"Took an arrow to the knee" is a popular internet meme derived from the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim".
In the game, different characters in the game will say, "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee". To parody this the meme has taken the format, "I used to X, then I took an arrow to the knee".
This meme is usually found in the comment sections of various websites and is expressed with facetious intent.
In the game, different characters in the game will say, "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee". To parody this the meme has taken the format, "I used to X, then I took an arrow to the knee".
This meme is usually found in the comment sections of various websites and is expressed with facetious intent.
I used to not know what this meme meant, but then I took an arrow to the knee.
I was watching this video, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
I was watching this video, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
by Kyzzn December 15, 2011
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Get the But then I took an arrow to the knee mug.An overused joke/reference to Skyrim. It goes by: "I used to do/be/have/etc. a <whatever you used to do/be/have/etc>, but then I took an arrow to the knee."
Most of the time, it it completely unrelated and makes you look like an idiot.
Most of the time, it it completely unrelated and makes you look like an idiot.
1. I used to have a house, but I took an arrow to the knee.
2. I used to write "arrow to the knee jokes", but I took an arrow to the knee.
2. I used to write "arrow to the knee jokes", but I took an arrow to the knee.
by AwesomeGuy123456 January 2, 2012
Get the An arrow to the knee mug.to plan on doing something, having done something, or did something, only to get shot in the knee by an arrow.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's version of Stop right there criminal scum!
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's version of Stop right there criminal scum!
1. I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow to the knee.
2. I used to have severe acne. Then I took an arrow to the knee.
2. I used to have severe acne. Then I took an arrow to the knee.
by HighKingTorygg December 4, 2011
Get the then I took an arrow to the knee 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
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John: Jenny wants me to spend two-thousand dollars to be bored for five days at her cousin's wedding in Australia.
Me: She's forcing an owl to jog at noon.
Me: She's forcing an owl to jog at noon.
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