That's what I thought it meant as well. We got a call of some graffiti on a big PVC fence that had FTW on it about a year ago. I didn't believe the kid at first when he told me it meant "for the win".Originally Posted by rob_s
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That's what I thought it meant as well. We got a call of some graffiti on a big PVC fence that had FTW on it about a year ago. I didn't believe the kid at first when he told me it meant "for the win".
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"Fit and Finish"
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Me too.
I have always seen FTW as **** the Wolrd, as used by 1%'r OMG's (Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs)and prisoners....or other derelicts who have the tat or wear it want everyone to know how "bad" they are.
FTW, fail.
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Unfortunately, the etymology, so-to-speak, of FTW comes from on-line RPGs.
All the slack-jawed, mouth-breathing, acne-covered goobers pride themselves on really lame catch-phrases.
I first discovered, contrary to my belief that FTW was for a three-dot pyramidal tattoo that was illegal in France, and for "F'in the World"; that now it was an online geek-speak term, from a co-worker.
Working out of town in the Georgia swamps, all the field guys would go to bars, get hammered, and play trivia/poker. We invited one dude who always locked himself up in his hotel room, night after night, to tag along.
"Sorry guys, can't go. Got a raid tonight. This one's FTW".
Needless to say I had no f'in idea what he was talking about.
His buddy, who worked on his crew, informed me that this individual brought his entire PC system out of town with him so that he could engage enemy combatants in World of Warcraft.
It explained a lot about this guy, who I should mention was over 30, and yet, it left many more questions.
I absolutely, and vehemently abhor geek speak.
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Same here, knew a dude with a huge tat that had WTF? - FTW! on his back with a mushroom cloud under it.
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context is everything.. if you've never been around little gang bangers calling their hi-points "blasters," "heaters," "biscuit," "milly," "grip," "strap," etc, then you're probably not taking the term right. the way it's heard, also, is a lot different than how it's read, and writers need to take that into account.
likewise, if you've never seen Army of Darkness you have no clue where "boomstick" comes from
i never did know what FTW meant... for the win? so everytime someone's said "FTW" they've been using it as some jab, followed by a statement they thought was going to win an argument? i dont really get it.. but ill watch for it now
+1 for "fit and finish"- cannot ****in stand it.
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You see this abbreviation being posted on this forum?
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yep..
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Or is banned from M4C.
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