History's Most Unbelievable Survival Story Is Actually True

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[@Thoughty2]

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[@daviddoesstuffandthingigue966]

@Jeni Ris You should reset character , Now!

[@robertdean3974]

Really good story very educational thanks for sharing

[@hansolowe19]

Just a heads up: defenestrate is not pronounced "deafen-strait", its de-fenestrate. De- as in delousing. 👍

[@justarandomchannel1319]

why

[@quoththeraven3985]

Rock on T.

[@scribblebibbus4916]

Buried at sea. Thrown overboard. You should have said, “they set up a window on the edge of the boat, and he was defenstrated.”

[@roxannlegg750]

BOOM! ROTFLMHO

[@Phantom86d]

Bumfiddle playing in the background and 'Bob's your uncle!' we have a proper send off.

[@gordonpeden6234]

@@Phantom86d A sad ending for someone who sucked on "the hindmost teat"

[@no1fibersplicer525]

What a gathering of literary masters! Well done mates, well done indeed

[@lechatbotte.]

Lol

[@WilliamBrinkley45]

In the past lobsters were far more plentiful and you could find many of them closer to shore in waters 5-8’ deep or less. After storms a great number of them would be washed ashore like crabs, and sometimes in massive piles. Unlike crabs who primarily use their legs for locomotion and have far less difficulty going back into the sea quickly, lobsters primarily use their tail fins underwater for propulsion and thus have a hard time walking on land. That’s why lobsters were once considered food for poor people, who would regularly descend onto the beach after storms with buckets and nets catching them by the dozen.

[@rgerber]

caviar was once the food of the poor....

[@florencepierce1864]

I knew about Lobsters being "Poor People's Food", but I Never Knew Why! Also Oysters & Mud Crabs ... And NOW you pay big bucks for ALL forms of Shellfish & MOST kinds of Fish! As Simon Whistler always says: "The Past Was The WORST", but it's a pity we can't all afford to eat like the poor back then!

[@absofjelly]

Lobsters walk along the bottom. They only use their tails for a quick escape from predators..

[@DIRTYPLACCY]

@@absofjelly doesn't mean they can walk on land like crabs

[@DIRTYPLACCY]

Pretty sad really, here in Australia we have Crayfish and their the same as lobsters pretty much but it's good here because we have lots of remote coast lines so there is still spots were they are everywhere. Everyone runs Australia down for having such a small population but it's actually perfect our waters are looked after really well and most coast lines are chokers with fish besides around our city's

[@Tomiculous_Budd]

As a marine biologist I can confirm that, that is exactly how seal reproduction goes

[@Ozymandias1]

That scene had me up in stitches. Funniest thing I've seen this month. 😂

[@Tomiculous_Budd]

@@fullhalf420 your welcome!

[@derrickallen2054]

Is your real name George Costanza?

[@Tomiculous_Budd]

@@derrickallen2054 No its Thomas Budd

[@LegalesePodcast]

as a seal fucker, I can also confirm thats how seal reproduction goes

[@Mastermindyoung14]

Gurklak the caveman is super bummed he didn't make the cut. He fought 8 sabertooths and a wooly mammoth, survived an avalanche, lost an eye, then turned 12.

[@SoRandom619]

Underrated comment actually

[@BaawBee]

Damn!

[@badmajik7]

That last one is such a terrible fate

[@Phlowermom]

And lived to the ripe old age of 15, dandling his grandchildren on his one good knee. They would often ask him for the stories of his adventures when he was young, he was happy to share the tales and let them take turns putting on his very heavy sabertooth necklace of teeth. He always laughed when the youngest sat down hard from the weight of it.

[@FIFA07Pro]

@@Phlowermom Lol, in all fairness, I think it's pretty dumb to wait at least 18 years or even longer in order to have sex and reproduce since nature gave us the gift of reproduction from the age of 12-13. All the other animals (including mammals) start having intercourse and offsprings as soon they become fertile.. that's how they avoided extinction for millions of years or something like that. Humans have a lot to learn from that especially in cases of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, world wars, nuclear wars, etc when you have to repopulate the planet as fast as possible in order to avoid extinction and develop or form a new society.

[@xZeroGunnerx]

In commemoration of Selkirk and the book he inspired, the island where he was marooned is now called Alejandro Selkirk and the island next to it is called Robinson Crusoe (both part of the Juan Fernández Archipielago in Chile)

[@florencepierce1864]

Oh, That's Right! Daniel Defoe set Robinson Crusoe in the Caribbean, I always forget it's not where Alexander Selkirk was actually Marooned!

[@planetdisco4821]

I did not know this! Thank you for sharing… 👍

[@merlapittman5034]

I loved this book when I discovered it as a kid (still like it a lot) and being extremely introverted I wanted a Robinson Crusoe life. I've heard about Selkirk before but your video gave me more info on him. Very interesting! You always have great videos!

[@AlexSelkirk1872]

Ayyyoooo

[@Kyoto_Ed]

same

[@RisingRevengeance]

Same also very introverted and often imagined leaving society but I don't think I could give up modern convenience to chase goats.

[@Cindy-xg6yn]

I think I could live without people for a long time but I need my internet access.

[@Mortequal]

Walden is also a great read, from another introvert

[@perrrry]

A classic and an impressive feat. For me as a Norwegian the the survival story of the crew on The Endurance with Ernst Shackleton in the Antarctic beats them all. This should be covered by your amazing storytelling. How their ship froze and got crushed by the ice, for them to get stuck on Elephant island when the ice retreated. A selected few had to row in horrible sea conditions to South Georgia (still in the Antarctic) and a mountain crossing over to Grytviken (Norwegian settlement) and got his whole crew saved is something else. Took them about 2 years in total. It's such an amazing story. Ernst Shackleton was horrible at planning, but what he lacked as a planner he made up for as a man and leader.

[@robertcronin6603]

The Shackleton story is *indeed* the most shocking and amazing stories of survival *ever*

[@somjasa]

Yesss... Shackleton is one of my favorite person in history. He was/is one of the most extraordinary humans and I admire what he accomplished, surviving the ordeal and not losing a single man of his crew.

[@Anonymous-jf2gy]

Thoughty2 has already covered the Endurance story in a video a few years back.

[@perrrry]

@@Anonymous-jf2gy yeah, true..searched it up and even I had seen it. Hehe. Might just think his new format would make wonders for it. With the animation

[@andrewlaw3589]

Antarctic

[@greyisometrix]

Is it me or does this guy just keep getting more and more dapper over time? Keep looking sharp good sir!!

[@roberthunter479]

I had no idea this novel was based on reality. That certainly explains why one of those islands mentioned, off the coast of Chile, is Robinson Crusoe Island.

[@alicehargest]

*Me wearing headphones at the gym*: they named their ship "Sinker"?

[@butterchicken83]

Well, it lived up to that name, didn't it?

[@ianreed1528]

One thinks that it becomes incorrect in the translation....

[@stella.r2708]

As funny as that would have been to see? It is actually Spanish for 5 so the ship's name was really Five Ports. But, agreed, sinker for a ship is as ironic as it gets

[@TheDramacist]

Boaty McBoat Face if it was my vote ;)

[@myscreen2urs]

The sinker port actually

[@Oscarspoem]

Humans always amaze me. We are often criticizied, yet stories like this, always inspire me. We are sometimes brilliant!

[@robertcronin6603]

Well said.

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

we arent often criticized. there is nothing that criticizes us except ourselves. so this statement doesnt really make sense

[@Oscarspoem]

@@theflyingdutchguy9870 Not sure what you mean. I was referring to humans criticising humans. Maybe penguins moan about us, sure the odd Chicken might have a say also.

[@tommymarco]

@@Oscarspoem i love your reply here . i'd throw in the odd cat here as well when they not fed on time ; )

[@Oscarspoem]

@@tommymarco Hi. Haha yeah. I had a Pug, Mr Yang I called him. Now Pugs are very loving, yet he used to look at me like I proper let him down, food, walks not matter what I did. Made me feel useless haha

[@billkipper3264]

On a side note, if I remember correctly, the Cinque Ports was in the company of the St. George which was commanded by William Dampier who was also the overall commander when Selkirk was abandoned. Dampier then was sailing master of the Woodes Rogers ship Duke when Selkirk was rescued. By the way, if you want to tell a very interesting story then William Dampier should be at the top of your list. For those who would like a more in depth look I highly recommend the book "A Pirate of Exquisite Mind".

[@Lucius1958]

Yes: I've read that biography, and of Selkirk's involvement in the voyages.

[@stewartwyeth1302]

Oh my word! That is unbelievable stuff and imo your best video yet. I had no idea that this was the case. What an amazing man and really illustrates just how far a human being can push themselves. Wow.

[@qwazy0158]

I've often wondered about the origins of the R Crusoe story, thank you.

[@TriGgaPenG]

AHH happy days just checked litteraly 10 minties ago see if you'd got a new video up. Was gutted. Now this is my first video on my trip to Wales at 3 in the morning 👌👍

[@joelhall5124]

3 in the morning?

[@Oscarspoem]

Enjoy the trip!!!!

[@TriGgaPenG]

@@joelhall5124 wagon driver gotta be at the job early

[@jerrylee8261]

@Jeni Ris Huh?

[@Invixety]

I've finally realized why I like thoughty2, it's because he is mostly unbiased when reporting something.

[@davidmanning1474]

Go to Middlesbrough on a Friday night to be able to make conversations about people being thrown through windows There's a pub called the pig iron in the town centre that will give you just that I don't miss that place.

[@tommymarco]

i heard there is a transporter bridge that is the cat's meiow .

[@willyreeves319]

this guy was left on an island that ships stopped at to resupply with extra clothes, 2 weapons and bedding. not terribly surprising he could survive. the POW that walked from a soviet prison camp in Siberia to Germany now that's impressive

[@horrorspirit]

> POW that walked from a soviet prison camp in Siberia to Germany what was his name? i am now interested

[@florencepierce1864]

Still - I think he did so much better than I could Ever hope - and I live in a world of GPS & knowing I would be rescued a lot sooner than Selkirk!

[@florencepierce1864]

@@horrorspirit There was a 2010 Movie with Ed Harris & Colin Farrell & Saoirse Ronan called "The Way Back". Harrowing, Tense, Sad yet ultimately Moving & Uplifting.

[@willyreeves319]

his name was Cornelius Rost. find the real story not the movie

[@Robert_Lindsay]

A tale well told. Loved the animation too. I read Robinson Crusoe as a kid and watched the old TV series. It inspired me a lot. I learned of the Alexander Selkirk connection a long time ago, but you filled in lots of gaps with his story and the surrounding history. Excellent work Mr. Thoughty.

[@jdgoesham5381]

Reading this as a class and doing projects on this book was one of my more vivid memories in elementary school in New England, USA. It's one of those book every kid in the 80s and 90s I know for sure read in class here. I was an outdoors kid(fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing)so it resonated a ton with me. I've always had a huge fascination with survival stories like this I think because of this book. And another that's part of the curriculum here in the state of Maine(called Lost on A Mountain In Maine) about a young boy who survives on a mountain after a freak snowstorm for a while. And then around the same time the movie Alive came out when I was a little kid which again just blew my mind with how they ended up surviving...Then in HS I must have found and read every single true survival story I could find. And every once and a while like now I refresh them by finding other's takes on certain stories like this channel does(and does quite well without much useless "fat").

[@jackryan4313]

Just totaled my car three days ago so a Thoughty2 video is good timing. I need all the great content I can soak up right now to numb my mind 😂💀

[@reece3163]

That should keep your mind busy ^

[@shaunsaintey1793]

Get a hands free innum, then you can watch thoughty2 while keeping your hands available for driving purposes.

[@killerdinamo08]

What car was it?

[@jerrylee8261]

Jack, sorry to hear that. Don't be cynical. I really mean it. When something like that happens to me, I always say to myself-Self, if only you could go back 5 minutes in time with the knowledge of what was gonna happen, of course. Have sometimes wondered about an ill fate happening to someone-they had to be in that spot at that instant for it to happen. 30 seconds delayed or ahead it would not have happened.

[@jackryan4313]

@@shaunsaintey1793 lmfao

[@carbon_no6]

His mishap in church that he was going to be reprimanded for was: throwing someone out of a window as he farted! A bum’fiddle!

[@k.b.tidwell]

Great video, as always! I first encountered the term defenestrate in the mid-'90's in a video game named Starsiege, the descendent of the earlier Earthsiege. The solar system was being attacked by a robot enemy, and part of their stated modus operandi was to occasionally defenestrate their prey. I remember distinctly at one time thinking the word meant to behead someone. Don't know why I thought that or where I found that definition, but it's comforting(?) to know that I might have actually survived a genuine defenestration, rather than what I thought it to be.

[@michaelmcdonnell5998]

Whenever I see Robinson Crusoe I think of the wonderful theme tune to the sixties TV series!

[@KFBR392]

I remember my grandmother helping me read this in the fourth grade (I had minimal interest in reading books and learning to read). But this one actually caught my attention. I think I'm gonna read it again now.

[@annied1827]

Hope you enjoy your book 📖 😊 I've read 4 books this week 📚 yep i have no life and just read all day lol 😃

[@KFBR392]

@@annied1827 Thank you Annie :) Theres no harm in reading books all day lol.

[@annied1827]

@@KFBR392 that's what I keep telling myself 🤣🤣 I usually read around 6-8 books a week I just sit in bed reading all day and most nights too lol , omg that makes me sound so very lazy 🙈 I actually have a bad back and suffer chronic back pain so that's the most comfortable place for me to sit for any length of time lol I also collect books so I have quite a large libary especially since im ocd and have crazy ocd book issues as in if i love a book i must have it in all formats hardback, paperback, graphic novel, illustrated edition, collectors edition, anniversary edition, pretty new covers, box sets and when possible signed first edition and they must match no mixing formats and if one in a series is signed they all must be 📚 yeah im nuts and have multiple copies of the same books for example im a big kid and a total geek 🤓 so naturally i have over 60 harry potter books 🙈🤣 and when i bought the miss peregrines series i got the collectors box set and graphic novel set i was planning to just get the rest in hardbacks so they matched the box set but when i got map of days i got a signed first edition by mistake so i had to buy the others in signed first edition too as they didnt match. Now this is where it gets slightly crazy, the first two books in the uk are worth a lot as it's a American author so signed copies in the uk are rare and would have cost me around £1000, so i did what any insane crazy person would do i imported them from America !! so i spent over £200 on two books i already owned twice just so they would match and for me that was the most logical thing to do, 🙈 i never once thought sell the signed copy and buy a unsigned copy no that option didn't even cross my mind until someone asked why didn't you just sell it like that would have been the most logical thing to do 🤣🤣🙈

[@KFBR392]

@@annied1827 Wooow!!!! You really are a legit book worm. Before my sister became a nurse, that's how she was too. She was never not reading a book. I'm not that much of a reader but I enjoy a good book every once in a while. That's wicked cool Annie!

[@annied1827]

@@KFBR392 what kind of books do you enjoy ?? I'll read anything except for religious or self help books 📚 I love books so much as they are a escape from the real world I also proof read for some of my favourite authors it started with me finding mistakes in books and me having to tell the authors just because my ocd side drove me crazy if I didn't tell them so i finally give in and send them a message lol because I'm ocd I notice thing other miss and I eventually got told by several author friends I do a better job that they people they pay so I offered to do it for free and I love doing it and I sometimes get to have my name in the book I've got my name in four books now one because I helped design the cover which was children of cain by a great author and friend Austin Chambers, my friend t.w piperbrook thanked me in his last books alive again which made my year as I've been proofreading books for him for a few years now he didnt tell me he was doing it so i found out when i received a signed copy from him all the way from America and im also mentioned in 2 of Donald Firesmiths books a cauldron of uncanny dreams and hell holes a slaves revenge, he asked me to proofread for him after i read one of his books and it said something like its was just like jones town in the 60s and sent him a message saying you do realise the jonestown massacre was in 1978 !! He sent a message back saying how the hell did you notice that mistake when several proofreaders and editors missed it and it was supposed to say 70s and not 60s a simple typo and the books been out for years and your the first to notice it after that he asked me to proofread for him 🤣🤣 I'm telling you there is nothing more exciting than seeing your name in a book 📖 especially for someone like me who loves books to the point my friends joke that im a self confessed bibliophile with no support group lol 🤣🤣 plus I'm sometimes gifted signed first editions which is always a nice suprise. If you enjoy true prison stories where films have also been made midnight express is a good read the true story of Billy Hayes the guy caught trying to smuggle hash and was put in a awful prison for it its a good film too. If you like true crime I advise reading the other side of the story and what was the worst kept secret in the uk the uk hamgmen noone was supposed to know who they were yet they were treated like celebrities!! pierrepoint a family of executioners and Syd Dernley a hangman's tale both amazing books there is actually a good film called Pierrepoint which is worth watching too both books cover the stories of the crimes and people they hanged. If you have ever watched great escape I advise read the book its brilliant I could go on but I don't want to bore you to death although I'm always happy to recommend books 😊

[@cassandralyris4918]

I loved you talking about being English and then mispronouncing "defenestrate". Very on brand. 10/10

[@willong1000]

I already knew of Alexander Selkirk and that Defoe's novel was based upon his marooned survival, but your video has added a few interesting and entertaining tidbits to my knowledge. Thank you!

[@benjamingamache6441]

Is it weird that when you mentioned his burial at sea all I could think was "what is dead may never die!"

[@tommymarco]

kind of spot on there mate : )

[@jimbones858]

Great video! I knew it was based in reality but didn’t know the details! May I suggest a video on the survival story of Hugh Glass- the true story of the Revenant. The truth is always stranger than fiction!

[@VokeVideo]

Here here!

[@icosthop9998]

Nicely put 👌

[@markedis5902]

Cinque ports is pronounced Sank port. it’s old French for five harbours and refers to a historic group of coastal towns in Kent Sussex and Essex

[@kieronparr3403]

No it's pronounced sink. We aren't going to use a French pronunciation

[@kieronparr3403]

Originally, the Cinque Ports (pronounced 'Sink' Ports) were a confederation of five harbours, Sandwich, Romney, Dover, Hythe, and Hastings plus the two Ancient Towns of Rye & Winchelsea.

[@jasonsinden7673]

I live in the Cinque Ports area of Kent. It’s definitely pronounced ‘sink’…

[@edwardjones7346]

thoughty2 i wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your videos... im a huge fan of English literature... Robinson Crusoe is one of my favs but i never knew it was based on true events... ty for your wisdom and i wish you continued success...

[@codylor3884]

You say Robinson Crueso, and Amish Paradise immediately starts playing in my head

[@donm5354]

42 - What about ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS??" Eating Martian Space sausages and burning Mars rocks to produce Oxygen...

[@phantasma9391]

Loved Mars, hated the food.

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

Featuring Adam West, if I'm not mistaken.

[@katekrylov]

It's quite obvious that Thoughty loves his language, that's why I love those stories.

[@crackshot4797]

The Defenstration of Prague. Might be a fun topic for a video

[@headwindshield]

I read Diana Souhami's retelling of Selkirk's survival story many years ago and was wondering when you'd cover this on your channel. As always, you retold the story with brilliant humour. Much less dry and dull than Souhami.

[@aadamtx]

Robinsonade? Never heard the term, although I was an English major. Have you seen the Dan Hagerty film version of RC? It's arguably the best of the lot and probably even comes the closest to Selkirk's tale.

[@scribebat]

Defenestrate... It's *not* useless, it's a great word if you want to sound recondite in talking about a couple of historical events in Prague! In noun form, it even appears in a chapter title in a book on the life of Kepler, "Kepler's Witch" (another somewhat recondite string of words referring to his Mum, who was at one point accused of witchcraft) in the word's noun form - "The Second Defenestration of Prague", we're talking about a second story window here and it wasn't a chamber pot being emptied. No modern language would be complete without such a word. Maybe not so much of a use for the word now but there was a time you could have gotten defenestrated upon all over London. Today it's such a popular theme in action movies, "What do you want me to do in this scene?" "Defenestrate the bad guy." "Got it." Pretty sure you wouldn't consider 'defenestrate' quite so useless if it ever happened to you. You want useless words, maybe try 'mugwump' (hats off to William Burroughs, the only person i know to ever find a use for that word in "Naked Lunch"). 🙂

[@adbayliss]

I guess throwing people out of windows is sadly out of fashion. Perhaps its down to double glazing

[@scribebat]

@@adbayliss LOL! Or maybe that they just don't open any more.

[@davidanderson2357]

Ah, yes.. defenestration. If done incorrectly it can be a real pane in the ass.

[@simonnoble2345]

Thoughty mispronounced it, missed the third e, its root is fenestre, the Italian for window

[@timwegman5776]

Great story Thoughty2, I have loved lost island stories like Robinson Caruso Since I was a child. When I was really young I would act like I was lost on an island and build tree houses lol oh here is a fun fact my Grandfather was a Iron worker in the union and helped build the Tree House in Disneyland Park California. My mother would take me up the tree and show me all the places he had actually built it was really neat and it's cool to think millions of people have been up the tree house he helped build. Thanks for the video

[@davidcarroll1991]

I can’t be the only one who constantly checks their notifications in hopes of Thoughty’s next upload. I absolutely love this channel ❤️

[@roxannlegg750]

Nope...youre not. Its the reason i have to wake up early on aTuesday! Other youtubers are not as bang on time as he is, and I miss their content. Regardless of how many i subscribe to - the few who post on time each day or week will ALWAYS come up on my feed straight away. He is awesome!

[@tommymarco]

you are not alone .

[@minuterecipes8978]

I am very fortunate I found this channel. It’s very educational.

[@tommymarco]

@@minuterecipes8978 really exceptional channel . been here about a month , and it's right now the channel i watch the most .

[@davidcarroll1991]

@@tommymarco Going back and watching is older videos is kinda strange. Especially seeing him without his stache lol 🤣

[@MichaelSHartman]

Enjoyable video. The elder English lexicon sounded interesting.

[@elizabethpeters6890]

Thank you for this thorough background on a well loved classic. :)

[@richtomlinson7090]

My great great grandfather was a sea captain on the clipper ship Asterion, and their last voyage on the Asterion was cut short, when the ship was loaded with a full load of Seabird guano from Howland Island, they struck a reef, when they got too close to another of the minor outlying Islands in the Pacific Ocean. They became stranded on a true desert island, called Baker Island, and they managed to survive with no men lost, on an island with absolutely no shade and only 40 miles from the Equator. They all suffered from scurvy, but no lives lost.

[@laffi]

Such an exiting story! Well told!

[@Theheadgiver]

Miss your podcasts...great vids as normal

[@mahalalel7771]

The "bumfiddle" joke is the best part of the whole video. It provided a much needed laugh for me. So much so I had to pause your video and comment. Thank you and I like your work.

[@smeemusic]

Always love these stories. This guy should br a history teacher.

[@shaunsaintey1793]

I always thought it was pronounced DEE-FEN-EE-STRAIGHT

[@Valkirth]

that is because it is so you would be right.

[@Baddroneflying]

That one and "sinka ports" rather than "sank" ports stuck out to me

[@florencepierce1864]

Whatevs, Dude, it STILL means Chuckin' some-ONE-or-THING out a bloomin' WINDOW!

[@florencepierce1864]

@@Baddroneflying and it SANK in Port!

[@dommyboysmith]

I argued for a good 10 minutes with a guy about his last name. Guy insisted it was "Caruso". I read the book bro (great book btw) 😂

[@somjasa]

😂 Caruso...

[@ASRLawman]

Was his name Silvio Caruso?

[@aodigital9421]

Tomato tomato, potato potato...

[@tommymarco]

bruh . you should of threw the book at him later 😂

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

One of the favorite stories from my childhood. Thanks for sharing, much appreciate it. Greetings from the Netherlands 🌷🇳🇱, T.

[@movingontorealfreedom7305]

Another very entertaining and interesting video from you! This is why I’ve been subbed for over a year now! Thx!

[@rtensor]

A man, left to contemplate for 5 years how his personal failings caused him to become marooned on an island, is rescued -- and soon after is in a bar fight, lol. This poor guy just couldn't overcome his nature, could he? Props to him for surviving against such odds, but he must have been insufferable.

[@jmccoomber1659]

From the descriptions of chasing goats through the jungle, it doesn't seem Selkirk was on a "desert" island. Still, a great story!

[@jmccoomber1659]

@Aunt Shawna Deserted makes sense. However, "desert island" still means, well, it's a desert, by definition lacking in precipitation and thus not tropical with lush vegetation. He was on a deserted tropical island, not an island that was a dry desert.

[@davidanderson2357]

And here I am, wondering what tasty treats I might find on a dessert island.

[@1TwistedPoet]

@@jmccoomber1659 Yes deserted makes sense. But it's a Tense thing. The island is deserted, when the life is gone... in this case people... making it a desert island. A desert... a dry place... is called that because nothing lives there. It is deserted and has become a desert area. A dried out area with no life or precipitation is a desert. But so is a lush tropical rainforest where no one lives. It's the lack of life, not a lack of moisture that makes something a desert.

[@lisasternenkind6467]

I liked this book when I was a girl and I have read it in several languages since. In fact I just finished listening to the audiobook in German language. It's such a nice and adventurous story. I love you accent 🙂

[@SethSwanson-hq1it]

Was about to say as soon as you said robinsinade that I love how a book about a survival story created an entire genre of work!

[@coyoteartist]

I've always loved the expression Bob's your uncle because my uncle's name is Bobby. Bob was what my daddy was called and my brother's Robert.

[@davidanderson2357]

Except in Alabama, where Bob may also be your father.

[@coyoteartist]

@@davidanderson2357 Not sure that's limited to Alabama or that that would be the first state I would think of in that regard. Not that I'm answering outside the hypothetical here.

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[@brendankinney2374]

but fuck off with all the adds

[@aarontaylor4967]

'All fur coat and no knickers'. And I do have an Uncle Bob (though for years when young, I thought his name was Bottio, after mishearing 'Uncle Bob to you' when I asked his name)...

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His brother tricked him into drinking salt and water, just like the two guys in friday night dinner do to each other.

[@fox.8490]

Daniel D'Foe... Wait... "I am somethink of a survivalists writter myself"

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Bumfiddle got me.

[@gliderfan6196]

Fun fact: Robinsonade in Polish means "the act of a goalkeeper doing his job by jumping into the air and stretching his body in the direction of the ball coming". Useful word, as you can see.

[@BigRick50]

"Thanks for watching", no, thank you for creating some of the best content on the internet.

[@danielbradley5255]

It's no wonder people tried calling out the bull sh*t as even I couldn't help but laugh my ass off thinking "yea right, he tamed cats and fashioned a goatskin outfit?"

[@rand5106]

Taming cats is relatively easy. The goat clothes was wild tho.

[@roxannepearls901]

Like the mosquito swarm around the guy catching yellow fever. Very subtle, very funny.

[@polygonalmasonary]

Brilliantly told story, you have a natural talent that spell binds the listener 👍😁

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Well, Mace Windu knows that feeling.

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“…and if the sound of shaging marine life can’t cheer you up, nothing can.” Words of wisdom

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[@edlabetski]

Awesome video. Thanks for making these. Just a note - you kind of lost a letter or two when pronouncing defenestrate

[@jannetteberends8730]

One, two, three, in gods name… A burial at sea is what a real sailor wants. That would have been Selkirk choice, I’m pretty sure. In the Netherlands it’s forbidden to throw a body in the see, so undertakers here go to England where it’s still possible. Because sailors want to be buried in the see.

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Ah yes... now I sea.

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[@dragonpc8258]

on a desert island? you mean an island, as it was a tropical island and was not deserted if there were regular stops by ships in the area. i think a more accurate description would have been an uninhabited island at worse. (but it could not be called that if he was living on it) it had herd animals as well as cats on it. but i digress, was still a neat story.

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I still don't believe that would help little ol' Me if someone tossed Me off a ship into the Shallows & went: "OK - Fend for yourself! Here's a Musket, some Ammo, Bedding, Cook Pot ... And - Oh, Yeah - A BIBLE!" And I'd be like, "Oh, yeah, that BOOK'S gonna come in Handy ... Ooh, yeah, Toilet Paper!"

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[@ALAINGONZALES]

HELLO Love your videos, especially the lost woman one. As a Frenchman I was appealed by the word defenestrate. It's actually a french word that thanks to William the Conqueror , who was a french speaking Norman when he conquered the English throne, and brought a lot of french into the English language. I know that doesn't please you Brits much, but c'est la vie.... In french we actually use it commonly it means literally " to de-window someone or something " often used to threaten someone by de-windowing him out of the house.

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Always good to see you Watson

[@roxannlegg750]

When Selkirk was finally found, was Stradling charged for abandoning a senior crewman on a remote island with poor chance of survival? Interesting Straddling means to struggle with movement or an issue - with rocking from side to side, or walking off balance, or not gaining much ground without significant problems....and that was the condition of his ship such that it sunk under his captaincy! Oh English...youre such an eloquent language!

[@SilntObsvr]

As ship's captain, Stradling would have been well within his rights to strand a potential mutineer like Selkirk. In fact, if Selkirk had been successful in inciting a mutiny, Stradling himself (assuming he survived) might well have faced a court-martial for failing to get rid of him (though as a privateer, probably not).

[@scottsharp6226]

Is your name thoughty2 because with your accent it's 42 and 42 is the meaning to life the universe and everything?

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A very interesting video. Truly this man lead quite the life. Forever immortalized as the basis for the popular novels depiction and story. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

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Fascinating!!! So glad I found your channel!

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Amazing story! Really shows man’s willingness to survive and adapt to his surroundings. If only he had a volleyball. Then he wouldn’t have lost some of his ability to speak. 😉

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🤣🤣 I was wondering if anyone would mention Wilson

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Not just one of the most important and influential works in English literature, that has very definitely world-scale literary impact, such that the world would be a little different had it not come about.

[@TommyCrosby]

5:05 I heard "sink at port" 🤣 (Also, a quick Google search shows that it is old french for "Five Harbours" and pronounced "Singk Ports")

[@EIRE55]

Thanks, Aaran, that was a great story for a Sunday afternoon. Stay well.

[@hauteteapot349]

As someone who has a degree in English Literature I thoroughly enjoyed this content. Thank you 42

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Nice to see new videos coming out.

[@susannaknobloch4601]

Thank you for sharing this insightful video! I was not aware that the book was inspired by a real story.

[@zaubermaus8190]

i had to google the meaning of "bob's your uncle" lol

[@annied1827]

And there you have it !! I'm guessing it's not used outside the UK I never thought anyone would need to look it up as I've been brought up with the saying lol

[@zaubermaus8190]

@@annied1827 yeah, or like et voilà... it was funny to see that in the past some people also said "...and fanny's your granny" but because fanny has a sexual meaning today, it's not used anymore ^^

[@annied1827]

@@zaubermaus8190 actually fanny was also a popular name at one time !!

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Day one of trying to find Thoughty1

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the first of anything didn't have a serial number ...unless it was a date. Thoughty, thoughty2, 33 🙂

[@noehctuccmliw]

Dam fine of you to share this bit of history. Seems Selkirk's island life was the best place for him overall. And with all that entertainment between the Sealion channel, the sunsets, cat/rat MMA, and the weekly goat rodeo roundup. Far more fun there than Gilligan's Island! Don't know what we've got til it's gone!

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[@JoeBurgerCinematicUniverse]

And then in 1942 an entire Japanese battalion with only 1 month of supplies got lost in bengal for 3 years, and survived, until they had realised The war had ended

[@qwertqwert643]

Oi dont make fun of defenestarate, here in Czech Republic its almost national tradition.

[@chad7982]

Wow, what a hell of an inspiration for the Robinson Crusoe story! All them lobster eating, uuumm dang. Wait a minute, no butter? Yes, that would of been suffering for me perhaps lol. Heck of a survivor to be on an island for over four years. I think the animation mating of the sea lions takes the cake haha.

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