O RLY!? Ya RLY. No Wai!
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The “O RLY!?”, “Ya RLY”, and “No Wai!” images in my header actually have a background that I don’t think i have shred before. All those phrases of course are a great internet fad. They are really just an easier way to type such words, but they look a lot better, and ultimately show that you are a true internet veteran when used.
Before the history let’s use a few examples:
Poster 1: Anyone know where I can find a site that I can see letters to creditors?
Poster 2: letters to creditors
Poster 1: O RLY!?
Poster 2: YA RLY!
Poster 1: No WAI!
Poster 1: What’s your most embarrassing moment?
Poster 2: Last week when I was making out with my boyfriend I queefed.
Poster 1: O RLY!? <_<
Poster 2: Ya rly.
Poster 1: No WAI!
Poster 1: I like to fap at least 8 times a day.
Poster2: O RLY? 0_o
Poster 1: Ya rly.
Poster 1: No wai!
The phrase "o rly?" was used on the Something Awful Forums at least as early as August 2003. The original "O RLY?" Snowy Owl (in my header) image macro is based on a photo taken by nature photographer John White, which he posted to the newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.animals in 2001. The snowy owl image was Photoshopped on 4chan after the word filtering of the word "repost" to "owl". The owl image macro was posted or linked to on other websites, spawning many more image macros involving owls, notably those with "YA RLY" and "NO WAI". Also, represented in my header.
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Interesting to know.
Is there a dictionary already with such shortened words?
The Urban Dictionary has about every word you could ever imagine. It’s uncensored as well so you won’t get watered down definitions.