Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Are You the Last Person in the World to See This?


I've heard of things going viral on the internet, but this one seems to have set some sort of record.

I first heard of it yesterday from correspondent Troutay, on her own blog, Up a Stream. When I took a look at it, about 3 million had already seen it since it was posted on April 11. Then, ABC News, which apparently reads Up a Stream, too, showed it last night. Today friend Kris sent the link; she got it from her husband, Ted.

When I looked at it this morning, it had had 5 million hits. As I'm writing this it has 7.275 million hits.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, be prepared to feel at least a little inspired, even if you're the most cynical person in the world.

Unfortunately, embedding has been disabled on it, so you'll have exercise your mouse and click here.


9 comments:

Reamus said...

Saw it the same place toy did and then on cable news today...I am not sure anyone with a computer has NOT seen it. 15 people sent it to me!

Sempringham said...

You have a lot more friends than me, Reamus!

troutay said...

Ha! his 15 doesn't equal one of me!
Thanks for the blurb!

Reamus said...

That is, sad to say Troutay, probably true. People who simply forward videos around in e-mail are not necessarily "friends," as I define the term...

Sempringham said...


Oops!

Jeannelle said...

Its a delightful, uplifting story! I first heard of Mary Boyle five minutes ago on another blog.

Sempringham said...


Uh, oh, Jeannelle:

I think that makes Farm Wife a candidate for the last person in the world to see it.

troutay said...

Just kidding anyway. At least you get email Reamus, real email, while I get nothing but spam.

Bullied Pulpit said...

I may actually be the last person in the world to see it. I saw a quick blurb about it while channel-surfing past a news channel yesterday, didn't actually watch the video until this morning. That was fantastic.