It was funny the first time 'round but man, it's a meme that's gonna dying faster than a dead baby (dead baby jokes). It hurts every time i read people comment on Skyrim threads and making the "I used to x like you, but then i took an arrow in the knee." Yes we get it. Haha. Now how bout be more original? How bout say something like "Have you seen the comments on Youtube? They got dumb comments. Dumb. Comments." or something? Common guys. Be creative.
 
But it still ends up with you sounding like a dumb Skyrim nerd at the end of the day. Anyways, my predictions for the first comment:

"I used to give a fuck like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

I don't get it. What does this have to do with Skyrim? Not being a dick, I seriously don't know.

I've never heard this stupid, stupid meme. So I guess that's plus one for me?

I've never heard of this.

@TheKramer89: A bunch of the guards say I used to be an adventure like you then I took an arrow to the knee

I have seen it a few times but I also have no idea what the context is.

I find that some memes start funny, but eventually get annoying and old.

This particular meme became the latter in record breaking time.

@TheKramer89 said:

I don't get it. What does this have to do with Skyrim? Not being a dick, I seriously don't know.

Apparently one of characters apparently says something along the lines of "I used to adventure like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee." I either haven't met this character or just ignored it as a throw away line. For some reason it stuck for people and now it's internet famous.

go on ign for 5 seconds. then come back here and sob for the fate of humanity.

I think its some reddit bullshit.

oh and i have to

arrow in the knee jokes used to be (un)funny like you, but then it took an arrow in the knee.

I used to make good jokes until I got an arrow in the knee?

seriously though, it's pretty bad, though it's not as bad as "I saw a mudcrab the other day" and probably not as bad as "patrolling the mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter" but nerds love repeating shit over and over again to the point where it's not funny; I'm a wizard jokes were sort of funny a couple days after that bombcast, for example.

it's a meme it'll die get over it. <>

u mad?

Oh memes. : (

@sagesebas said:

@TheKramer89: A bunch of the guards say I used to be an adventure like you then I took an arrow to the knee

Oh, gotcha. I've heard the guards say that a few times. Didn't really bother me.

Whenever I want to make my friends cry, i say "I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than you!" Works every time...

arrow in the knee jokes used to be (un)funny like you, but then it took an arrow in the knee.

I too wondered where this meme came from. I've not heard/seen it used that much, so maybe I'm just lucky? The last meme to really grate on my nerves was the "The cake is a lie" meme. Seriously, people are actually spouting this, and it annoys the heck out of me each time I hear it. It was never funny to me, so I don't see the charm in it. =/

Ignore it, it'll pass.
 
That, or it'll take an arrow to the knee, etc.

I used to think this way just like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.

Let me guess... Someone stole your sweet roll.

You look like someone who's comfortable in heavy armor.

It's even worse when people write these types of comments on random stuff like Engadget news articles...

@FritzDude said:

Let me guess... Someone stole your sweet roll.

this

@PeasantAbuse said:

You look like someone who's comfortable in heavy armor.

you have two hands and you use both for your weapon. I respect that

We get enough of this in the actual game, it's getting old fast. It's not even a decent quote, either.

Your mom is getting old.

Let me guess... Someone stole your sweet roll.

I used to be an adventurer like you, but then Skyrim glitched and corrupted my save. 
 
But seriously, what bothers me the most is "YOU HAVE COMMITED CRIMES AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF SKYRIM!". Well, seriously? I didn't knew! I mean, i killed that random NPC thinking that it was completely legal. It makes sense that they say this, but to a killer/burglar Khajiit like myself, the same line gets old FAST.

I used to give a shit what other people said on the internet, then I got a brain.

This thing is all over youtube. If the video is gaming-related, there will be an "arrow in the knee" joke. It's a scary sight, really.

There used to be a bunch of adventurers around here. Then I started kneecapping them with arrows. 
 
Yeah, the jokes got old like the first 3 days the game was out. People I knew in real life walked around saying it constantly.  
Sadly, their brains are pathetic and almost useless so it's gonna end up just like that "cake is a lie" thing from Portal. It's gonna stay with those mindless drones forever

I was watching porn, read one in the coments, it totally crack me up.

I believe when used in right circunstances it still has life.

Im sorry but as someone who has actually taken an arrow in the knee I must say that I am very happy about this catching on.  
I used to not post much on forums but then I took an arrow in the knee. 
 

I used to be annoyed by it, but then I took an arrow to the knee and I realized how important it is to warn potential adventurers about it.

@FritzDude: I used to make sweet roll jokes like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.

Yea I personally have no problem with memes because they vanish eventually. btw The cake is a lie, Why so serious?

This thread is about as much fun as an arrow in the knee.

I used to get mad and annoyed over people posting silly memes like you do, actually no I didn't and I never will and I don't understand people who do.

If you spend too much of your time being angry and judging people who are just joking around you'll soon find yourself shooting people down left and right.

With arrows.

It was funny the first time 'round but man, it's a meme that's gonna dying faster than a dead baby (dead baby jokes). It hurts every time i read people comment on Skyrim threads and making the "I used to x like you, but then i took an arrow in the knee." Yes we get it. Haha. Now how bout be more original? How bout say something like "Have you seen the comments on Youtube? They got dumb comments. Dumb. Comments." or something? Common guys. Be creative.
 
But it still ends up with you sounding like a dumb Skyrim nerd at the end of the day. Anyways, my predictions for the first comment:

"I used to give a fuck like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

BRING YOUR WORST YOU INTERNET S.O.B.s IM NOT AFRAID OF YOU!!!  /trollbait

I used to yadda yadda knees and arrows and adventure and sweetrolls and criminal scum and FUS RO DAH and whathaveyou.

@RockmanBionics said:

I used to get mad and annoyed over people posting silly memes like you do, actually no I didn't and I never will and I don't understand people who do.

If you spend too much of your time being angry and judging people who are just joking around you'll soon find yourself shooting people down left and right.

With arrows.

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To the knee.

this

I take arrows to the head several times a day and don't fucking complain about it!

I used to find them hilarious, then I took an arrow in the knee.

never should have come here?

I found this to be one of the funniest things to come out of Skyrim other than the fucked up glitches.

@benpicko said:

I used to think this way just like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.

STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!

*drops the mic*

*runs*

I prefer "hey mage, why don't you conjure me up a warm bed?"

Go fiddlin' with any memes around here, and we're going to have a real problem.

My friend used this on me the other day on Facebook and i didn't get it. I have been playing since the game was out and pretty sure I heard the "I used to be an adventurer like you" part but didn't bother for the rest, because well, I don't care about you mister guard.

The weird part? My friend hasn't played one bit of Skyrim. This bothers me.