Where the hell did FAIL come from?

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....?

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