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nymfaw
Profile Joined November 2010
Norway430 Posts
November 24 2012 13:59 GMT
#21
On November 24 2012 21:52 superjoppe wrote:
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On November 24 2012 21:49 nymfaw wrote:
Neither.. It came from other sports, like football/whatever, and nerds shortened it.

Why do you even bother to post? Obviously OP asks about "gl hf", not some random handshake.


I guess I just dont see the big deal about who shortened it first. It's impossible to find out, and I highly doubt nerds from a certain game can claim they started as most people played several online multiplayer games when it started becoming popular in the 90s
Everything will be ok in the end. if it's not ok, its not the end.
sunglasseson
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
United States145 Posts
November 24 2012 14:03 GMT
#22
during the battle of the alamo when someone was shot they would most likely say Ouch que duelen which translates to ouch that hurt. then they prob died

hope that answers your question
nymfaw
Profile Joined November 2010
Norway430 Posts
November 24 2012 14:05 GMT
#23
On November 24 2012 23:03 sunglasseson wrote:
during the battle of the alamo when someone was shot they would most likely say Ouch que duelen which translates to ouch that hurt. then they prob died

hope that answers your question


Im sorry but no one cares about American history.
Everything will be ok in the end. if it's not ok, its not the end.
HaXXspetten
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Sweden15718 Posts
November 24 2012 14:09 GMT
#24
Hard to estimate exact date, but I'd guess around 7 millenia or so ago in whatever games the human tribesmen made up at the time

can't say for other species
chuky500
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
France473 Posts
November 24 2012 14:20 GMT
#25
Anyone remember people used to say gl hf ka dd ? (For Kick ass don't die) Is it old as well or just got added then removed ?
canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
November 24 2012 14:28 GMT
#26
It sounds like something the British says when they do sports.
Anyone else reads it in British accent?
oZe
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden492 Posts
November 24 2012 14:30 GMT
#27
On November 24 2012 23:05 nymfaw wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2012 23:03 sunglasseson wrote:
during the battle of the alamo when someone was shot they would most likely say Ouch que duelen which translates to ouch that hurt. then they prob died

hope that answers your question


Im sorry but no one cares about American history.


You should care about the short story of violence. They've already fucked with my money two times. I'm white and live in Europe. Just glad I'm not brown and live near oil...

The worst kinds of organized crime are religion & government.
Hryul
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria2609 Posts
November 24 2012 14:30 GMT
#28
On November 24 2012 23:05 nymfaw wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2012 23:03 sunglasseson wrote:
during the battle of the alamo when someone was shot they would most likely say Ouch que duelen which translates to ouch that hurt. then they prob died

hope that answers your question


Im sorry but no one cares about American history.

I didn't know something like this existed
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Deleted User 137586
Profile Joined January 2011
7859 Posts
November 24 2012 14:57 GMT
#29
gl hf dd ka hh jk gd oe iw ky mf ay ja sf cl ds jk oa in ia nk hh hf bl

War 2 times...
Cry 'havoc' and let slip the dogs of war
Bunn
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Estonia934 Posts
November 24 2012 15:03 GMT
#30
This video is supposed to be the oldest documented "gg"
+ Show Spoiler +
"There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level." - Bruce Lee
onPHYRE
Profile Joined October 2010
Bulgaria923 Posts
November 24 2012 16:20 GMT
#31
On November 25 2012 00:03 Bunn wrote:
This video is supposed to be the oldest documented "gg"
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbpXAC3D6IA


when is that video from?
Livin' this life like it was written.
Farmer Poopy
Profile Joined October 2011
258 Posts
November 24 2012 16:39 GMT
#32
On November 24 2012 23:20 chuky500 wrote:
Anyone remember people used to say gl hf ka dd ? (For Kick ass don't die) Is it old as well or just got added then removed ?


I usually said that when I played SCBW, but I thought ka stood for kill all (was playing a AOS/Dota style game).
Aterons_toss
Profile Joined February 2011
Romania1275 Posts
November 24 2012 16:39 GMT
#33
Think it came from poker...
As far as video games goes i have no clue.
A good strategy means leaving your opponent room to make mistakes
Myrkskog
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada481 Posts
November 24 2012 16:41 GMT
#34
On November 24 2012 22:46 AbideWithMe wrote:
They used to gl hf before sea battles in Second World War I heard.


True story. The Japanese also said "From?" right before their planes attacked Pearl Harbour.
TheDougler
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada8306 Posts
November 24 2012 16:51 GMT
#35
Warcraft 2 Baby!
I root for Euro Zergs, NA Protoss* and Korean Terrans. (Any North American who has beat a Korean Pro as Protoss counts as NA Toss)
snively
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States1159 Posts
November 24 2012 17:09 GMT
#36
On November 24 2012 21:42 ChinaLifeXXL wrote:
it came from pong. I would lean over and say it to my brother before we went to war


ahahaha. pong is serious business, you know
My religion is Starcraft
LateGame
Profile Joined March 2011
United States20 Posts
November 24 2012 17:13 GMT
#37
For all of those talking about wc2... the b.net edition came out after sc. So, tell me again where you would say gl hf while playing wc2?
Shit happens
muzzy
Profile Joined March 2010
United States640 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-24 17:18:03
November 24 2012 17:17 GMT
#38
On November 25 2012 02:13 LateGame wrote:
For all of those talking about wc2... the b.net edition came out after sc. So, tell me again where you would say gl hf while playing wc2?

You're showing your age... (very young, I presume)

Internet play existed before Battle.net. I used to play Warcraft II over Kali and before that, I'd hang out in the AOL War2 chat rooms and arrange games via IP there.
Lobo2me
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway1213 Posts
November 24 2012 17:19 GMT
#39
On November 25 2012 01:20 onPHYRE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2012 00:03 Bunn wrote:
This video is supposed to be the oldest documented "gg"
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbpXAC3D6IA


when is that video from?

December 1996, a clan match in Quake.
Bad manners are better than no manners at all.
Kelberot
Profile Joined July 2010
Brazil364 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-24 17:20:45
November 24 2012 17:19 GMT
#40
On November 25 2012 02:13 LateGame wrote:
For all of those talking about wc2... the b.net edition came out after sc. So, tell me again where you would say gl hf while playing wc2?

Son, don't you know about kali?

ontopic though, I'm 99% sure it came from war2. I can't think of an older game with an online community at the time like War2.
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