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Title: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: kaput on July 05, 2017, 09:10:22 PM
Who's idea, or how did it come about that the word "smurf" would take the place of ; smurf, smurf, smurfhole, smurfer, mothersmurfer, smurfhead, and so on...  :whistle:

(http://www.cartoonson.com/_resources/Cartoons/show/19/image/336x280/The_Smurfs_1981.jpg)
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: magentus on July 05, 2017, 09:17:16 PM
Who's idea, or how did it come about that the word "smurf" would take the place of ; smurf, smurf, smurfhole, smurfer, mothersmurfer, smurfhead, and so on...  :whistle:

(http://www.cartoonson.com/_resources/Cartoons/show/19/image/336x280/The_Smurfs_1981.jpg)
Papa Smurf.
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: kkokkolis on July 05, 2017, 10:41:46 PM
Smurf is the Flemmish word for those blue Peyo's characters. The French is Schtroumpf and that's the one we use in my country. In the comic, the use to substitute many words and half words with Schtroumpf/Smurf. I guess that's the inspiration for net nunny.
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Poncho65 on July 05, 2017, 11:35:37 PM
We had this conversation somewhere before :think: but for the life of me I have no idea where it is or the origin for it now :shrug:  Maybe someone else will come along and jog our memories about it :D

:serverloft:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: SteveC on July 05, 2017, 11:45:01 PM
We had this conversation somewhere before :think: but for the life of me I have no idea where it is or the origin for it now :shrug:  Maybe someone else will come along and jog our memories about it :D

:serverloft:  :doggy:

FIFY   :whistle:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: kaput on July 05, 2017, 11:55:34 PM
I know there has to be a story of some sorts behind it. Anyways, it's perfect, even when you know what the cuss word is, it really makes it light and fun (unlike other forums that just use ****)

I just hope the smurfs don't take offense  ;)
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on July 06, 2017, 02:17:42 AM
It's my fault.  And it was never meant to last.

In the early days I had set the censor to change bad words to "Colorful Enunciation" because that's what Knifeforums.com did and I modeled a lot of the MTO forum off my experiences at KF.

At some point I decided it needed to be changed as "Colorful Enunciation" seemed a bit awkward, so for a joke I changed it to smurf to see how long it took before people noticed and to buy some time until I figured out a better way to change it.  I had considered changing the words to lesser offensive versions, like smurf to poopoo, smurf to fornicate, smurf to giggy and so on, but smurf took on a life of it's own and now it's pretty well here to stay.

If anyone thinks it needs to change, let me know, until then I'll just keep wearing my wrissmurfch when I swim in the salsmurfer beaches around Ssmurfhorpe.  :D

Def
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Pacu on July 06, 2017, 03:36:38 AM
salsmurfer
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Pacu on July 06, 2017, 03:37:27 AM
smurf salsmurfer smurf salsmurfer smurf  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Poncho65 on July 06, 2017, 03:43:16 AM
 ::)

 :rofl:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Poncho65 on July 06, 2017, 03:44:34 AM
I had forgot about Colorful Enunciation :D

Thanks for the re-explanation Grant :salute: :like:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Sparkey on July 06, 2017, 06:19:40 AM
Well smurf that.


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Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Sparkey on July 06, 2017, 06:21:02 AM
Well smurf that.


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It smurfing works like a smurfing mothersmurfer. I dig the smurf out of this smurfer!!

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Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: kaput on July 06, 2017, 06:27:07 AM
It's my fault.  And it was never meant to last.

In the early days I had set the censor to change bad words to "Colorful Enunciation" because that's what Knifeforums.com did and I modeled a lot of the MTO forum off my experiences at KF.

At some point I decided it needed to be changed as "Colorful Enunciation" seemed a bit awkward, so for a joke I changed it to smurf to see how long it took before people noticed and to buy some time until I figured out a better way to change it.  I had considered changing the words to lesser offensive versions, like smurf to poopoo, smurf to fornicate, smurf to giggy and so on, but smurf took on a life of it's own and now it's pretty well here to stay.

If anyone thinks it needs to change, let me know, until then I'll just keep wearing my wrissmurfch when I swim in the salsmurfer beaches around Ssmurfhorpe.  :D

Def
The word smurf is perfect and there couldn't have been a better fill in!
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on July 06, 2017, 12:57:17 PM
The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Toolslinger on July 06, 2017, 01:06:47 PM
The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def

I'm guilty of that one.
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: pfrsantos on July 06, 2017, 01:16:43 PM
The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def

I'm guilty of that one.

Well, we're not alone in this...

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Only recently found out Ellen Barkin was a member of this forum...

 8) 8)
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Syncop8r on July 06, 2017, 01:38:11 PM
I just hope the smurfs don't take offense  ;)
I hear they're pretty smurfing smurfed off about it.

The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def
I heard someone actually say "lol" the other day....
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Don Pablo on July 06, 2017, 01:40:25 PM
I just hope the smurfs don't take offense  ;)
I hear they're pretty smurfing smurfed off about it.

The real question is:

Show content
How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def
I heard someone actually say "lol" the other day....
The end is nigh.  :cry:
(For proper speech)
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Syncop8r on July 06, 2017, 01:46:51 PM
I just hope the smurfs don't take offense  ;)
I hear they're pretty smurfing smurfed off about it.

The real question is:

Show content
How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def
I heard someone actually say "lol" the other day....
The end is nigh.  :cry:
(For proper speech)

That's rich coming from an Irishman  ;)  :pok:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Don Pablo on July 06, 2017, 02:13:34 PM
I just hope the smurfs don't take offense  ;)
I hear they're pretty smurfing smurfed off about it.

The real question is:

Show content
How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def
I heard someone actually say "lol" the other day....
The end is nigh.  :cry:
(For proper speech)

That's rich coming from an Irishman  ;)  :pok:
Yeah, but I don't say "lol", "wtf", etc in RL.  :pok:
How ridiculous did it sound, hearing someone say "L" "O" "L"?  :facepalm:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: pfrsantos on July 06, 2017, 02:18:33 PM
I just hope the smurfs don't take offense  ;)
I hear they're pretty smurfing smurfed off about it.

The real question is:

Show content
How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def
I heard someone actually say "lol" the other day....
The end is nigh.  :cry:
(For proper speech)

That's rich coming from an Irishman  ;)  :pok:
Yeah, but I don't say "lol", "wtf", etc in RL.  :pok:
How ridiculous did it sound, hearing someone say "L" "O" "L"?  :facepalm:

Seeing as the young smurfs here do it all the time (and english not being the current language) it's  :facepalm:  :bnghd: :poh: :megaslap: ridiculous.
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: lister on July 06, 2017, 02:36:43 PM
I need no smurfing filter to do my smurfs for me. I write my own!  :D
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: gregozedobe on July 06, 2017, 04:49:56 PM
The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def

Not in real life, but I find myself typing in the actual word "smurf" instead of the swear word when I'm on MTo (and in emails to other MTo members)     :rofl:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on July 06, 2017, 05:04:58 PM
The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def

Not in real life, but I find myself typing in the actual word "smurf" instead of the swear word when I'm on MTo (and in emails to other MTo members)     :rofl:

Is emailing bad words to other MTO members a common thing for you? 

I have to say, I'm not sure how I feel about that....   :think:

 :ahhh

Def
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: AlephZero on July 06, 2017, 05:08:18 PM
The real question is:

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How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def

Guilty as charged...  :whistle:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: pfrsantos on July 06, 2017, 05:08:23 PM
The real question is:

Show content
How many of you have started using "smurf" in real life?   >:D

Def

Not in real life, but I find myself typing in the actual word "smurf" instead of the swear word when I'm on MTo (and in emails to other MTo members)     :rofl:

Is emailing bad words to other MTO members a common thing for you? 

I have to say, I'm not sure how I feel about that....   :think:

 :ahhh

Def

I bet it scares the smurf out of you, right boss?...

 :whistle:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: Ron Who on July 06, 2017, 05:44:54 PM
Actually, lol is a Dutch word, meaning fun!  :)

Said the farmer smurf.
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: gregozedobe on July 06, 2017, 05:53:48 PM
Is emailing bad words to other MTO members a common thing for you? 

I have to say, I'm not sure how I feel about that....   :think:

No, not particularly common, but I am an Australian with a lower socio-economic upbringing, so I do use the odd vulgar word for emphasis from time to time     :D   :pok:
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: pfrsantos on July 06, 2017, 05:55:49 PM
Actually, lol is a Dutch word, meaning fun!  :)

Said the farmer smurf.

(https://media.makeameme.org/created/lol-i-mean.jpg)
Title: Re: The origins of "Smurf"
Post by: pfrsantos on July 06, 2017, 05:56:23 PM
Is emailing bad words to other MTO members a common thing for you? 

I have to say, I'm not sure how I feel about that....   :think:

No, not particularly common, but I am an Australian with a lower socio-economic upbringing, so I do use the odd vulgar word for emphasis from time to time     :D   :pok:

And that's the smurfing truth!

 :pok: :pok: