No no no you're skipping step 2. It's 1: Buy Elton John's pinball machine 2: we don't actually know what step two is but we do something here. 3: then we profit
Once I convinced my brother that earl gray tea first appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation as an imaginary futuristic tea flavor, and that the merchandising was so popular that we still drink it today
As someone who owns a pinball machine, if you do make this investment, please do not put it by the window. Pinball machines are delicate creatures that prefer dry atmospheres and no direct sunlight.
My greatest trick has to be the time I convinced my coworker that I didn't know who Stephen King was...while subtly working in Stephen King references 😂
This is the key to a long marriage. I've swapped out a dining room portrait with an old Jackie Chan poster, filled a Twinkie box with cupcakes, filled a bag of Skittles with just one color, and a number of small things that keep me entertained and his life interesting.
So my sister once came into the livingroom where me and my mom were sat, just watching tv or browsing our phones. In silence. And I just turn to her and say. "Mom. How old where you when your x-ray vision started developing?" And she just, completely unscripted, unprepared, unphased, and deadpan as if this was the most normal conversation. "I think I was about age." And I'm just like "oh, I was younger is all, so I thought it would have kicked in for her by now. Maybe in a couple years or has it started yet?" turning to her. My sister initially protested that we were being silly and we played into the concern a little bit and she eventually left, giggling. I hear her going into the fridge and pulling out a bottle of cola I bought so I just say "You have to ask first." and she's shocked. Anyway the next day she goes to school and gets in trouble for staring at a wall for half a lesson and sheepishly informs the teacher that she was "practicing her x-ray vision." as we both assumed the other one told her we were just messing with her.
My Elementary/Middle school had a Snapple vending machine in the cafeteria. When I was in first grade, one of my best friends at the time tried to convince me that he had an invisible dollar. I, of course, didn't believe this. But he was persistent, waving around his hand as though holding it. So, to prove a point that it was fake, I pretended to grab the infernal "invisible dollar" and went to the vending machine, where a can of Snapple was a dollar. I pretended to put the dollar in, and of course, nothing happened. It should have ended there, but one of the cafeteria ladies got involved. I told her I put a dollar in the vending machine and it didn't give me the Snapple. She then opened the machine up, picked out the one I wanted and handed it to me. A few periods later, I got called down to the principals office. Trying to explain that my friend was trying to convince me he had an invisible dollar was quite interesting... Thankfully, he believed me and neither me nor my friend got into any trouble because we were just stupid first graders, lol
First off, that's hilarious. Secondly, I did something similar where I convinced a couple friends that New York City wasn't actually in New York state, but rather it was in Connecticut.
I mean, it's totally plausible, considering that there's a Kansas City located in Missouri (that's bigger than Kansas City, Kansas), and also how many cities repeat names all over the US.
@@Alfonso162008 To add to the KCK vs KCMO situation, KCMO **is the original**. KCK sprung up essentially tryin to piggy back off of the existence of KCMO on the other side of the border, as well as confuse tourists into thinkin theyre the real Kansas City, and endin up in the one that doesntve all the things they know Kansas City for havin. Kansas even once tried to argue that KCMO shud be a part of its state Theres a grt article in the Kansas City Star which goes over some of the history there and mentions how politicians in Kansas tried to annex KCMO; and that article is based on a grt vid by Mr Beat, a local Kansas City history teacher on youtube, explainin the confusion and the history of the two cities
@@SylviaRustyFae oh wow, I would've thought that it was a case of a single city growing up so large it ended in both sides of the border, or something to that extent. I know Mr Beat, I've watched several of his videos, but not the one you mention. I might check it out, it sounds interesting.
Okay, the best I've got is an article from Medium wherein the author (Rou-Ya Bai, an undergraduate researcher at National Tsing Hua University, currently researching the genomic epidemiology of tuberculosis) compares a TB outbreak to a game of pinball, but I also have a variety of Iris called 'Pinball Wizard' that tricked me with a little (TB) but that just means it's a Tall Bearded Iris variety, AND a Victory Journal profile of Dr. Louise Wagensonner, Professional Researcher in Experimental Medicine and a top ranked pinball champion and HIV researcher.
Well the inventor of pinball (James Pinball) actually created the game to give his daughter a way to relax after she became bedridden from tuberculosis.
I have a colleague and hes a menace with stuff like this. He has convinced people that they were getting rid of sunday. Just the day. 6 day weeks. Hilarious guy, love working with him
A lot of people call a lot of other people "national treasures" but the Green brothers are legitimately national treasures. They do good and also seem to just be good people.
Yes, just keep insisting that it is the real one despite obvious evidence to the contrary. "They had to change the title on the machine for copyright reasons." "That IS Elton John, he's just dressed like a ninja, you know how he has all those costumes." "I know the Christie's certificate of authentication is hand-written on one of our napkins - anyone can print out a document, it's much harder to forge handwriting. I think Christie's know what they're doing."
If you do buy Elton John's personal Elton John pinball machine (which you should do, commit to the bit 😉), don't put it near the window, at least without a proper anti-UV cover. My grandparents' Spirit of '76 machine was utterly ruined because they left it in their sunroom (granted, by that point it was unusable because it was mechanically broken and parts were impossible to find, but getting left in the sun didn't help.)
Oh no, I just remembered I forgot to hide a tiny plastic easter egg toy car somewhere for my brother to find back home! Last time I found it in the cardboard box my vacuum cleaner came in, just sort of dropped in the open box. He last found it in woolen socks I made for him for christmas. It keeps going back and forth with no end in sight for no reason whatsoever. It’s been 3+ years I think. We’re both adults.
Casually bring the car up in conversation a few times, just enough that he's starting to get annoyed that he hasn't stumbled upon it yet, then put it in the lamest, barely-even-hiding-it hiding spot you can think of.
My mom and I did this with a Daniel Tiger figurine. The best time was when she put it in the pocket of my work pants and I was in such a rush that morning so I didn't find it until I got to work 😂
I convinced my partner that my new scarf was made from knitted spun poodle fur (because I have allergies). I explained how the dogs were raised and clipped with the fibre spun in Italy - and that it’s a very popular material in parts of Europe (I think that particular line really sealed it). This trick lasted for years until I finally had to tell the truth because I thought I was about to lose containment - containment being just us two. ❤ Thanks for sharing
I didn't know other couples do this. My best trick was convincing my now wife that I had no idea who Mufasa from the Lion King was. "Is that the monkey that holds up Simba?" 😂
Biggest failure was trying to convince her that Banjo and Kazooie were named after a real pair of musicians: Karl Banjo and Benny Kazoo. This was several months post-Mufasa so she was too wise for my mischief by then. But I still get her every once in a while! ❤
My wife used to pull those on me. The funniest one was when she tried convincing me that she never loved me and that she was leaving me for my best friend who was also the true father of my child. It was a pretty good one. She still stands by it to this day what commitment
Best trick ever. While I was in nursing school living in Atlanta, GA, my friend from Tucson, AZ sent me a postcard with a taxidermied jackalope realistically pictured on it with a little blurb about jackalopes and where they lived on the back. Got a friend to believe it so well, she showed everyone for 3 years, refusing to believe them when they told her it was a scam until I finally convinced her it was a taxidermy joke the night before graduation. Good thing I can run fast!!
I do this trick thing sometimes, best moment was getting my father to think best buy was originally a mafia front and that the name was a warning to buy to avoid the consequences
My father had my mom absolutely distraught once for about 15 minutes when he momentarily convinced her that boneless chickens were bred. He said it was "sad watching them flop and roll around the chicken yard." My mom was about to cry saying the government should stop that from happening. She was mad when she realized he was joking 😂
The kids in my elementary school claimed that was where McDonald’s chicken nuggets come from. Not other brands, only McDonald’s. I had forgotten about that bizarre rumor until this very moment.
I once convinced my spouse that people have tear ducts in their ears and it's weird his ears never cry. He still brings that up in accusatory tones to this day.
OK - get Elton John to call you! I’m sure you can somehow make this happen. Have him tell you on speaker phone details about how the pinball machine works & how much he loved playing it but it’s yours now 😂😂😂
This is the practical joke content we all need. Harmless and silly and hilarious and stupid. I love it! I would also put it in the bedroom by the windows, would look great there.
I think it says a lot about the strength of your relationship that you can do that without pissing each other off, and she didn't immediately dismiss the trick as too silly to be true. If I had done that, her reaction would have been "what? No you didn't. If you did, I'll leave"
I used to do something similar where I would concoct the weirdest thing I could think of and try to convince people it was true. It worked disturbingly often.
Honestly this whole bit reads to me like John *really* wanted Elton John's pinball machine and was "making it a bit" in his "fun family tradition" by "buying the machine" as "a joke"
My now Fiancé tried to convince me that in Wales they have an Easter Octopus instead of an Easter Bunny. I believed him at the time and thought that was really cool. I was a bit drunk.
in high school, I briefly convinced a girl in theatre that I got the scar on the back of my hand by getting shot at while rescuing a box of puppies from a burning building 😂
My old friend group did something similar to tricks. Once we spent almost 4 days convincing one of the members of the friend group that our other friend did not speak English. These two people knew each other for 8 months prior to the event.
My partner has convinced my roommate that theyre allergic to soup, not a specific soup...just all soup in general. so far my roommate still doesnt know the truth
I once had been convinced that jackalopes were real, and I said to my boyfriend at the time that I was really excited to see one and he laughed at me, ruining my wonder and whimsy forever. He had such an opportunity to create some magic, but instead, he couldn't help himself. Ah, sadness. I'll never know the grace of being mislead again.
I once convinced my ex that the pope had different pope hats that he wore on different days and he had ´monday', ´tuesday', ´wednesday', etc, like those socks-stitched on the inside so that he could keep track of all his hats
I feel like maybe this whole short was an elaborate trick into getting the internet to convince him to buy the pinball machine so he can justify the purchase lol
Commit to the bit, John!
I don't really blame her. John did sponsor AFC Wimbledon with his own money without talking it over with his wife. He kind of does these things.
@@ethank5059I mean if it’s his own income and it doesn’t effect her financial stability, he’s a grown adult and allowed to do whatever with his money
@@ethank5059 Emphasis on HIS OWN money. Not hers
@@No_Data_GoogleYou clearly don’t understand marriage.
That’s what I said when I was being bullied in high school… no really, that’s what I told myself
Step 1: Buy Elton John’s personal Elton John Pinball Machine at a Christie’s auction
Step 2: ?????
Step 3 : Profit
Step 3: Somehow
No no no you're skipping step 2.
It's 1: Buy Elton John's pinball machine
2: we don't actually know what step two is but we do something here.
3: then we profit
@@HipsterMasochist
I think underwear fits into the plan somewhere
Step 2: wait for Elton John to... Not be around anymore
Step 3: Profit
I'm sure the rules of acquisition would have sage advice to impart here!
Once I convinced my brother that earl gray tea first appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation as an imaginary futuristic tea flavor, and that the merchandising was so popular that we still drink it today
my jaw dropped that's fucking incredible lmaooooo
I love it 😂☕️
Lots of nerdy tea shops actually decorate their Earl Gray jars with Star Trek stuff, so it would help perpetuate the trick if you showed him that 😂
That's fucking brilliant.
That's fantastic and fully believable
Adding John Green to the list of owners would only increase the value.
Would also make for an absolute banger of a before and after Jeopardy question.
I wasn't sold on the idea until you invoked Jeopardy. Now I think he should definitely do it.
John Green’s Elton John’s Elton John Pinball Machine
@@pembertr0nSay that five times fast
@@grizzlyowlbear3538that five times fast
As someone who owns a pinball machine, if you do make this investment, please do not put it by the window. Pinball machines are delicate creatures that prefer dry atmospheres and no direct sunlight.
It would be okay in the bedroom though as it's night time outside that window?
So they have to choose between preserving the investment or drifting to sleep to the soothing asmr of pinball being played in the corner?
Just like me!
@@ShakeyBox lol
My greatest trick has to be the time I convinced my coworker that I didn't know who Stephen King was...while subtly working in Stephen King references 😂
Do it. Purchase The Investment
* TM
Read this as Palpatine
This sounds like an internal thought from Disco Elysium to me. And now it does to you too.
Got a chortle out of me, kudos
@@ANunes06 gonna be honest I have no idea what that is. Gonna go look that up brb
One time, I convinced my dad that you were supposed to change the water in snow globes. Lol
I once convinced my significant other that the crow he was seeing wasn't actually a crow, but a short necked black goose. 😅
This is the key to a long marriage. I've swapped out a dining room portrait with an old Jackie Chan poster, filled a Twinkie box with cupcakes, filled a bag of Skittles with just one color, and a number of small things that keep me entertained and his life interesting.
Evil trick #11: change all the red M&Ms for red Skittles.
Love is real
My boyfriend just tried to convince me he didn't know the word 'coal'
That's pretty coal
@@unsightedmetal6857I laughed alot, thanks.
Supercoal comment
I don't know what South Dakota is burning but they need to stop. It's not coal for the environment
@@unsightedmetal6857your humor is elegant i hope your cereal milk is blessef
Reminds me when my cousin in law pronounced corduroy, as in the children's book about the bear, coal - do - ray.
So my sister once came into the livingroom where me and my mom were sat, just watching tv or browsing our phones. In silence.
And I just turn to her and say. "Mom. How old where you when your x-ray vision started developing?"
And she just, completely unscripted, unprepared, unphased, and deadpan as if this was the most normal conversation. "I think I was about age."
And I'm just like "oh, I was younger is all, so I thought it would have kicked in for her by now. Maybe in a couple years or has it started yet?" turning to her.
My sister initially protested that we were being silly and we played into the concern a little bit and she eventually left, giggling. I hear her going into the fridge and pulling out a bottle of cola I bought so I just say "You have to ask first." and she's shocked.
Anyway the next day she goes to school and gets in trouble for staring at a wall for half a lesson and sheepishly informs the teacher that she was "practicing her x-ray vision." as we both assumed the other one told her we were just messing with her.
My Elementary/Middle school had a Snapple vending machine in the cafeteria. When I was in first grade, one of my best friends at the time tried to convince me that he had an invisible dollar. I, of course, didn't believe this. But he was persistent, waving around his hand as though holding it.
So, to prove a point that it was fake, I pretended to grab the infernal "invisible dollar" and went to the vending machine, where a can of Snapple was a dollar. I pretended to put the dollar in, and of course, nothing happened.
It should have ended there, but one of the cafeteria ladies got involved. I told her I put a dollar in the vending machine and it didn't give me the Snapple. She then opened the machine up, picked out the one I wanted and handed it to me.
A few periods later, I got called down to the principals office. Trying to explain that my friend was trying to convince me he had an invisible dollar was quite interesting...
Thankfully, he believed me and neither me nor my friend got into any trouble because we were just stupid first graders, lol
@@IaMmE531not only you got away without consequences, you also got a free Snapple. That's a win-win in my book.
That. Is. BRILLANT. I might have to try the x-ray vision thing in my family 😂
This makes me miss my mother. This is something she definitely would have done.
Your mom clearly understands the first rule of improv: "Yes, and." I love it
First off, that's hilarious. Secondly, I did something similar where I convinced a couple friends that New York City wasn't actually in New York state, but rather it was in Connecticut.
thats actually pretty good because parts of nyc are in fact not in new york state and are actually in new Jersey
Considering the number of people who sleep in Connecticut but live their daily lives in NYC it might as well be true 😂
I mean, it's totally plausible, considering that there's a Kansas City located in Missouri (that's bigger than Kansas City, Kansas), and also how many cities repeat names all over the US.
@@Alfonso162008 To add to the KCK vs KCMO situation, KCMO **is the original**.
KCK sprung up essentially tryin to piggy back off of the existence of KCMO on the other side of the border, as well as confuse tourists into thinkin theyre the real Kansas City, and endin up in the one that doesntve all the things they know Kansas City for havin. Kansas even once tried to argue that KCMO shud be a part of its state
Theres a grt article in the Kansas City Star which goes over some of the history there and mentions how politicians in Kansas tried to annex KCMO; and that article is based on a grt vid by Mr Beat, a local Kansas City history teacher on youtube, explainin the confusion and the history of the two cities
@@SylviaRustyFae oh wow, I would've thought that it was a case of a single city growing up so large it ended in both sides of the border, or something to that extent. I know Mr Beat, I've watched several of his videos, but not the one you mention. I might check it out, it sounds interesting.
I once convinced my cousin that ladders have expiration dates.
I thought your greatest trick yet from the thumbnail was going to be connecting pinball to tuberculosis
John’s best trick is we never know when he’s going to bring up the fact that tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious disease
I feel like Elton John should get tested for TB, like, just in case?
Lol thats exactly what I thought too 😂
Okay, the best I've got is an article from Medium wherein the author (Rou-Ya Bai, an undergraduate researcher at National
Tsing Hua University, currently researching the genomic epidemiology of
tuberculosis) compares a TB outbreak to a game of pinball, but I also have a variety of Iris called 'Pinball Wizard' that tricked me with a little (TB) but that just means it's a Tall Bearded Iris variety, AND a Victory Journal profile of Dr. Louise Wagensonner, Professional Researcher in Experimental Medicine and a top ranked pinball champion and HIV researcher.
Well the inventor of pinball (James Pinball) actually created the game to give his daughter a way to relax after she became bedridden from tuberculosis.
I have a colleague and hes a menace with stuff like this. He has convinced people that they were getting rid of sunday. Just the day. 6 day weeks. Hilarious guy, love working with him
One time I convinced a friend that the tin can opener was invented before the tin can. He told his dad, who then told his business partners.
I choose to believe you and your friend were both children at the time because that makes this 10x funnier.
A lot of people call a lot of other people "national treasures" but the Green brothers are legitimately national treasures. They do good and also seem to just be good people.
The best gift I have had since Covid was CZcams finding the Green Bros for me. Priceless.
*international treasures
Plot Twist: Hank and John get into a bidding war that results in John winning the pinball machine AND moving into Hank’s basement.
No no no. You buy a RANDOM non-celebrity Elton John Pinball Machine and then tell her that it is the Elton John one. It's the trick trick trick
Yes, just keep insisting that it is the real one despite obvious evidence to the contrary.
"They had to change the title on the machine for copyright reasons."
"That IS Elton John, he's just dressed like a ninja, you know how he has all those costumes."
"I know the Christie's certificate of authentication is hand-written on one of our napkins - anyone can print out a document, it's much harder to forge handwriting. I think Christie's know what they're doing."
"Honey, i was lying to mess with you, but the more i tried, the more it sounded like a good idea...."
If you do buy Elton John's personal Elton John pinball machine (which you should do, commit to the bit 😉), don't put it near the window, at least without a proper anti-UV cover. My grandparents' Spirit of '76 machine was utterly ruined because they left it in their sunroom (granted, by that point it was unusable because it was mechanically broken and parts were impossible to find, but getting left in the sun didn't help.)
This is a weirdly specific piece of advice.
@@jdk9673 not really, all collectors items benefit from UV protection
Oh no, I just remembered I forgot to hide a tiny plastic easter egg toy car somewhere for my brother to find back home! Last time I found it in the cardboard box my vacuum cleaner came in, just sort of dropped in the open box. He last found it in woolen socks I made for him for christmas. It keeps going back and forth with no end in sight for no reason whatsoever. It’s been 3+ years I think. We’re both adults.
Casually bring the car up in conversation a few times, just enough that he's starting to get annoyed that he hasn't stumbled upon it yet, then put it in the lamest, barely-even-hiding-it hiding spot you can think of.
My mom and I did this with a Daniel Tiger figurine. The best time was when she put it in the pocket of my work pants and I was in such a rush that morning so I didn't find it until I got to work 😂
My aunts trade a Barbie cosmetology bust leaving it in each other's cars to try and scare them
I once convinced a large amount of my family members that a group of connected seats such as in a car or a stadium or theater is called a "sit".
That's genius.
What would you say has been Sarah's greatest trick so far?
the wedding
convincing the world she doesn't exist...
He doesn't know how it happened. It all took place so quick.
@@beback_ All I can do is hand it to you, and your latest trick
I convinced my partner that my new scarf was made from knitted spun poodle fur (because I have allergies).
I explained how the dogs were raised and clipped with the fibre spun in Italy - and that it’s a very popular material in parts of Europe (I think that particular line really sealed it).
This trick lasted for years until I finally had to tell the truth because I thought I was about to lose containment - containment being just us two. ❤
Thanks for sharing
But you can spin dog hair into yarn. Somewhere out there is a crafty poodle owner with a poodle scarf.
I viewed the road less traveled....and saw it had an Elton John personal pinball machine.
I had my kids convinced for YEARS that the Great Auk was super klutzy. Which is where we get the word Awkward from.
Quick everyone, let's buy more of his books so he can justify this "investment".
My uncle does this all the time, but will never admit to it. Took me like 5 years to realize hes not actually an idiot, hes just messing with you
Genuinely thought you were going to pan to the window with the pinball machine under it
"Trick-ception!" I hope you do buy it!
If you buy it, you are legally required to make yourself into a pinball wizard
this is so funny and so precious how he keeps cracking up over it 😂
Biggest indicator that wife doesn't want you to get something is when she asks where you're going to put it 😂
If only my husband understood this!
Laughed out loud when you said "by the window"
This is relationship goals.
I didn't know other couples do this. My best trick was convincing my now wife that I had no idea who Mufasa from the Lion King was. "Is that the monkey that holds up Simba?" 😂
Biggest failure was trying to convince her that Banjo and Kazooie were named after a real pair of musicians: Karl Banjo and Benny Kazoo. This was several months post-Mufasa so she was too wise for my mischief by then. But I still get her every once in a while! ❤
My wife used to pull those on me. The funniest one was when she tried convincing me that she never loved me and that she was leaving me for my best friend who was also the true father of my child. It was a pretty good one. She still stands by it to this day what commitment
I appreciate you showing us a view of the bedroom by the window so we can get a feeling of exactly how frustrating that would be for her 🤣
“The investment” killed me
purchase elton johns personal pinball machine and offer it as a perk in the p4a for a donation of double the amount you end up paying yo christie's
Best trick ever. While I was in nursing school living in Atlanta, GA, my friend from Tucson, AZ sent me a postcard with a taxidermied jackalope realistically pictured on it with a little blurb about jackalopes and where they lived on the back. Got a friend to believe it so well, she showed everyone for 3 years, refusing to believe them when they told her it was a scam until I finally convinced her it was a taxidermy joke the night before graduation. Good thing I can run fast!!
seems like a solid investment to me.
Are you trying to trick us into believing Sarah is real?
she is and she is totally awesome. she has a youtube called The Art Assignment.
You're a pinball wizard!
I do this trick thing sometimes, best moment was getting my father to think best buy was originally a mafia front and that the name was a warning to buy to avoid the consequences
John, you are adorable and a treasure to the internet. Never change, only grow
That would not be a bad investment
This isn't called 'tricking' this is called 'priming the wife for something I've already decided to do'.
I approve.
its also called gaslighting
I once convinced one of my ex’s friends that her car had the ability to remove its own wheel “for the sake of assisting in road side tire changes”
My mother worked as a highschool teacher, and she successfully convinced her entire class that Edgar Allan Poe originated polka dots.
DO IT COMMIT IF YOU WONT BUY RAX BUY THE PINBALL❤
First? Maybe? Cool beans
I convinced my wife that Ikeas are Swedish embassy’s.
She sounds so great, like she immediately tries to understand where it will go in the house. John's gotta have a plan here 😂
When a joke has IMMEDIATE consequences, and it's working exactly as intended, you're a madman 😂
"in the bedroom! By the window!"
-Panning to the perfectly pinball machine investment sized space in your room actually doubled me over
My father had my mom absolutely distraught once for about 15 minutes when he momentarily convinced her that boneless chickens were bred. He said it was "sad watching them flop and roll around the chicken yard." My mom was about to cry saying the government should stop that from happening. She was mad when she realized he was joking 😂
The kids in my elementary school claimed that was where McDonald’s chicken nuggets come from. Not other brands, only McDonald’s. I had forgotten about that bizarre rumor until this very moment.
A wise man once said:
Commit to the bit
I convinced my husband, even if only for a minute, that Shatner was a huge aviary lover and raised birds as a hobby. 😂
John: I would never actually buy Elton John's pinball machine ... or would I? 😈
John, this is the justification of your deepest most inner thoughts.
DO IT!
I once convinced my spouse that people have tear ducts in their ears and it's weird his ears never cry. He still brings that up in accusatory tones to this day.
OK - get Elton John to call you!
I’m sure you can somehow make this happen. Have him tell you on speaker phone details about how the pinball machine works & how much he loved playing it but it’s yours now 😂😂😂
This book is treating diabetes like Victorians treated tuberculosis
😂 You should definitely buy that pinball machine with topper it is 100% fun. It's like playing a disco ball juke box with fliipers.
adding elton john's personal elton john pinball machine in the bedroom next to the window is the funniest part too me.
I tried to convince my husband that I believed narwhals were fictional, like unicorns. I'm not sure he believed me.
This slaps on soooo many levels!
He is the Pinball Wizard... from The Who's Tommy.
We love some genuinely wholesome gaslighting
Around 2004, I convinced a co-worker than DVD-R’s were named after their inventor, David Rosenthal.
"in the bedroom... by the window!" idk why that line is so funny 😭😭
This is the practical joke content we all need. Harmless and silly and hilarious and stupid. I love it! I would also put it in the bedroom by the windows, would look great there.
for the curious, the pinball machine is estimated to go for between 10k and 15k
I think it says a lot about the strength of your relationship that you can do that without pissing each other off, and she didn't immediately dismiss the trick as too silly to be true.
If I had done that, her reaction would have been "what? No you didn't. If you did, I'll leave"
I convinced one of my college roommates that Tim Allen launched a campaign to put holes in Swiss cheese in the 80s
« Where are you going to put it? »
She’s so supportive.😂
I used to do something similar where I would concoct the weirdest thing I could think of and try to convince people it was true. It worked disturbingly often.
Bless you and your wife, this is absolutely wonderful. 🤣
You don't need that window, you need a monument to a poetic icon! GET THAT MACHINE!!!
"The Investment," kills me.
one time a bunch of my friends convinced a kid that drama class was a ghost hunting class
Honestly this whole bit reads to me like John *really* wanted Elton John's pinball machine and was "making it a bit" in his "fun family tradition" by "buying the machine" as "a joke"
What amazes me is that after all these years of tricking each other, you guys still fall for it
“The investment” has me dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"So, my wife and I have this tradition called tricks" sure sounds a lot nicer than "my wife and I lie to each other, like, a LOT"
I love the clips of you pacing in front of the shipping containers. Looks like you’re down on the docks
Enjoy sleeping on the couch John! LOL! Love the tricks. 😄🙏💙🦘
My now Fiancé tried to convince me that in Wales they have an Easter Octopus instead of an Easter Bunny. I believed him at the time and thought that was really cool. I was a bit drunk.
in high school, I briefly convinced a girl in theatre that I got the scar on the back of my hand by getting shot at while rescuing a box of puppies from a burning building 😂
My old friend group did something similar to tricks. Once we spent almost 4 days convincing one of the members of the friend group that our other friend did not speak English. These two people knew each other for 8 months prior to the event.
This is gonna be the money corner of the bedroom now
Saying yes to the marriage proposal is the longest running trick going. Lol
My partner has convinced my roommate that theyre allergic to soup, not a specific soup...just all soup in general. so far my roommate still doesnt know the truth
Convinced my partner that the titanic movie was based off of a 90’s choose your own adventure game
I once had been convinced that jackalopes were real, and I said to my boyfriend at the time that I was really excited to see one and he laughed at me, ruining my wonder and whimsy forever. He had such an opportunity to create some magic, but instead, he couldn't help himself. Ah, sadness. I'll never know the grace of being mislead again.
I once convinced my ex that the pope had different pope hats that he wore on different days and he had ´monday', ´tuesday', ´wednesday', etc, like those socks-stitched on the inside so that he could keep track of all his hats
I feel like maybe this whole short was an elaborate trick into getting the internet to convince him to buy the pinball machine so he can justify the purchase lol
I convinced my Family that the board game Kerplunk was made by board Italians in bunkers during WW2 using dry spaghetti and frozen meatballs.