Star of 'I Can't Believe You've Done This' Revisits His Viral Video | Meet the Meme

When PWee28 uploaded a clip from a video he was making with a friend, he never meant for anyone else to see it. We sat down with him 14-years after the fact to revisit everything that led up to the video and how KZbin taking the video down led to it becoming viral all over again.
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[@KnowYourMeme]

Watch the original video in all its glory: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXzFhmt4YraJkM0

[@JesseWhiteman117]

Oh f*** I can't believe you posted this!

[@BooBaddyBig]

REPORTED ;)

[@BooBaddyBig]

@Bea santello I can't believe you've done this

[@vampirebicth]

the funny part isn't the punch, the funny part is that his reaction to getting punched was to say, pretty calmly, "ah, fuck. i can't believe you've done this." that's the funniest phrase you could possibly say in that situation

[@johncaiwa]

Yeah, he doesn't talk about that either. But that is the reason

[@troubleteam3147]

Wow such emptiness

[@sauldownbadman876]

It's a British moment

[@leoholder7839]

Yeah that’s the whole point oh my god

[@me1ody69]

we know Rowan. we've always known.

[@donthidefrommeh5374]

The fact that it was not scripted is what makes it so better.

[@Odd_Combo]

Was there a point in your life when you thought it was scripted?

[@samsung4360]

@@Odd_Combo I remember that 9/11 was ???????? . But that's all I remember.

[@ArcYT]

@@samsung4360 yeah 9/11 all started in 1971 when bil grates invented michaelsoft

[@FknClownShoes]

The fact you didn't know it wasn't scripted shows how simple you are.

[@donthidefrommeh5374]

@@FknClownShoes lol I am actually you predicted it right

[@LouseGrouse]

I always wondered how this guy was doing all this time later. I can't believe you've done this.

[@cassidydonshae398]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bernlin2000]

I can't believe he sounds exactly the same yet looks much more mature 😅

[@BakaTaco]

@@bernlin2000 It's almost like he's... British... Or something! WOW!

[@wiki5017]

@@bernlin2000 I can't believe he's done this

[@maxymaxy32]

@@BakaTaco the best way to be

[@WuhSuhDood]

I say this everyday for 10 years it has ruined my life

[@CesarDaSalad]

I can't believe you've done this.

[@groudiiiiii]

I can’t believe

[@participiopassado]

I'm in the same situation. Whenever something remotely inconvenient happens to me, I immediately think "Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this"

[@juggles5474]

Ahh fuck

[@elidasilva5558]

The most british reaction ever

[@Joecoleman84]

As a British person: I can't believe you've said this.

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

"Keep calm and carry on" mood.

[@RunningEagle2011]

To this day, my mates and I still say "aw fuck, I can't believe you've done this" when someone does something cheeky.

[@dorathedestroyer770]

This is the probably the most British comment I've ever seen.

[@rellikai945]

I am sitting here legit laughing my ass off over the fact that it wasn't scripted, that he actually initiated violence first, and upon retaliation for his own actions, he himself reacts with indignant incredulity lmao

[@ARGhostie]

That's a great way of putting it 😂

[@Hemlocker]

So quintessentially British

[@ligma212]

Indignant incredulity? Don't like come uppance for their own actions? Sounds like American culture war obsessed reactionaries who choose to focus on trans woman being sent a couple cans from a beer company and those same reactionaries when they lose their sponsors/income because of their transohobia

[@EmyN]

Yeah but a push is one thing, a punch in the face is another 😂

[@the.seagull.35]

It fits perfectly that he got angry at 4chan and made the video private the moment he found out it was going viral 😂

[@bennitori4]

He sounds exactly the same.

[@jessefromok]

Why would he sound different?

[@bennitori4]

@@jessefromok Because he's gotten older. Most 30 year olds don't sound the same as they did as teenagers.

[@kencarson3451]

@@jessefromok I can’t believe you’ve done this

[@ionlywatch]

@@bennitori4 ..and he does sound older?

[@bennitori4]

@@ionlywatch No, and that's the part that makes it so interesting.

[@sindromepro]

who the hell was sending death threats over this lol

[@ButIAlwaysRemeber]

Honestly nutters like this would send death threats over anything! Could post a can of beans and someone would get offended

[@fndleberg3273]

What’s funny is that 99% of those sending death threats don’t even understand what death looks like or what it really is.. real killers take lives, not say they’re going to take it. It’s all noise 🗣🗣

[@Basch152]

I can't believe people have done this

[@kindadecent9754]

@@fndleberg3273 there are plenty of killers that do both lol

[@TottoHolm]

Well, most likely "4 chan'ers".

[@PetrolHead48]

what a legend. i cant believe i've stumbled across this by chance within 24 hours of its upload. PWee28 the goat

[@Wilma_DiqFit_0177]

even after 14 years he is still hearting comments

[@Odd_Combo]

I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS!!!

[@MrMi1994]

The algorithm doesn’t let anything happen by chance

[@i_maq]

KZbin: flags the video for removal Humanity: I can't believe you've done this

[@cassidydonshae398]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@devildogkogg8353]

You found the actual guy and got him to review it? I can't believe you've done this.

[@Peter_Joshua]

Lmao, ya ingenious bastard. 😂

[@rachelthompson7487]

Him: it was a genuine response. Me: a very British one.

[@johnnyjoestar7143]

People get death threats over anything wtf

[@lucasokeefe7935]

I'm starting to thonk it's KZbin sending them out as an addition to your automatic dislikes

[@mrminer071166]

It's the massive contrast between the pretentiousness of the first persona (glasses, mardi-gras beads, fatuous self-confidence, party-boy, talking absolute nonsense with no reference to reality) to the second persona (no glasses, bitter emotionality, clearly stung, but clearly showing impressively BRITISH levels of emotional self-control. Massive focus and "aboutness." PW focused, now, on responding to the reality of the blow. The SWIFTNESS and unexpectedness of the change from #1 to #2. That's what makes it classic!

[@Hemlocker]

Holy meme analysis, Batman! You're spot on 😂

[@BallyBoy95]

That's such a good description... I cant believe you've done this.

[@phoenixodwyer3810]

I can't believe you summed it.

[@RC_Engineering]

Is nobody going to acknowledge that the main reason it's funny is because he phrased it "I can't believe you've done this" Versus a normal response "Why did you do that?" "What was that for?" "I can't believe you did that" "What the fuck"

[@carazy123_]

Everyone is acknowledging this. That’s the whole point.

[@kaapeli810]

You expect him to just be angry for being punched, but instead he just sounds disappointed.

[@ieajackson5518]

@@kaapeli810 I’m not angry I’m just disappointed…

[@BBoy4040]

The whole reason it's funny is because that's how you'd imagine British people would react to violence

[@RR11333]

I remember seeing this almost 15 years ago. I probably rated it 5 stars.

[@neilrendell5630]

When KZbin said it violated their code of conduct I expect his reaction was "I can't believe you've done this!" 😂

[@sickboy703]

All these many years later and I still can't believe he's done that.

[@apseudonym]

*this

[@johncaiwa]

It wasn't right that the only reason the video is back up is because people spammed KZbin about it on Twitter. They said it was a mistake, it was no mistake. It was even confirmed twice to not be a mistake.

[@roryslaine7896]

Fair play to this guy, he totally owned this 😂 Edit: this was one of the first memes I ever remember seeing back in the day. Glad to see you're doing well mate. And as I said above, fair play to ya for owning this haha.

[@starlightpancake]

I can’t believe he didn’t talk about what he was about to say before he got punched

[@SSTrihan]

He's probably long since forgotten.

[@samhain3709]

As alot of people have said the funny part is the immidiate response. Its just funny and it will continue to be funny for as long as i see forward.

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

I heard someone quote this meme on the street a few weeks back. I’m glad the guy is doing well

[@BlackestEyes709]

Death threats? Over something so trivial and funny? arh fuck can't believe they'd do this

[@BigHughJazz]

To this day he still can’t believe he done this

[@MardotMov]

Does he still not believe he done that?

[@stevebugler3623]

He was so distraught to receive that punch

[@roydadancegod]

Internet losing Vine was indeed a huge tragedy, now we have the Trash known as Tiktok

[@jradfole93]

Still one of the best videos ever! “I can’t believe you’ve done this” is such a weird response to being punched in the face 😂

[@sunna8476]

The funny thing to me was always how he reacts like a disappointed father

[@ledzeppelin4892000]

What a well spoken dude; really doesn't seem bothered by it. Good job.

[@ThunderChunky101]

It's the use of the word "this" that makes it funny. Like it's already a huge thing that has happened, and there's this huge mess that he has to deal with, even though "this" was something that had barely stopped occurring yet.

[@coriolis4761]

Wait, he got death threats.... For what!?

[@brandyp.9602]

For inciting violence 🤡

[@flaminmongrel6955]

@@brandyp.9602 how did he incite violence?

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

Doing this.

[@RaptorZX3]

What i've been wondering since then is...what was he going to talk about? He began with "so basically..." but then he got interrupted. I want to know what he was going to talk about! If he still remember after all this time.

[@pwdc6983]

Not gonna lie. I was secretly hoping that at the end of the video, he would take his glasses off, throw them on the table and then get punched in the face.

[@justevolve]

This guys respect for his opponent is great

[@YOURACHODEFACE]

Literally the quintessentially English way to body a punch to the noggin, gotta be in my top 10 memes of all time

[@johnchief270]

He needs to recreate this meme on the 20th anniversary 🤙🏻

[@toolsgear2695]

I’ve watched it 100X and still laugh every single time. 😂😂😂

[@MatteBlackEverything]

Its funny because people re-uploaded it to KZbin, and it lives here to this day.

[@adamb89]

And now I have to look up this booming fart puppy.

[@vorpalthefox]

youtube flags "i can't believe you done this" as violence following that, should have also flagged "charlie bit my finger", because that was also violence .-.

[@LukeSaward]

They don't flag videos of people killing/torturing animals either.

[@JanSokkenvlam]

the original video will ever and always be one of the greatest (early) internet videos. his genuine reaction, being so calm, amazing. love it.

[@thelaughingmanofficial]

It's been 1 year after this video and I still can't believe he's done this.

[@bernlin2000]

I'm just delighted it really was out of the blue 😂

[@randl7423]

I dunno, I didn't think the punch or the "Ah, fuck!" were the funny part - I thought what was hilarious was the "I can't believe you've done this," because it sounds like something Harry Potter would say after discovering his close friend had decided to be a double agent for the bad guys or something. Like, it makes whatever "this" is sound like it was such a grand, monumental act. Meanwhile it was a lazy punch in the head.

[@ThePOSM]

Death threats? How childish of them & pathetic. They must be toddlers with their mothers milk still wet on their face. Great information update on your old video, timeless man, timeless Hahaha 👌🏻👌🏻 you took it like a champ 😂

[@crazydudeSWAG1]

Many years later and we still can’t believe they’ve done this

[@Stuart267]

LMAO! Nice to finally hear the backstory to one of the first videos I ever watched.

[@moonlightfitz]

Internet legend.

[@magikaros]

I can't believe he's done this.

[@iwantlee9510]

Him getting punched isn’t the funny part. It’s him trying to look cool before the punch, and his weird response afterwards that made it viral.

[@goodvibess31]

Basically Edward Snowden's cousin telling him about the future.

[@Busymouseanimations]

His voice still sounds the same after all these years

[@Wilma_DiqFit_0177]

hes a real legend even after 14 years hes still hearting comments

[@achungtagru499]

Except yours

[@Wilma_DiqFit_0177]

@@achungtagru499 i didnt comment on his video yet so

[@achungtagru499]

@@Wilma_DiqFit_0177 I was actually talking about the comment in here.

[@Wilma_DiqFit_0177]

@@achungtagru499 i was talking about the original meme the guy still hearts comments .,.

[@SeeYouNextTuesday-]

I can’t believe you’ve uploaded this!

[@LazarheaD]

This one in particular has flown under my radar. Decently funny tho.

[@SunnyMcvin]

Weak radar..

[@gratefuldead4714]

@@SunnyMcvin dude must be young

[@grmpf]

@@gratefuldead4714 Doesn't have to be because of youth. I've been here since 2006 and I'm pretty sure I didn't see this back when it initially got big. I remember first seeing it only a few years before the whole takedown sags. It's totally normal to have missed something, even back then when KZbin was smaller.

[@michaelcameron4337]

Everything goes back to corporate messaging even know your meme.

[@shiprasan]

I liked that introduction in the down like *name* and then " I can't believe you've done this"

[@JamesCarmichael]

He got death threats because of the video? I can't believe they done this.

[@jekanyika]

The fact that he had just pushed his mate off his chair, I can believe he did that.

[@xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

I first heard of this from Kill The Noise's song, and I knew someone who heard it from Vine. This meme will forever get discovered from different places.

[@ASHEN_ONE_GAMES]

As far as this video is concerned I just can't believe you have done this

[@hornick18]

break... holy shit, I had completely forgotten about that site

[@D4RKL1NKMUSIC]

I believe you have done this

[@humanman9920]

I can't believe i've discovered this Btw i thought this was gonna be on this guy's channel

[@5gallonbucketmemes480]

This one is definitely a legend status meme

[@brandonvillatuya9539]

It's even better that it was real

[@Ecl1p5e-MM8BDM]

dang, british ian hecox

[@hagenspringtrap9431]

I can't believe you've done this

[@EmyN]

Damn it would have been so sad if we lost the original upload

[@Dachipoo]

I CAN believe you’ve done this

[@seekeroftruth9200]

I Wonder if a show like „Jackass“ would be greenlit nowadays 🤔

[@con6904]

Yes, why not?

[@marcularis]

Instagram flagged my Mountain landscapes for "instigation to suicide". Almost lost my account. It's pathetic that this can happen to ordinary people

[@greebz7419]

and this is relevant to the video how? his video was deleted for violence that’s exactly what it was. and he wanted it removed when that was done. i don’t think what your talking about is remotely the same.

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

I can't believe they've done this

[@sillycatgirlnya]

wait i thought that was maxmoefoe for all those years for some reason

[@RUFU58]

I always thought that it was his friends fairly expensive sunglasses he was wearing, and when he threw them down on the table he got annoyed and hit him 😆

[@johnnyboi0h347]

I can’t believe you done this.

[@TrelliessRose]

I wonder what he was thinking.

[@iim4xii129]

He got mad in lowercase

[@DavidKenny-nm1qy]

Wonder if he still talks to tim 😂

[@myplaylist7007]

* Smack * I can't believe you done this !!!

[@SyaroChan]

I still don't know why his friend done this

[@cassidydonshae398]

😂😂😂😂

[@WeAreInYourWall]

I can’t believe he’s done this.

[@sniperslim]

0:28 I swear to god I thought that was the lead up to another smack 😭

[@sicc2977]

One NFT to rule them all

[@adamsharon]

So basically, you couldn't belive we've done this.

[@bhavyakukkar]

Virtual Riot sampled it too! On 'Degenerates' at 2:07 and later

[@sagathekawaiikilla]

Just underscores????? I CANT BELIEVE U DONE THIS!!!!

[@theantagonistlegion6873]

lol it's Ian from Smosh 😅

[@anthonytmein]

1:43 “I think still to this day… I can’t believe he’s done this.”

[@iwyt3995]

And *that* was the story behind the most Britsh reaction to getting punched in the face *ever.*

[@capitolmurder1754]

He was getting death threats?? Like why?

[@willemdafuq]

I can’t believe you’ve done this.

[@lunaterra253]

You know the majority are as synthetic as the stuff they indulge in on a regular bases when they automatically assume or think everything is scripted 😂

[@kevin5866]

British Napoleon Dynamite lol

[@jerbear97]

dude looks like Dave Franco and The Action Lab combined with a British accent

[@teflonjohn2776]

I thought it was obi wan Kenobi saying this lmao

[@theVerySTressed]

so... one would say that you can't believe you've done this?