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  • @brainblaze6526
    @brainblaze6526  10 місяців тому +34

    👟 Big ups to Vessi for keeping my feet dry! Check out vessi.com/blaze for 15% off your first order! Free shipping to CA, US, AUS, NZ, JP, TW, KR, SGP.

    • @monkeydank7842
      @monkeydank7842 10 місяців тому +3

      The Hanseatic League still exists. Certainly worth a video.

    • @Hiforest
      @Hiforest 10 місяців тому +6

      Thank you for asking for European shipping! I was gutted when I realised I couldn't order them.

    • @bradlevantis913
      @bradlevantis913 10 місяців тому +2

      Vessi can’t complain about this ad read. It’s literally a love fest

    • @marilouba
      @marilouba 10 місяців тому +3

      Simon, tell them to start shipping to the EU, because you've talked us into them enough by now :p

    • @jonathanward3633
      @jonathanward3633 10 місяців тому +4

      I literally went straight to the vessi website a few months ago after one of the ad reads here as I desperately needed new shoes. Was so disappointed there was no UK delivery. I do keep checking though, one day it will be there, I hope

  • @howitzer13b
    @howitzer13b 10 місяців тому +468

    Mel Brooks, Actor, Comedian, Director, Playwright, Songwriter, EGOT holder, and WW2 veteran. 96 years old… I mean 97 years old.

    • @ryandude2448
      @ryandude2448 10 місяців тому +36

      Clint Eastwood is getting up there too.

    • @TerroristPenguin
      @TerroristPenguin 10 місяців тому +24

      And absolute legend

    • @Lillireify
      @Lillireify 10 місяців тому +2

      What

    • @thejudgmentalcat
      @thejudgmentalcat 10 місяців тому +51

      AAAND...he's looking into making "History of the World Part 2" LEGEND

    • @CrudzMcKenzie
      @CrudzMcKenzie 10 місяців тому +15

      100% Legend

  • @letabouret1487
    @letabouret1487 10 місяців тому +49

    6:20 "hospice is like that song where you can never leave" ha yes, the infamous hospice california

  • @darkamora5123
    @darkamora5123 10 місяців тому +104

    The Pinkerton Detective Agency is the reason private detectives are called Private Eyes. The logo for their agency was an eye , with the company name above and below roughly mimicking the shape of the eye (Pinkerton's National above and Detective Agency below) with the "We never sleep" . That eye converted to everyone with that profession.

    • @geofff.3343
      @geofff.3343 10 місяців тому +14

      Also, but perhaps merely coincidentally, it's a great play on words with Private Investigator as I and Eye are homophonic.

    • @droomzy
      @droomzy 10 місяців тому

      Aren't sleuths also called dicks? Granted, those guys were less so detectives & more so barbaric bullies, but I like to think that they inspired the slang for calling them dicks

    • @cockatoo010
      @cockatoo010 10 місяців тому +2

      i thought it's because it's not Eye, but I for investigator

    • @Taragoola
      @Taragoola 10 місяців тому +5

      @@FartGas-xe4yk always good when someone just says incorrect with no counterpoint

    • @residentgrey
      @residentgrey 9 місяців тому

      They were recently employed by Wizards of the Coast. The story will surprise like anyone.

  • @MisterKnightly
    @MisterKnightly 10 місяців тому +224

    The fact that the editor made an entire fake MySpace page for a five second joke is what makes this channel superior to all others.

    • @RMulvad
      @RMulvad 10 місяців тому +12

      And that they ranted about the empty shelves on it. 😂 Every time I see them, I can't stop thinking about how they used to have stuff on them. What happened Simon!?!

    • @DavidPrewett37
      @DavidPrewett37 9 місяців тому +2

      😂 it was brilliant

  • @DolphinJorts
    @DolphinJorts 10 місяців тому +47

    I've been binge watching old Business/Brain Blaze videos and didn't realize this was a new one until he mentioned Kissinger is dead. Just this morning I watched one where Simon was shocked Kissinger was still alive. UA-cam just gave me whiplash

    • @NightridingDoom
      @NightridingDoom 8 місяців тому

      youtube be like "surprise madafaka!"

  • @brian_phipps
    @brian_phipps 10 місяців тому +69

    Anybody sit there and read Simon’s MySpace? That whole bit, from The G Spot, to MySpunk, to Simon’s interests, it was GOLD😂

    • @ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem
      @ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem 10 місяців тому +5

      What's the timestamp? Found it. 21:28

    • @ilsingr5750
      @ilsingr5750 10 місяців тому +9

      Yes I paused the video and read as much as I could. Some of the edges were difficult to read as the words blended in with the background, but all and all it was hilarious

    • @MikeP2055
      @MikeP2055 10 місяців тому +7

      All hail the new editor, Julian!
      EDIT: There's a lot of Sami propaganda on the MySpunk page, but it says Julian edited this one . . . ??

    • @ZipZapZop123
      @ZipZapZop123 10 місяців тому +3

      YES

    • @christiangauthier727
      @christiangauthier727 10 місяців тому +12

      Yep! I did Pause too and it didn't disappoint! This was indescribably hilarious!
      My 2 favorite parts were:
      [ Simon's Friends Space ]
      Simon has _2_ Friends.
      Siri and ChatGPT 😂
      And, under the Simon's Interests Section, in Music, there's a freaking Yoko Ono Song!
      These, combined with everything else on the Page, is a Masterful Display of God-Tier Trolling!
      I love it!

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 10 місяців тому +54

    2:25 - Mid roll ads
    5:25 - Back to the video
    7:40 - Chapter 1 - Let's go to MySpace together
    21:55 - Chapter 2 - Pinkerton national detective agency
    35:05 - Chapter 3 - Napster
    PS: At personal request ; Succession spoilers from 25:20 to 26:45

    • @mj.ray0898
      @mj.ray0898 10 місяців тому +3

      Upvote for the "back to the video" timestamp, real MVP.
      Also, Jesus Christ, 3 minute ad read? They must be paying him a boatload to waffle on so long.

    • @coolholio99
      @coolholio99 10 місяців тому +3

      I'd ask ya to list the "no rants"/"only rants" timestamps, but since that list would be longer than this entire comment section, they'd probably ban ya for spamming the chat.

    • @joshbunton6424
      @joshbunton6424 10 місяців тому

      I worked for Securitas many years ago and they own the Pinkertons

    • @frankieffbaby
      @frankieffbaby 10 місяців тому

      timestamp after the Succession Spoiler

  • @thejudgmentalcat
    @thejudgmentalcat 10 місяців тому +121

    I expect to see union membership for Danny, Kevin, Dave and the whole Blazement crew that promises decent food at least once a week and a better bathroom bucket 👍

    • @tomholroyd7519
      @tomholroyd7519 10 місяців тому +3

      35:30 AI Animated Fact Boi head? If Nile Red can do it ...

    • @MadLabScientist
      @MadLabScientist 10 місяців тому +5

      At least to get them unchained from the radiator. Small steps

    • @velentr
      @velentr 8 місяців тому

      _"You'll stick to the radiator fungi if_ _you know what's good for you!_
      _You goddamn _*_INGRATES!_*
      _Am I Right Peter!?"_
      -Simon Whistler, _allegedly_ .

  • @wpjohn91
    @wpjohn91 10 місяців тому +127

    There once was a space heater who dreamed of greatness

    • @AlexLog314
      @AlexLog314 10 місяців тому +27

      We see the corpse of the neon light on the wall all this time. Remember when it was alive? 😂

    • @wpjohn91
      @wpjohn91 10 місяців тому +7

      If he plugs it in, it only stays lit for a few seconds then goes off

    • @BigChucka419
      @BigChucka419 10 місяців тому +20

      ​@@AlexLog314 Us OGBB's remember..

    • @practicalfrost5192
      @practicalfrost5192 10 місяців тому +6

      That was me. Heat Pump, nice to meet you. I still dream of greatness.

    • @Fetidaf
      @Fetidaf 10 місяців тому +3

      RIP…

  • @Iris_and_or_George
    @Iris_and_or_George 10 місяців тому +60

    Sweet editors, recently one of you added a tangent meter. It showed the total length of Simon's tangents during the video. I really liked this, any chance it could become standard??❤❤

    • @AllTheHappySquirrels
      @AllTheHappySquirrels 10 місяців тому +9

      It would have broken itself today 😂

    • @revylucian8289
      @revylucian8289 10 місяців тому +7

      The videos usually don't go out in the order they're filmed, it's possible this one was filmed ages before the tangent counter was added. If not Loreli needs to add it back ASAP.

  • @maurer3d
    @maurer3d 10 місяців тому +31

    39:20 The sale of Napster was blocked because they would have turned a profit on their criminal activity. If the sale price was just enough to cover the lawsuits, then the sale would have been approved.

  • @WilliamMark-yx7wz
    @WilliamMark-yx7wz 10 місяців тому +47

    Dick Van Dyke, 98 years old and counting. Mel Brooks 97 and Counting

    • @Dexy83
      @Dexy83 10 місяців тому +2

      Well damn! You got me with Dick Van Dyke... I had no idea he was still alive. He looks great for his age on his Wiki page only 2 years ago. 😂

    • @the_MrFloof
      @the_MrFloof 5 місяців тому

      There's someone whose name means PENIS OF LESBIAN??? 🤣

  • @Demented_Chaos
    @Demented_Chaos 10 місяців тому +308

    Finally, a video where Simon accidentally spoke in first person about personally pirating music and didn't alleged himself sufficiently. Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. Simon, expect a certain still-kicking "agency" at your door within the week.

    • @EveryFairyDies
      @EveryFairyDies 10 місяців тому +38

      FBI, OPEN UP!

    • @AltonV
      @AltonV 10 місяців тому +33

      @@EveryFairyDies PINKERTON, OPEN UP!

    • @marcbeebee6969
      @marcbeebee6969 10 місяців тому +19

      Simon! Hände hoch! öffentlich rechtliches fernsehen.😂😂

    • @misanikolic1096
      @misanikolic1096 10 місяців тому +10

      Shocking news as a superhero is arrested!

    • @makeshift_battlefield_music
      @makeshift_battlefield_music 10 місяців тому +5

      "Ladies and Gentlemen, We got him,"

  • @fraliexb
    @fraliexb 10 місяців тому +11

    33:30 Trademarks usually are good as long as you use them regularly, generally. So that's why Disney is adding Steamboat Willie to the Disney logo. Since Steamboat Willie's Copyright ran out, now they are attempting to lock him up in trademark law now.

  • @trw5398
    @trw5398 10 місяців тому +21

    Huuuuuuge shout out to the Video Editor, the Succession spoiler save was realy mvp behavior

  • @Rifter-
    @Rifter- 10 місяців тому +117

    I seriously can't get over his epic the editing has become in these videos. We'll done Sam and Lorelei!

    • @ZipZapZop123
      @ZipZapZop123 10 місяців тому +23

      a new editor is on board for this one! Julian.

    • @Rifter-
      @Rifter- 10 місяців тому +14

      ​@@ZipZapZop123 holy heck you're right. Well done Julian as well then!

    • @MikeP2055
      @MikeP2055 10 місяців тому +9

      ​@@ZipZapZop123 Julian's editing during "Biggest Disasters in Product Placement" the other day was cracking me up. Lorelei and Julian have really stepped it up from the porn clips Sam used in every damn video.

    • @slayingroosters4355
      @slayingroosters4355 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@@MikeP2055that's where they were from? 🤫

    • @85priesty
      @85priesty 10 місяців тому +7

      That MySpace profile is amazing 😂

  • @JamesFromTexas
    @JamesFromTexas 10 місяців тому +52

    I jumped on an open wifi signal in military family apartments in Germany circa 2006-07. Apparently the guy who owned the service was also running whatever torrent thing I was allegedly using and it was downloading my files to my computer and his. He came to my apartment one day and asked me to stop using his wifi and explained everything. He said some of the stuff I was downloading was fine but in my preparation to go to Iraq the adult films I was getting weren't appreciated on his family computer.

    • @AnthonyCarlyle
      @AnthonyCarlyle 10 місяців тому +10

      Ahh yes. Proper preparation prevents poor performance :)

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog 10 місяців тому

      No one likes gay porn.

  • @NavyDood21
    @NavyDood21 10 місяців тому +38

    I actually miss MySpace and chatting on MSN. I know social media is absolutely horrific, so I am pretty sure it is just nostalgia.

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog 10 місяців тому

      MSN still exists...

    • @nothankyouthanksforasking
      @nothankyouthanksforasking 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@jeffdroogWhat? Can you still send the bat emoticon to people to make their computer go _dun-dun-dun_ to terrorise them?
      ... do people still use computers to chat? I never felt so old before.

    • @Waywardwindfall
      @Waywardwindfall 10 місяців тому +2

      I think the world would be very different if Facebook didn’t start the stupid algorithm.
      I remember when we first started seeing our friends posting comments on someone else’s post. We were all so confused that people we didn’t know were popping up in our feed.
      I miss putting song lyrics as my status and my aunties always asking if I’m okay.

  • @dps140
    @dps140 10 місяців тому +5

    30:05 that's one of my favourite memes. I practice with a reggae band regularly, and you'll often catch us shouting "I WAAS SIMPLY ENJOYING A MEAL. A SUCCULENTT CHINESE MEAL!!"

  • @fishingwithkar4871
    @fishingwithkar4871 10 місяців тому +36

    The one that surprises me that's still alive is Hawkeye Pierce from Mash. He is now 87 years old and still running around. His name is Alan Alda.

    • @EZV19
      @EZV19 10 місяців тому +4

      Same with Jamie Farr (Klinger), he'll be 90 this year.

    • @sterlling1
      @sterlling1 10 місяців тому +3

      Alan Alda does news pieces for NPR these days

    • @fishingwithkar4871
      @fishingwithkar4871 10 місяців тому +1

      I totally forgot about Klinger I don't know why he didn't come to mine first when I see me TV on my grandmother's TV all the time and he's on there doing ads for mash lol. And also that's awesome I didn't know he was still doing anything thought Alan would be retired. I guess I think of him first because in mash he had gray hair like he looked older you know he didn't look younger like Klinger does.

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog 10 місяців тому +2

      That's not factual.Given the time period of the show,and his established age within it,Hawkeye Pierce is 100% deceased.

    • @fishingwithkar4871
      @fishingwithkar4871 10 місяців тому +1

      @@jeffdroog no he's very much alive and he's 87.

  • @orderneo
    @orderneo 10 місяців тому +15

    I bought Vessi for myself and my wife. Now we are buying for our kids since we walked in snow, rain and dessert without temperatures being bad and fully dry. I am a believer!

    • @ladygrndr9424
      @ladygrndr9424 10 місяців тому +4

      Yah, I got a pair of the Sunday shoes--I wear them as slip-ons when taking out the trash, and pull the heel up for longer walks. They have quickly become my go-to shoes since fall, and as someone in Seattle I can vouch for them being totally waterproof. I need to get a pair of hiking boots or running shoes since these ones don't work as well for very long distances.

    • @QBCPerdition
      @QBCPerdition 10 місяців тому +6

      What kind of dessert? Flan? Meringue? Cheesecake?
      I kid, I kid. The idea of walking through desserts in Vessis just tickled my funny bone. Sorry to be pedantic.

  • @themoviedealers
    @themoviedealers 10 місяців тому +18

    Woolworth 's was once the largest retailer in the world. They opened a spinoff chain to sell athletic shoes, Foot Locker. Eventually Woolworth's went under, (except for Australia I believe, where it was a distinct company) but Foot Locker remained profitable, so they just changed the name of the parent company to Foot Locker.

    • @justjukka
      @justjukka 10 місяців тому +3

      Today I found out... 😮

    • @wilfredsmith183
      @wilfredsmith183 10 місяців тому +2

      Woolworths is stil a big chain store in South Africa, they ain't going under soon

    • @chrissyboy7047
      @chrissyboy7047 10 місяців тому

      ​@@wilfredsmith183you beat me to it. Imagine my surprise when I went there and saw a branch

    • @smalltime0
      @smalltime0 10 місяців тому

      Its not that Woolworths in Australia is a distinct company, it is totally unrelated

    • @DerNeueFoerderator
      @DerNeueFoerderator 9 місяців тому

      Its still exist in germany

  • @gordonbrinkmann
    @gordonbrinkmann 10 місяців тому +33

    Yeah man, Jimmy Carter's a legend. This October he will be 100 years old, but more than that he left hospice care it surprised me that he survived the "rabbit incident" 🐇 As we all know from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" this could have ended much worse. 😂

    • @southcoastinventors6583
      @southcoastinventors6583 10 місяців тому +1

      Did far better once he left the Whitehouse for sure

    • @GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou
      @GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou 9 місяців тому +4

      Being healthy enough to survive hospice has to majorly suck in too many ways and does not mean one is healthy enough to survive almost anything going forward, but Jimmy Cart is a former US President and won't be treated like someone else, who is thrown out of the service.

    • @carlacook5181
      @carlacook5181 7 місяців тому

      Hey Simon! I saw that famous portrait of your Mother in Atlanta when I was a child.

  • @RobertJohnson-hq6jq
    @RobertJohnson-hq6jq 10 місяців тому +5

    I was watching “The Partridge Family” yesterday. Reading about the show online I was surprised to see that Shirley Jones was still alive. Outliving her stepson David Cassidy. Keep going strong Ms. Jones.

  • @BarbaricAvatar
    @BarbaricAvatar 10 місяців тому +6

    Oooh, new editor?? I was having trouble attributing the style to either Sam or Lorellai, and now I understand why. Great job Julian, I really enjoyed the additions!

  • @nivision
    @nivision 10 місяців тому +5

    ... whoever included Succulent Chinese Meal Man as a meme, bless you. I need to pay more attention to editors, this one was especially long suffering with the Succession thing plus whipping out something that old/obscure, five stars.

  • @ThatWriterKevin
    @ThatWriterKevin 10 місяців тому +14

    That's right, this entire episode was a ploy to make Simon talk about Magic again because I know he doesn't care. It is amazing that over 100 years later Pinkerton thugs are still out there doing their thing though

    • @captaindb4998
      @captaindb4998 10 місяців тому +3

      Your scripts are awesome, man. Big Magic: the gathering fan here. That whole Pinkerton thing was so crazy....fuckin' WOTC 😂

    • @joshuad3507
      @joshuad3507 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@captaindb4998The whole past year or so WoTC have been whiling.
      I wonder if Simon would be interested to see the number of fuck ups by one company or if he would be too bored with our nerd shit

    • @Khanjikai
      @Khanjikai 10 місяців тому +1

      I worked for them 20 years again in security for the GM Corvette plant. Funnily enough, our team was unionized!

    • @ThatWriterKevin
      @ThatWriterKevin 10 місяців тому

      @@captaindb4998Thanks!

  • @ForsakenGentleman
    @ForsakenGentleman 10 місяців тому +10

    Bought a pair of vessi’s a month ago and will probably now never buy another shoe for “everyday” wear. Everything Simon says is true and the price is very right. Brilliant shoes.

  • @AllTheHappySquirrels
    @AllTheHappySquirrels 10 місяців тому +5

    The editing today is _chef's kiss_
    I mean, it's always great, but the spoilers misery and Brennan Lee Mulligan clips were extra perfection. 👏👏👏

  • @bigstevebigsteve1294
    @bigstevebigsteve1294 10 місяців тому +80

    Hey Factboy! Tell Vessi to make size 15 US for my fellow corn fed American giant people.

    • @Dawnbandit1
      @Dawnbandit1 10 місяців тому +3

      Same, I'd buy a pair.

    • @Crambles
      @Crambles 10 місяців тому +3

      Agreed, guess we’ll have to stick to shopping at Ross 😂

    • @NastySasquatch
      @NastySasquatch 10 місяців тому +5

      I'll take an 18. Fun fact, I'm the same height as the rock. His shoes don't come in a size over 14. He can wear his shoes.

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog 10 місяців тому

      I don't think they make shoes with 300lb weight limits lol Americans be fat.Am I right Peter!?

    • @wolvie1618
      @wolvie1618 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Crambles Ross still has those sizes? The one where I live stopped carrying anything above a 12

  • @smonchie
    @smonchie 10 місяців тому +26

    Any other channel would have cut that whole bit with Liams email, but it's all here in every bit of its glory. And that is why I keep coming back to Brain Blaze. So much entertainment!

    • @SpyderQueen1988
      @SpyderQueen1988 10 місяців тому +14

      I wonder if he ever remembered to reply to that email or whether Liam found out the answer the same time we all did? 😂

    • @jasotech1426
      @jasotech1426 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@SpyderQueen1988 I suspect the latter 😂

  • @janspacek2887
    @janspacek2887 10 місяців тому +4

    Simon's rant about Succession combined with the sound modification mimicking his wife's voice got me crying from laughter. Simon going off the track all the time with personal stories is exactly why I love Brain Blaze.

    • @bunyipdragon9499
      @bunyipdragon9499 10 місяців тому

      Simon's tangents are the reason his shows are so connectable.

  • @ElicBehexan
    @ElicBehexan 10 місяців тому +11

    Tom Baker - the 4th Doctor on Doctor Who, he turned 90 on 1-20th.

  • @sassysuzy4u
    @sassysuzy4u 10 місяців тому +4

    Hahaha Simon comparing Hospice Care to the Hotel California made my day.

  • @CartoonHero1986
    @CartoonHero1986 10 місяців тому +3

    I think by Liquidation they mean in Holdings since they still have a lot of licenced and branded contracts that haven't completed, so the company exists only to liquidate remaining assets. My grandfather had something similiar happen with only a medium sized business that did international work. Even though he had closed down the business and referred all pending clients to other companies; he had to maintain the company name as a Holdings company that was labeled as a Liquidator under our Federal Tax laws for several years due to liability on contracts that had yet to close. I think this is why you heard business owners talking about being "semi-retired" if they just shut down their business rather then selling it off.

  • @MrOneofthousands1994
    @MrOneofthousands1994 10 місяців тому +9

    Julian is on point with the editing. Funniest Blazers in a while.

  • @vlamm676
    @vlamm676 10 місяців тому +3

    This feels like an OG Brain Blaze. Awesome topic, totally random tangents, interruptions, hilarious edits. Just need a script smack and it would be complete.

  • @Metallica4Life92
    @Metallica4Life92 10 місяців тому +6

    that MySpunk page edit truly is a work of art and it is beautiful.

  • @goosenotmaverick1156
    @goosenotmaverick1156 10 місяців тому +20

    Bring back the tangent timer, its something i now want jn every episode, interesting statistic to know at the end 😂
    Last time he turned 12 minutes of content into like 22 minutes of content and it was AMAZING to know that fact. Dont make me time it myself from here on out and make a comment with it 😂
    Please, pretty please? Loved it.

  • @nothankyouthanksforasking
    @nothankyouthanksforasking 10 місяців тому +1

    Tangents 5/5 ☆
    Editing 5/5 ☆
    Energy 5/5 ☆
    Script 5/5 ☆
    chef's kiss

  • @PLAUG3DR
    @PLAUG3DR 10 місяців тому +9

    I feel like Šįmóń needs to make another channel with just the extracts of his tangents I would happily sit there all day listening to him whistle on😂😂

    • @waz207
      @waz207 10 місяців тому +4

      I’d like to see a breakdown of what % of his videos are tangents vs actual script, so, I’d be game for that channel if that was a part of it.
      I really liked the video that had the tangent timer on it (can’t recall which of his tangent-laden channels it was though…it was within the past few weeks though)

    • @PLAUG3DR
      @PLAUG3DR 10 місяців тому

      @@waz207 yeah 100% on that it would be a random but interesting statistic 😂
      and I remember the video but not which one

    • @justjukka
      @justjukka 10 місяців тому

      ​@@waz207oh, shoot, I remember that! It was a fun bit!

  • @86wezza88
    @86wezza88 10 місяців тому +3

    OMFG that edit for Simon's MySpace page was awesome! Thankyou to the editor.

    • @86wezza88
      @86wezza88 10 місяців тому

      OMG the segue lol.

  • @Zeddikuss
    @Zeddikuss 10 місяців тому +4

    This is a really good classic Blaze. Well Done Simon and crew.

  • @purplepeach84
    @purplepeach84 10 місяців тому +5

    My surprised they're still alive was Don Bluth. He's 86, and for some reason, it completely blew my mind yesterday to find out he's still alive.

    • @lewis45acp
      @lewis45acp 10 місяців тому +1

      Even though I know how very far apart we are, it helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star

  • @seandykes5157
    @seandykes5157 10 місяців тому +11

    The editing in these videos have been awesome lately. Great job editors!

  • @kaitlyncashman577
    @kaitlyncashman577 6 місяців тому +1

    I’m a hospice nurse and my patients graduate, or get discharged alive frequently. Just because someone thinks they are dying at one point doesn’t mean they can’t get better. It’s wild

  • @irishbearman1044
    @irishbearman1044 10 місяців тому +50

    Not only is Buzz Aldrin still alive, he actually left a comment on Simon's Megaprogect deep dive about the Appollo missions.

    • @UnicornsPoopRainbows
      @UnicornsPoopRainbows 10 місяців тому +24

      I just found the comment. When you click the profile, you can see some other comments he left. I have a hard time believing Buzz Aldrin called someone else a "Typical beta liberal..." while claiming affirmative action was institutionalized racism...
      While he may or may not share those ideas, 'typical beta liberal' does not sound like something an 80+ yo would say...

    • @Fetidaf
      @Fetidaf 10 місяців тому +5

      @@UnicornsPoopRainbowswhile I could see an elderly person saying that, I can’t see Buzz Aldrin saying that

    • @GrievousReborn
      @GrievousReborn 10 місяців тому

      I looked and I can't find this comment

    • @Crambles
      @Crambles 10 місяців тому

      🧢

  • @pgbrown12084
    @pgbrown12084 10 місяців тому +2

    Real world monopoly bankruptcy would go like this.
    -Take over your opponents hotels and houses through a hostile takeover.
    -Hollow out any remaining value.
    -Declare bankruptcy.
    -Get bailed out.
    -Give yourself a massive bonus and lay off the entire workforce/evict everyone from their homes.
    -Repeat.

  • @doctorlolchicken7478
    @doctorlolchicken7478 10 місяців тому +13

    William Shatner. 92. It’s not just that he’s still around when almost none of the original cast are (except the much younger ones) - it’s that he looks like most people do in their 60s.

    • @melaber77
      @melaber77 10 місяців тому

      It’s all fake. Fake hair, fake teeth, plastic surgery. And he’s a prize winning prick to everyone. He can die any day now, no tears.

    • @cassandraunheeded
      @cassandraunheeded 10 місяців тому +3

      He seems to be having fun too.

    • @l.scales7516
      @l.scales7516 9 місяців тому +1

      George who played sulu is still kicking, Uhuru just recently died as did McCoy I think. & nimoy ( hmm there's a rap song in there dying to come sulu/Uhuru - McCoy/ nimoy & perhaps demise & enterprise?
      lol)

    • @l.scales7516
      @l.scales7516 9 місяців тому

      2nd tangent on my comment, the enterprise is still going where no man has gone before, along with everything else randomly broadcast from our planet! no wonder we can't find any life out there, they are hiding from our signals ! someday they will all create a mass tort & sue the planet out from under us! lol

  • @BriccBalloon
    @BriccBalloon 10 місяців тому +2

    Julian, i dig the editing in this one. Thank you, I laughed a lot!

  • @stylevstar253
    @stylevstar253 10 місяців тому +3

    Brain Blaze is becoming unhinged again. I’m happy

  • @kevinyoung9706
    @kevinyoung9706 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing editing!!!! Loved it!!

  • @1blackice1
    @1blackice1 10 місяців тому +3

    As for someone who I am constantly surprised is still alive is Jimmy Carter. Happy he outlived Kissinger too :D

  • @matthewhewitson80
    @matthewhewitson80 10 місяців тому +2

    i never comment, but this must be one of the best edited, and most chaotic videos Simons done. Even the ad read was worth watching!

  • @SnakePlissken25
    @SnakePlissken25 10 місяців тому +4

    There are still two Tower Records physical shops in Dublin, Ireland.

  • @jwhitely7
    @jwhitely7 10 місяців тому +2

    Simon is adorable. Simon confused fusion energy with cold fusion lol

  • @PLAUG3DR
    @PLAUG3DR 10 місяців тому +4

    What an intro never fails to make me laugh regardless of which channel of his it is I’m watching 😂

  • @priceyindividual2995
    @priceyindividual2995 10 місяців тому +2

    Simon is the best spokesman Vessi could get

  • @ganrimmonim
    @ganrimmonim 10 місяців тому +3

    I miss Blockbuster, happy Fridays.

  • @AdmiralKleinStarfleetCommand
    @AdmiralKleinStarfleetCommand 10 місяців тому +1

    The biggest example of a company claiming a Religious Exemption is Hobby Lobby. When the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, Hobby Lobby claimed an exemption because the AFA includes Birth Control as well as other "family planning" and Hobby Lobby is religiously opposed to such.

  • @matthewlantz1677
    @matthewlantz1677 10 місяців тому +3

    Loving the Dropout/College Humour references!

    • @MikeP2055
      @MikeP2055 10 місяців тому +2

      YESSS! I'm glad I'm not the only one. "Is He Gay?", the Zack and Grant sketch, is solid.

    • @matthewlantz1677
      @matthewlantz1677 10 місяців тому

      @@MikeP2055 Much as I love Brennan, that was solid

  • @covle9180
    @covle9180 10 місяців тому +1

    Enron blaze would be the best possible business decision ever, Simon. Do it!

  • @okletmesignup
    @okletmesignup 10 місяців тому +3

    I have something in common with Simon: Sami is my hero too!!

  • @t1m3f0x
    @t1m3f0x 10 місяців тому +1

    The Penn Central railroad still exist, after it's railroad assets were nationalized as part of Conrail, Penn Central reorganized and became American Premier Underwriters a property and casualty insurance company. And speaking of Conrail, they also still exist. After it was bought by CSX and Norfolk Southern, Conrail became an asset management and network services provider for the shared assets that weren't absorbed into CSX or Norfolk Southern.

  • @Fetidaf
    @Fetidaf 10 місяців тому +4

    If Vessi made steel/composite toe I’d buy them just from your endorsement, Simon. Unfortunately I have no use for regular shoes

    • @themcqueendream6797
      @themcqueendream6797 10 місяців тому +1

      Hey just super curious what you do that means you never wear regular shoes...like ever?? Not even when you just nip to the shops? Really curious ha

  • @justdaveh5860
    @justdaveh5860 10 місяців тому +1

    Dick Van Dike (98) and David Attenbrough (97) are still alive, there ya go Simon.

  • @wishtobeamodder4302
    @wishtobeamodder4302 10 місяців тому +4

    Simon should take more breaks now. Since he came back and started recording Brain Blaze he’s back at long tangents

  • @Edwardrae1234
    @Edwardrae1234 10 місяців тому +2

    21:24 search box. great easter egg well done Kevin. lmfao

  • @elizabethebbighausen9341
    @elizabethebbighausen9341 10 місяців тому +5

    Yay! I caught BB right as it dropped!!

  • @jasonwooler801
    @jasonwooler801 10 місяців тому +2

    As always Simon is on point with his stories. Is he one of the best presenters on the youtube? I would say yes.

  • @dude2215
    @dude2215 10 місяців тому +8

    Venture bros reference in brainblaze?! Lets go!! Shout out to the goat dr. Henry Killinger

  • @T00FAST4L0VE
    @T00FAST4L0VE 10 місяців тому +2

    Anyone remember FRIENDSTER?! the sad rebound after MySpace and before Facebook? Lolololol

  • @about7grams
    @about7grams 10 місяців тому +5

    I don't know if I consider myself to be in a parasocial relationship with Simon. I consider myself to be locked in the blazement with the writers so I'm in a parasocial relationship with like Danny and Kevin and everyone. And I feel like the editing speaks to my soul so I'm in a parasocial relationship with like Sam and Julian. Simon however I've seen SO much that I no longer feel parasocial with him and have wrapped all the way back around to being so desensitized that I know I'll never interact with him in any meaningful way. Kinda like how I feel about Chris Hansen or Dr Phil

  • @mjouwbuis
    @mjouwbuis 10 місяців тому +2

    Blockbuster being a liquidation firm could make sense if they were the ones that liquidated blockbuster to begin with.

  • @rstudio6799
    @rstudio6799 10 місяців тому +6

    Can vouch that vessies are amazing. Was walking home with a healthy buzz from the bar in my vessies slip ons during a rain storm. I was drenched entirely except for my socks and feet in my vessies. Had them for almost a year and still holding up only complaint is if you have custom shoe inserts they may not fit in the shoe with your feet. But yeah....make some winter boots for -40 and pants and i will be a walking vessi billboard.

  • @MystLunarabne
    @MystLunarabne 10 місяців тому

    33:40
    This is just memories from the top of my head but I believe it's basically because a Trademark is more specifically for a company that is actively engaging in business, whereas a copyright is for an idea.
    Copyright is basically to give someone compensation for other people using their idea and prevent other people from claiming that they came up with that idea.
    Trademark is to prevent someone claiming something they made is related to an already established brand. (Otherwise everyone would be trying to sell Cola and Ketchup with Coca Cola and Heinz branding)

  • @MrBizteck
    @MrBizteck 10 місяців тому +2

    Spoiling Succession for the Editor was PEAK you tube 😂😂😂😂

  • @j0wwify
    @j0wwify 10 місяців тому +3

    Where is Charles? Cancel Simon

  • @4Penguins
    @4Penguins 10 місяців тому +2

    I was a manager for Securitas. They actually tell you about it's origin in the orientation handbook.

  • @nobody2655
    @nobody2655 9 місяців тому +1

    Brain Blaze is always Simon going off while occasionally referencing a script. Classic Blaze. 😆

  • @MrBobsmithers
    @MrBobsmithers 10 місяців тому +1

    the editing for this episode is gold.

  • @6jonline
    @6jonline 10 місяців тому +1

    Where's @EveryFairyDies tangent timer? We need it, Simon. WE NEED IT.

  • @g4r8f3j4l8g
    @g4r8f3j4l8g 10 місяців тому +1

    The "Enron Blaze" graphic killed me 😂

  • @dustinyancey2194
    @dustinyancey2194 10 місяців тому +1

    You have the best editors ever!!

  • @Delightfully_Witchy
    @Delightfully_Witchy 10 місяців тому +1

    25:00 FactBoy starts spoiling the Succession series ending.
    27:00 When FactBoy finally quits talking about it.
    *You're Welcome!*

    • @frankieffbaby
      @frankieffbaby 10 місяців тому +1

      thank you. I paused and dug in the comments for this because I just started the show

  • @hitchedtohorsepower
    @hitchedtohorsepower 10 місяців тому +2

    I'm an American and my first thought about the Pinkertons is mostly positive. I'm a history nerd so I think of the lot of good stuff they did before the union stuff. Let's also remember not all the union organizers were great people either. Lots of the leaders didn't have anything to do with workers. I'm not saying management was the good guys just that there was a lot of crap going on all over the place!!

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog 10 місяців тому

      There were some fine people on both sides of the issue lol

  • @ShaltovDuvalto
    @ShaltovDuvalto 4 місяці тому

    I love how Simon yelled at Vessie. He is the best spokesman

  • @kuromiLayfe
    @kuromiLayfe 10 місяців тому +1

    Bankruptcy in Monopoly is pretty much exactly the same as bankruptcy irl.. going bankrupt means the properties are sold off to the other players (investors) and it is up to them to decide if they keep the branding of the bankrupt company

  • @DMTrance87
    @DMTrance87 10 місяців тому +1

    OMG that Zelda song reference brought back memories and a full on LOL moment!
    Good show old chap!

  • @oxenrat
    @oxenrat 10 місяців тому

    Nice meme and editing Julian, funny as hell.
    Laughed and got cat scratched twice.
    Seque and Myspunk, bloody cat

  • @jamesnonn8794
    @jamesnonn8794 10 місяців тому +1

    If you started MySpace, I will too. Let's go Simon! Let's take over my space just like UA-cam!

  • @bunyipdragon9499
    @bunyipdragon9499 10 місяців тому

    Thanks Julian, the editing was sweet 💜

  • @rheezbeez8509
    @rheezbeez8509 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice work editors "The G Spot" BAHAHHAHAHAHA

  • @creamtherabbit77
    @creamtherabbit77 10 місяців тому

    My grandfather. He's in his mid 90's. His stents are way past their lifetime, he could go any time, but for SOME REASON, he's still alive.

  • @jeanannd
    @jeanannd 10 місяців тому

    I remember when Napster first came out. I sampled so much music and ended up purchasing so many CD"s and MP3's because of Napster. Yeah, I discovered a lot of bands through Napster. Thought they no longer existed. Electricity - you can get a small, whisper quiet wind generator the size of a small bush that turns and produces electricity with only a breeze. One can power a normal house. Get one and a backup battery and you have all of your own electricity.

  • @ofskittlez
    @ofskittlez 10 місяців тому

    Simon: "I don't want to stop the flow."
    Also Simon: *searches for his MySpace profile in real time*

  • @lemonlily4022
    @lemonlily4022 10 місяців тому

    Whew, between the script and Simon’s rambles - what a journey. Thanks Blaze Team ❤

  • @beagleissleeping5359
    @beagleissleeping5359 10 місяців тому +1

    One of my favorite Dad questions: "What the heck is facespace?"
    He heard his friend's teens talking about social media and got the 2 names squished together.

    • @Annie_Annie__
      @Annie_Annie__ 10 місяців тому +1

      My dad _still_ says “ya know, the facespace, the spacebooks, that stuff” when he’s talking about social media in general.
      Dad has dyslexia and I’m never sure if the mix up is genuine or just a joke at this point.

  • @Skunk6977
    @Skunk6977 10 місяців тому

    So there I was at 2:45 am, half drunk and half asleep doing some laundry before bed. I’ve zoned out, barely paying attention to the content, instead simply passively enjoying the mellifluous sounds of Simon’s voice, when suddenly, from the direction of the ground level window at my back, feet behind me, I hear a sound like someone banging on the window. I spin around afraid to look but all I can see is darkness. Again comes the banging, but from a different direction! I spin the other direction having thrown the Jersey I was holding and grabbed a tee shirt to hide behind when I finally heard Simon say something about a knocking at the door. I literally stood for a few minutes while my adrenaline levels and blood pressure slowly crept back down below dangerous levels. I’ll still go to sleep tonight listening to the Whistle Boy… and probably wake up to the graphic content of Casual Criminalist. Again.