I wonder what Paris Hilton would look like as a taxidermized squirrel.
Let's talk about that.
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- Good Mythical Morning! - Hobbies can be...
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strange with your free time that we have to talk about it.
We have scoured the depths of the Internet and found some of the
strangest hobbies out there, so let's get started with
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- (laughing) - (laughing) You ever been watching...
- ...the news and you look over the... - No.
...the person who's being interviewed's shoulder and there's, like someone...
- ...trying to get in the shot? - Oh, yeah. Those jerks.
Well, Paul Yarrow of South London has made this his hobby.
- Oh, okay. - Photobombing news reports.
Over a few months, Paul appeared in over 20 live news reports across
various London stations. Let's just watch this montage.
- (man talking) - (Rhett) That's definitely England.
(Link) Yep. Which one do you think he is?
(Rhett) I think he's the guy in the back. He's about to rest his cheek...
- ...against that. - (Link) And there he is. Look.
(Rhett) Oh. He's happy about this one. - He's thinking about something.
(Link) He's hungry. He's licking his lips.
- (Rhett laughing) - (Link) It's like he's that guy's...
...bodyguard, you know?
(Rhett) Yeah. That guy doesn't need a bodyguard.
(Link) He's listening. He's shaking his head.
(Rhett) Okay, but... all right.
(Rhett) What is he... Is he gonna pop up?
(Link) Where is he? Wait for it.
(Link) Nope, that's not him.
- (Link) Aaaaand there it is! - (Rhett laughing)
- (Rhett) Oh, this is the "au naturel" way. - (Link) Yeah. Strollin' in.
- (Rhett) He's not naked. - (Link) And this guy's trying to get...
- ...him out of the shot. Look. - (Rhett) It's like, "No, no. I'm the...
...guy that's supposed to be in the background. Trust me. I'm supposed...
- ...to do this." - (Link) He will not leave the shot. Look.
(Link) And then -- eh -- he's not in this one yet. I wonder if he's gonna...
...show up. Come on, Paul. Where are you? This is your -- there you go!
(Rhett laughing) Oh, yeah! He's got the same bag.
- (Rhett) Is this the same day? - (Link laughing) He's just always ready...
- ...on his phone, man. - (Rhett) Get close. Get close.
- (Rhett) Get closer. Get closer! - (Link) And look how he gets...
...right behind the person so that the camera can't angle him out.
(Rhett) Right. Oh, oh! Eye contact. You gotta make a little eye contact.
- (Rhett) Oh, there it is! - (Link) Look. The smile.
- (laughing) I love this guy! - He got a little...
- I usually hate those dudes. - He got a little cheeky, baby.
You know the thing I like about him? He doesn't get back there and do...
- ...some obscene dance or something... - Right.
-. ..and bunch of attention to himself. - He keeps it cool!
- He's just like, "I'm just shopping." - "Hello. Cheeky, baby.
- I like it. - Yeah, he's my favorite person right now.
- Paul, call me. On Twitter. - Okay. Okay, uh...
- I'm not gonna give you my number. - How about a guy whose hobby it is...
...to paint baseballs? And when I say that, what I mean is, a guy whose job
it is to paint one baseball over and over and over again.
- His name is... This is a hobby. - Is this a job or a hobby?
- Okay. He doesn't get paid to do it. - He doesn't. Michael Carmichael.
Right off the bat, he gets points for that.
- Mm. 26 points. - I mean, he's got "car" in the middle...
- ...of two first names. Right? - (laughing) He does yes.
- And, I mean, the same name. - Yeah.
- That's important. - Yeah, Link Carlink.
- Yeah. - So anyway, when he's in high school...
- ...he has an accident. I don't mean... - Whoops!
...he poops his pants. I mean he spills paint onto a baseball.
- I knew that. - And then he's like, "Huh! That gives...
...me an idea. I'm going to paint that baseball again. And again. And again.
And again and again and again until he gets to a thousand layers.
- Whoa! - This is a project, at this point.
But then he has a child. And I know what you're thinking.
(clicks with mouth) Starts painting the child. No!
- Good. - He says, " I wanna starts over...
- ...with my son so he can be... - (Link) Bonding hobby. That's cool
- ...a part of it." Gets rid of the other baseball. Actually probably puts it
on a shelf somewhere. Starts painting a new baseball in 1977. He has painted
it every single day, at least one layer, for over 40 years.
- What? - Guinness World Record for largest...
...ball of paint. Probably also the largest baseball at this point.
- I don't know how that works. - [inaudible]
He sometimes paints up to 10 layers if it's dry enough.
How big is this thing now? As big as him!
(Rhett) It weighs two-and-a-half tons at this point.
- (Link) Whoa! - (Rhett) I mean, look at that thing.
(Rhett) It's as tall as he is. And he lets guests come and paint it.
Nest time we're in Alexandria, Indiana, Link, you know what we're doing.
We're breaking out the paintbrushes and painting a baseball. This baseball.
Wow. And so it's on display? Like, people can go there and see it?
- Yeah, he's got a big sign. - Oh.
- It's a roadside attraction. - That's cool: a nice hobby where...
...you can bond with your son and inhale a lot of paint.
- Yeah, right. - Win, win. Carmichael number one.
- Win. - 26 points. All right, I got one...
...for ya. 91-year-old Coral Charles-Dunne from Birmingham.
- Hm. - Coral's hobby is knitting.
- Boobs. She knits... - She repairs people's boobs?
No, she knits knitting materials into boobs. Just look at this picture.
(Link) There she is, smiling. If you look at the bottom of the frame,
you'll see those are boobs that she has knitted.
(Rhett) Is this like an alternative to breast implants?
- I don't understand. - It is an educational tool used...
- ...by expectant moms... - "This is what a boob looks...
- ...looks like, kids." - ...to learn the techniques for...
...breastfeeding. I thought expectant moms had their own.
- You put milk in there? - No. I don't know the details.
- I don't understand. I'm still confused. - But listen. Just focus on her face...
...and how sweet she is and then you're like, "All right. Whatever she...
...wants to do. I'm sure there's something we can learn." But the picture, it looks
like they took some sort of mother pig, turned it upside-down. Like a knitted...
- ...mama pig or something. - Yeah, that's what I like to...
- ...think happened. - Because, you know, they have a...
- ...lot of ninnies. Right. - Yeah, they do. They have more than two.
More than two. Some women have more than two. Some men have...
- ...extra nipples. - Right, that woman in Total Recall.
- She can teach people about that. - Mm.
- It could also be used as pillows. - If you wanna be that woman from...
...Total Recall, you call up this woman and she just give you an extra one.
- Mhm. - (laughing) Okay, next up is...
- Okay, next up is Ian Silva. - I've learned a lot. I think it...
- ...was educational. - Yeah, very educational. He's a...
...commuter train driver in Sydney, Australia. And he was asked a question
one time on Reddit, or he responded to a question that was posed: "What do you
like to do for fun when you're alone?" And he responded with, "I like to to
draw maps of an imaginary place that I've invented in my mind."
And it completely blew up, because it's not just, like, some little sketch-eroony.
- This is a freaking -- look at the detail. - (Link) He wasn't lying. He already...
- ...did it. - No, this is his hobby. It is the...
- What? That is amazing! - ...Koana islands.
(Rhett) It is a series of islands, and he has not just done these
incredibly detailed maps. He's also got all these details about the islands
themselves. There's 93 million residents. There's 11 national parks. It's ranked
among the world's best countries to live in. That's really for you to say, Ian.
I mean, you came up with this in your mind. I don't think you get to say it's the best
place to live just because it's in your mind. But it is pretty cool.
Yeah. There's a lot of highways. Like, the interconnectedness...
- (Rhett) Yeah, lots. - of the transportation is very advanced.
Road travel is very important on these islands.
- Yeah, lotta interstates. - Baseball is very important.
- Is it? - If there's an emergency, you don't...
- ...dial 9-1-1. You dial 7-7-7. So if we every get sucked into this world, Link,
which is want to happen when you stare at a map too long. I'm warning you...
...right now! Don't stare at it too long! You might get sucked in there,
but we'll dial 7-7-7 to get you out. He also is developing a language,
a mix of Old Norse and English that is going to be spoken by these people.
He doesn't have a name for it, but, Ian, I am suggesting Old Norseglish.
- Feel free to use that. No copyright. - I mean, this is really cool.
- (Link) Like, his subway system. - (Rhett) It's incredibly intricate!
And he's constantly -- this is his hobby: to add details to these islands.
- I'd frame that and put it on my walls. - "I would at least frame that."
But not like over my couch, but not in the restroom, either. I'd put it over
like, a hallway that's a secondary hallway.
Okay. Well, maybe he'll send you one, Link.
Next up, we have Susan Mullins from Fort Campbell, Tennessee.
- She likes squirrels. - Yeah?
- Dead ones. She turns them into... - (laughing)
...art. She taxidermizes squirrels and, uh... here you go. You've got a...
- ...granny squirrel. And here you've... - (Rhett) Mhm.
- ...got a 1920s flapper squirrel. - (Rhett) I like that one.
- (Link) It has cleavage. - (Rhett) Yeah. Why, it should.
I've never seen a squirrel with so much cleavage.
They have move cleavage. Sometimes you can't tell because they're usually not...
- ...in dresses. - She could be in cahoots with the...
- ...knitted boob lady. - Yeah, yeah. Right.
- Cahooters with her. (laughing) - (laughing)
- Oh, gosh. - The squirrels come from a man...
...in Georgia who eats them and then gives her the skins.
Right. Because you don't need the insides to do this.
- (Link) Here's a tennis squirrel. - (Rhett) Oh, tennis squirrel!
(Rhett) Sign me up. Can I get one on these? Can I buy one?
You can buy them on eBay. She sells them from $75 to $250 dollars.
Last but not least, her favorite is Paris Hilton with portable CD player.
Okay. I want one, and will you please give me one for my birthday?
- That's my request. - With a portable CD player?
Okay, Link. Next up, we've got former computer engineer Chuck Lamb
from Ohio. Lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but according to him,
he had no acting experience and he wasn't very good looking, so he
took an unorthodox path, and he started faking his own death, repeatedly.
And then getting his wife to take pictures of him and posting it on his website,
deadbodyguy.com. This is absolutely incredible.
Why, because if people think he's dead, then he could get acting jobs?
Don't worry about the logic. Just look at the pictures.
- Oh. - Here he is. He does these little...
...captions. "Racing the automatic garage door. He lost."
- (Rhett" Screwed again." - (Link) Ooh!
- (Rhett) "Screw to the side of the head." - (Link) Ooh, gross!
(Rhett) "Should have towel dried."
(Rhett laughing) "Oh, by the way, I'm having an affair."
(Rhett) As you can see, the wife has used the rolling pin to...
- ...bash his brains in. - (Link) Ooh.
- This is gross. This is kinda morbid. - This has actually worked.
He's got his game down, too. His eyes are open.
Because of this, this website and its popularity, he's actually landed
appearances in movies like Kentucky Horror Show and, one of
- ...your favorites, I know, ThanksKilling. - Yes! Holiday classic.
- Yes! He was in ThanksKilling! - He was.
He was in ThanksKilling. Chuck was in ThanksKilling.
- You know what? He was the dead guy. - His ultimate goal is to be on...
...Law & Order. He says, "If I get on Law & Order, I will shut down everything
and mission accomplished." But you know what, Link? There's a new one that's
not on DeadBodyGuy that you can only see on this show. It's not
Law & Order, but it is Good Mythical Morning. Look what Chuck did for...
- ...us right here. - (Link) Or we did for him.
- (Link) Did we kill him? - (Rhett laughing) No! He died...
...watching Good Mythical Morning! He didn't send a caption with this
one, but I added "Should have stayed hydrated during GMM marathon."
- (laughing) Oh, poor guy. - (laughing) Because that happens...
- ...sometimes, you know? - Poor guy didn't stay hydrated.
- Thanks to Chuck! - Mythical Beasts, take up a nice...
- ...creative hobby, and don't forget to - (both) Stay hydrated!
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