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Hey ant, this video: http://www.videosift.com/video/A-harmless-prank-on-the-USC-Student-Body-Vice-President-goes-horribly-wrong is just too good to stay in sifttalk. I know lucky decided to *discuss it, but that guy (Ryan Holt) is too much of a douche imo. Whaddaya say I *return it and you replace the embed with this working one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_PAX6rk04k ?

Done and thanks!

I'm not sure if this is the same Ryan Holt. It kind of looks like him, and if it is him, I think it may explain everything:

The follow up interview video, in which Ryan Holt (the prankee) tries to show he has a sense of humor about the whole things, is also gone.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Ryan-Holt-Look-At-Me-Being-Serious

Change is the universe's only true constant. All things a revolve or are measured by change. But change itself is measured over time.

Which brings me, obtusely, to a question: Has 3 years been long enough for Mr. Ryan Holt to remove that painfully barbed stick from his ass. No, really, that's what I think about this. There is a thing called 'Sense of Humor' that isn't taught but learned. It's a natural ability.

This dumbass, quite honestly, doesn't have one so far as I can see in the video. That was 3 years ago. The fact that he is now retroactively trying to erase the knowledge the internet has of this video leads me to believe he still doesn't.

Ha ha, Ryan Holt, you're a douche bag. I hope you learned your lesson with this; but I'll bet you $100 you didn't.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'usc, student body, vp, humor, prank' to 'Ryan, Holt, Ryan Holt, balloon, usc, office, student body, vp, humor, prank' - edited by burdturgler

Here's the transcript for posterity.

super: On Sunday, April 2, 2006, USC Vice President Ryan Holt traveled to Washington, DC to voice students' concerns to Congress. On Monday, April 2, 2006, members of the Student Senate purchased $80 worth of balloons. What you are about to see may be disturbing to people without a sense of humor.

Ryan: This is the kind of unprofessionalism that characterized student government years ago, and it's not going to happen now. If I have to there's gonna be-- okay that's it. Email to Ann, and people getting keys taken away and everything. Because this is not a joke.

[OPENS DOORS TO BALLOONS, POPS ARE HEARD]

Ryan: Okay, look, this is a waste of student activity [unintelligible]... and the people who did this are gonna pay for every single one of these! It's not a joke! It's not a joke, Alex!

Alex: Chill.

Ryan: Look at me being serious! We were off doing good work and you come to do something like this!

Alex: Okay. Alright. Geez.

Ryan: And I want to go to bed, and you've come and fucked up my office!

Alex: Calm down.

Ryan: NO ALEX! I am not going to calm down, because this is inappropriate! I am disappointed with you!

Alex: It's a joke.

Ryan: No this is not a joke. Who is going to pay for these balloons?! Out of your pocket?

Alex: We paid for them. Yes, we paid for them out of our pocket.

Ryan: Where did the air come from?

Alex: [befuddled] Wha-- the air? Over there.

Ryan: You used the air that costs money for us to do that stuff.

Alex: No.

Ryan: No, that's not appropriate, Alex.

Alex: [SIGHS]

Ryan: It's not appropriate. And this is not cleaned up [BALLOON POPS] by eight in the morning [ANOTHER POP] I'm going to come in here, take pictures, and there's gonna be hell to pay!

Almost 3 years later and now they file a DMCA complaint?

Question .. are you responsible under DMCA for embeds members put in their comments?





edit .. these aren't extra google tags for Ryan Holt balloon prank usc office or the balloon prank that was done at Ryan Holt's office at USC

I've got to admit when I saw the "milk rushing into a cubicle" effect, my first thought was Ryan Holt asking "Who's going to pay for this!?"

ant posted the Ryan Holt vid almost 332 days ago.

http://www.videosift.com/video/A-harmless-prank-on-the-USC-Student-Body-Vice-President-goes-horribly-wrong