Eat Rope? Why?

I think it started with the text based adventure games...?

So, if you're character found rope, you could do actions(ues, etc), and eating rope is funny , so yeah...I don't really know. Just a shot in the dark.

It beats me where it came from, but I imagine doing so would result in stomach pains and severe constipation.

I always thought it just meant hanging yourself. But with you kids and your crazy text-based adventure games, who knows anymore!

This may be the very first one [cool]

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Original post by Moe It beats me where it came from, but I imagine doing so would result in stomach pains and severe constipation.

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Original post by d000hg Quote: Original post by Moe It beats me where it came from, but I imagine doing so would result in stomach pains and severe constipation.

bigger picture?

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Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention

``meme''''.

> eat rope

You are having a hard time getting it all down.
Stop eating? [Y/n] n
You choke over your food.
You die.
You had in your posession:
- a partly eaten rope.
- an unopened jar of peanut butter.
Vanquished creatures:
- 42 rope golems.
- a kitten.
You have failed to beat your previous score of -3.
Try again? [Y/n] n

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Original post by _Sigma Quote: Original post by d000hg Quote: Original post by Moe It beats me where it came from, but I imagine doing so would result in stomach pains and severe constipation. bigger picture?

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Original post by smart_idiot You are having a hard time getting it all down. Stop eating? [Y/n] n You choke over your food. You die. You had in your posession: - a partly eaten rope. - an unopened jar of peanut butter. Vanquished creatures: - 42 rope golems. - a kitten. You have failed to beat your previous score of -3. Try again? [Y/n] n

A kitten was vanquished but the PB jar is still unopened? ;x

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Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope

No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything.

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Original post by capn_midnight Quote: Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything.

It Was Fork!!!

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Original post by capn_midnight Quote: Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything.

ok

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Original post by capn_midnight Quote: Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything.

ok

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Original post by capn_midnight Quote: Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything.

So I herd you like mudkips?

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Original post by Oberon_Command Quote: Original post by capn_midnight Quote: Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything. So I herd you like mudkips?

And how exactly do you herd mudkips?

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Original post by Oberon_Command Quote: Original post by capn_midnight Quote: Original post by Mushu Quote: Original post by Iron Chef Carnage convention ``meme''''. > eat rope No, "inside joke," or "fad". The application of "meme" to forum jokes is an incorrect use of the term. A meme is a unit of shared information that underlies a culture. They are aspects of culture that are learned through observation of how the affect behaviour. For example, in western culture, observing that people give you weird looks when you talk to them in an elevator will clue you in to the meme that talking to strangers in confined quarters is a faux pas. Saying, "Eat Rope" does not define a culture any more than saying, "Wassup" defined American culture during the earlier part of this century. Besides, memetics in genral is an incredibly controversial field, as it really has yet to provide any insightful results to anything. So I herd you like mudkips?

">No, no I don't.