Late to the game but my late father once responded to a trucker who had a heart attack rolled down an embankment into a garage, which killed him gorily. My dad, coming home and relaying the events, when I asked him if he was okay, said, “I’m a little hungry. The guy had a Twinkie on his seat but I figured it’d be bad form to eat it on scene.” To which I responded, yep you’re fine. It’s the dark humor that keeps the wheels turning.
Hahahaha. I wish I could become an EMT or medic. I'm completely blind though. And have epilepsy that is fairly well controlled. This made me laugh and not lose my apetite.
Ehhh... its a repression strategy some use.... it actually generally means the individual is not all that fine, they just sort "file it away" for it to usually rear its head later in some really unfortunate ways.
There was a recent chocolate factory fire and my first thought was how good it must smell to the responders and of course my cartoon brain popped in and thought they should stage a crash between a honeymaid graham cracker truck and a marshmallow truck out front. I was a nurse before i retired and my mind goes to the dark humor first almost every time, but i do have a strong shut up gland in mixed company.😊
When my husband and I started dating, I knew he was a volunteer firefighter, and he told me “I was a volunteer before I met you, and I’m staying one for as long as I can. If you don’t like that or can’t live with it, you’d better bail now while you can!” Not only did I stay with him, I surprised us both by becoming a volunteer firefighter myself after we got married! He hung up the gear nine years ago after 28 years of volunteering, but I’m approaching my 24th year with the department this summer, so I’d say it worked out great!
This breaks my heart, because EMTs are some of the best people I've ever met and have literally saved my life on multiple occasions. I still look back and wish I could thank first responders and let them know how much they did for me. How they manage to always be strong and in a good mood despite no sleep and almost no pay is beyond me. I wish they could feel as good about themselves as is merited instead of feeling regret for not being perfect.
The Shut Up Gland is actually pretty effective, considering everything that strains it. That said, after a long shift it can sometimes have to forcibly reset, prompting the first responder to scream into a pillow in frustration until their lungs give out. This is a vital process, allowing the Shut Up Gland to "reboot" and allow it to continue its vital function under nigh unreasonable stress loads.
I am working on getting a shut up glad. Currently I just tell people how it is without beating around the bush. Then promptly ignoring others cries of protest. You find out how week people are when they can't handle hearing the truth.
it's true though, that it becomes less effective at the end of a 12h shift...we used to say "Nach Müde kommt doof." which translates to "after tired comes dumb", which means that people start talking and laughing about the dumbest ideas when they are over the tired breaking point.
@@SarafinaSummers Turns out that the one I was thinking of got her HAND stuck. But, I did search for head and you may wish to as well! ua-cam.com/video/rtQz-AyCQSs/v-deo.html&ab_channel=InsideEdition
LOL! My superior was a fire fighter for 9 years and had a wicked sense of humor. He told me stories about picking up body parts from motorcycle wrecks as this was something he would do at least twice a day. One subject hit a guard rail that was already hit by a previous accident so it was mangled up and sliced off the bikers head and arm. Cap told him to go in the woods and find the rest of the victim. My guy later came out hold an arm and saying "Hey Cap!" as he held up the severed appendage making the hand into a middle finger "fuck you". This wonderful gem is something I will never forget as what sparked the story was him finding out that I rode a motorcycle. tldr: Dark sense of humor should be a bit bigger imo.
Strangely, it requires at least that many police officers. Three to beat the old bulb into submission, and one to repeatedly yell "stop resisting!" unfortunately, to complete the job, it then requires a civil suit, where the city has to ultimately pay to install the new bulb.
I definitely agree with the “shut up gland” shutting down after midnight. I worked night shifts (7a-7p) for 20 years as a respiratory therapist at a large hospital, and by the time of the AM shift change, we were nearly delirious and would say and laugh at the most inappropriate things. Thankfully, we were never fired for that.
Vet Tech at a small/large animal practice and a modified version of this is pretty accurate for us as well. The Shut Up Gland for us decreases it's effectiveness after noon.
Same; AAALLLLL the stuff we see, do, and wash out of our scrubs that we can't discuss with ANYONE outside of ER...😂 I have a friend in human med I can trade ER stories & humor with. He says vet med is the same deal, although we get peed & shat on more frequently. 😂
not EMS but as someone who works a maintenance job at night my "Shutup" and "Dark humor glands" have gotten me into many conversations with my boss. none of them pleasent .
I must say. At first glance I thought you were a goofball volley. Giving more time, I think you’re hysterical and on point. Even though retired from FDNY and ex NYPD , I will never stop my “ anticipate the worst “ scenario way of thinking that my wife is used to but kids don’t understand. It will stay with me forever. Nice job. Be safe my friend.
@@veramae4098 That was a favourite as kids growing up in the woods, and a copy is sitting on one of my shelves now. Excellent recommendation, thank you for that. Everyone would do well to read it. Edit: Removed a ,.
What’s hard is when you get a “normal” job and then have to turn many of those parts off (especially the dark humor gland) in order to “fit in” with “normal” people 🤦🏻♀️
I'm from a cop family and I will never get tired of the rivalry between cops and firefighters 😂 I always (*very* secretly) wanted to be a firefighter, but I’m way too unhealthy to actually do it now, so I'll live vicariously through these videos
I had this partner in my surveying class in college who was a medic chopper door gunner. This video explains a lot. I never said anything about what he said or how he said things because I figured there was a reason that I knew nothing about. Now I know. You do a better job at explaining this stuff than any "expert".
As someone with epilepsy and stress-induced seizures, I've probably had my life saved a couple times by first responders like you. I really can't imagine how you do it or how you get through it, so I want to offer you and everyone like you my unreserved thanks and praise--you're heroes to me for the sacrifices you've made in order to provide for yourselves and your families and to serve an often ungrateful and ignorant public. Stay positive my man. Also... that jab at the cops toward the end was fucking ice cold. 😹
So I'm not the only patient perusing this for a good laugh and a peek behind the curtain? Hahahhaa good to know! Be safe, fellow shaker, and be well! Dont forget your meds, food, hydration and puppy/kitty/scaly cuddles. They make the world go round.
I think it's very impressive that despite your linguistics gland being tainted by years of service you practically never swear in these videos. Perhaps you simply add more caffeinated lubricant so the words come out clean.
It's due to the curse word buffer gland. In situations of ethical and/or monetary importance this gland activates enabling the subject to speak fluently Christian, however, if this gland is not emptied once in a while, it will result in a buffer overflow causing the subject to enter into a state of violent rage of epic proportions. I suspect that this fine gentleman have mastered the art of avoiding buffer overflow, and rapid fires curse words in between cuts.
@@druncle1977 Fluent Christian. Ah yes, you can snap in and out of chameleon mode based on the person you're talking to. Talking to a Muslem? Alah all the way! Talking to a Christian? Then it's God's will or however they choose to see the world. It's a skill called "meeting people where they're at".
@@SarafinaSummers Restaurant person cum politician here with a side order of crisis managment and psychiatric trauma care ( educated through the military) Chameleon mode is essential but NEEDS to be balanced with a really healthy AND heafty black humour gland and even more relevant the knowing when to get help yourself gland.
I’m working as an nurse, going to patients home and take care of them there. And when I’m going in for my brake my coworker can ask “has everything gone okey?” And I answering “so far so good! no one has died...yet😇” Sorry for my bad English 😅 from Sweden
Libertate Veritas I apologize for stepping on your toes and made you feel uncomfortable 😢 I’m going to resign from my work after this. Because joking to my coworkers is unacceptable. Even when this joke came before Corvid-19 broke out. I should have know long before when I started to work as an nurse 10 years ago I should have know about covid-19. And everyone that works as an nurse and in the care should resign because almost everyone has a dark sense of humor.
@@Fritzchoff Dark humor is a (often necessary) coping mechanism. No hard feelings. Keep fighting the good fight. You people are heroes. Tack för din insats. 👍🏾🇸🇪
@@Fritzchoff the world runs off humor and dark humor, we all need to learn to laugh again including at ourselves. I'm not a first responder, but I've worked a tow truck and have delt with death myself, humor is the only thing the calms the uneasyness of being around it. For example a wreck several years ago guy ran a red light and took his head off going under a semi trailer. First thing out my mouth was the barber took to much, closest officer said yup, he did say just a little of the top. Da dum tis. Everyone chuckled and we all went to work cleaning up the mess.
In my civilian life I have never heard "I'll Rochambeau you for it". In the military I heard that nonsense at least once per week. Correlations to the military are amazing Jason! Please keep up the great work!
This is spot-on and largely mirrors those of us who work in public transit. Many of us have and use dark humor when talking about things we deal with. The shut up gland in particular applies to us as well, and it's also rendered nearly useless after midnight. LOL ... especially after working nearly 15 hours. On many occasions I've had late night rendezvous with our local EMS responders to assist me with some of our characters, always inebriated or high on something.
I work retail in addition to being a volunteer firefighter/EMT (I got voted a lifetime member last year after 24 years with the department, YAY!!!!), and I’ve warned customers at work more than once that it means my brain is half in the looney bin and half in the gutter!
I agree. The shut up gland shuts off late at night (admin is not around). I will contest that energy drinks although not as effective, can still flow mysteriously around the brain. In corrections, the wanting a promotion memory far exceeds real life job experience. And dark humor is about 80 percent of the brain (next to living, breathing, eating, hating life, regrets on working during a full moon, and absolutely hate when the shift supervisor you relieve says have a quiet night). And this is what 12 year's of overnight corrections brings you. Loads of joy and bull s#!t.
Haha, I love the full moon quip. Scientists say there's no way it causes people to act crazier, but... no scientist has the balls to say that to anyone in the ER!
@@wendyannh my mom's a nurse (not even emergency), and she notices the difference, but says all her ER friends hate it. She's been down there for various reasons and seen it herself, the waiting room always has a few people in it, but is totally packed every single full moon!
@@wendyannh Especially on a full moon Saturday night-woe be unto the poor schmuck in the firehouse who’s stupid enough to say the Q word on top of that!
On 48’s that “shut up gland” is only good for about 10-14 hours. After about 10 years efficiency decreases at a rate of 7.5% every year on the job. Please note that it does not work with probationary firefighters when they start telling war stories.
Thus why my transition from years in Public Safety / EMS has transitioned smoothly to Military and Dod career. It's like using the same computer with just a few software changes.
Dark humor for the win!!! The first responders brain is similar to a chef's brain , as well. I worked ER for 2 years before my 25 year cooking career. And man, both brains are insane. I love it.👍👍
Wow it’s like you have just looked inside my head, I think the dark humor section takes over total control after a few years too. Lost count of how many times my humour has been inappropriate in polite society. Happy new year to you and your station and stay safe
I just want to thank you for a moment, not for the first response work as that's a given, but for these videos. My uncle and I had a strained relationship while I was growing up (it's better these days but he had difficulty separating me as a person from me as his brother's kid and he doesn't like my dad) while we've repaired a lot of things I still didn't understand a lot of his.....morbid behaviors with family. Your videos have really helped bring those behaviors to light not as "he's kind of an ass" but to "he's an ass to be proud of"
I'm making my wife watch this tonight. I married the one nurse that doesn't have a dark sense of humor, and frequently, I can't shut mine off. And so true about PD! Apparently, there is a common sense component that they are lacking.
Whoah brother... shots fired. God made firefighters. Then, God stood back- confused- he couldn’t leave them alone, by themselves. So he made police officers, so that firefighters could have hero’s too. Then he made dispatch so they could all know who God was.
You are amazing!!! I’m a former paramedic from Canada and I relate so much to every video of yours I’ve seen and I have the best laughs! Thank you for all you do, God bless you and stay safe out there ❤
I used to be one of the folks who took care of the people brought into the hospital, then worked one on one for many years. Unfortunately, I've been in the very bright ambulance of pain quite a few times since becoming broken and disabled. I'm sorry. We're hoping for no ambulance rides this year! I know that the guys like this were my favorites to work with. Thanks for the memories and the laughter!
Happy New Year Jason and your crew! Thanks for the laughs. Looking forward to the next year. God bless y'all and all first responders for your service. 😍😍😍
Hes always so happy and peppy when he talks about thus type of thing and it kills me! 😂😂😂😂 I think hes doin the opposite of his job, we need to give em a raise
I enjoy watching your videos so much and I could not help come back to enjoy this one again. Also I enjoy watching ACDC thunderstruck because the drummer looks like you :D
Thank you so much for the laughs Don’t give up your ( day?) job and make a mint doing stand- up, WE NEED GREAT LIFE- SAVERS LIKE YOU!!!! ( and , yes, even the dark humor)
I remember I wanted to be a firefighter (now retired law enforcement) back in the early 70’s. After a Marine Corps tour and some college, I had the opportunity to assist in fighting a brush fire on a hillside. It was hot and smokey but I never thought about the weight of a charged hose line since I was the one assisting. After I was relieved from my duties by a professional firefighter I returned to my car where my parents were waiting. They asked if I was alright since I was now a pretty color of purple and coughing my lungs up. That was the day I decided to change my career path from firefighting to law enforcement. Somehow chasing bad guys and getting shot at seemed better than walking into a burning building and having the floor collapse under my feet. Just sayin. You fellas in the Fire Service have all my respect and adoration. I just wish they put that stutter horn on my police car.😂
As someone who deals with first responders, I know it's very tempting to train and reinforce their shut up gland, especially if you are in a teaching position. Save yourself the time, it doesn't work. They're really like toddlers. 1. If they not allowed to do something, they'll attempt to do it. 2. If they're told that they're not allowed to do it, they'll attempt to do it, and try to do it in a way that you see it, and they'll be 100% getting away with it. 3. They demand your constant attention, especially if you're busy and they're not. 4. They actively will look for ways to get under your skin, one way or another, for them getting on your nerves is what playing fetch with a dog is to you. 5. Medics specifically enjoy to physically hurt people a little, especially friends, after all that treatment is more fun when they can intentionally add some additional pain in the process of providing aid. 6. Exception to rule 5 is when shit is actually life threatening 7. No matter how long you work with first responders, they'll always surprise you by doing something that you never expected Pro tip: Whenever I organize something, I always show the planning to my first responder friends, whilst communicating non verbally "you won't be able to" They'll find whatever loophole is in there and will mockingly explain to you step by step in detail how they would definitely go out their way to exploit the loophole they found. Fix that loophole if they're gonna show up, telling them to "please not do it" isn't enough, because of point one and two
Late to the game but my late father once responded to a trucker who had a heart attack rolled down an embankment into a garage, which killed him gorily. My dad, coming home and relaying the events, when I asked him if he was okay, said, “I’m a little hungry. The guy had a Twinkie on his seat but I figured it’d be bad form to eat it on scene.” To which I responded, yep you’re fine. It’s the dark humor that keeps the wheels turning.
Hahahaha. I wish I could become an EMT or medic. I'm completely blind though. And have epilepsy that is fairly well controlled. This made me laugh and not lose my apetite.
Ehhh... its a repression strategy some use.... it actually generally means the individual is not all that fine, they just sort "file it away" for it to usually rear its head later in some really unfortunate ways.
There was a recent chocolate factory fire and my first thought was how good it must smell to the responders and of course my cartoon brain popped in and thought they should stage a crash between a honeymaid graham cracker truck and a marshmallow truck out front. I was a nurse before i retired and my mind goes to the dark humor first almost every time, but i do have a strong shut up gland in mixed company.😊
@@kwebst1 lol
I'm dying. 😂 OMFG. Coming from a Law Enforcement and USMC family, this is so on point.
"If you're married to one of us... I'm sorry"
*Me dying of laughter*
When my husband and I started dating, I knew he was a volunteer firefighter, and he told me “I was a volunteer before I met you, and I’m staying one for as long as I can. If you don’t like that or can’t live with it, you’d better bail now while you can!” Not only did I stay with him, I surprised us both by becoming a volunteer firefighter myself after we got married! He hung up the gear nine years ago after 28 years of volunteering, but I’m approaching my 24th year with the department this summer, so I’d say it worked out great!
Military right here😂😂😂✋️
Same
That regret gland was a burn so hot the firefighters can't put it out.
The Parametics are having a hard time treating the burn victims
Not even Noah's flood could quench the flames
Gods flood*
That burn is hotter than a blue star supernova. Only a black hole of pure dark humor can resist it.
This breaks my heart, because EMTs are some of the best people I've ever met and have literally saved my life on multiple occasions. I still look back and wish I could thank first responders and let them know how much they did for me. How they manage to always be strong and in a good mood despite no sleep and almost no pay is beyond me. I wish they could feel as good about themselves as is merited instead of feeling regret for not being perfect.
I love how he gradually adds more pictures
Obviously not promotion time. The memory gland isn't fully expanded
It was never ending 😂
I thought I was going crazy lol
Linguistics, regret, and dark humor leakage.
My ADHD means I almost certainly wouldn't have noticed this at all if I hadn't read this comment halfway through
The Shut Up Gland is actually pretty effective, considering everything that strains it. That said, after a long shift it can sometimes have to forcibly reset, prompting the first responder to scream into a pillow in frustration until their lungs give out. This is a vital process, allowing the Shut Up Gland to "reboot" and allow it to continue its vital function under nigh unreasonable stress loads.
The shutup gland is actually quite common and can be found in a variety of occupations. Figured out that I have one by working fastfood
I am working on getting a shut up glad. Currently I just tell people how it is without beating around the bush. Then promptly ignoring others cries of protest.
You find out how week people are when they can't handle hearing the truth.
it's true though, that it becomes less effective at the end of a 12h shift...we used to say "Nach Müde kommt doof." which translates to "after tired comes dumb", which means that people start talking and laughing about the dumbest ideas when they are over the tired breaking point.
Shucks. I guess nurses don't have those abilities. We say it, especially after midnight, and there's no reset.
Way too damn true.
Shut up gland is also the “don’t tell a person they’re stupid... no matter how dumb that idea was.”
Recalls the video of the young lady with her head stuck down the loo. Dying.
Can you at least say the idea itself wasn't very smart? If not outright say the person isn't stupid? ? ? ?
@@carabiner7999 How the....? How in the name of all that is holy?
@@SarafinaSummers Turns out that the one I was thinking of got her HAND stuck. But, I did search for head and you may wish to as well! ua-cam.com/video/rtQz-AyCQSs/v-deo.html&ab_channel=InsideEdition
That's the whole "Man, I don't know how you did that but I'd like to have seen it."
LOL! My superior was a fire fighter for 9 years and had a wicked sense of humor. He told me stories about picking up body parts from motorcycle wrecks as this was something he would do at least twice a day. One subject hit a guard rail that was already hit by a previous accident so it was mangled up and sliced off the bikers head and arm. Cap told him to go in the woods and find the rest of the victim. My guy later came out hold an arm and saying "Hey Cap!" as he held up the severed appendage making the hand into a middle finger "fuck you". This wonderful gem is something I will never forget as what sparked the story was him finding out that I rode a motorcycle.
tldr: Dark sense of humor should be a bit bigger imo.
"NEED A HAND?"
My all time favorite is:
Yo mate you lost something
Or:
Someone really could use a hand...
If I die I want someone to push my hand into a middle finger
there's a thin line between dark humour and disrespectful behaviour.
The one dislike is someone who failed their firefighter exam 😂
Connor Voecks more like couldn’t even pass an emt class lol
😂
there is two now, I promise the second one wasn't me.
I guess 2 people failed EMT
Connor Voecks yeah but one forgot to say “BSI/ is my scene safe”
How many firefighters does it take to change a light bulb?
Four. Three to cut a hole in the roof, and one to change the bulb.
Rotflmfdao 😂😂😂😂😂
The subtle but always appreciated ventilation joke 😂
no,no,no. its 6! you 4got the SAFETY officer. lol. frikin regs...
Strangely, it requires at least that many police officers. Three to beat the old bulb into submission, and one to repeatedly yell "stop resisting!"
unfortunately, to complete the job, it then requires a civil suit, where the city has to ultimately pay to install the new bulb.
@@connieelliott5359 please translate, i tried to but failed
I definitely agree with the “shut up gland” shutting down after midnight. I worked night shifts (7a-7p) for 20 years as a respiratory therapist at a large hospital, and by the time of the AM shift change, we were nearly delirious and would say and laugh at the most inappropriate things. Thankfully, we were never fired for that.
Totally! I don't have a dirty mouth, but I still don't mind speaking my thoughts.
The correlations with military brain is unbelievable.
spawn except their standard operations gland is replaced with the “orders to the sentry, chain of command, and uniform regs” gland
@@nicholashe1198 true as I speak from experience, however that's why I had said correlation with.
Yeah dude, we are almost exactly the same as y’all when it comes to how our brains work 😂
Have to remember that the coffee is equally or can be substituted with some form of energy drink and dip/nicotine!
@@ferrisvlogs lol accurate
"Five years of research"
Proceeds to add more and more glands over the course of the video😅
As a night shift ER Veterinary Technician I approve this chart. We graveyard shifters definitely have a modified version of this brain! ❤️🐾
Vet Tech at a small/large animal practice and a modified version of this is pretty accurate for us as well. The Shut Up Gland for us decreases it's effectiveness after noon.
RVT here, retired...and oh, YES. Definitely! Alas, with retirement my ShutUp gland atrophied, so ...lol makes for interesting vet visits. 😜
Same; AAALLLLL the stuff we see, do, and wash out of our scrubs that we can't discuss with ANYONE outside of ER...😂
I have a friend in human med I can trade ER stories & humor with. He says vet med is the same deal, although we get peed & shat on more frequently. 😂
not EMS but as someone who works a maintenance job at night my "Shutup" and "Dark humor glands" have gotten me into many conversations with my boss. none of them pleasent .
I must say. At first glance I thought you were a goofball volley. Giving more time, I think you’re hysterical and on point. Even though retired from FDNY and ex NYPD , I will never stop my “ anticipate the worst “ scenario way of thinking that my wife is used to but kids don’t understand. It will stay with me forever. Nice job. Be safe my friend.
Worst scenario?
"How to stay alive in the woods" by Bradford Angier.
Best ever.
Retired librarian
Thankful for those volleys since 3 out of 4 are and there's more rural than cities. ❤️
He *is* a goofball volley. It's just that over time whilst consuming his content, you've turned into one as well.
One of us! One of us! One of us!
@@veramae4098 That was a favourite as kids growing up in the woods, and a copy is sitting on one of my shelves now. Excellent recommendation, thank you for that. Everyone would do well to read it.
Edit: Removed a ,.
What’s hard is when you get a “normal” job and then have to turn many of those parts off (especially the dark humor gland) in order to “fit in” with “normal” people 🤦🏻♀️
Amen!
Be yourself and love yourself, I wouldn't want to fit in with them like that
So hard. You also are met with complete stunned shock at a 9-5 M-F work week. Like...WTF is this??
@@emlynn1004exactly, plus the whole “what do you mean I can just leave? Where is my relief?”
I'm from a cop family and I will never get tired of the rivalry between cops and firefighters 😂 I always (*very* secretly) wanted to be a firefighter, but I’m way too unhealthy to actually do it now, so I'll live vicariously through these videos
Where is the sarcasm gland?
I think mine is swollen. 🥴
There is no sarcasm gland, that's just our heart.
Part of the dark humor gland
If swelling persist for more than 3 hours, or there is redness or a rash, go to a bar and try some pickup lines, Everything will deflate rapidly.
I had this partner in my surveying class in college who was a medic chopper door gunner. This video explains a lot. I never said anything about what he said or how he said things because I figured there was a reason that I knew nothing about. Now I know. You do a better job at explaining this stuff than any "expert".
Honestly I would 100% watch any class you teach.
I would literally pay attention and do every page of homework EVEN RHE EXTRA CREDIT
As someone with epilepsy and stress-induced seizures, I've probably had my life saved a couple times by first responders like you. I really can't imagine how you do it or how you get through it, so I want to offer you and everyone like you my unreserved thanks and praise--you're heroes to me for the sacrifices you've made in order to provide for yourselves and your families and to serve an often ungrateful and ignorant public. Stay positive my man.
Also... that jab at the cops toward the end was fucking ice cold. 😹
So I'm not the only patient perusing this for a good laugh and a peek behind the curtain? Hahahhaa good to know! Be safe, fellow shaker, and be well! Dont forget your meds, food, hydration and puppy/kitty/scaly cuddles. They make the world go round.
It's also very true. My dad is a cop, and he told me he wanted to be a firefighter as a kid.
I think it's very impressive that despite your linguistics gland being tainted by years of service you practically never swear in these videos. Perhaps you simply add more caffeinated lubricant so the words come out clean.
its editing
It's due to the curse word buffer gland. In situations of ethical and/or monetary importance this gland activates enabling the subject to speak fluently Christian, however, if this gland is not emptied once in a while, it will result in a buffer overflow causing the subject to enter into a state of violent rage of epic proportions. I suspect that this fine gentleman have mastered the art of avoiding buffer overflow, and rapid fires curse words in between cuts.
@@druncle1977 Fluent Christian. Ah yes, you can snap in and out of chameleon mode based on the person you're talking to. Talking to a Muslem? Alah all the way! Talking to a Christian? Then it's God's will or however they choose to see the world. It's a skill called "meeting people where they're at".
@@SarafinaSummers Restaurant person cum politician here with a side order of crisis managment and psychiatric trauma care ( educated through the military) Chameleon mode is essential but NEEDS to be balanced with a really healthy AND heafty black humour gland and even more relevant the knowing when to get help yourself gland.
@@SarafinaSummers i hate those “meet them where theyre at people” they always come to my door wanting to talk to me.
I’m working as an nurse, going to patients home and take care of them there. And when I’m going in for my brake my coworker can ask “has everything gone okey?” And I answering “so far so good! no one has died...yet😇”
Sorry for my bad English 😅 from Sweden
Your English is very good! Don't worry! 💜
Libertate Veritas I apologize for stepping on your toes and made you feel uncomfortable 😢 I’m going to resign from my work after this. Because joking to my coworkers is unacceptable. Even when this joke came before Corvid-19 broke out. I should have know long before when I started to work as an nurse 10 years ago I should have know about covid-19.
And everyone that works as an nurse and in the care should resign because almost everyone has a dark sense of humor.
@@Fritzchoff
Dark humor is a (often necessary) coping mechanism. No hard feelings.
Keep fighting the good fight. You people are heroes.
Tack för din insats. 👍🏾🇸🇪
@@Fritzchoff the world runs off humor and dark humor, we all need to learn to laugh again including at ourselves. I'm not a first responder, but I've worked a tow truck and have delt with death myself, humor is the only thing the calms the uneasyness of being around it. For example a wreck several years ago guy ran a red light and took his head off going under a semi trailer. First thing out my mouth was the barber took to much, closest officer said yup, he did say just a little of the top. Da dum tis. Everyone chuckled and we all went to work cleaning up the mess.
Anatomy of a nurses brain 😎 ua-cam.com/video/jKL0yndVrvg/v-deo.html
Former volunteer firefighter here - can confirm this is 100% accurate.
In my civilian life I have never heard "I'll Rochambeau you for it". In the military I heard that nonsense at least once per week. Correlations to the military are amazing Jason! Please keep up the great work!
This is spot-on and largely mirrors those of us who work in public transit. Many of us have and use dark humor when talking about things we deal with. The shut up gland in particular applies to us as well, and it's also rendered nearly useless after midnight. LOL ... especially after working nearly 15 hours. On many occasions I've had late night rendezvous with our local EMS responders to assist me with some of our characters, always inebriated or high on something.
Lol, where does one acquire the “shut up” gland? 🤣🤣🤣
the bottom of the application for the fire academy
Sasha Kazmar I’ve yet to discover the Shut Up Gland.
Sammi Clarke ya, that goes away after your rookie year is over
From the job. Oh, and don't forget your Coptrometer when responding to any call.
If you are lacking one, one will be provided for you at no extra charge when you enter a committed relationship and/or marriage.
Retired after 17 years on duty and I'm just now learning here how our brains work! Perfect! Talk about absolutely accurate!
I work retail in addition to being a volunteer firefighter/EMT (I got voted a lifetime member last year after 24 years with the department, YAY!!!!), and I’ve warned customers at work more than once that it means my brain is half in the looney bin and half in the gutter!
This is fairly accurate for Medevac drivers too. We have an additional gland to let us nap and monitor radios at the same time though.
1:48 lmaooo he definitely called out someone he works with right there
I agree. The shut up gland shuts off late at night (admin is not around). I will contest that energy drinks although not as effective, can still flow mysteriously around the brain. In corrections, the wanting a promotion memory far exceeds real life job experience. And dark humor is about 80 percent of the brain (next to living, breathing, eating, hating life, regrets on working during a full moon, and absolutely hate when the shift supervisor you relieve says have a quiet night). And this is what 12 year's of overnight corrections brings you. Loads of joy and bull s#!t.
Haha, I love the full moon quip. Scientists say there's no way it causes people to act crazier, but... no scientist has the balls to say that to anyone in the ER!
@@micahphilson They should all be required to ride along with EMS on multiple full moon nights. That would learn [sic] them.
@@wendyannh my mom's a nurse (not even emergency), and she notices the difference, but says all her ER friends hate it. She's been down there for various reasons and seen it herself, the waiting room always has a few people in it, but is totally packed every single full moon!
@@wendyannh Especially on a full moon Saturday night-woe be unto the poor schmuck in the firehouse who’s stupid enough to say the Q word on top of that!
On 48’s that “shut up gland” is only good for about 10-14 hours. After about 10 years efficiency decreases at a rate of 7.5% every year on the job. Please note that it does not work with probationary firefighters when they start telling war stories.
Thus why my transition from years in Public Safety / EMS has transitioned smoothly to Military and Dod career. It's like using the same computer with just a few software changes.
Dark humor for the win!!! The first responders brain is similar to a chef's brain , as well. I worked ER for 2 years before my 25 year cooking career. And man, both brains are insane. I love it.👍👍
My dad recently joined the SES which is the 4th emergency service in Australia and he pretty much lives on red bull and coffee now. Great video.
Lol step aside rurals are the 4th SES feeds on the scraps we all leave behind lol .
Wow it’s like you have just looked inside my head, I think the dark humor section takes over total control after a few years too. Lost count of how many times my humour has been inappropriate in polite society.
Happy new year to you and your station and stay safe
Same. Not a FF, but Hell, I love 'em.
I swear any video this man makes just makes me laugh so hard!!
Ryan Christopher thanks buddy!
@@FireDepartmentChronicles you're welcome 😊😀❣️
Why is this man so accurate. Not a first responder but an ER nurse and this is sooo relatable!!! #LoveThisMan
The regret gland popped up in my head too, but then immediately shrunk until it imploded into an abyss that was absorbed into my dark humor lol
I just want to thank you for a moment, not for the first response work as that's a given, but for these videos. My uncle and I had a strained relationship while I was growing up (it's better these days but he had difficulty separating me as a person from me as his brother's kid and he doesn't like my dad) while we've repaired a lot of things I still didn't understand a lot of his.....morbid behaviors with family. Your videos have really helped bring those behaviors to light not as "he's kind of an ass" but to "he's an ass to be proud of"
Lmao I love how you just "discreetly" add in brain regions as you go. Like at 1:14
I'm making my wife watch this tonight. I married the one nurse that doesn't have a dark sense of humor, and frequently, I can't shut mine off. And so true about PD! Apparently, there is a common sense component that they are lacking.
As im in dispatch, i can confirm this. Officer's are idiots and i deal with them all night. I get along with ems and fire too well.
This is 100% accurate to the military as well
The little laugh after the comment about Police officers regretting they couldn't pass the firefighter exam had me... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Whoah brother... shots fired. God made firefighters. Then, God stood back- confused- he couldn’t leave them alone, by themselves. So he made police officers, so that firefighters could have hero’s too. Then he made dispatch so they could all know who God was.
- cops want to be firefighters though.
But paramedics to revive them once the police officer gets shot from the firefighters
Nothing like being that little voice through the radio they want to kill on a busy night. Thankfully, im behind a wall and bullet resistance glass!
Screw dispatch lmao only a dispatcher would call them god
Gods the one that can get dispatch to stfu.
My regret gland is so small I purposely try to put fires out before fire arrives just to see the disappointment on their faces 😂
😂 😂
Yep you are 100% spot on, Dude you have an awesome sense of humor/sarcasm which ever you want to go with lol! Love your channel keep it up.
I think first responders and chefs have a lot in common lol. Especially the linguistics part.
Excellent that's it Exactly coffee and dark humor followed by sarcasm.
You are amazing!!! I’m a former paramedic from Canada and I relate so much to every video of yours I’ve seen and I have the best laughs! Thank you for all you do, God bless you and stay safe out there ❤
I used to be one of the folks who took care of the people brought into the hospital, then worked one on one for many years. Unfortunately, I've been in the very bright ambulance of pain quite a few times since becoming broken and disabled. I'm sorry. We're hoping for no ambulance rides this year! I know that the guys like this were my favorites to work with. Thanks for the memories and the laughter!
OMG you are a genus. You have just saved my marriage.................
Here's a dark humor every time we see an ambulance go by "who died?" or if they're at a restaurant "must have seen the bill $$$"
This perfectly sums me up!! It’s like you scanned my brain and got all this information 😂
im a daughter to 2 ems and an older sister to a firefighter....yea im screwed up lol
It's in your blood join up lol
I'm a first responder dating a first responder,so yeah definitely can understand this and it's a billion percent true!
First responders brain chart.....priceless comedy gold. LOL
I was raised by a firefighter/medic 😂 I can attest to all this.
Same goes for us night nurses lol
The coffee part is so relatable. Coffee is my greatest bliss and curse, it's the crutch that keeps me going.
Coffee right now is my food.
I THINK MY SHUT UP GLAD IS MALFUNCTIONING!
Your filter is clogged, replace with 2 to 3 weeks of vacation. Caution, filter is known to rapidly clog in the presence of idiots
god I love this channel and that mans humor so much 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your service. And thank you for your videos. Stay safe.
Happy New Year Jason and your crew! Thanks for the laughs. Looking forward to the next year. God bless y'all and all first responders for your service. 😍😍😍
Hes always so happy and peppy when he talks about thus type of thing and it kills me! 😂😂😂😂 I think hes doin the opposite of his job, we need to give em a raise
I enjoy watching your videos so much and I could not help come back to enjoy this one again. Also I enjoy watching ACDC thunderstruck because the drummer looks like you :D
Married 31 years to my hero, he’s been a firefighter 36 years & just retired! Love your videos!
My gf, who is an ED nurse, says the shut up gland also exists in nurses.
I love how Linguistics randomly pops up like it was always there
😆Yep! Coffee has definitely replaced my CSF and it’s as black as my humor💀
Happy New Year Brother!
Having worked with paramedics, gotta say you nailed this one. Especially the dark humour part.
Great job! That is spot on!!!
You can change out first responder with veteran and it would essentially be the same speech...
😂❤😂 I'm going to watch this all f#$king day 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for the laughs
Don’t give up your ( day?) job and make a mint doing stand- up,
WE NEED GREAT LIFE- SAVERS LIKE YOU!!!!
( and , yes, even the dark humor)
This applies to ICU nurses as well. LOLOL
Can't get enough of this guy!
I remember I wanted to be a firefighter (now retired law enforcement) back in the early 70’s. After a Marine Corps tour and some college, I had the opportunity to assist in fighting a brush fire on a hillside. It was hot and smokey but I never thought about the weight of a charged hose line since I was the one assisting. After I was relieved from my duties by a professional firefighter I returned to my car where my parents were waiting. They asked if I was alright since I was now a pretty color of purple and coughing my lungs up. That was the day I decided to change my career path from firefighting to law enforcement. Somehow chasing bad guys and getting shot at seemed better than walking into a burning building and having the floor collapse under my feet. Just sayin. You fellas in the Fire Service have all my respect and adoration. I just wish they put that stutter horn on my police car.😂
that explains my dad a former paramedic gallows humor
So true!!! My husband and daughter exactly!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You had me at coffee, and dark humor. I'm not a first responder, just former tow truck driver, military, truck driver, but yea almost the same thing.
The absolute shade being thrown, I’m under a thiccc canopy 😂
Laughter is the best medicine., they say and it is soooooooooo true. Keeps you rollin’. 👍
Former Police Officer....LOVED the regret gland 😉 Spot on video!! 😂
Watching this on duty at 9:30pm, with a cup of coffee on my desk...
It is almost identical to the nurse's brain except for the shut up gland that is way smaller in a nurse's brain.
I didn’t know nurses had one at all. At least ER nurses.
Happy New Year, Sir. Thanks for the laughs. Be safe.
Hahahaha! Had to throw in that jab at the end for the regret gland! Good shit man!
I love your little ‘eh eh’ laugh 😂
Great channel with fantastic content my brother in red.
Mr Clean our favorite medic 🎉 dude ur kicking ass 🇺🇸👍
Without that "regret" gland it's a good map of a second responder's brain.
my mom isn't a fire fighter, but pretty sure her cerebral fluid is pure coffee by now.
As someone who deals with first responders, I know it's very tempting to train and reinforce their shut up gland, especially if you are in a teaching position.
Save yourself the time, it doesn't work.
They're really like toddlers.
1. If they not allowed to do something, they'll attempt to do it.
2. If they're told that they're not allowed to do it, they'll attempt to do it, and try to do it in a way that you see it, and they'll be 100% getting away with it.
3. They demand your constant attention, especially if you're busy and they're not.
4. They actively will look for ways to get under your skin, one way or another, for them getting on your nerves is what playing fetch with a dog is to you.
5. Medics specifically enjoy to physically hurt people a little, especially friends, after all that treatment is more fun when they can intentionally add some additional pain in the process of providing aid.
6. Exception to rule 5 is when shit is actually life threatening
7. No matter how long you work with first responders, they'll always surprise you by doing something that you never expected
Pro tip:
Whenever I organize something, I always show the planning to my first responder friends, whilst communicating non verbally "you won't be able to"
They'll find whatever loophole is in there and will mockingly explain to you step by step in detail how they would definitely go out their way to exploit the loophole they found.
Fix that loophole if they're gonna show up, telling them to "please not do it" isn't enough, because of point one and two
"If you're married to one of us, I'm sorry."🤣
"If you're married to one of us, I'm sorry." If your humor is that, it's perfectly okay 😂😂
Pure, unvarnished, unfiltered TRUTH!
Aa child of a Fireman and Police Officer... I legit never stood a chance. Now I work as an 911 Emergency Dispatcher! 🤣🤣🤣
Talk about bragging my shut up gland stops working after 3:00 p.m. everyday.
not even a first responder yet and my dark humour takes up 50% of my brain
I'm a mental health crisis clinician and I think this maps out our brain pretty accurately as well. 😂😂