I had the TV on for background noise tonight while I was reading my book for book club.

A show came on that I didn’t really care to “watch,” so I searched through the on-screen guide and settled on VH1’s Web Junk Presents: 40 Greatest Internet Superstars. I only saw half the countdown, from 20-1. The complete list is here.

Reading didn’t last long. This was far too entertaining!

In the top 20, I had only seen one clip online (#8, OK G0), seen the SNL sketch on TV (#16 Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell – Lazy Sunday) and read about #13 Kyle MacDonald – One Red Paperclip.

Scanning the other half, I remember the Spongemonkeys! I saw their clip well before Quiznos turned it into a sandwich commercial. I forgot about that … there are lots of other ridiculous videos over there!

It’s not surprising how many weird and/or clever people out there who have claimed their fifteen minutes of fame and then some.

Somehow, I’m guessing I’m not weird or clever enough to become an Internet Superstar …

If only I could come up with a gimmick!