"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
>
> I admit it. I have no clue. Not even a smidgen. Whether it's because
> I'm over thirty or under forty or don't have the cool genes or don't play
> the right video games or don't listen to the right music, I am utterly and
> forlornly without hope.
>
> So.
>
> What the hell does, "All your base are belong to us," mean?
>
> Marvin Long
> Austin, Texas
>
> Don't be frightened. Adrenaline will just make your blood taste funny.
No shame. I promise not to snicker either.
There was a flood on import games for Nintendo etc in the late 80's.
One of them, Zero Effect, IIRC, featured splendidly horrible translation
from the original Japanese to English. With the rise of abandonware and
emulator, this particular phrase, from one of the cinematic "cut scenes"
was recylced and became a running joke, along with several other choice
gems (such as "we get signal" and "good day gentleman there is no hope
make your time." etc)
-j-
