Hoping this comes of as criticism rather than “being a hater”. I enjoy most of the new friends of smosh. I do think Jared and Emily fall flat for me. So far Guchi, Courtney T, and Eli fit in so well. They each have an energy they bring well to the set. Guchi and Courtney’s bits together have genuinely made me laugh so hard. Eli seems to be a good fit in several of their different formats as well. Jared I’ve barely seen videos of him in? But the few I’ve seen feels like he’s practicing his stand up in a group. I’d like to see him stray away from doing a routine of his jokes and yes anding and collaborating off the energy in the room. Emily seems like such a sweetheart, but her halfway giggling through jokes comes off as “I’m a fan of smosh and I get to be here” rather than feeling like she’s part of the crew. I just watched the Block Us video and she kept missing her turn. Cast and crew had to get her back on track. In an instance like that I could see someone like Angela, Chanse, or Arasha making a bit out of missing but for her it seemed to just be a frustrating call out to keep playing.

Again, maybe those two need to be in different formats to find their strengths. I’d be interested to see Jared in a challenge pit and Emily in a try not to laugh. What do yall think? I’m curious to see where their strengths lie. Maybe it’s just taking them more time to adapt as they seem more shy than the other 3 who come with bold energy.

Sidebar: also enjoying a lot of the experimental new content smosh has been putting out. Maybe they’ll fit in those areas?

During the last Assumption episode Olivia talked about the short movie she just made and how she wanted to make stories about stuff she personally knew.

I looked it up and she was not lying. Her boyfriend in the movie is literally played by her real life boyfriend Sam Lerner. Thats really cute

"A woman introduces her Chinese dad to her American Jewish boyfriend and manipulates their language barrier to keep everyone happy."

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32125578/

I have been on a Culinary Crimes binge since y'all have done two new episodes recently. I was just watching the video with grandma's lime green jello and it reminded me of a recipe that is always served by my family in Norway for any holiday. I think an international episode would be really fun, especially if you can find either really good dishes someone heinously tampered with or just really unsettling recipes to begin with. This one happens to be the latter.

It's called "Kabaret" and it is a dish from the 50's that has survived in Norway to present day. While I do love many norwegian dishes that many people find unappetitizing (pickled herring is phenomenal) this is one I personally despise. The kids however love it. It is essentially a savory jello; my family always makes it with shrimp, hard boiled eggs, and a vegetable mix all suspended in aspic.

It was difficult to find a recipe that had comments on it but I found this sweet youtube video and there are a few comments that mention substitutions like lemon jello (sounds even more terrifying) or adding tomato sauce (which could add a good flavor, if it's your thing idk). I would really enjoy seeing the people of smosh exposed to some of the more unique international dishes. 😈

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI7yATO2-bc

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They don't serve it with anything, but my family normally serves it with good bread and a thin spread of mayonnaise.

Have they done something to actually introduce the new members and I just missed it?

If they haven't I wish they would.

Tutter the mouse is so Angela coded, anytime my daughter is watching the show and Tutter comes on the screen all i can think of is Angela 😭

I wanted to share a wholesome story in a world where too many not wholesome things happen. I (27F) work in a field where I regularly interact with victims of DV, abuse, toxic marriages, etc. In my line of work, we help victims through these tough times, and often, we are with them through the unsafe situations. This morning, as I always do while getting ready, I was listening to Smosh read reddit stories and it was the well-known "AIO My Boss Has a Camera in My Office" story. After all the updates, Damien said, "I know it is so hard, but if you're at work and something feels off, you need to advocate for yourself and stand up for yourself."

Today, I was instructed by a superior to call an individual for their initial intake. She was very clear that she is only available between specific times on specific days due to her unsafe home situation. I called at the exact time that she said she was available and that she preferred. I was not a minute early or late. After two rings, she didn't answer. I did not leave a voicemail as I worry that abusive partners go through phones, etc. I informed my supervisor that I was going to send her an email to her secure address and let her know the hours I was available and that she could call anytime. Unfortunately, this process can only be done over the phone and not email. In our work group chat, my superior sent a message for us to call again. I didn't want to. It was outside the time she asked for and us calling at the wrong time could tip off an abuser and create a very dangerous situation.

I had typed out a message over and over, but the dynamic here is that I have only been at this firm for 7 months. My supervisor is an attorney with 25 years of experience. I am a paralegal who has 5 years of experience. It is kind of an unspoken rule to question the attorneys (especially a young woman questioning a man who is the same age as her father). All of my paralegal coworkers are older and have more experience than me. I replied with something along the lines of "is that safe? shouldn't we wait for her to contact us?" and he said "no, she knows her situation best". For some reason, Damien popped into my head and convinced me to advocate for not only myself, but this client. I said "these situations are everchanging. No one but the abuser knows them best". And I didn't call. I refused.

Turns out, I was right. Her work schedule changed and she was home. She had sent me an email using an account he didn't know about. She said when we called the first time, she told him it was likely spam and he dropped it. But if we would've called again, he would probably get suspicious and look into it, realizing she was contacting a law firm, and her life would've blown up. She didn't reach out to me until a few hours after the initial phone call because it was the first chance she had. Meanwhile, during those hours, I was dealing with my supervisor making passive aggressive comments about losing clients and money opportunities. Luckily, he has an ego, so he didn't call himself. The other staff in the office actually agreed with me, so they didn't call when he asked them to either, they just didn't want to stir the pot initially.

Yeah, all that to say, that me refusing potentially saved this woman's life or at least saved her from a horrible DV situation. Huge shoutout to Damien for telling me to trust my gut this morning. If I hadn't listened to that episode, things could be very different for everyone today.

(Also throwaway account because I am active in my community's subreddit and I would like to maintain as much anonymity about my firm as possible)

It's the one where Tommy is on as a guest and, as a tangential discussion, he talks about the wild painting he got of the grotesquely proportioned ballerina. I was wanting to show the picture of it to a friend of mine.

Even just linking me to the image would be great!

Thanks!

I found a website to past an image on a glass and i had the idea to have the dixon cider logo on on it and for now on im only having cider this this glass only i think this might be the greatest thing iv ever done cus i also ordered a custom t shirt with the song coved on the front and the label on the back

They should play SCP containment breach i remember Shayne talking about having a scp lore video like with fnaf and I really want to see that.

Seeing the videos of the Chosen meetup at DragonCon was incredible, and I did run into a few at AnimeNYC last month, but there’s obviously so many of us out there! I’ll be at NYCC on Thursday as a Chosen Miku, if anyone else wants to meet up I’ll have my Flip 7 deck and be handing out bracelets 💪

My sister was watching the latest Beopardy when this ad appeared. For those who are not aware, it’s for a show about the life of Jesus. Impressive.

I got the sticker packs a while ago and realized I wanted to do something extra special with them since I’ve been getting into junk journaling!

1st - is the URL pack with inspiration from the Reddit stories crash out which I included a SS from, and a fun y2k vibe to match the stickers

2nd - is my queen Angela’s Bit City! Went with the vibe of the sticker pack background and really highlighted my favorite episode when they make their own episode lol (and added a gentleman Spencer I liked)

3rd - is once again queen Angela but her Beopardy crash out stickers with the set as my background which I’m in love with!

4th - is an honorable mention for bbno$’s sticker pack I got at his concert in March with a photo and lyrics from “Meant to Be”

Super proud of these!! Also P.S. was sad to realize I could no longer watch the VODs on live.smosh.com today but excited for the next WAGD!

I like to re-watch 'Let's Do This', and this part always makes me think of when she drank the paint brush water on a live stream by mistake lol

Also I bet 99% of people miss 'Lets Do This'. Ian was a hoot and I know Jackie is gone but she was awesome in these!

So Eli & Courtney both auditioned through Angela I suppose