1m l33t - 0r1g1n

**sNyx** · #1 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

(inspired by the numb3r b0ys)

legend:
A = 4 | E = 3 | I = 1 | O = 0

th4ts r1ght, 1 s41d 1t 1m l33t. but th3r3 1snt 4nyth1ng y0u c4n d0 4b0ut 1t. why 4m 1 s0 l33t, w3ll cuz 1 us3 numb3rs t0 t4lk. but wh3r3 d1d 4ll th1s sh1t c0m3 fr0m?

4lth0ught th3 4ctu4ll 0r1g1n 1s unkn0wn, 1ts b3li3v3d b4ck 1n th3 l4t3 80's 1t st4rt3d 4s 4 w4y f0r h4ck3rs t0 d1scuss t3chn1qu3s 4nd tr1umphs 0n bull3t1n b04rds w1th0ut b31ng d3t3ct3d by k3yw0rd s34rch3s 1n s34rch 3ng1n3s. 4s w3b h4ck1ng b3c4m3 m0r3 4nd m0r3 p0pul4r 1n th3 34rly 90's, th3 l33t f0rm 0f t4lk1ng gr3w 1n p0pul4r1ty 4s w3ll.

th3n 4s 0nl1n3 g4m1ng st4rt3d t0 t4k3 0ff 1n th3 m1d 90's, th1s g4v3 4 hug3 n3w 3nv1r0nm3nt f0r th3 l33t styl3. m4ny 0f th3 n3w pl4y3rs 1n th31r rpg's 4nd f1rst p3rs0n sh00t3rs w3r3 0r st1ll w3r3 h4ck3rs. th1s g4v3 4 wh0l3 n3w 4r3n4 f0r th3m t0 b04st th31r l33t sk1lls. l33t th3n b3c4m3 4 c0mm0npl4c3, 4t l34st 1n th3s3 n3w c0mmun1t13s.

l33t st1ll st4y3d r3l4t1v3ly unkn0wn 1n th3 1nt3rn3t w0rld 4s m0st 28k m0d3m us3rs wh3r3 n0t 1nt0 g4m1ng 0r h4ck1ng, 4nd th3 1nt3rn3t w4s just 4 spr0ut1ng s33d. th3n 4 m3g4 0nl1n3 t0ky0 b4s3d c0m1c t00k 0ff 0nl1n3 us1ng 0nly th3 l33t styl3 0f t4lk1ng f0r th31r c0m1cs. th3 0nl1n3 tr3nd 0f numb3r3d v0w3ls t00k 0ff. much 4s c00l 1s us3d 4s k3wl.

so now you know the history of this numbered vowel style of online text. brought to us by none other then early internet geeks. now I thought it would be an interesting lesson for some, and a headache for most. haha, now it's time for some homework.

yes, this was as much fun to type as it is hard to read! :)

-myl3s

Sh4n3 · #2 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

d0p3 sh1t ;)

dfltr · #3 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

man, i hope you didn't just type that out.

t3|-| 7|2u1y r337 4|_\v/4yZz t|24|\|zL173r473

holy shit typing "transliterate" in leetspeek is tough.

stringbeans · #4 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

...more like dork speak

john
2899131

lildonkey · #5 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

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lildonkey · #6 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

See snyx, you would have saved a lot of time if you used a simple English-31337 text converter form on a website.... hehe i can't believe you typed all that out

Sh4n3 · #7 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

rofl...

Frequent typos are also absorbed into leet, such as:

"yuo" for "you"
"teh" for "the" (also sometimes used as an intensifier: "He is teh lame")
"pwn" for "own" (to defeat badly, as in a game: "You got pwned") For instance: _|00 607 |*\^/|\|3|) ---in other words you got owned.
"smrt" for "smart"

rawb · #8 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

what a nice made up story.

**sNyx** · #9 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

Quote:

Originally posted by rawb
what a nice made up story.

do you have a better one? oh wise and all knowing internet guru

btw donkey, that was overkill.
you are a netnerd

lildonkey · #10 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

whos the netnerd now? it took me not even a minute to copy and paste some text into the translator, whereas you typed all yours out.....

Hi my names Snyx im on my computer 24/7 yet i still have the nerve to call others netnerds....

And here comes your excuse... "oh boo hoo im a fucking retard its not my fault i jumped off an overpass.... it was gravity's fault..."

Booey · #11 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

gave me a head ache to read

mojo · #12 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

Quote:

Originally posted by lildonkey:
whos the netnerd now? it took me not even a minute to copy and paste some text into the translator, whereas you typed all yours out.....

Hi my names Snyx im on my computer 24/7 yet i still have the nerve to call others netnerds....

And here comes your excuse... "oh boo hoo im a fucking retard its not my fault i jumped off an overpass.... it was gravity's fault..."

round 2....ding ding ding!!!!!!!!!

bebu*funfun · #13 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

pager numerics are better
i can use those for ever and only a selected few can read the!!

**sNyx** · #14 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

Quote:

Originally posted by Booey
gave me a head ache to read

yeah, but doesnt reading give you a head ache? :)

rawb · #15 (**permalink**) May 19, 03

well, for one thing, l33t0 speak was super widespread even before online gaming...

whomever wrote it had some pretty good points, but filled in the rest with speculation.

l33t speak all started with B1FF anyways.

**sNyx** · #16 (**permalink**) May 20, 03

Quote:

Originally posted by rawb
well, for one thing, l33t0 speak was super widespread even before online gaming...

whomever wrote it had some pretty good points, but filled in the rest with speculation.

l33t speak all started with B1FF anyways.

I wrote it there Mr.Gates. I often forget how wise you are in all areas of the internet. please accept my most humble apologies.

rawb · #17 (**permalink**) May 20, 03

LOL CALL ME CRASHOVERIDE

dfltr · #18 (**permalink**) May 20, 03

it's not a translator it's a transliterator, and i wrote one, so bow down.

me = hax0r.

yuo = sux.

meth0dical · #19 (**permalink**) May 20, 03

lol
i r l33t. i w1ll pekkit yo b0x!
fj34r