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YouTube declares: Guys, we’ve got company
Two of the week's most popular compilations prove that repetition is the sincerest form of hilarity
Ever feel like you’ve seen and heard it all before? That’s because you have. Fortunately, repetition can be its own reward, because a thing done many times over eventually becomes strangely hilarious. And as two of the most forwarded clips of the week prove — whether you’re a chipper beauty blogger posting from your own bedroom or a wildly overpaid movie star in a big-budget fiasco, everybody needs a catchphrase.
What is it that makes videos of people saying the same thing over and over and over again so damn appealing? I don’t know for sure, but it could be lupus.
House Extra – It could be lupus
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Mary Elizabeth Williams is a staff writer for Salon and the author of "Gimme Shelter: My Three Years Searching for the American Dream." Follow her on Twitter: @embeedub. More Mary Elizabeth Williams.
