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It’s a long way to go for Internet Science but I see a sense of direction.
Thank you Ellie for saving the day.
first view yes!!
SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stunning
where is the eyebrow thing? youve left it out, also this video wasnt very funny either! Not up to standard rocketboom! :(
like we didnt allready know :/
FOR SCIENCE… AGAIN… rofl
lolz i remember when it just came out,good times..good times.
OK, that will pull the show back from yesterday’s errant departure. Can Numa Numa RIP now? Please!
Ah, and Miss Ellie. Guess what? She has a raw side too and as proof I give you:
I’m curious; what is the scientific translation of that gesture?! In Internet Science terms of course ;)
@ Yatta: how about creating your own meme? Ellie giving you a haircut!! OK, just a little trim them ;)
Said gesture means “hallo” in Moldovan
That confirms it; I always thought she had a little Romanian/Ukrainian in her. While you had those leads hooked up to her, were you able to deprogram her of the stuffed squirrel and cute cat fetishes? At least the squirrel thing … that’s just plain scary in a girl/woman/lady; cats we can live with if left with no choice!
Moldovah ALLOVAH!
I notice that Moldova is a landlocked country within a short drive of the Black Sea. There must be some political history there.
Methinks we need an episode clarifying various denotations in Internet science.
That one means “I have two fingers” in Davidese
A veritable cornucopia of information! Rocketboom fails not.
P.S. I may be googlinig “two fingers” for a while.
Whoa, this is timely: http://twofingers.com .
very informative. Didn’t know there was a 3rd and 4th version.
Aha, you’re first now :)
you are mispronouncing the name of the song…really bad
should have been “For Graet Justice”
2006 era Joanne!
wow… everything looks upside down… anyone else getting this?
Dang he’s fat!! The origional music vidio on the plane is the best of all the others.
oh numa numa, how do I love thee…
I think this wasnt original one . Spastic German Guy is even older , and there’s a guy dancing to Dragostea Din Tei remix.
This was the origional.
yay
What song did Rihanna use the tune on? :O
Your pronounciation of “dragostea din tei” is bloody awful.
Live your life.
the meme factor and the BMI is directly proportional
I agree. Every time he said that, I cried a little inside.
The world is turning as stupid as it is cruel…
which is the song that gary sings @ 2:52 to 3:06?
I wanna download it =]
i wanna know too o.o
Hey, all of those wires were red! I always thought that there should be a different one, acting as a ground lead, or something.
After watching Gary’s story here I am now thinking that when I have my first breakout video-gone-meme it will spawn an opera version, as well (the ultimate compliment, for sure)!
“The world had demanded more.” I like that.
“Wouldn’t have the same cultural impact as the original…” Again, well-said dear Rocketboom (I’m thinking more in-terms-of as a statement that can stand on its [own out of context]).
You guys rawk! A-RU, RU, RU, RU…oops, sorry.
different versions?! vietnamese?!! OPERA?!!! o.O
yea he sounds like he is saying draco’s tea in ta
This guy even came in the show NCIS
it should be “FOR ENGLAND!”
Only over 6,000 versions of people do their own numa numa dances?!
PATHETIC power level is PATHETIC.
Have you seen German guy video? I can tell it was on net WAY earlier than Numa Numa . Lithuanian TV aired fragment of German Spastic Guy video in 2005.
Btw wtf is Dragostea Din Ta? It’s Dragostea Din Tei . I know it’s difficult for American people to pronounce two different vowels in a row , but still , that sounds horrible.
“…such reputable outlets as the NY Times, The Washington Post, and South Park.”
LOL… I like how they grouped these media outlets together!
Notoriety is notoriety, the source is merely a gateway to the people
It’s weird how some of these videos just shoot to popularity. And lol @ the opera version! :D. I wonder if anyone who uses YouTube has not actually seen this guys video……
She’s wired
It’s pronounced “Drah-ghost-eh-ah deen teigh”!
Also, at 1:49 , it is said that a ROMANIAN cover was made. But the song itself IS in Romanian - although in a Moldavian accent.
Know Your Meme’s sure have been coming out sooner. I hope this means more will be soon to come!
Yea I noticed that too…
nyt wp and southpark hah
Yup it also means they have no lifes.
i hope they do shoop da woop soon
The song was so old when it became an internet meme. If Europe started listening to “I kissed a girl” five years after it got released, it would have been the same.
you must make a shoop da whoop know your meme!
OLD NEWS
whyd it get removed?
GTFO and go back to KFC.
again:
The song is actually Romanian, the members of the group were born in Moldavia, but moved to Romania and wrote their song in Romanian, as a quick google search points out.
otherwise, great video.
Wheres Joanne’s news?
OLD SHIT IS OLD.
Most defintly.
OLD MEME IS OLD
yeah, im originally from bulgaria and i remember when dragostea came out..and then haiduki or w/e made the cover.. and the controversy over that. and i cannot stand the rihanna song..its so annoying after hearing 10845105 versions of the tune. however, americans are absolutely oblivious to most of the things going on in the music industry in europe..although its not their fault. ha
all the crappy music makes it in this sick world
Hrm… it seems many of the things in this video were untrue or poorly researched (including the pronunciation of the song title).
Odd for Rocketboom. Let’s hope this is not the start of a trend.
So is Citizen Kane. Make no mistake, this is as relevant as Citizen Kane.
is joanne sick or sumthn now
i first knew about the nume nume is here in U tube
why do another episode about it?
theyre fucking
The original words of “Dragostea din Tei” are in Romanian.
The Spanish version is not well translated on purpose. It actually says “A fag, who? A fag, you?, A fag, me? A fag, ha-ha!”
Is there anything more pathetic that people trying to “rip off” a guy dancing in front of his webcam for his friends, through videos with actual production values?
Yes, there is one thing: The notion that whatever else Mr. Brolsma accomplishes in life, the first line of his obituary will mention Numa Numa.
By the way, I love squirrels, stuffed or otherwise. After years of chasing them from my bird feeders I finally figured out that the only way to deal with them was to give them a more accessible feeder of their own. Now we all get along famously.
More pathetic? howbout version 2 & 3 & his obit will read soon if he keeps packing that weight.
I liked this ep, you 2 work well together, cheeseman u r such a ham! & I mean that in a good way.
it’s ‘tey’ not ‘tah’
dragostea-din-tei
i love when you guys do “know your meme”, u need to do one on “Bitches dont know about my additional pylons”:)
1:22
Im a dutch student in New Media culture and I acctually have exams bout memes and in particular this one :p So thanks guys! Right on time^^
I never understood the appeal…
Remember Starwars Kid? That was about the same time. Y’all should do one on that!
you guys did a lot of thinking about that silly song..
FOR SCIENCE
They already did, its on their website….
There are some things that are only meant to be done once. The reason the original caught on was because it was pure and charming and you were rooting for him too! If only professional artists put as much passion into their work as Gary unintentionally put into his we would have much better music today. Hats off to Gary.
ROCKETBOOM <3
It’s not “dragostei din ta”, it’s “dragostea din tei”. Wankers. Listen to the song!
lol everything’s upside down!!!
the world is better place when its upside down
NOOOOO
Hey guys, I think Joanne is now here at the UN building. I was amazed to see her here yesterday, I looked up her name and I think she works at the English-French-Spanish Section of the United Nations Interpretation Services. Only too bad - saw her kissing and walking hand in hand with a guy, a spanish Enrique Iglesias look-alike hunk…
I’m sure there were no bad intentions by anybody. But I think that a comment disclosing a piece of Joanne’s present private life - true or bogus it be - should be cancelled.
Just an opinion , not a lecture on privacy.
Leastwise we know she is well and happy.
Well and happy is the half-full glass of the matter, Ook. But I’m wondering if that message is a tortuos way to inform us on when the next Joanne’s episode in RB is scheduled :-)
wadabout PBJ time?
demo
http://www.imeem.com/romeomad/music/FBc1Ma7h/dj-tiesto-in-my-memory/
like it!)click me!
lolwut
WTF
Link please.
I found it. Thank you.
LoL only thing missing is shock treatment when she refuses - throw in that bit of kink there - maybe dress her in some shiny vinyl outfit
=8^D
WTF man? Where is ELLIE!?! =( Like we wanna’ stare @ some pile of blubber & monkey boi there? 2 bad this 1’s not worth watchin’ past 0:18
=P
/watch?v=5oVPoa_ivUQ
PLUS german spastic dude was uploaded on April while original Numa Numa on August .
Plus /watch?v=qxt9bJ8ihio
Just read the description.
damnit cant believe he got rich off of this silly vid
the spanish version is marica tu marica yo
1:00 Joanne with no makeup!
she didn’t want to attract lard lad
U know, Joanne is missing out on all the hard-hittin’ journalism she could B doin’ with more relevant questions like:
“How do U maintain such extreme weight? What the hell do you spend 6 hours a day shoving junk food down your throat or what?”
Or… “I’ve seen some suicidal clowns in my day, but you really gotta’ have a death wish 2 stare at that sack of Jell-O in the mirror & think… ‘I simply must have another pizza’ =))”
BTW: It’s unfortunate Joanne has gone chlorine =( B who U R pls!
OH NO I SAW BOXXY!!! My live is over!
I always spot typos after posting.
Life*
I just fell I need to point this out now.
Are you going to update the Know Your Meme playlist anytime soon. You’ve posted 5 or 6 Know Your Meme videos that are not in the playllist, resulting in them lost in the many other types of videos you’ve posted.
the spanish version sucks
they didnt even bothered to translate it, they just said:
Gay Who?
Gay You
Gay Me
Gay We Are
thats the song’s version
Thanks for your video response! Keep checking the channel for more videos!
Cheers,
The Gecko
I think he hit his peak with being made fun of on South Park. It’s all downhill from there.
i like to watch gay sex and porn
nice going guy below this comment, that was uncalled for and gross, I oughta falcon punch you for that!
somehow i will get famous being crazy on cramera.
Do it, falcon punch him!
what is a meme?
A meme is a repeatable unit of an idea which can be passed from one location (person in this case) to another. Memes passed down to us from Hollywood and governments are what forms and shapes our version of reality at this stage. The emphasis seems to be on creating your own memes in order to allow a new world vision to emerge based on original thinking.
wheres the english version?
mudkip!
Hey ppl! ELLIE IS HALF JAPANESE!? =) Check out this sim-U-lar pic I found (Riyo Mori - Miss Japan)…
tinyurl (dotcom slash) d6b2po
Tho’ I must admit I do prefer “evil islamo-fascist terrorist insurgent” babes =8^D
tinyurl (dotcom slash) csod8s
WoW !! =:-o
Here’s my bet - Ellie’s dad was some American murder thief grunt 4 the anglo mafia (’soldier’) stationed there & brought some sushi home?
The statement; “for science” does not need to be shouted. It is an argument for reason not obedience.
If ROCKETBOOM wishes to remain credible as a surreal commentary on the web community, it must necessarily deconstruct from within this arena and not just rant off made up gibberish.
Seriously, bad direction signifies laziness and harms the channel; it is a weight on the whole medium if it IS part of the degradation in quality of journalism.
Make the presenters drink real coffee or something plz
numa muppets is my favorite
Oh ellie, you silly thing
OMG U R so ghay! What next, make fun of their lab coats - yes, Y not have pink ones, with flowers - so much more ’stylish’ 2 go with your faux erudite disapproving mother BS! =))
It’s comedy & U know it, like “The Onion”
Niow, if U wanna’ make ya’self useful, rant how they should pour Ellie into cute little skirts & stuff n’ have ‘er do some eloquent Travel Channel ‘No Reservations’ style vids - maybe call ‘em ”Ellie’s East Coast Experience’ … sans goofy French WOG Bourdain =8^)
Despite your best effords, this video is hardly as entertaining as my tax declaration. Better luck next time.
juxtapositions and demonstrating absurdity is funny
Just shouting stuff for effect is about as cheap and lazy a gag as there is.
Where was the appeal in the script?
Were the audience drawn in?
or were we just subjected to someone who had not bothered to read through their part and actually subtracted from it.
A straight reading would have been better.
It was badly directed and poorly fronted compared to the onion and other Rocketboom casts.
Real coffee, black, not decaf.
wake em’ up.
….what?
Boring vid again… The Girl is hot though
1. copy and paste
2. send this to 9 other videos.
3. hold your breath for 10 seconds
4. press refresh twice
3. LOOK AT YOUR BACKGROUND IT WILL BE FREAKY
Go on with your ‘kill-the-messenger’ rants, like I bother reading them? HAHA! Everything I say is true & U know it.
U know I just noticed something - I’m so glad this vid is available in ‘HD’ so we can C Mr. Balloon there in all his self-ahnilating glory :)) Reminds me how the TV is slathered in ‘hi-def’ mongrels (most ‘def’ indeed HAHA)
I’ll take a ‘low-def’ work of art TY…
Umut AKYÜREK- Gündüzüm seninle gecem seninle
watch?v=48H3hae9ZWo
Yea’ I knew I must have spelled ‘annihilating’ wrong. Oh well
Where can we find the Enlgish version mentioned in the video?
The woman in the English version is smoking. I can’t bloody find it though!
meh
it was TI’s song featuring Rihanna
this guy looks like tiger woods!!
Dear Rihanna,
on behalf of the internet, may I sincerely say,
you’re welcome!
It’s Alina. Look up Basshunter & Alina - When You Leave (Numa Numa) Official Video! *HQ* here on YouTube.
I remember when Numa Numa came out. I was just like “What the fuck is this shit!??!?!?!?!”
dragostei den tah XD
lol if u dont know romanian at least learn how to say the FUCKING PROPER name…. its dragostea din tei with no fucking reading rules… just every word how it is…. f
Seriously, get your facts straight.
“Numa Numa”/Dragostea Din Tei is by the ROMANIAN group, O-Zone. The Romanian cover just happened to be a cover in the same language.
Oh, and you missed one thing. There was a video on compfused.com of a weird (and I mean WEIRD) guy singing along to it (and other songs) as well, and it’s a lot more entertaining than this guy. The site is gone now, but the video is still floating around (in much lower quality) on YouTube. See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc1YmtO1o7s .
While the song’s *lyrics* are in Romanian, the band itself is Moldovan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragostea_Din_Tai
just imagine how rich must be dan balan because of this song.god…i remember i’ve never liked it.when i heard about this huge succes i was like “huh?”
1.copy and paste
2. send this to 2 other vids
3.hold your breath for 10 seconds
4. press refresh twice
3.LOOK AT YOUR HANDS
Anyone know the name of the 2:14 cover? I like the slow way its sung
i didnt know he made other videos
Brolsma fails at doing his own laugh
My comment failed.
Gary fails at doing his own dance is what i meant to say.
Sequels suck, and New Numa was horrible.
thank god for explaining this.
Why the video keep on hanging, it hung all the time …
stupid fucking gecko lol
alena…. i lvoe that song.
the title, you’re saying it wrong.
you say: drago-STAY din TA
we say: drago-STA din TAY
:)
wow, i suddenly have some degree of respect for this man.
You’re pronouncing it wrong!!! >:-C It’s not “Dragostea din TAH” It’s proncounced “Tey” … TEY!!! blaargh!
Ha-ha! If you ever knew what did he sing at 2:35. That’s so funny. It’s a russian rhyme, somewhat like “run rabbit run”.
To bad O-Zone disbanded as most boy bands do. One of them has a musical career with a 1 hit wonder, one of them tried music and went to a show with dancing stars ( in Romania) and the other one I don’t care because never liked the band just their first song “Numai tu”.
I remember when my entire high school Astronomy class did a synchronized numa numa dance before an assembly once. It was freakin awesome!
I was going to say, isn’t he just counting in Russian?!
To be fair, in Turkey, there’s a pop rip-off of a famous lullaby there!
He actually says:
“1,2,3,4,5
The little rabbit is out…”
He does not complete it as follows:
“1,2,3,4,5
The little rabbit is out for a walk
Suddenly hunter’s running out,
Shoots the rabbit,
Bang, Bang, OMG….,
My rabbit’s dead.
We took it home,
It appeared to be alive.”
(sorry for the awkward translation, variations are possible)