Shoot The Tongue

Shooting the tongue, most often in the form "SHOOT THE TONGUE SHOOT THE," is a Plez mos term that has made its way into the wider PT canon. The terms origins are unknown, but it is often believed to originate from Caliber 4 entities who liked to hike in backwoods territories in the outskirts of kombectures. The term is possibly a slight misnomer, as reports indicate that creatures that would attack these entities used tentacles or other appendages, although other reports indicate creatures using tongues to grab prey.
=== Definitions ===
Shooting the tongue refers to a handful of specific yet distinct scenarios. These scenarios include but are not limited to:
* Shooting, attacking, or destroying the weak spot on an item or entity.
* Refuting a weak spot in an argument and undermining the entire thing.
* To leave someone speechless, most often as a result of something said rather than done.
* To mock unprepared Caliber 4 entities, or Caliber 4 entities who do not understand the anatomy of PT/Foreign entities (Stemming from reports of monsters using appendages and not tongues to grab prey.)
=== Examples ===
The following reports/sentences are examples of the term in use over the years, with attention given to nuance and context. Certain dates are missing due to lack of information, hypothetical extrapolation, or due to inherent classification. These samples have been collected by Crkyzgrzghrt Bckynywytz and so generously donated to us by The Investor
Survivor's Notes, Outskirts of **** ***** Kombecture, 3/1/1***
Fuck me man... They got him. There was 6 of us! 6! Not like it mattered, they shredded us like paper. It was down to me and this other dude. He already lost his brother in an earlier attack, and he didn't want to be there no more. We were 50 feet from the edge of the forest and I hear him fall to the ground screaming. He just kept shouting "SHOOT THE TONGUE! SHOOT THE TONGUE!" but I panicked and ran.
Fuck it, I'm done doing these. This was my third expedition and I'm calling it quits. I should of shot him myself with how much help I was... At least he's with his brother now.
***Addendum by C.B.***
The first known instance of this term. Not much else to say here, the term is at its most literal definition.
One tiny piece of unwarranted nitpicking, the entity proven to have killed the man did not have a tongue.
Excerpt From Final Thoughts On Presidential Speech, */**/2020
[Video Begins]
That was a massacre, I'll tell you what, Fred. (Candidate 1) had no right on that stage after that debate. They had nothing to go off of! (Candidate 2) shot them in the tongue with their question and the atmosphere turned hectic. If I was on the receiving end of that one, I'd've let (Candidate 3) kill me. I tell you what Fred I feel like I've been shot in the tongue!...
[Excerpt Ends[
***Addendum by C.B.***
A more recent example, although other examples before this exist, this is one of the first well documented usages of the term. What's more, the term is used with two distinct meanings back-to-back. This was transmitted live over video, and during the first usage of the phrase we see the announcer make his hand into the shape of a gun and thrust it forward slightly. It seems to be not fully idiomatic and still has a literal meaning in the announcer's mind, which is why he makes his hand into that shape.
OH MY GOD GUYS IM A HIKER!!!!!!!1! YAR MA HIBI GA OO LIPI KE YA!!!!!!!!, */**/2***
[Video Begins]
O. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAI GOD GAIS. I-YAM A FACKING- CALEEBER FOR ENTEETEE. GAIS. I-YAM GO HAIKING. YEIS. I-YAM CALEEBER FOR AND-I GO HAIKINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
O MAI GOD! GOD GOD GOD! YEIS! GOD MAN. SHOOT DEI TONGUE GOD MAN YEIS!!!!!!
O FACK MAI GOD GAIS I-YAM BEICOME TONGUE! O NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....AAAAAAAAAAA-
[Video Stops]
***Addendum by C.B.***
It appears to be a satirical video made by a youth. They sport a heavy Plez mos accent and may possibly be exaggerating it for comedy. The satire seems to be aimed at C4 entities who, in the creator's mind, mostly hike around. Depending on the true date of this video, they may be mocking the incident documented in Survivor's Notes. It is possible that this is the origin of the term used in a mocking manner, in order to ostracize a Caliber 4 entity for being uneducated on PT entities. The creator and date are unknown, however upon asking around, several people have dated the video to about a 4 year window -- From 1*** to 2***.