# If I Say "It Goes Up to 11," Do You Know What I'm Talking About? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 16, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616 "2011-02-16T18:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616/101 "2011-02-21T08:12:33Z")
I’m 26 and I definitely know the phrase… from Guitar Hero. I’m surprised no one’s mentioned that yet. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616/102 "2011-02-21T08:29:10Z")
[Nigel has gone way beyond 11 now.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3_dPrt7vSw&NR=1) ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616/103 "2011-02-21T14:01:43Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI) > > \*now has GLaDOS stuck in her head for the rest of the week… \* Oh man, that song still gives me chills. Pure genius. Like seriously, that song is one of those things that made me really happy that the human race is what it is. Any species producing such a thing can’t be all bad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616.md?page=5)