Joshua Norton, the Only United States Emperor

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[@SamONellaAcademy]

Had to re-upload cause old uncle sam forgot to put in the title promo like a nitwit. Pls dont lynch me

[@jordanx4914]

ok

[@mechadonia]

Big fat balls

[@katra5673]

Oh

[@Bartolino12]

**lynches you**

[@birby6702]

oof

[@mattyboi7491]

You forgot he also proclaimed himself as "the lord protector of Mexico"

[@patricio7081]

As a Mexican I can confirm that I constantly feel his presence protecting me

[@hulkito852]

Como ciudadano Mexicano declaro que tambien reconocemos en Mexico al Emperador Norton como nuestro protector de los poderes obscuros que tienden a habitar el Gobierno Americano. Larga vida al Emperador Norton.

[@bruhgaming6154]

@@hulkito852 what does this. Mean

[@javierrivera1586]

nonstop 4life It says “As a Mexican citizen I declare that we too, recognize in Mexico, Emperor Norton as our protector from the dark powers that tend to inhabit the American Government. Long Live Emperor Norton”

[@bruhgaming6154]

@@javierrivera1586 thanks for translating because I'm too lazy to use Google translate

[@thatrandomguy2385]

fun fact: joshua norton had a longstanding feud with a guy who thought he was george washington

[@RezaChity-G]

TIMOTHY DEXTER!

[@Reignor99]

the other guy thought Norton was Washington, or the other guy thought himself was Washington?

[@shronkler1994]

@@Reignor99 he was born after Washington died, so its the first option you said

[@smallmailman3992]

@@shronkler1994 we are talking about a guy who thinks someone is washington, who is dead at this time. it could be either one.

[@Xyxle410]

hmmm?

[@thescroteobliterator]

Norton seemed like a great guy. One time, he walked into a anti-chinese gathering, recited a prayer with the people, and gave a speech. He told that they’re all brothers and should treat all as the same. He ordered the crowd to disperse and they immediately did with no qualms. Fucking legend

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

@MrBoko3389 lmfao what

[@kristyandesouza5980]

@MrBoko3389where did you and OC get this from?

[@kristyandesouza5980]

@MrBoko3389 lmao, ok i'mma look there

[@The3456718]

What a king

[@gandalf_thegrey]

@@The3456718 Emperor* He was more than just a filthy king!

[@joshc5613]

Even though Norton was pretty obviously out of his mind, I like this story, because everyone was just like "Ah, let's let the guy live his dream, he's not hurting anyone." Really nice of them tbh

[@JTA1961]

Good point 👉 👈

[@peefromtmv]

If only america could act the same nowadays...

[@corsojames]

I figured it was more that he was just playing it up and having fun with it more than him just being crazy. I mean the guy was homeless, he must've known that wasn't how being emperor worked

[@nonamesorry7135]

@@corsojames Yeah, my theory is he was just doing that because he was bored and either noticed he was actually getting benefits out of it or he just wanted to make people smile a little. And people decided to make him happy in return, for some reason I'm strangely moved by this story. People seemed to be really nice to this man for absolutely no reason (even if he didn't have the intention of giving anything and just enjoyed the benefits/was actually just insane) and I wish people were like that more often.

[@DeezNutsOvaYoFace]

@@peefromtmvright, most people nowadays would be like, if this man can do it so can I. And freaking twitch stream it or some shit.

[@wppb50]

"That mister Norton has robbed no one, spilled no blood, and despoiled no country; which is more than can be said for most of his fellows in the King business."

[@themachine9366]

"The best government is that who governs least."

[@SpiderPig42]

This comment aged quite well

[@danielsteger8456]

@@SpiderPig42 what do you mean

[@kairo3201]

@@SpiderPig42 Do not hold your tongue. Spill thy secrets, magic man

[@riverded767]

@@kairo3201 Haano?

[@cracklasco]

Never seen someone slaughter Redditors this hard

[@iamthepersonwhoasked5639]

Truly a legend

[@wspann1967]

Neither have I because not a single person in a single other people place on the internet has tried and actually managed to be a little funny

[@rayenaouadi3190]

All you have to do is mention where musk gets his cobalt and they lose their shit

[@epath4957]

@@rayenaouadi3190 where musk gets his cobalt? xd

[@rayenaouadi3190]

@@epath4957 Child labor in Congolese cobalt mines

[@lukekelchner5471]

He also dubbed himself “protector of Mexico” when they were invaded and by god does Mexico owe a debt of gratitude to this man.

[@big_sea]

yes

[@mrxsatyr8459]

He really just said: Im in charge now And everyone without hesitation was like: *yes*

[@chaosreaver3597]

I'm guessing everyone just thought it was funny to begin with, but then he started making more sense than the actual people in charge. Something posted over and over again in this comment section, the dude stopped a potential deadly race riot by essentially just showing up and telling everyone to calm down. I can only think of one world leader in the modern world who holds that kind of respect from their people, the frankly awesomely named Dragon King of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

[@themoldysausage]

I mean they would later go on to put Arnold Swarzenegger in charge so, that lot will put just about anyone in charge who wants to be.

[@thatdamncrow9197]

@@chaosreaver3597 apparently he actually didnt do that stopping a riot thing But it was a well known myth I checked wikipedia

[@user-mg7wh8zq6v]

@@chaosreaver3597 what was that race riot?

[@sandeepgill9975]

@@user-mg7wh8zq6vIt was an anti-Chinese immigrant riot I believe

[@Deday457]

$25 fine for saying frisco? This man would’ve had my vote

[@occasionalart7597]

@Noodle Danger Even better

[@kennyp4670]

@@occasionalart7597 I second that motion

[@pancratius602]

There also needs to be a fine for anyone who refers to San Francisco as "San Fran." It's becoming all too common.

[@melario8298]

Pretty sure i had frisco coffee one time

[@oliveracleveland]

That'll be 25 bucks, you felon

[@dominic2009]

This guy maxed out on charisma lmao

[@grugg3108]

How many vagrants became famous 'leaders' winning over many people.

[@j0858]

Charisma: 10 Luck: 0

[@h.plovecat4307]

"You know what....I'm God now.."

[@TheRealEvilRoy]

@@h.plovecat4307 are you still God?

[@elnico5623]

@@TheRealEvilRoy i hope he is

[@Calimbandil87]

"Mister Norton has shed no blood, robbed noone and despoiled no country, which is more than can be said of most fellows in the king line." - Neil Gaimans Sandman

[@mythcat1273]

I haven't read the comics in a while so I don't know if this arc is important to the story or not but it's crazy that Gaiman just, like, decided to put Emperor Norton in there.

[@Calimbandil87]

@@mythcat1273 It's pretty independent other than it shows more of the schemes of desire and despair as they plot against dream. It is my favorite chapter of Sandman.

[@LazerLord10]

That dog-barking reddit sound effect always gets me.

[@polandballhistorian8537]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the Hawaiian government actually recognized Norton and refused to recognize the “other government.”

[@dr.velious5411]

That is awesome, I had no idea lol, despite being completely out of his mind he was just such a nice guy.

[@diobrandocinematicuniverse4450]

Heck yeah

[@leithesocialistyuricon8981]

I’m actually *Proud* of Hawaii..

[@bennupp2142]

they did that for obama too

[@flameBMW245]

Subscribed

[@FinkPloyd504]

Back when the townspeople appreciated their local crazies

[@reliomese2873]

Sometime in the 1700s they'd burn em Or if you're lucky, you get hanged!

[@mikewatson7762]

I don't think the sane ones were burning the crazies, the crazies were burning the sane ones

[@damperemu4445]

the power of science is amazing! They weren’t burned dum dum

[@god1613]

The good ol days :)

[@defaultkoala2922]

We still do! We made one president

[@mallisme6656]

sam forgot to mention that a day after norton's funeral (january 10th of 1880 and 10 000 people went to the funeral btw) there was a solar eclipse. so even the sun loved this guy

[@astralmarmaux]

oh , like jesus!

[@capertillar4634]

​y. yeah. like jesus

[@theguythatasked6400]

@@astralmarmauxyour telling me then Emperor Norton was the second coming?

[@astralmarmaux]

@@theguythatasked6400hey god works in misterious ways

[@jeremytung1632]

It is said that when he died thousands of people payed their respects to the good emperor at his funeral and the procession was over two miles long.

[@catboysephiroth560]

His Highness Norton would also inspect restaurants and grant them certifications of his approval. They were put on display and actually helped businesses out quite a bit because everyone wanted to eat at the "Emperor-approved diners". He was livin the freaking dream.

[@ashj_2088]

I hope Sam makes more videos one-day 👈😎👍

[@romanwolfli6273]

Don’t you mean “His Majesty”

[@jackthesnack7058]

@@ashj_2088 still hoping

[@ashj_2088]

@@jackthesnack7058 yep one day ..it was for told of his return🛐

[@mdsystems4463]

When a freaking homeless guy is more useful than every influencer that has ever lived

[@Katzunowo]

"There’s someone criticizing Elon musk" I lost my mind you don’t understand

[@oassiahmed4990]

What will your next animation be about?

[@Craft213]

It'll be about gay

[@oassiahmed4990]

You're right.

[@sirwannabeguy4886]

I dont inderstand

[@Timmering]

Katzun xD

[@slightlyistorical1776]

Here’s another fun fact about this which I find infinitely more hilarious and intriguing: There was another Englishman who moved to San Francisco named Frederick Coombs. He was a phrenologist, photographer, and inventor who later became convinced that he was the reincarnation of George Washington, despite being relatively short whereas the real Washington was 6’4”. He was noted to exclude himself in the woods during a winter and starved himself, thinking he was still in Valley Forge, until being convinced by his companions that the Revolution was long over and he could stop his fasting. Like Norton in his naval uniform, Washington II wore a Continental Army officer’s dress and would regularly engage with Norton I, who was his opposite in every way. Eventually he moved to I think New York City and even Mark Twain came to meet him. There’s a tavern in San Francisco with a full wall painting of Emperor Norton I on one side and George Washington II on the other holding a banner

[@MG-ud2jo]

And history teachers doesn't teach us this ??? OH MY GOD !

[@Gamer3427]

@@MG-ud2jo They're too busy reiterating that the American Revolution and Civil War happened, or briefly talking about the US's involvement in WW2, while ignoring everything that happened before. History classes in the US are a joke, and barely even cover a few of the big US or world events, much less the actually interesting parts of history.

[@_smallmac_]

The fact that he made himself emperor, made a successful currency, had the public backing him, the police would salut him and even got “taxes” is truly amazing

[@IrvingIV]

You missed the part where he stopped an anti immigrant panic mob by standing in the way and _praying._

[@uhyeah8035]

I fucking love this guy

[@megami7373]

we love to see it

[@bruhsauce644]

he truly was an emperor

[@madnesscombatgrunt2037]

Damn hes a better leader than most leaders today

[@romanfrancis4133]

Weed

[@Will-gq6gn]

Imagine being like “I’m the king” and everyone’s like “O shit he’s the king” and the entire public backs you and then you manage to even get the cops to agree. Legend

[@embop1266]

i feel like some youtuber could legit do that and we would all be like “lol ok”

[@spacecthulhu296]

Bert: I am the machine Igor: fuck it. He's the machine

[@merovekh]

That's pretty much how monarchies work.

[@guyfieri148]

@@spacecthulhu296 ah I see

[@Sarah12471]

I'm pretty sure they were saluting him as Norton was pretty understanding about being arrested and held seemingly no hard feelings about it or at least didn't want a witch hunt

[@ST-kr7hz]

Always heard "dont call it Frisco" growing up. Never knew it was Emperor Norton who started that.

[@thepylonperspective]

How… How did Norton not take the brilliant opportunity to sponsor this?

[@billyparr3901]

Timothy Dexter Luck: 10 Joshua Norton Charisma: 10 Michael Malloy Endurance: 10 Lol

[@Dead25m]

The holy trinity

[@billyparr3901]

@@Dead25m Damn straight!

[@nathanbraun817]

Together they can accomplish anything

[@billyparr3901]

@@nathanbraun817 100%

[@jairoavila6092]

Constitution instead of endurance

[@armchairrocketscientist4934]

Today, I finally learned what a quote by Mark Twain meant: "I wanted to be a [riverboat] pilot, and I wanted to be a preacher, and was about as well suited for either as poor Emperor Norton to be justice of the peace."

[@acebalistic1358]

lol

[@fireshort3984]

I never even knew he said that

[@armchairrocketscientist4934]

@@fireshort3984 I heard it from a thing former President of BYU Jeffrey R. Holland gave once. It was called "soul butter and hogwash: Mark Twain and frontier religion. It's very humorous.

[@acebalistic1358]

some other things he said "imagine your a idiot, now imaging your a member of congress. I repeat myself." "never argue with stupid people. they drag you down to their level and beat you with their experience'

[@armchairrocketscientist4934]

@@acebalistic1358 I think another one he said was something like: "sometimes I wonder if the world is truly run by imbeciles or if it's run by geniuses who are just putting us on."

[@Guitarsey]

"12 cents per pound" *Has .012 cents per pound written on screen*

[@arandomsupra]

"Ok that'll be $5.999" Ok- Wait how much? "$5.999" That's literally impossible "No. 5 dollars and exactly 99.999% of a 1 dollar bil"

[@kargaroc386]

You know, $0.001 is a thing, called the "mille" there's no coins for it (obviously) but old half-cent coins are still worth their face value as legal tender.

[@jehru5]

Pretty sure O'nella rubles are worth more than actual rubles at this point in history.

[@malegria9641]

Suchka BLYAT Boris our ruble cannot buy a single shit stroganoff!

[@darealduck6945]

Sam accurately portrayed redditors

[@jerepulli443]

As a fellow Redditor I can say that it's incorrect, Well everything was accurate expect the redditors weight. He's slim which means that he's a poser

[@ivory7612]

@@jerepulli443 it was a joke idiot.

[@jerepulli443]

@@ivory7612 r/woosh

[@ivory7612]

@@jerepulli443 😐

[@jerepulli443]

@@ivory7612 if you haven't noticed yet I wasn't serious either

[@johnburnett5377]

I paid my respects at the emperor's grave a few weeks ago. Rest in peace, emperor Norton.

[@uzzi3760]

John Burnett noice

[@RecordsoftheDeepFolk]

Rip Emperor Norton

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Capitalize His honorific you pleb.

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Legend.

[@NCRVeteranRanger]

🫡

[@Real_Iron_Smith]

I actually find this very heartwarming, as the public really, genuinely went along with him/decided to help him out, and I think this is great.

[@ArbiterRequiem]

The elon musk joke 💀 it has aged so well.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Wow. Sam was ahead of everybody in terms of humor! 😳

[@brandonandujar2289]

Racists

[@dreadlordhg360]

Norton is such a nice guy, pardoning the policeman like that. That’s some Ghandi-Jesus level mercy right there. Legend

[@nicholashernandez7908]

If he didn't they would have fed the cop to the lions

[@worldofmusic1058]

Who's Ghandi, it's Gandhi

[@dreadlordhg360]

@@worldofmusic1058 who cares

[@worldofmusic1058]

@@dreadlordhg360 Just a thing that bugs me. I've seen people misspelling his name and it is just bad to my eyes. Sorry if I offended you.

[@dreadlordhg360]

@@worldofmusic1058 I'm not offended it's just a bit nitpicky

[@zoth-ommogsunwantedspawn3359]

*someone he likes gets arrested* Sam: *turns to cat* Cat: oh god please no

[@limeadel303]

• m_a_n_k_i_n_d • Shane Dawson:

[@PivotCrocodile]

cat: *chuckles* "I'm in danger"

[@vivedofficial2500]

Twitter : "Wait that's illegal"

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

I got a hangnail. I DEMAND THAT ALL CATS BE WOODCHIPPED!

[@happeloffical4187]

Lord Chin Chin you got your ass kicked by the peace lords

[@GippyHappy]

What a gracious man, pardoning the cop who arrested him. One of the few good emperors.

[@disappointmentdepartment2699]

The only man to ever objectively win at life

[@BalsamicJeebs]

I love how the cat is only mildly inconvenienced by being thrown in a wood chipper.

[@jonathanh.p1997]

Because that's just 1 of its 9 lives

[@karlisulmanis3810]

@@jonathanh.p1997 representitive of the nine circles of hell

[@Attaxalotl]

Do you know a single thing about cats? The only thing that matches their ease of transition from "Ok I guess this is how it be" to "Gorilla Warfare copypasta" is a TF2 player. Source: Am a tf2 player.

[@karlisulmanis3810]

@@Attaxalotl nice, haven't played tf2 in 3 days.

[@eeee3029]

" Barely an inconvienience"

[@GanerRL]

i want to just have some random people that we all just kinda worship for no real reason

[@rishidas9731]

Then we have just another religion

[@MegaAnonymoussupport]

That's called the kardashians

[@WICK_3D]

What the heck were you doing here flippy boi

[@redsus3866]

We already have that. They are called "celebrities".

[@TheMuffinManIsHappy]

You must not be American, because we have an entire culture around that.

[@addyxinwonderland1473]

for the redditor running off noise, it fades into the distance. so that means that Sam ran away from his mic while making high pitched seal sounds. you're welcome.

[@masonyoung1502]

It is truly baffling the power that memes have. In my home town there is a tree that owns itself, it’s not that significant and most people don’t think or care too much about it on a daily basis but if that tree was torn down people would flip their shit.

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

I've read about it! Very cool 🌳

[@barrettross3772]

“Memes, the DNA of the soul.” Monsoon to Raiden “Jack The Ripper” (Metal Gear Rising)

[@mcgaming6387]

I’ve never liked the power memes have over a lot of us. It’s just never made sense to me.

[@roccimo]

Fun fact: He is also the U.S's first and only foreign "ruler".

[@DCT-tt8ib]

Roccimo Conservatives: But what about Barack *Hussain* Obama?

[@expandsodiumchloride9725]

Martin Van Bueren

[@thomasraahauge5231]

What about Lorde? Oh, she only applied for being ruler . . .

[@EasterTurkey]

@@DCT-tt8ib Yeah that guy wasn't even born in the US! It was on an island! /s

[@thomasraahauge5231]

@Emily Barclay Illuminati: confirmed! Wait. Aren't illuminatis supposed to be smart? Like intelligent and stuff?

[@miamafalda1118]

You: The death of Franz Ferdinand caused WWI Me, an intellectual: Joshua Norton’s death caused WWI

[@AAArnold]

That was one slow development

[@SeabYT]

Bruh wat

[@dontlookatmyvideoREE]

@@niackniack9740 that's WWII if I remember correctly

[@coco-ro9pb]

@@dontlookatmyvideoREE But what lead to WWII? Exactly. WWI, which happened thanks to Ferdinand's driver

[@dontlookatmyvideoREE]

@@coco-ro9pb *M I N D B L O W N*

[@TylerAndSnowi]

I read a story about this guy in the Sandman graphic novel! I had no clue he was a real person!!

[@purplehaze2358]

"Hey, look over there, it's someone criticizing Elon Musk!" That unironically aged phenomenally, dinnit?

[@gamerkakyoin4824]

The court can eat my shorts The house can eat my blouse Peru can eat my shoe This is the content I subscribed for

[@gyro-disregardian]

this is amazing

[@Kidzspeed]

That prick can suck my...

[@nauticalfish2008]

Pittsburg can suck my dicksburg

[@lewis7909]

Eat Pant

[@dominatoryprograms7296]

Just made it 999

[@lastprism5115]

Should've been sponsored by norton vpn.

[@aureavita8653]

Nice

[@falpsdsqglthnsac]

Emperor Joshua Nord

[@realrunningdog_5812]

Cameron Horn wooosh

[@user-st5ir8mg3q]

@@Alexis-ie5lt r/wooooosh

[@josef4794]

@@user-st5ir8mg3q ihavereddit

[@cinders5305]

It's actually kinda sweet how everyone around town just decided to treat this random poor lunatic nicely

[@michiganmajin7284]

Me: “This guy sounds like a total loon” Norton: “Anyone who says ‘Frisco’ instead of San Francisco will be fined $25” Me: “Long live the Emperor!”

[@thecraftfather517]

Ok, so there’s a teacher at my school named Mr. Barham, and he has honestly achieved meme status there, so I Photoshopped a picture of him onto a stock photo of a dollar bill and printed out ~400 of these Barham Bucks to put into circulation. Now they are the primary means of currency amongst students and have set their value at $1.33 USD, backed by the Lunch Standard- ie., one of the first important transactions made was the purchase of a school lunch for 4 Barham Bucks, which set their value their regardless of inflation. I’m proud to say my economy is still going strong today!

[@myohmy9000]

Nice economy you got their. _would be a shame if someone..._ *_flooded the market_*

[@randomgamer3964]

Make a bank and do loans and shit

[@snakezase2998]

The Craftfather I have to dislike you comment but know I really like it

[@kishinasura1504]

Isn't it....isn't it ilegal?

[@legacy0685]

Your a legend

[@goobertsnoobert9015]

0:45 no that isn’t a typo, the baby’s name is actually X Æ A-12

[@jolez_4869]

I really hope that is a joke on their part.

[@gamingman2720]

Jolez _ it’s not

[@jolez_4869]

@@gamingman2720 Oh my...

[@NoSubsWithContent]

That part made me lose my shit

[@xd_joe]

This video is 2 years old, xae a 12 didint exist back then, i get the joke but just saying

[@lasagnalover1185]

There's a timeline where Emperor Norton prevented WW1, and subsequentily WW2.

[@lapirinolaepica1876]

Lmao i remember i had this friend in highschool who was worshipped by the entire class as a god for no reason, like, literally no reason. He was just a normal guy, a little bit on the smarter side and funny at times, but that was it and it was so funny, he also went along with it most of the time

[@alipuckett5174]

Sounds like Komi Can't Communicate

[@ciphergacha9100]

That sounds like this one kid In my class

[@YFZriderdude15]

"Unlike nowadays, people then liked having Norton updates shoved in their face" Hahahahaha omg

[@richardcollier1912]

Boy, I'm slow. Norton Anti-Virus. Now I get it.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

@@richardcollier1912 Yes. "Is your computer too fast and responsive? Norton can fix that!"

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

I've watched this video HUNDREDS of times ever since it first came out and only today, June 7th 2022, the joke has finally clicked in. Brilliant.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Either you live an ordinary life or live long enough to become an emperor

[@jetnology1758]

No this is Patrick 250 likes withouth replies *_-are you using bots?-_*

[@user-zm5jh3vp7l]

LEN1X jetski

[@sirwannabeguy4886]

LEN1X they are

[@ZMW7]

1000th like

[@karisslaughter6598]

is this the krusty krab? Im s0rry I h@d t0

[@What4Fun]

“Gits and shiggles” - Sam O Nella

[@noriyakigumble3011]

I love how the actual Wikipedia article has a section called “reign as emperor” god bless

[@soulman4292]

This dude is the ultimate example of confidence. He had the ultimate confidence in proclaiming himself king, and basically became royalty while a vagrant. Cant help but feel like this really is affirming for the whole “confidence is key to success” phrase.

[@KingRidley]

Not really? Confidence is believing in your ability to overcome limitations and deal with problems. This guy was just crazy and crazy people don't always have the capacity for self reflection. They aren't confident, they've just lost the ability to question themselves rationally. And that gets complicated when people can't tell the difference.

[@Gilhelmi]

Emperor Norton is the leader that we need. He was truly a man ahead of his time.

[@SagaKing-wd1of]

I Get It Now, In West Of Loathing: Near The end of the game you fight someone who proclaims himself to be Emperor Norton, who says he rules a place called "Frisco" A place your trying to get to. Genius.

[@trashbeast]

"as mortals sometimes do, he decided to drop dead on a street corner."

[@skrrrrrrrrt]

Whoa! I missed that part of the video! Thank you so much for copying it down in the comment section! You are loved and you are very important, and you shouldn’t kill yourself.

[@nahuelc.9551]

@@skrrrrrrrrt yes

[@VCRK888]

Grammar Police Reject No wonder you were rejected from the force

[@Stinky_Inky]

@@nahuelc.9551 yes

[@chaziguess5914]

That’s what I do everyday.

[@H1PP1E88]

I want a shirt that says "just for gits and shiggles"

[@nicholashernandez7908]

Me too😞

[@themoldysausage]

It's all gits and shiggles until someone shiggles and gits

[@da3musceteers]

What is this 2008?

[@nathanmartyn2403]

I can't get over the barking sound

[@javyz6197]

The Elon Musk reddit bit is really funny now

[@FiSH-iSH]

“the court can eat my shorts, the house can eat my blouse, peru can eat my shoe.” -Emperor James Norton

[@iamthepersonwhoasked5639]

Our emperer is truly a great poet

[@iamthepersonwhoasked5639]

@YeetKid this is the name of the shadow demon which watches me sleep

[@darthmader057mmm6]

*Joshua

[@NCRVeteranRanger]

@@darthmader057mmm6🤓

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Emperor norton sounds like a dr seuss character

[@biffkin1229]

Norton Hears a Who

[@deaugh985]

No this is Patrick Imagine Norton deploying secret police on that dust cloud.

[@whileyouwerereadingthis]

Horton hears a who Norton necks a knee 🤷🏽

[@Olivia-ot6up]

Well, he inspired a character in Huckleberry Finn

[@varis9828]

Shat ap

[@johncleese-mogg365]

2:56 Jacksfilms reference appreciated

[@buttturkeyclips4891]

Holy shit I forgot about the Elon musk worship. People practically hate him now.

[@paulmahoney7619]

If I ever find myself ruined with no real chance of recovering, I am declaring myself Second Emperor of America.

[@roc6836]

An Inquisitor claiming to be second emperor? Sounds like heresy

[@ally939]

Please continue my boy Joshua’s legacy

[@Jrue774]

“Yes inquisitor, this post right here”

[@sebastianrunne1339]

Cant happen, the emperor protects

[@NebulaOldChannel]

Please do.

[@MarceauxBTK]

1:56 2018 Award for KZbin’s Most Epic Fight Scene goes to...

[@emilstnt3495]

underappriciated comment

[@hamzakiller9856]

t

[@hamzakiller9856]

uhff

[@hamzakiller9856]

uyrr

[@zcarp8642]

​@@hamzakiller9856 ...you good?

[@ObamaTron]

“Unlike nowadays, people loved having regular Norton updates shoved in their face.” I’M DYING

[@andythedishwasher1117]

This man has been my primary role model since college. I'm referring to Emperor Norton, to be clear. I like you too though, Sam.

[@alphaxalex1634]

This seems familiar

[@admiralzaalkorisvasqwib-qw2547]

I know right? I thought I saw this just a few days ago

[@averymccay321]

It’s a re upload, because he’s now “included promotion”

[@edgarcardiffscpreadermemes366]

Anti Freez yeah, I wonder where this was so familiar...

[@Zanybandz123]

I know, I must be able to imagine what his videos will be 2 days before they are uploaded!

[@crazyomar62]

hmmmmmmmm

[@kostasakas816]

0:40 never before has Reddit been so brilliantly summed up

[@johnmemes6447]

Yeah

[@iamthepersonwhoasked5639]

Relatable redditors this days are juts annoying

[@caleb5392]

@@iamthepersonwhoasked5639 as a redditor I agree a lot of people on it are very annoying

[@bardock9135]

@@iamthepersonwhoasked5639 shut the fuck up

[@microwave8931]

@@bardock9135 no

[@FalcoNat]

Sam’s portrayal of Redditors has aged wonderfully

[@maplecandy3531]

This intro aged well

[@jakinno6192]

Can you make a video on rasputin

[@arazec1014]

PLEASE! THAT GUY WAS THE ORIGINAL *ULTRACHAD*

[@jakinno6192]

The original big dick energy

[@goopfella1385]

R A R A

[@abointedtoyblingofmats]

Pretty sure his history is based entirely on anecdotal evidence

[@jakinno6192]

shh it doesn't matter and yes technically but the majority of the 'legend' can be backed up with science.

[@1993smoker]

I remember there was something about him stopping a riot, something about tension between the chinese population and the San Fran Frisco's and he calmed the people down, was it cut out or am I remembering someone else?

[@rachelroberts1880]

That was him, he stood in middle of the crowd

[@peterknutsen3070]

Yup. There was a mob of anti-Chinese guys (yes that was a “thing”; presumably the whites disliked cheap Asian workers), possibly about to get downright medieval on a group of Chinese people. The Emperor knelt between them and recited a Christian prayer out loud, and somehow that calmed the tits of the anti-Chinese mob.

[@charityquill4965]

@@peterknutsen3070 wow, what an actual legend.

[@Nope-en9bo]

Peter Knutsen What a fuckin chad. Straight up humility beat up the riot.

[@profsusansatsumas]

well buddy you just earned yourself a $25 fine

[@kyuura4324]

Imagine this happening today. A local New York hobo declares himself king of the world and everyone just kinda goes along with it for the meme

[@FerrumBlade]

And now thanks to this I genuinely understand Norton and Frisco in West of Loathing. It’s not just a funny joke but also a genuine historical reference.

[@noahangeloff52]

Same

[@DingusTheArtist]

Its also historically accurate that Norton revived himself a few years after his death in 1880 and was murdered by the railroad manager of the manifest destiny railroad just a mere 15 years after his first death.

[@cyasteri]

"The courts can eat my shorts The house can eat my blouse Peru can eat my shoe" -Sam O' Nella

[@BudderB0y2222]

I knew some simp would quote this

[@startrader9503]

@@kgpspyguy people just throw the word simp around now, it doesn't even mean anything anymore

[@helpful8228]

"The courts can eat my shorts the house can eat my blouse Peru can eat my shoe" - Joshua Norton

[@dreadcthulhu5]

@@startrader9503 Like the word racist.

[@Stinky_Inky]

@@dreadcthulhu5 yeah like that

[@CatVader1O1]

Lmao, I'm from San Francisco and when he talked about "Frisco" I wanted to scream! It's not Frisco!! Norton is my emperor.

[@elgatochurro]

but San means to remove... remove what from San Franfrisco? the Fran right?

[@PongoXBongo]

@@elgatochurro That's Franist.

[@phoule76]

sans = without, in French, not Spanish, which is "sin"

[@Lia-rb9rh]

To anyone who thinks SAN FRANCISCO is FRISCO, you are wrong.

[@mrpellagra2730]

@@Lia-rb9rh fRIsCo

[@DoctorLoudonclear]

The dude actually had some pretty valid criticisms on the corruption and disfunction in government that are still relevant today. But it’s absolutely hilarious that he just one day woke up and decided he was emperor.

[@fakemoth1068]

The Elon musk bit aged well

[@aufladekabel83]

If you do something, do it for the *gits* and *shiggles*

[@novicman8742]

aufladekabel83 I heard that too it was funny

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

For those times you wanna cuss, but you don’t feel quite like you can: gits and shiggles.

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

shigglehub

[@og_gaming681]

Magpies and mole-asses

[@ms_scribbles]

As a native of the SF Bay Area, I remember hearing about him a lot. We still think he's hilarious over here. And YES, you do NOT call it Frisco. Nor do you call it San Fran, heathens!

[@orolokjunda5268]

So you're a San Fran Frisconian, eh?

[@blox3400]

How about "San Francs"?

[@jaypatil5029]

how about just "francisco"?

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

can you just call it francisco

[@austindaigle8431]

Been to San Fran worse city I've ever been to had homeless people screaming for 2 hours outside our window and saw a restaurant cleaning their dishes is sewer water

[@rhysbaldwin1152]

I like the idea that someone can talk typos

[@thomasgardien5749]

He described Redditors perfectly.

[@ThatOneGuy-fi5su]

*_emperor Norton: the man we need, but don't deserve_*

[@andrewcabrera505]

They actually have a whole issue in DC’s Sandman about him meeting Emperor Norton and you see his whole journey. Great read and made him one of my favorite historical figures

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

Was looking for someone to mention the sandman issue. That issue is terrific, and likewise inspired my interest in Norton.

[@aldrensiscar3988]

I just read it! Came here to say this.

[@jekanyika]

That Musk joke hits differently now

[@mallow2902]

I bet some of those same redditors will act like they never liked Elon Musk in the first place. Crazy how some peoples' opinions can be so easily reprogrammed.

[@DDlambchop43]

just to support his Imperial Highness, everybody in SF pretty much loved him. He basically was the one who suggested a bridge across the bay, which is why there's a petition to rename the Bay Bridge after him.

[@acidwizzardbastard]

I just love how this dude said 'I'm the Emperor!' and everyone went 'alright cool'

[@saveriogwyn5112]

" there's someone criticizing Elon Musk. And he's making typos." I almost died

[@MawDaws]

5:11 “SOMETIMES”???

[@kingkaydengaming2786]

I would say queen of England but um... yeah

[@Thelegend-fm2tt]

0:43 the Redditor’s degree reads “paediatric arts”... my god

[@zcarp8642]

Remember when sam once said " and some high pitched noises I cannot replicate"

[@LoLingVo]

Pedantic* Arts (this is actually a pretty bad error and doesn't make me pedantic myself for correcting them)

[@MrMogi-zg2ud]

When I got the notification, I thought KZbin took like 10 shots too many.

[@tincanmaniac1931]

Same

[@f.b.i.1457]

I thought it sent thw old notif

[@tincanmaniac1931]

First name Last name yeah same

[@mvpmlg6973]

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! - Hey, Adam. - Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel? - A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it.

[@gravynavy516]

Yeah me too

[@EmersonHacker]

I got really excited for a moment before realizing it was a reupload.

[@sorryidontspeakitalian394]

same.

[@thepicklecat7891]

Sadly same

[@renciks5610]

Same

[@weeewooo1579]

Kelly Hacker same haha.

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

It just wasn't meant to be.

[@thegamingeagle4737]

if you have played or seen someone play west of loathing you'll know what this is, I didnt know this guy was a actual person. And now I know why one of the towns were named 'Frisco" Thanks sam for publishing this 1 year before I started playing.

[@lordhellstrande7188]

I love West of Loathing and have only faced Norton twice as I first had to give him the necromancer crown as a beanslinger...still kinda mad since I was planning to use it. There's also the El Vibrato crown thingy

[@Colts657]

Now that he's gone, O'Nella rubles have shot up in value

[@alexfroese-or9tc]

HES BACK!!!