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Jakalwarrior
10-06-2008, 09:49 PM
My attempt at a boredom killing game:

Here is how the game works. An identifiable phrase is presented from a work of at least semi popular entertainment (movie, game, song, etc...). Books are excluded since the context can be hard to google. Your job is to first tell us where it is from and then explain the philosophical meaning. If the first explanation that comes to your mind is rather shallow just pretend you are B.S.ing for depth on an essay question.

When you are done with that, provide a phrase for the next person. If the phrase could have come from multiple works, provide a hint.

What is the purpose of this? nothing really. I guess at the most you are forcing people to hunt for meaning in things they may have missed or never saw / heard / played.

I will start with an easy one:

"the cake is a lie"
"the cake is a lie"
"the cake is a lie"
"the cake is a lie"
"the cake is a lie"

OneHertz
10-06-2008, 09:52 PM
Portal

"You Will Be Assimilated"

dragonsscout
10-06-2008, 10:30 PM
Borg, Star Trek. It means you will be integrated into their single, collective consciousness and lose your identity. It's like some political wackos trying to make everyone conform!

Perhaps today is a good day to die!

Nikita
10-06-2008, 11:04 PM
Sin City - Hartigan saving Nancy from That Yellow Bastard

"An old man dies. A young woman lives. Fair trade."