The whole My Little Pony "20% Cooler" Meme is ironically dumb.

[Mikeyfell]

I think we can all agree that the cake would be 20% cooler if it wasn't a lie.

Did you post this because of the Mechromancer perk?

 

[Lunar Templar]

well

technically all meme's are stupid. just putting that out there

 

[6_Qubed]

Remember how Yugioh Abridged would replace "Duel Monsters" with "A Children's Card Game" to emphasize just how ridiculously serious people were taking it?

Well, I think you might have devoted too much thought to picking apart the dialogue choices used in A Little Girls' Cartoon Show.

(Fuck Rainbow Dash anyway, Derpy is best pony.)

 

[SweetShark]

I think we can all agree that the cake would be 20% cooler if it wasn't a lie.

Did you post this because of the Mechromancer perk?

Nope, not related.
Just to here your opinions about this.

Also, as I said, I am not so serious about this subject, it was just something I noticed.

 

[poxyrom]

A meme is just a joke.
If you see it every now and then, it's funny, even if you've seen it many times before.
If you see it being used and abused in every corner of the internet, it becomes unfunny. And then when you see it some more, it becomes downright agitating.

 

[Evil Smurf]

does that mean that Pony flamewars are 20% then other flamewars?

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Memes don't usually take any interest in the context of their origin. This isn't the first time a meme has actually been entirely taken out of the original context either. As an example of this, here's Neil DeGrasse Tyson talking about 'Watch out guys, we've got a badass over here':

Spoiler

 

[TheBelgianGuy]

Don't you ponies have, like, your own forum or something? I thought there was the agreement that for the good of the community, there'd be no pony threads anymore.

 

[WorriedSandwich]

...welcome to memes?

As said above, don't stress about it.

 

[SweetShark]

HOWEVER, for a fan of this TV series and having had seen this specific episode, this Meme make no sense to exist at all! This Meme is a lie!!!

Because the whole point of this specific episode is Even Rainbow Dash though her own take for her dress was "20% cooler", SHE WAS WRONG!!!
The whole concept about something your believe is cool and you ignore the opinion of the others, IS THE MAIN LESSON the heroes learn in this episode. To trust others peoples [or ponies, yeah] opinions not only yours.

So in my opinion this whole 20 cooler meme is a big,fat lie! The fans of the series use this meme wrong!!! Because the real idea behind this meme is you maybe is your opinion and you think is cooler like that, but maybe you are wrong. Maybe the other people [ponies] think is stupid idea. That why you need a second opinion about this, and it will be even better if the opinion come from a proffecional or someone that know about this subject [in this episode, Rarity].

*nerd glasses*

Well, actually the moral of that episode was flatly stated in the episode to be "never look a gift horse in the mouth", which means you shouldn't complain about a gift not being exactly the thing you wanted or of the precise quality you wanted, since it's a gift and the thought is what's important. The episode was NOT saying "your opinion is always wrong unless you're a professional in that field". So yeah, wrong on that account.

Secondly, the line as used by RD was intentionally a vague description of what was "wrong" with the original dress. The whole point of the gag was that she couldn't actually explain what was wrong with it in a coherent and logical fashion, only that it needed to be improved in some way before it would meet her standards. She doesn't know why it's not good enough, it's just not good enough. When fans use the phrase on the internet, it's usually the same situation but in reverse, they use it as a way to describe their approval in a vague and mostly illogical manner. Ergo they're basically saying they don't know why it's so good, it just is. Yes, the meme is technically reversed from the original meaning in that sense, but the core concept is the same. It's not like the phrase's meme meaning is 100% unrelated to the original one, it's just a reversal.

Thirdly, virtually all memes are used out of their context. That's sort of the point.

Thank you for your answer my friend.
Then it seems I was wrong after all, it was long time I saw this episode after all, so I didn't remember the moral story it had.

 

[Brandon Logan]

Ken Ashcorp time? Ken Ashcorp time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6xRSafBV8o

Capthca: Take it All.

Ummm, yea.

 

[RJ 17]

Snip

I'd have to hope someone has already mentioned this in the other posts, but in case they haven't, you're putting wwwaaayyy too much thought into it.

The meme isn't supposed to be the true meaning behind the line, it's the line itself. No one cares about the "20% cooler" line in its actual context in the show, they use it simply because it's saying "20% cooler". Indeed Rainbow Dash ultimately was wrong with what she wanted for her outfit, but that's not why the line became a meme. The line became a meme simply because people liked the line itself.

 

[Pyramid Head]

Now you brony fuckers know how we Portal fuckers feel whenever some fucker on the web bangs on about the falsehoods of confectioneries even though there really was a cake, Valve even used a real Black Forest cherry cake as model for the cake in the game. Yeah Rat Man redeemed himself of that graffiti mistake in Portal 2 and anyone who makes memes deserves to die anyway, but still, you get my frustrations, don't you?

That said i do find it funny that it was a Rainbow Dash quote that has lead to your agony. Anytime i find something legitimately stupid and not just unusual tied into that show, it's always related to Rainbow Dash who so far has been the source of conspiracy theories, wild accusations of bigotry and now stupid web memes that violate the message of the episode that was delivered with about as much subtlety as a hydrogen bomb.

 

[jebara]

OP isn't as worked up as most of you guys think.
If I know my SweetShark,he just likes thinking too much into things and creating interesting conversations, but he uses exclamation marks and sometimes caps for dramatic effect.

 

[cahtush]

The milk i drink right now needs to be about 20% cooler.

 

[C F]

OP isn't as worked up as most of you guys think.
If I know my SweetShark,he just likes thinking too much into things and creating interesting conversations, but he uses exclamation marks and sometimes caps for dramatic effect.

You know, as one of the many recurring jokes in Pratchett's Discworld books, the use of increasing amounts of exclamation marks (beyond one) is equated with increasing slippage into delirious and self-absorbed insanity.

"What sort of person," said Salzella patiently, "sits down and writes a maniacal laugh? And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head. Opera can do that to a man."

I'm not sure about anyone else here, but I can tell you that I subconsciously start to disregard any notion of composure when reading sentences tailgated by all those shout-poles. I can't help it. Satirical literature does that to a man.

Fortunately I can overlook that because I love to overthink things as well. I'm feeling a sort of one-on-one resonance with the OP on that point. I just never call them to other people's attention by making a whole thread about it.

So yeah. Where am I at here?
Oh yes, the 20% cooler thing.
Yeah, the point is it doesn't mean anything and Rainbow Dash is a bit too simpleminded to focus and give any actual criticism, instead opting to substitute in her own vague linguistic constructions because she lacks the education to see anything wrong with doing so.
The fans, loving Rainbow Dash for whatever reason (seriously, she's my least favorite of the Mane Six), saw it as a fairly unique phrase coined by the blue pegasus and ran with it.

Yes, it's a tool put forth towards contradicting the moral of the story, but I find it dumb for my own reasons. I don't cringe at its use or anything, because Rainbow Dash isn't a half bad character and I don't find her simplicity overwhelming enough to warrant a disdain for her words, but it's not something I'd take to using for myself.
Unless I felt like it for whatever reason. I feel like doing a lot of weird things for a myriad of reasons. I don't know, ironic humor may just be on tomorrow's breakfast menu for me.

But still: Poor Rarity.