On the new Darmok.

So yesterday, this happened:

Afshin:  it just occurred to me right now

  that that shaka, when the walls fell episode

  our use of photo macros to make memes

  that's the same fucking thing

  we show a picture of grumpy cat, and two words carry way more meaning.

me:  Holy shit.

  That's brilliant.

Being the jobless nerd that I am, I couldn't wait to share this revelation with the Twitterverse.  Tom was swift to answer the call, and the three of us spent the next hour or so spitballing a number of phrases to be used in #thenewDarmok.

Boromir, far from Mordor:  An admonition that the task ahead is more difficult than it might seem.
Ermahgerd Girl, her hands full:  Great excitement and delight, foolish giddiness.

Fry, his eyes squinting:  Skepticism.

Greg blazing, smiling:  A kind, charitable act.

McKayla on the podium:  A state of nonplussment, unimpressed.

Morpheus, his visage calm:  Revelation, realization of a new concept.

Picard, his arm outstretched:  Encouragement, a spur to action.

Steve, hat sideways, eyes wanting:  Unethical behavior, particularly moochery.

Tard, her brow furrowed:  Displeasure.

Tard, her eyes wide:  Extreme displeasure, revulsion.

Vader in the ocean:  Futility, a hopeless or purposeless endeavor.

Now, I'm not nearly as up on my memes as I should be, so I'm certain there's a ton of others to be crafted.  Let's hear it, internet!  We've got a whole new idiomic language to create.