Cited on HN 4 times, 2016–2026, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN invokes it purely as a joke or nostalgic meme reference.
The classic MrWeebl animated music video Badgers, a short looping song of badgers, a mushroom and a snake. It is a staple of early internet absurdist humor.
You sure about that? [this video] This is the era terms like "lolrandom" were invented for. [link] See also: ROFLcopter, AEIOUAEIOUAEIOUAEIOUAEIOU, making funny noises with text to speech.
OP, the Badger Badger link is leading to a wiki page about the dead Internet theory. Here's the correct link for all to enjoy: [this video] Used to be just a Flash animation on Weebl's stuff, but preserved on YouTube by the OG :)
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