"Down A Bit From Tromsø" | Two Of These People Are Lying 3x03

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  • There's more confusion that normal in the last episode of this series: with lies, damn lies and luchadors.
    FULL PLAYLIST: • Two Of These People Ar...
    Previously, CITATION NEEDED: • John Stonehouse and Dr...
    WEB SITE and MORE AUDIO EPISODES: techdif.co.uk
    Featuring: Matt Gray: mattg.co.uk - / mattgrayyes
    Gary Brannan: / garybrannan
    and Chris Joel, who doesn't do this social media nonsense
    Edited by Elliot Gough
    Audio mix by Graham Haerther haerther.net
    techdif.co.uk

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  • @W4l0p
    @W4l0p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5448

    Like a true british panel show, they have completely forgotten the rules and counting points and just do what feels like the biggest laugh.

    • @JiewenTan
      @JiewenTan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      This is educational comedy

    • @graylate1713
      @graylate1713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Quite interesting 🧐

    • @xtzyshuadog
      @xtzyshuadog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      18:13 *and THIS is the part where I've gone and realized these four aren't drinking water, they've substituted it out for GIN AND VODKA*

    • @iamthinking2252_
      @iamthinking2252_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mornington Crescent

    • @andrewhazlewood4569
      @andrewhazlewood4569 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And don't we love it

  • @msclrhd
    @msclrhd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3431

    Alternate Title: Three of these people are lying, but one of them is accidentally correct.

    • @erinpeterson3202
      @erinpeterson3202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      this is very accurate

    • @panda4247
      @panda4247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      Two of these people are lying and one tells the truth, but not necessarily about the thing he has written.
      That's a bit long title

    • @xtzyshuadog
      @xtzyshuadog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      18:13 *and THIS is the part where I've gone and realized these four aren't drinking water, they've substituted it out for GIN AND VODKA*

    • @teipeu9033
      @teipeu9033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hoku The Overwatch Editor
      What, mixed?

    • @janani1826
      @janani1826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Two are lying, one accidentally truths another accidentally lie

  • @mattandtom
    @mattandtom  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1625

    And that's it for this run! Just a short three episodes this time; thanks for watching, and we'll be back later in the year! -- Tom

    • @outhous3
      @outhous3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      How long does it take for you guys to film a set of three like this?

    • @thryduulf
      @thryduulf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@outhous3 Filming probably takes an afternoon. The editing however wont be as quick.

    • @LasVegar
      @LasVegar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      You guys cant do that i am adicted

    • @phwaedih
      @phwaedih 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      just discovered this series, and love it! please do more soon!

    • @cogitoergoludo
      @cogitoergoludo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love this series! It always makes me laugh so hard!

  • @kabobawsome
    @kabobawsome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3103

    This is the best episode of Two Of These People Are Lying yet. Featuring: The wrong person lying, magically changing years, misunderstanding your own article (Twice, cause Gary completely misunderstood HURCON!), Luchadores, and "I KNEW IT!".

    • @flavoredchin
      @flavoredchin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +277

      Not to mention "windywindywindywindy!"

    • @wx7fm
      @wx7fm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      What was the magically changing years?

    • @jonas2906
      @jonas2906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      very windy also

    • @Acela2163
      @Acela2163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      @@wx7fm The Eurovision entry magically changed from 1995 to 1985

    • @violetnhz
      @violetnhz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

  • @Septimus_ii
    @Septimus_ii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2911

    Gary successfully cons himself out of a point, and has absolutely no regrets

    • @Shadow81989
      @Shadow81989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      you mean he hurr-hurr-cons himself out of the point? :-P

    • @catfish552
      @catfish552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      That's the game he's been playing for a while now, isn't it?

    • @gristCollector
      @gristCollector 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      Gary's points are how badly Tom does, so every time Tom gets 0 points, Gary wins!

    • @2Cerealbox
      @2Cerealbox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      There are intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards. Gary is motivated by the intrinsic reward of defeating Tom.

    • @timhallfarthing383
      @timhallfarthing383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Oh but Gary is playing would I lie to you rules and trying to obfuscate the truth

  • @ilexdiapason
    @ilexdiapason 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1974

    We are judging Gary for the bold claim of "oldest in Eurovision" but we're missing the fact that it changed from 1995 to 1985 mid-argument.

    • @lauraireson6358
      @lauraireson6358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +350

      I noticed Tom said a different year and Gary just went with it which was when I knew he was lying.

    • @ICountFrom0
      @ICountFrom0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Tom needs to start doing that on p urpose...

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@ICountFrom0 It would probably make it too easy for him, in that case they would have to prepare themselves for the fake articles.

    • @elijahschaefer2206
      @elijahschaefer2206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yeah I rewound it to double check when Tom said '85 but I remembered '95.

    • @tylersmith3953
      @tylersmith3953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      Fun fact. Finland didn't even participate in the Eurovision song competition in '95

  • @theniborris
    @theniborris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4191

    To be fair, Gary's description of HURCON was so bad that as someone who has spent his whole life in hurricane areas, I didn't believe him either, and had to look at the article. He had the scale backwards - HURCON isn't related at all to the category 1-5 of the Saffir-Simpson scale, but is a countdown of how long you have until the hurricane hits It's a military term (it's not used by the general public), very much like DEFCON, and like DEFCON the lower the number, the more imminent the threat. HURCON 5 is "you have 3 days until the storm" and HURCON 1 is "The storm is currently on top of you". I think he managed not to give a single item from the actual article other than "Hurricane Condition"

    • @Bootleg_Jones
      @Bootleg_Jones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +631

      That would explain why his description sounded so intensely wrong despite have the actual article

    • @Idontwantyourcookie
      @Idontwantyourcookie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +253

      @@Bootleg_Jones THIS, holy crap I can't believe that wasn't a lie as someone who grew up in florida

    • @thenerd6192
      @thenerd6192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +356

      I’m guessing this is because Gary tries to make his true definitions as ridiculous as possible so Tom doesn’t win

    • @0-Kirby-0
      @0-Kirby-0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      @@thenerd6192 Which is really kind of boring, because it easier for him. The point of the game is to always act like it's your article, not always act like it's not.

    • @Sammie1053
      @Sammie1053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +346

      As someone who also lives in a hurricane area I also became _homicidally_ angry upon his suggestion that when a hurricane is coming you _go into the cellar._
      Hey Gary?
      There's this thing called "flooding"
      Which commonly leads to this thing called "drowning"

  • @SRoseAIResearch
    @SRoseAIResearch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +848

    Petition for the series to be renamed "Truth, Lies and Scandinavia"

    • @science-recon7392
      @science-recon7392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Sam The Bass Singer lies, damn lies and Scandinavia.

    • @Cross31415
      @Cross31415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Isn't that basically QI at this point?

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Too bad Finland isnt a part of Scandinavia

    • @jpaugh64
      @jpaugh64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget Australia! 🦘

    • @janTesika
      @janTesika ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@oz_jones fine. "truth, lies, and the nords."

  • @AJCham
    @AJCham 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1261

    After his fluke on "down a bit from Tromsø", Matt wasn't a million miles away from a real thing with his last lie either. There is a "Mexican" wrestler called El Ligero who has been a mainstay of the UK indie scene for almost 20 years, and is currently in WWE. But he's from Leeds, not Wigan.

    • @obliviousotterI
      @obliviousotterI 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I would have thought Doncaster

    • @karfsma778
      @karfsma778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      and now he's been outed as a terrible person

    • @jamesl8640
      @jamesl8640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@karfsma778 but the assault charges have been redacted and removed, whether that's due to some payout to keep quiet or whether they were truly false only he and the other person will ever know.

    • @teipeu9033
      @teipeu9033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@obliviousotterI Is his name Geoffrey Smallport and does he have a butler called “Finchley!”?

    • @jpaugh64
      @jpaugh64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's the details that matter. Fiction had to be close to the truth Tobe believable. Truth, OTIH, has no obligation to be believable.

  • @bob_._.
    @bob_._. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    We're the Technical Difficulties and this is "Two of These People Think They're Lying"

    • @cha0sniper
      @cha0sniper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      "And one who only thinks he's not!"

  • @a_guy_in_orange7230
    @a_guy_in_orange7230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    "To those of you used to us being the voice of truth. Both of you. . . " went severely under appreciated

    • @jimmythewig3354
      @jimmythewig3354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Wasn't under appreciated by me - that's the point that made me hit the Like button.

    • @kosalraman2381
      @kosalraman2381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And I still don’t understand it-

    • @a_guy_in_orange7230
      @a_guy_in_orange7230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@kosalraman2381 adding "both of you" implies that only 2 people of the entire audience is used to them being a voice of truth, also implying basically their entire audience knows they have no idea what they are doing or saying

    • @twojuiceman
      @twojuiceman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It's a frequent gag in a lot of the old audio episodes too. They would occasionally address the audience as THE listener

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Related: Gary calling the audience "readers", which seems to have been a thing since Reverse Trivia.

  • @BorinUltimatum
    @BorinUltimatum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +620

    "And some of them have airports" either slipped past Tom or he willfully ignored it because he didn't want to relive it

    • @fernfern0
      @fernfern0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I vaguely remember this but could you remind me from which episode or series it's from

    • @BorinUltimatum
      @BorinUltimatum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@fernfern0 1x01. Lenkotenka (probably spelt that wrong).

    • @Sixthhokage95
      @Sixthhokage95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@fernfern0 series 1 episode 1, second half of the episode. "Lentokenttä"

    • @fernfern0
      @fernfern0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Sixthhokage95 @BorinUltimatum thanks for the quick response

    • @Summergch
      @Summergch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Sixthhokage95 I'll never not read that in Chris's metal voice "Lentokenttä"

  • @ottarkraemer9001
    @ottarkraemer9001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1730

    Not only has this show evolved from testing Toms deductive capacities against the trio's bluffing skills to the trio doing their utmost to just screw him over on camera - it has also quickly surpassed even Citation Needed as my favourite thing on youtube. :)
    Also, YAY all the scandinavian themes! :D

    • @BandanaDrummer95
      @BandanaDrummer95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Hurcon, a Swedish food

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@BandanaDrummer95 hmm. I am more in favour of the Citation Needed format.
      That format borrowed itself more for them all to go off on side stories or character building for some good jokes.
      With the current format it feels like just when they pick up steam they are done.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Which sounds odd to me, because the evolution you describe is by far my least favorite part of the show.

    • @PowasaurusRex
      @PowasaurusRex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh I don't know, I'd love to see these guys do a round of Citation Needed again

    • @ilyamosin3090
      @ilyamosin3090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cmon now, this episode may have been more entertaining than the rest, but it still doesn't compare to Citation Needed

  • @hens0w
    @hens0w 4 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    Now renamed to: All of these people have no idea.

  • @Vilexxica
    @Vilexxica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +936

    Listening to Matt seductively murmur the word "discharge" into a radio microphone has ruined my life, thank you for this.

    • @matt_sexton
      @matt_sexton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      it ruined my pants as well

    • @rawovunlapin8201
      @rawovunlapin8201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@matt_sexton I don't want to know how.

    • @Jess-nl8hz
      @Jess-nl8hz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Should make it into a ringtone

    • @Kindhamster
      @Kindhamster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@rawovunlapin8201 Isn't it obvious?
      It made him...
      Discharge.

    • @charleslambert3368
      @charleslambert3368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Y10 boys in geography lessons be like.

  • @Dafmeister1978
    @Dafmeister1978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    I wrote my car off this morning, and Matt's Lancastrian luchador not being real is still the most disappointing thing that's happened to me today.

  • @glumbortango7182
    @glumbortango7182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +839

    I sort of knew that eventually someone would accidentally make up the article from scratch, but that was WAY closer than I expected for the third series. Well done Matt.

    • @vaclav_fejt
      @vaclav_fejt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Will someone create an article on Hurcon, el guerrero?

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Shouldn't have scrolled down before watching

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Glumbor Tango
      Matt was just a degree or two too far south. If he hadn’t said _south_ of the Arctic Circle he would have been spot on.

    • @EpicWolverine
      @EpicWolverine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And for something so niche!

  • @zolifer1
    @zolifer1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    The Lule-sami is legitimally the name of the group around the river. Love hearing my region being butchered
    Greeting from Lule(å)

    • @rooness2184
      @rooness2184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Gave me a bit of a scare to be honest, just namedropping my home region like that

  • @ryanshatford1729
    @ryanshatford1729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    Having checked the article, I can say that Gary didn't know his own choice very well because he got the scale entirely wrong. It indicates how far out the hurricane is, with level 5 being 96 hours and 0 being "it's already here." Has nothing to do with the severity of the winds.

    • @KaleunMaender77
      @KaleunMaender77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      *slow clap for the Muppet who has no idea what his own Wikipedia article is* 😂😂😂😂

    • @ILikePi31415926535
      @ILikePi31415926535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Further evidence that Gary is purposefully trying to sound disingenuous when it's his article.

    • @Jordan-zk2wd
      @Jordan-zk2wd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@ILikePi31415926535 Gary the wildcard going for chaos more than points has really grown on me tbh haha

    • @privateer_am
      @privateer_am 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Gary is there just to make sure Tom doesn't get a point, I imagine

    • @violetnhz
      @violetnhz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Maybe Gary forgot the contents of his article

  • @boabuin1151
    @boabuin1151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    The little split second in which Tom realizes that Gary's "Hurcon" was the correct one and they both stare into each other is comedy gold right there. I can imagine both of their minds thinking "I can't believe this you motherf***er"

  • @Cirdon91
    @Cirdon91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    “We still don’t have an outro” is basically the outro at this point.

    • @denniswood6791
      @denniswood6791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Outro!? We don't need no stinkin' Outro!

    • @shytrunks
      @shytrunks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      just like War0wl has his outro is: "my name is War Owl, and i still... have no closer"

    • @LepidoliteMica
      @LepidoliteMica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or Reaper_EN's "I don't want to waste your time, so there won't be an intro."

    • @pluto8404
      @pluto8404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Outro! what is it good for

    • @miriamrosemary9110
      @miriamrosemary9110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly what I was thinking

  • @EdwardCree
    @EdwardCree 4 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    I think Chris has a tell. When it's his article, he gives some dry factual stuff sounding vague, and then after the reveal, he tells the entertaining story of scrapyard F-104s and classified jet engines (or whatever), whereas when he's bluffing, he _leads_ with the entertaining story.

    • @mytube001
      @mytube001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      To be fair, Chris has many tells. He waves his hands and arms around a lot when he's lying, and moves around more in general.
      Matt, to me, is the best liar out of the three, as he always sounds a bit unsure and vague, and manages to make up very plausible details.

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@mytube001 And then there's Gary, who just plays to make Tom lose.

    • @Smitology
      @Smitology 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@mytube001 His strategy seems to be to bluff a "I don't recall exactly" while trying to come up with more details, which blends perfectly with his behaviour when it actually is his article

  • @G3HP
    @G3HP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    This was one hell of a last episode, the liars even managed to fool themselves!
    Chris misunderstood his own article enough that Matt actually became the one telling the truth somehow,
    then Gary gives such a terrible description of HUR-CON that he might as well have been lying (though that bluff was top-notch)!

  • @KayJay01
    @KayJay01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    As a person from Tromsø, that whole Lule Samì bit was so confusing when they gave the point to Chris. I really started doubting my own reality.

  • @catfish552
    @catfish552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Wouldn't be a Tech Dif production without a "giggling to the point of choking" segment.

  • @pafnutiytheartist
    @pafnutiytheartist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    I'm pretty sure at this point Gary is just screwing with Tom whenever it's his card by giving the worst possible description on purpose.

    • @Queue3612
      @Queue3612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeha, there have been so many times where he could have given more detail to justify it by instead he hold back and what he does say he says it in a way that makes you think hes bullshitting

  • @MiaKiesman
    @MiaKiesman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Love how the year for Lule Sami changed from 1995 to 1985 and no one noticed

    • @staberas
      @staberas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      This i was like Tom is pulling a trick to see if he lies

    • @zoobnash2578
      @zoobnash2578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah

  • @B3nPa11ister
    @B3nPa11ister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Gary is chaotic evil incarnate, just out to wind tom up even if it's his own article!

    • @xtzyshuadog
      @xtzyshuadog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      18:13 *it worked. and THIS is the part where I've gone and realized these four aren't drinking water, they've substituted it out for GIN AND VODKA*

    • @ricardoquerubin3962
      @ricardoquerubin3962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@xtzyshuadog Man you really wanted people to laugh at this. This is like the 5th time I've seen this comment.

    • @edarddragon
      @edarddragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the whole point and it's amazing

  • @Azivegu
    @Azivegu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    This has got to be the weirdest episode of this series. Everything was all over the place, it was like a there was a Hurcon in effect xD
    I am literally in tears right now

  • @mmlryt9383
    @mmlryt9383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    Why is there a framed picture of Hulk Hogan behind Chris' head?

    • @amyshaw893
      @amyshaw893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      its a picture of hurcon

    • @theleva7
      @theleva7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Because why not?

    • @Twistedcrescendo
      @Twistedcrescendo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Because Matt couldn't find a photo of his favourite australian wrestler, Bulk Bogan, so Hulk Hogan just had to do instead.

    • @DjangoRaisuli
      @DjangoRaisuli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And even worse, looks like it's "2019 Redemption Tour" Hulk Hogan.

    • @SeraphCyan
      @SeraphCyan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      brother

  • @rzeka
    @rzeka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Tom: Lule Sami
    Me, a linguistics major: this is gonna be fun
    Edit: Chris, wtf?

    • @vegardberget7277
      @vegardberget7277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Lule sami is apparantly a river, a people, and a language.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Vegard Berget
      Luleå, or Luleälven, is the river. (Luleå is also a city where the mouth of said river is.)

    • @kala_asi
      @kala_asi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Tom is a linguistics major too btw

    • @amiscellaneoushuman3516
      @amiscellaneoushuman3516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@kala_asi technically he isn't a linguistics "major" as british universities don't use a major-minor system, he's a linguistics graduate.

    • @ilexdiapason
      @ilexdiapason 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kala_asi exactly, i was thinking about Tom's linguistic expertise and knowledge (well) of finland and wondering how he might have missed it

  • @odyseya
    @odyseya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    The Dory on the bookshelf gets me everytime I see it

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zach Soma it looks like someone deflated in the earlier series

    • @AnOrrangeShirt
      @AnOrrangeShirt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like the framed picture of Hulk Hogan visible at 6:01

    • @TheEternalPeanut
      @TheEternalPeanut 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      now I cannot unsee the Dory

  • @katepeterson5478
    @katepeterson5478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I think Matt gets Mystery Biscuits for being accidentally right xD

    • @ashtonhoward5582
      @ashtonhoward5582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think that's why Tom did that weird fidget. He so wanted to hit a mystery biscuits button.

  • @abirobins608
    @abirobins608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've rewatched these so many times and yet only NOW am I noticing the moving Dory in the background!!

  • @Fyre_Rose
    @Fyre_Rose 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I love how Gary feels the need to convince Tom that he isn't telling the truth when he is and therefore not getting the point :P

    • @OlanKenny
      @OlanKenny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It's not about Gary winning, its about Tom losing

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I find it really annoying. The show was structured around people trying to convince Tom their answer is right, it falls apart when people don't bother.

    • @OlanKenny
      @OlanKenny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@timothymclean this is techdif the structure is loose at best

    • @TorreFernand
      @TorreFernand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You could say he... missed the point

  • @tomchaney6085
    @tomchaney6085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    'what do the numbers represent?'
    'How bad the hurricane is.'
    Frankly a masterful bit of play from Gary there.

  • @nikolaiblm1255
    @nikolaiblm1255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    As a Norwegian, who knows about the Lule Sami language, it was interesting hearing the other people making up lies about it

    • @laju
      @laju 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      As a Finn, who knows something about Sami people, it was really surprising to hear Matt saying "no". :)

    • @p1rgit
      @p1rgit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@laju yes, bc he was absolutely right - lule sami are 'tribe' of sami people. he knows more than he deigns to show... ;)

    • @teologen
      @teologen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It was also painful to watch as Chris had completely misread the article and Matt was actually correct.

  • @krtwood
    @krtwood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This week on "Three of these people don't want Tom to win"...

  • @scbtripwire
    @scbtripwire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    "In case of tsunami, this is where 'Up' is." What?! This is something I need a Tom Scott video on!

    • @science-recon7392
      @science-recon7392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      scbtripwire I assume it’s signs saying ‘this way to high ground’ or something like that.

    • @ahsdfkdasdahdkas2887
      @ahsdfkdasdahdkas2887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What is there to talk about? In places that are prone to Tsunamis, there are signs which tell you the best way to higher ground

    • @aronsztojka6034
      @aronsztojka6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ahsdfkdasdahdkas2887 Oh, so it's not for when you are underwater and don't know which direction to swim because you are disoriented

    • @petertaylor4980
      @petertaylor4980 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was puzzled by that. How often are there tsunamis in the Caribbean?

  • @danthompson9801
    @danthompson9801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    The Hurcon “wind wind wind wind” bit has just completely finished me off! 🤣 Also, I’m from Wigan and could totally see the whole Bolton wrestling competition being an actual thing 😂

  • @antivanti
    @antivanti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This was bizarre. I'm from just south of Luleå. The city that gives its name to both the river and the portion of sami who lives along its river valley. So I knew Matt was right which made me very impressed by Chris knowing the name of our county for his bullshiting 😂

  • @icedragon769
    @icedragon769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    Still wondering when everyone will learn that "double bluffing" isn't a helpful strategy in this game.

    • @theVulcanGuy
      @theVulcanGuy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      It prevents Tom from winning, so it could be considered a functional, if underhanded, strategy.

    • @emdivine
      @emdivine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      It is if you want to troll Tom!

    • @Zalied
      @Zalied 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Im pretty sure everyones goal is to Win when they have a fake article, and get as close to winning without winning when its the real article

    • @ArrogantDan
      @ArrogantDan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      No biscuits = no motivation to win.

    • @tomhazell983
      @tomhazell983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Zalied Everyone's goal is to win either way, cause they get a point regardless of whether its real or not, the only difference is if it is real Tom also gets a point. Double bluffing is very much cutting off your nose to spite your face.

  • @panda4247
    @panda4247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Gary "I don't care if i don't get points as long as Tom does not get a point" Brannan at his finest
    That's why he is our favourite Gary Brannan

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Matt's accidental truthing (about geography of all things) and Gary's childishly devious manipulation were absolutely hilarious! Brilliant stuff. I've never seen a man dismantled so effortlessly by *anybody's* favourite Gary Brannan, let alone *everybody's* favourite Gary Brannan. Speaking of which, kudos to Chris in the second half for nailing the precise sort of "something you may not have known" that is guaranteed to make you want to pick him, even if it ultimately failed versus Matt's truly magnificent tale.
    Also, Scandinavia is becoming your new France, as regards wheel-spinning and the like. As a Scot and thus historic best frenemy of both areas, I very much approve. I'd like to see the return of the tongue-twisting alliteration gags though... I'm scared that Matt might explode without the creative outlet.

  • @hummusmold
    @hummusmold ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "I know some people who know some people who have an indie wrestling promotion"
    And to think just a couple years later, Tom would get roped into a wrestling night

  • @woodrobin
    @woodrobin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Twisters are the weather that picks up cows." As a native Kansan, I can confirm this is a thing that does happen. On one occasion, a twister picked up an older gentleman from what remained of his living room and forcefully integrated him with his gravel driveway, so, yeah, cows are within their capacity too.

  • @lifthras11r
    @lifthras11r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    10:13 And Tom has appeared in an UKPW event, next time he will be there as the Gripper Scott.

  • @flashsurfing
    @flashsurfing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Tom: "I _want_ Matt's to be true"
    Chris: "I want Matt's to be true"
    Tom: "I also quite like Chris's"
    Chris: "I quite like Chris's"
    17:01

  • @oninineone
    @oninineone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This is where I get all Smugginton Smythe and say that the oldest act in Eurovision was the double bass player for Takasa, Switzerland's entry in 2013.

    • @dylanlcreser
      @dylanlcreser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same! When Gary said that, I immediately was like "HA HA, I'VE GOT YOU FOUND OUT"

    • @toffeeoliver
      @toffeeoliver 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      takasa stans, rise up

  • @robbliss7999
    @robbliss7999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    There is a Mexican wrestler from Leeds called El Ligero, and WWEs peak was late 90s/early 2000s, so not far wrong

    • @alexandersilady4751
      @alexandersilady4751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And yes, he IS a Mexican wrestler from Leeds, that is not a typo.

    • @charleslambert3368
      @charleslambert3368 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love the table at the bottom of his Wikipedia article.

  • @BeCurieUs
    @BeCurieUs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I hadn't actually weighed the ramifications of this filling me with all sorts of wrong bar trivia knowledge hahaha

  • @JoeBleasdaleReal
    @JoeBleasdaleReal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is weird because there is a guy called Danny going for the Finnish Eurovision entry this year, who is 78 and a famous crooner who's been around since the 60s, singing a song with a really long name in Finnish about what he wants to happen at his funeral. Made me think of this immediately when I heard it 😮

  • @sammybrown5997
    @sammybrown5997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Scoring idea: Since the game only really works when the person telling the truth is trying to convince Tom they're lying, make it so the game is everyone vs. Tom. If Tom guesses correctly he gets a point. Otherwise, everyone else gets a point. If Tom guesses incorrectly, the person he thought was telling the truth gets a bonus point.

    • @TurtleKwitty
      @TurtleKwitty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Problem with that though is you just say literally any bullshit that is entirely false and you win

    • @Plotatothewondercat
      @Plotatothewondercat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TurtleKwitty If the person whose article it actually is is obligated not to lie, but not obligated to tell the full truth, they can't say 'literally any bullshit that is entirely false' - their job is to make the truth sound implausible rather than to not tell the truth.

    • @Izandaia
      @Izandaia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The game explicitly does not work if the person telling the truth is trying to convince Tom they're lying. Whoever Tom guesses gets a point, regardless of whether they were lying or truthing, and if they were truthing then Tom also gets a point. Gary is very much playing against the idea of the game when he tries to convince Tom he's lying, and while the results can be amusing, they're also rather frustrating, at least to me.

  • @StrimClocks
    @StrimClocks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Here's a new rule: no more Scandinavian countries for you guys. Tom actually needs to win.

    • @idndyzgaming
      @idndyzgaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Up(!)

    • @Koushakur
      @Koushakur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tom has won...

    • @SjurSkur
      @SjurSkur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Here’a a different rule: every season starts with «scandinavia special».

    • @rawovunlapin8201
      @rawovunlapin8201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@SjurSkur you'd've thought that they'd go with France, but instead they landed on Finland.
      Turns out that _the wheel_ is arranged alphabetically

  • @hetspeelkwartiertjeslaatte2624
    @hetspeelkwartiertjeslaatte2624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Matt, is it the wrestler?"
    "From wigan?"
    "YES!"
    "course it f*cking isn't"

  • @flavoredchin
    @flavoredchin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Gary leading with "windy!" Had me shattered.

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I mean, he wasn't _wrong._

    • @kiro9291
      @kiro9291 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      13:35

  • @JKeydara
    @JKeydara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Season 10 will have an outro I'm sure

    • @onionbot2
      @onionbot2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m not

    • @killerkonnat
      @killerkonnat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "We still don't have an outro" IS an outro.

    • @dilbert719
      @dilbert719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      At this point, I'm convinced that the last episode's outro is going to be "Hey, we finally have an outro!"

    • @OlaMagnusLie
      @OlaMagnusLie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They should commission a grand animated outro with their own themesong … and only use it on the very last episode.

  • @jackielinde7568
    @jackielinde7568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Tom, MY ONLY COMPLAINT (other than I'll never be on a filming of one of these) Is there's not enough of them!

  • @rolerroleris533
    @rolerroleris533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This was the best thing since DEFCON was misunderstood as people with hearing difficulties conference...

  • @GobbledygookG
    @GobbledygookG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    17:13 "If that's fake, it was incredibly fast thinking" brought up massive argument. Yet Tom said that same thing to Chris at 12:47.

  • @trapbuilder2283
    @trapbuilder2283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Gary, you don't win if you convince Tom you're lying when you're not!

    • @twotothehalf3725
      @twotothehalf3725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Sod it, I count it as a win!

    • @Armadeus
      @Armadeus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ah but his goal is to make tom lose

    • @Candoran2
      @Candoran2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I really think it should be, it makes double bluffs a viable strategy.

    • @timverma
      @timverma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Gary is playing a different game than the rest.

    • @kushsinghal1998
      @kushsinghal1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      His goals are beyond our understanding.

  • @dangkolache
    @dangkolache 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Boys, please bring this back, I need more of this joy in my life

  • @CaptainvonDore
    @CaptainvonDore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    7:35 "he got close enough to still deserve the point"
    But didn't Matt always deserve the point as Tom picked him? What changes after the reveal is that Tom also gets the point but nothing changes for Matt.

  • @azdgariarada
    @azdgariarada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's moments like the Lule Sami that beg for the return of Mystery Biscuits.

  • @liam27
    @liam27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As someone who spent their early years "down a bit from Tromsø", can't wait for Tom and the gang to slate Scandinavians a bit more this episode ;)

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was it even more chaotic than expected?

  • @theliberalfoundation4085
    @theliberalfoundation4085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think I scared the living daylights out of my mother by laughing at the point where Tom and Gary stood and pointed out of each other at Tom's pure shock 😂 and the thing is, I googled it beforehand (although already knowing) and thought, "No, Tom, don't rule him out, don't ru- well, you ruled him out." I love this series! I hope we will see Series 4 🤣

  • @dmdizzy
    @dmdizzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think a fun extra mechanic if you guys ever come back to this is to have everyone write down their votes on who they think it is and reveal them simultaneously. Also, please get Tom on the other side of the table, it'd be great.

  • @JamieOleszynski
    @JamieOleszynski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    11:51 This is the most underrated joke, has literally had me in stitches for a good 10 minutes

  • @kyle-silver
    @kyle-silver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Gary is playing a completely different game than the other three

  • @rikschaaf
    @rikschaaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The funny thing is:
    "Thats our show"
    "We still don't have an outtro"
    That! That IS the outtro!

  • @alorachan
    @alorachan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gary, Chris, and Matt going off on "wiiiiind" is what I've been waiting for since the start of Two Of These People Are Lying. The bonkers near-tangental stuff is what I LOVE about TechDif

  • @yuvalne
    @yuvalne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I do want to remind Gary, again, that the goal is to CONVINCE you of the truth, not the other way around.

  • @ThurstonCyclist
    @ThurstonCyclist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Tom, it might be useful to put the name of the article onscreen as you read them out so the viewers can see the spelling.

    • @JouvaMoufette
      @JouvaMoufette 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I've learned to watch this with the Closed Captioning because I sometimes miss things being said without it being on. That may also help in the mean time

  • @orana03
    @orana03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is my new favourite panel show after Citation Needed. Which I also only discovered this week

  • @valathe
    @valathe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the longer the pandemic goes on, the more i miss this show. hope you're all staying safe and socially distanced, lads!

  • @mich8050
    @mich8050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just a quick pedant's note here quickly.
    Sweden, Finland and Norway are not all Scandinavian countries as Finland is not traditionally considered a part of Scandinavia proper, despite being on the Scandinavian peninsula, due to it's historic links to the Baltic states and the various states of Russia through the centuries.
    The correct term for the area that includes Sweden, Finland and Norway is either the Scandinavian peninsula or Finnoscandia.
    Pedant's note over.

  • @MartinAhlman
    @MartinAhlman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This has to be the best ever. I was so confused when Matt said "no"... I live in Sweden, hence the great confusion.

  • @harrybetteridge7532
    @harrybetteridge7532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watching this a year later and realizing it is recorded at Matt Grays place due to the soft serve ice cream machine hiding in the background.

  • @DFCwastaken
    @DFCwastaken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I'm a simple man. I see Technical Difficulties, I click.

  • @SmokeyEdits
    @SmokeyEdits 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    just rewatching these for the nth time when i feel the need to point out how this is now the default game when i think "that show what those technically difficult brits do" it has completely eclipsed citation needed in my mind

  • @johndthackray
    @johndthackray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gary is a national treasure. That ending was hilarious!

  • @Oba936
    @Oba936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just rewatched all of this... I really hope you'll be able to make more of this. =)

  • @maxresdefault_
    @maxresdefault_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This show has definitely improved a lot since season one. A lot more of the silly talents we all loved from Citation Needed.

  • @edininhaconde
    @edininhaconde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Clearly the objective of this game is to make the audience to burst out laughing the whole show - thank you for that

  • @bioLarzen
    @bioLarzen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "A Mexican wrestler... from Wigan"
    ... was the point after which it became utterl irrelevant who was actually true and who lied ;)

  • @scottish-hero6664
    @scottish-hero6664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a geography nerd which is very particular when it comes to certain things, them calling finland as scandinavia in round 1 just annoyed me

  • @hotscottrulz
    @hotscottrulz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gary doesn’t necessarily play to win, he plays to make sure Tom loses, and I am absolutely *here* for it. No RagRets

  • @gagglegames
    @gagglegames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love that Gary never takes to heart that if his is the true thing, he's supposed to convince Tom. Always just goes full bluff regardless!

  • @echtblikbonen
    @echtblikbonen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gary Brannan is a genius and a national treasure

  • @AnonymousFreakYT
    @AnonymousFreakYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:30 - Fun fact, the international standard symbol for "tsunami evacuation route" was created at my college in Oregon by a friend's oceanography class professor.

  • @michaelkeogh7722
    @michaelkeogh7722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “I want this to be true.” Such beautiful lies. I do too. Congratulations, I’m looking forward to the next series.

  • @TheInternetHelpdeskPlays
    @TheInternetHelpdeskPlays ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back for my yearly rewatch of all the TOTPAL and Citation Needed episodes

  • @aoarashi3025
    @aoarashi3025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That ending was brilliant

  • @MrSanemon
    @MrSanemon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One thing to note, is that in the event of the hurricane evacuations many dual carriageways can be converted into one big one way road out, as in away from the coastal cities, Houston, Galveston etc.

  • @Gl33D
    @Gl33D 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That ending was perfect. cant wait for next season!

    • @Gl33D
      @Gl33D 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bloody covid...

  • @daniel100n
    @daniel100n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would love for this to be brought back

  • @yannickmartens2041
    @yannickmartens2041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So, Lule Sámi is actually an official language around the Lule river in Sweden, and is spoken by the Sámi people there.

  • @CookingWithCows
    @CookingWithCows 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those coasters do nothing to protect the table.

  • @Chomuggaacapri
    @Chomuggaacapri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Typo in description:
    Reads: “more confusion that normal”
    Should be: “more confusion than normal”

    • @silaspoulson9935
      @silaspoulson9935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's obviously due to the confusion though...

    • @Cruxador
      @Cruxador 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      "More confusion? That normal!"

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Should be: “more confusion. That’s normal!”

  • @Raua12
    @Raua12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that he knew exactly what to do to rile Tom up enough to get him to cross it off xD