Things you always wanted to know but were too shy to ask

[Momo]

Do you have these peculiar mysteries that (apparently) are not mysterious to anybody else but yourself. If so, this is the place to ask.

I will start with this:

Exactly how did 'ownage' universally become 'pwnage'? And why???

[DM]

Probably because the o is beside the p on the keyboard!

I hope you're not embarrassed, because you should be

[Oxy]

Originally Posted by Momo Do you have these peculiar mysteries that (apparently) are not mysterious to anybody else but yourself. If so, this is the place to ask. I will start with this: Exactly how did 'ownage' universally become 'pwnage'? And why???

I once posted on asking what 'Pwnage' meant Someone said ''ownage'

I then asked what that meant....

[Ghoshtbuster]

how did "owned" become "pwnt"?

Not so easy now is it keyboard warrior?

[DM]

My guess is that it's the same phonetically as "pwned" but shorter and thus easier to type for the time-intolerant World of Warcraft-absorbed Ritalin-ed kid

[Ghoshtbuster]

wow I just got pwnt.

[DM]

No dude, you pwn!

And by that i mean you're good at Counterstrike.

[aashiqmizaaj]

You're all such n00bz. Learn to be l33t like me so you can enjoy some pwnage too.

[Shahid A]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

fr00b

[tmac4real]

wow what lol to lulz?

[aashiqmizaaj]

Originally Posted by Shahid A ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ fr00b

Takes one to know one I guess.

[Shahid A]

Originally Posted by aashiqmizaaj Takes one to know one I guess.

COULD SAY THE SAME THING....

[aashiqmizaaj]

Originally Posted by Shahid A COULD SAY THE SAME THING....

Uh I already said that. If you can't come up with something better, then might as well admit you got pwn3t big time.

[McBoom]

Originally Posted by Momo Exactly how did 'ownage' universally become 'pwnage'? And why???

Well let me fill you in, not literally

Its was a typo in a japenese video game (japanese games are famous for their hilarious english translations e.g. All your base are belong to us).... so when ever you killed a guy in that video game, the message pwned instead of owned was displayed on the screen, thats how the the term caught on in the internet gaming community and is now commonly used online.

Certain parts of this description might not be 100 percent accurate but its very close to what actually happened.

[Luton Bad Boy]

Does Shahid Afridi have a brain or braincell???

[Zechariah]

What's a noob?

[Luton Bad Boy]

Could Shoaib Malik captain the women's cricket team or would he be too distracted (asking them to go online with him)???

[Luton Bad Boy]

Originally Posted by Zechariah What's a noob?

A character in Mortal Kombat:

In the Mortal Kombat universe, Noob Saibot was the original Sub-Zero, and brother of the younger Sub-Zero. He was killed by Scorpion, in revenge for killing him. Noob Saibot had to earn his place in the Netherrealm and became a deadly force to be reckoned with. In the ending of Mortal Kombat: Deception, it is shown he is willing to kill even his own brother. Again, as seen in Deception, he has partnered with his brother's old ally, Smoke.

[lakha84]

is president bush smarter than a second grader???

[Zechariah]

Originally Posted by Luton Bad Boy A character in Mortal Kombat: In the Mortal Kombat universe, Noob Saibot was the original Sub-Zero, and brother of the younger Sub-Zero. He was killed by Scorpion, in revenge for killing him. Noob Saibot had to earn his place in the Netherrealm and became a deadly force to be reckoned with. In the ending of Mortal Kombat: Deception, it is shown he is willing to kill even his own brother. Again, as seen in Deception, he has partnered with his brother's old ally, Smoke.

That explains the mysterious convo of my lil brother and his friend.

[McBoom]

Originally Posted by Zechariah That explains the mysterious convo of my lil brother and his friend.

Noob is l33t for Newbie.

[161]

Originally Posted by Oxy I once posted on asking what 'Pwnage' meant Someone said ''ownage' I then asked what that meant....

damn .. u got pwnzorred like a n00b !!!!!111

[Oxy]

Originally Posted by kashif77 damn .. u got pwnzorred like a n00b !!!!!111

I certainly did. Without realising it at the time of course, because I had no idea what was going on.

[nikred]

where do babies come from?

[Zechariah]

Originally Posted by nikred where do babies come from?

They fall from the sky...

[shane]

Why do they call it the 'birds and the bees'? I find this scary.

(I was never shy to ask this but I've never got a satisfactory answer)

[Mohsin]

Originally Posted by shane Why do they call it the 'birds and the bees'? I find this scary. (I was never shy to ask this but I've never got a satisfactory answer)

Because it was either that or 'cats and canines'...

[Shahid A]

Originally Posted by aashiqmizaaj Uh I already said that. If you can't come up with something better, then might as well admit you got pwn3t big time.

Try to spell correct.... NoobLet

[aashiqmizaaj]

Originally Posted by Shahid A Try to spell correct.... NoobLet

Wow, 2 hours and that's the best you could come up with? by the way it's N00bLet. Maybe you should take your own advice Fr00b.

[Foozee]

Originally Posted by aashiqmizaaj Wow, 2 hours and that's the best you could come up with? by the way it's N00bLet. Maybe you should take your own advice Fr00b.

why are you trying to get into fights on PP......

[Shahid A]

Originally Posted by aashiqmizaaj Wow, 2 hours and that's the best you could come up with? by the way it's N00bLet. Maybe you should take your own advice Fr00b.

maybe instead of ure name spelt aashiqmizaaj it should be fr00biqmizaa? sounds like a drink....

[Shahid A]

maybe u do need a drink after all.... getting into arguements HAHA on PP

[Poison]

how did brother, become bro, then bra, then brah, then breh?
Always confused me.

[McBoom]

What does babraaahhh or something like that mean ? I heard some Bradfordian use it.

[161]

Originally Posted by McBoom What does babraaahhh or something like that mean ? I heard some Bradfordian use it.

do u mean braaaap ?

i heard some pommies say that but i've got no clue what it means.

although i have recently figured out what pohm is derived from.

[aashiqmizaaj]

Originally Posted by kashif77 do u mean braaaap ? i heard some pommies say that but i've got no clue what it means. although i have recently figured out what pohm is derived from.

braaap = brother father? Or is it braaather faaather?

[McBoom]

Originally Posted by kashif77 do u mean braaaap ? i heard some pommies say that but i've got no clue what it means. although i have recently figured out what pohm is derived from.

Braaap I know about, its used by chavs mostly. But that guy said something else, or maybe he threw a few extra Bs in his sentence.

[aashiqmizaaj]

What's a chav?

[McBoom]

Originally Posted by aashiqmizaaj What's a chav?

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

[Foozee]

what does "eyy shavashaay!" mean

I heard it in a punjabi stage play by Tariq Teddy

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Foozee what does "eyy shavashaay!" mean

Yo well done. Gimme five and I mean $$
shava - good, well done, happy days are here to stay

[Momo]

From another thread:

Originally Posted by Plasma Where the hell did 'Bruv" come from? Was it a mistake? Someone trying to write bro? He must have been sleeping if that is the case.

So where the hell did 'Bruv' come from?

[Blitz]

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

Wiki has the answer to all things that you are to embarrased to ask

[Savak]

What do sight screens do? I have been watching cricket for a long time but i have never ever understood the issue of sight screens. Why do batsman have to have them moved everytime they face upto a different bowler? Or a bowler bowling from a different angle?

[Poison]

Batsmen can sometimes "lose" the ball in the background, without a distinctly different coloured background in the background. Like, thats why the sightscreen is black when ball is white, so you can immediately pick the ball up. Say there were no sightscreens, batsmen may "lose" the ball, if someone in the crowd is wearing the same colors as the ball.
I am making you very confuse no? :younis

[prince_of_hell]

Originally Posted by Savak What do sight screens do? I have been watching cricket for a long time but i have never ever understood the issue of sight screens. Why do batsman have to have them moved everytime they face upto a different bowler? Or a bowler bowling from a different angle?

they slow the bowling over rate... ask Hayden

[moumotta]

Originally Posted by Momo From another thread: So where the hell did 'Bruv' come from?

Slang for brother or a chav word for mate

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bruv

[Awesome Anjum]

Why does Momo consider Burman to be the greatest composer of the sub continent?

[moumotta]

Originally Posted by Savak What do sight screens do? I have been watching cricket for a long time but i have never ever understood the issue of sight screens. Why do batsman have to have them moved everytime they face upto a different bowler? Or a bowler bowling from a different angle?

In third world countries they are used to protect the batsman from contaminated air which is why batsmen have to have them moved every time wind changes direction. To the untrained eye the requests appear to follow change in bowlers angle because the bowlers also happen to change their angle depending on the direction of the wind.

[Khabri420]

Originally Posted by Awesome Anjum Why does Momo consider Burman to be the greatest composer of the sub continent?

while you're at it...Akh Momo do you look like RD Burman mate?

[Momo]

Originally Posted by Awesome Anjum Why does Momo consider Burman to be the greatest composer of the sub continent?

That's very simple. Because he is - by a long way.
In fact, the greatest in the world.

The combination of these two gentlemen alone is enough to make Burman the best composer/music director in the world (even if his other work is not considered for a moment):

[mamoo gogo]

Who's voice does Akh Momo like better: Pancham Da or Jolly Mukherjee?

[Momo]

Originally Posted by mamoo gogo Who's voice does Akh Momo like better: Pancham Da or Jolly Mukherjee?

Pancham da. (Kahaan Raja Bhoj aur kahaan Gangu Teli.)

[Momo]

Originally Posted by Khabri420 while you're at it...Akh Momo do you look like RD Burman mate?

I guess It's time to make an introduction thread now (photo and all).

But to answer the question, RD was way more good-looking than I can ever hope to be.

[Awesome Anjum]

Originally Posted by Momo That's very simple. Because he is - by a long way. In fact, the greatest in the world. The combination of these two gentlemen alone is enough to make Burman the best composer/music director in the world (even if his other work is not considered for a moment):

RDB hasn't a patch on Ravi, Nashaad, Khurshid Anwar or Naushad. Personally I think RDB was fortunate to be composing during a period which marked the downturn in quality of playback music.

[bones20]

Originally Posted by moumotta In third world countries they are used to protect the batsman from contaminated air which is why batsmen have to have them moved every time wind changes direction. To the untrained eye the requests appear to follow change in bowlers angle because the bowlers also happen to change their angle depending on the direction of the wind.

Ohh, now I get Hayden's remarks

[bones20]

Originally Posted by Momo Pancham da. (Kahaan Raja Bhoj aur kahaan Gangu Teli.)

I really liked his rendition of "Mehbooba" :

[Faisal Akhtar]

Originally Posted by Luton Bad Boy A character in Mortal Kombat: In the Mortal Kombat universe, Noob Saibot was the original Sub-Zero, and brother of the younger Sub-Zero. He was killed by Scorpion, in revenge for killing him. Noob Saibot had to earn his place in the Netherrealm and became a deadly force to be reckoned with. In the ending of Mortal Kombat: Deception, it is shown he is willing to kill even his own brother. Again, as seen in Deception, he has partnered with his brother's old ally, Smoke.

Noob Saibot was the names of the MK creators Ed Boon and John Tobias spelt backwards.

[Momo]

Originally Posted by bones20 I really liked his rendition of "Mehbooba" :

Yes it was uniquely rendered.

[Momo]

Originally Posted by Awesome Anjum RDB hasn't a patch on Ravi, Nashaad, Khurshid Anwar or Naushad.

Have heard them all. Here's how I rate them:

Khursheed Anwar: Very very good. Undoubtedly the most original composer of Indo-Pak. I am a huge fan. Comes very close to RD (but RD was more talented and had much more variety). His music is still very new (I listen to him on a daily basis).

Nashaad: One of the better Pakistani MDs (but way inferior to K Anwar and Rasheed Attre). Internationally speaking, quite low on the list. As far as I am concerned, comparison with RD is a bit of a joke.

Naushad: Another very good and original MD. The biggest minus: lack of variety again. Some of his songs are undoubtedly masterpieces, but overall a long way below RD.

Ravi: Composed a few good Rafi songs, but he is the most monotonous composer among those you mentioned. Too many sad, philosophical, saadhu type songs, and very little else. No comparison with RD.

So out of the four you listed, only Khursheed Anwar comes close. Three others that I rate very highly (and you didn't mention) are:

S D Burman: Almost as good as RD. In some ways even better. Overall a very close second.

Shankar Jaikishan and A R Rehman: Very close joint third (with Khursheed Anwar).

So my list goes like this:
1. R D Burman
2. S D Burman
3. Khursheed Anwar, Shankar Jaikishan, A R Rehman

[Momo]

My next question (couldn't figure this one out even after long deliberations):

Why people who perspire a lot, who drink a lot of water in one go, or who are insomniacs, are proud of the fact?

Are these things some sort of achievement? Why do they expect appreciation (and possibly a pension) from others (who obviously don't give a damn)?

[Waq]

I am sure that there are many things that you have seen in life which have triggered questions or made no sense. Here is your opportunity to ask whilst hiding behind a keyboard!

[Waq]

I shall start with the Rocky Movies.

In the first two Rocky movies, Sylvester Stallone gets slapped on the stomach by a trainer whilst he does situps. How does this benefit him?

[Shadow]

i dno bout a slap, but my trainer drops a medicine ball on my stomach after each sit up. this is to make sure that the abs are tensed at all times because usually when u go back to the lying down position the muscles relax. if you stop them from relaxing it increases the intensity of the workout, it also gets u used to taking blows to the ribs. hope that answerd your question.

[Waq]

Thanks Shadow.

Anybody want to give me a slap whilst I workout?

[Momo]

Originally Posted by Waq In the first two Rocky movies, Sylvester Stallone gets slapped on the stomach by a trainer whilst he does situps. How does this benefit him?

May be it benefits the trainer. Just a thought.

[Faisal Akhtar]

Originally Posted by Momo Have heard them all. Here's how I rate them: Khursheed Anwar: Very very good. Undoubtedly the most original composer of Indo-Pak. I am a huge fan. Comes very close to RD (but RD was more talented and had much more variety). His music is still very new (I listen to him on a daily basis). Nashaad: One of the better Pakistani MDs (but way inferior to K Anwar and Rasheed Attre). Internationally speaking, quite low on the list. As far as I am concerned, comparison with RD is a bit of a joke. Naushad: Another very good and original MD. The biggest minus: lack of variety again. Some of his songs are undoubtedly masterpieces, but overall a long way below RD. Ravi: Composed a few good Rafi songs, but he is the most monotonous composer among those you mentioned. Too many sad, philosophical, saadhu type songs, and very little else. No comparison with RD. So out of the four you listed, only Khursheed Anwar comes close. Three others that I rate very highly (and you didn't mention) are: S D Burman: Almost as good as RD. In some ways even better. Overall a very close second. Shankar Jaikishan and A R Rehman: Very close joint third (with Khursheed Anwar). So my list goes like this: 1. R D Burman 2. S D Burman 3. Khursheed Anwar, Shankar Jaikishan, A R Rehman

Ever heard of Ismail Darbar? Only did a few films but was awsome. Did Devdas, Hum dil de chuke sanam, Tera jado chal gaya and a few others.

[Momo]

Originally Posted by Faisal Akhtar Ever heard of Ismail Darbar? Only did a few films but was awsome. Did Devdas, Hum dil de chuke sanam, Tera jado chal gaya and a few others.

I have heard him. He is absolutely brilliant at times but has done very little work to date. While I am all for quality over quantity but still you need to have a certain amount of quantity as well before being compared with maestros.

In cricketing terms, he has a brilliant average of 75 but has only played two Test matches. Time will tell.

[Faisal Akhtar]

Originally Posted by Momo I have heard him. He is absolutely brilliant at times but has done very little work to date. While I am all for quality over quantity but still you need to have a certain amount of quantity as well before being compared with maestros. In cricketing terms, he has a brilliant average of 75 but has only played two Test matches. Time will tell.

Unfortunatly the current state the Indian Music Industry is in u might not see much more of Ismail Darbar or any decent composer. All the music seems to be bang bang type of music.