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The Hampster Dance meme happened 5 years before the Badger meme.
Also fine, but I guess what I was trying to express is that memes have existed forever and any claim that this is the "first" one is just silly.
Also relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d1phCytJyg
Whoever made that gif should be punished.
It's Hampster, because it's in honor of Hampton the Hampster.
Also, did you know where the Hampster dance is from, as music? I was today years old when I learned this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vPwal8_HsQ
Robin Hood being my favorite Disney movie from my childhood, I did indeed know that! I liked the song before I ever saw the Hampater Dance, so it was a shock to me seeing it the first time
I loved it as a kid but never made the connection consciously as far as I remember.