- My new Woolrich slippers are love;
- I have found an awesome new way to waste time online, Consumating.com. You should all sign up now;
- I plan on biking to work tomorrow, the first time since I moved from Eugene and biked to campus almost every day for four years. (Yeah, it's a bit hillier here.)
- I *finally* saw The Chronic (what?) Cles of Narnia this weekend and, well, I'm a bit embarrassed to say that it made me reminisce perhaps a little too much about World of Warcraft. What can I say? My Tauren is almost level 20. For the horde!
Posted on February 05, 2006 @ 8:13 PM | 10 comments
Comments:
why do you use the 'word' "EVAR" (sic). no one really pronounces it like that.
By 
, at
9:21 PM, February 05, 2006
As I can't find an instance of "evar" on the top level of this page, I'm not sure exactly to which useage you're referring.
"Evar," in general, is the ultimate emphasis of the word "ever," used in leet (internet) speak. I use it generally in a sarcastic capacity, as in "the best/worst (something) EVAR!" Making fun of leet speak seems to facilitate regular use just as much as taking it seriously, unfortunately. See the Wikipedia article on Leet for a reference to "evar."
Also, you may not know anyone who pronounces it like that. But my homies are people who spend all day on TEH INTARWEB, and some of them, myself included, in proper context, do.
By 
Kat, at
9:34 PM, February 05, 2006
I'm with Kat on this one. Although, we may not be hip anymore-- some of my students named their in-class team "The Coolest Team Ever" the other day, and I thought to myself "don't they mean, EVAR?" but they didn't. They just meant that they were the coolest team that had ever been, not a touch of irony. And this is a class of nerds! I was speachless.
By inkandpen, at
7:00 AM, February 06, 2006
Also, can't you tell me, what is this "TEH INTARWEB" you speak of? Surely you must have mistyped. Don't you mean "The Internet" or "The World Wide Web?"
Jeeeeeezus.
I just stopped by to tell you thanks: I got on that consumating thing, and now I've been at work for like 2 hours and haven't done a damn thing but search for people and answer pointless questions.
By Adrienne, at
7:54 AM, February 06, 2006
Numine, dahling, you should really stop playing with the English language like that. Language is a concrete entity that should only be used when following the prescribed rules of grammar and syntax.
53r1o51y, \/\/h41 k1nd 0f g33k r u?
And b/c I love you friend but I also know that you are free to make your own decisions, please consider wearing your helmet when you bike. / endfriendlyplea
By Rachel, at
8:12 AM, February 06, 2006
d00d, I totally am wearing my helmet. I'm in tha big city now. :-O It's proportionately scarier biking these streets, though I avoid traffic for 75-85% of my ride in. Stupid hills. D-:
By Kat, at
10:20 AM, February 06, 2006
*breathes a sigh of relief*
big city or not, you should always wear your helmet when biking. cars don't see you, balances get lost, shit happens, even if it hasn't happened yet and even if you are very physically coordinated.
ok, I'm not your mom, but I am an advocate for basic safety for all of my friends cuz I love you guys and stuff and I want you around for a long time. oh and I'm also not a cat! ;)
By Rachel, at
5:30 PM, February 06, 2006
dude, can it, Adrienne. i spend plenty of time on el interneto and have never heard "evar". that link you sent was fascinating, kat, btw.
By , at
6:35 PM, February 06, 2006
Re: the "EVAR" thing, I think there's another facet to this whole thing that has not been mentioned yet. When I hear "Worst _____ ever." I think of the fat comic book guy from the Simpsons. He says it very deliberately, almost to the point of requiring it to be written or said "Worst ... _____ ... ever."
Perhaps that what the youngsters on the "Coolest Team Ever" were going for?
This was the worst comment ever. My apologies.
By G-Rob, at
8:52 AM, February 07, 2006
I gotta doubt how much time "Anon" spends online, having never heard "Evar"!
Also, usually people who spend any measureable amount of time using the Internet (in the way that people who are familiar with leet use the internet) have chosen a handle by now!
And I think the term is spelled "d00d".
By Adrienne, at
5:29 PM, February 10, 2006
