What kind of sorcery is this

For example, the Joker portrayed by Caesar Romero used the phrase on the episode of Batman , which aired on January 27th, Throughout the next decade, the phrase became slowly adopted by many internet users as a hyperbolic caption for what they deem inexplicable events. For example, Wordpress [3] user behula used it to describe a woman on April 1st, shown below, left. The following year, in , the phrase was used to describe an optical illusion on the website MemeCenter [7] shown below, center.

Additionally, on the site, the phrase was added into a Oh Crap Rage Comic shown below, right. On June 12th, , Urban Dictionary [6] user procletnika defined the expression as "Used when you don't have a clue what you've just witnessed and when you appeal to a supernatural explanation, because you are too ignorant to be aware of the scientific explanation. View All Images. Show Comments. In preparation for One Piece's th episode, the cast of the upcoming One Piece live action series has been revealed.

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Know Your Meme is an advertising supported site and we noticed that you're using an ad-blocking solution. Read Edit History. Origin While the exact origin of the phrase is unknown, the expression has been used on television, film and colloquial speech since before the internet. Precursor Prior to its use on the internet, the phrase "What sorcery is this?

Spread Throughout the next decade, the phrase became slowly adopted by many internet users as a hyperbolic caption for what they deem inexplicable events.

Top entries this week. Various Examples. Search Interest. Latest Editorial And News. Is the reply natural? Yes and no. It's perfectly good English, but it sounds like something a character in a play might say. In a chat with a friend, I'd probably say something like "Are you a magician, then? Myridon Senior Member Texas. It's an Internet meme that's a variation on several lines from various TV shows and movies.

What Kind of Sorcery Is This? Click to expand Chasint Senior Member English - England. It is usually said when a person does something that appears miraculous or magical to those who are watching. It implies that the person is a sorcerer. This could typically happen in a fantasy movie where someone suddenly appears in a puff of smoke to the surprise of all. Nowadays it is often used humorously to show an animal watching a human activity that they can't comprehend.

Animals are supposed to think of humans having special powers such as opening doors, or producing food from a metal container. Therefore they assume humans have some kind of magic. The following link shows an amazed cat watching a human apparently catching and containing a dot of light. This makes it seem that you can foretell the future! How can you possibly know that she will feel better, unless you are a sorcerer?

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