Francis Hates X (2008)

added Nov 17, 2009 at 10:39PM UTC

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Origin
Left 4 Dead is a survival-horror/action shooter game developed by VALVe Software. In the game, players take the role of 1 of 4 survivors, fighting through hordes of infected humans attempting to reach a safe house or be rescued.

The survivors are Bill, a Vietnam war veteran; Zoey, an average college girl and fan of horror movies/novels; Louis, the assistant manager at an electronics store, and father of the Grabbin’ Peelz meme; and Francis, your average tattooed biker.

The Meme Itself
The meme comes from Francis’ habit of saying that he hates whatever he is currently presented with.
E.G:
(Opens safe room door and sees a large staircase)
Francis: I hate stairs.
or
Louis: We should head for the river!
Francis: I hate the water.

This spawned the idea that Francis hates pretty much everything, and so he has been seen hating many different things, ranging from pills to tanks to maps.

The meme, to a degree, is an exploitable as it usually consists of Francis, usually with an irritated look on his face, photoshopped into a picture with a caption saying “I hate (Whatever is in the picture with him)”

Usage
On forums or other such sites, it usually equates to buzzkilling, posting a Francis picture in response to another post or just saying what he would say. E.G:

Poster A: OMG I just got my first car
Poster B: I hate cars.

You know what I don’t hate?

Surprisingly, Francis doesn’t hate EVERYTHING. At certain points in the game he will say, “You know what I don’t hate? I don’t hate vests.” (He is always wearing a leather vest)

So, if someone does like post, they could post an image of a grinning Francis, photoshopped into a picture with a caption saying, “You know what I don’t hate? I don’t hate (Subject of picture)”

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5 Comments

Taryn
Nov 17, 2009 at 11:22PM UTC , Taryn wrote:
Chris Menning
Nov 18, 2009 at 01:34PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

This thread is more on-topic: http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/1-general/topics/2391-i-hate-x

Blah’s response makes a lot of sense., “The phrase is in the game. Is it memorable? Yes. Developers intended it to be a running joke, therefore part of Francis’s personality. This is no meme. Other catchphrase memes have developed some sort of personality by the internet. Francis’s catchphrase has been already developed by the game, so there is not much room to grow out of. Therefore it is not a meme.”

Xenomorph42Q
Nov 18, 2009 at 04:08PM UTC , Xenomorph42Q wrote:

I see, sorry if it was a waste of time then. I only made a profile the other day. But how did I do as far as just having information?

Chris Menning
Nov 19, 2009 at 02:07AM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

It would need links to threads where people have posted instances of the meme.
The info describes what it is, but for it to be a meme, you should be able to come close to plotting the spread of the meme, including both changes and similiarities in context and form, if they’re not already apparent.

Watcher
Feb 06, 2010 at 04:14AM UTC , Watcher wrote:

Someone should take another look at this one.

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