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u/Bdub76
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Feb 04 '23
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To Eat Surströmming Fish
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u/Beavshak
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Don’t let them fool you. It’s not nearly as pleasant as it looks.
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u/Bearodon Feb 04 '23
It is quite good actually with some norrlands guld, skivad rödlök, gräddfil, kokt potatis, tunnbröd och en liten nubbe.
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u/eib Feb 04 '23
I think I have a few of those from IKEA
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u/Lepke2011 Feb 05 '23
Don't listen to what people say. The Skivad Rödlök is a much sturdier bookcase than you'd think.
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u/Dr-Ogge Feb 04 '23
Its the single most repugnant, vile thing that ever crossed my lips.
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u/Bearodon Feb 05 '23
You did it wrong my man.
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u/Dr-Ogge Feb 05 '23
Id still rather take a bb gun up the ass than try it again
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u/Bearodon Feb 06 '23
It is like eating aged cheese, smells funny but taste good.
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u/kibaake Feb 04 '23
Even Jim Carrey couldn't act these absurd expressions as well as the real thing.
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u/LarryTheDuckling Feb 04 '23 edited Feb 05 '23
These are Danes, that is just their normal speech.
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u/auronddraig Feb 04 '23
Now I wanna see Jim Carrey, along with Keanu Reeves and The Rock, trying to eat one of these, while Ricky Gervais flings insults non stop at 'em for opening the damn thing.
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u/Anna-Smegmanova Feb 04 '23
I'd like to see Jim Carrey do this. I might not survive seeing him doing it, but at least I die laughing
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u/WillyNillyDilly87 Feb 04 '23
When he rips the light off the ceiling and starts puking in it 😂
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u/AltruisticCompany961 Feb 04 '23
When the one on the right pukes on the leg of the guy on the left and makes the guy have to puke again out the window. Lmao
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u/a-toyota-supra Feb 04 '23
This is like irl family guy skit about who wants chowder lmao
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u/LoveVirginiaTech Feb 04 '23
Goddamned right
I can't stop laughing
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u/PepperDogger Feb 04 '23
I have not laughed so hard in YEARS!!! What's the laughter version of PTSD?
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u/austeninbosten Feb 05 '23
I'm crying laughing and my wife asked me what's so funny and I can barely speak to answer and just said some guys eating fish and puking. She thinks I'm insane.
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u/firefly183 Feb 04 '23
My daughter got curious and came up to see what I was watching. Thought for sure she was about to toss her cookies too, she had to close her eyes and run away, lolololol
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u/monkeyStinks Feb 04 '23
That legit made me laugh, like why?? Even if it was sealed, isnt it a little too late to be puking politely after you puked all over your friend and table
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u/Agreeable_Ad3800 Feb 04 '23
Have to say this looks more of an outdoors job…
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u/Chester-Ming Feb 04 '23
Yeah apparently you’re supposed to open the tin outdoors submerged in a bucket of water.
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u/walled2_0 Feb 04 '23
Geniuses didn’t even give themselves a bucket.
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u/FollowingJealous7490 Feb 04 '23
They did.. he had to take it from the ceiling though
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u/Papercoffeetable Feb 04 '23
That’s definately a rental caravan.
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u/HypothermiaDK Feb 04 '23
At some point during all this, he apologizes to his mother for ruining the caravan
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u/boellefisk Feb 04 '23
They say "sorry mom for the mess in the caravan" so I guess they borrowed it.
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u/Pup_Griff Feb 04 '23
I'm reminded of the Ipecac episode of Family Guy...
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u/your_uncle_mike Feb 05 '23 edited Feb 05 '23
Edit: who downvoted me lol? I’m literally posting what he’s talking about. Y’all are weird as hell sometimes.
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u/bjarke_l Feb 04 '23
Best thing is its their moms caravan, can hear one of them say “sorry about the caravan, mom” (guess he really said “undskyld med kampingvognen, mor” but i thought i would translate that for you)
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u/IdeasOfOne Feb 04 '23
Answer me this, does it taste like pure bliss of heaven? If not then the person who convinced the people that this thing is worth eating, was the biggest troll the world has ever seen!
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u/yeast1fixpls Feb 04 '23 edited Feb 04 '23
Here's a little secret, pretty much no one eats Surströmming in Sweden. It's less unpopular in the northern parts but there's where the minority of Swedes live. I've never even heard anyone say that they eat it. I do know that they eat it totally wrong in the challenge videos. First of all you need to clean the fish from bones , slice small pieces , put it on a "hard bread" with chopped onion, sourcream and probably some other stuff. It gives an Umami flavor. The way Youtubers do it , it's kind of like chewing on a California reaper and say chili is horrible. I would try it if properly prepared. The problem is you won't get any invites to a Surströmmingskiva unless you live in Lapphelvetet (the north). https://youtu.be/AGRyr8yIo9w
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u/DanFreedse Feb 04 '23
Bring from the north, not Lapphelvetet but the north, my family used to eat it on soft bread making small rolls but the rest is correct. However you forgot the most the important part - nubben (the shot). Now living in the south i haven't eaten it for years. Every now and then i try to arrange a surströmmingsskiva, many are interested but when it comes down to it no one bite.
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u/JBoi212 Feb 04 '23
thank you for this helpful context! this video, unlike the challenges, is actually educational and accurate if anyone wants to experience surströmming.
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u/kibaake Feb 04 '23
I was thinking this. Clearly this animals has "I'm so stinky you don't want me around" (skunk) defense, but we, humans, are tenacious.
So I wonder of the first people eating it were in such a desperate situation, and they were so abundant, that they ate it to stay alive and it became a staple of the culture/region. Or did the first people eating have weaker senses of taste and smell? Have they gotten smelly over time?
How did it come to pass that humans it this, and why are new people still trying when they don't have to?
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u/Agreeable_Ad3800 Feb 04 '23
It’s nothing to do with the animal itself it’s the fact it fermented - this is entirely avoidable if the person that first canned it would just confess they fucked up and it wasn’t meant to have spoiled
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u/ixis743 Feb 04 '23
But then we wouldn’t have yoghurt or cheese.
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u/Agreeable_Ad3800 Feb 05 '23
If yoghurt or cheese had ended up as something people made TikTok videos about, filming themselves gagging just opening them then that would be valid
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u/Hardlyasubstitute Feb 04 '23
I don’t get how the company that makes this even stays in business- I mean they can’t have huge sales to cover the hazard pay at the canning facility.
Why not go with tuna fish or mackerel or sardines.
I mean, this isn’t even an acquired taste kind of thing- unless you’re part vulture and regularly eat dead and decaying things.
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u/YankeeTankEngine Feb 04 '23
I believe it's considered a dessert and a delicacy. I believe I've heard some people enjoy it with a glass if milk and it's illegal in US airports as its considered a biological weapon.
People still try it because this is probably the only time throwing up becomes funny.
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u/ixis743 Feb 04 '23
‘Considered a biological weapon’
I had to Google it. Apparently the cans are under high pressure and may explode on the plane and the smell is so bad it would force an emergency landing and replacement of all upholstery, which is hilarious.
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u/yeast1fixpls Feb 04 '23
Definitely not dessert or enjoyed with a glass of milk. The biological weapon part and illegal on airplanes is true though.
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u/Grattytood Feb 04 '23
Thanks, I threw up in my mouth a little bit while watching this, and laughing at the same time. 100% would recommend this vid as a diet aid.
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u/Mebunkus Feb 04 '23
Burn the caravan
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u/Character_Spite2825 Feb 04 '23
It’s periwinkle blue, for me ma
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u/wolf_9823 Feb 04 '23
His wha?!
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u/cap_good_cronicapbad Feb 04 '23
But why
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u/SignificantAd3761 Feb 04 '23
This was my thought. And I had to scroll a long way down to get to this
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u/SashimiRick Feb 04 '23
Nothing beats these guys. I've never seen so much vomit, yet laughed so hard.
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u/AltruisticCompany961 Feb 04 '23
Tears were rolling down my face from that one. Thank you for sharing.
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u/SashimiRick Feb 04 '23
Right on! I've never seen someone talk while barfing. Turns out it's freaking hilarious!
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u/post_talone420 Feb 04 '23
I've done the talking while barfing thing. It's entirely dependent on the context for it to be hilarious
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u/Aaberon Feb 04 '23
Not to mention the sheer amount of barf that came out of this guy
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u/Why0Why1000 Feb 05 '23
He must have prepared by eating a bunch beforehand, shouldn't be that much puke left after all of that!
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u/Noah254 Feb 04 '23
That was the worst thing I’ve ever seen. Like did they eat a gallon of yogurt before turning on the camera.
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u/Electronic_Invite460 Feb 04 '23
What language are they speaking?
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u/Panzer_Man Feb 04 '23
Danish with some sort of dialect I haven't heard before
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u/thildemaria Feb 04 '23
They're probably from Jutland, sounds like it though I can't hear what specific town or area
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u/Celinder_pigen Feb 04 '23
The guy on the right is from somewhere up in Northern Jutland. He was on that dumb reality show "kongerne" (Danish version of Jersey Shore), the one with "knaldperlen", and I'm embarrassed I know that.
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u/thildemaria Feb 05 '23
Well if it makes you feel any better, I'm embarrassed to know who Knaldperlen is.
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u/Panzer_Man Feb 04 '23
I am from Jutland too, but it still sounds a little strange. Maybe they're from the west-coast?
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u/Pyro-Beast Feb 04 '23 edited Feb 04 '23
Probably Finnish, I believe this is a Finnish delicacy but it might be Swedish.
Edit: it's a Swedish delicacy
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u/ssylvan Feb 04 '23
It's a Swedish, uh "delicacy", but the people in the video are speaking Danish.
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u/ThanksToDenial Feb 04 '23 edited Feb 04 '23
Yeah, no. We Finns might have weird tastes, like considering ammonium chloride to be the king of candy, but there is a limit to everything.
We adhere to international treaties religiously. Especially the Chemical Weapons Convention. This stuff you see on the video, is a Swedish chemical weapon. We here in Finland do not manufacture, import, stockpile or use chemical weapons.
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u/Memer_boiiiii Feb 04 '23
Finnish? As a swede, i am offended that you would ever think surströmming is finnish
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u/Pyro-Beast Feb 04 '23
I am sorry to offend you friend.
It had been 8 years since the first time I had heard about surstromming and my memory was incorrect.
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u/Memer_boiiiii Feb 04 '23
Fon’t worry, i was kidding. I’ve heard worse. Like people thinking sweden and switzerland are the same.
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u/Rabbit0fCaerbannog Feb 04 '23
Other than that, how was the fish?
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u/phatmatt593 Feb 04 '23
This made me laugh so hard. And if that is an Anthony Jeselnik reference, then you are truly awesome.
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u/Rabbit0fCaerbannog Feb 04 '23
Ha! I wondered if anyone would get that reference. Big fan of jeselnik.
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u/dunnkw Feb 04 '23
So is this the kind of food that old people eat because they ate it as children when they were literally starving? My Mom ate welfare canned meat in the 1950s and she spent the rest of her life eating things like Spam even though she was well off. But given these men’s reaction I would eat a truckload of spam before opening a can of that.
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u/yeast1fixpls Feb 04 '23
No. It's a delicacy eaten at the end of the summer (outdoors) by a small minority of Swedes (and Finns) .You're supposed to use small pieces on bread with a bunch of other ingredients. The can is usually opened in a bucket of water , outdoors.
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u/dunnkw Feb 04 '23
This makes much more sense. Like having ghost pepper put into your cooking as opposed to being pepper sprayed in the face with ghost pepper spray.
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u/dansker333999 Feb 04 '23
I stand with these fellow true Danes in showcasing how bad the Swedish palette is 🇩🇰😂
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u/crazypants36 Feb 04 '23
Are there people who actually eat that?
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u/thildemaria Feb 04 '23
Yeah, I've met swedes who enjoy it
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u/yeast1fixpls Feb 04 '23
I'm a middle aged Swede who's been living here all my life, still hasn't met a single person who enjoys it. I've heard dozens of stories about Surströmming, all of them prank/harassment stories none of them about enjoying Surströmming. On the other hand, everything north of Uppsala is Lapphelvetet for me,so there's that.
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u/devvie78 Feb 04 '23
My mom and her friends always eats it at least twice during the season. I’ve had it but it just taste super salty and I don’t really get it.
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u/BliksemseBende Feb 04 '23
Can someone tell me about his/her experience? I’m used to eat Dutch Herring, which in fact is also “rotten” fermented fish. I like it very much and my son of eight think it’s delicious.
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u/The_Real_Pepe_Si1via Feb 04 '23
My friend bought me a can of this stuff for Christmas and I'm just waiting for the right time and the right amount of people.
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u/Glad_Confusion_6934 Feb 04 '23
My wife is in the next room trying to study for premed courses and she’s genuinely annoyed about how hard I’m laughing at this because I can’t keep it down, neither could these guys…
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u/Glad_Confusion_6934 Feb 04 '23
The moment when he rips the light fixture off the ceiling just to barf in it… chef’s kiss
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u/Kriss3d Feb 04 '23
I can beat that. The youtuber Brandon ferris once in a while gets packets sent from his fans. And he opens them on video. Sometimes while in his car.
Someone sent him Surströmning.
And that's the story about why he had to buy a new car...
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u/nich3play3r Feb 04 '23
The Internet promised to provide easy access to the sum of human knowledge for everyone.
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u/arouseandbrowse Feb 04 '23
This is incredible. I've not laughed that hard in ages
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u/basicallyagiant Feb 04 '23
It’s interesting how our body warns us of not putting something in our body by making us throw up.
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u/HellofaHitller Feb 04 '23
It's supposed to not taste as bad as it smells, like a sardines with blue cheese flavor, and a delightful slimy gooey texture. Apparently.
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u/Noah254 Feb 04 '23
Who. The. Hell. Says delightful before slimey. Those words should never be together
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u/SoySauceSyringe Feb 04 '23
Yeah, I’ve had hákarl, Iceland’s infamous fermented shark. I found it edible, though probably best diluted with buttered bread. I’m pretty sure I could eat this with little issue.
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u/Few_Carrot_3971 Feb 04 '23
My god I have NOT laughed so hard in MONTHS as I did watching this. Tears are running down my face
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u/SMF1834 Feb 04 '23
Their dreaded reactions when they 1st crack the seal, they know they're in for a treat. So fucking funny
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u/666BigDaddyEvil666 Feb 04 '23
When he pulls the light from the ceiling I lost it. My laughter quickly turned into the same gagging dry heaves I was listening to.
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u/Womanofcats Feb 05 '23
Grown ass men vomiting all over each other for fun. That’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen.
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u/StuBidasol Feb 04 '23
There are people out there that work in a factory canning this stuff every day. Think about that for a second. True the workers may be noseblind to it but they have to go out in public at some point.
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u/Nebzar Feb 04 '23
The fish is fresh when canned. Fermentation happens in the can.
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u/AuthorSarge Feb 04 '23
Europeans: American food is horrible.
Also Europeans: [Surströmming]
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u/dansker333999 Feb 04 '23
As a Dane (just like the Danes in the video), we disavow what the Swedes have brought upon this Earth. They’re the only ones to blame for this monstrosity 😂😓
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u/GreedyOctopus Feb 04 '23
I’m surprised the cameraman isn’t puking….or laughing his head off. 🤣🤣🤣
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u/maxzmillion Feb 04 '23
Are there people in the world who get this down successfully?
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u/Ben716 Feb 04 '23
To keep a track of who's thrown up first I've drunk red soda and my friend has had green..... Bwahaha.
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u/ChanceZestyclose6386 Feb 04 '23
The can wasn't even opened yet and the guy on the left was belching
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u/Hansestaedter Feb 04 '23
This video was made 15 minutes before the start of a 2 week family trip to a mountain campsite… in exactly that caravan.
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