YouTube Lad from Lagos gets a bite We're delighted to report that our fave YouTube Lad from Lagos, Prince Obi, has got a positive response to his orginal appeal for assistance: James Alexander Smith, come on down: His Highness Prince Obi is, of course, delighted: However, enter stage left Bouncy Helen, who's got a couple of (NSFW) words of warning …
Er. Why do I get the impression that these three people went to the same acting school? I mean that quite literally. They pause like actors, they deliver the lines between the pauses like actors, and they look - in general - like actors.
So, this is some kind of viral advert thing for something, no?
...it all just has the look and feel of somebody's performing art project.
I couldnt say for sure but the videos are all in HD and all of them have the same kind of look and feel about them. The production quality all looks the same in all of them from the lighting to the look of the house they are in.
All are perfectly framed and nobody is using a crumby quick cam in a badly lit room and they are all word perfect with their monologues.
I recon its a scam all right but the "victim" is the veiwer
Even in the first video it's clear that the black bloke's English from his accent (listen for words with a non-prevocalic R and for words with TH), and in hissecond vid his accent's almost like a bad attempt at French.
I'm sorry, but if someone wants to advertise in the Reg, they should be paying you. I put up with adverts because they pay for the news, but when you waste journalistic time and column bytes blithely reporting on transparent hoaxes like this for free, is it really worth it?
You can't complain, these videos also might alert some of the more, how shall I say, cerebrally challenged individuals who fall for the scams, to idenify how ridiculous the "offers" are.
plus viral marketing is way better than insurance and lawyer adverts ( as they are the only ones putting out tv adverts anymore, haven't you noticed? :) )
so I say more please, I want Obi to respond trying to get James to ignore the "mere woman" oh the possibilities :)
oh and thats a new Razer Lycosa keyboard you owe me because of that badge :)
...the elephants have crept off the badly-hidden radiator, while he nipped down to the Covent Garden Sally Army shop for a bit o' Ethnic-looking cloth.
Please, Prince Omigodineedthelav, no views of your Lidl-purchased loincloth in the next missive. I usually write this cra*p while eating...
Playmobil urgently required, like I said last time. I was expecting our illustrious James Alexander Smith to offer, not cash, but a pair of adjustable pipe pliers to help his Royal Highness extract the large things from his bottom. (By Royal Highness I meant Prince Obi, not Charles. Probably.)
Not any show I would waste anytime watching. They could have tried a bit harder to make it a bit more real. I mean the concept was good but the delivery is very staged. The 419ers doing the Parrot sketch was much more fun. I will give it an E - with a try harder next time Mr Jones
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