CNN- Charlie will soon bite his brother’s finger for the last time. The memorable and meme-able YouTube video “Charlie bit my finger,” one of the most viewed videos in the website’s history, will be sold off as a non-fungible token, or NFT, on Sunday and then deleted from YouTube, according to a website set up by the Davies-Carr family.
“Bid to own the soon-to-be-deleted YouTube phenomenon, Charlie Bit My Finger, leaving you as the sole owner of this lovable piece of internet history (while also getting the chance to say Charlie bit your finger, if you want to see what all the hype is about),” the website says.
The “Charlie Bit My Finger” NFT auction began on Saturday, which marked 14 years since the video was first uploaded to YouTube. The video has since racked up nearly 883 million views. The auction winner will also have the opportunity to make a parody of the video featuring the now-teenage brothers Harry and Charlie, the website says. The auction is set to end around 9 a.m. ET Sunday.
MOOD:
What the fuuuuuuuck is this? I’ve sat back and held my tongue as I’ve watched a bunch of people cash in on NFTs as well as crypto without freaking out since I don’t quite understand NFTs and don’t have the talent to sell anything I’ve done for an unreal amount of money. But I think NFTs are officially my enemy after this story.
Charlie Bit Me is my favorite YouTube. Watching those two little chaps mix it up will make my soul smile every single time. Not only the bite but the overall cheekiness of it. The older brother being a Saint for not whacking Charlie in the head for trying to eat a digit, the delightful “hmmmm hmmmm hmmmm” between bites, and my lowkey favorite part when Charlie goes in for thirds because he has an unquenchable thirst for human flesh.
Removing this gem from YouTube forever after it’s been enjoyed by more than 882 million times is like declaring war on humanity. How is this different than that worm Martin Shkreli buying that Wu-Tang album then keeping it all for himself? Actually the difference is we know how great Charlie Bit Me is whereas we have no clue what’s on that Wu-Tang album. This would be like Shkreli buying 36 Chambers then wiping every song on it from the internet forever.
This better be some sort of bargaining tactic to drive the price up because masterpieces like Charlie Bit Me belong to the internet and the world once they reach icon status. And if it’s not, we need to make a pact now that we will simply not allow whoever claims ownership of the Mobile, Alabama Leprechaun video to pull these type of shenanigans.
Now if you will excuse me, I have to go watch a 14 year old video over and over again until my eyes bleed.