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I thought it was rooted in "Ohayou" which is Japanese for "Good Morning" and apparently can also work as "Hey" which is why you normally see "Hai" as "O Hai" or it's just some slowed four chan equine gak.
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Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
It's far outgrown it's origin, whatever that was. The primary reason people are using it because they saw other people using it and thought it was cool, amusing or just wanted to be part of the crowd. It's silly, harmless internet slang certainly nothing worth feeling superior over.
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And that is why you hear people yelling FOR THE EMPEROR rather than FOR LOGICAL AND QUANTIFIABLE BASED DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE MAJORITY!
Phototoxin wrote:Kids go in , they waste tonnes of money on marnus calgar and his landraider, the slaneshi-like GW revel at this lust and short term profit margin pleasure. Meanwhile father time and cunning lord tzeentch whisper 'our games are better AND cheaper' and then players leave for mantic and warmahordes.
daveNYC wrote:The Craftworld guys, who are such stick-in-the-muds that they manage to make the Ultramarines look like an Ibiza nightclub that spiked its Red Bull with LSD.
Leigen_Zero wrote: I still respond to most hello's with 'Morning', regardless of the time of day, it confuses the crap out of people...
I thought 'Hai' came from LolCats, you know, where we have to mis-spell every single fething word to make the pic that much cuter.
Yup, it comes from lolcats (as Albatross says,a phonetic spelling). I don't think it's originally related to any Japanese-appropriation, but I'm willing to bet it's been misinterpreted and propagated due to just that by many people.
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htj wrote:You can always trust a man who quotes himself in his signature.
People say yes when they see me because they know the party is about to start. And by party, I mean shenanigans. And by shenanigans, I mean Apple-tinis for everyone.
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kronk wrote: People say yes when they see me because they know the party is about to start. And by party, I mean shenanigans. And by shenanigans, I mean Apple-tinis for everyone.
Yes
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
kronk wrote: People say yes when they see me because they know the party is about to start. And by party, I mean shenanigans. And by shenanigans, I mean Apple-tinis for everyone.
HAI
er wait I mean yes!
Manliest drinks for all!
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I have yet another possible origin for it:
It sounds much the same as some pronounciations of the swedish word for "hello" ... !
Hai - Hej (yes, several in Sweden pronounce "e" as "a" ....)
Although, "Haj" in swedish means "Shark" ...
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Leigen_Zero wrote: I still respond to most hello's with 'Morning', regardless of the time of day, it confuses the crap out of people...
I thought 'Hai' came from LolCats, you know, where we have to mis-spell every single fething word to make the pic that much cuter.
I assumed they were all misspelled because cats can't spell... you know... being cats and all.
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Well, in english its just another form of Hello. and its spelled Hi, and pronounced the same as Hai.
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Leigen_Zero wrote: I still respond to most hello's with 'Morning', regardless of the time of day, it confuses the crap out of people...
I thought 'Hai' came from LolCats, you know, where we have to mis-spell every single fething word to make the pic that much cuter.
I assumed they were all misspelled because cats can't spell... you know... being cats and all.
Wait they can't? then who's been sending me those threatening messages from 'Fluffy'?
Often I greet people by saying 'easy' though I got told I should really not do that in other parts of the country.
Easy
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Leigen_Zero wrote: I still respond to most hello's with 'Morning', regardless of the time of day, it confuses the crap out of people...
I thought 'Hai' came from LolCats, you know, where we have to mis-spell every single fething word to make the pic that much cuter.
I assumed they were all misspelled because cats can't spell... you know... being cats and all.
Wait they can't? then who's been sending me those threatening messages from 'Fluffy'?
Often I greet people by saying 'easy' though I got told I should really not do that in other parts of the country.
Easy
I'm deeply offended sir :O
But then again I also greet a fair amount of people with hey babe/sexy so yeah...
Hey sexy .
Hey
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
Leigen_Zero wrote: I still respond to most hello's with 'Morning', regardless of the time of day, it confuses the crap out of people...
I thought 'Hai' came from LolCats, you know, where we have to mis-spell every single fething word to make the pic that much cuter.
I assumed they were all misspelled because cats can't spell... you know... being cats and all.
Wait they can't? then who's been sending me those threatening messages from 'Fluffy'?
Often I greet people by saying 'easy' though I got told I should really not do that in other parts of the country.
Easy
I'm deeply offended sir :O
But then again I also greet a fair amount of people with hey babe/sexy so yeah...
Hey sexy .
Hey
Yeah, Purps is sexy and I'm the babe
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
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