Internet Phenomena: Chances are damn good you know of at least one.
You know the name Gary Brolsma? He's the guy who made the crappy lip sync of the Romanian pop song "Dragostea Din Tei."
How about Ghyslain Raza? You know, the Star Wars kid.
Homestar Runner. Badger Badger Badger.
They're everywhere.
One of them caught my mind recently, and it's where you will hear the line in the title: "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny," in which countless popular figures, from the historical (Abraham Lincoln) to the current (Jackie Chan) to the fictional (Batman) to the non-human (Godzilla), appear. As you might have guessed, Mr. Rogers wins.
Why do I write about this? Well, it just might be the most original of these phenomena. Look at the Wikipedia article at the top of the page, you'll find categorizations of such phenomena. Obviously jokes about celebrities are none too original - Chuck Norris jokes in particular get quite tiresome. (And in a related note, Chuck Norris appears but does not win in "Ultimate Showdown.") The list of non celebrities rely on other people's work.
Well, I won't actually go through it. You can read it yourself. But the ability exhibited by Lemon Demon and AltF4 to create a song, incorporate tons of popular figures in a catchy tune, and make it funny is quite an accomplishment.
At least, it's more of an accomplishment than dancing wildly to a song you didn't even write.
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