The McElroy Brothers Write & Illustrate a wikiHow | MaxFunDrive 2024

Thank you all SO much - you helped us get to 9,000 new and upgrading members and so we have written and illustrated a wikiHow article of our very own, on a topic chosen for us by our team: “How to avoid interacting with someone you know in public”. Head over to bit.ly/MFDWikiHow to see the full article!
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[@octo_contra]

justin writes wikihow articles like they're internal dialogue in disco elysium

[@firstlast6796]

"Crime is your bedroom now"

[@aspengolden9577]

Juice starting to write "fear is the mindkiller" got me good

[@Roman-hg6rg]

One of the best Max Fun Drive bonuses ever. A perfectly selected wikihow article for the hosts and audience of MBMBaM. I can action so many of these steps.

[@skunkdoctor]

Protip: put in earbuds and if anyone tries to talk to you for any reason just shake your head, point at your ear, and nod like you’re listening to a very important call/meeting.

[@singingsunflower9000]

​@@skunkdoctoryou dont even have to have an earbud, you can put in bluetooth in hearing aid devices that isnt even visible to people. You just have to be old enough to get away with having hearing aid 😏

[@pepesilvia429]

​@@singingsunflower9000This is a bad choice of podcast for you to imply that young people don't have hearing issues, most of us can't even tell their voices apart!

[@benparker7891]

“Lube up your slide ruler and slide over to these rules.” Brilliant work

[@AvisSapiens]

Ah yes, Uncle Ben's famous last words: "Spiderman bears a lot of responsibility for no reason"

[@Billie-Mcii]

I know this is a bit but this project genuinely demonstrates how well the brothers collaborate on the fly

[@AM_artworks]

I love Justin immediately usurping the other brothers and changing the author header so it only mentions him

[@LilacStar34]

Gotta get Drawfee to reimagine these drawings, would be the collab of the century for me at least

[@ruleofthree99]

yes i just had this idea omg

[@thekidwhopopstoday]

This is that next level thinking I keep hearing about - You won.

[@DrCheddarBaptisteAlligator9]

Griffin & Justin have been on Drawfee if you didn’t know

[@karinewilson1752]

@@DrCheddarBaptisteAlligator9 YES. one of the best episodes ever

[@thebadpoet]

In a perfect world, Caldwell comes back for that one, his knowledge and appreciation for the WikiHow house style is deep and abiding.

[@variousdinosaurs]

Now that they're experts, they should do a wikiHow on how to Write & Illustrate a wikiHow.

[@AnthonyZiblis]

I have to take this call my grandmother just signed over power of attorney to an evil butler.

[@bitrotter]

man, this was hilarious. they should make this a regular bit.

[@yourhighschoolenglishteach8405]

34:26 thank you to the editor for this slow zoom on justin

[@user-tq5qo2jw7w]

That "what have I done?" image would make a powerful tattoo

[@Takowowo]

I gotta say, Travis I'm digging the hair style. Also I like how all three are morphing into Clint

[@Griffin519x]

This could easily be their shows new format. I love this 😂

[@yorkcommatyler]

No Wikiwheres needed for this one. I’m strapped in and ready.

[@infinitenoodledoodle]

what about a werewiki?

[@jakecravens8833]

What about a Johnathan lipnicki?

[@dimensionalvintage]

You guys could literally read a phonebook and it would be incredible content. Y'all are so funny always, you bring so much joy to this terrible world. Thank you a million times for grinding so hard.

[@THEZMX195]

After watching this and having listened to them read probably 100 WikiHows, I'm convinced they've actually written every WikiHow

[@wut...]

33:44 "looks like the devil, Trav" sent me into orbit and idk why

[@georgiimay]

Spiderman IS known for being incredibly sad, that's why he kisses upside down

[@aryst0krat]

oooh, so his frown looks happy and doesn't put people off! brilliant!

[@6Shooter28]

"Crime is your bedroom now" is either a bit of dialogue from an Elmore Leonard novel or a lyric from a Tom Waits song

[@MathewSchaffer]

Damn it I was taking a drink when Griffin said "sleep in shifts" and now I have water up my nose

[@emilyjaffe9808]

39:51 Griffin pod person shriek

[@lpBren]

i saw the number get to 9000+ in the maxfun page and i got so excited for this, lets fucking go

[@blueskybelyr]

3:43 Justin encapsulating social anxiety so well that it made me extremely uncomfortable and I feel like they all read my diary

[@brianmacdonald17]

I wonder if the brothers are the first NYTimes best-selling authors to write a wikihow.

[@fearsomefivefilms]

In the VERY MOMENT that Travis said the name "Tom," the intercom in the work lunch room called for Tom to get a parked call in his office. I actually had to stop and acknowledge that all of this was real.

[@BIGZAManders]

i ***NEED*** that crop top. NOW. and maybe a shirt that is totally plain with a crab on the back, for when i am shuffling along the wall. pls mcelboys i am begging

[@_daveyw_]

One of my favourite McElroy bits is when its time to come up with a human name. Such as "Crombus", "Jjerrmm", or "Google"

[@tampertamper]

bumper sticker - "my other bedroom is crime"

[@blundermoth4720]

Trav putting the Founding Fathers on blast now, Trav Nation gunboat diplomacy baybeee

[@unhingeDoor]

cannot believe you forgot the classic move of pretending to spot The Time Bandit™, pointing at your chosen escape route, and sprinting towards it. Not only do you get out of the conversation in a perfectly reasonable manner, you also become the hero of your small town

[@DataRew]

I feel bad and have forgotten your video editor's name, but the addition of the wiki article about Project Skyhook made me SUPER HAPPY because I was thinking about it as soon as they said it! THANK YOU!

[@Nono-hk3is]

Edit: I spoke too soon. Great work, boys!! ~~I CAN😢NOT BELIEVE the first discussion point was not "keep your grades up"~~

[@freya241]

i wrote an essay on taz for my undergrad and a real essay i cited did in fact refer to yall as j mcelroy et al. which is wild since it was taz and clint is both first in the alphabet and also oldest ? so idk what was going on there but it did make me laugh

[@skylerdickson2939]

Travis: "Dont get in trouble with your parents and teachers because then youll have to talk to them". I am laughing like a hysterical maniac. XDDDDDD

[@ChristinaSuper]

Travis--the extravert of the group-- being confused on how *not* to interact with people is very canon.

[@ugh_naught5009]

in 2024 we need not approach the Wizard - we are become the Wizard praise be to Fungalore

[@colonelstunts4885]

getting a tattoo that says crime is your bedroom now

[@Jeevesie1988]

Wikihow - "How to be Sexy", edited in part by Griffin McElroy 1. Act confident, y'know, like Charizard. 2. Sorry, you need more than that? Uhh okay, keep your grades up I guess.

[@bookshelfhoney]

Cha"Rizz"ard, makes sense

[@versebuchanan512]

I'm sixteen minutes in, and they're basically just recreating the lore for Nosferatu clan vampires in V:tM.

[@wynngwynn]

I loved the little drawings

[@kencarlile1212]

In college, super grumpy face was how I made it through walking through the main square on campus without getting a thousand flyers shoved into my hands.

[@themadwriter]

I leveled up my membership. I have helped. 😌

[@spehizle]

"Hide your virgin pills in some apple sauce" is SO POWERFUL.

[@VeronicaSipe]

12:30 the simultaneous small convulsive laugh of shock at “no longer require” from Griffin and Travis

[@belen.asteinle426]

Now I know how to avoid conversations in public

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

How-ster Factory

[@phoenixsplash135]

I can't unsee Griffin's Yertle the Turtle reemblence.

[@faithchilders9377]

Linking to the Wikipedia article as one of the steps in a wikihow is crazy lol

[@orgeuillealkali]

Yasss pumped to restart my sub during the max fun drive now that I’m a bit better off financially 🥰 love you guys and everything you do~

[@Jonathan-qo8dl]

First of all, just sweet sweet blessings to the spirit of collaboration that the brothers are bringing to this, God bless them, what would hip hop be without them.....king wizard

[@bricknolty5478]

I love how quickly they went from, "we want to get this article accepted" to Spiderman Mask 😂

[@greenllamasnails]

i sung "secret tunnel" in unison with Travis and it was wonderful

[@abj6920]

I wish they did a final full reading of the article, because by the end I forgot some of the gems they cane up with. But hey, one more for fungalore to hear!

[@vinegardrink1299]

Loving this type of video content!

[@madssherrick]

this is probably my new fav video thanks guys!!

[@psychotripnerdstuff]

This is so good. Just classic Mcelroy comedy.

[@quincygagnon]

this video helped distract me from my tummy ache, and I got some chuckles in too. thanks!

[@senseisleepyhead]

15:22 for the cutest little Griffin laugh!

[@justahippiekid]

Incredibly helpful and highly informative. Thanks, guys!

[@keenywah6349]

I wish 100,000,000 likes for this video ❤ Edit: omg the existential/ethical contemplation toward the end 😂

[@HB-ct2nv]

knocking this years boco out of the park gang. love u guys

[@eldritchzora]

Great show!! 😊

[@karinewilson1752]

"The Banshees of Inisherin" would have been a much shorter movie with these rules for Non-Discussion.

[@mariah9824]

This topic speaks directly to my soul

[@Nono-hk3is]

Great job

[@rancidprince3133]

You can absolutely discriminate based on height if it’s necessary for performance of the job. I believe being tall enough for someone to hide behind qualifies.

[@TrevNasty00]

“A pleasure doing pleasure with you.” Hahahaha

[@TrevNasty00]

I’m here to say that they’re speaking about me. The mental illness is why I practice most of these regularly. I LITERALLY trained myself to sleep with my eyes open. Don’t shower. Don’t change clothes. Do not shave or cut your hair or grass.

[@researchherpetology]

this was so good

[@mordecai2169]

it's just three clints on my screen right now

[@musicselekta]

What then, poindexter?

[@katiejanemorgan5184]

The second Travis said the topic I said aloud to the empty room, "Oh that is good. Thank you. That is perfect." And I'm happy to say it was as informative as it was hilarious. Thank you, sirs!

[@TheUnJed]

omg my favorite topic

[@cameronkelly848]

The last time someone I knew saw me in public, I flat out denied I was myself. I was walking my dog and a girl from highschool asked if I was so and so that they went to school with. I went, no, sorry. You have the wrong person. Continued on my walk like nothing happened. No regrets.

[@charliecrossing]

HELL YEAH

[@jiffy-jef]

omg this is so much fun

[@meaganlongley618]

I would love a shirt of any of this. “just think about the sins” is killing me

[@codyroyston8169]

Love the RSVLTS shirt Justin!

[@ptownspazz7587]

Travis you did good

[@MsDianagentaToYou]

Subject = perfect.

[@sierraveree]

#4 sounds like a mountain goats song.

[@pauletteplatt5109]

I'm wheezing. Omg 🤣

[@jacobclay2415]

Justin’s hair is on point here

[@sjmmahoney]

WOOOOOOOOO

[@avadominick2950]

this reminded me the brothers are actually brilliant. like that would take me 10 business days?

[@Fejkhaj]

HECK YES

[@ManyMonstersMedia]

remember OUR rights

[@r.d.shepard9728]

I absolutely love everything about this, except your editor might need to go over the subtitles because I'm pretty sure what was supposed to be "Travis' drawing" ended up as "Travis's drug" and as much as I agree that Travis is addicted to drawing large devilish muscular men, I do not believe that was intended

[@falloown_]

I'm pretty sure they used some speech-to-text tech for the subtitles -- I'd love to see them hire some proper subtitler(?)s in the future

[@abj6920]

This was stellar, truly destroyed me

[@NerdicusGoblinski]

"The nasty Daddy long legs wall scuttling crab man " I think is the best

[@c4tp]

This is a good bit. Y'all need to find a way to gamify and shorten it to do it at live shows! Like maybe 1 round, everyone has to suggest a topic, then everyone comes up with 1 or 2 steps of the best topic, then everyone draws

[@ruleofthree99]

i NEEEEEED a drawfee collab where they do the drawings

[@sc4pio484]

this sounds like a character generator with all the different choices

[@GrydyneZe]

I joined max fun because y’all sounded so sad and scared about the numbers lol

[@bradallen852]

How did none of them clock “a pleasure doing pleasure with you”

[@Nono-hk3is]

Let's goooooo

[@autumngomez-tagle8116]

When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom: Transform yourself into a wet person

[@OhGodWhatIsThisAah]

Yussss

[@DrCheddarBaptisteAlligator9]

The first 8 of these are just how to be Batman in a fun t-shirt