That 'Orange Juice' story was so wholesome and lovely, i wouldn't mind at least a whole segment of wholesome stories at least once a month from this awesome story teller
I've been so conditioned to hear something other then this, really expected something more strange, dark and mysterious. Its a nice break because i tend to hold back from watching his videos tell they pile up and just binge watch them like a really good netflix show.
I fully expected his to say that the wife got so mad, without listening to her husband's full explanation, she threw the ticket in the garbage disposal.
Honestly I knew they were lottery tickets since he said 2 slips of paper but it didn’t detract from the suspense because I was expecting the poor man to die. But he didn’t and he sure as hell ain’t a poor man no more. So wholesome 😊
Love the beginning with the giggles, made me laugh, too. We got a little bit of everything in this episode with a happy ending, creepy glitch or supernatural, and one where karma finally catches up to someone. Always love listening!
I was waiting for the suffering, the pain, the betrayal and murder but I only found joy and happiness for him and his whole family. The suspense was intense.
That orange juice story had me breathe a sigh of relief! I for sure thought something was going to happen to guy when he went back and forth to the grocery store. Nope, he just hit the lottery for millions.
I know MrBallen was trying to build up suspense and tension with the orange juice story but it was obvious to me it was lottery tickets the guy had bought. I did get surprised though because I thought this was just the one story and the title is Evil Granpa Almost Got Away With It so I was thinking with how nagging and awful his wife sounds that he was going to do a Chris Watts and killer her and his own kids and try and run off with his lottery winnings. Or 20 years down the line he can't handle his bullying wife anymore who's gotten worse since they became rich and decided to concoct and elaborate plan to have her killed using hitmen or something lol
I thought it was going to be that urban legend about the guy who took too much LSD and thought he was a glass of orange juice for the rest of his life.
This man has the MOST ENDEARING laugh. Love the little bloopers I seriously replay them like 10 times bc it's adorable and makes me smile every time. Love it!!
The first story was a complete surprise, for once a happy ending! It’s crazy how Mrballen told it as anything bad could happen at any moment, he really knows how to keep you in suspense!
I thought the man was going to be killed by a deranged psycho when he was trying to exchange the OJ . Mr Ballen is a master story teller for sure . Its genius to mix in feel good stories with the macabre.
Sure its cool and a nice story but im here for the strange dark and mysterious. Maybe it could have been included as an "extra story" at the end to lift spirits. But that just completely threw me off lol.
The first story made me shed a tear. A hard working family man, doing whatever he possibly can for his wife and family ends up working out in the end. He deserved every penny
I squander money when i dont really care living check to check. As long as the bills are paid im okay being broke. I just felt a little related to him when it came to how he views money, and how his wife does.
I've seen him laugh while trying to tell his jokes about the Like button in a few of his videos, and I can't help but laugh that much more because of it.
Well, everyone wants us to hit the like button, so either the like button is an innocent victim of mob mentality and human greed, or they're finally being brought to account for their various crimes against humanity. MrBallen is just a little bit more intense and creative than most.
Love the giggles in the beginning. Thinking in pictures is mostly a curse. And he clearly has it. Along with the talent of describing the pictures in perfect detail. I'm yet to be disappointed, Mr B!
@@JosephBommerOfficial Lol! Love this comment! There's actually a route 420 in my area of PA. I don't know if folks still do it now but, there used to be large gatherings at an area on the side of Rt 420 ON 420, AT 4:20 p.m. Fun times, lol!👍😘💖👏👏👏
I’ve dealt with depression all my life, but currently going through the worst it’s been. Any time I see a new Mr. Ballen video, I temporarily forget how dark my life feels. Thank you!
Hunny! You are beuatiful and you were created with a purpose by the Most High God! Kinda makes me think of the second story, here...there are low or no cost options for someone going thru depression, available at your county office, if you live in the United States! Im a bipolar person who uses these services and i came across your post for a reason! My glorious FATHER God wanted me to tell you that you are worth it and you CAN get help! From counseling to meds, these places offer hope! In one state i lived, it was called circles of care, in the current state i live, its called macintosh trail. There is help, beautiful! You were made for so much more! I dont know you, but i know what its like to think no one cares and you have no options. I love you, stranger! You CAN get better, and you CAN be happy!
Hey Malia! I don't know if you have people around you you feel comfortable talking to about things, but in case you don't you can reach out to me. I'm no counselor but I know from personal experience that it can be helpful to just talk to a stranger, cuz sometimes it feels like you're being a burden to family or friends if you share with them the true way that you feel. Let me know here if you wanna reach out, I'll give you my insta or something
I’m just now breaking out of a two year long, deep, suicidal depression. There’s light on the other side. Hugs and good vibes your way. I hope it gets better ❤️
honestly, he is. he reminds me of a variation of chubbyemu, who's a doctor, a toxicologist iirc, that makes videos about cases of poisonings. if you've seen a video titled some variation of "person intakes some amount of chemicals, this what happened to some part of their body" that's him. they both have the skill of high knowledge regarding a topic, while also breaking it down for clarity, but without making you feel talked down to or feel lost because you can't catch up. they're both incredible storytellers.
He is but that first story was super annoying actually. Bought a lottery ticket and he tried to disguise it as this buildup LOL maybe the most cringe-worthy story I've heard from John
Mr.ballen laughing at his own joke is the best thing I've seen today. You should start posting bloopers like that cause I know a lot of people who would watch them
I actually have similar story to second story here. Not as intense as this one of course, but the end point is pretty much the same and it reminded me of mine. So I'll tell in few sentences. When I was only few months old my mother was chilling on the balcony. This was during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994. Suddenly our house phone ringed and she went from balcony into the living room to answer the call. When she answered, there was nothing on the other side of the line, just blank silence. She said "hello" and then bomb hit the balcony, devastating it. If that phone didn't ring, she would've probably died that moment and me with her.
Whoa! That is insanely lucky! Lots of thanks to whoever that call was from, for saving you and your mother ❤️ Don’t think I really have a story like this, or at least can’t remember or maybe just blocked any out lol but there was when I was 9 years old, my mum was heading to a physiotherapist appointment and for some reason I felt I really needed to go with her, so her partner at the time and my little sister stayed home and my mum and I headed to the appointment together. We ended up getting in a car accident on the way there. Apparently I yelled “mum!” just before the impact, but I don’t remember doing that. Luckily we got away with minimal injuries (I had bruised hip bones, my mum had a cut near her eye from her glasses and a big bruise on her arm from the airbag deploying, and we both had whiplash, but some long term effects are still with us now; back/neck pain, I have a lot of anxiety around cars and haven’t got my license yet because I’m terrified of driving). To this day I am so glad I went with her, even if it wouldn’t have made any difference, I don’t like to imagine her going through that alone. It was traumatic for both of us, but hopefully the fact we went through it together might have made it easier to deal with than if we’d experienced it separately.
These phone calls are for sure from some time traveling organization that shapes the timeline. The call in the story was to maybe target the car behind her. Or to save her and some of her interactions create a butterfly effect that shapes the future. Or both. Also at the same time all could be just a coincidence. A lot of stuff is always happening to a lot of people. Miracles are bound to happen. Humans do seek meaning in everything.
That was a definite save, there is no reason to assume that the girl's car would be hit by the car out of control if she entered the highway when she got the call.
I'm so glad that first story had a happy ending. I thought somebody was going to die over that money, but I'm glad you occasionally cover good stories and mix them in with the horrifying ones, definitely creates tension because it leaves you wondering "How will this end" Good job, as always!
I absolutely LOVE when Mr. Ballen shows his bloopers when he laughs at what he asks us to do with the like button. It gets me everytime. I would love a compilation of just that 😂
Gunna be honest, this one was whack. Acid attacks are the most painful thing on earth, not really lighthearted like unplugging the like buttons hair straightener 2 minutes before they need to leave
The first story made me so happy. As much as I admire your storytelling, it gets heavy hearing about so much tragedy happening to everyday people. I'm thankful to hear Tayeb and his family come into such good fortune. He lives up to his name "Tayeb" for sure.
Yes! As i am used to MrBallen, I was waiting for the tragic moment. I was sure he would end up being unalived, etc but surprisingly I was just a happy story :)
the last story reminds me of an incident that happened near my home town. definitely not as horrible as murdering someone but the the story was similar. these two guys were out fishing in a swamp like area where they found a man crying for help in a tree. when they got close to him they realised there were a bunch of crocs surrounding the tree. the guys on the boat managed to get him down to safety and they enjoyed a few beers on the boat and became friends. once the local news found out about the two guys rescue it went semi viral around our home area. that was until a week later when police from a nearby town arrested him from escaping there local jail and that's how he ended up in the tree almost eaten by crocs
Your laughter makes me giggle along. Your stories help me get away from my severe anxiety and realize life could be much worse. Thank you so much! I thoroughly enjoy each video, fantastic story teller. 🙂❤️
I started watching this before hopping into the shower and ended up having to stand there just watching to make sure the first story turned out positive in the end. It’s really nice to get a feel good story every once and a while!
Just bring your phone into the shower. That's what I do. Most phones these days are waterproof. Double check, of course. If I'm watching something on my desktop or lap top and I have to shower, I'll put it on my phone and just finish it there
I love the first story. It's so great that a family were so worried about $2.50 (they probably spent that much in gas returning it and then going to another store and buying the one on sale) ended up millionaires. I always hate when people who are already financially stable win the lottery. It's cool hearing a story about a family who really needed a miracle and actually got one.
Probably cost 30cents to drive that far. People that are financially illiterate that win the lottery usually end up broke and in so much more debt then before they won after a handful of years.
What a great 1st story. I love ordinary people who have their lives changed for the better, but this is so good, & such a down to earth family. I bet their generosity to their family & their chosen charities changed so many other lives for the better too.
I love that the 1 time he buys a ticket or 2 he wins. That's how I know the universe has balance....call it religion, or karma or whatever, this made me smile as well as so many others
The giggling and having to start over multiple times because of what he's suggesting to do to the like button alone is worth a like. Too funny. I always look forward to Mr Ballen's story time and the ongoing vendetta against the like button.
I expected it to keep going tbh most lottery winners go bankrupt super soon after winning. honestly, it never ends well for any of them so I'm curious as to what actually happened after they won.
Orange Juice story had my mind constantly jumping to horrible scenarios of him getting robbed or worse at convenience store. So happy it was a feel good story and had a happy ending. Nice change of pace from your other stories 😊
I’m in a really bad place right now but watching you laugh in the beginning made me truly smile. Thank you Mr. Ballen for giving me something to smile about. ❤️❤️❤️
That first story was beautiful! Thank you for telling a story where they didn’t get murdered at the end. Even though I’m a fan of the strange dark and mysterious told in story format-it’s always great to hear a beautiful ending.
@@RiceDaddy07it really wasn’t, but he says his content is strange, dark and mysterious at the beginning of all his videos, so it probably wasn’t about that specific story
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@@90helentPOOPY BUT WHOLE PHOTOGRAPHED NEHIND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BLEACHERS! BUT WAS NOT CLEANED WELL? SO THERE WAS A LOT OF POOP CRUST BUILT UP OVER 17 DAYS😢
@@michaelharrington75 I thought about this too lol, but the cashier wouldn’t have known it was a winner before scanning to check and once the ticket is scanned that is a winner by the cashiers machine it automatically prints out a voucher saying the winning amount. After that when the ticket is scanned it just reads “ticket already redeemed”
Nah he said another story of a guy who was supposed to go to jail for a robbery, didn’t cuz of a glitch in the system, and took it as a sign that god gave him a second chance and turned his life around.
There was also a story where a father was searching for his daughter and someone took a picture of him and his daughter was in the back ground of the picture while searching for him
The first story makes me smile. Glad to see the lottery jackpot went to someone who deserved it. I hope they didn't go broke like so many jackpot winners do.
Every time Mr.Ballen laughs at his "like button joke" it makes the joke way more hilarious IMO It's the same concept as when we see someone smile we are inclined to smile back.
That first story made me smile at the end when he said “I love orange juice now” good for him and his family. Hope things got better for them in their lives.
By now we all come here with a serious face expecting serious stories. Yet we get a chuckle at the start of the vid watching John laugh at his own jokes 😂 gold. You sir are a treasure to the world
You know mr ballen has a talent for storytelling when he makes you believe the first story will be about murder but it turns out to be really heart warming.
And it's the exact opposite of the last one. You think it's heartwarming but it ends up being a horror story. If it wasn't for process of elimination you wouldn't expect Alan to be a murderer.
I love when you laugh at the “like button” bits. It’s incredibly endearing. 😂 Even more so, I love your story-telling ability. My husband and I never miss an episode!
The man who won the prize is well deserved. He, his wife, and children, "each" picked five people to give $100,000 too. Good people who shared there wealth, when most won't.
@@jordanarcher5345 .... its 100 thousand fucking dollars, does it matter how much percent of the money they give away?! Imagine you give 100k to someone after winning the same lottery, then you see the disgusted look on their faces after they say: "this is only less 0.3% of what you won" :/
How could someone be stingy when they just got a free windfall of cash for basically nothing. It's not like you can take it with you or need anywhere near $300 million dollars to live comfortably. You'd have to be a special kind of person to get a massive income dump like that and not help out those you are close too.
People will say not to tax the wealthy and then get so angry when someone like him don’t immediately give away every penny they won. I’m glad he got it and did good things with it. He didn’t need to choose five people but he did. He could have done other things too that we don’t know about. But ultimately, taking care of his family is the best thing to do.
What is that a couple million out of over 300 million they won? So they just chilled with their 298M after that thinking they are charitable amazing people? I realize taxes probably took half, but let's not pretend they gave anywhere close to enough to feel it.
I started watching this when I fell in a major depression and ever since then you have helped me distract myself from myself. I really appreciate you continuing to do this despite having other responsibilities in your life. You have made a true impact in my life. Thank you so much!
Hi Edith, I struggled with major depressive disorder when I was younger. I have been free from it's shackles for four years now and while life isn't always easy, I just want you to know that it does get better. Please be kind to yourself. Practice lots of self care. You are worthy and irreplaceable.
That 2nd story gave me insane chills lol. I think there are things in life that can't be easily explained. Your storytelling is just amazing MrBallen, never seize to keep us at the edge of our seats!
It’s a shame it went ten years without being recognized. But I’m glad someone like MrBallen was able to pick it up. I think stories like these that make me think it’s spiritual in nature.
Except Sarah essentially killed the person behind her by forcing them to stop behind her thus allowing them down just enough to get smashed by the civic. Had that person not gotten stuck behind her they would've entered the highway and been well on their way by the time the civic showed up. Yeah, Sarah was saved but in stopping she literally caused the person behind her to die.
I stumbled across a video and have now watched every single video you’ve ever posted. I’m obsessed. Your storytelling skills are by far the best I’ve come across and I’m engrossed in every story you tell!!!!! Lifelong follower ❤
This guy has literally never made a boring video. He could make a 6 hour long video talking about the paint drying process and I’d still watch and enjoy the whole thing
What a wholesome, beautiful first story, love seeing that the family wasn’t a rich family, and was someone who could have actually used the money, how nice, so glad for them 😌
That spookiness makes more sense. To me Aurora is a bad character. She had Sara stop to cause a delay in that other car. The timing was all wrong to SAVE Sara. It was timed to KILL those others. Sara was never going to die had she just kept driving and gone past the other car before it served.
I love watching Mr. Ballen. I even love when he shows his outtakes before going serious again! He is so human and I love it! Keep up the great work! I love how much passion he has for these stories to give information on things that not a lot of people know about.
I didn’t even find the sulfuric acid joke funny but I sat here hysterically laughing with you, your laugh is contagious. Love the stories man keep up the great work
Sulfuric acid is not a joke. And opening with a story with something that encourages children to be malicious with acid. … When every person has access to such acids
He just knows how to tell a story. As a former bartender and English major, I salute you. 3/4 of any great read/hear is the writer/storyteller. They draw you in and engage. 100% a fan. Please keep oral tradition alive and thriving, Mr. B...
@@joshpainter4877 What grade are you in next year? I am paying someone a compliment and you turn it into unnecessary bathroom humor. Hope home room treats you well...
The glitch in the matrix story reminds me of another one I heard about a year ago. I'm not as good of a storyteller as Mr. Balen but I can try. I'll keep it short. The story is of a woman who was driving to work. She took the same route every day and listened to the same radio. That day she tried to tune in to her favorite radio station but couldn't. She shrugged her shoulders and thought a change might be good. She stopped at a stop light at the intersection and her GPS told her to turn right even though she never went right. She'd usually go straight at the intersection. The GPS also told her that there was an accident at the intersection so she needed to turn right but she could see there was no accident. Reluctantly she turned right. The road was weird, it didn't feel right. It's like she went from a city to a rugged terrain just by turning instead of driving forward. She passed through a prison she heard an alarm sound indicating that prisoners had escaped outside of the prison door was a black SUV with two men dressed in black speaking to someone over the walkie-talkie. She went to work safely but as soon as she got the chance she searched online to see what happened at the intersection. The GPS said there was an accident but she didn't see an accident. Turns out there was an accident and if she hadn't turned right she would be one of the wounded.
That’s much better than the Sarah one. It sounds like she caused the accident by literally parking in the road. If she hadn’t got the call, there would’ve been no accident at all. I don’t get the point of it. And why the hell did she park in the middle of the road? if she pulled off to take the call, there would have been no accident
That first story was so wholesome. I didn’t even know I needed to hear that story I just thought I was in for another scary depressing story but that was beautiful.
What a damn good channel this is. People throw around the word “content” too loosely when referring to UA-cam channels but I have no problem throwing the word quality in front of this content. Appreciate what you put into it so entertainment is what we get out of it.
I understand your advocating for psychological counseling. Severe depression, anxiety, Truama induced Psychosis ect... "Mr. Ballen", has become part of my morning routine and, it helps keep things real, for me anyway. I appreciate you!
Not even a whole minute in and this is already the most enjoyable thing on the internet. Listening to Mr Ballen giggle is just the purest thing. It's hard to believe he's about to delve into the strangest darkest mysterious stories after a giggle like that! 👏
Idk, laughing at the fact that you are about to tell hundreds of thousands of people to spray the like button with acid could be considered dark... Depending on how you see things 🤣
Very weird to target children with his immature way of asking for likes while discussing disturbing stories meant for adults. I'm guessing you're under the age of 18 based on your reaction to him fake giggling. Am I wrong?
@@theforbidden7082 I don’t think he says it to target children. And honestly, he’s a lot more creative than every other youtuber “SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON” You can be an adult while enjoying the little things. Don’t be a downer
Apparently scammers can somehow call you from numbers that actually belong to random people. I’ve had random scammer calls and when I texted the number, the person told me that it’s been happening with his number for a while. So that could be what happened with Aurora. Of course the story is still incredible, but in case anyone is doubting the possibility of it. I have had similar things happen that are impossible to explain with the understanding of reality that we have now. I hope she and Aurora stayed in touch! They probably could help each other in a lot of ways.
I had a history teacher like him. He was great at teaching the subject. I learned and retained so much from him. Luckily I went to a small schoo so I had him three years in a row for different history classes. l
You giggling at the beginning made the darkness of the stories much more bearable. It’s a small thing but I really appreciate it. The world can be very dark but there are still little light moments that makes it all worthwhile. Thank you. :) Edit: That poor Like Button XD
Its upsetting to think that decent people have gotten trapped in snowy accidents and died without help ever arriving, but the one time someone was miraculously saved in time, it was someone who didn't deserve it at all.
LOL, due to the intro telling us about a guy on a plane seeing "something unbelievable" on the top of a mountain, I expected the husband from the first story would win a very high amount of money in the lottery, then he'd get killed by the receptionist, who'd steal the winning piece of paper from him and dump his body on top of said mountain, where the other guy on the plane accidentally discovered his body from above ... I'm aware that's just my morbid imagination though.
Love this guy. However he is always so serious...I understand why...so seeing him laugh is awesome. One of the best if not THE BEST EVER story tellers. I hope I never have to go without Mr. Ballen!
Hi Amanda Ross, I was thinking the same thing. It's like he's breaking character.Good thoughts to you and everyone out there.Pete and Dee from Sacramento California USA.
My dog Morty, who was only three years old, passed away yesterday. My dad and I are very devasted over this loss as he was so young and was such a great companion. Today has been a very difficult day, but watching your upload put a smile on my face. - Thank you, sir.
I know your pain! Two and a half years ago I came home to my dogs and my two year old who was a weening mother was dying and there was nothing I could do. I kept her son and still grieve her death! I'm sorry for your deviating loss.
I'm so sorry 😞 I feel your pain. There's nothing like getting lost in a ballen video for a few minutes of escapism from whatevers going on in our lives. Sending love n wishes from the UK
I'm so sorry for your loss. We lost our beloved Scooter, a month ago, so I know what you're going through. :( They do leave a dog shaped hole in our hearts.
I love how listening to your stories are like listening to a friend share interesting stories around a campfire! Especially when he laughs at something that catches his funny bone and ours!!!!
Are they his own jokes or do they come from his followers? Either way I love when he laughs so hard he can barely finish telling it! It adds some lightheartedness to the strange dark and mysterious :)
That 'Orange Juice' story was so wholesome and lovely, i wouldn't mind at least a whole segment of wholesome stories at least once a month from this awesome story teller
I've been so conditioned to hear something other then this, really expected something more strange, dark and mysterious. Its a nice break because i tend to hold back from watching his videos tell they pile up and just binge watch them like a really good netflix show.
Honestly thought he would die after he won big……
I fully expected his to say that the wife got so mad, without listening to her husband's full explanation, she threw the ticket in the garbage disposal.
That story doesn't end well unfortunately
I was afraid the grandpa was gonna kill someone, thank god it was a wholesome story haha.
Seeing MrBallen laugh at the like button joke was a real treat.
IKR? Love seeing him laugh and have so much fun. Hilarious!😆
Same. Those are my favs. 😂
Always is!!!!!
yess
Ikr
A Mrballen story that has a happy ending definitely falls under the “strange” part of “strange, dark, and mysterious”
Actually they died after 3 months of winning, they passed in a car accident and their bodies were found charred
Just kidding
@@ZinxTheSlayer THANK GOD MY DUDE
Honestly I knew they were lottery tickets since he said 2 slips of paper but it didn’t detract from the suspense because I was expecting the poor man to die. But he didn’t and he sure as hell ain’t a poor man no more. So wholesome 😊
I was expecting a murder story with the lotto ticket one for sure 😂
Fr I was like WTFF
Love the beginning with the giggles, made me laugh, too. We got a little bit of everything in this episode with a happy ending, creepy glitch or supernatural, and one where karma finally catches up to someone. Always love listening!
Totally!! 😂 now a Blooper reel of Mr.B would be a hilarious!
If you had a gun to my head and asked me to guess wether the giggles were fake or real I would guess fake lmao
I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear laughter. Thank you for spreading the joy!
Ikkk its like watching bloopers at the end of a movieee
Yes! I literally was shocked lol it was adorable.
I'm so happy for the family in the first story. It's people like him and his family that deserve to win the jackpot.
@qiwun hun____💌 A lot of times winning the lottery causes people a lot of problems.
After listening to the full story Tyiev (sorry if spelling is wrong) deserves the jackpot not his angry dominating wife... just my humble opinion
99% of the time it completely ruins their life.
@@billp4
Far worse problems than being poor. By a lot.
@@billp4 Only if youre dumb with the money
I was waiting for the suffering, the pain, the betrayal and murder but I only found joy and happiness for him and his whole family. The suspense was intense.
Same here.
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Yessss I’m like uh oh wife messed up sending him back out lol, nice story
@@Dira7411 Do you seriously have to type "lol"???? why?
@@malbig2344 because I’m a grown woman that can type whatever tf I want, what is it to you weirdo
Man, I was not expecting the wholesome first story because of the title of this video but I am so happy for him and his family.
That orange juice story had me breathe a sigh of relief! I for sure thought something was going to happen to guy when he went back and forth to the grocery store. Nope, he just hit the lottery for millions.
Same, I was scared for the whole time if he would get killed in some tragic "accident" by winning it
Ikr? The stories he tells almost never end well.
I know MrBallen was trying to build up suspense and tension with the orange juice story but it was obvious to me it was lottery tickets the guy had bought. I did get surprised though because I thought this was just the one story and the title is Evil Granpa Almost Got Away With It so I was thinking with how nagging and awful his wife sounds that he was going to do a Chris Watts and killer her and his own kids and try and run off with his lottery winnings. Or 20 years down the line he can't handle his bullying wife anymore who's gotten worse since they became rich and decided to concoct and elaborate plan to have her killed using hitmen or something lol
I thought it was going to be that urban legend about the guy who took too much LSD and thought he was a glass of orange juice for the rest of his life.
well its even rarer than this lottery win to find a ballen story where the protagonist lives and didnt kill anybody
This man has the MOST ENDEARING laugh. Love the little bloopers I seriously replay them like 10 times bc it's adorable and makes me smile every time. Love it!!
it sounded fake as hell.
@@AlexanderMason1 yeah i agree Sometimes they are real but often not
@@AlexanderMason1 re: "fake as hell" = Be assured ... Hell ... is NOT fake!! Any other fakey comments?!?
@@warriormanmaxx8991 the hell you believe in is fake. Any other fairytales?
Same
The first story was a complete surprise, for once a happy ending! It’s crazy how Mrballen told it as anything bad could happen at any moment, he really knows how to keep you in suspense!
I thought the man was going to be killed by a deranged psycho when he was trying to exchange the OJ . Mr Ballen is a master story teller for sure . Its genius to mix in feel good stories with the macabre.
Right when he said he looked at a sign and gave the $5 back I knew he bought lottery tickets
I know lol.
Caught me completely off guard. Was expecting him to end up being the evil grandpa
Usually we pay hefty price for good end in first story. ....
Sure its cool and a nice story but im here for the strange dark and mysterious. Maybe it could have been included as an "extra story" at the end to lift spirits. But that just completely threw me off lol.
The first story made me shed a tear. A hard working family man, doing whatever he possibly can for his wife and family ends up working out in the end. He deserved every penny
I'd say otherwise. They clearly weren't the brightest how they squandered money going by the examples told even in that brief story.
I squander money when i dont really care living check to check. As long as the bills are paid im okay being broke. I just felt a little related to him when it came to how he views money, and how his wife does.
I hope it really ended up good for him. Many lottery winners of the big lottery's end up wishing they have never won.
No one deserves that much let’s be honest. Literally no one needs that much money
That little scene at the beginning with Mr.Ballen laughing was so wholesome to me. We need more of this. Also, why does he despise the like button?
That blooper was awesome to see. Caught me off guard because he's always a bit on the serious side.
I've seen him laugh while trying to tell his jokes about the Like button in a few of his videos, and I can't help but laugh that much more because of it.
Well, everyone wants us to hit the like button, so either the like button is an innocent victim of mob mentality and human greed, or they're finally being brought to account for their various crimes against humanity.
MrBallen is just a little bit more intense and creative than most.
Although i do like his storytelling and he's good at picking stories, i think the like button jokes are always a bit cringy
literally i loved the giggling it made me happy
Love the giggles in the beginning. Thinking in pictures is mostly a curse. And he clearly has it. Along with the talent of describing the pictures in perfect detail. I'm yet to be disappointed, Mr B!
😂😎
So perfectly put 👌🏽
I want a video of him explaining how he thinks in pictures lol
That was my first comment, getting a kick out of his giggle fit.
A rare but, welcome inclusion to his posts! Lol!😂😂😂👍👍😘💖🌹
@@JosephBommerOfficial Lol! Love this comment!
There's actually a route 420 in my area of PA. I don't know if folks still do it now but, there used to be large gatherings at an area on the side of Rt 420 ON 420, AT 4:20 p.m.
Fun times, lol!👍😘💖👏👏👏
Best storyteller on UA-cam, no question
Agreed!!!
Thank you!!
Well you come to the right place
💯 agree
that grandpa got ball of steel
I’ve dealt with depression all my life, but currently going through the worst it’s been. Any time I see a new Mr. Ballen video, I temporarily forget how dark my life feels. Thank you!
Same. This week has been bad for me. Hugs to you...I am with you...
Hunny! You are beuatiful and you were created with a purpose by the Most High God! Kinda makes me think of the second story, here...there are low or no cost options for someone going thru depression, available at your county office, if you live in the United States! Im a bipolar person who uses these services and i came across your post for a reason! My glorious FATHER God wanted me to tell you that you are worth it and you CAN get help! From counseling to meds, these places offer hope! In one state i lived, it was called circles of care, in the current state i live, its called macintosh trail. There is help, beautiful! You were made for so much more! I dont know you, but i know what its like to think no one cares and you have no options. I love you, stranger! You CAN get better, and you CAN be happy!
Me too. This videos are therapy. Helps me escape my mind
Hey Malia! I don't know if you have people around you you feel comfortable talking to about things, but in case you don't you can reach out to me. I'm no counselor but I know from personal experience that it can be helpful to just talk to a stranger, cuz sometimes it feels like you're being a burden to family or friends if you share with them the true way that you feel. Let me know here if you wanna reach out, I'll give you my insta or something
I’m just now breaking out of a two year long, deep, suicidal depression. There’s light on the other side. Hugs and good vibes your way. I hope it gets better ❤️
MrBallen’s storytelling skills are remarkable
Absolutely
honestly, he is. he reminds me of a variation of chubbyemu, who's a doctor, a toxicologist iirc, that makes videos about cases of poisonings. if you've seen a video titled some variation of "person intakes some amount of chemicals, this what happened to some part of their body" that's him. they both have the skill of high knowledge regarding a topic, while also breaking it down for clarity, but without making you feel talked down to or feel lost because you can't catch up. they're both incredible storytellers.
He is but that first story was super annoying actually. Bought a lottery ticket and he tried to disguise it as this buildup LOL maybe the most cringe-worthy story I've heard from John
Mr.ballen laughing at his own joke is the best thing I've seen today. You should start posting bloopers like that cause I know a lot of people who would watch them
I think his wife writes these, and I think he reads then blind for each video.
@@TheAbsol7448 when it's true then it makes it even better
I want a bloopers video so bad hahaha cutest thing ever
Yep 100%.
I like when he adds it instead of cutting it out hahah
"I love orange juice now"
Sheesh I would too if I won 315 million
there u r. i was waiting for your comment.
lol
Yes, that is the joke
same lol 😆
HEHEHEHA
Scariest part: Mr. B gets the giggles at the thought of sulfuric acid . . . Great story telling, as always. Looking forward to the next one.
I think he was giggling at the word squirt…
It's legal for wacky tobacco in Michigan
i think he was laughing cause he was suppose to be “high” as a day in 4/20
🤣🤣🤣
😂
I actually have similar story to second story here. Not as intense as this one of course, but the end point is pretty much the same and it reminded me of mine. So I'll tell in few sentences.
When I was only few months old my mother was chilling on the balcony. This was during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994. Suddenly our house phone ringed and she went from balcony into the living room to answer the call. When she answered, there was nothing on the other side of the line, just blank silence. She said "hello" and then bomb hit the balcony, devastating it. If that phone didn't ring, she would've probably died that moment and me with her.
Oh wow...saved for sure xx
Whoa! That is insanely lucky! Lots of thanks to whoever that call was from, for saving you and your mother ❤️
Don’t think I really have a story like this, or at least can’t remember or maybe just blocked any out lol but there was when I was 9 years old, my mum was heading to a physiotherapist appointment and for some reason I felt I really needed to go with her, so her partner at the time and my little sister stayed home and my mum and I headed to the appointment together. We ended up getting in a car accident on the way there. Apparently I yelled “mum!” just before the impact, but I don’t remember doing that. Luckily we got away with minimal injuries (I had bruised hip bones, my mum had a cut near her eye from her glasses and a big bruise on her arm from the airbag deploying, and we both had whiplash, but some long term effects are still with us now; back/neck pain, I have a lot of anxiety around cars and haven’t got my license yet because I’m terrified of driving). To this day I am so glad I went with her, even if it wouldn’t have made any difference, I don’t like to imagine her going through that alone. It was traumatic for both of us, but hopefully the fact we went through it together might have made it easier to deal with than if we’d experienced it separately.
And fools complain that God never saves lives.. I'm going to make a whole documentary about it.
These phone calls are for sure from some time traveling organization that shapes the timeline. The call in the story was to maybe target the car behind her. Or to save her and some of her interactions create a butterfly effect that shapes the future. Or both.
Also at the same time all could be just a coincidence. A lot of stuff is always happening to a lot of people. Miracles are bound to happen. Humans do seek meaning in everything.
That was a definite save, there is no reason to assume that the girl's car would be hit by the car out of control if she entered the highway when she got the call.
I'm so glad that first story had a happy ending. I thought somebody was going to die over that money, but I'm glad you occasionally cover good stories and mix them in with the horrifying ones, definitely creates tension because it leaves you wondering "How will this end" Good job, as always!
Thanks!!
Im so glad i wasn't the only one who expected someone to die over that money.
I kept thinking she'd rip it up before he cashed out
Yeah for real, he should add more wholesome stories, that one made me smile!
@@silverembers3302 somebody would’ve definitely died that day lol
I absolutely LOVE when Mr. Ballen shows his bloopers when he laughs at what he asks us to do with the like button. It gets me everytime. I would love a compilation of just that 😂
YES! A blooper compilation please!
Same
Gunna be honest, this one was whack. Acid attacks are the most painful thing on earth, not really lighthearted like unplugging the like buttons hair straightener 2 minutes before they need to leave
I would watch the heck out of an entire blooper video!
@@jordanpetrunia1868 I mean, it’s a joke in this context, it doesn’t have to be taken offensively 🤷🏻♀️ nbd
The first story made me so happy. As much as I admire your storytelling, it gets heavy hearing about so much tragedy happening to everyday people. I'm thankful to hear Tayeb and his family come into such good fortune. He lives up to his name "Tayeb" for sure.
ok "cassini"
@@TheGoldenDuckies Tayeb means generous and
cassini means the dark region between the two brightest rings of Saturn.
@@afd1040 yes
Yes sometimes I can't take all the tragedy 😪
Yes! As i am used to MrBallen, I was waiting for the tragic moment. I was sure he would end up being unalived, etc but surprisingly I was just a happy story :)
the last story reminds me of an incident that happened near my home town. definitely not as horrible as murdering someone but the the story was similar. these two guys were out fishing in a swamp like area where they found a man crying for help in a tree. when they got close to him they realised there were a bunch of crocs surrounding the tree. the guys on the boat managed to get him down to safety and they enjoyed a few beers on the boat and became friends. once the local news found out about the two guys rescue it went semi viral around our home area. that was until a week later when police from a nearby town arrested him from escaping there local jail and that's how he ended up in the tree almost eaten by crocs
yo what? That low key made my heart drop lol
Good one!!
I THOUGHT YOU MEANT THE SHOES CROCS I WAS LIKE WHAT???
@@violentbob😂Why would he be talking about the shoes?
😂
That had to be the most suspenseful and mysterious sounding lottery story I've ever heard
ong i was waiting for “and he grabbed a knife” as soon as she started complaining about the oj😭
Bouta act like oj because of the oj
@@marcoaraiza9381best comment
There was a murder and complete disintegration of poverty.
I’m kinda sad now cuz very early on I was extremely confident it was about a lottery winner, so I wasn’t surprised
Your laughter makes me giggle along. Your stories help me get away from my severe anxiety and realize life could be much worse. Thank you so much! I thoroughly enjoy each video, fantastic story teller. 🙂❤️
I almost spit out my root beer when he started giggling, LoL 😂😆
😂🙏🙏
@@MrBallen man sometimes I hate life. But when you give us these laughs and stories I smile and appreciate it a little bit more. Thank you.
Same here 🤗
Fix your diet and environment, the stress is not real.
I can’t be the only one who thinks it’s absolutely adorable when Mr. Ballen laughs.
His laugh is completely different from how he talks and I love it
Amen
Please shut up, thank you
sus
It is the cutest thing ever!!!
I DO AND I ALWAYS REPLAY THEM....HE HAS A CUTE GIGGLE..
His laugh is enough to fuel me for the next year, that was so freaking adorable.
Watching mrBallen laugh at his own joke is the most WHOLESOME thing I've ever witnessed. LOVE IT !
Pretty sure these are picked by his editor or producer and he doesn't know what's coming.
same
Cuz it’s 4/20 lool
he's a such a dad
I started watching this before hopping into the shower and ended up having to stand there just watching to make sure the first story turned out positive in the end. It’s really nice to get a feel good story every once and a while!
Homeboy has had so many drowning stories in his earlier stuff that I wear an inner tube and floaties when I shower now.
That’s what I said. He throws us a curve ball every now and then. I like the random nice stories!
😆😆😆 I'm laughing so hard because I thought I was the only one who did kooky things like that!
Just bring your phone into the shower. That's what I do. Most phones these days are waterproof. Double check, of course. If I'm watching something on my desktop or lap top and I have to shower, I'll put it on my phone and just finish it there
@@self-righteousideologue9398 I've dropped mine in the bath so many times I have PTSD. The shower might trigger it. 😉
I love the first story. It's so great that a family were so worried about $2.50 (they probably spent that much in gas returning it and then going to another store and buying the one on sale) ended up millionaires. I always hate when people who are already financially stable win the lottery. It's cool hearing a story about a family who really needed a miracle and actually got one.
And suddenly he's richer than Brad Pitt. Agreed, it's nice but I so need his luck!
I was so scared that something terrible was going to happen, the suspense was killing me, this mad man
I hope him and his family are doing well :)
Probably cost 30cents to drive that far. People that are financially illiterate that win the lottery usually end up broke and in so much more debt then before they won after a handful of years.
Agreed. I wouldn't have gone back because of the gas + my time being wasted. Good for them though
What a great 1st story. I love ordinary people who have their lives changed for the better, but this is so good, & such a down to earth family. I bet their generosity to their family & their chosen charities changed so many other lives for the better too.
Seeing MrBallen lose his composure while telling us a new scheme for the like button is about the best thing to ever watch
it's just about the cutest thing ever 😍
Its 4/20 my man.
Gaiy
100%
@@flyingfox8360 Happy 420 ma boi💯
I'm so happy for Tayeb and his family. I wish everyone who won the lottery were people who needed it, like his family
Yea, I was glad that wasn't the story with the bad ending lol.
Same i was so happy for him, deserved.
Right I thought the story had bad ending when I realized he won I was happy for him lol 😆 always go against wha your wife says I guess 🚺🤭🤣
Right? Especially someone who is an accountant! That job sucks!
I love that the 1 time he buys a ticket or 2 he wins. That's how I know the universe has balance....call it religion, or karma or whatever, this made me smile as well as so many others
I know this is a year old, but the stories with unexpectedly and inexplicably happy outcomes are so refreshing! Please do some of those again.
The giggling and having to start over multiple times because of what he's suggesting to do to the like button alone is worth a like. Too funny. I always look forward to Mr Ballen's story time and the ongoing vendetta against the like button.
you just reminded to like the video
Yeah! But..come on that was Brutal 'poor like Button'
@@Avalonsarrt Nice! I admit that I have wondered about that. It's a family channel for the strange, dark and mysterious.✌️
I love how MrBallen still interacts with his community, hearting comments and even replying! Absolutely amazing
Dude!!! same guy spamming everywhere
I agree most youtubers nowadays don't do that
Imagine being an edgy 14 year old looking for attention
You on the other hand, clickbait kids
Imagine spamming shorts lol
Please more wholesome “orange juice” stories once in a while, such a nice change of pace from the usual trauma😅
Yes! I was soooo pleasantly surprised that it ended so well. I was expecting the wife to murder the hubby o.o
😂😂😂😂
Fr!!!!
@@ttimetotroll lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's what a murder story reader would think.. just like I did but not the wife tho🤣🤣
I expected it to keep going tbh most lottery winners go bankrupt super soon after winning. honestly, it never ends well for any of them so I'm curious as to what actually happened after they won.
Orange Juice story had my mind constantly jumping to horrible scenarios of him getting robbed or worse at convenience store. So happy it was a feel good story and had a happy ending. Nice change of pace from your other stories 😊
I’m in a really bad place right now but watching you laugh in the beginning made me truly smile. Thank you Mr. Ballen for giving me something to smile about. ❤️❤️❤️
Wish nothing but the best for ya
Hello fellow human, hope you’re having a really good day. ✨🌹✨💚✨🌹✨
@UC_91RnrxRSYe-OfXFPjsy6Q Tomar una bebida mejor
I pray things get better for you
sending you hugs
That first story was beautiful! Thank you for telling a story where they didn’t get murdered at the end. Even though I’m a fan of the strange dark and mysterious told in story format-it’s always great to hear a beautiful ending.
Fiction is better than reality! always!
Not to be a debbie downer, but how was the orange juice story strange, dark or mysterious?
@@RiceDaddy07it really wasn’t, but he says his content is strange, dark and mysterious at the beginning of all his videos, so it probably wasn’t about that specific story
@@MarcusVinicius-we2pgPEENUS FLAVORED SPORTS DRINK. LOGAN PAUL COMES OUT WITH A PEENUS FLAVORED DRINK AND SELLS TO HOMOSEXUALS! MASSIVE VEINY KOK ON THE LABEL. ONLY INGREDIENTS ARE PEENUS SWEAT AND GROUND PUBES!
@@90helentPOOPY BUT WHOLE PHOTOGRAPHED NEHIND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BLEACHERS! BUT WAS NOT CLEANED WELL? SO THERE WAS A LOT OF POOP CRUST BUILT UP OVER 17 DAYS😢
The worst thing about Ballens videos is when he says “Alright guys, that’s gunna do it” 😭
^^^^
I thought the worst thing was when he said he was gonna upload 3-4 times a week
Same. I always let out an audible ‘sigh’, lol.
No I swear to god I hate that. I always wonder if that’s what he says to his kids at bedtime
@@deneilbaker your dad tells you goodnight the same way he ends his videos?
Real nice to hear a happy lottery story. For a moment, I thought the wife was going to rip up the ticket when he handed it to her! Brave man.
'Brave man' indeed 😂😂😂😂
i love how the cashier's reaction to the guy winning was just "big." my brain would probably melt too if i saw that much money near me.
She should have told him it was just a 50 dollar ticket.
@@michaelharrington75 - fortunately, she wasn't dishonest & managed to demonstrate integrity.
@@michaelharrington75 tell me not to trust you without telling me not to trust you.
@@michaelharrington75 I thought about this too lol, but the cashier wouldn’t have known it was a winner before scanning to check and once the ticket is scanned that is a winner by the cashiers machine it automatically prints out a voucher saying the winning amount. After that when the ticket is scanned it just reads “ticket already redeemed”
Holy crap was the lottery guy the first ever happy ending story he’s told? I love it
ua-cam.com/video/oehVw_YAkJI/v-deo.html
This one is sweet too!
Nah he said another story of a guy who was supposed to go to jail for a robbery, didn’t cuz of a glitch in the system, and took it as a sign that god gave him a second chance and turned his life around.
There was also a story where a father was searching for his daughter and someone took a picture of him and his daughter was in the back ground of the picture while searching for him
@@sorterwoodsteel wait… correct me if I am wrong. Wasn’t he arrested later though even though he changed his ways?
@@Zubes240 yes but instead of serving his intended sentence he got released very early due to community outcry.
I love how he can make a simple story of a man winning the lottery sound so intriguing
The first story makes me smile. Glad to see the lottery jackpot went to someone who deserved it. I hope they didn't go broke like so many jackpot winners do.
Turns out Mr Ballen laugh bloopers are the wholesome content I didn’t know I needed to make this crappy week better. Thank you again, sir.
A fake giggle can make your week better? You welcome
@@TrungCyf 😐
@@TrungCyf you obviously had a bad day when writing this
@@lemurman7978 you obviously like fake laugh bloopers
@@TrungCyf who even cares
Every time Mr.Ballen laughs at his "like button joke" it makes the joke way more hilarious IMO
It's the same concept as when we see someone smile we are inclined to smile back.
Exactly he started laughing made me smile and laugh lol
The one where he cracked about the "feral cats" had me laughing so hard I missed all the stories and had to rewatch the video. 🤣
I agree it makes it so much better
How dare he accidentally (?) use psychology to make us like the videos Even More?! :D
(jk, i fell into the same trap)
The first story was such a breathe of
Fresh air. Keep sprinkling little bits of light in the dark Mr Ballen.
Yep, finally a happy ending.
That’s a no for me. Where’s the dark and mysterious plot line? I had to fast forward!
@@en677 Can’t please everyone.
That first story made me smile at the end when he said “I love orange juice now” good for him and his family. Hope things got better for them in their lives.
By now we all come here with a serious face expecting serious stories. Yet we get a chuckle at the start of the vid watching John laugh at his own jokes 😂 gold. You sir are a treasure to the world
Those videos are by far my favorite ones to watch. ❤️
You know mr ballen has a talent for storytelling when he makes you believe the first story will be about murder but it turns out to be really heart warming.
I knew the second he said he got " two slips of paper" meant he got lottery tickets
And it's the exact opposite of the last one. You think it's heartwarming but it ends up being a horror story. If it wasn't for process of elimination you wouldn't expect Alan to be a murderer.
I wanted horror, and instead, I got a boring story about a man who doesn't really love his wife, because he lies to her. I need blood.
for real i thought wife stole it lol
it might end up about murder eventually 1/3 of lottery winners fate don't end up well
I love when you laugh at the “like button” bits. It’s incredibly endearing. 😂 Even more so, I love your story-telling ability. My husband and I never miss an episode!
Mr. Ballen has become my favourite chnnel to watch or have on in the background. SEEING MR. BALLEN GIGGLE WAS ADORABLEEEE.
The man who won the prize is well deserved. He, his wife, and children, "each" picked five people to give $100,000 too. Good people who shared there wealth, when most won't.
less then .3 of a percent of what won..... Little more after taxes...
@@jordanarcher5345 .... its 100 thousand fucking dollars, does it matter how much percent of the money they give away?! Imagine you give 100k to someone after winning the same lottery, then you see the disgusted look on their faces after they say: "this is only less 0.3% of what you won" :/
How could someone be stingy when they just got a free windfall of cash for basically nothing. It's not like you can take it with you or need anywhere near $300 million dollars to live comfortably. You'd have to be a special kind of person to get a massive income dump like that and not help out those you are close too.
People will say not to tax the wealthy and then get so angry when someone like him don’t immediately give away every penny they won. I’m glad he got it and did good things with it. He didn’t need to choose five people but he did. He could have done other things too that we don’t know about. But ultimately, taking care of his family is the best thing to do.
What is that a couple million out of over 300 million they won? So they just chilled with their 298M after that thinking they are charitable amazing people? I realize taxes probably took half, but let's not pretend they gave anywhere close to enough to feel it.
I started watching this when I fell in a major depression and ever since then you have helped me distract myself from myself. I really appreciate you continuing to do this despite having other responsibilities in your life. You have made a true impact in my life. Thank you so much!
I mean...it is his job lol
Hi Edith, I struggled with major depressive disorder when I was younger. I have been free from it's shackles for four years now and while life isn't always easy, I just want you to know that it does get better. Please be kind to yourself. Practice lots of self care. You are worthy and irreplaceable.
In 1 hour you have 78 likes. That’s how many depressed people saw your comment. You’re not alone 😔
I understand what u meen . His channel is a god send !
That 2nd story gave me insane chills lol. I think there are things in life that can't be easily explained. Your storytelling is just amazing MrBallen, never seize to keep us at the edge of our seats!
same hear, the ssecond he said that it went to the voice mail and said it was aroura, my heart just sank
@@shybyle6789 i got goosebumps even though i knew it was coming...
It’s a shame it went ten years without being recognized. But I’m glad someone like MrBallen was able to pick it up.
I think stories like these that make me think it’s spiritual in nature.
Except Sarah essentially killed the person behind her by forcing them to stop behind her thus allowing them down just enough to get smashed by the civic.
Had that person not gotten stuck behind her they would've entered the highway and been well on their way by the time the civic showed up.
Yeah, Sarah was saved but in stopping she literally caused the person behind her to die.
Unreal similar story ua-cam.com/video/NkyxNZvMrBs/v-deo.html
I stumbled across a video and have now watched every single video you’ve ever posted. I’m obsessed. Your storytelling skills are by far the best I’ve come across and I’m engrossed in every story you tell!!!!! Lifelong follower ❤
Here Ye here ye, I'm in a same boat 😂 I've binged listened to everything and all while cleaning
I love that you dont edit out you laughing at your own jokes. Makes it feel a lot more genuine. Keep making content and Ill keep listening/watching
This guy has literally never made a boring video. He could make a 6 hour long video talking about the paint drying process and I’d still watch and enjoy the whole thing
What a wholesome, beautiful first story, love seeing that the family wasn’t a rich family, and was someone who could have actually used the money, how nice, so glad for them 😌
@Carol Skillen how do you know they "needed the money"?
The best part of the story that he left out was: Aurora was making the call from inside the house!
What do you mean?
@@Geo.Austria it's just a joke, referring to old famous horror movies. 👍
That spookiness makes more sense. To me Aurora is a bad character. She had Sara stop to cause a delay in that other car. The timing was all wrong to SAVE Sara. It was timed to KILL those others.
Sara was never going to die had she just kept driving and gone past the other car before it served.
Yes! Was thinking exactly the same! Aurora was an evil entity IMO 😱
I love watching Mr. Ballen. I even love when he shows his outtakes before going serious again! He is so human and I love it! Keep up the great work! I love how much passion he has for these stories to give information on things that not a lot of people know about.
Thank you so much!
When I see you laughing and breaking character it makes me happy. Thank you.
I didn’t even find the sulfuric acid joke funny but I sat here hysterically laughing with you, your laugh is contagious. Love the stories man keep up the great work
I think he was laughing at the word "squirting"
Fluoroantimonic acid would be funnier
Yes, he has a very infectious giggle 😂 Just what I needed on my walk into work this morning. 👍👌
Samesies
Sulfuric acid is not a joke.
And opening with a story with something that encourages children to be malicious with acid. …
When every person has access to such acids
The first story made me smile so much, it was so wholesome.
I loved the picture of him being given the check, he looked really happy 😊
He just knows how to tell a story. As a former bartender and English major, I salute you. 3/4 of any great read/hear is the writer/storyteller. They draw you in and engage. 100% a fan. Please keep oral tradition alive and thriving, Mr. B...
Oral definitely needs to stay a tradition
@@joshpainter4877 bonk
@@joshpainter4877oh that's so funny 🙄
@@joshpainter4877 What grade are you in next year? I am paying someone a compliment and you turn it into unnecessary bathroom humor. Hope home room treats you well...
@@h0rriphic Cool. We have differing opinions. My regulars came in to hear stories. Different towns different needs.
I love how he just cracks up at his own jokes. It gives every episode a goofy positive vibe.
They're not his jokes. He's reading suggestions.
seemed a bit ingenuine. Multiple takes for sulphuric acid? wasn't even one of the funny intros.
Please do more glitches in the matrix stories! The one with Sarah and Aurora was creepy yet so fascinating and your storytelling made it even better.
The glitch in the matrix story reminds me of another one I heard about a year ago. I'm not as good of a storyteller as Mr. Balen but I can try. I'll keep it short. The story is of a woman who was driving to work. She took the same route every day and listened to the same radio. That day she tried to tune in to her favorite radio station but couldn't. She shrugged her shoulders and thought a change might be good. She stopped at a stop light at the intersection and her GPS told her to turn right even though she never went right. She'd usually go straight at the intersection. The GPS also told her that there was an accident at the intersection so she needed to turn right but she could see there was no accident. Reluctantly she turned right. The road was weird, it didn't feel right. It's like she went from a city to a rugged terrain just by turning instead of driving forward. She passed through a prison she heard an alarm sound indicating that prisoners had escaped outside of the prison door was a black SUV with two men dressed in black speaking to someone over the walkie-talkie. She went to work safely but as soon as she got the chance she searched online to see what happened at the intersection. The GPS said there was an accident but she didn't see an accident. Turns out there was an accident and if she hadn't turned right she would be one of the wounded.
Thought you was going to say the accident happened just after and the gps saw the future.
@@TheReviewedByMe That's what she said, just not clearly. She said that if the woman hadn't turned right, she would've been in the accident
Omg
That’s much better than the Sarah one. It sounds like she caused the accident by literally parking in the road. If she hadn’t got the call, there would’ve been no accident at all. I don’t get the point of it. And why the hell did she park in the middle of the road? if she pulled off to take the call, there would have been no accident
That first story was so wholesome. I didn’t even know I needed to hear that story I just thought I was in for another scary depressing story but that was beautiful.
The scary depressing part is his wife is a jerk
The laugh at the beginning is ace! So refreshing to see someone who really loves what they do. Brilliant video thank you!
What a damn good channel this is. People throw around the word “content” too loosely when referring to UA-cam channels but I have no problem throwing the word quality in front of this content. Appreciate what you put into it so entertainment is what we get out of it.
Thank you Brad!!
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Hey Brad, random question sir -- are you from Oklahoma by any chance?
One of the best ✅
Isn’t everyone who has a UA-cam channel technically putting out content, may not be good but isn’t it still content
I’ve been recovering from the flu and I’ve been so miserable but laying in bed watching your videos has helped the time pass by
The best part of this was watching him laugh... adorable
I have NEVER been so interested in a lottery winning story in my life. You could tell me a story about watching paint dry and I would be all in.
Your pic is so 2009 but in a good way lol
He did it’s in the shorts page
@@ahmyiahlee1502 That is because it is in fact from 2009 haha
Doesn’t the government take about a third or more of the lottery money? Maybe it’s changed since then
Right?!
Only MrBallen can turn a winning lottery story into a horror story.
Though like above half of the big lottery winners become a horror story, but I get what you mean lol
@@kaiya7942 Jack Whittaker is the epitome of mishandling lottery winning.
I was waiting on his wife to kill him for the money.
More Orange Juice 🥤
Lol
The suspense of the orange
I understand your advocating for psychological counseling. Severe depression, anxiety, Truama induced Psychosis ect... "Mr. Ballen", has become part of my morning routine and, it helps keep things real, for me anyway. I appreciate you!
I so love when Mr. Ballen breaks character and laughs at himself. 😂😂😂 You have an awesome giggle. 🙂
Not even a whole minute in and this is already the most enjoyable thing on the internet. Listening to Mr Ballen giggle is just the purest thing. It's hard to believe he's about to delve into the strangest darkest mysterious stories after a giggle like that! 👏
He probably got 10 Iraqis deaths on his hands
Idk, laughing at the fact that you are about to tell hundreds of thousands of people to spray the like button with acid could be considered dark... Depending on how you see things 🤣
My day has already been made and I just woke up
Very weird to target children with his immature way of asking for likes while discussing disturbing stories meant for adults. I'm guessing you're under the age of 18 based on your reaction to him fake giggling. Am I wrong?
@@theforbidden7082 I don’t think he says it to target children. And honestly, he’s a lot more creative than every other youtuber “SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON”
You can be an adult while enjoying the little things. Don’t be a downer
It's fun to see MrBallen trying to control his laughter
I started the video and walked away.. heard him laughing... Came back, backed up and watched him laugh.. 😂
I thought it was sooo funny that he couldn't get thru it without cracking up so hard
I love how he covers his mouth when he laughs. Reminds me of a little kid.
Apparently scammers can somehow call you from numbers that actually belong to random people. I’ve had random scammer calls and when I texted the number, the person told me that it’s been happening with his number for a while. So that could be what happened with Aurora. Of course the story is still incredible, but in case anyone is doubting the possibility of it. I have had similar things happen that are impossible to explain with the understanding of reality that we have now. I hope she and Aurora stayed in touch! They probably could help each other in a lot of ways.
I feel like if this dude was a teacher he could trick kids into learning with his great lead-ins and storytelling.
He would be an amazing teacher!
Esp an online teacher that could edit his class videos yet attend them for present questions etc.
I always disliked teachers like that, because I couldn’t tell if they were joking, or being serious and saying something I needed to pay attention to
Right? Somebody to finally make history classes interesting
I had a history teacher like him. He was great at teaching the subject. I learned and retained so much from him. Luckily I went to a small schoo so I had him three years in a row for different history classes. l
You giggling at the beginning made the darkness of the stories much more bearable. It’s a small thing but I really appreciate it. The world can be very dark but there are still little light moments that makes it all worthwhile.
Thank you. :)
Edit: That poor Like Button XD
Does anybody else get excited when a Mrballen notification comes? I don’t know what it is about John but he is an awesome story teller!
I get excited as well
Its upsetting to think that decent people have gotten trapped in snowy accidents and died without help ever arriving, but the one time someone was miraculously saved in time, it was someone who didn't deserve it at all.
I've never seen a channel grow so fast. Well deserved. Hands down the best story teller on UA-cam!!! Thank you MrBallen
We need more of those bloopers had me smiling like a goofball 🤣 you never disappoint with the stories❤️
Totally expecting a negative turn out with the first story. Definitely a plot twist with a wholesome resolution, well done Ballen crew!
it was so obvious that it was lottery tickets he bought, i was hoping my expectations would be subverted but nope
LOL, due to the intro telling us about a guy on a plane seeing "something unbelievable" on the top of a mountain, I expected the husband from the first story would win a very high amount of money in the lottery, then he'd get killed by the receptionist, who'd steal the winning piece of paper from him and dump his body on top of said mountain, where the other guy on the plane accidentally discovered his body from above ... I'm aware that's just my morbid imagination though.
??? i did not like the first story....this one time i can not find my car keys then i find them...think i got a story?
Ballen Bloops!! I'm HERE FOR IT!!! In such a grim series, seeing you giggle is refreshing.
You know it's gonna be a good Like Button inconvenience/torture session when he can't even keep a straight face when saying it lol
😂
Watching that just turned my day around :)
Oddly wholesome
I fucking love it
The trick is finding a squirt gun that can hold sulfuric acid
Can we all just agree that John's laugh is the wholesomest sound ever? Cause I love it, it makes me laugh along with him 🥺💖
Yep, agreed!
Love this guy. However he is always so serious...I understand why...so seeing him laugh is awesome. One of the best if not THE BEST EVER story tellers. I hope I never have to go without Mr. Ballen!
Hi Amanda Ross, I was thinking the same thing. It's like he's breaking character.Good thoughts to you and everyone out there.Pete and Dee from Sacramento California USA.
I just LOVED that first story especially. And it made me so incredibly happy for Tayeb and his family. Beautiful 👍🏽
My dog Morty, who was only three years old, passed away yesterday.
My dad and I are very devasted over this loss as he was so young and was such a great companion. Today has been a very difficult day, but watching your upload put a smile on my face.
- Thank you, sir.
I know your pain! Two and a half years ago I came home to my dogs and my two year old who was a weening mother was dying and there was nothing I could do. I kept her son and still grieve her death! I'm sorry for your deviating loss.
I'm so sorry 😞 I feel your pain. There's nothing like getting lost in a ballen video for a few minutes of escapism from whatevers going on in our lives. Sending love n wishes from the UK
I'm so sorry for your loss. We lost our beloved Scooter, a month ago, so I know what you're going through. :( They do leave a dog shaped hole in our hearts.
I’m so sorry. I’ve lost a pet young before as well. So hard. Good luck 🙏
so very sorry for your loss. My girl has been gone 2 months and I still weep. It may help with healing by adopting again.
I love how listening to your stories are like listening to a friend share interesting stories around a campfire! Especially when he laughs at something that catches his funny bone and ours!!!!
Hi Ty Ty yyyyyyyy I’m t I UUID’s
Mr. Ballen laughing too hard to finish his own joke is definitely the most wholesome thing I’ve seen today.
Yesss that was so unexpected. Every now and again even he can’t handle what happens to his beloved like button xD
Are they his own jokes or do they come from his followers? Either way I love when he laughs so hard he can barely finish telling it! It adds some lightheartedness to the strange dark and mysterious :)
It was psychotic, not wholesome.
@@sendit1924 Mr. Ballen's laughing before the story - you find psychotic???
SO adorable!!!
We live on such a strange, dark, and mysterious world that I don't think Mr Ballen will ever run out of content
I love it when John gets tickled during his intro. He's giggle is so cute that I can't help laugh with him. 😄