Floods: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains why our federal system for financing flood recovery perpetuates a pattern of destruction and why you should never offer a tortilla chip to a seagull.
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[@emilygruber9421]

The fact that there was a guy sitting under John Oliver's desk this entire segment with his hand shoved up a seagull puppet is the only reason I'm still alive.

[@ParadoxAAA]

for me it's 3 questions "was a person under the desk?" or "was there a trapdoor under is desk encase the skit calls for a 3rd hand?" and is after thinking about the 2nd question "has every time John grab something under his desk it wasn't just out of view but through a trap door that leads to a large room full of props from past videos and props for the with live video feed of John and lights to warn the person when to give John the thing or do the thing they're needed to do?"

[@Kat-qr7hv]

I wanna know how to become his intern lmao

[@svennoren9047]

SilentLoneWolf Not the one that shows up at about 5:20

[@adityarao2827]

Paradox Wyvrn Jesus, you looked way to into that... I want that desk now

SilentLoneWolf only the earlier one was hanging from the string, the other one is a puppet from under the desk.

[@andrineslife]

"Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close" is my new tinder bio.

[@raiyan3348]

andrineslife lol

[@lucasaltasair9474]

WTF LastWeekTonight Is this troll from someone else or is your account hacked or something?

[@SweIsak]

Yes IAmInNightMode It's a spambot that copied LWT and pretends to be the real thing.

[@TwinCityKillaz]

I always said this about Anna Faris... House Bunny Movie Sexy as all, but not up close!

[@ooglepants]

the old saying was "good from far, far from good." this one is much better. good choice andrineslife

[@GlennDavey]

"[SUBJECT]...... It's that thing you never think about, until I devote a segment to it." - Every John Oliver show

[@therebex23]

That's why he had to move to the US because Americans are oblivious. The rest of us think of this stuff all the time.

[@somethingelse4424]

[CONTROVERSIAL INDIVDUAL] the [UNPLEASANT EVENT] that looks like an [UNUSUAL ANIMAL] f*cked an [OBSCURE ITEM].

[@davewebb9452]

He doesn't even say that on this episode.

[@pcrilley06]

I've heard of it because it's my job. And he's totally right 😂😭

[@stansman5461]

Don't forget the "I'm an expert on it because I throw in an occasional joke"

[@__-dr5vm]

"We may not have definitive proof of until 1980"

[@maryanneslater9675]

I love that line.

[@hazukichanx408]

That was one classy burn.

[@jessicawhitmore5350]

Late 1980s*

[@Lazy2332]

The way I kackled

[@dannykopp1992]

Whoever acted as the puppeteer for that seagull deserves a raise

[@diegomontesleon136]

Danny Kopp That seagull deserves its own section in the show.

[@themysticalfrog1323]

What if I told you that wasn't a puppet...🐥

[@schlibbity]

I think the puppeteer might be Noel MacNeal... It sounds a lot like Bear in the Big Blue House.

[@pattongilbert]

Jawschlarsen It is. According to Wikipedia, he's the resident puppeteer for John Oliver and Last Week Tonight.

[@Mike190]

Oh my god...mind blown

[@Canada1994]

The seagull was played by Noel MacNeal (who was also Mr. Nutterbutter). He was Bear in "Bear and the big blue house" a show I loved as a young kid. That is the closest the show has gotten to my childhood since Pokemon was mentioned in the Chiitan segment and the segment about third parties.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

Thank you for reminding me of bear in the big blue house.

[@Fate263]

Damn... Bear in the Big Blue House... That sure takes me back.

[@Znotyou14]

You're telling me the man who sang to the moon every episode is the same man that told Bob Murray to eat shit?

[@Canada1994]

@@Znotyou14 yep

[@musicauthority674]

Dude you have too much time on you're hands get a life.

[@danielbroome5690]

USA: socialize the costs, privatize the profits.

[@Noises]

Tax revenue goes in, profits go to the Seychelles for the benefit of people who then get the clowncar convoys to chant "no taxes, small government!" like they actually understand what they're enabling.

[@mikepict9011]

That's why they have this huge military and refuse to defend the constitution... they have zero intention on paying it back ... it's time for private armies for corporations

[@thirdrockfromdsun2873]

It's also what happens when you allow the Insurance industry to bribe our politicians so they can get paid from our tax dollars for doing almost nothing. It's a corrupt system all around.

[@puckerings]

Absolutely. This is exactly why private companies shouldn't be involved in this sort of thing. The government started this program so that it wouldn't have to pay out so much in disaster relief, but since it ultimately foots the bill now anyway, and then pays fees to the insurance industry on top of that, it has actually increased the costs to the taxpayer, while siphoning money off to insurance companies. It's the same reason your healthcare is so gaddamned expensive.

[@mikepict9011]

@@puckerings kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKO8mqmcYsZ8Z7M

[@Suite_annamite]

@16:51: There's actually a saying in Vietnamese to describe someone who is delusionally assinine or stubborn in the face of the inevitable before they finally act, "waiting around until the water gets to your feet."

[@adonaiorion]

😂

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

Apparently that saying should have been your knees instead of your feet

[@4philipp]

The short version is : America

[@synthestesia654]

We have a version of that in English too: “arrogant dumbass”

[@officerravioli]

1:20 I love how the cameraman slightly moved the camera to let John' s face be seen between the E and the Y.

[@randomanswer2698]

I love the fact that someone managed to see this detail

[@na9640]

FenriS Aww, it's the little things

[@AyoWow]

so wholesome

[@theclawyaww3740]

Do you really love that or did you just see it and now want likes for it.

[@Marchello09]

I think he does love it and one day he's gonna marry it and they're going to have kids together

[@Minox_]

Americans are willing to pay for people who refuse to move out of a danger area but not for people who get sick and cannot help it. That is really something.

[@flewkisdead]

The majority of the US population is along water. This is pretty much true for any country on Earth. Your reasoning does not work.

[@Minox_]

That still doesn't change a thing about the fact you'll happily give to the rich, now for example in corporate tax cuts, but get your jimmies rustled when its about affordable healthcare for people who'd otherwise live shitty lives because of jacked up medical expenses.

[@javiercs006]

Simple. Because flood prone states have a lot of swing voters.

[@maryanneslater9675]

Not to mention that it would be a hell of a lot cheaper to help poor people move away from flood zones than to rebuild their houses a dozen times. And it would be so much healthier for them too. And every major country with universal health care pays less than people in the US do for health care, and for better outcomes.

[@godlygamer911]

@@flewkisdead source?

[@benderbender-ij7ld]

I'm a seagull and I find this fictional depiction deeply offensive. Addiction is a serious and ongoing problem in our community and your lack of sensitivity hurts the waterfowl community as a whole.

[@aeroman911]

Lol go eat a chip u dumb bird.

[@andrewharper1609]

This is America so your addiction is an opportunity. Let's addict seagulls to heroin and send them to rehab... we'll make a fortune!

[@nmarrs8539]

I hate seagulls every ducking summer you nest next to my window. Then you make noise all fucking day and night. Go fuck yourselves

[@SeoDeadeHenn]

@@nmarrs8539 scuse me while I hop on over to my local Tostito dispensary

[@JaredConnell]

Get out of here you flying beach rat!

[@theboard7512]

I just recently found John Oliver here on KZbin and i say without doubt he is one of the best satirists I've ever seen.

[@7Lace77]

Max Ernst He is good, although I think he can overdo some of the tangents he goes on.

[@thesuperginge1348]

@@7Lace77 agreed. Some of them are funny, but most make me cringe a bit.

[@joemcgill5232]

Too bad it isn't satire

[@magicman9218]

He has a team of writers brainstorming his every word, so he's the funniest teleprompter reader

[@immortalsun]

Magic man John writes the majority of the script, actually.

[@roshango125ab]

Funny coincidence, i live in the Northeast, my phone buzzes with a Flash Flood alert...almost a minute later i get a youtube notification about this video about floods

[@jacobbarker544]

Tis the season

[@charlesgreen632]

Coincidence I think not😅

[@amykelley666]

^ I wouldn't click on that. That is, of course, not the real "LastWeekTonight" channel. Click on the link to their channel and you'll see this lastweektonight has no videos up. Of course don't click on the "goo.gl" link though.

[@Jay-ir1vc]

Yoo. I got that same notification, lotsa rain today in the northeast- geez

[@iandaley61]

Ug, that stupid frog

[@AnthonyGoodley]

IT IS. IT JUST FUCKING IS!

[@calholli]

That chart shows that sea level is up 8 cm in 20 years. Great argument.

[@jebediahspringfield9496]

calholli do you realize how much water is required to raise the WHOLE OCEAN 8cm? Please get a brain

[@Lollercide]

calholli I mean, if your argument is that sea levels are steadily rising, then showing that sea levels are steadily rising IS a pretty great argument.

[@westingtyler1]

also, 8 cm is a GIGANTIC increase with serious consequences. this is like those people who don't think + 5 degrees is a big increase....when it REALLY REALLY is if you understand the science at all.

[@CybershamanX]

Apparently, it's twice the rate of increase than the previous 80 years. (www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/ ) That's the _mean_ level. It can have a great impact between high and low tides. Hence, why low lying areas are in danger of more flooding. I know it doesn't seem like much but it is a _huge_ amount of moisture being added into play with the atmosphere. And when it changes forms (as in when it condenses into rain), that translates into HUGE amounts of energy being in play. Thus, bigger and more powerful storms.

[@robbinsmify]

John Oliver makes me feel like sanity exists in the world

[@noobkiller3567]

He's yelling at a fake bird...sanity?

[@Joostmhw]

Maybe he is just the world's sanity embodied?

[@ericaubin8024]

There's a certain irony to that feeling.

[@laylascrimgeour-brown1603]

In a world where empathy is insanity, sanity is insanity

[@littlesecret8213]

@@laylascrimgeour-brown1603I feel like that’s a paradox

[@coalblooded]

3:28 : "gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close" is exactly how I would describe myself.

[@NFSHeld]

In Germany, those programs would be - limited coverage up to the value the house itself has but not more - applicable only for houses built earlier than a fixed year - only if you live there for more than 50% of the year - would not be applicable anymore after the house is sold So basically the program's motto would be "If you are already living in a home that is prone to flooding and you're stuck with it - fine, we'll help you out there. But if you decide to take the risk now AFTER you have been warned - good luck."

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

NFSHeld i bet rich folks don't have the same limitations on their flood insurance.

[@Atombender]

Rich folks can afford high premiums.

[@caiusmariusc]

NFSHeld as a german this episode is in deed one of the weirdest to watch..

[@eijeoje]

i highly doubt it. Merkel can't even fix your border.

[@FirstnameLastname-gr5kb]

Jonny Dark Honey, she'd needa change the law for that. But luckily, even with refugees, our crime rates are still far lower than in the US :) The only thing Merkel did wrong concerning immigration and refugees was not to install better programs and such. If they could work & be supervised while doing so (even if it's just making a garden or maybe renovating an old house which again would benefit them without the state having to pay a lot), then there would definitely be less crime. Also, they should have gotten a bit more opportunities to learn the language and about the values that they have to accept here.

[@MrGearOfficial]

Never thought you can make seagull joke that funny.

[@Lightfiend]

MrGear 1000 degree tostito vs seagull

[@CRASHjester]

How else do you think he got those Emmys?

[@emmettj1984]

It's the 1000 degree knife meme lord!!!

[@evanblake5252]

That's the magic of John Oliver.

[@evanblake5252]

*airhorn sounds

[@jillianeliza8153]

Alternative Title: John Oliver bullies birds for 20 minutes

[@ASHl33164]

You mean “a bird bullies other birds for 20 minutes”

[@stevefutterer573]

f*ck birds.

[@tamarbeker1701]

​@@ASHl33164 🤣

[@quentinwach]

The funny thing is: There is some guy under his desk playing with seagull puppets.

[@Debland1989]

Quentin Wach Exactly! Ppl are commenting on the funny seagull jokes but aren’t saying anything about some guy having to stare at John’s crotch for 20 mins lol

[@adrianbongiorno9295]

Poor guy

[@stevefutterer573]

how did you know John's nickname for his testicles?

[@catnip2235]

@@stevefutterer573 LOL

[@jhjfss]

Just give the poor seagull some damn tostitos, John.

[@bgriffininsd]

Yeah. I would be shocked if there's not at least one vending machine in the building with Tostitos.

[@recklessroges]

noooooo! Don't fall into the trap.

[@billybobjoe9010]

I found John Oliver 4 days ago and I have watched 5 hours of videos every day since. Not even joking.

[@Tamaki742]

It's really addictive.

[@leafface5890]

Very addictive!

[@Mansplained]

Yay brainwashing!

[@Tamaki742]

Mansplained Why are you here, then?

[@BassReeves45]

I did the same thing the first time I saw one of his videos

[@elle_channel]

Every time I see a seagull, I now say, “No Tostitos.”

[@thomasford2032]

I've never eaten tostitos in my life, what are they?

[@elle_channel]

Thomas Ford it’s a brand of corn chips. Pretty good, imo.

[@marvinfurio2081]

USA: socialize the costs, privatize the profits.

[@matthewwang7020]

Im in China and watching this via VPN. I created an account just to say this: Love your show! and Loved your standup in Melbourne a few years back!

[@CadeKuzniaSaxinet]

You are doing the work thousands should be. I congratulate you, sir.

[@DopeyDetector]

All that work and no one cares

[@smokinace926]

"We may not have definitive proof until the late 1980's" lmao

[@overlord2304]

As someone from the Netherlands, a country that is largely below sea level I can tell you that floods are perfectly preventable if you take the right measures. How do I know? Because we haven't had any real floods in my lifetime, or since the sixties.

[@INFERN0FIRE]

overlord2304 We also don't build houses in the seawater, at least not without first preventing the sea from reaching that house ever again. Our country is also a lot smaller and more densely populated, so making sure what little land we have stays dry is much more financially viable. Yet even in the Netherlands, the goverment has been lacking when it comes to strenghtening the dams and dunes sufficiently according to our own safety rules, because as long as there is no flood there's no financial incentive to try and prevent floods. Preventing floods is expensive (even though if the area is densely populated enough the potential costs of covering the damages are much greater) Of course, this doesn't apply to to parts of the US that are densely populated and yet are flood-risk areas, where enough money could be gathered to prevent floods in these areas.

[@lesseva96]

Yeah but your coastline is tiny compared to ours. Even if you consider the per capita or per gdp qualifiers, it's way way easier for y'all to deal with your floods.

[@Anthony-pb8ri]

Dude gtfoh you live in a Nordic country. You guys have common sense and shit

[@daltonstallworth8523]

...you also host zero hurricanes, which cause a major portion of US floods. Must be nice.

[@glossygloss472]

Last time I checked the Netherlands don’t have flash floods and hurricanes.

[@cassandro9445]

This guy mastered the art of sharing news this millennium

[@JjOpoku55]

Shim Novak facts I’ve learned more from John then in college

[@Kit438]

JjOpoku55 I’m learning more from this show then from my high school

[@Dman9fp]

And subtly mentioning that people live in a water body (seriously Tampa Bay is water, Tampa is the city)

[@KatizeLuka]

To the tune of Despacito: "no tostitos~"

[@Hadfield15]

Nice 😂

[@Mammoth_X1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@LeahandLevi]

As a geography student this is like every class I take... but with the added benefit of the seagull warning. That is seriously helpful... Edit: Woah damn! Top comment! Going to take this opportunity to plug my nerdy geography youtube channel where I'm trying to not get depressed about the world going to shit lol. Thanks all!

[@jamesroby1948]

Same. I'm literally doing a report on climate change and flooding, and I'm going to ask my teacher if I can use this as a source.

[@CrimsonBlasphemy]

Yep, people who actually make a study of geography we see this constantly. You just have to suppress the facepalms and go see Geostorm drunk. Like falling down drunk. So drunk that your Uber driver will call for a Lyft to take you to the theater. Drunk geographers at disaster movies is a thing.

[@msjkramey]

CrimsonBlasphemy haha best description of drunkeness I've ever heard. And now I feel like I have to study geography or I'll be missing out... Thanks a lot... I hate geography >.

[@KendallMartin]

people still study geography?

[@LeahandLevi]

HAHA that's amazing! I mean it's probably very well researched so why not?

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

That seagull puppeteer deserves a gotdang Emmy! 5:18

[@Onus6688]

I KNOW RIGHT?! LOL

[@sadiejay_]

SOUNDS LIKE BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE OMGGG

[@jackholmes6877]

God Damn

[@mechengr1731]

Omg, the two guys splashing through maybe ankle deep water was just the best thing. You know the producers were cursing and someone probably got fired for letting it happen. But props to Michelle, she didn't break character, she stuck to the bit

[@libby2648]

Seeing a grown man yell in rage over a Tostito-addicted seagull is honestly amazing.

[@atticusrex9468]

Props to whoever was operating that gull puppet at 5:20. That walking away shimmy made it funnier than the bit has any right to be

[@TheModernInvestor]

I've never gotten why people always move to areas with a high risk of flooding and to areas where tornados hit EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.

[@brodiecrain13]

The Modern Investor 90% of time its because the area is beatiful or really affordable

[@andersonneil2293]

In Houston, for example, homes in flood planes happen to be the cheapest.

[@taylorbastian9670]

The Modern Investor No matter where you go, there are natural disaster possibilities. People just chose to deal with those ones.

[@calholli]

It is simply because of ignorance. They don't teach any of this in school, so we all have to learn it the hard way, learning from mistakes.

[@symayad]

The Modern Investor North-Snowstorms/blizzards, West Coast- Earthquakes, Midwest-tornadoes, East Coast- Hurricanes, South-Hurricanes/tornadoes

[@melissasaint3283]

If you're from the heartland and you've never visited the coast: this is an accurate representation of Seagulls.

[@tomat6362]

Lake gulls are the best kept secret (shhhh)

[@melissasaint3283]

@@tomat6362 Now I'm curious! Where do you mean? I assume they're around the great lakes region, but are they also around lakes in places like Nebraska?

[@coleweede1953]

Seagulls are everywhere across America when weather is good

[@itreallydoesntmatter160]

melissa saint don’t know about Nebraska but in Wisconsin yes we have seagulls or lake gulls I guess but yes, they are places that don’t have water- and that’s why they’re always hanging out around Walmart

[@jennifer9047]

@@tomat6362 Yup, central Illinois, can confirm. In the Shop 'n' Save parking lots. Damn Cheetos addicts.

[@seldomfollows]

I love how this show can find a topic that isn’t exactly sexy or prominent in the public’s immediate focus, but manage to make it both interesting and informative. They call to attention an issue that is going largely unnoticed, highlight the impact in a relatable way, and use humor to make a very serious topic approachable and digestible to viewers that might otherwise avoid the subject. That’s just damned good story telling. Your writers are doing a fantastic job, and frequently make more of a contribution than mainstream reporting. Well done.

[@doglady9334]

John, thanks for addressing this. As a hydrogeologist w a specialization in Stormwater Municipal Planning who does therapeutic bodywork for a living, this is a serious issue that is ignored. People call crazy "rain tax" when its an impact fee that puts the onus of addressing mitigation onto those who create additional impervious surface instead of joe taxpayer.. Havent watched this entire segment, but as i prepare to teach a class on stormwater management, aka flood minimization and pollution prevention, i greatly appreciate this comedic relief.

[@grendelum]

Tammie Heazlit - I really wish state and local governments employed more people like you full time to properly plan and upgrade our municipalities. Currently where I live in Florida, a new development has been approved right on the water unanimously by the city council with no requirements to mitigate the flooding that *_will_* eventually happen. ::sigh::

[@doglady9334]

and guess what i'm doing for work now? Massage, or therapeutic bodywork, as there are no jobs for someone like me. Everyone tells me how knowledgeable on the subject, and that i'm a polished presenter. BUt it doesn't make any difference. And now with Pruitt head of the EPA, its just going to get much worse.

[@darthbert42]

17:30. It is. It just fucking is.

[@johnthemangood8700]

Quidfacis I need to get that on my phone

[@calholli]

That chart shows that sea level is up 8 cm in 20 years. Great argument.

[@Mictla155]

That is a lot.

[@Trickytickler]

Are you really just saying the same argument to every comment? 8cm is a fuckton. You're either trolling or willfully ignorant if you don't think that is significant. No one can possibly be that dumb.

[@TehMasterSword]

If you think the seas rising by 3 inches per 20 years is not a sufficient argument for the severity of climate change, you're a fucking idiot. You just are.

[@maggiee639]

Half a mil paid out in flood insurance on a $60k house? Makes sense.

[@7Lace77]

Maggie E Of course, no other solution.

[@4philipp]

Should have bought a pontoon houseboat and moored it there. Best long term investment and it’s flood proof

[@daleinaz1]

We should have a regulation that once we the taxpayers have paid out more than the property is worth, we should buy the owner out, raze the house, and declare the property ineligible for habitation. Turn it into a park. Get people out of harm's way. We also need to change the building codes, to require higher elevation of homes in flood-prone areas. Just as we can build homes that don't collapse in earthquakes, we can build homes that don't get flooded. (And homes built in "Tornado Alley" should be required to have a "safe room" to protect the people who live there.) Just put some engineers in charge, instead of lawyers, and we can fix things.

[@perks6292]

Well John clearly had some Tostitos recently, unless he never throws out the empty bags, so the seagull had every reason to ask.

[@KikiFox]

The resemblance between John Oliver and that seagull is uncanny

[@drookor]

You really need to find a better choice in life....Comedy is not something you are good at.

[@nlewis2386]

Stand up is clever but needs practice

[@lmaogetrektbish3441]

May I recommend you not choose comedy as your hobby

[@arielkozak]

I bet oliver and the seagul have a lot in common actually

[@alfalafelstine1536]

*Ariel Kozak* Like a love of Tostitos...

[@joefavela9634]

I've lived in New Orleans less than a year, but something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life was the last flood we had a couple months back. Not because of the damage, not because of the roads backed up, not because all the typical flood stuff. I'm going to remember it because of the one guy I saw, whi was in so much need for a drink, that he took a kayak and paddled into a bar in a wetsuit and paid in plastic-wrapped cash. That man... That man is my hero.

[@KayleeCee]

Joe Favela Now that's dedication!

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

Lived there ten years and I'm not surprised in the least, pretty normal stuff down there. Thanks for the story made me miss home.

[@QueenBoadicea]

12:44 "Other kings said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp. But I built it all the same...just to show 'em! It sank into the swamp."

[@freetolook3727]

I remember a local flood where several houses by a creek fed from a dam repeatedly got damaged by spring floods. The government came in, paid the owners fair market value for the properties, torn the buildings down, carted away the remains and did not allow anyone to rebuild there. Problem solved.

[@David-zl4wf]

As a European it is so fucking strange and funny to see that it is still necessary to state that climate change is real...

[@aerchys4779]

lots ofthings Welcome to the USA. ‘Nuff said. Sometimes, I want to tell this country to fuck themselves.

[@PeppoMusic]

lots ofthings my hypothesis is that it is kind of a 'first world problem' taken to an extreme. Some people have gotten so comfortable with a lot of the securities, freedoms and conveniences the country provides, they are unwilling to give them up for anything, even if that means blindly rejecting the obvious (to us) truth. That, and circlejerking on the internet and television validating idiots and there are big companies also profiting from a lot of those idiots.

[@David-zl4wf]

Peppo I wish there were more people like you. But I am honest and say that, although I try to environmental-friendly, I don’t have an electric car or very eco-friendly house. But this is not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t have the money. (Except the car-thing, I love cars and would always prefer a car with a combustion engine over an elecric car)

[@TomSistermans]

Not exactly unheard of, I'm Dutch and I've had these discussions with other Dutch people, and that's coming from the country at least 60% below sea level...

[@David-zl4wf]

Tom Sistermans were those the same people that voted for Geert Wilders?^^

[@GordWayne]

That damn seagull doing the staircase walk under the desk at 5:40 is fucking magnificent. I hope you get a raise for that seagull-puppet person.

[@oncoucharrest5910]

We live near a town that has a river running through it and every few years the town floods in the spring. Our joke is, people must stay because once in awhile they can say “we have waterfront property”

[@Breezey357]

I once gave a goose at a campsite some Doritos. After being stalked for days, the goose started runninging into my knees, demanding More and More Doritos. I had to hide in the tent at that point to escape the Goose

[@thomasford2032]

Geese are terrifying. They can kill you.

[@jefflabbecomedy]

Fight geese on the downs, fight them on the beaches...

[@jc.1191]

Must of been ranch flavored lol

[@cameronjadewallace]

you're lucky that's all the goose did

[@WakeNBakeMusic]

Flying beach rat is the best/most accurate description of a seagull in a long time

[@willstern5084]

Why do i learn more from some british guy behind a desk then my high school teachers?

[@axeltenveils6816]

Will Stern Because you don't pay attention in class.

[@willstern5084]

Axel Tenveils Spitting Facts

[@tolnocc]

Because you feel like a hero for listening for 30 min on youtube whereas listening for hours a day feels like work. And it is work

[@Arkyubus]

Will Stern It's actually proven that the human mind retains more information when you laugh. It's actually pretty scary. You could potentially use that psychological quirk to brainwash people...

[@goblinwisdom]

Will Stern because you have shit education? Maybe take advantage of the internet and an encyclopedia (you know, hard copy of imfo just incase your flooded); )

[@pebofatso]

"World's smuggest man's rickety sea prison" I love that phrase!

[@AnimalLover101195]

Kudos to the intern or whoever sat under John's desk the entire show with a seagull puppet. Truly doing god's work lmao!

[@jexxer]

If you're literally overlooking a bayou then your life is literally made a living hell by the mosquitoes alone.

[@stephenjacks8196]

I ❤ mosquitoes.

[@militustoica]

Every night means 1-3 new bites at least. I remember it even in a nice suburb house on a gold course surrounded by bayou.

[@odstarmor557]

16:48 that is the most beautiful picture of stubbornness i have ever seen

[@eoinleen1]

"We may not have definitive proof until the late 1980s" 😂😂😂

[@Debland1989]

I honestly wasn’t sure what he was gonna talk about floods for aside from, “floods are bad, stop doing it” but I actually learned something new lol

[@AirbusPvP]

N O T O S T I T O S

[@Sonicsis]

AirbusPvP >:(

[@doctorbatman8520]

AirbusPvP How hard would it have been to get a real seagull. :(

[@gogahorvatin9863]

shaduup scammer

[@Peng_Pong]

Are they actually addicted to them?

[@marwaabdel-aziz2127]

اع نىلغ ش"تتذظ1ءر &&/1

[@GameplayandTalk]

"This episode sponsored by Tostitos."

[@JA-vz1nl]

Cawww cawwwwwwww

[@MrMCDiggles]

Do you have any Tostitos?

[@metalXking20850]

He doesnt endorse

[@TheJonFreib]

Sure probably but i wish it was a got any grapes at the end

[@alexsmith1207]

Truth Robot educate yourself and you might not be brainwashed

[@BKirkpatrick]

7:54 that guy puts his dog in the boat but makes his wife walk along the side in the water. Relatable.

[@carmenbarr4830]

Blue Kirkpatrick OH MY GOD BLUE!!! HIIIIII ❤❤

[@BKirkpatrick]

Ahahahaha!

[@thomasdrnec4783]

Respec the Wahmen, don't attac

[@yohei72]

This is still only my second favorite satire of seagulls, after "Finding Nemo." "Mine? Mine? Mine?"

[@ovdb2002]

And we may not have prove until the late 1980's. Daaamn

[@strapkovic]

Olaf Ulaf that had me laughing so hard. 1980s! Ha!

[@ChaosKeep]

As someone who works in Floodplain Management and is a Certified Floodplain Manager, you are right, and even without climate change, they will get worse because we DO NOT HAVE THE DATA NECESSARY TO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE RISK IS. We need 800 years worth of data, and only have 30 to 50 years at best. We need to tell people what the actual area of risk is, the Geologic Floodplain.

[@4philipp]

If your house floods more than once from anything other then a water main break, you are at risk. Simple as that

[@karannsyt]

*DO YOU'VE ANY TOSTITOS?*

[@zorantaylor3190]

I vant some tostitos.

[@stanphillips7277]

I live in FL and once lived in a trailer park/ neighborhood of houses called "Highland Park". I split the rent with friends but ironically "Highland Park" is in a "Low lying Area" so when it rained we'd have to move everything up from the floor ( Speakers, computer tower, etc ..) onto tables until the water drained and then break out the mops. Flood advisories are common even in places no where near the beach and even without the threat of a hurricane. The urban sprawl in Miami - Dade county is so bad that all it takes is a hard rain storm if you live in a low lying area to be have your home flooded. It's better than having no place to live though considering a studio Apt costs a minimum of a thousand dollars!

[@--Paws--]

Seagulls can live in those houses...

[@hawkeye5955]

@_Paws_ : Houses with bags of Tostitos.

[@chasemiller2548]

And eat all of your tostitos

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

no tostitos! NO TOSTITOS!! Aside: Tostitos no longer looks like a word and I'm still not convinced I spelled it correctly.

[@felipecarrera9127]

You did.

[@Otrebor2099]

in spanish *TOSTADA* is a tortilla made it like crips chips, so *TOSTITOS* is a slang from it

[@Healermain15]

In the Netherlands, Tosties are roasted bread with cheese.

[@kinsmed]

Cheetos. Fritos. Doritos... Tostitos. Yeah. You got it.

[@arcm4210]

this *tostito*

[@ZaidShaikh-kb8vf]

There is nothing as permanent as a temporary solution. - cgp grey

[@lysal7430]

Hello. I am 17 and I love your show. Anyway I have about 7 significant chronic diseases and conduction. Each of which are supposed to shorten you life. Today I added them up and it said I’m only supposed to live to age 36. I know this information is not accurate but I do know that because I have these conditions mean that I will probably live less than the average person. I also think I read somewhere that chronic diseases affect 1 in 3 people in America. So this topic affects 1/3 of people in Americans; a huge portion of the population. I was wondering if you could do a segment on chronic diseases?

[@Soy_boi]

We need to build a wall around the ocean! that will solve our problems! And it's a plan the president would actually agree to because it is arguable insane.

[@helloofthebeach]

Just don't tell him where you're building it and you'll have the money for it tomorrow

[@henkdedikkesteen]

Well... In the Netherlands we built what is practically a sand wall all around the coast of the country, and we haven't had a flooding in like 60 years despite most of the country being below sea level

[@dkail08]

Sea walls are normal things in many places in the world... Typical liberal wants to make a Trump joke but doesn't know anything about the topic.

[@Dan59ten]

Fox Fire We should call it a dam

[@wiltonater]

The Dutch have been doing that for centuries

[@matthewhayes8961]

This video was a flood of information. Also the photo (13:40) could have been taken by a seagull with a go pro.

[@TheWarriorpony]

Matthew Hayes baited with Tostitos

[@FeyTheBin]

You won't believe what them seagulls would do for a munch.

[@hawkeye5955]

Future sporting events will have aerial coverage provided by Tostitos addicted seagulls with GoPros.

[@graysonchristian2668]

Damn why couldn’t that be the joke

[@MrHistory269]

That news lady in the boat that was floating like 5 inches above the water was the best

[@ravenslair117]

Why can't we have someone with John Oliver's wit and intellect as President???

[@thomasford2032]

John Oliver for president.

[@azrael_war_schon_vergeben6810]

Because he was born in England

[@azrael_war_schon_vergeben6810]

@Tildin Han nope, because you need to be a natural born citizen to become us president

[@ozinusa]

because he has an army of writers that make him seem funny

[@yohei72]

@@ozinusa Sure, he's got an army of writers, but he's not just a puppet for their words. He is himself the head writer. And he's very funny when speaking off the cuff with Colbert and other hosts.

[@bradleyogilvie8869]

Of course people didn't move after learning about flood risk. We are a species that jumps out of airplanes FOR FUN. The potential risk of danger is not going to motivate people to uproot their lives and move.

[@jnyerere]

but jumping out of airplanes for fun is less riskier than living in a flood plain. Just saying. lol.

[@PeppoMusic]

Well especially if taking that risk is financially incentivised and not at all penalized. Even though the risk is almost 100% more certain than skydiving and still avoidable and unnecessary. Which was what the piece was mainly about I think.

[@JohnSmith-el2nj]

People are basically idiotic. They'll jump out of planes for fun and drive snakes to extinction whether they are venomous or not.

[@StardustLegend]

I'm glad that people are taking risks, but unless the payoff for taking that risk outweighs the potential repercussions, then it's just a stupid move. And sure the payoff and repercussions of any situation can be objective, is THIS raelly worth it?

[@ziljin]

cnjdev how about the idiots who intentionally buy coastal flooding homes

[@danieldougan269]

The house I used to own was technically in a flood plain, so I had to buy flood insurance. It was ridiculous because the creek was quite small, and it was behind the houses across the street. And downhill. And the house was built on a slab...no basement, no crawl space. The flood insurance cost more than the homeowner's insurance. It was a real problem when it came time to sell, so I got a surveyor out, and he found that the house was not a flood risk. So the requirement was waived, and I sold the house. Months later, I got a call from the buyer, and she said the requirement was reinstated after she bought it.

[@nathanaelstricker9056]

So...uhhh...am I the only one that’s thought that paying out 400k+ to a homeowner who’s house is only worth 40k, due to multiple flooding, proves that we the people have the funds to completely relocate these beach folks. It doesn’t seem to be a matter of funds at all, but a matter of will. Rather than continuing to pay out to these folks, why not just pay out one good time to help them move away from these flood-risk disaster areas? We know that the flooding is only going to get worse. I’m not for large social programs, but I’m especially not for social programs which are continuing to be leached off of due to negligence and obstinance.

[@adonaiorion]

That idea is just terrible for business, how dare you!

[@hunterlong1820]

I. Wynn Wynn it’s not necessarily even on the water. I live in east central Mississippi and the highway leaving my town has low lying areas on either side that flood almost every time we have a major storm front move through. Some people have houses there and you can just look and tell they can’t afford to rebuild anywhere else in town.

[@ericdaniel323]

Private insurance policies won't keep paying like that. I filed two homeowners claims over 7 years and had my policy cancelled.

[@SL-pg4dh]

The problem is that most of them dont want to move. Primarily because they are not the one enduring the risks. Tax payers are essential subsidizing their risky lifestyle.

[@gluestickgenius2644]

@@SL-pg4dh But why is no one stepping in with zoning laws? Can't you just declare such areas as unfit for habitation and offer residents the funds for a move? Btw. in Germany, insurances can usually refuse to insure you against flooding if you live in a high risk are, because then you are acting in willful carelessness.

[@moomen44]

finally Canadians can watch this episode

[@adamdawson3339]

Nikkolas Godin and Brits

[@oscarmccormack1611]

+

[@kevinoconnell1354]

Right?

[@liamwinters298]

Amen

[@tombouric]

What? I can’t hear you over people repeatedly apologising.

[@dfbracho]

It never ceases to surprise me how, in the US, companies and private sector find a way to profit from the government and the taxpayers in the most outrageous and (surprisingly) legal ways. It just teaches so much about the way a completely free and unregulated economy works.

[@strider7557]

And nothing about how increasing size and scope government attracts those companies like flies to honey?

[@robearhart5796]

The funny part is that these companies are making money directly from government regulations.

[@deregulationIC]

Lol

[@dfbracho]

Unregulated Market Economy do your evil laugh.

[@Mansplained]

So the law crafted by politicians that spends tax money on these insurance companies....this law is a good example for you of a "free and unregulated economy?" Really sad that people have no idea what unregulated or free means in these terms and just think of them as naughty words. Politicians making stupid laws is not evidence that capitalism is bad, it's evidence that politicians, and by extension, bureaucracy as a whole, is bad. Without having a giant government body with a bunch of stolen money to spend that they can lobby, these insurance companies would be a lot more toothless, don't you think? Corporations gain their sickening power through corruption of politicians. It is a gross symbiotic system. The idea that we just need to have government take over everything is so wrong I fear for what will become of America, when the opinion is so widespread. Socialism and the collapse of the empire seems like the likely outcome.

[@trinomitri4135]

i have to go to school tomorrow buuuuuut, it's John Oliver

[@mimironshead4107]

Trinomitri cheers, I can relate

[@chitoo.250]

Me too.

[@whybecause.5723]

Trinomitri when it's 3:30, you got 2 tests tomorrow, and you said last video... but It's John Oliver

[@SnipeU696]

same here.

[@ascent8487]

Me too. Homework to do. But it's Oliver.

[@BiteBolt_77]

Missing a lot of Dutch vibes. Maybe John could make an episode on how we Dutch people deal with the water.

[@MijmerMopper]

They probably looked up the word "waterschapsverkiezingen" and just ran away at the prononciation.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

5:27 That double-take as the gull was walking away just f-ing killed me! 🤣🤣🤣 Awesome puppeteering!

[@kobelester]

That’s me rowing over my responsibilities while my friends get things done

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Nice meme. I shall steal it from you!

[@starlight8554]

Lol tru 😭

[@VArsovski10]

5:19 - 5:33 whoever puppetted that seagull should have his/her/their payment doubled, that was some seriously good emotional presentation, such a joy to rewatch

[@Hadfield15]

“Get outta here, you flying beach rat!” Love that line

[@lynnclaywood4043]

This show is incredible. Somehow, they always pick the absolute funniest clips for what they're talking about

[@oneeco]

Listening to Despacito... While yelling at a Gull, "No Tostitos!!!"

[@hawkeye5955]

@CardinalGamer: "No Tostitos" should be a Weird Al parody of Despacito. 😂

[@aurealfantasy3127]

Despacito, Tostitos? This is USA don't let them invade us.

[@royaldeer87]

Swiper no tostitos!!😂😂

[@fandomguy8025]

@Au Realfantasy This is USA it's always been multi-cultural.

[@ArachCobra]

The problem with people not moving reminded me of things I learned in university recently. How many of these predictions fail because they rely upon people acting rationally, whereas in reality they... Well, they don't.

[@tisroc100]

I bet those houses are real cheap...seemed like a fun neighborhood to live in. Come on, this is New York

[@Omar-cr9jf]

Game theory

[@Harry-tt6be]

tiscroc100 Not every part of New York is expensive. NYC is but the New York State itself pretty much a dull.

[@Shadowcam00]

The problem is that it IS rational. The rich get to have their vacation homes guaranteed by the government, while the poor are left with the option of either staying put, or throwing away a big investment in order to leave. The responsibility for getting a better outcome lies with Congress. Until they stop paying for vacation homes, and start helping people in need get out of risky areas, the cycle will continue indefinitely. But the biggest obstacle is the insurance companies; they get profit guaranteed by taxpayer money, and spend a chunk of it buying politicians to keep it that way. That's why money in politics is the biggest threat to our country; it cripples our problem-solving ability.

[@thenrgtobi]

2:09 Dat Seagull though

[@astrowolvez]

My grandma came in my room and thought I had a cat because of that seagull. 😂

[@jeancarlo1227]

“BUT YOURE STANDING IN WATER!!!!”

[@BrianGivensYtube]

Im just gonna build a house on the sun and get fire damage insurance. Makes just much sense as this...

[@thelastholdout]

Oh please. Do you know how expensive rent is on the Sun?

[@brightenight8699]

At least you don't have to pay for heating

[@ryanthompson1244]

Yeah, but the commute to work is a bitch!

[@justatiger6268]

0:30 It's amazing because those two Ken are WALKING ON FREAKIN' WATER!

[@jenanncreates1033]

April 2021: John Oliver tells a joke. I jump in surprise at the unknown source of laughter. Wait. We are in the void. Must be a laugh track.

[@eerereps]

IT IS. IT JUST FUCKING IS.

[@calholli]

That chart shows that sea level is up 8 cm in 20 years. Great argument.

[@choomatt]

3-4 inches covering the entire globe, thats a lot of water. and its steadily increasing, thats whats important to take note of. Its not just a random spike.

[@KidSnivy69]

You can't reason with stupid

[@calholli]

Kid.. icecap.us/images/uploads/EASTERBROOKPDO.JPG

[@calholli]

Kid.. This has been happening for 100's of thousands of years. Thinking that we are effecting these changes is interesting to ponder, but if we don't understand what has caused it in the past.. then we are only speculating. grist.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/volstok.gif

[@GabeOli]

wait so we can have a flood insurance plan for america but no health insurance

[@im.empimp]

Part of me is hopeful that the repuglicans have so thoroughly pissed off voters that we'll skip universal health insurance and go straight to universal healthcare for all. The other part of me has been through this soul shedding process enough to have no hope of living to see universal healthcare for Americans.

[@blackhatfreak]

Because freedom

[@John-uw2je]

Unfortunately the Average American is not educated enough, or invested enough to care. It will only be when they are directly effected by it, that they will realize they f'd up.

[@daveharrison84]

the flood insurance plan is a giveaway to the rich so of course we can have that. no health insurance.

[@mrsleeps9944]

Comment You're an idiot.

[@meredithhenderson4837]

the way john says “tostitos” is so pure

[@MetalJesus157]

Fun fact: the roseate spoonbill was a major part of the plot of the James Bond book Dr. No.

[@manospondylus4896]

Why is every important institution in the United States either outdated or corrupt?

[@Mictla155]

We don't like change. Well that and if there is money being made it does not matter.

[@Sionnanful]

Capitalism. Just...capitalism.

[@jarodathehunter9124]

Disappointed Turtle Because the last ‘good’ generation fought in World War 2.

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

USA is built from the ground up on deep rooted corruption to keep the powerful powerful and the poor without any voice. It's the furthest thing from a Democracy yet it's "Land of the Free." Free to enslave.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Disappointed Turtle Like in every other country?

[@donparkison4617]

I have done a lot of work with those flood maps and they are near worthless. The surveying & engineering was done in the 60's & 70's and has been updated in few areas. Millions of acres of subdivision maps have flood zones that were surveyed before the subdivisions were even built. That and the downstream areas that did exist at the time of the survey dont have flood areas that account for the increased runoff from those subdivisions. But no one complains about not being in a flood zone on a map that would cause you to pay more in homeowners insurance.

[@LeolaGlamour]

Don Parkison If you own a home you should have to have flood insurance. IMO the problem is that they only give you the insurance in flood zone areas.

[@j.kol3491]

Don Parkison same. GIS is much better now and I can't believe those ancient maps are still used..

[@donparkison4617]

GIS based flood plane modeling could produce a better answer, but I believe there is something in the law that says it has to be surveyed by engineers on the ground. Its the enormous cost of doing the survey that is keeping them from doing it. But yea, they should just change that part of the law to allow the software to get closer to an acceptable answer than the professionally surveyed data from 40 years ago.

[@daleinaz1]

@@LeolaGlamour They only REQUIRE flood insurance in flood prone areas. They don't GIVE you anything.

[@LeolaGlamour]

@@daleinaz1 I don’t believe it’s required it’s optional

[@sarahgardner5385]

The sassy seagull at 5:19 is honestly just my job goal. I wanna get paid to be a sassy seagull.

[@4philipp]

You get to pick your own French fries out of the garbage can.

[@WillACarpenter]

As someone living near but not dangerously near the ocean, in Central Florida... This whole episode felt like home. From hounding seagulls to Roseate Spoonbills.