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Update your bookmarks -- viral videos have moved!

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:16:43 GMT

We're very excited that the viral-video portion of this blog has relocated to the official STLtoday blogging platform. Here's where you can find it: STLtoday.com/viralvideos.

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VIRAL VIDEO • A moment of silence for an Emmy tribute

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:39:52 GMT

The death montage is always an Emmy crowd pleaser. Well, as death montages go.

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Until this very moment, I had completely forgotten about "Back to You." Didn't critics used to love that show?

VIRAL VIDEO • Josh Groban as TV-theme jukebox

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:29:55 GMT

If you missed it -- and you've probably already watched it online by now -- here's Josh Groban's TV theme medley from Sunday's Emmys.

It's a little goofy, but it was one of the funnier Emmy moments. What a versatile voice Groban has!

VIRAL VIDEO • Font conference!

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:16:40 GMT

I first saw this video in July, but I stumbled upon it sgain a few days ago. It's still hilarious -- but possibly only because I am a huge typography nerd.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

VIRAL VIDEO • What's new from Disney's child-star lab?

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:16:23 GMT

Poor Zac Efron!

Disney Lab Unveils Its Latest Line Of Genetically Engineered Child Stars

VIRAL VIDEO • In case you needed another warning about Wikipedia

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:54:28 GMT

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

VIRAL VIDEO • Lonely lady befriends, dances with mannequin

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Continuing my theme of creepy TV shows from my childhood, let's take a look at the opening titles from a show I was glued to in the late '80s: "Today's Special."

The opening was the same every time, and it sets up the premise of the show: A department store closes for the night, and the overnight employees party down with a mannequin who comes to life when made to wear an awful hat. All sorts of hilarity and hijinks ensue, and there usually is some sort of valuable, wholesome lesson to be learned.

My concerns as I watched this show:

How on earth do Jodie ("display designer") and Sam ("security guard") manage to get anything accomplished when they're fiddling around and having fun all night long?
What sort of department store dresses a mannequin in the same clothes for five years?

VIRAL VIDEO • Ninja cat!

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:20 GMT

Cats are dangerously close to being overexposed. But until they are, watch as this one stealthily moves toward the camera without actually walking. NINJA CAT!

VIRAL VIDEO • Kids' shows are creepy

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:11:24 GMT

It's amazing I ended up as normal as I did, considering the stuff on TV I was plopped in front of as a child.