Ohhh, college. If you don't think this video is funny, it can only be because you're not watching it.
It's from three years ago, in our old college newsroom. Because I had not yet ascended to the ranks of the cool (read: editors), I don't appear in this video (it's a budget meeting - woo!), though one of my best friends, another lowly reporter, does - she's the girl at the end in the striped sweater putting the banana on his shoulder. She brings on the best part of Ben's banana-crazed reaction, anyway.
And yes, he means it - the kid hates bananas. Lots.
Sure, the song is annoying & the videography is blurry, but darn, it's fun - so fun, in fact, that back in the day, a local alt paper wrote about it. I've been a wee bit cranky for the past few days, & I got a little emo last night reading through a bunch of my old Xanga & Myspace posts (don't judge, everyone's gotta start someplace) - but amongst my old posts, I found this amazing piece of Daily Kent Stater history, & I couldn't resist reviving it to share with anyone who's interested in a little bizarro fruit comedy. It made my day & induced the elusive actual LOL.
Also, this just in: Would you judge me if I admitted that I miss college? A lot?
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I was at Kent today actually. I miss it a LOT. :(
ReplyDeleteRemember how Fox 8 covered this too? The Banana Boy. hahahaha
OMG, I miss college. It's so funny to see that these type of things happen in ALL college newsrooms. Guess that's what happens when you're stuck with the same people for 50+ hours a week...
ReplyDeleteYes. That's me. I do have to say that I'm getting a lot better with bananas, as they still gross me out. But I even touched one recently! And on purpose!
ReplyDeleteStill, ew.
haaa. my mom is deathly afraid of live fish, and my sister has an honest-to-god phobia of vomit, so why not bananas, i guess...? :-)
ReplyDeletethe ending is perfect.
ReplyDeleteand yeah: miss college.
In college you know who you are, you sit in the Quad and think, "Oh my god I'm totally going to go far!"
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I don't really miss college, (even though I'm still finishing up a few lagging credits online at KSU myself). But I can say I was always around Taylor and always kinda wished I worked at the Stater. =)
ReplyDeleteBANANAS! how can that even happen? who doesn't love bananas? i love bananas! and the banana song! student government never had anything like this in our meetings. *sad face*
ReplyDeleteps thanks for saying hi! :)