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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Video Fat Man Dances to Beyonce, World Laughs

Posted by on Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:55 PM

About 24 hours ago, I decided I like that Beyonce song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)." Until about 24 hours ago, I thought the song was annoying (and the video even more so). The chorus of whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh oh ohs grew on me, though. It won me over. (Mostly. The shout out to her own line of jeans still makes me wonder if it's just an elaborate jingle.)

Anyway, in my search for the song on YouTube, I found this video. It's already a week old, which is about a century in viral video time, but whatever. When I turned to Grant Brissey and said "Should I post a video of a fat guy in a leotard reenacting the new Beyonce video?" he laughed and said. "Yes." So blame him.

 

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1
The camera wobble from room shaking stomps is the best.
Posted by Eric Grandy on January 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM
2
oh honey, this is like two months old. it was on dlisted forever ago. but it's still funny.
Posted by ark on January 21, 2009 at 1:52 PM
3
I lost the internet race. I'm sorry.
Posted by Megan Seling on January 21, 2009 at 2:09 PM
4
wow
Posted by captothehill on January 21, 2009 at 2:52 PM
5
...and there goes Megan's birthday fruit basket. But it leaves me more booze money, so... cool.
Posted by Jason Josephes on January 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM
6
those folds are confusing.
Posted by sunken monkey on January 22, 2009 at 8:57 AM
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Some things, m'dear, just ain't right.

Or, to be more specific: If some overweight man wants to put on a leotard and dance around, that's his business. If he wants to film it and put it on YouTube, that's his own business. If someone wants to watch it, that's their own business. And if you want to post it, that's your own business. Well, okay, Grant's, too.

But this is one of those experiences that I, at least, end up not sharing with my friends, mostly because they're going to look at you and say, "Why were you watching a video of a fat man dancing to Beyonce?"

And, well, it's a fine question. Because Megan posted it? Ri-ight. And if she posted the masturbation video she made in the company restroom with her phone camera ... oh, wait.

Okay, bad example. But you know how they say, "Two wrongs don't make a right"? Something similar applies. Each stage—dancing, filming, sharing, viewing, posting, and then the broader viewing by Slog readers—is well and fine in and of itself. But taken together, they represent ... um ... well, something that ain't right.

Must be Beyonce.

Oh, well. At least it wasn't the club mix of Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch.
Posted by bd on January 22, 2009 at 12:35 PM
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It's at least 3 months old. The sexy dancer is part of a "morning-zoo" radio DJ team in Cleveland, Cincy or some other lame Midwest city. But god is he hot!
Posted by Chubby Chaser on January 24, 2009 at 10:29 AM
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This is danm funny but the guy in green does the dance really really really dance no lie ny niccas. exuse me for a Obama, Barrack
Posted by carlakejr on March 1, 2009 at 10:58 PM
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Oh my gosh, I love this video. I can not help but laugh every time.
Posted by HaHa Kimmer on April 22, 2011 at 8:42 PM

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