2 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/250/thumb/Thecakeisalie.jpg?1242351341 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/250/square/Thecakeisalie.jpg?1242351341 2009-05-15T01:35:42Z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= deadpool 17 The Cake is a Lie <p>This meme has its origins in the popular PC game Portal.</p> <p>While Portal is a meme in itself due to its viral spread among the denizens of the interwebs, &#8220;the cake is a lie&#8221; has been quoted so many times that it was become its own monster.</p> <p>In a nutshell the game is about you, the character, inside a giant maze. An AI program runs the maze and has developed very sado-sexual feelings towards you so logic dictates that you skedaddle. Along the way you are pointed in the right direction by graffiti messages on the wall, one such message reads &#8220;the cake is a lie&#8221;</p> <p><img src="http://halflife.neoseeker.com/w/i/halflife/7/75/The_cake_is_a_lie.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>Now it has become a catchphrase that is still relevant even to this day.</p> 2009-11-04T18:31:52Z 250 21 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/250/original/Thecakeisalie.jpg?1242351341