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How To Upgrade Your Webslang To Web 2.0

How To Upgrade Your Webslang To Web 2.0The trouble with The Internet is that imbeciles are allowed to touch it. These same imbeciles like nothing more than repeating the same annoying phrases over and over until they very much stop being funny. This film takes a look at which phrases should be banned, and suggests more clememt alternatives to save you wearing out the same keys on your keyboard over and over again.


Step 1:

Calling People 'Sir'

‘You, sir, fail at Teh Internets'
Ooh, look at me. I just called you ‘sir'. I'm a hoity-toity London city gent circa 1845, don't cha know? What Ho, pip pop.
Faux flattery like calling someone ‘sir' unnecessarily doesn't make you some sort of smart, plucky, flat-cap wearing hero, it makes you a casually-patronising fudgenut.


Step 2:

Teh Misspellings

While we're on it, deliberately misspelling ‘the' stopped being funny post dial-up, too. This goes double for words like ‘fanboi' or ‘moar' or ‘EVAR' which for some reason seems to need to be written perpetually in ALL CAPS, which by the way is another thing to stop doing immediately.
Just... learn to spell things properly. What are you? Twelve?


Step 3:

Epic Fail

“EPIC FAIL! EPIC FAAAAIL”
Oh, brilliant. You've chosen to metaphorically scream the single dumbest catch-all phrase ever, how remarkably high-brow of you.
Why not try constructing a well-reasoned argument about why you didn't enjoy something on The Internet, or is that all rather too complicated for you since your button-mashing brain got worn-out by Halo Three's outrageously complicated plot?
EPIC FAIL! EPIC FAAAIL! Oh grow up.


Step 4:

I want my [LENGTH OF VIDEO] back

I watched a film on The Internet! And it wasn't particularly to my tastes!
Go on, you snivelly little ponce. Write it in the comments section below this film. You know you want to, because you don't have an ounce of ingenuity in that tangled mess of nerves and marshmallow you choose to call a brain.
Instead, construct a full sentence weighing up the pros and cons of the video – yes, using proper apostrophes and everything just like you used to do back when you were in Class One.


Step 5:

Best or Worst Thing Ever

This was clever and funny when The Simpsons did it about a decade ago.


Step 6:

First!

Oooooh! You made the very first comment after a blog post! Are there unlockable Achievements for that sort of thing? Quickly now! Run and tell mummy! She'll be oh-so very very proud.


Step 7:

[SOMEONE] just called, they want their [BLANK] back

Example: The 1980s just called! They want their videogame graphics back!
Yeah, The Internet just called, they want you to stop repeating the same unfunny phrases ad nauseam like we're all trapped in some sort of horrible neverending Portal-style loop paradox.

In summary: stop endlessly repeating the same dead, overused phrases over and over. Think of something original to write yourself. You're ruining The Internet, you know? What's more, it's bad enough writing these things down on the Internet, but if you ever say anything like “epic fail' out loud in the real world, you deserve to be thrown to a Sarlacc.
Done. Now bugger off and delete all the rubbishy comments you've left on The Internet over the years.

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful teaguen909 (13 days ago)

    funny

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    flobberdob69 (35 days ago)

    jks

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful alexanpi (43 days ago)

    funny as f**k!!!!!

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    0 out of 6 people found this comment helpful joelbeast (47 days ago)

    lol...its funny how ery1 in this comments section started using proper eng n erytin afta watchin this video.... relax ppl with ur apostrophe and commas while chattin...u aint riting an eng essay

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    3 out of 4 people found this comment helpful RoxyBaby (50 days ago)

    epic phail

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful KOHIO91 (89 days ago)

    Wallwillis: so he forgot "It is delicious cake. You must eat it."? It doesn't make any sense!

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    2 out of 2 people found this comment helpful rock0head420 (124 days ago)

    my favorite peeve " First! Oooooh! You made the very first comment after a blog post! Are there unlockable Achievements for that sort of thing? Quickly now! Run and tell mummy! She'll be oh-so very very proud." these people need to turn off the computer and go eat a can a drain cleaner.

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    1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful leevclarke (139 days ago)

    This needed to be said. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is so irritated by this kind of thing. Should I include "ZOMG" in this list? I have started using that myself for emphasis.

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    2 out of 2 people found this comment helpful Wallwillis (157 days ago)

    Some one forgot rule 20 of the internet.

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    4 out of 5 people found this comment helpful aslam (168 days ago)

    hal648: In my experience insulting someone is the single worst way to get them to change. What it is best at, however, is putting them on the defensive and causing unnecessary hatred. I suggest you take a read of Dale Carnegie's book "How to Win Friends and Influence People". It was written in 1936, still sells millions of copies today and is widely considered the best manual on human interaction. My father gave it to me when I was 18 and his father gave it to him when he was entering university. When you read it, pay particular attention to the chapter titled "Make People Glad to do What You Want". Suffice it to say from my experience, insulting someone is rarely the most effective way to get them to change.

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    4 out of 4 people found this comment helpful Joey jo jo (170 days ago)

    I put it to you, sir, that complaining about dated internet memes (and cliches in general) is pretty old in itself. The reason no-one else bothers to complain about lolcat-esque misspellings is because the internet would take up twice as much space if there was a complaint for every cliche. Still - at least you've gone to the effort of a video rather than a load of complaining forum posts. Besides, I like the Ted Chippington convention of hammering old jokes into the ground until nearly everyone starts getting annoyed, at which point it becomes funny again. For the pro/an tagonist, at least. M04R V1DZ PlZ kthnxbai

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful Chris_Stone (172 days ago)

    Screenwipe just called, they want their Charlie Brooker back.

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    3 out of 4 people found this comment helpful wizdude (174 days ago)

    best ... video ... ever ...

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    1 out of 6 people found this comment helpful hal648 (174 days ago)

    Aslam: the guy is right. These people are idiots. The only way to get through to them is being harsh. I would argue that anyone who would defend that sort of person is probably one themself. Quite frankly, I think a lot more instructions would be listened to if they insulted the people they were aiming at for contradictory behaviour.

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    2 out of 4 people found this comment helpful stickynickle (177 days ago)

    This was hilarious! Very funny jab at the worst the internet has to offer. I chuckled myself silly the whole way through. Well done!

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