Sam is basically a barn cat. He comes and goes on his own schedule, and when he returns and presents us with a mangled bird corpse, we are delighted.
@Thefirstbrady Жыл бұрын
I call mine O’Malley like from aristocats. Fucker has the biggest balls and always comes back bloody after months. Basically, Sam.
@crossfam5940 Жыл бұрын
He is the bestest of barn cats
@chickennuggets8685 Жыл бұрын
@@Thefirstbrady your cat is likely patrolling his turf and beating the shit out of any other cat that dares intrude
@drm.himself Жыл бұрын
I love mangled bird corpses. Delicious.
@shartbearer Жыл бұрын
This is the perfect analogy haha
@theholypineapple3558 Жыл бұрын
You know I really believed he was going to commit to that “I’ll see you in 2025” joke
@gingergaming5686 Жыл бұрын
Same
@Davon9 Жыл бұрын
So did I lol
@peepnox7747 Жыл бұрын
SAME
@jimbopkiller3844 Жыл бұрын
Don't tempt him
@someuncreativity Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, i did too
@mrbanana4536 Жыл бұрын
I feel like Sam is just living life until he reads some book about history and gets excited to share the information with the world in a hilarious and entertaining way
@SoggyPicklez Жыл бұрын
This is the way
@EEEEEEEE Жыл бұрын
E
@aidanthird Жыл бұрын
random bits of history are sam's bat signal
@youssefbencheikh8637 Жыл бұрын
I sure do love having most of the replies be bots :)
@the_parasites Жыл бұрын
@@youssefbencheikh8637yep. And youtube isn't doing shit about it.
@timtsai9285 Жыл бұрын
"Someone asked me how many women I have. Honestly, I don't know either. Yesterday a boy called me dad I don't know who his mother is" Another one of Zhang's beautiful poems
@tianshuhuang5431 Жыл бұрын
That is the kind of man one inspires to be
@sharkloving_aquarist Жыл бұрын
@@tianshuhuang5431 I LOVE BEING AN ABSENT PARENT 🥶🔥💯
@OptimusPhillip Жыл бұрын
"Who are you?" "You are my father" "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"
@BottoBobbs11 ай бұрын
That reads like the lyrics to Billie Jean put through Google translate 100 times
@M26IsBestTonkFightMe8 ай бұрын
Genghis would be proud
@andisloco Жыл бұрын
The fact that Sam is still out there and living among normal humans is terrifying to me
@knssssss Жыл бұрын
Terrifying? Jeremy Elbertson, that's who you should be worried about. That sick fuck
@audreyiiishotterthananyani1305 Жыл бұрын
No, he's in my fridge.
@jordaneggerman4734 Жыл бұрын
@@audreyiiishotterthananyani1305I'm pretty sure that comment should have _"×posted from Sam's basement×"_ under it...
@frosbitfire Жыл бұрын
That is crazy, but it wouldn't surprise me if he just lived on another planet, completely isolated and has been spending all this time just researching the weirdest parts of history and science
@ChillOki Жыл бұрын
@@audreyiiishotterthananyani1305I am under your bed, I will rescue sam while you sleep
@anotherchannelthatjustlurks Жыл бұрын
Sam is the only content creator who could go on a consecutive year-long hiatus and somehow come back with a worse mic every single time. God I love this man.
@richardwallis9374 Жыл бұрын
And still pull in the clicks
@andrewmorris8650 Жыл бұрын
The same level of chad as Grade A Under A
@frenchys_prospecting Жыл бұрын
It's the same mic he began with. It's trying it's hardest, got dangit
@snortskysnorts254 Жыл бұрын
It's 100 percent a pair of apple earbuds he's been using since he started
@nhpkm1 Жыл бұрын
My theory Sam is addicted to collect different rice grains , and every time he is out of money he opens his Nokia a 370 to record and edit a video .
@olive6306 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe this man didn’t become a world renowned poet. his words are truly inspiring
@big_sea Жыл бұрын
yes
@junkiejackflash Жыл бұрын
WHATS A- [redacted] GOTTA DO TO GET SOME EEL DICK
@Xanthopathy Жыл бұрын
@flyingfrog548bot comment
@5nhyfiery Жыл бұрын
fr fr 💀
@Zach.1809 Жыл бұрын
Brought a tear to my eye
@user-vb2go3bd2t Жыл бұрын
“The invisible hand of the market is no match for the very visible fist of the soldier” That line goes much harder than it has any right to
@navjotsandhu3892 Жыл бұрын
What does it mean?
@auracinnabon Жыл бұрын
@@navjotsandhu3892 it means capitalism can catch these fucking hands
@germman2050 Жыл бұрын
@@navjotsandhu3892"It doesn't matter if my money is fake if I can beat the shit out of you."
@pressftopayrespects6325 Жыл бұрын
@@navjotsandhu3892Ever read Adam Smith? The invisible hand of the free market functionally doesn’t exist when people with power want something.
@marcosalmeida3947 Жыл бұрын
@@navjotsandhu3892 "the invisible hand of the market" is a term used mostly by liberal capitalists to describe how supply and demand affect the costs of products - with the more, let's say, dedicated, capitalists, almost deifying the goddamn thing as a perfect solution for woes or an all-powerful law that can't be escaped of managed. Sam is mocking the people who worship the damn thing by juxtaposing it with the "very visible fist of the soldier". Supply and demand for that money didn't really matter because the people using it could take away what they were trying to buy.
@bread.9562 Жыл бұрын
Guy really disappeared for years, returned, disappeared for almost another year and returned again as if nothing happened...absolute legend
@bendover04me Жыл бұрын
Typical barn cat
@MrCovi2955 Жыл бұрын
He did say at the end of the last video that he'd see us in 2025. So I think this counts as early
@nunyabisnass1141 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, time and motivation are b*chs. I have a book that I could easily get through in a few days, but after a week I'm only a third of the way through.
@StrawhatRye Жыл бұрын
@@nunyabisnass1141This is also a hobby for him. He has a much bigger career to worry about.
@nunyabisnass1141 Жыл бұрын
@@StrawhatRye actually, what does he do irl?
@guntherrittengard3326 Жыл бұрын
Sam is like a distant father who checks in every couple years to see if your doing ok
@ianlee5812 Жыл бұрын
Except you actually want Sam around.
@AverageAlien Жыл бұрын
Bot comment
@jvbutalid8316 Жыл бұрын
But did he bring the milk?
@bamdix Жыл бұрын
Guys its not Sam, the voice its different
@hxpe- Жыл бұрын
@meattOfficialdamn bots makin fun of themselves now
@GAMERIN-rn6dj Жыл бұрын
Sam's humor is incredible, he went silent for 10 months and came back like he was never gone.
@captainpalegg2860 Жыл бұрын
what makes it even better was that his last video before that was in january 2020. bruh uploaded a video after nearly 3 years of being completely awol, then disappeared again for almost another year, and now here he is acting like he never left.
@connor48880 Жыл бұрын
the only real difference is his voice and I can’t tell if it’s the mic quality or if it actually changed (got deeper or something)
@GAMERIN-rn6dj Жыл бұрын
@@captainpalegg2860 that's what i am saying, he came back like he uploads every day
@EJV1490 Жыл бұрын
Would've been really funny if he actually waited 5 years
@rieldebonk1044 Жыл бұрын
@@captainpalegg2860 Hearing "almost another year" made me feel extraordinarily old I'm born in 2009.
@RealManBearPig Жыл бұрын
"Ill have cannons bombard your mom" This man paved the way for mom jokes, yet fails to get the well deserved respect for it.
@klodpraisor11 ай бұрын
“Your mom” is actually a pretty old insult in China
@Xsksnssjccxghb9 ай бұрын
Your mom, your grandma, your great uncle, your ancestors, 18 generations of your ancestors .
@cevatkokbudak64148 ай бұрын
@@klodpraisorcool
@kwanlinus69996 ай бұрын
@@Xsksnssjccxghb insulting each other's parents, every Chinese middle-aged uncles' favorite past time
@kwanlinus69996 ай бұрын
@@Xsksnssjccxghb 祖宗十八代
@alanwu2213 Жыл бұрын
When Zhang visited Shanghai, he saw a basketball game for the first time. He apparently asked _“why the hell are they fighting over a single ball? We’re the hosts. Are we seriously this poor?”_ He then ordered every player to be given a basketball and they all just dribbled around the court.
@dr.woozie7500 Жыл бұрын
Bro invented a new sport
@irishgoodbye518 Жыл бұрын
Seriously? This is hilarious if true lmao
@heesingsia4634 Жыл бұрын
@@irishgoodbye518he also went to the Shanghai world expo in 1930 and was introduced to the hotdog at the American pavilion. When he got it he asked his assistants which part of the dog they got
@carolineboyden7580 Жыл бұрын
This is such a Chinese way of dealing with problems (I’m Chinese don’t come for me)
@gi.an_m9525 Жыл бұрын
Great leader made players play with many balls. This is why white man lies.
@quicksilver90-g8h Жыл бұрын
I like how he starts with "hey kids" and gets into the video without even acknowledging the abandonment issues he has caused us due to his neglect, legend
@wyndland2909 Жыл бұрын
He did it in his last video, good old Sam doesnt want to repeat himself.
@DefeatedRoyalist Жыл бұрын
Just like pop used to do
@tommyortega7796 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit , just like my dad
@BrianMcBrianson Жыл бұрын
Instead of coming back with milk it's a bloody history book
@EpicVideoGamer7771 Жыл бұрын
@@BrianMcBriansonBecause they never come back with the milk
@jackfletcher8361 Жыл бұрын
That was a close one, he almost went back into hibernation. We must protect this man at all costs
@Dudeman277 Жыл бұрын
We better get back to pretending to be his characters on twit- I mean X, almost slipped there
@gunz._2fknreal Жыл бұрын
Real
@DarlingMissDarling Жыл бұрын
@@Dudeman277 that just forced a sound out of me that can only be described as a chortle. You'll be hearing from my lawyer. 🤣👌🏽
@Sakorian Жыл бұрын
make sure he doesn't try to fall asleep again
@pigmentpeddler5811 Жыл бұрын
Reddit comment
@ollieanntan4478 Жыл бұрын
5:01 That poem and your observation is great. "It's like he heard about metaphors, but didn't realize you need a second meaning."
@Anonymoose862 Жыл бұрын
I need someone to do a case study on how this man can randomly upload after months or years and pull over 100k viewers in less than 30 minutes. It is truly fascinating how he has us so thoroughly addicted to his type of content, and never seems to lose relevance
@ethan1441 Жыл бұрын
It’s a mixture of rarity of uploads, base relivance in the algorithm, and people really wanting more Sam.
@Udontlikeice Жыл бұрын
I honestly clicked this by accident then I totally shat my pants when the voice sounded a lot more cleaner then I really emptied my bowels when I saw that it was posted 40 minutes ago
@duke0200 Жыл бұрын
I was watching one of my favorite streamers' highlights that they post about every 2 days, got the notification that Sam uploaded, immediately switched. What can I say, scarcity drives up value
@kalemason8946 Жыл бұрын
Simple: He's the GOAT
@Mutantcy1992 Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that if you watch a lot of videos on a channel and remain subscribed to them, if they have a hiatus, KZbin will recommend a new upload to subscribers.
@blakedavis2447 Жыл бұрын
Sams got unemployed friend vibes. Leaves for long periods of time, does weird random stuff and you’re always a little concerned about whether he’s alive or not until you see him again
@jamzee_ Жыл бұрын
Oddly relatable
@kaisura1mu Жыл бұрын
yes.
@speed9553 Жыл бұрын
Like that one Halloween costume he made in an old video
@Wolfstar007_ Жыл бұрын
fr
@elsy5242 Жыл бұрын
I feel this as a personal attack 😂
@spill-the-tea-sis Жыл бұрын
I love the fact this man just shows up whenever he feels like it. Could be a month or a year until the next video, we won’t know 😂
@isaiasquinonez4945 Жыл бұрын
Or 3 years who knows
@hs6736 Жыл бұрын
@@isaiasquinonez4945 or 4 years
@ItsDrope Жыл бұрын
I dont like this fact.
@cerberous5509 Жыл бұрын
he hasnt been making videos because hes been hiding in your fridge
@EndCallCaesar Жыл бұрын
D-Dad?!
@dayminder74149 ай бұрын
6:30 "To think I'd return to the scene of my greatest military disgrace..." "As a tourist!"
@realadult32285 ай бұрын
I was scrolling the comment section for this exact quote!
@PyroRaptor12 ай бұрын
General Iroh!!!!!!!
@lil_frog7289 Жыл бұрын
Sam is the only creator whos "until next time" could mean next week or in three years and each of his fans would still watch it.
@kingmememaker9831 Жыл бұрын
cory too
@NotHereLookAway Жыл бұрын
he just goes into the void and comes back with fobidden knowledge (fish jenga)
@jessebaker4245 Жыл бұрын
Code bullet: hello there
@Brandon-oj2us Жыл бұрын
Well always be waiting here for him
@KingArthurWs Жыл бұрын
How could you just ignore Vsauce like that.
@BuddySweyzer Жыл бұрын
"Visiting Mount Tai" has to be the best piece of poetry ever. Just explaining to a toddler what a mountain looks like, followed by a completely pointless thought that goes absolutely nowhere
@EEEEEEEE Жыл бұрын
E
@smalltime0 Жыл бұрын
we may never see such art again
@beahgg Жыл бұрын
He understood triangles and I respect that
@ADSadachbia Жыл бұрын
My mind at 3 AM be like:
@reevus01 Жыл бұрын
I can feel his poems when he bombarded the sky to threaten their god XD
@nicholaswest8563 Жыл бұрын
Sam is literally that one legendary uncle that no one knows about their whereabouts until they randomly show up one day to a family gathering
@phelan8385 Жыл бұрын
@SaveYourLifee this is a bot dont click link
@strombreakr Жыл бұрын
@@phelan8385 Too late 😭😭😭
@zerophantomyt433 Жыл бұрын
THE RETURN OF THE KING
@arcaderdude Жыл бұрын
Not relatable
@Puddlethumper Жыл бұрын
Uncle Scott???
@thescatologistcopromancer3936 Жыл бұрын
"if a head-shaver's a barber, then a ditch-digger's an architect" made me shoot whiskey out of my nose
@rorysnow7937 Жыл бұрын
That sounds very painful
@sal-luvs-blood Жыл бұрын
ah yes, instead of a shot glass, its a snot glass
@Hydra3724 Жыл бұрын
Clearly you moonlighted as an alcoholic
@johannesjuhlnielsen9309 Жыл бұрын
what a fucking username lol
@jaydengibson4625 Жыл бұрын
@@sal-luvs-bloodunappreciated comedic genius , oh the snot glass
@fireandbombs12 Жыл бұрын
I really liked the poem about flipping the mountain upside down. It really gives a deeper meaning to not having a deeper meaning.
@linwong1494 Жыл бұрын
You jest, but the play “Waiting for Godot” is literally about there being no deeper meaning (in life), which is in turn, *_is_* the meaning (maybe). The playwright refuses to give an explanation for his play, and one of the critics described it as a play where "nothing happens, twice.” It won “The Most Controversial Play of the Year” award and I had to study it for my BA Eng Comp Lit. Honestly, pretty hilarious.
@EEEEEEEE Жыл бұрын
E
@k0valus585 Жыл бұрын
love how sam maintains a multi-million subscriber fanbase while making videos on a regularly scheduled "whenever i feel like it" plan. never change, sam, we love you.
@alisaglam2465 Жыл бұрын
dude will dissappear for 7 yeas and then come back with a 7 minute video. honestly he probably cant find his way out of the fridge.
@speed9553 Жыл бұрын
KZbinrs like this are my favorite types of KZbinr
@jking4854 Жыл бұрын
If you maintain it fairly consistent people won't expect you to upload regularly
@amorgan20111 Жыл бұрын
I thought Internet Historian was inconsistent AF, but then Sam was like "hold muh beer *burp*"
@jackb7658 Жыл бұрын
I am so excited to wait another ten months
@jakehenderson209 Жыл бұрын
The fact that Sam is able to take a 2 year hiatus and still make great content is genuinely heart warming.
@ethan1441 Жыл бұрын
Actually more like 10 months. He’s getting faster. SOON IT MIGHT BE MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR!
@JM-yg1kz Жыл бұрын
@@ethan1441NO you fool don't spook em you gotta ease em into it and once they realize they're committed to a schedule it's too late. If you pounce one on them to early they'll run off like your dad grabbing milk.
@stoheha Жыл бұрын
A video from Sam at this point gives me the same feeling I get when I have dreams about my dad returning home from the milk store.
@LavaCreeperPeople Жыл бұрын
NPC
@sneed1654 Жыл бұрын
@@LavaCreeperPeoplehaha! You said the thing!
@jodimeinke4853 Жыл бұрын
I love the green Among Us in the top left corner of the Chinese map at 0:50.
@stevenfisher78289 ай бұрын
I'm on my 3rd time watching, and only just now noticed
@joshc56138 ай бұрын
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT
@RininGamingYT Жыл бұрын
Sam is like the Undertaker, we see him once a year but damnnnnn. He's got that mystical aura that just brings us all back
@AnarKanal Жыл бұрын
Its finally finished: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4DKZn2EmJ6YnM0
@DED_MEEM Жыл бұрын
BAH GAWD THAT'S SAM O'NELLAS MUSIC!
@RininGamingYT Жыл бұрын
@@DED_MEEM XD
@Notimportant3737 Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy cause while I’m sure these videos probably take a bit to animate write and record, he could easily make a video at least once a month and be hella successful. But he doesn’t, because he uploads when he feels like it. And i completely respect that about him. Clearly has other things in his life he wants to accomplish other than KZbin
@Dymm2454 Жыл бұрын
Like Lemmino too.
@mehlsuppe_yo Жыл бұрын
Sam is like my dad, he returns once every few months to give me 5 minutes of joy, and then leaves for a year
@user-rn3rn6nl3h Жыл бұрын
Every few months ≠ a year
@katsukibakugou7933 Жыл бұрын
But did he bring the milk
@AnarKanal Жыл бұрын
У
@tzarg Жыл бұрын
@@user-rn3rn6nl3h last time he went for 3 years
@sgtsaltstick2729 Жыл бұрын
My dad comes and absolutely roasts me, then he fucking leaves.
@MartBlarts Жыл бұрын
2.5 million views in less than 24 hours is to show how much we missed this Legend
@hoopynaena3 Жыл бұрын
dawg it’s been two days
@DustyHoney Жыл бұрын
@@hoopynaena3KZbin doesn’t count down to the hour of uploading when it says “x days ago”. This was only uploaded like a day and a half ago at the time of commenting
@AverageAlien Жыл бұрын
Bot comment
@sebsmith5100 Жыл бұрын
Not enough replies per rate of likes on this comment. :o
@GothamiteYT Жыл бұрын
For a 7 minute video lmao
@ducknwater3016 Жыл бұрын
Sam is like that one cool and once close friend that you used to see all day, but now only sees once or twice a year, but every time you meet him, it is as if you just met yesterday and were friends like old times
@LinksBetweenDrinks Жыл бұрын
So... "Off He Goes" by Pearl Jam.
@cabbo5101 Жыл бұрын
This man's poems were so inspiring, thank you for sharing them with us.
@guadog Жыл бұрын
they were so inspiring
@JamesWagner-vv9iz Жыл бұрын
@flyingfrog548 🤓
@JamesWagner-vv9iz Жыл бұрын
@@guadog 🤓
@theOKguy Жыл бұрын
@@JamesWagner-vv9iz
@m00k61 Жыл бұрын
Poems or BAWRS?
@willmiddleton7932 Жыл бұрын
I love how Sam’s art style has gotten cleaner and more detailed while still staying super consistent on style and simplicity. It just wouldn’t be Sam if they weren’t stick figures
@TippyHippy Жыл бұрын
I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture
@mayo_- Жыл бұрын
@@TippyHippycool, what kind of sock? I prefer Nike athletic socks for the elasticity so I can get the swing to be the fastest it can be
@Eingefallen Жыл бұрын
@@mayo_-what about the butter
@CcatVideogames Жыл бұрын
@@TippyHippy At what velocity? I would be concerned about getting a hole in the sock by swinging it with a hamster in it, hamster might chew a hole threw it.
@peenurmobile Жыл бұрын
1:11 i paid attention to the art right here after reading this comment, and that train is fucking beautiful haha
@alexschannelorsomething6673 Жыл бұрын
When we needed him most, he returns for another insane history lesson we all didn't know we wanted.
@Slayerwy Жыл бұрын
nobody asked for it, everybody needed it
@zafred6424 Жыл бұрын
such a npc comment
@ElmoTerminator Жыл бұрын
I personally think Sam forgets that he has a channel and then one day he goes ”OH YEAH!”
@notoriousnostalgia9642 Жыл бұрын
Another funny fact about Zhang was when he saw a basketball match going on, he argued "Why are they fighting over a single ball, are we seriously this poor?" and gave everyone of them there own basketball, such a humble fellow. 😂
@kieranadamson3224 Жыл бұрын
I love historical figures like this. He was one ruthless and at times idiotic son of a bitch. Yet, he seems to have had enough of a soul in there to genuinely care sometimes at least.
@Paqcar Жыл бұрын
What a generous soul
@bensoncheung2801 Жыл бұрын
Totally legitimate links here, _I chuckled a bit and clicked them in jest, _*_being in on the joke and all._* . . . . 🪤
@@kieranadamson3224 That reminds me of Michael Scott from the Office
@coolmansawesome Жыл бұрын
He really came back after a year and refuses to elaborate. What a legend.
@circumplex9552 Жыл бұрын
twas only 10 months
@dragonmoonwave Жыл бұрын
@flyingfrog548shut it bot
@JamesWagner-vv9iz Жыл бұрын
🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
@charcoal5495 Жыл бұрын
Fr
@jivelane Жыл бұрын
@@circumplex9552almost a year
@kelvincadieux1473 Жыл бұрын
I initially thought that I had missed a video from Sam but... HOLY CRAP HE STILL EXISTS
@EEEEEEEE Жыл бұрын
E
@poppyalice3950 Жыл бұрын
literally! i just checked on his channel yesterday 😭
@imapirate186 Жыл бұрын
@@poppyalice3950dude that happens to me all the time with overanalyzing avatar 😂
@_unseenhunter_5093 Жыл бұрын
@@poppyalice3950 Dude same i was introducing a girl i liked to his content and he came back best wingman fr
@kjade9541 Жыл бұрын
fr my exact reaction
@colascore42252 ай бұрын
7:04 caught me off guard 😭
@Justanotherpersonontheinternet Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy Sam is back to making videos, without even acknowledging how much we’ve missed him.
@emanuelsmith2301 Жыл бұрын
Gay ass
@EnderrBoi Жыл бұрын
@meattOfficialthis is so true meattOfficial
@reddlight3632 Жыл бұрын
glaze
@EnderrBoi Жыл бұрын
aw nevermind the comment isn't just D anymore it sucks now
@Hxshbox Жыл бұрын
If dropping 2 videos a year is back 😂
@ALaughingWolf2188 Жыл бұрын
Sam’s style and sense of humor never gets old, he could not post for months and when he does, it feels like he’s never left
@big_sea Жыл бұрын
yes
@big_sea Жыл бұрын
yes
@james737er Жыл бұрын
yes
@washyourmouthoutwithpope1334 Жыл бұрын
"months"
@bertsampson7869 Жыл бұрын
Oh hi
@Zaylic Жыл бұрын
the fact that his style hasn’t changed since the absolute beginning of his channel and its still gold is amazing
@warlordofbritannia Жыл бұрын
If it works, it works
@kaybee328 Жыл бұрын
it's definitely improved, but the style is wonderfully consistent
@Devious252 ай бұрын
I love the empty lightbulb in 3:09
@pantalaemon Жыл бұрын
sam is that friend who you only see on the odd occasion when he decides to show up to someone's birthday or like a wedding or something, but you're always having the best time when he shows up. never change, king
@geartheif2043 Жыл бұрын
@@kingsrevenge9234sounds like you know what you need to do
@crusty_ Жыл бұрын
@@kingsrevenge9234yes, do that and if you fail you can drop off from a skyscraper
@alegitnolife Жыл бұрын
@officialIImf has the glitch pfp aw hell nah
@Chrys4l1s Жыл бұрын
@@kingsrevenge9234just remember to get into politics of you fail art
@DevI-vl7gp Жыл бұрын
This metaphor was so long that I'm just going to tell you it needs to have a second meaning, and stop reading it.
@DystopiaWithoutNeons Жыл бұрын
Sam is learning new drawing skills, the shading is amazing and lighting is promising. In a few years we might get a 2fps animation
@Wulfjager Жыл бұрын
the currency experiencing inflation definitely had me
@warlordofbritannia Жыл бұрын
Stop, you’ll get me excited for his third video from now, coming in 2026
@athmaid Жыл бұрын
Don't pressure the man lol
@MeowMixMatthew Жыл бұрын
@SaveYourLifee kittty
@nateowl2002 Жыл бұрын
I don't want to get ahead of my self but eventually he may even draw non-stick figures.
@dr.woozie7500 Жыл бұрын
Zhang actually caught one of his concubines having an affair with one of his officers. He asked them if they truly loved each other, and when they said yes he allowed them to marry.
@niceguy191 Жыл бұрын
Must've been #14
@bigdiccmarty9335 Жыл бұрын
Most wholesome Chinese warlord
@oraakkeli Жыл бұрын
Damn, that's a G move
@rayray6490 Жыл бұрын
Very wholesome move by a warlord of any era
@bigglug9 ай бұрын
Even 7 months later it’s amazing to have him back
@realSerran Жыл бұрын
A Sam O'Nella video carries two guarantees: it'll be one of the most entertaining things you've ever seen, and one of the most crazy pieces of information you didn't know you needed to know. Thanks Sam.
@Frisher1 Жыл бұрын
And you never know when he will upload again so make it 3
@PointlessV1 Жыл бұрын
Also you won't see another one for a long time
@big_sea Жыл бұрын
yes
@alisolati9443 Жыл бұрын
Just knowing sam is still somewhere out there making content warms my heart
@illusionist1872 Жыл бұрын
Did you not hear him he's in your fridge
@rawfiul. Жыл бұрын
it fills me with determination
@nicoweyher6713 Жыл бұрын
He appears when the world needs him most! :')
@DHunter_47 Жыл бұрын
John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
@courtjayster Жыл бұрын
"Someone asks me how many women I have, I really don't know either, Yesterday a boy called me 'Dad', I don't know who his mother is" - 'Untitled' by Zhang Zongchang Truly poetic. Even I, a shambling mass of mongooses can recognize the talent and craftsmanship that goes into making this kind of art.
@rushi5638 Жыл бұрын
"Even"? Don't sell yourself short, my multitudinous friend; you have 537 brains!
@alejandra7339 Жыл бұрын
Blud is a shambling mass of 537 mongeeese
@prosports3653 Жыл бұрын
If Future said this mfs would put it on their Instagram 💯
@Mud-Brain Жыл бұрын
i think the plural is mongi
@asparagusoffice Жыл бұрын
I looked into your eyes and knew you were mongoose
@ivanwilliams7413 Жыл бұрын
Heard about this guy on Behind The Bastards! His short poem is my all time FAVORITE poem.
@noturbusiness9736 Жыл бұрын
I was so happy to see this notification appear. This man was a poet ahead of his time
@Dokataa Жыл бұрын
Sam or Zhang?
@RipRLeeErmey Жыл бұрын
@@Dokataa Sounds like both
@johnfanelli6901 Жыл бұрын
Sam is truly a gift to human civilization and deserves a spot in the history books.
@soumyo8578 Жыл бұрын
Yes.
@Aiharon Жыл бұрын
Mate, u have the same pfp of my secondary account, u scared the shit out of me
@soumyo8578 Жыл бұрын
Damn
@思豫昝 Жыл бұрын
true
@marceltulodziecki5777 Жыл бұрын
+1
@TheSaltiestOne Жыл бұрын
Sam is like that one resturant in the middle of no where which you only see once a year. Sometimes you pass it,sometimes you walk in and have the greatest meal of your life.
@cci.starrbby Жыл бұрын
Ight bro cool it with the meat eating
@DarlingMissDarling Жыл бұрын
@@cci.starrbby lol you ok over there?
@neo-filthyfrank1347 Жыл бұрын
cringe normie comment
@actualhyena Жыл бұрын
@@cci.starrbby Lesbian Gay Heroin Transgender
@kyryloslav Жыл бұрын
I have a bar like that It's a tiny bar, what we call in Japan "a hidden gem bar", absolutely perfect service, but they open whenever they feel like No steady schedule, but when I see it open -- I run inside
@monkey_man70-18 ай бұрын
As soon as it concluded with him living in Los Angeles by choice, I knew he is still a child at heart. Bless that child
@wyattsulanka2471 Жыл бұрын
Sams dedication to entering a cave after every upload for 5-27 months to chisel away making only the highest quality content just for us is honestly inspirational
@wyattsulanka2471 Жыл бұрын
Honestly tho every upload is worth the wait even if the wait sometime sucks💀
@AnarKanal Жыл бұрын
W
@OrionTheHunter098 Жыл бұрын
Lol dumb bot chain
@EEEEEEEE Жыл бұрын
E
@blackbeardgamer5909 Жыл бұрын
Sam is the friend that goes missing for a year and comes back like it's nothing. God we love him
@tacotaco288 Жыл бұрын
At least we will know where he is this time, our fridge.
@DahsThePigeon Жыл бұрын
@@tacotaco288with the rest of the bodies
@yoshikiddoodoofart Жыл бұрын
is that a common type of friend?????
@KingNedya Жыл бұрын
@@yoshikiddoodoofartI can be like that sometimes to be honest, one time after not talking to a friend for about 2 years I just randomly popped in to message them and basically said, "I'm gonna be visiting your area soon so wanna like hang out?" and he was like, "Dude I thought you were dead."
@user-nl5ho1xl9z Жыл бұрын
@@KingNedya Did your friend say yes?
@Sf_sholder Жыл бұрын
The legend has returned for a second time, this is officially a good day
@deathjunior7755 Жыл бұрын
Indeed it is
@spencersholden Жыл бұрын
Squirtle: “Today is a good day!”
@Cringelordhahafunny Жыл бұрын
Its a beautiful sight
@p3xo Жыл бұрын
i was js thinking abt him too LMFAOO
@actually-will1606 Жыл бұрын
Shorter than last time
@coolhistory2710 Жыл бұрын
The moment he pronounced Qing(pronounced Ch-ing) Qing (K-ing the way he pronounced it) killed me. Vid still good though
@cyperuzz7247 Жыл бұрын
"from afar, Mount Tai looks blackish narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. If you flipped it upside down it would be narrow at the bottom and wide on top." Truly a Genius
@IllustriousElucidation Жыл бұрын
same energy as "every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes"
@redactedz6146 Жыл бұрын
Such breath taking words. Greatest poetry from the least violent chinese military official o7 o7
@vbgvbg1133 Жыл бұрын
@@IllustriousElucidation at the end of the day, it is night
@cwheels01 Жыл бұрын
@@vbgvbg1133People die when they are killed
@ludoviajante Жыл бұрын
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the notification. Thanks for this masterpiece, you are one of my biggest inspirations! Much love from Brazil.
@baconn9370 Жыл бұрын
you should find new inspirations ngl
@DragonTheOneDZA Жыл бұрын
@SaveYourLifee finally bots that edited their comments
@EEEEEEEE Жыл бұрын
E
@dude3092 Жыл бұрын
True
@geekdivaherself Жыл бұрын
Same in Seattle!🎉
@TimeBucks Жыл бұрын
Love that his mic quality never changes
@big_sea Жыл бұрын
yes
@amadabdd7300 Жыл бұрын
just pressed on a 3 year old video, pretty sure his mic is just worse now :D
@zeenatzaidi5387 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@ambozz3726 Жыл бұрын
It definitely got worse here. Was better before.
@CatchTheMarmosets Жыл бұрын
Lol i miss the old mic wdym
@HadeopelagoАй бұрын
2:06 I just realized, this canonically confirms that Samonella actually just records his videos in some shack with a blinding white interior on the side of the road somewhere. NEW SAMONELLA LORE UNLOCKED!
@Lugemaster120222 күн бұрын
4:56 shows he is standing beneath a window or light
@tzarg14 күн бұрын
oh yeah what- woah
@MrYehia80 Жыл бұрын
It's inspiring how much time and effort is put into these animations that sometimes it takes months or even years I'm happy that sam thinks it's worth it
@unitgamex2972 Жыл бұрын
“Thinks” fr lol
@pedroaugusto656 Жыл бұрын
We to wait 12 months for him to come up with masterpieces like "commie, commie, go get him Dwight wheeey!" Totally worth it
@user-ru2sb9yk8k Жыл бұрын
@officialII i expected this to be a rickroll or a troll but its actually cute.
@bonehead7711 Жыл бұрын
@officialII aww
@italuxx2370 Жыл бұрын
I sure hope he didn’t steal this topic from someone called Owen Kung
@PGerman. Жыл бұрын
6 hours after upload and almost at a million views. You can really see how loved Sam is.
@AnarKanal Жыл бұрын
The deleted part he's talking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4DKZn2EmJ6YnM0
@AnarKanal Жыл бұрын
Ок
@mellowyello1478 Жыл бұрын
11 hours later and he's at 1.2mil
@legalduidriving Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Zhang had a very close relationship with her mother. He never left her alone, and even asked her for advice in his politics and conquests.
@connor48880 Жыл бұрын
Mama’s boy
@dr.woozie7500 Жыл бұрын
A mother’s love is unconditional ❤️
@ianmason96 Жыл бұрын
He needed her around to exorcise the ghosts of the people he murdered, and to have magic duels with the sky god, Zhang (who is also named Zhang)
@101Volts Жыл бұрын
*"Zhang had a very close relationship with **_her_** mother. **_He_** never left her alone..."* Word oversight.
@MarBL23563 Жыл бұрын
@@101Volts🤓🤓🤓
@minutemaid-ew2et Жыл бұрын
My kids showed me this dude. He is literally the best content creator. Making education fun is super hard and he makes it look easy!
@NautsuJJR Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy how consistent sams formula has remained throughout the years. Except for mic and sometimes drawing quality and the length getting a bit longer over time, it really does feel like any of his videos could've come out at any time and there's something special about that imo
@big_sea Жыл бұрын
yes
@JamesWagner-vv9iz Жыл бұрын
@@big_sea 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
@JamesWagner-vv9iz Жыл бұрын
@flyingfrog548 Why your father left you Making fun of bots: kzbin.infotN48h0YE22c
@linuslaw9648 Жыл бұрын
His craft was perfect from the beginning
@twinzzlers Жыл бұрын
@@JamesWagner-vv9izZoomer
@smokemout3970 Жыл бұрын
He’s not the hero we wanted, but the hero we needed, thank you Sam.
@lunatheluma3804 Жыл бұрын
He absolutely was the hero we wanted
@jaechell8401 Жыл бұрын
tf you he's not the hero we wanted
@E_E69 Жыл бұрын
Think you mean deserved instead of wanted
@plarnston Жыл бұрын
he's both
@deusexps4619 Жыл бұрын
WhamBamThankYouSam
@YourVintageStick Жыл бұрын
Genuinely wasn’t expecting to see him for another 4 years
@SillyTrain Жыл бұрын
same💀 and we all know he totally would
@killaship Жыл бұрын
Nobody cares, stop spamming@flyingfrog548
@skeepodoop5197 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching a video about this guy and thinking "damn, this sounds entirely like something Sam O Nella would cover." Low and behold, I was right.
@thisplatformsucks11 ай бұрын
Lo
@concerningindividual8 ай бұрын
Lo
@CarnoTauroSaurus Жыл бұрын
Sam O'Nella is one of the last channels to have that original KZbin feel. Commendable Sir.
@milkymilk2884 Жыл бұрын
i'm so glad sam still creates absolutely horrifying drawings in circumstances where he didn't need to in order to get his point across. never change
@DarkShard5728 Жыл бұрын
Leave the bot alone. Report it and move on. Don't waste time on the thing that can't hear you and wouldn't care even if it could hear you.
@pera3778 Жыл бұрын
I like ur sense of humor and how informative yet straightforward the videos are.
@undertow6149 Жыл бұрын
He has made videos for 7 years and his humor and animation style hasnt changed a bit. WONDERFUL
@snowguy Жыл бұрын
the only difference i saw between videos were shadows on characters
@thenumber102k Жыл бұрын
Well to be fair within those 7 years he has made like 3 videos total
@bigurethra Жыл бұрын
The backgrounds are a bit better
@oshwaflz9 ай бұрын
animation might be an overstatement
@aquelacoiso6684 Жыл бұрын
Just when I thought he had gone away again, he comes back to give us more of his wisdom.
@charlesevanshughes3638 Жыл бұрын
Sam’s back, again!
@jewishspacelaseroperator5410 Жыл бұрын
My friends and I have always talked about how amazing a video by you about Zhang Zongchang would be. This is a dream come true. Needless to say I’m over the moon right now!
@atomiic39 Жыл бұрын
@meattOfficial what??
@hahu9088 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, me and all the other cool kids in school just constantly talk about Zhang Zongchang, so this video is a real godsend
@epsilonunit694 Жыл бұрын
@@atomiic39 just a bot.
@fuego_blvd2303 Жыл бұрын
Sam has influenced a bunch of hilarious new stick-man channels, can’t forget the 🐐 tho
@ManiaMac1613 Жыл бұрын
The mountain poem actually makes much more sense than you might think; it was written in 1927. Metaphors weren't discovered until 1929, when English scholar Jonathan Metaphor tried to say two things at the same time.
@AfricanLionBat Жыл бұрын
Fascinating, I always like to learn knew things. That reminds me of the invention of running in 1867, when Johnathan Running tried to walk twice at the same time. Or was it 1967? Irregardless, these innovators paved the way to a future that made it much easier to slaughter your enemies with superior technology.
@georgethakur Жыл бұрын
@@AfricanLionBat Knowledge, of course, didn't exist until Tai Lopez tried to read two books at the same time in his garage.
@mrsteelnutz Жыл бұрын
@@AfricanLionBat why the fuck are both of them called Jonathan?
@nunyabisnass1141 Жыл бұрын
Amd that since traditional Chinese often reuses the same characters for vastly different meaning, leaving a lot to both context and inflection to make a proper interpretation, could have been making some very obscure puns. But there's been 100 years of study to his works so I doubt it there was any deeper meaning that had been missed.
@Verynormaltagname Жыл бұрын
Doubt
@Wheelcha1r Жыл бұрын
Zong being called “Dogmeat” because of his play style in Pai Gai, whilst coincidentally eating dog meat on the daily, has the same vibes as Vamp in Mgs 2 being called “Vamp” because of his bisexuality, and not because of the fact that he drinks blood.
@lilsamyjohn Жыл бұрын
I love that game.i hate that I can't watch the raiden vamp fight. Vamp isn't a word that means anything related to sexuality and vamp is a straight up vampire asteticly and power wise. If your words are true this is one of the stupidest Kojima things which is saying alot. Second to diehearttman a guy who dies by stopping his heart.
@pain3236 Жыл бұрын
@@lilsamyjohnOP isn't lying, it's in a codec call with Iroquois "Totally not Snake" Pliskin. It is a true Kojima moment.
@Justifier925 Жыл бұрын
@@lilsamyjohnmight be due to the fact that ace and bi people don’t give as much of a fuck, and as such choose to have the coolest names known to mankind
@peenerarbuckle Жыл бұрын
@@lilsamyjohnyou are confusing Die Hard Man and Heartman
@nanashi7779 Жыл бұрын
@@Justifier925 😂 what?
@P1neSnap Жыл бұрын
A rare but meaningful day is created when Sam blesses us with a video
@Littlemeast12Animations Жыл бұрын
frfr
@greatkentuckian9032 Жыл бұрын
True
@Maddie_pop-real Жыл бұрын
Real
@Eli_dissapeared Жыл бұрын
REAL AF
@Huh.0 Жыл бұрын
@meattOfficialshut up fake meat canyon
@sorio992 ай бұрын
“The length of 86 Mexican silver dollars” Man, Chinese people in the 1920s would really use any measurement style except Imperial.
@johmn Жыл бұрын
The fact that the video doesn’t end with the usual outro but instead with Sam proclaiming that he is “hiding in your fridge” is terrifying
@Sov_spoiled Жыл бұрын
He’s always with us ^_^
@Paqcar Жыл бұрын
We are truly in the end times
@Genericname-eu6ef Жыл бұрын
@@Paqcarwe don’t talk about the end times :(
@sarahleonard7309 Жыл бұрын
My primary takeaway from this masterpiece is that a man who assigned numbers to the women in his harem still didn't know how big his harem was. Dude didn't even know how counting works. Wow.
@FranciscoMedrano-is9zt Жыл бұрын
Thats not even the best part. He couldn't remember their names, so he assigned numbers to them. Then, he forgot the numbers of the concubines.
@zebimicio5204 Жыл бұрын
@@FranciscoMedrano-is9zt dude was so unpreveleged growing up that he didn't have the memory priveledge when he grew up in a prevelege life and yes i dont know how to spell privelej :D
@adfdasdfadfadsfareae Жыл бұрын
@@FranciscoMedrano-is9zt congratulations on saying the exact same thing again
@FranciscoMedrano-is9zt Жыл бұрын
@adfdasdfadfadsfareae You misunderstand. He forgot which concubine correlated with which number. Like "Is that one Abbie or Trisha? Yknow what lemme just number them." And then "Wait Is that number 35 or 27?"
@Izyixslvxy Жыл бұрын
@@zebimicio5204 *Privilege
@Scasuly Жыл бұрын
This man literally could not keep an upload schedule to save his life, yet after a certain amount of time you can just feel Sam approaching, literally sending you into cardiac arrest when he posts a new video
@gamespotlive3673 Жыл бұрын
Ikr he said his next post would be on 2025 and he messed it up.
@yungsteve5490 Жыл бұрын
stg i was just scrolling through his channel like a week ago wondering if he'll post soon
@stephweasenforth7891 Жыл бұрын
That funny tingle you get in the back of your neck when someone sneaks up behind you
@Tugboatpb Жыл бұрын
He always seems to post around midnight and I've so far made it a habit this year to run into the house and scaring the shit out of my half awake fiance to tell her there's a new Sam video
@johnnysun64958 ай бұрын
I like how the part about positive and negative reinforcement went absolutely nowhere
@NiXx2863 Жыл бұрын
Sam is the only youtuber that can post a video after nearly a year and not say anything about it. Man has his own life and we respect him for it. Keep up the good stuff mate
@anxiousbottle Жыл бұрын
Well I mean, also oversimplified
@wheresjsn Жыл бұрын
CoryxKenshin
@GinsuChikara Жыл бұрын
Michael Reeves
@lamonszorro Жыл бұрын
@@anxiousbottle Well to be fair, no offense to Sam, but Oversimplified's videos probably take a lot longer to make
@uzidayo Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@medd-lee Жыл бұрын
it's far funnier to not know when Sam is uploading than to have a regular schedule. And I absolutely believed he was going to stick to the 2025 timeline. Well done sir.
@yessir650 Жыл бұрын
It makes a new video become a whole grand event like a high budget movie getting shadow released and I love it
@seva7500 Жыл бұрын
@@yessir650the reason the gap between uploads was so long is because this videos budget is 50,000 dollars.
@dylanw.1740 Жыл бұрын
You gotta scare your fans into thinking they won't see you in a long time that they become so thristy they will instantly scrabble to your next video.
@tangent17 Жыл бұрын
i was hopping he would for the joke and all
@A-with-the-J Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who notices Sam’s art getting measurably better? More interesting perspectives, backgrounds, lighting and colors
@NoName-ik2du Жыл бұрын
That armored train was pretty horrifying.
@martinschmelzle4864 Жыл бұрын
Sam is never too late, nor is he too early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
@tric5122 Жыл бұрын
Often imitated, never duplicated. Sam is one of a kind with his history and dry humor.
@irishgoodbye518 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Some of the knock off channels are pretty decent, but nothing comes close to the Sam.
@AverageAlien Жыл бұрын
Bot comment
@silaswelcn5937 Жыл бұрын
He is the only person who can keep a fanbase for so long
@Jultsu Жыл бұрын
don't count out steve1989
@eclipticsim Жыл бұрын
@@Jultsu hes been posting more recently
@BigManJayTee Жыл бұрын
JonTron?
@silaswelcn5937 Жыл бұрын
@@BigManJayTee nvm
@klederinoz6861 Жыл бұрын
The fact that this man leaves for years at a time, then comes back whenever he wants and still has me wanting to watch his videos is a testament to his comedic prowess😂 make more man please 😂❤
@LuisCastro-rb3mq Жыл бұрын
This is the most toxic relationship Ive had
@rshadow5683 Жыл бұрын
We missed you!!! Im happy to know you're alive!!! ❤
@blue_froggy0968 Жыл бұрын
Sam is the only person who can take a quick 3 year, hiatus and still come back with absolute bangers
@hwithumlaut8288 Жыл бұрын
Xidnaf
@Lucriousity Жыл бұрын
Sam and Coryxkenshin
@OsamaBingChilling Жыл бұрын
@@hwithumlaut8288 Did that bastard come back? I mean this endearingly
@jbunz589 Жыл бұрын
Sovietwomble
@connork398 Жыл бұрын
jontron
@chromatic_death4976 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad we can count on one great video a year. This man truly cannot miss
@seva7500 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been edging for the past 2 hours and as soon as I saw this video I busted. Thanks Sam for ruining my edging session. Jerk.
@oi-cj1pz Жыл бұрын
@@seva7500 🤨
@Focus_23 Жыл бұрын
I love how you represent his leadership by just giving him epaulettes. It's such a smart and effective illustration.