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love1another
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States1844 Posts
January 27 2010 10:25 GMT
#1
I've heard a bunch of people on TL make references to being "Romanian" and there's even a poster whose name is "Romanian from" [Romania]. I'm awfully confused at this inside joke as it seems to go back quite a ways.

Is it at all related to Romania's somewhat recent entrance into the EU? Does it have anything to do with a specific thread or post I seemed to have missed?

If somebody could clear this up for me, I will be eternally grateful. Thanks!

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Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
January 27 2010 10:28 GMT
#2
they fail at detecting sarcasm
La parole nous a été donnée pour déguiser notre pensée
Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
January 27 2010 10:31 GMT
#3
Somebody from Romania (I think Minus_human, but I might be wrong) took a sarcastic comment seriously a long time ago in a thread and a tl meme was born.
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10835 Posts
January 27 2010 10:33 GMT
#4
if it was just 1 romanian it wouldnt' have been a big deal but it was like 3 different romanian users all reacting to an obviously sarcastic comment
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lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
January 27 2010 11:06 GMT
#5
i remember the thread but i cant find it
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51639 Posts
January 27 2010 11:09 GMT
#6
this thread http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=60575
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chobopeon
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States7342 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-27 11:33:24
January 27 2010 11:33 GMT
#7
memes, especially this one, are born out of the most meaningless shit. it was weird because this blew up overnight - it seemed like within a week there were several threads littered with romanian jokes ("romanian LOL"). with about 2 exceptions, it stopped being funny after page 1 of that original thread.

whatever, we've done worse.
:O
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
January 27 2010 11:50 GMT
#8
In related news, Lemonwalrus isn't actually a walrus.
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24780 Posts
January 27 2010 11:59 GMT
#9
I just looked over that thread for the first time since it was made years ago... and I realized that the meme was born from a something that doesn't even make sense. Inc wasn't really being sarcastic there so much as facetious, dry, and non literal... sarcasm generally requires a nested insult.
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Lemonwalrus
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States5465 Posts
January 27 2010 12:40 GMT
#10
On January 27 2010 20:50 FirstBorn wrote:
In related news, Lemonwalrus isn't actually a walrus.

You shut your filthy whore mouth.
Sauron
Profile Joined November 2008
Romania169 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-27 12:42:06
January 27 2010 12:41 GMT
#11
oh noes...not this again...
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lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
January 27 2010 12:50 GMT
#12
On January 27 2010 20:50 FirstBorn wrote:
In related news, Lemonwalrus isn't actually a walrus.

no, hes a walrus, ive met him several times in Venezuela
IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
January 27 2010 12:55 GMT
#13
its just an extension of the general european inability to comprehend humor
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Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
January 27 2010 12:58 GMT
#14
didn't it used to be peruvians, before people started picking on romanians?
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
January 27 2010 13:00 GMT
#15
On January 27 2010 21:55 IdrA wrote:
its just an extension of the general european inability to comprehend humor

haha! good one.
underscore
Profile Joined August 2009
252 Posts
January 27 2010 13:05 GMT
#16
Sarcasm - it's for cool emo kids
StarN
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2587 Posts
January 27 2010 13:17 GMT
#17
On January 27 2010 20:59 micronesia wrote:
I just looked over that thread for the first time since it was made years ago... and I realized that the meme was born from a something that doesn't even make sense. Inc wasn't really being sarcastic there so much as facetious, dry, and non literal... sarcasm generally requires a nested insult.

This one didn't help their case either though...

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=104117
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MasterOfChaos
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Germany2896 Posts
January 27 2010 13:21 GMT
#18
On January 27 2010 22:17 StarN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 27 2010 20:59 micronesia wrote:
I just looked over that thread for the first time since it was made years ago... and I realized that the meme was born from a something that doesn't even make sense. Inc wasn't really being sarcastic there so much as facetious, dry, and non literal... sarcasm generally requires a nested insult.

This one didn't help their case either though...

http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=104117

That one was on a joke account...
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Glaucus
Profile Joined June 2009
479 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-27 13:25:22
January 27 2010 13:24 GMT
#19
You can't detect sarcasm over the internet.

And I don't know why Idra keeps trying to bash Europeans. American SC fans hate him for his BM. The Europeans like it. He should bash some silly Americans next time.
Pika Chu
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Romania2510 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-27 13:47:25
January 27 2010 13:31 GMT
#20
On January 27 2010 20:09 GTR wrote:
this thread http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=60575


No, the start was way before that and it started from me. But after that it just evolved whenever a romanian would be seen as not getting the sarcasm.

Lol Idra... you're american, you don't even know where europe is on the map. (can you spot the sarcasm here?)

This meme is funny indeed but since it's perpetuated for so long it may be a bit of truth in it. We do use a lot of sarcasm when talking not only in romanian but also in english.

There are cultural differences between parts of the world that also influences how people see humor and sarcasm/irony. The difference between european and american humor are sometimes outstanding, and sometimes there aren't any. Same as for european parts, west side's appreciation of humor isn't exactly the eastern europe's appreciation. And i've noticed that multiple times.
Just like the difference between people, some like certain jokes some detest them.

But on a macro scale for regional appreciation of certain humor types it's all in the culture.

About why we "apparently" fail to get sarcasm here in certain situation i don't know the motive. It's probably a conglomerate of motives. First is that in romanian (for example) sarcasm/irony is way easier to spot due to non verbal language (starting from intonation to gestures) and failing to see some's intonation/gestures can mislead your beliefs of the text's nature. Also maybe english not being the language you speak all day long, you can't understand all of it's particularities, expressions and ways of use.

They first ignore you. After they laugh at you. Next they will fight you. In the end you will win.
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