Top 10 Web Fads

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday July 21, 2005 @07:54AM from the brace-yourself-for-a-lot-of-eyball-rolls dept.

Fantasy Football writes "CNet lists the top 10 web fads of all-time, including the HampsterDance, All Your Base are Belong to Us, Star Wars Kid, and more. It's a nice nostalgic trip for many stories which were presumably posted on /. years ago."

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Wharrabout... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-21 07:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Goatse.cx was a pretty popular fad around here
1. Re:Wharrabout... by Kjella · 2005-07-21 07:59 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Goatse.cx was a pretty popular fad around here
  
  Disturbingly enough, this makes me want to mod a post containing goatse.cx as +1, Informative. It's a good thing I don't have mod points or I'd have to kill myself afterwards.
  
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2. Re:Wharrabout... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-21 10:29 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Moran.
Hello my future girlfriend? by Dwedit · 2005-07-21 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

How could a list like this leave out "Hello My Future Girlfriend"?
Heh, nice! by dbolger · 2005-07-21 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

A slashdot story which is about stories already covered on slashdot.

Since this hasn't been posted before, what is it, a meta-dupe? ;)
1. Re:Heh, nice! by DrEldarion · 2005-07-21 08:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-monster dupe!
Is it safe to call "RealAudio" a fad yet? by xxxJonBoyxxx · 2005-07-21 07:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Is it safe to call "RealAudio" a fad yet?
1. Re:Is it safe to call "RealAudio" a fad yet? by Fastball · 2005-07-21 08:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  ...(buffering)...No.
Re:For those who don't want to RTFA, the top 10: by gbulmash · 2005-07-21 08:00 · Score: 5, Funny

WHAT??!!
No Badgers?? There should be Badgers on the list!!

We don't need no steenking badgers!!!!

Sorry, someone had to say it.

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Slashdot Top 10 by goldspider · 2005-07-21 08:01 · Score: 5, Funny

Along this theme, let's start a Slashdot Top 10, featuring the best (and worst) overused Slashdot cliches.

Let's get this started:

Hot grits
In Soviet Russia...
Goatse.cx
Stephen King, DEAD at 42
The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth

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1. Re:Slashdot Top 10 by tuxette · 2005-07-21 08:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Stop making fun of the /. clichés, you insensitive clod!
  
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Re:Top 10 Don'ts by AKAImBatman · 2005-07-21 08:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Shouldn't that be:
9: Really badly, rhyming poetry 8: Really bad Haiku
;-)

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Self promotion by kevin_conaway · 2005-07-21 08:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Well since we're talking about stupid lists, I feel compelled to share my list of Signs you're an idiot on Slashdot.
Don't forget Bonsai Kitten by ck1dog · 2005-07-21 08:21 · Score: 5, Funny

I remember Bonsai Kitten. All the ladies in the office were so mad about this back in the day.
Strong Bad by Jambon · 2005-07-21 08:53 · Score: 5, Funny

THE SYSTEM IS DOWN!
They forgot Strong Bad! I dunno, but putting up a list without him sounds kinda.....Dangeresque
Re:For those who don't want to RTFA, the top 10: by sp0rk173 · 2005-07-21 09:30 · Score: 5, Funny

That's because strongbad is not a fad. Strongbad is a revolution.
Re:Top 10 Don'ts by sconeu · 2005-07-21 09:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Really bad Haiku
Don't post it on your website
It drives us crazy

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