That is an oldie but a goodie. Do you have it?

Not sure what you have disclosed that is so personal. You are just sharing the basic details that most everyone else has disclosed at one point or another.....major, maritual status, children, etc.

Are you implying that you do not wish for others to get to know you? Surely this wall you have put up is somewhat of an affront. If you hated this place so much, you would have stopped coming long ago.

You accuse me of being disingenuous, then complain when I exchange basic pleasantries. I can't win, it seems.

this is like the cool kids calling Lingo over to their circle. Lingo can't decide if it is a sign of acceptance, or whether they are just lazy and don't want to cover all that distance before they kick his trash.

Spend some time on xbox live. You'll soon notice the most common phrase used by the 14-25 year old males who inhabit that universe for getting over on another player. It is not "pwnd", but "raped". As in "I raped you" or "I raped your a**." What a moronic thing to say. If you try to point this out to any of them, you'll be called a fag***. Ironic, I know.

I'm afraid the genie is out of the bottle on this one and if the next generation is any clue – it's not going away any time soon.

Okay, maybe I'm going to sound like an old guy - I've seen "pwnd" before - what does it mean?

It's more appropriate to post this question in the Literae Humaniores forum.

it means "owned," as in, "you got owned," as in "you were just embarassed/beaten badly...I own you."

The genesis of the intentional misspell "pwnd!" is up for debate, ranging from an innocent typo to a video game glitch.

One theory that I am trying to get started on the internet is that the term is really short for "pawned!," as in "Can I trade my old junk for some cash?...Pawned!" Unfortunately, this version does not allow for much usage in competitions or when trash talking. As you could imagine, my theory has yet to catch on, although I like to think that it is gaining traction.