# What \*is\* it about quarries?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 19, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958 "2012-01-19T00:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958/1 "2012-01-19T00:16:08Z")

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I’ve seen quite a few references in the last 2-3 days, about throwing stuff into a quarry to see if it’s fun, or something like that.

Where did that meme come from?

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958/2 "2012-01-19T00:20:05Z")

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lol

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958/3 "2012-01-19T00:20:29Z")

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[Modding] Moved to MPSIMS from ATMB. [/Modding]

And as an answer to your question, it’s a reference to a joke from The Office. [It entered SDMB parlance here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14568298#post14568298)

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**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958/4 "2012-01-19T00:23:27Z")

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> [@Mama\_Zappa](#):
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> Where did that meme come from?

DIY memes are on sale at the quarry now–stock up while you can.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-quarries/609958/5 "2012-01-19T00:31:31Z")

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Since the topic has been discussed exhaustively in ATMB and the Pit, I’m going to close this.