Strange things rich old men do with their money

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☠︎ Found the secret easter egg in today's video? Be the 1st to comment what it is and where it occurs in the video, and you will get pinned!! ☠︎

[@UgherzCookies]

1:08 those car dealer ship men at the bottom of the screen.

[@DogTown90291]

I don’t see it ! ????

[@UgherzCookies]

@@DogTown90291 next to his right arm on the bottom of the screen.

[@WompWomp10190]

I could not find it but then I looked closely and saw it good eye

[@UgherzCookies]

@@WompWomp10190 thanks

[@ASP312Productions]

How did you see that

[@LocsNdimples]

He truly lived a life of “ignorance is bliss”.

[@JohnDoe-eo1op]

I like to imagine God had his back, like thats what happens when you're spiteful to people know? HAHA

[@miapdx503]

Yes, that "willful ignorance." When your ignorance is a choice...🙊🙉🙈

[@NathalieGrows]

@@JohnDoe-eo1opyessss I believe so I think God had his back because people were cruel and tried to take advantage of him and he got paid back ten or a hundred times

[@michaeldoran4367]

MASSIVELY GIRTHY KOK SEEN POKING THROUGH A TOWEL AT THE COMMUNITY POOL. THE KOK LOOKS LIKE AN ENORMOUS SNAKE WRIGGLING AROUND IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE. SPECTACULARLY HUGE GIRTHY VEINY ERECT KOK

[@michaeldoran4367]

Timothy sounds like he is about average intelligence for 2024

[@apacifistmachinegunner669]

“ Timothy decided he didn’t really like his wife anymore.” 🤣

[@NoName-fm2cy]

Fucking beats her... no sh!t hahaha

[@MadMan_123]

Wait didnt she originally make him rich😂😂😂😂😂

[@stevemorris2364]

I wonder if he realized that before or after the cane beating

[@HaveAGoodDayFk.U]

My name must be timothy.lol

[@tommytaylor2084]

Relatable 😂

[@theworldwillhelpus1187]

This man even made it on Mr ballen without anything tragic happening to him HIS LUCK IS EPIC

[@bentonrp]

Ahahaha! 🤣 Now you're telling me things about this guy that are actually scaring me! How can someone be this fortunate?

[@seleuf]

his wife tho

[@Aden288]

@@seleuf Truly ghosted.

[@youto826]

Oh man thats true honestly insane he didnt even come close to death like that

[@MrLopez863]

Lol

[@Mikej1592]

wow Timothy is like the real life version of someone that puts all their skill points into luck. Seriously how lucky can someone get, that is insane.

[@bd12544]

Yeah, it’s like he’s white and male or something.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

@@bd12544 😐🙄

[@Orphioux]

​@@bd12544Oh yeah it's so good, I went into the bank the other day and they said my account was empty but I really needed to buy some food because I was so hungry, luckily the bank teller noticed I was white and just started handing me hundred dollar bills, there were too many to count! Dickhead.

[@napalmballwipes]

Dude I've heard my grandpa say sending coal to Newcastle whenever I asked something dumb because his dad said it or something and this guy happened to send it the same week a complete strike happened which was such a short period the saying was still used after

[@cranexdragon1046]

@@bd12544someone needs to go get lost

[@negativesanchez]

Timothy: "such a tragedy that my wife passed away." Elizabeth: "stop telling people im dead." Timothy: "sometimes I can still hear her voice."

[@kevincurpheymusic]

LOL LO LOL

[@tamaraw1774]

Lullz

[@XXathleticsXY]

Best comment

[@immortalfae13]

LOL!!!

[@sarahoshea9603]

Maybe he just had a great sense of humor and nobody understood it because he was too ahead of his time.

[@DarkNight-zo5ci]

I love how everyone banded together to defeat Timmy but his ignorance prevailed every time.

[@TheMomseloc]

Kinda like Twitter, huh?

[@joesands8860]

Why doesn't my ignorance ever work out in my favor? Once, just once is all I ask.

[@miapdx503]

That willful ignorance...🙈🙉🙊

[@malumkishin8608]

Bro you know that everyone was pissed,like you do all this and every time you try to ruin this man he wins.....knowing how things were back then I'm surprised people weren't thinking this man was being blessed by God or something cause holy hell.

[@youniverse6841]

😂 It's sad but so funny the way you put it!

[@ZNA_Productions]

That punctuation thing at the end was actually a total boss move hahaha. What a gamer.

[@crowmedicine3890]

Hilarious! I'm dying

[@JackG79]

I agree... that was actually pretty fucking awesome!!

[@thereliablyuncoolguy8082]

Are you still suffering from small poc?

[@MissSeaSea]

I was like EPICCCC

[@nelsonx5326]

And he invented 'stream of consciousness writing' nearly 200 years before Jack Kerouac.

[@OnnenkeksiYT]

Timothy just went from poor to extremely rich by doing what he thought was a great deal. Never to expect his "rich friends" to try and ruin him but actually made him richer every time. I will always view this story as an example of how life can go even when the odds don't add up.

[@malumkishin8608]

Or a example of the Upper Class trying to screw over someone of Lower-Class and the world handing them L after L after L.

[@bd12544]

There’s no “dumb luck” like white male dumb luck. Repulsive.

[@DefeatLust]

​@@malumkishin8608 Or an example of EXTREMELY, unbelievable, and absolute dumb luck. When compared to the thousands and thousands of stories that went the opposite way, his story should serve as a reminder that lottery wins do exist and you shouldn't ever depend on them.

[@sonicartzldesignerclan5763]

@@malumkishin8608 Bro the reason you view them as up and low class cause of the money they process tell me you know nothing of this world They wanted to bring him down but not cause he was a " low " class Bro were not in a hollywood movie.

[@slugcult1973]

The most incredible thing about this whole story is the fact that back then, you could sell an old suit of yours, and make enough money to actually relocate to a whole other town.

[@arknark]

Pretty wild to think about indeed.

[@vanessashaw3594]

😂 Even if we could do that now we can't go anywhere. 🤣😪

[@kovukinttv8650]

Well he did say he worked at a leather place making good money..so maybe he custom tailored something with really valuable cloths and craftsmanship.

[@ovationsensation]

I thought the same thing, lol.

[@nataliehewitt7172]

Just had the same thought. Imagine being able to relocate by selling your best suit.

[@kf7721]

It's nice to hear a story once in awhile where the main character doesn't get stuck in a cave and suffocate or drown. And that it worked out for the cats.

[@xeddtech]

They got a bunch of free meals, and got to bask in beautiful Asiatic sunshine. Indeed. Everyone was a winner.. Except for those nobles.

[@bt7594]

@@xeddtech and the rats lol

[@wendys390]

I have to wonder what THAT journey was like. I have enough of a time getting mine to a vet.

[@ryanicosworld]

Please make more non horror stories please. You are so versatile with your story telling talent.

[@13oct1992]

Best comment

[@josephbentley6591]

Plot twist: Timothy was a super genius who wrote in his own language he developed and was just trolling everyone else

[@csar07.]

He is just the main character trolling the whole world of NPCs.

[@fajitafinesser]

Oh shoot

[@angelrosario969]

SHOWER THOUGHTS😎😎

[@wrongturnVfor]

nah he was a time traveller. Dont you know that?

[@spork__]

we do a little trolling

[@Stoy981]

Done well, Timothy Dexter’s story would make a fantastic movie.

[@Vaille32]

20 years ago, I investigated an auto accident in the suburbs of Chicago. I asked the driver to complete a written statement form about his crash. For the other driver’s name, he wrote “Bambi but I don’t know.” For the color of the other vehicle, he wrote “faun.” The address of the other driver? “The forests of illinois.” I’ve investigated everything from auto accidents to homicides, but I will always remember that guy. He was being serious, too. We should nominate him to be the next Informer of Deer.

[@kategulick4781]

I think this is the funniest thing I've ever read.

[@jennarobin2748]

That's such a cool experience! Thanks for sharing!👍✌

[@d0dge.609]

That’s a cool little story, thank you.

[@misselissa608]

Hilarious!

[@purplepacks7175]

Which suburb of Chicago are u talking about? I live in Chicago so I'm curious as to which suburb this is because depending on which one this story may or may not be surprising

[@margaritarestrepo5695]

Just the image of Timothy so happy with his new job as the "Informant of deer" brightens my life 😂

[@macshatchetman13]

I kinda want that job. 🤔

[@JustFunandGames]

@@macshatchetman13 7-11 has an opening for "produce manager"...

[@psycholaw4394]

One day he discovered that for the first time, there was a lot of bucks in Moldon

[@erkaderka3571]

@Sunfeld Jiramhir haha I like thinking that he was an informant for deer police

[@scared10death57]

I'm picturing him as Charlie from Always Sunny in my mind.

[@Jaketheaxman]

This guy literally profited off of people who criticized him. What a Goddamn badass

[@fe.bonetti1537]

Literally my goal in life

[@oppboyputt]

Fact

[@UgherzCookies]

Who criticized him?

[@Dravianpn02]

@@UgherzCookies David Paulides

[@marcopolo2418]

How? What? Lol

[@MizziTheFoxdragon]

I hope this guy’s tomb stone says something like “ he was dumb as a brick, mad as a hatter but luckier than a leprechaun” 😂

[@v1nc3nz05]

"Go ahead and sprinkle these in as you see fit" Oh my sides. This man wasn't an idiot.

[@kdavis4910]

Yes he was.

[@robertseay4747]

Yes he was but The Lord was in this mans corner bro. Hahaha! It's an example of how He protects us. Us being the simple ones

[@letsart6434]

He was a genius

[@MsILIKEMAPLE]

Mr Ballen actually switched the words. The original is 'solt and pepper' not 'sprinkle'.

[@treykearns4867]

I know rite. I lulled at that 1

[@MamaDoctorJones]

Why is Timothy the most hilarious person on the planet?! 😆 i want a copy of his book

[@Gixsir]

I bet he was a great time to hang out with

[@wendymcclanahan8719]

@@perryshaffer8358 HE'S STILL MAKING MONEY! LOL

[@yeemawheaver1387]

@@Gixsir unless you're his wife.

[@andremaltais2291]

I have an original set of the books.

[@brenndanmcdonaugh1672]

It's on project Gutenberg for free. Complete with the legendary spelling and page of punctuation

[@JediMentat]

When God created Timothy, he put ALL his points into the LUCK skill

[@pagliaccisghost269]

Underrated comment

[@bostonbluecollarstiff8167]

He sure did! Lmfao

[@axgaxg164]

Intelligence 3 Charisma 10 luck 10+

[@waterbottlemafia3158]

yep my names timothy

[@jrod53090]

Lmfao 😂😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@itslitgamestv6827]

This man made it onto a MrBallen video without anything bad happening. Now that is pure luck!

[@meganleslie9069]

Apparently that's what Timothy is made of

[@angelvirola9611]

Should of know from the change in music huh 😂

[@angelamarie88]

According to Wikipedia, this seems pretty bad: "Timothy frequently told visitors that his wife (who was actually alive) had died, and that the woman frequenting the building was simply her ghost. In one notable episode, Dexter faked his own death to see how people would react, and about 3,000 people attended Dexter's mock wake. When Dexter did not see his wife cry, he revealed the hoax and promptly caned her for not sufficiently mourning his death."

[@Jeudaos]

holy shit, your right!

[@n8guy]

He died! Twice!

[@firefly5677]

Timothy Dexter, Informer of Deer, is now officially my favorite historical figure. What an absolute legend

[@richierottweiler923]

He is indeed the historical boss of bosses

[@blacklight310]

This goes to show you can be dumb af and still make it as long as you have confidence and a lot of luck of course.

[@WinterSoldier7207]

An absolute madlad, if you will

[@jamiemiller1885]

For real

[@rdoc7818]

That’s *Lord* Timothy Dexter to you, peon.

[@ItaK-ql7yz]

It's like Timothy was created with all of the luck in the universe.

[@bitchtarts]

All the luck none of the intelligence

[@cats_are_love]

@@bitchtarts what do u need smarts, if u have the happies

[@maureenhardy836]

Forrest Gump??

[@anonanonsen9829]

reminds me of my fallout 4 character with 10 luck 1 intellignece

[@LoneWoIfPack19]

Right?!?! Somehow even more then Forest Gump.

[@mentaldavethefirst]

I'm sad that it took 38 years of my life to hear this wonderful story.

[@rockman49er]

46 years for me lol

[@elizabethbarringer2791]

Heck I am 61 it's a wonderful story . best part it's true.

[@bentonrp]

I'm 38 too, and I never heard of this, and I made a board game for fun all about eccentric aristocrats before the British Colonies became the U.S.! :P

[@jaalaj6610]

Same! ☺️

[@akshaykushawaha2160]

18😅😂

[@unrealmemories1351]

The shenanigans the other rich people put Timothy up to were Acme level hilarity.

[@ImehSmith]

👍👍🤣🤣

[@JRuiz-qp9xx]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JustinOhren-iy2tu]

Right!. That's all I could think of while listening to this.. he is the type of dude to walk over the edge of a cliff and still just keep walking without falling because he didn't look down just believed with all of his will that he could walk on air..

[@DonFahquidmi]

😂 Your comment is Acme level 😂❤

[@dragonking1261]

This is the luckiest man in history. It's like the world just said, "This man, this man right here, is the one."

[@HjCrawford]

😂😂😂

[@badwabbit]

No freaking joke I can't believe this is real

[@gizmoforest6954]

Why did I think of him as Forest gump of his day.

[@Iglooklutz]

Fucking joke

[@Iglooklutz]

O O l

[@bisqwikbatter6486]

"Because periodically, Timothy would confuse George Washington's name with Pit, and nobody could tell him otherwise." This sentence right here

[@hunter66630]

LMAO :) i laughed out loud when i heard that

[@PancakeWaffle1720]

@@hunter66630 Me too 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gandalf_thegrey]

This man used all the luck of future generations. What a legend

[@WideAwakeHuman]

Like W.T.F... bahaha this dude is a legend

[@paul7339]

William Pitt, first earl of chatham. Timothy dexter was illiterate and uneducated, and washington and pitt looked similar, yes im defending the misunderstanding of a dead 18th century ignoramus.

[@jpduffy2003]

Timothy dropped the mic like a boss at the end with the punctuation slap.

[@kj12351]

That he did! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bcav712]

Timothy might be one of the single most amazing men to have ever lived.

[@ValCronin]

I love how he just loaded a bunch of random stuff onto ships and sent them to the caribbean and people were like 'Whatever is on this boat, I am gonna buy it and use the hell out of it'

[@Abdullah-uv2pv]

I'm from the Caribbean

[@deecee4644]

I think that speaks volumes about how resourceful folks from the Caribbean are!

[@evanrodarte4290]

I love how these unwitting psychics called all these incredible investments and yet they didn't profit AT ALL.

[@danielstaab1267]

Well he only sent cats to the Caribbean, did you even listen to it?

[@shinigami1194]

@@danielstaab1267 And warming pans.

[@postarmenia]

You can't fight fate, he was just destined to be rich

[@brantnuttall]

Seriously, this man's life story should be made into a comedy film. I'm crying with laughter!

[@sheena691]

Forrest Gump

[@davidkuzur5186]

If I was a famous producer, director, whatever, I'd be jotting down a bunch of MrB's stories to pitch to my 'friends' in an effort to drum up cash to turn a lot of these into films, funny and otherwise. Hell, letting them hear Ballen tell the stories would probably hook most of them right there!

[@bentonrp]

It's funny that it took place, at the start, before the United States. You rarely hear stories about aristocrat life back then! Shudder to think if he became a founding father. What a pickle for the knowing one that would be...

[@emabeyta1974]

Actually its kinda like the Jerk with Steve Martin. That was a great movie and pretty similar. MrBallen good job!!

[@brantnuttall]

@@emabeyta1974 I haven't seen that but I do like Steve Martin so I guess I should check it out! Thanks!

[@jesse_cole]

I can't tell you how much I would pay to get my hands on the original copy of that "Informer of Deer" logbook.

[@mikehoncho35]

He was a real life Forrest Gump of his day. I can’t believe no one has made a movie about him.

[@SadbutTrue84]

He's like the Great Grandfather of The Big Fish😅.

[@soarrefly]

Can we get a petition going? I'd pay tickets to see that!

[@rodgerbroadway2195]

This would be an awesome movie.

[@plixplop]

I almost wonder if Forrest Gump takes some inspiration from this story

[@varunrajkhole6284]

I was thinking the same exact thing!! Totally movie material.

[@Qertii]

This might be the most unbelievable true story I've ever heard.

[@DreDredel3]

Timothy was simply meant to be rich regardless of how people felt about him 😂

[@adomede]

That man had a dream 💭

[@luk3896]

@@adomede 😂😂

[@destiny.on.the.phone.]

Bro ... This is like the most epic story EVER! Thank you so much for covering it!

[@detcordxxxi]

A 2nd grade drop out who can't read, write, or think critically is literally all we elect nowadays. He was just ahead of his time.

[@matthewschmoyer8552]

Lmao! Yes

[@superd9072]

Very well said

[@UnitedRedDevils]

Facts:0

[@joebrito3192]

right now its an old man with dementia that gets "knocked down by wind"

[@ccorbin83]

😂😂😂😂

[@stephaniesharrow513]

I played this story for my in laws, kids, and husband after dinner together around the fire last night. I've NEVER seen my father-in-law laugh as hard as he did last night hearing each twist of this story. Wonderful storytelling.

[@totallyfrozen]

@@robojelico If you’re triggered, please take it elsewhere. Nobody here hurt you. Don’t ruin everything with your negativity.

[@eveningstar6700]

awwwe!! thats the best!!!

[@klkiley2922]

"Go ahead and sprinkle these in as you see fit." Had me rolling!

[@tokemjuju8250]

I know I cracked up laughing so hard I fell off my bed I was like this mofo is really just a complete smart ass like who tells everyone my wife is dead and as she walks by nah that's not her she's just a ghost

[@cocoamcjaegermeister5534]

He was trolling at legendary levels😂

[@donnas.1075]

This one is hilarious! I love how all the aristocrats plans kept backfiring and Timothy just got richer & richer. Talk about karma!

[@MummaQuan]

He decided he didn’t really like his wife anymore & started to just tell people she was dead 😂😂😂 and they just went along with it and viewed her as a ghost 🤣 Somebody needs to make that mans life into a movie. Unbelievable & hilarious.

[@bentonrp]

"First I was fake-dead, now YOU be fake-dead!" Hey, he found a way around divorce, if ever there was any! 😃

[@movielibrary3608]

At first it's hilarious but then imagine being the wife and no one will acknowledge your existence. Next level abuse.

[@bentonrp]

@@movielibrary3608 I've had that, and you just do whatever you want with whoever you want, no consequence! 😅

[@nicholaswroblewski3069]

that movie would suck bc nothing bad ever happened to him.

[@bentonrp]

@@nicholaswroblewski3069 Lolol! That's so true!

[@Queenie97]

Timothy was ahead of his time. He is the type of guy who would have made a killing in cryptocurrency.

[@mask938]

I bet if Timothy was elected as president, he would make it work somehow. He's just so insanely lucky that anything he does works out for him in the end.

[@xNEVETS02x]

Hes the type of guy who would have went all in on Dogecoin in 2014 and made 10,000% gains

[@teijaflink2226]

He reminded me of Forest Gump.

[@dback50]

Honestly though

[@vimal-cliobconsulting]

@@mask938 lol

[@smoothcombo2899]

The funniest part of this is the fact that he told everyone his wife was a ghost and they just accepted it😂

[@liiammiller7881]

Lol my parents when guests are over.

[@chrismurray1084]

Hahaha this is a great series hope he makes more

[@mattyetsko5969]

He literally phased her out of reality while being alive 😂😂

[@dillbro1247]

😂😂😂

[@kitkatpangirl8059]

Literally the entire time I watched this video I was laughing my ass off. Fcking hilarious!!! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@jordanlee2009]

Wtf ?! 😂😂 how bloody lucky can you get ! I love that MrBallen put out takes at end too i bet it took a few attempts to get thru recording without bursting into hysterics 😂

[@madelinebrown7808]

“Go ahead and sprinkle these as you see fit“ is the best FU to bullies I’ve ever heard of. No one was hurt by that and he got his point across clearly 🥺

[@Jlove-hf9xw]

I agree that is the way that Timothy to flip them off

[@ProfessorPerhaps]

Right? like I’m curious if he was able to piece together that everyone was actually mocking his book himself, or if like a friend of his told him they were & then he did that as an intentional “middle finger” or an “FU” to everyone, or if because of his illiteracy & all that did he actually consider it as legit constructive criticism so he happily added that page not knowing any better lol, either way I’m glad shit kept working out for him tho

[@motorbreathjz]

i think im going to use that line the next time i hear from the punctuation police

[@SparkleDolly01]

No one was hurt except the wife he beat with his cane 😂

[@eveningstar6700]

did u forget the part he beat his wife with a cane?

[@firenight124]

This man is the Forrest Gump of the 18th Century.

[@plumdutchess]

That's a perfect comparison! 😂

[@Salsadans123]

Yes

[@cjam191]

Just what I was thinking!

[@impendingdoom385]

I was gonna make the exact same comment! 😆 Lol

[@thebestusername5852]

This is 100% accurate 😂

[@chrismba777]

The fact no one has made a movie about this man's life is, in itself, amazing. The title should be, "A Pickle for the Knowing Ones"

[@danny1229c]

Here's an F go ahead and sprinkle it in where you see fit 😂

[@danny1229c]

And sprinkle it you did. 👍

[@lisaprince6867]

SAME!

[@rachelgonzalez8051]

It's actually a really great title!

[@brubaker1212]

WTF!? Please tell me you’re joking

[@justinhadley2583]

I think it's heartwarming how the cats got to start a new and successful life in the caribbean ❤

[@mitchellwright8771]

Thats the most unbelievable story ive ever heard. How da hell do u continuously keep getting rich on accident? And u cant read or write? And everyone hates you? AMAZING!!!

[@marymorningstar4508]

God liked him and sent him lots of angels to help

[@bt7594]

And their anger and resentment only fueled and advanced his wealth

[@mitchellwright8771]

@@marymorningstar4508 are u sure? Bcz how do u get away with beating your wife with a cane? Im pretty sure back then they didn't hold back

[@mitchellwright8771]

@@bt7594 talk about all the stars and planets and quasars aligning smh. That math is beyond regular understanding lol

[@KimberlyBishh]

Reminds me of Kramer "No job, Falls ass backwards into money, has sex without a relationship..." 😆😆

[@andrewolson1664]

Lord Timothy Dexter Informer of Deer is officially my favorite person in history.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

I know, right? What a legend.. In reality he was probably an insufferable dickhead, but it's funny now.

[@andrewolson1664]

I love and hate that this is probably true.

[@haydenglendenning4305]

Litterally is a wife beater

[@andrewolson1664]

We don’t even know if that happened for sure. Nevertheless, it was a different time, he died over 200 years ago. Don’t need to go full woke on him. Doesn’t make it right, but that’s how things happened back then.

[@haydenglendenning4305]

@@andrewolson1664 don't believe in being woke tbh I just don't like wife beaters rest is nuts granted.

[@amyrose5932]

This story was so delightful, I had to listen to it again immediately. 😂 I totally lost it when even the feral cats worked out. 😂😂😂

[@Artistjohnlaws4173]

never underestimate the power of a man who has GOD on his side.

[@ShirleyLestrade]

I know, I thought for sure since now he wasn’t getting “advice” it would stop working out

[@johnsducks9816]

Wow this guy sounds like an absolute legend thank you for telling his story

[@avabethmcghee3048]

It's like they were trying to play "stop hitting yourself" with Timothy, but they were playing it with themselves.... and losing.

[@LanaAndJen]

This guy sounds like the luckiest man that ever lived

[@whysoserious4274]

Probably was the luckiest man back then xD If I was alive when he was I'd be his friend just cuz of how bizarre and hilarious he was lol That part about his wife being a ghost got me good 🤣

[@ZombieSazza]

@@whysoserious4274 I’d have totally befriended Timothy, he sounded hilarious

[@wimpow]

I wonder if this guys life is the inspiration of one quite famous story from Andersen (Denmark, the guy that wrote "The Little Mermaid"): Lille Claus og Store Claus (The small Claus and the Big Claus). BTW, a gruesome story, as all stories at the time, but quite funny too.

[@michaelnizza414]

Nope. Theres a guy who survived jumping on a grenade in world war 2 at 16 years old and years later his parachute didnt open and he lived.

[@henryschriemer1133]

I'm Done and when he faked his funeral, I had to pull over my car from laughing too hard.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

I lost it when they looked at his "informer of deer" logs and they were just drawings of deer and gibberish XD

[@MrRedberd]

Charlie Day all the way

[@SigHellion]

😂😂😂

[@Utubesanarc]

It was the ghosts of deer that had been there 100s of years ago🧐

[@luciaseacreature8705]

or telling everyone his wife died but when they saw her walking about he told them she was a ghost

[@GreenEyedGoblin]

@@MrRedberd and now I'm going to rage until someone casts him in a mini series about Timothy.

[@UgetTheMemo]

I love these lighthearted videos. We need more of these to cleanse our palettes of the depressing stuff once in a while.

[@AdamSlander888]

Plot twist Timothy was a genius who trolled everyone by thinking he was dumb

[@jessisblessed6689]

Wouldn't that just be amazing!? Seriously. I like to think that was the case 😏

[@LunaELugo]

I literally came to the comments to find this comment

[@namoruse5812]

😂😂😂😂

[@Gos1234567]

Greatest hustler ever!

[@brentfarvors192]

Nah, he was just extremely LUCKY...The New Castle strike ended immediately after all of Timothy's coal had all sold...The foreman lied saying it cost HALF of the cost they could mine it, and that he had sent 2 more ships FULL of it. It scared the miners back down in the mine.

[@zarasbazaar]

I have a lot more respect for a person who wants to work hard and succeed, even if he's not the smartest, than the supposedly smart people who think it's funny to humiliate him.

[@SpookyShivers]

That’s The Real Lesson Here. Most Humble Comment. ΑΩ

[@katiek3396]

This is the karma of the people trying to humiliate him. He ended up getting the better end of every deal. I absolutely love it. His wife kinda got her dues though "nah, she's a ghost"

[@DJandThatsAll]

Timothy has to be the luckiest man alive.... Hes a perfect example of "sheer dumb luck"

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

Deer dumb luck.

[@SpydersByte]

@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist lel

[@emperor-thesenate-palpatin5954]

Well, no, cuz he is dead. Like more then 100 years.

[@TexasLadyS]

@@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist 🤣🤣🤣

[@randy6243]

Love beats fear, God beats the devil, and the good will prevail.

[@cl3488]

I love this story. I would like to hear more of these light-hearted strange stories.

[@bd12544]

It was dark A F. White men S U C K.

[@ItsYaBoi418]

Gotta love the “go ahead and sprinkle these in as you see fit” line. Truly, this is the biggest brain play of all time.

[@prosoccer95]

Yeah that tells me he atleast understood people couldn’t understand his writing and so had someone else write that line and even so, how its written doesnt sound like a person who is really this dumb. Guess the world will never know lol

[@peflynn93]

I was 50/50 on this man at first, they're all claiming he's dumb, but tht last line filled in the picture. Not only was he brilliant, he was so brilliant he made basically his community think he was dumb.. and he literally played em all like a 🎻 fiddle 🎻. Definitely one of the funniest Ballen stories I've heard 👍

[@orionthehunter217]

@@peflynn93 He acted repeatedly on bad advice and just happened to get lucky. He didn't play anyone. He's just a wife-beating Forrest Gump.

[@carolannroberts]

That’s funny. I found someone had criticized someone’s comment so I typed out several punctuations and told him to insert them where he felt they were needed. Comment sections are no place for grammar Nazis. Even email is very informal.

[@mannylugz5872]

Timothy Dexter was actually the father of all trolls!

[@lolalam1669]

When people don’t want you to win but life says nope you gonna win today

[@donvaldez841]

and tomorrow

[@MissSeaSea]

As someone who never wins, I was straight up crying and cheering for him! Like, this dude is the ultimate underdog. God don’t like ugly! I hope those other dudes figured out how to be happy, for him and for themselves

[@G_Robb]

He was destined to be a wealthy man! Way to go Timothy!

[@SA-Bean-Bean]

I would love to know! 😂

[@mahannaalsalmi3749]

yea thats very true😂😂😂

[@mikeroz1894]

“Some people can fall into shit, and come out smelling like a rose”

[@JoJo-dv1rz]

This phrase summed up his whole life 🤣

[@GF93725]

@@JoJo-dv1rz yes indeed.

[@kdavis4910]

I believe the saying states, " Fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like roses." 😉🙃

[@hondaisgoat3967]

That’s so right

[@PiXie232]

Too true.. too true..

[@astridmaack4516]

As soon as I heard the name Timothy Dexter I knew how the story was gonna go. I originally heard it told by Sam O’Nella Academy first. Pretty hilarious story

[@MW93249]

I used to be a fan but while listening to this masterpiece I am a whole air conditioner now

[@LuckyLu602]

LOL

[@susiecarrillo6241]

Lmao

[@TakerFanNMSH]

🤣

[@princessneptune6887]

....that’s pwetty cool bwo

[@kalebward1644]

If you're a whole air conditioner I wonder if I can become a half air conditioner🤔🤣

[@ZOI-Omega]

This was incredible. He literally used an UNO reverse card before Uno.

[@chriswise7978]

Stop it! He's not a god!!

[@dreadthedeadly6906]

Of course the Ace of Spades made a card joke 🤣

[@jack0fsp8des16]

Something ain't right here ?

[@dreadthedeadly6906]

Oh god, we’re surrounded

[@ZOI-Omega]

@@jack0fsp8des16 lol

[@blanning2058]

I had a proud mom moment the other night when I overheard my daughter listening to you. I hadn't even told her about you, she just found you herself.

[@blanning2058]

Hell yea! My life is complete now that I have Mr Ballens heart! 😂

[@mcoupe69]

@@blanning2058 you should go after his skin next.. that’s a lofty goal for a budding fan gurl 😬

[@thepensmith1]

this is wholesome

[@shoshishaw8762]

That's when you know you've parented correctly

[@izzyjdesigns3989]

I found out my son watches him too. I’ve never been more proud.

[@Thatkidswift]

Bro invented ghosting

[@donjon123]

Motivational speakers: "You don't get lucky to get rich, you have to grind" Timotty:" hold my beer"

[@michaelroque7710]

*hold my deer

[@kaylabrownell1268]

I can only imagine these aristocrats getting mad and grumbling like a Loony Toons character when Timothy kept succeeding lol

[@mychemicaltea]

this whole thing was like a looney toon episode LOL

[@joeb9645]

Yosemite Sam stomping his hat

[@kaylabrownell1268]

@@joeb9645 🤣😂😂

[@terriaki1273]

This made my day. I love how they tried to ruin him and it totally backfired. He must have been the luckiest guy ever!!!

[@robojelico]

Too bad his wife had no luck, being physically abused and then forced to live as a ghost.

[@totallyfrozen]

@@robojelico Sigh. Stop it. The whole thing happened over 200 years ago and sharing you’re personal history and triggers here doesn’t improve anything for anyone.

[@motorbreathjz]

@@robojelico pretty sally wally to bitch and moan about something like that

[@dandy-dani]

@@totallyfrozen he legit pointed out a fact that's in the video how is that sharing personal information or triggers lmao

[@TamaoMizuki]

@@totallyfrozen I mean he did beat his wife, I wanna assume that he didn't do that often and did it as a joke, but regardless he was kinda abusive.

[@rationalconservative386]

My favorite part about Dexter is when he was mocked for his lack of punctuation in his book, "A Pickle for the Knowing Ones", he published it again had had multiple pages in the back of nothing but different punctuation marks. Lol

[@kevinaustin0369]

This is a PERFECT example of “The Law of Mind”. His success was born from believing. Therefore he was.

[@mymak-jq1hy]

His success was built out of luck. Let’s not delude ourselves into thinking Timothy earned any of his money from sheer intelligence or hard work.

[@MikkaThatPinkPuma]

aka he manifested his success

[@TheChzoronzon]

And your post one of "The Law of Wishful Thinking"

[@Daniel-dn2ot]

Yeah he made it ,one out of countless who tried.He is not an example of anything other than extreme luck.

[@TheAceAllagator]

Timothy: this year i lost my wife His wife: quit telling everyone I'm dead! Timothy: sometimes I can still hear her voice

[@OHOE1]

sam o’nella has made a video about this

[@josebatxu32]

@@OHOE1 sam o'nella

[@OHOE1]

@@josebatxu32 😉

[@nightynightshade]

Lmaooo 😂😂😂

[@kv2315]

imagine him saying this with a british accent

[@hillofbeans2692]

Lord Timothy Dexter had the most incredibly lucky life. What an amazing story! I looked up information about him. I found pictures of his Massachusetts mansion, his famous people carvings, and I also found his book online! A movie should seriously be made about him. He is a legend! Thanks for sharing a cool story.

[@katiecarlson5192]

I feel like there is a movie made about him. At least it is so close it could be based off him. "Forest Gump" Or am I alone in this comparison?

[@hillofbeans2692]

@@katiecarlson5192 "Forest Gump" was about a man who was mentally challenged. He went to war, came home, fell in love etc... I guess it could be somewhat like Lord Timothy Dexter.

[@katiecarlson5192]

@@hillofbeans2692 yeah, I'm not saying it was exactly alike or literally based off of his life. Just In the aspect of luck and instant wealth despite being mentally handicapped.

[@hillofbeans2692]

@@katiecarlson5192 Wouldn't it be nice if we were all that lucky? Maybe Lord Dexter's luck came because he wasn't a deep thinker? It's just a fascinating story. It seems a lot of people do a lot of crazy things and end up landing on their feet. We have a friend who we think is kind of nuts, and he has a nice home, cars a pool etc... While we think out everything, he's doing way better than us.

[@jordan41621]

RIP to Timothy Dexter he seems like he was a really nice and cool guy just different which I fw 💯💯🙏

[@Lorenzantium]

Timmy was basically the most lucky person to ever live. He knew nothing about investing and listened to horrible advice from people he thought were friends, but somehow came out on top. He could have invested in floppy tacos from Taco Bell and came out on top lmao!

[@bobbygalyon5580]

Well yes because real authentic tacos are floppy. You're eating that disgusting americanized tacos you only get at fast food joints. Authentic mexican tacos dont come in hard shells bud.

[@TheStonedEvo]

@@bobbygalyon5580 hard shell tacos are not exclusive to fast food restaurants

[@johnv6806]

@@bobbygalyon5580 thats kinda like saying pizza sucks because its not how they make it in Italy. Millions of people still love it. Taco bell is the best Mexican place I've eaten at.

[@tiredofit1968]

It's called Karma.

[@raulsalcedo8332]

There's a similar success story except it's done with horrible medical advice from a dropout computer guy unto everybody that thinks he's looking out for us.

[@ericcartman3328]

This is hilarious. He's like a 1700's Forest Gump with a little bit of a trolling side to him 😂

[@suma5939]

just so you know, i totally respect your autoritah! :)

[@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive]

* abusive

[@amylynnsgraphics]

America's first troll lol!

[@debbylou5729]

Um, he wasn’t trolling. This was the real him

[@didyasaysomethin2me]

I thought Forest Gump too. But I added in a reference to Charlie Gordon (Flowers for Algernon) because he reminds me a bit of that too.

[@33agnimitraroysanjuktamall80]

The most justified phobia that I have is Mr.Ballen running out of Stories 😭

[@linalowinkelman6525]

I thought i was the only one!

[@Giovanni_Lippert]

Oh lord, just no

[@francescagreetham1804]

I feel the same!

[@nancymontgomery8897]

He's amazing at finding fascinating true stories.

[@kdavis4910]

It will never happen.

[@jenmarie03]

YESSSS!!!!! Bloopers!!! I always wait until the very end for bloopers & this one has been the very best! Thank you! 🎉❤

[@jasonhorton]

Ok this is probably the coolest name for a king

[@nicolasmoon2897]

Hello jason ive never heard of u so if ur vids are good ill sub and watch more of ur vids

[@waitwhat1029]

For a king, yes. As far as generals go though… I think General Buttnaked wins. Though honorable mentions do go out to General Mosquito and his enemy General Mosquito Spray.

[@cziferr]

@@waitwhat1029 yes

[@crowmedicine3890]

It really is.

[@Backroad_Junkie]

Sounds like a title for a Jazz musician. like Miles Davis or Buddy Rich... 😊

[@corymesser1569]

I feel like timothy was low key smart. Right there at the end gave everybody a big fk you! "Go ahead and sprinkle these in as you see fit." Hilarious!

[@wikidghost5822]

I love this guy he couldn't lose money and convinced everyone that his wife was a ghost. I want a movie!!!!!

[@ccompson2]

seriously there has got to be a movie about this

[@homemakingwisdom]

Right! The ultimate silent treatment.

[@joeb9645]

Staring Ryan Reynolds

[@Cyanidesin]

Christopher Walker would be a better casting choice.

[@ccompson2]

@@Cyanidesin Walken is way older than this guy lived to be so....nope

[@sleeperholdASMR]

Timothy is the poster child for "dumb luck" and I adore him for it lmao THE SECOND EDITION OF HIS BOOK LMAO I seriously love this guy And the bloopers lmfao this is without a doubt my favorite video of yours so far.

[@hannahbeanies8855]

I love the scary freak content, but this has got to be my favorite MrBallen episode. Timothy is a damn legend.

[@W_Westbrook]

But he’s also a horrible person

[@Leetah36]

@@W_Westbrook - yeah, not a fan of people who shoot at someone or beat them when they're mad. At least he saved a ton of cats from being euthanized. The other stuff is pretty darned funny.

[@gabrielleschaefer3754]

This is now one of my top favorite videos and stories. Being a writer, my favorite part is when he ended his second book with a bunch of punctuation and said to sprinkle them about wherever you want. Priceless! Great video!!!

[@leahwilson9152]

The original shit poster

[@someguy61744]

@@leahwilson9152 SAMmonellA

[@sonjamurphy]

This is a story that I love watching again and again ❤😂

[@holly0297]

I used to write as well. I love that he says, "sprinkle them in as *you see fit*." Almost as funny as his book title! 😂

[@Ramen10420]

So if Timothy invested in ice and shipped it to Eskimos, there would have been a sudden climate shift right before the shipments arrived?

[@SillyBoneThugg]

Honestly that would of had to happen with this guys luck

[@WhimsyCottage]

they would have started shooting the movie 'Titanic' and he would get part of the profit

[@DawnStreak.]

Yes. Just simply put. Yes. Lol

[@sirridesalot6652]

There was a guy who sold a bunch of machetes to the Inuit ( Eskimos) who used them as snow knives for cutting snow blocks for igloos.

[@KDavid321]

Yup. Thats how the world of his time worked

[@Bambisgf77]

This story is unreal 😂😂

[@alaskansummertime]

I read this in the Bathroom Reader years ago. The story never gets old. This dude was a living Forest Gump.

[@gardener3030]

"I was running!"

[@lennyball3885]

Do you remember what edition of the Bathroom Reader it was? I have a bunch of them. But have only read one. I'd like to read the one with this story in it. Thanks. 😁

[@dean6708]

Hahahhaaaa

[@alaskansummertime]

@@lennyball3885 Oh hell who knows. This was over ten years ago and I had read all of them up until then. About the best series of books I've ever come across. Tons of stories just like this one.

[@lennyball3885]

@@alaskansummertime hahaha fair enough. Sounds like me. I read more books than I can remember. What's really bad is when you buy copies of books you already have. 🤔 🤣

[@xxzacht1xx]

One of my favorite disclaimers MrBallen does is “no matter how absurd this story gets, remember it’s true”. You know it’s gonna be pure gold lol

[@andysarmiento1200]

I genuinely thought this video was going to be about a stray cat who was king of all cats.

[@sheels3893]

Same

[@ChrisSnowman]

Same 😂

[@iamaku09]

ME TOOO 😂😂😂

[@ofthedarknessthemoonlight5412]

I liked this, but I'd have LOVED that.

[@cutecub2833]

Same

[@Tomdog83]

The title of his book, to me, seems as if he was giving specific homage to the "smart" people who helped him amass his fortune. That was my first thought, or maybe, depending on how pickles were portrayed in the time, giving an F-you to them. This was the best, most hilarious story.

[@RachaelClag]

The first person to ever "ghost" someone to avoid the relationship!! 😂

[@fiascocam]

hahaha 😂😂😂😂

[@amyshoemake]

😆

[@samantha4238]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣HE GHOSTED HER🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ritchvibesbeatsvideos9734]

holy shit thats funny XP

[@illaphene2719]

based

[@georgemeurer9262]

The morale of this story: If you keep a positive mindset…your haters will never bring you down!

[@jgabrysch03]

I disliked this to keep it at 69...but wanted to give you a thumb

[@jgabrysch03]

well 69 is gone so thumbs up

[@tr6524]

The morale of this story is quite high

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

All day PMA!

[@TheEpicSpire]

also, ignorance is bliss

[@emlynweaver8102]

This story was so unbelievable that if released as a film, people would just scoff and say what terrible writing; no one would believe a tall-tale like that. I can only dream of having Timothy’s luck.

[@raulsalcedo8332]

No one would believe a tall tale like that yet here we are believing that we are amidst a pandemic when virtually there's nothing alarmingly different aside from the people out there signaling how deeply they believe in it.

[@Shaylok]

Paraphrasing Mark Twain: The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to be believable.

[@colebelinsky881]

Forest Gump?

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

@@raulsalcedo8332 yep, guess we'll never learn😂

[@virgostarr7107]

A true demonstration of the power of belief and not wavering from the goal. 💯

[@kaylamars6466]

I like that he told everyone his wife was a ghost and everyone went along with it😂

[@KimberlyBishh]

I wonder why she didn't just ghost him freal??

[@robertrobinson8700]

You could literally make an awesome period comedy out of it 😂 so hilarious 🤣

[@ThePresentation010]

@@KimberlyBishh old times. Plus huge mansion home. And richest couple

[@valkyrja--]

I respect that he didn't kill her or divorce her he just told people she was dead and kept living his life lol

[@mercyyin444]

The best part

[@ladada-we6ct]

I honest to GOD myself have never witnessed a channel or an uploader gain subs so quickly and legit all of us genuinely respect him plus connect with him. I'm privileged to be apart of it. Love watching an individual who deserves to succeed in life do especially on an epic scale ✨✳️✳️✴️✴️⭐⭐✨

[@MrBallen]

Thank you!!

[@ladada-we6ct]

@@MrBallen No sir Thank you. You've made an awful lonely pandemic a little more bearable.

[@jaimechrist312]

I FULLY agree!

[@IW3527]

@@MrBallen you seem to genuinely enjoy what you do and interacting with us, that goes a long way with with those of us in the audience. Along with being an excellent story teller you keep us in the loop with what's going on behind the scenes and actually speak respectfully of the people who make this channel a reality without being in front of the camera. This level of wholesomeness has created one of the most pleasant comment section communities on YT and a group of fans who want you, your family, and the crew to have great lives outside of YT. Keep it up Mr. Ballen and the crew deserve every ounce of success you can get from this platform! ❤❤❤

[@jeremyshewell2445]

This is the greatest story I’ve ever heard. WOW!!

[@glowinthedarkshark9396]

This man should be in movies and shows. Truly, his story begs to be made, with a birtish cast.

[@patrickxxtheblankxx7581]

Thats how Johnny Knoxville started out.

[@brymetheous2387]

*British cats

[@williamcrane8236]

You never watched Forest Gump?

[@justinleaf6930]

***British CAST

[@Ti-sq8jm]

I can play him. I’m british and look similar.