so, why do we use 1337?

poehalcho · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:51 pm

like the name sais, why do we use 1337???

Innovacious · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

I cant keep count of how many times this is asked on every forum i go to

1337 = leet = elite = someone who is really good at something

leet is supposed to be pronounced elite but it rarly is this days.

TOloseGT · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 7129 **Location:**

we use it to mock n00b0rz who use it or to look like 1337 d00dz ourselves.

poehalcho · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:15 pm

Innovacious wrote:

I cant keep count of how many times this is asked on every forum i go to

1337 = leet = elite = someone who is really good at something

leet is supposed to be pronounced elite but it rarly is this days.

that's not the question, im asking why were using it...not what it is!

gamef · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 2290 **Location:** London

Now thats 1337.

dom · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:17 pm

People use 1337 for the same reason you type "sais" instead of "says" - lack of IQ.

Innovacious · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

dom wrote:

People use 1337 for the same reason you type "sais" instead of "says" - lack of IQ.

i think its places like 4chan that spread this crap that make it so popular and widespread. Damn kids these days are too suggestible.

Wu · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2521 **Location:** Around.

dom wrote:

People use 1337 for the same reason you type "sais" instead of "says" - lack of IQ.

I use sais but I don't lack IQ oO my English just isn't perfect. I'm finished with school now for more than 2 years and it just kinda 'sneaked in' to type it that way.

1337 on the other hand is childish 'pwnz0rs' stuff imo.

cin · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:25 pm

lol it may be childish.. but i still smile when i look at my watch n the time is
exactly 13:37 :roll:

anyways, i dont use the word 1337 for anything, especially not irl.. i just know
what it means. i think i learnt what it meant when i was playing cs as terro..
1337 crew lol

SpInKsTaR · **Joined:** Oct 2007 **Posts:** 412 **Location:**

Your all 1337....
im 1338.....

1 better then 1337

.//curb · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 609 **Location:**

Innovacious wrote:

dom wrote:

People use 1337 for the same reason you type "sais" instead of "says" - lack of IQ.

i think its places like 4chan that spread this crap that make it so popular and widespread. Damn kids these days are too suggestible.

What is 4chan?

Draquish · **Joined:** Mar 2006 **Posts:** 6423 **Location:** ____

Innovacious wrote:

dom wrote:

People use 1337 for the same reason you type "sais" instead of "says" - lack of IQ.

i think its places like 4chan that spread this crap that make it so popular and widespread. Damn kids these days are too suggestible.

The only time that I ever recall wishing to strike a woman was when I overheard one of their kind use "pown". I kindly corrected her by stating that the correct pronunciation is "own", but she argued otherwise. Then I stated that even if it was an acceptable word, then it should be spelled "pwn", for the sake of keeping the word in it's original context...but she didn't listen, and called me a "n00b".

"#337 $p34|{" - ("leet" speak) was tolerable, at least to me, when it stayed confined to places like Halo2, or online Forums...but seriously, I believe it's getting out of hand... -_-lll

MrFudge · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 5731 **Location:** None

cuz people are nerds.

PB_and_J · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:24 pm

They are idiots, think they can be tough on the internet, they are morons, they cant speak english, have low-iq, etc.

Doron · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:35 pm

1f u c4n r34d 7h1s, y0u r3411y n33d 70 g37 l41d....

i think 1337 is just to annoii other people...
^^

don't know how to say annoii...
but you get my point..

EDIT: annoii = annoy

Jabo · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:37 am

i spend like about 10 seconds to read each word with that 1337 thing, just hate it

takolin · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4238 **Location:** Life

SpInKsTaR wrote:

Your all 1337....
im 1338.....

1 better then 1337

Hey,
I was going to say that.

†erminal · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 1138 **Location:**

cin wrote:

lol it may be childish.. but i still smile when i look at my watch n the time is
exactly 13:37 :roll:

When the hell is 13:37 o clock?
EDit:My bad, forgot about 24 hour clocks

Hostage · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:08 am

Icealya wrote:

1f u c4n r34d 7h1s, y0u r3411y n33d 70 g37 l41d....

i think 1337 is just to annoii other people...
^^

don't know how to say annoii...
but you get my point..

Right.

Doron · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:15 am

whaaat????

tell me how to say it right then??

Hostage · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:25 am

It's spelt with a "y" sweety not "ii"

Doron · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:27 am

frO rly?

EDIT: see my first post in this thread...

Hostage · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:33 am

Oh I'm sorry you did that intentionally my bad bit of a brain fart there didn't pick on it.

poehalcho · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:18 pm

hmm anyone knew this?

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/
and there's also:
http://www.googoth.com/

Casey613 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:41 pm

It was first used by members in BBS in the early 80', it was a member rank just as "elite member" here in SRF. Having that rank allowed one to access to certain chat rooms, games, file folders (usually containing porn and pirated stuff). People started to self-call themselves as leet and later on as 1337.

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