The Subtle Joy of Some Guys Digging a Hole

Yep.

Featuring @TrentLenkarski and my mom!

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[Elitezalba]

The fake mustache over your real mustache is always such a fantastic touch.

[Goat-on-a-Stick]

You turned digging a hole into a comedy, a drama, and a tragedy, all in one. And you didn't even dig a hole. Bravo.

[aerball]

Trent, literally a mile away: "Is that the sound of shovel hitting dirt over there?"
Me with a tear in my eye: "You're goddamn right it is."

[StickyRice]

Lmao, Joel just randomly saying "I can't hear you for shit!" After being soo polite to the first guy was so outta nowhere hilarious 🤣

[redfinpaladin]

This HAS to be what life was like before the internet.

[bobfox]

This would be nothing without Joel's mom. Her energy perfectly radiates someone who can dig a hole

[alastairward]

The unsubtle joy of seeing Joel and Trent together.

[EricBridges]

I really love how when the cursing is just casual conversation ("I can't piss for shit right now"), it's not bleeped, but it is bleeped when it's part of an insult ("You piece of shit") - the words aren't what need to be censored; it's the intent that matters.

It's ... a subtle touch.

[The_Youtube_Winner]

the constant sniffling is truly what sells it

[GoatHam]

Just want to say Joel’s mom is a treasure in this

[modestea]

Oddly enough, your mother radiates more “I can dig a hole” energy than you two combined. Perfect casting, I love this sketch, almost cried watching. ;)

[muffinmaster]

"You're the dumbest person I've ever met"
"That's a lot of pressure"
I may have misheard it, but this is gonna stay with me for a while.

[chillcreep]

This skit made me realize a few things.

Your friends are the ones who feel comfortable enough attempting to piss on your fence (with permission).

Your friends and neighbors will react to any yard activity with annoyance, interest, and / or criticism.

And despite how inadequate you might feel doing basic human stuff like digging holes, it's important to have the support of others.

Thanks, Joel. I'm writing a short guide to humanity in case of an alien invasion and I'll be sure to include these notes.

[alllovelain]

This makes me so nostalgic for my childhood. I had a couple friends in my neighborhood and sometimes when we got together we didn't know what else we could do, so we grabbed our favorite shovels and got to digging. one time it was a 3 week project, we dug out an entire underground bunker with little rooms about 7 feet underground. it eventually collapsed, but thankfully no one was inside when that happened because it was storming real bad. I'll never forget the hole that became bunker. we continued digging holes, but as times change, so do people. some of us found greater things, some didn't want to dig anymore, and me, well, by the end it was just me... I still think about getting back out there and digging one more hole, just for old time's sake and to remind myself of where it all starts, just you, a shovel and the dirt, with the hope that a guy will show up with a shovel and start digging with you. I just don't think I have it in me anymore. But times change, and so do people, so maybe one day when I'm old I'll find that passion again, and maybe some other old guy will see me and smile, saying something I can't fucking understand because he's too far away, and we'll dig a hole together.

[ThatBugBehindYou]

I've never once seen a hole digging not become a community event, it's where humanity feels it's best.

[TheGardeinator]

as an archaeologist, this is strangely accurate to my job. digging a hole, having people tell you how to dig a hole, waiting on people to take a piss at the piss spot that everyone uses, people watching you the whole time.

[reelement]

I like how they weren't embarrassed to pee on their front fence during daylight hours, but we're too shy to dig a hole.

[saxyj]

Trent's energy in everything he does, animated or live action, is comedic and delivered amazingly.

Edit: then Joel's mom and her lines are golden, she delivered em perfectly too!

[huhhhhhhhhhhhh]

This is the first time in the last seven years that I missed that brief period where I worked in grounds at my college. I just got really nostalgic for the time we dug a wide, shallow, circular hole. I don't even remember why the college had us dig it but this video took me back to that time. Thanks.

[jamesbb]

"hey is that a shop-vac?"
"... Yeah."
"... Nice."

This is so stupid, why can't I stop laughing