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Animal Crossing Is Tragic

The original site, posted by RySenkari in November 2007, is based on the Gamecube game Animal Crossing—a “life simulator” where the player becomes a resident of a virtual community. The YTMND, set to Final Fantasy X's "To Zanarkand," details the story of a boy whose mother played Animal Crossing obsessively. Confined to a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis, she finds escape in the game, playing until her eventual death. Later returning to the game, the boy finds that his mother has spent a large portion of her gaming time leaving her son virtual presents from her character. The site ends with a message telling viewers to spend more time with their parents while they have the opportunity.

Notably, Animal Crossing features an in-game "mother" for the player character who occasionally sends letters and presents; as a result, many have speculated that it was the in-game mother, not the real mother, who had sent the gifts to her son. The son had mistaken this feature for his mother's devotion when she had in fact selfishly played for the rest of her life, creating a cruel if humorous irony that many, including the site's author, did not perceive.

## Reaction

The reaction to the site by the YTMND community was largely polarized. Many viewers found the site touching and praised RySenkari for posting it. However, many did not appreciate the sad tone of the piece, stating that they came to YTMND to be entertained, and a number of mocking spin-offs resulted. These sites came either in the form of “\_\_\_\_\_ Is Tragic” or “Animal Crossing is \_\_\_\_\_." Another source of disapproval came from the fact that it was not original content, as RySenkari had directly lifted the image from another site. Despite the debate over the site, its ratings remain very high, and some have even declared it worthy of the Hall of Fame.

## Links

https://animalcrossingtragedy.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **RySenkari**

https://animalcrackwhores.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **DonaldMcRonald**

https://voatfive.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **duckferret**

https://williamnook.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Ninjajuice66**

https://khanimalcrossing.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **barf**

https://acistragic.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **PeachyGirl94**
Racist

## Origins

The **...Is Racist** fad began shortly after Hurricane Katrina had hit the shores of New Orleans, flooding the city. Of the many reports and articles written about the disaster in the immediate aftermath, two particular articles were of particular interest because while both seemed to describe a person or group of people in the same situation, which is carrying a bag filled with what can be assumed to be food, the article in which Caucasians are carrying such a bag describes them as having "found" it, while the other describes an African American as having "looted" the goods. Many people took this to be a sign of racist media, and this fad stems from the controversy that followed.

## Fad Structure

While the original YTMNDs compared the two original articles in such a way that the article referring to the person of African American heritage appears to be racist. Other "Racist" YTMNDs present other situations or occurrences in such a way as to make those situations seem based on racism. The original site made use of the Vengaboys song "We Like To Party", though unlike most fads, it never became the standard song for it, and instead, other music and sound choices were used (as seen in some of the below links).

## Link

http://yahooracists.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **twiztidjordan**

http://gmanisaracist.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Wasamonster**

http://professor-amos.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **peesauce**

http://obiwanracist.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **DarthErik**

http://lootasnickers.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Snaxe**

http://jackbauerdoesntcareaboutblackpeople.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **ThatTomGuy**

http://santaracist.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Crowtrobot**
Newcomer

The **Newcomer** fad parodies the trailer for the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, first presented at E3 2006. The trailer introduced several new playable characters (each described as "newcomer"), and culminated with Metal Gear star Solid Snake emerging from his trademark cardboard box.

Most iterations of the fad replace Snake with a different character or alter the context of Snake's entrance. However, any graphic depicting a character with the "Newcomer" chyron can be attributed to the fad.

The fad appears to have begun with malemunyon's site "Samus Naked," in May 2006, luring the unsuspecting user in to find not porn but Snake saying "Surprise, cockfags!" (The line is lifted from the movie *Team America: World Police*.) According to YTMND, other "newcomers" to Super Smash Bros. Brawl include Conan O'Brien, Richard Nixon, Bill Cosby, the Prophet Mohammed, Phoenix Wright, the King of All Cosmos, and a Tetris block.

The score from the Super Smash Bros. Brawl trailer has naturally become associated with the fad.

## Links

NOTE: The original Samus Naked site is considered lost

https://newhalocharacter.ytmnd.com/ - One of the earliest sites by **optimuskyle**

https://ssbbnewcomer4.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Bendilin**

https://branniganreconnaissance.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **dhaos**

https://ssbbmissingno.ytmnd.com/- Another by **sarsamis**
Everything's ungodly!

Marguerite Perrin's rant on Trading Spouses, concerning the un-Christian practices of the D'Amico Flisher family, the presence of Jeanne D'Amico Flisher in her home, and what Marguerite believed Jeanne had planned to spend the $50,000 reward on.

As a fad in 2005, the speech would simply be altered to be speaking of something else like other fads.

## The Rant

Marguerite Perrin marched about her home, complaining about the Atheist practices she had been exposed to while away and what she feared her family had been exposed to at home. She claimed herself to be a "God Warrior" during her rant, and made numerous references to astrology, tarot cards, psychics, gargoyles, dubbing them ungodly and ultimately, "dark-sided."

Perrin promptly tore the letter up, which allocated the $50,000 to the Perrin family, and threw the torn remains from her front doorstep, saying, "This is tainted. I don't want it. Whatever it is, it's tainted. Whatever it is, you've given me; I give it up to God, I'm a God warrior!"

Jeanne allocated the Perrin's money as follows:
$5000 to pay for Ashley's (the eldest daughter) dance certification;
$10,000 to help Ashley and Abigail (Ashley's daughter) move to their own home;
$15,000 for Barry (Marguerite's husband) to spend on the family;
$20,000 to pay for Marguerite's gastric bypass surgery.

In conclusion, Marguerite suddenly decided to accept the money.

## Links

http://shesnotachristian.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **Typhonsentra**

http://vengodlyboys.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **naisadala**

http://medievalungodly.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **rawflecoptor**

http://destinysungodly.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **TwoStarX**
Fuckfish

**Fuckfish** is a totally random YTMND that was created by user falcon176 in October 2006. It consists of a large picture of a fish with the word "FUCK" displayed on the page while the harmonica solo from the song "Run-Around" by Blues Traveler is being played. The fad was started off as a "series" by falcon before it picked up steam.

## Links

https://fuckfish.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **falcon176**

https://c64staresintoyour.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **EmoKiller**

https://laroche.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Improviser**

https://fuckfishdies.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **falcon176**

https://baboongone.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **kingstefan**

https://fuckfishnedm.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **vaqas**
Oh Snap!

*Oh snap* was a line used in the rap parody "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie. It became somewhat of a slang term for use following insult or surprise. A YTMND featuring a picture of Biz Markie and the line (cut out of the original song) was created, creating somewhat of a mini-fad. Later, a Volkswagen commercial, "Unpimp Ze Auto" showed a German spokesperson saying "Oh snap" after a "pimped out" car was wrecked. This also spawned dozens of "Unpimp ze-" YTMNDs.

## Links

http://ohsnap.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **inkweeweeus**

http://vwmeetsohsnap.ytmnd.com/ - first "Unpimp" site by **scrotum**

 http://ohtrap.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Naaaaak**

http://osnapcad.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **racinggreen**

http://pokemonsnaps.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **blakew**
Kirk Douglas

**Kirk Douglas** is an American actor known for his voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". In 1996, he suffered a stroke, partially impairing his ability to speak.

On February 6th, 2006 legendary YTMND user Syncan created a YTMND called Kirk Douglas Wants Sundaes. The site featured a picture of Douglas glaring at several levitating ice-cream sundaes and had a repeating sound from popular New Age song *Wishes Of Happiness & Prosperity* which sounds like slurred speech saying "I want sundaes." Many spinoffs soon popped up involving Kirk Douglas and his misadventures involving his Sundaes. Some consider this to be a sub-fad of the "Dew Army/Misinterpretation" fad.

According to the original site's profile, the full lyrics are:

**"I want that, oh, I want sundaes. Oh, I want sundaes, charge them on the card. I want that, oh, I want sundaes. Oh I want sundaes... and I no have."**

About a year later, user NiteSky created the site Kirk Douglas Is High!. This site is in a format similar to the original: A picture of Kirk Douglas is used while two bongs and a bag of Doritos float above him. The bag of Doritos is a reference to getting the munchies; this might be why Douglas was Jonesin' for sundaes in the original site. Also like the original, a portion of a New Age song, this time it being 'Return to Innocence' by Enigma, with the portion used sounding like 'Oh high, yeah'.

## Links

https://ohiwantsundaes.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **syncan**

https://sayanythingkirkdouglassundaes.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **money-hat**

https://escapefromkirkdouglas.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **MasterSitsu**

https://mskds.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **money-hat**

https://ohyeahhigh.ytmnd.com/ - **NiteSky's** site

https://lovefuturekirkdouglas.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **money-hat**

https://duffyhatessundaes.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **money-hat**
Irish Lincoln

**Irish Lincoln** is an awesome fad by s3m1lol. It involves a picture of the late United States president Abraham Lincoln, edited to wear a green suit and Seuss-style hat with a shamrock motif.

## Links

https://irishdomaingrab.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **s3m1lol**

https://lincolnpainting.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **isso09**

https://forcedabelincoln.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Faltru**

https://irishabraham.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **tkx7**

https://irishjourney.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **s3m1lol**
Bill Stickers

The **Bill Stickers** fad was created on March 11, 2006 when mosoubo created a YTMND that showed a sign that said "**BILL STICKERS WILL BE PROSECUTED**" and below the sign a person wrote "*BILL STICKERS IS INNOCENT*".

The original site contained the theme song to NBC's hit show "Law & Order". Most others sites either use the Bill Nye theme or the theme to Dragnet.

The fad was short-lived and died out days later.

## Links

https://billstickers.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **mosoubo**

https://billstickersprotest.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **cerberus**

https://billstickerswasframed.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **SeanCOnnerysBro**

https://littlebillstickers.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **antphoenix**

https://billstickersroll.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **SeanCOnnerysBro**
Runaway YTMND

Runaway YTMND is a fad conglomerate by MasterSitsu. The ytmnd is based on a popular 1990's video by Soul Asylum, which featured still photos of runaway children. In the ytmnd, various fads are shown, each one followed by the text "\_\_\_\_\_\_ (fad or characteristic of a fad), Missing since \_\_\_\_\_ (year). Within days, the site garnered in a high rating and stayed on the top 5 for a very long time. Runaway YTMND took in almost 400,000 views and was fav'd around 250 times. The site was HOF'd by max on May 14, 2006.

Though there have been requests by user to include some of the newer 2006 fads, MasterSitsu refused to add them in. He said "the S.E> is as updated as its gonna get. this site belongs to a certain time and that's that."

## Video

After numerous requests to make the video even longer to incorporate more fads, YTMND user PhilKenSebben inquired about making a video. Upon completion he sent the video back to MasterSitsu and he hosted it on youtube here, which featured the full-length song.

## YTMND Soundtrack

The song "Runaway Train" was included on Volume 9 of the YTMND Soundtrack.
Doitzone

**Doitzone** is a fad started by YTMND users Lcadwallader and dunsparce in July 2007. It is based on a scene from the 2004 film "Starsky and Hutch", featuring actors Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in the title roles. In the scene, they are undercover as entrepreneurs and Starsky asks a waitress to kiss him, being insistent by repeating "do it" over and over again. Hutch then says "do it" as well, prompting Starsky to scold him for copying his fake voice and personality.

Fad sites mostly feature around either inserting the "do it" quote into other fads or situations, or making remixes featuring the quote, as well as other soundclips, including:

"Johnny Red Neat, okay?" "Bacardi and Cola" "Come on, lay it on right here, do it"

(All from the same scene) as well as the voices of a girl saying "Ben Stiller" and "Owen Wilson" (the source of these sound clips is unknown).

Sites are usually prefaced with "Doitzone:" as if it were an alternate universe fad. In addition, the domains are often in the form of "doitzone-[something]".

## Links

https://doitzone-orangesoda.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **Lcadwallader**

https://bandc.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **peesauce**

https://do-maingrab.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **DarthWang**

https://doitzone-stillersho.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **dunsparce**

https://doitzone-attheriskofbeingconsideredunsympathetic.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Lcadwallader**

https://doitzone-shockingconfession.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Blueberry**
Carmen Sandiego

**Carmen Sandiego** is the eponymous character of a series of educational video games and TV shows. In them, she is a master, globe-traveling thief whom nobody knows is. Thus, the phrase "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?"

The mini-fad began when user oracle402 created a site called **Carmen Sandiego has been FOUND AT LAST!!!**. Though other Carmen Sandiego YTMNDs existed at the time, this one was the first to have garnered much attention. With a combination of an (at the time) unknown Google inside joke and a nostalgia factor created by an original recording of the theme song from the TV game show, the site took off across the net. The site was linked to on such humor sites as Entensity and College Humor, helping it to launch into the number 1 spot in the Top Viewed Sites and Top Rated Sites. It kept its spot for almost a week before it eventually drifted off both lists.

Unfortunately, the original creator of the YTMND deleted it, as well as his entire created YTMND collection, about three weeks after it's original creation. It resurfaced about a week later when it was created again by the original author as the only YTMND he would recreate. It's had moderate views and votes since then. As of 07/13/06, it's the highest rated 'Carmen Sandiego' YTMND at 4.11/5.00

This mini-fad consists of a screenshot of a Google web or map search that turns up unusual results, typically by running a search on phrases in pop culture. Typing in 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?' brings up such a result, as does 'The answer to life, the universe, and everything'. This screenshot is then edited in MSPaint (or any other picture editing program) to have the result circled or otherwise having it pointed out with silly internet jargon beside it, such as 'WTF?' or 'WHOAMG!' As an inside joke to the fad, the jargon and arrow beside the result is often the exact same arrow as the original Carmen Sandiego YTMND. The sound source is typically a theme song from where the phrase originated, though any sound source is acceptable with preference to fad music that relates to the search result in question.

Attempting to Google for proof of the YTMND being real will result in not having Google search locations.

## Links

http://googlefoundcarmensandiego.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **oracle402**

http://googlecarmensandiego.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **gerf**

http://googlefoundtheultimateanswer.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Cataphract40**

http://howmanylicks.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **cferra2385**

http://whereinthebuilding.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **rawisrob**

http://googleknowswherewaldois.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **oracle402**
Technologic

The **Technologic** fad uses an image of Osaka from the anime Azumanga Diaoh opening her mouth back and forth while on a table, accompanied by the full song "Technologic" by Daft Punk. The original was made in May, but the fad didn't kick into full gear until 5 months later when it resurfaced on the top 15. The creator Sixfortyfive has said that the song and image was taken from a flash animation of the same style: osaka-technologic.swf.

Most sites will have other people opening their mouths back and forth to the music. Others will show the activities described in the song. While the fad itself did not propel many more Technologic YTMND's, it did increase the Azumanga Daioh and Osaka YTMND's. Other sites will use the image of Osaka lip-syncing to other songs.

## Links

http://daftpunkosaka.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **Sixfortyfive**

http://technologicmix.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **XVII**

http://buyituseitbreakit.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Rhyo**

 http://flcltech.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **APPLE-ThE-FoX**

http://whatisosaka.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Jett**

http://snapit.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **AskAak**
Lamb Chop

Lamb Chop is an old PBS children television show that aired in the nineties. It focused on the adventures of a lamb puppet named Lamb Chop along with her companion Shari Lewis.

The fad started on February 10, 2006. The YTMND showed Lamb Chop moving her arms and legs around, accompanied by the song "Soul on Fire" by HIM. The site did make the Top 15 and quickly spawned a flurry of sites during the next few days. Most sites tried to put Lamb Chop into the Chunk is Indestructible fad. Other fad sites placed Lamb Chop in different situations (e.g. on the Empire State Building as King Kong, murdering a man from Sin City in front of kids, etc...)

Despite the good amount of Lamb Chop sites, she never really picked up as a major fad, possibly due to the popularity of the Indestructible fad.

## Links

https://lambchopcrazy.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **skatevans99**

https://kidslovelambchop.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **money-hat**

https://picardvslambchop.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **bmcd10**

https://lambkong.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **MasterSitsu**

https://lambchopinvincible.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **brucedlx**
Rejected Mega Man Villain

The **"Rejected Mega Man Villain/Weapon #\_\_\_\_"** fad, starting in March 2006, takes on the well-known robot stage introduction sequences from the Meg Mman video games. The robot masters shown in the fad are said to be rejected by Capcom during the creation of the games. The first site featured the rejected robot master "Invisible Man". Shortly after, other sites popped up. The images to the fad features an edited Mega Man sprite to the left, and 8-bit text saying "\_\_\_\_ Man" to the right. The music used is the MM1/MM2 stage selection theme.

## Links

https://robotmaster.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **DarkeMagnus**

https://salesman.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **smoothmedia**

https://nazireject.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Manicore**

https://rmmv94327.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **bananders**

https://downman.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Deals**

https://megagmanvillain.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **gehaga**
Duel

The fad was one of the early fads from 2004. The fad invovled the phrase "It's Time to D-D-D-D-D-D-Duel" from the English opening of the anime Yu-Gi-Oh. The phrase is often altered so that Yugi is saying various other fads, for example "It's Time To D-D-D-D-Do a Barrel Roll". In some cases, the phrase might be added to another quote. The phrase can also be heard in the site "Barrel Roll Without Honor or Humanity" The fad died out when YTMND went down in late 2004, but various sites have kept popping up time after time.

The fad is considered one of the toughest fads to search for on YTMND since some of the sites may not have the words "It's Time To" in the title, but rather, various words with added "letter-" before a word.

## Links

http://timetodoabarrelroll.ytmnd.com/ - Original "Barrel Roll" site by **mmcxii**

http://ritaduel.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **lome**

http://preparetoduel.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Snesman64**

http://heardofyugioh.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **epsilonminus**

http://duelthehustle.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Vyse**
MySpace Suicide

The **MySpace Suicide** fad is based on a suicide announced on MySpace during late November 2005.

## Day of the Suicide

On the morning of November 29, 2005, MySpace user Joshua Ballard posted the following message to his MySpace:

**From:** you BROKE my LIFE
**Date:** Nov 29, 2005 11:14 AM
**Subject:** do me a favore....
**Body:** call the police.
address: XXXXX Main, Somewhere, CA 90000.
tell them to go down the hall to the bathrooom.
im soo sorry <3
According to information from the Orange County coroner's office Josh shot himself in the head fifteen minutes after posting the message.

Two days later, news of the suicide hit YTMND. Muzzleflash's appears to have been the first, but cobalt's ***, created 15 minutes later, gained more attention and set the standards for the ensuing fad.***

## Fad Structure

The fad typically sees YTMND fad characters posting suicide notes in the form of Ballard's, with the reason being explained in the style of Ballard's username (e.g. Darth Vader's {"you BROKE my EMPIRE"}) The text from cobalt's site, "And he really did commit suicide," is often used. The fad quickly grew at an alarming rate within 2 days, yielding over 200 parodies before dying out.

The music of choice for the fad is Simple Plan's "Untitled," which had already become of a mainstay of YTMNDs mocking emo or otherwise depressed people. Due to the unpopularity of the song, the fad became more hated by the community than it may have been without the use of Simple Plan.

## Reaction

Initially, many were dubious that Ballard's suicide was not an online hoax. Several YTMNDs were created to point this out. Although people were leaving mournful comments on Ballard's MySpace as early as November 30, he appeared to have logged on December 1 and December 2. A non-supernatural explanation has not presented itself, although it is certainly likely that Ballard's next of kin would have turned on his computer, and that his MySpace.com cookies did not expire when he did.

Ballard's MySpace account has since been taken over by a relative or friend to protect the site from vandalism and help those affected by suicide.

### NARV Status

The MySpace Suicide fad is not well-loved possibly due to the parodying of a dead person as well as the overuse of Simple Plan's "Untitled." The fad is often associated with the NARVs due to the numerous attempts at making a Myspace suicide site for various fads and news events. For example, after news of an attempted suicide by Cowboys WR Terrell Owens was announced, there were over 15 attempts at a myspace suicide based on T.O., all scoring very low ratings. At this point, myspace suicide is considered a dead fad.

## Links

NOTE: **Muzzleflash's** site no longer exists.

http://myspacide.ytmnd.com/ - **cobalt's** site that started everything.

http://billnyemyspace.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **andysib**

http://myspacesuicidethegame.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **keenan**

http://catssuicide.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **SamuraiSam**

http://emopwn.ytmnd.com/ - **McNasty's** explanation site

http://myspaceghost.ytmnd.com/ - Another explanation site by **Pseybert**
PSP

The PlayStation Portable (abbreviated as **PSP**) is a handheld game console developed by Sony and released in North America in early 2005. Early builds of the PSP were notorious for having their UMDs (Universal Media Discs) fall out when jerked the wrong direction. This defect led to a site, and later fad, on YTMND.

On April 1st, 2005, user boykicksgirl created the site Sony PSP. This site featured a .gif of a person playing *Ridge Racer* on the PSP and the UMD disc popping out as they turned the PSP. The YTMND's zooming text read "It's not a defect! It's a feature!", and it was accompanied by a loop of Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out", which was used in the PSP commercials in the United States.

Spinoffs of this fad commonly portray the UMD disc being shot into other scenes and affecting it in some manner.

## Links

http://defective.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **boykicksgirl**

 http://pspblam.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **archemer**

http://psphl.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Bastardo**

 http://wilpsp.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Xener**

http://defectivedeathstar.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Dasyati**

 http://defectivenes.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **leileilol**
In ur stuff

"In ur stuff" sites, which started in September 2006, show pictures of various animals/people accompanied by l33tspeak language in the form of "im in ur \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_ ur \_\_\_\_\_". This phrasing is a takeoff on "I'm in ur base, killin ur doodz", a widespread catchphrase allegedly originating from an online game of Starcraft. The person speaking the line was in fact in his own base, killing his own units. The line caught on and spread to other Blizzard games, mocking the incompetence of new and unskilled players.

The internet phenomenon of "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" (a very poor English translation in a Sega Genesis game, Zero Wing) from the late 90's probably had influence on the popularity of another catchphrase bearing the word "base".

Recently this fad has spilled over from Blizzard games to Blizzard Forums. After a wave of account hacking in World of Warcraft, "IM IN UR AKOUNT, SHARDING UR PURPLZ" was seen as the forum signature of many users on the official forums. This phrase refers to the action of the hacker stealing someone's account and disenchanting someone's epic items (the name of which are colored purple in-game). This specific phrase was popularized by the now absent Tseric.

The music that accompanies most "In ur stuff" sites is from Super Mario Land.

## Links

https://catsinurstuffdoingthings.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **yoyoyoyyoIG**

https://slothstuff.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Poby**

https://squrlzinurstuffdointhings.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **factorof2**

https://bunniesinurstuffdoingthings.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Homeboy**

https://fagsinurstuff.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **gman62191**
Best Day Ever

**Best Day Ever** is a fad where people get tortured or killed to the song "The Best Day Ever" from *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*. Although the original was created in late March of 2006, the fad did not catch on until early June.

The original, created on March 22nd, 2006, had an image from the controversial film The Passion of the Christ.

## Criticism

The Best Day Ever fad is deemed as very controversial and not well-loved. The majority of the sites have involved "gory" deaths, and require very little editing. The fad is generally known as a dead fad. Even so, the song itself may be used for various other sites depicting happiness.

## Links

https://tpotc.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **MasterSitsu**

https://bde-masellus.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **BluToof**

https://germanbestdayever.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Sylvester**

https://bde-sheldon.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **BluToof**

https://anakinbde.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **stro**

### Happier sites

https://halo3ending.ytmnd.com/ - One by **slurrey**

https://sbbde.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **MattressMan**
Can't stop the rock

*Raiders of the Lost Ark*: Indiana Jones running from a boulder as well as other images of people running with boulders. Usually accompanied by the song "Stop the Rock" by Apollo 440. Sometimes, images of WWE wrestler The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) will be used. shawnstopstherock

In 2005, the creator of the original site Fooliano decided to test out something with the sound. He changed the song from "Stop the Rock" to "Hulkamaniacs in Heaven" by Hulk Hogan and company. Around this time though, max was making some changes to the site, one which would allow sites with the same music so that any sites that used the same sound would use the same file to conserve space. Max turned off uploading just after Fooliano finished uploading his song...resulting in 50 sites that had used the original "Stop the Rock" loop having their song replaced with the Hulkamaniac song. Once max turned uploading back on again, Fooliano decided to change it back to the Stop The Rock track, but none of the sites affected by the glitch h
LOUDTMND

LOUDTMND's are copies of other sites, except the sound is amplified. The fad started in November 2006 when DarthWang created the first LOUDTMND and later the fad was picked up by the rest of the Forgot Poland Army members. Often times LOUDTMND's also contain "LOL" repeated many times on the text of the site.

## Links

https://loudtmnd.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **DarthWang**

https://loudtmnditsatrap.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **AegisReflector**

https://loudtmndpicardsong.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **NESer**

https://loudchunk.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **renegade64**

https://loudinternet.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **DarthWang**

https://loudtmndblueballmachine.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Amenhotep2**
Facial Expressions

**Facial Expressions** is a fad generally involving a fast-moving animated GIF of a person in different photos but with the same facial expression. These YTMNDs are accompanied by the Eric Prydz song "Call on Me". Two of these YTMNDs are currently in the Hall of Fame, Paris Hilton doesn't change facial expressions, because it is the most viewed, and Lindsay Lohan doesn't change facial expressions, because it was famously posted and watermarked on eBaum's World without giving credit to the original creator. This action started what is commonly known as "the YTMND war".

In more recent versions the picture may also be static and depict various people either "dead" or "frozen". The first trap site created was called "Han Solo doesn't change facial expressions" which instead of showing a gif of Han Solo's face changing expressions, showed a static JPEG picture of frozen Han Solo as seem in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. There have been many similar sites made since including the popular "Fry Doesn't Change Facial Expressions", which shows Phillip J. Fry of Futurama trapped in a frozen pod as seen in the first episode of Futurama.

It originated from a flash file that was found in an update (on May 24, 2005) at Albino Blacksheep called 'The Face'. The .gif used in the Lindsay Lohan version of this fad became infamous when it was posted and watermarked on eBaum's World without permission.

## Origins

A user of the SomethingAwful.com forums was suspicious about a person who contacted him by IM who claimed to be a hot girl who was "sweating" for him. Internet detectives investigated and pictures of the girl were posted, leading to the Another girl who doesn't change facial expressions site. In fact the sketchy "hot girl" turned out to be a homosexual man named Victor who found pictures of this girl.

The "Call On Me" song was released in 2004. It is based on a sample from Steve Winwood's "Valerie".

## Links

http://girlface.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **Freakazoid**

 http://lohanfacial.ytmnd.com/ - Lindsay Lohan site by **SpliceVW**

http://facialscientology.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **SCModder**

http://parisfacial.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Endocrom**

http://fryfacial2.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **torchthedresser**

http://legoface.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **RussianDog**
GoofTroopTMND

**GoofTroopTMND** was a short and VERY unsuccessful forced fad on the night of June 21, 2008 to the morning of the following day created by users Mendodog and Poonanie123 (who are probably alts of the same person). Also, Goneja filled a majority of the YTMNDs by Featured Users sections for a brief period up until 1am with spin-offs. The majority of these YTMNDs consist of clones of preexisting YTMNDs with the Goof Troop theme song as the only audio. It is this quality of the fad, to just take any existing page and render (no the correct us e of the word render but who cares...) it with the Goof Troop theme song, which places the fad in the less creative corners of YTMND. However, several featured users did put out some interesting sites. But not really, not really at all.

All in all, it was a very unsuccessful fad (which was not a fad, but was) yet fun for the participants while it lasted. Untill the embarassment set in. It is not unreasonable to say it will be looked back upon by most as an example of shallow creative thought.

## Links

https://gooftrooptmndshameonpicard.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **mendodog**

https://thisisgooftroop.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **poonanie123**

https://gooftrooptmndwhatislove.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **mendodog**

https://gooftroopalwaysstickstogether.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **poonanie123**

https://dasgooftroop.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **JLen503**

https://thegooftroopneverrests.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **poonanie123**
Uncle philTMND

**Uncle philTMND** sites first began appearing after the original site was created by the user dasmoose on Jan 13th, 2008. Uncle philTMND sites are based on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air character Phillip Banks, aka "Uncle Phil". Particularly, Uncle Phil's love for mashed potatoes is realized in the accentuated quote "Pillowy mounds of mashed potatoes." Although some claim that the fad was a forced effort by some parties, its popularity caught on instantly. keatonkeaton999 made the first site with the watermark used in the fad.

## Links

https://unclephiltmnd.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **dasmoose**

https://starch.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **MrSinistar**

https://philfeast.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **dasmoose**

https://requiemformashedpotatoes.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **BraunB4Brain**

https://ialwaysknewhewasapotatouser.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **keatonkeaton999**

https://mamamamashedpotatoes.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **dasmoose**
YTMND Soundtrack Vol. 14

Volume 14 was released December 2, 2006 and contained a YTMND-themed desktop wallpaper from user nutnics's Color Me YTMND. Featured on the cover is Domo-Kun.

## Track list

* 1: "Intro" - YTMND
* 2: "Chase" - Giorgio Moroder
* 3: "Nova Scotia Robots" - Boards Of Canada
* 4: "Love Train" - The O'Jays
* 5: "I'm Black Y'all" - Allen Payne and Deezer D
* 6: "Mega Man 3 - Dr. Wily Stage 2" - Yasuaki Fujita and Harumi Fujita
* 7: "Splish Splash" - Bobby Darin
* 8: "Super Mario Bros. 3 - Grass Land World Map 1" - Koji Kondo
* 9: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - Neil Sedaka
* 10: "Rise" - Herb Alpert
* 11: "Bald Head Hoes" - Lil Wyte, DJ Paul and Juicy J
* 12: "Horndog" - Overseer
* 13: "Popcorn Remix" - GuCci
* 14: "Mad World" - Gary Jules
* 15: "Victory Celebration" - John Williams
* 16: "Super Mario Land Mega Mix" - Khuskan
* 17: "Razor Gator 2" - Razor Gator
* 18: "Cool Ball (Remix)" - AskAak
* 19: "A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics" - James Horner
* 20: "Highlander (The One)" - Lost Horizon
Tornado Warning

The **Tornado Warning** fad started in late April 2007 when the user cricketboy found a picture of a Thunderbolt 1003 siren and a recording of one and made the Tornado Warning Simulator site. This small fad exploded in one day with dozens of posted siren sites popping up all over the site.

Elements contained in a Tornado Warning YTMND include:

1. A photo of a tornado siren
2. A sound recording of a tornado siren
3. Something sitting or placed on top of a tornado siren or placed in the horn of the siren

## Links

https://tornadowarningsimulator.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **cricketboy**

https://brtw.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **slypieguy**

https://wannahearthemostannoyingsoundintheworld.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **ghcghcghc**

https://warnold.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **db212004**

https://mostsuperiorwarning.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **cricketboy**

https://tornadoz.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **keatonkeaton999**
BOOM Headshot!

**BOOM Headshot!** is the catchphrase for the character **FPS Doug** from the internet video series "Pure Pwnage". The quote has been popular on YTMND since its initial appearance in mid-2005. The original scene showed Doug playing the popular FPS Counterstrike, going a bit overboard and getting excited, yelling out "BOOM Headshot" each time he kills a player in the head (and saying how his "heart's beating" and his "hands are shaking" but that he's still getting headshots). This is the scene most commonly parodied on YTMND; however, sometimes the ending scene from that episode where Doug goes on a tirade after losing is parodied.

## Links

**NOTE**: The original site is considered lost.

http://ccbheadshot.ytmnd.com/ - one of the first sites by **LegendaryDave**

http://dammevsdoug.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Mohrdikai**

http://usofboomheadshot.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Mikeguy**

https://headshotww2.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **roninrage**

https://boomheadshotapplydirectlytotheforehead.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **NIK12787**
4th Corner

The 4th Corner, or 4th Universe, is the most hotly contested of the corners of a YTMND image. While YTMND itself takes the upper left-hand corner, and PTKFGS took the upper right-hand corner, the third and fourth forms only had the bottom two corners to work with. YesYes soon took the third corner, leaving the lower left to be taken. However, nothing materialized, due to arguments between YTMNDers about what it should be, and the lack of lines from the same scene from Finding Forrester. To this date, ever since it started in 2006, the fourth corner still has new things made of it.

Of all of the fourth corner variants, CRAPTMND has gained popularity as a potential fourth universe, despite it being a fad full of intentionally bad MSPaint recreations of YTMND fads and it would eventually die out. There is also You Have The Manners Of A Goat, You let me take it on this one 'cause you're too scared to walk out the door and do something for somebody else and Heh, of which the latter arguably has the best chance at being the fourth universe, as it is from the Finding Forester scene and is the only other thing Connery says in the scene. However, some people may consider the 'Heh' as part of the 'Yes...yes!' part of the trailer scene. Another example of a 4th corner taken from the Finding Forrester scene is Typing Noises, playing off of the only remaining sound in the trailer being the background noises of the young author typing on the keyboard of an early typewriter.

Aside from the arguments, various sites have been made either referencing or satirizng it, and thus is classified as a fad. The very first site to bring up 4th Corner used the song "Magical Mystery Tour" by The Beatles.

## Links

https://whatwillbenext.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **NeoMatrixClt**

https://yourethemannowshutthefuckup.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Spotz**

https://yhtmoag.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **FlounderFoot**

https://ytaznd.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Antagon**

https://dyfwm.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Chichiri**

https://typingnoisesdotcom.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **DJLO**

https://hehdotcom.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **ROMaster2**

https://withkoasit.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **CaptainObvious**

https://o-s-h-n-i.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Aerofriction**

https://ytmnoooo.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **juiceman**

https://tgawgftseh.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **MikeyComicsInc**

https://ylmtiotocytstwotdadsfse.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **DonaldMcRonald**

https://iftcftfpottcanili.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **GregGumballs**

https://onepingonly.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **aneskimo**

https://fourth.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Maltese**
Kirby explains

*Kirby explains...* is a fad featuring a clip from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, which shows Nintendo's character Kirby pointing to items on a chalkboard while speaking. This video clip is often edited to show the topic at hand, and the audio always consists of someone explaining something or telling a story. The original, created by ninkendo in September 2005, featured the unedited clip tiled across the screen, set to the ualuealuealeuale fad sound. This was followed by Bardai's site, Kirby explains the facts of life, which featured the same clip tiled, but instead used a sound clip from Kindergarten Cop in which a little girl states to the class that "boys have a penis, girls have a vagina."

## NARV Status

This fad can be abused, since all the fad needs is the animated gif, and any sound clip of somebody talking.

## Links

http://smartkirby.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **ninkendo**

http://kirbyexplainstheafterlife.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **MasterSitsu**

http://kirbysexed.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Bardai**

http://kirbydateacher.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Lastpatriot**

http://kirbyknowsmissles.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **GooperBlooper**
IRC

Strictly speaking, **IRC** refers to the *Internet Relay Chat protocol*, RFC 1459. In common use, however, the term is used to refer to whichever networks and servers one familiarizes oneself which run IRC services. A network is a tree of linked servers which can all share channels, or "rooms," and for which there are one set of administrators and operators. Channel communications are distributed network-wide so that the server you choose to use does not prevent you from talking to any one particular person on that network (with all the usual optimization one might imagine). There are a vast number of separate IRC networks.

## Connecting

You must download client software to connect to any given IRC network. If you are a windows user, you are most likely going to end up using mIRC. Wow. You *faggot*. Many servers on the more popular networks require you to run a service called **ident**, which historically was intended to be used by the owner of a computer in order to ensure that connections from his or her computer created by users other than him- or herself could be traced back to that user specifically. Of course, there are no girls on the internet, so forget all that shit I just said about "her". Clients for idiots include their own ident server. mIRC is one of these. Linux server administrators and their teenage faggy-distro-mouse-using-xwindows-crippled cretin counterparts can install one of many "identd" packages to the same end, **oidentd** likely being the most popular.

## YTMND IRC

The #ytmnd IRC channel (or "room") can be found at EFnet. As of 15th of april, 2007, the channel was **globally juped** by EFNet staff, which simply means #ytmnd is not open for the public anymore. There was, however, a YTMND-specific IRC *server* located at irc.ytmnd.com. After being ddosed to oblivion, it was sold to host porn, a conclusion drawn simply from the fact that the domain "irc.ytmnd.com" used to show *http://sexyhornylesbians.net* at the bottom. Max has also confirmed this. Apparently same thing happened with the radio server. Tough luck, Go watch porn instead. Alternatively, you can join **#ytmnd2**, currently the closest to an open official chatroom for ytmnders.

## Caveat!

In general, YTMND users are better off staying on the YTMND Forums, where their activity and speech is *monitored and regulated* and there are actual threads of conversation taking place. IRC is a dangerous place for a newcomer to the Internet, because everyone who uses it is inherently angry at themselves for not having a real life.

## Recommended Use

Join and pay attention a maximum of three times per day, every day. Massage affected area gently until you are banned for pasting ridiculous ASCII art which does not honor the correct control character set for standard clients or have any hard spaces in it. Take with food, just be sure clean your keyboard afterwards, you slobby cheeto-eating motherfucker. If rash, vomiting, laughter, happiness, kickban, moderation, or GTFO FAGGOT persists, *get the fuck off of your computer*.
The Spanish Inquisition

**The Spanish Inquisition** is an earlier fad, which involves the characters from the Spanish Inquisition skit of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

The first Spanish Inquisition ytmnd was created on May 9, 2004 by SailorAmaya, but it is not likely that the fad was spawned until May 2005, when LocutusofBorg created Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition!. The fad was very prominent in 2005, appearing in such fad compilations as Homer Tells It Like It Is and YTMND Is Ungodly. Most Spanish Inquisition sites from 2005 are difficult to find, as they involve the characters popping up at the end of a ytmnd. The fad soon became synonymous with unexpected endings; An example is in the Link finds fad.

Other incarnations of the fad involved other scenes from the skit or extended versions of the original, such as Noboby expects the Spanish Inquisition! (Refresh) and The Spanish Inquisition!. An example of the Spanish Inquisition doing something that nobody would expect can be found in a ytmnd made in July 2005, which showcased user Jerkass deleting the newly-created Wikipedia Article on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In its place, he wrote:"WWW.YTMND.COM DUMBLEDORE IS DEAD SO IS YOUR SOCIAL LIFE!!!! SIGNED. THE SPANISH INQUISITION
 Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!" At the end, the Monty Python characters popped up and delivered their trademark line.

As is the norm with ytmnd, the fad got merged with other fads, in such ytmnds as NOOOOOOOOOOObody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!, Sonic with Inquisition advice, and lol, spanish inquisition. The fad was still somewhat kicking in early 2006, when a curious old Batman comic was discovered.

## Today

Spanish Inquisition sites are rare today (it is theorized that they will return when you least expect them), with its golden age having been mid to late 2005. Despite having been one of ytmnd's most popular fads, it rarely appears in fad compilations, and was notably absent from such major ones as Color ME YTMND and We Didn't Start This Website!.

However, it did receive a tribute in October, 2006, when user ivannio created The rise and fall of NEDM! and again in September of 2007, when wisdumcube created They drew their plans against us. With the fad all-but forgotten (and unknown to newer ytmnd users), the shock value of these sites was very effective, as truly, Nobody Expected the Spanish Inquisition.

## Links

http://spanishinq.ytmnd.com/ - Original site by **SailorAmaya**

http://nobodyexpects.ytmnd.com/ - **LocutusofBorg's** site

http://vaderinquisition.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **luvtheflute72**

http://linksnewbike.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **leileilol**

http://redwhaterder.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **ZeroTron**

http://sexyladysurprise.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **CheeseBiscuits**

http://spanishadvice.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **Wubbzy**

http://lolinquisition.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **SonGoharotto**

http://robinspanish.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **ProfessorS84**

http://riseandfall.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **ivannio**

http://envious-eyes.ytmnd.com/ - Another by **wisdumcube**