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May 2, 2002, 20:42
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King
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Why are people being gay and calling th expansion pack XP even though XP is MS's word
Why? Just why?
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May 2, 2002, 20:44
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expansions packs have been called XP way before microsoft "eXPerience" came out. but i like calling it an add on, or a finialized game...
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May 2, 2002, 20:46
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Next, I hope someone writes up a complete history of the two letters and their recent and past correlations, and then someone hits the "reply w/ quote" button and just says "you're right."
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May 2, 2002, 20:46
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UK, no they haven't. not ever. maybe once or twice, but beyond that, you're wrong.
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May 2, 2002, 21:06
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So, Eroberer, you are saying that Microsoft hijacked "XP".
Other hijacks:
Adolph Hitler hijacked Charlie Chaplain's mustache. To continue on a bad theme: The swastika used to be an honorable religious symbol.
The U.S. used to celebrate May 1 (May Day), but the Soviets made it a MAJOR holiday, so we stopped celebrating it.
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May 2, 2002, 21:16
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XP is for Expansion Pack
And we obviously can't use EP, since then, everyone would think of Elephant Power.
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May 2, 2002, 21:20
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And what does using XP have to do with being gay?
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May 2, 2002, 21:50
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Everything and nothing at the same time Tuberski. Now if yall wanna talk about the hijacking of words....
XP wasn't hijacked, because it was never used for "expansion pack." You're all deluded by its greatly increased use since Microsoft pulled it from obscurity (since it very likely did belong to an automatic sliced cheese pack opener or something at one time).
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May 2, 2002, 22:00
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XP when I was in high school, always meant eXperience Points. Not expansion pack or anything else.
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May 2, 2002, 22:03
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Well there you have it: "eXPerience"
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May 2, 2002, 22:24
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May 2, 2002, 22:26
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riiiight
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May 2, 2002, 22:30
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May 2, 2002, 22:31
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you started it
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May 2, 2002, 22:33
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This thread is nothing but spam and troll.
Goodnight.
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May 2, 2002, 22:34
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It's something that definitely needed to be said.
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May 2, 2002, 22:36
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It's something that didn't need to be said. There is no basis for it.
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May 2, 2002, 22:38
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No, you see, it aggrivates me greatly. It's this kind of stuff that makes people here geeky, basement dwelling, elitist scum.
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May 2, 2002, 22:41
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No, you see, it aggrivates me greatly. It's this kind of stuff that makes people here geeky, basement dwelling, elitist scum.
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If that were the case, we wouldn't have let you in right?
All it is, is you trolling looking for an argument.
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"I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside. Look out, he's fuzzy, let's get out of here."
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May 2, 2002, 22:45
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I don't want an argument, I just don't want XP used to mean expansion pack anymore.
And no one "let me in." For one, I was here before a lot of you fools. And also should've said "spineless" and "fake elitist," and added that you're all in the same herd.
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May 2, 2002, 22:48
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What does that have to do with XP? Why do you stay? You aren't part of the herd anymore. Nobody takes you seriously.
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"I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside. Look out, he's fuzzy, let's get out of here."
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May 2, 2002, 22:52
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Yea whatever. You all need me.
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May 2, 2002, 23:16
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Now we see how such idiots become kings.
Whether or not your complaint is legitimate (It's actually just a bunch of irrelevant whining), your phrasing it with the term "gay" shows your lack of sensitivity, intelligence and general wit.
My sincere hope is that the thread is deleted, your post count is reset and you're suspended from the board.
To that end I say to you, good day, sir!
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May 2, 2002, 23:18
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We're elitist because we use an acronym that has several meanings? Well, all I can say to that is lol. XP is easier to type out then the full thing, and I know there will be even more whiners about my next statement but WinXP isn't that bad. Its been more reliable then any of the previous Windows OS's i've used, thats for sure.
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May 2, 2002, 23:40
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Call it an ExP! Call it a PX! Call it whatever the **** you want! I don't really care, I'm going to abbreviate it XP whether you like it or not.
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May 2, 2002, 23:51
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Boris, bite me. You're obviously the closed minded son of ***** here, who needs to be impaled and set on fire. Lack of sensitivity my hairy ass, *****.
Chaot, yea, you're all elitists. You wouldn't call the expansion pack XP for the same reason you would call something new an AOL, or an MSN.
Ixnay, you're in the wrong, here. I hope ya choke on your next meal.
You all should be well aware that XP was never an abbreviation for "expansion pack."
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May 2, 2002, 23:51
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Call it an ExP! Call it a PX! Call it whatever the **** you want! I don't really care, I'm going to abbreviate it XP whether you like it or not.
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YOU TELL HIM, NIXIE!
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May 2, 2002, 23:52
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May 2, 2002, 23:55
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Here's a suggestion, call it by what Infogames calls it. Play the World could be PoW, PW, CivPoW, CPW, hell, it could be PWXP or XPPW, if you all feel the need to continue being jackasses.
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May 2, 2002, 23:56
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Boris, bite me. You're obviously the closed minded son of ***** here, who needs to be impaled and set on fire. Lack of sensitivity my hairy ass, *****.
Chaot, yea, you're all elitists. You wouldn't call the expansion pack XP for the same reason you would call something new an AOL, or an MSN.
Ixnay, you're in the wrong, here. I hope ya choke on your next meal.
You all should be well aware that XP was never an abbreviation for "expansion pack."
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XP isn't an abbreviation for Windows either. That particular version is called Windows XP. Not XP.
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