# Goddamn Hampster Dance!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 16, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844 "2000-01-16T04:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/21 "2000-01-19T22:46:00Z")
Oh, yeah? Well, hampster is right after hamper in the dictionary. See? It’s right . . . right . . . . Nevermind. * * * Jodi _Fiat Justitia_ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/22 "2000-01-19T23:06:00Z")
Jab, I was starting to think that I was the only one who noticed that (about the spelling). It is even spelled wrong in the computer at my job, and I work in a veterinary hospital! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/23 "2000-01-19T23:43:00Z")
_ahem_ the makers of Hampsterdance say that it is intentional, that it was named after a pet called “Hampton the Hampster” or something. Not entirely sure I believe em, but that is their story. * * * – Teeming Millions: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) “Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/24 "2000-01-20T16:04:00Z")
[http://www.njquake.com/cartmandance](http://www.njquake.com/cartmandance) * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![Nickrz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2000, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/25 "2000-01-20T19:57:00Z")
What the hell is that thing Konrad put up? ROFL! ---
**Author:** ![Konrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@Konrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konrad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2000, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/26 "2000-01-21T02:00:00Z")
Nickrz: That’s from my web page. [http://pages.infinit.net/konrad/Hamster.htm](http://pages.infinit.net/konrad/Hamster.htm) Yes, I was bored at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2000, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/27 "2000-01-23T22:56:00Z")
Would it have been that difficult to blend the neds of the song a little better so it could cycle without a burst of static? * * * “I guess one person can make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![Edlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@Edlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edlyn)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/28 "2000-01-24T03:48:00Z")
LOL, AWB My boss loves this thing. Every now and then we “put it on”, turn the volume up, and sing along. Really! * * * You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. -Harriet Woods- ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/29 "2000-01-24T15:04:00Z")
[The Political Parody](http://members.aol.com/jennyq1) ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/30 "2000-01-24T15:20:00Z")
\*Edlyn: LOL, AWB My boss loves this thing. Every now and then we “put it on”, turn the volume up, and sing along. Really!\* Great! Now I’m responsible for the insanity of two more people. 😃 * * * Judges 14:9 - So [Samson] scraped the honey into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/31 "2000-01-24T16:55:00Z")
Come to think of it: do you need Pants for the Hampster Dance ? ## If so, I’m sticking to the Victory Dance. Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/32 "2000-01-25T01:23:00Z")
Thanks Sterling! Won’t be running on that little wheel! ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/33 "2000-01-28T15:52:00Z")
just wanted to fuck up **AWB** ’s perfectly rendered HTML opening post with is posting totals and registration date. ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/34 "2000-02-02T04:10:00Z")
I like the hamster dance! ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/35 "2000-02-02T19:43:00Z")
You would. I mean, anyone who’d admire **Krispy Original** … Unless you were being sarcastic… Oh, I give up. :bang: * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/36 "2000-03-21T12:56:00Z")
Will this post mess up my initial HTML rendering? * * * Wrong thinking is punished, right thinking is just as swiftly rewarded. You’ll find it an effective combination. ---
**Author:** ![quadell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/b9bd4f/32.png) [@quadell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quadell)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/37 "2000-03-21T16:58:00Z")
[www.jesusdance.com](http://www.jesusdance.com) 🆒 Your Quadell ---
**Author:** ![billehunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@billehunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billehunt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/38 "2000-03-23T22:41:00Z")
Jumpin’ Jesus on a Pogostick! ---
**Author:** ![thewiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@thewiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thewiz)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844/39 "2000-03-24T02:05:00Z")
My new favorite is [http://www.amused.com/fatguydance.html](http://www.amused.com/fatguydance.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-hampster-dance/4844.md?page=1)