It's been a long time since I've paid attention to WoW so I'm not sure why just about every reference to Cataclysm via internet coverage and podcasts is pronounced "cattacklysm." Am I missing out on some zany internet meme? Is this the next Leeroy Jenkins? Or is it a big dumb coincidence?
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Dec 07, 2010
Cataclysm is the third expansion pack to World of Warcraft. This expansion revamped and changed much of the original world content in addition to providing new areas, dungeons, and playable races.
Cattacklysm?
" some chick made a video and couldn't prounounce it, and it was posted on a giantbomb news article by Jeff. The chick removed her video from youtube because apparently it went viral and she was too embarrassed. "lulz were had
"oh god what the fuckAlso everything else Ryan pronounces incorrectly is actually pronounced to the accent of an Ashkenazi Jew. Think of Doctor Zoidberg from Futurama. "
" There is just something a little off and creepy about that girl. "I wouldn't even poke her with a stick. Too frightening.
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Also everything else Ryan pronounces incorrectly is actually pronounced to the accent of an Ashkenazi Jew. Think of Doctor Zoidberg from Futurama. "
Sweet mother oh god. That hurt my brain.
" There is just something a little off and creepy about that girl. "She speaks with a complete and udder lack of soul. Also, did she record the video in 3 second bursts? What the hell?
When I first saw that video, I got the impression that she had just come off some hard drugs and didn't fully recover.
I too was wondering about this myself, geuss i missed the point when that video went viral.
It seems a bit odd that people are still making fun of it even now. So she mis-prononced a word, big deal, I've seen people on forums that have much worse grasp of the english language than her. The tone of her voice was pretty funny though.
Permission to speculate?
It seems like one of the major reasons this video became so popular is because it is the perfect microcosm for what World of Warcraft now is, for better or for worse. It's an alien amalgam that baffles outsiders yet attracts anyone who recognizes what a popular and money-making contraption it is. Often it's enough to mention it by name or in spirit (as much as I respect the talent in The Guild, it's certainly guilty of this), but because the young lady in the video can't even get the name right, it serves as a perfect satire for this phenomenon even if it was done sincerely.
"Hahahahaha, her background is multiple pieces of colored construction paper taped together. This chick is golden in all the wrong ways.Is this the right place to post this? Good Lord. "
" @PenguinDoctor said:OMG that's hilarious!!!! I'd thought the background looked a little uneven with itself, and now I can see the Scotch tape. Brilliant."Hahahahaha, her background is multiple pieces of colored construction paper taped together. This chick is golden in all the wrong ways. "Is this the right place to post this? Good Lord. "
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