If this prowler story is true, I think it would be a German. Because take a look at what American POWs did when they escaped, they destroyed everything they could before moving on. Maybe this was the nazi equivalent to militaristic espionage and destruction, and personally I dont think the nazis had a problem attacking civilians. Great video again, keep it up mate.
I agree with this. You can't have mass hysteria without a spark. Someone had to be the first one to experience a symptom. However, that doesn't necessarily mean to figure reported was real. It's possible that their symptoms included hallucinations. In that case the cause could have been anything and they just inferred that it was a person.
@@chriscamden9909 that's a good thing... baskin robins' underwelming array of overpriced uninspired flavors scooped by an underpaid and overstoned worker only increases a town's mediocrity levels.
Baskin Robbins decades ago (pre-Ben & Jerry's) was the go-to place because of the variety, with 31 flavors from which to choose! You could also buy ice cream cakes for parties.
She picked it up and smell it. "As you do to random cloth on the floor" reminds me for all the American scary movies - you hear weird and scary noice from outside the house - Go there and see what it is, hopping it's not going to take your life even you're afraid exactly from that
@@finonevado8891 Ahh the good ol' days. It's as thought he went from a well-dressed 20-something to a middle-aged lumberjack in the matter of one video.
'If' I wake up to a strange smell in my bedroom, I will reach for the can of room freshener and spray it in my husband's direction. 'That' is the usual source of strange smells in the middle of the night.
Just bought "Stick a flag in it" on audible! Amazing book so far, I was very glad you choose to read it yourself it wouldn't be the same otherwise! Great work!
@Austin Yes. I would say that it’s written for a younger audience, although (as a grumpy old git) I’ve listened to it 2-3 times and still find it laugh-out-loud funny in places.
My explanation? I'm glad you asked. Llewellyn could have been the perp in the first 2 attacks, seeking revenge for the ridicule he received, but seeing how the town went ape shit over it, decided his work was done. He sat back and watched the ignorant townsfolk freaking out more everyday, getting the last laugh with minimal effort.
I fully agree, this could be the most likely thing to have taken place. A young man who gets rejected by the fellow people of the whole entire town he grew up in because of his sexuality I strongly believe is likely to be wanting to give them some form of payback for hating on him so much.
@@greateagle8799 the influence, purposeful, of the media is unquestionable. This has been evident during this “situation “ we have been going through for the past yr. if reporters would actually do their job things would be dramatically different. They are supposed to report a story and let the viewer make their own conclusions. Not make every report on everything an opinion piece, a political stance, or favorable to any side reporting. That is called “yellow” journalism and it is what we have today.
Mad Gasser of Mattoon? My first guess? A guy who ate a meal of Cabbage, Baked Beans, 6 alarm Chili and a dozen hard boiled eggs during during a Football game....
The sister didn't actually live with the Curney's. She was there staying with her sister that night since her husband was working the late shift and they had just cashed a large cheque that day and had a lot of money in the house which Mrs Curney was uncomfortable with. That is the major reason they figured this was someone looking to rob the Curney home.
@@Notasheepleandneverwillbe Kevin....look at my name....now wonder if maybe...just maybe autocorrect chose the german version. Then ask yourself how much of a Facebook Karen you have to be to try to correct a obvious grammar mistake in an online thread. Now run as fast as you can 5 times against a wall and hope for the best.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"
Hey Arran. Don't know if you read the comments but I genuinely appreciate your videos. They've helped to distract me substantially while going through some recent hardships, which was sorely needed. Thanks so much.
Oh! I happen to live in a huge city, the level of air pollution is frightening really. All kinds of smells appear here at any time, day or night. If to get paranoid about it better to live in a gas mask, ha!
Thank you so much you have been my favorite TH-camr for over a year and I love every single second of every video.. Thanks for posting..and I wish you nothing but greatness..
Ooh, not familiar with the first one , or many of the older ones apart from the old Adam West Batman TV series as we didn't get Batman or other DC or Marvel comics when I was young, in the UK, but then I could be wrong.
@@Salena905 In his very first appearance, the Joker injects people with Joker venom to force people's faces into a smile as they die. Not exactly the same but later on Joker got Joker gas that does the same thing.
@@krushervimose4599 whoa, That's quite brutal for the 40's. This is similar to this guy gassing people I agree with you there. I'd like to get more information on this version of The Joker & the other ones too. As my Son & Daughter say that out of all the villains we've seen in so many films, The Joker is the scariest villains around. You never know what he's thinking of , or going to do next. You may have an idea, but he always surprises you. And love the fact that he won't kill Batman , just play mind games with him instead is scarier than wanting to kill him. Although my Son heard that The Joker eventually in one version of the Batman comics makes Batman crazy , he said it's called The Batman who laughs or something. Sounds very sinister. 😀
The one sighting saying a girl dressed as a man would make sense if it was a gay male with feminine characteristics. I think the culprit was actually identified in the end.
Tetrachloroethylene, which is a volitile liquid, is a prime candidate for the source of the gas. As it is (like tetrachloromethane) a dry cleaning chemical. Hence it wouldn't have been tested for as a toxin as even if it did show up (which is unlikely due to its volatility) isn't out of place on a piece of fabric.
Tetrachloromethane is also known as carbon tetrachloride, and it's both toxic and carcinogenic. Which is why its manufacture, use and sale are prohibited pretty nearly everywhere; probably with a few very specific exceptions that I'm unaware of.
The German POW’s were happy to be here and weren’t interested in returning to Europe. I saw a documentary where they interviewed several old German POW’s and they all said they were so happy they weren’t captured by the Russians. They also weren’t happy with how their country was taken over by a crazy dictator. It was an interesting documentary. They said they were fed well, better than when they were in combat and they had medical treatment when needed and were treated with respect by their American guards. It was many years ago when I saw this bit stayed with me over time. Almost all of them were conscripted and forced to go to war. Sure some were NAZI’s and wanted to cause problems and some escaped. But most just sat out the remainder of the war in a quiet POW camp praying the war would end soon.
Honestly, the only thing I really smell coming from my window at night is either rain or that one car driving by that leaves a very specific skunk-like smell. I'm just disappointed they aren't sharing 😂
If I woke up in the middle of the night smelling something strangely sweet in my bedroom, I'd be pretty convinced it's an alien outside my window. I'm on the upper floors of an apartment building.
Tanzanian laughter epidemic of 1962, you mean. Tonia Thraw from Tasmania here - I figured that for such a recent event as 1962, the locals have gotten over an event that by local standards should still be the most exciting thing that has happened here in the last 200 years or so. There were exciting times when the first convicts were hauled onto this island, but very little in terms of excitement has happened since then. It may well be, that Thoughty2's little slip-up is the most internationally curious event since the first setting stone being laid in Hobart 217 years ago, parallelling the excitement of Australia's agricultural minister Barnaby Joyce having an excuse to utter the name "Johnny Depp" out loud in public media momentarily making him a household name he has yet to get over. First, I asked my local friend in the next room if he has any recollection of the Tasmanian Laughter Epidemic of 1962, and he says no, such an event doesn't ring a bell. My suspicions were starting to grow to an alarming level at this stage, and I suspected Thoughty2 has made a mistake... Impossible, I thought, for sure, such an event must be a result of some internet hysteria resulting in a sudden need to fact check, certainly something caused by a vicious inhalable computer virus... So I googled the supposed Tasmanian Laughter Epidemic of 1962... Unless I have gone soft in the head due to a sweet pink gas pumped through my open bedroom window, the epidemic was, in fact, Tanzanian. Never you mind, then, it is somewhat of a leap from one continent to another, but an easy mistake in spelling. Tanzanian. That was. ;)
He changes the name of his videos after they release probably for algorithm reasons, but how many think they are Mendel affecting into other universes on a weekly bases?
I 've been binge watching this youtube channel called "Jack the Ripper Tour" I particularly liked a video called "The Jack the Ripper Murder Sites Then and Now"
@Sam Lowe at the point of writing this comment no. But still if the gasser was actually real he could have passed of as an ok henchman tier bronze age batman villain.
Yeah, imagine still hearing it at night, and I'm surprised it didn't send them all crazy, it would me. Wonder if anyone tried to leave & if it stopped them laughing,? this I have to check out.
One of the first ideas that crossed my mind as I listened to this story was "the culprit could be a local resident who felt like a target of discrimination." Looks like he got his revenge by driving his neighbors loco.
I’m back with a new comment. I know I said some about comercial last but just to clarified it I still think this is one of the best shows I’ve seen. This don’t makes me like commercials but it’s is the name of the game. And I love these stories and occasionally you find ( or your team ) stories I never heard about before. Have a nice summer
@@coldmoonlight6361 Today they come in multitudes. While in the intermediate state the Mad Gasser has multiplied a thousand fold. This opens a whole new perspective on the theory of reincarnation.
I get annoyed when something genuinely unique happens and we end up acting simple minded and conclude it's mass hysteria. There's usually a reason why something is happening. We just have to look detailed enough.
I get annoyed when people reject the notion of mass hysteria, which is wholly legitimate and has happened countless times, cause they “know” something really happened. The simple minded explanation is that people are telling the truth about what happened. The correct one is usually that they’re full of shit.
People who don't believe in Mass hysteria are ridiculous , if a hypnotist can tell someone that they're a chicken and have them clucking and flapping their imaginary wings . How is it hard to believe that people can be programmed or indoctrinated into believing damn near anything . It's a documented fact that approximately 90% of the population is highly susceptible to programming . But try and convince someone who Has being programmed that they have been . And the most common response you'll get is , that's not possible .
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Why 83% though?
mass hysteria flu
If this prowler story is true, I think it would be a German. Because take a look at what American POWs did when they escaped, they destroyed everything they could before moving on. Maybe this was the nazi equivalent to militaristic espionage and destruction, and personally I dont think the nazis had a problem attacking civilians. Great video again, keep it up mate.
Story of green children of Woolpit please.
Most likely the first report was real. But many others were from trolls who just wanted their name mentioned in the paper. Some things never change.
Very true.
I agree with this. You can't have mass hysteria without a spark. Someone had to be the first one to experience a symptom. However, that doesn't necessarily mean to figure reported was real. It's possible that their symptoms included hallucinations. In that case the cause could have been anything and they just inferred that it was a person.
Trolls are real and can write now?! May God save us all.
Why would you think the first report is real?
I don't think any was real..
I've been through Mattoon - the Mad Gasser is the most exciting thing that will ever happen there, beyond a new flavor being added at Baskin Robbins.
Don’t forget the $9.95/night (1980) rooms at the U.S. Grant motel.
AADAMTX, i'm from this town and still work there. we've never had a Baskin Robbins there, in my time, but it's a pretty boring small town.
@@chriscamden9909 that's a good thing... baskin robins' underwelming array of overpriced uninspired flavors scooped by an underpaid and overstoned worker only increases a town's mediocrity levels.
Lol rude
Baskin Robbins decades ago (pre-Ben & Jerry's) was the go-to place because of the variety, with 31 flavors from which to choose! You could also buy ice cream cakes for parties.
Ive heard of this mad gasser activity before. Usually after several large helpings of beans.
Personally I find brussel sprouts work just as well.
that does not smell sweet at all.
It was a sweet-smelling gas. Not hydrogen sulfide.
It was me.
My home made chili is like a bio-hazard.
She picked it up and smell it.
"As you do to random cloth on the floor" reminds me for all the American scary movies - you hear weird and scary noice from outside the house - Go there and see what it is, hopping it's not going to take your life even you're afraid exactly from that
Does this smell like chloroform to you?
Beat me to it. Nice
Don't forget to put on ONLY your most revealing underwear before going to check out the noise.
or when characters touch fresh blood with their bare hands
And, somehow, in these movies, there is an distinct unrealistic lack of firearms.
You've got the perfect voice , tempo and the atmosphere is just right. Hats off to you Thoughty2. I'm hooked to your videos.
100% agree here. I could fall asleep listening to him if I wasn't so into the videos
@@CharleyBlumer17 I believe you ...me too
Me too, 👍💖😁
I've been watching since before he had a mustache
Sounds like he's from liverpool to me.
This is awesome that this story had come to life on this channel.
I am from mattoon, il.
This story has been told throughout the town for many years!
That wink at the end every time... makes your day a bit better each and every time. Thanks for that!
Every time I cook chili my family calls me the mad gasser
😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dammit! I was on my way to make a similar comment. Too funny! 😂😂😂
Nice
😂😂🤣
"long time viewers of this channel-"
Me who's listened to smart majestic mustache man for 6 years: *"yes?"*
he used to lack the mustache tho
@@finonevado8891 but he has it now so he's mr magic mustache man.
LMAOAOAOAOA 💀💀
@@finonevado8891 Ahh the good ol' days. It's as thought he went from a well-dressed 20-something to a middle-aged lumberjack in the matter of one video.
@@jenjuice432 That's so true, university student to wild west Marshall in three weeks!
He does have magnificent whiskers though!
So glad to get the thoughty2 video at 5 am in Australia
Get some sleep
8pm England :)
3pm eastern US. Still amazes me the time differences lol
@ 3:00pm🤳🏼 New York City
Cheers~♡
Here that mate
'If' I wake up to a strange smell in my bedroom, I will reach for the can of room freshener and spray it in my husband's direction.
'That' is the usual source of strange smells in the middle of the night.
Right! Next news story...woman freshens burglar!
🤣😅
Either the spouse or the dog.
@@renbentley6086 or the spouse blaming the dog!
@@willasyn3136 happens at my house!
Just bought "Stick a flag in it" on audible! Amazing book so far, I was very glad you choose to read it yourself it wouldn't be the same otherwise! Great work!
Same here, also just got it recently :) The British humor is on point xD
I'll have to get that book, & I'm glad he reads it himself .
@@Salena905 yes makes it all the more better!
@Austin Yes. I would say that it’s written for a younger audience, although (as a grumpy old git) I’ve listened to it 2-3 times and still find it laugh-out-loud funny in places.
My explanation? I'm glad you asked. Llewellyn could have been the perp in the first 2 attacks, seeking revenge for the ridicule he received, but seeing how the town went ape shit over it, decided his work was done. He sat back and watched the ignorant townsfolk freaking out more everyday, getting the last laugh with minimal effort.
I fully agree, this could be the most likely thing to have taken place.
A young man who gets rejected by the fellow people of the whole entire town he grew up in because of his sexuality I strongly believe is likely to be wanting to give them some form of payback for hating on him so much.
The original title is/was "Who was the Mad Gasser of Mattoon?"
I love title historians
The hero we need
Still is tho. So what?
@@woodworkingandepoxy643 they tend to get changed so some catalog the original title in the comments just incase
👏👏👏👏👏👏, W⚓r!!!
The news media still creates mass hysteria.
Yeah ok but let's face it some people will believe anything,
Most. If not all people. What do you believe? Why?
You look like a non bald Walter white
@@greateagle8799 the influence, purposeful, of the media is unquestionable. This has been evident during this “situation “ we have been going through for the past yr. if reporters would actually do their job things would be dramatically different. They are supposed to report a story and let the viewer make their own conclusions. Not make every report on everything an opinion piece, a political stance, or favorable to any side reporting. That is called “yellow” journalism and it is what we have today.
No they don't. Everything's perfect.
Mad Gasser of Mattoon?
My first guess? A guy who ate a meal of Cabbage, Baked Beans, 6 alarm Chili and a dozen hard boiled eggs during during a Football game....
Or one brussel sprout.
And TacoBell.
Wow, that is just so hilarious. Did you come up with this yourself cuz I gotta tell ya, it's pure comic genius. Wow, yea. Funny 😑
Any sickly sweet smell here is likely to simply be my neighbours smoking green..
But the laughter sounds evil instead of relaxed.
Or is it...
Sickly??
Guilty ahah
Yeah your neighbour 😉😉
6 years of watching this absolutely GOAT🙏🏻
The sister didn't actually live with the Curney's. She was there staying with her sister that night since her husband was working the late shift and they had just cashed a large cheque that day and had a lot of money in the house which Mrs Curney was uncomfortable with. That is the major reason they figured this was someone looking to rob the Curney home.
Actually, the mass hysteria related to laughing was in Tanzania, not Tasmania.
Absolutely, I grew up hearing this story from my mom here in Tanzania
He doesn't cares about names at all as long as it's not britisch...a little downside on this channel
@@herrschmidt5477 Britisch ? Did you mean to spell British ?
@@Notasheepleandneverwillbe Kevin....look at my name....now wonder if maybe...just maybe autocorrect chose the german version. Then ask yourself how much of a Facebook Karen you have to be to try to correct a obvious grammar mistake in an online thread.
Now run as fast as you can 5 times against a wall and hope for the best.
@@herrschmidt5477 damn why are you so heated abt something said 5 months ago and it was just a question.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"
Hey Arran. Don't know if you read the comments but I genuinely appreciate your videos. They've helped to distract me substantially while going through some recent hardships, which was sorely needed. Thanks so much.
Me: "Mom I wanna go visit Chernobyl, can we take a tour?"
Mom: "We have Chernobyl at home."
Chernobyl at home:
Pull up the EPA Superfund site list. I’m sure there’s one near you. Many are just as scary as Chernobyl.
This format always makes me chuckle, but this was a particularly good one.
*laughs in David Hahn*
Me: "Mom I wanna go visit Chernobyl, can we go to Germany?".
Mom: "We have nazi concentrations camp at home.
Jews at home:
Oh! I happen to live in a huge city, the level of air pollution is frightening really. All kinds of smells appear here at any time, day or night. If to get paranoid about it better to live in a gas mask, ha!
I really enjoyed this one bro! Keep up the amazing work 🤜❤️🤛
Gotta love shaming victims into no longer reporting crimes against them.
Yeah, I sorta thought the same. What if it was real but no one wanted to be stigmatized? Dangerous shit!
Riiight.
It's easier then actually having to investigate it
@@jackdurden466 Even if the gasser was real you wouldn't be getting reports of it at that rate, specially with no evidence
Zzzzzzzzzzz “shaming”
"Hi 42 here"...never gets old😂
Lol he says "Hi Thoughty2 here" not 42... It took me a while b4 I understood what he was saying
This comment is tradition now 😄
Definitely 42, and also, "hey"
@Mickey Holmes well dang, I didn't know that haha... I just assumed bc his channel is thoughty2 haha
@@yeeteroniyeetyeet3556 your right.!
Thank you so much you have been my favorite TH-camr for over a year and I love every single second of every video.. Thanks for posting..and I wish you nothing but greatness..
I like the story time, but I like your science coverage aswell. Been a while since you did a physics vid
let the guy post what he enjoys just be happy we are blessed with that beautiful mustache
Vsauce
@@stuffybubble Was he demanding no he was just saying he likee that type of videos
This sounds exactly like the very first incarnation of the Joker from 1940.
Ooh, not familiar with the first one , or many of the older ones apart from the old Adam West Batman TV series as we didn't get Batman or other DC or Marvel comics when I was young, in the UK, but then I could be wrong.
Probably the inspiration for him.
@@Salena905 In his very first appearance, the Joker injects people with Joker venom to force people's faces into a smile as they die. Not exactly the same but later on Joker got Joker gas that does the same thing.
@@krushervimose4599 whoa, That's quite brutal for the 40's. This is similar to this guy gassing people I agree with you there. I'd like to get more information on this version of The Joker & the other ones too.
As my Son & Daughter say that out of all the villains we've seen in so many films, The Joker is the scariest villains around. You never know what he's thinking of , or going to do next. You may have an idea, but he always surprises you. And love the fact that he won't kill Batman , just play mind games with him instead is scarier than wanting to kill him.
Although my Son heard that The Joker eventually in one version of the Batman comics makes Batman crazy , he said it's called The Batman who laughs or something. Sounds very sinister. 😀
@@Salena905 th-cam.com/video/_5VC_gTbnjQ/w-d-xo.html
The one sighting saying a girl dressed as a man would make sense if it was a gay male with feminine characteristics. I think the culprit was actually identified in the end.
Been here 7 years, hope we can see 7 more 👍 as always a great video!
What a luck that the media today's are so much more serious with the 'news' they make up...I mean, put out🤣😂
Anyone else squealed YAY of of pure joy when he said rif has a podcast?!! No? Just me? Ok 😅🫣🤭
Tetrachloroethylene, which is a volitile liquid, is a prime candidate for the source of the gas. As it is (like tetrachloromethane) a dry cleaning chemical. Hence it wouldn't have been tested for as a toxin as even if it did show up (which is unlikely due to its volatility) isn't out of place on a piece of fabric.
so youre saying...
I can kill someone and it wont be noticed.
Thanks
@@johnynoway9127 Not any more. It's banned from use as a cleaner because it's carcinogenic.
@@perrydowd9285 what if i make it lol
@@johnynoway9127 🤐
Tetrachloromethane is also known as carbon tetrachloride, and it's both toxic and carcinogenic. Which is why its manufacture, use and sale are prohibited pretty nearly everywhere; probably with a few very specific exceptions that I'm unaware of.
The German POW’s were happy to be here and weren’t interested in returning to Europe. I saw a documentary where they interviewed several old German POW’s and they all said they were so happy they weren’t captured by the Russians. They also weren’t happy with how their country was taken over by a crazy dictator. It was an interesting documentary. They said they were fed well, better than when they were in combat and they had medical treatment when needed and were treated with respect by their American guards. It was many years ago when I saw this bit stayed with me over time. Almost all of them were conscripted and forced to go to war. Sure some were NAZI’s and wanted to cause problems and some escaped. But most just sat out the remainder of the war in a quiet POW camp praying the war would end soon.
"The Mad Gasser" is what my family calls me the week following Thanksgiving.
Just found your channel and I'm really enjoying listening to you.
I love it when you post
Its weird to hear stories about towns youve lived near your whole life, ive been to Mattoon and Charleston and had no idea 😅
Honestly, the only thing I really smell coming from my window at night is either rain or that one car driving by that leaves a very specific skunk-like smell. I'm just disappointed they aren't sharing 😂
My bad…
Your incongruous photos and clips are always a delight.
Thoughty2, you're the best storyteller.
Love your uploads. XD
I love listening to all your stories, no one tells them like you do thank you for making me laugh xx
My adoring wife always smells nice at night time. Thank you for letting me know she is poisoning me. (I always knew it!) 😶
If I woke up in the middle of the night smelling something strangely sweet in my bedroom, I'd be pretty convinced it's an alien outside my window. I'm on the upper floors of an apartment building.
So I just found your channel today and wow where have I been
Thank you for your VERY high quality entertainment. You check your facts and you make fun of the delusional, very faintly.
You're a fucking genius!
Bro all these topics are so great, I wonder where he gets all these topics from ?
Now, that was a gas! 🙄
I'll see myself out...
Tanzanian laughter epidemic of 1962, you mean.
Tonia Thraw from Tasmania here - I figured that for such a recent event as 1962, the locals have gotten over an event that by local standards should still be the most exciting thing that has happened here in the last 200 years or so. There were exciting times when the first convicts were hauled onto this island, but very little in terms of excitement has happened since then. It may well be, that Thoughty2's little slip-up is the most internationally curious event since the first setting stone being laid in Hobart 217 years ago, parallelling the excitement of Australia's agricultural minister Barnaby Joyce having an excuse to utter the name "Johnny Depp" out loud in public media momentarily making him a household name he has yet to get over.
First, I asked my local friend in the next room if he has any recollection of the Tasmanian Laughter Epidemic of 1962, and he says no, such an event doesn't ring a bell.
My suspicions were starting to grow to an alarming level at this stage, and I suspected Thoughty2 has made a mistake... Impossible, I thought, for sure, such an event must be a result of some internet hysteria resulting in a sudden need to fact check, certainly something caused by a vicious inhalable computer virus... So I googled the supposed Tasmanian Laughter Epidemic of 1962... Unless I have gone soft in the head due to a sweet pink gas pumped through my open bedroom window, the epidemic was, in fact, Tanzanian.
Never you mind, then, it is somewhat of a leap from one continent to another, but an easy mistake in spelling. Tanzanian. That was. ;)
He changes the name of his videos after they release probably for algorithm reasons, but how many think they are Mendel affecting into other universes on a weekly bases?
What’s the “Mendel Effect”? lol
Retardingly perfect
@@tacticalmattfoley Did you read the Bearstein bears? Or the bearstein bear?
@@bubblemonkeys I know about the Mandela effect. I was laughing about the Mendel effect. Gregor Mendel is “the father of genetics”.
@@tacticalmattfoley only in your timeline.
You are easily my favourite TH-camr 💯💥
Mattoon isn't the only area the mad gasser appeared. He was also seen as one of the creatures in Monster In My Pocket.
You know when you say “thoughty” and “forty”, they sound IDENTICAL.
Everytime Thoughty2 titles the video as a question I always answer it with "Idk man, that's why I'm subscribed to you!"
Lifelong Mattoon resident here. There were around two dozen reports of gassing. NOT THE ENTIRE TOWN. Video title is very misleading.
"further fanning the fumes of fear" ah, beautiful wording
i just bought your book. you make everything so interesting. love it. thank you
For people wondering about about the comments about the Original title.
Thoughty2 changes the original title after a while.
Oh. Gotcha. Why does he do that tho?
@@woodworkingandepoxy643 Algorithm perhaps? Need to look up title changes.
@@silverhawkscape2677 hes the only one I sub to i ever see do that
Thank you!
Naughty2😏 ... lol!
No one cares
Well Done Thoughty 2 hadn’t heard this story before !!!
I know you're not going to see this, but I'd love to get your take on the case of Jack the Ripper as well!!!
I 've been binge watching this youtube channel called "Jack the Ripper Tour"
I particularly liked a video called "The Jack the Ripper Murder Sites Then and Now"
Thank God the media doesn't blow major news stories completely out of proportion and cause hysteria around the world anymore! 😷🦇💉🧻
This guy makes sense as the gasser. He would be more likely then most of the men in the town to be wearing heels and dressing as a woman.
Gasser 80 Years Ago: Mad Criminal
Gasser Today: Beautiful and Brave Activist
@@jamesmoriarty3877... nailed it!!!
@@jamesmoriarty3877 it’s not always activism. Usually it’s just someone living their lives, even if it’s weird to you. It’s not always a statement.
If the police catch someone doing these things he would be called terrorist.
@@jamesmoriarty3877 HILARIOUS!!
Mattoon Residen: "Are you the mad gasser?" Mad Gasser: "Pull my finger!"
this is like a real life batman villain
@Sam Lowe at the point of writing this comment no.
But still if the gasser was actually real he could have passed of as an ok henchman tier bronze age batman villain.
Yeah maybe the Scarecrow is real after all. 😯 ⚗️🧪😷
Or more likely, the first few reports were true, but once the town started combing the streets for the gasser it was too risky to continue
Thanks thoughty, because of you I have smooth balls and safe internet this week 👍😂
Thoughty2 Love your style of clothes. Wish I could pull off suspenders!! As always thanks for the info and love the Moustache.
I woke up one night with a disturbing smell in the bedroom. Then, I remembered that my dinner contained copious amounts of garlic, beans, and onions.
never give a lunatic a can of beans with cabbage. then you really will have a mad gasser. ; D
I live very close to Mattoon! I never knew this story! So interesting
That laughter was the creepiest shit I've ever heard.
Yeah, imagine still hearing it at night, and I'm surprised it didn't send them all crazy, it would me. Wonder if anyone tried to leave & if it stopped them laughing,? this I have to check out.
Thoughty 2: Mrs. Cordes, picked up the cloth and smelt it, as you do with cloth randomly lying on the ground.
Me: died laughing 😂
Looked like the SAS known as "Mute" in the thumbnail.
I may be late but this is one of Thoughty2's outfits I like the most
One of the first ideas that crossed my mind as I listened to this story was "the culprit could be a local resident who felt like a target of discrimination." Looks like he got his revenge by driving his neighbors loco.
4:14, is that a Kill Bill vol 1 reference?
Interesting video, enjoyed it.
Well fuck, I just bought a VPN program... thanks a lot Thoughty lol
Lived all my life in Illinois, not far from Matoon, too, and never even knew about the POW camps. Interesting!
Mass hysteria has caused me to watch Thoughty2
I’m back with a new comment. I know I said some about comercial last but just to clarified it I still think this is one of the best shows I’ve seen.
This don’t makes me like commercials but it’s is the name of the game. And I love these stories and occasionally you find ( or your team ) stories I never heard about before. Have a nice summer
I own a Rottweiler, he sleeps at the end of my bed. When I wake up during the night I wouldn't say it was a sweet smell.👍🏴
I grew up 20 minutes from Mattoon and didn’t even know this was a thing! Crazy stuff.
The real reason he did it was because nobody was subscribed to Thoughty2! PRAISE THE STACHE!
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Thoughty2, you have the most amazing smile, ever!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Original Title: Who was the mad gasser of Mattoon?
So?
He changes the title always later.
It's kind of a running gag
@ cruziz DILLIGAF...?
@@sirandrelefaedelinoge why do you comment then tho?
You do blurbs better than anybody else on the Web!!!
The Mad Gasser is dead, but he was reborn as the Mad Jabber.
Fauci?
@@coldmoonlight6361 Today they come in multitudes. While in the intermediate state the Mad Gasser has multiplied a thousand fold. This opens a whole new perspective on the theory of reincarnation.
Man can’t even fart in his own house without the whole town going crazy.
My wife calls me the Mad Gasser of Living Room !
So did my first x wife till I reminded her she managed to clear a pub once.
I have FINALLY found my HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I get annoyed when something genuinely unique happens and we end up acting simple minded and conclude it's mass hysteria. There's usually a reason why something is happening. We just have to look detailed enough.
I get annoyed when people reject the notion of mass hysteria, which is wholly legitimate and has happened countless times, cause they “know” something really happened. The simple minded explanation is that people are telling the truth about what happened. The correct one is usually that they’re full of shit.
People who don't believe in Mass hysteria are ridiculous , if a hypnotist can tell someone that they're a chicken and have them clucking and flapping their imaginary wings . How is it hard to believe that people can be programmed or indoctrinated into believing damn near anything . It's a documented fact that approximately 90% of the population is highly susceptible to programming . But try and convince someone who Has being programmed that they have been . And the most common response you'll get is , that's not possible .
There used to be a sickly sweet smell from the 3M Magnetic Media plant in my home town. Once it snowed rust red because of the stuff in the air.
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon was what inspired the novel the Bodysnatchers by Jack Finney
That Invasion Bonds graphic looks badass af but geez that had to have been terrifying back then! Chilling to think the manipulative capabilities
' Why Did This Mysterious Man Poison His Entire Town?'
it was a mission given to him by the elders of konoha.
Much love you are one of my favourite TH-camrs 💪💜
"Who Was the Mad Gasser of Mattoon?"
Original Title
lol clickbaited
xd
“Why did this mysterious man poison his entire town?”
New title.
14:47 "It's probably worth checking out your windows"
*Me who lives in a high rise apartment:* "Oh Shit, Oh Shit, Oh Shit"