# Memes!.... In Other Words. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 29, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261 "2011-06-29T14:36:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/1 "2011-06-29T14:36:23Z")
I tried this elsewhere, and it didn’t work. Hopefully the Dope can pull through for me. * * * Guess the inspiration for the following: **Imitate my incantation; 'The hind leg thigh meat of a pig!"** And like all memes, copy the idea and add your own after for others to play. * * * ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/2 "2011-06-29T16:26:08Z")
Just to be sure I know what the objective is, does your thing relate to “ham” in some way? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/3 "2011-06-29T16:42:21Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Just to be sure I know what the objective is, does your thing relate to “ham” in some way? It must. Something like: Repeat after me, “Ham!” Are you using the word “meme” correctly? I’m confused. Meeko, define meme for us. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/4 "2011-06-29T19:51:47Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Repeat after me, “Ham!” Exactly what I came up with. Oh, those wacky /b/tards! So far ahead of the curve! Joe ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/5 "2011-06-29T20:55:53Z")
Hm. Don’t know that meme. Is it anything like, “A famous wookiee gobbled my nards”? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/6 "2011-06-29T21:46:38Z")
If this is rewording established internet memes, they should at least show up on [knowyourmeme.com](http://knowyourmeme.com) when you search for them to be a valid entry. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/7 "2011-06-29T21:55:17Z")
The totality of your installations are now in our possession. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/8 "2011-06-29T21:58:44Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > The totality of your installations are now in our possession. All you base are belong to us. Testudines are enjoyable to my being. . ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/9 "2011-06-29T22:25:58Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Testudines are enjoyable to my being. > . I like turtles. Dearest Brother, I am writing to you in regards to some disturbing information that I have received of late concerning your intended use of high voltage electricity. It is one thing to administer a non lethal shock to an experimental animal, and quite another to administer it to an immediate family member. I ask that you refrain from visiting such an act upon my person. Sincerely, some random douchebag ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/10 "2011-06-29T22:41:55Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > I like turtles. > Dearest Brother, > > I am writing to you in regards to some disturbing information that I have received of late concerning your intended use of high voltage electricity. It is one thing to administer a non lethal shock to an experimental animal, and quite another to administer it to an immediate family member. I ask that you refrain from visiting such an act upon my person. > > Sincerely, > some random douchebag Don’t taze me, bro! Feline of the Ivories, I do so request that you assist the exit of our unfortunate soul with a lovely musical interlude. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/11 "2011-06-29T23:00:13Z")
Play me off, keyboard cat. Might I trouble you for a ground beef and pressed milk curd sandwich? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/12 "2011-06-30T00:21:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > Play me off, keyboard cat. > > Might I trouble you for a ground beef and pressed milk curd sandwich? I can has cheezburger? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/13 "2011-06-30T01:06:07Z")
Oh, vexing lodestones. I wonder what mechanism lies behind the physical properties they exhibit. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/14 "2011-06-30T01:27:09Z")
Guys, I think what **Meeko** was aiming for was the Invisible Idiot riddle format (so named for an apocryphal tale of a translator who rendered “Out of sight, out of mind” as “invisible idiot”). It’s a bit like verbal charades–you provide clues that are either equivalent to the target word, or are equivalent to something that _sounds_ like the target word; there can be more than one clue per word. The standard format separates clues that are part of a single word by a comma, with a semicolon between sets of clues for a different word. Generally, you pick a theme for a set of riddles (which you may or may not choose to reveal). In this case the theme is apparently “Memes”, though I’m not familiar with any internet meme that matches **Meeko** ’s clues. Here’s an easy example: deep guitar, intended; feline ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/15 "2011-06-30T01:44:21Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Oh, vexing lodestones. I wonder what mechanism lies behind the physical properties they exhibit. Fucking magnets - how do they work? DDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR… Joe ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/16 "2011-06-30T14:20:57Z")
I’m guessing that’s “FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…” I’m sad that no one has even tried to guess mine. It’s an old one; maybe I’m just an internet fossil. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/17 "2011-06-30T14:41:38Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Hm. Don’t know that meme. Is it anything like, “A famous wookiee gobbled my nards”? Chewbacca ate my balls. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/18 "2011-06-30T15:07:48Z")
The pastry lacks validity. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/19 "2011-06-30T15:30:04Z")
The cake is a lie. Let’s see if I can translate an image meme: Check out this image of butter’s biggest advocate in the history of television bandy about on various other internet meme images while quaffing a fermented grape beverage. This one may not work so well. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261/20 "2011-06-30T15:30:47Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > The pastry lacks validity. The cake is a lie. [Fans of this game may find this interesting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13973333&postcount=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memes-in-other-words/587261.md?page=2)