33: Sliding into Vladimir Putin's DMs to prevent World War III
What the chickens in Euphoria would look like, a hypnosis technique and more!
Welcome to NS 33! 2 issues in one month?!
January came in hot with snow in Seattle, hermit mode due to scary Covid numbers, and the world is increasingly terrifying. On a more exciting note, I’m currently in the process of moving!
Aaaaand in case you are wondering, this issue does not cover West Elm Caleb, though I did download related videos for my archive :)
When the snow finally melted in Seattle
Grill & Chill
and an Ice Dog
Sliding into Putin’s DMs to prevent World War III
I opened TikTok on Monday last week after checking the news regarding Ukraine/Russia. This was the first video I saw:
Throughout last week, I saw many videos that appeared to have been created by Russian soldiers. The videos were quick, often without context, so it unclear when they were originally created. Videos from Russian soldiers appeared to be popular though:
On the Ukraine end, the below video is from an American user while traveling:
As with any potentially disastrous situation with heavy propaganda, the people of TikTok cope with humor. This time though, Gen Z took it upon themselves to spam Vladimir Putin’s Instagram comments & DMs:
and of course by sliding into DMs:
Many referred to him as “Vladdy Daddy” and used audio from Boney M’s Rasputin:
Most used Google Translate:
Here’s one translated from Italian:
To find more, search on TikTok under #vladdydaddy or #daddyvladdy
Will hitting on Putin via Instagram prevent a war?
The chickens in Euphoria
HBO’s Euphoria returned a few weeks ago. Here’s an unrelated chicken photoshoot:
Try adding cottage cheese
The next two videos reflect a humor trend I’ve noticed involving non-sequitur breaks in the video that feel vaguely inspired by 90s television.
Cottage Cheese:
Lobster:
“Opting for pets over children is selfish”
Twilight fashion
The Noodle Lady
She will never get tired of noodles.
Starting the year off right
An anatomically correct LEGO Tiger
Reacting to CleanTok
I am once again haunted by unhinged cleaning videos. See NS 2, 18 and 30 for more.
Apple hypnosis
How did that make you feel?
Propane Accessaries
So I ended up on Hank Hill remix TikTok which led me to finding this:
Thanks for reading!