Featured in the game, The Oregon Trail, fording the river is on of the most diabolical options ever created in the gaming world - aside from the plethora of wrong turns in The Water Temple. The root of its evil plays on the human characteristic of "It's impossible that I could flip my cart and lose 2 oxen, three times in a row." Oh, I assure you, it is VERY possible. You travel 3/4ths of the way across the river, and just when you think you're home free, disaster strikes. NEVER ford a river. NEVER.
Friend: We don't have money to spare, we have to ford the river!
Me: You're right. Let's do this. We have 3 oxen, 600 pounds of food, 100 bullets, and 4 sets of clothes. We CAN make it.
Both: Okay, easy.... easy... we've got it. we've got it! FUCK!
Game: Your cart has flipped. You have lost: 3 OXEN. 600 POUNDS OF FOOD. 100 BULLETS. 4 SETS OF CLOTHES.
Both: FUUUUUUUUCK *crying*
Me: You're right. Let's do this. We have 3 oxen, 600 pounds of food, 100 bullets, and 4 sets of clothes. We CAN make it.
Both: Okay, easy.... easy... we've got it. we've got it! FUCK!
Game: Your cart has flipped. You have lost: 3 OXEN. 600 POUNDS OF FOOD. 100 BULLETS. 4 SETS OF CLOTHES.
Both: FUUUUUUUUCK *crying*
by Robert Downy Potato August 3, 2012
Get the Ford the Rivermug. similar to "whatever caulks your wagon", both taken from the classic Apple II Game Oregon Trail. Both mean "Whatever makes you happy"
by RCampz November 10, 2009
Get the Whatever fords your river.mug.