Winamp 2.91 -- It Really Whips the Llama's Ass

Dwight Schrute · 694.4K views · 2013-11-20 · 0:06

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Overview

A brief clip of the Winamp 2.91 startup sound, with its famous audio line about whipping the llama's ass, uploaded as a tribute.

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HN commenters post it as a nostalgic joke or pun in Winamp threads, and sometimes for the classic startup audio.

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Internet culture & memes Computing culture (other)

What people said

evanmoran · 2025-08 · Joke / meme
This literally is fast enough to really whip the llamas.. well, you know. And for the younger folk, this mp3 player was the precursor to Spotify: [VIDEO]
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thesuperbigfrog · 2024-05 · Reference
Ahh memories: [VIDEO] Winamp was great because it was lightweight, performant, and did not stand between you and your music.
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malikNF · 2022-09 · Joke / meme
Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I read OPs username as I_am_a_lama, missed opportunity op :( [1]. [1] [VIDEO]
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