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Most Depressing Reel Ever

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 – running time 17:29
Mentos Parody, Inspirational Speech, Net Neutrality, Hockey Fight, US Soldier Vs. Puppy, What Were They Thinking?

The Digg Reel welcomes Andrew Bancroft to the show as he brings us the most depressing Digg Reel, ever.

With over 4100 diggs, we start with this parody of a Mentos commercial, which is a bit disturbing.
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For a little inspiration, and over 4600 diggs, this final lecture from a college professor with terminal cancer
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Curious as to what this Net Neutrality thing is about? With over 3800 diggs, this video is the best explanation of the issue ever
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A good hockey fight could spice things up, and with over 2900 diggs, this video does the trick
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Watch as a USB based virus destroys a MacBook Pro, with over 4500 diggs:
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The most dugg video of the week, with over 9000 diggs, the controversial soldier throwing a puppy off a cliff
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As not to end on a down note, with over 3600 diggs, here's a "What Were They Thinking?" montage
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Highlights
James Brown ( 2:39, 2:39 ) Matt Clement ( 14:15, 14:15 ) new car ( 5:51, 5:54, 5:51, 5:54 ) World War II ( 4:46, 5:23, 4:46, 5:23 ) James Brown ( 2:39, 2:39 ) Matt Clement ( 14:15, 14:15 ) new car ( 5:51, 5:54, 5:51, 5:54 ) World War II ( 4:46, 5:23, 4:46, 5:23 )

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" The Digg -- brought to you by domain dot com. Hello and welcome to the most depressing episode of the big real ever. It's so depressing that Jessica Corbin couldn't drag her it will face down here. I mean you have to look at me and her -- And that that's not bad enough Digg readers forgotten -- there's a lot this week so we've got a bunch of downer videos. But if this party started first up as a self proclaimed hilarious spoof of commercials that were popular when Bill Clinton was running for office."

" An. Old to. -- The African. It. Predicts. It --"

" Yeah. Yeah. Yeah."

" Say it. -- go out and it."

" It tops the fresh maker. That was submitted by anti -- gotten more than 4100 digs this week it's called mementos boost confidence with ladies whole areas. Two things wrong with that title one spoiled the mentos commercial plot twist and two beating up girl is only arguably hilarious. After James Brown's -- 157 rights this video proves that ugly guys can't get hot chicks. It also explains why the ugly guys who made this video didn't have any hot -- to play the part of the hot chicks. Each and the rest of the message board consisted of I'd hate that jokes. At least that video was fake this next one is a lecture by Randy palace at Carnegie Mellon professor with terminal cancer here is giving his inspirational final lecture."

" On Oprah yeah there's an academic tradition called the last lecture hypothetically. If you knew -- gonna die you have one last lecture what would you say to your students. Well for me there's an elephant in the room and the elephant in the room is that for me it wasn't hypothetical. I've been fighting pancreatic cancer it has now come back after surgery chemotherapy and radiation. And the doctors tell me there's nothing more to do and I have months to -- when I was eight. My family took the pilgrimage to Disneyland in California. And with this incredible experience the rides and shows and attractions and everything. I said gosh I'd like to make stuff like that when I get older so I graduated from college and I tried to become imagine here these are the people who make the magic. And I got a lovely rejection like when I tried again after graduate school and -- kept all of these rejection letters over the years. They're very inspirational. But then the darnedest things happen. You know I work hard at work hard and I became a junior faculty member and I specialized in doing certain kinds of research that's me. And it. I developed the skill that was valuable to Disney and I got a chance to go there and I was part of an imaginary team and we work on some of all the -- magic carpet ride and it was incredibly cool. However it took me over fifteen years to do it and lots and lots of tries I learned from that is that. The brick walls that are in our -- are there for reason. They are not there to keep us out there they -- to give us a way to show how much we want it. This is my father on his eightieth birthday. There's this notion that have -- all the time have a sense of fun and wonder that should never go away. Right my dad what an incredible guy he fought in World War II he was clearly part of the greatest generation. Sadly my dad passed away a little over a year ago and when my mother was going through his things. That was when she discovered that it won't work -- he was awarded the bronze star for valor. In fifty years of marriage it had just never come up. There's a real lesson in humility that I can learn my father when I was going through graduate school I was taking really hard examinations. I was home pretty much complaining and whining about how hard these -- tests work. And she just patted my arm and she said we know how you feel. Just remember that when your father were here age he was fighting the Germans in World War II. And in the day came when I got my Ph.D. in I was so proud. And my mother introduced me to everyone has this is my son is a doctor but not the kind that helps people. So when I got older I bought my first car I was so excited -- this China convertible. There's my niece and nephew Christopher who are up. And every every month I'd take them for a weekend so my sister and her to -- a little break and we go off on adventurous I just shook my new car my -- explaining to Chris and Laura. That's uncle Randy is new car you can't get thirty to that it had a and they're just cracking up laughing because over her shoulder I'm casually opening at Minnesota and just emptying it on the backseat."

" And they come running government supported -- it's that thing. It's just that thing I'm really glad I did that because -- into the weekend as I was driving them home."

" Little Christmas not eight at the time I had the flu and he threw up all over the backseat in my car."

" I don't care how much value you get out of owning a nice shiny Christine thing."

" It's not as good as I felt knowing that I made an eight year old way to not feel guilty just because he had the flu. If you achieve your dreams you better work and play well with others and that means you better live with -- integrity simple advice that shall find hard to follow just held a true. Second thing when you screw up apologize to a lot about apologies in America about apology has three parts. I'm sorry. It was my fault. How do I make it right. Most people skip that third part that's -- you can tell sincerity. The last thing is that we are people that. We don't like that have done things we don't like and what I've found is no one is pure evil if you wait long enough. They will show you their good side. You can't make them do it in a hurry but you can be patient. I don't think complaining and whining really solves the problem. This is Jackie Robinson first black major -- his contract not to complain if people spit on him. Right I don't care you're Jackie Robinson worker guy like me -- only got a couple of months to live you can choose to take your finite time and energy and effort. And you can spend it complaining. Where you can spend it playing the game hard. I think it's great -- so many people have benefited from this lecture but the truth of the matter is that I didn't even really give it to the 400 people cardigan on came. I only wrote this lecture. -- three people. And when they're older. They don't watch it thank you."

" That was our second most -- video of the week with more than 4600 days. Submitted by H&R 3415. With the title best video to watch when things are rough in your life. On the message boards being -- he writes that last line how we made it for three people has kids. Hit me it wasn't until then that actually let a few tears out thanks for sharing missed I don't care it's been on the front page multiple times I've never seen it before. Air date house is still with us. Coca Beaumont provides a link to his blog on the message boards and writes you can read his blogs see that he has survived six months but the end is nearing. Yet he's still happy and excited as ever. We sincerely -- house wins this battle against cancer and in a very awkward segue. We're also hoping the Internet as we know it survives. Our next reason to start drinking heavily is called best video explaining net neutrality ever submitted by black all of what more than 3800 digs this week and -- the revolution."

" Yeah yeah. I'm worried. This ruins in the US. Every day is more and more citizens learn about the issue of net neutrality. He realized that the Internet and they know it is very much at risk."

" The notion of a level playing field or what's called network neutrality. Is under siege about powerful industries trying to tilt the field to their advantage. Went."

" the Internet is at stake. How could something so firmly plants in reality. Disappear. Well let's take a step back once commercialized music they. One directional you no longer. Contribution to every want and people lost their ability to create radio any -- became one directional medium -- both."

" is what I'm describing here is an exotic in this technological. This initially produces an explosion. And this innovative. Controlled speeds threaten us and those threatened. Then react they react to take a culture that had been unlocked. By the six -- in this technological. Change. And be locked. Since August of 2000. Telephone company executives have been saying. There are pipes we build those pipes we have a right to create the rules for those types the phone -- He's now say they're going to build a new network of Internet service that will be even better than the one they promised in the ninety's but never produced. Once again though they want something in return they won't control. Don't just over the copper wires and fiber optic cables but control over the Internet itself."

" Phone and cable companies want to become -- traffic controllers so that not only can they continue to charge for Internet access but they also charge fees for particular media files as they enter and leave the Internet and -- newspaper and radio. This additional."

" Commercialization. Might cause it to also be coming in one direction on medium one estimate is that 60% of -- content on the Internet. I people. Not corporation."

" Net neutrality is this some. Finally paying to connect to the next and we given the quality of service. Thank you pay to connect to limit. With the same or higher quality of service. That you and I couldn't communicate across and it's cool -- exact post you have."

" Austin. As soon."

" To the message boards where the bell master one X rights telecoms deserve to have their power plays back into the ownership of the people. And it's not something we can do by ourselves. But boycott. If we boycott AT&T Comcast et cetera. Where the hell are our alternatives for Internet service there are -- because these companies have a monopoly on the market. Edge out all competition. When you vote against net neutrality you vote for this. This episode is getting far too disheartening. You know with spice things up -- hockey fight."

" Everybody audio have a habit -- a minimum a minimum of remember under the -- Almost --"

" And it. The stuff that spoke to be funny is just disturbing and the stuff that's supposed to be bitching just sucks. Screw it near the virus beating the crap out of the Mac."

" And as the usual Mac versus PC pissing contest on the message boards for this one. -- rights LL well even our viruses look mark pretty even when doubts."

" Hayes replies I find it absolutely nothing hilarious you associate yourself with Apple by saying power. -- better Dario."

" Another nerd ads. Matt Clement takes up no identities of their own relying on the prestige of their apple brand to give her empty meaningless lights the appearance of substance. Yeah he showed him."

" We interrupt this week's depression to bring you the following. We want to thank domain dot com for sponsoring the -- real domain dot com offers affordable domain names advance hosting and cut -- website design. You don't need to bundle it more expensive services at domain dot com you can register your domain name for just needs at any spot. And make it private for only five dollars more. It even got a special offer for the big real audience type in coupon code didn't realize when you're checking out to get it when he 5% discount on domains and hosting. You can't beat this day."

" And just in case the rest of the video this week aren't enough evidence that the apocalypse is night. Here's the most -- video of the week."

" Warning if you're not into videos that they have small puppies being thrown to their death -- on a passport that's one. There's."

" Do you can you help people hope hope hope that it. Median. Of being very."

" That cheerful ray of sunshine was US soldier and those puppy opera clip. Submitted by viral blank with more than nine -- 300 gigs around the web people are saying the puppy in the clip was already dead before being brown. That's not really less disturbing just. Different disturbing. We are right with the help of being human enough to do that if the dog. Going to be a terrorist. Just wants the -- based. But this is wrong with this world seriously. So -- more rights 200000 Iraqis who cares one puppy moral outrage. Yeah yeah -- stop the war and start making each other's -- has already. Now we don't want to and on some things sour like that so we'll leave you with this rollicking what was they thinking on ties submitted by aim money with more than 3600 days. Nobody's that grown up clips in this entire montage. You can live through the week. We'll see you next Wednesday with a brand new that's sold the -- episode of the victory until then keep it real. --"

" The Digg -- brought to you by domain dot com. Hello and welcome to the most depressing episode of the big real ever. It's so depressing that Jessica Corbin couldn't drag her it will face down here. I mean you have to look at me and her -- And that that's not bad enough Digg readers forgotten -- there's a lot this week so we've got a bunch of downer videos. But if this party started first up as a self proclaimed hilarious spoof of commercials that were popular when Bill Clinton was running for office."

" An. Old to. -- The African. It. Predicts. It --"

" Yeah. Yeah. Yeah."

" Say it. -- go out and it."

" It tops the fresh maker. That was submitted by anti -- gotten more than 4100 digs this week it's called mementos boost confidence with ladies whole areas. Two things wrong with that title one spoiled the mentos commercial plot twist and two beating up girl is only arguably hilarious. After James Brown's -- 157 rights this video proves that ugly guys can't get hot chicks. It also explains why the ugly guys who made this video didn't have any hot -- to play the part of the hot chicks. Each and the rest of the message board consisted of I'd hate that jokes. At least that video was fake this next one is a lecture by Randy palace at Carnegie Mellon professor with terminal cancer here is giving his inspirational final lecture."

" On Oprah yeah there's an academic tradition called the last lecture hypothetically. If you knew -- gonna die you have one last lecture what would you say to your students. Well for me there's an elephant in the room and the elephant in the room is that for me it wasn't hypothetical. I've been fighting pancreatic cancer it has now come back after surgery chemotherapy and radiation. And the doctors tell me there's nothing more to do and I have months to -- when I was eight. My family took the pilgrimage to Disneyland in California. And with this incredible experience the rides and shows and attractions and everything. I said gosh I'd like to make stuff like that when I get older so I graduated from college and I tried to become imagine here these are the people who make the magic. And I got a lovely rejection like when I tried again after graduate school and -- kept all of these rejection letters over the years. They're very inspirational. But then the darnedest things happen. You know I work hard at work hard and I became a junior faculty member and I specialized in doing certain kinds of research that's me. And it. I developed the skill that was valuable to Disney and I got a chance to go there and I was part of an imaginary team and we work on some of all the -- magic carpet ride and it was incredibly cool. However it took me over fifteen years to do it and lots and lots of tries I learned from that is that. The brick walls that are in our -- are there for reason. They are not there to keep us out there they -- to give us a way to show how much we want it. This is my father on his eightieth birthday. There's this notion that have -- all the time have a sense of fun and wonder that should never go away. Right my dad what an incredible guy he fought in World War II he was clearly part of the greatest generation. Sadly my dad passed away a little over a year ago and when my mother was going through his things. That was when she discovered that it won't work -- he was awarded the bronze star for valor. In fifty years of marriage it had just never come up. There's a real lesson in humility that I can learn my father when I was going through graduate school I was taking really hard examinations. I was home pretty much complaining and whining about how hard these -- tests work. And she just patted my arm and she said we know how you feel. Just remember that when your father were here age he was fighting the Germans in World War II. And in the day came when I got my Ph.D. in I was so proud. And my mother introduced me to everyone has this is my son is a doctor but not the kind that helps people. So when I got older I bought my first car I was so excited -- this China convertible. There's my niece and nephew Christopher who are up. And every every month I'd take them for a weekend so my sister and her to -- a little break and we go off on adventurous I just shook my new car my -- explaining to Chris and Laura. That's uncle Randy is new car you can't get thirty to that it had a and they're just cracking up laughing because over her shoulder I'm casually opening at Minnesota and just emptying it on the backseat."

" And they come running government supported -- it's that thing. It's just that thing I'm really glad I did that because -- into the weekend as I was driving them home."

" Little Christmas not eight at the time I had the flu and he threw up all over the backseat in my car."

" I don't care how much value you get out of owning a nice shiny Christine thing."

" It's not as good as I felt knowing that I made an eight year old way to not feel guilty just because he had the flu. If you achieve your dreams you better work and play well with others and that means you better live with -- integrity simple advice that shall find hard to follow just held a true. Second thing when you screw up apologize to a lot about apologies in America about apology has three parts. I'm sorry. It was my fault. How do I make it right. Most people skip that third part that's -- you can tell sincerity. The last thing is that we are people that. We don't like that have done things we don't like and what I've found is no one is pure evil if you wait long enough. They will show you their good side. You can't make them do it in a hurry but you can be patient. I don't think complaining and whining really solves the problem. This is Jackie Robinson first black major -- his contract not to complain if people spit on him. Right I don't care you're Jackie Robinson worker guy like me -- only got a couple of months to live you can choose to take your finite time and energy and effort. And you can spend it complaining. Where you can spend it playing the game hard. I think it's great -- so many people have benefited from this lecture but the truth of the matter is that I didn't even really give it to the 400 people cardigan on came. I only wrote this lecture. -- three people. And when they're older. They don't watch it thank you."

" That was our second most -- video of the week with more than 4600 days. Submitted by H&R 3415. With the title best video to watch when things are rough in your life. On the message boards being -- he writes that last line how we made it for three people has kids. Hit me it wasn't until then that actually let a few tears out thanks for sharing missed I don't care it's been on the front page multiple times I've never seen it before. Air date house is still with us. Coca Beaumont provides a link to his blog on the message boards and writes you can read his blogs see that he has survived six months but the end is nearing. Yet he's still happy and excited as ever. We sincerely -- house wins this battle against cancer and in a very awkward segue. We're also hoping the Internet as we know it survives. Our next reason to start drinking heavily is called best video explaining net neutrality ever submitted by black all of what more than 3800 digs this week and -- the revolution."

" Yeah yeah. I'm worried. This ruins in the US. Every day is more and more citizens learn about the issue of net neutrality. He realized that the Internet and they know it is very much at risk."

" The notion of a level playing field or what's called network neutrality. Is under siege about powerful industries trying to tilt the field to their advantage. Went."

" the Internet is at stake. How could something so firmly plants in reality. Disappear. Well let's take a step back once commercialized music they. One directional you no longer. Contribution to every want and people lost their ability to create radio any -- became one directional medium -- both."

" is what I'm describing here is an exotic in this technological. This initially produces an explosion. And this innovative. Controlled speeds threaten us and those threatened. Then react they react to take a culture that had been unlocked. By the six -- in this technological. Change. And be locked. Since August of 2000. Telephone company executives have been saying. There are pipes we build those pipes we have a right to create the rules for those types the phone -- He's now say they're going to build a new network of Internet service that will be even better than the one they promised in the ninety's but never produced. Once again though they want something in return they won't control. Don't just over the copper wires and fiber optic cables but control over the Internet itself."

" Phone and cable companies want to become -- traffic controllers so that not only can they continue to charge for Internet access but they also charge fees for particular media files as they enter and leave the Internet and -- newspaper and radio. This additional."

" Commercialization. Might cause it to also be coming in one direction on medium one estimate is that 60% of -- content on the Internet. I people. Not corporation."

" Net neutrality is this some. Finally paying to connect to the next and we given the quality of service. Thank you pay to connect to limit. With the same or higher quality of service. That you and I couldn't communicate across and it's cool -- exact post you have."

" Austin. As soon."

" To the message boards where the bell master one X rights telecoms deserve to have their power plays back into the ownership of the people. And it's not something we can do by ourselves. But boycott. If we boycott AT&T Comcast et cetera. Where the hell are our alternatives for Internet service there are -- because these companies have a monopoly on the market. Edge out all competition. When you vote against net neutrality you vote for this. This episode is getting far too disheartening. You know with spice things up -- hockey fight."

" Everybody audio have a habit -- a minimum a minimum of remember under the -- Almost --"

" And it. The stuff that spoke to be funny is just disturbing and the stuff that's supposed to be bitching just sucks. Screw it near the virus beating the crap out of the Mac."

" And as the usual Mac versus PC pissing contest on the message boards for this one. -- rights LL well even our viruses look mark pretty even when doubts."

" Hayes replies I find it absolutely nothing hilarious you associate yourself with Apple by saying power. -- better Dario."

" Another nerd ads. Matt Clement takes up no identities of their own relying on the prestige of their apple brand to give her empty meaningless lights the appearance of substance. Yeah he showed him."

" We interrupt this week's depression to bring you the following. We want to thank domain dot com for sponsoring the -- real domain dot com offers affordable domain names advance hosting and cut -- website design. You don't need to bundle it more expensive services at domain dot com you can register your domain name for just needs at any spot. And make it private for only five dollars more. It even got a special offer for the big real audience type in coupon code didn't realize when you're checking out to get it when he 5% discount on domains and hosting. You can't beat this day."

" And just in case the rest of the video this week aren't enough evidence that the apocalypse is night. Here's the most -- video of the week."

" Warning if you're not into videos that they have small puppies being thrown to their death -- on a passport that's one. There's."

" Do you can you help people hope hope hope that it. Median. Of being very."

" That cheerful ray of sunshine was US soldier and those puppy opera clip. Submitted by viral blank with more than nine -- 300 gigs around the web people are saying the puppy in the clip was already dead before being brown. That's not really less disturbing just. Different disturbing. We are right with the help of being human enough to do that if the dog. Going to be a terrorist. Just wants the -- based. But this is wrong with this world seriously. So -- more rights 200000 Iraqis who cares one puppy moral outrage. Yeah yeah -- stop the war and start making each other's -- has already. Now we don't want to and on some things sour like that so we'll leave you with this rollicking what was they thinking on ties submitted by aim money with more than 3600 days. Nobody's that grown up clips in this entire montage. You can live through the week. We'll see you next Wednesday with a brand new that's sold the -- episode of the victory until then keep it real. --"