I love being able to say "nah I'll pay for it, don't worry" to my friends and acquaintances. Even though it is a tricky situation, given that some people feel they're placed in debt and other people (maybe involuntarily) start to take it for granted that you'll buy them everything, I still want to be the guy who my friends know they can depend on if their wallets, and stomachs, are empty.
@cornishphilosopher The problem with that is that for all you know you have friends who secretly seeth with rage that you're so casual about it. Maybe you have a reputation for letting people pay for things on your behalf and you never thought twice because you assumed they were as casual about it as you are. Or maybe you have a reputation for always paying as though they can't afford to or something, and make them feel small. Formality clarifies.
i feel rather bad as i was thinking to myself that my friend owes me £2 and that i should ask for it when i next see them meaning i am closer to the friednship ruining side i dont even remember what the money waas for only that he owes me £2 and i will eventually get it back. but i think the rule is that less than a pound you dont need to give it back or when someone offers to pay and that for borrowed money over a pound should be rounded to pounds as they are good coins.
Caesar probably wrote his speeches down too. It's great that humanity has a means of commitning words to paper, otherwise a vast amout of our collective knowledge would have been lost to the sands of time.
Writing things down is natural. Reading things out is not only natural, it's also nescessary. Otherwise all those things we just wrote down would be useless!
@twoverend I really would prefer if people didn't bring nationality in every video that isn't the standard american. Just accept that everything another country does compared to america is complex and leave it at that.
i've been using this system since I was 11 years old. it cost me some friendships but I it also gave me a reputation for being tight-fisted and neurotic.. so great...
This is probably the only Soapbox I don't agree with. But we should think of that as a good thing, as David Mitchell has managed to make about thirty others that I absolutely agree with, which is no easy feat.
"I find myself distracted by the fact he's obviously reading what he's saying and also that, for some reason, his cheekbones, nose and the corners of his mouth make a starfish shape that, once see, cannot be unseen". Just so you don't have to find the comment @phodd left.
The problem with this is dealing with people you don't like in front of people you do like. You don't want to be overly nice to people you don't like and you don't want to seem as having a double standard in the eyes of those you do like. I prefer the current system where you're nice to people you like and there's no pressure no be overly nice to those you don't in your circle.
also the only reason there is debt is coz of interest, banks borrow money charge interest, if everyone pays everything back where the interest money going to come from? that's why they have to constantly create more debt so it's more likely everyone pays everything off. It's like a game of musical chairs, everyone is a winner as long the music is playing. Such are the rules of usery
nevermind money, if I lend someone a pen and dont get it back I freak. or the other way round. I will look after that persons pen until I see them again so I can give it back. If someone asked me: do I have a spare pen I dont mind giving away, that would be fine, I wouldnt worry about getting it back. I'm probably crazy, I know =(
I used to think people were being very generous when we arrived at the pub and they said, "what are you having?". However I have noticed that the vast majority then expect you to buy them one back later in the evening. It is awkward if you are only drinking one or two pints and they have both been bought for you.
what about if you ask someone to "lend" you money you have no intention of ever paying them back, is that immoral? most people know this don't they? I know I have lost any money anyone bowwows of me and would consider it rude to ask them for it back.
Whilst watching the whole first and second season of this series, I've decided that I will never buy anything made by Bulldog. The way they say "Boots" in this episode makes me think that if I'm ever in my "local Boots" ever again, I will feel compelled to kick the Bulldog product shelf over and stamp on it.
If I've got it you are welcome to it and I genuinely don't care who owes what (and usually can't remember) as long as I am not made to do maths! Maths ruins the evening for me. You should be tortured out of your up-tight penny-pinching 'I don't want to be beholden to you' condition by regular exposure to very generous people... then you will have to be nicer to everyone because you can't be sure if you owe them dinner or not! :)
Although it was fairly obvious when I watched these videos that David Mitchell was reading from an autocue, it didn't make me laugh any less when I watched them. Though I must admit I did find myself trying to spot this starfish shape that you all seem to be yapping about lol.
I've had a free taxi ride with someone too, but I did offer to contribute and they refused. Plus they were a stranger, so hey, cheers to them, I wasn't going to worry about it.
I have this exact problem, but only in one direction. My friends must, at this point, owe my hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars worth of soda, beer, cigarettes, food, gas, property damage, and borrowed money. Honestly, I couldn't care less about all that. However, if I borrow a quarter from one of them, I need to pay for something of theirs the next time I see them, or it gnaws at my brain like a thousand angry termites.
@RincewindsHat66 I am the same. Completely the same. To my friends I'd happily give out small sums of money like it's water. But I (attempt to) flately refuse any money in return, and if that fails, I repay it asap (to the penny!).
I wish I had found this channel a lot sooner! I feel like David Mitchell can say exactly how I feel on almost any situation, without a single stutter or pause. Makes me proud to be British! intellectual domination FTW!
I was happily watching this til i scrolled down and saw the comments. Now i'm staring at his starfish shaped face and eyes as he reads the damn words out. What is the world coming to when comedians can't even memorise a script i ask you? One he apparently wrote? My opinion of David Mitchell just flopped dramatically. Now i must go and watch some Stephen Fry to feel that all is right in the world. Tallyho!
@PianoMan1532 I said i disliked him because he couldn't memorise and perform an 'act' he wrote? I think thats very good basis to dislike a comedian. It's his job to sell himself to me the viewer and by reading auto cue and not actually being funny; well he's not doing his job very well. But thank you, i do pride myself on my ability to judge whether someone is funny or not, it's wonderful to be congratulated on it.
@stews001 I don't understand how his routine is any less funny from reading a prompter though. Is this like finding out Santa Claus isn't real or something? You still get presents regardless (and he's still funny regardless).
@stews001 Hmmmm, so you are quite happy for Stephen Fry to read off cards in QI and find that funny, with the stuff he has researched, but you don't like David Mitchell preparing a rant and reading it out with the aid of an autocue. Try reading his observer articels, I find them hilarious. Btw not hating on Stephen Fry, he is one of my man crushes :) peace
@leprechaunspurs I LOVE Stephen Fry. He gets away with that; purely cause he's stephen fry and he doesn't LOOK like he's reading autocue, i just found it detracted from the 'comedy' in this video. Like i said above, i like david mitchell on panel shows when he's ranting, that i find hilarious; but when he hasn't got comedians around him to bounce off of i don't find it funny.
@stews001 I agree that there's nothing wrong with reading off an Autocue, but in this case it's got nothing to do with whether it's Stephen Fry or David Mitchell reading it. In this video the prompter (which is stuck on the front of the camera) is too close to him, making his eyes twitch noticeably from side to side. If it was further away, the left-right eye movements would be much more slight, and unnoticeable.
@stews001 there is around 40 or 50 "soap box" episodes. Why learn them all and spend endless hours of out takes and a waste of time and frankly effort when he can read what he has written. I take it when you were in school or at some point in your life you have had to write something about your life and read it out. Did you learn that? i'm gonna guess not.
My point is the the monologue is still his art, his thoughts. Appreciate the context.
@stews001 if you watch any hollywood movie during a closeup of an actor doing some emotional line to another actor, look at their eyes. they always go from side to side, as if theyre alternately looking at the other actors left eye, then right, then left again. are they taught this in acting 101? could be what dave is doing here. toodle-pip!
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I find myself distracted by the fact he's obviously reading what he's saying and also that, for some reason, his cheekbones, nose and the corners of his mouth make a starfish shape that, once see, cannot be unseen.
@phodd Thanks for ruining the vid for me, i spent the first 30 seconds staring at his face looking for a starfish and then once i found it, i tried to get rid of the starfish image on his face by blinking fast and staring straight into his eyes but deep down inside me i just wanted to stare at the starfish. FUCK.
@Wickerbasket I beg to differ; By reading the comments before or during the video, you're the equivalent of a man who goes to see a film after reading all the spoilers online and then being disappointed that you know that Bruce Willis is dead the whole time. Although when you think about it, Die Hard makes a lot more sense when you know that.
@chailizard It's called a teleprompter, maybe youve heard of it. If you pay close attention, you can see that not only do his eyes flicker a bit from side to side, but also that he is actually not looking *straight* at the camera lense, but very slightly below it.
@ExtraLuke I'm fairly certain that there's no implication that his face looks like a large sphere of super hot hydrogen gas. His head isn't that big at all. I think 'starfish shape' is a much better description because, it does in fact look like a starfish.
Also damn your eyes @phodd, you have ruined David Mitchell's face for me. Instead of humourous rants, all I can think of now is that character from Spongebob fucking Squarepants.
Pull back a little bit david and you can see what a wonderful analogy you made of how your beloved state treats every one us on a daily basis.....boring little man
sorry to point this out but i've just noticed his lower middle tooth.. it's sticks up quite a bit more than the other teeth and is quite distracting as soon as you've noticed it.
@chaos4445 its all down to preference man, i personally dont find this funny at all but i understand why people find this funny, its all your opinion dont get worked up about it
Actually, it's a nice thing to do. The person paying should be aware that they may not ever get that money back, and therefore should only do that for small amounts of money (£3, not £20). People should have a general idea of how they even out with their friends - if one side always pays or if sometimes one pays and sometimes the other does. £3 don't really matter. They're just ways to distribute wealth and they're small units for that, so that courtesy is nice. It should stop at £15-20 though.
At risk of being that guy, the tacit understanding is that it will all even out in the end. The balance of change doesn't matter as long as one doesn't always end up being on one end or the other of the transaction. David Mitchell's "at risk for OCD" rant is funny, but shit, it's only money and you can't take it with you.
u would think he'd learned how to indiscriminatingly read a teleprompter by now. i can't concentrate on what he's saying because his eyes are moving so much.
@sirbestnameever Don't say things like that, hon. The more rabid of Mitchell's fans have been known to hunt down naysayers for organ-harvesting purposes.
These new youtube features ( I assume they're new) are AMAZING! A list of everything I've ever liked!? HOLY SHIT! A complete list of everything in this series at the bottom of the screen!? WOW!!!
1) I don't think the intention was that Britain doesn't have any funny comedians. Rather, I think the intention was to say that David Mitchell embodies the stereotypical British man.
2) Do you really think Canada hasn't produced a single funny comedian? Actually, I wonder if you even know any Canadian comedians. That's not meant to be rude, just that, for example, I don't know any Belgian comedians, but I suspect there are at least a few pretty good ones...
hate this too, except its less guilt and more, too selfish to ever return the favour combined with too shy to mention that I'm too selfish resulting in angry people expecting to get money or favours in general.
Gawd the adverts on these are insufferable.
candistyx 6 days ago
I love being able to say "nah I'll pay for it, don't worry" to my friends and acquaintances. Even though it is a tricky situation, given that some people feel they're placed in debt and other people (maybe involuntarily) start to take it for granted that you'll buy them everything, I still want to be the guy who my friends know they can depend on if their wallets, and stomachs, are empty.
MikeoWar 1 week ago
But what about the interest David. Won't someone please think of the interest.
TwilipNet 1 week ago
As an accountant, I fully agree with this message.
daveysprocket001 2 weeks ago
Just want to take a quick poll
If you liked David message then thumbs up if not then thumbs down
(if more people like it then the rest of humanity will abide by this rule for all time=)
forgetyourtroubles1 2 weeks ago 7
@forgetyourtroubles1 -.-
TheNoahization 1 week ago in playlist Series 2
This one of those rare occasions when I disagree 100% with David Mitchell
His problem is'n't relly with ballenvcing the books, his problem is with informallity, and I love informallity so no David, you wrong on this one
cornishphilosopher 2 weeks ago
@cornishphilosopher The problem with that is that for all you know you have friends who secretly seeth with rage that you're so casual about it. Maybe you have a reputation for letting people pay for things on your behalf and you never thought twice because you assumed they were as casual about it as you are. Or maybe you have a reputation for always paying as though they can't afford to or something, and make them feel small. Formality clarifies.
WalterLiddy 1 week ago
i feel rather bad as i was thinking to myself that my friend owes me £2 and that i should ask for it when i next see them meaning i am closer to the friednship ruining side i dont even remember what the money waas for only that he owes me £2 and i will eventually get it back. but i think the rule is that less than a pound you dont need to give it back or when someone offers to pay and that for borrowed money over a pound should be rounded to pounds as they are good coins.
TheNejD 3 weeks ago
Absolutely, 100% agree with this rant....
pattayalob 3 weeks ago 5
Screw it, I need to ask
Any otaku here?
Metatality 3 weeks ago 4
It's ok that he's reading it because he is giving it to us for free and he writes one every week. Stop whining, children.
Mangina9000 3 weeks ago
'Oh he's reading it'. So what!?
Caesar probably wrote his speeches down too. It's great that humanity has a means of commitning words to paper, otherwise a vast amout of our collective knowledge would have been lost to the sands of time.
Writing things down is natural. Reading things out is not only natural, it's also nescessary. Otherwise all those things we just wrote down would be useless!
soundslave 3 weeks ago 9
Perhaps getting over it and acting like a normal human being might make everybody happy.
gabiotta 3 weeks ago
Yeah, his reading from the prompter is kind of distracting.
ChristopherDone 4 weeks ago
haha anyone else noticed his eyes reading?
watvid1 1 month ago
i dont have OCD, ive checked 3 or 4 hundred times
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@twoverend I really would prefer if people didn't bring nationality in every video that isn't the standard american. Just accept that everything another country does compared to america is complex and leave it at that.
ReyFlame82 1 month ago
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ReyFlame82 1 month ago
all great apart from the stupid ad
mattthegin 1 month ago
i've been using this system since I was 11 years old. it cost me some friendships but I it also gave me a reputation for being tight-fisted and neurotic.. so great...
tonybeir 1 month ago
David Mitchell is a magnificent bastard,
Ubob7 1 month ago 3
There has never been a soap box I have so deeply agreed with.
ClowCell6 2 months ago
Very funny and true too. I agree- this should be the new convention!
ProtestantsRUs 2 months ago
This is probably the only Soapbox I don't agree with. But we should think of that as a good thing, as David Mitchell has managed to make about thirty others that I absolutely agree with, which is no easy feat.
MegaAdmiralAckbar 2 months ago 3
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"I find myself distracted by the fact he's obviously reading what he's saying and also that, for some reason, his cheekbones, nose and the corners of his mouth make a starfish shape that, once see, cannot be unseen". Just so you don't have to find the comment @phodd left.
danflyer22 2 months ago
The problem with this is dealing with people you don't like in front of people you do like. You don't want to be overly nice to people you don't like and you don't want to seem as having a double standard in the eyes of those you do like. I prefer the current system where you're nice to people you like and there's no pressure no be overly nice to those you don't in your circle.
ArchhereticK 2 months ago
wow he's funnnnnnnnny
m1occonor 2 months ago in playlist More videos from davidmitchellsoapbox
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AiluroPanda 3 months ago
while i am guessing there was humour there somewhere i must have missed it having watched this clip 3 times
michelle1750 4 months ago
@michelle1750 Thanks for that, I can sleep easy now
curly2612 1 week ago
Bulldogs are often gross. Why would I want their product.
SapphireMist888 4 months ago
also the only reason there is debt is coz of interest, banks borrow money charge interest, if everyone pays everything back where the interest money going to come from? that's why they have to constantly create more debt so it's more likely everyone pays everything off. It's like a game of musical chairs, everyone is a winner as long the music is playing. Such are the rules of usery
arseniyonline1234555 4 months ago
ArE yOu SuRe YoU DoNT HaVe aN OcDs' DaViD??
arseniyonline1234555 4 months ago
@arseniyonline1234555 I'm not David Mitchell, but please stop writing like that. It's difficult to read, and really quite irritating.
slightlyinsaneFTW 2 months ago
@slightlyinsaneFTW google definition of sarcasm and humor and how the two can be used together =-)
arseniyonline1234555 2 months ago
Why do the creators of adverts before comedy programmes feel a need to use a stupid voice to voice-over the advert?
mattfaulkner 4 months ago 2
nevermind money, if I lend someone a pen and dont get it back I freak. or the other way round. I will look after that persons pen until I see them again so I can give it back. If someone asked me: do I have a spare pen I dont mind giving away, that would be fine, I wouldnt worry about getting it back. I'm probably crazy, I know =(
dizi90lizi 5 months ago
This one is definitely my favorite.
KaslarProductions 6 months ago
"I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested."
MrApolloTom 6 months ago
@MrApolloTom Sheldon Cooper, is that you? ^_^
KaslarProductions 6 months ago
The Starfish Soapbox
deconvertedguy 6 months ago
bulldog ads are fucking annoying
robertb2012ify 6 months ago
@phodd AHHHHHHH!!! Make it go away!
FGsGFdG2 6 months ago
@phodd
I couldn't see it at first. Now I can't stop,
ffrin 7 months ago 4
So what if he's reading it? He probably wrote it. Its funny. Whats the problem?
anatoriac 8 months ago 69
@anatoriac He writes them, and then they get edited as to what the sneering but inarticulate public want to have expressed for them.
Epeolatry1 2 months ago
@anatoriac It does sort of kill the mood, which they could've solved by re-taking the shot. (Or even just not zooming in.)
Some things are improvised, some things are written. Both is fine, but when you can tell it's a sign of bad editing.
YamiJoey40K 2 weeks ago
@phodd I'll never ever look at his face the same way again. thanks.
Cheesemoone 8 months ago 2
Im like this. I cant let ppl buy me drinks or give me things. I hate the feeling I owe things
leedsm18 8 months ago
The starfish in his face is rather distracting, but the odd tooth in the middle of his lower jaw catches my eyes more often.
SCAJolly 8 months ago 2
I burn!!! I have no friends!
salfordguy69 8 months ago
This. Is. Me.
I do that all the time!
twoplusoneisthree 8 months ago
I JUST LOST THE GAME
englishmusicplz 9 months ago 2
this video is 4 custard creams long exactly.
SmartStr33t 9 months ago
@SmartStr33t That depends entirely on how fast you eat.
slightlyinsaneFTW 2 months ago
I used to think people were being very generous when we arrived at the pub and they said, "what are you having?". However I have noticed that the vast majority then expect you to buy them one back later in the evening. It is awkward if you are only drinking one or two pints and they have both been bought for you.
SmartStr33t 9 months ago 2
what about if you ask someone to "lend" you money you have no intention of ever paying them back, is that immoral? most people know this don't they? I know I have lost any money anyone bowwows of me and would consider it rude to ask them for it back.
100hithere 9 months ago
just keep a physical tab yourself and just pay people back directly or subtly, whichever suits. :)
fujikokun 9 months ago
So, you can actually bottle angst then?
shepshepshep 9 months ago
Whilst watching the whole first and second season of this series, I've decided that I will never buy anything made by Bulldog. The way they say "Boots" in this episode makes me think that if I'm ever in my "local Boots" ever again, I will feel compelled to kick the Bulldog product shelf over and stamp on it.
bluekinglion 9 months ago
@bluekinglion Objectivity can be achieved with effort.
IntrapersonalKent 9 months ago
If I've got it you are welcome to it and I genuinely don't care who owes what (and usually can't remember) as long as I am not made to do maths! Maths ruins the evening for me. You should be tortured out of your up-tight penny-pinching 'I don't want to be beholden to you' condition by regular exposure to very generous people... then you will have to be nicer to everyone because you can't be sure if you owe them dinner or not! :)
sharonburtonfletcher 9 months ago
David, please can you give me twenty pounds?
kofieye 9 months ago
i have the piggybank he's sitting on :)
(an actual one like that, not the animation of it)
charley1093 9 months ago
QUIT BEING INTERESTING, I'M TRYING TO GO OUTSIDE! XD
I know that feeling, though.
MrV902 10 months ago
*wonders if David needs pot to be mellow*
*remembers that being annoyed about trivial things is why we watch this show (and its funny)
*stops wondering*
GaEv4 10 months ago
Genius.
burnster2112 10 months ago
Although it was fairly obvious when I watched these videos that David Mitchell was reading from an autocue, it didn't make me laugh any less when I watched them. Though I must admit I did find myself trying to spot this starfish shape that you all seem to be yapping about lol.
PursuitOfPeace 10 months ago
Sh*t, you just reminded me of money I'm owed... now its all i can think about.
Lougy93 10 months ago
I've had a free taxi ride with someone too, but I did offer to contribute and they refused. Plus they were a stranger, so hey, cheers to them, I wasn't going to worry about it.
rabbitspliff 10 months ago
I have this exact problem, but only in one direction. My friends must, at this point, owe my hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars worth of soda, beer, cigarettes, food, gas, property damage, and borrowed money. Honestly, I couldn't care less about all that. However, if I borrow a quarter from one of them, I need to pay for something of theirs the next time I see them, or it gnaws at my brain like a thousand angry termites.
RincewindsHat66 10 months ago
@RincewindsHat66 I am the same. Completely the same. To my friends I'd happily give out small sums of money like it's water. But I (attempt to) flately refuse any money in return, and if that fails, I repay it asap (to the penny!).
Emmbrace 10 months ago
fuck these bulldog adverts
alexhamster1134 11 months ago
I totally agree, keeping track of my debt and credit with friends is a constant worry!
Ourobotos 11 months ago
or why not just share the expense
ec123456789able 1 year ago
I wish I had found this channel a lot sooner! I feel like David Mitchell can say exactly how I feel on almost any situation, without a single stutter or pause. Makes me proud to be British! intellectual domination FTW!
LolFishFail 1 year ago 5
You could see he was reading from an auto cue at the end there.
Slash28ACR 1 year ago 6
I was happily watching this til i scrolled down and saw the comments. Now i'm staring at his starfish shaped face and eyes as he reads the damn words out. What is the world coming to when comedians can't even memorise a script i ask you? One he apparently wrote? My opinion of David Mitchell just flopped dramatically. Now i must go and watch some Stephen Fry to feel that all is right in the world. Tallyho!
stews001 1 year ago 5
@stews001 Seen your comment and I kept watching the eyes, he kept looking slightly to the left. My opinion has just dropped greatly too...
LilTomWxm 1 year ago
@stews001 Wow...of all the reasons to dislike a comedian, this might be the worst. Congratulations!
PianoMan1532 1 year ago
@PianoMan1532 I said i disliked him because he couldn't memorise and perform an 'act' he wrote? I think thats very good basis to dislike a comedian. It's his job to sell himself to me the viewer and by reading auto cue and not actually being funny; well he's not doing his job very well. But thank you, i do pride myself on my ability to judge whether someone is funny or not, it's wonderful to be congratulated on it.
stews001 1 year ago
@stews001 I don't understand how his routine is any less funny from reading a prompter though. Is this like finding out Santa Claus isn't real or something? You still get presents regardless (and he's still funny regardless).
PianoMan1532 1 year ago
@PianoMan1532 I no longer seem to find him funny unless its on panel quiz shows. During stand up comedy, he'd flounder.
stews001 1 year ago
@stews001 Hmmmm, so you are quite happy for Stephen Fry to read off cards in QI and find that funny, with the stuff he has researched, but you don't like David Mitchell preparing a rant and reading it out with the aid of an autocue. Try reading his observer articels, I find them hilarious. Btw not hating on Stephen Fry, he is one of my man crushes :) peace
leprechaunspurs 11 months ago
@leprechaunspurs I LOVE Stephen Fry. He gets away with that; purely cause he's stephen fry and he doesn't LOOK like he's reading autocue, i just found it detracted from the 'comedy' in this video. Like i said above, i like david mitchell on panel shows when he's ranting, that i find hilarious; but when he hasn't got comedians around him to bounce off of i don't find it funny.
stews001 11 months ago
@stews001 I agree that there's nothing wrong with reading off an Autocue, but in this case it's got nothing to do with whether it's Stephen Fry or David Mitchell reading it. In this video the prompter (which is stuck on the front of the camera) is too close to him, making his eyes twitch noticeably from side to side. If it was further away, the left-right eye movements would be much more slight, and unnoticeable.
RealRobTaylor 11 months ago
@stews001 @RealRobTaylor OK GUYS! You can back off now, i tweeted David and he admitted he used auto cue sometimes.
RealDMitchell David Mitchell
@Sheri_Stewart Sorry about that! And you're right, I do use an autocue sometimes, although I've usually written what I'm reading out.
stews001 11 months ago 3
@stews001 there is around 40 or 50 "soap box" episodes. Why learn them all and spend endless hours of out takes and a waste of time and frankly effort when he can read what he has written. I take it when you were in school or at some point in your life you have had to write something about your life and read it out. Did you learn that? i'm gonna guess not.
My point is the the monologue is still his art, his thoughts. Appreciate the context.
This is all i will say on this matter.
leggadon304 11 months ago
@stews001 if you watch any hollywood movie during a closeup of an actor doing some emotional line to another actor, look at their eyes. they always go from side to side, as if theyre alternately looking at the other actors left eye, then right, then left again. are they taught this in acting 101? could be what dave is doing here. toodle-pip!
alexhamster1134 11 months ago
just buy him a pint when you get where your going xD
heinzie5 1 year ago
That bulldog adverts voice over IS FUCKING ANNOYING
HardyzSwanton 1 year ago
That bulldog adverts voice over IS FUCKING ANNOYING
HardyzSwanton 1 year ago
UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s forebears have a long history in financial racketeering. His great-great grandfather, Emile Levita, a German, was related to the German- Goldsmid banking family, and obtained British citizenship in 1871. He was the director of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. - PLEASE Watch these videos - Lyndon LaRouche explains start of WW III . or - The Obama Deception. here on youtube. Google - Abolish Federal Reserve Petition. and sign it
yendytok 1 year ago
I still haven't had that fiver back off him though
nuteski 1 year ago
David, is it evil / morally corrupt to charge interest then"? Or to extend credit when one knows that the repayments can never be made?
rollingcube 1 year ago
Try hard nerdery. Do one.
HitMeQuick 1 year ago
I avoid personal debt by advertising ;)
DunFiddlin 1 year ago
DAVID MITCHELL, SHUT THE F**K UP. Who gives a sh*t. Go and comb your middle class Marks and Spencer fringe.....or something.
laccom1234 1 year ago
@laccom1234 if you don't like, don't watch...simples
JimmyCrackCorn72 1 year ago
I can't help but watch his eyes follow the Teleprompter. It's really distracting.
Cruciatum 1 year ago
@Cruciatum Cannot be unseen
0MrAnon2 1 year ago
@Cruciatum Cannot be unseen
0MrAnon2 1 year ago
Number 4 looks like a shite film
jpne781 1 year ago 3
I find myself distracted by the fact he's obviously reading what he's saying and also that, for some reason, his cheekbones, nose and the corners of his mouth make a starfish shape that, once see, cannot be unseen.
phodd 1 year ago 208
@phodd Haha, you're so right about the starfish!! :)
MsBunty333 1 year ago
@phodd Thanks for ruining the vid for me, i spent the first 30 seconds staring at his face looking for a starfish and then once i found it, i tried to get rid of the starfish image on his face by blinking fast and staring straight into his eyes but deep down inside me i just wanted to stare at the starfish. FUCK.
nooobsaywut 1 year ago
@phodd what on earth made your brain put those things together?!?! now you've got my brain doing it!!
XxHaveHopexX 11 months ago
@XxHaveHopexX same here!
mrbreckles 11 months ago
@phodd Damn you. If you'd said nothing I'd have never noticed.
blackroseprojectskt 11 months ago 171
@blackroseprojectskt we need to get everyone to dislike his comment as it has ruined the soapbox for me as well
buffaloface1 9 months ago
@phodd Damn you, you made me look for it.
Plus yes, he's reading it, it makes it easier than trying to remember it all and reproduce it at high speed in one take.
TheBobaah 10 months ago
@phodd You're the equivalent of the man who stands up in the cinema at the start and shouts out the ending.
Wickerbasket 10 months ago
@Wickerbasket I beg to differ; By reading the comments before or during the video, you're the equivalent of a man who goes to see a film after reading all the spoilers online and then being disappointed that you know that Bruce Willis is dead the whole time. Although when you think about it, Die Hard makes a lot more sense when you know that.
phodd 10 months ago 4
@phodd i cant believe you brought this to my attention... i cant shake it now hahaha
Lougy93 10 months ago
@phodd You have ruined these for me.
Twice.
I forgot about the first time.
Jerome9157 10 months ago 5
@phodd dam it its like seeing charlie sheens coke nose again XD
Epicrenamon777 9 months ago 2
@phodd damn you, damn you to hell
255ad 9 months ago
@phodd Damn you!!! I'll never be able to watch him again!
Crawshaw18 9 months ago
@phodd Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!
arnorparnor2 9 months ago
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youfailme28 9 months ago
@phodd Of course! He's Starro!
Technodreamer 9 months ago
@phodd thanks! Now all I can do is stare at said starfish
K8tBoosh 9 months ago
@phodd how can he read something and look straight at the camera at the same time?
chailizard 8 months ago
@chailizard It's called a teleprompter, maybe youve heard of it. If you pay close attention, you can see that not only do his eyes flicker a bit from side to side, but also that he is actually not looking *straight* at the camera lense, but very slightly below it.
GroovingPict 8 months ago
@phodd I can't even focus on what he's saying now... All I'm thinking is "Starfish, starfish, starfish"
colmoooh 8 months ago 9
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DogonDrugs 7 months ago
@phodd You bastard. Look what you've done!
SavageArms357 7 months ago 5
@phodd now i've noticed too!! ahhhh
rdsqrluk 7 months ago 4
@phodd Damn all the people who liked this comment!
domhnallbain 7 months ago
@phodd I've been staring at his face looking, and I can't find it.
Coldflame727 6 months ago
@phodd A starfish shape?... You mean a star....
ExtraLuke 5 months ago
@ExtraLuke I'm fairly certain that there's no implication that his face looks like a large sphere of super hot hydrogen gas. His head isn't that big at all. I think 'starfish shape' is a much better description because, it does in fact look like a starfish.
Also damn your eyes @phodd, you have ruined David Mitchell's face for me. Instead of humourous rants, all I can think of now is that character from Spongebob fucking Squarepants.
RunswithfireMoC 4 months ago in playlist Series 2
@phodd Damn you! Now I can't stop seeing it!
RYjet911 5 months ago
@phodd well obviously he's reading it... only a total cock would be willing to learn it by heart if there was another posiibility :D...
bububububak 4 months ago 4
2 adverts to watch before it starts. Not worth watching these types of videos.
mtthwbrnd 1 year ago
wow, you could really see him reading there
makomajic 1 year ago
Pull back a little bit david and you can see what a wonderful analogy you made of how your beloved state treats every one us on a daily basis.....boring little man
dromeaga 1 year ago
sorry to point this out but i've just noticed his lower middle tooth.. it's sticks up quite a bit more than the other teeth and is quite distracting as soon as you've noticed it.
MrJewChild 1 year ago
I have the itching feeling this wasn't really a rant, and more like sarcasm of an alternative method. OCD my ass!
Jyhad367 1 year ago
I love it. I fucking love it. It is great. This man should be our ruler.
the2crowrox 1 year ago
@the2crowrox No he shouldn't you unfunny faggot! Don't get me wrong I like David, he can be occasionally funny but this is not funny!
chaos4445 1 year ago
@chaos4445 its all down to preference man, i personally dont find this funny at all but i understand why people find this funny, its all your opinion dont get worked up about it
barker888 1 year ago
Actually, it's a nice thing to do. The person paying should be aware that they may not ever get that money back, and therefore should only do that for small amounts of money (£3, not £20). People should have a general idea of how they even out with their friends - if one side always pays or if sometimes one pays and sometimes the other does. £3 don't really matter. They're just ways to distribute wealth and they're small units for that, so that courtesy is nice. It should stop at £15-20 though.
ailaG 1 year ago
At risk of being that guy, the tacit understanding is that it will all even out in the end. The balance of change doesn't matter as long as one doesn't always end up being on one end or the other of the transaction. David Mitchell's "at risk for OCD" rant is funny, but shit, it's only money and you can't take it with you.
foxholeathiest 1 year ago
@foxholeathiest You can take money with you. I did it this morning.
Jaradodo 1 year ago
u would think he'd learned how to indiscriminatingly read a teleprompter by now. i can't concentrate on what he's saying because his eyes are moving so much.
trickpanda 1 year ago
I think that's just a lighting thing. It has to be very bright to be even enough for the CSO effect to work.
Al1981X 1 year ago
Ive done that annoying thing where you notice something then cant stop looking at it. His ears have....quite a bit of blank skin.
LethalJizzle 1 year ago
DM for PM
MMG008 1 year ago
You don't get far in a taxi for £6.50
Experiment47 1 year ago
@Experiment47 Depends where you live.
scratchaholiks 1 year ago
who at bulldogs marketing department thought ooh i know who we should sponsor someone who has never used our product or really ever will
duckpk10 1 year ago 2
He could easily be the voice in the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy:L
SoldierofFortune07 1 year ago 2
David mitchell for PRIMINISTER
grimandevel323 1 year ago 2
i only find him funny when his with webb
sirbestnameever 1 year ago
@sirbestnameever Don't say things like that, hon. The more rabid of Mitchell's fans have been known to hunt down naysayers for organ-harvesting purposes.
daughterofbastet 1 year ago
These new youtube features ( I assume they're new) are AMAZING! A list of everything I've ever liked!? HOLY SHIT! A complete list of everything in this series at the bottom of the screen!? WOW!!!
CornishRicky 1 year ago
This is just brilliant.
LinguistDan 1 year ago
@KittenButter
yeah but canada don't have any funny comedians either
JoshMufc101 1 year ago
@JoshMufc101
Just 2 things.
1) I don't think the intention was that Britain doesn't have any funny comedians. Rather, I think the intention was to say that David Mitchell embodies the stereotypical British man.
2) Do you really think Canada hasn't produced a single funny comedian? Actually, I wonder if you even know any Canadian comedians. That's not meant to be rude, just that, for example, I don't know any Belgian comedians, but I suspect there are at least a few pretty good ones...
hobbes71002 1 year ago
the abnormally loud intro to this one made me shit myself
MyNameIsLennyNotAdam 1 year ago 3
Yes, by god I hate people doing things even I don't want to and then later expects to be repaid.
Not just in money but favors etc.
userstupidname 1 year ago
hate this too, except its less guilt and more, too selfish to ever return the favour combined with too shy to mention that I'm too selfish resulting in angry people expecting to get money or favours in general.
1Haze1 1 year ago
love peep show
foschiznit 1 year ago
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trigga1uk 1 year ago 2
@trigga1uk I will not tip anyone who has not philated me.
temporaldisplacement 1 year ago
It's neater that way. It's better. How can't they see that?
MrElegos 1 year ago
10 people dont like laughing
TheStylishchaos 1 year ago 2
@KittenButter then ,my apologies...and you have wonderful taste
happentodie 1 year ago