The Top 3 Most ANNOYING Viral Videos
Posted on 10 April 2008 by DeanHunt
Viral videos can be fun, amusing and sometimes they can have you falling off your chair with laughter… but sometimes they are just downright annoying. Below are the three viral videos successes I hope I never have to see ever again.
Leave Britney Alone
Why it was a success:Why it was a success: 18 million downloads make this viral video a phenomenon. The video has been spoofed by just about every tv show, chat show and comedian… even South Park mentioned it recently. It has resulted in a reality show offer for the ‘star’ of the video Chris Crocker.
Why we never want to see it again: This is car crash footage, you just can’t help but look. But the more you look the more disturbing it becomes. There is also the chance that this was all staged to grab publicity. Either way, I am sure Chris Crocker is laughing at us all the way to the bank.
Miss South Carolina Teen USA
Why it was a success: It was one of the most viewed videos of the past 12 months, and resulted in the contestant from South Carolina, Lauren Caitlin Upton giving nonsensical answers to fairly straight forward questions.
Why we never want to see it again: Once the fact that she is HOT has grown tiresome, all we are left with is fuel for America bashing, and yet more car crash entertainment. What’s worse, in today’s society we make celebrities out of these people. What has the world come to?
Any Video That Includes a Rick Roll
Why it was a success: Rick Rolling is a prank played on an unsuspecting web surfer. To be rickrolled is when browsing a website (especially a discussion forum or comment board), one comes across a link expecting it to lead to one thing, but finds something completely different when the link is clicked. The original video has been seen over 9 million times.
Why we never want to see it again: Whilst it started out as an amusing practical joke, it got tiresome on the 5 millionth time of doing it. Every no-brained blogger used it as their April Fool’s prank, and what’s worse, Rick Astley is now doing a come back due to these videos… nooooooooooooooo! What have we done?!?
April 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Dang. 3 items hardly makes a list.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Where does it say the word “list”?
But for the record, yes, 3 items technically DOES make a list.
April 10th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
It’s about time Rick found his way back into my life! Rick Rolled is Rick’s Pulp Fiction, I cannot wait till the next CD comes out!
April 10th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I’ve seen way worse than these.
What I find more annoying than the fact that these went viral is that Crying Chris got a TV show from it, and Dumbforbrains was featured at the VMA music awards and will be able to have a more lucrative career than most of us – even if all she does is turn a letter on a game show.
I am starting a Society for the Preservation of Intelligence as a Desirable Attribute in Humans (spidah.org). I am afraid it may be on the verge of extinction.
April 10th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
If I ever see these videos again it will be too soon!!