Here’s your Conspiracy Theory of the Day, courtesy of Slashdot.
For the uninitiated, Zero Wing was a Japanese video game whose English translation was, well, if not the seminal example of Engrish, at least a very important milestone in the development of the Engrish phenomenon. It is best known for its introduction of the phrase “All Your Base Are Belong To Us,” which has been perpetuated throughout the Internet community for years. (West Michigan fans of AYBABTU will enjoy the 2003 April Fool’s prank perpetuated by some college-age kids in Sturgis.)