3 SCARY sounds to give you NIGHTMARES!

[@Asher-99]

Merch idea: "Despite an extensive search, The like button was never found..."

[@jamesallen5591]

Lol. The possibilities are endless with MrBallen merch!

[@astaraoneill9166]

Edit: “MASSIVE search”

[@joeylayman6622]

Don't drink the Kool-Aid

[@hcverc9228]

fr

[@Asher-99]

@@joeylayman6622 That's a good one too!

[@fpshightide]

I feel like everyone who stumbles onto mrballens channel just spends the next few days binge watching every video he’s done

[@Chelsea-gg9wf]

That is exactly what is happening to me. :)

[@JEDI1390]

I’m addicted

[@zacharybowen1624]

It’s just so interesting

[@defuse56]

I'm on the job right now!

[@scrappydoo7887]

Yup

[@TheLastOlympian2]

Imagine being the guy that recorded a poem to try and get a role in something then it turns out your recording is used for torture training Edit: 2 years later and this forum still generates some traffic. Good to see Ballen is still growing

[@SusansCarTunes]

It would be great hearing someone wants to buy it! Butttt...then what a buzz kill it would be to find out what they want it for!! And knowing out of all the choices they chose his!!

[@smartymcfly5387]

At least it's not rap. I found that poem interesting. I could get lost in and around it for hours and hours. 20 mins of big butts, letting the dogs out or eminen killing his mother and I'd be bat shit crazy.

[@jessiep-qs]

@@smartymcfly5387 I could hardly understand what the person was saying in the poem, it was just plain weird

[@AVSgirl1985]

I'm so glad I read this spoiler! I was bracing myself to hear the recording of rabbits being tortured as the torture used on people. Ugh.

[@professoriron7475]

@@jessiep-qs yeah I didn't watch it.

[@njbataille]

As someone who listens to MrBallen videos while driving long distances, I find the Like Button stories incredibly helpful, because they're SO far fetched that I can instantly tell if I've already listened to that video.

[@annalucy89]

Same lol!!

[@reahthorolund8373]

God I burst out laughing as I've noticed the exact same thing

[@zoominnboomin]

True

[@skal65535]

Same, while running!

[@TheMadAtterson]

I said it once, I'll say it again... the like button will only put up with his shenanigans for so long before it gets reallg mad at you!

[@Musical.theatre.buff.22]

I love how proud he is talking about him being a navy seal. It's so wholesome

[@SkunkApe407]

I failed out of BUD/s due to hypothermia. I wound up becoming CSaR, instead. In turn, I wound up working alongside SEAL Team 8 during OIF and OEF. My experience has shown me that most Frogmen are like John. Laid back, super chill dudes who love what they do. All I can say is, I'm glad they're on our side!😂

[@GammaScorpio]

Sadly most Americans in the cities despise anyone in uniform. Communism has really won.

[@KarlSnarks]

I like the guy, but being part of a war-machine isn't very wholesome.

[@Musical.theatre.buff.22]

@@KarlSnarks bro someone has to do it, and im glad that a lot of the time it's guys like him who are fighting for us

[@Maverynthia]

@@KarlSnarks Yeah hearing about how much we waste on murder machines that could go to healthcare and other things is just.. makes me sick.

[@TKainZero]

I’ve watched an unreasonable amount of Mrballin the last few weeks...

[@cheyenne1082]

i have watched every single video

[@assassinsa1]

Same

[@davenmauseth795]

I dont want to talk about it. My unreasonable amount now includes a scarcity in new content and he posts up to 5 times a week......

[@fghvvghhggvb]

Same

[@susanjuarez4441]

Lol me too

[@geraldthegoose1685]

Let's take this time to thank Mr. Ballen and everyone else who served in the military to keep us safe. Edit: i feel like i have to say that im not supporting the government that controls the military i support those who fight to protect and come back with disorders.

[@lisalooft8770]

Thank you for your service

[@sophiedetorie2384]

thanks mr ballen

[@angelcharlie2012]

Thank you Sir, for your service.

[@LeeLee-cy7jk]

I work in hospice and I'm a WE HONOR VETERANS chairperson for Atlanta, GA. Let me say " Thank you John, for your service to our country" ❤👍🏼🇺🇸

[@jenlauren143]

Thank you for your heroic service! 🙏

[@Antmoney333]

I have endured countless hours of “baby shark”....bring that shit on!!!

[@theunknownshadow6926]

For me its cocomelon

[@metalmoemoe]

@@theunknownshadow6926 dude yes..but as soon as I even read your post i heard it as that little kids voice 😑

[@renepadilla7104]

The song that never ends

[@patricer.5264]

@@renepadilla7104 I love that song when I was younger 😂😂😂 I use to sing that for hrs.

[@MIXTAPESWAGGER]

😂😂😂

[@jenmarie03]

Can we appreciate how caring Mr BAllen is that he doesn't include the truly horrific things but lets us decide if we want to see them on our own? ❤ Thanks Mr. Allen

[@daniellepotter2444]

The fact his face lit up while talking about his training and time as a SEAL makes me happy 😊

[@aimeemariefournier1013]

Hero

[@Amed77k]

Yes

[@Amed77k]

@@aimeemariefournier1013 hero هرة هههه قطة ههههه

[@angelamagana3688]

Tru dat 😍

[@lamejamus5141]

He definitely didn’t enjoy the training part lol

[@JustMe-eg6wz]

Mr ballan has only been on KZbin for 9 months and he's already almost at a million subs, at this rate he will hit 1 million by the end of 2020, thats such a big accomplishment. There is other KZbinrs our there trying to do exactly what mr ballan is doing. You make it look so easy bro. Your an amazing story teller, I can tell you do a lot of research on the stories. Its awesome to start my day of with a cup of coffee and a ballan video. Keep up the good work. Much love from your biggest fan.

[@MrBallen]

Thank you for the kind words. I really feel so lucky to have this opportunity and truly enjoy making the videos! Thank you!

[@king_Kinzey]

Perfect story teller, some people have that talent and some don't....he definitely does. 💯

[@JustMe-eg6wz]

@@MrBallen keep it up, thank you much for your service.

[@JustMe-eg6wz]

@@king_Kinzey he definitely does. Has me on the edge of me seat as soon as the video starts lol

[@JustMe-eg6wz]

The fact that he has over 700k followers and he's already replied to my comment shows how much he cares about his community.

[@tessajubilee]

Me: “a poem? Just a poem? It can’t be that bad” Me like two minutes later: “OH”

[@kermit2712]

It was the image on the screen that did it for me

[@maskedballer7428]

@@kermit2712 omg same

[@kermit2712]

@@maskedballer7428 Exactly the poem I could handle at first but the image made me look away

[@maskedballer7428]

@@kermit2712 fr

[@syedhussainmehdi9772]

It just got progressively unbearable

[@homeblankingK]

Kipling really captured the ennui of waiting and marching transforming into pleading rhythmic panic of a young man marching through hell. I enjoyed its honesty. Thanks for your service!

[@harlowatkins6628]

This man has the most positive and wholesome comment section. And it is well deserved.

[@wodkgjdjwv9161]

Yeah

[@jasonanfinson9346]

Six minutes and already 267 comments. You guys are fast.

[@wodkgjdjwv9161]

@@jasonanfinson9346 ye

[@joninc9706]

Yes

[@dc439]

Yessir

[@faithizzlezz]

The torture song reminds me of Willy Wonka when they're on the boat ride lmao both terrifying

[@SkylerIsHellaBored]

Willy be mad

[@mylittlepuppy9116]

I'm going to download it and see how I go... I'll check back later...

[@Jordeezy6]

YES! 🤣

[@dnr2089]

I hate the Willy Wonka story. It’s nightmarish....

[@aydanq7874]

@@mylittlepuppy9116 how do you download it

[@juanrobles2803]

Me and my girlfriend watched your content from our drive from Savanna, GA to Pittsburgh, PA for 11 hours straight we listened to your content & legit not a single second did we want to watch or listen to anything else. I really appreciate what you do man, don’t stop bro

[@Nonoonono-t5l]

Did the same thing on a long trip, literally went so fast. Thank you mr ballen! Don’t ever stop what you do 😃. Kind of wish this was a podcast

[@apophis259]

Man, that would be a sweet car entertainment for a road trip.

[@subedits513]

Ham burger cheese burger bic ma waper

[@taramay000]

I absolutely love how excited you get when you talk about your Navy Seal training :D

[@Claireannette77]

It’s precious 🥹💕

[@davidbasulto8740]

It's been over 30 years since I heard that poem, still gives me chills.

[@shanthanramsamy7421]

Wow so you were a navy seal too

[@shanthanramsamy7421]

How long do they play it? How does it torture you though, does it make the person feel scared or what does it do?

[@davidbasulto8740]

@@shanthanramsamy7421 No I was combat aircrew. SEAR was a requirement for us as well.

[@shanthanramsamy7421]

@@davidbasulto8740 oh ok I see, how does the audio recording work though?

[@davidbasulto8740]

@@shanthanramsamy7421 they put you in a very small concrete room, setting on a small concrete slab. then the play that poem along with the sound of babies crying among other things. They deprive you of sleep and such with random trips to be abused. It's really gives you an idea of how bad it could be. But that nothing compared to being a real POW. Above all it gives you a look at who you really are. Good training.

[@hannahbeanies8855]

The boots poem is genius because it was meant to mimic the torturing thoughts that would repeat through a soldier’s head as they go mad during weeks long marches, with no end in sight. Kipling captured it well, I assume, since it is used for torture trainings lol

[@brilou9792]

:|| Here i was enjoying the poem like an absolute banger. Totally wasnt paying attention to the words. 😬

[@Joyness333]

The rhythmic lines of the poem are very effective. That should be pleasurable to the ear even if a tense atmosphere is invoked. I suppose listening to it over, and over would obviously be torturous, though. Honestly, I don't know if that is in insult, or a compliment to Kipling, but if he was trying to achieve a certain effect he succeeded.

[@kimberleyhitzel5878]

What is there being said in the "Boots poem"? K.x.

[@jessicachernak8699]

@@kimberleyhitzel5878 We're foot-slog-slog-slog-sloggin' over Africa-Foot-foot-foot-foot-sloggin' over Africa -- (Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up and down again!) There's no discharge in the war! Seven-six-eleven-five-nine-an'-twenty mile to-day-Four-eleven-seventeen-thirty-two the day before -- (Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up and down again!) There's no discharge in the war! Don't--don't--don't--don't--look at what's in front of you. (Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again); Men-men-men-men-men go mad with watchin' em, An' there's no discharge in the war! Try-try-try-try-to think o' something different-Oh--my-God-keep-me from goin' lunatic! (Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again!) There's no discharge in the war! Count-count-count-count-the bullets in the bandoliers. If-your-eyes-drop-they will get atop o' you! (Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up and down again) -- There's no discharge in the war! We-can-stick-out--'unger, thirst, an' weariness, But-not-not-not-not the chronic sight of 'em-Boot-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again, An' there's no discharge in the war! 'Taint-so--bad-by--day because o' company, But night-brings-long-strings-o' forty thousand million Boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again. There's no discharge in the war! I--'ave-marched-six-weeks in 'Ell an' certify It-is--not-fire-devils, dark, or anything, But boots-boots-boots-boots-movin' up an' down again, An' there's no discharge in the war!

[@ocky88]

@@jessicachernak8699 it is very troubling that they invoke an actual place in the use of a repetitive torture poem.

[@12bucklemysh0e]

i feel like Mrballen's facial expressions are underrated. when he's talking about something positive, his face kinda lights up and he smiles a bit, but when it's something serious, he steels his expression and it's a bit more somber. honestly every part about his videos exudes great storytelling capabilities.

[@mahta_the_crumpet]

Exactly. I didn't know Ymir likes watching MrBallen too.

[@12bucklemysh0e]

@@mahta_the_crumpet she'd watch the vids just to retell them and scare sasha

[@mahta_the_crumpet]

@@12bucklemysh0e as expected😂

[@rvorias]

The guy is just an overall likeable character. Not to mention badass Seal. Thank you for your service John

[@metalmellie4371]

Nah, not that great, just loud and clear is all.

[@gabby-248]

I love the glow of pride when you talk about having been a Navy Seal. It's really awesome.

[@ecvhunt3rz3ro60]

I'm actually a big fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered In a google slide format

[@mariod2530]

Ok

[@lillywright8876]

😳 such wow. very class. much sophisticated.

[@C_Tizzle]

I prefer microfilm

[@Slaae]

😂

[@sadcabbage5105]

The torture song starts off perfectly fine, but as it progresses I could feel a shiver going down my spine

[@connordafoe5539]

Hi

[@spaceflightsimulatorvideos1575]

@@connordafoe5539 hi

[@__m__a__x__]

It bothered me at first but now that I know the words it's kind of bearable

[@madlesssm9127]

I heard that the SAS had a torture training of hearing the sounds of cruely beating and the bloodcurdling screams of a baby... Heard it a long time ago.... Don't remember where from

[@HavianEla]

That’s actually what I thought was so scary. It almost sounds relaxing, tricking you into a faux confidence.

[@shrkrl6936]

My dad was a navy seal and he remembered all of this training, you’ve become one of my favorite content creators on the platform, Keep it up man!

[@erichoiland1814]

28 years later brought me back to this golden oldie, boots, boots, can’t get out of my head again

[@streetslicks6652]

“The US Navy spends 1 million to produce one Navy Seal”... dude, you’re a million dollar man

[@thebigblippity5221]

We know what his minimum net worth is

[@ribow8672]

FACTS

[@x1h122]

Woah

[@lisag3074]

They spend a Hell of a lot more than a million on a Seal... That's about what they spend on an Airmen in the USAF

[@tulsatornado1578]

He maybe but I bet he hasn't seen that million dollars from the government 😅🤣😂.

[@MisTiC-_1]

I AM a HUGE fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format.

[@LaraGroll]

Me too! What a coincidence xD

[@willhodgson9055]

ay same bro

[@victortovar9380]

No idea

[@antone.4764]

thats the 15th time i read that

[@filmoregraves2219]

I love seeing this comment

[@BoomxShot]

I actually chilled with the like button last week, he said he’s not even scared of MrBallen, and says to bring it on baby!!

[@imagine5275]

You didn't talk to the right like button, I'm terrified of MrBallen

[@nathan7627]

@Like Button I’m going to steal ur refrigerator

[@dc439]

Come at me !!!!

[@imagine5275]

@@nathan7627 no I need that...

[@nathan7627]

@Like Button too bad

[@TheSevensixtwox39]

😅 I love that the torture track was Kipling. Growing up my grandfather (Naval pearl harbor veteran) lived with us and he would endlessly quote Kipling. I could recite the entirety of "the young British soilder" by the time I was 8. 😬😳 lol.

[@lorenzoeliante6126]

Fax we got kipling in our English literature syllabus in sri lanka lmao

[@christelheadington1136]

@@lorenzoeliante6126 If you can keep your head, when Kipling's "Boots" repeats a thousand times...you'll be a man and a SEAL,my son.

[@catsandbooks3972]

When he said Jim Jones my heart just immediately sank. I’m not one to cry at movies, but I watched Very Scary People’s documentary on him, and couldn’t help crying when I thought of all those people who died. The idea of the children who must have been staring up at their parents wondering what was going on, why the adults were upset, drinking what they were given because they trusted the adults and their parents. The idea of those children in their parents arms, crying about how it hurt and they were scared, asking for help…… I just sat in my room and sobbed. Listening to this recording felt the same.

[@Kdshifley]

Aw I’m sorry it’s gonna be ok, at least we can think about how much happier they are in heaven ♥️ 😞 👼

[@elmore707]

Yeah I'm sure it must've felt amazing for the adults.

[@JohnnyUnderscore1981]

You should see the aerial views.

[@agarrigue002]

Maybe it can help to know that cyanide at such dosage would kill you quickly and you wouldn't really feel much pain. That's exactly why it's used as a suicide pill or in assassinations so often. It's very effective at killing you. You could drink this and pretty much die instantly or in the matter of a few seconds. Clearly, the kool-aid solution wasn't a simple afterthought or improvised idea, it was premeditated, basically "if X happens then I will make everyone kill themselves with this" and it's also very clear to me that this guy wasn't a sadist who wanted to inflict pain on his followers but rather a totally deranged individual who believed he was freeing them from a very bleak future so it was never the point for them to die a painful death. Why he didn't drink this himself but rather shot himself asks questions but my theory is he saw this as his failure to protect his community and as such, he didn't deserve to go wherever they were going so he killed himself and in his mind this was a way to make sure he wouldn't go to heaven or whatever he believed in. It was his punishment.

[@JohnnyUnderscore1981]

@@agarrigue002 they never committed suicide,it was murder!

[@alithomas1585]

Holy crap that face!! It instantly sent a chill up my spine, gave me a bad feeling in my gut and made my eyes water all at the same time. I was not expecting that physiological response.

[@ashleyshotwell3452]

Yes!! I wasn't expecting my response either. I had to turn my phone away while the video played until it moved on. Not much bothers me, but sometimes certain photos just get me, and that's one of them.

[@KNM17_91]

I started tearing 😫

[@Ziggimomspal68]

I’m a wimp when it comes to horror type stuff…so I just skipped past it when I saw the visual. No.

[@red_siash3r687]

Same I jumped and woke my wife up lol

[@scarletoverkilllol8462]

Next time you watch videos like these, I’d get my pet 4 safety and hide under a blanket so the demons don’t get me 😎

[@SwitchBladeEVO]

Went from discovering your channel several weeks ago, to having rapidly consumed all your available content, to now just excitedly anticipating the near daily uploads. There are lots of gimmicky, dramatic storytelling channels out there, but you are a breed of your own. Cool, collected delivery of interesting stories that you have clearly put tons of time into researching. There is a formula for success for this type of content, and it's like your KZbin Crabby Patty, my friend. Thanks for your service, and keep being awesome.

[@jamesallen5591]

I went through the same thing.

[@misaki_mhm]

Yup same🐸

[@999jussumguy]

Me too

[@jenniferghiorse7255]

I have a lot of anxiety which has been escalating recently, and yet I STILL watch mrballen almost every single day, you're just so great at telling stories and they're all so interesting! Just the Boots poem had me literally twitching from anxiety lol I had to look away from the screen because I couldn't listen to it AND look at that face at the same time, I was having a physiological reaction. Definitely the freakiest one of the 3 recordings, although the worst and saddest one was certainly the Jonestown audio

[@CoffeeNCardio]

I also had to look away, both from that face and the one playing over the audio recording of the girl clearly speaking hoarsely to herself in her sleep. My anxiety is high, but my cynicism Kung fu is strong lol

[@atlasfeynman1039]

Good to know. After hearing "Boots" I nearly closed the window thinking, yeah I'm not a Navy Seal and if they only get more unnerving then fuhgedaboudit...

[@robotzombie2481]

​@@CoffeeNCardio the voice expert said it was not her voice, did you not hear that part?

[@locutusvonborg2k3]

what disturbs me more is the picture starring at me while havin to hear that...

[@kavypatel1455]

I know right it was scary

[@boopdoragon9509]

Dude it gave me a heartattack I threw my phone away

[@locutusvonborg2k3]

@@boopdoragon9509 i noticed that whenever i wanted to eat, i thozght "why not watching some nice vids while eating" and for some dumb reason i always started with mrballen ... i cant even describe how i felt ... eating and at the same time i wanna run away. by the way, iv never had so much turned on lights in the rooms. odd.

[@boopdoragon9509]

I feel the same way but sometimes more in the middle of the night cause I can't fall asleep, sometimes I fall asleep wile watching Mr ballen is that weird?

[@christianwilliams5581]

Same

[@akashnag3879]

The pictures he puts in, makes it so much more scarier.

[@jackadams5100]

Yeah

[@verix4054]

Nokk

[@PlushEnder1987]

Yes, yes it does

[@Messithegoat343]

Agreed

[@33eukah]

i wasnt expecting it, it genuinlly scared the shit out of me.

[@intimidate4339]

MrBallen has somehow become my favorite KZbinr, my dad served as a Marine, so I really appreciate your service man!

[@MrBallen]

thank you!!!

[@leapinglynx]

Same! I was with a Marine for 7 years, his twin brother was also a Marine, my grandpa was a Marine, one of my best friends is an active duty Marine, and I have a lot of other military friends. I love that this channel combines two of my favorite things -- the paranormal -- and the badassery of him being a Navy Seal. 💪🇺🇸 Thanks for your service John.

[@imsewnavy]

I have to say, being the wife of a Navy Chief, that little chuckle as he is telling the story and remembering is such a trademark of those kinds of stories from Sailors. Especially if they are telling about special training they have been through

[@starRavenCraft]

The Jonestown story really deserves its own video. That whole thing is really horrifying and sad and there’s sooooooooo much information to be unpacked with that story.

[@sonysoyboysaremadeoftears.7404]

watch "The Sacrament" by Eli Roth, it's a horror movie based on the events at jonestown and is very accurate.

[@planetclownfishbrain7052]

They do love their chicken and grape kool ade.

[@ManwithThemoon542]

Reminds me of biden "Their gonna put ya'll back in chains"

[@armyofuno8196]

@@ManwithThemoon542 kinda

[@aprilambrose2108]

You can find the entire death tape recording somewhere on KZbin. I believe it’s about 3 hours long and it was heartbreaking. Listening to him convincing people to kill themselves and others.. and them dying. Tragic.

[@Elasticated_bumblebee]

Mr Ballen giggling like a little kid is the most wholesome thing I've heard today

[@MrBallen]

😂

[@lisalooft8770]

I agree. I find myself giggling along with him. Contagious! ❤

[@jaytriestoplay3647]

It made me happy somehow hahah

[@katmack4215]

I like when he giggles thought the funny prank on the "Like Button"..😂 one video he tried like 3 takes before he got through saying it..was sooo funny!

[@moirakizito4828]

😂😂😂😭

[@sandrawest7631]

I love it when you talk about yourself and you are laughing. so refreshing.

[@MrBallen]

😂 thanks!

[@leetempest74]

MrBallen if u see this I want to grow up and become a navy seal can I have advice pls Ps ur my hero thank you for your service

[@shaggydoo_76]

Who's here after "28 Years Later" trailer???? 😂😅

[@valkordarkmoor9108]

Yup. Solidarity

[@KymberEdwards-j9s]

Lol! Meeee😂

[@laurenmontine]

ME😂😂 lmaoo I heard the trailer and I was like WAIT I know where I heard this from lol

[@laurenmontine]

@@KymberEdwards-j9sI love our little community 😂😂😂

[@rock-wn1nu]

I been watching MrBallen for a while, but the trailer reminded me of this video

[@mrdeath2828]

The face was more horrifying than the sound on the first one..

[@Iv-_-Bicker-_-vI]

I 100% agree

[@PlushEnder1987]

I agree, also the sound wasn’t really that bad for me

[@theironglitch9268]

Try listening to it for 12 hours straight have a sack over your head and hands tied behind your back in a dark room while sitting on a chair Then it might get a lil scary

[@gavinfairbanks]

More intended to break down your sanity than be spooky I think.

[@taradeon5005]

It was definitely a disturbing combination 😖

[@nickmead1157]

I need to know the back story between Mr.Ballen and the "like button" they have some serious history...

[@cassydoucette1926]

I Believe the point is the like button is a popularity contest the like button should be canceled! Prob the most clever thing I’ve ever heard

[@imjustbeingreal100]

Word on the street is, the like button bleached all of his flannel shirts back in the day

[@taradeon5005]

🤣🤣

[@majesticapples9438]

It’s essentially an exaggeration of “hit that like button”

[@kidskids1214]

@@imjustbeingreal100 Oh no!! Not da flannels!

[@B.Moore-Ready]

I wasn't a strong enough swimmer for seal training and if I was, that poem would have tapped me out. Hoorah to you brother👍.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

I failed the part where you have to catch fish in your mouth. Also people from Newfoundland kept trying to beat my babies with clubs.

[@herablanche7256]

Aw first time I've seen Mr ballen naturally laugh telling his experience of the navy training other than the dramatic sponsor ad giggles🤣❤️

[@UltraAlex2000]

The BOOTS poem is disturbing to me even after listening to it once. Now being trapped, blindfolded and jammed with this audio for hours and hours sounds like a shortcut to madness.

[@surveil3548]

Dont forget wet, hungry, cold, and sleep deprived lmao

[@MJ-oi5wb]

I'm sorry that happened to you . Thank you for your service for our country

[@jasonfrancis3264]

I honestly don't get how it's torture? It's literally easier to listen to than the songs on the radio these days. I found a 2 hour version of it and lasted the whole thing with no problem

[@arnorld8188]

@@jasonfrancis3264 found the tough guy

[@danielsoderstrom3872]

@@jasonfrancis3264 you are sooooo cool! Please sign an autograph for me! 😑

[@captjoefred8545]

Sleeping lady: “ What are you doing” Male voice: “binge watching MrBallen videos”

[@katieprice3984]

You made me laugh out loud and now people are looking at me weird on the train. I feel like the like button now.

[@rishylefishe]

Male voice: "Do you know how to get to bells canyon?"

[@Drakon_games12]

@@rishylefishe bruh I said this in my head as I read the comment XD

[@IlikeMyOwnCommentz]

☠😂😂😂

[@Mr.Robert1]

@@rishylefishe Explain please. I normally get everything but I only got 3 hours sleep last night and I have no idea what you are saying.

[@heatherd7736]

My Son did the “SERE’s training for the airforce, he is a Chinese Linguistic with very high-security clearance. He to this day will not talk about it, I am sure a big part is that he is not supposed to but also because he doesn't want to even think about it! Thank you for your service and thank you to all soldiers in all branches for your service!

[@joshhenderson7723]

I remember Jocko read this poem in one of his early podcasts. The intensity in his voice was palpable. I thought it was just Jocko doing his thing, but knowing this takes it to another level.

[@francescagreetham1804]

That Rudyard Kipling “Boots” recording is horrific... listening once was enough. But imagine the things he’d seen in that war to write it and record it that way. 😳

[@tylerc1980]

Am I a psychopath or something? It doesn't really bother me that much. I mean he's distressed, but its not like nails on a chalkboard or anything

[@gentlesnow123]

@@tylerc1980 It's not too bad listening to it once but the point is that they play it over and over and over again. Here's a 2 hour loop of it (though I'll bet the Navy guys probably spend much longer listening to it than 2 hrs). Listen to the whole thing and let me know if it still doesn't bother. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3GmGxrgZl9gZY

[@emublumu]

@@tylerc1980 I kept hearing it as "boobs" so I uh wasn't all that disturbed

[@lemonlord141]

@@emublumu you lucky pervert

[@ontherockswithsalt560]

@@emublumu Excuse me. Please use the properer anatomical name for them. They are called Tit-tays. From the Latin Funus Bagus.

[@chezzz._.]

The boots song is deadly I would make the like button listen to it👍🏻

[@withoutoxygen599]

Witch one was it on the video

[@jupiterx9669]

@@withoutoxygen599 first one

[@AssyrianKing209]

LMAO those like button jokes are so cheesy but i love this guy, i've watched almost every video.

[@onceuponadime978]

damn that light button.

[@DeathracerXD]

Nah just play cardi on it

[@mosaicofmentalhealth]

I'm actually terrified of running out of Mr Ballen videos to binge on 😥

[@KDavid321]

But more stories means more people out there didn't have a very nice day..

[@meirdeutsch123]

There's no shortage of unfortunate circumstances in this world

[@ronsteiner6389]

That's unfortunate, sure, but if that's what it takes...

[@mosaicofmentalhealth]

There is thousands of years of unfortunate events to cover. We will never, ever run out of horror. Simply the people willing to cover it.

[@skyguy854]

It's such an awful feeling 😢😪

[@Its_only_a_model]

So I was watching this video and was sick with a fever. I had fallen asleep just before the official torture song of the navy seals came on. It was a very unpleasant thing to wake up to.

[@VergilLover69]

*Why would you listen to a Mrballen video of all things to fall asleep too? Are you tryna get nightmares?* 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@justkiddin84]

Whooopsy!

[@DakBetterThanYourFavoriteQB444]

I can’t listen to him to fall asleep not because it is scary but because EVERY SINGLE VIDEO IS SO INTERESTING! It’s uncanny I have never come across a KZbin channel like his where every video and every story in the video is interesting. Every.single. One. He is a brilliant story teller.

[@ShermanMark1]

@@VergilLover69 I watch him every night

[@jonathansantorelli4529]

Lmao 🤣 I watch his videos all day and than fall asleep watching them at night wake up and continue watching it I wake up and am like how many videos did I miss

[@syli3694]

"Hes been sitting there, it's like the sounds arent even bothering him, who is this man? What training has he endured" Deaf guy: dangling his feet back and forth in bordem.

[@owah]

Imagine if the dude could turn on/off his hearing or something

[@Six-Of-Me]

😆🤣😆🤣

[@AlexDerange]

@@owah omg that would be so usefull lmao

[@deadinside9256]

@@AlexDerange living in no fear would be better tbh

[@antoniocruz7305]

@@deadinside9256 lol edge lord

[@codyge18]

Taylor Holmes in 1915: "Wow this recording technology is mighty cool. I get to recite my favorite poem, I wonder what people in a hundred years will think of this" Navy Seals in 2015: "This would be good to torture someone with"

[@ninachr]

🤣 the story and the recording made me think about the Vogon poetry reading scene in Hitchiker’s guide to the galaxy 🙈

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Well, I mean it’s not supposed to be a pleasant poem. It’s imagining someone going crazy as they’re forced to march hundreds of miles with the prospect of fighting and dying at the end of it.

[@goat0472]

@@daerdevvyl4314 right people assume poems are always happy

[@BellaLu26]

Yeah that one listen was pretty grating for me lol

[@jennilynne1977]

@@BellaLu26 the picture they showed to go with the poem creeped me out more than the poem.

[@ciscoaz7129]

That demonic figure seems terrifying and nightmare inducing, but it sure knows how to take great care of its dental hygiene.

[@Isaac7367_]

Lmao

[@ciscoaz7129]

I wish my teeth were that nice..

[@thereseflores2909]

Yah I could handle the sound it was the picture that scared me

[@mohammadhassani9456]

@therese_flores same man, i literally got spooked so hard that i minimised the window and covered it with my hand. i’m watching this at night with the phone like about 20 centimetres away

[@madmammoth9022]

It's literally an edited picture of jerma doing the "when the imposter is susp" face

[@nedflanders3769]

The one about the app picking up the clicking sound gave me goosebumps bigtime!

[@laujay9393]

Same! I wanna know what it was! I'm scrolling through all the comments without even finishing the video because I want to see other people's suggestions! It's horrifying! The clicking sounds a lot like someone smaking their hands against their bare legs or skin. But wtaf?! Is someone coming through her wall at night?!

[@twistedhippie7508]

Mr Ballen: "I was a navy seal." Us: "He's a straight up badass." 👌

[@Raf-zu5le]

I wonder why it was such a short stint? Not decrying the achievement, just interested.

[@deadcunt9597]

@@Raf-zu5le He was medically discharged, that's why it seems off.

[@thebrassmonkey100]

He took a grenade blast close quarters, his team of fellow badasses got him home safe, he's truly one of the toughest men on earth. Same for all American special forces and a few others.

[@lampads154]

It's good to feel . Is there anything you are proud to mention about yourself ? I'd love to be able to say ...iv'e done this 😃 *whatever it may be

[@lampads154]

@Jensen passing buds ???

[@WaffsRadio]

jesus that image with the boots poem actually scared me a bit

[@AVSgirl1985]

I have to cover it or look away, always...and even pre-emptively look lower than right at the screen, just in case a "surprise" image comes up.... if I don't, that image visits my mind at night.

[@Vincent-pw2uz]

It scared tf outta me i had to look away instantly

[@Jeddit]

@@Vincent-pw2uz Lmfao its not scary at all, i played it like 5 times, enjoyed it to be honest

[@xoddampro405]

@@Jeddit very cool :)

[@Hannah-zc8gn]

@@Jeddit idky, but it made me laugh

[@mdmgarbage]

"It should be something that you decide you wanna listen to, it shouldnt be thrust upon you" You're such a considerate creator 💜

[@birdman5197]

Its not thrust upon anyone. Retreat from these "scary sounds" is just a SINGLE click away. And he even warns the audience 🙄

[@OddWeird461]

@@birdman5197 The point is that he lets people know that he's about to play something that could potentially be triggering instead of just playing it without warning. I was able to fast forward without hearing any of it. Since I'm Black and hadn't realized until recently that most of the people that died there were Black, just hearing him talk about it was distressing. The description of what was coming and the warning was very much appreciated. There's lots of other YT content creators that would've just let it play right away without saying "Hey this is hard to listen to. Don't listen if it will bug you."

[@rachaelfaulkner285]

The poem from the navy sounds like that god awful song “they’re coming to take me away haha” which after listening to while completely 🍃🍃 out my box, scars me to this day. Not the same thing but understandable.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Oh? I love that song. That poem? Maybe hardly different from going to work every day. I think there's a reason the backgrooms concept came into existance, endless monotony in an office setting till you want to gouge your own eyes out and cut off your own fingers.

[@MegaKat]

OMG thanks for the funny memory you triggered -- my sister and my daddy would sing that song in the car whenever it came on and I still know it by heart! I can still hear the very opening of it, where we'd hear it and exchange grins in the car before singing along. So thanks, we lost Daddy last July and I've been missing him a lot lately, so this put a big smile on my face.

[@nyanevede]

Yes! That’s exactly what I started singing! Napoleon XIV’s a friend of Dr. Demento wrote that song in 1966. Radio stations across the country banned the record after receiving complaints from doctors and institutions claiming that the song “hurt 17:18 their image.” After five weeks, the song dropped from the charts. I used to sing that song in high school in the 80’s after hearing it on Dr. Demento’s late night AM radio station program.

[@maryeckel9682]

Or Poe's "The Bells" bells bells bells bells BELLS bells....OMG those might actually work as a mashup! AIEEEEE

[@Rosie-ij3on]

lmao, I remember my mum singing this to us as kids 🤣Probably because me and my siblings were being a nightmare. It's just dawned on me now how hilarious that realisation is. It also kind of reminds me of the Sander Coen poem "The Wild Bunny" from Bioshock, shout-out to anyone who knows the reference 😉

[@bridgettehill4132]

I’m so glad I found this channel. It’s the only scary story channel I can actually pay attention to, be entertained by, and enjoy! Keep ‘em coming MrBallen!

[@misaki_mhm]

Have you watched Jessie v?

[@ohionative5237]

I found this guy's channel recently in my recommended videos. I haven't seen him before but I absolutely love his channel. I have been binge-watching his videos since I've discovered them.

[@orbsandshadows8899]

Anybody else stumble across this channel and instantly have a new favorite? I doubt I am the only one. Prior Army from Pa. Thank you for your content

[@cadenhester5169]

Yea I just started watching like 2 days ago I cant stop lmao

[@jamesstreams5875]

Ive seen him al least a week ago and well ever sence then.

[@wyattsalmon]

Im rewatching every single mrballen video for a 3rd time. Cannot get enough

[@s1lvercynders734]

"you can't listen to your sleep, Because your asleep" The more you know

[@mikedevlinbmx7208]

Moving up and down again is now stuck in my head 😳

[@anthonyspinnichio7766]

lol

[@HeilRay]

Unless youre having sleep Paralysis. One time was so tired, I heard myself snore. Too pooped to freak out with paralysis. Was I really asleep or was it a dream?

[@MoBillDouble]

I hear people around me talking in my sleep sometimes 😂

[@carmenlonglastname6459]

Whoa man put that intellect down

[@chincemagnet]

Whoever chose that “poem” to torture people with is a goddamn genius, because it’s irritating immediately

[@purelightfromthelostplace6747]

Iv listened to it alot and I dont find it irrating at all ......i actually really like it

[@WayPo1nt]

@@purelightfromthelostplace6747 I like it but I would hate it if I had to go through what the navy seals have to

[@whatabouttheearth]

I find it very irritating yet at the same time with an oddly attracting melody

[@jae5278]

i would actually have nightmares if i had to keep that in my memory along side going thru that training 🥶

[@angiesyariff9198]

Bro, I fell asleep and this showed up. Scared the shit out of me

[@azcmericmann1]

MrBallen. You'll get this reference, I'm sure.. I was in HC-9, a helicopter combat squadron out of San Diego 82-86. Mini-Vulcans out the doors, the whole nine yards. Used to give you guys rides out to the bay for your swims and Cat Island to get stabbed by sea urchins. Transferred before SERE school and now as an old dude I'm perfectly happy having missed that particular check in the block lol. Keep up the good work man. People, myself included, dig your story telling style and the content as well. Hope you continue on this path. Seems you truly enjoy it and you express that sentiment clearly. Bet you were a hell of guy to hang with out on watch...

[@travv88]

Could you imagine this dude back in the day. Would have been cool to see first hand.

[@hillrebecca3447]

What do you mean he was a hell of guy to hang out with

[@azcmericmann1]

@@hillrebecca3447 What I said was I bet you were a hell of a guy to hang out with on watch. Basically, watch is any type of sentry duty, etc. that's in addition to your normal duties. Never met the man but he sounds like he would have been a shit load of fun. Know my share of SEAL/EOD dudes and from my experience they mind their own counsel. But once you get past the years of training and war face stuff... they're just like anyone else. Ramped up like 10 times lol.

[@MaddisonRoss-x7r]

I listened to the boots poem for 3 hours and it drove me insane. I fully blacked out a room and played it over and over again to the point I can say it word for word

[@jorgeporro778]

I found this channel 6 days ago. I’ve been watching it for 6 days straight. I no longer need my tv subscriptions

[@sweetjesusirock]

I could have seriously opted out of my streaming subscriptions the first month I was gifted this channel by a friend.

[@jenn541]

That happened to me too.

[@AcousticJeff]

The "Boots, Boots" recording brought a flood of emotions I haven't felt since SERE school, 2008.

[@mathu10x97]

if you don’t mind me asking, why is it so bad? is it just the longevity of the song being played constantly or is it just a creepy feeling amplified by sleep deprivation?

[@AcousticJeff]

@@mathu10x97 I'm sure it was everything.

[@uaintrecognizemehoe8128]

Honestly i kinda liked the song you can hear the emotions in the mans voice

[@quantumpotential7639]

How long do they play the poem for?

[@jakemitchell5015]

@@mathu10x97 it's disturbing because you haven't ate or slept in a week. Then add daily beatings in and ya, it'll mess with you. They also play a tape of this little girl being molested by her dad, repeatedly, among other God awful things.

[@ndj.21]

While I was in bootcamp for the Navy, the division got in trouble for something so our RDC played the “Boots” poem over a speaker in the middle of the compartment for about an hour before you taps that night. After 5 minutes of listening to it, it really gets to your head and terrifies you. I remember after he turned it off so we could sleep that night I couldn’t get it out of my head. It just played over and over in my head.

[@valeriesadler9724]

Just asking because I’ve never walked in your shoes however I have been with sick and disgruntled toddlers and infants who have cried, tantrumed and had serious meltdowns for hours. I have had to use prayer, meditation, and thought control to get through these situations. Wouldn’t this be part of the Navy seal training - Taking control of your thoughts and having your mind think of something else? Just asking in kindness and curiosity. Thanks.

[@chloecosgrove7456]

Even just listening to the first part terrifies me, the sounds, the lyrics, the voice, all so horrifying.

[@TheShmileyDawg]

Hahaha damn..... my div just got beat a lot. What did y'all do to earn that?

[@TheDoctorOfMDMA]

Tbh I really like Boots, I think it’s interesting & different. I never spent any time in the military despite the fact that I desperately wanted to.

[@lennaymaboyyy4848]

@@chloecosgrove7456 lmao it’s not horrifying at all, just annoying

[@ChitChat]

They used the Navy Seal audio in the new "28 Years Later" trailer and reminded me of your video.

[@taylormadevibe]

Bought a new flannel yesterday. We representing out here until the merch arrives, John Allen! #Ballen

[@MrBallen]

Love it!

[@katekinder]

I have flannel/tartan bedding on my bed.. its like sleeping wrapped in a mr ballen hug haha

[@xianolin741]

Torture songs: playing Me: laughing my ass off cause it sounds funny *5 seconds later* Also me: woah this is starting to terrify me

[@imanrich800gaming]

I may be desensitized...from a life of....look...Nothing can break you. Id drive myself mad making a Remix of it lol.🙃😑SmH

[@missgrace97]

@@imanrich800gaming dude I was trying to do like a musical type thing to it then I replayed it and did a remix 😂

[@edreaviseberhart7334]

True

[@Roll4Chaos]

Seeing that pic he used while that song was going gave me the creeps. Good job.

[@abel5179]

I was so scared

[@jorcin03]

I haven’t heard “boots” since 1994. After just a few seconds... still can’t. -as always... great video, brother.

[@willowmoon3461]

I’m a chronic sleep talker and have recorded myself saying the craziest stuff in unrecognisable voices. My partner can attest to us being the only people in the room but you would swear I was talking to someone else and another person was replying

[@meenu2912]

that's scary! I would never record myself sleeping then

[@katheataylor8939]

Oh my goodness me too! I use a sleep app that can record if I set it to. I’ve had full on convos with myself, in my sleep, different voices, and never remember a thing. Hearing it the next day is terrifying sometimes.

[@C.Church]

Yeah that voice is obviously her. Internet "expert" saying it was impossible. Lmao.

[@WobblesWattles]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who said those voices sounded like the same exact person. One just seems slightly deeper and more monotone

[@eimasalisio2537]

I agree 100% that voice was CLEARLY HER! Lol.. never just believe the "internet" experts.. that didn't even sound like a mam to me.. in my opinion, it just sounded like her only without the surprised expression in her voice.. there are MANY people that "sleep talk" or do weird stuff in their sleep and never know.. . it can happen out of no where and only go on for short amounts of time..or for years, especially during times of like extremely stressful times in your life or whatever.. I personally had it happen when I was applying for a job. I am a primatologist, and the job I was writing for or applying for was super competitive and was for a 6 month job in Cambodia for a television show..during that time I was talking in my sleep amd was getting out of bed and just doing random stuff and I never would have known if it wasn't for my ring door bell catching me going outside on night to sit on my porch lol after that I out a motion sensor camera in my bedroom to see what I was doing and i didnt actually get up THAT often, but i WAS talking. And i was having whole 2 soded conversations with myself, and even used a different VOICE when I was responding to myself.. it was SO WEIRD! I sure thought I was going crazy or something, lol. But once the whole work stuff settled down, that all stopped and hadn't done it since.. my opinion is that was her.

[@reganfisher22]

I remember when "I'm A Barbie Girl Living in a Barbie World it's fantastic"...they played that to death on the radio - that pushed me to the edge

[@JamesonNichols]

Aqua has that affect on most people.

[@justcallmesarah6575]

Are you guys getting the same as song for the iPhone 12 “the candy man”? I’ve only recently found MrBallen and am consistently bombarded with this. Borderline PTSD ensuing... 🥲

[@amandadonegan2137]

And 'lm blue badade badaboo' etc....that drove me mad!

[@reganfisher22]

@@justcallmesarah6575 I only use Droids and I haven't heard that song....I assume it's a good thing i haven't

[@reganfisher22]

@@amandadonegan2137 Blue Man Group? Kill me on that one too! When either song comes on the radio to this day I know every single beat and lyric. Oh girl damn it's in my head now. I gotta pay u back I gotta dig for one to send u 🤣

[@moses4124]

I can’t even imagine listening to that first song for an extensive amount of time it annoyed me listening to it once

[@sefarinatabor9329]

Right. . hearing something sends a totally different chill through your body.

[@VadulTharys]

you have no sense of time, and it seems as if goes for days, then weeks, then years, then it is all you hear over and over and over. There is a point you seriously think of shoving something into your ears to silence it forever.

[@haley.1634]

i likes the song

[@varikstheloyal7145]

I dont know why but it gave me anxiety

[@mortenfransrud7676]

I wasn't scared, but it really annoyed me. But I can see you have to have your head in the right space to get through it

[@awolstew1036]

Holy cow brother...I couldn't imagine having to listen to that more than once..let alone on friggin repeat

[@Squirrel81]

Everyday for work ,driving to and from all my stores I listen to Mr. Ballen ! Been addicted for a whole year now. Ive Got so many people listening to him now. Please never stop telling us your stories

[@raedavis1697]

I feel sorry for Mrs Ballen, it doesn't matter how much she nags him it won't get to him cause he's trained not to let stress or torture get to him. 😂❤

[@chrisryan5071]

Not really Rae, I’m sure she just plays that terrible navy training/torture song over and over while he and the like button hold their ears and contemplate drinking the cool-aid 😝👀

[@raedavis1697]

@Jensen we are master torturers, but Mrs Ballen definitely has a harder job than most of us!

[@raedavis1697]

@@chrisryan5071 I expect all navy seal wife's have the song ready just incase they need it. 😁

[@knightlife98]

Jocko did this on his Podcast!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andyseymour9384]

@@raedavis1697 is this my cousin fr lol same name?? Do u work at a distribution center

[@magicpyroninja]

So I guess walking up to a group of Navy seals and singing the song Boots could probably be a really bad idea

[@becauseyes8505]

Would not recommend

[@november7025]

Lmao

[@FTW523.]

im going to try it

[@TD-HO]

@@FTW523. cya in your next life if I successfully become a god

[@RockyEvolutionGal]

Hahahahaha

[@jameslarson6497]

I love how you laughed half the time while talking about the navy seal torture sound

[@deathkampdrone]

If you don't laugh you'll cry

[@wretchwalker2991]

Idk... I feel like I could imagine that you'd go into panic mode being in a tight ass space like that listenin to a mad man

[@MsKeebe]

I think part of torture is because Kipling sounds like he’s going mad.

[@red_siash3r687]

Walking dead Daryl

[@nicoleandjoshbaldwin4228]

@@wretchwalker2991 I could deal with the music for days but being in a cramped space I would lose it

[@anomalyattelow]

Hey, I live in Guyana, South America, I was happy to hear this story on your channel since I’m an avid fan.

[@nazgul666davis4]

"Do you know how to get to bells canyon?". Is all i think about. I'm creepped out.

[@jennybtx]

Haha!

[@pauljordan1080]

😂😂😂

[@G59-r7t]

Frr

[@Nixsuccess]

Lol that was scary

[@jg1772]

Yesssss

[@reptillicus4753]

Whoever’s singing the torture song sounds progressively more and more agitated as he keeps singing which gives off an unsettling feeling of total insanity.

[@Mukna132]

Reminds me of the boat scene in the OG Willy Wonka. "There is no earthly way of knowing...."

[@sadface282]

@carlos sandoval It isn't the sound, it's putting yourself into their shoes and thinking about listening to it on repeat for a very, very long time.

[@jameshess9530]

Sounds to me like something from Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder.

[@joemason3514]

It’s actually a poem. It is about British troops that were forced to march across Africa with no known destination. Some of the troops went mad watching the boots moving up and down again.

[@ToDiscreditOthers]

@carlos sandoval okay big mr navy seal you do that lmao

[@OverlyBaked187]

"It should not be thrust upon you" that alone gave me more respect for you as a person man. Keep up the good work.

[@Idontknowmaybejohnsmith]

Im surprised this one is all the way at he bottom of the popular tab. Ive binged every video at work for the past few weeks and this one gave me literal chills.

[@allninelivez7631]

That poem. Unsettling. I mean it starts off normal but as soon as he starts raising his voice I get a tingely feeling on my back, then calm, repeat. I'm not Navy Seal material. Lol

[@lareynadelsur4947]

It's funny as hell 😂😂

[@Samuel2oh9]

You’re a normal human being then. Lol those truly qualified to be a navy seal are just built different. Literal machines. Major props to ballen and a major salute to him for his service.

[@sonyaamartin]

Same. I'd never make it.

[@nagabenang9537]

that part of the poem in this video is at it's climax/end part. the other part has more feeling of sadness or numbness in the reading.

[@theresaluu6858]

I thought it was just a normal but very passionate poetry reading but as it progressed, I felt like I was doing something I wasn’t supposed to or like something was watching me. Maybe it was the photo on screen... but I felt super strange

[@eyden1562]

Gotta love the way he tells it like he's just relaying to a friend some crazy story he heard. Except without the vagueness and game of telephone with the details. 👌 Half of these stories I've heard before but I listen anyway because he's so endearing.

[@PathologicallyIncurious]

I was watching the Dybbuk box episode when my boyfriend walked in and was like “oh, you’ve found another story teller.” Fast forward to one week later and he can’t fall asleep because all he does is watch Mr. Ballen 😂

[@MissOhio1980]

I think John said Dybuk a thousand times I fell asleep and had a nightmare....hes good...hats off to you Mr. Allen.

[@PathologicallyIncurious]

@@MissOhio1980 right? Haha I have had dreams based on his stories too! 😬

[@MissOhio1980]

@@PathologicallyIncurious 😆👍

[@bubblezovlove7213]

Can you recommend some other story tellers please? I find these very relaxing but I do wish they were a bit nicer! lol

[@AVSgirl1985]

Who else would you recommend? I've binged all of MrBallen :(!

[@user-zk8ed4kd2b]

I just wanted to thank you for your fantastic podcasts and KZbin videos. You help me get through a hard time. I know, from reading about you, that you have had your own difficulties, and I'd like to let you know how much I appreciate that too.

[@Hugo_Tate]

Finally. Finished all your vids in three days lol needed something new

[@thcu]

Are you OK? Should I call the 9 and two ones?

[@MrBallen]

Wow!! Awesome!!

[@Hugo_Tate]

hey_there hahah nah I’m good. Just ridiculously into this content ✌🏻

[@Hugo_Tate]

MrBallen keep up the great work. Love your vids🤘🏻

[@jonlaroche5239]

I'd suggest a life.

[@BAFLclan]

I’m a Marine Vet and one of my drill instructors would play that boots “poem” on a speaker in the middle of the squad bay for hours while we were trying to sleep. I just figured out from this video that he probably went to SERE training and he was trying to torture us lmao!!

[@esteemedmortal5917]

“Wow, that guy REALLY likes Rudyard Kipling”

[@1cyAtticus]

A marine vet with a anime pfp interesting

[@planetclownfishbrain7052]

Cool story. Everybody clap.

[@tylosenpai6920]

Damn...using Tortures as a form of Lullaby...what a Madlad

[@grantgranberry1202]

@@1cyAtticus it sounds stupid but it’s way to common. I’ve seen marines walking around the PX at fort sill wearing cowboy boots, an anime shirt tucked into there jeans, and watching anime full blast, just walking around the food court like fucking weirdos 😂

[@drea6717]

There was a handful of Jonestown survivors, I highly encourage watching the full documentary it’s absolutely horrifying what these people went through😭

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

There's also a two part episode of "Very Scary People" aired periodically on Headline News (Cable TV) or maybe you can find their streaming service... I don't know... BUT it's also worth a look. Each episode is an hour, so a fairly solid 2 hours of research, experts, interviews with the survivors, and specifically some in depth Q&A with his son, Stephan... ;o)

[@Violetbunnyfish]

One old woman survived by hiding under a bed, and I've heard that several more survived by running. Jim Jones had two sons that he'd sent away that day so that they'd survive while he encouraged the suicide and murder of 900 people. What a horrific thing.

[@lejonfo]

Yeah my aunt on my dads side got caught in that mess.

[@likmeanus1996]

What these people went trough? They did it themselves you fool.

[@jinolin9062]

@@likmeanus1996 & if it’s true? Still horrible that these people where forced to commit mass suicide under the will of a cult leader.

[@randomentertainingvideos3545]

I don't see why in the second story, she didn't put a security camera up, or pretend to be asleep but really pull an all nighter.

[@PapaShongo25]

Always wonder about Reddit stories. The voice also sounds like a young teenage boy. Probably her son

[@IAmPez]

I remember when hearing the same story before, that there was a fairly pertinent point that was only very briefly alluded to here. I believe in her original post, she divulged that she slept with a toddler, or very young child, in her bed with her. Knowing that, it becomes more than obvious that the "click" you can hear is actually more of a skin-on-skin "slap" or clapping sound. It would then be perfectly rational to assume that the sound you hear is likely her child playfully "slapping" on her in order to get her attention. The voice(s) you hear are simply her sleep-mumbling whilst in a deeper state, exacerbated by her recent sleep deprivation. Any "expert" that would ever suggest something as categorically definite as to say that the sounds heard were impossible for her or her child to make, is either a terrible expert, or more likely, doesn't exist. Sure, that's not as thrilling as saying it was ghosts or whatever, but honestly, which one is more likely to be reality?

[@corrinehoward1999]

I dont see how anyone thought that was strange..it is absolutely the woman speaking the whole time.

[@randomentertainingvideos3545]

@@corrinehoward1999 What woman?

[@corrinehoward1999]

@@randomentertainingvideos3545 The woman with the sleep app...it was totally her the whole time but Im no speech expert,,i got ears though

[@marythomson7931]

The smile while describing the trials of becoming a Navy Seal is so mixed, proud, pain, fellowship, brothers and sisters(?) Standing side by side looking out for each other to help the world is really interesting. When hopefully your bouncing grandkids around the tree forts & telling them the worth of steady on , complete your duty I'll be thinking of you. Love 🇨🇦

[@noninoni9962]

He's probably scared of HER.

[@Luckyl0ver]

Uhm is your profile and m&m cause I can't tell if it's a basic pfp from Google or not😅😂

[@damesuders7474]

Jocko’s version of “Boots” would be horrifying to hear over and over again.

[@MrBallen]

😂

[@eldeano9964]

Jocko's version would be metal

[@Juliegriffiths1]

Greatest fan number 2

[@EPnKS]

Heard boobs but ok

[@IndiaEight5]

I'd imagine Jocko's version would be inspirational and would actually pump people up. Lol

[@levimccall9214]

I'm in infantry school for the Marine Corps and it's like midnight and my Sgt is blaring this over his speaker to drive is crazy. People are going nuts but it's hilarious and he is having a blast.

[@colinstewart1432]

There's no discharge in a war..🤣🤣🤣

[@jarviswarwick1130]

Yah im Australian army and we have a training exercise in school of infantry where we just dig and dig and not sleep for about 5-6 days and they would play it through the night while we digged