Life Is A Big Q And A

I have been on the internet for many years and I’ve seen this typed for most of them. I’ve always wondered exactly what it meant and this week I decided to find out. I’ve always had the thought in my head that it was somehow related to gaming. As it turns out that may or may not be the case, depending on who you believe. Some online agree that it was used in reference to gaming when it started, and that it probably was a shortened way to say “wow, loot”. Other people think the phrase represents the joy a hacker feels when he successfully obtains root access. No matter what you think, it seems that over the years it has lost that meaning and is now just used as a term of excitement or expression of joy. I have no idea why it’s usually shown with a small w and t and zeroes or capital Os. Some people also think it might have started as an acronym for We Owned the Other Team. It isn’t a phrase I use. Do you use it? What does it mean to you?