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10. Soulja Boy Tell Em
Ever since he debuted his September album online, DeAndre Ramone Way — a.k.a. Soulja Boy Tell Em — has inspired the masses to parody "Crank Dat" with lip dubs. While the entries range from Barney, Dora the Explorer, and Winnie the Pooh rapping "Crank Dat", this SpongeBob SquarePants version is our favorite. — Jessica Gold Haralson
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9. Dramatic Chipmunk
I figure I've spent about twelve minutes viewing "The Dramatic Chipmunk," which means I've seen this small rodent — which actually appears to be a prairie dog — approximately 144 times. If you work in an office, you've probably seen it pivot toward the camera with its expression of horror (or shock, or confusion, or sultry obsequiousness) at least as many times as I have. With better acting chops than most mammalian performers (here's looking at you, Chris Crocker), this guy could probably spin his five seconds of fame into his own reality show. Just like Flipper did! — Will Doig
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8. Heidi Klum Plays With Her Boobs
This video features Heidi Klum fondling her breasts, or, as she calls them here, "great knockers." It's rare that an outtake makes an uber-beautiful-super-famous woman look happy and smart, and at the end she pretends to shoot bullets out of her nipples. There's not much more to say about that. — Sarah Harrison |
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7. Chocolate Rain
In this ironic age, I often find it difficult to decide whether something is "so bad it's good," or just good. This conundrum is heightened when the something in question is "Chocolate Rain," the YouTube hit performed by one Tay Zonday. Over a serpentine repeated keyboard line, the basso-profundo Zonday sings what turns out to be a surprisingly reflective lyric about racism (seriously, read the lyrics) but which comes off as something less reflective. Zonday may not have been too invested in the political content of his composition, since he quickly starred in a commercial adapting the song into an ode to Cherry-Chocolate Dr. Pepper. — Peter Smith |
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6. Battle at Kruger
The impressively named YouTube phenom "Battle at Kruger" lives up to its grand title: filmed during a 2004 safari in Kruger National Park (but new to the 'net this year), startled tourists gasp and comment as a small pride of lions attack a herd of water buffalo, singling out and taking down a calf. It's horrific, it makes you want to look away, and this is all before the crocodiles get involved. But just when you're about to lose hope, the water buffalo return with a vengeance. Time magazine even reported on the video, saying it "may be the hottest upload in web history that doesn't include a naked famous person or a politician saying something career-ending." — Nicole Ankowski |
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