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The early internet was a very weird place, and early memes were one of the weirdest parts of it. In spite of (or probably because of) how painfully unfunny most of them are, I'm still completely fascinated with them. So let's post 'em! I'll start with the obvious ones: https://web.archive.org/web/19991123001948/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/4157/hampdance.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5x5OXfe9KY
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Oct 26, 2015 03:04
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Mr. T ate my balls
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Oct 26, 2015 06:07
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I remember on napster when you could download a parody song of pretty much any song that ever came out, why were there so many out there? Why don't they make them anymore? I spent hours downloading them, although I doubt that I would like them today.
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Oct 26, 2015 06:15
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RenegadeStyle1 posted:I remember on napster when you could download a parody song of pretty much any song that ever came out, why were there so many out there? Why don't they make them anymore? I spent hours downloading them, although I doubt that I would like them today.
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Oct 26, 2015 06:21
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Nuebot posted:They were always listed as being by Weird Al, too. Even if it obviously wasn't him. That wasn't just comedy songs either. A ridiculously large proportion of all songs on Napster or KaZaA were misattributed. Presumably whoever first shared them must have known who they were by, but I guess somewhere along the way that information got removed from the file and then later someone else just guessed who it was and uploaded it?
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Oct 26, 2015 07:21
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Oct 26, 2015 07:28
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I still want a goddamn Fishy Stick.
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Oct 26, 2015 07:37
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I have no idea how old this is
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Oct 26, 2015 08:18
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https://www.zombo.com is still around
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Oct 26, 2015 08:45
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Tiggum posted:That wasn't just comedy songs either. A ridiculously large proportion of all songs on Napster or KaZaA were misattributed. Presumably whoever first shared them must have known who they were by, but I guess somewhere along the way that information got removed from the file and then later someone else just guessed who it was and uploaded it? Several of my friends believed for a long time that Aerosmith's song "Dream on" was written and performed by Led Zeppelin, because that's what it usually said when they downloaded the mp3.
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Oct 26, 2015 09:47
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvTxv46ano
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Oct 26, 2015 10:03
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 Yes, it is an old Fark meme, but I often recall this when considering replying to some people and I discard my post. I think I am a better person for it
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Oct 26, 2015 12:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WGly9xRgA I occasionally listen to yatta and enjoy it unironically. While on the topic of music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvTxv46ano I'm still surprised All Your Base Are Belong To Us managed to result in a legitimately decent piece of techno.
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Oct 26, 2015 13:59
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RenegadeStyle1 posted:I remember on napster when you could download a parody song of pretty much any song that ever came out, why were there so many out there? Why don't they make them anymore? I spent hours downloading them, although I doubt that I would like them today. I thought this one was really funny in middle school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4iCaDCX3jY Taber posted:https://www.zombo.com is still around Oh poo poo, I forgot Zombocom was still up! Ramos posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WGly9xRgA I was going to put this in the OP, but I forgot the name. Thanks!
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Oct 26, 2015 14:06
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I don't know if it counts as old Internet since I think it's still around and maybe active, but I spent way more time on YTMND in 05-06 than any sane or reasonable person should. It was like YouTube for its own insular circle of memes before YouTube had the technology to really take off. Also, within a month or two of no longer visiting that site I got laid for the first time, and I don't think that's a coincidence.
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Oct 26, 2015 14:09
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Ramos posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvTxv46ano I think I was 12 or so when I first watched this video (where would this even have been hosted? I can't remember), and I remember being really fascinated as a Euro kid by what I perceived as "American culture". It's hard to describe, but especially the pictures of TImes Square and the street sign in the middle of nowhere (thumbnail above) somehow made a strong impression on me. I also only realised at the second viewing or so that those pictures had been photoshopped. I really was somewhat naive back then 
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Oct 26, 2015 14:10
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For some reason my friends and I were obsessed with this in high school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hzBh0J1YFU Also, Maddox and The Best Page in the Universe was all the rage in 1999, and he's apparently still around and making awful YouTube videos: http://maddox.xmission.com/
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Oct 26, 2015 15:19
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C-Euro posted:I don't know if it counts as old Internet since I think it's still around and maybe active, but I spent way more time on YTMND in 05-06 than any sane or reasonable person should. It was like YouTube for its own insular circle of memes before YouTube had the technology to really take off. Also, within a month or two of no longer visiting that site I got laid for the first time, and I don't think that's a coincidence. By "old," I basically mean pre-YouTube and widespread high-speed internet, so I'd say that counts. Also, I intended "meme" in the broadest sense possible, basically as anything that got spread around a lot via the internet. In fact, if anyone still has any old e-mail forwards or anything like that, that would be cool too. LogisticEarth posted:Also, Maddox and The Best Page in the Universe was all the rage in 1999, and he's apparently still around and making awful YouTube videos: So that's who Maddox is! I'd heard the name a lot, but I had no idea who it was. I'm pretty young, so I missed a lot of this stuff the first time around. Somehow both of these still update occasionally: http://www.homestarrunner.com/ http://www.eskimobob.com/
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Oct 26, 2015 16:44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPjvDE-rKo0
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Oct 26, 2015 17:57
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If we're doing old email forwards, how about the Pop Tart blowtorch?
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Oct 26, 2015 18:20
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Sometimes I kinda miss this guy.
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Oct 26, 2015 18:42
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Spiderman made me gay. http://www2.b3ta.com/spidermanwillmakeyougay/
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Oct 26, 2015 18:46
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Oct 26, 2015 18:51
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Does Interactive Buddy or whatever it's name was count as a meme? Because that's the first one coming to mind for me.
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Oct 26, 2015 18:58
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Taber posted:https://www.zombo.com is still around You'll be happy to know it also comes in Web 2.0! http://zombo.co/
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Oct 26, 2015 19:11
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jeffgoldblumiswatchingyoupoop.com has been recreated on YTMND
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Oct 26, 2015 19:53
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqO5lNS094M This started a movement. I made one myself, and it landed me my first film job. I've been in the industry for ten years now. Thank you, animutation.
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Oct 26, 2015 20:10
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RandomFerret posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqO5lNS094M I was just here to post one of those dumb things: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/188285 It drove me nuts so I researched the song it was using, which was some thing called Sjoebidoebidabidee by a Belgian kid's TV show about gnomes called Kabouter Plop. Honestly the original video for the song is crazier than any amount of moving Colin Mochrie around. theironjef has a new favorite as of 02:59 on Oct 27, 2015 |
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Oct 27, 2015 02:56
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Tujague posted:Mr. T ate my balls Came to post this, instead will post quote:batman touched my junk liberally. he strapped me in to his batmobile and he couldnt keep his offensive hands off of me. he was performing many red flag touches. i couldnt believe what the gently caress was going on. i told batman the city would not approve of a millionaire touching an underage kid for free.
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Oct 27, 2015 02:59
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How about Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About? Or Xiao Xiao? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3sexvJM5Go The Bee posted:Does Interactive Buddy or whatever it's name was count as a meme? Because that's the first one coming to mind for me.
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Oct 27, 2015 03:17
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Was anyone else on LUE from Gamefaqs? Before I knew about SA I was all about it, I even had the access where they made you specifically sign up post in it, before they stopped letting new people see the board.
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Oct 27, 2015 06:34
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Weebl's Stuff still updates. One of my faves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6CDFn2i3I
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Oct 27, 2015 10:46
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2DcHzokew We're going on an ADVENTURE!
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Oct 27, 2015 12:51
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Does anybody else remember or happen to have a link to an old site that was called Proof Of Li or something like that? It was a bunch of old black and white photos (I think they were mostly Japanese?) that had a 50s astronaut/alien kind of thing photoshopped into them.
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Oct 27, 2015 13:56
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_t44siFyb4
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Oct 27, 2015 14:09
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Posting my least favorite one; http://skippyslist.com/list/ Several people in my group of friends quoted this endlessly for weeks and I could not understand why; they all grew up to find Big Bang Theory hilarious too. COINCIDENCE?
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Oct 27, 2015 15:29
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Oct 27, 2015 16:50
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The Vosgian Beast posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2DcHzokew We're going on an ADVENTURE! Another thing I loved in middle school, though I'd say it's only borderline "old." I also thought this was hilarious: http://fetchfido.co.uk/games/mario/mario.htm Can you tell that it was made shortly after Borat came out? vvvvvvv Oops, looks like you're right. Borat came out in 2006, and I saw that video in 2005 at the latest. Laocius has a new favorite as of 02:20 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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Oct 28, 2015 01:59
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Borat came out several years after that did. I had an annoying friend back in 2001 who knew all the lines by heart and would prove it to you at the drop of a hat.
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Oct 28, 2015 02:14
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7mozA-ptI
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