May 2009
17 posts
MAKE THAT 3500 VIEWS!
Goddamn. It actually kind of baffles me that people are still watching this!! The views keep climbing, the bear phenomenon grows!!
WatchSo what are Internet memes all about?
Play the clip and find out!
WatchCommunities: Part I
Our adventures through the world of Digg, Reddit, and similar sites.
Is meme-related content welcome? How do memes evolve on these sites?
WatchCommunities: Part II
Continued adventures through internet communities…time for 4chan!
What an interesting world of anonymity, porn, and website invasions…why is it that so many memes evolve from here?
2818 VIEWS!!
Epic win!
It’s only been a couple of weeks, but our bear video has certainly grown!
Even on a smaller scale than was probably ideal, we’ve seen how a video can evolve just through people we know sending it to people THEY know. I guess that’s how one finds things on youtube, it’s generally pretty unlikely that you’ll simply STUMBLE upon something really cool.
Like I...
“PLEASE READ FIRST! Yes it’s fake, you dont have to comment that it is...”
– A very amusing turn of events.
We used Reb’s brother Evan’s Youtube account to upload the original bear video - we did this because he’s uploaded quite a few, some of which have had heaps of views. Thought it’d be easier to get an initial reaction that way. Similarly, we...
WatchChronicling the adventures of our bear video.
It’s a most epic win.
Want a more in-depth view? Check out our blog, or maybe our Facebook group.
Our Meme Blog! →
For a bit of a more in-depth look at our meme adventures through the interwebs.
Our rambles, findings and ponderings.
WatchMassive bear fail.
Keyboard cat knows what to do!
Internet Vigilantes? →
Here’s a really cool article on “internet vigilantes”…while they’re certainly not all the doing of Anonymous, a fair chunk of them are. So it’s a great place to start for those of you that want to find out a bit more.
Video Credits... →
Here’s a list of the footage we used for our videos.
It’s all on archive.org.
“To Hear Your Banjo Play” - Irving Lerner, Willard Van Dyke
“Goldilocks and the Three Bears” - Coronet Instructional Films
“Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners” - Coronet Instructional Films
“Are You Popular?” - Coronet Instructional Films
“The Reasons Why (Part II)” - RCA Victor Corp., Television...
Watchhere’s our original bear video. it wins pretty hard…
1200 views, and counting!!
some of our youtube responses...
bendableposeableful: no way man, i totally lol'd! they just couldn't comprehend that it's supposed to be fake...!
armenb45: from all the comments i guess im the only one who found it to be pretty funny
eveningniteshade: this is so fake it's embarrassing. Could have got a real cop with a real uniform for a start.
bendableposeableful: wow, big brainwave. I have a sneaking suspicion this is supposed to be fake.
Choo69: Do not believe the bear, they are the most evil creatures alive.
Flavouredspine: No shit it's a fake bear. Real bears have sharper teeth.
Sancho123456: Fake!!!!!!!!
TALESKI3: Agreed sharky, wild bears need to be shot. Shoot the bloody thing! Make a coat out of its fur.
Princhipezza1977: Is this supposed to be funny??
thepatientmincer: bears are nothing without their armour.
Flavouredspine: Arrested bear was arrested.
sharky3188: Hand cuffs will do no good. We need to shoot the wild bear!
Fazil: hahaha hilarious..."I'm just a bear!! Don't arrest me! Ahhhhhh!!"
Vonz: ah la...i thought it was a real bear...
“Shit!! I feel used and abused.”
– Mitch Keane … Upon finding out that the picture he and Reb had taken and submitted onto Reddit had then been submitted onto Digg - twice. From other websites.
bear'd.
Paul: Who the hell is that??
Reb: It's a bear.
Reb: No, it's me in the bear suit.
Paul: LMAO
Paul: You got arrested!
Paul: For being a pedo bear!
Paul: How'd you get out???
Reb: You dud. The cop's an actor.