![]() ![]() Well, how long were you off of Instagram?īen: I've been off of Instagram, I want to say for like maybe three years. Yeah.īen: Quincy, I'm going to tell you about the account that got me back onto Instagram. ![]() Quincy: Yes, it fits under under that umbrella to where even the the folks who I talked to ar surprised themselves. And am I accurate in describing your story, not really knowing anything about it? Does that fit under this theme, shall we say? Quincy: Yes, that's the common thread, I guess, of this Endless Thread episode.īen: That's right. That's all I can, I feel like that's the most general thing I can say. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.īen: As I understand it, we both have stories this week that are about surprising social media presences. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. Everyone who makes a monthly donation will get access to exclusive bonus content. If you want that too, we would deeply appreciate your contribution to our work in any amount. We love making Endless Thread, and we want to be able to keep making it far into the future. United States Chemical Safety Board on YouTube.Show producers: Quincy Walters, Grace Tatter, Dean Russell, Nora Saks, and Megan Cattel Credits:Įpisode producer: Ben Brock Johnson and Quincy WaltersĬo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson and Quincy Walters Therefore he started a new channel on youtube to respond other orders.Ben is joined by producer Quincy Walters to discuss an obscure government agency with a cult following on YouTube bigger even than the Department of Defense and the music mish-mash Instagram account that brought Ben back to the platform after a 3-year hiatus. ![]() ![]() In some dates between February and March 2014, Tyrone suspended his account due to over requests. On February 13th 2014, original YouTuber, Ryan Pollard, uploaded a final video to his Rog and Tyrone series as both a send-off, and a parody of the final scene of Neon Genesis Evangelion with an additional reference to Cowboy Bebop (shown below). On February 11th, a page for Rog and Tyrone was created on the Internet culture wiki site Encyclopedia Dramatica. The same day, the author submitted the article to the /r/anime subreddit, where it gathered more than 100 up votes and 10 comments in the following month. On January 29th, 2014, the otaku news blog Japanator published an article about the 4chan testimonial videos, which included interviews with both Stockburger and Hurd who revealed they were aware of their presence on 4chan and YouTube. After the video was shared on 4chan, users began referring to Hurd with the nickname "Tyrone." On December 25th, YouTuber SporeDotCam YTPs uploaded a YouTube poop edit of one of Stockburger's testimonials (shown below, right). On December 17th, 2013, YouTuber Burotaku uploaded a testimonial video by Hurd in which he calls himself Tyrone and expresses his appreciation for "lolicon" (shown below, left). In the first two months, the video received over 68,000 views and 110 comments. On December 10th, 2013, YouTuber Ryan Pollard uploaded a testimonial by Stockburger pronouncing the anime Kill la Kill the "cartoon of the year" (shown below). In September, United Kingdom-based Fiverr user Gordon Hurd created a page for another $5 testimonial service (shown below, right). In April 2013, Australian-based Fiverr user Roger Stockburger created a page advertising his $5 testimonial video service, in which customers can send a 30 second script to be read in front of their choice of seven different background images (shown below, left). ![]()
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