Antique Memes Roadshow

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Noooooooo (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit, I’d completely forgotten the origin of that meme.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know this was the origin. Is it a weird translation or something?

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah, it’s from an infamously terrible Chinese bootleg of Revenge of the Sith, which they translated as “Backstroke of the West”.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

http://needsmorejpeg.com/

[–] SteveNashFan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

We must ruin the West

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

The wish power are together with you

[–] Mechanite@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Do you fuck on I?

[–] Kojichan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Confirm! The origin of fire!