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Downfall Reaction Videos
"Hitler's Downfall" is a subtitled parody video series based on a pinnacle scene from Downfall, a 2004 German drama revisiting the last ten days of Adolf Hitler's life and eventual suicide.
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Standing Cat
Standing Cat refers to the video of a cat named Rocky standing upright on his hind legs that garnered much attention on YouTube and Facebook in April 2010.
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Joseph Ducreux
Joseph Ducreux (also known as Archaic Rap) is an image macro series featuring archaic paraphrasis of modern rap lyrics superimposed over the eccentric self-portrait of the eighteenth century French painter Joseph Ducreux. Reminiscent of Bayeux Tapestry image macros, this highly verbose joke provides a satisfying challenge of "decoding" the corrupted lyrics back into to the original verses.
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Epic Beard Man
Epic Beard Man is the nickname for Oakland resident Thomas Bruso that was coined after a viral video showing him repeatedly punching a younger black man, identified only as Michael, was spread in February of 2010.
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Phonetic Translations
Phonetic Translation is the practice of transcribing foreign lyrics into another language by their proximity in phonetics, mainly for comedic effect. Literal Music Videos are similar in form, but instead use newly recorded audio to interpret the visuals of the video.
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Advice Dog
Advice Dog is an image macro series featuring a a cute puppy's face against a color-wheel background, usually accompanied by unrelated advices and ridiculous instructions (EX: Do the Laundry / Rob a Bank). Since its debut on 4chan's /b/ in 2006, the series has spawned several spin-offs, most notably the Philosoraptor, Courage Wolf and Socially Awkward Penguin.
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Balloon Boy
Ballon Boy is the nickname given to Falcon Heene, a 6 year-old boy who reportedly climbed into a helium-filled balloon which was meant to hover only 20 feet above the ground, but took off.
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Autotune (feat. Weird Al Yankovic)
Auto-Tune is an automated pitch-correction and audio-processing software developed by Antares Audio Technologies in 1997. While the technology has been silently at work behind various hits for over a decade, it was introduced to larger audiences after the breakout of rapper, singer and producer T-Pain, who experimented heavily with auto-tune effect in his albums.
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Where the Hell is Matt?
Where the Hell is Matt? (aka "Dancing Matt") is a viral video series featuring Matt Harding dancing in front of famous landmarks and sightseeing spots around the world.
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Get Down
Get Down is a series of stop-motion dance videos mimicking a software glitch in the Nintendo 64 game Goldeneye 007, wherein the characters would suddenly spaz out if the game cartridge was only partially attached to the console.
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David After Dentist
David After Dentist is a viral video of an eight year old boy dwelling on heavy thoughts on his way home from the dentist's office. Sedated and super confused, David's aww-some ranting in the backseat of his dad's van became one of the most watched videos on YouTube.
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Bubb Rubb
Bubb Rubb is a Bay Area resident who appeared in a local news segment on the growing trend of “whistle tips,” a custom-modified exhaust pipe that generates deafening sounds of whistles during motor operation.
