It’s amused me over the years how some words from the “early” days of chat have become “common” words. Especially when the words are typos. True stuff like :) and l33t were typed like that on purpose but the other things like “pr0n” and “LOL!!11!1!” started as typos. “HO SHVIT!” is another, it’s one that about 18 years old, so most of you probably weren’t around to see it. Read it as a “HOLY SHIT” that got mauled because of a half-duplex terminal broadcasting at 300 baud (as in 0.3Kbps versus a dial up 56Kbps modem or a broadband 10000Kbps connection). Common error at the time, but one that has stuck with me for years and still makes me laugh.

But that’s not what I want to talk about… you see, my parents are moving.
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