if trees could speak

hallo! guten tag!

I know I haven't updated in some time, I've been visiting the fatherland. I'm not back yet but I figured I'd pop in for a little contest.

Some promotional company asked me to do a promotion for the new Borat movie, and while I profit nothing and the prizes are lame, I figured it might cause a spurt of creativity.

More inside.


Some junk the promotional company sent me:


Borat Conan Interview - WMV  - part 2
Borat Conan Interview - Quicktime  - part 2
Badly resized copy of the soundtrack cover


Use this stuff or find whatever you want. The basic rules:
1. put borat in the keywords
2. make it somewhat relevant
3. contest ends on sunday the 12th.
4. i am the only judge (aka funny police)


lame prizes:

1 "Grand Prize": 1 Borat soundtrack and 1 poster
2 "You fail prizes": 1 Borat poster and sticker

When I have some more time I'll set up an easy listing of Borat sites.


Now, to address something else entirely, ads. I know you guys have been getting raped by all the ads lately, especially the popups. To clear things up, every time YTMND shows a pop-up, I die a little. AdSense revenue has been slipping for months so I've finally dropped it all together for the time being. In the next few weeks you will be seeing a lot of changes to how the site is organized, mainly to benefit the advertising. Pop-ups can't be a long term solution for YTMND's lack of revenue, so I'm working on a few things to try to avoid them. They pay more than any other ads and they lower traffic, so it's sort of a double whammy. If you have a family member or friend in media buying or internet advertising, tell them about YTMND and to drop me a line at max@ytmnd.com.

More (and better) updates soon.

Cheers from Germany

-Max

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hi
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The ads are cool...and do something about that damn momthinksimcool bastard. Also 5th.
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6th is good
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HAY I WIN
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omg secret nazi max update?!?!?!?!
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Vor in den homosexuellen Leuten.
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yes i second frenchbread's notion , momthinksimcool needs to gets spanked by some authority, what part in deutschland did you go, i have family in duesseldorf!!!, i so want to go!!!
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also 13th
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Oh yeah I finally was one of the first 10. Anyone unlike the other f*gs I believe you hate popups on here just as much as we do. Here's hoping you can find a better solution soon.
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also fail
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I fail.
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I hate Babel Fish.
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lol funny police!
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21sttatsdtastsdt
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Tagchen. Du kannst nicht wirklich deutsch, oder? Naja. Wenigstens interessant zu wissen das du gerade Deutshcland besuchst. *awaiting secret nazi max sites to be created even though german /= Nazi*
November 7th, 2006
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Yay!
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nazi = bad however Hitler was a good artist!!111!
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Mmm... Germany... Hacking and spitting. Like France, but the whores are more dominatrix-y. I would try this, but I fail at YTMND makery. Still, can't wait to see what comes from it.
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First two links don't work >_> Also, is there Taco Bell in Germany?
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tell me, does the popups work for you, when they "pop-up" or does there actually have to be a click involved??
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my above comment was directed to max
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XXXI
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Borat > epic manuever/myspace emo/cat pics with captions. MAybe we can get some new originaility and fad music perhaps.
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hi
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Oh, and if you are reading this, can you get rid of all crappy epic manuever and sites using Simple Plan Untilted with a rating of less than 3.00...and send a notification to these NARVS?
November 7th, 2006
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posting before 100th also, bel-air.
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sieg hail
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37th?
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Hey, this YTMNDer is in the Netherlands for a while. Visit and I'll buy you a drink and not talk about fads, and if all is well I may throw you a few Euros toward the site.
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YTMND is dying. Post your memories here.
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"How do you hide money from a hippie? PUT IT UNDER THE SOAP!" - GWAR
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WRONG!
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What the hell is on the Borat soundtrack? Alaylayalyalyeyeayeeee?
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I'm shocked I got in second, I'm just sitting in my office eating a sausage, egg n cheese slowly killing myself and I got in. YTMND contests are always entertaining. A Borat YTMND accusing Dr-l337 of best sex in mouth is no doubt on its way.
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First to comment using only a keyboard
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Woo-hoo! Now we have to deal with 50 sh*tty Borat sites for every one good one!
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the real 48th
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o, ello thar
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Boobies!
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My openin' lines will open your minds. My glock popper, clock stopper will leave you frozen in time.
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cool buddy!
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Socialist Party Meetings eh
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48th is the farthest up i've ever been on a bulletin im so happy but this post aint 48 so dont but me about it f*ggot
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thx max!!!! have fun in Germany!!!! tell santa i said hi
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UPDATE! so whats a jew doing in nazi germany ?
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61 you dirty jew N I G G E R
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Money money money moooney.....................MONEY!
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One issue: A few weeks ago I got an advertisement PM from a user, Janet24. I'm guessing it's not part of the ad revenue drive?
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Secret Nazi Max
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In b4 100, and I hardly come here anymore...
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While you're there, get some chocolate. Germans make good chocolate. Just don't get fat.
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[click the ads]
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Woohoo, new ads. Thanks max. When they're on ebaumsworld, they suck ass, but when they're on ytmnd I can't wait to see what you're being paid to shove up our asses next. *waits to be deleted again for pointing this out*
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in before 100
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neato
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1st
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Hail the Fuhrer!!!
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I love you
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IN BEFORE 100th!!! I F*CKING ROCK YOUR ASSES
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i havent ever gotten a popup on ytmnd. i thought it was only if you are logged out?
November 7th, 2006
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I don't know if this has been suggested before, but what about little ads in the preloaders? The time is basically "dead air" anyway, may as well turn it into something to help pay for the YTMND it's preparing to show. Also you say "you will be seeing a lot of changes to how the site is organized, mainly to benefit the advertising", does this mean you're considering tightening the restrictions on the content of YTMNDs (censoring) so that more companies would be willing to advertise on this site?
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i want the sountrack, but only if it has "wind beneath my wings." if it doesnt have "wind beneath my wings" then it is BELOW ME and can go F*CK SATAN
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max,
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ok that comment definately didnt work, so 80/81 ish!
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The FPA should submit a site to the Borat contest.
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In before 100!
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Last time I won a contest, everything got cold and dark... DONT DO IT (lol j/k)
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87, no wonder YTMND is broke, Max takes all the money for trips to Germany.
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One day It'll all click max.
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I'm cool.
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Good to hear from you.
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AND hip!
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in before 100
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in before 100
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REDEMPTION!
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Germany? Cool, I used to live there. Where in Germany did you go?
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love you
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ok
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i guess im itching for a new fad
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yay, max is alive! Borat is like the new Cosby. He'll be around forever, hehhehheh.
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heil
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in before hitler
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"(aka funny police)" Only elitists will understand why he said that =P
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as said in mystery science theater: "Gifts from germany? great, whats that? Braunschwager, Cars with heaters that don't work and identification papers?"
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max is a secret nazi!
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Well, it was fun while it lasted.
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Contests are always fun, though there's going to be a tidal wave of sh*tty "Borat meets Brian Peppers NEDM LOL" sites.
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didn't know you're from germany. i'm from berlin,yo.
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Deutchland deutchland!
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First. also, bratwursts
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woohoo a borat soundtrack i think i peed my pants a little
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120?
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STOP POSTING YOUR POSITION IN THE COMMENT SECTION!!! *curls up in a ball and cries*
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ma name eh borat
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lol max is a german jew
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http://www.rollitup.org/?referrerid=1819
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If I make a Borat site now, it'll be one of several bazillion others. Also haenchen - or was that chickens?
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wirklich?
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w00t for max.
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If popups are what it takes, then go for it, I block all that sh*t anyways.. privoxy.org ftw!!!!!
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130 ftw
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Guttentag,Max. Guttentag.
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And dont forget Poland!
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133rd. ALSO C*CKS!
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HURRAY!
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in after f*gs
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du bist der mann jetzt, hund!
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I've been to Germany a few times in 03 and 04 (was stationed in Europe). O_o
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In before 200.
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You Think Men Nail Designs? What!?!
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Spooky. I was working on a Borat site already...
November 7th, 2006
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...seriously. 60% complete. Working on the audio mainly...
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WOO! 144th! and Borat rocks. DR-1337 came back, we now have more retards like that "hiveminded" wotever his name is, aaaaaaand..... nothing else special.
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hey max :D
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also, NAZIS IN THE BUNKERS. don't get caught, or else you'll be in the next Stalag 17 movie!
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Is it possible I could not have my inbox light up from mail I get from some one I blocked? Its just going to be some racist f*cktard that says n*gg* (self censored)
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flashbulb ftw
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Gruss Got!
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gott* and max I found your secret lol http://secret1.ytmnd.com/
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Wow, those are the lamest prizes I've seen for awhile. max, you weren't kidding.
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Why does Dr-L337 suck so much ass?
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^1 site. Get the f*ck out or shut the f*ck up.
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W00t 154th FTMFTW!!!!11!! Do what you think is right for the site man
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YTMND generates popup ads? I never noticed. If I couldn't avoid them, I definitely wouldn't visit the site three times a day.
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A jew? In Germany?
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I love you still
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How do I check my pop3 e-mail in ruby on rails?
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Wie gehts Herr Goldberg? Bist du Deutsch?
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in before gimmick ytmnd account comments.
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i'm in wiesbaden, email me at mandonine@gmail.com and let's hang out. we can get waaaaaassted
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auch einhundertzweiundsechzig
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buttsex me
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Borat was funny..... NOT! Seriously, it is only funny to people who like penises.
November 7th, 2006
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Please ban momthinksimcool!
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Those prizes blow ass
November 7th, 2006
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Also, it looks like you've finished C. Think you can do Matlab? koen.ytmnd.com
November 7th, 2006
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GET RID OF THE F*CKING POPUPS, YOU RUINED THIS SITE
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Why don't you make the forums link go to the right forums.
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AN WO SIND SIE IN DEUTSCHLAND? Ich lebe in Berlin! Also, c*cks.
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I thought max was jewish.
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I'm still laughing at the 43rd comment
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max FTW! HIGH FIVE!
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I would rather have a bag of human pubis than a Borat soundtrack.
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WOO....an update! and 178th (?)
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"What the hell is on the Borat soundtrack?" The full 90 minutes of the Kazakhstan nation anthem, of course.
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The soundtrack cover uses a really sh*tty font.
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Any more users commenting about max being a jew, in Germany, and allusions to some kind of Nazi-ish aspect either past or present need to die quick so they cant reproduce.
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183 thrd what an honor it is
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Hmmm, nazi jews... *implodes*
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Whoa man, THE Borat soundtrack? My life is complete.
November 7th, 2006
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And who doesn't love nazis?
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in before 200
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in before 189
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1st
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190th do i win a prize?
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Borat needs some duke ellington
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193rd... I'm the best. hehe
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seig heil
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I'm not sure who said it first, but I guess it warrants repetitiion. The WMV links don't work. Theeanks!
November 7th, 2006
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DO SOMETHING ABOUT DR L337! (kidding)
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Also, congratulations to syncan for winning the contest.
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Wienerschnitzel!
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200th lolol (probably not)
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Only problem: don't you just hate hardware overlays (preventing screengrabs from interviews)?
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i'd prefer the sticker thanks
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From Germany? OOOOH SNAP
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they are stinkies
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max is a jew in Germany roflroflz anne frank roll over in your grave lol lol dresden codex it's not even dresdanian it's hawaiian or some sh*t lol lol germans lol jew.
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LOL, that Borat interview was neat! I wanna get my pubes haversted too!!!!
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GESTAPO
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OH SHI, I f*ck my ma
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lol, check out what I did in the last news. http://ytmnd.com/news/?news_id=52
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rock on, Dinkelsbuhl!
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213?
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haha, sh*ttiest prizes ever. and max, a jew, is in germany? rofl, better watch out max, you might get gassed
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I like YTMND.
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I WENT TO GERMANY TOO
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i have script block, you allow ytmnd, but nothing else so i haven't seen any adds at all
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I wouldn't terribly mind ads if they were more relevant to my interests and the interests of YTMND users in general. If I go to a music site like Pitchfork or Punknews, the ads are relevant and sometimes even useful, leading me to bands/sites/products I may even spend money on. Right now on YTMND all I see are lowest-common-denominator dating service ads and scam contest trash. If you could get some ads for things YTMND users find interesting (movies, video games, music, etc.) we'd all be happier.
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borat is godly
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Also, congratulations to Dr-L337 for winning the contest. ;)
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IN B4 250!
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Max, do you listen to The Flashbulb? "If Trees Could Speak" is one of his songs. Just curious.
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HAY wait a minute YOU'RE NOT THE FUNNY POLICE
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horse dick
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In before 300, glad that you're doing something about the ads. My dad's been to Desutcheland a few times on business.
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kekekek225th
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Haha, funny police.
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http://boratinterviewyes.ytmnd.com/ - yes, it's the only thing I could think of that would work
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two hundred and thirty first. beveryveryafraid.ytmnd.com
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Damn! I need to get to work on my energy report, but I can't pull myself away from ytmnd! ARRRRRRHHHHH!
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late.........
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i loved the borat movie. but if there are more than 5 entries, they're getting a hell of a lot more than what they're putting into this. i think if there's a good entry, they turn it into an actual ad. maybe they should donate to the site, or did they already?
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NEIN!
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Even with ads, it still beats the crap out of bauman (may he rot). P.S. get me a luger.
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I have to call the ad rape clinic...
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i was beaten by the funny police. Seig heil, mein fuhrer (butchered german)
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IM FROM UZBEKHISTAN WE HATE KAZAKHS.YOU SUPPORT GENOCIDE.
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in before 250
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:O
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Hey Peter...where you goin' with that axe in your hand...
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If trees could speak, they'd tell me to gtfo.
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247 is fine too
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IF ONE DAY THE TREES COULD SPEAK, THEY'D SAY VERY MEAN THINGS
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250th i win
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ich bin 251
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Whatcha doin in Germany?
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lol replied before 300!!!!!
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i just know alot of people who have stopped coming to ytmnd because of the pop ups
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whos teh sponsoring company??? also f*ck ashpoop. . . nazi . . .
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lol, i got a mac. no pop-ups for me =D
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Try and hold back the stupid Intimidate Dating ones. They're the worst.
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I luv joo mawn
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I run firefox, also known as no pop ups. Lol owned.
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huzzah! ich bin froh
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weak Max - AdSense is the very best out there.
November 7th, 2006
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I f*cking hate Borat. But yet I love Ali G.
November 7th, 2006
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sometimes i like to put on womens panties and walk around 5th street
November 7th, 2006
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P.S. Ads don't really bother me as long as YTMND is getting some moneys. YTMND could always use money. P.P.S Have fun in Germany P.P.S Don't get too drunk.
November 7th, 2006
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Watch out Max! Those Germans will get you!
November 7th, 2006
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IT'S A TRAP MAX!
November 7th, 2006
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WHERE ARE YOU MR. FIREMAN?
November 7th, 2006
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Secret Nazi Update! Well, I can only hope that the popups and the really annoying ads get outta here in time. And yes, YTMND needs a zap of creativity, it's been pretty stagnant for a while. Have fun on the rest of your vacation, Max.
November 7th, 2006
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also NEDM
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bring me back a luger goldberg.
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273 i think
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