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10. Jib Jab (2004)

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10. Jib Jab (2004)

Many years had passed since a true wonder had hit the web, but Jib Jab certainly made up for lost time. Although the site was set up in 1999, it didn't achieve cult status until its parody of Woody Guthrie's song, "This Land Is Your Land," as performed by fantastically funny George W. Bush and John Kerry caricatures.

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