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Zmoke
04/28/2011 08:09 AM (UTC)
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ColdWindBlows Wrote to Casselman:
No your still not trying to understand what I'm trying to say instead your saying " derp derp it's da dtory derp derp". I could care less if you wrote a whole book on why smoke phrase doesn't make sense regarding the team of him and scropion. Bottom line is people would use this and think it's cool.

Ok fishbowl? Theres no point to surrender when I haven't even engaged you as a worthy opponent to argue with. It's like making up the bed when you know it will get messed up again

The bottom line is that you're trying to direct your debate towards a tag team of Smoke and Scorpion, when you know that's not the case, while Casselman was merely answering to your real question in the original post.

As the intro taunts are often so short, they are sometimes - as in this case - metaphors. "Where there is smoke, there is fire." is not only a pun but also a play with the fact that Smoke doesn't emit fire, which is why you along with some others got a little confused of it when you took it too literally. Fire is often connected to peril and that makes Smoke's intro taunt a formidable threat. For the most of the time, fire leads to smoke and vice versa, but this scenario makes you wonder why does Smoke emit smoke then?

The answer lies in Smoke's ending.
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Lokheit
04/28/2011 08:48 AM (UTC)
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Obvious troll is obvious :P

I lol'd at that video xD you guys are making it hillarious xD

@Casselman: when you said you rather eat your own face it was a metaphor or you're really able to do that? xD No, seriously, it would be amazing, but you would probably die... so better don't do that :P
I deal with hearing that stupid line all the time by making myself think it's a reference to Mortal Kombat: Annihilation/Soundtrack.

And using stupid to deal with stupid is stupid but stupid is as stupid does.
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WhereThereIsSmoke
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If you use the term "spam" I have no time for your argument.

04/28/2011 09:19 AM (UTC)
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LMAO, Can't believe how long this thread is just because someone does not know a pun when it hits them in the face with a ten pound hammer.

PS: I came up with my username before knowing what anyone said in their intros so I am quite chuffed with myself.
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The_Shokan_King
04/28/2011 11:19 AM (UTC)
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ColdWindBlows Wrote:
What does he mean? He doesn't use fire moves, right?

My only theories is that maybe it's a phrase he would use because he's a good match up with scorpion In the tag team battles.

Or maybe it's deeper and involves his ending, which was having him have two souls? But that's a little Farfetch I know but that's all I got.


Sorry Yanks I had to post this after reading this thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
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jagro
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04/28/2011 11:32 AM (UTC)
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The_Shokan_King Wrote:
ColdWindBlows Wrote:
What does he mean? He doesn't use fire moves, right?

My only theories is that maybe it's a phrase he would use because he's a good match up with scorpion In the tag team battles.

Or maybe it's deeper and involves his ending, which was having him have two souls? But that's a little Farfetch I know but that's all I got.


Sorry Yanks I had to post this after reading this thread

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


that was the best youtube video i have ever seen. and i really wish people would just stop replying to ColdWindBlows' threads. his inability to grasp the most simple concepts is incredibly frustrating.
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TheRealErmac
04/28/2011 11:44 AM (UTC)
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Better yet... why doesn't he say "Where there's smoke, they pinch back!"
In a british voice
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Jackkkkk
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04/28/2011 12:11 PM (UTC)
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"Where there is smoke, there is idiotic threads"

Coldwind I'm going to guess you're still at school (I hope for your sake you are), do yourself a favour and NEVER EVER take philosophy.....it will explode your cranium....and this I do mean literally.
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TheRealErmac
04/28/2011 12:49 PM (UTC)
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Jackkkkk Wrote:
"Where there is smoke, there is idiotic threads"

Coldwind I'm going to guess you're still at school (I hope for your sake you are), do yourself a favour and NEVER EVER take philosophy.....it will explode your cranium....and this I do mean literally.


Dude, its not nice making fun of autistic kids... have you no shame?
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WeaponTheory
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04/28/2011 01:16 PM (UTC)
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The fact that only two people in here is aware of Hotel Mario amazes. For shame.

Anyway, I truly believe that is the reason why the phrase is in there. Given, that the phrase is old, but it really didn't get popular until the Hotel Mario Youtube Poops spawned, in which people mainly use bits from the Hotel Mario cutscene and made the Youtube Poop Intro say "Where there is smoke, they pinch back".

Simply put, I believe some MK Team member spent too much time on Youtube.
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Why couldn't this ending have happened?

04/28/2011 01:47 PM (UTC)
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Its probably just a cute nod at his origin as a Scorpion clone.
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jagro
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04/28/2011 01:51 PM (UTC)
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Human-Smoke-4-ever Wrote:
Its probably just a cute nod at his origin as a Scorpion clone.


no, it's probably, sorry, OBVIOUSLY, just a pun on the name "smoke" and a well-known phrase, implying that smoke is gonna kick the crap out of him.

why are people looking so far into this? why dont people understand?
WHY?!?!?!?
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Ghaleon
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04/28/2011 02:23 PM (UTC)
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It took almost 4 pages to explain to him the difference between the Subzeros and now its taken 3 pages to explain to him that Smoke uses a pun at the start of a match.....wow
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04/28/2011 02:29 PM (UTC)
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obviously for this dude.....where there smoke...there's coke lmmaoootongue its obvious what he's saying ..he's right...where there's smoke there is usually fire...meaning I'm Smoke..and I'm about to light your ass up...simple lol
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Legendary-Scorpion
04/28/2011 04:13 PM (UTC)
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It is a metaphor, it just happens to make a Smoke-Scorpion tag team more awesome though ;)
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Bezou
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04/28/2011 04:15 PM (UTC)
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Because they would've caught all kinds of heat if he'd said, "Mind if I smoke? I'm seriously niccing out."
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queve
04/28/2011 04:54 PM (UTC)
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It's just a metaphor.

Remember this one?:

"Silent as the night, deadly as the dawn"....

Not much different at all.

Noobsmoke92 Wrote:
Shadaloo Wrote:
After seeing him call Kitana Kahn's housewife or some such in Story mode, I'm of the opinion he's a bit of a smartass.

And I love it.


Quoted for truth

Interesting thing though about Smoke. Since we know what he is from his ending,can Quan Chi actually own his soul,since,you know,he is not human at all.


Housemaid.

And yes, I agree. He's a smart ass.
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Here We Go Brownies!

04/28/2011 05:15 PM (UTC)
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When you light something on fire there is smoke.

When smoke is around there was likely fire.


Simply put, Smoke is bringing the heat.
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04/28/2011 05:18 PM (UTC)
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Dude, thanks for telling me smokes ending man. Say spoilers next time. And its a metaphor to his power. Fire is one of the four elements and therefore one of the strongest (and the one which smoke is derived from). He doesn't use any fire powers, just a metaphor of his expressing how powerful he is. It's not that hard to comprehend.

Fire= Passion, Strength, Never giving up etc....
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Halfrican
04/28/2011 06:08 PM (UTC)
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I think the line would be less cheesy if he were Persian. Just imagine it for a second, Smoke with a smooth,mysterious, and slightly arrogant Persian accent.
"Where there is smoke... there is fire." Badass


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04/28/2011 06:10 PM (UTC)
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TheRealErmac Wrote:
Jackkkkk Wrote:
"Where there is smoke, there is idiotic threads"

Coldwind I'm going to guess you're still at school (I hope for your sake you are), do yourself a favour and NEVER EVER take philosophy.....it will explode your cranium....and this I do mean literally.


Dude, its not nice making fun of autistic kids... have you no shame?


Make fun of them? I tie their legs together and race them every weekend!
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