Oy. Someone is trying too hard. posted by crunchland at 9:54 AM on March 8, 2001
AYBABTU?
More like WABOUC!
[What a bunch of useless crap!]
My 24-hour penance is over! posted by darren at 9:56 AM on March 8, 2001
The silly lobstergobbles up metal rabbit.Word is spreading fast.Bad, bad, Flash monkeys:hogging bandwidth, making memes.Ruining the web. posted by mimi at 9:57 AM on March 8, 2001
Riiight... that was an incredible waste of life. posted by fusinski at 10:10 AM on March 8, 2001
Oh come on...its not about quality...its about community.
If people start believing its funny, then it is. It'll build and build, and just like AYBABTU it'll be the funniest thing in the world when you see it for the 15th time. posted by thebigpoop at 10:13 AM on March 8, 2001
AYBABTU
what does this acronym mean? posted by doublehelix at 10:14 AM on March 8, 2001
DoubleHelix: Be grateful that you don't know. posted by waxpancake at 10:15 AM on March 8, 2001
alpa yankee bravo alpha bravo tommy u-turn posted by tiaka at 10:18 AM on March 8, 2001
Atomic Yams Bite a Babboon's Tuckus Unilaterally. posted by lileks at 10:19 AM on March 8, 2001
It's interesting how memes that don't try like Mahir and AYBABTU succeed, while engineered attempts at creating memes don't. The cool thing about AYBABTU is that it was a kind of happy accident. Something unexpected. "Lobster Sticks to Magnet" is just a copycat idea. It fails the "unexpectedly original" and "un-self-conscious" tests. posted by muppetboy at 10:21 AM on March 8, 2001
But, the ending, people, the ending! Note the triumph of the iceberg! A lesson for us all?
If that's the next AYBABTU, then I fear that we have reached the end of civilization. This was one of the most stupid things I have thing in a long time and, not being a big fan of heavy metal music, I really want to minute I spent on it back.....
Lobster Sticks to Magnet is way older than All Your Base Are Belong to Us.
Presentation and effort goes to All Your Base, but Lobster has the better music. posted by dakotasmith at 10:34 AM on March 8, 2001
If MTV played stuff like that, I'd consider getting cable...and maybe even a TV. posted by milnak at 10:35 AM on March 8, 2001
The worst thing about it? We're going out for Thai tonight, and now all I want is a big,honkin'red, magnetic, lobster. And butter. And a martini.Schlomo, I'm heading over to CafePress... :) posted by mimi at 10:57 AM on March 8, 2001
Ew ... I feel dirty. That was just lame. posted by gleemax at 11:30 AM on March 8, 2001
It makes me want to go see if I still have any Black Flag tapes. posted by eckeric at 12:02 PM on March 8, 2001
"Lobster Sticks to Magnet" is just a copycat idea.
Actually no. This is a bit of bizarre weirdness that was living happily on its own long before the all-your-base thing got turned into a pop culture icon.
I don't get it, personally, but this is the third time someone has pointed it out to me or a group I frequent, so obviously it has SOME appeal...
I've watched it about 40 times in the last 4 months. I like best when the lobster bites your eye. AYB is second-rate at best. posted by lucius at 5:12 PM on March 8, 2001
My son loves it. He's 8. posted by rodii at 5:19 PM on March 8, 2001
The followup ad asks, "Does your company have it's own flash ad?"
Why are media companies unable to use the possessive form of 'it?' Am I the only one who notices this? It's (that's the contraction for 'it has' or 'it is') been used several times in MeFi posts this week. Curse all you want, kids, but use the Standard English. P133z! posted by chino at 9:02 PM on March 8, 2001
I watched that whole animation, because I kept waiting for it not to suck.
There goes 5 minutes of my life I will never have back. posted by CrayDrygu at 9:07 PM on March 8, 2001
This is cooler but has no catchphrase. posted by redleaf at 11:00 PM on March 8, 2001
OK, it probably says something (I'm not sure what, exactly) that I saw this post and read the headline as "Lobster sticks to megnut." At which point I decided to get up, step outside and look up at the sky for a while. posted by bradlands at 12:08 AM on March 9, 2001
Have you all seen this, with the translation here, it is exponentially funnier, though I found lobster amusing in a Stone & Parker way. posted by fiery at 12:52 AM on March 9, 2001
Lobster's wackiness is just too "polished" for my tastes. I prefer my inanity with sort of a rough-edged, slapdash look to it. :-)
Speaking of which: set your MeFi dials back to here for a blast-from-the-past recap of the most enjoyable "hatten" video that fiery mentions. posted by youhas at 1:12 AM on March 9, 2001
Can't you people just leave Meg alone...?
Oh, Magnet. Sorry. posted by holgate at 4:02 AM on March 9, 2001
lobster sticks to magnet, a
brand new meme is born
posted by jpoulos at 9:43 AM on March 8, 2001