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2007 Jun 12 "Rack Em Willie" Hits Youtube, Drinks Vodka
Also known as Alah Ragbar, "pimp nasty funky ch- pimp and stanky chicken", and Rack 'Em Willie. Willie is a youtube entrapreneur who was known for his performances on The Damn Show. He...
2007 Jun 19 The "Dramatic Chipmunk" Makes Its Internet Debut
Dramatic Chipmunk, also referred to as Dramatic Prairie Dog, is a popular viral video, originally released on June 19, 2007 on CollegeHumor. Despite the title, the video actually features...
2007 Jul 17 "Thriller" - Prisoners Perform at CPDRC in Cebu, Philippines
Thriller is a viral video featuring the dancing inmates of a high security penitentiary. In 2007, the inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), a maximum sec...
2007 Jul 26 KTTV Fox 11 Reports on "Anonymous"
On July 26, 2007, KTTV Fox 11 News based in Los Angeles, California aired a report on Anonymous, calling them a group of "hackers on steroids", "domestic terrorists", and collectively an ...
2007 Sep 10 Chris Crocker Demands That The Internet "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!"
Chris Crocker is most notable for his "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" video, posted September 10, 2007 to YouTube, in which he lashes out at gossip columnists such as Perez Hilton, and at reality ...
2007 Sep 17 "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" - Bro Gets Tased
On September 17, 2007,U.S. Senator John Kerry addressed a Constitution Day forum at the University of Florida in Gainesville, which was organized by the ACCENT Speaker's Bureau, an agency...
2009 Jan 30 "David After Dentist" Appears on Youtube
This video of a kid doped up after getting a tooth pulled has become one of the 32 flavors of family friendly internet fun. I love it when he asks, "is this real life??" Fun stuff.
2009 May 3 "Greatest freak out ever" appears on Internet
His parents allegedly canceled his WoW account. Some kids can't take it.
2009 Jul 3 Rizzo (4 years old) performs Herb Brooks' Speech from "Miracle"
Jim Sacco estimates that his son Josh has watched "Miracle," the film about the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team's legendary upset of the Soviets, nearly 150 times. Apparently, the mov...
2009 Jul 19 "JK Wedding Entrance Dance" Posted Online
On July 19, 2009 a viral video called JK Wedding Entrance Dance was uploaded to YouTube that received significant media attention, using Forever by Chris Brown as the song to a wedding ma...
2009 Aug 25 "Michael Jackson alive?!" Hoax Video Posted to Youtube
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A hoax video purporting to show Michael Jackson hopping out of a coroner's van alive was produced by a German television station as an experiment, the broadcaster...
2009 Nov 10 "Charlie Bit Me" Is Officially Auto-Tuned
Someone with real talent took the Charlie Bit Me video, auto tuned it, chopped it, and set it to the beat from Auto Tune the News #2. The result? Sheer perfection.
2010 Jan 13 'Pants on the Ground' is Performed on Season Nine of 'American Idol'
During the Atlanta auditions for the ninth season of American Idol, 62 year old activist "General" Larry Platt appeared and performed his own original song, "Pants on the Ground". Platt w...