The Cake is a Lie

added May 15, 2009 at 01:35AM UTC

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This meme has its origins in the popular PC game Portal.

While Portal is a meme in itself due to its viral spread among the denizens of the interwebs, “the cake is a lie” has been quoted so many times that it was become its own monster.

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 “the cake is a lie”

Now it has become a catchphrase that is still relevant even to this day.

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31 Comments

Dave Davidson
May 15, 2009 at 02:38AM UTC , Dave Davidson wrote:

Relevant?
The cake is a lie was never relevant.

That was its charm.

Dave Davidson
May 15, 2009 at 02:38AM UTC , Dave Davidson wrote:

Inb4 not a meme, btw.

Chris Menning
May 15, 2009 at 03:11AM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Thanks for saving me the honor, Dave.

Not a meme.
Deadpooled.

Taryn
May 15, 2009 at 09:33PM UTC , Taryn wrote:

Actually it IS kind of a meme, people use it on 4chan and many other sites a lot.

I wouldn’t make this DeadPool’d.

Chris Menning
May 17, 2009 at 05:23PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

That’s What She Said.

Taryn
May 18, 2009 at 09:32PM UTC , Taryn wrote:

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

NewYorkNoobs
May 24, 2009 at 03:56PM UTC , NewYorkNoobs wrote:

ah c’mon dude. how could you mess this up so badly !
It’s not about that specific phrase only. The main character of Portal participates in a test. In one of many test rooms, the AI mentions that if goal (still unknown) will be achieved a “Delicious Cake” will be served. Shortly after we find those signs all over untill the final stage… now that is a major problem. It cannot be a meme without spoilering.

Chris Menning
May 24, 2009 at 05:09PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

I’m not so sure I’ve ever noticed anything sexual about GladOS either.

james
May 26, 2009 at 08:04AM UTC , james wrote:

feel free to write up a new entry.

Jamie Dubs
May 27, 2009 at 10:38PM UTC , Jamie Dubs wrote:

This entry could use some work, but I think it’s definitely a gamer/internet cultural reference worth documenting

Badgerfrank10
May 28, 2009 at 03:25PM UTC , Badgerfrank10 wrote:

this could be a meme, but your description wasn’t too great

BrucePwnsyourface
May 28, 2009 at 05:27PM UTC , BrucePwnsyourface wrote:

the cake is a lie im more of a pie guy a anyways

Nathaniel Dobek
May 28, 2009 at 11:59PM UTC , Nathaniel Dobek wrote:

Guys there is now way this is not a meme.

Ive heard/seen it used with so many videos/sites completely unrelated to portal….(and of course ones that are) and ive heard frends who are not gamers and never even heard of portal say it both on the internet and off.

not to mention its not a spoiler cause it comes way before the last stage… in like 4 places.

Badgerfrank10
May 29, 2009 at 12:09PM UTC , Badgerfrank10 wrote:

yeah i guess so…
get ridda da bitch

Jackal Lantern
Jun 05, 2009 at 09:51PM UTC , Jackal Lantern wrote:

The Cake is a Lie has definitely earned a place in the database. This entry needs some serious work, though.

Kirsten S
Jul 22, 2009 at 09:09PM UTC , Kirsten S wrote:

Yes, I agree with the others here. This is definitely worth looking into. Just look on Google, there’s plenty of images and webpages to back it up. I don’t think it belongs in Deadpool.

Kirsten S
Jul 23, 2009 at 05:05PM UTC , Kirsten S wrote:

Oh, and sorry for commenting on this so late in the matter, it’s just I was browsing through the deadpool and was surprised to see it here.

FoxMcCloudPL
Jul 23, 2009 at 06:31PM UTC , FoxMcCloudPL wrote:

Alright then, how about:

The pie is a lie
or
The cake is a fake

franco alencastro
Sep 22, 2009 at 08:43PM UTC , franco alencastro wrote:

deadpooling this was stupid.
ps: i iz not trolling, i am boxxy you see, mm.

pokecatchsoul
Oct 21, 2009 at 03:05PM UTC , pokecatchsoul wrote:

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FirinMaLazah
Nov 08, 2009 at 04:06AM UTC , FirinMaLazah wrote:

Bitches don’t know it’s a lie

F3lip3Almeida
Nov 25, 2009 at 05:52PM UTC , F3lip3Almeida wrote:

This meme is not a lie

Memedude7737
Nov 28, 2009 at 10:29PM UTC , Memedude7737 wrote:

I’ve heard that this meme originated because the game promised you a cake at the end of the maze, but didn’t give you one.

CookiesAreTasty
Dec 21, 2009 at 04:36PM UTC , CookiesAreTasty wrote:

>I’ve heard that this meme originated because the game promised you a cake at the end of the maze, but didn’t give you one.
Yep, that`s what happened, I played this game.
I still see people use this phase a lot…..Why is it a dead pool?

Tomberry
Dec 21, 2009 at 04:59PM UTC , Tomberry wrote:

It’s deadpooled because it is a common quote from the game. No one reused it in another context and when someone says “the cake is a lie”, most of people will think of the game first.

Jamie Dubs
Dec 28, 2009 at 08:32AM UTC , Jamie Dubs wrote:

I question the deadpoolage. Revived. This is now common parlane thanks to the game

Ubiquitial
Dec 29, 2009 at 04:11AM UTC , Ubiquitial wrote:

Look, a meme is any cultural object that inspires copies, parodies. The cake is a lie is a catchphrase, yes, but it is parodied, and therefore it is a meme. The way Dawkins intended.

Tehfallenangel407 WOOT!!
Jan 01, 2010 at 08:57PM UTC , Tehfallenangel407 WOOT!! wrote:

Why didn’t I see this in ANY of the searches I did for this meme?! I thought that since I didn’t see it that it must not’ve been made yet…

Biotic Zombie
Jan 02, 2010 at 11:46PM UTC , Biotic Zombie wrote:

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David
Jan 04, 2010 at 01:20AM UTC , David wrote:

All I know is I was hearing the phrase long before I knew what Portal was. Even after I’d bought the game, it took me awhile to realize that it originated from the game. (I lost)

Gabreil_Gore
Jan 12, 2010 at 04:48PM UTC , Gabreil_Gore wrote:

Actually if i reamber correctly this started from Super Mario 64 O.o;;

In the beginning Princess Peach says she baked you a cake and you arrive and it was a trap by Browser

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