Matt says one word and the table loses it... | Critical Role Highlight

I think he meant blue PERRINEAL...
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[@CitanulsPumpkin]

At this point Matt should just cut to the chase and have a quest giver say "You must descend the great rift to retrive an ancient weapon known only as "The Gooch."

[@potatstorm]

☠☠☠☠

[@williamfalls]

They would all band together to Find The Gooch!

[@Daktangle]

"The Throngler!"

[@DeadEye364]

Hidden inside an old illithud ship, After traversing numerous halls see your prize....just across the fleshy fun bridge.

[@PokerPlayerJames]

Retrieve the staff of ligma

[@bionicdragon5]

You can see Laura battling her inner Jester with every fiber of her being.

[@FoxGamer39618]

That’s not so much Jester. That’s just Laura herself. It was the same with Vox Machina. There was once a compilation where she’d laser in on anything remotely inappropriate and start snickering.

[@thomasnolastname8734]

"I'll give you a cupcake if you laugh" "Deal"

[@notalexander6291]

Dear diary: Today I learned that the official real name for the taint is "perineum".

[@omega311888]

DITTO

[@katyanderson1413]

i was so confused for a bit 😭

[@alexinivai08]

​@@katyanderson1413he also meant perinneal

[@Samurai_Stoner]

Same

[@blueflare3848]

Same. I didn’t get the joke at first so I looked up the definition.

[@Mijal15]

When the wind blows, you can watch as the leaf pattern of the Blueperineum, shivers and queefs.

[@Samurai_Stoner]

😂 deceased 💀

[@thomcat2704]

No.....please.....i had way too much fun with shiver and queef 😂😂😂😂

[@MikeM-hf1qk]

"It bloom in cursed landscaps" You mean TAINTed landscapes?

[@farrout000]

I think he meant Cursed manscapes.

[@71723]

Definitely a place the sun rarely sees.

[@lordastrea2765]

oh god you killed me. im dying. XD

[@luthelightbringer3833]

*Tainted. Cursed. Landscapes.*

[@rendalconstantineau1680]

@@farrout000 Tainted Manscapes

[@jaybluff281]

As someone whose players once sniggered for three hours over "dark crevasse," Matt has my deepest sympathy. Perennial/perineum is an easy slip of the tongue.

[@MRNAGOOKER]

My man really just wanted to say the n word and add a s in front

[@ediblestars07]

pls don't tell me that that's how you've been spelling it this whole time...😭😭

[@jaybluff281]

@@ediblestars07 Yeah. It's not Snicker where I'm from :D

[@tirinoarim]

Such a slip of the tongue can *really* land you in the $h1t....

[@SonicGlitchmaster1]

@@ediblestars07It’s two different words, brother

[@PintOfJinnes]

Ah yes, the blue perineum flower. Known to grow where the sun don't shine

[@olestampevestergaard4746]

That nod from Sam on "cursed landscape" kills me

[@icksterbooth]

It grows in the tainted lands

[@Pixelists]

Lol Sam couldn't stop.

[@iceman3317]

And the team was from the red center

[@stevengoodloe3893]

Matt perfectly described a woman's body with Exandrian geography, and he did it by accident. That poor guy.

[@dennisklomp2361]

The battle for the Red Center, took em 3 days, but they just couldn't find it

[@misterexclusive8282]

Right at the top of the valley at the umbra hills.

[@williamfalls]

During some days, the sky darks as a sea of red flows through the valley. Men dare not enter, for those who do never return sane.

[@rosenrot234]

"A true captain does not fear the red sea" was a popular shanty at the time@@williamfalls

[@Benwink2]

But men are the sex with a pronounced perineum lol?

[@davidparkes7741]

Lmao, though some might argue Laura's smile & laugh set this off, this one was all Sam.

[@kylemartin7871]

No, this one is on Matt. He mispoke and he needs to own that.

[@Dakush1001]

@@kylemartin7871 you seem fun

[@ashaman72]

Even when it's not Sam, it's Sam.

[@Wolfsinger96]

First Mike Hunt, now this flower. He’s running out of names lmao!

[@crona3316]

@@kylemartin7871you must he so much fun at parties

[@BoredBizcit]

Ohmygod watching Matt realize that he's describing a taint face flower😂🎉😂👨‍🍳💋

[@Ginfeldi]

A what now?

[@jiko26]

a taint tulip@@Ginfeldi

[@otaku104]

​@@Ginfeldia forget-me-twat

[@johnymey4034]

@@jiko26 gootchblossoms

[@Superdummy803]

When campaign 3 finally gets animated, and it WILL get animated, this better be in there somewhere somehow.

[@Pixelists]

Let's get this fasttracked!

[@carlflaherty2215]

It will be between...

[@martelraykin]

Purvan was, there's every reason to think this will toi

[@matthewscorner2990]

Complete with all the nicknames they gave the flower later in this episode. But really, there are SO many moments I can't wait to see animated.

[@sakurapablo671]

I bet you it will be. Along with the hard/hurt part, if that happens. 😂

[@tauIrrydah]

Just watching his soul leave his body as he knows the internet will haunt him with this forever.

[@brandoncrawford8987]

Shiver and queef, brother. Shiver and queef.

[@davidparkes7741]

Well haunt him & Mike Hunt forever.

[@cXspXr]

its so funny yet oddly wholesome how they are laughing like a bunch of kid students in a class room that just heard their teacher say "uranus" for the first time. the whispering back and forth, the suppressed laughter, and matt's just like the cool teacher who's like "guys, i know it's funny but please stay on track" while also slightly giggling himself.

[@jakubs.5966]

I love that energy at the table. It's like the atomic bomb of stupid jokes..you can't stop it, and it's spreading. Matt struggling to hold down a giggle. Finally, threatening a roll with dice or making notes of how many times each player did something, pure gold.

[@largeDUMBASS]

this has turned into family fued when the contestants go PENIS and steve harvey descends into a deeper ring of hell.

[@rorycollins3351]

It's okay, I had a friend who was running a game and his city was called Upper Labia.

[@gmdille]

Hahaha no way he didn't know what he was doing

[@feitocomfruta]

Ashley was trying so hard, bless her. But I hear ya, once you get the giggles it’s really difficult to stop. Also, I love how basically everyone except Matt looked right at Laura as soon as he named the flower. Meanwhile, he got the look of “I just said it and now I wish I could take it back.”

[@MrMikado282]

Sam got it like a half second before Laura and looked right at her as she broke.

[@coldfishjess]

Just like the Mike Hunt incident 😅

[@XpVersusVista]

it wasn't just "the giggles". Whenever Matt said it resembles a face she immediately thought "perineum face hehe" 😂

[@Juniper_Rose]

Matt knows better than to acknowledge when he gave Laura something to make a dirty joke out of

[@MattHunX]

Well, I learned a new word that sounds a lot like "perennial" a totally different, harmless word.

[@thexorode]

I did not know "perineum" was a word until today 😂

[@jonathanfairchild]

Me neither. I had to look it up😂. I thought he said perennial and was so confused as to why people were laughing.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@jonathanfairchild The more you know 💫

[@ihavehaste]

Please don't taint us with your knowledge of words.

[@dehro]

@@ihavehaste you just had to make the taint joke, didn't you? :D

[@sethclark6593]

Same

[@ericglimme3362]

known to generate healthful properties when exposed to direct sunlight

[@Pixelists]

So many great puns...

[@phillipgathright8001]

Let Ashley have her giggles. She deserves them 😊

[@DCdabest]

Laura going "hey they started it" with that hand motion haha

[@nikkimabanlongeval601]

Liam's reaction at 1:16 is priceless.

[@michaelcreech8957]

Matt’s a true professional that would’ve derailed one me and my friends games for the next 20 minutes

[@GorochuVA]

PSA: Never DM when brain empty. Always fill head. Always do a think.

[@DeviantRabbits]

Why use many word, when few word do trick?

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@DeviantRabbitsfire bad!

[@rithrius5384]

Especially when you have a guy like Sam Riegel in your group.

[@this_epic_name]

"it grows in cursed lands" "oh, so it grows in tainted places?"

[@tyrannicpuppy]

They're only visible under a full moon. Love that he knows them all so well, and yet he still makes mistakes like this. And we all get to bask in the glory of those moments.

[@jessicasoares466]

I'm impressed nobody said anything about the blue perineum flower's ointment

[@caseysays20]

Rock falls everyone dies 😂

[@micheljavert5923]

This is one of those moments where you have to say: “I’m sorry, out of character, what? The what flower?”😂

[@MrFancyFingers]

That made me shiver and queef.

[@bschwartzberg]

for once, Laura is trying to get it back on track rather than be the dirty minded instigator

[@robertoliver7368]

"Dear gods! These blue perineum are tainted!"

[@Pandamonium626]

"zip it up, Riegel." 😂😂

[@artisannoteworthy]

I half expected someone (probably Travis) to yell, "Listen to your husband, Riegel!!" after

[@HeatherVerhagen]

Someone just posted fan art of the flowers on Twitter and I can't stop laughing. LOL. Poor, Matt, he is never gonna live this down.

[@mkohlhorst]

A special flower... found in a valley with umbra hills close by and they'd sent a team from the battle of the red center... I mean come on. I to enjoy the flower in the valley, I am quite fond of the nearby hills as well but never visit during the red season... tastes of copper.

[@lejandario7779]

😂😂😂

[@dianneledford3681]

Even though everyone was laughing it was All Sam Riegel who started an then kept it running an Matthew was writing names an Checks for each individual an every time they cracked a name an/or laughed and the FACT that Poor Tailsen tried to remain Composed an Quiet throughout an Travis zipped up immediately after realizing Matthew was keeping a name an check list and Sam an Marisha kept it going I CAN'T wait to see how the RETRIBUTION will be enacted It's gonna be EPIC to witness! 😊

[@FailTrainS]

He already did the retributions! He was adding hitpoints to a... Thing that I cannot reveal cuz spoilers.

[@jackstone8286]

I love how Matt works that in at a point where the table has almost forgotten that he was making those checks too lol @@FailTrainS

[@ackbarreserve]

And that's why, as a GM, you should say the names of your stuff three or four times, out loud, quickly. Or don't and enjoy the nonsense that will ensue

[@TheyCallMeCarg]

It literally doesn't matter how careful you are. Someone at the table will twist it and make a mockery of your work. Even WotC published works aren't immune. There's a character in Dragon Heist called Flutterfoot, and I unconsciously call him Fluffernutter at least once per session.

[@davidparkes7741]

FLUFFERNUTTER!! *Coughs.* Sorry.

[@AntonioHernandez-xl3il]

He actually mispronounced the word. Says it in the show I think before break

[@ErdTirdMans]

He misread his notes 🤣

[@baconbankai]

​ @ErdTirdMans I was wondering about that given that perineum is the actual word for that and not just an overlooked innuendo seems like Matt new what it was. I was like really?!? That's the name you chose???

[@geoffgrimwood9429]

It was a total.. party wipe

[@parmesanwench]

It's like those cousins that sit together in church and keep kicking each other, or the siblings sitting at Thanksgiving during the prayer portion trying not to laugh

[@FelineFosterFamily]

There’s no way Matt didn’t know what he was getting himself into. That was a deliberate choice 😛

[@falcychead8198]

It was so good of them to check with each other that they heard right, before descending on poor Matt with talons drawn.

[@Jchmcom]

"Nooks and crannies." If he had only said, "Nooks and fannies." the entire table would have lost it.

[@MrItachi345]

Some say it grows in the Netherdeep

[@maryzakiandourrugrats4671]

Blue Per anam flower... nooks and crannies... the in between... it grows in cursed landscapes... the battle of the red center... amazing.

[@peachesaupear8455]

Did... Did he mean "perrenial" or did he actually mean "perineum"?

[@disco_slime_]

I think he said somewhere that he meant "Perrenum". But he misread his notes during the session and said "Perineum" instead, and now it's canon lol

[@slothbearsrule1564]

0:34 you can see Sam realising how much fun they are going to have atpoor Matt's expense.

[@lavrinnd1858]

As a DM i know Matt's pain all to well

[@Kezelian]

"Where do they grow?" "In the Fromunderdark"

[@clinthazzard7397]

In which universe did Matt think this was gonna fly under the radar?

[@Deadpool-ri3rq]

Perennial means eternal, especially when referring to plants. Matt made an honest mistake but it will haunt him.

[@clinthazzard7397]

He repeatedly underestimates their power.

[@GZilla311]

@@clinthazzard7397But he does try it.

[@faranior]

@@Deadpool-ri3rq The mere memory will have him shiver and queef.

[@conflictdiamonds]

Classic DnD. Matt loves it.

[@togipoogaming3775]

lol they killed this man ina row in succession yet manages to endure and fight it out phoenix mercer!

[@JT-cv8vv]

Not going to lie. I’m 47 and never knew the proper name for that part of the body. I looked it up. OMG. Rewatching this clip had me in tears.

[@RamyASMR]

we need a compilation of all the times they mentioned the flower using all the different names haha

[@MalakianM2S]

It grows between the bushy Shire and the hellish Mordor.

[@GKAriell]

*reaches for dice* “NONONO DONT DO IT”

[@lisah-p8474]

It's "shiver and quiff" all over again 😂

[@johncasey7063]

I love how Laura was the only one who wasn't making jokes.

[@walkerdevin08]

For once

[@ashleybostick5350]

Ok but everyone at the table knew this word? 😂 How? I've literally NEVER heard it.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

It's fairly basic biology. It's very mildly obscure, not so much so that it's surprising someone knows about it. But it's understandable when someone hasn't heard of it either. However, everyone at that table has a filthy mind 😂 Of course they know it.

[@Maldracai]

It was a hole (hehehe) thing a few years back with some celebs and influencers "sunning" their assholes. That's how I know about it and understand some of the references made. Just google "Perineum sunning".

[@blahblahghost]

They had a whole bit at some point before where they discussed tanning of assholes and used the word.

[@nickdejager8873]

I mean, they having been playing at the same table as Sam for 8 years. Sam and Laura.

[@MoonyFBM]

They talked about it in an earlier episode

[@Gala-yp8nx]

This is the new shiver and queef.

[@YOutsider]

rare blooper from Matt is worth a thousand giggles.

[@raistlinmajere5550]

When Laura's brain clicks and she smiles you just know how wonderful this was going to be and the second it escapes Matt knows whats coming and hopes no one thinks about it peak critrole

[@majomaheriose]

I love that laura went "I didn't do any of this"

[@SuperWoodgod]

I kind of fell behind on CR at the beginning of campaign 3 and then it felt a bit overwhelming to try and catch up, but this has convinced me that I need to get back into it.

[@Pixelists]

It’s been great! Also we’ve got in-depth recaps of every Ep if you’re wanting a expedited way to catch up

[@GetGoodGirl1561]

You could say they were “cracking” up.

[@TheHighRoadToVictory]

Dang I was waiting for a brown eye joke at the end there

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I love that Matt added to the boss for each time it came up and it was enough to make a slightly tougher fight than normal to almost deadly.

[@DarkLordDaishi]

they were trying to get a High Noon out of him in the beginning

[@Kairamek]

Quite the opposite. Sun don't shine.

[@jonathanlanoue7543]

I love that in the following episode, he reveals that for every time they cracked jokes about the name, he added 5 extra hit points to the demon they would eventually fight. They made their final fight so much harder, and it was perfect revenge!

[@cosmoceratops]

My viewing of this video was sponsored by manscaped

[@KnoxCallumProduction]

Hilarious, then when he said "I sent a team from the battle of "the red center" all I could think of was an asshole xD

[@neminem233]

Honesly surprised they didn't burst out laughing at the mention of "hills"

[@dannystratyys4002]

Mr. Mercer, you do this to yourself. And I thank you for it.

[@TribalGrayFox]

always called that the gooche, so perineum is a new one for me

[@klonvomhaus]

Close relative to the Mexican hat flower (Ratibida columnifera), this particular strand is also known as the Asshat.

[@user-eq5vy4he7w]

Ashley's hair looks amazing lol

[@l0stnam312]

One of my players once said "ill give you a freeblow" to a child he bullied. And i died of laughter. Apparently he meant a free punch as payment for bulling him. None of us at the table have let this go.

[@RicardoMeansKing]

Tailesen was fighting for dear life, not only his but his character

[@jedder]

There goes the session. XD

[@NX-ez4xq]

This needs a companion piece featuring Liam's never-ending barrage of taint puns from the next episode.

[@the_og_hox]

i'm cryiiiinghh

[@pintpullinggeek]

...and now I'm just singing Tom Cardy!

[@ladydeath3713]

I am shocked I didn't hear a single "down under" joke

[@100blueeyedboy]

I heard they often grow near bushes, often close to a crack, in dark places

[@rachelbarkema7232]

Channeling his levi lol

[@Highwaym4n]

...AND this is how I learned the correct term for 'taint'.

[@foebok]

The team from the battle of the red center TAINT coming back.

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

Matt: The Blue Pernium Flower. The Rest Of The Group: :) Matt: God damn it guys.

[@violetofviolence]

Is there a full version of this anywhere to watch?

[@iitstre_4550]

“Rocks fall, everyone dies!”

[@Vader53124]

Ive heard those flowers were all wiped out...

[@SerPinkKnight]

Did Matt even realise what he said and why everyone is laughing? He didn't correct himself

[@FoxtrotMouse]

"They only bloom in cursed landscapes." Yep, he knew, lol.

[@danismithmn]

We destroyed a session when the GM said "on the dais" and we couldn't stop singing it as Amadeus.

[@3veraj]

Was I the only one that didn’t get it and had to look it up (and then wished they hadn’t)?

[@sethclark6593]

Nope

[@emilyg1239]

Sam is gonna get killed next round😂

[@Cpt.Str4ng3]

He did not use a shovel, he used a whole excavator at this moment. :D

[@chrisjulien7698]

Christ bless you, Matt will never know peace

[@tylerworks11]

I swear Matt does this shit on purpose 😂😂