One day, for no particular reason, I decided to have a little beer. When I finished the beer, I thought i'd drink another. By the end of the night, I drank 47 beers and passed out. I sure was Forrest Gumping!
invented for use in gaming. when someone joins your server and their ping is so horrid that it slows everyone else on the server down. most common occurance is in fps games, where lag is literally a life or death variable.