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*Democrat [[Howard Dean]]'s [[Howard Dean#Iowa results and the campaign's collapse|infamous speech and frenzied scream]] at the Iowa Caucus.
*Democrat [[Howard Dean]]'s [[Howard Dean#Iowa results and the campaign's collapse|infamous speech and frenzied scream]] at the Iowa Caucus.

*President [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s "[[You forgot Poland]]" statement at the 2004 Presidential debate.


*[[Terri Schiavo]]. Sites usually made fun of her and combined her with other fads.
*[[Terri Schiavo]]. Sites usually made fun of her and combined her with other fads.

Revision as of 04:30, 16 November 2005

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Note: Before adding anything to the list, see the talk page to see if it complies with the definition of a fad. When you are describing these fads, please be specific, or they may be removed from the list.

YTMND.com

The website ytmnd.com [1] is known for its tendency to propagate a great number of fads and in-jokes. The list that follows identifies several major such fads; as such, it may be incomplete. Note that the fads almost never consist of only the elements indicated for them; indeed, the fads could not be as popular without variation. Also, these variations tend to include elements from other fads.


Intertextuality

It is common for these fads to be used in conjunction with each other. Some of them also rely on having an element in the original YTMND getting replaced by another one, usually another fad (most notably the PSP and Hasselhoff ones). It is also not uncommon to see fad YTMNDs redone in the style of older computers or video game consoles, or even in various physical forms (such as a Tiger handheld gaming device). As ideas, the subject matters of YTMNDs are constantly evolving and producing new combinations as mass self-replication continues by the second. A prime example is the What is love? YTMND. It was soon followed by What is NES?, made to look as if the clip was playing on a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), complete with an NES version of the Haddaway song. This was then followed by What is a-ha?, a scene done up in pencil along with the song Take on Me. This idea was then merged with the Tiger Handheld YTMND theme with What is tiger?. It was even mixed with the HBP Spoiler fad for What is Dumbledore?.

In some cases, a YTMND is deliberately framed to pay homage, borrow or incorporate as many fads as possible. One such example is the "YTMND: For Gameboy" site, which is not a fad on its own but communicates the popularity and nature of borrowing from past and current fads. Another is "YTMN Damacy", which involves Katamari Damacy style rolling balls of other fad images, combined with numerous fad sound clips.

Fads

Follows the actual fads in lists and divided by category.

Many of the popular YTMND songs have been made availible to download in a compiled soundtrack by fyrestorm via bittorrent. http://ytmnd-soundtrack.ytmnd.com

  • "Uber Hax!!1", Dramatic depictions of or scenes from real life, movies, or television. This fad pairs the sequence chronologically with semi-related leetspeak These usually have dramatic music (most commonly a looping clip from E.S. Posthumus - Pompeii).
  • Various advertisements by Burger King
    • Ugoff, a self-important character in Burger King commercials who would say lines such as "Please. I am Ugoff." and "Ugoff is hungry!" Ugoff appeared to be a highly demanding model for some kind of fashion company.
    • Various YTMNDs showing the infamous Burger King "King" along with the phrase "Where is your God now?". Often, "Requiem for a Tower" plays in the background.
    • Darius Rucker's Burger King Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch ad


  • Osaka (Ayumu Kasuga) of Azumanga Daioh, a popular anime , throwing her shoe off into the street with her foot. In the anime, the shoe is hit by a truck, but this sequence has been replaced by various other outcomes in the fad.
  • The phrase "It's Time to D-D-D-D-D-Duel" from the anime Yu-gi-oh!.
  • Takeshi Kaga from Iron Chef eating various objects, the original being Kaga eating a bell pepper. This fad is always accompanied with an excerpt from "Fury of the Storm" by Dragonforce.
  • Wayne Brady's line "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" from a sketch on Chappelle's Show. Words from a different phrase usually replace "choke a bitch" and/or the name Wayne Brady.
  • Tom Cruise's infamous couch incident on the Oprah show as well a GIF of Cruise getting squirted at during an interview.
  • Dschinghis Khan's hit song "Moskau", usually accompanied by synchronized dancing as seen in the original video.
  • Various usages of emo music to parody the culture of its target audience. The 2 most popular choices are Linkin Park's "Crawling" and Simple Plan's "Untitled".
  • Günther's "Ding Dong Song"
  • Various famous songs being played in reverse to show hidden messages, such as celebrities are "Nazis". Some are just fake with a voice mixed in, such as an already-famous YTMND.
  • Daft Punk's "Technologic", usually accomapnied by a person opening his/her mouth back and forth to the lyrics. The original featured Osaka (from Azumanga Diaoh).
  • The song from the movie soundtrack Space Jam by Quad City DJs, though almost exclusively referred to as "Super Slam" and associated with Randy Savage. Derived from a Flash animation made popular on 4chan.
  • The song "Running in the 90's," a song featured in the anime show Initial D. Other songs featured in Initial D have been popping up lately as well, such as "Speedy Speed Boy". It is normally used in sites featuring vehicles as well as some rave sites.
  • Various parodies and recreations of the A-ha music video "Take on Me."
  • Other countries' versions/dubs/languages of popular cartoon theme songs, the lyrics of which have been "interpreted" phonetically to English. The German version of the ending to Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is to be emphasized as the one that has the most interpretations. The original interpretation involved the Finnish version of DuckTales. Some of its misinterpreted lines were used for many sites ("Your arms are broken" and "Taco Nazi" are the best examples of it).
  • Two songs involving spinning:
    • The song "Ridin' Spinnaz" by Three 6 Mafia. Its original use was a GIF of male anal sex (Spin.gif), where the receiver's penis was spinning.
    • The song "You Spin Me Right Round" by new wave British band Dead or Alive.
  • A short clip from "Evolution (Time is Pop Mix)" by Ayumi Hamasaki, which is used as the token song in sites depicting rave culture.
  • The lyrics "Die motherfucker, die motherfuckers still fool" from the song "Still" by Geto Boys usually to people dancing or getting beaten up.
  • The Vengaboys song "We Like to Party" is often used in racist YTMNDs.
    • At one time, the advertising mascot for the Six Flags theme parks (Mr. Six) was compared to Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old man that was recently charged for killing three civil rights workers in the 1960s while he was in the Ku Klux Klan. Six Flags then threatened to sue anybody that made the comparison on YTMND. The site was then taken down, but today, the song is used on YTMNDs that declare something or someone to be racist.
  • The song "The Internet is for Porn" from the Broadway puppet musical Avenue Q, and its various lyrics.
  • Pictures of plane, train, automobile and boat crashes called "Great Moments in _____ History." These are set to a music clip from Gorillaz' "Feel Good, Inc."—in particular, the line, "watch the way I navigate—ha ha ha ha ha!"
  • GIFs of people dancing to O-Zone's song "Dragostea Din Tei" (commonly called "Numa Numa" after the Internet phenomenon of the same name).
  • A sped-up version of the ending theme from Super Mario World, usually accompanying something wacky (typically with "lol" as the site's phrase).
  • Parodies of the death sequence in Metal Gear Solid. The sequence is random, but most involve a main character calling out for Solid Snake in a memorable way: "Snake? ...Snake? ...SNAAAAAAAAAAKE!" This is the death sequence that is most commonly parodied.
  • A scene from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (a.k.a. Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream) of Doc Louis riding a bike in front of Little Mac, accompanied by the statement "Nigga stole my bike!" The original image (third one down) was made by a member of Something Awful in a Photoshop Phriday. (the original message that displayed the game passcode was changed to "Nigga Stole My Bike") Currently, this fad is being moderated due to offensive language.
    • There was a rumor that the quote "Nigga stole my bike" came from the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. However, on the original YTMND that started the fad, the recording of the quote was made by the site's creator, Duezce, and it is Duezce himself speaking it.


  • A Thwomp crashing into a character, usually with the Super Mario Bros. "thwomp" and "death" sounds. This is commonly used to interrupt in a manner similiar to the Hassan fad.
  • "WRYYYYYY", a scream associated with the series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and popularized in a Flash video disseminated widely through 4chan. The original video combined Dio Brando's "The World" super move, which could stop time; Dio's "Road Roller", in which he crushed his opponent with a steamroller, and Shadow Dio's "Charisma", in which he screams and sends sparks toward the opponent. Of these, the "Charisma" scream is most prevalent, followed by the "Road Roller" steamroller.
  • Rolling balls of various random objects, similar to Katamari Damacy, usually accompanied with the theme song.
  • Terri Schiavo. Sites usually made fun of her and combined her with other fads.
  • Kanye West's comment that "George Bush doesn't care about black people".
  • The disappearance of Natalee Holloway. The fad also included forum users invading Natalee Holloway message boards.
    • Pictures of the FBI, SWAT team or other covert and/or tactical law enforcement agencies accompanied with the text "BRB FBI." This fad grew from the forum due to repeated threats of FBI involvement against its users made in reprisal for raids on Natalee Holloway sites.
  • Spoof of new shirts being sold by the webmaster of YTMND. Usually saying "You will buy a shirt!" while hypnotic additions are made.
  • Screenshots of the YTMND homepage with varying captions.
  • Having pictures (modified or otherwise) of a page stating that "You can't see this YTMND!", which is currently being used to replace inappropriate YTMND sites.
  • The "Batman and Picard" war, referring to the the Batman fad replacing the Picard fad as the most viewed YTMND. These also refer to both the YTMND Conference and YTMND Civil War where all of the most popular YTMND icons gather together.

Miscellaneous fads

  • Muhammad Hassan interrupting a scene, using his theme song that consists of some chants in an Arabic language, "Alleyliaaliaaa!". Hassan is known for interrupting people during his wrestling shows, which obviously inspired the fad.
  • Gay Fuel, an energy drink marketed to gays. Usually paired on YTMND with Baltimora's song "Tarzan Boy." The "Tarzan Boy" song is considered equivalent to homosexuality on YTMND now. This was a forced fad made by forum members.
  • A YTMND featuring Bethany Massamilla, a.k.a. BethanyM, an administrator for GameFAQs/GameSpot's forums. She became the prey of GameFAQs forum users, due to their hostility towards CJayC "selling his soul to GameSpot". One such example of BethanyM is "I AM BETHANYM", in which a picture of her is accompanied by an obviously male voice.
  • Summoning, consisting of a picture of someone "summoning" a fire spirit into existance. Usually it appears between their hands.
  • Spoiler of an important plot point from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Borrowing from the "Gay Fuel" fad, this fad is also usually paired with the "Tarzan Boy" song. When not, it is the audio from the "Potter bookstore crash" video hosted online, in where a male drives by people outside a Barnes and Noble at the hour the book was released, shouting the spoiler out loud to them.
  • An animation of an Asian man appearing to spin in the air like a helicopter. This is referred to as "AsiaCopter" or "AzNCopter". These clips are frequently accompanied by an orchestrated version of the Final Fantasy VII airship theme "Highwind Takes to the Skies," or songs about spinning.
  • A hypothetical fight created from GoogleFight, usually to show who would win by most popular vote. Often, fights created on GoogleFight are between two popular fads.
  • Parodies of the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons.
  • "Butt Racing", which consists of various animated GIFs of teenagers racing around parks, houses, etc. edited to look as if they were racing on the ground while sitting down. This is usually accompanied by "Speedy Speed Boy" by Marko Polo.
  • Various remakes of fads based on the iPod commercial, usually with the black shilloutte of the characters listening to an ipod.
  • The Internet lingo "O RLY", sometimes accompanied by a snowy owl. YA RLY is also used, with a great horned owl.
  • Various remakes of fads in a medieval tapestry form, generated with this program. Usually set to Heather Dale's recording of "This Endris Night", a Catholic hymn.
  • The face of Patrick Duffy shooting laser from his eyes at various things, causing them to fall or crash.
  • Hiding a swastika in a picture and adding a seizure-inducing flashing picture of a person (usually Hitler) to the corner, usually accompanied by the title "OMG, Secret Nazi *insert object here*". Accompanied by the song Heut Ist Mein Tag by Blümchen.
  • Fast moving animated GIFs of the same person in different photos, showing that the person has the same expression in every one of the pictures, accompanied by Eric Prydz's song "Call on Me". In more recent versions the picture may also be static. It probably originated from a flash file that was found in an update (on May 24, 2005) at Albino Blacksheep called 'The Face'.
  • A loop GIF. That is a GIF that seems to be endless. The blue ball machine and the domain called simply "loopy" are to be highlighted.

The YTMND Forums

The YTMND forum community has, on occasion, pushed several invented fads to the front page users, with the occasional successes including reaching the Top 15 Viewed YTMNDs list as well as the Top 5 Rated YTMNDs. Forum fads, by definition, begin on the YTMND forums. The first of the forum fads, Mike Done, was created with the intention of taking an inside joke even the forum users did not get and thrusting it into the spotlight to confuse or annoy front-page users. Other forum fads followed, including "Tennis Man," and Gay Fuel. Asiacopter was an odd fad. Its popularity was sparked only by the remake of a YTMND (originally made by Inkdrinker) by DrWorm, but set to FFVII music, plus a thread calling for a Zerg Rush of asiacopters. A select few ytmnd users took it upon themselves to get the fad going, and sparked a huge battle with the big fad at the time "Professor X had one weakness." Eventually the front page was filled with ____copters and weaknesses. Some notorious Asiacopters are Freakasianzoidcopter, Vadercopter (a cult classic), and Stairs had one weakness. Another such forum fad is where users gather together at a certain time and start producing sites with sound and text, but no image. The purpose of this is to confuse the users who only look at the front page of ytmnd. They will think that there is something wrong with their computer, that YTMND is broken, etc. The forum members then up-vote the site by giving it 5's and they post such comments like 'hahahah this is the best ever!'. Most of the time, they combine loads of fads together in the title and some put a (refresh), indicating that once the page is loaded that the viewer must refresh the page to sync it all up. When the forum members do this, it confuses some of the front page people, but it does not confuse many. This is usually because not everyone participates and sites are not made fast enough, so the 5 recently made sites could have two blanks and 3 regular YTMNDs.

As some forum members have explained, the unifying purpose of forum fads is not humor as much as the attempt to interfere with the fad-heavy business as usual on the front page. Despite this, however, this has led to many arguments between forums members, usually between people joining simply to express their annoyance with seemingly non-sensical series of YTMND's and regular users of the forums. It has even led to arguments between other regular users themselves, which as a result some users have put images of fights and with the words "YTMND FORUMS" displayed in several users' signatures (this can also be attributed to the general childishness of some users). It has also led to a YTMND itself entitled "THE OFFICIAL YTMND FORUMS YTMND[3]" with an excerpt of the trailer for the film Green Street Hooligans edited with the avatars of some users to give people an idea of how disorganised the forums can be.



Viewhacking

Unfortunately, a new, cheap way to garner votes and views is to change the name of the site or to change the substance of the site to trick people into clicking the site and bumping it up to the top of the YTMND list. Since its inception and spread, the term "viewhacking" was coined for this practice and thus became the general phrase. The original person to do this, TDP, only did it to see how long it would take to get 100,000 views; he was successful, and the final version now lists the site's previous incarnations. However, several others followed after that, and has since become a fairly imminent nuisance. Such actions are generally frowned upon and subjected to low votes, much along with the practice of using misleading search terms or titles to attract viewers to a page. On rare occasion, the titles are updated to keep in relation to a site that has been only moderately changed, such as an update, fix, or response to attention.


See also

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