“I Took an Arrow in the Knee” is a catchphrase from the role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which inspired the snowclone phrasal template “I used to X, then I took an arrow to the knee.”
In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the town guard non-player characters (NPCs) repeated “I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.” when the player walks near them.
The restating of such a specific story over and over again by so many different guards caused it to be noticed by players, who then proceeded to post about it in gaming forums and image boards.
In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the town guard non-player characters (NPCs) repeated “I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.” when the player walks near them.
The restating of such a specific story over and over again by so many different guards caused it to be noticed by players, who then proceeded to post about it in gaming forums and image boards.
I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.
I used to give a fuck, then I took an arrow in the knee.
I used to give a fuck, then I took an arrow in the knee.
by luv-xoxo December 15, 2011
Get the Took an Arrow in the Knee mug.by Anonymous person..... October 20, 2016
Get the tookie mug.When someone does something to piss somebody off but that person doesn't do anything back. Thus, taking it like a bitch.
Tom: Brad punched Ryan in the balls!
John: What did Ryan do to get back at him?
Tom: Nothing. He just took it like a bitch!
John: What did Ryan do to get back at him?
Tom: Nothing. He just took it like a bitch!
by Hare1MH August 20, 2009
Get the Took it like a bitch! mug.To take from another man's furnace, proclaiming your sexuality.
In Minecraft, when a man takes from another man's furnace, it is an act of flirtation. This, in turn, angers the gods.
In Minecraft, when a man takes from another man's furnace, it is an act of flirtation. This, in turn, angers the gods.
Carson: *takes iron*
Carson: "OH NO!"
Jschlatt: "What?!"
Carson: "No wonder God's mad. I took from the furnace."
Jschlatt: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
Carson: "OH NO!"
Jschlatt: "What?!"
Carson: "No wonder God's mad. I took from the furnace."
Jschlatt: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
by ZubbyG January 24, 2020
Get the Took from the Furnace mug.by Bonody April 20, 2017
Get the Tookie mug.Catch phrase from the game 'The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim' in which the guards have a repeating phrase throughout the game. Sparked an internet meme, including much fan art and responses from other existing memes.
by Arswaw December 15, 2011
Get the I took an arrow to the knee mug.The end-all be-all phrase that has the power to end any verbal argument. Once spoken, your opponent will be so much in awe that he will quietly back away.
Brendan: Glass isn't a true solid.
Devin: Your moms a true solid. And so was the dump I took on her chest.
Brendan: ::backs away slowly::
Devin: Your moms a true solid. And so was the dump I took on her chest.
Brendan: ::backs away slowly::
by Biggie McDevin August 4, 2004
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