Generally, the term is used in two manners: Standing alone, it works as a declarative statement following a description of what happened. "George W. Bush decides to go improptu during a press conference. FAIL."
More commonly, it can be used as a title of what you're about to see. So, for your link, I'd have gone with "NBC Programming EPIC FAIL." On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 8:55 PM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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
