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Postby BatrickPatrick » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:57 pm

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BatrickPatrick wrote:I'm suddenly very into Gregory Maguire...Wicked FTW
I'm curious. I've seen the letters "FTW" in various places on the Internet but when I try to find what they mean I get either "For The Win" (which I don't understand) or F*** The World (which I do).

What does it mean? :?


When I use it I mean "For The Win"...I should really just use an ordinary adjective but I've been on too many forums and have picked up bad habits...

Urban Dictionary says:
(2)English Translation: For the win.
/phrase/
/adjective/
-\A term which can be originated to a popular game show "HollyWood Squares" when , on the final move contestants would announce their move was "For the win".
-\Used oftenly when giving importance to a specific noun.(ei. "My computer, FTW")
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Postby Tonyblack » Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:59 pm

Thanks for the explanation! :D

I remember the days when I didn't know what 'LOL' meant. :lol:
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Postby raisindot » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:05 pm

Tonyblack wrote:Thanks for the explanation! :D

I remember the days when I didn't know what 'LOL' meant. :lol:


ZKEWRQB!!!!!!!

:)

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Postby jonny » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:09 pm

ZKEWRQB!!!!!!!





What ? :?
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Postby Tonyblack » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:49 pm

jonny wrote:
ZKEWRQB!!!!!!!





What ? :?
I think he's pulling oor leg. :wink:
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Postby high eight » Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:43 am

Tonyblack wrote:I'm a real fan of Kathy Reichs as well. I've got one of her books sitting there waiting to be read after I've read Monstrous Regiment. She's much better than Patricia Cornwell.


I've never forgiven Patricia Cornwell for not only accusuing Walter Sickert of being Jack the Ripper :roll: but destroying at least one of his paintings in a loony attempt to prove it. :x
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Postby Tonyblack » Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:11 am

That really was an awful book! Talk about fitting someone up. :evil:
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Postby BatrickPatrick » Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:15 am

raisindot wrote:
Tonyblack wrote:Thanks for the explanation! :D

I remember the days when I didn't know what 'LOL' meant. :lol:


ZKEWRQB!!!!!!!

:)

J-I-B


Roflcopter...

There's LOL and *BOL* (bursts out laughing) now, too, which sometimes gets * for actions for some unknown reason while LOL doesn't.
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Postby high eight » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:38 pm

Bouncy Castle wrote:What? No love for Robert Rankin?

C'mon people. Where is the love?


I like the first four in the Brentford Trilogy and the tales of Hugo Rune, especially the Brightonomicon.
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:41 am

I've now read three books by Robert Rankin and loved them all! :D I wish his books were more available in the Netherlands
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Postby Tonyblack » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:35 am

Sjoerd3000 wrote:I've now read three books by Robert Rankin and loved them all! :D I wish his books were more available in the Netherlands
Try Play.com - you can get them with free delivery from there. :wink:
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:48 am

Can you use paypal on play.com? I don't have a creditcard
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Postby Tonyblack » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:55 am

Sjoerd3000 wrote:Can you use paypal on play.com? I don't have a creditcard
Do you have a debit card? You can use that. I don't know about PayPal. :?
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Postby Sjoerd3000 » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:27 pm

Nope no debit card and it looks like you can't use paypal :( Might have to stea.. I mean borrow my parents credit card :wink:
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Postby jonny » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:19 pm

I really like James Clemens.

The witch series was good
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