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NickFitz replied

6 January 2010, 16:31
Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post

I've NEVER seen or heard FTW used sarcastically by anybody, even by WIRED type meme heads.

It used to be used a lot by the Y! Europe web dev team:

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From: Norm To: eu-webdev@yahoo-inc.com Greasy spoon for lunch anyone?

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From: Just about everybody To: eu-webdev@yahoo-inc.com Bacon FTW!
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shaunbhoy replied

6 January 2010, 15:06
Originally posted by ctdctd View Post

Best film of 1977 was Close Encounters of the Third Kind - my kind of Sci-Fi

Are you serious? Load of tosh about building mudcastles in your kitchen and jamming on a giant stylophone. Hugely overrated codswallop.
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Incognito replied

6 January 2010, 14:34
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

The weird thing is that, having never seen Star Wars (I tried to watch it once but it was rubbish, and I finally lost interest when they had those two robots not actually having a conversation in some desert), I still recognised some of the references

Too much time on Slashdot, I reckon

You really are a strange little man.
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ctdctd replied

6 January 2010, 11:26
Originally posted by stingman123 View Post

Bet you enjoyed Pretty Woman though?

Nope - don't do RomCom's

Best film of 1977 was Close Encounters of the Third Kind - my kind of Sci-Fi
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stingman123 replied

6 January 2010, 10:53
Originally posted by ctdctd View Post

WHS - went to see it in the cinema on first release - bored bored bored

Bet you enjoyed Pretty Woman though?
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norrahe replied

6 January 2010, 10:50
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ctdctd replied

6 January 2010, 09:00
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

The weird thing is that, having never seen Star Wars (I tried to watch it once but it was rubbish, and I finally lost interest when they had those two robots not actually having a conversation in some desert)

WHS - went to see it in the cinema on first release - bored bored bored
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darmstadt replied

6 January 2010, 08:44
Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View Post

FTW = For The Win? WTF does that mean?

Its also an old biker TLA meaning **** The World, you might see it as a patch or tattoo on some of the more undesirable of them.
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Board Game Geek replied

6 January 2010, 08:12
Originally posted by realityhack View Post

Thanks BGG!

A pleasure matey.
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realityhack replied

6 January 2010, 08:10
Thanks BGG!
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voodooflux replied

6 January 2010, 08:09
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

...having never seen Star Wars...
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Board Game Geek replied

6 January 2010, 08:03
Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View Post

FTW = For The Win? WTF does that mean?

"For The Win."

An enthusiastic emphasis to the end of a comment, message, or post. Sometimes genuine, but often sarcastic.

Originated from the game show Hollywood Squares where the result of the player's response is expected to win the game.
Bob: Your 1up t-shirt rocks
Sally: 1up t-shirts ftw.

I heard this a lot in World of Warcraft, and it was a rallying cry to battle against the Alliance players before storming a battleground.

I've NEVER seen or heard FTW used sarcastically by anybody, even by WIRED type meme heads.

We also used FTL (For The Lose) if we got beaten and had to retreat and lick our wounds.

Hence, you can use :

Can you recommend any good films lately ?
Yes, Avatar FTW.

What do you think of Gordon Brown ?
Gordon FTL.

HTH
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Tarquin Farquhar replied

6 January 2010, 07:41
Originally posted by realityhack View Post

(although I'm starting to feel old, with not understanding half the acronyms people use on facebork. FML? FTW? I can guess, though)

FTW = For The Win? WTF does that mean?
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realityhack replied

6 January 2010, 07:04
Originally posted by snaw View Post

Pretty fn funny:

http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1794889

(although I'm starting to feel old, with not understanding half the acronyms people use on facebork. FML? FTW? I can guess, though)
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NickFitz replied

6 January 2010, 02:41
The weird thing is that, having never seen Star Wars (I tried to watch it once but it was rubbish, and I finally lost interest when they had those two robots not actually having a conversation in some desert), I still recognised some of the references

Too much time on Slashdot, I reckon
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