Ben takes a photo of himself every day.

November 13, 2006 4:50 PM

Ben takes a photo of himself every day.
posted by dash_slot- (45 comments total)

My first youtube. Aahh...
posted by dash_slot- at 4:51 PM on November 13, 2006

Sheer brilliance! Great stuff! Exclamation!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 4:55 PM on November 13, 2006

Cute, in a hokey sort of way.
posted by boo_radley at 5:00 PM on November 13, 2006

Quite amusing, I liked it.
posted by Falconetti at 5:04 PM on November 13, 2006

Lots less depressing than Noah. There's something quite tragic about having to watch a guy make horrible haircut decisions over and over again.
posted by braintoast at 5:04 PM on November 13, 2006

...and I poop everyday.
posted by jeffamaphone at 5:12 PM on November 13, 2006

Better than most of these, but is the umpteenth version of the same thing really worth an FPP?
posted by j-dub at 5:12 PM on November 13, 2006

Bob Marley and Jim Morrison posters? who the hell is this guy?
posted by matteo at 5:15 PM on November 13, 2006

Did you guys who are complaining about it having been done before actually watch the whole thing?
posted by piratebowling at 5:18 PM on November 13, 2006

Why don't beautiful people ever do this?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:26 PM on November 13, 2006

Ha! Clever. I much appreciated the "How To" gag.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 5:26 PM on November 13, 2006

I still don't understand the appeal of the "picture everyday" thing. It's just boring. This however, was actually interesting.
posted by bob sarabia at 5:26 PM on November 13, 2006

Um... it's a parody.
posted by MythMaker at 5:26 PM on November 13, 2006

That was very entertaining, and the Noah one was sort of eerie.
posted by arcticwoman at 5:35 PM on November 13, 2006

Why don't beautiful people ever do this?

We're too busy.
posted by jonmc at 5:40 PM on November 13, 2006

Why don't beautiful people ever do this?

We're too busy.

We don't have to take pictures of ourselves.
posted by Pollomacho at 5:42 PM on November 13, 2006

Uh...I'm thinking this is a parody of those earlier ones.
posted by zardoz at 5:42 PM on November 13, 2006

piratebowling: "Did you guys who are complaining about it having been done before actually watch the whole thing?"

Amen. This is like the Myers-Briggs questions that are designed to catch the people who are trying to game the test. If you clicked "dupe" or complained "basically a dupe" before RTFA WTFV, you lose at MetaFilter.
posted by Plutor at 5:45 PM on November 13, 2006

Why don't beautiful people ever do this?

would you rather someone who looked like me did it?
posted by pyramid termite at 5:51 PM on November 13, 2006

That was fantastic! From the wording of your post, I was like, "Ugh, another one of these." Then when I read, "boo_radley's comment I clicked the link. I'm so glad the comments guided me to make the right decision!
posted by frecklefaerie at 5:58 PM on November 13, 2006

That was fantastic. I like the serious ones alright, I could see how it could get old, but this was one of the best things I've seen on youtube yet.
posted by elr at 6:02 PM on November 13, 2006

He should have worked in a brief parody of U2's Numb.
posted by sourwookie at 6:21 PM on November 13, 2006

That was great.
posted by bunglin jones at 6:26 PM on November 13, 2006

OHGOD! Noah will haunt my dreams. Those vacant eyes, writhing hair, occasional nudity...
posted by Kattullus at 6:32 PM on November 13, 2006

Hey! My sketch group made this. (I'm not the guy in the video, but I directed and edited most of it.) There's a higher-resolution version on our website, which will also also you step through it frame by frame if you so desire.
posted by tweebiscuit at 6:35 PM on November 13, 2006 [1 favorite]

I particularly liked the stock market bit.
posted by craven_morhead at 6:48 PM on November 13, 2006

that was unexpectedly fun, thanks dash_slot!
posted by madamjujujive at 7:10 PM on November 13, 2006

24 posts tagged with of.

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posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:11 PM on November 13, 2006

Well, I guess this meme has peaked. Cue the 6-month countdown before it finds its resurgence in viral marketing.
posted by tehloki at 7:32 PM on November 13, 2006

So this is what guys do when us girls aren't around
posted by Holy foxy moxie batman! at 7:46 PM on November 13, 2006

Metafilter: Guided By Comments
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:54 PM on November 13, 2006

that was great! there were naked chicks, a chase scene, naked dudes, cheating hearts, defenestration, and a thief. thanks.

also, when you can tell someone hasn't read/watched/whatevered the link or read the comments, you know? that's my favorite part of comments at MetaFilter. thanks again.
posted by carsonb at 7:59 PM on November 13, 2006

I was prepared to be one of the dupe-haters.

I'm glad I watched. Very cute little video.

Thanks!
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 8:02 PM on November 13, 2006

good work, tweebiscuit. How long did the whole thing take?
posted by bob sarabia at 8:11 PM on November 13, 2006

Yes, it's a parody. It's still not great.

It didn't even have a single rabit with an idol inside, for crissakes.
posted by j-dub at 8:50 PM on November 13, 2006

Rabbit, even. :/
posted by j-dub at 8:50 PM on November 13, 2006

Thanks for posting the Olde English site, tweebiscuit. I really liked this father & son sketch, too.
posted by maryh at 9:33 PM on November 13, 2006

IMO, this teddy bear beats them all.
posted by treepour at 11:05 PM on November 13, 2006

I'll add it to the list...
posted by seriocomic at 11:54 PM on November 13, 2006

Why don't beautiful people ever do this?

Did you miss the parts with his girlfriend?

Fave: The rapper-bit. Bling!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:57 AM on November 14, 2006

Very fun, thanks!
posted by teleskiving at 5:19 AM on November 14, 2006

bob sarabia, three straight days of shooting -- hundreds and hundreds of photographs -- but counting writing, preparation, and editing, about two and a half weeks.
posted by tweebiscuit at 5:23 PM on November 14, 2006

tweebiscuit -

that's quite amazing! Nice job. The coincidences of metafilter, pt. 3,792
posted by dash_slot- at 12:36 PM on November 15, 2006

I'll elaborate, because my girlfriend is teasing me.

The best intentionally funny video I've seen on youtube.
posted by elr at 3:11 PM on November 15, 2006

I saw the Noah one, which was a little crazy, watching someone age that fast.
posted by DanTolumbro at 9:35 PM on November 24, 2006