Antedatings of "O RLY?"

[Hugo]

"O RLY", "O rly", "o rly" (ATNW: 9 July 2003)

("Among the New Words" devoted to Internet memes (American Speech, Vol. 86, No. 4, Winter 2011, pp. 454-479)
http://www.academia.edu/1231435/_Among_the_New_Words_American_Speech_Vol._86_No._4_Winter_2011_pp._454-479_ )


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14 August 1997, Usenet:

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o rly nw?    N yo dnt thk anoe cd r ts d o?  Actl, i cd m t ll t, bt i fgd
i wd rt bck ay y.
H n her k?
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https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.support.depression/c2Gqd21VCEI/6iKtfFYGycQJ

I suppose not quite the same as the 2000s retort.

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9 May 2003, 'The Big, Bad, Rules of #simrtk' by Lu Hong:

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Excessive use of Internet-speak, 1337-speak or chat fads (such as the "O RLY?" "YA RLY"! exchange) are banned. While these are acceptable in small doses, too much use is spamming and just plain annoying.
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http://wayback.archive.org/web/20070813233519/http://www.simrtk.net/viewtopic.php?t=1277

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20 June 2003, blog commenter's 'name':

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Comment by O RLY YA RLY — June 22, 2003 @ 15:10
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http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2003/06/20/why-is-there-no-good-porn/

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Hugo

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