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− | [[Randall]] expresses excitement for the time in the future where he can intentionally misuse modern-day slang in order to make nearby teenagers feel uncomfortable. He illustrates this by using the word "pwned", the past tense of "pwn" (from "own", as in to defeat completely): "The | + | [[Randall]] expresses excitement for the time in the future where he can intentionally misuse modern-day slang in order to make nearby teenagers feel uncomfortable. He illustrates this by using the word "pwned", the past tense of "pwn" (from "own", as in to defeat completely): "The noob was pwned by the veteran." |
Many teenagers believe their parents to be not "with the times", but Randall suggests that parents actually ''do'' know what the words mean, but are acting otherwise in order to mess with their heads. The title text reinforces this, as every generation has had some form of slang that they used, and it could be possible that this practice has been continued for a good while. It also suggests that the parents of teenagers may be "pwning" their children by intentionally misusing these modern-day slang. | Many teenagers believe their parents to be not "with the times", but Randall suggests that parents actually ''do'' know what the words mean, but are acting otherwise in order to mess with their heads. The title text reinforces this, as every generation has had some form of slang that they used, and it could be possible that this practice has been continued for a good while. It also suggests that the parents of teenagers may be "pwning" their children by intentionally misusing these modern-day slang. | ||
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:The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to watch them squirm. | :The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to watch them squirm. | ||
:Cueball: Oh man, that song is so pwned! | :Cueball: Oh man, that song is so pwned! | ||
− | :''twitch'' | + | :Teenager: ''twitch'' |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |
Revision as of 13:21, 24 September 2016
Misusing Slang |
Title text: It slowly dawns on us that our parents knew exactly what they were doing. |
Explanation
Randall expresses excitement for the time in the future where he can intentionally misuse modern-day slang in order to make nearby teenagers feel uncomfortable. He illustrates this by using the word "pwned", the past tense of "pwn" (from "own", as in to defeat completely): "The noob was pwned by the veteran."
Many teenagers believe their parents to be not "with the times", but Randall suggests that parents actually do know what the words mean, but are acting otherwise in order to mess with their heads. The title text reinforces this, as every generation has had some form of slang that they used, and it could be possible that this practice has been continued for a good while. It also suggests that the parents of teenagers may be "pwning" their children by intentionally misusing these modern-day slang.
Transcript
- The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to watch them squirm.
- Cueball: Oh man, that song is so pwned!
- Teenager: twitch
Discussion
This comment is so 1337! Goodbye, world! (talk) 16:45, 9 September 2020 (UTC)