LOWTAX FAKE MEME

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LOWTAX from something awful has made a GBS post.

This is a tailored goon invasion of digg.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1997876

Lowtax
Nov 15, 1999

I've had this idea for a while, but had no motivation or inclination to actually act upon it... until now.

In regards to the completely idiotic and played out "Snakes On a Plane" obsession, which all started with a couple people updating their Livejournals, I was curious to see how difficult it would be to artifically manufacture a viral Internet fad (ie, All Your Base, Snakes On a Plane, etc etc). I didn't really have any target until I saw this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgkgFw7i-WE

This is one of those things so completely random and messed up that, I figure, it'd be the LEAST likely to ever turn into a meme or successful viral Internet fad. Basically, it's a parody of "The Simpsons" done in a completely bizarre, incomprehensible fashion. Homer sounds like Chewbacca giving birth to a dinette set. Mr. Burns is Indian. Flanders says "woogidy woogidy neighbor." The theme song will give you nightmares. In summary, it's incredible.

So I was wondering if the power of the SA Forums could be used to turn this seemingly unpopular, random video into a meme, into some viral Internet sensation which will immediately become played out and obnoxious. Here's the general outline of how these things happen:

1) Video is linked ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgkgFw7i-WE )
2) The link is passed around through blogs, emails, and IMs.
3) Photoshops and parodies of catchphrases from the video start popping up.
4) Video collections of the photoshops and parodies pop up.
5) News media outlets catch wind of it and talk about it in their "lighter side" part of the newscast, before "panda gives birth" and after "cute kittens play with yarn"
6) Merchandise cashing in on the original media starts coming out.
7) Everybody associated with the original media expresses their desire to kill themselves for ever being involved.

We're obviously on step #1 here, and trying to move to step #2. The first thing we have to do is rack up the pageviews, popularity, and rating of the video, so it's a YOUTUBE HIT. So if you can, please head here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgkgFw7i-WE , watch the video, and rate it 5 stars or gold or whatever the hell you rate things on Youtube. Add it to your favorites. Pass it around. Let's try to propel this thing to stardom. That will take care of step #2.

After a couple days, let's move on to step #3. I suggest some good catchphrases / Photoshoppable memes to be along the lines of "MARGE, YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART" (if you watch the video, you'll see where it's from). We can discuss this later; for now, let's work on steps #1 and #2.

Oh, and if anybody out there has any other suggestions, ideas, or comments, post 'em here. I want to see if this forum has the power alone to jumpstart a "Snakes On a Plane" bandwagon in a completely forced, artificial fashion.

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[simonduncan1977]

worst ever vid

[duckthing]

what the hell is this even supposed to be?

[Danube03]

don't post that pig picture

post it and i'll ban you

[MrKips]

oh no anything but this!

[JasonLicklider]

Rules 1 and 2? Newfag^5

[windowmaker90]

Rules 1 and 2. Faggot.

[TheTimeTraveller]

Post it on 4chan you fuck.

[HappyPepper]

You're a dumb cumbubble.

[CaptJim122]

guy who watches anime on youtube and makes video game movies on youtube tells us to get a life

lmao

[chronodyne]

sorry, i agree with osaka