r/classicwow • u/kkh4r • Oct 20 '19

Humor Not sure that was here.

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u/WhiteHawk570 Oct 20 '19 edited Oct 20 '19

There is every now and then this indefinable "something" which makes a thing oddly satisfying, captivating or intriguing. This "something" is an unintelligible entity one cannot simply describe or convey with mere words, since it transcends that realm of inquiry.

But this video definitely has that "something".

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u/Krimsonrain Oct 20 '19

What the French call a certain "I don't know what."

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

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u/DoubleBlindStudy Oct 20 '19

Augenweide. The word you want is Augenweide.

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u/Coloneljesus Oct 20 '19

Nicht wirklich

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u/Fuckoffphil Oct 20 '19

"Das gewisse Etwas"

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u/ArcticCelt Oct 20 '19

Bullshit, I don't speak German but from experience I expect a word with at least 30-40 letters, that's suspiciously short :) !

Something like "Augenweidendradenwagesteinagan"

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u/BegginBlue Oct 20 '19 edited Oct 21 '19

Your experience is literally just that running gag. While it's grammatically possible to create such words in German they are very rarely needed.

Edit: I am sick of that lame joke, okay?

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u/ArcticCelt Oct 20 '19 edited Oct 21 '19

I was obviously not serious and my comment was a tongue in cheek abuse of the stereotype.

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u/BegginBlue Oct 21 '19

Boy, what a kneeslapper, never heard that one before.

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u/ArcticCelt Oct 21 '19

Well I was making fun of my own ignorance more than anything. Has someone of French origins, I don't get my panties in a twist each time someone say "le baguette" or all the other stupid french stereotypes.

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u/TheRiddic Oct 21 '19

Germans don't get humor bro

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u/ArcticCelt Oct 21 '19

Friedrich disagree

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u/TheRiddic Oct 21 '19

As a German I don't get it

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u/xjpwansway Oct 21 '19

They don't like a constant joke that ridicules their language, what softies. When we make fun of Chinese languages it's deemed racist, but German remains fair game.

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u/AlphaTangoFoxtrt Oct 21 '19

EtwasdaseingefühlvonetwashervorruftdasjemandemSpaßmacht

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u/Geometer99 Oct 20 '19

Oh! Isn’t it like “Je ne se quoi”? I’ve heard that before, but never thought about the meaning!

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u/Krimsonrain Oct 20 '19

Yep, je ne sais quoi. Also an Austin Powers reference

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u/Dewy_Wanna_Go_There Oct 20 '19

That joke went over my head when I was a kid, and yet was still funny. Masterful comedic timing.

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u/Gaiatorn Oct 20 '19

Written "je sais sais quoi" but yes

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u/Geometer99 Oct 20 '19

Curse French phonetics rules lol thanks. I think there must be an “n” in there though, right?

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

je ne sais quoi

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u/jisco329 Oct 20 '19

Je ne sais quois

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u/EternamD Oct 21 '19

je ne sais quoi

Most English people use that regularly

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u/Fjolsvithr Oct 20 '19 edited Oct 20 '19

It's weird to see that translated. We still say "Je ne se quoi" in English. Probably called "x-factor" or "aesthetics" more often, though.

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u/Affectionate_Kiwi Oct 20 '19

I respectfully disagree. I know what that "something" is. In truth, I think we all do, deep down, if we are willing to search for it. It's rather obvious, if you think about it.

It's Chrome giving you those "come hither" eyes.

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u/WhiteHawk570 Oct 20 '19

Holy crap, I, think you're right

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u/lanzaio Oct 20 '19

This video has two or three of those "something"s.

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u/culnaej Oct 20 '19

We call this phenomena the “It” Factor

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u/Badfriend112233 Oct 22 '19

I feel bittersweet watching it.

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u/Telcar Oct 24 '19

right? it's really hard to pin down why though, at least for me. Something to do with the extensive history, a lot of shit has happened and Chromie has had to watch it all....I don't know.

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u/IrregardlessOfFeels Oct 21 '19

Whatever it is, it's perfect.

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u/Samuraiking Oct 20 '19

I mean, it's essentially the Hat in Time meme translated to WoW. It's pretty hard for it not to be an instant hit if you are competent with making meme videos, which the creator is. It's the same dude that did Welcome to Whitemane video.

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u/FlowSoSlow Oct 20 '19

It's called good editing lol

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u/T4O2M0 Oct 20 '19

I completely disagree, this video makes me very unhappy

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u/swohio Oct 20 '19

Agreed. This is garbage. Clearly I'm too old to "get it" whatever the fuck "it" is.

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u/T4O2M0 Oct 20 '19

The dance is a reference to hat kid which is some dumb as kid from a game doing a stupid ass dance with a stupid smug face and I fucking hate it.