Starcraft sound-bites

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'''Starcraft sound-bite''' refers to situations in which group members may be thought of as avatar characters in a Blizzard game like Starcraft or Warcraft II. In such scenarios, everyone simply recites a series of archetypical catchphrases, like they're being "clicked on" as in the aforementioned games. This notion came about during a hangout in which Stuart was relentlessly using his pseudo-fraternity vernacular with such familiar phrases as "Ohh right," "Game on!" and "Rock 'n roll." The idea that he was simply a marine in Starcraft being rapidly clicked on was suggested and the image has since been used to refer to any instance of a group member reciting truisms in this way. If done intentionally or with unconscious feedback, this may be considered an instance of [[Life imitating art imitating life]].
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'''Starcraft sound-bite''' refers to situations in which group members may be thought of as avatar characters in a Blizzard game like Starcraft or Warcraft II. In such scenarios, everyone simply recites a series of archetypical catchphrases, like they're being "clicked on" as in the aforementioned games.
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=== Origin ===
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This notion came about during a hangout in which Stuart was relentlessly using his pseudo-fraternity vernacular with such familiar phrases as "Ohh right," "Game on!" and "Rock 'n roll." The idea that he was simply a marine in Starcraft being rapidly clicked on was suggested and the image has since been used to refer to any instance of a group member reciting truisms in this way.
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If done intentionally or with unconscious feedback, this may be considered an instance of [[Life imitating art imitating life]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Favorite Group Video Games]]
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[[Category:Things said]]

Current revision as of 07:14, 12 February 2007

Starcraft sound-bite refers to situations in which group members may be thought of as avatar characters in a Blizzard game like Starcraft or Warcraft II. In such scenarios, everyone simply recites a series of archetypical catchphrases, like they're being "clicked on" as in the aforementioned games.

Origin

This notion came about during a hangout in which Stuart was relentlessly using his pseudo-fraternity vernacular with such familiar phrases as "Ohh right," "Game on!" and "Rock 'n roll." The idea that he was simply a marine in Starcraft being rapidly clicked on was suggested and the image has since been used to refer to any instance of a group member reciting truisms in this way.

If done intentionally or with unconscious feedback, this may be considered an instance of Life imitating art imitating life.

See Also

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