Resident internet scientists Jamie Dubs, Yatta, and Elspeth Jane investigate the breakout Internet phenomena of our time.

Leeroy Jenkins

“Leeeeeeeeeeerooooy Jenkinnnnns!” is a popular catchphrase first screamed by a World of Warcraft player of the same name, just before ignorantly charging headlong into battle and ruining his group’s carefully laid out plans.

Entry added Apr 30, 2009 at 05:05PM UTC; last edited Sep 05, 2010 at 11:17AM UTC

Tagged video games, world of warcraft, yelling, youtube, leeroy jenkins, epic fail

Antoine Dodson / Bed Intruder

Antoine Dodson is a college student from Huntsville, Alabama who became an overnight celebrity after giving a passionate TV interview in defense of his sister woken up by a late-night bedroom intruder.

Entry added Jul 30, 2010 at 08:01PM UTC; last edited Sep 09, 2010 at 07:21AM UTC

Tagged Bed Intruder, Huntsville, Alabama, Hide yo kids, Antoine Dodson, Homeboy

Lying Down Game

Lying Down Game is a participatory photo meme that involves having one’s photograph taken whilst lying rigidly face down in public space and then sharing the image via internet. Since becoming popular through Facebook around June 2009, the viral game has spawned thousands of photos of people lying flat in public landscapes across the world.

Entry added Dec 10, 2009 at 07:32PM UTC; last edited Sep 02, 2010 at 08:26PM UTC

Tagged UK, photo meme, wtf, spinoff, playing dead, facebook

Double Rainbow

Double Rainbow is a viral video featuring Paul Vasquez, who exclaims and mumbles in sheer joy after witnessing a double rainbow in the sky while hiking in Yosemite National Park, California. Towards the end of video, Paul breaks into tears with many notable quotes like “it’s so bright and vivid”, “it’s starting to look like a triple rainbow”, and “what does it mean, I don’t know what this means."

Entry added Jul 06, 2010 at 10:20PM UTC; last edited Sep 03, 2010 at 12:25PM UTC

Tagged youtube, rainbow, jimmykimmel, drugs, review#1

Stop Calling me a Homo!

Troll bait is a term used to describe any individual who unknowingly attracts trolls or easily falls prey to such scheme. Stop Calling Me a Homo is a YouTube remix meme that reveals an interesting hierarchy of food chain behind troll-baits who render themselves exploitable, trolls whose only function is to troll and alas, a breed of cannibal trolls who prefer to troll their own kinds.

Entry added Apr 30, 2009 at 11:12PM UTC; last edited Aug 31, 2010 at 10:03PM UTC

Tagged ChristianU2ber, youtube, webcam, Homo, exploitable, humiliation, freakout, 4chan, raid, trolling

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