Don't hate the player hate the game ... Or society made me do it, or the system is flawed and I've figured out how to work it, or everyone else is cheating too, or I hope I don't go to prison.
by halmonkey May 2, 2013
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don't take it personally
by waspcoloredstain July 18, 2013
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If the game is forced on the individuals required to "play" it... Such as war or an area in conflict etc. Using tactics to win or survive may not always be fair or morally right. In this instance, hating the player is useless and the quotes logic seems to ring true. This also covers situations where the rules say you can do certain things, the rules are followed and the other players just don't like that you are able or competent at taking advantage of and succeeding at the game.
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If the game is not forced, there is no situation requiring life threatening survival choices or there was not agreement to start a game with certain parameters .. This saying is used to absolve someone of the act of wrong doing to another by convincing either or both the perpetrator and victim that there was no other choice. Fairness, rules , laws and social norms seem to get lumped into this version of the definition and it's implied that the victim is wrong for holding the perpetrator responsible for their actions. More specifically, calling life a game and using this quote to avoid responsibility for being unfair, deceitful or cheating on purpose and existing outside laws, rules and social norms.
If the game is forced on the individuals required to "play" it... Such as war or an area in conflict etc. Using tactics to win or survive may not always be fair or morally right. In this instance, hating the player is useless and the quotes logic seems to ring true. This also covers situations where the rules say you can do certain things, the rules are followed and the other players just don't like that you are able or competent at taking advantage of and succeeding at the game.
However...
Ex 2:
If the game is not forced, there is no situation requiring life threatening survival choices or there was not agreement to start a game with certain parameters .. This saying is used to absolve someone of the act of wrong doing to another by convincing either or both the perpetrator and victim that there was no other choice. Fairness, rules , laws and social norms seem to get lumped into this version of the definition and it's implied that the victim is wrong for holding the perpetrator responsible for their actions. More specifically, calling life a game and using this quote to avoid responsibility for being unfair, deceitful or cheating on purpose and existing outside laws, rules and social norms.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Ex 1:
We were at war, I did what I had to do. Don't hate me, hate that our country had to go to war.
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We work in an office with no cameras and loose rules on handling theft. Don't hold me responsible for stealing your things, hate the office for letting me get away with it.
Ex 1:
We were at war, I did what I had to do. Don't hate me, hate that our country had to go to war.
Ex 2:
We work in an office with no cameras and loose rules on handling theft. Don't hold me responsible for stealing your things, hate the office for letting me get away with it.
by Autolysis May 8, 2015
Get the Don't hate the player, hate the game. mug.Isn't It Iron Pick, is likely referring to the minecraft advancement.
The advancement itself is a reference to the well-known pop song "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette.
The lyrics are as follows; "And isn't it ironic? Don't you think".
The advancement in and of itself is also a pun on the word "ironic".
The advancement itself is a reference to the well-known pop song "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette.
The lyrics are as follows; "And isn't it ironic? Don't you think".
The advancement in and of itself is also a pun on the word "ironic".
by Psypixel March 6, 2022
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Employee1: I can't believe our boss slept with her. He was demoted once everyone found out about it.
Employee2: The moral of the story is: "Don't dip your pen in the company ink, it causes nothing but trouble".
Employee2: The moral of the story is: "Don't dip your pen in the company ink, it causes nothing but trouble".
by BlackFox985 December 20, 2010
Get the don't dip your pen in the company ink mug.Absurd, stream-of-consciousness phrase used by Zach Galifianakis in a stand-up routine in Luna Park, West Hollywood, California in January 1999. The term has come to be a broader vehicle for closing an argument or putting a speaker off balance. This use can be viewed on YouTube by searching for "Zach Galifanakis Luna Park 1999". The line occurs about about 5:31 into the routine.
From Zach Glifianakis' 1999 Luna Park, West Hollywood comedy routine:
"Why do I sit around Indian-style on my hardwood floor, yelling out to myself, 'You ain't got no pancake mix!'?"
"Why do I sit around Indian-style on my hardwood floor, yelling out to myself, 'You ain't got no pancake mix!'?"
by MrFrankBlack November 2, 2011
Get the You Ain't Got No Pancake Mix mug.Jimmy's Mom: I won't let you go back to that gang.
Jimmy: I will and if you don't like it you can pass the blunt to the nigga on your left
Jimmy: I will and if you don't like it you can pass the blunt to the nigga on your left
by Alec November 4, 2004
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