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Published: 2008-08-14 01:35:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 544; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 7
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The Societe de transport de Montreal (STM) has a number of buses with interesting fleet numbers. Here's one of them. It's 13-037, a 1993 Nova Bus Classic, or The Leet (1337) Bus, as I like to call it. Hopefully, there are some of you out there that know what Leet is, because most people I know don't. I certainly do, I can tell you that much.Related content
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Nice one. That picture prings back lots of memories.
I'm guessing you're from Montreal, right?
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So did I when I originally saw it. Hence the picture and title 
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heh,heh...
the internet rules us.
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Indeed it does, but I'm cool with it
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yeah, me too as long as twitter doesn't consume me...
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I don't let Facebook consume me, even though I'm on it a lot.
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last time i was on was the week before christmas
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i probably sound really stupid and everything but i have to ask this..what is Leet?
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Leet is an online language where numbers replace certain letters. For example, if you wanted to write the word Leet in Leetspeak, it would be written as 1337. The fact that this bus' fleet number is 13-037 is a idrect reference to Leet. I hope that helps you.
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oh i see, that makes sense now
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Glad I was able to help make it clear for you 
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you did just that
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i was being serious! you did!
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Oh! Well, in that case, I'm glad my description helped you understand the phenomenon that is Leet 
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Right back at ya, my friend
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Perhaps we should end this so that other people can comment on this photo. We wouldn't want to hog all of the comment space now, would we
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lol, if you insist
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Of course, we could continue if you wish...
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Okay. Um, so what are buses like in Ireland?
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shit..reaaaally reeaaaly shit
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Some of ours are as well. The older ones, like this one - it's from 1993 - are much better, and are built to last
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buses here are more like from the 80s
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We have one left from 1989, and it's still in active service. There's a picture of it in my gallery.
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Yeah, that's what I say. Lots of people know Leet, but apparently, some of my friends are completely clueless about it. Oh, and thanks for the comments. Much appreciated
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Certainly. It's nice to see someone who appreciates Leet. The majority of the people I know who know of it hate it. It saddens me.
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Yeah, same here. Leet is interesting, so when I saw this bus sitting outside a Metro (subway) station, the first thought that came into my mind was "OMG! Leet bus!" I happened to have my camera on me, so I snapped a picture of it because it was just so cool.
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And it's a good thing you did!
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Yep. My rule for photography - if it looks cool, take a picture or two of it. And that's exactly what I did, because this bus is just so awesome. All hail the Leet Bus
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