Poll: Harlem Shake
- Thread starter Calibanbutcher
- Start date
Recommended Videos
NOOOO! DON'T BREED THE MEMES TOGETHER.Ed130 said:
don't you dare end everything over an arrow to the harlem...
I think it's great. I'm not sure I could tell you why. Probably something to do with the absurdity of the transition. You're always waiting to see just what's going to happen when everyone starts doing the Harlem Shake. I can certainly see the appeal of making a Harlem Shake video: you get to go crazy in a workplace or similar setting where usually you have to maintain some semblance of order and professionalism.
Two of my favorites involve NASCAR teams. It shows how far the fad has spread. I think the craze will die out soon, but it's hella fun for now. I mean, Jeff Gordon?generally a professional, well-spoken, reserved spokesman for the sport?helmet-pumping on the roof of his car is just fucking awesome.
This one's cool, but not having the car drive off in a big cloud of tire smoke feels like a missed opportunity.
Two of my favorites involve NASCAR teams. It shows how far the fad has spread. I think the craze will die out soon, but it's hella fun for now. I mean, Jeff Gordon?generally a professional, well-spoken, reserved spokesman for the sport?helmet-pumping on the roof of his car is just fucking awesome.
This one's cool, but not having the car drive off in a big cloud of tire smoke feels like a missed opportunity.
You get a million points because KSI.torno said:
I think this is my new favorite version.neonsword13-ops said:
Sweet Christ...
They've killed Gangnam Style only to give birth to a bigger, fiercer and more annoying beast.
They've killed Gangnam Style only to give birth to a bigger, fiercer and more annoying beast.
If i'm honest i prefer Gangham Style, at least that one requires a bit of talent to pull off.
The video's for Harlem Shake are quite funny though, in a sort of "look at those guys being retarded" way. Just a shame about the music.
At least it's better than planking...Anything's better than planking.
The video's for Harlem Shake are quite funny though, in a sort of "look at those guys being retarded" way. Just a shame about the music.
At least it's better than planking...Anything's better than planking.
Once again, the Escapist proves itself to be populated almost entirely by cynical robots who wouldn't know what mindless fun was if it....Well, if it put on a silly costume and hip-thrusted in front of their faces while weird electronic music played in the background, I suppose. Still, I'm kind of amazed that some of you humorless lunatics are actually complaining about the quality of the music or dance coordination. I mean...OK, the "point" of this meme is pretty hard to pin down, fair enough. But "good music" and "good dancing" are very OBVIOUSLY not it. If I had to to guess at the "point" of the Harlem Shake, I'd say "let's have some pointless fun in the stupidest way imaginable".
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure this fad will be run into the ground and become extremely overplayed and annoying in about 48 hours or so, but for now, it's the just the result of people trying to have fun, and probably succeeding. It's harmless.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure this fad will be run into the ground and become extremely overplayed and annoying in about 48 hours or so, but for now, it's the just the result of people trying to have fun, and probably succeeding. It's harmless.
Just today, my girlfriend's sister asked aloud, "Why has the Harlem Shake gotten so popular?" to which I replied, "Because it went viral- just like a virus, one person watches it, then shows their friends, who show their friends, and so on." The internet has allowed us to spread pointless crap across the world, so much so that it affects popular culture. Amazing.
"Dafuq" quite accurately sums up my opinion on it. When you think about how long it would actually take to put something like that together (all of ten minutes) I can't imagine why anyone would bother.
It might well be one of the stupidest memes I've seen. And that's saying something.
And yet basically everyone I know loves it. It's one of those times I feel like I've missed some elaborate joke about the whole thing.
And yet basically everyone I know loves it. It's one of those times I feel like I've missed some elaborate joke about the whole thing.
I see it as just a bit of fun and think it's great that so many people are getting together to do crazy stuff like this. The best bit though is that even kids in Elementary schools are getting in on the act, just showing how big this is. I was amazed that the teachers let them do it.