Am I the only one who mixed up 'POS' in a 90s chat room?

I told someone their new website was POS thinking it meant Piece Of Success. They blocked me INSTANTLY before a friend clued me in it meant Parent Over Shoulder. Did slang ever land you in hot water back then?

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terryj4510d ago

Tbh people took chat room slang way too seriously back then. Getting blocked over a simple mix-up feels like someone taking things way too personal. It was just words on a screen, not a real insult.

terryj4511d ago

Yeah the "Parent Over Shoulder" one got me too. I once told a guy he was a real "pro" in a gaming chat, not knowing it meant something completely different back then. Got a very angry whisper back before I figured it out.

wilson.piper11d ago

Honestly Terry's "pro" story shows people were too quick to jump to anger lol. If someone called me a pro by mistake, I'd just laugh and correct them. Getting a "very angry whisper" over a slang mix-up feels like an overreaction, like they were looking for a fight. The whole point of chat rooms was to talk, not block people for honest mistakes.

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