Roses are red, violets are blue, omae wa mou shindeiru
October 16, 2017 4:28 AM Subscribe
Another merrily morbid meme for your Monday: you are already dead. What started with a ridiculous anime/ kung fu trope-tastic delayed death from various attacks by Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star (previously) expanded online, as memes tend to do, mostly in silly sorts of ways.
While the delayed death via attack on pressure points or poison is also a trope of its own, though named on TV Tropes for Kenshiro's stoic statement, "omae wa mou shindeiru" or "you are already dead" from Fist of the North Star is the most parodied and meme-ified image and phrase, if you're searching for general foolishness.
While the delayed death via attack on pressure points or poison is also a trope of its own, though named on TV Tropes for Kenshiro's stoic statement, "omae wa mou shindeiru" or "you are already dead" from Fist of the North Star is the most parodied and meme-ified image and phrase, if you're searching for general foolishness.
seems like someone could have the decency to bury me, at least
posted by thelonius at 5:08 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by thelonius at 5:08 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
The definition of serendipity: I was playing Overwatch a few weeks ago and I was in a game where our Genji typed this into chat. Glad I know what it means now. I thought it meant "I need healing".
posted by Groundhog Week at 5:17 AM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by Groundhog Week at 5:17 AM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
"You are already bread"
posted by doctornemo at 6:15 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by doctornemo at 6:15 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
"You are already bread"
my name is Ken,
and wen its rite,
or wen the men
come out to fite,
the other guys
is bleeding red -
i poke you twice.
you 'ready ded.
posted by leotrotsky at 6:54 AM on October 16, 2017 [19 favorites]
my name is Ken,
and wen its rite,
or wen the men
come out to fite,
the other guys
is bleeding red -
i poke you twice.
you 'ready ded.
posted by leotrotsky at 6:54 AM on October 16, 2017 [19 favorites]
my name is Foe
i think u weak
punchin' soft
out in the street
but i don't know
what u just do
say "omae wa
mou shindeiru"
posted by leotrotsky at 6:59 AM on October 16, 2017 [10 favorites]
i think u weak
punchin' soft
out in the street
but i don't know
what u just do
say "omae wa
mou shindeiru"
posted by leotrotsky at 6:59 AM on October 16, 2017 [10 favorites]
"Ore wa mou shindieru" = *I* am already dead.
posted by Ghidorah at 8:26 AM on October 16, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Ghidorah at 8:26 AM on October 16, 2017 [4 favorites]
"Minna wa mou shindeiru": Everyone is already dead.
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:42 AM on October 16, 2017
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:42 AM on October 16, 2017
That compilation somehow doesn't include the best one.
posted by steveminutillo at 10:03 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by steveminutillo at 10:03 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
leotrotsky, that's the best thing ever!
posted by I-Write-Essays at 10:16 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by I-Write-Essays at 10:16 AM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
oh this is a very lovely answer to my last Ask!
posted by glasseyes at 10:55 AM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by glasseyes at 10:55 AM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
Here's a compilation of parodies from other (old!) anime (Oh man, Excel Saga. That poor puppy was somewhere on that truck, wasn't it?), although I think I may now prefer this derail from the bottom of the Know You Meme page, Kenshiro hiding in a haystack.
posted by maryr at 12:26 PM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by maryr at 12:26 PM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
My father's nickname was "Red" (his hair was originally red though he had gone completely bald by 30; later, it was clear his personality matched That 70s Show's Red Foreman). He passed away at 90 due to internal injuries from an auto accident, but remained conscious for 5 days... he was already Red.
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posted by oneswellfoop at 1:45 PM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
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posted by oneswellfoop at 1:45 PM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD was the name of of my Rokh in EVE Online back in 2010. Such a wonderful koan, it kind of puts your head in exactly the right place for internet spaceships.
posted by BYiro at 1:48 PM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by BYiro at 1:48 PM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
This slight variation comes from the webcomic "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things".
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 2:04 PM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 2:04 PM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
But, but, but...
"Roses are red, violets are blue" has eight syllables (assuming we're basing it on the meter of the English poem), but "omae wa mou shindeiru" has eleven morae. You can't make it fit into eight syllables without doing some violence to the diphthongs and geminates.
posted by The Tensor at 2:31 PM on October 16, 2017
"Roses are red, violets are blue" has eight syllables (assuming we're basing it on the meter of the English poem), but "omae wa mou shindeiru" has eleven morae. You can't make it fit into eight syllables without doing some violence to the diphthongs and geminates.
posted by The Tensor at 2:31 PM on October 16, 2017
The Tensor: Comedy is all about flaunting norms, and the sudden modal shift achieves that perfectly. Let your verse flow like water, and crash like thunder.
posted by I-Write-Essays at 4:04 PM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by I-Write-Essays at 4:04 PM on October 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
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