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Friday, January 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Unclear if latest YouTube craze has deep sociological meaning

A Japanese teenager who might not really be either Japanese or a teenager wins millions of viewers with cutesy, subtly sexual, surreal, mainly pointless videos. Discuss.

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  • Friday, January 18, 2008 07:12 PM

    Simpsons did it

    This is just a rehash of New Order's "Round and Round" video - pretty girls staring into the camera, acting mildly coy/shy. Nothing to see here—move along. Ecclesiastes 1:9.

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