Dan & Phil Part 49: Don't curl, quiff

Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:02 pm

Loved loved loved the video. His "pick up lines" were so funny! His face when he was laughing (for sure Phil was in the room) about his "are you wearing black, I want to be inside you" comment was just too cute. Definitely one to rewatch a billion times. I went in with low expectations and came away absolutely loving the video (still disappointed we have to wait a week to discuss it in a liveshow though).

Quite surprised so many people mentioned they were happy he included males in the video! Did you really expect him not to? I would have been more surprised if he hadn't tbh. Glad that he feels comfortable enough to do it. This mixed with the pride tweets make me very happy for him.

Ps. We are at page 38 now so get your thread name suggestions in asap guys

goingbackto505 · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:03 pm

I really liked the video haven't enjoyed Dan's main channel content so much in a long time. I suppose it felt unscripted and he was genuinely funny during the whole thing. loved his approach and that he wasn't afraid to go for more than one gender. I saw it as a way of him kind of opening up to his audience or something and the fact that he decided to do so makes me happy, for him and in general

saffarinda · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:05 pm

That.was.incredible.

Seriously, I was laughing the entire way through. Especially when that guy said he was pretending to be a Youtuber and all and the other guy saying his face looked familiar

The girl at the end was acc so wholesome i was in shock?? then her "what are menes?" i just died laughing nooo.

I think in the case of tinder humour will make you stand out from the rest, the same with any dating sites.

Also, don't mean to burst any bubbles, but Dan probs selected guys and gals so he had more people to respond to, with the potential wider range (I mean I'm 100% certain Dan is attracted to males and females, but for this vid in an app he isn't using seriously, it was just so he could have more convos).

Amazing video though, great job daniel

awkwardly · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:06 pm

that was actually unexpectedly a really really good video wow

(am I too weird for actually liking the lines he prepared? ) I was so prepared to cringe but didn't once, and honestly it was just fun to watch. (and did he actually manage to squeeze in some deeper meaning into it with the last one chat and the whole concept of not going for shallow profiles and someone out there cares )

deppytrash · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:06 pm

sparkle wrote:
deppytrash wrote:I actually liked it, good idea, it's very dan and really good and not to forget the male mentions. I don't know how tinder works (if you choose what are you interested in and stuff), but it's very nice we reached this point where he'll just put it out there and don't overthink this, and exactly five years after the infamous no homo howell tweet.
You can choose male/female. I know someone who chose female to 'check out the competition', swiped on loads of females and no males, had a bath and in her words 'I entered the bath a heterosexual and emerged a lesbian'

Dan would have had to deliberately choose men and women, it was a deliberate choice to include men and I'm v happy about it

I actually asked my fiance about it, because he had a tinder once, but he couldn't remember, way to not be helpful but that's good to know, it adds a new layer to it and its beautiful

pilotlight · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:09 pm

I thought it was really great. I've never used Tinder and I'm not sure what the typical conversation is like but quite a lot of the people didn't seem particularly surprised or putted off by his morbid pick-up lines. Not sure if that is concerning or if people are normally a little weird trying to get noticed?
He did manage to choose some pretty unflattering pictures but tbh his morning photo really didn't looked as bad as he thinks.
The mix of guys and girls he was chatting with was nice, too.

Overall it was a really fun video, not just for a spon but in general.
And no inanimate guinea pigs either, so that's good!

I wonder if he had fun making it?

000dia000 · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:10 pm

I wasn't really impressed by the video, it was entertaining for watching once, but I certainly won't be re-watching it again.

Firstly, the danisnotonfire brand: "I crave death and I'm so relatable" is overused, and beaten to death in this video. I know he officially "re-branded", but has he really?

Second, and this is constant thing I comment on here, and I'm sure everyone is sick of hearing but it's on my mind so I have to share: I find that the quality of video is weak. It's frankly subpar if you take into consideration that this is the kind of video weekly youtubers put out while Dan struggles to make a video like this every 6 weeks. Not that this is a bad video, but that I'm really struggling to see Dan as a "creator" if he makes B minus videos and just so seldom. This isn't always the case, I like his last memes video because it was out-there, he was actually trying something new. However, I found that the general consensus was that people found it confusing and didn't really understand the topic. Mostly that and I personally feel that some people just don't want that kind of content from Dan because they want Dan to do videos they want. So, I understand that I just have different aspirations for Dan than other people, and that may reflect my judgement. However, I do find it difficult at times that many people on here can sort of fall into groupthink and defend Dan (and Phil in situations) for the quality of their uploads.

I like that he decided to make his matches both men and women-but while watching it occurred to me just how a casual fan might see this? Would one might see this as bi/pan confirmation, or would one see this as just him being like "lol haha gay is funny"?? Of course, I would like to hear from skeptics on IDB (and maybe those who lurk here) about this, I know the majority of IDB see it as just Dan reaffirming what he has already been saying, but I want to know if this changes any opinions people have had, if at all??

MaggieW · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:11 pm

It was really really funny. I liked how he included males as well, I hope that people can now shut up about him being straight. Like, how many times he has to show male atraction for people to believe him?

I know it was a #spon video but it didn't feel like it. It was funny, it was interesting, and somehow relatable; and now I want to have a tinder account wtf

Anyways, I think it was a great example of how Dan can be really creative even with spon videos definitely worth a rewatch

neetbuzzer · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:15 pm

like (most) everyone else I'm stoked about the gender split in the new vid, and genuinely laughed a few times. good shit. I'm also slightly smh @myself because when the "what's a meme" part happened I twisted my head around like a confused, furious owl and stared at the screen like I'd just discovered a cursed artifact lmaooo :gg:

I agree that the "dark vortex of my soul, inimical to light and wholesomeness" shtick was a Bit Much this time round. I mean I like death as much as the next shut in, but come on. I DID enjoy seeing how that facet of his personality bounced off people in a not-joke (to them) context, though. that was interesting. people are sincere af sometimes it's so nice

I can't at Dan legit thinking any part of his profile was actually unattractive though; a hot person making an "ugly" profile is p much guaranteed to elicit a positive response cause it just seems jokey and self-aware, not actually off-putting. I mean I'd swipe on him just because I'd think "there's a dude who wouldn't judge you for accidentally spilling your dessert in your lap"

but I quibble

I also finally watched his vid w/Anthony.

edit: OH and I also loved how different the tone of dan's #spon was to phil's lmaooo. incredible.

Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:17 pm

000dia000 wrote:Firstly, the danisnotonfire brand: "I crave death and I'm so relatable" is overused, and beaten to death in this video. I know he officially "re-branded", but has he really?

He changed his display name, I don't think he ever said his content was rebranding.

A year ago I felt like the 'crave death' humor was over the top and it annoyed the fuck out of me. But the more Dan has opened up about actual mental health issues, the less it bothers me. To me that takes it away from #relatable and more into an area where I can see Dan legitimately using it as a coping mechanism for feelings he actually has. And I'm not gonna give anyone shit for their coping mechanism, even if it equates to humor that doesn't appeal to me personally.

And it actually doesn't appeal to me usually - but for some reason this time it totally did? His pick up lines were so tongue in cheek and like satirical version of a real Tinder conversation that I laughed.

Ablissa · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:19 pm

Is it just me that was surprised at Dan's joke about the stabbing somebody prank? I mean, am I wrong to connect it to the couple where the wife killed her husband because they wanted to upload a funny video on youtube?

Maybe just a coincidence, the "prank" stuck in my mind because it's such a stupid thing... (the actual prank, not Dan's)

As for the rest of the video, I'm happy Dan didn't go the no-homo route. I'm happy he's comfortable with himself now. I can't say I loved the video, but it wasn't as bad as I expected

bee · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:20 pm

He's so quick with those lines, it's hilarious. I'm currently on a dating app and my god, I find it SO awkward. Looking at Dan not taking it that seriously does actually help a bit haha even if it was for a video. Thought it was great!

neetbuzzer · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:23 pm

alittledizzy wrote: And it actually doesn't appeal to me usually - but for some reason this time it totally did? His pick up lines were so tongue in cheek and like satirical version of a real Tinder conversation that I laughed.

yeah the absurdity of them and his commitment to the moment was definitely the saving grace of that, for me. I mean I was still like "dudebro you gotta chill" but I could also see myself saying/responding to shit like that so I mean

wonder how different he'd be if he had any intention of actually following through with any of them...

bookfiend · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:24 pm

I really liked the video made me laugh a whole lot

Actually reminded me a lot of one of their earlier videos where were trolling a dating app by pretending to be a wooden guinea pig.

Does anyone know what happened to that guinea pig?

Anyway I can see myself watching this one again, Dan's terrible chat up lines and his photos had me

I can only imagine how much were giggling when that fridge one was taken.

pearshaped34 · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:25 pm

I liked the video as a DINOF video (although it could have done with being 5 minutes shorter) but I can't say I understand why Tindr would want to pay him for it.

I know they want to get away from being seen as just a hook-up app and he was showing us him chatting to people rather than just people messaging him wanting to meet up for sex but to be real his "chat" was literally just him trolling users with morbid comments. Not the most appealing advertisement concept if you ask me.

Also I'd totally bet the cutting room floor is full of chats where he just got sexual responses and while it would also have made a terrible tindr #ad I think I'd have most definitely preferred a video made up of those ones.

snokoplasmic · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:25 pm

bookfiend wrote:I really liked the video made me laugh a whole lot

Actually reminded me a lot of one of their earlier videos where were trolling a dating app by pretending to be a wooden guinea pig.

Does anyone know what happened to that guinea pig?

Anyway I can see myself watching this one again, Dan's terrible chat up lines and his photos had me

I can only imagine how much were giggling when that fridge one was taken.

i'm pretty sure that the guinea pig was in the background of phil's tinder spon, if i remember correctly

Birdie · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:26 pm

alittledizzy wrote:A year ago I felt like the 'crave death' humor was over the top and it annoyed the fuck out of me. But the more Dan has opened up about actual mental health issues, the less it bothers me. To me that takes it away from #relatable and more into an area where I can see Dan legitimately using it as a coping mechanism for feelings he actually has. And I'm not gonna give anyone shit for their coping mechanism, even if it equates to humor that doesn't appeal to me personally.

Agreed!

000dia000 wrote:I like that he decided to make his matches both men and women-but while watching it occurred to me just how a casual fan might see this? Would one might see this as bi/pan confirmation, or would one see this as just him being like "lol haha gay is funny"?? Of course, I would like to hear from skeptics on IDB (and maybe those who lurk here) about this, I know the majority of IDB see it as just Dan reaffirming what he has already been saying, but I want to know if this changes any opinions people have had, if at all??

I think at this point everyone who still thinks he's straight really wants him to be straight and nothing he can do will change their opinion. Dan treated his male matches exactly the same as his female matches in the video, he didn't point them out, he didn't try to explain why they were there, he just included them when he didn't have to (he could have set his Tinder to only show him female matches or he could have edited the men out but he didn't). So if anyone, casual viewer or not, is really still convinced he's straight and left the male matches in for the lols I think nothing short of an official coming out will change their opinion. And I don't think Dan will do that. Tbh, if I was a casual viewer I'd actually just assume he was out as lgbtq? Because his inclusion of male and female matches is so casual and not commented on, I'd just accept that he liked men and women and wouldn't think about it too much.

SneakyLizard · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:27 pm

alittledizzy wrote:
000dia000 wrote:Firstly, the danisnotonfire brand: "I crave death and I'm so relatable" is overused, and beaten to death in this video. I know he officially "re-branded", but has he really?
He changed his display name, I don't think he ever said his content was rebranding.

A year ago I felt like the 'crave death' humor was over the top and it annoyed the fuck out of me. But the more Dan has opened up about actual mental health issues, the less it bothers me. To me that takes it away from #relatable and more into an area where I can see Dan legitimately using it as a coping mechanism for feelings he actually has. And I'm not gonna give anyone shit for their coping mechanism, even if it equates to humor that doesn't appeal to me personally.

And it actually doesn't appeal to me usually - but for some reason this time it totally did? His pick up lines were so tongue in cheek and like satirical version of a real Tinder conversation that I laughed.

I held my peace 'cause I knew you'd be here soon, dizzy! This. It should have been a bit much but in this context it worked, and made it a little more familiar and comfortable for me. I second the thought that perhaps he genuinely uses the over-the-top sad internet person humor as a way to cope. Wouldn't surprise me. Somehow the whole thing ended up far more positive than I expected despite the dark humor. It's a very good spon -- I am honestly toying with the idea of trying the thing, if only for lols.

thephandommenace · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:28 pm

bee wrote:He's so quick with those lines, it's hilarious. I'm currently on a dating app and my god, I find it SO awkward. Looking at Dan not taking it that seriously does actually help a bit haha even if it was for a video. Thought it was great!

Good point! I haven't used dating apps in so long (bc they're usually awkward and boring af) but Dan made it totally fun by not taking himself too seriously and injecting humour into his conversations and got some really funny replies, so I think it turned out to be actually pretty good advice for anyone who struggles to talk to new people online

starwillow · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:29 pm

I can't believe all of the love for this video? I thought it was awful. Dan reuses the same 4 jokes constantly: 1) I want death, 2) I never go outside, 3) I have no friends, and 4) I sit on the floor eating/crying.

pastelspectre · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:31 pm

that video omg. aka: one of my fave dan videos ever??? im screaming im so glad he included men in the video as well (i was p sure he would but there was a small worry that he wouldnt for some reason), and i loved the pickup lines he did and it was just so good and funny and i laughed out loud so many times oh my god. also no mention of being single

also, starwillow, i struggle with

and things like that pretty much daily, and i thought the video was fine?? but i guess it's because i also have the some sort of humor as dan. i guess it also depends on opinion i'm sorry you didn't like it though. i hope the next dan video is better for you.

lurker · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:31 pm

some twitter reply highlights:

bookfiend · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:33 pm

snokoplasmic wrote:
bookfiend wrote:I really liked the video made me laugh a whole lot

Actually reminded me a lot of one of their earlier videos where were trolling a dating app by pretending to be a wooden guinea pig.

Does anyone know what happened to that guinea pig?

Anyway I can see myself watching this one again, Dan's terrible chat up lines and his photos had me

I can only imagine how much were giggling when that fridge one was taken.
i'm pretty sure that the guinea pig was in the background of phil's tinder spon, if i remember correctly

I just double checked and you're right, he's in the background of Dan Curls My Hair as well.

Aww I'm glad they never got rid of him after all these years.

VengefulBlue · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:35 pm

yeah, i liked this vid. it was funny and the gender split (mostly guys tbh) was nice, mostly bc if he'd only said yes top girls that would seem so paranoid and weird, like actually traveling back to 2012.

i like his self deprecating humor. i subbed to him wayyyyy back in 09, and i always had the vibe he was a sad anxious queer kid like me, so i've never really been bothered by it. sometimes he's a little too jokey for me, i guess? like he's making fun of the idea of mental illness more than his own mental illness? that has bothered me before. but the way he was in this video is 100% how i am when i'm talking to internet strangers. v relatable and funny.
but also hello yes i literally am the "over the top sad internet person" (binge eating, social isolation, horrible sleep patterns and all), and while dan clearly isn't as much like that now, he genuinely was for a bit, and maybe he still thinks of himself as that same sad kid?

somethingsketchy · Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:36 pm

Ablissa wrote:Is it just me that was surprised at Dan's joke about the stabbing somebody prank? I mean, am I wrong to connect it to the couple where the wife killed her husband because they wanted to upload a funny video on youtube? Maybe just a coincidence, the "prank" stuck in my mind because it's such a stupid thing... (the actual prank, not Dan's)

As for the rest of the video, I'm happy Dan didn't go the no-homo route. I'm happy he's comfortable with himself now. I can't say I loved the video, but it wasn't as bad as I expected

I don't know if it's a nod to that specific case, but there have been videos about "pranksters" whining about getting in trouble for doing illegal things "for fun". Nathan Zed made a great video about this phenomenon in 2015.