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[@abrown4green]

Booth was an actor and yes he killed Lincoln. You are right Dave! Haha

[@loribernardisunwell9663]

HA!!!

[@evilproducer01]

He also had a famous actor brother (I forget his first name), and he disowned him. He was very much a Union man.

[@tHEdANKcRUSADER]

John Wilkes Booth, Edwin Booth(brother) and Junius Brutus Booth(father). The father was from London. They were extremely famous in their day. It would be like the modern day equivalent to Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen and Emilio, and Charlie Sheen killed the president. It was almost unbelievable. John Wilkes was able to make it to the Presidents box in the theater with ease because of his fame and a lazy guard

[@brendarees1309]

His brother Edwin Booth saved the son of Abraham Lincoln from serious injury or perhaps death. (See Edwin Booth in Wikipedia) when Robert Lincoln was pushed against train car by individuals purchasing tickets and when the train started to move he fell between the platform and the train. This occurred a few months prior to John Booth murdering Abraham Lincoln.

[@wormhole331]

Look up Booth's co-conspirator Lewis Powell's arrest photos. They look like Abercrombie and Fitch ads.

[@rbeck3200tb40]

I am from Alabama and I actually used to do this civil war reenactment back in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a teen. I was at a re enactment like this very close to where they filmed this video in Resaca Georgia but with alot more people . These events are located at real historical battlefield sites and national parks . Most of the people that do this are history nerds that love the history aspect of it. I only did this because a group of friends and older guys I knew asked me to do it. It was tiring and boring camping out in the woods but It was fun to be honest at times and those are 100% real guns . My friends used to go hunting with them . We (the Confederate army re enactors) used reproduction British Enfield muskets from the 1850s and 1860s. A few people I knew used real Enfield muskets from the 1800s not reproductions that still worked . We also used real black powder ammo except it didnt have the 58 caliber lead bullet on the end.

[@veggiesarefruits]

Just found your comment, and I appreciate it because I just typed something similar. It's really important for history nerds. My 8th grade history teacher and my best friend (under his mentorship) were Confederate reenactors here in WA State (4th Texas, if I remember correctly). I used to love to go. Watch the battles, eat the food, watch fake surgeries and just hang out with the actors. They all knew so much it was crazy.

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

He told that guy you're criticizing me and you're dressed like a pirate who's going clubbing. 🤣🤣 that shit almost took me out. What a great comeback.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

"The Battle of Olive Garden" is worth reenacting, if only for the never-ending breadsticks and salad.

[@gabby15107]

Living history reenactments are pretty neat. Many of the actors portray real people from history, many of them past family membera. They learn all they can about life in those days, and portray it in real life for others to see instead of simply read about. For them it's more than playing dress up, and more about teaching others through demonstration. It's sort of like going to a museum, except the displays are alive and interactive.

[@EagleFang74]

History has proven being both a madman off the street and an actor often go hand in hand.

[@samson9535]

Too answer your question about TP, the father of American toilet tissue is said to be J.C. Gayetty, and his “Gayetty’s Medicated Paper for the Water-Closet” was available from the Civil War era, well into the 1920s. However, consistent supply to the troops was lacking, so torn pages from books, magazines or newspapers were commonly used.

[@vitis65]

I'm an amateur botanist and there is a native plant called the bigleaf aster that is sometimes referred to as "lumberjack toilet paper". I'm sure vegetation was often used...just make sure you can recognize poison ivy.

[@NoName23560]

If you guys want to see a Conan episode where the store’s manager doesn’t care much for his humor, watch Conan Visits The American Girl’s Store

[@patiencekillz]

it’s one of my faves

[@lavendermagic84]

YES, that one's hilarious! My favourite part is where his doll starts making demands in muddled German

[@Tenchi707]

The waiter was a friggin awesome guy

[@EricAnimation]

Conan without borders..... wonderful stuff 🤣

[@katec8796]

MORE CONAN!!!!! Conan without Boarders especially :)

[@esfwr17]

Re-enactments typically include spectators (who are not part of the "war") to watch while the battles are re-enacted. Most take place on historical Civil War battlegrounds, and will include narration regarding what is happening. Some also have tents where they have legit amputees with "civil war doctors" using bone saws to amputate limbs and educate spectators on the medical practices of the era. Many of the actors set up their own canvas tents and stay there for several days. It's pretty cool if you're into history.

[@kevinprzy4539]

This^

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

Conan’s remote was at a reenactment of the battle of Resaca in Georgia. It was part of Sherman’s march to Atlanta in 1864.

[@BVA-on2ic]

Have to do Conan with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog! At the Star Wars premier and at The Weiner Circle!!

[@robwebnoid5763]

Agree, I've also been requesting Triumph through the comments only, for a few months now. I know there are better ways to contact them, but I'm in no hurry.

[@FourFish47]

@@robwebnoid5763 I've been requesting it too for a couple months. I think they don't wanna get Conaned out, but there's so much to his show and Triumph too. I've been suggesting Actual items too

[@robwebnoid5763]

@@FourFish47 ... It's possible that they already have Triump in their set queue list, but there's probably tons of other videos in front of it. This happens with nearly every reactor channel. Since they are getting into Conan a lot, it's likely inevitable they will bump into Triumph eventually. Star Wars, Weiner Circle, Bon Jovi, Comi-cons, etc ... those are all good.

[@Lightning77AThiker]

I haven't seen this before. I'm the Corporal in the brown hat next to Conan during the battle.

[@SE-gs6gd]

Mike so sweet and yes you’re correct. The confederate soldiers/losers/traitors wore grey.

[@imamisfit445]

He's a genius.

[@veggiesarefruits]

Reenactments are simply a form of entertainment for history nerds. My 8th grade history teacher and one of my best friends (under his mentorship) were Civil War reenactors. They played Confederates (4th Texas if I remember correctly). It's actually really popular to play the Confederates, just more P.C. for television to play the side fighting against slavery. Due to there being so many military forts around here, we used to go watch reenactments of different battles all the time. They even did mock surgeries. It's a lot more fun than you'd expect!

[@TheNeonParadox]

I'm hoping this Conan rabbit hole leads to Triump the Insult Comic Dog eventually.

[@daveeriksson]

Yes John Wilks Booth shot Lincoln and he was a well known famous actor of his time.

[@brettg274]

Some things never change. Actors still have nutty politics 😂

[@ramonw9430]

@@brettg274 Rather, they are nutty over their politics.

[@haraldisdead]

"I don't know much about ciphers n numbers, don't know what the sky is, never heard of the sun. Never seen no dirt." 😆😆😆

[@billhicks6449]

The key to civil war re-enactments is the same as the key to fishing.... Beer, and lots of it.

[@Darmesis]

Saw a really great one as a kid in the 70’s and I’ll never forget it. Pretty sure I still got the musket ball souvenir in some box somewhere 😀

[@hrussell9677]

Historical re-enactments are fun to watch as well. They are historically accurate and use authentic clothing and weapons from the time period. Most of the people are history buffs and the re-enactments are often on the site of an actual Revolutionary War or Civil War battlefield. They are performed annually in the Northeast and the South.

[@abnr1983]

Watch the "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" skits from Conan's show, please!

[@kirikayumura6015]

'underage bischon!' 🎵🎶🎵

[@LarryHatch]

It's fun to try to get the reenactors out of character and script. I said "look at that cool Corvette". The soldier calmly replied..."that carriage has lost it's horses and most of it's roof". That would be a low, slinky Corvette to ancient eyes, I suppose.

[@absbunny1]

I love your reactions to Conan. You should do all of his clips in Australia.

[@tiberiussempronious6252]

John Wilkes Booth did assassinate Lincoln and he was an actor. He jumped from the balcony after he shot him and slid down on a curtain. He broke his ankle and yelled "sic semper tyrannis." It's a crazy story...

[@abelgonzales3695]

Phil Collins believes he was a Alamo soldier in a past life. If they had a reenactment of the battle of the Alamo, you can best believe Collins would be there.

[@Jftb-fx6sy]

Conan becomes a Texas deputy 1&2 needs to be added to your queue!!

[@LuckyBide]

Please react to the Conan remote called "Conan Visits The American Girl Store" :)

[@pattireeves3933]

Love watching you guys, I'm from the south, love your accents

[@gerry_atric]

I usually stop everything when I see their Conan uploads. Look forward to the day they do Conan TV Commercials and/or Mary Kay. 👍✌️

[@HA-208]

Watch ‘Shane Madej being a demon for 15 minutes straight’.

[@gerryhatrick6678]

Union soldiers against the Rebs, Johnny Reb,

[@jennaramos1229]

🙌 🎉 I would say do the Conan learns to dance remote next!

[@RomesThe59]

John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor and he also killed Abraham Lincoln

[@ShortyComps]

Norm Macdonald on Conan. Norm Macdonald on Conan. Norm Macdonald on Conan.

[@shadowmane55]

Yes they were the Union soldiers (the northerners) and the confederates ("rebels") wore a lighter blue/grey looking colour (im bad with colours). And yes John WIlkes Booth was the actor turned assassin of Abraham Lincoln. The ginger says a lot of correct statements while questioning himself.

[@steelers6titles]

Just before the battle, Mother...

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

You guys mentioned Larping/Cosplay for fictional worlds. Think of this as Larping but for an actual historical event.

[@chrisvoss4465]

its pretty fun to watch reenactments in washington state because they have the cannons firing too its so loud and fun,they have mounted calvary and stuff too. might be weird for the britsh during that time since they lost =P but its fun,its kinda like your queens guard doing their cosplay everyday

[@artsysabs]

Cosplay lol

[@mr.niceguy777]

Your about 90 years off.

[@jessesleight9631]

With Conan's face look and side burns and stache, he looks more like a southerner might have looked during that time to me.

[@nathanlewis2496]

Triumph the Insult comic dog-Star Wars

[@OzzyCoop]

Andy as the woman lololol

[@williambill5172]

Mike is right...blue-north...gray-south

[@haroldgonzalez2681]

Yes Booth was an actor and shot Abraham Lincoln at a theater. Great guess

[@SRDmotorsports]

Anybody knows what show or episode the Conan one that he went to the Army or Navy and a scene he leads a platoon jogging? And makes up random dances and chants? Something the blokes def gotta check!

[@EJBing]

Oh you gotta check out Conan at the Irish American club video.

[@beandean23]

Oh look, another bar.

[@EJBing]

@@beandean23 TAY-TOES!!

[@steelers6titles]

7000 Union troops died at Cold Harbor in less than one hour on June 3, 1864.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Still one of my favorites. Jedediah Longtree is hilarious. The hand cream on the dead soldier's hand is even better. XD On a more serious note, I'm French and I knew a) the confederates' uniform was grey and b) Boothe is Lincoln's assassin. You should be ashamed of yourselves. :D

[@Roach_Dogg_JR]

I’m impressed with how much you know about American history. The confederate uniform was indeed grey.

[@vasquezovj65]

For a guy who has lived in America for a spell Daz seems to know very little about America except for some sports info. I guess that make him just like most Americans. 😁👍🏻

[@derred723]

I was about to say. That basically makes him just like most Americans. lol.

[@bruceday4036]

I think Daz does pretty good for a Brit!

[@arctan2010]

I wish he had a handlebar mustache.

[@brettg274]

I imagine living so close to battlefields and areas of major historical importance gives the people in the area some pride in preservation and curiosity about what happened in times past in the areas they now frequent. It helps understand the perspective of those who lived in the past as well.

[@Kenneth_James]

Turns out they totally had lotion Conan The article sold under this name is composed of white wax, al- mond-oil, and rose-water, in the following proportions : - Take of almond-oil 4 ounces, white wax 1 ounce. To be gently melted, and well blended with 4 ounces of fresh rose-water, by stirring in a warm marble mortar. The rose-water should be added very gradually.

[@brynneholt1990]

Conan sells his old car - like a Ford Taurus or something

[@jae3962]

Check out Conan's Clueless Gamer series

[@robwebnoid5763]

Yup!

[@lisahumphries3898]

Conan caught the captain misspeak. The captain said there were Yanks up ahead. Conan said… Rebels. The captain corrected himself. Yanks are the northerners. That’s the nickname the southerners gave them. That guy probably does reinactments for both sides.

[@Brian-kl1gf]

Top notch...'Nuff said!!!

[@Mary-xc9dh]

I love the ones trying not to laugh XDXD

[@Pilbrabandit]

I'm not sure what crick means but it sounds funny being shouted

[@nottoday7377]

Love it! Should watch Conan & Deon Cole's Soul Food Adventure

[@SueProst]

You gotta react to Jordan Schansky and Conan in Japan. It's a great gag on Jordan. There might be two videos there. Also Jordan being dressed up as a cowboy and Conan as a Texas deputy part 1 and 2

[@tubiviral9093]

WAIT! You guys reacted to Kickingmustang's airsoft videos? Where??? It's not on your channel.

[@susang1107]

Conan can make anything funny.

[@plnkfloydian7814]

Been hoping y’all would get to this one. 👍

[@jerzeyguy71]

Another great bit!! guys, you did this like within one week of seeing the comment, I have been telling you, look up clueless gamer bits by Conan!!! they are priceless!!

[@Ulexcool]

This video is actually "Conan imitates Norm".

[@brandi_with_an_i]

Impressed Conan knows Chickamauga and Okefenokee. Lol The pronunciations of Resaca and Chickamauga are a tit bit wrong but we'll give it to him.

[@Chris-vk2zw]

I was waiting for this!

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

It's a gray uniform. We got a hat from one and gave it to a guy at the welding shop I work at in Southernmost Mississippi who looks like Abraham Lincoln. The shit was EPIC on him. Very funny and John Wilkes Booth definitely killed Lincoln

[@kinjiru731]

Toilet paper existed at the time, but it was a recent introduction, commercially, and wasn't affordable. Civil war soldiers would have used any number of uh, natural alternatives.

[@mrgmusicclass]

PB Daz Helmet!! LMAO. Y'all should sell Purple OB Helmets.

[@penguin8711]

Yeah Booth did shoot Lincoln and was one of the best known American actors at that time.

[@FiresCollide]

I'm just glad he chose to be one of the Union army instead of the Confederacy.

[@steelers6titles]

Jedidiah Longtree lol

[@achungbengia8533]

Hello Office blokes! Subscriber from India with a request, Key and peele These nuts

[@williamjordan5554]

7:40. Southern accent for a northern soldier.

[@cleverusername9369]

Some southerners fought for the Union and vice versa.

[@williamjordan5554]

@@cleverusername9369 True, but comedy skits usually don't include such nuance. I think Conan was just fishing for some kind of rural accent.

[@firefighterchick]

Dave, the movie Gettysburg there were 5,000 extras used to film the battle. There have been a few others too, although none recently. This is done many times at civil war battlefields and on anniversaries like the Battle of Gettysburg. It's also about being part of living history, people go to Gettysburg for example to the historical park July 1st- 3rd for the reenactment of the battle. It's usually jam packed. In this the distance they stood army against army was exactly how it happened then. It's how wars were fought then and why they were so many deaths and casualties. There are also those who do Revolutionary War reenactments.

[@shoelesblondlady]

I think Mr ballen did a story about John Wilkes boothe's brother saving Abraham Lincoln's nephew months before boothe shot lincoln

[@betsyduane3461]

They are pretending to be 123rd NY. My great grandfather was 72nd Regiment New York, fought at Gettysburg.

[@haroldgonzalez2681]

Ledderman and Conan are the best late talk show host we’ve ever had in the U.S

[@zachm2331]

Letterman

[@tbd-5160]

Booth & his brother were both actors. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln during the play "Our American Cousin:", and then jumped from the balcony, breaking his leg in the process, then spouted a line from Julius Caesar "sic semper tyrannis", and stumbled away. He actually got pretty far on horseback.

[@chriswhite4999]

I forgot about the airsoft videos!

[@TheEwok1987]

Why haven't you guys reacted to Oversimplified's Civil War 😭😭

[@brucedillinger9448]

What's funnier? Conan or office blokes with jokes flying right over their heads? You decide.

[@trevor3013]

You know an American actually did invent a machine gun during the civil war so he's not far off. I don't think it was approved to be used back then though

[@robwebnoid5763]

I know you guys were discussing about not understanding re-enactments, including historical re-enactments. I think the point of it is for nostalgia & putting yourself in a time machine & fantasizing about what it might have been like. That means clothes & costumes of the era are a must, for the visual aspect. In the case of the above, it is about putting yourself back in the old days in both an important & also horrible part of history, for the U.S. at most. I do not re-enact myself. But if there was a modern-day similarity to re-enactments, think about computer games where you put yourself inside the game as some kind of character avatar. I love FPS (first person shooters), where you see the 3D world in a first-person perspective through their "eyes", as you run around shooting other characters, either in a single-player campaign/mission against A.I., or playing with real people on a network/internet.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

Dave was actually correct! But ya, Wilkes booth was famous stage actor that shot lincoln in the head (at the theater) after the end of civil war

[@blessjesus-o2b]

Check out artie kendall the singing ghost compilation on Conan

[@susang1107]

I say you do a week straight of Conan, then week of Tosh, week of Bill Burr, week of Louis Ck, etc etc. Just a thought. I'm loving the Conan reactions!

[@imamisfit445]

Tons more of Conan of course, but check out Vera De Milo. 🤣

[@haraldisdead]

I don't know about toilet paper, but they do spoon each other 6 or 7 deep to stay warm at night, like the soldiers did. Pretty gay lmao

[@smacdsmaccers]

Conan is a history nerd

[@vegas7027]

History reenactment serve two purpose, remember history as not to repeat it and to honor the 650 thousand died in the most devastating men who died in American wars. Wrong or right, actual people died. I lost relatives on both sides. An action that had to take place.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Not really. WW2 reenactment is much less of a thing despite being much more important, and nobody wants to be reminded of Vietnam in that way. Civil War reenactment is a lot more popular among sympathizers of one side than the other, and it ain't the side that won.

[@ReallyGoodName3000]

You don't get it, we got it.

[@Mary-xj3lt]

I was at one were my gggdad lost his leg and his brother a dr.killed ..we went to there Graves to pay respect after ..the south lost real people ..we care

[@randykillman6475]

John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 - April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.

[@SpotownProductions]

Long live the South.

[@Mary-xj3lt]

Oh and the south killed two times as many of the invaders they just kept bringing in ship loads of body's to use...I wish Lee would had dug in

[@bryangettel4060]

Genius