Can You Name a Book? ANY Book???

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  • @chinmaya4693
    @chinmaya4693 4 роки тому +34169

    A moment of silence for the many people who named a book but didn't make it on to this video...

    • @Finn-EirikScharnewski
      @Finn-EirikScharnewski 4 роки тому +1271

      Thank u for saying that

    • @eddymichael1376
      @eddymichael1376 4 роки тому +499

      Facts

    • @SoudipanMaity
      @SoudipanMaity 4 роки тому +779

      Obviously, a lot may have named more than one. If nothing else, 'The Bible' at least. But, just the fact that these gentlemen and ladies couldn't even name that really highlights the pathetic education system in a good way.

    • @amandaburger2506
      @amandaburger2506 4 роки тому +682

      @@SoudipanMaity in their (potential) defense... when I'm placed on the spot like that sometimes my mind goes blank. As soon as I turned on the video I couldn't recall the name of the book I'm currently reading. I'd like to hope that at least in the librarian's case she couldn't think of an answer for that same reason.

    • @eddymichael1376
      @eddymichael1376 4 роки тому +185

      @@amandaburger2506 yeah obviously this can't be possible that they haven't read a single book in their life...
      It's just that the situation, the place and the question was so random the human brain gets blank...
      I couldn't come up with a book name too cause I was not expecting that

  • @megansimpson1918
    @megansimpson1918 5 років тому +25482

    Even if you don't read, I don't see how you couldn't think of any name of a book.

  • @jasonwong7140
    @jasonwong7140 5 років тому +3765

    They should've cut into between the videos to show that one guy who couldn't stop naming books

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 4 роки тому +62

      That guy passed away 15 years ago.

    • @weirdopandaowl3345
      @weirdopandaowl3345 4 роки тому +14

      Me

    • @Lavealikesreading
      @Lavealikesreading 4 роки тому +35

      @@aylbdrmadison1051 i didn't know that i died at age 2

    • @abistorey252
      @abistorey252 4 роки тому +9

      That guy would have been me

    • @torvilasulvstle362
      @torvilasulvstle362 4 роки тому +32

      I am 71 years old, read 3 magazines, 3 newspapers and ca.10 books a week.
      Learned to read 5 1/2 years old.
      When I was 17, I could read much more, but old age creeps up on me, unfortunately...

  • @midori1
    @midori1 2 роки тому +633

    The Librarian can definitely name a book. I think people’s minds just go blank when they’re put on the spot.

    • @diamondly6250
      @diamondly6250 Рік тому +19

      ya even if she doesn't read there no way she had that job and cant name one

    • @Helelsonofdawn
      @Helelsonofdawn Рік тому

      @@diamondly6250 bidens picks cant sY WHAT A WOMEN IS

    • @karmagrl76
      @karmagrl76 9 місяців тому +26

      I can name dozens of books both read or just heard about, but if you put a microphone in my face, don't even ask me my name.

    • @overgrownkudzu
      @overgrownkudzu 9 місяців тому +15

      all these people can name books. the bible is a book. as much fun as it is to laugh at people like these, they're clearly just nervous and blanking

    • @artistjoh
      @artistjoh 7 місяців тому +1

      she said she was a librarian, but no longer employed as one... do I need to join the dots for you?

  • @Zilray
    @Zilray 5 років тому +3048

    and when the camera turned off 5 book titles came in their minds

    • @rachellinaaa
      @rachellinaaa 5 років тому +24

      Yupppp, happens all the time 😂😂

    • @ramenwithaliens5431
      @ramenwithaliens5431 5 років тому +4

      Exactly

    • @danielx4731
      @danielx4731 5 років тому +1

      反正那一秒钟就是死都想不起来😂这个问题就在于几十亿本书到底该说哪一本,真的超容易把人问懵😂

    • @abdullahdelab1075
      @abdullahdelab1075 5 років тому +6

      Me in every exam

    • @shuonanniu9783
      @shuonanniu9783 5 років тому

      @@danielx4731 这种奇葩问题,完全没有上下文被人问,确实很懵,都不知道对方什么意思。

  • @Dgm-oe5vm
    @Dgm-oe5vm 5 років тому +26085

    Incredible how people couldn’t even say like Harry Potter or something

    • @katiemorova1764
      @katiemorova1764 5 років тому +870

      That's what I thought or like Lord of the rings or something

    • @milomilo55
      @milomilo55 4 роки тому +297

      ...but like the guy who mentioned the Lion King, would most people have actually _read_ any of the Harry Potter books or just been familiar with movie titles.

    • @alfonsog.3152
      @alfonsog.3152 4 роки тому +83

      I would prefer to say i don't read instead harry potter

    • @Magic_beans_
      @Magic_beans_ 4 роки тому +217

      Really open-ended questions like that can be surprisingly hard to answer, even more so when you’re on the spot and your failure to immediately answer creates even more stress. There’s a “Billy on the Street” video where the host asks contestants to name a woman, and they couldn’t do it.

    • @dylanc5835
      @dylanc5835 4 роки тому +41

      They probably did and it was cut

  • @damosanchex
    @damosanchex 4 роки тому +3320

    They 100 percent just cut out the people who don't panic

    • @fortunetaco4585
      @fortunetaco4585 4 роки тому +131

      Yeah that’s what I was thinking, like a lot of people don’t panic and could say something simple, like Harry Potter.

    • @lotsofotherstuff
      @lotsofotherstuff 4 роки тому +53

      I mean yeah, but thats the whole point of this segment

    • @wetsocks7483
      @wetsocks7483 4 роки тому +9

      it's scripted

    • @carlosfer2201
      @carlosfer2201 4 роки тому +59

      @@wetsocks7483 no it isn't, it's edited.

    • @1Lainer1
      @1Lainer1 4 роки тому +24

      Well yes because it wouldn’t be funny if they just showed the 99.9% of people who said a book title

  • @merissamakesstuff
    @merissamakesstuff Рік тому +521

    Side note: I read 3-15 books a month and blanked when the video played. I spend 1-5 hours a day reading. I'm currently reading three books. I imagine at least the librarian just blanked.

    • @boltzmannbrain6607
      @boltzmannbrain6607 Рік тому +4

      Let me take a wild guess , youre single

    • @-autumnfeelings
      @-autumnfeelings Рік тому +64

      ​@@boltzmannbrain6607 Or just intelligent. Other people play Sports for hours. Doing something a lot doesn't mean nobody wants them

    • @Trentstone121
      @Trentstone121 Рік тому +22

      ​@@-autumnfeelings would depend on what he's reading. If he spends hours a day reading literature from various authors with different backgrounds, I would agree that he's probably an intelligent person. If he spends hours a day reading fanzines of Harry Potter/Star Trek mash ups, I would argue reading isn't helping him much. To be completely honest though, I just feel a compulsive need to argue with any given statement, and it is a problem. Lol. Sorry. Have a nice day!

    • @jonathonshanecrawford1840
      @jonathonshanecrawford1840 Рік тому +2

      Nerves!

    • @ichmich9324
      @ichmich9324 Рік тому +6

      ​@@Trentstone121 even if you read various Artist there will be still a difference in just watching words and understanding it (or trying to understand it in fully). I know to many people with alot of books, that actually read them but when it comes to talking about them it won't get over what character does what. Why they doing it or even what these people think the intentions behind making the character doing that is for these readers a mystery. They can't even probably explain why which story is good, they just can say it's good and when an explanation comes it is mostly just saying with extra steps that it is famous.

  • @BournetoRead
    @BournetoRead 3 роки тому +5541

    Tbf the guy that said The Jungle Book was right it is a book by Rudyard Kipling

    • @ritaruggerone4434
      @ritaruggerone4434 3 роки тому +62

      Yes I was thinking that!

    • @harbinger9231
      @harbinger9231 3 роки тому +59

      He probably didn't know

    • @Jllyrol311
      @Jllyrol311 3 роки тому +26

      The Jungle Books are actually my favorite book!

    • @QonQueso
      @QonQueso 3 роки тому +38

      The lion king guy was right also

    • @henrymcdowell3103
      @henrymcdowell3103 3 роки тому +24

      Jimmy Kimmel doesn't know that.

  • @cevewr
    @cevewr 5 років тому +4203

    this is THE SADDEST video I’ve seen recently

    • @claudiav5638
      @claudiav5638 5 років тому +37

      this is the saddest video I've seen period

    • @vojaurosevic5176
      @vojaurosevic5176 5 років тому +21

      america things,nothing special lol

    • @theactualbajmahal833
      @theactualbajmahal833 5 років тому +47

      These videos are heavily edited for maximum humor. The punchline that people don't read anymore wouldn't work unless they feature those people who either really don't read or who freeze up in front of the camera so much that they can't give any decent response. They probably got dozens of answers from people who could "name a book", but that wouldn't have fit their premise.
      It's not actually a commentary on illiteracy in modern America. They're just having a laugh.

    • @gail9299
      @gail9299 5 років тому +1

      There are no words! Even video editing doesn't excuse the fact that some people can't name a solitary book.

    • @izzya8132
      @izzya8132 5 років тому +1

      People know they'll only be featured if they respond with something dumb, so they go along with it. That's all there is to it, it's not an interesting phenomenon.

  • @dilberttaint9405
    @dilberttaint9405 5 років тому +23100

    People aren’t this dumb. People just get really nervous when you ask them a super generic question while they are getting recorded by a huge camera and have a microphone on them. They just blanked.

    • @AgrestisAnima
      @AgrestisAnima 5 років тому +1465

      Yeah that even happens to me sometimes- as a bookseller ; ) people come into the store who are interested in something I like- and suddenly I don't remeber the author or title. It's really embarassing. But it still hurt to watch the video

    • @roejogan3035
      @roejogan3035 5 років тому +189

      Exactly excellent point dude

    • @rounakshrestha4078
      @rounakshrestha4078 5 років тому +159

      You know its scripted...

    • @gogolavanlinden7174
      @gogolavanlinden7174 5 років тому +390

      Some people just don't read, dumb or not dumb. But you do have a point, putting you on the spot makes you go blank, I've read hundreds of books in my life but I can barely name a few of the top of my head

    • @cheeseham9503
      @cheeseham9503 5 років тому +100

      @@sarah-cw3xp Not all Americans are dumb, you just want to stereotype them. You know who was American? Bill Gates.

  • @orangesheep7094
    @orangesheep7094 2 роки тому +353

    Haha I remember one time a psychology therapist went to our school to check us kids and when they talked to me to find out if I'm mentally stable to be there they asked me about my favorite subjects. I told them that I love literature. Then they asked me to name some books. They didn't give me any explanations. I was confused because I didn't know if they want me to name something from school program or something I enjoy. I was so anxious and all my classmates were there, which made me even more anxious, so I don't even remember now if I said anything properly. I love reading by the way! So I understand these poor people

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 2 роки тому +4

      🤡

    • @kanjifreak420
      @kanjifreak420 2 роки тому +4

      Just say harry potter.

    • @EstherHulst-Artist
      @EstherHulst-Artist 2 роки тому +5

      I think thats it for some they want to name a book that is interesting or "important"

    • @PkmnmasterBP
      @PkmnmasterBP Рік тому +5

      na bro you gotta control your anxiety if you can't respond to one question 💀

    • @orangesheep7094
      @orangesheep7094 Рік тому +18

      @@PkmnmasterBP yeah thank you so much for your advise! I was CLEARLY asking for it

  • @r2b2ct1
    @r2b2ct1 4 роки тому +1149

    When I was in school, my teacher randomly asked me to name an actor. I blanked. Obviously I have seen actors. This is an example of "putting people on the spot."

    • @kerensabirch5214
      @kerensabirch5214 3 роки тому +76

      Even so, surely you could think of a book you actually have on your own bookshelf - unless you don't have any. Besides, most of these people admitted they don't read books.

    • @luciuscabralzenardo2897
      @luciuscabralzenardo2897 3 роки тому +8

      THANK YOU

    • @leonardshevlin7260
      @leonardshevlin7260 3 роки тому +30

      It's such an unexpected and strange challenge. I think I would have struggled a bit though I am always in the process of reading one or more books and I have thousands of books.

    • @randalftheblack2572
      @randalftheblack2572 3 роки тому +17

      @@kerensabirch5214 I've read quite a few books.. But without looking over at my bookshelf I'm struggling to remember the names of each individual book.
      I remember the name of the book series I've read, but drawing a blank on most of the individual books.

    • @coolioso808
      @coolioso808 3 роки тому +8

      @RandalfTheBlack Even so, and I know people can be put on the spot and almost go blank - but if someone does read regularly, they should at least know the name of the current book they are reading, whatever it is. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Hunger Games, The Help, The Lorax, y'know whatever it is current.
      Obviously, Kimmel found people who already admit they don't read books making that question even harder for them. It is still pretty scary. I'm sure they talked to people who could name books, but I wonder how many they asked and what the ratio was. Was it 10 to 1? 10 knew a book and 1 didn't so they asked like 50 people and had 5 who didn't know? I'm a lil' worried to know the answer.

  • @TanakaMatsumoto
    @TanakaMatsumoto 5 років тому +3179

    How does a former librarian not remember any title of any book? Well I guess it shows why she's no longer one...

    • @crunchyalmond
      @crunchyalmond 5 років тому +47

      I know like she was surrounded by books every day 🤣🤣

    • @joelman1989
      @joelman1989 5 років тому +170

      Well when I get put on the spot I draw a blank sometimes.

    • @smeaglesmegg1243
      @smeaglesmegg1243 5 років тому +28

      @Joe Rose
      Same. When I suddenly get out on the spot, I freak out and say gibberish

    • @joelman1989
      @joelman1989 5 років тому +37

      Axe Swinger 69 yeah and you know you’re going to be on TV. Plus If you’re perspective enough you will notice she says “I’m drawing a blank..” and then it cuts. She most likely mentions the name of a book there, and then they ask what she does for a living. It literally just took her a few seconds to come up with a book.

    • @blubbness
      @blubbness 5 років тому +1

      she WAS a librarian, maybe they fired her because she can´t read 😂😂

  • @evelynsaunders1285
    @evelynsaunders1285 5 років тому +2445

    looks like all of these people are Jared, 19

  • @TheBestSam42
    @TheBestSam42 2 роки тому +120

    I think this has totally been cherry-picked to an extreme degree like they were probably just stressed or freaking out

    • @KennyakaTI
      @KennyakaTI 2 роки тому +1

      That's why they do this though. To see how people respond to answering questions they weren't prepared for

    • @MegaNancyLover
      @MegaNancyLover 2 роки тому

      You are clearly oblivious to the sheer stupidity within the general American public. Especially in big liberal cities like California and New York. I would suggest you look up nore videos like this, but then that would probably make you lose faith in humanity.

    • @vounovapor
      @vounovapor 5 місяців тому +2

      No!!!. It is simple. They don’t read books.

    • @MrPuckpunk
      @MrPuckpunk 2 місяці тому

      ​@vounovapor Why do you need to read a book to name one?

    • @WhiteTiger333
      @WhiteTiger333 19 днів тому +1

      Of course, videos like this choose the answers that will "prove" the point. It's the same with the 'can you name a country' videos. The ones who can, for instance, stand in front of a map of Africa and rattle off every country won't be in the video.

  • @ripapa6355
    @ripapa6355 3 роки тому +8710

    "I was a librarian, now I'm unemployed"
    Sounds about right after seeing this.

    • @theox9015
      @theox9015 3 роки тому

      @RIPapa hahaha

    • @valerycro3853
      @valerycro3853 3 роки тому +61

      Can't believe that she was librerian. Even if she never open to read one, must remember one of the titles. Idiot. And that's not insult. Name of the book. GOOD ONE.

    • @Kushufy
      @Kushufy 3 роки тому +19

      @@valerycro3853 you're the idiot for not knowing very basic psychological phenomenons

    • @valerycro3853
      @valerycro3853 3 роки тому +2

      @@Kushufy really? Where you read that?She never reads. Period.

    • @Kushufy
      @Kushufy 3 роки тому +32

      @@valerycro3853 there's this thing called stress, i think you learn about it in preschool

  • @BelowMinimums
    @BelowMinimums 6 років тому +615

    That librarian is a perfect example that for some of these people it's not them being unable to name a book, it's the pressure of being on camera with a microphone on your face being expected to perform. I guarantee you she cane name plenty of books but she froze.

    • @LucasLima-sz4kg
      @LucasLima-sz4kg 6 років тому +15

      if she had frozen she wouldnt have said she was a librarian...it's staged

    • @danamiralles
      @danamiralles 6 років тому

      Well said

    • @Vincetagram
      @Vincetagram 6 років тому +4

      BelowMinimums or the fact that the whole thing is fake

  • @user-ct8pd1pw2n
    @user-ct8pd1pw2n 6 років тому +7799

    Wow this really is a new low

    • @NDBit
      @NDBit 6 років тому +9

      I Write A Song A Day Not really. It's to be expected

    • @plokijuh5830
      @plokijuh5830 6 років тому +144

      I Write A Song A Day They’re just nervous because they’re put on the spot in front of a camera. They also understand that this is a comedy segment that aims to poke fun at people who don’t ever read books, so they subconsciously conform to the role that’s expected of them by the audience. Or maybe they consciously do so because they realise they won’t be on TV if they name a book.
      Get off your high horse.

    • @cosmo8771
      @cosmo8771 6 років тому +1

      I Write A Song A Day as if no one knows Harry potter is based on a movie

    • @zhm96
      @zhm96 6 років тому +28

      I was expecting everyone to say Harry Potter but knowing Americans they probably don't know that the movies were based off books.

    • @alirazi9198
      @alirazi9198 6 років тому +14

      I Write A Song A Day
      No it's not the US reached the lowest by electing trump

  • @nintendoman8915
    @nintendoman8915 2 роки тому +15

    "Can you name a book? "
    Me: starts naming every book from the 1990s

  • @efimmaiboroda9629
    @efimmaiboroda9629 4 роки тому +1893

    I read Moby Dick's book Horse it really touched me in a way no book has.

    • @D70Dug
      @D70Dug 4 роки тому +124

      Do you want to show us on the doll where the book touched you ???? :-)

    • @farah6203
      @farah6203 4 роки тому +24

      @@D70Dug superb comedy, my friend.
      john would be proud XD

    • @claran828
      @claran828 4 роки тому +4

      LMAOo

    • @thecrow9026
      @thecrow9026 4 роки тому

      You asked for Doug comment

    • @serena7351
      @serena7351 4 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @MostBelovedMonster
    @MostBelovedMonster 4 роки тому +8490

    No one said the Bible?
    I'm not even religious, but come on people.

    • @jefgir
      @jefgir 4 роки тому +121

      Not trying to be pedant but the bible is not a book, is a collection of books. The "chapters" of the bible are actually separate books.

    • @mango9602
      @mango9602 4 роки тому +175

      Seems like Harry Potter isn’t a thing for them either

    • @Christiangjf
      @Christiangjf 4 роки тому +208

      @@jefgir that's like a saying a poetry book isnt a book just a collection of poems. A book is just a bunch of pages bounded together.

    • @l.u.k.e7975
      @l.u.k.e7975 4 роки тому +3

      yeah

    • @raihan5831
      @raihan5831 4 роки тому +32

      Or the Quran

  • @maylee-
    @maylee- 6 років тому +5801

    didnt anyone have to read in high school ??

    • @mirandachoi407
      @mirandachoi407 6 років тому +52

      shadydreamers thats what i thought

    • @notfound-dd4cv
      @notfound-dd4cv 6 років тому +318

      They were probably just nervous

    • @doyouevensmokebro2520
      @doyouevensmokebro2520 6 років тому +14

      that's the only books i know lmao

    • @MsDaniMarie02
      @MsDaniMarie02 6 років тому +57

      Most are books we’re told to read, not ones we want to. It’s not all that surprising to me if people forgot the names of those books, especially when you graduated high school years ago

    • @llanamason8361
      @llanamason8361 6 років тому +2

      shadydreamers meeeeee
      Still in high school

  • @chimeravidar7679
    @chimeravidar7679 Рік тому +94

    “Can you name a book?”
    My big brain answer:
    “Oxford dictionary”

    • @skssis5741
      @skssis5741 Рік тому +2

      Me the bible

    • @basila33
      @basila33 9 місяців тому +3

      good plot, but too many characters.

    • @lisiasty688
      @lisiasty688 7 місяців тому +2

      Cambridge dictionary is better

    • @alysdexia
      @alysdexia 5 місяців тому

      @@skssis5741which one?

    • @supergripevolution5964
      @supergripevolution5964 5 місяців тому

      yo Merriam-webster solos any dictionary

  • @cassieosbourne7666
    @cassieosbourne7666 5 років тому +6750

    In fairness, "The Jungle Book" is a book

    • @bluecadilac007
      @bluecadilac007 5 років тому +95

      Cassie Osbourne yes it is and one of the most popular book

    • @maazali8889
      @maazali8889 5 років тому +90

      Yes, it's a novel by Rudyard Kipling

    • @cassieosbourne7666
      @cassieosbourne7666 5 років тому +11

      Maaz Ali Yeah, I know

    • @sarahkerr7540
      @sarahkerr7540 5 років тому +90

      Problem is he couldn't definitively say it was a book. 🤦‍♀️

    • @MattMlcc
      @MattMlcc 5 років тому +20

      dude was cracked out he had no idea if it was a book or not

  • @mpinchi3433
    @mpinchi3433 5 років тому +9173

    People are proud to say "I don't read books" like it's a good thing..

    • @TurtleLover300
      @TurtleLover300 5 років тому +67

      M Pinchi it is

    • @9airpods917
      @9airpods917 5 років тому +208

      Turtlelover300 LMAO! I don’t think so... Why don’t people at least use Kindle, that’s ELECTRONIC!

    • @nicholas4727
      @nicholas4727 5 років тому +116

      I don't read books, but I do listen to them.

    • @9airpods917
      @9airpods917 5 років тому +34

      Nicholas Bolton Yeah, that too!

    • @jwswe7732
      @jwswe7732 5 років тому +92

      very american

  • @rokuwhitefox
    @rokuwhitefox 4 роки тому +1963

    "I'm surrounded by idiots." - Scar

    • @colonelbossman4571
      @colonelbossman4571 3 роки тому +18

      Wait who is Scar sorry
      Also for that one person who watches Hermitcraft, I'm confused with you

    • @aarya1107
      @aarya1107 3 роки тому +20

      @@colonelbossman4571 Scar from Lion King

    • @katrinaleightilley8741
      @katrinaleightilley8741 3 роки тому +4

      He was so much better in the book. The movie just totally butchered his character.

    • @katrinaleightilley8741
      @katrinaleightilley8741 3 роки тому +1

      @Jerz_Beefy So does Scar

    • @karthiksurkanti8780
      @karthiksurkanti8780 3 роки тому

      I am your 1000th like

  • @damnedifidonut
    @damnedifidonut Рік тому +6

    I read a lot, I'd be scrambled to select just one out of the hundreds I've perused

  • @cherlyza9354
    @cherlyza9354 5 років тому +5950

    Harry Potter was the first came through my mind..

  • @nathanmantle377
    @nathanmantle377 6 років тому +438

    When you are asked a question out of nowhere, especially when it's being recorded, it's actually sometimes really hard to think clearly.

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 6 років тому +7

      Yeah maybe, but you couldn't think of one book title?

    • @Primalxbeast
      @Primalxbeast 6 років тому +27

      TheGuyWhoIsAustralian I'd be doing good to remember my own name if someone shoved a camera in my face. A lot of us nerds who like reading have social phobias so would be even more likely to freeze up.

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 6 років тому +1

      So are you one of those people who is more scared of public speaking than dying? Just trying to understand because I've never had a problem with stuff like that

    • @Primalxbeast
      @Primalxbeast 6 років тому +1

      TheGuyWhoIsAustralian I'm an extreme introvert and having clinical depression all of my life means I'm not very afraid of death, so I'd have to say yes.

    • @peach-milk
      @peach-milk 6 років тому +4

      Especially if you have a wide range , like not a specific type of thing. It's kind of like writing an essay where you can choose what to write about.

  • @MarshalGrover
    @MarshalGrover 6 років тому +5293

    Wow, how embarassing

    • @seyboraarmymoo1057
      @seyboraarmymoo1057 6 років тому +99

      yeah the librarian was especially embarrassing.

    • @tinaandersen3270
      @tinaandersen3270 6 років тому +2

      Agree

    • @sphinxweasley589
      @sphinxweasley589 6 років тому +93

      Man, this is so painful to watch.
      Americans look like they live inside a stupidity forcefield, only caring about themselves and their social media, ignoring about the rest of the real world, but ironically claiming to know it all.

    • @victoriapurdy178
      @victoriapurdy178 6 років тому +16

      Sphinx Weasley I live in a America and I could of listed multiple books

    • @sphinxweasley589
      @sphinxweasley589 6 років тому +11

      Lmao, your comment has too many layers of stupidity, proving my point.
      Funny that i can speak better english than you.

  • @shreyasphanipendyala1008
    @shreyasphanipendyala1008 2 роки тому +3

    "Name your favourite book"
    *"A MACBOOK"*

  • @soup7434
    @soup7434 5 років тому +4518

    Cameraman: "Can you name a book?"
    Me: "Yes."
    *walks off*

    • @SONUYADAV-mo3ng
      @SONUYADAV-mo3ng 5 років тому +107

      Cameraman: ohhhkkkk... I got it... *Gone with the wind*

    • @fladimo9594
      @fladimo9594 5 років тому +51

      Could you please tell me your name?
      Me:yes
      Oh sorry we only look for the dumb ones

    • @beorn4625
      @beorn4625 5 років тому +2

      Twenty øne piløts!!!

    • @soup7434
      @soup7434 5 років тому +3

      @@beorn4625 Mhm |-/ ||-//

    • @choccmilk
      @choccmilk 5 років тому +1

      i love twenty one pilots

  • @TheGoldSwordSquad
    @TheGoldSwordSquad 6 років тому +601

    You don’t have to read books to be able to name a book. You must have at least heard of a book. If they were really struggling they could have even picked a film based on a book but even that seems too difficult

    • @Icex7
      @Icex7 6 років тому +8

      'merica.

    • @hristina7371
      @hristina7371 6 років тому +3

      Brilliant they are just stupid...

    • @artnos
      @artnos 6 років тому +4

      well one of the guys did it, they just weren't confident, the jungle book is a book.

  • @surfercharlie25
    @surfercharlie25 4 роки тому +9127

    “I don’t read books.”
    A life without books is such a foreign concept to me that I can’t even picture what that would be like.

  • @DT-my3jo
    @DT-my3jo 2 роки тому +7

    "I was a librarian." I really lol on that one. Classic!

  • @proudslytherin0218
    @proudslytherin0218 3 роки тому +8316

    Interviewer: can you name a book?
    Me, panicking on the inside because I’m obsessed with books and have too many titles in mind: Just one?!

  • @rea_keebz
    @rea_keebz 6 років тому +1399

    i bet for a lot of people they could name a book but it's like when someone asks what your favourite movie is and you forget all movies ever made so you can't name one

    • @j4genius961
      @j4genius961 6 років тому +80

      Yep, and they only showed those who didn't know a book, we don't know how many people actually did know books

    • @Chief_Bill
      @Chief_Bill 6 років тому +50

      Rea Keebz
      They didn't ask them about their favourite book. *THEY ASKED THEM TO NAME ANY BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF BOOKS*

    • @YumiSumire
      @YumiSumire 6 років тому

      Actually I can name a lot of movies right now, like, 40 of them.
      As for books, i've just read The disaster artist.

    • @NiramBG
      @NiramBG 6 років тому +21

      Chief Bill I know so many jokes you would probably need years to count to that number, but every time someone has asked me "Tell me a joke, any joke" I would always draw a blank, but if they asked me for a specific type I would be able to tell like 3 on the spot. Sometimes when you're pressured on the spot your mind just goes blank. It's perfectly normal and happens all the time. Also the broader the specter the worse it actually is.

    • @1aa2aa3GiRl
      @1aa2aa3GiRl 6 років тому +1

      Rea Keebz I'd never forget my fav book or movie lol

  • @barbaraa5538
    @barbaraa5538 6 років тому +2380

    Wow this hurts my heart a little.

    • @negainsectwhite
      @negainsectwhite 6 років тому +4

      I feel that, hehe

    • @zachblakemore3567
      @zachblakemore3567 6 років тому +27

      Don’t worry the producers tell the people to act dumb so that the show is more interesting. If you ask any random person, they’ll probably tell you a book.

    • @melliejenny8047
      @melliejenny8047 6 років тому

      Same

    • @qulas23195
      @qulas23195 6 років тому

      666th like wtf😂

    • @samiimadonda1012
      @samiimadonda1012 6 років тому +4

      Don’t, they probably cut out all the people who answered properly.

  • @analogparadiso577
    @analogparadiso577 2 роки тому +26

    I read, not above the average but at least a book every 2 months. When I was being interviewed to enter the university to study Anthropology, they asked me this and i answered like the first girl just without the "i don't read books" part. I froze out of being nervous.

    • @GeorgeLillar
      @GeorgeLillar 11 місяців тому

      krlh meno se eh o brabo ne

  • @karthiksurkanti8780
    @karthiksurkanti8780 3 роки тому +4614

    Fun Fact - your mind goes blank when some random guy or someone else ask you a question even though you know the answer

    • @TTFerdinand
      @TTFerdinand 3 роки тому +133

      I had the same kind of experience some time ago, when I went to see the city christmas tree with my kid, and suddenly there was a TV camera and a reporter asking me:"So what does the first advent of christmas mean to YOU?" We just got there and we hadn't even seen the tree properly yet. I'm not religious and I didn't know what to say about the first advent, so I improvised and said:"It means peace and a time being with my family. A peaceful time." Since I was at peace and with my family. It turned out to be the right answer for the TV crew as we were shown in the evening news. And it was also straight from the heart.

    • @Shrektopuz
      @Shrektopuz 3 роки тому +54

      Finally an actual fun fact that isn’t some nonsense

    • @charko4191
      @charko4191 3 роки тому +9

      Yes I expierienced something similar

    • @pa9030
      @pa9030 3 роки тому +26

      true but its not like they didnt get enough time and its also not like the presentator was pushing them

    • @NightOwlUtopia
      @NightOwlUtopia 3 роки тому +15

      You sure it’s not just they have a blank mind. “I don’t read books” should be pretty embarrassing for someone to flat out admit. It’s like saying “hi I’m a dumbass, and I’m fine with that”

  • @PenguinBooksUK
    @PenguinBooksUK 6 років тому +12719

    We'll get our coats...

  • @badandbookiee9081
    @badandbookiee9081 3 роки тому +4438

    This was so sad to watch, I can’t imagine my life without books

    • @meylinhernandez461
      @meylinhernandez461 3 роки тому +83

      I can. I work 12 hour shifts. On my off time, between taking care of my relatives, to taking care of personal matters, exercise, chores, etc, I do not have time to read. Or rather, I prefer not to read in the little off time that I have. I go outside, I exercise, or I nap. The last books I genuinely read were for my nursing career.

    • @suvilevi9211
      @suvilevi9211 3 роки тому +25

      @@meylinhernandez461 dude ....I wanna know more about you lol

    • @suvilevi9211
      @suvilevi9211 3 роки тому +12

      I'm looking for a website, an app or something where I can talk to people about books and know their opinions about it and also their recommendations (btw I havent read alot of books)

    • @chrisgutierrez3544
      @chrisgutierrez3544 3 роки тому +4

      You should try watching the episode called enough time at last from the twilight zone

    • @vandeolkon
      @vandeolkon 3 роки тому +9

      @@suvilevi9211 you should contact your local library, they can help you with an app or an online book club.
      So much to be found at the library.

  • @thepoisonouspotato3631
    @thepoisonouspotato3631 Рік тому +3

    Why do people don’t like reading? Reading is fun, just find the perfect book

  • @charlottefaye86
    @charlottefaye86 3 роки тому +3115

    Me a reader
    Reads the title and instantly forgets every book I ever read

    • @baggyobeast
      @baggyobeast 3 роки тому +35

      Same! Took me about a minute

    • @sakshisuryawanshi648
      @sakshisuryawanshi648 3 роки тому +35

      Same man i couldn't even remember the one I'm currently reading 😱

    • @charlottefaye86
      @charlottefaye86 3 роки тому +5

      @@sakshisuryawanshi648 ooo what you reading

    • @charlottefaye86
      @charlottefaye86 3 роки тому +1

      @@baggyobeast sameee

    • @AarushiKrishna
      @AarushiKrishna 3 роки тому +15

      Me: Comes up with the classic Harry Potter in 0.0003 seconds

  • @EasyKiwi111
    @EasyKiwi111 6 років тому +521

    I feel like these people are just nervous cause they got put on the spot

    • @caitthecat
      @caitthecat 5 років тому

      Exactly.

    • @JackHY2K
      @JackHY2K 5 років тому +1

      The definition of 'put someone on the spot' (according to Google): force someone into a situation in which they must make a difficult decision or answer a difficult question.
      Difficult question? Hardly.

  • @Emily-Dong
    @Emily-Dong 5 років тому +1435

    How is everyone saying Dr.Suess? Did they not read ANY textbooks or books in high school?

    • @adi4305
      @adi4305 5 років тому +15

      I KNOW RIGHT.

    • @lindakong1863
      @lindakong1863 5 років тому +14

      i was boutta name my french textbook

    • @TheOverSeened
      @TheOverSeened 5 років тому +7

      I don’t think I remember any of my textbook names. Only their covers

    • @DivisonXx
      @DivisonXx 5 років тому +6

      When you’re asked to recall something, you go to household names or the most common name you can think of. If you ask me to name a fruit, I’d probably say apple even tho I never eat them

    • @waterwater9708
      @waterwater9708 5 років тому

      and i know a bunch of adults that read on kindles

  • @chaindomentosdelatorre8954
    @chaindomentosdelatorre8954 2 роки тому +5

    Herman Melville si laughing from the beyond

  • @GreenOnionBrother
    @GreenOnionBrother 6 років тому +306

    The thing is, I can name dozens of books from the top of my head while I'm sitting at home, but when a reporter comes up to me and asks me, I'm not sure if I could name any.
    It's the same with language; my mother tongue is German, but if anyone came up to me and asked me to say something in German I'd probably forget the entire language for a minute.

    • @CassandrashadowcassMorrison
      @CassandrashadowcassMorrison 6 років тому +3

      I was surprised they didn't get 40,000 women saying 50 Shades of Grey.
      Geeks saying The Hobbit (one book and three films).
      And at least one saying The Bible, the Quran, The Iliad, anything.

    • @creative-anon-ca______4560
      @creative-anon-ca______4560 6 років тому

      so, youre scared of a reporter ?
      hes just trying to play a game show. lighten up !

    • @GreenOnionBrother
      @GreenOnionBrother 6 років тому

      creativeProjects720 CLRG Thank you, oh master, now that you have shared your wisdom with me, I will never draw a blank on out-of-context questions again...

    • @osen9881
      @osen9881 2 роки тому

      @@creative-anon-ca______4560 Yes, some people don't like to be recorded or gets nervous around cameras...

  • @nafisa1029
    @nafisa1029 4 роки тому +9607

    "I was a librarian. Now I'm unemployed."
    We can see why.

    • @wontuserealname8918
      @wontuserealname8918 4 роки тому +391

      She's proof that it's just nerves. There is no conceivable way that a person who handles books all day, gets asked about books, sorts and stacks books wouldn't be able to name at least ONE book. These videos don't prove anything. Readership is down, but these videos are not a good metric

    • @Mohitkumar-mv8mj
      @Mohitkumar-mv8mj 4 роки тому +11

      😂😂

    • @AllAboutPurple
      @AllAboutPurple 4 роки тому +7

      Won't Use Real Name yeah she probably doesn’t know she’s on UA-cam, maybe then she would’ve racked up her brain to remember.

    • @ib2993
      @ib2993 4 роки тому +12

      I think that was her joke. that from that moment on she is unemployed

    • @jimtokee8450
      @jimtokee8450 4 роки тому +9

      I don't know whether I should laugh or should be sad😂😆

  • @moritzschroder
    @moritzschroder 3 роки тому +7854

    „The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can’t read.“ - Mark Twain

    • @zvipatent
      @zvipatent 3 роки тому +41

      Thanks for that quote. I've read a few of Samuel Clemens' books, including the amazingly boring Life on the Mississippi

    • @Arkeshan
      @Arkeshan 3 роки тому +73

      "Full belly is little worth, where the mind is starved"
      ~Mark Twain(Prince and the Pauper)

    • @zvipatent
      @zvipatent 3 роки тому +16

      @@Arkeshan In reality, I don't agree, despite being a big big fan of Mark Twain's wonderful wit and wisdom. I am NOT
      religious, but there is an expression in Hebrew that can be translated as: "without bread, there is no bible" (meaning, we must be able to survive and eat or there is no point in having a bible)

    • @walterm.robertsiiiphd2157
      @walterm.robertsiiiphd2157 3 роки тому +8

      @@zvipatent "An unexamined life is not worth living."

    • @zvipatent
      @zvipatent 3 роки тому +3

      @@walterm.robertsiiiphd2157 I generally agree and it's a wonderful saying. I imagine there are people somewhere whose lives are full of hunting & gathering food and other survival issues, that there is little time for introspection, but that is probably rare these days. Peace and justice Mr. III.

  • @nikhil5387
    @nikhil5387 2 роки тому +13

    'Can you name a book?'
    'The JUNGLE BOOK'
    that was instant

  • @IcarusLP
    @IcarusLP 5 років тому +4879

    It’s funny because they probably went through hundreds of people to find these people.

    • @minhored6995
      @minhored6995 5 років тому +92

      Agreed

    • @alexvarella6276
      @alexvarella6276 5 років тому +354

      yeah, i feel like Kimmell tries so hard with these to make americans look so dumb, when in reality they probably paid these people to act so they could get video views or just had to cut out the hundreds of average people who can name one book.

    • @Dennis-1367
      @Dennis-1367 5 років тому +86

      its still embarassing that you can still find people like these.

    • @thegrayghost1786
      @thegrayghost1786 5 років тому +48

      @@Dennis-1367 Most of them are probably paid actors. Especially the librarian.

    • @JH-dl6vu
      @JH-dl6vu 5 років тому +9

      @@alexvarella6276 If is really that unbelievable that people are this stupid? Or is that your bias?

  • @vic5233
    @vic5233 6 років тому +1922

    Me sitting here, watching this, mentally yelling names of books at the screen.

    • @_trisha17_
      @_trisha17_ 6 років тому +5

      Queen Victoria haha same

    • @rehksthemess9800
      @rehksthemess9800 6 років тому +21

      I thought of like 50 titles just looking at the title of this video

    • @i10v3di1f5
      @i10v3di1f5 6 років тому +3

      Hogwarts Demigod same smh

    • @matthewwilliams8244
      @matthewwilliams8244 6 років тому +3

      I thought if the 20 books I have read in the past year, just think of movies and you’ll come to a book

    • @Michaela-yh9sm
      @Michaela-yh9sm 6 років тому +1

      SAME

  • @gabrielam.7681
    @gabrielam.7681 4 роки тому +822

    2:08
    This is exactly what I expect a high school mean girl to look like in her 20's

    • @mrrabia1
      @mrrabia1 4 роки тому +16

      So true

    • @didiko21
      @didiko21 4 роки тому +6

      lol i agree

    • @hebbyjohns3797
      @hebbyjohns3797 4 роки тому +4

      God, she sounds like Kristen Wiig when she played Penelope on SNL

    • @high1719
      @high1719 4 роки тому +4

      plastic

    • @GusCollen
      @GusCollen 4 роки тому +8

      @@selmachikhi7044 It's clearly a girl, it could be a trans girl, but come on, trans gender girls are GIRLSSSSSSS

  • @Fidi987
    @Fidi987 Рік тому +4

    This is how I felt every time I had to do mental arithmetic in elementary school. Mind went completely blank. I DO read a lot but being asked spontaneously on the streets, probably no title would have come up. And I have 70 titles in my e-reader collection of "current favorite books"! 🙃

  • @eesslemont
    @eesslemont 4 роки тому +6751

    Me in my head: Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter. Just waiting for someone to say Harry Podar

    • @saraylevi729
      @saraylevi729 4 роки тому +63

      Lol same

    • @andreacrumlish9976
      @andreacrumlish9976 4 роки тому +132

      harry potter harry potter harry potter OOOOOOOOH harry potter harry potter harry potter OOOH thats me! snape harry snape harry snape harry snape harry snape harry snape harry snape harry snape harry--- DUMBLEDOOOOOOOR!!! heeeeermione! sorry i love harry potter puppet pals 😂

    • @auroradaza3620
      @auroradaza3620 4 роки тому +35

      OMG ME TOO! IM RE-READING ALL OF THEM

    • @shrijitasgable
      @shrijitasgable 4 роки тому +13

      Me too!

    • @nativeafroeurasian
      @nativeafroeurasian 4 роки тому +18

      The hunger games

  • @acoolusername1447
    @acoolusername1447 6 років тому +748

    1:30 jungle book is a book by Rudyard Kipling lol. It was made into a movie later.

    • @sierra8077
      @sierra8077 6 років тому +8

      a cool username Yeah it wasn't a nice surprise when we read "The White Man's burden" in high school and it turned out it was the Jungle Book author ;(

    • @diegom-a7970
      @diegom-a7970 6 років тому

      He won the Nobel

    • @ADAMan123
      @ADAMan123 6 років тому +3

      I know it's a book but the guy in the video didn't. He just said it because it's a movie with the word "book" in it

    • @634983
      @634983 6 років тому

      yeh he wasnt even sure

  • @backupemail848
    @backupemail848 5 років тому +1341

    They probably cut out all the ones where people actually said a book

    • @backupemail848
      @backupemail848 5 років тому +4

      @Melkhiordarkblade ya but it is Hollywood blvd

    • @SuperYinox
      @SuperYinox 5 років тому +16

      @Melkhiordarkblade they could be paid actors

    • @Notski
      @Notski 5 років тому +16

      @Melkhiordarkblade It's called blanking out. Look it up

    • @perriredd615
      @perriredd615 4 роки тому +3

      I hope so because this looks horrible

    • @lightituplikedynamite3492
      @lightituplikedynamite3492 4 роки тому +2

      Murska117 ngl Americans are pretty uneducated tho.

  • @MYOOZIK
    @MYOOZIK Рік тому +5

    1:22 he’s correct though, the jungle book is actually a book that the movie is based on, which they could’ve easily googled. yet they’re pretending he’s the stupid one

  • @Random_Guy518
    @Random_Guy518 6 років тому +421

    Do they cut out all the people that answer correctly?

    • @MySerpentine
      @MySerpentine 6 років тому +54

      Yeah, but the fact that there were any left is still terrible.

    • @general5503
      @general5503 6 років тому +18

      no, they just pay these people to act like idiots

    • @freemusic3206
      @freemusic3206 6 років тому +1

      Henlo 123 nobody answered actually

    • @denialxproductions127
      @denialxproductions127 6 років тому +3

      I bet they do cut out the ones answering.

    • @svetlanalazarev126
      @svetlanalazarev126 6 років тому +1

      yes

  • @pp7355
    @pp7355 5 років тому +648

    Honestly, just say any word and it's probably the title of a book.

    • @amanullah1707
      @amanullah1707 5 років тому +6

      True that

    • @semajracubolk
      @semajracubolk 5 років тому +9

      Lol I just strung together some words that sounded like a title of a book... googled it to see if it was a book, sure enough it was! Title: A ray of hope 😎

    • @bernges7228
      @bernges7228 5 років тому +1

      There is a Romance novel called "Serotonin" so yeah

    • @Chuck999Norris
      @Chuck999Norris 5 років тому +1

      THE LION KING

    • @ansh0133
      @ansh0133 5 років тому

      Pubes

  • @Creativity06
    @Creativity06 4 роки тому +3552

    I thought 90 percent of them would say HARRY POTTER

    • @ahmadnaeim756
      @ahmadnaeim756 4 роки тому +5

      Same

    • @ДенисИд
      @ДенисИд 4 роки тому +2

      @@ahmadnaeim756 i thought about russian classic)

    • @aaryankoli6274
      @aaryankoli6274 4 роки тому +3

      Ik right!!!

    • @itchystick3907
      @itchystick3907 4 роки тому +4

      Or maybe the lightning thief
      Just checked and Harry Potter came out in 2001 so probably more millennials read the book than people born before

    • @eladhen9735
      @eladhen9735 4 роки тому +1

      @@itchystick3907 or the da vinci code
      That's pretty popular too

  • @lemonyx7109
    @lemonyx7109 2 роки тому +2

    HOW?! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!

  • @seriouslyschleichstudios2294
    @seriouslyschleichstudios2294 6 років тому +3063

    As a fellow bookworm, this is KILLING me.

    • @treemugger3590
      @treemugger3590 6 років тому +23

      Seriously Schleich me too man you’re not alone (I’m also a huge Harry Potter fan)

    • @HisWord_Joshua1_9
      @HisWord_Joshua1_9 6 років тому +3

      I feel you

    • @starry.poeticisms
      @starry.poeticisms 6 років тому +4

      Same same SAME😭😭

    • @كنتسأنجبمنكقبيلة-ت1ث
      @كنتسأنجبمنكقبيلة-ت1ث 6 років тому +2

      Same here dude same here

    • @kamilairmukhamedov4408
      @kamilairmukhamedov4408 6 років тому +2

      Yessss me too, like haven't you heard of lord of the flies, the book thief, literally ANYTHING?
      Plus, I wanted to know if anybody in the comment section reads ya? I'd like some recommendations thanks.

  • @freyab8633
    @freyab8633 4 роки тому +4376

    Okay, but I was expecting everyone to say Harry Potter...

    • @carbon5362
      @carbon5362 4 роки тому +62

      I wasn't because if they did it wouldn't have shown up on the video.

    • @aishwarya5663
      @aishwarya5663 4 роки тому +7

      why is this me tho

    • @miloslavmasar
      @miloslavmasar 3 роки тому +2

      But it wouldn't be entertaining that way

    • @miloslavmasar
      @miloslavmasar 3 роки тому +11

      @@aaishanaz5627 nice joke

    • @jahnabihazarika
      @jahnabihazarika 3 роки тому +8

      @@aaishanaz5627 ha ha hello alien! how are you?

  • @princessdva4725
    @princessdva4725 6 років тому +977

    This is HORRIFYING this is my nightmare

  • @mikezak8812
    @mikezak8812 3 роки тому +2

    The Giving Tree. I believe that it's the first book I ever read of my own choice (at the age of 7 maybe) so beautiful, so deep, so sad, so brilliant...

  • @abistorey252
    @abistorey252 4 роки тому +332

    To the guy who said The Jungle Book, you are right. It was a book before it was a movie

    • @WhoamI27676
      @WhoamI27676 4 роки тому +15

      Only problem: he didn't know that...he himself said he wasn't sure...

    • @sarahvanburen7819
      @sarahvanburen7819 4 роки тому +2

      It was a book waaaaaay before it was a movie

  • @phoenixisvibing3622
    @phoenixisvibing3622 4 роки тому +638

    1:28 The Jungle Book is a real book...

    • @remchaill9898
      @remchaill9898 4 роки тому +58

      This guy hasn't read it. He's just really hoping it's a book because it has "book" in the name. As he said, he's not at all sure.

    • @kingofthebeast4024
      @kingofthebeast4024 4 роки тому +15

      Remchaill still I don’t why people laughed when he named it.

    • @trueCrimeGuruYes
      @trueCrimeGuruYes 4 роки тому +10

      If only he'd actually known that.

    • @samin409
      @samin409 4 роки тому +3

      He even said he’s not sure if it’s a book

    • @luisa6142
      @luisa6142 4 роки тому +6

      @@kingofthebeast4024 because they're all just as stupid

  • @tagnetron9444
    @tagnetron9444 4 роки тому +9027

    This is how the rest of the world views Americans. I'm just being honest.

    • @percyuji9058
      @percyuji9058 4 роки тому +104

      True

    • @diegomeringer3953
      @diegomeringer3953 4 роки тому +131

      Yeeehaw America sucks, i should move to Iceland

    • @onepageahead7582
      @onepageahead7582 4 роки тому +40

      Diego Meringer Or Canada maybe?

    • @diegomeringer3953
      @diegomeringer3953 4 роки тому +10

      Go ByulSun perhaps

    • @journeythroughtherails5294
      @journeythroughtherails5294 4 роки тому +41

      But America isn’t a stupid county as they say. Trump is the stupid one. Even though America is in a rough time, we are still a great country :)

  • @lachlanmtb7540
    @lachlanmtb7540 2 роки тому +2

    They cut out so many people 🤣

  • @dv9239
    @dv9239 5 років тому +2722

    At least I'm happy that these dimwits didn't say "facebook"

  • @bigstrokey47
    @bigstrokey47 5 років тому +1805

    The Jungle Book is a bloody book.

    • @britneyham7355
      @britneyham7355 5 років тому +12

      Autistic Jeffy I bet they paid her to say that

    • @guidad542
      @guidad542 5 років тому +53

      Yes, out of everything this was the single most infuriating thing. And the ignorant interviewer (and audience) are still acting like the self-important idiots they are

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 5 років тому +1

      Clue's in the name! Ironically Shere Khan (the tiger in The Jungle Book) means Lion King in Hindustani

    • @geosk650
      @geosk650 5 років тому +9

      Of course it is! It was written by rudyard kipling who actually won a nobel prize in literature

    • @saiffronn
      @saiffronn 5 років тому +2

      @@dcarbs2979 *tiger king bro, but yea still coincidental

  • @LexitaMai
    @LexitaMai 4 роки тому +1157

    Even if you don't read, you HAVE to have Romeo and Juliet or Harry Potter or SOMETHING come to mind lol.

    • @yardenoved599
      @yardenoved599 4 роки тому +41

      Isn't romeo and juliet considered a play?

    • @LexitaMai
      @LexitaMai 4 роки тому +12

      @@yardenoved599 yeah, original writing was a script for physical play, but the adaptations we tend to all know/read are the book versions. So it's both. Idk if you ever did the play or anything in school, but that version is different. The common one that we all know is the book version. So if they said "Romeo and Juliet", it wouldn't be wrong, it just wouldn't be referring to live play version

    • @markissleepy
      @markissleepy 4 роки тому +12

      @@LexitaMai Wait... what? I have never seen a prose book version of Romeo and Juliet - only the play. I just searched on Amazon and the top 50 results (I stopped looking after that) were all either the play or books analyzing the play and when I google "Romeo and Juliet Book" everything that comes up is related to the play. Did you read a novelization of a movie based on the play somewhere? I've seen a few movie versions too and they are all essentially the play. Just curious what this book version that "everyone knows" that is different from the play is.

    • @LexitaMai
      @LexitaMai 4 роки тому

      @@markissleepy go to any college or advanced highschool class and they'll give you a direct code to the ones in the library to make sure you don't borrow or purchase the play version because it's different than the book version lol. The play version has far more stage direction and cues than the book version and often is bound differently.

    • @camelliabell9046
      @camelliabell9046 4 роки тому

      @@markissleepy I've worked in both a school and public library, and can confirm this is true. While the plotline of both is identical, there are some key differences to the play vs the novel version of Romeo and Juliet. The play Version is meant to be acted out, so it gives more detail on what exactly is supposed to physically happen and how. Most people *do* only know the book version, but don't even realize that they know that version because it's not common knowledge that there is a seperate version for plays. Often times it's only those who perform in a high quality theater (so often professional, but at times highschools with a more funded program, such as Stadium High School in Washington State, where I worked) who are aware of and have access to the play version. It's almost impossible to come by unless you're working directly through a performance agency or extend, so there is likely little to no mention of it online.

  • @monicaazzawan4200
    @monicaazzawan4200 6 років тому +1023

    I know a lot of books, but when someone ask me can you name a book well my mind will immediately going blank and i can't tell any

    • @fallenangel6908
      @fallenangel6908 6 років тому +5

      Monica Azzawan Same here.

    • @liad4909
      @liad4909 6 років тому +16

      Yeah same I have read alot of books and when I was first thinking of it couldn't remember any.

    • @TheHomicidalTendency
      @TheHomicidalTendency 6 років тому +4

      I started thinking of series names and not individual books until I noticed my mistake. Really easy to blank out like them.

    • @icemans6067
      @icemans6067 6 років тому

      Same

    • @creative-anon-ca______4560
      @creative-anon-ca______4560 6 років тому +2

      so, Monica, what does That tell you ? has the media brainwashed you ?
      cant think under pressure huh ? LOL. its okay. lol

  • @Defy7777
    @Defy7777 5 років тому +1182

    How can u not know a book?? Harry Potter, LOTR, Hunger games???

    • @97daco97
      @97daco97 5 років тому +37

      That’s not legendary. Do you know what’s legendary? Books written by Victor Hugo, Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Hemingway and so on.

    • @glonik10
      @glonik10 5 років тому +21

      Twilight. All those shitty books we had to read back in high school. Animal Farm, lord of the flies, the hatchet

    • @djhotdawg8435
      @djhotdawg8435 5 років тому +11

      ASOIAF

    • @robogamer117
      @robogamer117 5 років тому +10

      Percy Jackson, magnus chase

    • @anna.owo.
      @anna.owo. 5 років тому +5

      @@97daco97 lord of the rings is legendary... People study them on college

  • @lucyyoo9390
    @lucyyoo9390 5 років тому +2351

    Can you name a book?
    Me emerges from my cave: *My time has come....*

  • @bingder
    @bingder 2 роки тому +7

    If someone said "Shrek", they'd be correct, actually. Shrek is an actual book.

  • @sarahdez1
    @sarahdez1 5 років тому +1095

    I feel like its the pressure that makes this question difficult. I honestly think I would have struggled and I read 20+ books a year.

    • @Kicktugo55
      @Kicktugo55 5 років тому +35

      Had to dig deep to find the truth in this comment section

    • @luongcamtu875
      @luongcamtu875 5 років тому +39

      Exactly! Being put on the spot is really stressful

    • @munfri
      @munfri 5 років тому +4

      @Buttercup58 agreed.

    • @khlo9900
      @khlo9900 5 років тому +7

      sarahdez1 I agree but if you read 20+ books a year, then it shouldn't be hard to say ONE single book.

    • @Hortonheardahoe
      @Hortonheardahoe 5 років тому +7

      Buttercup58 I would totally classify this as pressure. No one knew the question before hand, plus the cameras and crew. Any normal person would struggle, even one who does read often.

  • @nayootie09
    @nayootie09 6 років тому +5512

    Is this real??? Cause wtf

    • @vanessaborbe1236
      @vanessaborbe1236 6 років тому +561

      Yeah, I think it's scripted? It seems pretty impossible to me. They could've named any book, even Harry Potter could have been accepted and I'm quite sure that most know Harry Potter.

    • @ljensen7681
      @ljensen7681 6 років тому +260

      I have tons of books but if I was on TV I'd be panicking and probably couldn't even tell him my name.

    • @Louie203
      @Louie203 6 років тому +31

      bellabieber09 right!? I’ve read 6 books since January of this year

    • @nayootie09
      @nayootie09 6 років тому +2

      Vanessa Borbe exactly!!!!

    • @simons.6940
      @simons.6940 6 років тому +85

      They probably asked a ton of people and just showed the ones that didn't answer.

  • @jordanarmstrong8477
    @jordanarmstrong8477 3 роки тому +815

    This is the same problem as someone asking you what your favourite song is and then suddenly forgetting every single genre of music ever.

    • @773SleepyHollow
      @773SleepyHollow 3 роки тому +8

      Thank you... I can't believe people here are making excuses for the folks in the video. It would be one thing if they were asked something specific, but Christ, all they had to do was mention any book in the history of the world.

    • @stevevasta
      @stevevasta 2 роки тому +5

      Oddly, as a professional musician, I have that problem (too much material). I usually say, "A Hundred Bottles of Beer on the Wall."

    • @user-bb3kw8gx1n
      @user-bb3kw8gx1n 2 роки тому +19

      I duno - trying to come up with an answer on camera can be paralyzing for some.

    • @rc....
      @rc.... 2 роки тому +2

      That would never happen to me....how can a person not able to name ONE song, forget favorite song....just one song. These people can name songs! But not not books

    • @darcy3145
      @darcy3145 2 роки тому

      it is the difference of naming ONE song vs your favorite song. it is very easy if you are a civilized and moderately cultured human being

  • @merissamakesstuff
    @merissamakesstuff Рік тому +4

    " I can't name a book."
    "What do you for a living?"
    " I was a librarian."
    😆🤣😆🤣

  • @AnyoneCanSee
    @AnyoneCanSee 4 роки тому +1665

    "I was a librarian and now I'm unemployed." I wonder why.

  • @liesl5313
    @liesl5313 6 років тому +1928

    No one said harry potter?? No one????

    • @lauren8836
      @lauren8836 6 років тому +82

      Lisa Kan I was screaming Harry Potter in my head

    • @elinn4258
      @elinn4258 6 років тому +9

      lolo Ahahah me too!!

    • @tudor1693
      @tudor1693 6 років тому +5

      IKR

    • @feyzarezkyka7773
      @feyzarezkyka7773 6 років тому +8

      Thats what i was Going to write on the comment😂

    • @GSL1999
      @GSL1999 6 років тому +19

      SAME IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MY HEAD

  • @janetrobersonsmith
    @janetrobersonsmith 4 роки тому +6371

    Why did no one say Harry Potter,most people know who that is.

    • @hcroussette
      @hcroussette 4 роки тому +250

      tons of people probably did say that, they just didn't put anyone who had an answer in the video

    • @zoharzion9752
      @zoharzion9752 3 роки тому +13

      Omg I thought that too!

    • @roberthermann97
      @roberthermann97 3 роки тому +11

      That's a character, not the (complete) name of a book. Aren't they all Harry Potter and the this and that.

    • @beageler
      @beageler 3 роки тому +19

      Don't have to got that far. The Bible...

    • @rutujad3382
      @rutujad3382 3 роки тому +1

      I was thinking the same idk but i think these are staged

  • @racsofinni
    @racsofinni 2 роки тому +3

    I want to be asked this just so I can name every classic book since the 1800's

  • @nabilanawrinnijhum
    @nabilanawrinnijhum 4 роки тому +686

    I really want to believe they are actors. Even if they don't read books, how can they not name a single book?

    • @jellyfishathogwarts
      @jellyfishathogwarts 4 роки тому +70

      I couldn’t name a book for a little while and I was reading one yesterday. They probably just had a mental blank.

    • @chrismorris6865
      @chrismorris6865 4 роки тому +77

      They probably interviewed like 200 people and picked the dumbest ones, that's usually how this works.

    • @rosebroyles8972
      @rosebroyles8972 4 роки тому +27

      This would totally be me. Not because I don't read, because I freeze when I'm put on the spot.

    • @electric4746
      @electric4746 4 роки тому +14

      They froze up and went blank because they had a camera and a mic in their face and a question so easy they just went blank

    • @leeshdee9269
      @leeshdee9269 4 роки тому +5

      Not actors, but only a small picking of the hundreds that did name a book.

  • @AR-ws1gr
    @AR-ws1gr 6 років тому +487

    I think this videos need disclaimers "we edit out all the responses that don't fit our narrative for comedy while trying make it appear representive" or just disclose the number of people you ask and how many could answer your question.

    • @suchmouse
      @suchmouse 6 років тому +20

      ar ar regardless it's still sad that there are this many people who can't name a book.

    • @morganchamb
      @morganchamb 6 років тому +1

      exactly lol

    • @luwado
      @luwado 6 років тому +27

      i seriously think the librarian part was staged... just my personal opinion and thoughts

    • @Koribaby1
      @Koribaby1 6 років тому +1

      Luqman Wadood I thought she was joking, myself.

    • @pranukvs
      @pranukvs 6 років тому +2

      Well that's obvious isn't it !

  • @krystylafloof7537
    @krystylafloof7537 6 років тому +450

    I've read hundreds of books but I'd honestly probably draw a blank if I was asked to name a book with a camera in my face lol.

    • @lavendaperfume
      @lavendaperfume 6 років тому

      KrystyLaFloof na

    • @edsed9290
      @edsed9290 6 років тому +6

      seriously man? ANY book. ANY. You don't even need to read one to know a book's title. Red riding hood, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter. Really now? Jesus christ. If this happened to my country, being embarrassed wouldn't be enough, I would want to move to another country. Such behavior is only justified for countries with illiteracy problems, e.g: Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. I cannot believe this is America.

    • @dannyapeshit
      @dannyapeshit 6 років тому +1

      I'm surprised nobody said the bible, lol. Like, really this is not hard.

    • @mattbaker8787
      @mattbaker8787 6 років тому +5

      Of course it's not hard. They edited out the 99% of people that could name a book.

    • @8UMadBro8
      @8UMadBro8 6 років тому +2

      Ed Sed tell me a joke

  • @SettingSunset
    @SettingSunset 2 роки тому +2

    I'm such a bookworm and this is making me so saddd 😭

  • @maligayavillalino1147
    @maligayavillalino1147 6 років тому +1670

    No wonder why book stores and libraries are empty!

    • @udidnot
      @udidnot 6 років тому +25

      Cause everybody buys the books

    • @sabiyaarfan9159
      @sabiyaarfan9159 6 років тому +2

      I still read in the library.

    • @sqoob7082
      @sqoob7082 6 років тому

      Well it's because e-books are superior.

    • @Owlerycrinkie0918
      @Owlerycrinkie0918 6 років тому +1

      Nowadays almost everything is electronic, so if they don’t read e-books they would buy used cheap books online and have them deliver to their houses.

    • @allensnea9335
      @allensnea9335 6 років тому +1

      I know right

  • @bffsplaymsp9017
    @bffsplaymsp9017 6 років тому +998

    0:46 She has a cross on her neck. and she can't even say THE BIBLE?

  • @meganfinney1254
    @meganfinney1254 6 років тому +391

    They couldn’t name a Dr. suess book?? Harry Potter? The Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit? Or even one stand alone book? I know not everyone reads but still!!

    • @issy9586
      @issy9586 6 років тому +1

      Megan Finney the hobbit is lord of the rings lmao

    • @meganfinney1254
      @meganfinney1254 6 років тому +4

      Hannah Hashtag i know? I’m just saying they couldn’t name either books? They are separate books so

    • @hahatdog5404
      @hahatdog5404 6 років тому

      They said Dr. Suess

    • @meganfinney1254
      @meganfinney1254 6 років тому +1

      Magical Cutenicorn yeah but they didn’t name any of his books, just said they read a dr. Suess book last

    • @hahatdog5404
      @hahatdog5404 6 років тому

      @@meganfinney1254 but they still said it

  • @hellopeople1748
    @hellopeople1748 2 роки тому +1

    A tale of two cities

  • @IamNihill
    @IamNihill 6 років тому +1331

    the lion king was the first Disney animated feature to not be based of a book, so if that guy literally said any other Disney film he would have been correct.

    • @danielledodero1191
      @danielledodero1191 6 років тому +30

      Nihill well it’s technically based off of Hamlet

    • @dedanon6076
      @dedanon6076 6 років тому +32

      He's not wrong though, they were turned into books after the movie. They had DEEPEST LORE too.

    • @andoniarangurenubierna5660
      @andoniarangurenubierna5660 6 років тому +10

      It was actually inspired by Kimba.
      Edit: More than inspired "remastered" xD

    • @jameswilson807
      @jameswilson807 6 років тому +1

      Actually, the lion king is basically lifted from the story of a white circus lion.

    • @xiaxiyan6158
      @xiaxiyan6158 6 років тому +7

      Did you know there actually is a Lion King light novel series? While it was made after the movie, there still is a book of it.

  • @ritaliao128
    @ritaliao128 4 роки тому +485

    The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - he was right, he just doubted himself. HAHA 😂

    • @yurenchu
      @yurenchu 4 роки тому +9

      He wasn't doubting himself, he was trying to bluff his way through by naming a title that contains the word "book" and that he had heard in the context of _movies_ . He didn't know it was actually a book.

    • @ritaliao128
      @ritaliao128 4 роки тому

      yuri renner oh yeah truee. You’re right lol

    • @skypie5374
      @skypie5374 3 роки тому

      @@yurenchu dang you really explained it

  • @i.nedelcheva697
    @i.nedelcheva697 6 років тому +4916

    OMG ,my fave book is also Horse by Moby Dick😮

  • @brynwest4495
    @brynwest4495 2 роки тому +1

    Remember they are only showing the ones that couldn't come up with one....

  • @murielllee
    @murielllee 5 років тому +3912

    “Can you name a book? Any book?”
    Me, **pulling out a list** : I’m glad you asked