New Zealand Couple React to America's Airborne Anti-hero - Jake "McNasty" McNiece | WHAT A LIFE!

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  • @the_fat_electrician
    @the_fat_electrician 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1793

    Glad you 2 liked the video! Thanks for the support.

    • @yournewzealandfamily
      @yournewzealandfamily  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +382

      Woah, one of those moments we didn't expect! Thank you for making such amazing content. Can't wait to check out more! 👊🏻

    • @LibertyWolf1
      @LibertyWolf1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

      @@yournewzealandfamily
      Not to be THAT guy. However The Chubby Electron guy is speaking in fluent Veteran-ese. It's definitely NOT going to be child friendly, or even ADULT friendly some times.

    • @NightFangFenrir
      @NightFangFenrir 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      Tho his language may not be kid safe, neither are the most of these stories. But as nic is former military and the majority of these stories are military history, he’s uniquely qualified to tell these stories the way the people it’s about would tell it to their close friends over a couple of beers.

    • @GLJ94
      @GLJ94 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      Hey, it's the chubby electron guy. Congratulations you guys.

    • @matthewcharles5867
      @matthewcharles5867 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      It's worth watching his video on the mosquito aircraft. Ww2 wooden bomber/fighter.

  • @alanrogers7090
    @alanrogers7090 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +573

    The Fat Electrician's a historian for the non historian. He brings history in an accessable manner.

    • @sector986
      @sector986 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      He’s also going back to school to be a legit historian.

    • @Some_who_call_me_Tiim
      @Some_who_call_me_Tiim 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      As he puts it he speaks "common grunt" and reads between the line of "official reports" and goes "yea, but what do the common grunts say happen"

    • @Reblwitoutacause
      @Reblwitoutacause 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Dan Carlin with a foul mouth and tattoos and on youtube.

    • @raid_or_die8962
      @raid_or_die8962 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Some might say he's a "Anti-Historian"

    • @Aokreaper
      @Aokreaper 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No just an a**hole who can teach you history. I do it with science and history to my friends. Love watching their faces. Good to know i can make them laugh. Aka. Love the fat electrician. My dream made into a movie i love it.

  • @drainmonkeys385
    @drainmonkeys385 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Stories like that are why whenever you see an old man who seems to be a friendly, meek, mild-mannered person, you never know what they may have done in their youth

  • @Lemieux92
    @Lemieux92 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +245

    My dad was a Pathfinder in VN. So very proud, and the stories he told, and about him being wounded. Dad will be 83 next month!

    • @smarttvhome335
      @smarttvhome335 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Please thank him for his service and sacrifice, and also a very Happy Birthday!

    • @ScarriorIII
      @ScarriorIII 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Tell him I said "Get some, Warfighter".

    • @davidweeks4006
      @davidweeks4006 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thank your father for his services!! 🫡

    • @jacquesm6847
      @jacquesm6847 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      God bless him 😉👍🏼🇺🇸

    • @KaoretheHalfDemon
      @KaoretheHalfDemon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank him for his service please.

  • @augl2702
    @augl2702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    He's actually getting a degree in history!
    Hands down my favorite content creator. ALL of his videos are awesome.

  • @marilynparmelee
    @marilynparmelee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +279

    He is an amazing story teller. I never get bored listening to him.

    • @murrismiller2312
      @murrismiller2312 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      english food is bland

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@murrismiller2312 beans and toast..................................... nah. bacon with biscuits and gravy and some scrambled eggs on top!

  • @jillsnyder2312
    @jillsnyder2312 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

    I was born and raised in ponca city and had the pleasure of meeting Jake twice and hearing about his experiences. It was an awesome experience! He is definitely a hero to us in PC!

    • @ReneRamsey-i9g
      @ReneRamsey-i9g 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      My teachers in Newkirk brought Jake in to talk to our class when we were 8th graders it was awesome

    • @TattleDelta
      @TattleDelta 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'm PoHi class of 2012 :D Miss that town.

    • @ReneRamsey-i9g
      @ReneRamsey-i9g 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Newkirk class of 2000. 😁

    • @jasonmartin5154
      @jasonmartin5154 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      American Legend!❤❤

    • @bv332fgh
      @bv332fgh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Once you realize Jake McNiece was an Okie, a lot of his swagger and attitude makes perfect sense. Greetings from Tulsa, OK.

  • @michaelschemlab
    @michaelschemlab 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

    His book is “The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dust Bowl to Hitler’s Eagle Nest: the 101st Airborne’s Most Legendary Squad of Combat Troopers” co-authored by Richard E. Killbane

    • @Good_Hot_Chocolate
      @Good_Hot_Chocolate 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That's a long name

    • @scotthill1600
      @scotthill1600 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      ⁠​⁠@@Good_Hot_Chocolatethat’s a fckin epic title/name. “From the dust bowl to hitlers eagle nest” is hard as fuck

    • @Good_Hot_Chocolate
      @Good_Hot_Chocolate 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @scotthill1600 Yeah, I'm just surprised the name has two colons being used and needed.

    • @scotthill1600
      @scotthill1600 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Good_Hot_Chocolate yeah I hear ya, I just choose to ignore everything except the excerpt I mentioned

    • @heywoodjablowme8120
      @heywoodjablowme8120 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I know the Dirty Dozen was loosely based on him and his men but IDK why his life during WWII hasn't been made into a movie.

  • @kevinrandolph9109
    @kevinrandolph9109 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    As a retired 101 pathfinder, McNasty is a freaking legend and one of our heros

    • @DemonEdge82
      @DemonEdge82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was supposed to go to airborne school and then eventually the 101st but I got hurt in basic and couldn’t come back. Thanks for your service!

    • @kevinrandolph9109
      @kevinrandolph9109 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @DemonEdge82 sometimes it works out that way, at least you tried. Better than can be said for most.
      So to, thank you as well

  • @blue2824
    @blue2824 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    There’s a big difference between a Perfect Soldier and a Perfect Warrior. Jake was the Perfect Warrior!

  • @OcotilloTom
    @OcotilloTom 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I knew a couple of guys like Jake during my 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, they functioned well in combat...not so well in civilian life. Neither lived to be as old as Jake.
    Tom Boyte
    GySgt. USMC, retired
    Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
    0369, Infantry unit leader

    • @ScootsMcPoot
      @ScootsMcPoot 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you for your sacrifice and welcome home

  • @Careless-carefree
    @Careless-carefree 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    That beep was his smoke detector needing new batteries 😂😂

  • @LegendaryMetalGames
    @LegendaryMetalGames 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Nick aka The Fat Electrician is an Ex Army Combat Medic from Iowa who's working now as an Electrician. He focuses on stories that are true but usually fly under the radar of most people. As unbelievable as they seem they're very well researched. He also has a 2nd channel Fat Files who focuses less on Military and more on Unhinged Case Studies (Comedy gold every one of them). Great videos to check out on his main would be "Winter Soldier ODs on Meth and becomes unkillable". Aldi the greatest grocery store. America stole a German sub and put it in Chicago or World War TREE operation Paul Bunyan.

  • @GhostWatcher2024
    @GhostWatcher2024 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    He was neither an officer NOR a gentleman... but he WAS a badass.

  • @theEVILone0130
    @theEVILone0130 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I met Jake once when I was a young kid we both lived in Ponca City Oklahoma. I was in elementary school at Liberty elementary when he came to the school and talked about his time in the army during WW2.

  • @secretarts
    @secretarts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    There were 2 movies based on Jake McNiece that you may have seen. First was The Dirty Dozen and more recently Inglourious Bastards. One of the greatest fighting men of WWII Europe theater and Mr. McNiece is the recipient of awards such as the World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, EAME Theatre Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars and 2 Bronze Arrowheads, Presidential Unit Citation for Normandy, for Holland and 2 for Bastogne (1 for being a Pathfinder and one because he was part of 101st AB); Bronze Star Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Jump wings with 4 Bronze Stars, Army Of Occupation Medal, Cold War Victory Medal, Overseas Service Medal, 5 hash marks left sleeve, each hash mark signifies he served all or part of six months overseas, and the Army Service Ribbon. Jake McNiece is also entitled to wear the Airborne Pathfinder Insignia and of course the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
    But you do have to laugh at the Good Conduct medal.

    • @readytogo3186
      @readytogo3186 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Amazing. I thought the New Zealand couple said he did not get any awards. Hope they read this!

    • @buddystewart2020
      @buddystewart2020 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yeah, I read 'good conduct medal' and was wondering how the hell he managed that.

    • @secretarts
      @secretarts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@buddystewart2020 this list was not complete just the main ones, and there were also all the foreign national awards he was awarded.... as to the Good Conduct, that was more than likely a personal ribbing by one of the officers that just liked McNiece''s results.

    • @nadjasunflower1387
      @nadjasunflower1387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@readytogo3186 they were referring to the MoH, and that this type of guy and actions is usually synonymous with someone winning the MoH. Instead however he was jailed and kicked out.

    • @nadjasunflower1387
      @nadjasunflower1387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@secretarts probably his pathfinder C.O. if i had to guess. lol

  • @jameshobbs1460
    @jameshobbs1460 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I about fell out of the chair laughing whne he said "Inches Beat Centemeters".. Great video Merica and God Bless Y'all all the way from Ft. Worth

  • @ColtonRMagby
    @ColtonRMagby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    This guy did a video on a submarine sinking a train during WWII. That submarine was the USS Barb, and the commander on that mission was Eugene B. "Lucky" Fluckey. He was a Commander then, but he eventually became an Admiral. He wrote a book called Thunder Below, and that book is the submariner's equivalent of the Holy Bible.

    • @heywoodjablowme8120
      @heywoodjablowme8120 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love WWII history because there are so many stories. This is one I didn't know about but will check out. Thanks!

    • @ColtonRMagby
      @ColtonRMagby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@heywoodjablowme8120 Any time.

  • @marieneu264
    @marieneu264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I LOVE listening to this guy! I have binge watched his videos for hours.

    • @paulvamos7319
      @paulvamos7319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Ikr, I have binged his videos for an entire week! Quack, bang, out! 😂

    • @yankee_tango
      @yankee_tango 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      TFE is the Most Gangster Historians on Earth!!! I have watched all he has made some are from when he did Tic Toc videos. He has come a long way since his beginnings.

    • @paulvamos7319
      @paulvamos7319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@yankee_tango 👍

  • @cavscout62
    @cavscout62 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Jake was the Quintessential American Warrior.

  • @StephenNuchia
    @StephenNuchia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    23 minutes my dude cuddles the dog, you just earned a sub.

  • @ChuckHuffmaster
    @ChuckHuffmaster 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    His story on Sergeant Reckless America's war horse is my favorite

    • @nadjasunflower1387
      @nadjasunflower1387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      love that one too, especially having been a Marine. it's no BS with the silent communication those Marines were having with the pencil pusher. LOL

    • @ChuckHuffmaster
      @ChuckHuffmaster 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nadjasunflower1387 yeah Nick talks about her blanket but fails to mention that she was notorious for eating her blanket she even ate the campaign hat the Aussies gave her

    • @nadjasunflower1387
      @nadjasunflower1387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChuckHuffmaster why...am I not surprised. lmfao.
      I mean, to be fair, she was trained and ' raised ' (in combat) by grunts. so maybe not so sur😁prising ?

    • @ChuckHuffmaster
      @ChuckHuffmaster 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@nadjasunflower1387 2 legged Grunts have an affinity to crayons and the 4 legged Grunts have one for fabric

  • @yodaz101
    @yodaz101 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Damn straight.... RESPECT.... Retired special forces. 3 wars.
    They don't make men like that anymore.

  • @Frankie--da-fixer
    @Frankie--da-fixer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    I live in Arkansas,Have met the man,He was a great guy,very funny,sadly we lost him in 2013:-(

    • @GT-mq1dx
      @GT-mq1dx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      But very grateful for men like him who answered the call when the world was in peril and in need of antiheroes to do the work that nobody else wanted to do.
      God bless him and his family.

    • @CD-gh4oc
      @CD-gh4oc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@GT-mq1dx
      Imagine the ones we would get nowadays! Hard to picture. But we know some folks stay deep in the wild. If they get called out with the new supposed draft, can you imagine? I think all our current systems and standards are too strict to allow for the real badassholes to do what needs doing. I hate to say that we will have to find out soon

    • @lLadyAszneth
      @lLadyAszneth 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nick did NOT die! Heard rumors (not yet verified personally) that he and his wife may have split up and gosh I hope it's not true because they seemed perfect for each other!
      So yes, as Nick often says; " ... in conclusion.." he IS very much alive - HOORAY!!! 😀👍

  • @elmetepipa
    @elmetepipa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The movie "Fury," that I recently saw, has a scene with eggs and an "Emma," not sure if it is a nod to him, and her, but crazy.

  • @JayyeStone
    @JayyeStone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great video. The narrator was a great fit to tell McNasty's story.

  • @ghomerhust
    @ghomerhust 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the BEEP was the low-battery alert on the fire alarm. right after he said "he always changes the battery in his fire alarm"
    TFE is an Iowa, USA native, served as a Medic in the US Army, and is now a licensed electrician. he loves military history and likes to dig up stories from some of the lesser known legends within the military storyline.

  • @mylesc99
    @mylesc99 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    My favorite video of his is, Cassius Marcellus Clay. It's a must watch. I commented this video before on your last video, but it looks like it was taken down.

    • @americandad8903
      @americandad8903 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Mine too. Being a Kentuckian and not learning about this in school really made me mad. Such an important story.

    • @-scrim
      @-scrim 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah, that's pretty LARP-y and way too tryhard to make Clay seem cooler.

  • @timisme8360
    @timisme8360 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I've heard his story before and I knew the Dirty Dozen movie was based on his exploits the but this was an awesome take on it! This guy is an amazing storyteller and he had me laughing all the way through

  • @111smd
    @111smd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    the book written by Jake is called "The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagle's Nest :The True Story of the101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers"

  • @annfrost3323
    @annfrost3323 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    You may watch some of Jake's adventures featured in the movie The Dirty Dozen from the 1950s with well, a dozen or so actors who were well-known in Hollywood at the time.

    • @jwrockets
      @jwrockets 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1967

  • @Lewa1110
    @Lewa1110 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Its stories like this that explain why americans are so proud of our troops and why we appreciate our military so much

  • @bfulks2001
    @bfulks2001 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best story teller on TH-cam. I had already seen this one but I liked it so much I watched it again with the NZ family.

  • @Joealblas
    @Joealblas 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    gotta say you guys have to be the best reaction channel ive ever seen you don't pause the video and talk about it ever 10 seconds extending the video to an extreme length

  • @Blue4Skies1
    @Blue4Skies1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    All he ever wanted was to eat eggs and blow stuff up, I can relate.😂

    • @nadjasunflower1387
      @nadjasunflower1387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      and like a civilized man, have some butter on his bread. 😁

  • @debramoore1428
    @debramoore1428 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So much fun watching your reactions. I just watched this earlier, but your reations were great!

  • @jebmo5896
    @jebmo5896 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Nadine! You're a bad a** for watching this. I love watching your expressions. You're not too cool for school. You can watch normal stuff like the rest of us. Bravo❤

  • @SIVIirnoff55
    @SIVIirnoff55 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fun Fact: If you watch the first episode of Band of Brothers, you will see one paratrooper shaving another's head into a mohawk when they are waiting in Britain for D-Day. You also see a couple guys with the mohawks in the row behind the main characters in the movie theater. Never noticed this before I had seen this video and just happened to start rewatching BoB over the weekend.

  • @toddtaylor8379
    @toddtaylor8379 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This man IS THE BEST at USA MILITARY historical and current videos. He's a VETERAN himself. Few people tell great stories. A bunch of men and women write great stories. Like Morgan Freeman. When that man talks, you listen. "The Fat Electron Guy", his own words, is one of those people. When he's talking about something, listen, he knows his history. On another note, you guys do great family and parental advised videos. Great work.

  • @MartinScheuerJr
    @MartinScheuerJr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love that you guys do some of these adult only type vids. What a great story!

  • @kristinabenham9883
    @kristinabenham9883 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm from Tonkawa Oklahoma 15 miles west of Ponca City Oklahoma in 1986 9th grade my history teacher knew Jake Mcniece had him come to class and tell us about the war he told it like fat electrician cussing and all it was great ❤

  • @chriscadue7730
    @chriscadue7730 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yeah that's a badass story alright hell yeah McNasty was the fukn man to say the least.! I've been following you guys for awhile now, this is the best video yet. I'm native American myself from Potawatomi Reservation in Mayetta Kansas love you guys take care 😎👍🎩

  • @ChurchNietzsche
    @ChurchNietzsche 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jake McNiece is my hero!
    I'm from Texas. It should be Audie Murphy, maybe James Bowie, Davey Crockett ... ... but McNasty is the badass we all want to be.

  • @richardnott9587
    @richardnott9587 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He is a great story teller and all the extras put in are hilarious. Just like the smoke alarm beep and you guys didn't get the comedy from it. Went right over your head and that is funny also.

  • @uninhabitedspace
    @uninhabitedspace 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His look over his shoulder at the beginning was a callback to his previous despription a hero always changing the batteries in his smoke detectors on time.

  • @camillep3631
    @camillep3631 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    His vid about the Berlin Airlift will really blow your mind, 'Biggest Logistical Flex Of All Time'

  • @Roboto2073
    @Roboto2073 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've seen this video before, I'm subscribed to him, but I love seeing you two reacting to his videos. I like the fact that you put the disclaimer at the beginning also. My kids are older so it doesn't matter for me, but I know you probably have a lot of viewers with younger kids, because you are a family friendly channel, so props to you for that.

  • @brandoncallahan8234
    @brandoncallahan8234 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    If you guys dont know, the reason he looked up when that beep happened in the first part of the video its because its the noise fire alarms make in America. Theyre different in different countries.

  • @JohnGooding-vo8rr
    @JohnGooding-vo8rr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the way you express these stories!👍

  • @catlady443
    @catlady443 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nick now has his master's in American history. He was I believe a medic in the military, but got injured. Became an electrician and was doing this on the side. He has a lot of friends who were in the military longer.
    Ihw has millions of viewers now

  • @mikeakey3358
    @mikeakey3358 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good move not having the kiddos around for this one 😂😂😂 denzel and Atlanta need to stay pure as long as possible 😂

  • @TonyN737
    @TonyN737 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When the Air Force became its own branch, the Pathfinders became Combatant Controllers, aka CCT, the mast badass, high-speed Special Operators nobody ever heard of, who still work very closely with Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy Seals, etc.

  • @robertjohnson3861
    @robertjohnson3861 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @troyabney7166
    @troyabney7166 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy needs a nightly show man I'd listened to him everyday he's just got one of those voices

  • @Ironhead251
    @Ironhead251 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I knew a few guys like this in the Navy. I wasn’t one of them. But, we all rallied around them in combat. Because, this was the guy you wanted to cover your ass in the hell of combat.
    The fat electrician said that the antihero was needed in war, but, not tolerated in peace. That’s not entirely true. When these guys showed up in our command, the captain would often protect them. Because he knew that he would need them when the shit would inevitably hit the fan. God bless Jake McNasty and the filthy thirteen!

  • @troyabney7166
    @troyabney7166 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My grandfather was a combat medic in that war he's gone now but we're still so proud of what he had done for our country and the others as well

  • @John-q2y9k
    @John-q2y9k 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing man .. I don’t think we’ll ever see people like him again

  • @larrywelchko6136
    @larrywelchko6136 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video review. Having been a member of the 82nd Airborne I can attest to the Athletic Alcoholics part of the patch.

  • @brucewright4875
    @brucewright4875 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    His story on the Ghost of Bahtaan is a good one, it’s a crazy one

  • @CJFromGroveSt09
    @CJFromGroveSt09 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I absolutely love watching y’all because I work overnights and you post in the middle of the night in America! Plus, I love your accents and commentary! Cheers 🎉

  • @lorewyn3386
    @lorewyn3386 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    His life could be 4 full movies

  • @quentinboswell6720
    @quentinboswell6720 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    There's a lot of stories by The Fat Electrician that you should check out. Sergeant Reckless, Cassius Clay, America's cheese bunkers, and world war tree come to mind.

  • @ditsiwt
    @ditsiwt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live a sneeze away from Ponca city Oklahoma and this video cracks me every time.

  • @seacradev5400
    @seacradev5400 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for not missing the end. The first reaction video where they watched till the end.

  • @HidingFromStupid
    @HidingFromStupid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have watched all his videos. I am only watching you react to them because Yall talk funny & it makes me laugh .

  • @brandenlane344
    @brandenlane344 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    On my last deployment with the US Army my squad was FULL of "outlaws." Except for me (SGT) and the squad leader (SSG). Ended up being one of, if not THE, best squads in my company. Of course, none of us functioned very well in other squads, but we worked great together. Multiple times, after the deployment, I had other NCOs come up to me and complain that my former soldiers were disrespectful. My answer was always the same: "That's because you are a f****ing dumba**." Learn how to treat people, and even the outcasts will perform spectacularly.

  • @NathanWithem
    @NathanWithem 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Nick is an Anti-Historian lol.
    Also McNasty is a legend. 101st, 2007-2012. Currahee!

  • @wtgardner6914
    @wtgardner6914 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great reaction as always! Loved your take on it. (Messed up bed in the background sounds like someone was doing "Post Graduate Work".) KIDDING! Love your show!

  • @Sarge80
    @Sarge80 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Fat Electrician actually recieved a few emails from people who knew Jake as the postman when they where young, and none of them had a clue that their neighbourhood postman was this badass.

  • @vascobroma8907
    @vascobroma8907 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:55 if you didn't catch that (I don't know what smoke detectors are like in New Zealand), he's looking at his smoke detector, which chirped (low battery warning) right after he said superman always changes his smoke detector batteries on time.

  • @gabrielstone9293
    @gabrielstone9293 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Read his book in Iraq. One of my soldiers was his neighbor back in Oklahoma and got a signed copy from him. Such a badass!

  • @toddtrierweiler958
    @toddtrierweiler958 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video and I just ret something we haven't seen an episode of Atlantas kitchen in a while

  • @Nightreaper86
    @Nightreaper86 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    im glad u guys are reacting to his vids keep it up. some of the stories he has told is crazy and funny

  • @mr.hanger
    @mr.hanger 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Shout out from Ponca! Local legend. 🤠

  • @valerieconner1204
    @valerieconner1204 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As an American, I can't believe I'm learning about events in our military history from New Zealanders, but thanks. Not only am I enjoying hearing the stories, but also wondering how you view them.

  • @Blackflame24
    @Blackflame24 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As an Okie with Choctaw blood, we love Jake McNasty! He wasn’t your “by the book” soldier, he was the guy who got shit done!

  • @troesler81
    @troesler81 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    T. F. E. has a real way with words. I've watched all his videos then turn around and watch people's reactions to his videos. It's hilarious.

  • @austinwiseman3186
    @austinwiseman3186 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nics the king of one liners and quips.

  • @kenjackben
    @kenjackben 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really appreciated his video on the tank Commander Percy Hobart

  • @Hondo-kj8hi
    @Hondo-kj8hi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You're getting to the Good Stuff! You and your wife should love his story on the Female Spy! 2 months ago it was posted and Amazing! 💥👊🏻💥

  • @gametime2473
    @gametime2473 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually met Jake McNiece in person in the WW2 vet get together in Toccoa Georgia. An Army Ranger friend of mine knew him. He passed away a few years after that. RIP Jake!

  • @Jeffbambam
    @Jeffbambam 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks guys , we love you too !

  • @lLadyAszneth
    @lLadyAszneth 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    How does Nick know all this? Well, he's former military personnel himself and loves history. Does most, if not all his own research.
    I've been watching his stories about a year now, and I can promise you all that they never EVER get old! I'll send y'all a link or two more because (trust me!!!), he has SO many more wild stories he's found and not only from American military history; buy crazy events from other nationa; as well.
    Just found your channel today and enjoying your reactions, thus far.
    😀👍👋
    Your new Florida Fan,
    Aszneth

  • @MKCarol-ms7lg
    @MKCarol-ms7lg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never heard this story before. Thanks for sharing it.

  • @robertcainjr.7627
    @robertcainjr.7627 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the fact he says “he changes the battery in his smoke detector” and then HIS smoke alarm chirps at him! Lol

  • @YouKnowWhatNow
    @YouKnowWhatNow 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One reason the 82nd got in trouble in that town is my pap. He stole farmers' livestock to feed his boys.

  • @Beans-1111
    @Beans-1111 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for keeping all swears in.. It makes the video so much better!

  • @hajismoker
    @hajismoker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Got to meet the man himself at Toccoa, GA. He told us a story of having to run Currahee Mountian every morning while locked up in the brig. 3 miles up 3 miles down. Jake was cool as hell. It was an honor to talk with him. My buddy picked up a picture of the war paint photo signed by those men, who were able to sign it. Currahee, Stand Alone.

  • @Ssenivac
    @Ssenivac 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hell yeah love the Texas Rangers hat!
    I live about 25 mins from the stadium

  • @robinraphael
    @robinraphael 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watched this on my big screen Jake needs a movie, o wait they made rambo lmao😂😂😂

  • @tonelar415
    @tonelar415 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yall are fun to “ story watch “ with - cheers from Texas

  • @Fighter11244
    @Fighter11244 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Fat Electrician is one of my favorite TH-camrs. Always has an amazing story about a vehicle, weapon, or person that blows your mind. I'd also recommend watching his videos to the end because he almost always adds something at the end.

  • @uninhabitedspace
    @uninhabitedspace 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A perfect fighter is never a perfect soldier.

  • @One_foot_in_the_Grave
    @One_foot_in_the_Grave 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That "chirp" noise that he stopped and looked up at was the sound our smoke alarms make when the batteries need changed. He did it as a punchline right after saying "hero's always change their battery in the smoke alarm on time"

  • @deannacauley166
    @deannacauley166 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for sharing this amazing story

  • @americandad8903
    @americandad8903 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You all should do polls on which ones to watch next, there are so many good episodes

  • @jolujo5842
    @jolujo5842 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello from N. California ✋ ... Got butter? 😆

  • @brittking3990
    @brittking3990 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You guys HAVE to watch the episode on Sam Whittemore it’s the best!

  • @iamnotguilty
    @iamnotguilty 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have an uncle that was killed in WWII in Normandy the day before the war ended. He was 18 years old. He is buried in France.

  • @Ironhead251
    @Ironhead251 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you ever find a copy of his book? If not, give me an address and I will send you one. As a combat veteran of the US Navy, Jake McNasty and the filthy thirteenth are legends to us. His book is awesome.