A nation perplexed: Fallout

Author: evil_d

Date: February 6, 2001

by evil_d
2-06-01
Honey...? Do you know where I put all my base...?
Though Congress officially concluded its "All your base are belong to us" hearings today, government sources say that covert research into this bewildering meme is ongoing.
I could have sworn I left it around here somewhere.
On the street, crimes connected to the meme have increased. Police report that criminals often recite the phrase, or some variation of it, while committing various illegal acts.
Honey, you didn't let the neigbors borrow it again, did you? ...Honey?
Perhaps the strangest was the severe beating of CBS news anchor Dan Rather by a pair of men who kept repeating it. Witnesses say that Rather's only remark was "God damn, not again."