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I suppose I could be described as a pseudo-lurker. Have posted about a dozen times (and then regretted it). I require illumination. What, for example, is an "x-post"? Or a "fuXor"? Guidance, advice and information of either a general or highly specific nature much appreciated. Esp. re: terminology/idioms. By the way, I've met Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger fame a few times and - so I was subsequently told - alarmed him on at least one of those occasions. I don't quite know why.

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Friday, 23 July 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost is a reply to a post before the most recent post

― George W. ILX (ex machina), Friday, 23 July 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Xpost is a reply to a post before the most recent post.

(xpost)

― dean? (deangulberry), Friday, 23 July 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh - and the whole "excelsior" thing.

Function: noun
Etymology: trade name, from Latin, higher, comparative of excelsus high, from past participle of excellere: fine curled wood shavings used especially for packing fragile items.

Help!

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Friday, 23 July 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

From the FAQ:
C/D stands for Classic or Dud? The question is asking answerers to decide whether something is classic (i.e. good) or dud (i.e. bad) and to give reasons.

S/D stands for Search and Destroy? It is asked of a category - insects or Smiths records, for instance. The answerer says which items in the category they'd advise people to search for and which they'd like to see destroyed. Giving reasons.

POO/OPO stands for Pick One Only or One Pick Only. It is asked of a category and the respondent has to pick one item from that category as the best - giving reasons.

FAP stands for Fancy A Pint. It is used to ask fellow posters whether they would like to go out for a drink.

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Friday, 23 July 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, Maria. I'm about to read (or possibly reread) the FAQ, which is something that I really should have done before posting this. I'm sure that I've read it before but cannot seem to retain things very well these days.

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Friday, 23 July 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

OPO and POO are crappy, though, so don't start threads like that.

the -x0r suffix replaces x or k sounds for comic effect. "Sucks" becomes "sux0r" etc. It's hacker speak I think (?), viz "1337" ("leet", short for "elite") and the way Norman Pashmina writes.

TS stands for Taking Sides.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 23 July 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Because it's better than drinking alone, right Mr. Thurgood?

(x-post)

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 23 July 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

KORITFW = Keep On Refreshing In The Free World

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Friday, 23 July 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Excelsior is an ejaculation of praise, which I assume was picked up from Stan Lee's very extensive use of it in old Marvel comics. xpost is short for crosspost, i.e. postings crossing leading to possible confusion.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 23 July 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

this seems like the oppurtune time for me to ask what the hell OTM means.

― chrisco (chrisco), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Other Transexuals Money

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

OTM=On The Mark/Money, used when you agree with a previous poster's post.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i've been posting for like three years and i still don't really get the "x0r" thing.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it's the same deal as "teh" for "the" i.e. making fun of chatroom-speak for "comic effect" as said upthread.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:32 (twenty-one years ago)

OTMM = On the Money Mark (ie "this reminds me of the former Beaste
Boys associate and his funky retro-flavoured musical stylings")

― Bumfluff, Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:34 (twenty-one years ago)

WTF = WTF

― jim wentworth (wench), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:37 (twenty-one years ago)

This pretty much sums everything up:

http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/alltheirthreads.jpg

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 03:56 (twenty-one years ago)

ILX = EMO

― dog latin (dog latin), Saturday, 24 July 2004 04:22 (twenty-one years ago)

We don't say "mang" as much as we used to. Or "grebt".

― C J (C J), Saturday, 24 July 2004 05:00 (twenty-one years ago)

and no one appears to have "lezzed up" for a while

― gaz (gaz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 05:02 (twenty-one years ago)

and where are the chickenbears?

― C J (C J), Saturday, 24 July 2004 05:13 (twenty-one years ago)

hibernating

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Saturday, 24 July 2004 06:50 (twenty-one years ago)

ok I'll ask cuz I've seen it on some threads -- what does RFI mean? The closest I could guess was "Rummage For Information".

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Saturday, 24 July 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

close, I think. pretty sure it's Request For Information.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Aaron! But, I suppose, in my mind, it will always be rummage.

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Saturday, 24 July 2004 07:56 (twenty-one years ago)

hey it works either way

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 08:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Because it's better than drinking alone, right Mr. Thurgood?
(x-post)

-- Pleasant Plains (acewhiske...), July 23rd, 2004 6:11 PM.

Thanks for all of your responses. I feel much better informed now. What does this one (the above) mean? Are you somebody that I know/knew/have met once and made a very bad impression upon? Please, God, don't tell me that your are a former student. If so, I'm leaving ILX forever. So - if you'd like to see the back of me, this would be an ideal time to engineer my exit by lying.

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Saturday, 24 July 2004 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

By "former student", I mean a pupil that I once taught. I am a teacher, you see. Just to clarify.

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Saturday, 24 July 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

mark, honestly

POO are crappy

if roxymuzak's post didn't sum it up.. this will
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/metameta.jpg

― ken c (ken c), Saturday, 24 July 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I sense a pattern.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

does "i kiss you" have an opposite? "i stab you"?

― caitlin hell (caitxa), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

If you're starting a list, remember to put Slayer on it.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

caitlin: "i kill you with guns"

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

It's crucial to know that all the women on this board are mondo sexxxxy.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Saturday, 24 July 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

caitlin: "i kill you with guns"

or, "fuck them with knives"

― caitlin (caitlin), Saturday, 24 July 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Deal with ILX with mucho humour: we don't mean most of the things we say....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 24 July 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

It's crucial to know that all the women on this board are mondo sexxxxy.

Damn straight....and pack whopping vibrators

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 24 July 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Man alive! Still wondering about Pleasant Plains and what the devil his/her reply meant. It threw me for a while there, being addressed as "Mr Thurgood". Nobody has (routinely) called me that for a couple of years now because, at present, I work in a school for kids with learning disabilities (e.g. Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Down's Syndrome, ADHD, epilepsy etc.) and my students use my first name. It's obviously preferable to "Sir" (which I always detested) or "Mr Thurgood" (the pronunciation of which they fucked up one way or another - how difficult is it?). Anyways, thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. You are good people.

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Saturday, 24 July 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Refer to the thread you have started and clarity will be thine.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Pasted from the thread I (clealy shouldn't have) started:

My thanks, Ned. Now I can sleep. I completely missed the reference. Not familiar with George Thorogood, you see. Funny how often I am called "Thorogood", even though my surname has but two syllables.

I might need some time to understand the etiquette around here.

― Matt Thurgood (Matt T), Saturday, 24 July 2004 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

You get used to it. ONE OF US ONE OF US etc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

When it doubt, it's probably a pop culture reference of some sort, cuz we are all dorks.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh... Nichole, at first I thought that was "Deal with ILX with MACHO humour."

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 24 July 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"Deal with ILX with MACHO humour."

GIRLYMEN! UR ALL GAY!

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 18:13 (twenty-one years ago)

here's one: w/r/t=?/?/?

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

with reference to.

― cºzen (Cozen), Saturday, 24 July 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

IIRC? Quest-ce que c'est?

― Masked Gazza, Saturday, 24 July 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

If I Recall Correctly

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

The only thing I don't get is "grebt," I guess.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

IIRC There's an interesting story behind that...

― Masked Gazza, Saturday, 24 July 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

oh it's not that grebt.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

That always confused me too. I wasn't sure what it meant, at first I thought it was a perversion of "grabbed" or "crept", i.e. "I grebt her arse" or "Roxymuzak grebt in through the window" or "Ned grebt up behind me and grebt my arse" and so on.

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

C-Man = example of cool, witty, funny ILXor. Most postees post on C-Man threads because they are invariably the most interesting.

Ned = example of uncool, unwitty, unfunny, ILXor. Ned has probably not had as much impact on ILX as C-Man.

― C-Man (C-Man), Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

"Ned grebt up behind me and grebt my arse"

CAD.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Caught A Disease?

― Bumfluff, Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Castrate A Donkey?

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

grebt = sick perversion of great, you god damn freaks.

― stephen morris (stephen morris), Saturday, 24 July 2004 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, but why and what's the origin?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, ok. I'm gonna start spelling people "popple" instead. Maybe that will catch on. WTF?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)

SOME THINGS JUST ARE, OKAY?!?!?!

I'm sorry, I don't know why I did that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Hold the phone. That's actually an excellent idea.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Shouting loudly?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:12 (twenty-one years ago)

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU POPPLES

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)

You don't know how to spell, you Kentucky freak.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Are you talking to Nickalicious? I'm from Tennessee, 'yatch.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

YOU FUX0R POPPLES IZ TEH KRAZY, BUT GREBT.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

haha I used to think she was English

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

grebt is not quite as unbridled an enthusiastic response as grate.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

haha I used to think she was English

SHE ONLY WISHES. The skank. (That is short for 'ska-crunk.')

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:17 (twenty-one years ago)

fwiw?

anyone?

― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:17 (twenty-one years ago)

For what it's worth. Hum Buffalo Springfield to yourself whenever you see it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Neddy is a bit bellicose tonight, methinks.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I KILL YOU WITH SMUG.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)

for what it's worth

(x-post)

Roffle = ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:20 (twenty-one years ago)

you grebt popples make me roffle sometimes

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:33 (twenty-one years ago)

And what does ILX mean?
I know it's I Love X, but you know, what does it all mean, what does it signify?

― Bumfluff, Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorta double reference -- 'roxor' and similar hacker speak influenced the name of the board, but 'x' also acts as something of a general value signifier in math (and maybe logic as well?). Since there were two chief boards by the time a unique server was setup, the idea was that this encompassed both of them and all the other ones as well.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 July 2004 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Can ILG be I Love Gingerbread?

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Sunday, 25 July 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

roxy i believe the story behind "grebt" involves someone getting a txt message from a friend that described some sex act as "grebt" (typo).

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 25 July 2004 06:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Grebt = Filking
(that ought to put a stop to it)

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 25 July 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i've never liked grebt. 'rub' has finally won me over tho.

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Sunday, 25 July 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Remember when "bingo!" still was just another innocent expression?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 25 July 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Etymology of "grebt"?

first actual appearance of grebt:

Sex toys

(yes, i'm avoiding work again.)

― m. (mitchlnw), Sunday, 25 July 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

And what does ILX mean?

It means that we love Christ. Every single last one of us.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 25 July 2004 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris was the original corny indie FuxXor

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

haha CHRIST.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Pontius Pilate was a noize dude.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

You get used to it. ONE OF US ONE OF US etc.

And when that happens, you have been Neducated.

― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Pontius Pilate was a noize dude.

And the Pharisees were Pitchfork and Magnet writers?

― j.lu (j.lu), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

haha CHRIST.
-- CeCe Peniston (anthonymicci...) (webmail), July 25th, 2004. (later)

Pontius Pilate was a noize dude.
-- j e r e m y (jcoomb...) (webmail), July 25th, 2004. (later)

HA! The Old Testament for the new millenium.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

haha CHRIST.
-- CeCe Peniston (anthonymicci...) (webmail), July 25th, 2004. (later)

Pontius Pilate was a noize dude.
-- j e r e m y (jcoomb...) (webmail), July 25th, 2004. (later)

HA! The Old Testament for the new millenium.

-- Nichole Graham (britbab...), July 25th, 2004.

Maybe I'm being too literal but Jesus, Pontius Pilate, etc. is New Testament, not Old Testament.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

You can tell how memorable those Sunday School lessons were for me.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf700/f773/f77343di882.jpg

Old Testament

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

haha

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

You can tell how memorable those Sunday School lessons were for me.
-- Nichole Graham (britbab...), July 25th, 2004.

i hated that shit too, just trying to get the facts straight for everybody. ilx is about learning as well as fun!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

does Pontius Pilate mean "builder of bridges"? Someone once told me that it did.

― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Christ was all "I will suffer for you, it is my burden" and Pontius was like "HAHA SHOOT FIRE OUT OF YOUR ASS YOU EMO BABY!"

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Barrabas = R. Kelly

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

ilx is about learning as well as fun!

One of the reasons I stick round....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Sunday, 25 July 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Another question. Whence did DJ Griz(z) originate? And was it ever remotely funny?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

There's not enough fanny dangle on this thread.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 26 July 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

twelve years pass...

can we get some fanny dangles goin in here

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Saturday, 25 February 2017 00:01 (nine years ago)

― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 25 February 2017 00:09 (nine years ago)

one year passes...

its bad now except for football

― tired culché (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 June 2018 23:13 (seven years ago)

Classic dmac

― sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Sunday, 17 June 2018 23:27 (seven years ago)

football has always been bad tbf

― CARL MARKS PRINCIPAL INVESTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 17 June 2018 23:56 (seven years ago)

Everyones a sock

― F# A# (∞), Monday, 18 June 2018 00:03 (seven years ago)

This thread is very helpful.

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 18 June 2018 02:19 (seven years ago)

its bad now except for football

...says the man who rarely visits I Love Books and then only to big up Flann O'Brien.

― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 18 June 2018 04:51 (seven years ago)

hes the only underrated writer tbf

― tired culché (darraghmac), Monday, 18 June 2018 06:51 (seven years ago)

its bad now except for football

Tbf this phrase could also describe the current moment on planet earth

― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Monday, 18 June 2018 10:56 (seven years ago)

thats p true tbf

― tired culché (darraghmac), Monday, 18 June 2018 10:57 (seven years ago)

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