Continued from a thread in /b/ where we tried and failed to come up with a question/answer pair that would serve to identify people as being possible Yotsubites.
Instead of saying "Hey man do you read 4chan?", which can potentially backfire, it would be wiser to have a catchphrase similar to SA's to greet each other outside of the forums.
This is top secret squirrel stuff :ssh:
General guidelines:
a) Do not post something fucking retarded like Q: "lol pedobear furry gaysex balls touching?" A: "ZOMG REI DONATE TO FUCK 4CHAN!". We need something that is an actual QUESTION AND ANSWER PAIR.
b) It's a Good Idea to only use the decided-upon catphrase to identify people as being Yotsubites, and not to use it all the time. We wouldn't want it entering popular lingo or spreading to groups of people who do not read the boards, as that would completely defeat the point of it.
c) Q: a question about the person you are asking to A: Affirmation, plus a subtle bit of information that identifies
A pretty good example is
Q: Did you see the news on Channel 4?
A: Yes, Richard C. Mongler died
Let's try to come up with something that doesn't suck ass, okay?
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VIPPER2007-07-19 15:28
Q: Know where I can buy some boxcutters?
A: At Nevada-tan's.
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VIPPER2007-07-19 16:36
OK, here's the ultimate one:
If you hear someone say: "4CHAN SECRET GREETING?"
You should answer with : "NOT LIKELY."
If the conversation drifts onto the internet I just say "You ever heard of rules one or two?"
If they reply with fight club bullshit I know they're not a channer.
If they just say "Yes" I know they are
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VIPPER2009-03-28 10:21
Shoulda been "Rules one and two"
I blame the parents
>>171-172
What I find amusing is that in Fight Club, the two rules were made to be broken. Tyler/Narrator knew that new people would show up by word-of-mouth and the rules were used as a trigger to have people subconsciously break them.
In 4chan's case, people here have taken the term literally and cried when it completely backfired. And yet, they wonder why.
Q: Then who was phone ?
A: The mudkip flies at night.
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VIPPER2009-03-30 23:02
>>176
You are someone who receives sustenance from the anus of others
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VIPPER2009-03-31 12:34
Q: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
A: Mexican Studies.
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VIPPER2009-03-31 15:56
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VIPPER2009-03-31 16:41
Q: How do you indent your code?
A: Forcefully!
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VIPPER2009-03-31 16:49
Q: Have you read your SICP today?
A: IHBT
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VIPPER2009-04-01 10:51
The only good one so far is the rules one and two one. It can't backfire because if they don't know then you just say it's from fight club.
Most of the others, if someone didn't know about 4chan they would think you were talking absolute random bullshit.
Even the ones that sound innocent could backfire as the answer is random crap, and if someone asked that innocent question who wasn't a channer you would look like a dick for saying the reply.
you: "Ever heard of rules 1 and 2?"
normal: "Yeah, from fight club"
channer: "Yes"
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VIPPER2009-04-01 10:57
I vote for Nevada
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VIPPER2009-04-01 13:21
>>183
The thing is if you ask someone where Nevada is and they are not a channer, they will think you are a fucking retard
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VIPPER2009-04-02 18:17
poppycock!
i say that you cannot ask a fellow 4channer "what catchphrase involves boatlights and balljoints?" because a whole part of the joke is that nobody gets it. and if you find someone who does get it, it isn't funny anymore, and thusly gets spammed as thus:
Outsider's answer: (Anything really)
Response to outsider's answer: I've heard others talking about him and wanted to know if you knew anything. No big deal.