Basically 1337, translated to english, is leet, as in elite, as in hacker-elite. It is a slang language that has gained popularity from use over the internet, mostly among gamers (the most popular example would most likely be "pwn" pwn is a synonmy for own, and it is used mostly in a gaming environment, aka, I PWNED YOU). I was just wondering if it had reached any "ranchers" yet.
Simple "hard-core" 1337 translation of the sentence "The Man"
7|-|3 /\/\/-\|\|
There are even 1337 translators online.
Less "hard-core" 1337 is more popular though.
Examples:
Pwn
Wtf
Pwnz0rz
("z0rz" or "zorz" can be added to the end of almost any
word to make it "1337")