Comments on: What does it mean to be Akbar'ed?

What does it mean to be Akbar'ed?

ObscureReferenceMan — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:06:54 -0800

Can someone explain the Admiral Akbar pic? I got "Akbar-ed" a while ago, but dismissed it as an in-joke I'd eventually figure out. Then I saw someone post it on this thread. What's the deal? Is it a dumbass callout? Should I look out for another Akbar-ing?

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:10:01 -0800

Admiral Akbar is a pretty common meme owing to his only memorable line in Star Wars when he shouted, "IT'S A TRAP!!!"

ParisParamus promised to amend his behavior in that thread, so I posted that image as a way of suggesting his promise was a trap.

By: cyrusdogstar

cyrusdogstar — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:13:57 -0800

I find your username and question strangely ironic.

And FWIW Ryvar's correct (obviously), it's generally considered a humorous way of saying something's not what it seems, or just "it's a trap!". And I think it originated on Fark, as alluded to in your AskMe thread.

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:15:49 -0800

Oh, and you asked about future pestering by sending in warranty cards, so Capn was suggesting that they were a trap, too.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:19:57 -0800

Yes, as popularized on Fark. Was a banning offense in other, marginally cleverer places, at least two or three years ago. But we at Metafilter like to keep those tired old memetic emetics fresh and steaming for the next generation, because we care so damn much.

By: vetiver

vetiver — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:52:13 -0800

monsieurwonderchicken, I was vastly and visibly amused by your phrase "memetic emetics," which perfectly captures the nauseating yet omnipresent quality of popculture's mini-icons.

This is where you link to forty-seven-dozen sites using "memetic emetics," thus demonstrating that my admiration is at least three weeks behind the curve.

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:57:21 -0800

I'd hit it.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:01:43 -0800

WHERE'S THE BEEF?

By: obiwanwasabi

obiwanwasabi — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:04:51 -0800

I find your username and question strangely ironic.

By: Balisong

Balisong — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:12:21 -0800

It's a tarp!

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:33:29 -0800

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:40:01 -0800

It's a trap!

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:09:46 -0800

Has anyone else seen a resemblance to Admiral Akbar's eyes in the headlights of some new cars? Theyt make me a bit nervous

By: Balisong

Balisong — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:13:59 -0800

I wouldn't buy one of those new cars... It's a...

Well, you know.

By: ericb

ericb — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:22:17 -0800

MetaFilter: keeping those tired old memetic emetics fresh and steaming for the next generation.

By: Balisong

Balisong — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:32:01 -0800

If we leave them nothing, they'll just come up with something dumb. I've seen how this works.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:34:42 -0800

It's a trap!

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:40:11 -0800

It's a Pike! Trap!

By: loquacious

loquacious — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:58:39 -0800

By: loquacious

loquacious — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:59:22 -0800

VIBRATING RECUMBENT BROOMCYCLES

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:13 -0800

We can't repel firepower of that magnitude!

By: furtive

furtive — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:15:38 -0800

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:53:08 -0800

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:14:09 -0800

This is where you link to forty-seven-dozen sites using "memetic emetics," thus demonstrating that my admiration is at least three weeks behind the curve.

Google tells me that I must've made it up. I never can tell, these days. Glad you liked it, though.

Can I get paid now?

By: Kwantsar

Kwantsar — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:22:33 -0800

Does adding an s to something that no one has added an s to before count as "ma(king) it up?" My friends all get pissed when I p-lay Scrabble that way.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:31:11 -0800

Well, there you go, then. Guess I should've searched harder, like I gave a damn or something.

Now kindly step off my dick, willya?

By: y2karl

y2karl — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:58:13 -0800

allllrighty then!

By: ObscureReferenceMan

ObscureReferenceMan — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:08:54 -0800

Thanks, all. And, yes, cyrusdogstar - I should have known...

By: gsb

gsb — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:10:13 -0800

You know what, I really hope these inline jpgs/gifs continue to be served up until 2100, when Metafilter becomes sentient and no longer needs comments.

By: mkultra

mkultra — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:10:51 -0800

Was a banning offense in other, marginally cleverer places, at least two or three years ago. But we at Metafilter like to keep those tired old memetic emetics fresh and steaming for the next generation, because we care so damn much.

Oh man, could you imagine if the bar for banning around here were set that low? We'd be down to like 5 members in days...

By: dios

dios — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:15:31 -0800

We'd be down to like 5 members in days...
posted by mkultra at 9:10 AM PST on August 30

Nah. We'd only be several hundred fewer.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:31:27 -0800

"Admiral Akbar is a pretty common meme owing to his only memorable line in Star Wars when he shouted, "IT'S A TRAP!!!""

"Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer!" isn't a memorable line of dialogue!!!!!!??!?!?!

By: agropyron

agropyron — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:10:50 -0800

Ok, everybody. From now on, a picture of Admiral Akbar means "Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer", got it?

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:23:08 -0800

Everytime I see Admiral Akbar, I have a short daydream fantasy about poking him in the eye with something sharp.

By: mystyk

mystyk — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:18:39 -0800

What we need is a picture of him hovering precariously over a deep fryer as he says his line, especially one with a plate of already cooked calamari off to the side.

By: arto

arto — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:49:29 -0800

I foresee a golden age in which all communication will be by overused Fark cliches. From Akbar to Ellen Feiss to the "Arguing on the Internet" kid, all and sundry will unite in a shining golden epoch of complete goldenness.

Mind you, that's "golden" as in "golden showers."

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:35:28 -0800

arto, I love that TOS episode.

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:12:43 -0800

agropyron writes "From now on, a picture of Admiral Akbar means 'Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer', got it"

Now really how often would that come up. Unless SSD was code for something else.