--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , Peter <drpetersutphen@> > wrote: > [OffWorld wrote:] > > > > > > > > (Curtis, Shemp, Lurk, Pete, and others... totally > > > > OWNED by OffWorld here. OWNED ! ! ! ) > <snip> > > > > "Owned"? WTF? Off, you need to get laid or to do a > > couple of extra sets of asanas. I've never seen such > > self-aggrandizing nonsense. > > own > verb > > to defeat someone severely in a verbal argument or > in a competition. To "put someone in their place." > Used frequently in online gaming. When used to > describe a verbal argument, the term is generally > used to describe a situation in which one person > attempts to deal a closing blow in the argument, > but is shot down by evidence that completely > destroys the foundation of that person's argument.>>
Also, for old farts like Peter, it has morphed into 'pwned' on the internet. Everyone and their dog knows what 'pwned' means. OffWorld > > http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/own <http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/own> >
