☔ A little compassion goes a very long way. (1 Viewer)

[BigSteelThrill]

http://youtu.be/4Lki_IeM6bQ?t=11s

 

[Carolina Hustler]

Nice video. Terrible fishing trip though.. Change the title..

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Nice video. Terrible fishing trip though.. Change the title..

Why, because he isnt labeled a taker by a whole swath of people? Yes he is.

 

[Joe T]

not clicking on that

 

[Carolina Hustler]

Nice video. Terrible fishing trip though.. Change the title..

Why, because he isnt labeled a taker by a whole swath of people? Yes he is.

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to? And why would you take this great story and try to create something negative from it?

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

And why would you take this great story and try to create something negative from it?

I'm not sure I understand this part, either.

 

[NCCommish]

And why would you take this great story and try to create something negative from it?

I'm not sure I understand this part, either.

Yeah it was a nice thing, just let it stand.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

And why would you take this great story and try to create something negative from it?

I'm not sure I understand this part, either.

Yeah it was a nice thing, just let it stand.

If you and MT agree, then Ill adjust it.

 

[NCCommish]

And why would you take this great story and try to create something negative from it?

I'm not sure I understand this part, either.

Yeah it was a nice thing, just let it stand.

If you and MT agree, then Ill adjust it.

Good man

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

 

[rockaction]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

The whole "moocher/looter" thing? I got what you were saying, but this is a better title, IMO.

 

[bigbottom]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

Great video, but I don't see how it supports the point you were trying to make. The homeless guy was overwhelmed with gratitude and that was really heartwarming. But he was still accepting a "handout" in this scenario. Just because he wanted to share some of the money that wasn't his to begin with with the guy who gave him the ticket doesn't change that.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

Great video, but I don't see how it supports the point you were trying to make. The homeless guy was overwhelmed with gratitude and that was really heartwarming. But he was still accepting a "handout" in this scenario. Just because he wanted to share some of the money that wasn't his to begin with with the guy who gave him the ticket doesn't change that.

Yep exactly.

 

[bigbottom]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

Great video, but I don't see how it supports the point you were trying to make. The homeless guy was overwhelmed with gratitude and that was really heartwarming. But he was still accepting a "handout" in this scenario. Just because he wanted to share some of the money that wasn't his to begin with with the guy who gave him the ticket doesn't change that.

Yep exactly.

So what was the point of your original title?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

 

[bigbottom]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

I'm guessing he wanted to create a viral video to promote himself. That said, as I was watching the video, I had this growing sense of dread that the guy was going to say "just kidding!" at some point, like the other fake lottery ticket videos. Was relieved that didn't happen.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

Wanted to make him feel "lucky" and like a "winner"?

Maybe take a more positive outlook/approach out of it.

 

[rockaction]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

Pride, maybe? The man might have refused it if it was a direct gift.

 

[the moops]

no chance that guy is turning down a grand if it was a gift

 

[simey]

no chance that guy is turning down a grand if it was a gift

He wanted to share it.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

Wanted to make him feel "lucky" and like a "winner"?

Maybe take a more positive outlook/approach out of it.

As Jack Handy once said: "if a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way, he develops a good, lucky feeling."

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

I think a clue is when the filmmaker told the guy, "You earned it."

In the filmmaker's psyche, winning the lottery is earning it, but receiving a gift is not earning it. Despite the filmmaker's weird notion of what constitutes earning it, I do see value in trying to make the guy feel like he received a ~$1 handout (face value of the ticket?) rather than a $1,000 handout. Receiving a $1,000 handout from a random guy in a windbreaker and shades is not something to celebrate as much as it's something to feel weird about. But winning the lottery? That's awesome! (That's why I cringed a little when the filmmaker said "You earned it." It's so transparently wrong that I think it had the opposite of its intended effect. It simply reinforced to the guy that he didn't earn it.)

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

That said, as I was watching the video, I had this growing sense of dread that the guy was going to say "just kidding!" at some point, like the other fake lottery ticket videos. Was relieved that didn't happen.

I had the same fear.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

I think a clue is when the filmmaker told the guy, "You earned it."

In the filmmaker's psyche, winning the lottery is earning it, but receiving a gift is not earning it. Despite the filmmaker's weird notion of what constitutes earning it, I do see value in trying to make the guy feel like he received a ~$1 handout (face value of the ticket?) rather than a $1,000 handout. Receiving a $1,000 handout from a random guy in a windbreaker and shades is not something to celebrate as much as it's something to feel weird about. But winning the lottery? That's awesome! (That's why I cringed a little when the filmmaker said "You earned it." It's so transparently wrong that I think it had the opposite of its intended effect. It simply reinforced to the guy that he didn't earn it.)

Yeah, but the filmmaker told the guy that the ticket was a winner, he just wasn't sure how much he won. So it wasn't just a $1 gift.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Yeah, but the filmmaker told the guy that the ticket was a winner, he just wasn't sure how much he won.

Yeah, that definitely detracted from the fun of it. I imagine it was a homemade ticket, and that putting that silver stuff on it to be scratched off was too hard. (Otherwise, he could have handed him the ticket and told him that if it's a winner, he could redeem the prize at that store, and then walked away and let the guy scratch it off himself.) Without the silver stuff, I guess there really wasn't a good way to make it look like a $1 gift with any realism at all.

 

[Scoresman]

$1000 will pay for a lot of drugs.

 

[the moops]

no chance that guy is turning down a grand if it was a gift

He wanted to share it.

and?

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

In just two days, this video has over seven million views on YouTube, suggesting that the creator has already made like $8K or something, and will probably end up with many more times that by the end of the month.

Pretty good return on his $1K giveaway.

 

[NCCommish]

In just two days, this video has over seven million views on YouTube, suggesting that the creator has already made like $8K or something, and will probably end up with many more times that by the end of the month.

Pretty good return on his $1K giveaway.

A good deed is still a good deed even if the motivation wasn't pure.

 

[McGarnicle]

FAKE

 

[simey]

no chance that guy is turning down a grand if it was a gift

He wanted to share it.

and?

and I don't think the amount is what made that homeless man feel such gratitude.

 

[the moops]

no chance that guy is turning down a grand if it was a gift

He wanted to share it.

and?

and I don't think the amount is what made that homeless man feel such gratitude.

so you think if the guy gave him 1000 dollars he would try to give him half back? in this case he tried to give the guy half because he thougjt they should share their"winnings". that thought wouldn't be there if some dude just handed him a grand instead

 

[simey]

no chance that guy is turning down a grand if it was a gift

He wanted to share it.

and?

and I don't think the amount is what made that homeless man feel such gratitude.

so you think if the guy gave him 1000 dollars he would try to give him half back?in this case he tried to give the guy half because he thougjt they should share their"winnings". that thought wouldn't be there if some dude just handed him a grand instead

I'm speaking about this particular case where the lottery ticket was given to him as a gift. I don't know what his thoughts would be if he were just handed $1000. I don't know this man, but he sure does come across as sweet and polite.

 

[Dr Oadi]

So if I give a homeless guy a grand and put it on youtube I can make 8 grand in two days? Brilliant!

 

[Carolina Hustler]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

Let me guess, you're saddling the right with that accusation.. Based on a comment from Rommney... Who I think was talking about people who live on the system but could otherwise contribute but choose not to.. Are you saying that is what this guy is? Never mind, I don't want to know..

Nice video, and much better thread title Thank you!

 

[Carolina Hustler]

Lets define this better.. Which swath of people are we referring to?

Those who constantly love to call the poor, hungry and needy who get assistance as "takers", obviously.

The whole "moocher/looter" thing? I got what you were saying, but this is a better title, IMO.

"takers" in "quotes" because he's quoting someone.. I think Romney..

 

[Carolina Hustler]

I'm not really sure what the filmmaker was trying to do here, or why he needed the whole lottery ruse. Why didn't he just give the guy $1000?

I'm guessing he wanted to create a viral video to promote himself. That said, as I was watching the video, I had this growing sense of dread that the guy was going to say "just kidding!" at some point, like the other fake lottery ticket videos. Was relieved that didn't happen.

I did too.

 

[Carolina Hustler]

FAKE

photo shopped.. definitely

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

This is a good one, too.

 

[avoiding injuries]

You can tell a lot about a person when they're given $1000 and they want to split it with their co-workers.

 

[NCCommish]

This is a good one, too.

Very cool