It's Gone Mainstream Legit. Run.

Well, it turns out the mainstream media has finally caught on to the ever-growing meme of FAIL. Even after keyboard cat's famous pwning of Stephen Colbert, a real analysis of the phenomenon that has been sweeping America's teens and internet-savvies has never really been published. Until... now.

New York Times: "How Fail Went from Verb to Interjection"

I'll be quivering under my desk while mourning the death of my teenage years. Or at least the originality that came with them.

The Origins of Fail

A new favorite series of mine called "Know Your Meme" has recently produced an explanation of the term "Fail". It incorporates fail, epic fail, win, owned, and pwnd, and the origins and explanations of them. It is not only funny, but witty and informative. Thus, Moses orders you to watch.