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'Annoying My Dad' Going Viral On The Vine

What started out as a Sandy Hook girl's goof on her dad has turned into a sort of Vine sensation.

What started out as a Sandy Hook girl's goof on her dad has turned into a sort of Vine sensation.

It dates back to April, when Erin Manion decided to create a Vine account with a theme. And what better way to say I love you to her father than an account called "Annoying My Dad."

"At first he hated it," Erin says.

Sure, who would like being woken up by getting a spoon shoved in your face and having it filmed? (That's one of Erin's many six-second videos on the burgeoning social network.)

But now, with more than 6,000 followers -- an impressive number, her colleagues at Village Perk say -- her dad Peter has had a change of heart, so to speak.

"Now he's like how can we make money off of this," Erin says.

"Annoying My Dad" got its big break when one of her videos was selected as a Top Five Funny Vine Videos of the Week by Ryan McHenry, who has taken the world by storm with his Vine account, "Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal."

"It's just silly. Silliness," the 21-year-old says with a smile.

Follow Erin on the Vine at this link: http://seenive.com/u/934856243565199360


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