Comments on: Harlem Shake, the chemotherapy edition http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: WunderGlo http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1668720 WunderGlo Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1668720 Thanks, all! I'm actually the patient (I prefer to call myself a "cancer warrior") and I had a blast making the video. We actually have a far more important film about the movement I'm leading to find the cure (yup, cure) for colon cancer. You can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rJsNC4xQW4. Thanks again, everyone! I will continue showing cancer who's boss.  Thanks, all! I’m actually the patient (I prefer to call myself a “cancer warrior”) and I had a blast making the video. We actually have a far more important film about the movement I’m leading to find the cure (yup, cure) for colon cancer. You can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rJsNC4xQW4. Thanks again, everyone! I will continue showing cancer who’s boss. 

]]> By: Harlem Shake http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1666991 Harlem Shake Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1666991 Wow. Didn't expect this.  Keep that positive mindset. Wow. Didn’t expect this. 
Keep that positive mindset.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665414 Nathan Hornby Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665414 Gangnam style? What is this late 2012? Gangnam style? What is this late 2012?

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665369 SamSam Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665369 Your wife sounds full of awesome. Best wishes for you both. Your wife sounds full of awesome. Best wishes for you both.

]]> By: Euge Paprika http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665229 Euge Paprika Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665229 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4Qp2fx7xo harlem shake in argentina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4Qp2fx7xo

harlem shake in argentina

]]> By: Heather http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665209 Heather Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665209 That's awesome. Very, very awesome.  That’s awesome. Very, very awesome. 

]]> By: secretlab http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665179 secretlab Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665179 Damn, wherever my life takes me, I'm going to keep dancin'. Damn, wherever my life takes me, I’m going to keep dancin’.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665152 That_Anonymous_Coward Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665152 Thank You Xeni.  I wonder if we could get Woody to do one.... Thank You Xeni.  I wonder if we could get Woody to do one….

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665093 bcsizemo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665093 Harlem shake videos are great.  It is so simple, and even though I know it's coming I still laugh my ass off.  I do like me a really good Gangnam style video, but this is so easy for the masses to do well. Harlem shake videos are great.  It is so simple, and even though I know it’s coming I still laugh my ass off.  I do like me a really good Gangnam style video, but this is so easy for the masses to do well.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665091 bcsizemo Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665091  <i>furry Harlem Shake</i>  furry Harlem Shake

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665043 Xeni Jardin Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665043 Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry for the error! I fail at identifying age groups. Please give her my best, and again, I'm very sorry about the mistake.  Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry for the error! I fail at identifying age groups. Please give her my best, and again, I’m very sorry about the mistake. 

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665044 Xeni Jardin Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665044 "Denver's best looking amputee." http://boingboing.net/2012/02/22/shit-cancer-patients-say.html “Denver’s best looking amputee.”
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/22/shit-cancer-patients-say.html

]]> By: Will Palmeri http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665034 Will Palmeri Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665034 So this is actually my wife, and despite appearances she is 31 years old :). She always tries to have fun at her chemo sessions, but today was especially raucous. Thanks for posting Xeni! So this is actually my wife, and despite appearances she is 31 years old :). She always tries to have fun at her chemo sessions, but today was especially raucous. Thanks for posting Xeni!

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1665019 That_Anonymous_Coward Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1665019 This needs a remix with the video Xeni posted before, of a gentleman with cancer who made a funny video about his chemo treatment...  all I can remember is him yelling it keeps beeping... This needs a remix with the video Xeni posted before, of a gentleman with cancer who made a funny video about his chemo treatment…  all I can remember is him yelling it keeps beeping…

]]> By: JJ Black http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1664985 JJ Black Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1664985 Unless you know some of these people closely and personally as furries, I don't see any in the video. I see a teddy bear being bounced around and someone in a hoodie with something sort of like devil ears, but no furries. Just so we have our internet subculture shout-outs correct! (PS : This is what a furry Harlem Shake looks like : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVlddH1NbJM) Unless you know some of these people closely and personally as furries, I don’t see any in the video. I see a teddy bear being bounced around and someone in a hoodie with something sort of like devil ears, but no furries. Just so we have our internet subculture shout-outs correct!

(PS : This is what a furry Harlem Shake looks like : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVlddH1NbJM)

]]> By: Robbo http://boingboing.net/2013/02/25/harlem-shake-the-pediatric-on.html#comment-1664941 Robbo Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=215265#comment-1664941 YES! And - yes! Every despairing and challenging moment in life needs to embraced like this. Let's dance in the face of death! Fuck you, Death! ------- also - mine would have puppets. YES! And – yes! Every despairing and challenging moment in life needs to embraced like this. Let’s dance in the face of death! Fuck you, Death! ——- also – mine would have puppets.

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