Bloobish [comrade/them] to memes • 3 years agoWhenever someone unironically says "Based" around me.external-linkmessage-square21 fedilinkarrow-up122file-textcross-posted to: main
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minus-squarePuggo [he/him]hexbear4·3 years agoI remember "based" being used extensively on 4chan around a decade or so ago. But back then, it was always used as part of the phrase, "thank you, based god" or based whatever; it wasn't used by itself, but strictly as an adjective. link
minus-squareOllieMendes [he/him,any]hexbear4·3 years agoI only heard it from Vinesauce Joel years ago because he would play Oblivion and refer to Todd Howard as "Based Todd". link
I remember "based" being used extensively on 4chan around a decade or so ago. But back then, it was always used as part of the phrase, "thank you, based god" or based whatever; it wasn't used by itself, but strictly as an adjective.
I only heard it from Vinesauce Joel years ago because he would play Oblivion and refer to Todd Howard as "Based Todd".