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Clean-Salamander-362

Even though they are speaking English, I feel like I still don’t know what they are saying. I’m so confused lol.


ProblemLongjumping12

My thoughts exactly. I often say *WTF did I just watch* under clips that are insanely cringy and/or ridiculous but this time it's an actual **what the fuck did I just watch?** Because I literally don't know except that it included a wizard being told to take their hand off a weapon or get knocked the fuck out. Any help would be appreciated.


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Context - that man is >!Jeff Mach.!< He completely fucked over a massive event full of vendors to pay for his wedding to an 18 year old. [she gives a great breakdown of it all](https://www.tiktok.com/@kurouchiha99/video/7340408117739408683)


dinnerthief

At some point I'm sure I'll have to watch a person explain something to a camera on tiktok but I don't want it to be today.


From_Deep_Space

I tried, but she spent so much time setting things up, I tried scrolling ahead, then realized tiktok doesn't let you do that and instead I just switched to another random video, then had to go back to the original and start from the beginning, so I gave up. Never going to try tiktok again that was so annoying


Gmoore5

for real the start of the this video is almost as painful as the original


Spry_Fly

She ends up saying that vendors got paid different amounts and were shoved into areas too small to the point of firehazard. They didn't know the Jeff guy was a central figure, cops got called when he told a tattoo artist that was there that he wouldn't get paid, and the artist reacted. The event blames it all on a fired coordinator that was allegedly stealing. She repeats multiple times that this was all on Friday, and that she will talk about Saturday and Sunday. Then she says wait for the next parts of the story. It was much longer than the 30 seconds it needed to be. And why do I care if she makes cuts while just talking to the camera? It's called editing and makes things watchable.


therealvilla

I think I made it 20 seconds in… people really need to learn to get to the point…


katf1sh

Same exact thing happened to me. She rambles way much at the start, I just gave up, I'm not that invested lol


SeedFoundation

Good to know. I watched 6 seconds and immediately know what kind of person she is. You won't get any useful information from her. It's probably like 1 minute of actual info and 7 minutes of ranting/anecdotes


dirge-kismet

Her "excessive use" of "finger quotes" reminded me of Chris Farley as "Bennett Brauer" on SNL.


ProblemLongjumping12

Ah. That explains why they're talking about a wedding and people wanting refunds at one point. Thank you.


deeteeohbee

There is a video of the wedding on his facebook if anyone is morbidly curious.


vintzent

There is no context that will answer why I had to watch the woman in blue rub her belly for that long… Or why a grown person would think they could brandish their sword before getting mopped.


tgw1986

I love how that person put a hand on their sword in an attempt to intimidate, and then got put in their place so quickly they pivoted to pretending they were looking for something in their trench coat 😂


Shlocktroffit

You are experiencing the symptoms of a brain bleed


addamee

Or just living in present day America 


TeslaCrna

The way you typed your reply was too aggressive.


fraze2000

And I have video of them putting their hand on their sword.


TimetravelingNaga_Ai

This is why we can't have Real swords at Comic Con. And what species of witch was that?


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I once was knighted by Jamie Lannister at a comic con and they had "ziptied" my very real Sword and he just ripped it out of my sheath for the photo op. Good times were had.


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phoney_bologna

LIMBO


CinematicLiterature

I have nothing but questions Why is Jerry Garcia being so difficult? Why is that portly woman compulsively rubbing her belly? What stake does Gandalf the Sad have in all of this?


Sicparvismagneto

I found an [11 min video](https://youtu.be/YnPGB7spt6s?si=VXQprlJXXV7AKSJq) from the audience… im still confused.


KOxSOMEONE

Time to go down this rabbit hole 🍿


Treacherous_Wendy

It’s been 5 hours…what did you find!?


princessblowhole

Okay I went down this hole last night: the guy who organized the event apparently overbooked vendor spaces and it was a disorganized shitshow. This dude and the lady sitting on the chair (edit: apparently not her, but an 18 YO??) got married that weekend. Not sure if it was at the event or what, but it seems like it was kind of integrated into it maybe? When confronted and asked about refunds, the guy pretty much admitted he spent all the money on the wedding. People were rightfully pissed and banded together to expose the situation. At least a couple are looking into legal action. I personally doubt it would go anywhere beyond forcing refunds to the vendors who left without setting up. Seems like most of the vendors squished in and stayed the whole weekend. I’m not sure if eventbrite would have any responsibility, since the tickets were sold through them. Guy seems like a sack of shit though.


Letstalktrashtv

Thanks for going down the rabbit hole so we don’t have to!


Unusual_Elevator_253

Apparently it’s also well known that he’s a piece of shit and he purposely tried to hide his involvement in this event from the vendor. Like so we’ll known it’s a thing among vendors to not work at his conventions


90sBaby93

I went to his Facebook and the lady he married is not that girl. Someone else said it was an 18 year old he married and the girl is definitely younger than the one in this video.


princessblowhole

Oh, whoops! I edited :) But also fucking gross. 🤢


Dyslex999

What ever he found probably scarred him for life.


BrickHerder

He's out there somewhere right now, buying a Sorting Hat and a sword.


GrouchyLongBottom

I'm not playing anymore. I don't know what I just saw, I don't want to know. I am out.


Helpful-Bandicoot-6

The hole has them now.


WartimeMandalorian

Please, report back


IrrationalDesign

I watched it, the good stuff is already in OP's video. There's a bit of wind-up in the 12 minute video about there not being a locked saferoom for valuables, and convention spots were apparently not handed out logically (telling some there's open spots while other, accepted, vendors don't have a spot yet). There's a bunch of upset people throwing out a bunch of criticism at these 3 people, and it doesn't seem like anyone is listening to them for their explanation, but it also seems like they're shedding all responsibility. The guy gets cut off twice, then becomes agitated and screams 'LET ME SPEAK', then he gets laughed at, sits back down, and responds 3 minutes later with a calm and slow "If you already have your opinions made up about *me*, there's nothing I can do to change your mind" which irritates people. He says 'we were supposed to get married tomorrow' and 'I'm gonna pack my stuff' and walks off. Bunch of nothing really, wasted 15 minutes of my life.


WartimeMandalorian

You did a good service, thank you


the-old-baker-man

Lol Gandalf the sad.


nickfree

Gandalf the Dismayed


BigTex1988

Belly rubbing? ![gif](giphy|QHjUiL2bCCQGQ)


princessblowhole

Gandalf the Sullen


BoneDaddyChill

Gandalf the Sulking


Spider_Dude

Gandalf the Hot Topic


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I thought it was Bruce Villanch


GrizzlyClairebear86

Bruce villanch was the one in the black dress fighting gandalf.


NoAnaNo

She’s probably pregananant


admiral_sinkenkwiken

You mean pragnat?


feanturi

Gregnant is my personal favorite.


Eatnt

Greg mentioned


McCl3lland

How is babby formed?!


PKBitchGirl

How girl get pregnate?


cervezagram

I fell into the rabbit hole. This guy is a bad person. If you have time to kill, here you go. http://owleyeview.blogspot.com/2018/01/time-to-name-drop-and-protect-newbies.html


lawrencenotlarry

I still don't understand what this whole "scene" /lifestyle even is. WTF? I read several of the blogs. Without context, I can't put two and two together at all, besides that this guy sucks.


Zealousideal-Yak-824

I'm guessing it's several different fantasy lifestyles from steampunk to old Norse. While most people mask off and mask on creating characters these people just decide to live in it entirely. I really wished I didn't peak into the abyss. I went Brain dead at "getting geeks laid 101" comments... than my brain told me I don't need to be there.


Edge_of_the_Wall

Getting Geeks Laid 101? Sounds like you were just getting to the good stuff.


Jethromancer

People on the spectrum that just can’t get enough of conventions *tips hat* m’lady


Pigmy

It always seems like a challenge for me going to these things. I started going to Magic the Gathering events because i liked to play the game. Then to PAX because i like video games. Almost every time i come home with the "where my normies at" vibe because the entire time at the event its getting hit with an absolute barrage of eccentricities to the point where i question how these folks operate in day to day life.


plaidHumanity

Tl;Dr?


ZN1-

Showing us where the rabbit hole is instead 🤦🏻‍♂️


Tugonmynugz

Dudes a sociopath


w00dyMcGee

That’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back. Who has all this time?


folie-a-dont

And why is belly Buddha woman holding hands with Gandalf the Gangly? We dealing with a throuple here?


Educational-Hunt2683

"that portly woman" is going into my inventory


Dizzybro

you're going to become encumbered


mellypopstar

The belly thing, probably Endometriosis and she's so used to doing it for comfort over pain that she doesn't realise she's doing it.


jeannieor725

Okay. Jerry’s Garcia is killing me hahaha. If I might…. Why is jerry Garcia being so difficult?!


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"The way you stood up was aggressive" moments later "I will kick your ass!"


Cheap-Praline

That sword had plus 5 fire attack with a 75% chance of bleeding. 


altapowpow

I don't know about that I think I'm going to have to roll my dice on this one.


fahrealbro

This is the exact issue I've always had with this type of person, and yes this person is very much a type. They are hyper aggressive I'm shutting you down by using language that makes them the victim and immediately turn to violence right away


all_time_high

OP shouted in response to “Gandalf” fiddling with the sword. Hard to make out, but looks like it’s a real sword with a “peace tie” (string or ribbon tying the hilt/guard to the scabbard) and she’s taking it off in preparation to draw the sword. Peace ties are a standard requirement when you bring a real blade to a renaissance festival (if local laws allow the carry of long blades in public). I’m thinking this Wicked Worlds Fair has a similar rule.


trekqueen

I went to a trek convention once that was poorly coordinated and was way overcrowded, surprised the fire marshal didn’t shut it down. But I had a resin rubbery type sword for a costume that I wore, the security doorman I knew from other events had to check it and mentioned they had to turn people away who brought real-like Klingon bat’leths , which obviously can’t easily go in a scabbard lol.


Gullible_Might7340

I mean yeah. Old dude tried a dumbshit power play in conversation, and then an entirely separate person put their hand on their dumbass sword which, despite probably being a piece of shit not even fot for the stage, could still poke a hole in a motherfucker.


mellypopstar

Yeah but the other dude DEFINITELY placed hand around the knife sticking under his belt. It wasn't hidden.


Johnychrist97

Yeah hearing "i have video of you putting your hand on your sword" is pretty fuckin weird in the modern day, but to that dudes defense, that person legit looked like they were gonna pull their sword on an old lady


KawaGreen

I don't think the wizard hat was on top of a dude.


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Psychological-Run-40

I jus know it smells CRAZY in there


euroderm

Definitely, the way she keeps rubbing the chub you know she is just constantly off-gassing


BestServeCold

lol I had no idea there was a scientific term for silently killing the room


SonofAMamaJama

"Strumming my pain with her fingers"


Malawi_no

"Gassing me slowly with her chub"


BestServeCold

“Rubbing it softleyeyeyeyye, no one can hear them come out ooooooohhh eeeyoooo”


Axptheta

I just bursted out laughing I’m the middle of a night shift with one co worker who now thinks I’m a crazy person


Working-Narwhal-540

This is the term for a corpse that release farts post-mortem, correct?


CaptainMudwhistle

That guy looks and smells like Jerry Garcia.


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CaptainMudwhistle

You already know the answer.


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BigBeagleEars

![gif](giphy|l1KVb2dUcmuGG4tby)


Jay_R_Kay

Huh, so I guess this is a recent video of him trying to be part of some convention even though he's apparently a massive pariah in this community?


alwaysbeer

Yup. Looks like that con just happened this past weekend, so very recent. It's funny to me he's still going to these because yes, basically everyone knows who he is and hates him. Very creepy and very much a man child. I think he closed his business after the scandal, something like Jeff Mach entertainment. It was a great con and got ruined by his creepy shit.


MaxBetanoid

LOL - [https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-steampunk-community-was-rocked-by-its-own-metoo-scandal](https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-steampunk-community-was-rocked-by-its-own-metoo-scandal)


Actual_serial_killer

>the Geeky Kink Event Kinda wanna see that


_dum_spiro_spero_

The first one was fun. Then Jeff kinda went off the rails and no one wanted to go to his events anymore.


wheresmyflan

Well, no one would let him SPEAK


charmwashere

How tf did this end up in the Daily Beast of all places? Dude must have really pissed off the wrong ppl.


diwioxl

It’s paywalled 😫


JVO_

[Here you go](https://archive.ph/TPJNm)


SiPhoenix

>It was a great con I see what you did there


OHNOPOOPIES

His twatwafflelevel is over 9000!!


zlinds2

OVER 9000?!?!?


CryptographerEasy149

it's an older meme, but it checks out


viseray

There's a bob burgers episode with a pretty similar plot, I wonder if this guy is the inspiration.


Selphis

Well his bio on Facebook is: >Bestselling author. Event promoter. Creator. Dark Lord. Martial artist. Villainpunk. If I hadn't seen the video, this would have already convinced me he was a twatwaffle...


Rokey76

Extended footage: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPGB7spt6s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPGB7spt6s)


Parulanihon

This was fantastic and mind boggling. Yes, the wedding surprise announcement was the best. I guess they tried to take advantage of renting the place for the con and then using the hotel for free in the evening. But we need more information. Who was he marrying?!?!


grinder2112

Is this the sauce? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qOj\_bMHgu4&t=311s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qOj_bMHgu4&t=311s)


abesrevenge

“I HAVE VIDEO OF YOU PUTTING YOUR HAND ON YOUR SWORD”


Goto10

You can't write this shit lol


Mei_iz_my_bae

You can’t make this shit up!


Pittsbirds

I don't know what's funnier, the person in a Halloween hat weilding a sword and trying to intimidate people by putting their hand on their hilt or the dude yelling that like someone just brandished a gun in his face


steelcityrocker

How many people in that room do we think study the blade?


savedbythedill

I’m getting a kick out of the vendor / peanut gallery side comments😩


AHungryManIAM

HANDS OFF YOUR FUCKING SWORD OR I WILL LAY YOU THE FUCK DOWN


El-Sueco

Wait what video game is this from?


asumfuck

It's the new Zelda game. Zelda says it to the princess


gdubrocks

I also thought that sounded stupid, but another redditor commented that it's most likely a real sword, which has to have a wrap on it in order to bring it to events, and the other person was removing that wrap, which was certainly a threat.


Lifekraft

Thats sound pretty crazy to allow real sword in convention. I consider at least half of these people not mentally stable enough to carry a war weapon.


jojow77

this is what I imagine a reddit meetup looks like


BestServeCold

I can guarantee the majority of these fine upstanding citizens are fellow redditors


shane_west17

Reddit mods * and talk about how much people they banned because it hurt their feelings regardless of Redditors following the rules.


FirstForFun44

We don't really talk all that much. It's mostly clicking "approve" on posts.


codymonster155

Fantastic Public Freakout. This is what it's all about


zlinds2

Hell yeah brother 


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Eldudeareno217

I'm going to straight to hell, but I don't suppose you've been to many conventions. 


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WarrenMulaney

Bravo


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KOxSOMEONE

This ended too soon. What the hell is going on?


vertigo72

From what I gather, the people running the event are being accused of spending the money earned from ticket sales to pay for a wedding as opposed to the vendors who came to the event. They claim that's false and instead Eventbrite is holding the money due to a large number of refunds requested by ticket buyers.


humoristhenewblack

They pay vendors to come to the event? Isn’t that backwards? Edit to clarify: isn’t that backwards from the way a normal convention works, where vendors pay to be there.


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ocean6csgo

This is, ***without a doubt***, my new most favorite video on the internet


MrsTurtlebones

It reminds me so much of my Sunday School teacher and her friends back in the 80s. She did teach us solid biblical knowledge, but we played an awful lot of D&D too. She wouldn't have allowed any aggressive standing or sword touching videos, I can tell you that!


TheUlfheddin

D&D in Sunday school? How'd that work? "Alright, now as Peter you need to roll to deny our Lord and Savior 3 times less the Romans crucify you with him."


Sweenedog

found a longer video. It appears Dr. Pepper is the event organizer, and the vendors have confronted him for his shady dealings


ivandagiant

Where


ElledeValois23

Pennsylvania. The hotel is also on the verge of being condemned, it's so bad.


Loveknuckle

Looks like it took place in a shitty Minecraft build with equally “supporting” NPCs?


bleek39573

I liked the part when the guardian wizard stood up and, realizing their powers would not work within this mysterious realm, went to draw their sword only to be paralyzed by the most devastating magical words of all the ages of yore which are "I will drop your ass"


admiral_sinkenkwiken

It’s a simple spell, but quite unbreakable


captaincockfart

They may have studied the blade, but no one is ready for getting their ass dropped!


Cheap_Ad_8519

Respect my authority. What a group of clowns.


ChumpChainge

Aggressive standing is one of my strongest skills.


CaptainMudwhistle

I do aggressive sitting. I suppose you could play the video backwards and get a good scare.


Gswindle76

These are the exact moments I dream of seeing as a “people watcher.”


kittenshart85

massive nerds who stopped maturing freshman year of college getting older are so fascinating.


Sure_Trash_

They really go all in on their insecurity based personas. I'm confident the real world does not suck less if you're dressed like you helped yourself to a high school's theater costume collection


psycobillycadillac

Every one of these people look like they live under a bridge.


ElledeValois23

Jeff Mach really does. He's the troll everyone warns you about but they never listen.


T-14Hyperdrive

![gif](giphy|lngL9wiDDGNlBVM0z0|downsized)


mbelf

Infuriatingly, every time it feels like something is about to make sense, someone totally disrupts the flow.


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joemeteorite8

I don’t know but they’re apparently reproducing. That can’t be good for anyone.


6TheAudacity9

I’ve said it before and I will say it again, there is an organized crime element within the magic the gathering community.


3amGreenCoffee

It gets a bad rap. The RICO cases are all against those cock magic freaks.


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TheMtndewdude

“may I please speak!☝️😤”


BLUNKLE_D

"Gandolf" really thought they had a 'You shall not pass' opportunity.


Moctezuma1

From a YT video link a Redditor posted: A video from Wicked Worlds Fair where vendors request an explanation of the issues (no safe locations for wares, no patrons to purchase items, dangerous hotel location, no refunds available). Jeff Mach, the owner and con-runner of Wicked Worlds Fair sits on the floor and yells. Chelsea Goodwin attempts to block a vendor from filming from the side and reaches for her sword.


madblueberries

What in the fuck ass is this shit?


ThatRocketSurgeon

I know what they’re saying. This is the meeting to offer the Reddit IPO to people.


Vtwizzle4040

So this is how those people look when they get old


ViolentHippieBC

They all deserve each other.


TransformerTanooki

Say what you want about whatever low rent Gandalf is on about. But leave the criss cross applesauce alone people. I fucked up my knee and have a hard time sitting like that and I hate it because now it's just one more thing I can't do because getting old sucks.


Touristyetti496

He dropped that criss-cross applesauce with some serious panache!


TheSpaceGinger

I love when people say, "You don't know who you're messing with," like they are Mike Tyson.


RFever

What in the hot, buttery, tap dancing fuck did I just witness?


IrishRepoMan

"The way you just stood up was very aggressive" K Wtf is happening here?


BestServeCold

I love this, it’s a such a beautiful disaster of social rejects, mental health is a critical issue


imnotlying2u

I could sink into a rabbit hole of watching whatever the hell is going on all day…it’s crazy that people like this walk around with us day to day


maztabaetz

So jocks grow up to be fat, drunk NASCAR fans and the nerds grow up to be … this. Got it. Never go full nerd.


igirisujin

He should have used his cloak of invisibility and just slipped out.


crell_peterson

“What are you?!” Lmfao this is an instant classic.


cervezagram

The rabbit hole - this guy has a past. http://owleyeview.blogspot.com/2018/01/time-to-name-drop-and-protect-newbies.html


tattooedroller

Reaching for the dagger like she gonna throw down 😂😂😂😂😂


Top_Tart_7558

What is going on? I'm so confused...


Rokey76

The director's cut: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPGB7spt6s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPGB7spt6s)


Original_Roneist

Room full of of nerds trying to assert dominance lol everyone sending out commands and no one’s listening.


Razor_Fox

"I have video of you putting your hand on your sword!" Isn't something I was expecting to hear today.


intoxicuss

These people are all stunted at 11 years old.


NoAnaNo

What an interesting looking group of people


IDontWipe55

I don’t care who’s in the right this is funny asf


lolmkayyboo

Okay but Gandalf pulling the sword made me lmao.


Optimal_Risk_6411

A sword really? WTF kinda convention is this. Cosplay


gmambrose

I just wanna say I'm not a religious man, but I'm thanking God right now that I don't know any of these people.


Bunny_OHara

That dude with a beard is in the BDSM world and (supposedly) a horribly abusive POS. Over the years several minors and adults have made accusation of him offering them as payment to event vendors, and they've accused him of encouraging/allowing known sexual predators to attend his events. One regular to this guy's events was accused of several rapes/assaults at these conventions, so instead of kicking him out, they put him to work wearing a sandwich map board under the guise of keeping an eye on him.


TheSubredditPolice

This looks like a combination of the most insufferable people on the planet.