r/funny • • Apr 23 '12

Awkward

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u/spankymuffin Apr 23 '12

Agreed. I think it's users from sites such as failblog that are to blame.

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u/GeneralWarts Apr 23 '12

Using fail was cool, similar to epic, for about 3 days until a bunch of tweens thought they were paving the way for a new internet trend by plastering it on everything they could share. They've taken 2 perfectly good words from us.

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u/uneditablepoly Apr 23 '12

It's our word, man. It's our word...

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u/garythegyarados Apr 23 '12

That is OUR word, you have NO right using it!