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I was just reading this question - Why did Aegon I Targaryen join the alliance against Volantis?

In one of the answers, and its linked image there is a a strike-through "Sow" replaced with the word "Know".

Greyjoy emblem

What is the context of this?

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    It's a terrible joke that the users of the chatroom "The Quill and Tankard" came up with after being repeatedly told that "We don't know" answers were acceptable, and questions requiring that sort of answer are not opinion based, no matter how much the user knows about a specific fandom.
    – Edlothiad
    Nov 30, 2018 at 16:09
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    Jon was made a legitimate Stark and then changed their words to We do not Snow.
    – Amarth
    Nov 30, 2018 at 16:29
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    I believe this should be on topic per the "fandom information" clause but how far that extends is questionable.
    – TheLethalCarrot Mod
    Nov 30, 2018 at 16:31
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    Tywin sent Tyrion to King's Landing and told him that being a Lannister means, We do no hoe.
    – Amarth
    Nov 30, 2018 at 16:35
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    Upon learning about Ygritte's relation with Jon, Tormund told her that being a wildling means We do no crow. (Ok I'll shut up now :P)
    – Amarth
    Nov 30, 2018 at 16:41
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    You guys are off the chain...
    – GPPK
    Nov 30, 2018 at 17:52
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    After King Robert was killed by a boar, Cersei took up the title Widowed by sow.
    – Amarth
    Nov 30, 2018 at 17:57
  • This should be on topic on the main Sci Fi site for a reason similar to scifi.stackexchange.com/q/76125/4918
    – b_jonas
    Dec 7, 2018 at 20:40
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    I strongly relate to Arya. We do not sew.
    – Jolenealaska
    Dec 13, 2018 at 2:48

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It is a meme created by our resident A Song of Ice and Fire expert @Aegon. It was created after multiple questions had the answer We Don't Know and as should be obvious it is a play on words on the Greyjoy's words "We Do Not Sow". After the image was used it was taken on by other users, including myself, from the ASOIAF/GoT chatroom The Quill and Tankard.

There is nothing more to it than being a terrible joke, YMMV.

For a bit of history the meme started around the 12th of September 2017 as can be seen in the TQAT transcript. I believe the image was created the same day and used on this answer by Aegon.

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    On a side note there was a corresponding meme "It is unknown" for a while but it didn't last long.
    – TheLethalCarrot Mod
    Nov 30, 2018 at 16:38
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    What's so terrible about this joke?
    – Dima
    Nov 30, 2018 at 19:06
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    @Dima - Some people have no respect for word play.
    – RDFozz
    Nov 30, 2018 at 21:47
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It's a joke. The Greyjoy motto is "We do not sow". The answer to the question is "We do not know".

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