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YTMND is known for its tendency to propagate a great number of '''fads''' and in-jokes. Note that the fads almost never consist of only the elements indicated for them. Indeed, the fads could not be as popular without variation or a nice cup of coffee and cheetos.
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We're no strangers to love
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You know the rules and so do I
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A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
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You wouldn't get this from any other guy
  
== Intertextuality ==
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I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
'''Intertextuality''' is a relationship between two or more texts that quote from one another, allude to one another, or otherwise connect.
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Gotta make you understand
  
One form of intertextuality is the relation of elements within a single site. Sites of the "classic" picture/sound/text variety use intertextuality between the image, the sound and the text to amplify or even create new meaning in their source materials. In instances where all the materials are from the same source, the elements build upon one another to make even a throw-away line one of significance. Sites with unrelated source materials repurpose each element to work toward a meaning that could not be reached from any one individual picture, sound or text alone.
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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Never gonna run around and desert you
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Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
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Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
  
=== Examples ===
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We've known each other for so long
The subject matter of YTMNDs are evolving and producing new combinations as replication continues by the second. One example is the ''[[What is love?]]'' YTMND. The YTMND features an animated GIF clip of a sketch from ''Saturday Night Live'' with Chris Kattan, Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell with a repeating section of Haddaway's song "What Is Love". It was soon followed by ''What is NES Love?'', in which the clip is rendered in an [[8-bit]] graphics style similar to those found on a game from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), complete with an NES version of the song. This was followed by ''What is a-ha?'', with the clip drawn in a style similar to the music video for the song "[[A-Ha|Take on Me]]" along with a clip of the song. The fad was then merged with the Tiger Handheld fad for ''What is Tiger?''. It was even mixed with the ''Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince'' spoiler fad for ''What is Dumbledore?''.
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Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
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Inside we both know what's been going on
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We know the game and we're gonna play it
  
In some cases, a YTMND is framed to incorporate as many fads as possible, often called a fad [[conglomerate|Conglomerate]] or fad compilation. One such example is the "[[YTMND Game Boy|YTMND: For Game Boy]]" site, which features a Pokémon-like Game Boy game where elements from other fads duel to the death. This is not a fad on its own but communicates the popularity and nature of borrowing from other fads (However, it recently got  a "real", functional game of its own.). Another is  "[[Katamari Damacy|YTMNDamacy]]", which involves Katamari Damacy-style balls rolling up other fad images. This is combined with sound clips from other fad YTMNDs arranged to the song "Katamari on the Rocks".
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And if you ask me how I'm feeling
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Don't tell me you're too blind to see
  
== Fads ==
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Follows the actual fads in lists and divided by category.
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Never gonna run around and desert you
<!--- see the above promises CATEGORIES, not article lists!--->
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Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
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Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
  
* [[:Category:Most_Popular|Most Popular Fads]]
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
* [[Film-related fads]]
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Never gonna run around and desert you
* [[Television-related fads]]
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Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
* [[Music-related fads]]
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Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
* [[Video game-related fads]]
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* [[Political fads]]
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* [[Miscellaneous fads]]
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* [[User-related fads]]
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=== Popular [[YTMND Soundtrack|YTMND songs]] ===
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(Ooh give you up)
Many popular YTMND songs have been made available to download in a compiled [[Soundtrack|soundtrack]] by YTMND user, [[User:fyrestorm|fyrestorm]] via BitTorrent. The soundtrack currently has 15 volumes, each made to fit on standard 74 minute {{w|Compact Disc}} length. Volume 15 was released on March 12, 2007.
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(Ooh give you up)
* http://ytmnd-soundtrack.ytmnd.com
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(Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)
* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol8.ytmnd.com/
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(Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)
* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol9.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol10.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol11.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol12.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol13.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol14.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol15.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol16.ytmnd.com/
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* http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol17.ytmnd.com/
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== Criticism  ==
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We've known each other for so long
Some argue that fads aren't creative.  Some think that doing the same thing over and over again, sometimes without adding anything new, is repetitive and unfunny.
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Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
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Inside we both know what's been going on
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We know the game and we're gonna play it
  
==See also==
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I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
* [[In-jokes]]
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Gotta make you understand
 
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{{From Wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Fads| ]]
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Revision as of 18:10, July 18, 2010

We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it

And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

(Ooh give you up) (Ooh give you up) (Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up) (Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)

We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand