Language Check!

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[Poll #1583171]

Also, this one’s not as official, but you’re welcome to use the comments to fill in the hilarious current ironic internet slang term that will take on another layer of irony when the next generation finds out our dorky selves used it back in the day!

Comments

[tay421.livejournal.com]

I'm with blackbyrd on the dubdubdub thing. I almost never call it the World Wide Web*. I like calling it "the Intertubes" or "the Interbutts", myself.

*The only time I remember referring to it as such is when quoting this old... program thing... that my dad found. It's just an image of a microphone with a face ranting with this whiny, nasal voice over it complaining about AOL, looping forever. I swear I was under the age of ten the last time I heard it. And even after all these years, I've still got it memorized.

_{"How come AOL's always busy? It took me FOREVER to log on! When's AOL gonna fix that PROBLEM? Who's gonna answer my QUESTION? Who's typing? This is confusing! WHY do I keep hearing sounds? I don't have mail! Somebody asked for my password, I gave it out, is that bad? Guide! Guide! How do I get to the World Wide Web, I don't get it-- how-- what's my address? Can I add names to my account? Who's gonna answer me? Were you talking to me? Guiiide, GUIIIIIIDE!"}

[blackbyrd2.livejournal.com]

Interbutts is new to me. I like it.

I used to use Intertubez, but that was so last year, which is eons in internets time. I still support its use though, because We Should Never Forget that idiots like that can make laws about net neutrality at any time.

I used to do tech support for people like that AOLer from hell. Fortunately not for AOL, but they were just as stupid.

[tay421.livejournal.com]

I had a friend who used to do tech support for Adobe and HP products... He always came back with some interesting stories to tell (and some very unfortunate or bizarre names since he had to take down everyone's information). Shame I don't remember any of them now...