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#1 joehandel

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Friend of mine and I are having a debate. She considers "For the win" to make no sense at all and that it sounds dumb, and that FTW actually means "**** the world". Which I think is a pathetic statement, but whatever. What do you think?

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#2 spazzx625

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It's "for the win".

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#3 Crimsader

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I thought it's "First Time *****" :| Well I'll vote for the second, because I can't read yeroglyphes. :(

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#4 Dystopian-X

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**** That Witch.

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joehandel

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#5 joehandel

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I thought it's "First Time *****" :| Well I'll vote for the second, because I can't read yeroglyphes. :(
Crimsader

Yeah... can't edit that anymore since people have voted already. Don't know what happened :cry:

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#6 Brainkiller05

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It's funny what crazy ideas you come up with when trying to figure out internet abbreviations

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#7 dave123321

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For the win obviously.

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#8 cjek

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It's 'for the win' in internet language. '**** the world' seems like a rather pointless acronym seeing as it's not something that's used often. FML however, meaning '**** my life' is very common, at least where I live, and is usually used as an exaggeration of when something goes wrong, eg. "printer just broke.. fml".

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#9 metroidfood

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For the win FTW.

14 years ago

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#10 xDB9x

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As far as I know it mean's 'For the win'.

14 years ago

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#11 Brutal_Elitegs

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Free the whales!

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#12 Witchsight

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**** That Witch.
Dystopian-X

But we just met.... oh, alright

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#13 andyboiii

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it has 2 meanings

on the internet FTW is for the win

in gangs FTW means **** the world

I had the same debate with my friend a couple months ago

14 years ago

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#14 tocklestein2005

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For the wrecord.

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#15 Omzzz

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ftw is for the win

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#16 Bluestorm-Kalas

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Both wrong, FTW is simply WTF backwards, for the dyslexics.

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#17 mirriorman

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fun to ***** :P

(i just watched zps dantes inferno review)

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#18 xXDrPainXx

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I've seen it used both ways but I would say 99% of the time it's for the win.

14 years ago

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#19 Commander-Gree

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I know it means "For the Win", but when I first saw it I though it meant "**** the what".

14 years ago

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#20 cjek

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I know it means "For the Win", but when I first saw it I though it meant "**** the what". Commander-Gree

I have to be honest, I thought it was at first too (many years ago), and it proved to be very confusing.

14 years ago

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#21 comp_atkins

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it was **** the world long before it was for the win....

14 years ago

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#22 Jehuty08

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It's 'for the win' in internet language. '**** the world' seems like a rather pointless acronym seeing as it's not something that's used often. FML however, meaning '**** my life' is very common, at least where I live, and is usually used as an exaggeration of when something goes wrong, eg. "printer just broke.. fml".cjek

if I had a quarter for every time I said fml..... well I wouldnt have to say fml anymore.

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#23 fmacraze

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for tha win eff tha world either way it could work but the first is more common ive noticed

14 years ago

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#24 D_Battery

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Fear the Welsh.

14 years ago

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#25 nocoolnamejim

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It's for the win. Obviously. Never even heard someone attempt to define it as **** the world before.

14 years ago

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#26 racing1750

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I used to think it was **** the world :P

14 years ago

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#27 moonlightcharm6

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Really i thought it meant "for the world" :( oh well

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#28 GazaAli

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i agree with your friend.

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#29 RazerBlade13

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**** That Witch.
Dystopian-X

I like this one. That or Follow the Wabbit.

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#30 chaplainDMK

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Friend of mine and I are having a debate. She considers "For the win" to make no sense at all and that it sounds dumb, and that FTW actually means "**** the world". Which I think is a pathetic statement, but whatever. What do you think?
joehandel

Lemme guess, she listens to Blink 182 and is a "pank rawk grllll!"

14 years ago

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#31 Arkasai7

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it was **** the world long before it was for the win....comp_atkins

Maybe the association of the phrase to the acronym is new but I'm sure "for the win" is not a knew phrase. I would say "**** the world" doesn't sound like something my grandpa would say (in his day.)

14 years ago

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#32 jrhawk42

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didn't you kids watch hollywood squares on your sick days????

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#33 McJugga

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For the WcJugga

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#34 mindstorm

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Depends on the context. If someone with a background in internet lingo or Hollywood Squares says it, ftw means "for the win." Now, if someone like a biker says it, then it means the other option.

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#35 Agent-Zero

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FTW means "for the win", it is known.

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#36 GazaAli

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FTW means "for the win", it is known.Agent-Zero

not in my book. FTW simply means "**** the world".

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#37 McJugga

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[QUOTE="Agent-Zero"]FTW means "for the win", it is known.GazaAli

not in my book. FTW simply means "**** the world".

Let me see this book of yours.

14 years ago

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#38 GazaAli

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"][QUOTE="Agent-Zero"]FTW means "for the win", it is known.McJugga

not in my book. FTW simply means "**** the world".

Let me see this book of yours.

its filled with FTWs.

14 years ago

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#39 one_plum

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I never thought you would see FTW the other way; it's nice of you to reveal this For The World to see.

14 years ago

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#40 candy2882

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Follow The Walrus

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#41 gamerguru100

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It's an acronym meaning "for the win".

/thread

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#42 spideyredx

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I saw a walrus on the beach, so I decided to FTW. I came home home after work, said hi the the kids, fed the dog and FTW. I was wrestling with my friend and his foot kicked my WATCH into the mud. I yelled "FTW!!" "Do you like Cake or Pie?" Cake FTW! Wow, my wife left me and I can't seem to find a job, FTW!

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