Digg.com has historically represented the pinnacle of internet-content aggregation, with the Digg homepage traditionally reserved for the most unique, creative, and humorous “why didn’t I think of that” original content the web has to offer. In the last several weeks, however, the Digg front page has been somehow infiltrated by a series of uncharacteristically lame and predictable lists, including, among others, The 10 Best 80s Cartoon Theme Songs (wasn’t this the first thing on the internet after porn? And they don’t even have “Fraggle Rock” on there), The 10 Sexiest Movies Ever (General-icious!), and the one that finally put me over the edge, Twenty Awesome Aliens In Movies (did you know that E.T. was AWESOME??).
As a professional blogger, as well as a huge personal fan of Digg myself, I am constantly attempting to have my own articles pushed to the front page of Digg, which is why I’ve decided to celebrate Digg’s new love of crappy lists that anyone could’ve thought up with my own list of 10 Lists General Enough To Get On The Digg Front Page. Enjoy, Digg community!
10. Top 10 People
10. Einstein
9. Shakespeare
8. George Washington
7. Amelia Earhart
6. Charlemagne
5. A.C. Slater (remember Saved By The Bell??? Screech!!!)
4. Sir Laurence Olivier
3. Julius Caesar
2. Winston Churchill
1. Socrates
9. Top 10 Music
10. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. OK Computer
8. Beethoven’s Fifth
7. Elvis: The Sun Sessions
6. Revolver
5. Footloose Soundtrack (Everybody cut loose!!!)
4. Jazz
3. Bob Dylan
2. Nevermind
1. Mozart
8. Top 10 Movies, TV Shows or Radio Serials
10. Citizen Kane
9. The Sopranos
8. Fight Club
7. The Godfather
6. Pulp Fiction
5. Better Off Dead (The 80s RULLLLLEEEE)
4. Little Orphan Annie
3. Seinfeld
2. The Dark Knight
1. Star Wars
7. Top 10 Internet
10. Chocolate Rain
9. CNN.com
8. Grape Lady
7. Cats
6. Dramatic Chipmunk
5. 80s-Referencing Lists
4. Cuter Cats
3. Google
2. Darth Vader Dramatic Chipmunk Chocolate Rain Cat
1. Huffington Post
6. Top 10 Speaking
10. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
9. “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”
8. “Engage!”
7. “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
6. “Nobody puts baby in a corner”
5. “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”
4. “Whoa Luke Skywalker, watch out for Darth Vader!”
3. “I’m kind of a big deal”
2. “I have a dream”
1. “Bueller?”
5. Top 10 Printed Material
10. The Great Gatsby
9. Ulysses
8. New York Times
7. Elvis Stamp
6. The Grapes of Wrath
5. Honus Wagner Baseball Card
4. Script to “The Breakfast Club” (Don’t yooouuuuu forget about me!!!)
3. Dollar Bills
2. Catcher In The Rye
1. Watchmen
4. Top 10 Colors
10. Orange
9. Grey
8. Brown
7. Yellow
6. White
5. Pink (I don’t care what you say I love Pretty In Pink!!!!!!!!”)
4. Black
3. Green
2. Blue
1. Red
3. Top 10 Stuff I Remember
10. Remember Gummi Bears??
9. Remember the ‘Mouse Trap’ Commercial??
8. Remember the Bud Bowl??
7. Remember TGIF??
6. Remember She-Ra??
5. Remember Nickelodeon GUTS??
4. Remember Jellies??
3. Remember Contra??
2. Remember Alf??
1. Remember Snap Bracelets??
2. Top 10 Years In The 80s
10. 1989
9. 1987
8. 1985
7. 1980
6. 1983
5. 1986
4. 1982
3. 1988
2. 1981
1. 1984
1. Top 10 Things
10. Lumber
9. The Printing Press
8. Jai alai
7. The Krebs Cycle
6. Lakes
5. Ducktales (I used to love that show so much!!!!!!!!!!)
4. Déjà vu
3. Sexual Intercourse
2. Snap Bracelets
1. The Simpsons. And The 80s.
