The Mystery of Greentext

Its context sensitive, but is most often used to mimic the voice of someone quoting in a mocking voice.

>>8623513
"Some things can't really be conveyed except through greentext" he mimicked sarcastically.

>something entirely new
I think it's just sentence fragments and the only reason why it's acceptable is because of the setup and medium of 4chan.
I've read some great greentext stories, most of them rely on implications, like microfiction. It's similar to stream of consciousness writing isn't it? More swift.

>>8623746
>"mfw"
>"tfw"
>quoting someone directly without altering what they said in order to judge them

>>8623513
Shove it up your fucking ass you gigantic fucking dickhead

>>8624170
>Shove it up your fucking ass you gigantic fucking dickhead

>>8623513
methinks meme arrows go backith to Þe tyme of Þe olde usenet, did they useth them there to meme as we meme today? only god might know such things

>>8624219
> >Shove it up your ass you gigantic fucking dickhead

OP you should write a book that incorporates greentext.

There's also greentext storytelling, which is another use.

I think greentext can be described as "questionable quotes". It's not just doubting their truth, but (as we see on /lit/) doubting their source.

My best equivalent would be that it's an aside by an unknown and unseen narrator (and that's even when accounting for name/tripfags). ">tfw" and ">mfw" fit that mold perfectly, usually being comments on the topic for a poster who can then either add in their own 2 cents or is simply silent as the narrator exposes their true feeling.

In that sense, the narrator (or greentext) comments in place of the poster.

A greentext story works because we're no longer in a dialogue with the poster. Rather, we're in a story that (usually) features the poster as a character.

Weirdly, even in first person, the narrator is still dubious. I suppose that lends more credit to how, at their height, greentexts were so often fake stories with "Gotcha!" endings.

>>8623513
>implying

>tfw you just realized greentext is supposed to be used for only quotes

>>8624170
>>8624219

I read these two posts within 5 seconds of each other but they felt like completely different meanings. I'm actually amazed right now.

There's no extra words involved, you can just slap a meme arrow on and have Costanza shiggying at you

>>8624229
> > >Shove it up your ass you gigantic dickhead

>>8624326
>hurr durr liek shove it up your ass
>look mommy i'm using greentext
>greentext of greentext
>y 2015+1 i shiggy
>inb4 2016 still using costanza shiggy
>implying ironic metaposting is not metaposting