Expert Wasted Entire Life Studying Anteaters

[@Justin_Joy]

He spent 15 years with anteaters so we wouldn't have to. Careful, he's a hero.

[@Smiley957]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@wadegameshd1444]

Lol

[@birddaddydetta]

K

[@dreamadventure8220]

comment section is always the best

[@tadhgfitzsimons4707]

@Sol Maq that gets a golden up imo

[@mattyicicles1608]

Holy crap I died when the anteater came on screen and he goes “oh God”.

[@ELITEXSHADOW]

m77yice killem i swear i thought it was a cut out from the office of michael saying oh god 😂

[@fady7013]

he was like: ahh shit, here we go again..

[@CaveyMoth]

It's so relatable... Whenever I see an x-ray, I think, "oh God."

[@FoxtrotGolfLima]

it sounds so genuine lmfao

[@FloppyDiskMaster]

I think about that part a lot and burst out laughing at inappropriate times

[@readthycomment]

Imagine being a species where the only expert about you, hates you. So much.

[@1327bulldog]

That is the perfect way to sum up being a lower enlisted soldier in the army. Your species is called "joe" and your expert, LT & NCOs, despise you with extreme prejudice.

[@UnknownKnower2]

Katawa shoujo! Changed me

[@mazinombies4752]

[@Engel1410-CR]

Lily best girl!

[@S197_Team]

Lilly Satou it’s fake

[@TillyOrifice]

Charles Darwin spent 8 years studying barnacles. After which he said, "I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before".

[@smaptey1]

barnacles are so gross. 8 years? I can't even look at them in a picture

[@benjaminli21]

is this real lol 🤣

[@Furufoo]

@@benjaminli21 Yes! apparently there had been a heated debate over what exactly a barnacle even is (a mollusk, a crustacean, an insect?), and it consumed and confounded a lot of scientists of the time

[@benjaminli21]

@@Furufoo I see! Good to know 😄

[@tee4222]

@@benjaminli21had to look it up to be sure.. There was another sentence not included here. “I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before, not even a Sailor in a slow-sailing ship”

[@Angelnumber27]

I lost it when he monotonously said “catcher of ants.”

[@metalheroify]

I was wiping away tears from exactly that when I saw your comment. Best single second of the entire video

[@artmeatj6620]

Agreed

[@peteragurkis3590]

The pause afterwards too

[@isthiswhereiputusername3311]

Same omg

[@narcissismisadisease]

Oh god.

[@therealdevcat]

It's crazy that this video is about to turn 15. Someone could have lived with and studied anteaters for the amount of time this has been out.

[@flameofmage1099]

Lol I noticed it too

[@therealdevcat]

@@flameofmage1099 I can't wait for the anniversary.

[@dontletmememandie6506]

Lmao you’re right. I wouldn’t have noticed

[@schneestern3022]

wdym the guy already did exactly that

[@joshwekony8861]

This is a comedy skit lol, not real

[@mrroger-t6m]

I didn't need to study anteaters to waste my life

[@Penny-wl1ui]

jiale chen I Second that

[@fishbuddy547]

Mood

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

Yes. We can easily do that right here on KZbin watching videos like this. Although this was painful to watch...

[@DanyIsDeadChannel313]

I third that

[@DanyIsDeadChannel313]

This guy was reminiscing his whole life on that sofa.

[@Supahpowahnerd890]

It reminds me of the 4Chan user back in 2016 who ranted about how he's the world's greatest expert on Edmund Husserl, an Austrian philosopher. He was 36 years old, 43 years old now, and wrote a 1,500 page biography of his life and work that has been rejected countless times because Husserl isn't considered relevant anymore. He hasn't been able to get any jobs at universities because all he really knows is Husserl. Anon works two minimum wage jobs to stay afloat.

[@bobbyologun1517]

jfc

[@Shift8YawnsShift8]

ok idc

[@yeshuaislord6880]

Damn imagine being expert in 1 person. That's kinda erm sad

[@st.zahren5683]

least deranged husserl fan

[@faizyusuf2470]

Oh wow, I think I had heard of this story before. Was it a guy in his mid 30 that said the only jobs he can get with philosophy major is working at McDonald?

[@dale6505]

“I didn’t bring an Anteater; I told your producers I did so they wouldn’t bring one” 😂😂😂

[@reaganhutchins3058]

XD

[@TechWithSean]

He’s playing 4D chess

[@TheChadPad]

He's so done with anteaters xD

[@jawhoneytv]

That’s amazing writing

[@kyupified2440]

@@TechWithSean checkmate bruh

[@Ziggy_Stark.]

"Don't apologize. I'm the one who wasted my life on this."

[@davidortiz3094]

Lmfao

[@calebwindow1174]

;-;

[@guybrushthreepwood9071]

I'm gonna put that on my gravestone

[@HCLionheart]

@@guybrushthreepwood9071 Lmao, I hope you find true happiness some day. 😂🖤

[@Deschutron]

the last frame

[@azark.973]

"I found the book to be very interesting myself-" - "That's surprising me." Pure gold.

[@oz_jones]

The acting is Oscar-worthy. They nailed the morning shows down to a t.

[@BillyMcBean.]

i think my dad wouldn't even laugh at this maybe my mom but she watches disney channel cause "its clean comedy".

[@umsfmercenary3910]

@@oz_jones To an A.... for anteater.

[@codyjohnson6427]

@@BillyMcBean. my dad would think it's real

[@JLvatron]

A week later, Dr. Kearns announces he's going to Africa for 15 years, to study Aardvarks!

[@mattlester326]

I felt that resigned "oh god" at 2:06 deeply in my bones.

[@Neo2266.]

“That’s what I told your producers so they wouldn’t bring one”

[@longphan7656]

Neo2266 thinking ahead of time, atleast he learned something from those 15 years

[@Nottoriuz]

@@longphan7656 You people really believe this is real? As in like it's not some sort of sketch or scripted comedy? Wow...

[@ulrichfunk6122]

@@Nottoriuz r/wooosh

[@mattyicicles1608]

this man really fucking hates anteaters lmfao.

[@ddame5925]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnzackarias11]

Can we give some attention to the guy who plays the host? Every piece he does, he performs flawlessly, and I laugh at him just as much as I laugh at everything else in the sketches.

[@RicochetAQW]

Ikr finally someone else acknowledges how good he is.

[@As-yx3pz]

Seriously, how did they managed to find all the good actors while high budget films can hardly ever have one?

[@asmodeus1234]

He killed it this time. When it ended, and he just looked at the camera in silence. My favorite part.

[@johnzackarias11]

@@asmodeus1234 Amazing!

[@charlesn.2881]

He's a pig.

[@DuncanUdaho67]

His “Oh god” when they rolled the footage is gold.

[@MAxAMILLIoN757]

I shit myself, he just can’t escape the ant eaters man lmao

[@JackJackKcajify]

yea when we saw the anteater and he hates it its so funny lmao. great skit

[@MyYTaccountName]

That was my favorite part. I chuckled.

[@cristianmontesdeoca7392]

God*

[@DuncanUdaho67]

@@cristianmontesdeoca7392 isn’t real

[@Joris-KarlHuysmans]

1:00 I truly believe if they had actually brought the anteater he would’ve strangled it with its own tongue in a snap. He looks extremely hostile at this point.

[@Alex-ns6hj]

They're on the endangered species list because of this man. Who knows what he did behind the curtains...

[@jodiebug1]

As my PhD draws to a close, I think of this frequently. Update, 3y later: I finished my PhD and had the courage to leave academia to do stuff I think is more important 😃

[@nosuchthing8]

That's the point of advanced studies. To make you able to withstand the boredom and drudgery of the work world. The actual topic doesnt matter.

[@jodiebug1]

​@@nosuchthing8 So true. Unless of course the whole thing was for nothing.

[@forlornhope1116]

And what is it really for in the end? What does it mean? It's a simple question. Ask yourself if you are happy. And answer honestly, because lying to yourself - you may find you've wasted a decade and a half on ant eaters. If not, then ask yourself what will make you happy - regardless of pay (western materialistic/capitalistic vanity - I worked hard all my life with my life passing me by just to have stuff around me, that means nothing in the end) prestige of title (which means what in the end?) or what you may think you can change as an individual (noble, yet unrealistic) - and when you find what that is that will make you happy, do that.

[@vf12497439]

Dont waste your precious time on something that doesn't interest you. Oh yeah, this is good money... this project will give me the background to go further. I wake up and I'm 47 years old, I dream of giving monkeys crack cocaine and knives. If I'm lucky they will come after me to end my torture. I thought I was doing important work and come to find out all we were doing was increasing the size of the magnifying lens to burn bugs with. If those fuckers want me, I'll be in a cabin in Lincoln Mt.

[@Mii.2.0]

@@vf12497439 You seem fun at parties.

[@finn4593]

Imagine a scientist that purely studies anteaters is watching this and finally realizes how boring their job is

[@esphilee]

I don’t think they have reception in the rain forest.

[@GiancarloLuigiPiroli]

What’s funny is there are experts like this out there. I once watched a documentary that had an interview with a “moth expert”. A fucking moth expert.

[@finn4593]

Giancarlo Piroli lol 😂

[@jeffbenton6183]

@@GiancarloLuigiPiroli Moths are incredibly diverse and fascinating

[@apoorww1veteran994]

Giancarlo Piroli it’s usually more broad than that, the most specific it would get would be groups of species like birds or insects or mammals something along those lines.

[@rlyons6654]

"catcher of ants." *silence* lol

[@lucasv.7658]

Robert Lyons in Venezuelan XD

[@willinton06]

Lucas V. The best part is that it means that in some tiny parts, the rest of us speak English

[@JonatasAdoM]

@@lucasv.7658 In Brazilian too xD

[@JonatasAdoM]

That's actually what their name means!

[@thrashingpanic]

@@lucasv.7658 It is kind of Venezuelan as it is Tupi. So it is more Venezuelan than Spanish is.

[@uwukiepookiebear]

to all the researchers out there, your work is not pointless. every little bit of knowledge contributes to the advance of humanity. I would like to thank you for your work and wish you the best in life.

[@The_TrippyZ]

Besides anteaters

[@m1n0s23]

​@@The_TrippyZ and barnacles

[@Pantouflor]

​@@m1n0s23Oh, I know a bearded guy who hates them. Evolutionary speaking.

[@kirtically5497]

*anteater appears on screen* "Oh god"

[@seanism3]

I’m gonna comment just cause I can

[@ひろゆき二十一]

The horror

[@timhawley3721]

I wAtChEd ThE vIdEo ToO!

[@theripper631]

@@timhawley3721Host:"Their not cute??" Expert"no their not cute "

[@kirtically5497]

@@seanism3 I'm gonna say thanks bud just cuz I can.

[@calebstevens7487]

I actually had a guy like this in the military. He was about to retire when it dawned on him he missed his daughter growing up and the death of his parents and grandparents. Most of his friends had separated years ago so he didn’t really know anyone still in. This realization hit him in front of the entire division and it was one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen.

[@RELee-kq6ww]

My grandfather used to tell me, “a man may climb the ladder all the way to the top, only to realize he’s on the wrong building.

[@Zaptosis]

That would be tragic, gave me a little motivation to go & do something now

[@Darkfire612]

@@RELee-kq6ww damn that hits deep, real deep. Imma try to remember that for the rest of my life.

[@putza10]

@@RELee-kq6ww you went far but took the wrong road,

[@kidfox3971]

Same here, I spent 2 years getting an associates degree in broadcasting only to realize I didn't want to be a radio host, then another 2 years getting a bachelor's degree in theatre, who's to say that in 2 more years when I get my master's degree in history if I'll still want to be a teacher?

[@random_name3977]

This should be a mandatory watch for anybody considering embarking on a PhD...

[@MrTPF1]

I was already howling over the video and the other comments and then I came to yours! 😭😭😭

[@webstime1]

Was this your experience?

[@CarboKill]

I'm reminded of the Brian May quote "Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer," whenever I think of my time doing Astrophysics. I had to leave for mental health reasons before even getting my undergraduate degree, but I was sort of relieved.

[@6023barath]

@@CarboKill That's a really interesting quote. Astrobiology and astrophysics were the driving force for my choosing physics but then suddenly I lost interest in it. Other "lesser known" parts of physics sound more interesting these days.

[@AssBlasster]

@@CarboKill Oh man, this is a pretty solid quote. I love astronomy and currently doing my PhD, but I also HATE doing the scientific workload of research. There's so much stress over minor details. I'm looking to teach/talk about astronomy to the public as my future career.

[@g.3521]

I've spent 7 years at university studying astrophysics only to come to the conclusion that I fucking hate math

[@colehowe]

Lmao what Uni you at? I’m at U of Michigan and went through calc 2 and can’t imagine going further 😅

[@maalikserebryakov]

7 years is like most of your best years. 20-30 is prime life tbh.

[@KotPfosten]

Bro got filtered

[@JD-bz6gh]

Same, fuck me right

[@ИванХарламычев]

”Thats an interesting name. What does tamandua means?” ”Catcher of ants” ... ...

[@Gabriel-zx3ge]

I'm from south america and I had no idea it meant that, pretty interesting to me Lol

[@Luke_H.]

@@Gabriel-zx3ge thats cause its not true. The tamandua is unique and only means anteasters. Also, did you know there are four different species?

[@Gabriel-zx3ge]

@@Luke_H. yes, where I live there's only one species but there are more of them in other regions

[@DaviSilva-oc7iv]

Bruh tamandua comes from a native language of Brazil called Tupi and means "toothless type of mammal" literally that means anteater. In Portuguese tamandua also means anteater

[@bluedaylight1243]

@RikkiTikkiTavi gk nyambung ya

[@okrajoe]

No. Why in the world would I want to bring an anteater?

[@monster-tc1nz]

"Well you said you'd bring an anteater" "No i just told your producers i'd bring an anteater so they wouldn't bring one"

[@myemailaccount3046]

HahahahahahahahahahA

[@JB-xl2jc]

2:06 “Oh, god...”

[@randommanny7659]

oh no

[@godofwater1234]

Very Larry David

[@glittery_cucumber]

This is probably the most well acted parody I have ever seen.

[@bickieditch9168]

You haven't seen a lot of the onion have you

[@steelyspielbergo]

There's nothing parodic about this. I just wanted to say parodic. The word just came to me and I wondered if it might be a real word, and it is!

[@ZeranZeran]

No they're not cute.

[@LegoGoblin]

yeah the way he choppily breathes in at the end really adds the realistic emotion

[@goofy8937]

It’s not a parody...? Fucker hates ant eaters

[@michaelchen2718]

This is still without a doubt one of their greatest videos of all time.

[@sashonr1]

I'm partial to the Franz Kafka international airport. I re-watch it every time I fly.

[@M3ta1]

This is what I feel like my PhD will be like.

[@deaddirtycarnie]

It's academia in a nutshell. Embrace it.

[@najeyrifai1134]

Yeah, there's a guy in my department who's an expert in Cadmium or something like that. You can really see it in his eyes. He probably dreams about the fucking stuff!

[@iammaxhailme]

I'm 4 years into my PhD and yeah it is and I want to quit and go be a farmer or something.

[@SouthpawZer0]

Najey Rifai Well, cadmium is a vital component of quantum dots ... yet another material that can do everything except leave the lab.

[@human_bing]

M3ta1 I have a PhD in cleaning drains.

[@LeftIsBest001]

"No they're not really that interesting, certainly not after the first FIVE YEARS..." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CaveyMoth]

It's just like raising children or being married in general.

[@Piece-O-Pie]

His next project: fifteen years of sloths.

[@Sara3346]

Or Tortis Ticks.

[@CWJ0725]

He will probably commit suicide 3 years into it.

[@HCLionheart]

Shit... that would be awful.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

Sloths are amazing! I like ant eaters too though!

[@HCLionheart]

@@1MinuteFlipDoc Totally agree, but live with them for 15 years with no human interactions, and anybody's tune would change. XD

[@drewbydoo8945]

"Do you have any favorite ant eater facts?" "They're on the endangered species list and are going to die soon." xD

[@soggyjat]

Holy shit you just wrote XD in the year of our lord 2024!!! You yourself, my dear friend, are an endangered species.

[@kimjong-un6607]

@@soggyjat xD.

[@zoredhillon9761]

From his voice it might be because of him lol

[@JoCE2305]

Even though this is fake I actually feel bad

[@imploud]

How did you find it out that it is a fake?

[@unyxium]

Because The Onion makes fake videos like this

[@JMill-bs6xt]

Michael P dont make me say it

[@chillestplays4034]

J.Mill okay boomer

[@JMill-bs6xt]

ChillestPlays yep that’s exactly what I was going to say lmao

[@Parttous]

As someone studying biology in university, the very real prospect of this happening to me absolutely terrifies me.

[@randydaumar4667]

I look at my professors slightly differently now... hello there, fellow biology student

[@sergeantpug3383]

Keep studying what you want, just don’t be this guy

[@inglatera1910]

Godspeed my friend

[@ericromano8078]

Look, just because you're studying biology doesn't mean you have to spend 15 years of your life living with and studying ant eaters. There are all sorts of animals you can waste 15 years of your life living with. Sloths, capybaras, ant eaters. The list goes o.. well it stops there but it's a good selection.

[@londonspade5896]

I have a degree in Conservation Biology and I felt like I was wasting every moment of my life getting it, I hated it. Since then I've haven't worked in a job with any relevance, but it's still helpful to have a science degree. Just finish, don't quit or fail or you'll have nothing to show for your time and money.

[@Tiger66261]

I love how hard the host tries to keep the interview rolling

[@neelav2394]

Tiger66261 r/whoosh

[@ElectrifiedBacon]

+N337av G#o5h there is no whoosh to be found.

[@neelav2394]

Goat Boi ofcourse there is! That person actually thought it was for real and they were actually trying hard to keep at it.

[@incongruous4]

Are you new to reddit? All of it is retarded

[@wgatevans3017]

Keep your reddit bullshit in that shit site, Nobody cares that you are all vergins

[@KennedyMister95]

2:17 "15 years!" 😂😂😂😂

[@billwilliams4748]

It felt....like the physical manifestation of 15 years of boredom....came into being. #POETRY

[@emanuellopez8578]

Me at the school amirite boys 😂😂😂😂👌👌👌👌

[@juzace8078]

@@emanuellopez8578 Hahahah fuck you

[@alphasuperior100]

True what a wonderful way to analogize his feelings.

[@philipreisler3323]

"Don't apologize I'm the one who wasted my life on this" 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣

[@davidmella1174]

@@emanuellopez8578 when you finally get a diploma after all those years (your name is written wrong)

[@jasonluong3862]

I once wrote a paper on why we sneeze. That experience is known as “the lost weekend” in my life.

[@bigtuna4680]

Jason Luong no offense good sir but that’s nothing compared to 15 years

[@Shagolagal]

God I wish I only had one “lost weekend”.

[@bigtuna4680]

if you don’t mind my asking, why do we sneeze?

[@russianraccoon7401]

@@bigtuna4680 hey dude it's been one week, be prepared for the explanation soon

[@zachprouty8595]

If you don't respond soon there's gonna be a whole lot more than a lost weekend

[@TheDragonCat99]

“Catcher of ants” * soul-piercing silence *

[@smittietalks2716]

No replies how ?

[@thegrimreaper9552]

1.7 thousand likes and only 1 reply? Let me fix that.

[@aspectreishauntingeurope]

1.8 thousand likes and only 2 replies? Let me fix that.

[@edeliteedelite1961]

Unironically the most convincing acting I have seen anywhere

[@beezzarro]

This is like a subtle comedy masterclass. Such good acting

[@ВладиславНиколаев-ч5щ]

Before your comment I even thought that it's real

[@Doppelfrog]

The use of silence, and awkward pauses is genius.

[@shiftt.]

That's what my ex said when I wanted to break up.

[@GoldChampion23]

beezzarro eh

[@jawhoneytv]

I. Did. Not. Know.

[@denied7616]

i never thought my spirit animal would not be an animal, but an animal expert.

[@rory5780]

Humans are animals.

[@bananatorpedo275]

@@rory5780 mmmm

[@authenticmusic4815]

Lmao

[@popaulo444]

Lmfao

[@medexamtoolscom]

Zoologist (smiles happily): You know, they're on the endangered species list, and they're all going to die soon.

[@loversandlosers]

I’m terrified of choosing the wrong college major and ending up like this guy. edit: yes, i understand the joke smh

[@jgw9990]

A guy I know did a History PHD on use of stamps in medieval Europe. It's a very real possibility, be careful!

[@philosophicalaesthetic6152]

Pick any major and become like this guy

[@slappy8941]

Study finance and get rich.

[@yukihirarin3387]

People who did something like this is at least passionate and happy of what they did, tbh.

[@milkboccle]

Half of people end up doing something different anyway, the main qualification proves you stick at something until the end and by the end you should be dynamic enough to learn new skills to do other jobs. High level qualifications are really just proof you can learn. Unless you pick a specific trade/profession even then you can always switch, just important to ensure you finish (although i cant endorse degrees with no jobs at the end, lesbian dance theory,egyptology etc)

[@Joris-KarlHuysmans]

0:25 THAT FACE

[@jul-vv2qz]

Regretting his whole life😂

[@Zyphon]

He was bound to waste those 15 years from the start. He should’ve studied penguins for 15 years instead

[@rajanpachigolla2525]

Hi zyph

[@oisindaly9084]

hey

[@genericusername4206]

sellout

[@medexamtoolscom]

Why? Because then he would have not just been bored, but bored AND cold? Then he'd be on the talk show talking about how horribly boring penguins are instead. You're just biased because your profile picture is a bird.

[@SillyPuddy2012]

He could have done worse, like been in a shitty marriage for 15 years and lost everything.

[@j725-e2b]

The actors the Onion hires are honestly just stupendous

[@yeahx32p69]

May I know why are you sticking your tongue out? I'm currently researching and planning to release a paper on why women stick their tounges out and its socio-economical-political-behavioural-boner effects. I would highly appereciate your assistance in my research.

[@sagaciousmortal4681]

@@yeahx32p69 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@donotdisplayname952]

@@yeahx32p69 she sticks her tongue out because she is an anteater

[@rashmicp4356]

@@yeahx32p69 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@erenjeager4987]

Actors?

[@johns.8220]

That "oh god" at 2:05 is just beautiful. Carries so much disappointment, disgust and defeat you can't help but laugh.

[@factsarefun2950]

It’s great. Not everyday I get a laugh as good as that delivered.

[@itwontcomeout5678]

“No they’re not cute… they’re not cute they’re not little…. Their tongue alone is two feet long…” 😂🤣

[@ihopcsx]

So true

[@strangelyrepulsive77]

i don't mind wasting last 15 years of my life rewatching old onion videos

[@WilliamTermini]

Do you have any onion facts you'd like to toss around?

[@strangelyrepulsive77]

@@WilliamTermini i know a know a lot of facts because of the factors involved that i acquired with my long and volatile history of previous onion marathons that i've watched on my apple scroll wheel laptop ( that i got for inflated cigarette prices) with janelle while considering 9/11 conspiracies which turned out to be unrealistic considering this country is run by child politicians.

[@pikpik42]

This is ridiculous. The actor of Mr.Anteater here was able to nail a mood between hopelessness, frustration, anger, condemnation, remorse and insecurity in such a subtle way. It seems way more authentic than 90% of what you see on television today. Can't get over how great TheOnion actors are. The host and his co-host also. Nailed to perfection. Love these clips so much.

[@HappySmilingDog-d7u]

had a feeling it was fake , but who knows what anteater researchers are like

[@jammydodger5838]

Actors? This is real you plonker

[@jammydodger5838]

@@pikpik42 plonker

[@marricksinon2057]

@@HappySmilingDog-d7u the whole channel is

[@valiantstallion]

He sold it to me. Hook line and sinker.

[@DavidMcCoul]

I wish The Onion would reboot this news show satire. I miss it and it was much better than the podcasts they upload now.

[@randominternetguy3537]

Agreed

[@spooderpig5706]

they don't have a big enough budget anymore

[@abdullahalharthi2429]

@@spooderpig5706 They need to open a go fund me page I need their content

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@spooderpig5706 pretty sure it's not about the budget.

[@eltiggy7031]

probably with the pandemic and lockdown they can't do a lot of in person filming

[@usmh]

I looove the fact that they don't end on a punchline, but just awkward silence. It's so hardcore. Feels like it's unusual for US humor.

[@Bl.uebird]

The 2000's was packed with it. ...I miss it.

[@zobrombie9554]

Lol you didn't grow up watching the right stuff man

[@AdmiralBison]

silence on their end, but I assure plenty of laughter from the viewers.

[@grantm.5975]

@@chrisholland1504 ok this one was a little harsh but still good

[@jackrowley2218]

Awkward humour is way more of a uk thing. Stuff like inbetweeners and the office was ruined by American loud=funny humour

[@lithostheory]

i'm gonna link this in my thesis when I finally finish my PhD

[@owen-nd7om]

This is what 90% of college degrees out there will feel like when you finally graduate

[@blinkbubs3994]

yeahhh for sureeee...

[@TheGoldDragon100]

@@blinkbubs3994 I think that's the whole point of the skit

[@bennyadammh]

if this is the case you probably choose the wrong degree program

[@hemanths2230]

@@bennyadammh a lot of people get a degree that they arent interested in.

[@2101case]

My Women's Studies major with a Philosophy minor is going to get me a great job.

[@PShermanWallabyBaySydney]

How could I have missed this for 11 years straight. I wonder how many undiscovered gems are still out there

[@benm1414]

If you haven't seen "Missing Teens Friends go on TV" do yourself a favor and watch it twice. Once to watch the actors and listen. A second time to read the little highlights and news headlines.

[@Bryce_C.]

P Sherman pls watch the one about the grabbler & nagglers

[@4m4z1n-grace8]

I can send you a link to a phenomenal japanese jazz artist that came up in my recommended last year.

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

The Onion was killing it in the late 2000s and early 2010s. My favorites are the prison economics report, the Supreme Court death penalty report, and the one where a golf pro teaches you to play golf with a...twist. 😏

[@legoluvver]

Have you run into Comedy Central’s “Review”?

[@choochoomawpoker3125]

I'm 10 years late Damn

[@kloviskaroshi931]

ahahaha same

[@gasorei]

same

[@spinningchurro]

Me too

[@newdelhinights]

Me too

[@deadflee]

F

[@LordZero666]

I had a language teacher at college that studied some latin verbal forms for years. His PHD supervisor told him there wasn't anything to be found and that it was a waste of time. He did it anyway and lost a decade of his life. It amounted to nothing. It can and does happen irl.

[@NUSORCA]

It would only be a waste of time for him if he didn’t enjoy the journey

[@hazi0550]

I started laughing so hard when the reporter at the end when he couldn't say anything with a weird look

[@joshfolger7653]

So did i lmfao

[@slice-o-life]

I feel bad he tried so hard I feel bad for both of them.

[@LiberatedMind1]

@@slice-o-life You know it's fake right?

[@batabatonica]

LiberatedMind Seems so

[@youreverythingchannel9490]

@@LiberatedMind1 seems like it but damn . The reactions.

[@ButteryCowEgg]

I'm happy this was recommended to me. This was gold.

[@casmeraki]

Same 😂😂😂😂 so funny!

[@keysersoze1010]

@If you laugh you sub! How does being a sketch make it bad? It's hilarious.

[@keysersoze1010]

@If you laugh you sub! Yeah, definitely depends on your, "eye cue". Where do they make people like you? lmao...

[@omertsloby856]

@If you laugh you sub! eye cue lmaoooo

[@omertsloby856]

@If you laugh you sub! you must have at least 20 eye cue!!!

[@madmaverick]

Poor man, he looks so broken. I myself have the exact opposite problem; I spent fifteen years of my life studying Fight Club, but due to the first rule, I can't tell a soul what I learned.

[@muhdelyas-abgyas562]

Mad Maverick - Tell me more about your study, it's about martial arts?

[@-V-_-V-]

This is the single most mediocre joke I've ever seen in my life

[@madmaverick]

+Elyas I can neither confirm nor deny this assertion. I've already said too much.

[@madmaverick]

+Swegman Blazit I can say without sarcasm that I am beyond flattered to hear that. I'm glad it has made such a non-impact. Your comment actually made me laugh far more than my attempt at joke ever could. Thank you.

[@-V-_-V-]

Mad Maverick glad you like it

[@brendansheehy8124]

Honestly being paid to study anteaters in South America for 15 years sounds a lot more fulfilling than the daily drudgery of my office job.

[@Danomite1]

The "Oh God." kills me every time. He's completely repulsed by once again seeing the monsters he had to spend 15 years of what could have been valuable time with.

[@bravskeen]

That was jus priceless the way he said it 😂

[@lezty]

Same thing happens when you spend 15 years with your wife

[@RG-rm6ih]

@@leztyget divorced then

[@lezty]

@@RG-rm6ih point is you’ll get sic

[@AbsolutelyJason]

I was thinking the same thing. lol

[@GPoh_99]

Even though it's fictional, I have a strong urge to buy this guy's book just to make him feel better

[@pyellard3013]

👍😂

[@dimitristripakis7364]

He does not seem to care, wether we buy his book or not, anymore.

[@itsaguinness]

proceeds will go to years of therapy or funeral bills

[@muskseetv8250]

This isn't fictional. The guy ended up going off the deep end and taking out a bunch anteaters with a high power rifle before offing himself. I'm sure his family could use the proceeds from the book though. RIP Jim Haggerty PhD

[@whoknows7968]

If you want to make him feel better buy the book and burn it in front of him.

[@MrYuckForever]

Wasted 15 years of his life so nobody else would have to... Not the hero we wanted... But the hero we deserve.

[@medexamtoolscom]

No, it's more than what we deserve. We deserve to have to do it too. It's not the hero we wanted, or deserve, but the one that we needed.

[@MrYuckForever]

@@medexamtoolscom:) nice lol

[@Minx420]

This is how the guy who studied dodo birds must of felt as well

[@redjive4772]

The awkward silence after 1:43 when he says Tamandua means Catcher of Ants is killing me. I've been laughing for a solid 5 minutes

[@guscox9651]

I burst out too haha

[@ThemVenueBoyz]

The fact that he’s rubbing his forehead too

[@johnpearce757]

I knew a math professor who had spent 30 years trying to solve how bubbles optimize their surface area when three of them are stuck together. I chose not to study math

[@hushabyehum4805]

Hoping this was just a joke and such a professor doesn't really exist..

[@stellarascendant6437]

This probably isn't a joke

[@stellarascendant6437]

And there is definitely more than one anteater guy.

[@S1LLY_C0ST4_L0V3R]

As a mathematics student this is actually pretty fascinating

[@sphesihledlamini1944]

It actually could have implications in Materials Science, particularly on how grains optimise their surface area during heat treatments

[@funkpwr]

"well lets bring out the ant eater"............"Uhh no..no why in the world would i want to bring an ant eater here?"

[@AndrewAce.]

LMFAO

[@fulcrum2951]

I mean an anteater is pretty useful, unlike me

[@ManuelGonzalez-qk8cp]

You can see a subtle hint of joy in his eyes when he says the anteaters are all going to die soon 😂

[@medexamtoolscom]

It's not subtle at all. And it was directly in response to being asked if he had any FAVORITE anteater facts he'd like to toss around. The fact that it's his *favorite* fact about them already indicates that he is happy about it.

[@talkingtortoise3454]

The worst part is that he publishes it right before the internet gets big, and people will just Google about anteaters instead of reading his book

[@labradorislove]

oh God...

[@DisappointedOptimist]

Whoosh

[@MrTigracho]

Oof

[@jonnil1997]

His book would still be a primary source of any anteater info online

[@Axel1711-c6h]

But then Google Books gives him a record publishing deal. In a Popular Zoology Series with that hallucigenia expert he absolutely detests.

[@mr.butterworth]

“So it *wasn’t* fascinating, certainly not after the first five years.”

[@yasininn76]

That guy looks exactly what an anteater experts would look like.

[@HodgePodge218]

and what does that mean in Venezuelan? =immediately after= catcher of ants fucking lost it, the delivery is so fucking awesome

[@kyledesmet897]

As someone who is studying zoology, this is painfully relatable

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

It's still time

[@MrMolotow97]

What did you expect?

[@dionbridger5944]

So how's it working out?

[@pkernoob786]

No. It's relatable to life. Just no to your comment and the implication that it only affects your field of work / study.

[@dionbridger5944]

@@pkernoob786 What the fuck are you talking about?

[@showcase-me]

Recommendation proudly brought to you by the youtube algorithm. enjoy

[@RobertLock1978]

xD

[@prunabluepepper]

Hahahahaha, it really blubbers out all it's got, since it has censored all the new stuff. KZbin slowly deconstructing itself. AI at its finest.

[@kornelfarkas6224]

btw is this some kind of joke or something or is this a legit interview ?

[@ephex3094]

This was brought to me by a meme page on Instagram

[@jacobcasey28]

No. I obviously searched for this video

[@Holocaustica]

“That’s what I told the producers because I didn’t want THEM to bring on an anteater .” My guts are hurting.

[@Burgerss]

"They are all going to die soon" I can't fathom how sad it must be to waste your life on the most boring animals ever

[@izv3174]

Yeah, seems he is just hoping for them to be extinct.

[@elfascisto6549]

They aren't more boring than most animals are

[@purplexs2506]

I don't have the reference off hand, but there was in fact a biologist who spent years studying the land-snails native to Hawai'i. Which not long afterwards were driven to extinction by a competing invasive snail species.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

No that’s gotta be the sloth

[@idkwtcm984]

Sloths and koalas have got to be many times more boring.

[@halseykale9930]

Look at the facial expressions of the host, his acting is outstanding

[@梦醒红楼]

they're both great

[@halseykale9930]

@@梦醒红楼 yeah "catcher of ants" got me ahah

[@missionpupa]

The anteater guy was clearly acting, its the host that made me think twice if this was a sketch or not, but then it got more ridiculous.

[@maxwellcooper2]

The interviewer's facial expression after the very last line is the absolute best part of the video by far. I would come back often just to see that, perfectly done

[@JasonandaCamera]

Joking aside, I actually learned a lot about anteaters from watching this. They eat termites, not ants? With a 2 foot tongue? That’s pretty neat!

[@willvanallsburg4703]

Jason and a Camera thats what he thought at first too

[@Crashedindahouse]

I eat ass with my 2 foot tongue

[@rk3340]

ScottSSJ R Nice

[@lennysummers6519]

@@Crashedindahouse what about your urethra?

[@Crashedindahouse]

@@lennysummers6519 what about it? :')

[@michaelku9977]

“It felt like the physical manifestation of 15 years boredom came into being”. Best. Line. Ever.

[@Spyblox007]

"No that's what I told your producers because I didn't want them to bring one in." This is what I love about the Onion. What he did to avoid interacting with an anteater on the show was very clever and yet not blatantly shown, only referred to. Really fleshes out the universe and makes it feel real.

[@cameronsitton501]

That line, and the "what's your favorite anteater fact?" "Well, they're on the endangered species list. So they're all going to die very soon."

[@qualicumjack3906]

Yup they don’t say it out loud but you know he’s done countless interviews like this

[@unknownuser8454]

makes no sense too

[@day7163]

Wasn't everything referred to? It's all comedic dialogue

[@Spyblox007]

@@day7163 meant more in the sense that him lying about bringing an anteater shows his experience being interviewed in the past and having that exact thing happen, or at least shows he worried that would happen

[@snorlax9965]

"You know any interesting anteaters facts" *Well they're all endangered and all going to die soon*

[@07theamazing]

You're hot

[@2cheetahseatingapumpkin502]

pablo salgado you sexually attracted to mice?

[@cam287]

pablo salgado wtf

[@dronespace]

Lol

[@periodtpooh.8145]

pablo salgado eww u good ?

[@mogul1]

It took KZbin 11 years to randomly recommend this

[@_Hamish]

No it didn't. It's been a popular onion vid since it was uploaded.

[@Metakeyman]

That's still less time than this expert wasted on anteaters

[@megwashere6710]

This is my comfort video

[@spencergraham-thille9896]

"You know what is strange, I can't talk about anything but anteaters."

[@jro3213]

​@Ethan Hughes or is he talking about actual onions, he can feel it when he peels onions

[@sciuresci1403]

Lol this is what I imagine whenever I see a scientist specializing in a very very specific field.

[@prayagkasture1758]

Yeah man, like, 'i specialize in mushrooms stems that grow in Nicaragua during March when the dogs pee on the tree"

[@askingwhyisfree7436]

@@prayagkasture1758 XD

[@ahmetkerem4769]

I mean, that is what many scientists do, basically? You can not simply be the best expert of every living being out there.

[@ahmetkerem4769]

@Josip , I think you didn't understand what I meant. I was not talking about the comment above, I was talking about the anteater expert.

[@xa1313]

Somehow it still creates knowledge, so is it really wasted?

[@O.t]

Interview: “Tamondoa” that’s an interesting name, What does Tamondoa mean in Venezuelan?” Depressed Expert: “Catcher of Ants” Awkward silence

[@JormungandrEtrSigSjalfr]

And I always thought they spoke Spanish in Venezuela... 🤔

[@MarCel-ih6ui]

@@JormungandrEtrSigSjalfr native Americans

[@GabrielBerti]

its Tamandua in portuguese as well

[@honeyy9559]

@@JormungandrEtrSigSjalfr dude. They do speak spanish in Venezuela. But just like all countries. Native people have other languages. So the term venezuelan in this satire is incorrect.

[@O.t]

mike force lol

[@blitzpianist]

every second of this video is pure gold

[@kaiju2296]

“I found the book to be very interesting myself” “That’s suprising to me” I lost it

[@crisptomato9495]

I had to read a bunch of research papers on anteater cardiology for a biology project and I felt exactly like this guy.

[@critiasdetested4749]

yeah. i spent 3 weeks in the summer studying different kinds of worms and by the end i went from being vaguely fascinated to being completely appalled. i’m just happy i wasn’t the one who had to discover all that.

[@aedof]

@@critiasdetested4749 This summer I had to do minimal work on worms, and one day after four hours of keying out just two individuals, my partner and I were still unable to confidently identify a single species. Trouble is how little literature there is on them... at least any poor soul who specializes in worms will be a *valuable* asset because they are in short supply.

[@Big_Caesar1]

@@aedof Species of worm : big and gross. Small and gross

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

​@@aedof It took me a bit of thinking but there probably would be a good bit of value for it. What worms are best for regenerative farming. Which ones are endangered in an area to the dismay of the species that feed on them. Being able to identify the one worm species randomly immune to cancer for a few thousand dollars a year to be thrown into researching just that worm.

[@checkle1]

@@aedof lol I used to manage a lab where I had undergrad volunteers work for me. Occasionally, I would teach them how to identify an invertebrate and then I would give them a microscope, an animal, and a few books, and I would walk away and let them try to identify the animal. I would do that with several phyla for a month or two and then they had to go back to processing samples for me lol

[@ElelusivebudgieNor]

2:36 "It was completely ANTiclimactic"

[@medexamtoolscom]

It was completely ANTiclimactic when the book just TERMITated.

[@richardphelps7301]

This reply is golden and the reply to the person replying to this reply, well done sir, my metaphorical hat tips to thee. As for the one who originally applied to this reply, you sir need better material. May I suggest an improv class

[@ForrealMwangi]

Reported 😂

[@jamesfarrell1116]

Best comment I love it

[@Nitephall]

Oh god, please don't make jokes about anteaters, they're so boring.

[@YeLizardLords]

2:47.... Leonardo DiCaprio after winning his Oscar.

[@Moondog911]

This hits different right now as it's 5am and I'm still in the lab looking at an incredibly niche fungus that nobody but other academics will ever care about :/

[@bigbuba5212]

Fungi are extremely interesting Maybe what you're studying will be the next penicillin Who knows

[@stupidas9466]

Psst…the other academics don't and will not care about it either. Sorry, but it needed to be said 😢

[@Moondog911]

Sad but true. Impact factor of 0.0001

[@LVega_]

Weird flex but okay

[@AdmiralBison]

I look at Science this way. - Big spectacular buildings made from countless small dull bricks. Mundane and unsung research done such as yours, may hold keys to unforeseen, startling Scientific discoveries and advancements in the future. Would anyone today want to research out a formula for getting the long side of an oddly shaped triangle? No, because that would be boring as hell, but we sure can thank people like Pythagoras having spent too much of their time figuring it out and society benefits from it. Even if you find nothing, you still contribute to the pool of Scientific knowledge. Edit. Also wasn't Penicillin developed from research of Fungi and some Fungi can have anti-cancer properties?

[@dannyberinger4634]

Hey guys, wish me luck! I will be spending the next 6 years in Columbia studying the sleeping patterns of the modern bull frog. Hopefully I'll be just as successful this gentlemen. 🤞

[@braddaily8688]

Make sure you know a quick and painless way to bail out 🤟🤟

[@deadbeef576]

Be aware of a company called EA which might lure the bullfrog into a lucrative contract but in the end kill it forever

[@theintelligentcow7447]

@@deadbeef576 even more dangerous is if they kill the bullfrogs temporarily.

[@theintelligentcow7447]

@Bryce F maybe he’s just going to study bullfrogs at a university

[@hungerycustomer1531]

Just bring them to Australia! It sure wont have terrible consequenses ;)

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

I've seen some married couples that talk exactly like these two guys.

[@HCLionheart]

Shit... that's depressing af, lol.

[@Buttington_Headerson]

Miss reign obviously

[@Buttington_Headerson]

“Don’t apologize. I’m the one who wasted my life on this”.

[@immolator6666]

Married with Children?

[@JF32304]

They shouldn't be married. They married for all the wrong reasons.

[@dejiabdulkareem]

That sigh at 1:48

[@ticler]

This is the feeling of 90% of post-grad students. Studying and researching shit that is almost certainly bound to have to no real consequence.

[@myathegrandma]

Now when you say it like that....it all makes sense

[@TheXarus]

You would know, college dropout

[@andersforsgren3806]

Not only post grad, I've spent most of my time studying one single frog species for 30 years now. Contrary to the guy in the video, I am happy have had great times, seen sunsets and sunrise in the forest. It have been all good. And that why I find this video so mfun to watch - as its satire. ;)

[@budderbrinejr]

@MsSunhappy An educated populace is a requirement for a functioning democracy. If everyone believed that climate change didn't exist because only those who needed it for work learned basic sciences in highschool, there would be no chance for any action on it.

[@budderbrinejr]

@MsSunhappy But at least with education there's hope for change, the politicians working to pass legislation to fight it get public support. Maybe if the general public knew how bad climate change was in 2000, Gore would've been elected.

[@sabyasachinayak24]

"No that's what I told your producers because I didn't want them to bring one."

[@parth281995]

That "oh! God" kills me everytime when they play the anteater clip.

[@cycloneburrito3340]

best part

[@brownie3454]

the video was setting that up the whole time and it’s just perfect

[@charliekatchat6488]

Oh my god. This is so well done. It took me until I went to the comments to realize it’s from the Onion. I felt bad for this guy, now I realize he’s just a really, really, really good actor.

[@Србомбоница86]

He is phenomenal actor ,it's insane ,much better than many Oscar winners

[@NIDELLANEUM]

For real, it takes talent to actually look and sound like you're someone who spent 15 years on something and regrets evey single minute of it

[@CaylexT]

I love how well made this is. The utter defeat in this man's face and voice. Jim trying to be as professional as possible and keep the energy up but it falling flat. It's just perfect.