it's one of the beauties of internet forums, each have their own words, inside jokes, references and legends - which all sums up to some sort of mystery heritage. It sure does create something important. Additionally, I think this forum has loads of the stuff - which makes it an interesting and unique place on the internet.

Oh yeah, the internet. That is not forum-specific, but it sure is common here. What I talk about is being rewarded "Teh internetz" by your forum fellows when doing something awesome enough, anyone knows the backstory of this?

And, yes, I did find out what the position "Notorious N.U.R.R." meant, hence the quote of the explanation. But maybe it wasn't a really straightforward explanation. Sorry  :oops:
Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: est on 19 Nov 2010, 04:59
N.U.R.R doesn't stand for anything, it's just "nurr" turned into a pointless acronym, like Notorious B.I.G.

Pretty much all the titles were made up by Jeph, and to my knowledge they don't actually mean anything, he was just fucking around.
Title: Re: Local Glossary
Post by: est on 19 Nov 2010, 05:06
Also, psyduck was asked to be put in by one of the mods because he liked it.  Psyduck is originally from pokemon, and also a smiley on the Something Awful forums.