CGB Meme Invitational - Rec'd (7) v. HIMYM (10)

by TwistNHook on May 24, 2009 6:30 AM PDT in General

Ok, here is the 7 v 10 matchup. Rec'd v. How I Met Your Mother. Read the information behind the fold and then vote in the poll.

God, I hope rec'd wins. I hate this HIMYM show. It's SO overrated. Does this count as illegal campaigning???

Rec'd (7) via Ragnarok

One of the neat features of SBN is the 'rec' button, which allows users to recommend posts and comments that they find especially insightful, on-th-money, or generally awesome. A couple of these recommendations, and the comment in question is highlighted in green and given a 'thumbs up', telling any reader who stops by that the comment in question in awesome, and is a must-read.

For whatever reason, however, the 'rec' button isn't always enough for some people. They need a more explicit way of expressing their appreciation. On some message boards, you might see '+1', or Rishi's irritating 'This', but around here, it's common practice to 'rec' something, then respond to the comment with "Rec'd".

CBKWit was the first to bring "Rec'd" to the CGB populace last September, but slowly, others began picking up on it. Rocksanddirt, Avinash, and royrules22 were all early adopters, and by month's end, 18 instances of "rec'd" could be found. As of this writing, 266 instances have been recorded, and more appear every week.

Some, however, were not satisfied with "rec'd". They needed to explain why they had recommended the comment. These reasons ranged from standard praise -- "Rec'd for an excellent situational analysis" -- to absurd -- "rec'd for the lucious creepy factor". Here are some of my favorites:

"rec'd for pushing a joke beyond the logical extreme." - Rocksanddirt

"Rec'd for not lacking in irrational and subjective hatred." - Spazzy McGee

"Rec'd for flagging of flagging of recing of nonsexistant post." - Rishi

"rec'd for gratutitous village people reference." - Rocksanddirt

"Rec'd for having a baby." - Rishi

"hooray! rec'd for san diego super chargers song reference!" - kittwin

How I Met Your Mother (10) via Maharg

Quite frankly this show is Legen-

Wait for it….

Keep waiting…

Ok, so while you’re waiting, imagine a sitcom that has the greatest character ever. I’m talking about a character that is more awesome than anything you can imagine. Not just cool, awesome. Everything he touches is awesome. When he Suits Up, it’s awesome. When he blogs it’s awesome. When he phone fives, it’s awesome. That’s Barney Stinson. And he’s an integral part of a long and (now) drawn out story about how Ted Mosby (Sex Architect) met the mother of his children.

Keep waiting…

If you’re still waiting, let me tell you a little more about the show and its place on CGB. There are a few viewers here who really follow the show, and like to discuss plot twists, predict possible angles that the show could take, go out to bars in Berkeley in suits, and generally reminisce about how good the show used to be. Twist of course, isn’t one of these people, because HIMYM is not Twilight. It’s a great show, you should watch it. You should also join our conversations about how bad season 4 was. But more than that, you should vote for it, because it’s a meme that keeps on giving. I don’t even know what that means, but vote for it anyway.

Keep waiting.

I hope you’re not lactose intolerant, because the second half of that word is…

-DARY!

Poll

Who wins? Rec'd or HIMYM?

Rec'd

53 votes

HIMYM

16 votes

69 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

I’m predicting a veritable landslide for Rec’d.

Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.

by yellow fever on May 24, 2009 10:28 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs

I like HIMYM – I’ve only seen the first 2 seasons. Barney is awesome.

But I voted for Rec’d without hesitation.

Hibernating until next season (mostly).

by OskiMonsta on May 24, 2009 11:02 AM PDT reply actions

I really don’t think HIMYM was that bad this season. Just not up to par.

And yes, Maharg, I have horrible taste in TV.

Unleash the Honk! Train. Honk Honk.

by rollonubears on May 24, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions

Get your lazy pathetic ass off the Internet and back to studying. Flagged for insufficient backbone.

Stanfurd Delendum Est.

by Olsonist on May 24, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions

In my defense, I think I’ve overdone it a bit this weekend. Plus I came down with a sinus infection which makes studying a lot harder.

Unleash the Honk! Train. Honk Honk.

by rollonubears on May 24, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions

HIMYM - How I Meme'd Your Mother

I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.

by BearStage on May 24, 2009 12:54 PM PDT reply actions

I didn't even know what HIMYM was for a long time

..so rec’d!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on May 25, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

Rec'd

JAI HO!

by Rishi on May 25, 2009 10:41 PM PDT reply actions

How is Rec’d a CGB meme? Shouldn’t a CGB meme be something unique to CGB?

by HolmoePhobe on May 26, 2009 10:11 AM PDT reply actions

Um.. Akbar… Pics or it doesn’t exist… The Maharg… None of these memes have to be unique.

The The is above upsets.

by Maharg on May 26, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, and I made the same comment about those memes (The Maharg is questionable, unless you’re a meme at other blogs as well).

by HolmoePhobe on May 26, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions

The The is a meme everywhere.

The The is above upsets.

by Maharg on May 26, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

The The stole my car.

"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"

by JShufelt on May 26, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions

The The should not be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice!

I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!

www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on May 26, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions

That’s what you get for not having a beer with me!

The The is above upsets.

by Maharg on May 27, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions

In Shufelt’s defense, I don’t think I’ve ever had “a” beer with you.

by HolmoePhobe on May 27, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions

It’s happened once. We just repeated 5 minutes later.

The The is above upsets.

by Maharg on May 27, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I’m planing on driving up to Seattle this next month. For shits and giggles.

"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"

by JShufelt on May 27, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Cool. I may have a reason to go back to Portland sometime relatively soon also.

The The is above upsets.

by Maharg on May 27, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Is that reason “To avoid JShufelt?”

I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!

www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on May 27, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions

When you figure that trick out, let me know. I’ve been trying to shake that monkey off my back for YEARS.

"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"

by JShufelt on May 27, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Try shaking harder.

The The is above upsets.

by Maharg on May 28, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

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