Abbreviation of "Battle.net" the Internet match-making service that Blizzard Entertainment operates to connect players of its games to one another. First used with Diablo, later Starcraft, Starcraft: Brood War, Diablo 2, Warcraft 2 Battle.net Edition, Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction, and Warcraft 3.
damn, bnet is lagging again tonight..
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Specifically in the case of the www.penny-arcade.com website: to post a link on Penny Arcade to a site with insufficient capacity to handle the traffic coming from Penny Arcade fans.
Gabe wnaged another site today by linking to it
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Can also mean a musician of great skill. Often coupled with "bad" as in "bad motherfucker". Can be an extreme compliment in certain circumstances.
Man, Prince is a motherfucker on that (guitar/bass/keyboard/piano/drumkit)
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Abbreviation of "Return of the Jedi" (more properly "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi")
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