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Stuff People Like

Has Stuff White People Like jumped the shark? It was the site everybody was e-mailing to everybody else a few weeks ago, but now some people are kinda tired of it. Maybe it's the book deal.

Whatever the case, the new Internet hotness of the moment is SWPL spinoffs, like White Stuff People Like and Stuff Nobody Likes. Both were created in the last week, and who knows how long they'll last. On today's show, we talked to people behind the satires, Scott Lamb and Alia Rose Connor, respectively.

Tell us what you think, and tell us if you think the original is really over.

Ian Chillag

6:47 AM ET | 04-10-2008 | permalink

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It's worth reading this Gary Dauphin essay, "Why I Don't Like StuffWhitePeopleLike," which was on the new website theroot.com a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.theroot.com/id/45371

Sent by Sarah Goodyear | 9:58 AM ET | 04-10-2008

I was surprised no one mentioned MARSHMELLOWS. They are totally white and I like them. Just a thought

Sent by Tarah | 11:58 AM ET | 04-10-2008

freshly bathed babies in white onsies... can't beat it!

Sent by Nancy Cohen-Vardy | 6:20 PM ET | 04-10-2008

no offense to ANYONE involved with the piece, but i think it has jumped the shark when you interview 2 creators of spinoff sites about weather or not it has jumped the shark....or mabey it's a shark jumping a shark...thought provoking.

Speaking of jumping the shark, i have a story suggestion: The phrase Jump The Shark. The reason i bring it up is that during my internet adventures and being a huge tv and pop-culture nerd i eventually found myself on jumptheshark.com and, well, i'll just say their "history" of the phrase is a bit on the dubious (wrong) side. If you are interested, check it out and you will see what i mean.

Sent by jeff stiefer | 1:44 AM ET | 04-11-2008

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