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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.
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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."
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Troll Bait
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.
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Miracles
*F***ing Magnets, How Do They Work?* is a lyrical reference to the 2009 single Miracles by the Insane Clown Posse, an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The song describes the wonders of the universe and an appreciation for nature’s beauty, while angrily eschewing science. Among the most quotable lines can be heard at 1:52, “f***ing magnets, how do they work,” which instantly became a popular catchphrase on the web.
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My New Haircut
My New Haircut is a viral video created by Brett Tietjen, featuring himself as a stereotypical “broski” livin’ da vida loca with his boys in Staten Island, NY. In the original clip, Brett spikes his hair up with the stiffest gel around, drinks about a dozen Jager bombs and gets super pumped on bros’ night out with his boys who all have the same haircut.
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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.
