Word on the street is, if you were on the internet between 2005 and 2012, you're entitled to financial compensation.
You must remember those dark days: Superwholock, the Supernatural/Doctor Who/Sherlock megafans who populated tumblr; Rebecca Black's Friday; videos like "The Evolution Of Dance" and "Shoes." What was the internet back then?
It's unrecognizable today, but for those of us who were there...we remember.
CabbageBallerina asked:
What is the worst internet trend that you remember?
Here were some of those answers.
So Many Vines Did This
"Social Experiments". The term was abused by pranksters to cause inconvenience, but then immediately say it's a social experiment, so that the victims are more reluctant to voice their anger, and the pranksters can get away with it.
Oh God, so true. It's just straight up harassing people on the street
NO MORE CHALLENGES
"_______ challenge"
99% were just horrible for your health. Things like the cinnamon challenge. The worst I saw it get was someone tried to start the 'Fire Extinguisher Challenge'. The guy put the nozzle in his mouth and hit the lever. No matter what extinguisher you're using, this is incredibly stupid. What's worse though, is he picked a Dry Chemical extinguisher. The second he hit that lever, he blasted a lifetimes worth of micro particulate into his lungs. His lungs are absolutely, unequivocally, well and truly messed up.
Chemical Burns, Woo?
"Fire Breath" Spray your mouth with Lysol or some sort of flammable refreshing spray, salivate a little to get a projectile, activate a lighter in front of your mouth, then proceed to spit in front of the lighter which should have a big puff of fire come out but instead it results in you burning the inside of your mouth.
So Much Mooing
FarmVille. All of my aunts let their young children create Facebook accounts just so they could send themselves gifts through them. My Facebook feed used to be full of pictures of everyone's farms.
Say No To Drugs
I dont use or have used Tiktok ever but I remember watching a Youtube video about the Benadryl challange where you swallow 300mg of it wich can lead to trips that might traumatise you or cause heart problems. I also heard that apparently a teen girl died trying it but Im not sure about that.
Fake Films
Not so bad these days but i remember about 10 years ago when Youtube had a real problem with fake trailers for "upcoming" movies.
Halo movie trailer, Friends movie teaser, etc.
Hard to believe it didn't break any rules on Youtube.
Ah, Myspace
Those terrible, gif-style blinky "dollz" that people would dress up, like avatars, and have linked via HTML on their blogs and Myspaces. I remember once making the mistake of going to dolls.com instead of dollz.com on a school computer and it popping up porn, lol. This was before the kinda white-listing we have now, I think, hahaha. Must've been circa 2001.
Those Days Are BAEhind Us
Licking the top of ice cream and putting it back at stores "challenge" was the worst one.
I'm glad the term "Bae" died out. It was cringeworthy watching grown ass adults say it all the time.
People filming themselves being a-holes to other people. Physically harming them in some cases, then going iTs jUst a pRAnK bRo. Just stop.
These god awful videos, usually Tik tok, where people drive like maniacs passing everyone, swerving between lanes and blasting music while laughing like Maniacs. Yeah it's just so cool to endanger lives for internet points.
Should Not And Are Not
Those "what other girls want: boys vs what I want: food" memes like whut all of my female friends from back at elementary who used to post these memes all are like chasing after boys now that we're in college. And besides, food and boys doesn't have to be mutually exclusive anyways.
People Are Loving These 'Polar Opposite' Sisters Who Are A Real-Life Sitcom Waiting To Happen
Just because people have similar genes doesn't mean they have similar tastes.
Twitter user @aalexandriabish knows this better than most.
On July 18, she posted a picture of herself and her sister that went viral online thanks to just how different the pair are.
While Alexandria seems to prefer dark colors, her sister has a...slightly cheerier outlook on life.
My sister and I are polar opposites. Her home vs mine 🌈⚰️ https://t.co/NYt80aEo0H— ♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝ (@♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝) 1563459009.0
The sisters@aalexandriabish/Twitter
Home #1@aalexandriabish/Twitter
Home #2@aalexandriabish/Twitter
Twitter quickly fell in love with the contrasting sisters.
@aalexandriabish Y’all really are just... exactly like these houses 💀 https://t.co/6nQ4EA8KcC— Nils Kuiper Verberne (@Nils Kuiper Verberne) 1563459160.0
@Lithunium_Snow We need to get houses next to each other asap 🖤🌈— ♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝ (@♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝) 1563459210.0
Many thought the pair would make excellent sitcom stars!
@aalexandriabish @SaiaLePi0u Is this on Netflix or Hulu ?— Cucu Pêchu (@Cucu Pêchu) 1563459690.0
the two ends of the gay spectrum https://t.co/sBRxR8AFh3— unai 🐝 (@unai 🐝) 1563460575.0
In response to the online love, Alexandria posted a few more photos!
Here are a few more photos of my sister and I 🖤🌈 https://t.co/1FHd3iBTis— ♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝ (@♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝) 1563477111.0
Disney@aalexandriabish/Twitter
adult dress up@aalexandriabish/Twitter
sisters@aalexandriabish/Twitter
My sisters living room vs my living room 😂 https://t.co/R1DIjUyRwL— ♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝ (@♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝) 1563479018.0
Could astrology offer some sort of explanation for the two sisters different ways of life?
Being a Gemini is this, but in one person https://t.co/sfdjRvbUy0— Alma 🌻🍭🍓🌾 (@Alma 🌻🍭🍓🌾) 1563460873.0
https://t.co/F7H4L0eXWO https://t.co/OUO94G6gdw— tess (@tess) 1563461340.0
@that1mum She’s a Leo and I’m a Libra— ♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝ (@♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝) 1563461424.0
Fortunately, their viral fame has helped the siblings find a new home.
If my children don’t come out like this then I’m not having any. https://t.co/IeNERye6KC— Sarah McGonagall (@Sarah McGonagall) 1563460285.0
This is like when you made your first Sims 2 family with twins back in 2006 and then made one twin a super goth and… https://t.co/K7O3jieHAD— Sarah McGonagall (@Sarah McGonagall) 1563460721.0
@sarahmcgbeauty You can adopt us 🤷🏻♀️💞— ♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝ (@♝ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ♝) 1563460317.0
Alexandria and her sister inspired many people to share photos of themselves with their siblings...
@aalexandriabish same with my brother https://t.co/v10yyRlt61— lex :-) borthday gorl 🤪 (@lex :-) borthday gorl 🤪) 1563467162.0
@aalexandriabish wow same?????? @Kuragari_Okami https://t.co/Cai6EW2bNg— ˈÆmbɚ ˈBʌklu (@ˈÆmbɚ ˈBʌklu) 1563463824.0
...and inspired even more people to compare the two to figures from pop culture!
@aalexandriabish @comicxgeek Celestia and Luna!!! https://t.co/3BmaGYWczg— Fahad (@Fahad) 1563465538.0
@aalexandriabish https://t.co/ecv61QWy00— Lex (@Lex) 1563511990.0
@aalexandriabish https://t.co/9Y3yY2qVgg— Rydia (@Rydia) 1563463027.0
@aalexandriabish So basically y’all are 2/3 of The Powerpuff Girls! 🦄🦇🦄🦇 https://t.co/C2wF1HXO5F— Glitch Labs 👾 (@Glitch Labs 👾) 1563466712.0
There's no doubt both sisters bring their own unique flavor to a very interesting family.
The book Awkward Family Photos, available here, is equally amusing.
What a dynamic duo!
@aalexandriabish https://t.co/sJfNRtazH8— Koishi Komeiji’s Biggest Fan (@Koishi Komeiji’s Biggest Fan) 1563465966.0
@aalexandriabish https://t.co/0wv32yvZFj— #WelcomeBackHaseul (@#WelcomeBackHaseul) 1563464080.0
Wedding Party Searches For 'Scooter Girl' After She Hilariously Photobombs Their Wedding Photos—And The Internet Steps Up Big
Wedding photographers know that the moments they capture on camera for a couple on their special day are memories that will be cherished forever.
So when something unexpected happens, the photographer is there to soak up every second.
For Molly Giangreco, a photographer in Omaha, Nebraska, one of those moments came last month as she was snapping the last few shots of a wedding party downtown.
As she gathered the groomsmen for a few final pictures on the strip, "this girl on a scooter and her husband came rolling through," Giangreco told Buzzfeed News.
It was unclear if the woman even knew that she had just photobombed a wedding photoshoot, but when the groomsmen started cheering, asking her to come back through again, she didn't hesitate.
"She just nailed it with her facial expression," Giangreco remarked.
After one final pass through, the woman was gone.
It wasn't until Giangreco was editing the photos on July 4 that she decided she wanted to find the woman, affectionally dubbed "scooter girl."
So she posted the photos on her photography business's Facebook page asking the community to help her find the woman so she could see the joy that she had spread that day.
It only took an hour for Facebook to do its thing and track down the woman, Kenyatta Jefferson, a local business owner from Omaha, who left a grateful comment on the post:
Jefferson was tickled by the reaction, and has since embraced her "Scooter Girl" persona, telling Yahoo Lifestyle:
"I love doing spontaneous things and making people laugh. And this one happened to go viral."
And people were clearly loving the joy Jefferson was bringing in the photos.
Jefferson was perhaps more inspirational than she even realized.
Many people started tagging Ellen DeGeneres to try to get Jefferson on the show.
It certainly seems like something Ellen would love.
So if you're reading this, Ellen, get Scooter Girl on your show STAT!
With all of the negative news out there, it's always refreshing to see heartwarming stories like this.
Giangreco echoed those sentiments, saying:
"Some people might get mad about things like this happening on their wedding day, but this is a story about embracing whatever happens."
We couldn't agree more.
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NYC Reporter Becomes An Instant Icon For How She Stopped A Guy From Walking Through Her Live Shot
There's nothing more inspiring than a professional who's really good at their job. In a recent video, released by ABC 7 Eyewitness News in New York City, crime reporter Darla Miles showed off her camera framing skills by expertly keeping a wandering pedestrian out of her shot.
The seamless skill with which Darla reacted to the passerby sent her video viral, with over three million views on Twitter alone.
Watch her handle it like a boss here:
This is why we love Darla Miles 😆 #smooth https://t.co/cXdNTNE4HM— Eyewitness News (@Eyewitness News) 1562249299.0
Twitter passed around the video endlessly, saying Miles embodied their professional goals!
Miles didn't even have to look to see the man coming.
If only we could all cut the nonsense out of our lives as efficiently as Miles.
Miles thanked everyone for their praise.
Which kept coming.
Once you've been reporting for long enough, you develop a sixth sense for these things...
Any passing person should have been able to see the news camera set up!
Darla herself seems to be handling her newfound fame well—she's responding to many of her favorite tweets about the video.
If you can keep a perfectly clear shot, you can do anything!
It seems Darla Miles is America's newest reporting superstar.
And if you liked her most famous clip, don't worry...there's plenty more where that came from!
LIKE A BOSS: @DarlaMiles7 went viral this week when she blocked a man from walking in front of her while reporting… https://t.co/rC8yvLjkBK— Eyewitness News (@Eyewitness News) 1562374681.0
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Dad Hilariously Goes Above And Beyond To Make His Daughter's Pic A Splash On Social Media
There is no shortage of dads on social media who will do whatever it takes to help their kid go viral.
And Twitter user @CaityMarie1423's dad is no exception.
Over 4th of July weekend, she shared a series of photos that revealed just how far her dad would go to help her achieve that perfect shot.
As a bikini-clad @CaityMarie1423 shotgunned a Truly hard seltzer on a beautiful lake (like you do), her dad offered to sacrifice his body to give her the perfect splash in the background.
You know, just to jazz up the picture a bit:
My dad: “you’ll look so much cooler if I make a huge splash behind you” Me: ... Dad: *can cracks open* Dad: https://t.co/AIxx40idJ0— Cait 🌙 (@Cait 🌙) 1562417758.0
But instead of sharing just the final product, @CaityMarie1423 showed the images leading up to the splash.
And they don't disappoint.
And finally, the big splash.
You have to admit, it does look better with the splash. @CaityMarie1423's dad was totally right.
And it had the desired effect, as the series of images quickly went viral.
@CaityMarie1423 @asante420 He was right tho— N (@N) 1562479179.0
@CaityMarie1423 I mean... he wasnt wrong. 200 IQ— R4nd0m (@R4nd0m) 1562534685.0
@CaityMarie1423 @rrdionna Well after reviewing the final product- your dad was correct— ceeg (@ceeg) 1562510969.0
@CaityMarie1423's dad also became an instant icon.
@CaityMarie1423 He sacrificed himself for the ultimate shot. I need someone like this in my life— 🌷kayoj🌷 (@🌷kayoj🌷) 1562464323.0
@kayla__licious @CaityMarie1423 Nothing but respect for the dad energy here to make sure his daughter got what she didn't know she needed.— Mazen Hammoud (@Mazen Hammoud) 1562485308.0
@CaityMarie1423 @the3rdddpete ur pops is the man for this that photo could be an ad— jo (@jo) 1562459580.0
And a new meme was born, of course.
@CaityMarie1423 https://t.co/M4kLhgU23a— lys Ⓥ (@lys Ⓥ) 1562455033.0
@CaityMarie1423 YESSSSSSSSSSSS https://t.co/S58jehHVTl— Sarah Olivia (@Sarah Olivia) 1562462288.0
@CaityMarie1423 My 2 month old looking over at me in the middle of the night debating if she’s gonna scream or not https://t.co/SjdMfCeKHv— Claire ✨ (@Claire ✨) 1562504526.0
So you've been put on notice, Twitter dads.
This is how it's done.
@carrbiie he is twitter’s dad now— Cait 🌙 (@Cait 🌙) 1562469735.0
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