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		<title>Honey Boo Boo Wins Big at Last Night&#8217;s Hallowmeme Party</title>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:55:50 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_67967" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/honeybooboo.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-67967" title="Honeybooboo" alt="" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/honeybooboo.jpeg" height="300" width="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The night's winner (Photo: Instagram)</p></div></p>
<p>Attending Hallowmeme is like starring in a Disney Channel original movie in which you’re the main character who fell into your computer screen: It's every Internet k-hole you’ve ever experenced come to life. Which sounds scary, but it's actually pretty fun.</p>
<p>The party was at Brooklyn's Bell House, put on by <a href="http://www.forcedmeme.com">Forced Meme Productions</a> (with an assist from Tumblr and Giant Media). This was the event's fourth year, and co-creator <strong>Lindsey Weber</strong> told the crowd it was the biggest yet and the Hallomeme of her wildest dreams.<!--more--></p>
<p>A fabulously accurate Honey Boo Boo took home the top prize in the costume contest. Our favorite costume of the night was definitely Tumblr employee <strong>Mackenzie Kosut</strong>'s interactive Pinterest costume. He carried around a label-maker and a polaroid camera and built his board throughout the party. It was better than any Mormon housewife could've hoped for. Naturally, the pictures he took were automatically uploaded to a Tumblr called <a href="http://www.IOnlyUsePinterestasacostume.tumblr.com">I Only Use Pinterest As A Costume</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Evan Gregory</strong>, one of the Youtube-auto-tuning geniuses that make up the Gregory Brothers, hosted the night's "Gangnam Style" dance off. There were a couple Psys that made it on stage, but the dance battle was won by someone dressed as <a href="http://www.psycostumes.com/wp-content/themes/gridiculous/images/psy-yellow-suit-costume.jpg">Psy's yellow-suited friend</a>.</p>
<p>There were a surprisingly large number of attendees dressed up as <a href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/breading-cats">breading cats</a>--a not-so-popular meme that apparently has a dedicated following. Most people trying to be <a href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/ridiculously-photogenic-guy-zeddie-little">Ridiculously Photogenic Guy</a> lapsed into the sluggish awkwardness of a <a href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/qwop">QWOP</a> runner when they tried to dance. This reporter showed up wearing the night's most popular costume: <a href="http://www.i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/011/489/ht_paul_ryan_time5_jef_121011_wblog.jpg">Fitness Paul Ryan</a>.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_67964" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/paulryanworkout.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-67964" title="PaulRyanWorkout" alt="" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/paulryanworkout.jpeg" height="600" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Instagram</p></div></p>
<p>But if you dress up like the Internet riff that's been done to death, doesn't that make your costume the meme-iest?</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_67967" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/honeybooboo.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-67967" title="Honeybooboo" alt="" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/honeybooboo.jpeg" height="300" width="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The night's winner (Photo: Instagram)</p></div></p>
<p>Attending Hallowmeme is like starring in a Disney Channel original movie in which you’re the main character who fell into your computer screen: It's every Internet k-hole you’ve ever experenced come to life. Which sounds scary, but it's actually pretty fun.</p>
<p>The party was at Brooklyn's Bell House, put on by <a href="http://www.forcedmeme.com">Forced Meme Productions</a> (with an assist from Tumblr and Giant Media). This was the event's fourth year, and co-creator <strong>Lindsey Weber</strong> told the crowd it was the biggest yet and the Hallomeme of her wildest dreams.<!--more--></p>
<p>A fabulously accurate Honey Boo Boo took home the top prize in the costume contest. Our favorite costume of the night was definitely Tumblr employee <strong>Mackenzie Kosut</strong>'s interactive Pinterest costume. He carried around a label-maker and a polaroid camera and built his board throughout the party. It was better than any Mormon housewife could've hoped for. Naturally, the pictures he took were automatically uploaded to a Tumblr called <a href="http://www.IOnlyUsePinterestasacostume.tumblr.com">I Only Use Pinterest As A Costume</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Evan Gregory</strong>, one of the Youtube-auto-tuning geniuses that make up the Gregory Brothers, hosted the night's "Gangnam Style" dance off. There were a couple Psys that made it on stage, but the dance battle was won by someone dressed as <a href="http://www.psycostumes.com/wp-content/themes/gridiculous/images/psy-yellow-suit-costume.jpg">Psy's yellow-suited friend</a>.</p>
<p>There were a surprisingly large number of attendees dressed up as <a href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/breading-cats">breading cats</a>--a not-so-popular meme that apparently has a dedicated following. Most people trying to be <a href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/ridiculously-photogenic-guy-zeddie-little">Ridiculously Photogenic Guy</a> lapsed into the sluggish awkwardness of a <a href="http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/qwop">QWOP</a> runner when they tried to dance. This reporter showed up wearing the night's most popular costume: <a href="http://www.i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/011/489/ht_paul_ryan_time5_jef_121011_wblog.jpg">Fitness Paul Ryan</a>.</p>
<p><div id="attachment_67964" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/paulryanworkout.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-67964" title="PaulRyanWorkout" alt="" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/paulryanworkout.jpeg" height="600" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Instagram</p></div></p>
<p>But if you dress up like the Internet riff that's been done to death, doesn't that make your costume the meme-iest?</p>
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