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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• littletoolshed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s credited fairly well, actually: knowyourmeme.com/…/im-here-to-kick-ass-and-chew-b…

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This image macro compresses text superimposed over imagery from Duke Nukem 3D, not They Live.

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    • littletoolshed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yep, that is the history of the meme. It sorta says all that on the page I linked to in the response above ☝️

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      • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I wasn’t asking about the history of the quote. I know the history of the quote. I was commenting on the use of a reference to a reference.

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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Duke Nukem never gave credit to the shit it ripped off.

  Hail to the king, baby!

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Was it a rip-off, or was it homage?

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Tomayto Tomahto

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      • WrenFeathers@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Sounds like a game developer or a new anime.

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• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Why would they need to credit a near 40 year old reference?

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Why credit a near 30-year-old homage instead?

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