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4.0BRAINROT SCOREDorito Pope A mocking nickname for the Canadian games journalist and show host Geoff Keighley, from a 2012 interview staged among Mountain Dew and Doritos branding. It became shorthand for heavy product placement in games media.
Origin:Know Your Meme dates the interview with LevelSave.com to October 18, 2012, tied to a Mtn Dew and Doritos Halo 4 promotion. The Eurogamer article "Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos" followed on October 24, 2012, starting the controversy often called Doritosgate, and edited images (including a Doritos-chip papal crown) spread afterward. Keighley has said he hopes to be known for more than the joke.
First Seen:2012-10-18 (LevelSave.com interview, per Know Your Meme)
Peak Era:October 2012 onward
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Using It Correctly In Context)
EXAMPLE USAGE
""The sponsor logos were so thick on stage that the comments started calling the host the Dorito Pope.""
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