wtf is Harlem Shake?

macchoi · 16-02-2013, 03:20 PM

It's all over facebook and youtube. Everybody's talking about it.
I saw a short video of it, and I asked myself why the fu*k is this so popular?
First Gangnam style... and now THIS sh*t? wtf is wrong with everybody?
Not only is the music extremely annoying, but the dance itself looks so stupid.

Can somebody explain to me the origins of this thing and how/why it has become so mainstream? I feel like maybe TPTB are behind this, to turn people into little retards shaking around like fools.

WHHHY??!

grandmasterp · 16-02-2013, 03:22 PM

Something that the black folks enjoy by the sound of the name perhaps?

lu__ · 16-02-2013, 03:39 PM

First I heard of it.
Damn you!!!

grandmasterp · 16-02-2013, 03:43 PM

I suspected as much....
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=SbGFY...sns%3Dtw&gl=GB

elshaper · 16-02-2013, 03:44 PM

It probably stems from either drinking vast amount of coca-cola or Redbull that people have developed the shakes

kejsi · 16-02-2013, 03:44 PM

u gave me enough information to not investigate any further = )

shiyoken · 16-02-2013, 03:45 PM

This: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/harlem-shake

kejsi · 16-02-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by elshaper

It probably stems from either drinking vast amount of coca-cola or Redbull that people have developed the shakes

Hahahahahaah *cry*

grandmasterp · 16-02-2013, 04:07 PM

Great sense of rhythm though.
Gotta give 'em that.

blp02 · 16-02-2013, 04:08 PM

To me it looks like a bunch of adults behaving like children which is what TPTB want. Get us to dress like kids, dance like kids and for us to speak with a dumbed down vocabulary like kids. Thick stupid people make good slaves.

grandmasterp · 16-02-2013, 04:11 PM

Yep, music is a powerful control agent.

theabbot 7 · 16-02-2013, 04:14 PM

its a dance that was once made popular by rapper lil bow wow.

the reason its called harlem is because that is where it originates....they are various statements about who the originator is though.

mithios · 16-02-2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blp02

To me it looks like a bunch of adults behaving like children which is what TPTB want.

Yeah, it so much better to be miserable, uptight and joyless.

grandmasterp · 16-02-2013, 04:16 PM

Ah Mr bow wow.
Is he still in the music business do you think?
One had heard that he was considering taking holy orders.

blp02 · 16-02-2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mithios

Yeah, it so much better to be miserable, uptight and joyless.

I like a laugh but we're now bombarded with fucktards in mainstream and social media. I've seen enough shitty memes to last a lifetime

theabbot 7 · 16-02-2013, 04:19 PM

bow wow stills raps (his music is blah to me). but i think they trying to re-popularize this dance....as this dance was popularize like maybe 8-9 years ago.

grandmasterp · 16-02-2013, 04:21 PM

Way before that.
I remember the Harlem Shuffle from when I was a kid.

thetruthcollector · 16-02-2013, 04:27 PM

Harlem shake has been around for decades...annoying if you ask me

brucel · 16-02-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by thetruthcollector

Harlem shake has been around for decades...annoying if you ask me

correct.

vinnievega · 16-02-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mithios

Yeah, it so much better to be miserable, uptight and joyless.

Is not necessarily the same as being an adult who doesn't behave as a child. So no point there.

16-02-2013, 03:20 PM	#1
macchoi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,150	wtf is Harlem Shake? It's all over facebook and youtube. Everybody's talking about it. I saw a short video of it, and I asked myself why the fuk is this so popular? First Gangnam style... and now THIS sht? wtf is wrong with everybody? Not only is the music extremely annoying, but the dance itself looks so stupid. Can somebody explain to me the origins of this thing and how/why it has become so mainstream? I feel like maybe TPTB are behind this, to turn people into little retards shaking around like fools. WHHHY??! __________________ "We're just a weed in the universe". Last edited by macchoi; 16-02-2013 at 03:21 PM.

16-02-2013, 03:22 PM	#2
grandmasterp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: East Midlands UK Posts: 4,678	Something that the black folks enjoy by the sound of the name perhaps? __________________ Pyrrhonists believe that true wisdom and happiness lie in the suspension of judgement, since absolute knowledge is impossible to gain. Know this though... These small toy cows on the table in front of you are really small. Those small cows you can see through the window are big cows, but far away.

16-02-2013, 03:39 PM	#3
lu__ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,836	First I heard of it. Damn you!!! __________________ The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQiW_l848t8

16-02-2013, 03:43 PM	#4
grandmasterp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: East Midlands UK Posts: 4,678	I suspected as much.... http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=SbGFY...sns%3Dtw&gl=GB __________________ Pyrrhonists believe that true wisdom and happiness lie in the suspension of judgement, since absolute knowledge is impossible to gain. Know this though... These small toy cows on the table in front of you are really small. Those small cows you can see through the window are big cows, but far away.

16-02-2013, 03:45 PM	#7
shiyoken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 764	This: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/harlem-shake __________________ Eat what Nature provides. Not what Man decides. Rehearsed routines, lack the flexibility to adapt - Bruce Lee Eat in Abundance, to gain Sustenance! To gain Sustenance, eat in Abundance! What goes into food, goes into you!

16-02-2013, 03:44 PM	#5
elshaper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Reppy capital, Republic of GB Posts: 3,803	It probably stems from either drinking vast amount of coca-cola or Redbull that people have developed the shakes

16-02-2013, 03:44 PM	#6
kejsi Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Evropah Posts: 44	u gave me enough information to not investigate any further = )

16-02-2013, 04:07 PM	#9
grandmasterp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: East Midlands UK Posts: 4,678	Great sense of rhythm though. Gotta give 'em that. __________________ Pyrrhonists believe that true wisdom and happiness lie in the suspension of judgement, since absolute knowledge is impossible to gain. Know this though... These small toy cows on the table in front of you are really small. Those small cows you can see through the window are big cows, but far away.

16-02-2013, 04:08 PM	#10
blp02 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wales Posts: 702	To me it looks like a bunch of adults behaving like children which is what TPTB want. Get us to dress like kids, dance like kids and for us to speak with a dumbed down vocabulary like kids. Thick stupid people make good slaves.

16-02-2013, 04:11 PM	#11
grandmasterp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: East Midlands UK Posts: 4,678	Yep, music is a powerful control agent. __________________ Pyrrhonists believe that true wisdom and happiness lie in the suspension of judgement, since absolute knowledge is impossible to gain. Know this though... These small toy cows on the table in front of you are really small. Those small cows you can see through the window are big cows, but far away.

16-02-2013, 04:14 PM	#12
theabbot 7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,613	its a dance that was once made popular by rapper lil bow wow. the reason its called harlem is because that is where it originates....they are various statements about who the originator is though.

16-02-2013, 04:16 PM	#14
grandmasterp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: East Midlands UK Posts: 4,678	Ah Mr bow wow. Is he still in the music business do you think? One had heard that he was considering taking holy orders. __________________ Pyrrhonists believe that true wisdom and happiness lie in the suspension of judgement, since absolute knowledge is impossible to gain. Know this though... These small toy cows on the table in front of you are really small. Those small cows you can see through the window are big cows, but far away. Last edited by grandmasterp; 16-02-2013 at 04:16 PM.

16-02-2013, 04:19 PM	#16
theabbot 7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,613	bow wow stills raps (his music is blah to me). but i think they trying to re-popularize this dance....as this dance was popularize like maybe 8-9 years ago.

16-02-2013, 04:21 PM	#17
grandmasterp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: East Midlands UK Posts: 4,678	Way before that. I remember the Harlem Shuffle from when I was a kid. __________________ Pyrrhonists believe that true wisdom and happiness lie in the suspension of judgement, since absolute knowledge is impossible to gain. Know this though... These small toy cows on the table in front of you are really small. Those small cows you can see through the window are big cows, but far away.

16-02-2013, 04:27 PM	#18
thetruthcollector Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: In the shadows Posts: 547	Harlem shake has been around for decades...annoying if you ask me