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CGB Meme Invitational - More Sweet 16 UC Eugene Regional Action

Here is the second matchup in the UC Eugene Sweet 16 Regional.  Here is the bracket.  Read the information behind the fold and then vote.  This matchup is "Bombarding Okanes" v. "Replacing J with Y."

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Okanes had a bye in the first round, but then took on one of the most beloved memes carp's nsfw photos.  So, it has had a tougher road than most high seeds.

Replacing J with Y is a true Cinderella story here.  First, it beat "I want [Poster] to do the DBD from now on. Then, it upset Big Lebowski.  Given how many disturbing people disturbing like that disturbing movie, that was a huge, if non-disturbing shock!

 

I predict Okanes wins out here, BUT I've sat on J/Y before and we saw what happened there.  So, don't count that one out yet!

 

Bombarding Okanes (2)

The thing about memes is that they are sort of gel together.  Jon Okanes (or JOkanes or JO or YOkanes or YO) is a local beat writer.  Great guy and great writer.  Each week during the football season he always has his live CoCoTimes chats.  I've always wondered how many non-CGBers attend these things.  Because it has become sport to try to create the most ludicrous names and bombard him with the most lucrious questions.  He even called somebody pretending to be me "something rhyming with the word runt" once.

Of course, these memes gel together and so it would make sense that Stegosaurus would come in to ask a question.

LOL Stegosaurus FTW

[Comment From Stegosaurus]
JO, any word on Mitchell Schwartz’s progress in practice? The kid looks like dino-mite!
1:51
Jonathan Okanes: Stego, Schwartz continues to play well, although I think he’s found the going to be a little tougher on the left side. He’s had a couple of penalties and hasn’t been quite as dominant as he was on the right side. That said, he’s still holding his own.

...nuh nuh nuh gone

by Thoroughbred on Oct 16, 2008 1:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

 

Not sure who first asked that Stego question, but soon everybody and their mom was rocking dino names.  Like SydQuanatops. Or Longshore Rex.  I think Rishi tried to start something about South Indian names like SydQuanatops.  That toads bombed.  Ha!

So, there you go.  Now, it's your solemn duty to go bombard his chats with the craziest names.  And if you are AaronRodgers4President, stop asking so many serious questions.  AH!  Although Okanes actually let my AaronRodgers4Pope and AaronRodgers4GrandImperialWizard questions in, so its OK I guess.

 

 

Replacing a J with a Y (11) via Ragnarok

Sometimes, the stupidest memes prove to be the stickiest. The substitution of 'Y's for 'J's is a pretty stupid meme, but it's proven to be quite resilient. It's kind of like pig latin, except amerlay and umberday.

As with most of the stupid memes on this site, it should come as no surprise that TwistNHook, Maharg, Rishi, and JShufelt were intimately involved with its origin. Here's how it all went down:

Our story begins last fall, as the relationship between CGB and ATQ grew 'more interesting'. CGB posters began frequenting ATQ, and vice versa. TwistNHook, in our Q+A with ATQ before the Oregon game, noted an interesting trend:

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Which Quacker is that? JShufelt? JTLight? JTakimoto? Why are they always with the J? Who knows?

Then, a couple months later, this:

DBD 12.17.08 Let Me Be The First To Apologize

for ruining what I can only assume has become quite the early morning tradish for you. Maybe its when you first get up, maybe its when you first get to work, but you hurredly scurry to your computer looking ofrward to the wild hilarity of the DBD. "Oh, DBD, you always know how to start my day right with your esoteric pop culture references and inane similes." Those delightfully inane similies. And you cant forget the metaphors. seriously, though, you cant.

And you laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh. At least, until that JShufelt comes with his ever changing array of signatures and RUINS EVERYTHING. God, I hate that JShufelt. That JShufelt is the WORST.

In the thread itself, JShufelt responds!

JShufelt: I decided to come in here and be made fun of more!

That and to ruin you guys’ conversation, ala Jshufelt style.

carp: sigh…you’re just Shufelt when you post here…JShufelt when you post at AtQ along with your other j-friends.

JShufelt: I’m so confused! I don’t know who I am anymore!

Maharg: We don’t know who you are anymore either!

TwistNHook: He used to be so cool. What happened to him? He used to be so cool.

Maharg: It’s that damn J

TwistNHook: We should ust get rid of that letter altogether. Although that would cause the Draddy Mack to make me ump ump.

Rishi: I say we yust replace it with a y.

Maharg: I’m ok with that.

JShufelt: yazz flute!

TwistNHook: NAILED IT

Oh man, now that we've got an 'Anchorman' reference in here, this meme was *bound* to take off. Later in that same thread:

BearsNecessity: Randall Carroll wavering from his Trojan commitment

Looks like Florida is his top choice now, with Cal and Georgia in the running.

Maharg: I believe you mean his Troyan commitment

Rishi: I’m onto you, Maharg Backwards!

BearsNecessity: Rammer Yammer BANHAMMER

Maharg: Wait a minute… is Bill Cosby a Marshawnthusiast? yellowfever?

...and even more...

Rishi: Yahvid Best

JShufelt: Yeramia Yohnson

Maharg: YShufelt.

Spazzy Mcgee: Yaharg

TwistNHook: Well, that yust makes no sense.

Spazzy Mcgee: It makes nosense


...and of course, the classic...

turkey: QB competition for the Nut Bowl

http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2008/12/17/football-quick-note/

There might be more Nate time

Rishi: If Yokanes said it, it must be true!


...and that's how it happened. See, I told you it was stupid!

 

 

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I've been reading these things...

forever and a day, but I still dont know what a meme is.

by NorCalLonghorn on Jul 5, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Little more than a theme or joke organically created by the community. We have a vibrant community (or at the very least a community not adverse to creating themes or running jokes). As we have a lot of time to kill this off-season, I figured it’s one way to go.

Also, people have often complained that they might not understand some of the memes here. This helps give explanations as to the backstories for some of the running jokes. Its kinda like Encyclopedia Dramatica!

Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!

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by TwistNHook on Jul 5, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I prefer themes and jokes that have been farmed using pesticides…

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Jul 5, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

I feel like I have to vote for Replacing J with a Y...

because it shows it’s meme strength and ubiquity with an appearance in the description for “Bombarding Okanes.”

by paleodan on Jul 5, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions  

I think Replacing J with a Y may be the biggest Cinderella of this tournament.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Jul 5, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

He even called somebody pretending to be me “something rhyming with the word runt” once.

You do know this never actually happened, right?

It’s an ongoing joke, perhaps a meme on its own, but it’s not true.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Jul 6, 2009 7:16 AM PDT reply actions  

I guess I cant keep track of all the times people, pretending to be me, have interacted with Okanes.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!

www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on Jul 6, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, there was no pretending to be you involved in that situation either.

It relates to the Syd’Quan Thompson on offense meme. It was in full bloom and the practise of asking it once per chat was in place. The question was posed by “Lindsey” (really me). Someone joked that Okanes should have responded “stop being something that rhymes with runt”.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Jul 6, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wait what? That isn’t true?!?!?!

All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!

by rollonubears on Jul 6, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

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