History Memes / Portal

** "This party's cool, but I wish there was a way to find the geeks and gamers in the crowd..."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Girlz 'N' Games, a TwoGamersOnACouch-style webcomic, had a [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas-themed]] [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/690/016/1fa.png comic]] referencing the meme. The comic became infamous years later for its awkward setup and its use of a DiscreditedMeme as a punchline.[[/labelnote]]

** And now, the meme has come full circle with the advent of the "[[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tastys-these-are-all-cakes-video Everything is Cake]]" meme; finally, the [[RussianReversal lie]] ''[[RussianReversal is]]'' [[RussianReversal a cake.]]

*** And now, the meme has come full circle with the advent of the "[[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tastys-these-are-all-cakes-video Everything is Cake]]" meme; finally, the [[RussianReversal lie]] ''[[RussianReversal is]]'' [[RussianReversal a cake.]]

** "This party's cool, but I wish there was a way to find the geeks and gamers in the crowd..."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Girlz 'N' Games, a TwoGamersOnACouch-style webcomic, had a [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas-themed]] [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1686246-girlz-n-games comic]] referencing the meme. The comic became infamous years later for its awkward setup and its use of a DiscreditedMeme as a punchline.[[/labelnote]]

** "This party's cool, but I wish there was a way to find the geeks and gamers in the crowd..."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Girlz 'N' Games, a TwoGamersOnACouch style webcomic, had a [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas-themed]] [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1686246-girlz-n-games comic]] referencing the meme. The comic became infamous years later for its awkward setup and the use of a DiscreditedMeme for the punchline.[[/labelnote]]

** "This party's cool, but I wish there was a way to find the geeks and gamers in the crowd..."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Girlz 'N' Games, a TwoGamersOnACouch style webcomic, had a ChristmasEpisode refrencing the meme. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1686246-girlz-n-games The comic]] became infamous years later for its awkward setup and the use of a DiscreditedMeme for the punchline.[[/labelnote]]

* I'm sad, Wheatley play Despacito [[labelnote:Explanation]]For [[https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steam20#SaleSection_64937 Steam's 20th anniversary celebration]], Valve redrew memes from various eras of internet history featuring Valve characters, one of which was a variant of the "This is so sad, Alexa play Despacito" meme where Chell says this to Wheatley. Fans were eager to point out that this was officially [[HeroicMime the first thing Chell had said in 16 years]]. [[/labelnote]]

* I'm sad, Wheatley play Despacito [[labelnote:Explanation]]For [[https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steam20#SaleSection_64937 Steam's 20th anniversary celebration]], Valve redrew memes from various eras of internet history featuring Valve characters, one of which was a variant of the "This is so sad, Alexa play Despacito" meme where Chell says this to Wheatley. Fans were eager to point out that this was officially [[MuteProtagonist the first thing Chell had said in 16 years]]. [[/labelnote]]

*** I don't want lemons, I want pictures of Spider-Man! [[labelnote:Explanation]]J.K. Simmons, the voice of Cave Johnson, also played J. Jonah Jameson in the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' films, resulting in a lot of moments and jokes such as these.[[/labelnote]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: The irony is that the cake being a lie was itself a lie.]]

The Aperture Science Enrichment Center will like to remind you that at the end of every test, you will be rewarded with a slightly humorous internet quip from our Aperture Science Humor Database. If at any time you find yourself unable to stop laughing after hearing one, causing a high probability of choking to death, please lie down and wait patiently for our staff to assist you.

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[[caption-width-right:250:The internet: dedicated to making you [[{{Pun}} fed up]] of seeing this.]]

The Aperture Science Enrichment Center will like to remind you that at the end of every test, you will be rewarded with a slightly humorous internet quip from our Aperture Science Humor Database. If at any time you find yourself unable to stop laughing after hearing one, causing a high probability of choking to death, please lie down and wait patiently for our staff to assist you.

%%PLEASE, REMEMBER: Memes that don't explain where they came from will be deleted. Even if you think it's self explanatory, there are people who will not get it. There is no such thing as a universal meme.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i-nMWgBUp0 "That's 65 percent more bullet per bullet."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cave explains how the turrets' bullets work in the third Aperture Investment Opportunity video. Whenever the turrets are brought up, this line is often quoted.[[/labelnote]]

* "How are you holding up? ''Because I'm a potato.''" [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]About halfway through ''Portal 2'' [=GLaDOS=] gets attached to a potato, and says this. This potato version of [=GLaDOS=] ([[FanNickname Also known as "PotatOS"]], taken from the developer commentary, and the official soundtrack features a track "[=PotatOS Lament=]") is quite popular and has appeared in much fan art, often with the quote attached to it. The "Because I'm a potato" line is also used to make people take perspective of their problems and realize they aren't as bad as [=GLaDOS=]'s predicament.[[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:250:The internet: dedicated to making you [[IncrediblyLamePun fed up]] of seeing this.]]

** "...and when you're dead I will be Still Alive."

** "I wonder if the pancakes will be a lie too?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the second Aperture Investment Opportunity video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZMSAzZ76EU "Bot Trust"]], the two robots are seen pancake-flipping. Cue Youtube comments like this. Unforunately, the pancakes were indeed a lie, as none appeared in the game in any fashion.[[/labelnote]]

* "Cave Johnson here/Cave Johnson, we're done here." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cave Johnson, resident CrazyIsCool [[MadScientist Mad Corporate Executive]], is a FountainOfMemes to challenge even [=GLaDOS=], and though not all of his lines became memes it is damn close. This one is used at the beginning and end of all four of the Aperture Investment Opportunity videos.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qcED35LL8I "That is not a panel.]] That's a crusher. We sell them too."
*** Snowclone: "That's not a <noun>. That's a <different noun>. We sell them, too."
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i-nMWgBUp0 "That's 65 percent more bullet per bullet."]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mt8I6cvFsM When life gives you lemons, burn down life's house.]] '''''WITH THE LEMONS.''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cave's final pre-recorded message has him deliver an epic rant subverting the typical "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" idiom. It is widely believed he actually managed to do this.[[/labelnote]]

** "The Solution? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZMSAzZ76EU ROBOTS!]] Then... fire the guys who made those robots and build BETTER robots!"
*** "BAM! Robots gave us six extra seconds of co-operation. Good job, robots!"
** "Science isn't about "why?". [[ForScience It's about "why not?"!]]"
** "Chariots chariots." [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the over half hour of additional dialogue added with the Perpetual Testing Initiative (read: user-designed test chambers). Cave first says that due to the multiversal nature of the program, [[TrustPassword he'll precede all of his messages with "chariots" so the tester knows it's Earth Prime Cave]]. When he realizes there's a universe where his counterpart for no discernible reason says "Chariots" before his sentences, he adds another one on for good measure. Then Dark Cave Johnson starts saying "Chariots chariots chariots."[[/labelnote]]
* "How are you holding up? ''Because I'm a potato.''" [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]About halfway through ''Portal 2'' [=GLaDOS=] gets attached to a potato, and says this. [[FanNickname Also known as "PotatOS"]], taken from the developer commentary, and the official soundtrack features a track "[=PotatOS Lament=]".[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcs4klrjlwE "Space space go to space so much space gotta see it all."]] [[http://spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee.com/ "SPAAAAAAAAAACE!"]][[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]One of the corrupted cores that have to be attached to the final boss of ''Portal 2'', the "Space Sphere", is obsessed with space, and constantly streams lines like these.[[/labelnote]]

* They told me, that if I ever [insert action here], I would DIE! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Wheatley was always told that if he performed just about any action, he would die.[[/labelnote]]
* "Well, this is the part where [insert action here]". [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]A parody of the infamous "This is the part where he kills you" scene in ''Portal 2'', where the first two lines are spoken, then the chapter title appears, then the achievement is unlocked with its description, all saying variations of the same line. Upon the soundtrack's release, it was revealed that even the ''music track title'' was shown to follow this.[[/labelnote]]

** AH! BIRD! KILL IT! It's evil... [[labelnote:Explanation]][=GLaDOS=] doesn't like birds either.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Holmes vs Moriarty]]! [[{{Metaphorgotten}} Aristotle vs... MASHY SPIKE PLATE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Wheatley when he tries desperately to make it look like he's your intellectual equal.[[/labelnote]]
* [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "I AM NOT! A! MORON!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]] Wheatley [[BerserkButton really doesn't like]] being called a "moron".[[/labelnote]]
** "COULD A MORON [DO] (insert action here)?!"