Why is everyone saying -fail- all of a sudden?

[AtomSmasher]

http://www.slate.com/id/2202262/pagenum/all/

This article seemed appropriate given Chad's new found love of failblog

[Mauzy]

Hmm... links to Blazing Star on the Neo Geo? SNK does it again.

[somunny]

I've been seeing this used for months.  Mostly on sites like digg and Attack of The Show (which I'm a good ten years too old to be watching  ). 

You getting old when you start questioning the latest terminology.  Dern kids! 

[SithMaster]

Everyone has the same word of the month calendar.

[Ummon]

No....perhaps you're getting old when you can't discern unfamiliar words being used in the way familiar words are, and hence don't pick up that they're essentially saying the same thing you would in the circumstance, just freakin sillily.

[somunny]

No....perhaps you're getting old when you can't discern unfamiliar words being used in the way familiar words are, and hence don't pick up that they're essentially saying the same thing you would in the circumstance, just freakin sillily.

You might be taking my comment a little too seriously.  Would it help if I put a little winky-face in there? 

[HaRuMaN]

 

[ChadTower]

Oh no!  My verb became a noun!  It hurts my can't!

[TOK]

No....perhaps you're getting old when you can't discern unfamiliar words being used in the way familiar words are, and hence don't pick up that they're essentially saying the same thing you would in the circumstance, just freakin sillily.

FAIL

[ChadTower]

[Malenko]

They haven't been doing it "all of the sudden" Fail has been around a while and is hopefully on its way out of circulation, if only to make Chad stop, which is doubtful but one can only hope.

Basically when you say "FAIL" you mean to say "I lack wit and this is the best I can do"

[ChadTower]

I must concede that today Malenko is the Best Man.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mP3FqUUAAw[/youtube]

[AtomSmasher]

They haven't been doing it "all of the sudden" Fail has been around a while and is hopefully on its way out of circulation, if only to make Chad stop, which is doubtful but one can only hope.

As the article explains, references to just saying "fail" go back to 1998, but it has had a sudden surge of use in the past 6 months or so.

Besides, the title of this thread was just the header title of the article.

[Malenko]

Basically when you say "FAIL" you mean to say "I lack wit and this is the best I can do"

I must concede that today Malenko is the Best Man.
*lame FAIL video removed*

see?

[Zero_Hour]

This thread lacks a certain epicness that I look for in fail-related  discussions.

[patrickl]

Yeah, since when do people say "fail". Doesn't anyone have the courtesy to say "epic fail" anymore?

[DaveMMR]

Did I do this "Fail" thing right?   


 

[havic626]

fail, epic fail, win, epic win. that all comes from 4chan.org.  4chan kinda has its own language, like meme's, when you accidently what ever, cp, shota, the party van, wincest, all kinds of crap.  its really the gutter of the internet so drop on by and say whats up /b/.

[AtomSmasher]

fail, epic fail, win, epic win. that all comes from 4chan.org.

Unlikely considering fail as an internet meme can be dated back to 2003 and 4chan.org wasn't registered until 2004.   

[havic626]

fail, epic fail, win, epic win. that all comes from 4chan.org.

Unlikely considering fail as an internet meme can be dated back to 2003 and 4chan.org wasn't registered until 2004.   

i didnt know that......thnx for the info

[ChadTower]

This thread lacks a certain epicness that I look for in fail-related  discussions.

That wedding vid is pretty epic if you ask me.

[missioncontrol]

So is this right then?

[ChadTower]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny.  Technically you got it but the content isn't good.

[CCM]

I've been seeing this used for months.  Mostly on sites like digg and Attack of The Show (which I'm a good ten years too old to be watching  ). 

You getting old when you start questioning the latest terminology.  Dern kids! 

I must be getting old too... I liked it better when it was The Screen Savers.

[missioncontrol]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny.  Technically you got it but the content isn't good.

would "4chan FAIL" have been funnier? or "4chan Spam FAIL"?

[AtomSmasher]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

[missioncontrol]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

[ChadTower]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

[HaRuMaN]

[missioncontrol]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

[DrewKaree]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

[missioncontrol]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

quote tags are over-rated

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

[DrewKaree]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

quote tags are over-rated

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

Yer m0mZ likes my quote tags

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

[boykster]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

quote tags are over-rated

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

Yer m0mZ likes my quote tags

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

QUOTE FAIL!

[havic626]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

quote tags are over-rated

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

Yer m0mZ likes my quote tags

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

QUOTE FAIL!

just wanted to add my 2cents and continue the thread..............everybody carry on nothing to see here

[missioncontrol]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

quote tags are over-rated

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

Yer m0mZ likes my quote tags

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

He who fails to quote, quotes to fail...

QUOTE FAIL!

[patrickl]

I hate you guys so much.

[CCM]

Well, it's also supposed to be funny. 

Are you sure, because that's not the impression I got from the pictures you keep posting.   

quote tags are over-rated

Anybody got a nickel I can throw?

You have a low pwnage standard.  A special standard.  Most of us have higher requirements than you.

Yer m0mZ likes my quote tags

nah, I'm just easily entertained...

QUOTE FAIL!

[DrewKaree]

I hate you guys so much.

If by "hate" you mean "think", and by "so much" you mean "are supar teh kewl", then we will add you to our quote pyramid.

Just stop begging already.  It's not teh kewl, and it cheapens the relationship.

[ChadTower]

I hate you guys so much.

If by "hate" you mean "want", and by "so much" you mean "throbbing for it", then we will add you to our lemonparty.

Just stop begging already.  It's not teh kewl, and it cheapens the relationship.

fixt for drew