They are not picking up on my vibes at ALL (Codenames)

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Chib: / chiblee
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Apollo: / dumbdog
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[@ysqure3]

We mock NL's spymaster skills but "Flavor, 2" when the assassin was "Taste" is amazing.

[@l_..l.l.__l..l8833]

NL isn't forgetting to read all the cards though, he's just making really tenuous links which nobody apart from him would get

[@ryates]

@@l_..l.l.__l..l8833When you eat 10 American hot dogs and don’t know if you’ll keep them down: Tenuous Links

[@idsappples]

northernlion choosing the most complicated word that his teamates don’t understand Send him to the abbatoir

[@oatmonster]

Palisade tier clue

[@iconica9516]

i think he tries to used advanced words that both work when they get them and then make them focus on vibes when they dont

[@wrongwayscout]

@@iconica9516 yes but he could just use a simple word that they always get

[@burntowl2594]

haemomancah

[@G00N3R7883]

With bank & stock on the board, my first thought was "finance".

[@kornelparoczai1763]

Chiblee's dialogue option joke was insanely funny

[@De_La_Evo]

"Abattoir" and now "Kirkland" instant classics for NL.

[@juice17776]

NL giving Kirkland to two people who never go to Costco is insane. Does he think everyone just knows what he knows?? 😭

[@MagiSwag]

Yes, he does

[@avril13th]

considering the amount of extremely obscure pop culture references i've had to look up because he never explains them in any way, yes, he does

[@phnxsu]

​what the hell is kirkland is that a theme park for metallica's lead guitarist

[@BikoFactory]

A- Costco doesn't sell polish dogs anymore in the US, where Justin lives B- it's insane to have your clue make sense with a combination of cards (like POLISH + DOG) the number of combinations is infinite and the guessers can't be expected to think of those C- Costco is primarily a grocery store, it makes much more sense to pick grocery items such as stock, ham, or biscuits Overall the worst clue he's ever given, chib and Justin were doomed to fail.

[@mlahut]

KIELBASA was the correct clue word to indicate "polish" and "dog". That exists in places other than Costco as well.

[@None-lx8kj]

"Robin da bank" is quite possibly the worst spymaster clue in the history of History.

[@kornelparoczai1763]

Yeah but your vibes are the same as Bilbo asking Gollum what's in his pocket

[@litapd311]

+2

[@LunyDR]

+2

[@thatpedanticcommenter5847]

So you’re saying he’s sus?

[@johnkapwn]

Out of all actors and shows for Ryan to not know, Greg Davies and Taskmaster are INSANE

[@krisfang5729]

Taskmaster seems like a show Ryan would love lol

[@austinvanderveer213]

Ryan furiously typing when people can't guess his answers is fantastic

[@berhett1312]

VAULT - 3 with the words nl had has to be one of the worst clues of all time. I love it.

[@hyp3ri6n58]

its actually baffling how awful his performance was this episode. generational. like i cant even hate im just in awe because it genuinely feels like it shouldnt be possible

[@marcelly715]

@@hyp3ri6n58 he is literally always sooo bad at spymaster lol. He goes 4D chess mode and its over for his teammates

[@falco451]

LMAO

[@saos_tartar]

NL's unwillingness to just mute when talking to chat while being the spymaster is driving me insane

[@pizzacarl6955]

I dont think he has a mute button for just discord

[@NeoBoneGirl]

@@pizzacarl6955yeah he just figured out how to mute his microphone irl it's gonna take him a while to figure this one out

[@RozKounelakion]

​@@pizzacarl6955he does its delete and he only uses it accidentally from what I've seen

[@Pedun42]

Roz is right, it's delete.

[@KevinAccetta]

He didn't talk to chat in this video tho..?

[@jcp1296]

NL not knowing taskmaster is absolutely shocking to me for some reason

[@SapkaliAkif]

Yeah, I'm surprised he does not know about it. He would be a Wozniak stan.

[@Beale_]

Im shocked they didn't guess crab on the "king" hint

[@RozKounelakion]

Crab came to my mind also but I have no idea why. Can you explain to me why crab and King are related in my brain kind sir?

[@stevecool4287]

@@RozKounelakion King Crab is one of, if not the, most commonly caught and eaten types of crab

[@RozKounelakion]

@@stevecool4287 damn thank you I legit had no idea lol

[@itslilac5806]

OMG YOUR PROFILE PICTURE HAHAHA

[@klempaj1140]

NL has some absolute bangers like Articuno 2, but all around, he is just the worst spymaster lmao

[@stormRed]

You're forgetting armor 4

[@pruwyben]

13:53 - "We're on the same level." 14:02 "What... are you talking about?" 🤣

[@kornelparoczai1763]

This man knows everything about movies and TV shows but only if they're from North America. Like how do you not know Taskmaster and Greg Davies, but know 17 Paul Giamatti movies?

[@petermaximoff4598]

Yeah Clearly, I mean how wide spread in popularity is Taskmaster? Is a Japanese person gonna know about it or a Persian? Like can't really get that bent outa shape he doesn't know about a british show lol

[@LittleMissSyreid]

As a Brit who literally watched an episode of Taskmaster with her dinner - hearing them all talk about Greg Davies was a wild trip 😂

[@taylor3950]

Oooo thanks for the suggestion for dinner entertainment. I’m so glad they put them on yt so the non-brits can watch

[@Jeff-yz1wx]

@@taylor3950 the season with Rhod Gilbert and James Acaster is the best *by far*

[@peanutbuttercracker1]

@@Jeff-yz1wx Hard agree but the others are great too of course

[@oshada]

It keeps getting better and better too, unbelievable for a show in series 17 (+numerous specials ofc)

[@JD2jr.]

@@taylor3950 It's fantastic, and the NZ and AUS ones are good too. Avoid the US one, they tried to change up the format and it was just awful. If you speak any other languages, there are some norwegian/Dutch ones, a quebec one, and I think a few spanish/portuguese ones.

[@handoverthestromboli6715]

why is chib-NL so good bad at this game together

[@josephs9303]

Jesse pinkman and walter white tier duo

[@Kakodoyo111]

This is some Birdie Box level of shenanigans, if you know you know

[@lukaspip10]

I wish I didn't... I really wish I didn't...

[@comatthew6]

Robin da bank ICANT

[@Renegade322]

the way they interpreted lost was mindblowing to me

[@LaserStorm117]

"C18: from French, from Italian salone, augmented form of sala hall, of Germanic origin; compare Old English sele hall, Old High German sal, Old Norse salr hall CULTURAL DEFINITIONS FOR SALON: A periodic gathering of persons noted in literature, philosophy, the fine arts, or similar areas, held at one person's home. Salons thrived in the Enlightenment." My, shit has changed.

[@CloonieKing]

I need a director's commentry of this where he explains every clue because wtf

[@mangobonni6828]

Codenames my beloved

[@ahmadburhanhabibi]

I just played this but the board game version irl last week, was a good fun. cool to see NL playing here.

[@stormRed]

This game is so fun to watch every time

[@FranXiT]

There is no way bro actually said "Robin the bank"

[@queenofshebapodcast5419]

codenames is one of my favs

[@mooncrime4998]

Here's my attempt at NL's last game: Invest 2 (Bank, Stock) Animal 2 (Dog, Robin, chance they pick Unicorn but you have to hope they pick real animals first) Grain 2 (Mill, Salt (as in grain mill and grain of salt)) Warsaw 1 (I'm sorry, I don't know the Polish anthem) Ballad 1 (This is banking on slow and steady being an effective strategy) Interested in other people's thoughts on this

[@jacobstraut5601]

Even coulda done Pepper 2 for salt and mill, especially once ham was off the board.

[@conradshockley4936]

No spoilers: Lots of people don’t like the second game. But me, and everyone in my circle, adore it. It is one of the most spectacular works of art I have ever seen, and I personally like it better than the first game

[@punkrockllama]

Chib giving clean when both lemon and spot were the other teams cards is wild

[@gray007nl]

If I say clean and you pick lemon I'm going to be mad.

[@punkrockllama]

@@gray007nl do you not clean anything? Lemon is an extremely common scent for cleaning products. For some products you have to go out of your way to not get lemon scent.

[@HarryCrackz]

@@punkrockllama lemon is also commonly used for cleaning certain things like bbqs

[@TheSqueakyMoose]

Coheed reference in the first 2 minutes, lets goooooo!

[@luker.6967]

Oh man the end was so good 😂

[@AlexComanM]

I have been listening to all these episodes of Codenames while I work.. I have NO IDEA what this game is about xD love the banter tho

[@sonoskay]

Kirkland clue has me so tilted Sausage would have worked better and gotten the same words.

[@5minprod]

I'm trying so hard to commit to memory Justin vs Kory's voices

[@alexanderkonczal3908]

chill and jovial (Justin) vs biting and incredulous (Kory)

[@connorsmith75]

Is tofu creamy? Like where does it land on the creamy scale?

[@peanutbuttercracker1]

Pretty damn creamy I'd say

[@jaspermooren5883]

I was like I'd do King 3, 2 seconds later, King 3 is played.

[@Mathmachine]

Nothing confirms NL is a Boomer quite like him failing the vibe check.

[@ryceborzym1402]

He really didn’t go “Invest 3” for bank, stock, and robin?

[@bilboswaggings]

What the hell is kirkland... just crypto 4 Dog (doge coin), bank, Robin (for the robin hood app) and stock

[@hazmat7242]

MALF is who NL's clue brain thinks he is

[@thermogimp]

NL is too Costco-pilled...

[@TheDjhardjump]

This is my first comment on any social media that I'm not going to delete tomorrow. Love ya nl. Thanks for being you and sharing part of you online for our entertainment.

[@hinapuff]

robin da bank, what a blessing

[@HelloTygr]

Anyone who says NZ Taskmaster is better than the original should be institutionalized. That’s an insane take.

[@JD2jr.]

Are you Bri'ish? Cuz I think the big difference is the UK version relies too heavily on UK-specific things (every episode mentions a satsuma or an aubergine, whatever tf those are), whereas NZ knows it needs broader appeal. I also think the "pick on the assistant" bit is better in the NZ version; it feels more like a friend group having one person to pick on rather than a cartoonishly weird character the script needs to make fun of.

[@HelloTygr]

@@JD2jr. I’m Canadian, and it took exactly once being confused about what a ‘satsuma’ is then I learned and now I’m not confused. I don’t really care about those bits anyway; sometimes they’re funny and sometimes they’re time-fillers. I’m fine with that because the main part of the show is the tasks themselves and the banter afterward, which is where the NZ version falls far behind in comparison. I watched the first season and a couple episodes of the second hoping they would learn and improve but they didn’t imo.

[@drewc0517]

Bro the first round had me pissed. Malf wrote king and they didnt even think about clicking crab? On top of getting the freebee with pitch and pitcher. And chib and justin kept talking about the right answers and then clicking the wrong ones in the end 🤯

[@BC-yl3qb]

Saddle... armour... okay

[@rangertato]

my guys dont understand how to play codenames

[@_Kroaken_]

Lol the spy master sabotage

[@_Kroaken_]

Are there no timers?

[@aciidratt262]

I love this video so much

[@manuper11]

40:30 is he talking about bananirou??

[@Ceighk]

The way some guys talk about clubs (and even bars!) like they're a fabled far off land from which they've only heard tell is so baffling to me. Is it an American thing? By the time you'd legally get in you've aged out of the demographic to most enjoy it?

[@peanutbuttercracker1]

I think it's just because they're gamers

[@dakotashelton2722]

polish sausage is not an only canada thing. They have it all over the us.

[@longhornsforeva]

Vault when scales is the assassin is an all-time bad hint

[@444milk]

robin was for robinhood not robin the bank

[@myspicyclips6402]

need a turn timer tbh

[@ryceborzym1402]

What does the black box do?

[@Qyubij]

kill

[@peanutbuttercracker1]

47:22 Chibki Minaj

[@nobodyspecial7895]

Bermuda? But... LOST was filmed in Hawaii and the plane crashed in the pacific XD.

[@JD2jr.]

Bermuda triangle physics.

[@Schelly]

c'mon man...

[@triq4250]

I didn't watch the old videos how the fuck does this game work

[@Qyubij]

you give a clue that relates to carde on the board, trying to get your teammates to guess the cards of your colour. First team to get all their cards win. Black card means other team wj s

[@samuelpenich3897]

What the hell is going on

[@TheSandvichTrials]

Codies pog

[@MekiGushki]

They should bring back gartic phone

[@AdThe1st]

Eden, Russia, Bridge - Chelsea 3 ez

[@slothxing]

his thumb is so long

[@demujo]

these guys acting like you cant bring earpro to a club 😂 good dancing clubs will sell earplugs and if you know the dj is gonna hit its 100% worth also dancing is better without booze imo, you dont burn out nearly as quickly

[@FourOneNineOneFourOne]

Guess who's back, SAP is back, tell a friend.

[@teethering]

when did these guys turn 80? complaining about music being too loud in bars and how expensive meals are at restaurants.

[@ThePandaSupreme]

Lol yaaaaa pretty funny

[@potatoonastick2239]

Idk they've always been 80 to me, part of the experience

[@pente12]

first stream?

[@KevinAccetta]

They're not wrong tho

[@jpak32]

At 33:35 ya MALF is pretty good at being the spymaster but here he absolutely threw. How you going to choose taste over chocolate and cherry, things that are actual flavors?

[@aldogga3320]

Nah thats a pretty rubbish clue tbh. Shouldn't give a clue that could be easily confesed with the black card like that.

[@jpak32]

​@@aldogga3320 But taste isn't a flavor! Are you telling me that in that situation that's your number one pick? And more importantly what's better way to describe those two words with no chance someone like MALF is going to bend over backwards to justify picking taste?

[@aldogga3320]

@@jpak32 Taste is a synonym of flavour. Point is your shouldn't choose any word similar to the black card, and the clue was literally a synonym of it lol. That's just sloppy. And you don't need to necessarily link chocolate and cherry together - could be done with different clues.

[@jpak32]

@@aldogga3320 Honestly now I'm seeing what you mean. You could like link cherry to fruit or chocolate to tree or something like that. I concede that flavor was not the best guess on that but you gotta admit chocolate and cherry are types of flavors so if I was playing I would have went with that but I see your point.

[@natebobdog23]

@@jpak32 or you could just say sundae to link chocolate and cherry. flavor definitely implies that taste should be 1 of them, it was an awful clue

[@mullinz305]

I really hate the one guy's fake laugh.

[@Elel765]

Wow this was extremely boring to listen to much less watch. These dudes are boring af

[@Qyubij]

-2, lmao just don't watch it, I don't see the problem