The Sark Football Team and Hovercraft Enthusiasm: Citation Needed 7x02
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2017
- This week, Gary's on home turf, Matt's hoping to float on air, and we all set a new record for longest time to get to the actual subject of the article.
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Tom Scott how is this comment a week old when the video came.out a few minutes ago?
A youtube channel because I assume he made it when he uploaded it not when he published it.
+A youtube channel Because he queued the video a week ago and made the comment when he did so.
Why's the video so grainy, tom? It looks like a video that's been recorded outside when it's _just_ started getting dark out.
Oh wow they are actually trying to do it, I hope to God they get a chance to play.
By the way this episode is mentioned on the Sark wikipedia page as one of the notable appearances of Sark in media
Wow
Unfortunately it was taken down as not being important enough
@@LiquidSandwich Aww what. This is sooooo noteworthy
@@addityasinghal897 I just looked and it is up.
@@LiquidSandwich Even though the team was contacted about it. Guess the internet news source reporting on it wasn't important enough either...
Right, I don't usually comment but...re the 'island' thing, just to clarify, my understanding was that they play equally *small* island nations. I'm well aware we are surrounded by wet watery stuff with all fish and whatnot in BUT:
We can’t be an ‘official’ England rep as they exist as a UEFA nation and we don't play for them.
Additionally, if we played as 'Great Britain' it would technically be an international against *themselves*.
So, for this ruse to count we’d need to be a small, temporarily independent, nation. Hence Peasholm Park Island FA, which would also have the advantage of us having our own Navy and Air Force. So there.
(Don't @ me etc etc)
Well, you didn't say "small island nation," you said "island."
Also...they played Greenland. That's the second-largest island in the world. Not many people, but hey.
Well, if you had an American on the team you could just find a random pile of sand and guano act it into a territory to play from
Isn't Sealand still a place? Surely you could look into becoming Sealand's official football team!
Do hovercrafts count as the navy and the airforce? (Or did I just explain the joke that was meant to be implicit?)
Gary: "We're not from an island, that's the only problem..."
Bad news for you, chaps. The sea, it's got us surrounded.
They're called the British-isles after all.
almagill Yeah, that one puzzled me too... Greenland is 9 times bigger than Great Britain and they still think of that as an island, not a continent. So GB, all surrounded by water, definitely an island!
Calvin Edwards, the island the lads are from is called Great Britain, which is one of The British Isles.
Seán Hannan He was referring to the UK
KingSepron, I know that. The UK is not an island. I was providing the actual name of the actual island the Technical Difficulties hail from. Great Britain is an island.
"To biscuit something" is my new favourite verb, no doubt. "I'm not biscuiting that".
+
Go ahead and make it into any and every part of a sentence! Nouns, verbs, interjections...
Biscuit! I just biscuitted that biscuity biscuit! Now, how in the biscuit's name can I do that biscuitly?
Here's a challenge: Make a conjunction out of it.
@@ailaG I would, biscuit that's gonna be hard.
Biscuit- verb
To reward someone for a highly entertaining or otherwise exceptional statement with something of little value.
It's a rare thing in France…
In August 1990, an unemployed French nuclear physicist named André Gardes armed with a semi-automatic weapon attempted an invasion of Sark. The night Gardes arrived, he put up two posters declaring his intention to take over the island the following day at noon. The following day he started a solo foot patrol in front of the manor in battle-dress with weapon in hand. While Gardes was sitting on a bench waiting for noon to arrive, the island's volunteer connétable approached the Frenchman and complimented him on the quality of his weapon.[16] Gardes then proceeded to change the gun's magazine, at which point he was tackled to the ground, arrested, and given a seven-day sentence which he served in Guernsey.[16][17][18][19] Gardes attempted a comeback the following year, but was intercepted in Guernsey.
Alon Moiseyev that’s kind of awesome.
This is worth a CN episode by itself.
I would Like the comment as I did a similar one above, but I cannot condone this plagiarism, no matter the honesty. :P
I would like to point out that over 90% of all modern firearms are semi-automatic, so referring to it as such is a bit redundant. It would be more noteworthy if the weapon wasn't semi-automatic.
@@inkmaster5480 Unless OP actually meant "fully automatic," but, not being a firearm owner, didn't realize that "semi automatic" is just another term for "normal."
Two years later and Tom has temporarily run a hovercraft pub.
Funded by Matt's tax advice.
"THE HOVERPUB IS ALIVE!"
Gary: "We're not from an island."
I've got some great news for you about Great Britain.
I've got some news for you about England, it isn't an island.
@@Freexnme by that logic everything is just a big island
@@Freexnme its on an island, but it in of itself is not an island.
*great* news :))
@@Draco_-mk5zv yes.
little over 2 years later, I still want The Technical Difficulties to play Sark. I would buy a flight and ferry to get there for it.
I'll be honest, getting a team together, going to this obscure little island, and playing a proper football team, is the sort of stupid thing I definitely wouldn't put past them...
yup
Well, they’ve matured a bit since the iron cooking and castle Morse code.
@@joshuahadams Castle Morse code? Do you have a link to that?
Facing off against the Sark football is such a Tom Scott thing to do.
Mister Apple "And here's a thing you might go have known...."
Playing that type of football where all the players are in Zorb balls...
wait WHAT?
@@gwenynorisu6883
@@LilyRoseGames Tom has a video doing that
Listening to this as an American is not only highly entertaining but feels like I am listening to facts about a fictional world...
Same. I find it refreshing to be reminded just how weird the world really is. Also, I've run out of DR Who and these lads are the next best thing.
Look buddy, I'm from Europe, and I'm pretty sure the isles actually _are_ fictional.
TeatherFilmLtd Productions Sure, that's what you _want_ us to think, isn't it? :P
TeatherFilmLtd Productions Conspiracy theorist? Don't you find it suspicious that "Britain" starts with a "B", JUST LIKE "BIELEFELD"? WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!
Caedo actually Britain starts with Great!😁
I'm genuinely mildly disappointed this soccer match (Technical Difficulties and Co. vs Sark) never managed to materialize.
fobal (football)
Tom is no longer holding himself to a weekly schedule for his regular videos. Who knows what 2024 may bring.
@techdif, please make this happen. It’d be so funny.
13:50 The rule of dibs is a time honored tradition ever since Julius Caesar wandered into Rome and said ‘dibs’.
How did that work out for him?
@@kylebeardsley6200excellently for about 5 minutes
Is this from soviet womble? Also, Alexandria
12:20 I love how Matt couldn't be buggerd to do the maths so he said the full equation.
Gary's Archivist Mode is quite something, even by archivist standards.
I'll be more than willing to manage the TechDif team against Sark. My qualifications include seven years of playing Football Manager. They don't include anything else, but it's a start, right?
You are literally more qualified than at least two, possibly three of us.
Probably more qualified than most of Sark too, by the sound of it
Sorry, you're overqualified.
I believe their stated goal was to be the first ever team to actually LOSE to Stark, so, yeah, those qualifications would work.
I once got sacked as Sark manager.. Will I fulfil the role?
I am American and I have learned more about British history from this show than from any class.
I'm British and I've learnt more
I'm a hovercraft and I've learnt that I'm very good at taxes.
it makes me sad that this isnt an exaggeration in the slightest
Same here
same, russian
"We're not from an island ..."
The British looking confusedly around at the large bodies of water that surround us.
Look, its not like they have a navy or have ever had like the most powerful navy in the world; how are they to remember theyre surrounded by water?
"It's only an island if you look at it from the water."
England is attached to Scotland. So England isn't an Island.
If you count the entire British Isles - Sark is part of it.
Playing against the Sark Football Team would be perfect for Tom Scott Plus actually
The best thing is that the Sark football team somehow didn't come last in the 2003 island games (when the mentioned matches were played). They came 16th out of 23 teams (with 5 of those teams tied in last place)
i have no interest in football but i genuinely want to see that match
I actually thought for once I'd guessed the prize: a space-otter's space hopper.
Flash forward to the hovercraft bar. Apparently Tom took Matt's tax advice.
A horsey uprising? Would that be a... Giddy-up-rising? I'll get my coat.
[tips hat] Good work! :)
That was Matt Gray level. I'm not sure if that's good or bad.
It's both.
[sic] it's so bad it's good
It's _The F***ing Worst_ ;-)
Gary "We're not from an island" Brannan.
I love it.
Revising for my exam tomorrow will have to wait, citation needed is obviously more important.
Damn glad to know I'm not alone on this one~
Awesome to see me back in the audience, shouting " Oh Yeah" during mystery biscuits!
I am from St Helens, even though it is geographically accurate, describing St Helens as ‘near Wigan’ feels like the most offensive way to describe the towns location.
Tom, did you just describe a tangerine as "a bright orange thing"??
James Walls the color tangerine, not necessarily the fruit
I was about as depressed as I've ever been.
Then I watched this and I'm OK again.
Thanks, guys!
How're you feeling these days, friend?
@Ezekiel Martin I think I'm OK but the reality is I can't tell. I'm not.very in touch with my emotions.
Thank you, childhood trauma.
But, thank you for asking
How are you?
@@bmobert I know the feeling all too well. I'm alright myself. Eating good, working hard, etc.
"I have been Tom Scott, cya next time!"
*Tom Scott stops being Tom Scott after the show* :D
Dr Logiq has been. Still is, but has been too.
How is matt so flipping adorkable.
Woah I've just realised you've passed the 1M subs mark. You're growing fast Tom! Soon you will transcend the threshold of the mere mortals and unlock the power to enslave the minds of all of us internet plebeians and rule the observable universe right thereafter! I can't wait! Congratulations Tum!
I don't watch football, but if a particular match actually happens, I'd certainly be interested to watch over highlights... with commentary. Or just hear about it :P
Gary's gotten a lot tamer in his reaction to winning
What 3 years does to a mf
ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS! Tom, I am so glad for you. Congratulations on this, you have been making amazing content for me, and fellow viewers ever since I subscribed almost a year ago, and for long before that as well. I would just like to say thanks. Thank you for being you, and I’m glad you are seeing recognition for your dedication, and work.
i'm disappointed, they didn't go over the invasion attempt
What a hidden gem to stumble onto! Been going through a couple of the citation needed eps again recently and this one is absolute gold
On the Isle of Sark, what do they call a really steep-walled canyon? A Sark-Chasm! (courtesy of my teenage son)
It's 3:03 am and I'm meant to be going to my sisters wedding tomorrow
But who needs sleep? Not me, I need
CITATION NEEDED
Lepong20 bad grammar "you need citation"
4 months old but still... how’d the wedding go?
@@IAmBrownThunderOfficial another 7 months later, but still .... who cares, the episode was great
Someday TechDif is going to upload a video that starts with “So we got an email from Sark…”
I've been to Sark, really nice island
Re-watching a few Citation Needed episodes every 5 years or so seems about right !
i rewatch them all constantly heh. Ive got echolalia for tons of lines from how often i watch this same show xD I actually nowadays use it to help me fall aslp bcuz the familiarity means i can pay less attention as i drift off to sleep
Also - the Policeman on Tiree (lovely chap) - once he's driven past one of the two pubs, the phones start going to let people know it's safe to leave the pub.
2 years later: Pub on a hover craft.
Tom keeps his word.
I love that Tom actually went & rented a hovercraft for them all to have a go on after this.
Hey Tom, just as a person who edits videos, what was with the gain issues on this video?
You should have seen it before the colour grade! Rest assured that next week's episode was filmed in a different recording session, and will have completely different problems.
"and will have completely different problems" hahaha! Wasn't expecting that...
I hope next weeks videos are better. Sorry to say but, it's pretty hard for me to watch these two videos from this season, as I notice all the issues... Previous seasons have been fine. The grain issues and Matt being out of focus, and the compression as RUclips has lowered their bitrate... it's unfortunate. Also because you're cropping into the 4k 2 shots it's more apparent. I wonder if just leaving it ungraded would have been better. Like last season where it just feels like ungraded Slog2. All your recent videos since September seem to have more compression artifacts for some reason. Any idea why that is? I love all your content btw. Amazing, thought provoking and fascinating videos. Keep doing what you're doing!
Different problems..? Are they... Panthers?
I guess you could say it was a Technical Difficulty!
that trampoline would really come in handy now wouldnt it
Garry would probably want his gift today given COVID.
If the trampoline is the orange thing wouldn't it be a "Wolverine Quarantine Tangerine Trampoline"?
no, tangerine is the colour or the thing that is described by the other words.
The hovercraft ride dream has been realized!
"You're not getting a point when I gave you the title"
Because that has never happened before, Tom...
What is the “Tax Haven” song? I’ve searched for it and found nothing?
I can't believe you're going for a hovercraft when you could go full Ekranoplan! Always go full Ekranoplan!
These are words I've always lived my life by
I would pay good money to see that football match
Panthers?
oh, no
You can't do that when he's not here. haha
Instantly panics and whips out Zis-3 cannon
RELEASE THE COBRAS.
Hovercraft.
As a Sunday league manager all I'm thinking about is tactics, like sticking Tom on the wing cos he's quite slight and calling Tim J in to play up top cos he'd win headers
These madlads actually rode a hovercraft
I could probably lead the pissed supporters section who get lost and/or arrested on route and finish up in some random pub. I have absolutely no experience. Apart from being pissed, lost, arrested (mistaken identity) and landing up in some random pub. The best one as I recall was in Liverpool and some chap was playing a piano. I think we were trying to get to Hull.
Never thought I’d ever see a RUclips video mentioning the Channel Islands, as someone from there it’s heartwarming.
Didn't a rather bad movie get released about Sark? I believe the title was "Sarknado".
Just saying...
Matt Gray... is that you?
oh god.
Twister that lasted for two minutes, did £50,000 worth of improvements.
So who fills out the eleven? If I'm filling the roster from Tom's known sphere of associates: Tom, Gary, Chris, Matt obvs, then Will Seaward, James Grime, Matt Parker, Jay Foreman, 90's Tim, Sean from Computerhile, and Colin Furze. That's assuming we're sticking to all men per FIFA rules.
Alexander Roderick thats be great
TomSka maybe? Or Sammy Paul?
Jay appears with his guitar to sing about the match
We can add Geoff Marshall as well(?)
Pongsathon Boonrod yes. I second thism
When is the match?
gary's prize hits differently now :(
I know right? I just thought the same
It doesn't hit we need to socal distens so we can't hit
So we've got Matt and Tom, is there a Chris and Gary spinoff I'm unaware of? If not, why?
Chris doesn't do this social media nonsense
Gary has Twitter and does some pretty funny tweets but nothing like what he is able to to in citation needed
They don't work in sufficiently closely related fields, I would expect. Whereas Tom and Matt may cross paths more often because they have similar-ish jobs and use those skills to collab on side projects... e.g. Matt is often (though not always) Tom's cameraman when he's not using some kind of selfie stick or tripod.
PLEASE arrange a match with Sark, that would be amazing!!!
Now in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, I would really love a tangerine wolverine quarantine trampoline cus it is getting seriously boring in here.
This is one of the few shows on RUclips that will genuinely make me laugh great job you guys! 😂 also I actually knew about Sark.
If you ever go to Sark by hovercraft (nick one from the Isle of Wight), can you stop by a fishmongers and then Saint Helier ... just to declare to the customs agents "M'n aérodrisseux est remplyi d'andgulles"
I have no interest in football, but Tom must surely know enough other RUclipsrs who'd be up for this.
Coll is a great island . You can drive without a driving license alone there
This might just be my favorite episode of this series. It's either this or the Stevens Island Wren.
And the best thing about making a Sark hovercraft service is that on the hovercraft you can sell alcohol without license. As long as it's moving.
I really want to see Tom and the gang play the Sark football team
I love getting more of these videos, but a part of me misses the more intimate house setting :p I’m sure it is great to have an audience to interact with :)
I'm still waiting for this football match to take place. Come on Tom, get it sorted!!
I just found out Gary Brannon is an archivist while doing research into becoming an archivist and decided to rewatch this series
Matt made it sound like Tom has a hovercraft and hasn't let him have a go on it
The "Sark Papers" is a magazine called Sark Life and I used to subscribe for a lark.
Just 2 minutes in, and I'm dying with laughter already. I have missed you Citation Needed.
"we're not from an island, that's the only problem". Looked at a map recently Gary..? 🙃
He was talking about England
Damn! I've been binge-watching this series for the past few days and just accidentally got up-to-date! Now what am I going to do with my time?
Tom used his tax savings to buy the hoverpub.
Just actually watched these, very good concept!
Gary, "Here's the problem we don't live on an island."
Me, " You live in the U.K., your country is an island."
Still, he lives on an island.
Also, "we're not an island! We're an island and a fifth of another one (plus loads of even smaller ones)!" is not a very convincing rebuttal, even if it's technically true. :D
Sorry, he lives on the island of Great Britain. Also I guess you could say the American Continent is an island as well as the Eurocansia continent is also an island, but in that same vein North America, South America, Africa, and AsiA would then all be peninsulas.
England is geographically not on *an* island, though, because England also includes the Isle of Wight and several more islands. Nor did Scotland. Nor did Wales.
Clarification: They don't live on a dinky little island that only has one, non-wholly-professional football team representing them.
Josh Keating I prefer Afro-Eurasia.
I'm not sure why, but I loved how much Matt kept going back to the hovercraft.
13:30 hits different after the game vs France on Saturday
Why didn't I include a date in this idfk which Saturday I meant 😭😭😭
I want a tangerine wolverine quarantine trampoline at this point
Portsmouth has:
1) The only passenger Hovercraft company operating in Britain.
2) The Grand Duchy of The Lagoan Islands, a micronation.
3) Ferries to the channel islands.
Seems like an obvious stop-off.
This brightened my day
I am still waiting to see TechDif vs Sark United.
Re-watching in 2020, the joke at the end has a rather different flavor now.
I could use a quarantine trampoline.
this has got to be my favorite thin on the internet. keep it up
How did you not ask them about the french nuclear physicist who tried to invade the island single handedly using a semi-automatic rifle?!
As someone from Guernsey, i find this rather humorous.
Exactly what I needed after a pure maths lecture, more learning.
Congratulations, you win a river named after one of the stages of grief.
It's denial.
paperwork? nah. criminal complaints? nah. lawyers? no thanks. i'm just going to get my friends together and yell at people when they do crimes
Thank you so much for the subtitles :)