It was a deliberate reference to Robert Webb's Compare The Market advert
in which he illustrates that "Market" and "Meerkat" are different words, that are pronounced differently.

And the word you're looking for is "pwned".

Although that's not really a word.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:52, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

I don't really understand the word "pwned" what it means or where it came from

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:53, Reply)

As I understand it, it is to 'owned' what 'teh' is to 'the'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:54, Reply)

but why?
how do your get from "owned", which is stupid in itself, to "pwned"?

typo?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:56, Reply)

Chess reference? Pawned?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:56, Reply)

I don't think chess counts as high end gaming

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:58, Reply)

Clearly you haven't seen the size of computer needed to beat a human grand master.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 9:01, Reply)

whatevs I've got an app for that

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 9:07, Reply)

hess ash converters
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:58, Reply)

LTI.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:59, Reply)

For that?
Really?

We both know it'll get worse before the day's out
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 9:00, Reply)

Yes it certainly will.
An early LTI was required though; got to try and keep some discipline in the ranks.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 9:15, Reply)

Typo
The letters are right next to each other on the keyboard, and people are stupid.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:57, Reply)

o and p are next to each other in the keyboard you nebt dpasyic.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:57, Reply)

It's a mistype of "owned" from online gaming that's become a word in itself.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 8:56, Reply)