talk about darude sandstorm

[Darren Dirt]

killah.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/at-least-five-dead-in-mideast-sandstorm/article26253437/

My immediate thoughts were of the epic scene in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol :-\

[Tom]

Twould be nice if your subjects weren't confusing.

[Mr. Analog]

The original headline was more straightforward (from the Globe & Mail at least)

"At least five dead in Mideast sandstorm"

[Darren Dirt]

Twould be nice if your subjects weren't confusing.

A sandstorm killed some people. Hence "killah". I was being slacktastic aka an asshole. Because people dying is no laughing matter. Seriously.


But "darude" 'splained: I was saying it is "rude" to kill people. But also, here is the KEY: I was trying to share a lame-ass punny popculture reference...

if you have been on Youtube during the last 2 years, what is the response virtually EVERY time someone says "hey what was that song in the background" 

HINT: cf. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Darude%20-%20Sandstorm

Heck, Youtube even did an April Fools Day joke about it. 




(Sorry for the contusion.)

[Thorin]

I've been on Youtube today and I had no idea that was a thing.  I don't read the comments on Youtube much, they're generally representative of the cesspit of communications.

Also, it didn't start out as a Youtube meme, it started out as a Twitch.tv meme, so...

It's also very sad that people have died.  There's enough death in that part of the world without Mother Nature pushing her way in.

[Mr. Analog]

There are comments on YouTube?

[Mr. Analog]

SO Darude played a new years concert in Finland and timed The Drop in Sandstorm to midnight:

https://youtu.be/2K-Z6Q6gPn4

...also choreographed fireworks

[Darren Dirt]

...also choreographed fireworks

Sounds cool! What song?

[Mr. Analog]

...also choreographed fireworks

Sounds cool! What song?

It sounds like Updog

[Darren Dirt]

PS: your youtube link is ALREADY DMCA'd (!)

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sandstorm+at+finland+2017

[Darren Dirt]

Seriously though, I watched one of the other still-active links and gotta say, impressive!

Around 90 seconds it got hypnotically awesome. Almost expected "Brought to you by Harmonix -- reminding you that RHYTHM GAMES ARE STILL FUN DAMMIT!"

[Mr. Analog]

Augh frickin' YouTube

I tell ya man, all this DMCA automation is a goddamn pain in the REAR

But yeah I'm glad you got a chance to check it out, so good

[Lazybones]

On Floppy drives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmC7hd1hno sounds very satisfying actually. Bit of a cheat with the drum beat however.

[Mr. Analog]

On Floppy drives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFmC7hd1hno sounds very satisfying actually. Bit of a cheat with the drum beat however.

! that is damn good, great find Lazy

[Tom]

Yeah, that was pretty good, but they did cheat a little with the high pitch squeal and the drums