I’m way behind the times on this one. I know. I also understand that at this point, people have to be irritated with this thing (and thus never sent it to me.) But allow me to tell my story.<\/p>\n
The high school stage combat troupe that I teach over the fall and winter got this dance tune rocking on the auditorium stage. Since I was chronicling this year’s troupe in documentary style, I decided to get footage of it. <\/p>\n
The students were captivated by the pure joy of the tune. Combine that with my own feelings of euphoria over the way the show had gone and it made for child-like-in-their-purity memories, which is part of why I do the whole thing in the first place. Unfortunately, my adult decorum didn’t come down on the party as it should have, and the troupe was chastised for playing the song loudly over the auditorium speakers. Our group is known for its rigorous discipline, and I should have been more responsible and saved them (and me) from a tainted reputation, but such is life. Really, no harm done.<\/p>\n
Still, this was my first exposure to the song. So to find the meme that no doubt started the whole nasty business brought lovely little giggles to my somewhat dampened spirit this week. Without further ado, I give you a small compilation of…<\/p>\n
Numa Numa dance<\/a> [Newgrounds embedded flash, opens in new resizing window, don’t panic, reload for multiple versions] I’m way behind the times on this one. I know. I also understand that at this point, people have to be irritated with this thing (and thus never sent it to me.) But allow me to tell my story. 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\nSee also: The Llama Song<\/a>. Or don’t. It’s entirely up to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"