MEME REFERENCE

Whose Line is it Anyway

Use when rules, scores, roles, or stated facts are arbitrary, invented, or ultimately irrelevant to the outcome.

What it expresses

A formal-looking system is exposed as improvised and consequence-free.

Example

Your office awards points for meeting attendance but never uses them for anything, so the team compares it to this show.

When not to use it

A tournament's score determines who advances under published rules; the points materially matter.

• made up
• points do not matter
• arbitrary rules
• Whose Line