Pwned

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To be pwned (also known as owned, and often followed by the characters !!!1!!1111!) is one of the most humiliating, yet funny, events in one's life. Pwnage may occur through a number of media, and can usually be divided into the following sections:

• gaming pwnage
• physical pwnage
• argumentative pwnage
• competitive pwnage
• situation pwnage
  • NOTE: Pwnage may occur simultaneously in one or more of these categories.

[edit] Gaming Pwnage

The original and traditional form of pwnage, in which one is inexcusibly and decisively defeated in a computer game.

[edit] Etymology

From Wikipedia.org: While no single usage of the term can be definitively identified as the original source, it most likely arose and spread naturally from a misspelling of the word "own", arising from the proximity of the 'p' and 'o' keys on a standard English keyboard; specifically, it has been claimed by many gamers that the origin of the word comes from the PC game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, where a programming error results in the message "You have been pwned." When the player gets defeated by a CPU controlled opponent, the correct message should have been "You have been owned." The phrase has become an internet icon for online gamers across the globe.

To "own" another gamer is to be dominant over them. When boasting to the other player during the excitement of play, gamers would often mistakenly type p-w-n, rather than o-w-n. Eventually, the word began to convey a meaning both stronger and more specialized than that of "own," its pronunciation began to vary, and it was adopted into the "1337" ("leet") lexicon. ^[1]

[edit] Physical Pwnage

A noob mountain biker soon to be pwned. An excellent example of physical pwnage

This occurs when one is hammered, smashed, or snapped, usually by another person. Some variations of this do occur, for example:

• one may be pwned by an inanimate object
• one may be pwned physically, but in conjunction with a competition
• one may be pwned by oneself.

Another clear example of physical pwnage

[edit] Argumentative Pwnage

As the name suggests, argumentative pwnage is where someone is blatantly defeated in an argument or discussion. This can be as simple as a "Your Mum" reply. Some argumentative pwnage situations are also very detailed and witty. One such example is that of Winston Churchill's reply to a comment that he should not end a sentence with a preposition. Churchill's reply was: "That is an act of pedantry, my friend, up with which I will not put". ^[2]

The most outstanding examples of argumentative pwnage are characterised by:

• witty responses
• an impromptu, detailed lie, or
• utter deception.

[edit] Competititive Pwnage

This occurs when one is defeated in a race, dual or other form of competition. This form of pwnage is often enhanced by coincidence with physical pwnage. For example, in March 2007, comedian Eddie Griffin pwned his boss' $1.5 million Ferrari whilst rehearsing for a charity race ^[3]. He supplemented his being blatantly pwned with the tail-between-the-legs statement of: "Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," ^[4][5]. Had he actually made it to the charity race, one could be sure that he would have been involved in a true example of Competitive Pwnage.

[edit] Situation Pwnage

An example of situation pwnage, where the exam is pwned by a witty answer.

The final form of pwnage is that which is made obvious by the situation in which it occurs. For example, a chair which is broken may be turned into an example of situation pwnage by someone saying "Hey look, Person X sat down!", where Person X is somewhat overweight, and is on the receiving-end of pwnage.

"Martin was here^[6], an example of situation pwnage.

A polar ionic transfer. This guy gets pwned situationally as he loses more than just electrons in this transaction!

Figure 3 (above): These English bicycle riders (too punce to even ride up the hill are competitively and situationally pwned (ExTrEmElY) by a unicyclist shooting past.

The sign reads "no cycling" so the ExTrEmE thinker whips out the unicycle! An example of 'situational ownage' whereby the maker of the sign (who probably owns the property) is pwned by the unicyclist. Also possibly competitive pwnage as they compete against eachother in terms of legal access to the land.

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