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Badgers : animated music video : MrWeebl

36.2M views · Jun 28, 2008 · 1:14 · 0 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2016–2026

The classic MrWeebl animated music video Badgers, a short looping song of badgers, a mushroom and a snake. It is a staple of early internet absurdist humor.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN invokes it purely as a joke or nostalgic meme reference.

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Jokewalrus01May 2016
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you know the flash animation video that goes "badger badger badger badger badger"? this video well, think like that, except; lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer mushroom, mushroom

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JokepetecooperJan 2022
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>Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object Cmd+F, badger (Not found). Cmd+F, mushroom (Not found). this video (video sfw, comments may be the usual YouTube battleground)

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JokeKyeDec 2023
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You sure about that? this video This is the era terms like "lolrandom" were invented for. link See also: ROFLcopter, AEIOUAEIOUAEIOUAEIOUAEIOU, making funny noises with text to speech.

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JokesspiffMay 2026
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OP, the Badger Badger link is leading to a wiki page about the dead Internet theory. Here's the correct link for all to enjoy: this video Used to be just a Flash animation on Weebl's stuff, but preserved on YouTube by the OG :)

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