clearly, i don't spend enough time on youtube

I had the TV on for background noise tonight while I was reading my book for book club.

A show came on that I didn't really care to "watch," so I searched through the on-screen guide and settled on VH1's Web Junk Presents: 40 Greatest Internet Superstars. I only saw half the countdown, from 20-1. The complete list is here.

Reading didn't last long. This was far too entertaining!

In the top 20, I had only seen one clip online (#8, OK G0), seen the SNL sketch on TV (#16 Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell - Lazy Sunday) and read about #13 Kyle MacDonald - One Red Paperclip.

Scanning the other half, I remember the Spongemonkeys! I saw their clip well before Quiznos turned it into a sandwich commercial. I forgot about that ... there are lots of other ridiculous videos over there!

It's not surprising how many weird and/or clever people out there who have claimed their fifteen minutes of fame and then some.

Somehow, I'm guessing I'm not weird or clever enough to become an Internet Superstar ...

If only I could come up with a gimmick!