Skyrim spawns a meme.

[CatsAttackAgain]

I used to be a troll, but then I took a meme to the knee.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Why do you think this happened?

These things just happen. We're all sick of hearing of mythological cakes, lemon grenades, famous literary author based gnome puns, and now arrows to knees. There will be more to come, and there have been others (Use the Boost to get through!), and others yet that didn't catch on until years afterwards (All your base are belong to us!). We will inevitably find more and more, being a culture that loves to share such minute snippets that allow for a familiarity between strangers. And some of these memes will reach a transcendence, to find themselves in a hall of fame, alongside men who "have covered wars, you know", or perhaps were gifted or deformed by having testicles made from an iron-carbon alloy.

So, while we're ordering criminal scum to stop right there, or attacking weak points for massive damage!, or observing our fairy addressing us, then advising us to hear what it says, just remember--it's not the first, it won't be the last, and, if we can ever let it die, it might just become positively nostalgic for us. It's not much use shouting Objection!, it's best to just Do a Barrel Roll! with it.

Now, would you kindly hand me that glass? All this talking has made me thirsty.

 

[ChupathingyX]

*snip*
Most video game memes tend to get really annoying, the Deus Ex and DE:HR ones, however, are still funny for some reason and one of very few that I don't find irritating.

Indeed. I still chuckle every time one of my Chimeras (Chimerae? Chimerii?) yells "Drive me closer, I want to hit it with my sword!" in DoW2.

Of course, how could I forget the Dawn of War I/II memes? Those are also pretty funny, especially "Drive me closer".

Also I'd like to point out that the Chimera driver doesn't actually say that; the Commissar is the one who says it when he loads into the Chimera.

 

[-Drifter-]

Yeah this one has already become annoying for me, and none of them have made me laugh so far (prove me wrong).

Most video game memes tend to get really annoying, the Deus Ex and DE:HR ones, however, are still funny for some reason and one of very few that I don't find irritating.

I never asked for this meme.

 

[That_Sneaky_Camper]

I used to be an arrow but then my face hit an adventurer's knee.

 

[psivamp]

I'm much more of a fan of the Fus Ro Dah meme. Hearing that then seeing real people get thrown great distances? That shit is just priceless.

For your viewing pleasure:

Nice. I'd personally only seen the Fus Ro Dah meme before, and it hasn't been done to death (for me). Also, I just expected this to be a montage of sending bandits to their death by Shouting them off of towers -- this is much better.

 

[Futurenerd]

This is just like the cake is a lie meme.

It will hit its peak and then fade into obscurity. I'll give this meme till next month, then everyone will forget it.

"Took an arrow in the knee" used to be a cool meme.
Then it took an arrow in the knee.

 

[Kolby Jack]

I got to kneeing, maybe I'M the arrow, but then I took a sweetroll to my cousin.

 

[KefkaCultist]

one of my friends was complaining about the meme on facebook and I knew he hates the "yo dawg..." memes so I responded with this:

"Yo dawg, I heard you like arrow to the knee jokes so we put an arrow to the knee joke inside your arrow to the knee joke so that you can take an arrow to the knee while you take arrows to the knee."

He hasn't talked to me since...

 

[rod_hynes]

Why do you think this happened?

These things just happen. We're all sick of hearing of mythological cakes, lemon grenades, famous literary author based gnome puns, and now arrows to knees. There will be more to come, and there have been others (Use the Boost to get through!), and others yet that didn't catch on until years afterwards (All your base are belong to us!). We will inevitably find more and more, being a culture that loves to share such minute snippets that allow for a familiarity between strangers. And some of these memes will reach a transcendence, to find themselves in a hall of fame, alongside men who "have covered wars, you know", or perhaps were gifted or deformed by having testicles made from an iron-carbon alloy.

So, while we're ordering criminal scum to stop right there, or attacking weak points for massive damage!, or observing our fairy addressing us, then advising us to hear what it says, just remember--it's not the first, it won't be the last, and, if we can ever let it die, it might just become positively nostalgic for us. It's not much use shouting Objection!, it's best to just Do a Barrel Roll! with it.

Now, would you kindly hand me that glass? All this talking has made me thirsty.

You win lol

 

[Seydaman]

I used to complain about memes like you, then I took a keyboard to the face...

Hur hur hur...

I used to be a student like you, but then I took a pencil to the knee...

I can do this all day!

 

[omega_peaches]

I used to think that arrow to the knee jokes were funny, but then I took intelligence to the head.

 

[The Heavy Metal Nerd]

I'd only seen it two or three places and I had no idea what it was about until I saw this thread. >.>

 

[Joshimodo]

I used to be a meme, but then I took a knee to the criminal scum.

 

[weker]

it's been overused to "oblivion" already, the internet has already ran a possibly good internet meme into the ground, and now just makes me sad.

The first I heard of it was a minute ago in a comment on the latest Extra Punctuation and it's already been run into the ground? There are a few possibilities here:
1. you're underestimating what the Internet can do
2. you have a 4chan or anti-4chan type of viewpoint (not that there's anything wrong with that)
3. I'm going to be surprised
4. ???
5. I can has over 9000 arrows to the knee, desu~?

3, it's hard to move more then one maybe two web pages without it popping up, and is been used loads more then the Cake is a lie.

 

[PhantomEcho]

one of my friends was complaining about the meme on facebook and I knew he hates the "yo dawg..." memes so I responded with this:

"Yo dawg, I heard you like arrow to the knee jokes so we put an arrow to the knee joke inside your arrow to the knee joke so that you can take an arrow to the knee while you take arrows to the knee."

He hasn't talked to me since...

And rightly so. You definitely had it coming.

Also, I kind've like the arrow to the knee meme. I read it, and I find myself wondering whether they're going to go for the 'took an arrow to the knee' angle, or mix it up a bit. When they do mix it up, I usually chuckle. Why?

Because it's intentionally ridiculous. It's mocking something deserving of being mocked.

I just wish folks would latch onto a few of the other ridiculous things people say repeatedly in that game. You know, shake 'em up a bit.

"You and me, we're the only knees around who aren't complete scum."

 

[Doclector]

Ah, it's funny thinking up versions with friends, but it'll got old real quick in any other way...

Though, when I went on this thread, I expected this kinda thing;


Seriously, I could watch these all day.

skip to 00:40 for fus do rah.

 

[psyk]

"I'm really surprised honestly that its caught on like it has. Seen an particular variation that you thought was funny? Why do you think this happened."

People are dense and need to feel like they fit in.

"I just wish folks would latch onto a few of the other ridiculous things people say repeatedly in that game."

how is it "ridiculous" sounds like a good reason to not be a adventurer to me.

 

[PhantomEcho]

"I'm really surprised honestly that its caught on like it has. Seen an particular variation that you thought was funny? Why do you think this happened."

People are dense and need to feel like they fit in.

"I'm really surprised honestly that insulting entire fan-bases(its) has caught on like it has. Seen any particular jackasses (variation) that you thought deserved pointing out (were funny)? Why do you think this happened?"


Because people are insecure, irritable, and self-centered. Anything they don't like, they hate... and anyone who likes something they don't is obviously only worthy of ridicule for being the stupid, tasteless jerkoffs they are.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

Eh, it was funny for a little while, but now the joke's gotten old.
Just like most memes...