Re:Salad Fingers and the dawn of ‘weird YouTube’
by j33zusjuice on Friday December 01, 2023 @04:09PM
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Dude, that is the best shit on YT right now. I think it’s more “absurd,” than “weird,” though. It’s more in the spirit of Tim & Eric than Salad Fingers. I haven’t checked MeatCanyon, but I will be soon.
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Re:Salad Fingers and the dawn of ‘weird YouTube’
by epiccoleman on Friday December 01, 2023 @04:17PM
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Maybe so, and I even agree - but if being in the spirit of Tim and Eric doesn't qualify as weird, idk what does.
Re:Salad Fingers and the dawn of ‘weird YouTube’
by serf on Friday December 01, 2023 @08:26PM
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my personal rule of thumb : if they're going for the eccentricity, it's absurd -- but if they just act that way and they lean-in they're weird.
Tim & Eric and similar acts are absurd -- the people themselves are somewhat normal and put on a show when the gong sounds; this is obvious in their 'normal' productions.
Bjork, Steven Wright, Emo Phillips, Andy Kaufman, Tom Waits -- they roll out of bed 'acting that way'.