Geekiest of Memes
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Police Detective John McClane shoots the East German terrorist leader, Hans Gruber out the window of Nakatomi Plaza to fall thirty stories to the pavement below in Los Angeles.
Truly it takes imagination to unite Die Hard #1 with Star Trek NG’s “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra” episode.
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You know, an awful lot of geek conversations can be held entirely in story allusions….
“Xanatos”– every outcome is to that guy’s advantage; the only way to win is not to play. (and even that might not be a win)
Pretty much half the dialog in Princes Bride summarizes the situation it’s used on.
Next year’s geekiest meme is going to be:
Trump, Michael at the Baptism/Deepstate, Shaka When the Walls Fell.