They thought they could stop us when they shut down internet file sharing networks. And, to a point, they did. But now, with music networks closed, we have created a whole other level of sharing that we can't possibly get in trouble for. Why? It's useless, but fun. The information below has passed from friend to friend, college to college across the country until almost everyone you know thinks of Strong Bad as a confidant and Engrish as a second language. If you've somehow missed out on this trend so far, here's a simple how-to guide to get you started. Below are some of the top sites currently circulating, compiled in a single list and rated in a five star system for your convenience. One star means you might forward it to a friend with an LOL attached, five stars means you might actually drag your friend to your computer screen.
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Yatta!!
Six Japanese men dance to the techno song 'Yatta." The group is known as the Green Leaves due to their otherwise naked stage presence and has already exploded from the music scene into a cartoon series. The song's English equivalent is basically jumping around the stage and yelling "Alright!" The site calls it a "feel-good, uplifting, motivational song about feeling good about life, the universe, and everything in it. The nakedness and the leaf underwear are just part of the sketch." At first, it appears to be a ridiculous joke until you realize that this musical craze is sweeping Japan and is predicted to be big in the West soon. Rating: * * * Link: Google it at http://www.google.com/search?q=yatta
Engrish
Need more crazy Japanese quirks? This website shows shirts, signs, instructions, and even toiletries that display English words used entirely at random. Found on a tag in a Japanese shirt, "This garment is best for a person ever seeking good time in life. This wear is made from our earnest efforts to produce only best ones. Girls nite out." Rating: * * * * Link: http://www.engrish.com/
The Spark
Find out when you're going to die, if you're gay, or how much of a slut you are. See if you're dateable, lovable, or best friend worthy. How many lovers will you have in your lifetime? How many will you really love? Define your personality, lack of intelligence, and how "pickup-able" you are. I'm 75 percent pure, how pure are you? Rating: * * * * * Link: http://www.thespark.com/
Predict Your Sexual Future
The quizzes too much for you? Make your friends take them. Place this link in your profile and encourage your friends to click on it. Come on . . . it's anonymous right? Only this quiz that will supposedly predict your friends' sexual futures based on their pasts actually reports their secrets back to you via email. Scandalous, yet informational. Rating: * * *
Error, Error, Error . . .
Not so much a website as just a barrage of error messages designed specially to both annoy you and suspend any and all activity until all 150 error messages have been displayed and okayed. Aptly named and horrendously time consuming. Definitely another site for your profile. Self use? Negative * Watching friends hit their heads against the screen? * * * * *
"If you're not the real Saddam I'll kick your bottom"
Love Eminem but hate Hussein? This spoof on The Real Slim Shady shows a music video featuring Saddam and his body doubles along with lyrics and a bouncing Saddam head to follow the words. This somewhat educational and seemingly accurate site shows Saddam at his best, rapping and dancing amidst an army of lookalike backup dancers. Osama's cameo completes the politically incorrect sequence. Impossibly funny. Rating: * * * * *
"My name is Homestar Runner and welcome to Something.com"
A site full of cartoons starring Homestar Runner, his girlfriend Marzipan, The Cheat, and the brotherly trio of Strong Sad, Strong Man, and Strong Bad. Follow the site and discover the world of Homestar Runner, a marshmallow of a character with a speech impediment, no arms, and the common sense of a pile of rocks. The site also provides games and a special advice column, well deserving of its own listing. Rating: * * * * Link: http://www.homestarrunner.com/
Do you use your powers for good or for awesome?
Strong Bad, arch nemesis of Homestar Runner, is an opinionated masked character who answers all his email despite his seemingly permanent boxing gloves. The Cheat is his little yellow friend and sidekick who aides Strong Bad in ruining Marzipan's day and Homestar Runner's life. Check his weekly updated emails for advice on dating two sisters, drawing dragons burninating peasants, and hosting your own light switch raves. Email him yourself and see if he responds, ignores you, or laughs in your face. In any situation, you're guaranteed to laugh at his advice and constantly changing theme song. Link: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html
It's the Freakin' Weekend
Six Duke students got together to remix R. Kelly's Ignition remix but this is no ordinary spoof. Instead, five of the students pantomime each phrase throughout the entire song, down to the smallest detail, as one student stands in the background looking generally confused throughout the production. It's a big download, but well worth your hard drive space. Rating: * * * *
Ashley Johnson is a sophomore from Florence, Ala.
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