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<p>Zexijin: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1307<br /> | date = December 22, 2013<br /> | title = Buzzfeed Christmas<br /> | image = buzzfeed christmas.png<br /> | titletext = The 6 Weirdest Objects The Buzzfeed Writers Are Throwing Out Their Windows At Us<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> Christmas caroling is a tradition in which groups of singers travel from house to house, singing {{w|Christmas_carol|carols}}.<br /> <br /> These carolers are in front of the [http://www.buzzfeed.com/ BuzzFeed] offices singing the {{w|The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas}}, which contains:<br /> <br /> : On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.<br /> : 12 Drummers drumming<br /> : 11 Pipers piping<br /> : 10 Lords a-leaping<br /> : 9 Ladies dancing<br /> : 8 Maids a-milking<br /> : 7 Swans a-swimming<br /> : 6 Geese a-laying<br /> : 5 Golden rings<br /> : 4 Calling birds<br /> : 3 French hens<br /> : 2 Turtle doves<br /> : And a partridge in a pear tree.<br /> <br /> The carolers changed the lyrics to match the headlines of the topics published by BuzzFeed, which usually contain a number and a superlative (for example, ''13 Worst Plane Crashes of the Decade'' or ''8 Otters Who Are So Cute We Can't Even Handle It'').<br /> <br /> The Buzzfeed Youtube Channel uploaded a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v92edGrMbY video] called ''The 12 Days of Internet Christmas'', which is similar to ''The Twelve Days of Christmas'' song. But the video contains a number of strange objects and images, to name a few, a naked Ryan Gosling and four men with curly beard. Because of its absurd content, according to the like-dislike ratio, the video's quality is rather controversial. <br /> <br /> This method of writing headlines is used by several other news sites, because it is known to generate a lot of visits (and ad revenue). [[Randall]] has touched on this subject before in [[1283: Headlines]].<br /> <br /> Carolers are usually rewarded with a gift, but the BuzzFeed writers probably didn't appreciate the song, because they threw weird stuff at them (which the carolers used in their 7th verse).<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Carolers singing.]<br /> ::12 Best drummers of ''all time''<br /> ::11 Pipers whose jaw-dropping good piping will make you cry<br /> ::You won't ''believe'' what these 10 lords leap over<br /> :[Comic caption]<br /> :Carolers outside the Buzzfeed offices perform &quot;12 Weird things I ''actually got'' for Christmas&quot;<br /> :[Mouseover]<br /> :The Six Weirdest Things The Buzzfeed Writers Are Throwing Out Their Windows At Us<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Christmas]]<br /> [[Category:Music]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]</div>

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