pastaThat

What does pastaThat mean?

pastaThat is a plate of spaghetti. It closes a copypasta. copyThis is the document that opens the wall of text. pastaThat is the noodle stamp at the end, so everyone can see the ritual finished and mods can see it too. Alone, it just means pasta, which is also a legitimate thing to mean if dinner is on screen.

Origin

Twitch added the pair as official globals so copypasta brackets would render without an extension. The joke is copy/paste, and the paste became pasta because chat cannot leave a pun alone. That is the correct origin. Do not look for a sadder one.

When to use pastaThat

• Immediately after a copypasta
• Actual pasta, if the stream is eating
• With copyThis as the opener, which is the custom
• Not in the middle of a sincere message. It announces a script.

FAQ

What does pastaThat mean?

End of the copypasta, or simply pasta. The art is spaghetti.

What opens the copypasta?

copyThis. pastaThat closes it.

Are they global?

Yes. Both.