|
|||||
What is the cake is a lie?a phrase meaning something to the effect of "you know that thing you where promised to be rewarded after you completed this task? well, it doesn't exist". could also be described as being trolled. the term was coined by the video game Portal in which your player would navigate through a labyrinth of tests while being driven to continue by the promise of cake. towards the end of the game, i becomes clear that there is in fact no cake and your efforts where in vain. 1.) the cake is a lie - videoThe cake is a lie - what is it?A substitute for "The writing is on the wall'. From the (video game) Portal. The graffiti in background levels give clues and point out truths including "the cake is a lie". Chell is promised cake and grief counseling as her reward if she manages to complete all the test chambers. After Chell completes the final test chamber, GLaDOS congratulates her but the promised cake is a lie. What does "the cake is a lie" mean?Implies that a promised reward for one's work is false, with the one proffering the reward never intending to give it in the first place, possibly because the reward never even existed (see also: "there is no spoon"). This phrase can be used to express grief or frustration regarding any situation where there is an imbalance between effort and reward. This phrase was popularized by the game "Portal" by Valve Software Corporation. Common Usage Example -- The cake is a lie - what does it mean?To win a game, such as Portal. JOE: How did your soccer game go? The cake is a lie - meaningThe phrase the cake is a lie had it's origins on one of the *chans. It started in the lolicon image board also called "/cake/" or "Delicious Cake" (Lolicon being drawn pornography depicting small children doing sexual favors.) On certain chans (Which will go unnamed) the /cake/ board shows picture of real small children instead of drawn. similar to their /jb/ or jailbait boards. Some of these picture can be found with a tag on them saying "Open with winrar". When you do this these certain picture open text documents with links or bat info that leads to child porn or "CP". when people would open these in winrar most of the time they would be linked to such a website as Goatse or tubgirl. The receiver of "CP" would then return to the original thread and tag it with the phrase "The cake is a lie" cake being Child Porn. This phrase is often mistaken for portal where at the end you are rewarded with cake promised throughout the game only to have it taken away. But that would leave incorrect. The meaning of this phrase was lost some time ago and was only brought back when portal was introduced and it fit so well. "Open in WinRawr" The cake is a lie - definitionWhen a transsexual tricks a strait male into thinking he's a girl in bed. Hugo: So I said, 'Hey, let's turn on the lights..' The cake is a lie - slangAn experience embodying thoughts and emotions that occurs in the moment, but is followed by a humbling experience. The written language is the most powerful form of language. The cake is a lieThe Cake is a lie: To have a Cake you need time and money. Therefore: money + time = Cake guy 1-"the cake is real!" The cake is a lieexpression used when something great has been promised from a third party but it ultimately is not so. (six months prior to Vista release) "Vista will be the greatest operating system ever!" The cake is a lieRoughly translates to "your promised reward is merely a fictitious motivator". Popularized by the game "Portal" (found on Half-Life 2's "Orange Box" game release for PC, X-Box 360, and PS3). During the game, an electronic voice encourages you to solve intricate puzzles using cake as a motivating perk. When you have "broken out" of the game's initial testing phase (from threat of death), you find scrawls on walls of the innards of the testing center warning you that "the cake is a lie". Employee #1: Yo, Dave, manager says we will probably get a promotion if we meet the sales expectations for this quarter. |
|||||
www.Definder.net Powered by Urban Dictionary |