Oh Internet, you think you're so smart - so witty. You think you can take anything that's seemingly mundane and turn it into something cool that will endlessly entertain people like me and the faithful readers of Slice of Fried Gold.
Well I have a challenge for you, Internet.
Popularize this!
Yup. It's a waffle falling over. That's it. Thanks, Schnooleheletteletto! Not since Man Eats Hamburger has someone uploaded something so unremarkable to YouTube. And you, Internet, now have to find a way to make it into something people will want to share. You must create it into a meme that will be copied and repeated dozens of hundreds of time!
Are you up for it?
Oh. Ok. I guess you are. That was mildly entertaining, I guess. But I'm not that big of a SpongeBob fan, so...
Fine, Internet, you can try and appeal to me with my enjoyment of dubstep music, but I still don't think these waffles are a meme yet. For that you need many, many more-
Ok, those last three are just playing off past Slice of Fried Gold posts! You can't just-
And those are some my favorite TV shows, but still...
How is this possible?? It's just a video of a waffle falling over!
You win, Internet.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
My Harlem Shake Brings All the Boys to the Yard
Harlem Shake
I saw that phrase being thrown around Facebook, Twitter and the general interwebs a lot recently. It was like the secret password for an underground society -- something that sounded meaningless and innocuous unless you were part of the club. As one friend put it, "This Harlem Shake I keep hearing about; that's like a smooth chocolate milkshake, right?" Close enough.
Little did I know the pain and mental anguish that I would experience by acknowledging this meme. After all, another term for something becoming a meme is something going viral. And the Harlem Shake truly can become a viral infection of the mind. Once you get the music and the images in your head, it's almost impossible to get them out.
So, much like most people do with viruses, I'm going to spread this one around to all of you, my faithful readers. But I'm going to present it in the most historically accurate way possible.
The origins are fuzzy, but it seems that the Harlem Shake started in early February 2013 with this video:
That was odd enough, and may have gone viral on its own, but then a group of buddies from Australia decided to do their own version of the Harlem Shake as a video reply shortly thereafter:
And a meme was born. Suddenly small groups of friends and large corporations across the world were downloading this relatively unknown song by a relatively unknown musical artist named Baauer and creating their versions of the Harlem Shake. Just to give you an idea of how big this trend is (and how ashamed you should feel for not knowing about it),"On February 10, the upload rate of Harlem Shake videos reached 4,000 per day. As of February 11, about 12,000 versions of the popular Internet meme had been uploaded to YouTube, garnering over 44 million unique views. As of February 15, about 40,000 Harlem Shake videos had been uploaded, totaling 175 million views." -Wikipedia
Yeah, it's that big. And since there are so many examples of the Harlem Shake, I've decided to post a few favorites here on the blog so you don't have to wade through the rest of them -- you'll thank me later.
So here are a few of the best Harlem Shakes out there.
Norwegian Army Version:
KSL Version:
Dog Version:
Office Edition v3:
UGA Men's Swim & Dive Version:
And my personal favorite version:
Love it or hate it, this internet sensation is sweeping the nation, and I wanted to get this post up before the Harlem Shake was done. I learned my lesson with Gangnam Style, memes rise fast and fall even faster.
In fact, it's probably not even worth it to make my own version of the Harlem Shake, right?
Right?
. . .I'll go get my camera, meet me at Fudruckers in one hour. Bring your own horse head costume.
I saw that phrase being thrown around Facebook, Twitter and the general interwebs a lot recently. It was like the secret password for an underground society -- something that sounded meaningless and innocuous unless you were part of the club. As one friend put it, "This Harlem Shake I keep hearing about; that's like a smooth chocolate milkshake, right?" Close enough.
Little did I know the pain and mental anguish that I would experience by acknowledging this meme. After all, another term for something becoming a meme is something going viral. And the Harlem Shake truly can become a viral infection of the mind. Once you get the music and the images in your head, it's almost impossible to get them out.
So, much like most people do with viruses, I'm going to spread this one around to all of you, my faithful readers. But I'm going to present it in the most historically accurate way possible.
The origins are fuzzy, but it seems that the Harlem Shake started in early February 2013 with this video:
That was odd enough, and may have gone viral on its own, but then a group of buddies from Australia decided to do their own version of the Harlem Shake as a video reply shortly thereafter:
And a meme was born. Suddenly small groups of friends and large corporations across the world were downloading this relatively unknown song by a relatively unknown musical artist named Baauer and creating their versions of the Harlem Shake. Just to give you an idea of how big this trend is (and how ashamed you should feel for not knowing about it),"On February 10, the upload rate of Harlem Shake videos reached 4,000 per day. As of February 11, about 12,000 versions of the popular Internet meme had been uploaded to YouTube, garnering over 44 million unique views. As of February 15, about 40,000 Harlem Shake videos had been uploaded, totaling 175 million views." -Wikipedia
Yeah, it's that big. And since there are so many examples of the Harlem Shake, I've decided to post a few favorites here on the blog so you don't have to wade through the rest of them -- you'll thank me later.
So here are a few of the best Harlem Shakes out there.
Norwegian Army Version:
KSL Version:
Dog Version:
Office Edition v3:
UGA Men's Swim & Dive Version:
And my personal favorite version:
Love it or hate it, this internet sensation is sweeping the nation, and I wanted to get this post up before the Harlem Shake was done. I learned my lesson with Gangnam Style, memes rise fast and fall even faster.
In fact, it's probably not even worth it to make my own version of the Harlem Shake, right?
Right?
. . .I'll go get my camera, meet me at Fudruckers in one hour. Bring your own horse head costume.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Pork, Beans, and 15 Minutes of Fame
Recently Weezer released the video for their new song, "Pork and Beans."
I like it. I like it a lot.
I enjoy it because 1. It's a catchy and fun song and 2. It showcases numerous references to internet videos that have been popular for the past couple of years.
Here it is, in it's entirety:
So, here's my point (aside from showing off a great song with a really cool music video), I enjoy funny/entertaining internet videos and always try to keep up with the latest and most popular ones. However, there are some in this music video that I don't know. I was hoping that you out there in Internetland could help me get some of the other inside jokes. These are the ones that I recognize in the order they first appear:
1. The Numa Numa kid
2. Drama Prairie Dog
3. Diet Coke + Mentos
4. G.I. Joe PSAs
5. Guiness World Record for most T-Shirts worn at one time
6. Chris Crocker (LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!)
7. All Your Base are Belong to Us
8. Miss South Carolina
9. Chocolate Rain
10. Shoes (WARNING: Contains strong language after 1:26)
11. Peanut Butter Jelly Time
12. Will it Blend? (one of MANY!)
13. Charlie the Unicorn
There are also various lightsaber moments that could refer to the various incarnations of the Star Wars Kid or other fan videos with lightsabers.
So, what did I miss? I know that I don't know who that karate guy is, or the rainbow socks girl, or the dancing guy. If you know who these people are, as well as any others I have missed, please let me know so that I can be better informed and up-to-date on the funny and entertaining You Tube videos out there.
In addition, you'll get to sound smart, which is always a plus.
I like it. I like it a lot.
I enjoy it because 1. It's a catchy and fun song and 2. It showcases numerous references to internet videos that have been popular for the past couple of years.
Here it is, in it's entirety:
So, here's my point (aside from showing off a great song with a really cool music video), I enjoy funny/entertaining internet videos and always try to keep up with the latest and most popular ones. However, there are some in this music video that I don't know. I was hoping that you out there in Internetland could help me get some of the other inside jokes. These are the ones that I recognize in the order they first appear:
1. The Numa Numa kid
2. Drama Prairie Dog
3. Diet Coke + Mentos
4. G.I. Joe PSAs
5. Guiness World Record for most T-Shirts worn at one time
6. Chris Crocker (LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!)
7. All Your Base are Belong to Us
8. Miss South Carolina
9. Chocolate Rain
10. Shoes (WARNING: Contains strong language after 1:26)
11. Peanut Butter Jelly Time
12. Will it Blend? (one of MANY!)
13. Charlie the Unicorn
There are also various lightsaber moments that could refer to the various incarnations of the Star Wars Kid or other fan videos with lightsabers.
So, what did I miss? I know that I don't know who that karate guy is, or the rainbow socks girl, or the dancing guy. If you know who these people are, as well as any others I have missed, please let me know so that I can be better informed and up-to-date on the funny and entertaining You Tube videos out there.
In addition, you'll get to sound smart, which is always a plus.
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