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05:28 pm July 7th, 2007
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Pwned: analysis
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whatifoundthere From: whatifoundthere Date: July 7th, 2007 11:22 pm (UTC) (Link)
Your comment reminds me of this, which happens to be one of my recent obsessions so it's been on my mind. :)

(To add to your list: "pr0n" becomes prawn.)
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entrenous From: entrenous Date: July 8th, 2007 12:00 am (UTC) (Link)
Yes, "pr0n"! I knew there was one I was missing. And wow, that clip was hilarious! No idea what it was, but I definitely lawled.
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forthright From: forthright Date: July 8th, 2007 12:12 am (UTC) (Link)
That one is especially neat because not only is it an example of metathesis (phonetically speaking) but also an interesting orthographic change (0 = o) plus it originates as a sort of censorship to avoid various filters, so it has a technological basis as well.
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