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Apparently there used to be signs outside most Colonial-era houses saying 'George Washington Slept Here', so people started saying 'George slept here' whenever someone made a dubious historical claim
This reminds me of a Soviet affair, still omnipresent in the Post-Soviet world, with thousands of plaques describing events like "in this house Lenin once held a five minute speech"
In Germany have this shit with Goethe, an important German poet. There are so many places he supposedly was. You can buy joke plaques that say something like "Goethe was (never) here"
As someone from Virginia, the minute you put down the mug I understood the joke. XD "George Washington slept here" is what everyone wants to say about their historic homes and places that maybe during this or that war George Washington slept here. I used to work at a winery on an old farm that claimed that. You hear it at tons of historic locations. Its so funny it hear it phrased that way and confuse other people.
I heard this all over New England as a kid. I remember hearing that if George Washington slept everywhere he supposedly slept that he would have had to have lived twice as long and spent no time awake.
Incase you're wondering, the joke, "George (Washington) slept here," was sparked by many places making signs of this to draw in customers. The nation's people just mocked these signs. Your welcome.
Enrique Lopez That's actually a common misconception that comes from a select few paintings from that era which depict sleeping. These however were fictitious images created when what we now know as 'sleeping' was only a twinkle in the artist's eye. Sleeping wasn't invented until much later when these paintings were discovered and some creative mind decided to replicate it; the actual year they invented it is still often debated.
I believe you are wrong here, as these paintings depict dead people, not sleeping people. It was actually invented in 1973 when a Guanamalan man said “what if we did this thing” and then everyone did that thing.
It was the old timey form of a copypasta to begin with. After the revolution pretty much every hotel near a battle had a sign out front that said "george Washington slept here" i assume just like a copypasta it turns from a small "oh that's neat" when one or two people do it, but then the whole east coast does it, and it becomes "god dammit, ive seen this crap 4 times already today, you're not original get outta here" which kills the trend and why its not seen today
"Tell us how he died." Okay, he contracted strep throat and then his doctor pretty much bled him dry and made him gargle with a vinegar solution and he died in misery and pain.
"Ma'am, you're disrupting more than your students, please remain quiet like your students are" And enjoy i can take out my frustration without getting my parents called
There was a boy who had to use an outhouse and he hated it sooo bad. One day it started to rain really hard and it got the bank all slippery and wet so he decided to push it off. He did it and later that night his father asked him if he pushed off the outhouse. He said: "Yes." His father told his son to come with him to get his whipping. The boy said: "George Washington didn't get in trouble when he chopped down the cherry tree because he was honest." The boys father said: "but George Washingtons father wasn't in the cherry tree when he chopped it down." This is where George slept. The boy was called George.
I know there is an old hotel in a memorial town for the times when automobiles were still new with a sign saying "(big text) George Washington, (smaller text underneath) Never slept here" So it might be an old advertising technique that hotels used.
he mentioned the movie... but didn't mention the joke. what's the joke?! "This is where George slept", feels like the punchline. George would sleep in an odd location, but its never brought up? WHY
@@nachochips8090 The joke is probably "George Washington slept in a dump". So I guess you could go to a place that looks bad, worn down and pretty much impossible to live there and then say "This is where George slept". But that's not funny.
According to other commenters, it was the early 1800s equivalent of a hotel saying "Elvis slept here" in Las Vegas. Apparently inns and homes would plaster the sign "George Washington Slept Here" to attract customers regardless if it was true or not. The joke is it's something you say when someone states a blatantly false fact.
I live in the DMV. The Natural History Museum is absolutely incredible, and Mount Vernon is stunning. There's so much more to explore in D.C. and the DMV, so it's really sad that no one has been able to fully enjoy the sights we have here for a long time.
I grew up in a historic part of Pennsylvania, I was actually born in an 18th century inn that my little family called home. My mother dragged me through every public historic home in the atlantic northeast (some not so public)... I can’t even tell you the amount of times i’ve heard this or something like it. It’s used to both poke fun at people’s bold claims of antiquity, as well as being used as an actual claim. And yes, my mother did actually claim that i slept in the same house that george slept in.
Fun fact at 3:10 you can see a key hung on the wall in a case, that’s the key to the Bastille given to George Washington during the French Revolution when they, well stormed the bastille
I grew up in Bucks County and you have no idea how bad this gets. Every old house says something just before he crossed the Delaware he slept here. There's even a Washington's Crossing State Park and every house around it claims some Washington bullshit.
I have family in the Alexandria/DC area and I’ve seen signs in front of old buildings, there and otherwise, advertising that “George Washington Ate Here” “George Washington Visited Here” and yes “George Washington Slept Here” these signs and tourist guides might not jump out at you but they do exist. Maybe that’s what “joke” the teacher was referring to, maybe a lot of historic places in Boston advertise important historical figures’ patronage like some places in Virginia do.
Thank you. I now have a name for the obnoxious character I become when I get drunk and bored in a public place. Mrs Harper lives on, Boston accent and "old jokes" no one has ever heard and all.
I think what you do is calmly but firmly say, "Thank you." after one of her commands. She'll either get the hint... ...or feel affirmation to keep doing what she was doing, which happened anyway when y'all stayed silent. XD That being said, what we saw here is a good example of what can happen if you keep your mouth shut: You can make a video, allowing you to get reimbursed by a sponsor for buying an extra DVD and coffee mug. :)
Austin, these videos are truly fascinating. They’re interesting, and it’s so great when you make a new video. This is probably my favorite CZcams channel out there. You deserve more popularity. I’m a fan for sure, though.
I loved this video a lot! I actually watched that movie when I was younger and had a vague recollection about it throughout this video but then finally remembered when you showed it at the end!!
Ha! Great story. Usually the teacher/chaperones are thrilled to have a tour guide if for nothing else than to give them a few minutes of relief from watching over the kids.
Little tidbit: Terry was erroneously credited as "Toto". Much later, Terry's grave was removed to make room for a highway. The body was never extracted, so she's not in her grave.
If there are a lot of places where George Washington slept, this (true ) place may also be one of those places of ambiguous authenticity. This is my explanation. You judge if the statement the teacher said actually was a joke in the first place. I may still be wrong about this.
@@hermask815 oh that's my bad, what I meant what that I didn't figure out what the joke was, not that she made one. As far as your explanation, I suppose that might be right. Rather than it actually being a joke, it's something that obscure places use as marketing. But we, vacationing and touring see it everywhere and it starts being funny. I can understand that
I really appreciate your ability at telling a compelling story. I always enjoy your videos and how you grab attention and hold it the entire time. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing you perfect your craft!
I remember "George Washington Slept Here" as one of those throwaway label gags in MAD Magazine back in the day. I can only assume now it was a movie reference? In Kingston Ontario, a (brief) capital of Canada, one of the local old pubs had a "Sir John A. Macdonald Slept Here" on a barstool as a nod to the joke and Sir John's (Canada's first Prime Minister) propensity for the bottle.
More than one of my history teachers commented that, though many old inns and homes had signs that read 'George Washington Slept Here,' they always neglected to mention with whom he slept. (The implication being that it often was not Martha)
Wow this was a rollercoaster of a video, but I loved every moment of it. I love how you messed with the audio for Mrs. Harper, goodness, that made me grin every single time she spoke.
Me in Boston: *observes very respectfully the culture, architecture, and history of the place* Me in Providence: *Quietly and reverently walks the same streets H. P. Lovecraft walked, pausing outside one of the many homes he called home in his lifetime* Mrs. Harper: OKAY LISTEN UP THIS IS WHERE GEORGE SLEPT
The "joke" in question here also comes from Pennsylvania. You see, during the Revolutionary War, not only did Washington have a temporary home, he also had reportedly stayed at multiple Inns. These Inns would advertise for traction by putting out signs in front that said "George Washington Slept Here" . It was the equivalent of the "Color TV" signs. I know this because my small hometown Dresher, PA is home to a couple of these Inns, but one that I'm personally familiar with that had a sign that read "George Washington DID NOT Sleep Here". That is the joke
I think it's more like one of those things that about a billion pubs and inns claim so that they can draw in tourists. Example - "George Washington slept in this little BnB in 1779 on his way to visit his uncles horse!" "Oh wow, we should stay here, too! Sleep where he slept!"
George washington slept here is ALSO a play by the same name, only reason I know is I was in it during my high school acting days. The play is really funny and has less slapstick than the movie.
Last year at the end of middle school my class took a trip to DC. We toured George's house and I had multiple teachers like this. Luckily we were such a big group that it was only our class touring. And the whole time I couldn't stop thinking about the small glass room at the top and how nice it would be to read in there.
In Germany we have something similar going on with poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - a contemporary of Washington - who slept (or performed other activities) at a suspicious amount of historical pubs, hotels and guesthouses. The most notorious claim is written on a sign in the university city of Tübingen: "Hier kotzte Goethe" - "This is where Goethe threw up".
I live in the DC area and went to Mount Vernon around that age. I hope you enjoyed your visit to our lovely nation’s capital despite an awful teacher. Wonderful video as always, Austin.
You know despite being a huge fan of the old jack Benny radio show i don't know if i ever seen a Jack Benny movie. I will say something i loved about Jack Benny was his ability to laugh at himself. Make himself, his performance, and the movies he help make apart of a joke. Playing up the act of an egotistical star for laughs. Really makes me respect that brand of comedy to this day.
finally being finished with school as of a year ago I stand by what I thought in high school most teachers (the ones that i have seen) blow things way out of proportion. Most of the time they say stop talking or behave everyone is being fine and there's one kid slightly whispering so quietly that it is not disturbing the lesson in any way.
LISTEN UP EVERYONE THIS IS THE COMMENT SECTION BE QUIET!!! THE COMMENTERS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY!!!!!!!!!
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Apparently there used to be signs outside most Colonial-era houses saying 'George Washington Slept Here', so people started saying 'George slept here' whenever someone made a dubious historical claim
This comment
Reminds me of that British comedy I loved as a kid. "Keeping up appearances I think."
BROO HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT SLEEPING WAS NOT INVENTED IN WASHINGTONS LIFE TIME DUH
This reminds me of a Soviet affair, still omnipresent in the Post-Soviet world, with thousands of plaques describing events like "in this house Lenin once held a five minute speech"
In Germany have this shit with Goethe, an important German poet. There are so many places he supposedly was. You can buy joke plaques that say something like "Goethe was (never) here"
You know how when you are sleepy, you have random thoughts ? You are the video version of that.
Omg this is the most accurate way to describe this channel 😂😂😂😂😂
In a good way tho 😂
That explains why I love this channel.
your comment describes your name!
more like the uneducational version of D!NG
Wow I’m amazed Mrs. Harper hasn’t retired since I was in middle school. The old bat is still at it.
This is proof that everyone has a Mrs. Harper
@@ailithtwinning6806 - FUCK now I realized I forgot my 4th grade teachers name too. :/
*Miss Smith
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Oh god I feel so sorry for you
Austin : support your local teachers, they need your help
Also Austin : I’M ABOUT TO RUIN MRS. HARPER’S WHOLE CAREER.
Well, she collaborated heavily.
Herm Ask haha!
I guess what he's really saying is: support your local teachers so more qualified people choose it as a career. We need better teachers.
As someone from Virginia, the minute you put down the mug I understood the joke. XD "George Washington slept here" is what everyone wants to say about their historic homes and places that maybe during this or that war George Washington slept here. I used to work at a winery on an old farm that claimed that. You hear it at tons of historic locations. Its so funny it hear it phrased that way and confuse other people.
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I’m Virginia too and I haven’t heard that joke before. Instead there are quite a few civil war and Yankee jokes.
I heard this all over New England as a kid.
I remember hearing that if George Washington slept everywhere he supposedly slept that he would have had to have lived twice as long and spent no time awake.
I've lived in Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke, Lynchburg and now Appomattox and never heard of that joke before.
Incase you're wondering, the joke, "George (Washington) slept here," was sparked by many places making signs of this to draw in customers. The nation's people just mocked these signs. Your welcome.
You're
@he he Yes.
My welcome?
Phobos Maelstrom Actually no because we all clearly understood what was meant, so it’s quite literally not necessary.
Ah, so the 1800s equivalent of "Elvis slept here"?
I wonder if Mrs. Harper always carries a ruler at every occasion.
Yeah she's Baldy's mom
A metric ruler at that
It was a paddle in my time
Also called a whip
Of course she does, every teacher carries a emergency ruler, if some ruling is needed in a emergency situation
"Toto...I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - George Washington
George got isekai'd
I bless the raaaiiiiiins down in affffffffricaaaa!!!
Yeah we are on africa now
I’m sorry but I don’t think sleeping was invented yet You won’t trick me again
Bruh ha ya
Bruh lol are you dumb? Sleeping was invented in 1735 like a hundred years before George Washington was even born
@@ELopez bruh you dumb sleep was invented in 2000 after the y2k apocalypse
Enrique Lopez That's actually a common misconception that comes from a select few paintings from that era which depict sleeping. These however were fictitious images created when what we now know as 'sleeping' was only a twinkle in the artist's eye. Sleeping wasn't invented until much later when these paintings were discovered and some creative mind decided to replicate it; the actual year they invented it is still often debated.
I believe you are wrong here, as these paintings depict dead people, not sleeping people. It was actually invented in 1973 when a Guanamalan man said “what if we did this thing” and then everyone did that thing.
*_And to this day, George Washington is still legendary for driving a Dodge to scare off the British during the Revolution._*
You're like Justin Y
America F yeah!
*_But unfortunately George Washington was driving on the wrong side of the road._*
Dodge *Ram*
@@josephdocherty7919 Well he must have been confused, moving from Britain to American like that.
Y'all played No Man's Sky yet?
You actually like it?
Hollow Knight beats any game I’ve played, with Odyssey & Breath of the Wild close behind.
Sorry but not yet
No sorry
No god plese noooooo
"As I've grown older I've come to love awkward social situation, they're better then TV" -austinmcconnell
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0:29 that guy looks nothing like george washington from hamilton
Lol
Can't wait until someone gets woooshed by this
sxrcxstxk i got you
someones gonna get whooshed so let me r/whoosh
Umar’sCookingKariWithMarcus Are you serious? That’s clearly Thomas Jefferson....
The videos you make about small little moments are endlessly entertaining, but I have to get back to pretending to understand my college homework.
the joke is: Why did George Washington have trouble sleeping? Because he couldn't lie
HiS sNoRe DuH
This is hilarious
THIS IS WHERE GEORGE SLEPT needs to become a copypasta
It was the old timey form of a copypasta to begin with. After the revolution pretty much every hotel near a battle had a sign out front that said "george Washington slept here" i assume just like a copypasta it turns from a small "oh that's neat" when one or two people do it, but then the whole east coast does it, and it becomes "god dammit, ive seen this crap 4 times already today, you're not original get outta here" which kills the trend and why its not seen today
"Tell us how he died."
Okay, he contracted strep throat and then his doctor pretty much bled him dry and made him gargle with a vinegar solution and he died in misery and pain.
Did it work?
@@Mars_555. Well they buried him in the tomb at Mount Vernon so...no.
but how did he die?
Well, thank goodness for antibiotics.
But did you ever hear the old joke “this is where Mrs Harper slept”
It’s a real knee-slapper
She sure seemed to me like a Miss Harper, and in the very worst way
Nobody:
Not a single soul:
The class is silent:
Mrs. Harper: EVERYBODY QUIET DOWN!!!
"Ma'am, you're disrupting more than your students, please remain quiet like your students are"
And enjoy i can take out my frustration without getting my parents called
Ok but I googled "this is where George slept" and like 5 articles came up on it
He lied
The very first result on Google is a Chicago tribune article from 1987 that talks about the movie and the joke
The title sounds like it came straight out of a vine..........
everything sounds like it came straight out of a vine if you smoke it hard enough
There was a boy who had to use an outhouse and he hated it sooo bad. One day it started to rain really hard and it got the bank all slippery and wet so he decided to push it off. He did it and later that night his father asked him if he pushed off the outhouse.
He said: "Yes."
His father told his son to come with him to get his whipping.
The boy said: "George Washington didn't get in trouble when he chopped down the cherry tree because he was honest."
The boys father said: "but George Washingtons father wasn't in the cherry tree when he chopped it down."
This is where George slept.
The boy was called George.
clap...clap...clap
This is actually pretty good
@Mattia Mastroianni I doubt it, but it's funny
I actually burst out laughing reading this
You should do an entire Q&A but every question is a giant tangent like this.
I can’t believe he managed to fit in that cup, history really is amazing.
I know there is an old hotel in a memorial town for the times when automobiles were still new with a sign saying "(big text) George Washington, (smaller text underneath) Never slept here" So it might be an old advertising technique that hotels used.
I hope one of Mrs. Harper's students who attended the tour with you finds this video
In DC we have what’s called 8th grade field trip season.
Well, what's the joke in this old joke? Is it when something is crossing over, but only nerds can nitpick this tiny thing?
he mentioned the movie... but didn't mention the joke. what's the joke?! "This is where George slept", feels like the punchline. George would sleep in an odd location, but its never brought up? WHY
@@nachochips8090 The joke is probably "George Washington slept in a dump". So I guess you could go to a place that looks bad, worn down and pretty much impossible to live there and then say "This is where George slept".
But that's not funny.
According to other commenters, it was the early 1800s equivalent of a hotel saying "Elvis slept here" in Las Vegas. Apparently inns and homes would plaster the sign "George Washington Slept Here" to attract customers regardless if it was true or not. The joke is it's something you say when someone states a blatantly false fact.
@@sambradley9091 Thanks. I'm gonna use this.
I love how you just went into a rant about this mrs harper lmao
I searched up 'angry teacher' and Mrs Harper was the first to come up on images.
Says a lot, don't you think?
wtf i found an entire article on the joke, second link when you type in "this is where George slept"
I live in the DMV. The Natural History Museum is absolutely incredible, and Mount Vernon is stunning. There's so much more to explore in D.C. and the DMV, so it's really sad that no one has been able to fully enjoy the sights we have here for a long time.
You live in the department of motor vehicles?
I grew up in a historic part of Pennsylvania, I was actually born in an 18th century inn that my little family called home. My mother dragged me through every public historic home in the atlantic northeast (some not so public)... I can’t even tell you the amount of times i’ve heard this or something like it. It’s used to both poke fun at people’s bold claims of antiquity, as well as being used as an actual claim. And yes, my mother did actually claim that i slept in the same house that george slept in.
This man made a whole 8 minute video just to answer some rando's question. Quality content.
out of options and feeling desperate for some kind of resolution i went to Boston to ask Mrs Harper herself
Fun fact at 3:10 you can see a key hung on the wall in a case, that’s the key to the Bastille given to George Washington during the French Revolution when they, well stormed the bastille
The end killed me 😂 you made an entire video to answer one comment
Me: reads title
Also me: not surprised in the slightest
I thought that "Gearge Washington slept here" on the mug meant he just drank coffee instead of sleeping.
I grew up in Bucks County and you have no idea how bad this gets. Every old house says something just before he crossed the Delaware he slept here. There's even a Washington's Crossing State Park and every house around it claims some Washington bullshit.
WHY DOES THIS VIDEO ONLY HAVE 4,291 VIEWS????!!! WHY IS IT NOT ON TRENDING?!!!!!
I have no idea what to expect from this video
I have family in the Alexandria/DC area and I’ve seen signs in front of old buildings, there and otherwise, advertising that “George Washington Ate Here” “George Washington Visited Here” and yes “George Washington Slept Here” these signs and tourist guides might not jump out at you but they do exist. Maybe that’s what “joke” the teacher was referring to, maybe a lot of historic places in Boston advertise important historical figures’ patronage like some places in Virginia do.
Thank you. I now have a name for the obnoxious character I become when I get drunk and bored in a public place. Mrs Harper lives on, Boston accent and "old jokes" no one has ever heard and all.
I think what you do is calmly but firmly say, "Thank you." after one of her commands. She'll either get the hint...
...or feel affirmation to keep doing what she was doing, which happened anyway when y'all stayed silent. XD
That being said, what we saw here is a good example of what can happen if you keep your mouth shut:
You can make a video, allowing you to get reimbursed by a sponsor for buying an extra DVD and coffee mug. :)
What I’d do is say “everyone was settled, stop yelling”
Why care about undermining the authority of a teacher not using it well?
Awesome video Austin
The FoxyPlush YT video has been out for 50 seconds?
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Austin, these videos are truly fascinating. They’re interesting, and it’s so great when you make a new video. This is probably my favorite CZcams channel out there. You deserve more popularity. I’m a fan for sure, though.
Love the heavy videos on your channel, but its always great to have a fun one come through in my recommended every once in a while!
Pretty impressive that George Washington managed to sleep in that mug.
I just don't get why I find these weirdly random videos so damn entertaining
Try watching Lemmino and tell me what you think (Also subscribe to Austin McConnell)
I loved this video a lot! I actually watched that movie when I was younger and had a vague recollection about it throughout this video but then finally remembered when you showed it at the end!!
Ha! Great story. Usually the teacher/chaperones are thrilled to have a tour guide if for nothing else than to give them a few minutes of relief from watching over the kids.
searches "this is where george slept": receives plenty of results
austin: I wasnt able to find anything!!!!
>doubt
What dates did you go to D.C., I might have known who the "rowdy" teens were...
Please like this so Austin can see...
Boston area? I wonder where
@@amazingabby25 Yeah.
Oh man, this whole thing makes me so happy. Glad I saved this to watch later. SO GREAT!
Little tidbit: Terry was erroneously credited as "Toto". Much later, Terry's grave was removed to make room for a highway. The body was never extracted, so she's not in her grave.
I looked it up.
( I searched "this is where george slept joke" on google)
*The answer was the first result*
But.. I still don't know what the joke means!
If there are a lot of places where George Washington slept, this (true ) place may also be one of those places of ambiguous authenticity.
This is my explanation.
You judge if the statement the teacher said actually was a joke in the first place.
I may still be wrong about this.
She probably meant "remember the old joke" as "remember that old comedy" and then made a joke about an old film's name and George Washington's bed.
@@hermask815 oh that's my bad, what I meant what that I didn't figure out what the joke was, not that she made one.
As far as your explanation, I suppose that might be right. Rather than it actually being a joke, it's something that obscure places use as marketing. But we, vacationing and touring see it everywhere and it starts being funny.
I can understand that
This has made me ask so many questions that I didn't know needed to be asked.
I really appreciate your ability at telling a compelling story. I always enjoy your videos and how you grab attention and hold it the entire time. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing you perfect your craft!
This channel is a jack of all trades. Always interesting
Now the real question: why on Earth do you hold your mug like that?!
I remember "George Washington Slept Here" as one of those throwaway label gags in MAD Magazine back in the day. I can only assume now it was a movie reference?
In Kingston Ontario, a (brief) capital of Canada, one of the local old pubs had a "Sir John A. Macdonald Slept Here" on a barstool as a nod to the joke and Sir John's (Canada's first Prime Minister) propensity for the bottle.
For the first time in human history a pop up ad wasn’t a complete annoyance.
As a DC native I can tell you that people like Mrs Harper are a pretty regular occurance here 😑
get me a drink i'm dying of first
Ur weren't
@@sour9649 my weren't?
@@sour9649 Thomas edison would have wanted a drink at this moment
a drink from the George Washington slept here cup?
They misrepresented Washington , it was a Franklin with all the bedding of french beds + women he had
7 years ago, i was one of those middle school kids visiting DC and i can attest to teachers ruining everything
Thought it was someone important like George Harrison smh
These are some of my favorite videos. Just little stories of something you found interesting
This is genuinely one of my favorite videos you've uploaded!
Thanks for telling us, Austin.
George Washington slept in that mug
This was an amazing video Austin. I love when you do random stuff like this 💕
Thank you, Austin, very cool!
I really love your channel cause no one else would even think about making this video
kudos to you mate I would have lost it and screamed "you are the one screaming for fuck's sake"
I'm gonna live my life in a way that makes me able to acquire a story like this one. Beautiful. Perfect. Awful at the same time. Loved this.
More than one of my history teachers commented that, though many old inns and homes had signs that read 'George Washington Slept Here,' they always neglected to mention with whom he slept. (The implication being that it often was not Martha)
Student: *breethes*
Teacher: O MY GAWD!!! ARE YOU SHOUTING. SALLY IS THAT GuUuuuMMmmM!! 111!!!!!11
Wow this was a rollercoaster of a video, but I loved every moment of it. I love how you messed with the audio for Mrs. Harper, goodness, that made me grin every single time she spoke.
This video was a roller-coaster from start to finish and I loved it.
Me in Boston: *observes very respectfully the culture, architecture, and history of the place*
Me in Providence: *Quietly and reverently walks the same streets H. P. Lovecraft walked, pausing outside one of the many homes he called home in his lifetime*
Mrs. Harper: OKAY LISTEN UP THIS IS WHERE GEORGE SLEPT
One of the most Austin endings ever.
The "joke" in question here also comes from Pennsylvania. You see, during the Revolutionary War, not only did Washington have a temporary home, he also had reportedly stayed at multiple Inns. These Inns would advertise for traction by putting out signs in front that said "George Washington Slept Here" . It was the equivalent of the "Color TV" signs. I know this because my small hometown Dresher, PA is home to a couple of these Inns, but one that I'm personally familiar with that had a sign that read "George Washington DID NOT Sleep Here". That is the joke
I think it's more like one of those things that about a billion pubs and inns claim so that they can draw in tourists. Example -
"George Washington slept in this little BnB in 1779 on his way to visit his uncles horse!"
"Oh wow, we should stay here, too! Sleep where he slept!"
George washington slept here is ALSO a play by the same name, only reason I know is I was in it during my high school acting days. The play is really funny and has less slapstick than the movie.
YEAH! My guy Austin answering questions no one thought would ever be asked!
No but seriously I love your work.
Last year at the end of middle school my class took a trip to DC. We toured George's house and I had multiple teachers like this. Luckily we were such a big group that it was only our class touring. And the whole time I couldn't stop thinking about the small glass room at the top and how nice it would be to read in there.
This brought me more than a few chuckles. Thank you.
Anytime! 😉
In Germany we have something similar going on with poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - a contemporary of Washington - who slept (or performed other activities) at a suspicious amount of historical pubs, hotels and guesthouses. The most notorious claim is written on a sign in the university city of Tübingen: "Hier kotzte Goethe" - "This is where Goethe threw up".
I live in the DC area and went to Mount Vernon around that age. I hope you enjoyed your visit to our lovely nation’s capital despite an awful teacher. Wonderful video as always, Austin.
You know despite being a huge fan of the old jack Benny radio show i don't know if i ever seen a Jack Benny movie. I will say something i loved about Jack Benny was his ability to laugh at himself. Make himself, his performance, and the movies he help make apart of a joke. Playing up the act of an egotistical star for laughs. Really makes me respect that brand of comedy to this day.
He and Groucho are my top favorite comedians.
I love the randomness of the ending!
vids like this remind me of why i fell in love with your channel, austin.
finally being finished with school as of a year ago I stand by what I thought in high school most teachers (the ones that i have seen) blow things way out of proportion. Most of the time they say stop talking or behave everyone is being fine and there's one kid slightly whispering so quietly that it is not disturbing the lesson in any way.