Where the hell did FAIL come from?

Mr E

... and other annoying internet catchphrases.

This seems to be the new in-word with the youngsters these days.... they read something they don't like, they reply with FAIL or EPIC FAIL (for emphasis). This seems to have come up in the last month or two. I've seen it on other message boards too.

Who the hell started it? Its hard to read a thread on boards without some eejit writing the word FAIL somewhere. Its annoying the hell out of me.

Yeah yeah, I know its coming... who'll be first?

o1s1n

4chan?

Kinetic^

Last month or 2? Fail! It's been around since your mother failed to abort you!! :pac:(jokes )

Reku

Mr E wrote: »

This seems to be the new in-word with the youngsters these days.... they read something they don't like, they reply with FAIL or EPIC FAIL (for emphasis). This seems to have come up in the last month or two. I've seen it on other message boards too.

What rock have you been hiding under? "Fail/epic fail" has been around for years.

Sabre0001

This thread FAILS!

Mr E

Ding.... I'm surprised it took 4 posts. Congrats Sabre0001.
Maybe its been around for 100 years and just popped out of my peripheral vision.
Ah well.
Kids these days.

Dragan

o1s1n wrote: »

4chan?

The majoity of the net trends start on 4chan alright......someone check urban dictionary and see....it's blocked for me in work.

OP.....i heard you like mudkipz?;)

Epic Tissue

It should be banned as a reply..;)

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

in order to be fully up to date with 'fails', check out failblog:

http://failblog.org/

andrew

You can haz fail OP.

Ponster

Probably 4chan alright (they are responsible for popularising with wonderful lolcats and the less-wonderful rickrolling memes ).

Urbandictionary doesn't doesn't mention an origin.

Reku

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Fail

Apparently it's been around for "over 9000 years". :rolleyes:

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

farohar wrote: »

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Fail

Apparently it's been around for "over 9000 years". :rolleyes:

I think Pontius Pilate used it

Dragan

farohar wrote: »

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Fail

Apparently it's been around for "over 9000 years". :rolleyes:

I don't see why you are rolling your eyes, someone recently discovered a 9000 year old tablet with the word "Fail" carved into it! :pac:

Sherifu

(__-)<

andrew

'Over 9000' is also an internet catchphrase OP. Comes from 4Chan. You learn something new every day so ya do.

Captain Ginger

/facepalm at thread.

Call Me Jimmy

Did it not come from Team Fortress 2? If you lose a round the lady says "You Failed!" in a harsh tone. People started saying stuff like "epic fail" in the server when they lost and it probably spilled out from there.

thelordofcheese

Ponster wrote: »

Probably 4chan alright (they are responsible for popularising with wonderful lolcats and the less-wonderful rickrolling memes ).

Urbandictionary doesn't doesn't mention an origin.

Everything funny comes from either 4Chan or somethingAwful

It's a law of the internet.

also, when done properly, a rickroll is a thing of beauty.

Reku

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Everything funny comes from either 4Chan or somethingAwful

It's a law of the internet.

Including the kiddyporn!:eek:
Do the FBI know this!?! Why aren't they acting??:eek:

Silenceisbliss

Mr E wrote: »

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Yeah yeah, I know its coming... who'll be first?

Sabre0001 wrote: »

This thread FAILS!

EPIC FAIL!.....





FACEPALM.....The next big thing! all the young hip kids are doing it!

JIZZLORD

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Reku

*claps* definitely not a fail Jizzlord.


And why's the "thanks" button gone from AH again? Or have I used it too much and you're only allowed a certain amount per day after which innane "+1" posts are required?

ven0m

Welcome to MMORPG talk now spilling over ....


/cheer


reminds me of the song

You are made of epic fail,
You are made of epic fail,
You are made of epic fail,
Cos you are made of epic fail!!!


I've heard that so many times on vent (those in the know know what this is), its not funny & its usually after someone goes all bloody leeroy!!!!

Captain Ginger

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Did it not come from Team Fortress 2? If you lose a round the lady says "You Failed!" in a harsh tone. People started saying stuff like "epic fail" in the server when they lost and it probably spilled out from there.

No.

"It's slang from slashdot, k5 and other places. Started primarily by some of the more obnoxious members of these sites. The full original form is 'YOU FAIL IT (it is the thing you failed)'. And has branched out from there in a variety of forms."

Mr. CooL ICE

Just going through failblog and found this

:eek:

Genghiz Cohen

RULES 1&2 of the internet!!
Remember them!!

Captain Ginger

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

RULES 1&2 of the internet!!
Remember them!!

Oh shi-

chin_grin

WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN!!!!!

Yep 4chan would be where most (read: all) the internet "memes" come from.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme

thelordofcheese

farohar wrote: »

Including the kiddyporn!:eek:
Do the FBI know this!?! Why aren't they acting??:eek:

They have a very special man on the case

Ass

Most of the times it is used on boards, it is completely out of context and entirely unfunny. This whole thread makes me very sad.

chin_grin

Ass Face wrote: »

Most of the times it is used on boards, it is completely out of context and entirely unfunny. This whole thread makes me very sad.

FAIL! (see what I did there? Hmm?):(

Cunny-Funt

farohar wrote: »

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Fail

Apparently it's been around for "over 9000 years". :rolleyes:

WHAT NINE THOUSAND!?!

raah!

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Did it not come from Team Fortress 2? If you lose a round the lady says "You Failed!" in a harsh tone. People started saying stuff like "epic fail" in the server when they lost and it probably spilled out from there.

This seems a likely reason, since TF2 is relatively new too. Have only noticed this fail business recently also.

Wazdakka

Dragan wrote: »

I don't see why you are rolling your eyes, someone recently discovered a 9000 year old tablet with the word "Fail" carved into it! :pac:

And It's common knowledge that the Egyptians invented the LolCat..

"I iz in your piramid, steelin ur mummiez.."

Or the classic..

"Oh Hai, I upgraded your Ra"

andrew

Pinning down the exact origin of a meme is almost impossible, everyone claims to know exactly how it all began. The influence behind a meme (eg all your base) might be easy to find, but the transition into meme status happens in multiple places at the same time.

chin_grin

Very imcomplete list........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena

Davidius

"Fail" has been around for ages, long before TF2. I'm surprised people have only noticed now.

Jigsaw

On a related topic, where did the failboat come from? I think it is very funny though.

http://www.rotskyinstitute.com/rotsky/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/shipmentoffail.jpg

The guy

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

RULES 1&2 of the internet!!
Remember them!!

They're mostly for /b/ anyway and they broke them when they "declared war" on scientology.


On another note, how many boardsies go to 4chan?

Krieg

The guy wrote: »

On another note, how many boardsies go to 4chan?

This thread would seem to answer that

barnacle

OPisfailboardsie

JIZZLORD

4chan, the home of teh lulz

constitutionus

Roundtower2 wrote: »

I think Pontius Pilate used it

sorry, i just got this image of christ and barabas in front of pilate and pontius saying " you FAIL jesus!"

AckwelFoley

joo r teh most epic failz of teh gheyz.

Im 31 in November.

MooseJam

this thread is epic fail, can't believe I'm going to dignify it with a reply, must be the good samaritan in me

Krieg

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Fulton Crown

Krieg wrote: »

YO! BOARDS.IE MUTHAF*KAS! WE FOUND THIS MUTHAF*CKIN BOARD!!!1!

F*CK ALL Y'ALL POSTIN' ALL THIS RACIST SH*T!

WE GON PULL A 187 ON YO SERVERS!

WE GON PULL A 187 ON YO DEVORE!

AN WE GON PULL A 187 ON ALL Y'ALL SKINNY ASS WHITE MUTHAF*CKAS WHO THINK THEY COOL POSTIN THIS RACIST ****!11!!!

Take a tablet..pal.
How is things in Kanturk....?

The guy