A Video From My Parents

[jmurubio]

Is burnt toast very popular in Australia? Your dad looks like he's enjoying his toast!

[sixtwoeyesofblue]

Lol, Well, It's not popular, but the toasters for sale aren't the best!

[joombie72]

Your dad comes across as a good bloke.

Oddly enough every time you see someone in the trouble in the US they are entitled to one phone call.

It is unfortunate for your friends in the states that you have been banned from entering but the upside is you are not subjected to more stupidity by being there.

Just get your mates from the US t save up their cash and come over here to where they can see a real free and open country eh!

[rhey78]

Your parents are sooo funny, the situations must be RECTIFIED!!! ;-)

[blingblauw]

So funny to hear your dad talking with that dutch accent hehe..

[deeinny821]

Sorry about all you were put through Dr,I'm glad you have 2 loving parents who are concerned & are there to support you.I'm sorry that you will not be able to come to America.Was there anyway to not sign the waiver? One thing I must say is people (obviously not you or your parents)need to stop judging an ENTIRE COUNTRY by the actions of a few ignorant,untrained,racist,egom­aniacal people that treated you so inhumanely for NO reason .Best of luck to you & much love to you & your family.

[TheRealYothuYindi]

Does your father wrap his oranges in tin foil? :(

[DrLemur]

Ha no those are lawn bowls. Don't ask me what they are doing in the fruit bowl though :)

[dbphiladelphia]

Australian oranges. Lovely husk...

[Lavenderrose73]

Please rest assured, John and Clare, Daniel has been in my thoughts and prayers since I found out about this.

[TheRealYothuYindi]

Oh, that Link yeah don't worry i found it!

[TheRealYothuYindi]

Which Link?

[TheRealYothuYindi]

HAHAHAHA!

[TheRealYothuYindi]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I like your father he is a great character!

Post some more videos of your father i think he could be a bigger hit than Dr Lemur!

[DrLemur]

His channel is in the link. Sadly (for the sake of my own embarrassment) he will be making more videos on that channel.

[Elaina43]

I can't imagine how your mum and dad must have felt during those two days...

Damn, we (and by we I mean US) suck (sucks)!

[youyou2btoo]

the voters are working to rectify the situation, even if we are currently stuck with a bunch of paranoid, xenophobic assholes in government for the time being.

just pretend that some rich fellas put the craziest, semi-educated zealots in your neighborhood in charge of your neck of the woods. zany rights violations ensue! (and some mild record oil profits) lol!

i wonder if they realize that they have begun radicalizing their own people against them.. nah, the dont.

[WAITES1234]

love the toast ...nice real people ....you are loved ....

[mattmz]

drlemur, your parents sound great, please apologize to them on the behalf of the americans that ARE paying attention. your dad is right. love the last lines "i told him to shave." good luck my friend

[TheArtsyTuber]

Oh my goodness your parents look and sound sooo sweet.

[theoneXAN]

You need a hug my friend.

[sassyshh]

LOL "I told him to shave!"

[DrLemur]

They really did pester me about that at the time. Ha. Maybe my mom is always right :)

[eveningniteshade]

"Mum", Australians say and spell the american mom as Mum. If you were a real australian you'd know that.

Maybe you are a terrorist. I just subscribed to you but now i'm unsubscribing. something is wrong about you. And your 'parents' were obviously forced to make this video.

[XD4000]

wow you're fucking stupid you paranoid peice of horse shit

[DrLemur]

Actually I just get annoyed with the more less cerebrally inclined Americans telling me I'm spelling "mom" wrong.. so at some point I just gave in and used their spelling. I use "color" instead of "colour" too because I like it.. does that make me more or less inclined to commit acts of terror.. I can't decide.. (douche)

[aliveformyself]

Could it be that you drink the wrong type of coffee or tea? What flavour of cigarettes do u prefer? u might smile wrong or maybe u were in a plane and let gas go and the airline attendent passed out?

[TarotLadyLissa]

I feel almost ashamed being that I am an american. I think it is terrible what happened to you. I hope you get an apology!

[DrLemur]

I'm not even asking for an apology. All I'm asking is for my record to be cleared (since I did nothing wrong) and to be able to go to America to see my friends like anyone else from Australia. Thanks for watching this.

[Lostfaith1980]

"I told him to shave before he left." ^_^ I laughed so hard at that. SOunded sooo much like my grandmother. Nag nag nag ^_^

[DrLemur]

Trust me they are huge nags :)

[Lostfaith1980]

And I LIVE with my grandparents ^_^ I'm also unemployed and umeployable for many reasons.

So I cant escape the nagging ^_^

[DrLemur]

There are always reasons people are unemployed. Some need to stop judging others and lives they know next to nothing about I think. Respect.

Dan

[Lostfaith1980]

Thanks man. I appreciate that. Alot ^_^ *Warm glow* Shucks I'm blushing now ^_^ heheh

Anyways I've subscribed to your channel now.

And at a good time as well... Like you I've saved up my pennies over MONTHS and finally have enough to buy an actual video camera so hopefully I may be making videos myself soon ^_^

*Has an orgasm* WEE!!! CAMERA!!! *Spurt spurt*

Um... yeh... >_>

[slaapkopje31]

hello parents, does dad still speak dutch??

groetjes uit nederland :)

[DrLemur]

Ik ken ook nog een klein beetje :) Tot ziens!

[MysterEy1]

Unbelieveable. Thanks for the info.

But all this is the result of the nonsenscial bureacracy. This is what the world has come to. Control through chaos. Imeant to say, chaos through control.

Whats the difference.

Keep in touch drlemur.

[StuEvo]

The situation is ridiculous Dan, If you went there as a tourist (not to work) like you did, then that's all there should be to it.

NOTE THIS, On the inside of my British Passport is states:

"Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary."

NEED I SAY MORE? Homeland Bullshit.

[DrLemur]

My passport says the same thing Stu.

[grayharp1]

counted "rectify" 4 times but i could have missed a few ;) lol

[DrLemur]

LOL He does like that word a lot :)

[DrLemur]

Yeah it is. He is Dutch. Holland is a wonderful country :)

[merrintrue]

It is such a shitty situation.

That said, the final bit made me laugh: "I told him to shave before he left"

"I told him too, same thing"

[DrLemur]

They had to slip that in didn't they :) I knew that would come up ha.

[merrintrue]

i miss you dammit

come to melbourne

or we'll meet you halfway LOL

design some film with 3 kids in it . eep

[mechanicalhornbird]

Why are you denied access to the US? There has to be a reason?

[DrLemur]

That's EXACTLY what we all would like to know. The only reason I was given was that I had "no permanent ties" to Australia. (Which is rubbish and ridiculous) My theory is they found the joke e-mail and even though nothing else was found and I was cleared they were still needlessly suspicious so found any reason they could get away with to send me home.

[mungojorie]

i love my country, but i fear my government.

all apologies...

[KakoiDedikuSan]

Man, my country embarrasses me...why is it that America is the leader when it comes to being assholes to "outsiders." It's completely unfair and despicable. As I posted before I'm always "randomly" searched solely based on my ambiguous appearance, however, when I flew to Paris last year and boarded several trains - I wasn't given a second thought; it was ten times easier traveling in another country than it ever has been in the U.S. - I've been on approximately 20-30 flights within the U.S.

[KakoiDedikuSan]

and none have been smooth. That's shameful when one should be treated as a terrorist or even suspected of terrorism on his own soil. The American image will forever be tainted no matter what we do and this doesn't help. I don't exactly consider myself American because I think outside of the box and that's something that frightens our government; someone has to go against the grain, right?

I hope this can be rectified - it might be a silly question, but have you contacted the American media??

[DrLemur]

No I haven't contacted any media. They have contacted me however but I'm getting some advice from some lawyers first before I do anything.

[KakoiDedikuSan]

Best of luck!

[myloflex]

don't let it go...

[desertjournalonline]

I'll make sure my beard grows to the floor if ever I decide to fly again. Hair profiling is just like racial profiling and anyone who engages in hate crimes like terrorists Bush & Cheney should be spanked with Cyclops' club.

[desertjournalonline]

America is a fascist state. Bush and Cheney think they're Spartan warriors but they're cowards whose itchy fingers can't wait to push the button. Just hope it back fires.

[mrmanicx]

America is a shadow of its former glory, I believe strongly in the principles of our founding forefathers, however i am disgusted with the way the government and police treat even American citizens as if we are all criminals and terrorists because we don't agree with what is going on, they violate the constitutional rights promised to us all, and apparently abuse visitors to our country. You are not alone in your discontent for this once home of the free.

Mx,

Enraged American Patriot

[mrmanicx]

America is a show of its former glory, I believe strongly in the principles that our founding forefathers created for us, howevever i am discusted with the way the government abd police treat even American citizens as we are all criminals and terrorists be cause we dont agree, violating the constitutional rights promised to us all... and apparently abusing those who visit our country. So, you most certainly are not alone in your discontent for this once home of th free

[MusiCureSanity]

hey, this is eLi G. just posted an improvisation i did recently which i HOPE gives you some solace and relaxingr8energies. i also subscribed to your parents' channel; they look like nice people too. what a wARped and wEiRd view of this great world we can get... balance is calling us all... but some are so off key, its a wonder there is still sanity to cure... cheers from japan.

[eilselia]

you're parent's are great...i love the endin "i told him to shavebefore he left"

i think you would have had it worse if your skin was darker...and about your missing money, the officer that bought you that cheeseburger, well now you know where he got the money for it

[mrbadexample83]

Lemur man...your parents rock it. I dunno if I am supposed to, but I find this video hilarious and entertaining.

[DrLemur]

Ha ha your not supposed to but you can if you want. I laugh at them all the time. They don't even know what I'm laughing at half the time. lol

[therealxNightSkyx]

yeah maybe you should of shaved :D

[SheilasHatersMates]

I know Vegemite on toast when I see it - Hi Mum Hi Dad :) ~waves~

[LonGHairedHermeS]

I like the end

[IAGuy06]

You had a turban and a robe on too didn't you? Along with the not shaving and the rocket launcher you wouldn't check it's all fitting into place. :)

You're Mom's funny.

[DrLemur]

Seriously don't even mention the word "turban" they could be listening..

[IAGuy06]

If they are I was hoping the 'rocket launcher' portion of the comment would give it away that it is a joke... I HOPE.

[Tilaron]

A friend of mine who lives in California actually came to visit me last month, and he had trouble LEAVING the country, and he's a freakin' American .. I have serious doubts about actually flying to America .. maybe going to Canada then taking a road trip across the border would be easier? Probably worth looking in to actually ..

[GiullarediDio]

Facial hair is not a legitimate criterion for stopping someone, although it has happened to me too. Those who look 'shabby' are treated as fair game, since they're unlikely to have friends in high places.

[DrLemur]

Unlikely but not impossible.. they messed with the wrong guy this time GiullarediDio. :)

[Aceswolf]

That sucks for your parents not to know where you were.

[macked]

I love that shave joke at the end. Who knows by the end of this you could get a deal with schick or something haha. So what's going to be your choice of poison today tonight or A Current Affair?

[DrLemur]

See I don't like either of em. I'm looking more in ABC's direction..

[macked]

Speaking of the ABC you should see if Triple J's program Hack would be interested in this

[DrLemur]

Good idea.

[evilbrainproductions]

damn beardists lol

[DrLemur]

Ha ha. My dad is a long time beardist. He's known for it. :)

[evilbrainproductions]

ide never get in..my face is like homers..stubble pops up straight away!

[dancegypsy]

Dan, that's exactly how I feel; they should apologize and make restitution. In my opinion, they should provide you with another roundtrip ticket, plus welcome you upon your arrival and apologize in person. It may happen yet, so I wouldn't close the book on it. I love your parents and thought the video was very laid back, like we're across the breakfast table from them. Cute. LOL Good job!

[DrLemur]

Yes I think some sort of restitution is in order as well. Too many of these things are just let go of and we all shrug our shoulders and say "ahh well it's the world we live in" and get on with our day. It's not right.

[ravensky23]

LOL at the "I told him to shave before he left." "So did I!" ;-)

The sad part is, if you would have been well-rested, shaved and wearing a business suit. Your odds of being detained would have decreased greatly. You no longer would have fit the "profile" that set off the thugs radar. Is that right? Hell no! But it is reality. The times they are a changin' and we should all be protesting in the streets instead of protesting in front of our computers. I'm guilty of inaction as well, Moooooo ;-(

[DrLemur]

I've never heard "Moooo" as an expression before ravs. LOL

[marmosetguru]

Love them...

[Genn333]

What about telling the local news about all this in America and in Australia? Seeing as you're one of the YouTube celebrities a lot of people will be able to back up that you're not now or ever have been anything close to a terrorist and so maybe you'll be able to get to America and by having this in the news it could make it easier for others to do the same, take a look at the justice system more and who we're hiring and how they are handling things. It's not fair what happened to you.

[DrLemur]

I'll be looking into this.. I want something reputable to handle it though.. not like Today Tonight.. who distort everything and throw objective thought out the window. The 7:30 report on channel 2 maybe. I'm going to be calling around next week.

[cerebulon]

Wow Daniel, you are the spitting image of your dad. You really should have shaved.

[DrLemur]

I know.. I don't think they even let you shave on the plane though.. it was a long trip I think there was probably no avoiding the stubble.

[epicxpvperx1]

ye its not the way to look after people in my eyes to

[SheerCuteGirl]

Hehe they still call you kid, and i love the end bit " I told him to shave before he left"

Lol cracks me up I love your parents!

[DrLemur]

I know they'll still think I'm a kid even when I'm 30 lol

[craigzwicker]

The American government is one that screams "conform or else" if you live there you speak "American" eat hot dogs, hate foreigners and do as the government says or else you find yourself in a cramped 8x10 cell as a "terrorist". They (American government) have themselves to blame (for 9/11) since the CIA trained Bin Laden as foot soldiers in a war by proxy against the soviets in Afghanistan in the 70s.

[DrLemur]

8X10? I should have been so lucky. My cell was smaller then that :)

[craigzwicker]

er- smaller than 6x8?

[shanejensen]

I'm glad to see your parents getting involved. I really home this all works out and that you will be allowed into the country again. Keep raising a big stink and try to get as many agencies involved as much as possible. Put up a HUGE fight. You were wronged and a wrong must be put right.

[1650million]

Unshaven guys.

Bloody terrorists as parents.

Everything fits in place.

Signed,

Mikey

Homeland Security Officer / Human Being Aficionado

[DrLemur]

LOL

[AngryAussie]

It really isn't the treatment you expect from an "ally"

[DrLemur]

No it's certainly not Angry.

[ShortJoe21]

It's good to see mom and pop care about you

[zebidee55]

The line at the end may seem totally ludicrous, but from what you've said, they picked you as a problem on looks alone. I would bet any money it was a factor in what happened.

[DrLemur]

Me too. I don't doubt it. For years even at our own airports here I have been selected EVERY time for the so called "random" checks. There's nothing random about these checks. If there is I should have booked a ticket to vegas because those odds are insane.

[zebidee55]

I've been pulled for extra scrutiny before, but it's based on my age, male, travelling alone and ticket type. On the flipside, my girlfriend has been pulled because they said she looked like she wouldn't be a problem and would be a quick tick on their list. Impossible to tell.

Also, I travel with two passports, which the US doesn't really recognise (you have to pick one for entry) - imagine how much they'd have flipped out if you had two sets of documents!

[DrLemur]

Yeah I guess I can see how me traveling alone might have been a factor. I didn't think of that. Glad I didn't have two sets of documents though yeah :)

[zebidee55]

It's really weird that they pick that as a security risk when I can't think of a terrorist act in history that was carried out by someone travelling on a plane alone.

You wait until you see the extra form (DS-157) that males between 16 & 45 have to fill in!! You have to list your 'Clan or Tribe Name', if you've ever been in an armed conflict as a Participant or Victim (in case you're looking for revenge) any charities you have contributed to (!!) and many many more.

[welcomestranger]

lol at your mum at the end :P Good to see your parents getting behind you on this... and you can imagine how much fuss would be made if this was reversed... claims of false arrest, imprisonment and deprivation of liberty, culminating in out department of foreign affairs having to issue an apology... but would you get that out of DHS? Of course you fucking wouldn't...

[DrLemur]

Nope I'm pretty much screwed whatever I do. They'll never admit to half of this stuff even if it's proven beyond a doubt. The court of public opinion and a few documents I requested is all I have on this one. I'm not giving up though.

[Pippilly]

As you know I've seen all your videos on this but this just makes it so much worse to see how worried your parents were without even getting a phone call. I don't believe the American Government have ever apologized as they don't feel it's necessary. I hope through your vids that this will eventually change that and refund innocent peoples money at least. I can understand protecting the country, but they had every opportunity to admit they made a mistake and let you go while you were there.

[DrLemur]

Yes they did but think about it.. how stupid would they look when after wasting all that time, resources and tax payers money on my "investigation" to then turn around and say.. oops we are sorry you can go now.. No.. instead they try and find any bullshit reason they can get away with to send me home and make it look legit. And the worse thing is when I was there I could SEE this happening.. they weren't even covert about it.

[Nikki2987]

Man, you didn't SHAVE!!?! that changes everything. I understand all their reasoning now.

Lol, nice ending.

Your parents are pretty awesome!

♥Nikki

[DrLemur]

Yeah the stubble situation was pretty dire and just went from bad to worse after Tokyo :)

[terraceterra]

We live in a fascist state here in the good old USA. Bush and Cheney have ruined this country for their own lust for power and greed. They are the true terrorist that this world needs to be aware of. 911 was an inside job and this whole thing is a monumental power grab to turn America into a police state and for a elite few to make big big big money off of the wars. It is a shame what happened to your son.

[terraceterra]

The USA has gone bad but not most of the people. The Government has basically been hijacked and should not be trusted. This government does not listen to the people. Yep thats it.

[dctcool]

My Parents tell me to shave whenever I take a plane trip too,

[DrLemur]

Ha ha. On a long trip like Australia via Japan to the US you are in need of a shave by the end by default.. even if you do shave before you leave. Ahh my parents.. why did they have to bring that up lol

[ozstickman]

See ya should listen to your mother! Shave!!

JJ

[terraceterra]

This should not even be an issue in a free society. This is absurd!

[iloveperkins]

Aw, your parents are great!

[gnr1234]

Hahaha love the ending!

Yes this shouldn't end here. HS needs to make things right and fix this mess. They should start by apologizing and refunding you the money.

[DoubleDouchbag]

hello senior Lemurs.

Next time listen to your parents and SHAVE!

[DrLemur]

Like I keep saying.. once these real terrorists start shaving.. we are all up shit creek.. we'd never be able to spot them!

[DoubleDouchbag]

Terrorism is a figure of america's imagination and they need to stop torturing there own people and people abroad, but another story :-)

[DoubleDouchbag]

thats

[electrojed]

They need to do more than apologize