Names

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[@DarthSass]

I lost it at "Number 16 bus Shelter" you poor child.

[@randomindianqwertyuiop835]

same

[@noscopesallowed8128]

+Salem Yeah! You can't even abbreviate that to anything either...

[@moanilsson3448]

Haha saame that made me fall off my chair

[@LRC92]

Thought it was where that person came into existence.

[@MiniMervii]

+Max McTabish shelly, sheldon

[@prithvibm]

"Mom, why is Paris named Paris?" "because we conceived your sister there" "thank you mom" "you're welcome number 16 bus shelter"

[@opheon]

Hello Fenchurch

[@youtubeusername1489]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@laraivkovic4632]

Hhahhahahahahahahhahahahha

[@damagelmao4975]

"you're welcome number 15 burgerking foot lettuce"

[@tynj6816]

LOL xD

[@jordanr.2120]

Number 16 Bus Shelter is gonna be watching this in a few years like "HEEEYYYY"

[@number16busshelter57]

HEEEYYYY

[@damaged7080]

how did you know? lol wtf?

[@damaged7080]

im violence btw

[@AdhiPambudi]

+Number 16 Bus Shelter you are really exist??!!?!?! 😲

[@AdhiPambudi]

+Number 16 Bus Shelter you are really exist??!!?!?! 😲

[@Normee]

Imagine dying, and then your opps convince everyone to use your name as a word for 'stupid person' for hundreds of years

[@fathimathnabeela6247]

That’s a pretty bad legacy, I’d rather be forgotten

[@officialGoldMonkeVR]

Pretty sure there is something like that in the netherlands (where I live), but then for egoists instead of stupid person.

[@marzan6561]

I feel like retard was a name

[@8g9-fdpl-jdko]

@WideJupiter_offical Me too.

[@Trollmannnnn]

Teacher: “Albin, the exam is over, stop writing!” Albin: “Over? I’m still writing my name on the front page”

[@nars_bars8774]

You spelt his name wrong, it's actually Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116

[@sheikhfloppa7901]

Aww damn it!

[@Win090949]

@@nars_bars8774 You know he changed it to A.

[@eltuhamyy]

Oh is this the first and last question bcuz all credit to him if he can write his name without COPIENG it

[@Pfromm007]

Teacher: "Albin, hand over your paper now!" Albin: "Hold on, Mr. Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff!"

[@romeo-be4gf]

He could've named that video "CALLING YOUR CHILD ADOLF HITLER???" but he didn't because that's not all the video is about. That's something I like about michael.

[@RandomGuy-hh4dk]

Or calling your child" number 16 bus shelter"

[@Anon4492-c6f]

I saw this nazi guy from this video at my doctor’s office last year

[@OlliOtter]

“Alright, we’re taking attendance class. Uhh michael?” “Here” “Johnothan?” “Here” “Number 16 bus shelter?” “Here”

[@monnss2007]

Looool

[@orience2225]

Lol....

[@skylerjade16]

I’m more concerned by how you spelled Jonathan

[@lvbboi9]

Johnan Johnatran Also known as Jon Tron

[@Cora-ck1du]

LVB animations and stuff jimmy neutron 😂

[@MusicDecomposer]

3:37 But you could name it “Aretwodeetwo”.

[@0ldfaithfu1]

I used to have an officially licensed Star Wars sound book as a kid that spelled it "Artoo" on the back

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

or just Artoodeetoo.

[@Neel-xb1ok]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@mauriciojuarez4001]

Arturito

[@danielperales3958]

@@mauriciojuarez4001 Arturo

[@Shikabambi]

"Hey, Number 16 Bus Shelter, wanna play soccer?"

[@rectaalborween8471]

WE ARE NUMBER 1.........6 bus shelter....

[@Number16BusShelter]

yes

[@kage9426]

Number 16 bus shelter you're late for 7 months

[@Number16BusShelter]

KAGE _ i am?

[@sir9integra9jr]

damn here i was saying i go by libby instead of elisabeth in classes at the start of the semester when i could have been saying i go by number 16 bus shelter

[@Emmz3y]

Number 16: Bus Shelter the last thing you want in your shelter is somebody's bus.

[@--TOM--]

The last thing you want for your child is a terrible name they'll get made fun of for

[@justbecca7236]

“Here is your new baby” “Awww” “What is the name you would like to be on the birth certificate” “Hmmm he looks like a sex fruit”

[@ieatbugs1996]

his father is a pickle. Funniest shit I've ever seen

[@theguywhoasked6104]

Bro same

[@bredinacanbusses]

Imagine this guy named "Violence" is a polite and kind-hearted guy but people avoid him because of his name

[@mrac..]

:(

[@shan_masala90]

V for short. All better

[@jackhammergameplays267]

No different than a pitbull named 'Cupcake'

[@NateS917]

Tbf that's his fault for not changing it

[@mopman9264]

I heard a story of two brothers, to summarise: One was named Success, the other Failure. Success became a criminal and Failure became a respected police officer (i think).

[@MM-up6kb]

Number 16, Bus Shelter. The last thing you’d want in your bus is someone’s shelter inside it, but that might be what you gæt.

[@letmein7921]

LMFAO

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

*F O O T L E T T U C E*

[@dezzydream]

I would like but it's at 69 likes and i can't bring myself to ruin it

[@GloomySenna]

Lol

[@michaelhird432]

This is the best use an ash that i've ever seen

[@DaekoTan]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning in isolation and as such could never directly produce the 4000 Newtons of Force per square centimeter required to break bones.

[@affinity3281]

You could indirectly break bones however. "Lay down in front of my vehicle." or "climb that ladder which is not supported properly."

[@DaekoTan]

Christopher W "... and as such could not *directly* produce the 4000 Newtons of Force..." Well, unless you're Goku.

[@affinity3281]

Yuuichi Productions Ah L2R on my part.

[@SgtSterling4]

But I thought letters were the smallest element of language...

[@NobleBrutus]

Should be 'in isolation'. Also I believe Michael meant to say 'names' instead of 'words'. Then the 'saying' makes sense.

[@Vivi-mp9nn]

Violence is actually a really pretty words and would make a good name if it didn’t mean what it does

[@kingmike07]

Animeislife they could call them viola for short

[@yusurkassem4174]

Yeah it’s similar to violet

[@Omlet221]

Animeislife your right. It’s kinda sounds like violet that might be why.

[@electricflyingpan7443]

Have 2 friends and we can ship their names together to make Violence

[@newtonnewton2945]

Names

[@HENRY-wh1in]

In my country Vietnam, the chance of you meeting 100 persons with Nguyen on their last names in a day is higher than finding a retail store within an hour

[@vannhantran547]

Recording to an Average Vietnamese living: That’s absolutely right

[@awesomeman6948]

In my country USA, the chance of you finding someone with a last name in a day is higher than finding a retail store within an hour.

[@resaresaresa3800]

I live in Germany and have met two people called Nguyen

[@Doomerboicutengl]

Really? I live here too but could walk to lotte mart in like 5 mins

[@mestrealvarensis]

almost half the people in Brazil is Silva...

[@sweetsunia]

7:25 “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and, as such, could never directly produce the 4000 Newtons of force per square centimetre required to break bones.” -Vsauce, 2013

[@hairyputter5363]

That hurts me

[@sakalaka4153]

Thnx imma copy this

[@hithere9565]

I was just on that part that's creepy

[@bluecloud4652]

Didn't notice but he put a lot of effort into not panting at the end of that sentence, his nostrils flare so much as he's breathing in lol

[@houstongoodman8165]

Why is that so funny

[@ANDHISNAMEISJOHNCENA]

"Dad, why is Teresa named Teresa?" "Because Teresa is an anagram of 'Easter' and your mom likes Easter." "Thanks Dad!" "No problem, Alan."

[@alexworld257]

Underrated!!

[@hannahkohl6053]

😂😂😂

[@nate_storm]

Lol

[@theresachacon1122]

I just have one more letter

[@pudding8829]

THIS COMMENT NEEDS MORE LIKES

[@PixelVarnox]

"Violence" "Midnight Chardonnay" "Number 16 Bus Shelter" and of course "Two number nines, a number nine large, a number six with extra dip, a number seven, two number forty-fives, one with cheese, and a large soda."

[@YerbaDelDiablo]

LOL

[@nicolosportelli2853]

Nines*

[@PixelVarnox]

do you want an award

[@nicolosportelli2853]

@@PixelVarnox I would greatly appreciate one, but the same way you don't know English, people don't recognise people that help them -> meaning no award :(

[@PixelVarnox]

i do know english i just make mistakes, I also usually don't use grammar because I'm lazy.

[@nuclearprivat7383]

The funniest thing about the "longest-name-dude" is that a lot of the German words make up sentences, talking about exploring space and living together with alien intelligences. Senior

[@bas_ee]

Its pretty much a story, and it goes like this: "Ages ago, there were conscientious shepherds whose sheep were well tended and carefully protected against attack by their rapacious enemies. Twelve hundred thousand years ago there appeared before these first earthmen, at night, a spaceship powered by seven stone and iridium electric motors. It had originally been launched on its long trip into stellar space in the search for neighboring stars that might have planets revolving about them that were inhabitable and on which planets a new race of intelligent humanity might propagate itself and rejoice for life, without fear of attack by other intelligent beings from interstellar space."

[@KieronGC]

"NUMBER 16 BUS SHELTER GO TO YOUR ROOM RIGHT NOW!"

[@sarcasm-83]

AND TAKE MIDNIGHT CHARDONNAY WITH YOU

[@memestrous]

I saw a guy who's name was... ...NUMBER 15 BURGER KING FOOT LETTUCE THE LAST THING YOU WANT IN YOUR BURGER KING BURGER IS SOMEONE'S FOOT FUNGUS BUT AS IT TURNS OUT THAT MIGHT BE WHAT YOU GET

[@TheMrGazoline]

In Sweden the parents of a child wanted to name their child as "Kvadratrot", meaning square root in English. They were both teachers in mathematics.

[@TheMrGazoline]

@EnchantingEcho Oh no. Could have just named them the god and goddess of death instead.

[@chiggen_wings5703]

@Phương Nguyễn Hello, ².

[@eragonian1240]

Kvadratrot is actually a cool name

[@nienel]

@@eragonian1240 substitute teacher: ...

[@KO_Manic]

Elon Musk would be proud

[@yash-sri]

Everyone :" Number 16 Bus Shelter is probably the weirdest name." X Æ A-12 : Hold my UFO

[@randomdude9135]

Xash Archangel Musk Kyle

[@Al-Hussainy]

Naah but honestly i would rather be that elon musk thing then become a bus shelter

[@kamaltahir8567]

XÆA-II*

[@yash-sri]

@@kamaltahir8567 Does it even matter😂

[@facemask6376]

nahh, X Æ A-12 is way cooler than literally being called a BUS

[@superlounging]

2:55 shoutout to my boy V I O L E N C E

[@ArlGrmes]

Ah, KZbin algorithm. You work in marvelous ways. This was recommended to me after Elon named his child "X Æ A-12"

[@ejradventures3752]

I can’t remember if it’s Kevin or Kyle.

[@andyaasen1424]

EJR Adventures that’s a joke it’s pronounced “ex ash Ay twelve”

[@ArlGrmes]

@@andyaasen1424 bro it's pronounced *effective. Power لُلُصّبُلُلصّبُررً ॣ ॣh ॣ ॣ 冗*

[@andyaasen1424]

bean I thought A-12 was his favorite airplane or something

[@ejradventures3752]

bean Ash planet the 5th

[@LanieMae]

3:24 “in the US you can name your kid anything as long as it doesn’t have numbers or symbols” X Æ A-12 watching this in the future: ಠ_ಠ

[@worstusernameintheworld9871]

yeah, that's why Elon renamed the kid as "X AE A-XII" or smth like that so the kid doesn't get into any legal issues

[@safwanljd]

@@worstusernameintheworld9871 the hyphen is a symbol tho

[@oo.-.]

@@safwanljd Yes but hyphens are exceptions to the rule

[@shaobues]

@@safwanljd lots of normal names use hyphens. Anne-Marie is a popular one

[@BambinaSaldana]

​@@shaobues Julia Louis-Dreyfus too.

[@susannadanner906]

For those who don´t speak German: This guy´s ridiculously long name translates into something that sounds like the subliminal messages conspiracy theorists think you can hear when you play songs backwards.

[@vi4269]

I agree with ur username

[@raichugaming6413]

Wh

[@chickeninabox]

Arabic names what is your name Son of Apple then whats your Beautiful Beautiful

[@CastellANM]

Vsauce: Let's talk about Names *1 minute later* Children were executed

[@anayshah13]

Elon Musk:laughs in wifi password

[@vibeduck4934]

I was laughing for like 5 mins straight lmao

[@ltreno2753]

I honestly feel really bad for his kid

[@altaaf8449]

in wifi password??

[@fluff5]

@@altaaf8449 his son's name looks like a password.

[@astranger8581]

@@fluff5 it probably is xD

[@actuallythepie]

Random Human: Whistles Dolphin: And I took that personally

[@NippleCactus]

My initials are C.S.I. so am I going to find some criminals?

[@___von___7377]

Mine are L.M.F.A.O.Y.O.U.H.A.V.E.A.B.O.N.E.R.

[@jakethemariofan2442]

+___Von___ Is your name Larry Micheal Francis Alex Orlando Ye Olli Undyne Harry Andy Victor Emily Aaron Baxtor Ollybar Nick Ebby Ronaldson?

[@___von___7377]

Jake The Mario Fan Yes

[@someguy9227]

Mine is J.E.R.R.Y.S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D.

[@whatshappeninganymore2473]

Coilin Sawyer Mine is U.N.K.N.OW.N.F.R.O.M.M.E.

[@leiladekwatro3147]

6:56 In chinese, the phrase 百姓, which refers to everybody, or all people in general, literally means "the hundred surnames."

[@puppergump4117]

Being named after everybody would be annoying lol

[@sesidonkor]

Still bambozzles me how two characters translate to three long words

[@leiladekwatro3147]

@@sesidonkor because different languages are different

[@sesidonkor]

@@leiladekwatro3147yeh but that would would mean Chinese would have *a lot* of characters if just one can mean two words. Amazing how they remember all that.

[@KonglomeratYT]

@@sesidonkor I mean, you remember the alphabet and all the many seemingly random combinations it takes to turn these into words, and then how to turn them into sound despite none of them having singular consistent sounds. That's pretty amazing too. Give yourself some credit. There's Asians (Mostly japanese) that would think you are a genius for speaking English; despite being a native speaker.

[@rapidexal]

Ah, I remember that saying, my parents said it all the time: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and, as such, could never directly produce the 4,000 newtons of force per square centimeter required to break bones."

[@megaturtle9547]

that sounded perfectly normal to me the first time i heard it, as that was long before i knew of the simplified version.

[@JatPhenshllem]

I'm gonna use that on my child

[@slitbodmod4473]

In isolation*

[@joshuastreet8664]

When you realize that a name is literally just a sound that other humans emit when they want your attention.

[@-.-...---7]

When you realize you’re a

[@the97percent]

When you realize you're

[@joshuaa337]

When U

[@hipphopp69yearsago34]

When

[@toas7s]

Whe

[@bshaun2740]

I remember my kindergarten teacher said that in my class. sticks and stones may break my bones, But words are mearly the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and as such could never produce the 4000 neutons of square force per square centimeter required to break bones.

[@theholderscock]

Oreo-Wizard lol tf

[@icantcomeupwithagoodusername]

If I ever get to know a person from "murica" im telling them that

[@21jd_]

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning *in* isolation and as such could never directly produce the 4,000 *newtons* of *force* per cm^2 required to break bones. owo

[@joshuagoeij9217]

LOL VSAUCE JUST SAID THAT

[@adamdodda3275]

*newtons

[@toastedclubsandwich]

Kevin looks like if Jesse Pinkman made better decisions in life

[@ekathe85]

"Yeah Mr. Stevens! Yeah science!"

[@danielr5000-d1s]

And Micheal Looks like Walter White

[@farzanaakter3703]

why tf does that make so much sense???

[@fordongreeman1764]

No joke, there was this kid in my Kindergarten class named Boston Massachusetts.

[@spoder22]

poor kid

[@AwesomeSheep777]

Stupid ass parents naming him that I feel bad for him

[@kiyapowell894]

Bugpants Lol

[@StellarisGaming]

Ohh boy...

[@obnoxious_cow3582]

When I went to a subway the was a worker named minnesota

[@_armoricat_]

UN : Every human child born on Earth has the right to a name The kid born on the moon : 😭

[@Speed001]

Moon Child 1

[@shrekonion8307]

Neanderthal child: ;~;

[@stinduwardo]

they're a crying emoji because they're dying

[@TaigiTWeseDiplomat--Formosan]

：（

[@willknights9040]

who named their kid 😭

[@EvenWaysMusic]

Number 16 Bus Shelter..

[@andrewoid4711]

Dude thats the best name ever

[@gone.3852]

Integer 61 Tram House

[@averybrokeit3710]

the name might go back to an old tradition of naming the child where it was conceived so... someone go clean that shelter....

[@Escrublet]

uno that that was where their parents had a waveeey beat after a night out

[@kierangregan562]

I know that guy. He went by Hamish

[@grcparis]

I think alphabetical discrimination is so interesting because now thinking back to how at the beginning of the year my 4th grade teacher made all of her lists A-Z and it was buisness as usual, but midway through the year she decided to start alternating so we would have one list A-Z then one Z-A and thinking back to it now, the last bit of that class was the best time in my whole elementary school experience, it turns out most of the “bad” kids in my class were the ones usually at the bottom of the A-Z list. Strange

[@grcparis]

And I’m just now realizing also that this video was initially posted DURING MY 4TH GRADE YEAR WTF

[@sarrealpro5264]

2:18 "You can name your kid Apple, or North, or Moon Unit" Kim Kardashian: *Write that down*

[@pierogi_is_bae]

HAHAHA

[@eldunenorap2250]

Reminded me of an old joke: Three wise men visit the manger. On the way in, one of them bangs his head on the low door frame, and exclaims "Jesus Christ" in pain Joseph: "Write that down Mary, it's a lot better than Derek"

[@Ghost____Rider]

When your parents call you by your full name when they're angry at you but your name is 700 words long so you never anger them out of pity because you don't want then to have to say an essay every time you annoy them

[@durdleduc8520]

Or you purposefully anger them

[@acookie7548]

lawful good vs chaotic evil

[@jenniferhoppe6912]

700 letters not words

[@dearfauxpas]

"MY ESSAY FROM THE SIXTH GRADE THAT A BURNED AND SHREDDED BECAUSE I HATED IT AND WANTED IT TO DIE OH BY THE WAY MY NAME IS FORTNITE IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU THIS IS STILL MY NAME BY THE WAY I'M RECITING IT ALL" GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW!

[@gavinmcleod3560]

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" said someone. The next day, they were hit by a dictionary. they broke their arm

[@nippy7425]

Old but gold.300th like

[@timothyburdette7631]

Blobfish profile=amazing

[@jtanaka7549]

Naming your child Sticks Naming your child Stones Naming your child Words Naming your child Dictionary.

[@Digganob590]

Gavin Mcleod And they was right, because that dictionary’s not the smallest element of language capable of portraying meaning in isolation, fella.

[@excs4619]

stolen from garfield

[@Archduke_Astatos]

Naming your child "Number 16 bus shelter" should be considered an act of child abuse.

[@Paul_Reeds_Boyfriend]

False

[@Icysnowman256]

So, you can't name your kid R2-D2, but you can name him/her RtwoDtwo?

[@cecasiahaan6801]

Icysnowman ruhtooduhtoo

[@thumptherapist3816]

Why isn't this top comment?

[@LSeba91]

arturito sounds like r2d2

[@DarkGreenFire]

Arrtoo Deetoo

[@diggsfather]

Icysnowman #2 That’s what I was thinking

[@griocycommunity4529]

Help me someone is chasing me! What's your name? Adolf Hitler *Call Declined*

[@karmotrine8837]

"As the saying goes; sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and as such could never produce the 4,000 newtons of force per centimeter required to break bones." Wow.

[@claudiadepouli3979]

+Flubble Biscuitness as I said in a comment like a year ago what if you dropped a book on someone wich is made of words and the book caused him to fall off a cliff and he/she breaks EVERY BONE IN HIS BODY(XD LOL)

[@brgmax11]

+Flubble Biscuitness Unfortunaly this statement is wrong. Morphemes are the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning.

[@karmotrine8837]

Eh.

[@karmotrine8837]

Words are most commonly used.

[@claudiadepouli3979]

lol

[@jaxmatthews2748]

A couple in France once tried to name their daughter "Nutella." This was obviously rejected by the government, so they shortened her name to "Ella."

[@ekathe85]

She's in for some terrible pick-up lines

[@pizzaguy_]

they should have shortened it to nut

[@justusP9101]

@@pizzaguy_💀

[@T-Dawg75]

In France, Nutella is apparently extremely popular, so it makes sense.

[@Console-l0gger]

@@ekathe85 "do you want some of this nut, ella?" LFMAO

[@Lonewolf7798-1]

Micheal: People that have a last name start near the end of the alphabet usually feel unsuccessful Mark Zuckerburg: Am i a joke to you

[@ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ-ਪ1ਚ]

it's "feel" unsuccesful not "are"

[@Lonewolf7798-1]

Is that not what i said?

[@bryanalexisleoncastillo316]

Or is it?

[@RaulHernandez-we7eq]

That's why he's an alien

[@sparconsenna]

@@ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ-ਪ1ਚ r/woosh

[@Number16BusShelter]

hey...

[@kusanagi-no-tachi5303]

lol

[@kusanagi-no-tachi5303]

Btw, I read his name not "bus" but "bush" So, Number 16 Bush Shelter... I don't know why

[@8-bitdolphin238]

Did you actually take the time to make an account under that name, just for the joke. Or, are you actually Number 16 Bus Shelter?

[@maxonator3913]

Number 16 bus shelter looool

[@zappawoman5183]

@KevnoJiang We are all Redditors on this blessed day. There are literally dozens of us. Obligatory - please include me in the screenshot! Ty

[@L3thalShad0ws7]

Mother: This child is a miracle! It is deserving of a name that reflects the actions involved and how it came to be. As well as a name that symbolizes how when the seed of love is sown between two people, the harvest that follows can produce such a beautiful gift! Father: That's great honey, what did you have in mind? Mother: SEX FRUIT

[@sergggggo]

*y e s*

[@fallen-zc9uj]

Elon Musk: *X Æ A-12*

[@Spaceboy2theMoon]

Father: divorce me

[@theholynoodle6676]

I once had a classmate with the name M16, her father was in the ARMY and he named his kids after guns.

[@goose9955]

America?

[@crazy922blade]

How disgusting, over here in the uk, we find that appalling. I can’t imagine my children, tea and crumpets, having such strange names. My neighbour, colonisation, agrees.

[@commitfelonyfeline]

that's fuckin stupid

[@Oreo_Dog]

This is the most American thing I’ve heard today

[@MTREDHEADS]

Named her after an overrated gun? not much of an army man.

[@CharlesECheez]

my initials are K.F.C. i'm gonna live forever

[@Solanne11]

Number 16: New Zealand Bus Shelter The last thing you want in your Country of New Zealand is a bus shelter, but as it turns out, that might be what you get

[@maxonator3913]

Toor Skoboviik lol and I'm leaving it at 16 likes

[@bucketsAMF]

But what if you spelled it "artoodeetu"? Hey? Huh? got 'em

[@thexrealxtobi5361]

Yeah but spoken r2d2 would getnyou sued

[@MarmadukeDormedius]

@@thexrealxtobi5361 No it would not.

[@bacteria7896]

What about Rtwo Dtwo

[@Aethuviel]

Arturito.

[@ShafiTheGreat]

I'd spell it Are Too D Too

[@OllieWales]

"Dad, why did you choose to name my sister Paris?" "Because, dear, thats where she was conceived, on your mother and I's honeymoon" "Oh okay, that makes sense, I love you dad" "I love you too Number 16 Bus Shelter"

[@legallybidoof]

Starbucks employee: What name do we write on the cup? Kid: Brfxxcxxmnncccclllmmnnrxvclmnckssglbb11116 Employee: Albin? Kid: Sure

[@jorian_meeuse]

Check it again an realise that you misspelled it by writing mmnn instead of mmnp

[@aaryansachdeva]

you spelled it so wrong

[@legallybidoof]

@@aaryansachdeva Yes of course, getting a single letter off in a long line of text is spelling it *so off*

[@mizuki4002]

@@legallybidoof yea bc it's a name lmao. you wouldn't like it if i call you jd billiams right?

[@legallybidoof]

@@mizuki4002 nah i wouldn't really care tbh i'm just too lazy to fix it

[@OptimusPhillip]

Technically, you could name your kid after the main voiceless droid from Star Wars, provided you spell his name Artoo Deetoo instead of R2-D2

[@manofgod7622]

B I G B R A I N T I M E

[@nonimus6269]

@@manofgod7622 T I M E T O S M A R T

[@katyungodly]

ＷＯＷ

[@uzumakimello5999]

Bruh I thought the exact same thing

[@joseichoshow9846]

OptimusPhillip I want name a animal r2d2

[@americanluckycat369]

My initials are CJ. Do I have to follow a train?

[@kkkunt692]

American Lucky Cat nah,buy 2 number 9 for Big Smoke

[@johnx140]

...Are you called Carl Johnson? :DDDDDDDD

[@jasonscalzo9597]

American Lucky Cat Yes, the train is your dreams and you must follow it.

[@jellyunicorn8347]

Jason why the hell does his dreams have gangsters standing on top of it shooting at him

[@jasonscalzo9597]

Jelly Unicorn That's a good question. That's something for him to answer

[@ВгостяхуЭндеркинга]

2:08 I don’t know what’s funnier, the fact that at first it’s just a name for every single letter in the alphabet, the sudden change to something that’s probably Deutsch, the unexpected Senior at the end or “hausenberger” in the 4th line, reminding me of Breaking Bad memes

[@uwuowo9030]

“You can name your child anything as long as it doesn’t have obscenity, numerals or symbols” Elon musk : 👁👄👁

[@timdeathly]

He doesn't have that.

[@superlovescakes]

@Damian Simpson it looks funny ;-;

[@forregom]

Now whold on there partner. IT turns ou' tha' emojis are infact symols! Yeehaw! checkmate globeheads, Youhoouuwiie ***and then he rode into the sunset, never to be seen again...***

[@jujutsushenanigan]

Elon musk : hm too hard? Maybe i try this name--->đűřæēķïğč69

[@sentinelrecon8836]

Damian Simpson 👁‍🗨👄👁‍🗨

[@masky3-t5z]

I'm naming my kid "The" so whenever someone says the he turns and listens

[@lisacatarsi1615]

This is actually pretty evil of you 😂

[@Liggliluff]

This would be *the* most evil thing ever.

[@SemiMono]

Speaking in old english would be very confusing. "I will get (The|thee) a glass of water."

[@hamiltonianpathondodecahed5236]

wut tHe phuck

[@gael5841]

What the fuck? The: hold on

[@baguette5113]

VSauce: names have names Me: *stop hurting my brain*

[@sillygoose4460]

VintoMC the brain named itself

[@justsomeyoutubecommentorwi4378]

Reeee

[@akashbeh4856]

"Name" is a name for the name

[@LifeForUndead]

Stop answers then have then names then then...

[@iresco3924]

Kevin Webster huh?

[@randomchaos69]

I love my initials (TM) because every time i sign something it makes it look like theirs a huge fancy trademark

[@tooni3497]

3:04 Straight up thought Michael was going to say “number 15”.

[@olivevkb]

Dude, check the goddamn upload date. XD

[@wynniebaguette]

I feel so bad for those people with 746 letters in their name have to take 15 minutes to write their name on paper.

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

especially because his name describes him as someone with who is in a spacecraft towards a star with planets etc., it's basically the story of his life but all with really bad German grammar and spelling xD Idk how his parents got the "spacecraft towards other solar systems"-concept in 1904 but ok...

[@Jan191]

oh so you mean polish people

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

@@Jan191 Bad German spelling and grammar? That would be Dutch not Polish people :P

[@ahman4675]

lol i have a name 5 letters long

[@austinheinbuch8642]

Who looks their newborn daughter in the eyes, and decides: “I shall call this miracle of life.... S e x f r u i t.”

[@funfactswithcarson1173]

Very Accurite

[@Liggliluff]

Well, wasn't it the fruit that was conceived by having sex? I'm not saying it's a good name, but it is a logical name.

[@brettkane9175]

@@Liggliluff I'm honestly more curious about Number 16 Bus Shelter.

[@Isakube]

@@brettkane9175 ikr

[@abdulsameeh_666]

Hhaha

[@yegor2letov]

Kid named finger:

[@Andominicus]

What if Michael was like: My Name is Michael... or is it? *Theme song plays*

[@Liggliluff]

What if his real name is Michelangelo?

[@Andominicus]

@@Liggliluff **vsauce music plays**

[@whoknows1447]

i mean he DID say he felt more like a gary in one video.....

[@matthewmea3566]

0:26 Every named thing is capable of feeling? So what about my pet rock, Rocky?

[@lunamoon8248]

Oml I have a pet rock named rocky

[@SS-xl9th]

Oml I have a pet rock named rocky

[@annabellaapean]

I swear every pet rock is called Rocky

[@RealAntek]

Mine is Dwayne

[@oogabooga2337]

is that a nigahiga reference?

[@evanoconnor3781]

Well then. My initials are E.M.O. This is awkward...

[@lipstick372]

Austin Parnell actually that means automatic colt pistol

[@GeorgeDCowley]

How about G.D.C?

[@olivevkb]

Austin Parnell, well, congratulations, .45 ACP.

[@FrogReign]

My initials are S.L.C so Salt Lake City..... I am a city

[@PanzerSoldier]

Mine are M.T.A

[@lillyvx_]

"hey kevin" "good morning number 16 bus shelter"

[@StrawberryJamming]

Vsauce: "you can't name your kid R2-D2" Elon Musk: am I a joke to you?

[@FlyLeah]

M. Asadullah Nobody asked

[@Not-Andy-Here]

STFU!

[@StrawberryJamming]

@@Not-Andy-Here what?...

[@zagrosqazy3798]

@@FlyLeah now one asked you aither bech

[@Mael_Str0M]

Can you name your kid 99? I want to name my child after the best soldier.

[@FaeChangeling]

3:24 "Anything that doesn't include obscenity, numerals, or symbols" Elon Musk: Is this some sort of peasant joke I'm too rich to understand?

[@Spaceboy2theMoon]

USA: *does nothing cause if they do they will get smashed to the ground. by a tesla. and sent away in a space hearse.*

[@SheepUndefined]

I mean wasn't there a kid recently that was just three cowboy hat emojis or something?

[@Keedisgay]

Yeah and if a poor person did that they’d get yelled at

[@Cockalicious]

@@trollrat2828 yes

[@garrett2597]

“Awww, what a cute baby! What’s its name?” “Midnight 16 Bus Shelter”.

[@OlegMirdieeier]

My name is not VSauce, Michael.

[@Malboop]

but your child could be

[@MisakiLeasim]

I knew a lady (not my friend) from Cuba named Usnavy. She was born when a bunch of soldiers from the US Navy made an appearance on their hometown and was a historic event at the time. Usnavy.

[@samcase2819]

MisakiLeasim lol that reminds me of Usnavi from the musical 'In The Heights'.

[@jaxonvictoria4345]

My brother had this babysitter named Windy and everytime she said her name we would ask (and correct) her if or not it was the more common 'Wendy.' Turns out it was indeed Windy because she said she was born on an extremely windy day in typhoon-prone Philippines.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

I really hate to be a stickler, but US Navy personnel are called sailors, not soldiers.

[@andretheinernaut3749]

*_I AM USNAVI AND YOU PROB’LY NEVER HEARD MY NAME REPORTS OF MY FAME ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED_*

[@rimuruuu4476]

MisakiLeasim 9

[@Devina1224]

My initials are D.S. ...what? Am I gonna somehow turn into a nintendo game now?

[@donnatellapetronella722]

Same mine are dps but on swim team they only did first and last so i would always have "da" on my hand

[@epicshibexd5049]

My initials are M.S. M.S.K.H.D.K. If you extend it further. M.S... This is the reason I chose Microsoft over Apple computers

[@ninjab5546]

DeVco6, no, you are the human embodiment of the Dark Souls franchise, which is awesome! Check it out!

[@ninjab5546]

DeVco6, no, you are the human embodiment of the Dark Souls franchise, which is awesome! Check it out!

[@MrZakshea]

My initials are f.k. 😳

[@lycanmorph3376]

Hi I'm NUMBER 15 BURGER KING FOOT LETTUCE

[@monnss2007]

Uh

[@-.-...---7]

Number 15

[@hpds3133]

@@-.-...---7 burger king foot lettuce

[@zynnachinolover]

@@monnss2007 Oh

[@constantindenis8130]

What's up I'm number 135 dog nose headset. Nice to meet you,

[@flicker124]

Key takeaway from this video: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning in isolation and as such, could never directly produce the 4000 Newtons of force per square centimetre required to break bones." - Michael Stevens

[@ctrlaltrepeat245]

"Self Identified Nazi's" is a sentence I did not want to hear or think I would ever hear

[@TheGuyThatsNotFunny]

"I identify as a Nazi SS Obersturmbannführer" -Some guy, in this year, probably

[@leaninheavy]

You got a lot to learn about the world pal

[@AnglicanFish]

Same dude

[@AmalgraemeV]

Same. 😣

[@naomigary7930]

surely there are plenty of self-identified nazis in this world

[@tessaN64]

Number 16 Burger King Bus Shelter

[@ChrisKogos]

Lol

[@buckplug2423]

The last thing you'd want in your bus is someone's shelter matresses in it

[@brandonwhite9270]

Number 14 shelter bus

[@madlad5555]

Oh yeah yeah

[@thejay8963]

jerry My child’s gonna be named “Tom 2: Electric Boogaloo”.

[@kiiwii6954]

My name is jeff

[@BreakingWhite]

Kiiwii 69 are you 69 aswell

[@991vk]

My name Jeff*

[@yboy898]

Ahh it's nice to come across the comment of a fellow man of culture :)

[@tommypines1039]

Dad, why was sister named Lily? Because son, when she was born, a Lily fell and landed on her head, so we named her Lily. Cool! Thanks dad. No problem, Brick. Now back to your cage.

[@mxhaO398]

Damn😂😂

[@sciblastofficial9833]

2:08 Parents: What should we name him? Adolph! No, Blaine! No, Charles! No, David! Fine, why not name him all of them?

[@pinywood3077]

yea and also this starts with a b c d.....z w.....

[@radking9854]

Not to sound like the "you must be fun at parties"" But its spelled Adolf not "Adolph"

[@ARG0T]

@@radking9854 you do realize that their are two ways to spell it right?

[@vidulab3977]

@@radking9854 It's spelt "Adolph" in the video. I'm pretty Michael does his research.

[@samcollins5276]

and apparently he thought he would name his sun that because he's the "Senior"

[@keplerscat28]

My initials are E.W. Just ew :(

[@thatclassypenguin]

EW

[@padlowan]

Das Eiki EUAN WILSONN

[@slinkybox7772]

My dad's first name is Tom. His initials are T.O.M.

[@thomasbryant1628]

My initials are T.B. like the disease.

[@TauGeneration]

Das Eiki mine are A.D.

[@rosettagraham730]

"-If you watch people sleep, like i usually do" Me: wait a minute-...

[@bigbrother7952]

SAVAGE!!

[@deejasart7766]

Fun fact: every vsauce video is a question you’ve asked in your mind for years but didn’t explain to people because you could explain it

[@quigli]

You can't name your kid "R2-D2", in the U.S, but couldn't you just call him "Artoodeetoo"? :P

[@fuelks]

Arthur Deethur

[@a1oilsauce]

1:59 "We couldn't decide on the name" "so you... chose them all?" this guy is the original multi-class

[@kapriolenpfeifer]

The name tells the story of aliens that came from outer space to settle on earth. Super strange

[@Honigball]

yes its german, but the - are on the wrong places

[@pathagas]

There is a guy in my school named Lord God Allah. Everyone calls him L.G. It was funny at graduation.

[@jasonmartin4775]

Viral Virus Islam can go screw itself.

[@HashtagPULSE]

Jason Martin lol who hurt you?

[@earthtoashlyn]

Wait seriously

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

Viral Virus that's right bud

[@Silverwind87]

Lord God Allah, you were named after two of the bravest men I knew.

[@333axstro8]

Um 7 years ago and it’s on RECOMMENDATION

[@Blitztein_beta]

"You can name your name football" *MIND* *BLOWN*

[@thisisarjunbutwhythehellar6188]

*Absolute Madlad*

[@shreerangvaidya9264]

*FOOTBALL KICKED*

[@RaulHernandez-we7eq]

Throw the football

[@jakefromstatefarm7363]

"I ran over football with a car today"

[@woodbag80]

Son:mom why is my sister named dandelion Mom:Because a dandelion fell on her Other sibling:uahgafsgabsvvsbwbwvsg Mom:BE quiet cinderblock!

[@iheartbagelzzz]

im fUCKINHG SCREAMIBNG

[@sprout-undercover]

AHHHHHH

[@ragnarokvii]

this is so wrong. this is horribly wrong and i love it

[@wallonice]

Son: Why am i named number 16 bus shelter Mom: we don't talk about that

[@simi8220]

Hahahahahahahahaha

[@VictorianKTV]

7:25. My new comeback for eternity.

[@auragameryt]

The lengthening of the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” seems like something I would do for absolutely no reason.

[@kingsleykinglin]

Ended this episode like a boss.

[@BR-jt6ny]

We have a pretty interesting autoantonym in Icelandic - the noun "hljóð" can mean either "silence" or "a sound"

[@ChimozuFu]

sticks and stones may break my bones but words are merely the smallest element of language capable of containing meaning and isolation and as such could never directly produce the 4000N of force per square centimetre required to break bone

[@michele8491]

Thank you. I was looking for this comment so I can copy paste it, instead of writing it myself. I know I am lazy :P

[@ChimozuFu]

No problem :)

[@mrWade101]

I will make a machine that produces so powerful Soundwaves that it actually breaks bones. Deal with it.

[@daddybigbig3825]

im pretty sure its containing meaning IN isolation

[@pylonbuffering8523]

you could scream words so loud that they break your bones

[@adityadhar4686]

How it started:- Discussion about names How it ended:- words can't break bones