Penn Point - What Brought Penn to Tears? - Penn Point

[canaanav]

Yo Pen, Where do you film this; a submarine?

[amitus8]

I could only make it to 2:02 before I barfed; I hate this big ape.

I like apes.

But this big moron is about worse than waking up with half your bear missing.

[sweetsoad]

If you love Stephen Fry so much why'd you put his watch in a fish, huh?!

[spannerboy1987]

I bet penn hates selling himself for godaddy

[GreylockDS2]

The authors name is NICHOLSON Baker. Just.... since you guys are typing up there for Penn, and he obviously loves the author. You could try a bit harder to get the author's name correct :/

[Redeye1524]

Thank you for not liking The Greatful Dead because they're awful

[fatthead360]

So does Penn get paid todo this? Damn, i could ramble about shit...can i get paid too? LOL

[StringTheory1991]

@fatthead360 he self produces. This is in his home studio. When you're famous, we will gladly listen

[bassmatt11]

good ww2 protest song is Ms. Sullivan by caroline spine. love that bass.

[narlycat]

The Greatful Dead is excellent and you suck

[razorlikeblue]

I am painfully reminded at the beginning of each of these that in my 26 years on this earth, I have yet to learn how to snap my fingers.

[foolsbetrippin]

lose the music too, i love jazz but we aren't beatniks. and you're pandering to us.. admit it.

[Cacacos]

drop the f*cking flip camera!!!

[dartek14]

god .. yes thanks .. The dead do suck and yes I will add baker to my list.

Fry is brilliant too .. you are so ... fucking sober .. praise .. Jesus.

[bluetextonwhitebg]

Can you stay on one topic for more than three seconds?! Jesus buttfucking Christ this man rambles on! A near 7 minute video and his description of the book is vague at best. >:(

[Provenz]

"The Fermata" by Nicholson Baker is brilliant, too.

[Phillthy59]

I can relate to Penn. I fucked high school up. But I like to learn. I'm not nor have I ever been a dumbass.

[jord619]

At the beginning, I was going to recommend Stephen Fry, and then he GOES AND FUCKING MENTIONS HIM. Steal my thunder why don't you Penn, you bastard. But seriously, if you haven't, read Making History.

[blindfatkid23]

I don't think I ever met anyone who liked the Grateful Dead

[deathonaburrito2]

@blindfatkid23

I usually just see wannabee hippy 16 year olds wearing the shirts.

[slybuster]

if he's your favorite author you should probably fix 'Nicholas' to Nicholson in the description...

[WalkaCrookedLine]

Checked out Human Smoke from my local library after watching this. Not particularly impressive to me. Perhaps the man's fiction is better.

[Jbeck153]

the greatful dead does suck :)

[JJAOITS]

Way to spell the name of the author wrong in the description.

[loki49152]

Actually, believing in Affirmative Action means *you're* the racist asshole.

[nilbud]

@loki49152 Actually it means they studied history.

[BendersWhorehouse]

May I recommend The Greatest War by Gerald Astor, a three volume oral history of WWII as told by the men who fought it covering the war from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan.

[neutronbastard]

I hate that you have to plug for Go Daddy; but I really like the show. It's a conundrum.

[democratsdid911]

Penn do you think Janeane Garofalo is trying to steal your look?

[RagnarP28]

i like penn point nut the way he constantly moves makes me dizzy. and I say lose the flip camera

[ryanireland187]

ppl stfu! i like the flip camera, its much better then one fucking angle

[JoeDeceiver]

If we've got all these 'description' sleuths, why didn't anyone 'catch' that it says 'Nicholas Baker' in the description, and not 'Nicholson Baker', like it ought to...?

[igorolech]

hm, it's nicholson baker, not nicholas baker

[bigtank2185]

i think he lowered the saturation for this episode, the colors are a little flat...

[punkonater]

hate to nitpick Penn, but you misspelled the authors first name in your description. Nicholson, not Nicholas.

Love your videos, keep it up.

[PrecambrianLullaby]

*TO WHOMEVER WRITES THE DESCRIPTION* "Of all time" is a permanent state "living" however, is NOT. So it suffices to say that whoever Penn's favorite living novelist is, it is assuredly will not be living for "all time".

[JBSauce]

@PrecambrianLullaby Thank you. I knew I wasn't the only one to catch that!

[afterefex]

huh?



[SouthernOregonOrgani]

Damn it! Now every time i see vitamin c im probably gonna do the same thing

[nilbud]

@SouthernOregonOrgani No you'll think of a chicken, it's really vitamin Chicken.

[StewartLucrative]

the intro reminds me of james bond music, i love it.

[gratefulvideo]

Grateful Dead brings me to tears.

[nilbud]

@gratefulvideo I was going to listen to them but then I found out Ann Coulter is a deadhead so that kind of killed it for me.

[Prodidgit]

Looking forward to the second part of this video Penn. I read a brief synopsis (via Wiki) of Human Smoke and I have to tell you, it sounds like it will piss me off. I love History and I love WWII era History as well (not just the war, but economics, domestic policy, etc.). I'll probably end up reading the book. I'm looking to you to tell me more about it first. If not included in your second video, does the book include the heinous acts of Hitler as reason for intervention?

[eddymccrindle]

@NilesyRawr well i don't know about tat am 15 u probebly have a better imagination than me

[Atheistprimate]

You are easier to connect with when you are not holding the flip camera.

[masterohumans]

Maybe it should make a big difference but this video was way better than the other simply because you lost the flipcam. You always look so retarded holding it up.

[eddymccrindle]

wtf? it's a book? i thought teller left because the title said "what brought penn to tears"

[BritishNeoCon]

Love the series, hate the flip camera- have never really got the point of it.

[ghuegel]

@BritishNeoCon The flip camera is for looking at his underwear.

[Stinger198]

@BritishNeoCon you mean... PENN point of it? :)

[korleonis]

Please lose the flip camera for good.

[JBSauce]

@korleonis I agree, it's kinda distracting. We don't need to see super close-ups of his nostrils.

[Masija426]

@korleonis

Please keep it, just to piss self-important douchebags off!

[korleonis]

@Masija426 Yes,well much better then being a regular ole' unimportant douche-bag

[Masija426]

@korleonis that would in fact be you!

[korleonis]

@Masija426 Make up your mind, am I am self-important douchebags, or a regular ole' unimportant douche-bag. This all over a camera.. lol your an idiot.

[Masija426]

@korleonis And paying taxes is part of being an American, don't feel so special! That's why you're a self-important asshole!

[korleonis]

@Masija426 Oh I am sorry I just looked at your profile, and Was un-aware that you was an affirmative action type of American. I can not converse with you, I am sorry. But please enjoy my taxes that your president have given you. Have a nice day.

[Masija426]

@korleonis LMAO, you are definitely a self-important asshole! But, for that matter, I am white & am certainly not an affirmative action hire, though I do believe in affirmative action you racist asshole!

[korleonis]

@Masija426 I never once said anything about your race, I was speaking about your mental handicap situation you idiot. but thanks for jumping to conclusions you moron. Please neuter yourself so you can't contaminate more of the world that your parents already have.

[Masija426]

@korleonis And this isn't about a camera. It's about you calling out someone who has done a hell of a lot more with there life than you have! So, no matter what I believe, at least I aint the type of homo who disrespects people cuz they're famous & I'm not! That's why YOU are the biggest self-important douche-bag!

[Teensbrain]

@korleonis Who gives a fuck?

[korleonis]

@Teensbrain Way to chime in there on time Captain Thread Necromancy.

[ohno2121212]

@korleonis he who argues with the troll is no better than the troll himself

[korleonis]

@ohno2121212 Again, this post was 4 months ago, so way to chime in there on time. Did you even read the entire conversation, before opening your east coast inbred mouth?

[ohno2121212]

@korleonis hahaha really? there are SO many other things about me you coulda made fun of! your no fun

[korleonis]

@ohno2121212 FYI,

Your = of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors.

You're = you are

"You're no fun", I know bantlings like yourself are not big into education, but at least try not to come across as and illiterate, uneducated, benighted, analphabet. when "you're" replying on an adult subject matter.

[korleonis]

@ohno2121212 Perhaps a refresher course of geography for you also. Also grammar is the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language The use of an adjective (your) in place of a contraction (you're) is not a just grammar error, it is a failure to understand the simplest fundamentals of what should be your first language. You will also find that important not only on the internet but in every aspect of life, as it informs the person you are address has how educated you really are.

[ohno2121212]

@korleonis tl;dr

[igoling]

@korleonis

"your" is not an adjective. Brought to you by a real-life linguist. Thank you.

[ohno2121212]

@korleonis also you seem mad chill bro.

[xloz4lifex]

@korleonis wow an educated troll you dont see those everyday

[rich2rock]

@korleonis Either that or friggin' juggle them!!!

[garethmdawson]

@korleonis Yes I don't know why he has the flip camera, when you already have a camera

[despondosphilosophy]

@korleonis Yes one camera angle is good. We love what you have to say Penn, please don't muck it up with unnecessary and distracting camera stunts.

[Terminator6385]

@despondosphilosophy I find the different angles to give a bit of a unique feel to the show. I don't like one solid camera angle as it makes everything feel so "stiff", so to say, and gestures and body language is much harder to display with one angle alone. The gestures and body language can be so neccecary and persuasive at times to make people really understand the seriousness of the content of what he's trying to say.

[coffeefish]

We learned about WW2 at my school. All white people are NAZIS.

[SlugDropsonheads]

@coffeefish ahahah Really??

[coffeefish]

Truckin.

[lonegungrrly]

Love the book recs. Why not keeps the flip camera down in future? (or put it on a tripod) it's usually so damn distracting and they never use the footage anyway. (except to show your spiderman grundies, which really did tickle me!)

[StewartLucrative]

@lonegungrrly yeah, something about it is really awkward and unessicary.

[SuperSquid888]

I wish Penn still did Penn Says...

[marktrade88]

@SuperSquid888 I wish he still did PennRadio!

[Zofar]

Wow, I bought Human Smoke for $5 at a recent sale. I haven't got the chance to start it, but I will start it tonight.

[k1ssk1ng]

I've read Checkpoint. I definitely need to read Mezzanine.