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Postby Matt » 23 Mar 2009, 17:23

It's an inside joke because only those people who are in on the joke will get it.
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Postby Canonfoder » 23 Mar 2009, 17:29

Wasn't beating on the lemming a joke (even though it isn't the original footage) from an early video though?
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Postby AlexanderDitto » 23 Mar 2009, 17:36

Bravo! Bravo!

I cannot get enough of Graham's passing out/falling over in videos. I suggest an all-Graham-falling-over video. It would get MILLIONS of views.

The person singing in the shower frightened me. TERRIFYING. A terrifying in-joke I hope to see much more of. XD

The coin lighting is AWESOME. Morgan... is so badass. And he drinks salad dressing! Amazing! (I AM EASILY AMAZED.)
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Postby ecocd » 23 Mar 2009, 17:39

Great video guys. I love the X Ways to Y videos! Always keepin' it fresh with the ding and font.

I, too, loved the burning coin. It was a complete surprise and then awesome, too.

I chose to take the baby sign to mean that Matt would offer to help make babies for money. :twisted: It was funnier, to me, that way.
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Postby Daco » 23 Mar 2009, 17:41

why does that coin morgan is holding (and lits it on fire) look like a 2€ coin...?
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Postby Seraphroy » 23 Mar 2009, 17:42

It's a toonie, our $2 coin
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Postby Matt » 23 Mar 2009, 17:56

AlexanderDitto wrote:Bravo! Bravo!

I cannot get enough of Graham's passing out/falling over in videos. I suggest an all-Graham-falling-over video. It would get MILLIONS of views.

The person singing in the shower frightened me. TERRIFYING. A terrifying in-joke I hope to see much more of. XD

The coin lighting is AWESOME. Morgan... is so badass. And he drinks salad dressing! Amazing! (I AM EASILY AMAZED.)


I just want it known that all the figuing out how to light a coin on fire was done by me.

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Postby Seraphroy » 23 Mar 2009, 17:57

How did you end up doing it Matt?
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Postby Matt » 23 Mar 2009, 18:00

Seraphroy wrote:How did you end up doing it Matt?


Black magic.

Also, for anyone who might not know:

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Postby Sarah » 23 Mar 2009, 18:03

He's good at being angry, AND he can figure out how to ignite things one would not expect to catch fire. Such talent!

...wait, is that a good combination? :|
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Postby RandomCheese » 23 Mar 2009, 18:12

This week's video wasn't my favourite you've made, but I still liked it.

Matt, if you're really that concerned about snow, never go to Ontario.

Or any other province, for that matter.
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Postby birdman911 » 23 Mar 2009, 18:15

Sarah wrote:He's good at being angry, AND he can figure out how to ignite things one would not expect to catch fire. Such talent!

...wait, is that a good combination? :|


I dont think it is!
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Postby Master Gunner » 23 Mar 2009, 18:36

RandomCheese wrote:Or any other province, for that matter.


Or, from what I've being told, any further into the mainland than Vancouver.
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Postby kkief02 » 23 Mar 2009, 18:38

X ways to Y! Oh my this made me so happy! Great vid guys ^-^
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Postby Sauter » 23 Mar 2009, 18:55

Long live the Sam Raimi!

Cool, a two dollar coin. I've never been to Canada.
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Postby Sable » 23 Mar 2009, 18:59

Matt wrote:
Seraphroy wrote:How did you end up doing it Matt?


Black magic.

Also, for anyone who might not know:

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I don't know how you did it, but the way I would have done it would be to take a bit of wide wick (the kind you see for hurricane lamps), cut it so that Morgan's thumb could hold it to the back of the coin and dip the tippy top in lighter fluid. You wind up with Morgan having to hold the coin slightly awkwardly (as he is), but you also get what appears to be a coin, on fire, for a very brief span of time.

Edit: I don't have a large enough coin to test this with, but drenching the coin in Zippo fluid, holding it at one edge and lighting the opposite edge may also produce this effect IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DO NOT TRY THAT, ANONYMOUS READER.
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Postby roseneko » 23 Mar 2009, 19:02

I know a few other folk have mentioned this already, but I have the best illustration:

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Sable and I woke up to that in mid-April of last year.

Suck it up. :D
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Postby Sarah » 23 Mar 2009, 19:04

birdman911 wrote:
Sarah wrote:He's good at being angry, AND he can figure out how to ignite things one would not expect to catch fire. Such talent!

...wait, is that a good combination? :|


I dont think it is!


Well crap. I guess I'd better not actually make Matt mad, then. That, or I'll hide in Toronto. A lot of people don't seem to want to visit there.
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Postby Unclever title » 23 Mar 2009, 19:06

I can't get enough of that ad. Angry Matt always works, reminds me of Wil Wheaton being a dick, another theme that always works.

The Vault boy scene made me rewind and see it again as I didn't get the reference until Matt struck the pose. The delayed recognition I think made it ten times funnier than if I had seen it right away especially considering the giant 101 on his back is a dead giveaway that I completely didn't notice.

If Matt keeps his pace up he'll definitely make it to unequivocal fan favorite by the LRR 30 year reunion.

Not to underrate the rest of you guys, this video was very well done, and contains much much hilarity. The lighting of the (toonie?) was awesome. I'm going to have to try that sometime. Though I do think the Infinite money cheat scene didn't have enough paper money falling down from the "sky" (i.e. from above frame) to show that the cheat actually worked. Or it would have been just as funny for say God to kick Bill from the server for cheating but that would have deviated from the flow perhaps too much.

Also I felt that the snow added to the scene for the "public transportation" it's almost a throwback to Great Depression era cartoons. Couldn't really have picked better weather for that one.

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Postby Dutch guy » 23 Mar 2009, 19:07

One thing. Angry Matt is awesome!

Fallout Matt looked really good. You should use that costume more, Matt looks just like the cartoon-style character.

Also, nice continuation of the "selling matts transformers" gag.

Lighting a coin is not that hard, just dip it in lamp-oil, and light it quickly :-P (for longer duration you could just stick a bit of paper towel to the back to soak up the oil and serve as a wick)
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Postby Niko88 » 23 Mar 2009, 19:17

Back to the snow thing. I just looked outside. The beautiful rain from early on in this bleak wisconsin day has turned to snow/sleet. Either way, it sucks...
Why do I love the blinking street lights so much?
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Postby Lord Chrusher » 23 Mar 2009, 19:35

What about dipping only part of the coin in lighter fluid or some other flammable liquid?
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Postby birdman911 » 23 Mar 2009, 19:36

Sarah wrote:Well crap. I guess I'd better not actually make Matt mad, then. That, or I'll hide in Toronto. A lot of people don't seem to want to visit there.


LOL you'd be right ;) LOL its ok T.O. is ok, but i think you guys get the same hate from the rest of Ontario that costal B.C. gets from the rest of canada, you guys dont experince winter like the rest of us, cause yout got that damn lake!
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Postby tak197 » 23 Mar 2009, 19:41

The ad was very good. For some reason, Matt flipping a shit makes things funny. Probably because of the whole, "I'm not angry at you" signature we have become accustomed to seeing.

Very appropriate video for our current times. Good job.
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Postby Trisha Lynn » 23 Mar 2009, 19:54

First reaction (will post rest later):

Twonies really have bears on them?


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