Hamster On Piano Eating Popcorn Is Latest Meme (VIDEO)

A short video of a hamster on a piano eating a piece of popcorn has quickly captured the hearts of YouTube, despite the fact that there isn't really anything the video that isn't in the title.

The hamster even made it to #4 on Time magazine's top ten viral videos for the year. The magazine had this to say about the video:

One of the best things about the internet is its ability to make a star out of the little guy. This couldn't be truer than in the case of the wee white hamster lying on his back atop a keyboard, made famous with the help of Parry Gripp, a whimsical songwriter formerly of the group Nerf Herder who, if his random musical oeuvre is any indication, apparently has way too much time on his hands. The riff is catchy, the pet is adorable -- and, we're pretty sure, was unharmed in the making of this video. Why is it so funny? Well, as the song says, there's a hamster on a piano and he's eating popcorn...on a piano. In short, it's the mundane made madcap. That's why you log onto YouTube, right?

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[395spoons]

I just couldn't stop laughing! That's very cute! I know I'll become addicted to it...come back for more a few times a day!

[candyperfumegirl]

sad, that's mean, it fell off!

[MsMadame]

So cute!

[GoogleMaster]

I wish this thread would die so I won't keep coming back to it. I hope they turn this thing into a movie. With Will Smith as Will Smith and the hamster as, the hamster. Elton John can do the piano thing .. popcorn by Orville.

[bltmn]

Beautiful.

Something that is just what it says it is - nothing more, nothing less. We don't see enough of that.

[peachesmahoney]

This is old hat. Liberace used to dip Hamsters in rhinestones and make them play "Moon River" on a baby grand for his dinner guests amusement.

[arachne646]

In my day, we had Chipmunks, we paid for vinyl copies of them, and the economy was booming.

[jazzycafe]

Ha! I love that song! Catchy!

[markytex]

due to numerous issues predicated on the assumption that mini-mammals provide a succinct entertainment value that requires no remuneration. however, given that any stimulation of the amagdyla garners the desired response may or may not depend on the inputs derived from a societal calculus.

[RobHughey]

Y'know, it's great that you're proud of your vocabulary, but there does come a point where you become more of a prig than a wit.

And I think you sailed past that point without even realizing it.

[Wendigo3]

sour grapes

[wmholt]

It's "amygdala".

[Stoopkid]

"due to many issues based on the belief that small animals provide enough entertainment that requires no payment. however, since we respond to emotional things, may or may not depend on society."

Great job, in your attempt to look educated and smart on the internet (lol), you got lost in your own cloud of words and ended up with a pile of dependent clauses that make absolutely no sense. Try cut and pasting your posts into MS Word next time.

[Pragman]

How many times o you have to be told to eschew obfuscation?

[Takae]

Hm? So, basically...

"Due to a culture of beliefs around the concept of small animals providing free entertainment, whether we would enjoy the show depends on our beliefs."

Did I correctly understand your point? :/

[liseworks]

Kudos !!! So many hilarious comments below - thanks for helping me wake up on the bright side !!!

[indieyell]

i don't understand. this video has been circulating for years, literally years. the long tail is weird.

[tsand19151]

Wow, over a million and a half views....... did Rosie's prime time variety show get that many?

[Moka11]

My cat wants to eat that Hamster on the piano.

[liseworks]

OUCH !!! LOL !!

[tigerlyly]

"I knew when I saw you on that piano...eating popcorn that you were no ORDINARY Hamster..."

[liseworks]

LOL !!!!

[SeaBlood]

I can't believe that this is where our culture has arrived. This is what we now consider big news? This video did not even have a single sneezing, baby panda!