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Discofinger was a YTMND contest in March of 2009. Discofinger sites usually involve images of people pointing in a similar manner to Tony Manero (John Travolta's character in ''Saturday Night Fever''), set to disco or other similar music. | Discofinger was a YTMND contest in March of 2009. Discofinger sites usually involve images of people pointing in a similar manner to Tony Manero (John Travolta's character in ''Saturday Night Fever''), set to disco or other similar music. | ||
| − | Discofinger as an Internet fad started in February of 2007, on the blog site Discofinger [http://www.discofinger.com/]. Discofinger.com was started with the intention of documenting the dance move known as "discofinger." They claim to "celebrate those who inherently use their fingers while dancing." [http://www.discofinger.com/mission.html] | + | Discofinger as an Internet fad started in February of 2007, on the blog site Discofinger.com [http://www.discofinger.com/]. Discofinger.com was started with the intention of documenting the dance move known as "discofinger." They claim to "celebrate those who inherently use their fingers while dancing." [http://www.discofinger.com/mission.html] |
The first entry to the contest, "{{ytmnd|contestwinnerftw|My 2012 Site}}" by {{ytmnduser|Funny-Internet-User}}, did not follow the Discofinger format. The first entry to set the format was the [[You forgot Poland|Polend]] site "{{ytmnd|thisisacontestentry|Polendfinger}}" by the infamous {{ytmnduser|DarthWang}}. | The first entry to the contest, "{{ytmnd|contestwinnerftw|My 2012 Site}}" by {{ytmnduser|Funny-Internet-User}}, did not follow the Discofinger format. The first entry to set the format was the [[You forgot Poland|Polend]] site "{{ytmnd|thisisacontestentry|Polendfinger}}" by the infamous {{ytmnduser|DarthWang}}. | ||
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| + | The contest was popular, garnering an astounding 103 entries over a period of five days. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[http://www.ytmnd.com/contests/?contest_id=2|YTMND Contest: Discofinger] | [http://www.ytmnd.com/contests/?contest_id=2|YTMND Contest: Discofinger] | ||
{{Wikipedia|Saturday Night Fever}} | {{Wikipedia|Saturday Night Fever}} | ||
Revision as of 07:38, March 25, 2009
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| Original YTMND: My 2012 Site |
| by Funny-Internet-User |
| March 3rd, 2009 |
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Discofinger was a YTMND contest in March of 2009. Discofinger sites usually involve images of people pointing in a similar manner to Tony Manero (John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever), set to disco or other similar music.
Discofinger as an Internet fad started in February of 2007, on the blog site Discofinger.com [1]. Discofinger.com was started with the intention of documenting the dance move known as "discofinger." They claim to "celebrate those who inherently use their fingers while dancing." [2]
The first entry to the contest, "My 2012 Site" by Funny-Internet-User, did not follow the Discofinger format. The first entry to set the format was the Polend site "Polendfinger" by the infamous DarthWang.
The contest was popular, garnering an astounding 103 entries over a period of five days.
See also
