tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35407821.post5040375992112779038..comments2024-01-08T21:50:47.994-07:00Comments on A foot and a half: The Real Nerd Word(s): The InternetsJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381457446900279511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35407821.post-38578029209824836802008-03-27T09:50:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:50:00.000-07:00Ah yes... you in the back, with your hand up... Ad...Ah yes... you in the back, with your hand up... Adam was it? Good question.<BR/><BR/>I guess the origin is nerds on the Internet in general. Over the past year or so I've seen it pop up a lot on message boards and things of that nature.<BR/><BR/>I think it started as just a singular. "That's the funniest thing I've ever seen, you just won the Internets", but probably as it progressed there became a need for something more than just winning the Internet. What if somebody posts something amusing that "wins the Internet" and then someone else posts something funnier? Well, then he needs to win 2 Internets.<BR/><BR/>The s on the end is a long running joke amongst nerds. People who are non-technical sometimes refer to the Internet as the "Internets". I guess the nerds just took that and ran with it. It's similar to how people call Wal-Mart, "Wal-Mart's".Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381457446900279511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35407821.post-76119540738229570712008-03-27T00:12:00.000-07:002008-03-27T00:12:00.000-07:00can you expand on the origin a little bit...i dont...can you expand on the origin a little bit...i dont quite follow the usage rules of this word... you can use it as "jesse won the internets" as well as "jesse won 2 internets"? does it follow the same rules as the oscars? is it both plural and singular?ad hochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142541774060539471noreply@blogger.com