According to Wiki, it dates back to the ending taunts of a video game when you, well, failed. Sort of in the same vein as "All Your Base Belong to Us."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure#Internet_memes David ________________________________ From: PGage <[email protected]> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 4:09 PM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 11:26, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> [I don't know what "epic fail" means, but my son says it all the time and >> then rolls his eyes when I ask him] > >You have it right. Add "-ure" on to the end of "fail" to get the sense >as most often used by people over seventeen. > >(I almost left off which word, until I realized that "epicure fail" >actually kind of works as a phrase, if you're describing burning the >foie gras.) > Right - but why don't they say "Epic Failure"? That is the question I keep asking my son, but he just looks at me with unspeakable disdain, shakes his head and walks away. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
