What is a perfect evening?

[@Talon323]

The time between the afternoon and night. That is the perfect evening.

[@JohnMiller-zr8pl]

Ha...ha...ha

[@wesselstienstra7020]

Q217 with Lindybeige: Q217: *question* Lindy: "The question is wrong" Every damn episode

[@slendy9600]

Wessel Stienstra tis true but im also a very nitpicky person so i always end up not liking the question either (usually for a different reason)

[@wobblysauce]

All up for interpritations.

[@SnakeMan448]

Interpretation adds discussion. Plus, some of the questions are simplistic or flawed.

[@varvarith3090]

Cuz they are.

[@milixer1]

He is over thinking some of these questions.

[@jwoodswce]

Easy question for me. Spending time with my granddaughter, daughter, and son-in-law; as she is growing so fast, every time is an exciting adventure of my granddaughter's maturation.

[@Beremor]

Awh, that's adorable. :) I wish you all the best! Hope your family keeps in touch!

[@jwoodswce]

Thank you, in the almost 2 years since she was born, I have seen her every week, including the day that she was born. My daughter will be producing my second granddaughter early in the new year and I am so happy. I know and embrace that my role of grandfather is to remind my daughter and son to embrace the joy of every moment because it passes too quickly into the next moment.

[@CrackingPearPrd]

Lloyd's perfect evening: non-stop pedantry from dusk 'til dawn.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

And a partridge in a pear tree.

[@tummywubs5071]

Q14. Will lindy stop critiquing the bloody book? Nah.

[@lindybeige]

Nah.

[@romulusnuma116]

Tummywubs let's hope not

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

_Nah._

[@collidodal]

Crying alone in my house, while eating cold spaghetti from a can.

[@romulusnuma116]

Jadankable the dream

[@balemaryela]

Jadankable You can get spaghetti in a can??

[@collidodal]

balemaryela You can, but you really don't want to.

[@CatBahptista]

balemaryela 'Murica.

[@the1exnay]

Jadankable i think i really want to

[@glathir1168]

A perfect evening: when you come home from your final school exam and realise that you'll never have to sit one again (until next year when you go to uni, but that's besides the point).

[@Blunderbussy]

Glarthir? I thought a perfect evening would be masturbating in the shadows while watching Bernadette Peneles, and then getting torn asunder by the Hero of Kvatch

[@slendy9600]

^ underrated thread ^

[@KnottingKnots]

Anybody know what county Lindybeige is from?

[@nyme1372]

Johnny Debt england

[@KnottingKnots]

Yes I know that, the question was COUNTY ;-)

[@ianbirge8269]

Johnny Debt England is my county.

[@raptokvortex]

My impression was somewhere like Durham or around Newcastle, though I'm not certain.

[@TheHuntsman42]

newcastle. hes mentioned a few times over the years

[@weerdo_6216]

I just noticed something. Its pretty nice and well done that lindy almost never has cuts in his editing in contrast with a lot of other popular youtube channels where they add a cut every 5 seconds or so. I very apreciate it.

[@DaveScurlock]

Just took up Lindey Hop with my wife. Also joined my local gaming group to play DND. Perfect evenings = when you know you've put yourself out there and feel like you've really achieved something

[@chaplain_anat7402]

In many ways this is my favourite video by my fellow Countryman. It feels real, so real. He considers and debates his own desires, fantasies, and faults and creates something he (presumably) isn't ashamed of. I love that more than any flash game or video.

[@Froschritter]

@Lindybeige I would love to see an episode where you talk about the medieval haushold, what personal items people had (mirrors/cutlery/combs?), what common materials or spices they used, how much oil/wax/honey or other natural materials did they use. I hope I'm not the only one interested in such a video.

[@Wetcorps]

You know it's a bad question when it leaves Lindy unrambly.

[@hohenheim1403]

I rly like these kind of videos. Perfect evening would be ...I can sleep as long as I want the next day or even the day after tomorrow, a few but good friends, few but good alcohol maybe and some certain part of attention-dragging...stuff. A good film...you know

[@Jader7777]

Lindybeige shows his neuroticism with these questions. Like the book is abstracting out an absolute objective evening.

[@patricks5749]

Our videos always put a smile on my face

[@MartinAhlman]

There's always the ultimate party here in Sweden: Fermented herring, and the rest solves itself! Surströmming for life!

[@brucestein988]

Alone, quiet, a comfortable chair with an ottoman on which I can put my legs up, an absorbing book to read, and a glass of good bourbon to drink.

[@johnmcmanus7809]

A perfect evening maybe paintballing in tanks with lindybiege.

[@Grymbaldknight]

It's also true that a lot of pleasant evening activities are very much mutually-exclusive. For instance, a quiet evening indoors with one's beloved - reading poetry to each other by candlelight while eating a delicious meal - sounds lovely. However, one cannot simultaneously do that and go with friends to drink and watch a play - as lovely as that might also be. It's the paradox of perfection. One might really enjoy ice cream, and one might really enjoy roast pork. However, the two things combined would create something dreadful. As such, it's impossible to create a single perfect anything without ruining its comprising elements. I think this is a good thing, though, as it means one can always enjoy oneself without specific past-times losing their charm.

[@RandyKalff]

A beer and a bearded Brit on the screen would be a good start.

[@somebodyhelplease]

I'd love to see more stuff about how ridiculous the popular image of the ninja is or maybe stuff about what they ACTUALLY did. Anyway I love your videos. Keep it up!

[@SouthpawDavey]

Great thoughts sir.

[@Traderjoe]

A few years ago I was invited to a coworkers wedding and my wife and I were seated with people we did not know and I knew virtually nobody at the wedding and it remains the best wedding I have ever been to, because the people we met were completely unknown to us and there was no pretense and no expectations and we danced and did things we never would have done at a wedding party of people we are related to.

[@wayneking6772]

Can't imagine a party with lindy couldn't imagine wacking on Grand master flash to WHITE LINES

[@llywyllngryffyn8053]

A 'Perfect' Evening or rather anything that is 'Perfect' is something that is well and finally done. Not necessarily something that can not be improved. Perfect means thoroughly done and complete, e.g. without flaw. Just because you can always thing of a 'better' evening, doesn't mean you couldn't describe what one perfect evening should be. Or could be.

[@moondawg9740]

Give yourself a night on the town Lindy😉

[@themaximus144]

A perfect evening is an evening in which I am not dead. All the evenings after I die will be imperfect (from my perspective).

[@GoranXII]

Impossible to say, because it really depends on how I've been feeling during the day.

[@aleidius192]

Maybe he could rephrase the question as "what might constitute an excellent evening?".

[@Rascythe]

'Ello Lloyd, I'd love to see a video (or perhaps a few) of your take on the Battle of the Blackwater from Game of Thrones.

[@Rabijeel]

First Minute what he says is right for me. So, as there is no "maximum" I go for the "Minimum", as "Luck" or "beeing Lucky" is the same philosophical thing as "beeing free" or "freedom". It is just a matter of personal feeling and attitude rather than "outside influences". So, a "perfect evening" can be many things, but for me it is mostly consisting of good Food, good Drinks and nice People plus no pressing Worrys about the personal Future and nothing that pisses me off.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Whatever the perfect evening is, plus bacon and chocolate.

[@ScientiaFilms]

I get annoyed that people don't use the correct way of "perfect" meaning the absolute best

[@Keurosaur]

The other problem with this question is that the answer will constantly change depending on when you ask it: Sometimes a perfect evening would be a night out on the town with friends, in high spirit and making merry with gusto. Sometimes it would be a calm walk in the woods, enjoying the peace and birdsong, perhaps watching the sun go down. Sometimes the perfect evening would be just a quiet night in, with a good dinner, a cup of tea and a good episode of your favourite television show. None of these are more 'perfect' than the other.

[@John_14v6]

The perfect evening: Sitting at home watching a Lindybeige video... Nah. I just said that to get likes XD

[@Sor9ry426]

I'd have a wank and go to bed early. But then again, what is the perfect wank?

[@Mantis47]

You'd have to watch that video A LOT of times to spend an entire evening doing that.

[@caninecarp6022]

Perfection is unattainable.

[@beliasphyre3497]

It might not be perfect, but a good evening starts at Cafe Rio. A black bean vegetarian burrito with all the fixings, enchilada style, and a large Dr Pepper to wash it down. Then, to a park to feed the ducks until dusk. I've gotten to know them, and their individual personalities. Once it's dark, to the cinema for the latest blockbuster. Smuggle in some gas station candy and popcorn. And lastly, to a little pizzeria I know that's open all night, and has free WiFi, to discuss the movie. Then, at home, some rough pegging, and reverse missionary.

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

I could imagine you sending someone a birthday card or buying someone something for Valentines "However lovely you are you could always be lovelier, why not try improve yourself?" xD

[@JBTheMighty]

Going around the Maginot Line

[@PsychoticLeprachaun]

All a man really needs is a couple of beers, some good food and a good nut

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

I read "Bears" That led to a much different interpretation of your comment.

[@jigilo4853]

Do more Tank/Cavalry & Infantry videos please

[@raphaello5898]

if you smoke good ,eat good ,drink good ,fuck good.that's already enough.

[@hoosierhiver]

I can't believe he made no mention of tanks..

[@baronvonbeans9887]

A lindy video with ads!

[@slendy9600]

Another problem with this question is that it doesnt account for the fact that what people want to do with their time depends heavily on their mood. One night I might love to have a long intelligent conversation with a close friend but then tomorrow I may want nothing more than to be completely and totally alone in relative silence. The perfect evening doesnt exist.

[@richardbowes6897]

I recall you had an Adam Adamant character at one time..... still going? You had many Irons in the fire once.

[@silver4831]

No work the next day.

[@jonathanenck3814]

I couldn't stop laughing as you answered Lloyd. It reminds me of the short, satirical series the BBC ran about being English (I'm afraid I've forgotten the actual series title). You are quite unable to simply enjoy the evening. I do understand the conundrum you've proposed, and yes the question is lazy and vague to a point of near uselessness. However, while I may have objected to the question when tackling these, particularly if attempting to entertain the teeming masses of your audience, I would have proposed that my "perfect" evening is much the same as you suggested. Friends and/or companions, a show or entertainment, a good meal and so on. Of course this question, and your disapproval of it, does open the way for a discussion of what constitutes perfection in the mortal realm. I also think this ends up being the provenance of those of us with particular levels of intellect. I'm certain we both know of those who would say a perfect evening means going out with friends, having a good drink, dancing to some music and perhaps some intimacy, and for them that is the entire answer to the question. Those who are inclined to not only to exist but leave room for introspection soon come up with the objections you have that this world is too broken to actually allow for a "perfect" night. To provide an unsolicited answer of my own: An evening with friends where we can experience something together and have a good conversation. Some of it will be planned, for it is rare that my friends and I spontaneously get together, but where the night and conversation lead is dependent on what is happening in the moment. In fact, my favorite nights are when I'm so caught up in the moment that the connection to the part of me that constantly observes what I'm experiencing to see if it's enough is hampered and I am more fully present in the experience.

[@HenryLahman]

I much prefer the date variant (what's your idea of a perfect date) (because the answer is obviously April 25th [Because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.])

[@SpltInfinity]

This is the most English video I've ever seen

[@bluesrocker91]

I just go down the pub...

[@01ZombieMoses10]

Tell me, what's your idea of a perfect Sunday? On a more serious note, despite the obligatory deconstruction of the question, Lindybeige ultimately does not disappoint. Bravo.

[@nedyarbnexus9460]

uhhhhh, one where the FED is Audited.

[@kedrak90]

Would landing on Mars be beatable?

[@slendy9600]

Shardar 1 landing on one of alpha centauri's planets?

[@kedrak90]

slendy9600 I don't think that being woken up from cryosleep would be a pleasant experience. Having a damaged brain from the procedure would pretty much eliminate the possibility of a perfect evening.

[@the1exnay]

Suddenly quantum tunnelling (it's possible though ridiculous unlikely) to a planet filled with super hot and horny-for-human aliens

[@oscarcoco1605]

Medium rare steak, 18 year old scotch and a hot tinder hookup.

[@GuitarsRockForever]

There isn't perfect evening. Not even if you could become a god.

[@InternetMameluq]

I don't know why, but I'm just so not into this video series. I thought maybe I should point that out... don't get me wrong, if you enjoy them you should keep on going, but I just thought I'd put that out there.... Also I just checked the other videos in this series; it seems they're getting lower view counts than other ones. Just a comment. DOn't take this for gospel.

[@skogstjuven]

Wank and Smoke . then som total war warhammer 2 .

[@captinobvious4705]

To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

You must be Austrian!

[@MrMonkeybat]

Or Mongolian. Or like me because that is just what I was about to write.

[@tumbleman5681]

he gets it

[@bfnvalley]

It's not women it's WAHMEN

[@heretyk_1337]

Led`s duu eet nau!!!

[@baronvonbeans9887]

My perfect evening? It would start with my afternoon prayers at ny katana altar, then I would polish my perfect german kit, then I would finish it with my nightly internet patrol to make sure no one's besmirching the Spandau's good name

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

The MG34 and the MG42 are all the same weapon, really.

[@duffey9239]

lazy asfuch Oh dear

[@CarrotConsumer]

Bren gun is better

[@baronvonbeans9887]

Alany Walany *S H P A N D O W*

[@matsv201]

ISn´t it fun how you always meet the prefect women right after you win the lottery?

[@toprak3479]

Yeah I even found out I had a missing son it's crazy

[@pyrphoros8739]

1:20 "Most off my evenings i end up sitting in front of a computer trying to edit videos." Lindybeige editing videos: >"This is the beginning: start here!" >"This is me talking." >"Still talking" >"Still talking" >"End of talking: cut here." >"Oh its done" (I am aware editing videos is lots off work but since Lindybeiges are unique for the lack off cuts i had to comment on it)

[@slendy9600]

Pyrphoros its possible Lindy talks even more than we realise and he just makes legendarily subtle cuts :P

[@franzluggin398]

You forgot: >"High heavens, this guy is _still_ talking?!"

[@laszu7137]

Yeah. The mid-sentence cuts of teenage vloggers are the worst cancer that has ever been spawned to this world.

[@ericstoverink6579]

I can actually see him making a video with that exact script.

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

He did say he has to edit out background noise and all that, pictures that are free, etc… still I agree it shouldn’t be that much work

[@baivesan]

There is no perfect, there is good enough.

[@mattmarks7572]

I think so, its the best we can hope for.

[@malnoch3520]

My favourite thing about this series is Lloyd explaining why the question is stupid before he answers.

[@sibanbgd100]

A. L. Wrong

[@Kahgro]

3:27 MY FUCKING EARS

[@lindybeige]

Sounds fine on my equip, and the meters in the editing equipment are fine with it too. Odd. I keep getting complaints that things are too loud or too soft.

[@paytonjeffery6772]

Kahgro I

[@nonenope886]

Kahgro he’s starring into your soul just before he betrays you

[@jerotoro2021]

It has to to with volume normalizers, especially if you use one on your computer and another on your audio device, for example... they tone down certain frequencies, such as Lindy's voice... and then suddenly a completely new set of frequencies comes on un-normalized, and it's considerably louder as a result. It's not the video that's the problem, it's the audio filtering stuff you have running.

[@highdefinitionapollo2189]

A perfect evening: A drink in one hand, a fair Irish lady in the the other, and a Dothraki horde on an open field.

[@juffrouwjo]

Could be better though. Two drinks, two Irish ladies and 2 Dothraki hordes! Also, something to eat.

[@IPostSwords]

BRING ME THE MEME STRETCHER

[@highdefinitionapollo2189]

Defronnie Gingers are beautiful!

[@johnjaeger2257]

Defronnie Irish women are great. A bit crazy, but in a charming way

[@eddgrs9193]

A tequila sunrise in one hand, 20 hot ladies in bikinis on your yacht, next to your private island , in the Caribbean, and a pet dragon ! ..that would be the START of a perfect evening.

[@mr.fabulousmegardev6256]

the outro's still a tad bit too loud compared to the rest of the vid. Great video, anyway!

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

"Tad bit" is a grammatical tautology.

[@mr.fabulousmegardev6256]

Thank you ever-so-much, grammar angel. Thou may fly away now.

[@mr.fabulousmegardev6256]

shhhhhh, this is how thou makes angels turn into demons, dearie. 'twas best left ignored so that the dear may take flight, rather than feed them with the trollbait called negativity.

[@Yotanido]

Derpimus Maximus: It is indeed a tautology! There is nothing wrong with using tautologies, though. They might seem redundant, but emphasize the point he is making. Or in this case, downplay the actual issue. The outro is indeed a "tad bit" too loud... Let's also not forget that "tad bit" is actually set phrase. You could use either of them on their own, but it is not rare to use both.

[@Dasqal]

Mr. Fabulous, the gardevoir Don't worry sir, "Tad bit" is an accepted phrase.

[@brianyoung3324]

0:30 yes, but what if you find a woman who's interested in tanks?

[@jimbob3332]

A perfect evening would be one where the pain stops

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

rip

[@juffrouwjo]

Glass bottle of coke (can't get any better), no company (can't get better), sleeping snoring farting dog by fire (can't get any better), access to all of British comedy (can't get any better), thunderstorm outside (can't get any better) while living in a little old cottage in the middle of the woods (can' get any better). That is about it. Can't get any better. That or that evening when I was wearing a WAAF uniform at the airfield where Glenn Miller took off from before he vanished, listening to 1940s music while dancing with handsome men and being surrounded by chaps wearing RAF uniforms. That was a rather spiffy evening as well.

[@slendy9600]

1940s jazz is pretty 👌

[@momotheelder7124]

why is coke better in a glass bottle? is it just the tactile feel of it or what?

[@juffrouwjo]

Good question, I think it is a combination of look, feel and nostalgia but also because glass stays colder longer (and thus so does your drink) but I think the effect of plastic or glass on the taste of your drink also has some influence.

[@portsouth]

A candle lit dinner, in the dining room, with Colonel Mustard

[@zarryc1687]

Can I just say that you're a really great man, Lindy.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

He's even greater in bed.

[@johnjaeger2257]

Jazza Beardedbjorn .... yep....

[@nickhighland799]

An intellectual, a gentleman and a character.

[@g00171227]

Jazza Beardedbjorn can confirm,

[@grumblebuggyspergamatron6466]

Nonstop rain, warm woman, muted tv for light, absolutely no visitors, phone calls, or text messages. Maybe a bit of craft as a nightcap. Other things might be fun or satisfying, nothing else is quite THAT fun to me though.

[@SteveWhipp]

Yeah, this is a very silly question. Stipulating that "perfect" means "a very nice time" then I could only answer with "It depends". Too many factors and too many actual answers.

[@SirDrFish]

Do you have a podcast? You need a podcast.

[@the1exnay]

His channel is his podcast. The only difference would be being unable to see him play around with swords and armour whilst he talks about them

[@korstmahler]

I'm reminded of that reporter in Hot Fuzz whose leading question is always; "What is your perfect Sunday?"

[@beardedbjorn5520]

What do you mean Someone's been decaffeinated?

[@weltgeist2604]

OI M8 U GOT A LICENSE FUR THAT BUTTER NIFE?

[@TheOneLichemperor]

Damn, you beat me to it...

[@MalloonTarka]

Korstmahler "I'll handle the press, sergeant. Now, my perfect Sunday..."

[@lucasart328]

Perfect evening is when no one calls you out for anything. If you're introvert that is

[@Yplonario]

Would also be nice of someone to acknowledge you exist though by shooting you a message. But im being nitpicky, being all empty and alone is great hahaaa...

[@SamFreelancePolice]

+Yplon r/sadcringe

[@Dantick09]

Hahaha nailed it

[@nonenope886]

Danny-Elite no if your an introvert it’s a significant other with a movie on a bed it’s great

[@jahn3101]

Danny-Elite hahaha dude right friends suck you don't need them if you are Stronk Independ Introvert

[@Eliza.--.]

A note to Lindy: You may want to check on your Lloydian Aspects guestbook. It seems to have been overrun by spam, and it's a bit sad to see it so contaminated.

[@doug6500]

A perfect evening would consist of crushing my enemies, seeing them driven before me and hearing the lamentation of the women. That is a good evening.

[@HumanRights4Everyone]

Perfect Evening: Become Omnipotent the moment the evening started. Not sure an evening could logically get better than that.

[@montanus777]

being on heroin - taking more wouldn't make it better.

[@lfteri]

montanus777 or maybe not. Potentially it could take you to after life sooner, and that might just be paradise, or nothingness. Idk i haven't tried it

[@Papperlapappmaul]

Afterlife is an oxymoron. You can either exist or not exist.

[@pointlessgimmickyusername9196]

? You know heroin feels intensely good, right? Once you're below the "more will kill you" threshhold, more=better with heroin, to a greater extent than most drugs.

[@montanus777]

yeah, i know it feels good. but it (usually) doesn't make you so weak-willed, that you don't realize, that more isn't going to be 'better'.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

It would, but just for a little while

[@3er24t4g1]

Napalm...Enough has been said

[@kevinjameswhite]

What is a perfect evening? One spent with me

[@mattattack6717]

Do a vid about volley fire 🇬🇧

[@sbeckett91]

Lloyd spends 10% answering the questions and 90% critiquing the questions.

[@screwthishi5thing]

no new video for a bit :(

[@gabrielpazos8404]

So, do not expect anything at all in life and you will be happy with whatever it comes? Something similar stoicism used to propose. My father told me once his secret to happiness. He was a numbers man and he said: Happiness is an equation. This one: Expectations=Achievements. Can you make your expectations so accurate, so "thin" that when reality precisely matches them you will feel pleased? LOL One last question: without any expectations can anything make you feel thrilled for the future? Probably not, but, is that crucial? Sorry about english

[@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522]

Like so he sees. Lindy can you respond with a comment to my comment with ,,England is my city" so i will change my comment to ,,where is lindy from" (i know your British) but to make a good joke can you cooperate with viewers?

[@michaeltongue]

The answer to this it sat on my living room floor eating Chinese talking all night !

[@hcornec]

Today, age is not an excuse for not going to the Theatre, Lindy. You can be medically helped. Don't be ashamed about, this is perfectly normal.

[@Zheeraffa1]

"Now I hardly go to the theatre. Why is that? Well, because *life* gets in the way." I say kill it! Kill it with FIRE! Oh, wait. Not a good idea.

[@alanroberts3013]

My perfect evening? Staying home watching Lindybeige videos.

[@beladan]

To crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women.

[@Noxi8890]

Given your videos generally are a single take, is editing them determining the beginning and the end?

[@davey1602]

You evaded the question I see. Very sneaky, you'd make a great politician ;)

[@SlideRulePirate]

Depends on the preceding afternoon and morning really. But broadly, a time spent with old friends, not really doing anything specific beyond revisiting the old "in jokes" and other micro-cultural reference points. Great days!

[@johnjaeger2257]

A fall night, out in the woods. Beer, a fire, some intelligent and interesting people. A gentle breeze and a good woman. Crickets in the woods, a full moon in the sky.

[@johnjaeger2257]

scockery Fall is great, if you live in the Southlands - as I do. Winter is pretty cool too. Though it's usually just cold, and rainy here. On the rare time it snows and everything shuts down

[@baronvonbeans9887]

Okay it'd just be eating stuff n playing games with someone

[@michaelmilburn911]

Who's also been on a Lindybeige binge? A Lindy binge