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EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-01 03:14:34
December 01 2009 03:12 GMT
#1
Reading the Nada thread and someone's blog about them being 21 (Holy shit old wtf??) made me think about when I first stumbled across TL some years ago, and it reminded me of my encounter with the infamous tl;dr phrase.

Back then, I had no idea what it meant. However, I did know teamliquid = TL, and I knew about the DDR terran (no, not Dance Dance Revolution, and not the RAM either). So, thinking that dr was just a lazy, intentional mispelling of ddr.... teamliquid ddr ;x (this actually lasted for about a year)

For those of you who don't know what DDR is...
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DDR!


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Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-01 03:19:57
December 01 2009 03:17 GMT
#2
I once thought Testie was the best player in the world and made it my lifes mission to get a 1v1 with him. I knew he posted on TL and thought it would be a perfect place to stalk him.

Upon discovering TL I read a few news posts about korean pros, I realized how terribly, terribly wrong I was.

Regardless, he turned over to DOTA before I got my chance.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
December 01 2009 03:19 GMT
#3
On December 01 2009 12:17 Snet wrote:
I once thought Testie was the best player in the world and made it my lifes mission to get a 1v1 with him. I knew he posted on TL and thought it would be a perfect place to stalk him.

Upon discovering TL I read a few news posts about korean pros, I realized how terribly, terribly wrong I was.


And then you discovered korean skills for the purpose of getting a 1v1 with the bonjwas!
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
December 01 2009 03:52 GMT
#4
I dont even know what tl:dr means.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
December 01 2009 03:55 GMT
#5
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-01 03:56:38
December 01 2009 03:56 GMT
#6
21 isn't old shut up
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13919 Posts
December 01 2009 04:06 GMT
#7
On December 01 2009 12:52 Disregard wrote:
I dont even know what tl:dr means.


teamliquid deer duh?

thanks Lemonwalrus for clarifying everything
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-01 04:13:08
December 01 2009 04:12 GMT
#8
teal deer
NSANE.hydra
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States644 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-01 05:42:31
December 01 2009 04:22 GMT
#9
On December 01 2009 12:52 Disregard wrote:
I dont even know what tl:dr means.


too long; didn't read

I used to think Boxer was a Zerg player, because I saw a Youtube video named "Boxer's 4 pool". I knew that Boxer was some famous SC player, so I picked Zerg as my main race. Then I join TL and found out that Boxer is a Terran player...biggest SC disappointment of my life

"fuck mech...I could 4pool and as long as he's simply PLANNING on going mech, I'll lose"
ShoCkeyy
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
7815 Posts
December 01 2009 04:29 GMT
#10
I don't even remember what happened when I first joined TL... It was back in like 03? 04? I was like 13 or 14 years old. Man I have horrible memory :|
Life?
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
December 01 2009 04:41 GMT
#11
I just had a lot of bad strat forum posts I think. Nothing too bad as far as I know. I didn't know what tl;dr was for a while either, and I just figured out a couple weeks ago QFT more often stands for "quoted for truth" instead of "quit fucking talking" lol. I thought so many people were just random assholes hahaha.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
ShoCkeyy
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
7815 Posts
December 01 2009 05:29 GMT
#12
On December 01 2009 13:41 Grobyc wrote:
I just had a lot of bad strat forum posts I think. Nothing too bad as far as I know. I didn't know what tl;dr was for a while either, and I just figured out a couple weeks ago QFT more often stands for "quoted for truth" instead of "quit fucking talking" lol. I thought so many people were just random assholes hahaha.


Oh damn dude that's bad, but funny
Life?
Sharp-eYe
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada642 Posts
December 01 2009 05:33 GMT
#13
I came here through a search for a protoss guide 2 years ago. I got to some random thread and it said watch GOM or something. So I clicked on it. :D
Are you truly so blinded by your vaunted religion, that you can't see the fall ahead of you? - Zeratul III AKA WikidSik ingame (anygame)
ForTheSwarm
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States556 Posts
December 01 2009 05:42 GMT
#14
I used to get so confused by this: T_T

I thought is was some sort of acronym or something, ha ha.
Whenever I see a dropship, my asshole tingles, because it knows whats coming... - TheAntZ
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
December 01 2009 05:44 GMT
#15
On December 01 2009 14:42 ForTheSwarm wrote:
I used to get so confused by this: T_T

I thought is was some sort of acronym or something, ha ha.


hahahah some funny stories
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
December 01 2009 05:49 GMT
#16
I was basically an idiot who thought I could troll. I can't even troll.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
December 01 2009 05:51 GMT
#17
You were only trolling yourself
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
December 01 2009 05:55 GMT
#18
On December 01 2009 13:22 NSANE.hydra wrote:

I used to think Boxer was a Zerg player, because I saw a Youtube video named "Boxer's 4 pool". I knew that Boxer was some famous SC player, so I picked Zerg as my main race. Then I join TL and found out that Boxer is a Terran player...biggest SC disappointment of my life



It was the gods' way of saving you from becoming Terran scum, and instead you were able to live a glorious life as part of the swarm. Where's the disappointment ^^
TranslatorBaa!
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
December 01 2009 06:32 GMT
#19
On December 01 2009 14:42 ForTheSwarm wrote:
I used to get so confused by this: T_T

I thought is was some sort of acronym or something, ha ha.


m^_^m
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
December 01 2009 06:32 GMT
#20
I thought oov and iloveoov were two different people. When people kept saying oov was so great, and then I saw this guy in the youtube vids called "iloveoov" I'd just think, damn that guy must agree.
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