List of Memes

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Memes are jokes, phrases, or events that have become part of Sim Culture. They are usually based off mission events and nerd culture.

Catclan

Created during the 2009-10 year by Charlotte Bonyun. The concept started out with Becca Kalinger being nicknamed "Spazzcat" due to her very cat-like manners and habits, but eventually expanded and named a large variety of people within Spacesim. Rules for the naming of a Catclan member to-be have evolved with the group; a tendency to have the names start with the letter "s" became a rule, a spelling quirk made by the first male member, Spartakat (later Stargakat), having the ending with a "k" instead of a "c" became a rule for all following male members. A tacit rule also has the nicknames kept to three syllables or less, including the "cat/kat." According to Charlotte Bonyun, a Catclan name becomes official once she hears of it.

McSquiggly

A phenomenon on the Forums started by Bryce Storey, the forums' censor filter was used to replace all instances of the word "and" with the words "and McSquiggly and". For example, "We are currently working on doors and the sub" would be rendered as "We are currently working on doors and McSquiggly and the sub." It is assumed that the original purpose was to see how long it would take someone to post something on the forums asking about what was going on. The first person to do this was Ian Martin, two months after the inception of McSquiggly. It was later revealed that Forums' administrators Ben Paul and Maclean Rouble had been in on the joke from the beginning. Possibly after complaints, Bryce censored McSquiggly to "I'm Hanging onto dying traditions." A thread of the forum was dedicated to the death of McSquiggly, and it was a rather sombre affair until Samuel Baltz discovered that MCSQUIGGLY in all caps was not censored.

Monetary Surplus

Monetary Surplus is a euphemism for the Planetary Surface, used as a means of maintaining mission integrity. It came into fruition leading up to Mission Daedalus 2010. Euan Wheaton invented the phrase after purposely mishearing someone saying "planetary surface". Many jibes at Spacesim's financial situation followed the phrase's invention.

Nicely Done, Bryce

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The "Nicely Done, Bryce" sign.

The Nicely Done, Bryce sign was created during Mission Daedalus 2010 by acting Flight Director Ben Paul written written on a white 8*11 paper in the Spacesim Office, and addressed astronaut Bryce Storey. It was created when Bryce, during dialog with Mission Control made a particularly funny joke about astronaut Euan Wheaton. The sign was held up to the CAPCOM webcam for the benefit of the Habitat crew. The sign was then presented whenever Bryce would accomplish any noteworthy action, such as overpressurising the Airlock later in that same mission.

Original Dialog

Preceding the conversation Mission Control was certain that it had heard Bryce Storey ending his sentences with "over" while talking to Euan Wheaton, and wanted to make sure that he hadn't been trying to talk to MC.

Mr. Baltz: "Lt. Storey, are you talking to us? Over."

Lt. Storey: "No, I was talking to Euan."

Mr. Baltz: "Then why were you ending your sentences with 'over'? Over."

Lt. Storey: "Because I was talking to Euan. It's like talking to someone a million miles away."

Phrases

• "Imma firin' ma lazar! BAAAH!"
• "Its all over yar face!!"
• "SHAWG!"