When and why do men run away in battle? A proposed scientific experiment.

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[@seancheetham6123]

Lindybeige should make episodes of just him advertising products he's not quite sure what they're used for. This is hilarious.

[@gordonlawrence4749]

I really hope he reads this post as I'd pay money for that.

[@julesLF]

That killed me too ahah !!

[@Pandy-H]

Please do this

[@SNP-1999]

Well it is obvious that Lloyd doesn't practice what he preaches ! 😋

[@asitisrequiredasitisrequir3411]

it't like Ashens but more befudled

[@ChemoshKamos]

Dollar shave club: *Brutally insults Lloyd's appearance* Lloyd: "Yeah, I see your point."

[@Annathroy]

Jesus hahahaha

[@LiamRobinson]

The sheer British-ness of it

[@adrianalexandrov7730]

I bet that it was made up and they just stated that his viewers are probably mostly male and adult, and he himself is well-articulated, so it might work

[@sebione3576]

Pure class.

[@xXxWARvetxXx]

Dollar Shave Club. You will get high quality razors sent to your door. You would be crazy not to have high quality razors sent to your door.

[@j.masonbrown6216]

“You serve as sort of a universal ‘Before’ picture.” Classic roast.

[@joshuafetter3831]

Dollar Shave Club is genius. They somehow got Lloyd to make an ad that is 1/3 of the entire video in length (Yes, you read that right. The add went on for NINE MINUTES) with maximum amount of British snark. Pure Genius

[@Modelstl063]

Joshua Fetter thanks for the heads up

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

@@Modelstl063 It is hilarious to watch though.

[@majortom2405]

Please keep the length of the add to less then 20% of the video, this feels like a really big sellout

[@guiorgy]

@@oftheforest6572 A good skipable add should have a time stamp. This was a bit annoying.

[@NodnarbRS]

One of the best ads I’ve ever seen. Hilarious too!

[@AncientAccounts]

Sponsored by Dollar Shave Club *doesn't shave* absolute madman

[@TheMobiledoll]

There is logic in his madness.

[@oldsoul3539]

He doesn't shave anywhere visible to camera at least.

[@fionafiona1146]

@@TheMobiledoll Logic allows to appreciate his genius.

[@thomasmoore1333]

This video was worth watching just for the commercial.

[@pogio1537]

was I the only one that noticed he neck beard when it was mentioned? (love the content, stay awesome)

[@user-le8zv8hs8x]

"I don't have a daily face" "It's like normal ginger, but with more vowels" "For people whose teeth need a kick" "Panic-enducing Amber" "I will give this a try, but not right now, because I'm in the middle of a video" This is the second video of his and also the most entertaining sponsored segment I've seen in my life.

[@erykczajkowski8226]

"You might have drawn conclusion that I am not an obvious ambasador for a company that sells men's grooming products". "You serve as a warning to the rest of humanity to the possibility of what you may end like if you don't use our products". "Yeah, I actually did see their point". "Primary blade(...), secondary blade (...), tertiary blade(...), special contingency blade (...), emergency backup blade (...), last resort blade!" :D "Hydrating is good of course, because some people have a lot of trouble drinking water and so the only way they can get water into them is to rub it through their skin" "Easy shave butter. I'm a begginer to this sort of thing so I think it's appropriate they sent me easy version" "Just hair shampoo so you don't go all the way down to the scalp, because then something will go horribly wrong" "My goodness, I'm gonna be so hydrated, it's just ... flowing out of me". There are so many hilarious quotes there! :D :D

[@ToddHowes]

I also liked the Mandatory Prep Scrub.

[@DextraVisual]

The Dollar shave club statement: "You serve as a warning" had me in tears.

[@SylversVolpe]

"The emergency backup blade". Somewhere, in the Dollar Shave Club offices, a certain employee just got a raise for signing a sponsorship with Lindy.

[@luxuryvagrant6496]

Or a peppermint kick in the teeth

[@willstevenson4843]

"I know my relationship with my milk man. And, it's not genetic..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@inyourfaceicity5604]

“Your daddy ain't your daddy but your daddy don't know. Oh, be free, …” kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6Wkpnd5gbufjsk

[@michaelmilburn911]

Love a good milkman joke

[@perspectivedetective]

@@michaelmilburn911 The room is full of milkmen, some of whom are very old.

[@goyonman9655]

Epic

[@JoeMama-hh9nq]

He's just super honest about the sponsor and it's kinda funny, I love this man's channel keep it up my dude

[@robotslug]

Lindy's no sell out, but a mans gotta eat!

[@tedarcher9120]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6HaloSCf5WCqLM

[@RandyKalff]

"Life has been so cruel to you that you serve as a warning to our customers" Exactly what you want a company to tell you when they ask to sponsor you.

[@narada6329]

Lindybeige is like the history teacher we have always dreamed of

[@redhammer92]

Mug of gin and all

[@TheWalterKurtz]

I had them.

[@doods_0]

*dreamt

[@NeflewitzInc]

That was the most entertaining dollar shave club ad I've seen.

[@Dudemon-1]

NeflewitzInc -- I've had facial hair for the last 37 years and he's just about got me ordering!

[@vitasartemiev]

I skipped it at first but your comment prompted my to go back and rewatch it. I now understand and deeply regret the error of my ways.

[@NainakaiAyita]

This indeed. x'D

[@thetalantonx]

Likewise, and oddly enough it's the one that convinced me. It was a trainwreck, a total disaster, it was like asking a penguin to describe the subjective experience of flight and the technical specifications of an F-22. But... customer earned.

[@taylorcasale680]

NeflewitzInc honestly I can watch Lindybeige read the phonebook.

[@LachNetSoDumm]

By far the best sponsored video ad / unboxing i've seen so far.

[@spiritualopportunism4585]

Same

[@Tr0gStar]

Agreed

[@gepadat2k10]

I've never had so much fun watching a man who doesn't shave talk about shaving.

[@craigmorgan4338]

Absolutely fucking hilarious I was really interested in the actual video subject until he started bringing out the razors after that I just want more hilarious promotions. Its not even his fault what in the actual fuck was that company thinking they obviously have never actually seen the man he's just smart enough to take their sponsorship 😂😂

[@Dude-00001]

"I don't shave but I do drink milk"

[@trainorace]

This guy knows how to sell

[@Wire_Clot]

nice cream profile pic

[@Dude-00001]

Sonney Smith thanks. You're the first to comment on it.

[@Wire_Clot]

@@Dude-00001 yea not my favourite album but some of their best songs

[@Dude-00001]

Sonney Smith not mine. My favorite is probably Disraeli Gears. But this one makes the best profile picture!

[@laurensa.1803]

Came here for the scientific analysis, stayed here for the Dollar Shave Club sketch. "Don't overdose on water, kids." - Lindybeige, 2019

[@1v966]

That's technically possible

[@Reydriel]

I mean, overconsuming anything is bad for you lol.

[@spazzCAPP]

Chubbyemu has a video examining a case of this actually happening. Very sad, but also very interesting.

[@Cyprian96]

Panic-inducing amber

[@creeperFIN123]

Drinking too much water dilutes your blood and swells the brain or something...

[@hosank]

I can't tell if this is the worst Dollar Shave Club sponsorship or the best...

[@SmaugTheTerrible]

Yes

[@thureintun1687]

Definitely funny 😂

[@gettingsober48]

Super bra - for people with teeth that need a kick

[@clongownian1]

It's very good... not quite Norm McDonald good, but still very good.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

He made an 8-minute commercial-- a 2-minute comic introduction and 6 minutes of product exposure. That's a lot of attention devoted to the products. I would be interested to see DollarShaveClub's response numbers after this video.

[@WillHayes44]

"Hawaiian Ginger, it's like ordinary Ginger just with more vowels." Even the bloody promotion makes fun, stay as you are Lindy.

[@louisekriek2533]

"Hmmm, gin." best start to a video I've ever seen.

[@melvineriksson5001]

A youtuber who can make an advertisement for products I won't use hilarious, is a youtuber to support. Thank you Lloyd, you are spectacular.

[@Spare_Time_G]

Dollar shave club: that is a realistic beard, I mean it is completely convincing

[@michelguevara151]

Lloyd is becoming a dab hand with CGI, I was totally convinced!

[@moosemaimer]

"I understand what shaving is-" Least believable part of that whole spiel

[@gobknobbler3465]

Medieval II total war had the interesting system where surrounded troops would fight to the death unless you gave them an avenue of escape which I think they should bring back

[@blablabubles]

That was great yes.

[@alessandronavone6731]

Rome Total War as well. TWs just got worse and worse over time.

[@guentherhunter]

Although it was inaccurate because units in a press (ie surrounded by melee units) were far less capable of fighting. Cannae is the most dramatic example: 50,000 men armed to the teeth, and as soon as the Carthaginian line inverted and the cavalry hit their rear all those men could do for the next 4 hours was wait to die

[@MiskyWilkshake]

@@guentherhunter That's how the game treats it as well. They fight to the death, but are incredibly ineffective.

[@kint87]

@@OscarDirlwood or maybe because there is no other game that confront real time battles, grand map strategy, economy, religion factors, dipmomacy, multiplayer .... Not even talking about mods

[@whispersinthedark88]

Six blades? Lol I remember back when Saturday night live joked about a 4 blade razor , because back then it seemed crazy. Boy they had no clue how crazy shit was going to get.

[@JamesBond-xx1lv]

Whispers in the dark Pepperidge farms remembers too.

[@mrEofPlanetEarth]

Boom Mandela Effect: it was actually madTV in a segment called razor spichak. Look it up for a laugh.

[@dELTA13579111315]

@that guy, over yonder "Use it for muenster AND your moustache!"

[@BennyAscent]

Lee Evans did a bit on it too.

[@TheZigzagman]

And as long as your beard hair is fine as gossamer silk, you should have no problems with the micrometer thick gap between the blades.

[@spider0804]

Lloyd your ad spot was so disastrous I could not stop watching. So in a sense I guess it worked, well done.

[@wobblysauce]

@To Err is Huma Never hurts to have a redundant L.

[@spider0804]

@To Err is Huma I fixed it just for you.

[@Miata822]

@spider0804 True. I usually skip the ads. Not this one.

[@ethanspearman3842]

​@@wobblysauce How about a third L, just in case the first two don't quite do the job..?

[@yomer355]

To Err is Huma, those Celtic names are quite something.

[@fatedescent2329]

Please do a video on military shaving; the changing military fashions, the whys, the hows, the wherefores etc.

[@bustabenson]

A history of facial hair in the armed forces. It needs to feature some outrageous moustaches.

[@georgeptolemy7260]

Yeah like how mustaches were a requirement in the british army during ww1

[@AgentTasmania]

Mulling Many Magnificent Military Mens' Mustaches over Millennia.

[@THLM-jo2yu]

@@AgentTasmania sponsored by the dollar shave club

[@DreadX10]

Good suggestion! I would be very interested to know whether in the British armed forces there is also a unwritten rule that moustaches are for the army and air-force and if you want one while in the navy, you'd better have a beard with it.

[@TheBlink2104]

Gotta say, I loved your product endorsement in this video. I usually skip these, but this was hilarious. A+ sponsorship

[@nopnopnopnopnopnopnop]

I hated it. Too long

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

Dude shut up that was awful.

[@galacticbob1]

I skipped it at first but after reading some of the comments I'm glad I took the time to go back and watch his ad. Not something I ever expected to say!

[@6022]

The thing that most sways me towards dollar shave club is that they keep sponsoring youtubers to make content for us, even when, like here, the advert is basically five minutes of sarcasm.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Why would a company that sells shaving products hire, as their spokesman, someone who has never met a razor or a comb?

[@davidchristensen6908]

Kevin Byrne he could still shave his cheeks, looks like it. Then we never see his legs or under arms so there is lots of manscaping left he could be needing to shave. Still how can a sponge go wrong singing this guy.

[@David.Reeding]

This is all great, but fun and merriment aside, he (lindybeige) explains that he is what you'll look like if you don't shave.

[@vectorsigma6757]

I believe he explained that in the video...?

[@apropercuppa8612]

I read “sells” as “shells” and though, why would a company bombard shaving products?

[@tamerofhorses2200]

@@davidchristensen6908 They're trying to give a subtle message to Lloyd *wink* *wink*

[@joeyverliesharen]

I've rarely sat through 6 (no, actually 9) minutes of ad time without complaining. This is a wonderful example of how to do ads. (but perhaps not always this long)

[@maddie9602]

I normally fast-forward through native advertising, but this one I watched, even as it took up a substantial chunk of an already-pretty-long video.

[@GoblinWeenog]

Yes! Well done! (now never do it again)

[@crumbum2]

It was almost 10 minutes long......in a 27 min video.

[@harald921]

Men run away after smelling their enemies' panic inducing amber cleanser.

[@KrillLiberator]

Very good.

[@argonaut4063]

The manly smell is not only for the ladies, its also to intimidate your foes!

[@samerm8657]

This is GOLD! 😂

[@JohnSmiffer]

Or wielding a 6 bladed weapon. No man can withstand such sharpness.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

The Sage and Black Powder grenades may have been a factor.

[@YouPlague]

Before: Someone at the Dollar Shave Club must be really stupid. After: Someone at the Dollar Shave Club must be really clever!

[@kevinmalin8372]

Plague nice joke plaguix

[@TheChabowski]

The Dollar Shave Club ad could be a standalone video. Good craic.

[@bdf2718]

I wonder if Dollar Shave Club expected him to do something like that or if somebody within the company just got fired. If they were expecting it, then I'm almost tempted to buy their products because I appreciate their sense of humour. Only almost tempted, though, because I have a far longer beard than Mr Beige does. "That's not a beard. *This* is a beard."

[@TheMaos]

how lindy can make a 6-7min ad interesting beats me

[@Jesse_Dawg]

honestly, his ads are very amusing. He is a great presenter of things

[@-few-fernando11]

If only all KZbin ads could be this good...

[@snakeatwar]

9 minutes actually

[@aaronseet2738]

It's his typical commentary style.

[@OptimalOwl]

I wish more marketing would be built on snark and disdain. "These absolute wankers over at Mobile Games Co are giving me money to present Paytowinia, their latest effort to scam money off of your parents' credit cards. I protested to them that I've too much sense to credibly pose as a customer of theirs, but they said I obviously have just the right amount of free time since I can afford to make videos about tanks and swords and board games, and I had to give them that one. So if you have too much money and not enough self-respect, be sure to click the referral link in the description. I'll be laughing all the way to the bank with my cut."

[@nathanbitgood9015]

I would watch a Lindybeige video that's just him promoting products he doesn't use.

[@alexstone9099]

It's like an adult swim sketch, it was so perfect.

[@Y7X7]

Ahahahaha its my first video, im high, and im laughing so hard.

[@spacesquirrelthemajestic3973]

@@Y7X7 being high just help you get all the jokes... I watch him sober first. Then high, try it it fun

[@3rdGageWar]

Aye! Yes! Let's all write him and post him to do exactly that. Best story was man with perfect hair.

[@JonathanSharman]

If you're into that sort of thing, you might check out Mike Rowe's QVC pitches.

[@krisshanahan3608]

Absolutely love Lindy - if he was a teacher at my school, i wouldn't have missed one single day! He makes you want to learn and pay attention- never thought I'd ever comment on someone teaching! You are fantastic! I wish u were my Dad- or uncle- even happy with annoying cousin- thanks for making things interesting!

[@kc4w]

Lindybeige = before picture Matt Easton = after picture

[@88fibonaccisequence]

The sixth blade is for shaving off 2 inches of height.

[@nathanbrown8680]

It would have been absolutely hilarious if they'd sponsored them to do a joint video where half way through it switched to Matt trying to lip sync Lloyd's voice.

[@collegeoffoliage6776]

This comment

[@rogueviper4471]

Bizarrely the dollar shave club endorsement might be the funniest part of this video. Lloyd love your work keep it up matey.

[@SecretSecretSecretTunnel]

It started funny, then it went too long, then it went TOO LONG and circled back to funny again. A++ would watch again.

[@bensmith4563]

It was funny because it seemed like he was straight up mocking it

[@duchi882]

_"I have only embraced the oldest and noblest of pirate traditions. We must fight, to run away"_ *- Capt. Jack Sparrow*

[@BenPelzer]

After seeing this video it's obvious to me why men run away in battle: they hydrated themselves with panic inducing amber. Duh.

[@the123king]

6:39 "I know my true relationship with my milkman, which is NOT genetic" -Lindybeige, 2019

[@sjiht0019]

One thing to keep in mind is that running away is way worse when you do it alone. If you're alone you are a coward, but if every survivor runs then you are just lucky to be alive.

[@skie6282]

That would need to factor into the fines like the less people who runthe higherthe fine, but have a cap, say there 100 people an a side, if 1 runs ita a max fine, slowly dexreasing to maybe the 15th lerson then its all the same price, so if 15 or more people run its a lower fine, if 2 run they get higher fines

[@ardentlines814]

I’d rather run and be considered a coward than get my damned legs blown off.

[@markb8468]

Well...I think it was General Fulkenheim from WW1 that said That men will stand and die is well known, and counted on by commanders...or something close to that. It's a fact. Like the man says..whole divisions will fight to the last man just as frequently as they will route

[@ericdruid]

@@skie6282 I'd say that the time of running away is important as well. If you run away before the first shot/arrow/whatever is loosed then you get a bigger fine. (How far back in the lines can you edge your way back before you have "run away"?)

[@markb8468]

U dont fight for king and country or some high ideals. U fight for ur mates next to u. When the "swarm of steel" begins...u fight for those there w u. And on the other hand if ur mates flee....u will too

[@lukedogwalker]

I confess I often double tap through the sponsor section, but this time I didn't... and I don't regret it 😂

[@mgc7199]

@Oliver Von arx And here. And my beard is longer!

[@JorgePicco]

OMG this is definitely the future of advertisement. Choose the least "afin" person and let him trash the product with valid criticism.

[@guitarslim56]

They run because it's faster than walking.

[@VioletDeathRei]

Yes but walking out of battle is far more British then running.

[@winstonchurchill624]

jackson kye Yes, but staying is far more Texan.

[@tombkings6279]

Yes, But running is far more Japanese

[@acedamace3501]

@@tombkings6279 Uh. Historically the Japanese are famous for not running. They made it a rite pain in the ash for the us in the Pacific because they would refuse to flee and fight to last. So I'm not really sure how that's accurate

[@tombkings6279]

@@acedamace3501 i think I meant charging sorry

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Either because of Killer rabbits or the French Taunting was just too much.

[@markushaahr9194]

Tadicuslegion78 THIS DESERVES TO BE PINNED!

[@user_name_redacted]

*posh authoritative voice* Run away! Run away!

[@fakecakeghost]

Give me the holy hand grenade

[@GoombaGunk]

Smelly farts

[@LumiKuuro]

Or when the police show up to arrest the commanders.

[@quincallahan6323]

Come for the military science, stay to see Lindy try and process new agey shaving products.

[@TedPoppy]

Ill be honest I skipped half of the advert but heard him say milk and got interested... I have to say that was the best advert I have ever witnessed

[@ethank.6602]

Lindy: promotes shaver Also lindy: doesn't shave Lindy: counts stuff instead

[@jedgarsquink]

[Insert politician] promotes war Also [insert politician] doesn't fight [Insert politician] counts campaign contributions from military profiteers instead

[@trentn1127]

@@jedgarsquink okay now this is epic

[@camronsavell]

Normally I skip through the 'promotions', but this was great. Well done Sir.

[@dominicmarino223]

Hey! Can you do a video addressing the topic of wardogs/war hounds in historical battles? How were they used and why?

[@Prussia1991]

Dogs of War (As in Mercenaries) or Dogs of war (As in Physical Mastiffs, German Shepherds K9 War Dogs)

[@sigma6656]

@@Prussia1991 Canines That would be interesting i think actually.

[@Prussia1991]

@@sigma6656 Methinks Bolth could Be VERY interesting, More so if Lloyd is Direct Behind it.

[@dominicmarino223]

I was thinking more around medieval periods, simply because I’m curious to find out if they were even very popular or if they were effective or not.

[@fraserclark123]

@@dominicmarino223 prince rupert had one in the english civil war - a poodle! People thought it was the devil in fact...

[@greenknight2829]

As a knight in the SCA, and someone who's been doing medieval combat for 35 years, your battle scenario for SCIENCE sounds very fun and would be extremely doablewith the number of fighters we have in the SCA

[@ghosty9649]

"My relationship with the milk man is not genetic!" pure comedy gold.

[@Lykoskia]

"FOR PEOPLE WITH TEETH... THAT NEED A KICK!!" priceless...

[@mist0rX]

9 minute sponsor spot in a video? Thanks, I'll pass.. 9 minute sponsor spot in a video, done by Lindybeige? Sign me right up! ...oh, and the rest of the video was also pretty great (as per usual).

[@sunnyjim1355]

If he does this again I'm unsubbing.

[@rej1960]

@@sunnyjim1355 sign up on his Patreon and he won't have too.....

[@Lanka0Kera]

I tried to skip the ad-break, didn't skip far enough, got curious what he is rambling about and watched most of the ad-break. Dammit Lindy..

[@burakuyan1331]

Lmao the dollar shave club advert in the middle is just golden. I have just rewatched an ad segment in a video rather than skipping it. The brilliance of this man. I'd definitely buy this item for the sake of this advert alone if they delivered where I live. If they didn't go sour after seeing this fit of brilliance that is and congratulated him for how good it is. "The more perceptive of you and I would say the less perceptive of you and I would extend this to those of middling perceptive abilities, may all have drawn the same conclusion which is that I am not an obvious ambassador for a company that sells men's grooming products." "They have favored me cause this, this is no ordinary handle for a razor. No no. This, I see straight away is the executive handle." "You know even the tertiary blade sometimes lets you down." "Hydrating is good of course because some people have a lot of trouble drinking water and so the only way they can get water into them is to rub it through their skin." "I know what cleanser is that just means cleaner but it sounds better." "Hawaiian ginger is like ordinary ginger but with more vovels." "Mystery citrus, I don't know, hope it's grapefruit, that's my favorite. " "Disappearing post shave dew. Are words that I've never seen in that order before. Disappearing? It evaporates? Dew? That's, that's water, right? Post shave? I understand what post shave is." "Easy shave butter. I'm a beginner to this sort of thing so I think it's appropriate that they've sent me the easy version I imagine that others of you will be able to order more advanced shave butter. Butter?" "Superbra! No, I have misread that, it's Superba. Oh it's toothpaste!... And it says peppermint kick. So there you go, Superba, for people with teeth that need a kick." "Here we have hydrating, again. Which is good. Though don't overdose on water kids." "Hair and scalp shampoo... Hair and scalp shampoo? Is that different from normal shampoo? Have I been doing it wrong all these years? Is there such a thing as just scalp shampoo? How do you use that without getting it on your hair? That must be really tricky." "Mandatory prep scrub. So there you go this one is not optional. It's mandatory." "Body cleanser. Which is calming amber and lavender. Calming amber? Is amber even a smell? Does amber smell of a thing. They have quite a wide range of products presumably if you want their panic inducing amber you can get that too." And now I have watched it several more times to get these excerpts. That segment is better than most stand up comedians' entire sets.

[@bashkillszombies]

I would watch ANY advert presented by Lindybeige. He makes things I'd normally skip fun. :D

[@ew3612]

bashpr0mpt I always skip advertisements such as these except when Lindybeige does it.

[@richardb22]

"I know my true relationship with my milkman ...which is not genetic" I had to giggle, Gin!

[@bg674dh7rd]

Maybe you could do a double-blind placebo-controlled experiment with panic-inducing shave butter?

[@raven_of_zoso455]

First of all, you should win a Grammy for your acting! It's brilliant and witty! Second, you could to a degree put this to a test in a military exercise by beforehand informing the soldiers that each one who gets shot must pay an actual fee of £10.000 pounds, if they surrender they only have to pay a £100 pund fine, and all the money collected from this will be shared between the survivors of the winning team.

[@mikeo.4924]

Best promo ever. They should be *paying* LINDYBEIGE for this. (wait, what... that's how it works? Lloyd gets money? oh, jolly good, then, carry on)

[@TESkyrimizer]

The be-ooty of communism

[@georgefilev5619]

Lindybeige , the type of guy that trolls his own sponsor

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

Then again, it was entertaining and now it's stuck in your head and you're considering maybe going to try it for a month or so.

[@georgefilev5619]

@@crusaderofthelowlands3750 Quite right, I really liked his approach. Have been skipping the promotion part in videos for a long time but this time I think he's gotten our attention.

[@DontarrestmePLZ]

@@crusaderofthelowlands3750 Yeah, I need to hydrate.

[@kck-kck879]

" I am NOT an obvious ambassador for a company that sells men's grooming products."

[@goyonman9655]

Epic

[@ryanalytic]

This was most assuredly the most hilarious in-video sponsor plug I've ever seen!

[@HatfieldCW]

13:22 Bald people everywhere feel badly for a moment. This might be the most savagely deconstructive sponsored advertisement I've ever seen. Delightful.

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

Glad you enjoyed yourself being subconsciously brain damaged. Very glad that's a positive thing for you.

[@callumjoyce1712]

@@pygmalioninvenus6057 Would you mind sparing pity on a poor brain-damaged individual such as myself and explain what on earth you're talking about?

[@patricka.crawley6572]

Scalp shampoo...yay.

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

I don't get bald people, my hair just comes out without even thinking about it. Maybe they're just doing it wrong?

[@forkliftwizard]

I nearly pissed myself laughing at Lloyds advertising skills. 😂

[@frawding9438]

Cause they don't want to die. Simple, really.

[@mitchell-w5f]

Not only that it is beacuse most of them are afraid of dying for nothing and ofc a lot of people panic and can't control that

[@quasicroissant]

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong

[@frawding9438]

@@quasicroissant ouch

[@dylc5604]

They also might not want to kill. It's not as simple as you say

[@frawding9438]

@@dylc5604 Yeah I know, I was just being a bit cheeky.

[@usvalve]

Normally I have no patience with messages from sponsors, but despite the length of this one I was glued to it. Clearly, the reason that soldiers run away is to see if their Dollar Shave Club package has arrived yet.

[@SquareyCircley]

"For people with teeth that need a kick" lmao

[@mlembrant]

a bearded hairy man promoting shaving accessories... did i miss anything?

[@dragonsword7370]

Beards still need trimming... and edge shaving.

[@mlembrant]

@@dragonsword7370 you have a bearded man in your profile picture, so it must be true :)

[@roosterbooster6238]

He might shave his balls

[@luct3368]

You're just salty, cos he didn't call you toxic

[@roosterbooster6238]

Scott Whatever try vicks vaporub instead of KY Jelly. It redefines pain.

[@Christopher0601]

Dollar shave club: sponsors video Lloyd: has beard Dollar shave club: Am i a joke to you?

[@Nygaard2]

Lloyd’s wife: He’s shaved in the right places...

[@actionms8566]

@@Nygaard2 He has a wife?

[@sebastiantiainen2749]

@@actionms8566 no one knows, not even Lindy

[@Markusbloodpet]

@@actionms8566 im not even sure Lloyd has parents. I always assumed he rose from the ashes of an English flag, several leafs of tea and a bit of gun powder.

[@edmundscycles1]

@@Markusbloodpet and a pomel

[@nathanfryar3773]

Lloyd: "And to our sponsor" *rips it to bits*

[@dafrandle]

name should have been: Lindy waffles about dollar shave club for 10 minutes and also talks about psychology a little bit

[@Jim73]

"For people with teeth...that need a kick." 😂

[@Romartus]

Also "sage and black pepper is quite a masculine scent that can also double as cooking ingredients". LOL on that one. This guy should do stand-up at the Edinburgh Festival (or when they have their annual 'tattoo').

[@sevenproxies4255]

I know of a few people with teeth that really needs a kicking. :P

[@alexandermeier9979]

laughed my ass off on that one. :)

[@Jurglex]

The first sentence already made my day

[@naolmstead]

"For teeth that need a kick" is now my favorite advertisement slogan

[@madwolf0966]

My men are running away from the battrefield. Shamfur Dispray!

[@Feiora]

I'd rather whats left of the shattered unit run away and MAYBE rally itself and can be brought back into the fight hopefully...

[@MattyFez]

My Lord, a glorious victory will soon be yours!

[@sejfzlrrhman]

Aaah Total War. It's been ages since I've heard those lines.

[@S.ASmith]

@@sejfzlrrhman The enemy..is running!

[@deeznutz3712]

The enemy is luunning away from battrefield. A glorius victorly will soon be upon us!

[@77gravity]

I think this is BRILLIANT advertising placement. Well done $shave, and congrats to Lindybeige for attracting yet another great sponsor.

[@haydnlee7492]

The Dollar shave club as advertised by an extra from an American Werewolf In London. Oh and your main vid was very good as well sir.

[@Wintermute909]

Freaky stuff! I see your comment to tim pools latest vid about the restaurant spitter until i hit reply then it changes to the lindybeige werewolf comment. Weird.

[@monkeyman8283]

I have seen so many KZbinrs advertising the dollar shave club but this is the first time I am considering actually subscribing to it

[@Randomositydude]

Literally just poured myself a gin took a sup and whet ''Ahhhh Gin'' then clicked on this video. Needless to say I was shocked with his first words. I do love statistical improbabilities.

[@sneakillysneak2388]

Modern day army: people speaking the same language, fighting for the same cause, under the same commanding structure, with a whole lot of scouting-communicating equipment, big brother knows where you live. Old days army: different languages, no reasonable cause to fight for, bunch of leaders, everyone has its own equipment, some of brothers in arms fight each other in a local goat-thieving civil war just every day, no documents. You may run away even before battle, come home soon after and say "I was fighting for the victorious side, I won".

[@Rainaman-]

Most enterataining sponsorship presentation, but don't expect them to be sponsor for too long

[@joeyverliesharen]

I think he did a great job at making a memorable ad. I think they'll want to keep sponsoring him.

[@SuchtFaktorHoch10]

This video is gold just for the Dollar Shave Club Scenes alone.

[@twoonthewall]

They should change the name from a "cassette" of blades to a "magazine" of blades!

[@bowmanruto]

well maybe if they go up to 10 or even more blades... I think a clip of blades would be more suited in this case

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

Lindy; it is motivation that dictates when someone will run. To experiment with this you should be offering prizes for surviving the battle which is doubled with victory

[@Mithalraman]

Hmm. I wonder if you extend this out to 5 or so 'battles', with people who 'die' during the early battles dont participate in subsequent battles. And tell them that if your team wins the 'war' (however winning is determined, be it objective based or how many people each side has leftover or something) then the whole team gets the prize for victory. That might be the incentive people need to run when the battle starts to go poorly. Someone might figure that it would be better to run and fight in the next round than stick around in a battle that it looks like they might very well lose. And once 1 person runs that might cascade into a full blown retreat...

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

@@Mithalraman Nice extension to it, I like this.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Because it's scary and if you stick around somebody might get hurt.

[@Snagabott]

Only if you sharpen your bayonet.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Lindy literally made 27 minute video just to ask "Why are you running??" in the most British way possible. What a Chad.

[@23654a]

"Oh! And my goodness, how many blades are we up to, do you think? It's actually so many that they're difficult to count. It's six!" -Lindybeige

[@justusstern9125]

Now think about the British Guys in the trenches of WW1, as the Germans holded up signs like "If you don`t fire, we won`t fire ether !" .... .... the Start of the Winter-Peace.

[@LaFlaneuse0]

@Repeat After Me: did they actually do that? lol

[@DoomDwarf_347]

@@LaFlaneuse0 I seem to recall so yes, and according to some accounts, played football together, sang and danced, and just had a jolly good time

[@woodland5325]

Apparently it happened in the US civil war the pickets used go and trade stuff with each other

[@zephmeyer6952]

My god you roasted the hell out of Dollar shave club and got paid to do it this is amazing LMFAO love you Lindy

[@happytime2781]

Lindybeige and Shadiversity are almost everything you need on youtube for your war, especially medieval questions. I will love to see them making few videos together !

[@JohnRoscoeYT]

“Mmm, Gin” Can you be more British?

[@whiterosecicero4802]

John Roscoe What about: “Mmm,Tea” Or “Mmm, colonies” Or “Mmm, Bren Gun”

[@OKANGUVEN99]

Mmm, Tea or Mmm, Tea with milk or even better Mmm, Gin with milk I think that is more British.

[@joops110]

"Excuse me sir, Mmm, rain."

[@Tadicuslegion78]

"Mmm, Johnnie Walker Red Label & Soda followed by a couple bottles of Pol Rogers Champagne, then the brandy and finish with a nice Romeo Y Julieta Cigar"

[@JohnRoscoeYT]

Tadicuslegion78 Oh god a Romeo Y Julieta, hedge clippings wrapped in shite flavoured leaf

[@rascally_ryan]

“They *persuaded* me...” And by “persuaded”, he actually means “They paid me a lot of money...” 😄 (No judgements here - I use DSC as well!)

[@tauIrrydah]

I've been in LARP battles where we've broken and run. Or held. Or fought to the last. As far as I can tell the only thing that keeps them fighting is yelling and telling them to keep fighting. You know when you're about to be overrun, you know when the enemy in front of you has the advantage. If you're lucky there's someone behind keeping an eye on the rear and flanks. Unless there's a reason to hold the ground, an objective, or a reason to delay the enemy, it's always more sensible to withdraw, even if you lose a few by breaking contact and fleeing. In our game instead of dying you can literally run away or 'flee' from the battle. You'll live, but your team or warband might lose. So as far as I can tell, the only thing that keeps a unit from breaking is 'nowhere to run' last-stand or some barmy officer yelling 'hold' who you trust is aware of the wider situation.

[@petronius5931]

I had an idea much like this once, which would work well in combination with some of Lindy's ideas here: As a film and TV writer I thought of a reality show for television where you take two groups of who are not war enthusiasts or re-enactors. A random sample of humanity, which gives you relatively unskewed results. Put them through several weeks of training as the first part of the show. Then pit the two groups in a series of battles based on different scenarios each time. Use the Laser system the military uses in exercises to determine casualties. Each participant has a large amount of money they gave in their game account. A large amount of money, at least ten thousand if not more. In each battle they can lose some of that money with various negative outcomes for them personally as well as their side collectively (wounded, dead, won, lost, ran away, surrender and so on). Judges, along with the commanders, can award extra money from a secondary prize pool in the form of "|medals that have cash value that goes into the awarded player’s account. Some actions can be both positive and negative, such as running away. If you run away, you cannot gain any award for your side winning that battle, if they do win but at the same time you preserve what is in your account because you pay only a small percentage penalty for running away. If you, on the other hand "die" but do so in a manner that the judges and commanders feel is worthy of a medal, then you are not charged the "death penalty" (which would be substantial in percentage of your account balance), and you would get the cash associated with that particular medal. With drone cameras and other tracking technology it would be possible to know what each player is doing every step of the way through one of these battle, and score their performance with a high degree of accuracy. It would make great TV, and it avoids the problem of getting only people with a lot of money and a keen interest in earfare from being dominating the mix of players. For both competitiveness and scientific results you want a group of average people for such a test. Sorry for any typos I missed.

[@burakalp34]

I know I am very late but this sounds really interesting

[@bonns36]

Idk how you make sponsorship entertaining 😂 Good job man

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

You're easily amused and thats a bad thing.

[@mgonzo3881]

"MMM...gin" You sound like my high school history/geography/government teacher.

[@dragonsword7370]

Had a bio teacher that kept a bottle of vodka filled with water as a flask to water the room plants. On occasion he'd tell the class they drove him to drink and he draw from the bottle. It was hilarious.

[@dano0098]

That was the best Dollar Shave Club© ad! Thanks Lindybeige!

[@aasimala887]

Lindybeige is one of the only KZbinrs who's ads I enjoy almost as much as the normal content, not to mention a lot of the time they are part and parcel of said content.