"The Internets"

QuikSand · 11-30-2005, 04:47 PM

Fess up... how many of you still use this phrase?

Do you use it 100% of the time when you make the reference? Just in certain company? Just when you're feeling a little spunky?

Celeval · 11-30-2005, 04:49 PM

Don't think I ever have, actually.

CraigSca · 11-30-2005, 04:52 PM

Oh my - don't think I've ever called it that.

MJ4H · 11-30-2005, 04:54 PM

Don't use it. Never heard anyone else use it.

Buccaneer · 11-30-2005, 04:55 PM

Never heard that term being used.

gottimd · 11-30-2005, 04:57 PM

yabanci · 11-30-2005, 04:58 PM

bizarre question.

tanglewood · 11-30-2005, 04:59 PM

Is there something you want to admit to Quik?

Ben E Lou · 11-30-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

Don't use it. Never heard anyone else use it.

Ditto.

Daimyo · 11-30-2005, 05:01 PM

I still use it often. Should I be ashamed?

gottimd · 11-30-2005, 05:02 PM

Somebody has been sniffin' some glue.

vex · 11-30-2005, 05:03 PM

The what?

Karlifornia · 11-30-2005, 05:03 PM

Can someone run a McAfee scan on Quik?

Senator · 11-30-2005, 05:04 PM

Reboot Quik!

gottimd · 11-30-2005, 05:05 PM

What does the term mean? How do you use it in context?

"Oh honey, have you met our neighbors, the internets?"

ThunderingHERD · 11-30-2005, 05:05 PM

Are you guys new to the internets or something?

Critch · 11-30-2005, 05:05 PM

I've never used it, or heard anybody else use it, but I'm going to start using it.

Swaggs · 11-30-2005, 05:06 PM

That is one of the memorable butcherings of the English language that our esteemed president coined during one of the debates.

gottimd · 11-30-2005, 05:08 PM

hxxp://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/internets.php

Internets (colloquialism)

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This page is about the word Internets, as misspoken by US President George W. Bush. For other uses of the word Internets, see Internets.

"Internets" was originally used as shorthand for cluelessness about the Internet or about technology in general. It gained widespread currency when U.S. President George W. Bush referred to "the Internets" in the 2nd Presidential Debate with U.S. Senator John Kerry on October 8, 2004. The exact exchange, taken from a transcript at Wikisource, is reproduced below:

(SEE ABOVE LINK TO VIEW)
AUDIENCE QUESTION: Mr. President, since we continue to police the world, how do you intend to maintain a military presence without re-instituting a draft?
BUSH: Yes, great question. Thanks. I hear there's rumors on the uh (pause) Internets that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a draft, period. The all-volunteer Army works. ...

By coincidence, "internets" was already part of an obscure catchphrase on the Something Awful Forums ("Oh noes! I have five internets open!"). In this earlier usage, the "internets" referred to multiple browser windows as interpreted by a computer neophyte, rather than a collective term for the Internet, as Bush apparently meant to use it. The catchphrase was rehashed on the Something Awful Forums after the debate, and is still somewhat of a presence.

vex · 11-30-2005, 05:19 PM

Uh huh

GrantDawg · 11-30-2005, 05:19 PM

Where there really that many people who didn't know where this came from? I think I've heard a comedian say it on television every week since Bush said it.

sabotai · 11-30-2005, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Do you use it 100% of the time when you make the reference? Just in certain company? Just when you're feeling a little spunky?

Just when I feel spunky (say, maybe once a month)

hawk4669 · 11-30-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

What does the term mean? How do you use it in context?

"Oh honey, have you met our neighbors, the internets?"

LOL I had the same though. Scary.

Cheers!

stevew · 11-30-2005, 05:28 PM

I like to use it whenever possible. Not that its funny, per se, but it makes me laugh. I also think i'd heard some hick members of the inlaws use it before bush did.

kcchief19 · 11-30-2005, 05:31 PM

As noted above, I only use it derisively when speaking of someone who uses the word, or someone who seems like they would use the word.

I also use an alternate version to indicate derision, "an Internet," in reference to former Missouri Tigers head football coach Larry Smith, who I credit for coining the term in a press conference. When asked what he thought of Internet rumors indicating he was about to be fire, Smith replied, "I never have read that stuff and I never will read that stuff. I don't even have an Internet."

I also use the term "Wal-Marts," in sarcastic fashion, inspired by people who saying by their meaning clearly are indicating only one Wal-Mart but choose to pluralize.

Yes, I realize I'm a snob and a jerk.

Ben E Lou · 11-30-2005, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Where there really that many people who didn't know where this came from? I think I've heard a comedian say it on television every week since Bush said it.

Well, I don't watch television, and neither Boortz, the Monsters of the Mid-Day, nor the Two Live Stews use it.

VPI97 · 11-30-2005, 05:34 PM

I use "interweb" personally...as in "Golly gee, did you learn that on the new fangled interweb?"

Subby · 11-30-2005, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

Yes, I realize I'm a snob and a jerk.

You are aces in my book.

sovereignstar · 11-30-2005, 05:35 PM

I'm the head honcho of an up-and-coming Barnes and Nobles movement.

digamma · 11-30-2005, 05:37 PM

I use Prodigy, but I'm thinking of switching to Compuserve.

MJ4H · 11-30-2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

You are aces in my book.

He's AA23 double-suited in mine.

st.cronin · 11-30-2005, 05:39 PM

I remember watching that debate, but I don't remember the phrase and was not aware of it's usage until this thread.

stevew · 11-30-2005, 05:44 PM

http://rumorsontheinternets.ytmnd.com/

Buccaneer · 11-30-2005, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Where there really that many people who didn't know where this came from? I think I've heard a comedian say it on television every week since Bush said it.

Comedian. Television.

Well no wonder I had never heard it before.

sterlingice · 11-30-2005, 06:09 PM

I've never heard of this before. I've seen "teh interweb" or whatever but not this.

SI

Ksyrup · 11-30-2005, 06:29 PM

I'd never heard the term until someone used it in a thread earlier today, which is what I assume prompted QS' question.

Draft Dodger · 11-30-2005, 07:13 PM

never heard of it.

but I do call "Lost" "The Lost", driving myself crazy.

terpkristin · 11-30-2005, 07:15 PM

I refuse to use it.

It honestly annoys me to no end when I hear it. At this point (given it's recent "popularity" though personally I'm not sure why people want to mimic Bush's horrendus speaking "quirks"), it's as irksome to me as fingernails on a chalkboard.

/tk

Pumpy Tudors · 11-30-2005, 07:19 PM

The Wikipedia article makes me wonder if QuikSand has stairs in his house.

cthomer5000 · 11-30-2005, 07:38 PM

never used or heard it used personally, but i use the "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...won't get fooled again" as often as possible.

Maple Leafs · 11-30-2005, 07:47 PM

It's fairly common among those who do Internet-related work for a living. It's a quick way to indicate that you are cool and ironic, without going for the full turtle-neck/goatee look.

QuikSand · 11-30-2005, 08:21 PM

For what it's worth, I wasn't aware that the term had been around as a derisive term prior to the presidential debate, but since then it's just been the default term used around our house. *shurg*

And yes -- it was seeing it once or twice here (on this forum) that made me ask. Though I'm a little surprised that the reference went wanting so long.

terpkristin · 11-30-2005, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

It's fairly common among those who do Internet-related work for a living. It's a quick way to indicate that you are cool and ironic, without going for the full turtle-neck/goatee look.

See, now maybe you and I have different opinions of what a "cool and ironic" person is, but the ONLY people I've heard use it are ones I classify as dweebs. Great people, perhaps, but total dorks (and yes I consider myself a dork even though I don't use the term).

/tk

Pumpy Tudors · 11-30-2005, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

For what it's worth, I wasn't aware that the term had been around as a derisive term prior to the presidential debate, but since then it's just been the default term used around our house. *shurg*

And yes -- it was seeing it once or twice here (on this forum) that made me ask. Though I'm a little surprised that the reference went wanting so long.

So, uh, do you have stairs in your house?

QuikSand · 11-30-2005, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

So, uh, do you have stairs in your house?

I guess I need more learnin' to catch up with you city folk.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-30-2005, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I guess I need more learnin' to catch up with you city folk.

No, you did fine. Thanks!

CamEdwards · 11-30-2005, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terpkristin

See, now maybe you and I have different opinions of what a "cool and ironic" person is, but the ONLY people I've heard use it are ones I classify as dweebs. Great people, perhaps, but total dorks (and yes I consider myself a dork even though I don't use the term).

/tk

There's a difference between real cool and dork cool. Dork cool is closely associated with hipsterhood. real cool is exceedingly rare and timeless.

QuikSand · 11-30-2005, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

There's a difference between real cool and dork cool. Dork cool is closely associated with hipsterhood. real cool is exceedingly rare and timeless.

I'm pretty sure that I have only trace amounts of any of those things, if that. I just thought this was a funny thing to dig at a clueless politician. Mrs. Q and I also uniformly say "Lambert Field" though the opportunities to do so are far fewer, understandably. Guess we're lame.

CamEdwards · 11-30-2005, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm pretty sure that I have only trace amounts of any of those things, if that. I just thought this was a funny thing to dig at a clueless politician. Mrs. Q and I also uniformly say "Lambert Field" though the opportunities to do so are far fewer, understandably. Guess we're lame.

you should have stood outside the Naval Academy today with a sign that read "I Heart The Internets"

Actually, that would have made me chuckle. And even some conservatives, who shall remain nameless but may actually be me, like to mispronunciaze words in imitatpression of the Prez. I have more dork cool than real cool.

Maple Leafs · 11-30-2005, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terpkristin

See, now maybe you and I have different opinions of what a "cool and ironic" person is, but the ONLY people I've heard use it are ones I classify as dweebs. Great people, perhaps, but total dorks (and yes I consider myself a dork even though I don't use the term).

Hm. My attempt at ironically using the phrase "cool and ironic" was considered uncool. Not sure what to do here. It's like the universe is collapsing in on itself...

11-30-2005, 04:52 PM	#3
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MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Don't use it. Never heard anyone else use it. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

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Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	Don't think I ever have, actually.

11-30-2005, 04:55 PM	#5
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Never heard that term being used.

11-30-2005, 04:58 PM	#7
yabanci College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2003	bizarre question.

11-30-2005, 04:59 PM	#8
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	Is there something you want to admit to Quik?

11-30-2005, 05:01 PM	#10
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	I still use it often. Should I be ashamed?

11-30-2005, 05:03 PM	#12
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	The what?

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gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	What does the term mean? How do you use it in context? "Oh honey, have you met our neighbors, the internets?" __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08 Last edited by gottimd : 11-30-2005 at 05:05 PM.

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11-30-2005, 05:05 PM	#17
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	I've never used it, or heard anybody else use it, but I'm going to start using it.

11-30-2005, 05:06 PM	#18
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11-30-2005, 05:08 PM	#19
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	hxxp://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/internets.php Internets (colloquialism) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the word Internets, as misspoken by US President George W. Bush. For other uses of the word Internets, see Internets. "Internets" was originally used as shorthand for cluelessness about the Internet or about technology in general. It gained widespread currency when U.S. President George W. Bush referred to "the Internets" in the 2nd Presidential Debate with U.S. Senator John Kerry on October 8, 2004. The exact exchange, taken from a transcript at Wikisource, is reproduced below: (SEE ABOVE LINK TO VIEW) AUDIENCE QUESTION: Mr. President, since we continue to police the world, how do you intend to maintain a military presence without re-instituting a draft? BUSH: Yes, great question. Thanks. I hear there's rumors on the uh (pause) Internets that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a draft, period. The all-volunteer Army works. ... By coincidence, "internets" was already part of an obscure catchphrase on the Something Awful Forums ("Oh noes! I have five internets open!"). In this earlier usage, the "internets" referred to multiple browser windows as interpreted by a computer neophyte, rather than a collective term for the Internet, as Bush apparently meant to use it. The catchphrase was rehashed on the Something Awful Forums after the debate, and is still somewhat of a presence. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08 Last edited by gottimd : 11-30-2005 at 05:10 PM.

11-30-2005, 05:19 PM	#20
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Uh huh

11-30-2005, 05:19 PM	#21
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Where there really that many people who didn't know where this came from? I think I've heard a comedian say it on television every week since Bush said it.

11-30-2005, 05:28 PM	#24
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I like to use it whenever possible. Not that its funny, per se, but it makes me laugh. I also think i'd heard some hick members of the inlaws use it before bush did. Last edited by stevew : 11-30-2005 at 05:29 PM.

11-30-2005, 05:31 PM	#25
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	As noted above, I only use it derisively when speaking of someone who uses the word, or someone who seems like they would use the word. I also use an alternate version to indicate derision, "an Internet," in reference to former Missouri Tigers head football coach Larry Smith, who I credit for coining the term in a press conference. When asked what he thought of Internet rumors indicating he was about to be fire, Smith replied, "I never have read that stuff and I never will read that stuff. I don't even have an Internet." I also use the term "Wal-Marts," in sarcastic fashion, inspired by people who saying by their meaning clearly are indicating only one Wal-Mart but choose to pluralize. Yes, I realize I'm a snob and a jerk.

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11-30-2005, 05:39 PM	#32
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	I remember watching that debate, but I don't remember the phrase and was not aware of it's usage until this thread.

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stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	http://rumorsontheinternets.ytmnd.com/ Last edited by stevew : 11-30-2005 at 05:44 PM.

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11-30-2005, 06:29 PM	#36
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terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I refuse to use it. It honestly annoys me to no end when I hear it. At this point (given it's recent "popularity" though personally I'm not sure why people want to mimic Bush's horrendus speaking "quirks"), it's as irksome to me as fingernails on a chalkboard. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

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11-30-2005, 07:47 PM	#41
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11-30-2005, 08:21 PM	#42
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	For what it's worth, I wasn't aware that the term had been around as a derisive term prior to the presidential debate, but since then it's just been the default term used around our house. shurg And yes -- it was seeing it once or twice here (on this forum) that made me ask. Though I'm a little surprised that the reference went wanting so long.

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