How to Correspond with a Met fan

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ms Edgy writes to me today, after logging in on my computer, which, naturally has the Pool as the homepage.

Ms. Edgy writes:

Subject:

Shea?

Body:

Is that a picture of Shea on the forum header? It's a nice shot.

Edgy responds:

Subject:

Re: Shea?

Body:

KC or Yancy did it. That's classic Shea, with the orange and blue tiles on the facade, instead of the big neon ballplayers.

Supposedly, during the renovation, the tiles were removed and lost.

Ms. Edgy writes:

Subject:

Re: Shea?

Body:

I knew you'd respond to that one. I'm going to title all my emails with Mets subjects:

Subject:

Jose Reyes

Body:

Edgy, will you please remove your laundry from the dryer?

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Subject:

Mr. Met Spotted in White House!

Body:

Edgy, do you need me to drive for your dinner program or have you called Julie? (Have you called Julie?)

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Subject:

Paul Lo Duca is a big jerk!

Body:

Paul Lo Duca is a big jerk!

[Willets Point]

pwn3d by the s.o.!

[Frayed Knot]

Alright, I admit it, I'm dumb.
I've now seen this: pwn3d many times on the internet and I have no idea of it's origin.

Enlightenment please!

[Willets Point]

Don't ask me I'm just a follower.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

My company blocks access to Urban Dictionary, so I can't click on this Google search result:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwn3d

Anyone care to click and share?

[Guest sharpie]

: Losing badly at something

2: l337 (online) slang for 'owned'

3: The mis-spelling of 'owned'

4: Getting showed up/embarressed in a public event by someone/something

Example for 1:
Ryan loses to Brian
Brian: "Hahaha, you got PWN3D!"

Example for 2:
"omfg d00d i pwn3d him cuz i r r0xx0rzz"

Example for 3:
"And then I pwn3d him at Halo"
"Whoops, I mean owned"

Example for 4:
Person A: "I spent a long time writing the entire script to Harry Potter"
Person B: "Yeah, I downloaded it off the internet too"
Person C: "PWN3D!"

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Geeked out gamers texting + missing the "o" (or "0") and hitting "P" instead.

Part of the "1337" language, or "leet" -- slang for "elite" -- that these dorks use.

[Guest silverdsl]

I have to try that, only it'll be...

Subject: Nekkid Women at Yankee Stadium!

Body: Don't forget we're meeting my parents for dinner tonight!

[Guest Edgy DC]

OK, I feel dumber.