Memorial Honors Victims Of Imminent Dam Disaster

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Officials in California dedicated the Folsom Dam Memorial, which will honor the nearby residents that will die when the faulty dam fails.
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  • @martineldritch
    @martineldritch3 жыл бұрын

    My heart goes out to all those future survivors suffering from pre-traumatic stress disorder.

  • @janewick509

    @janewick509

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why is your comment in the bottom? It's undderrated. Lemme boost you up.

  • @rosearachnid879

    @rosearachnid879

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@janewick509 yes boosttt

  • @acjcunleashed7946

    @acjcunleashed7946

    2 жыл бұрын

    United States Congress senators and lawmakers when the kid has to go to school the next day

  • @figo3554

    @figo3554

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @razvansamoila

    @razvansamoila

    2 жыл бұрын

    Better known as anxiety

  • @ichijofestival2576
    @ichijofestival25764 жыл бұрын

    They say "Comedy = Tragedy + Time." They never specified which direction in time.

  • @Dapstart

    @Dapstart

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love this

  • @vin_2620

    @vin_2620

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clever

  • @moonlightluck-5622

    @moonlightluck-5622

    4 жыл бұрын

    What is an Ichijo Festival anyway

  • @UpsideDownCycle

    @UpsideDownCycle

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shadowivy333 is it? or did portal 2 get it from somewhere else? Like honestly i don't know.

  • @ichijofestival2576

    @ichijofestival2576

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@moonlightluck-5622 None can say. There were no survivors.

  • @SL-ht1nu
    @SL-ht1nu3 жыл бұрын

    The fact that they took precautions to protect the memorial is perhaps my favourite detail.

  • @donsolos

    @donsolos

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was laughing so hard I completely missed that. That was hysterical the second time thru

  • @andmicbro1

    @andmicbro1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol, that's the one that got me. They were so thoughtful!

  • @axeinrose

    @axeinrose

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s on point with actual Folsom

  • @deananderson7714

    @deananderson7714

    Жыл бұрын

    @@donsolos nice pfp

  • @deleted-something

    @deleted-something

    Жыл бұрын

    Ye

  • @ThePopushi
    @ThePopushi3 жыл бұрын

    "My grave won't matter because they're not gonna find my body" I'm dying LOL

  • @Afiriss

    @Afiriss

    3 жыл бұрын

    ThePopushi this video is even weirder for me because I live in Folsom lmao

  • @risky_busine55

    @risky_busine55

    3 жыл бұрын

    So is he.

  • @1ermejo4ever1

    @1ermejo4ever1

    3 жыл бұрын

    and your body will never be recovered

  • @danielw.2554

    @danielw.2554

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Afiriss Rip my friend

  • @probably4943

    @probably4943

    3 жыл бұрын

    ThePopushi no Dennis will be

  • @codycessna5038
    @codycessna50384 жыл бұрын

    Update: The dam still hasn’t collapsed, but the memorial fell and killed 12 people.

  • @Ohflipsnap

    @Ohflipsnap

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thankfully a memorial for them was already constructed sixteen hours prior to those twelve victims.

  • @OrionoftheStar

    @OrionoftheStar

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ohflipsnap Thank goodness for quality American architectural engineering, capable of determining the precise date at which a memorial for a future tragedy will itself inflict tragedy upon others.

  • @SheagleArk

    @SheagleArk

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was discovered that Dennis muñoz was one of the victims

  • @disastermidi1990

    @disastermidi1990

    4 жыл бұрын

    DJDiggity but they never found his body :(

  • @SheagleArk

    @SheagleArk

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@disastermidi1990 he also was undoubtedly the first

  • @FlagshipHistory
    @FlagshipHistory4 жыл бұрын

    I lost it at "This tragedy will have been preventable"

  • @randomnamegbji

    @randomnamegbji

    4 жыл бұрын

    "All of the warning signs are here. Now."

  • @sandrabard3677

    @sandrabard3677

    4 жыл бұрын

    grammar at its best

  • @ArcticArca

    @ArcticArca

    4 жыл бұрын

    1000th like

  • @danielsmith5032

    @danielsmith5032

    4 жыл бұрын

    Went to the comments just to see if someone posted this 😂😂

  • @BiFurDoggy

    @BiFurDoggy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sandrabard3677 the best part is that it's entirely grammatically correct

  • @Will-yz7sy
    @Will-yz7sy3 жыл бұрын

    update: they’ve started executing the residents to lessen the future death toll

  • @hhdddd4282

    @hhdddd4282

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's smart it cost more money to etch a name in a memorial than to execute someone.

  • @joaquinsenn1154

    @joaquinsenn1154

    3 жыл бұрын

    You think like a politician already

  • @donald12998

    @donald12998

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ah, the COVID 19 method I see.

  • @Ace_BlackStar

    @Ace_BlackStar

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joaquinsenn1154 no if he was thinking like a politician he would have bombed it to stop the threat from happening but killing the whole town to save the town

  • @nizammahamood5909

    @nizammahamood5909

    3 жыл бұрын

    Using the nearby prison's "Mashinator"

  • @GeraltofRivia22
    @GeraltofRivia224 жыл бұрын

    This is wrong because no politician would take responsibility.

  • @enclave2k1

    @enclave2k1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea, the onion is satire home slice. Politicians also don't care about dead constituents... they still vote.

  • @GeraltofRivia22

    @GeraltofRivia22

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@enclave2k1 I know it's satire

  • @juzoli

    @juzoli

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, politicians ALWAYS take responsibility. They often have a press event where they take responsibility, and then they go back to the same as before with no actual consequences.

  • @juzoli

    @juzoli

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez I was being sarcastic here. If there are no consequences, then you are not actually take responsibility.

  • @FrozenRat161

    @FrozenRat161

    3 жыл бұрын

    Politicians claim to take responsibility as long as something is not directly caused by them and they don't actually have to move a finger.

  • @kelseybarton
    @kelseybarton4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think I’ve ever heard the phrase “will have been preventable” in my entire life

  • @glumbortango7182

    @glumbortango7182

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank the Onion for this new avenue of possibilites

  • @supersonictumbleweed

    @supersonictumbleweed

    4 жыл бұрын

    "We see all the signs now"

  • @EShum

    @EShum

    4 жыл бұрын

    surprisingly I have. Like with the California wildfires they take about how before they start, they will have been preventable if the gov't does control burns

  • @bulldozer8950

    @bulldozer8950

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have.... in a different onion story....

  • @NowhereMan7

    @NowhereMan7

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@EShum "would have been preventable if..." is not the same as the concrete sentence "Will have been preventable".

  • @MistahFox
    @MistahFox4 жыл бұрын

    "I only wish there was some way to avoid this terrible tragedy... that didn't require so much funding..."

  • @christopherverdery1294

    @christopherverdery1294

    3 жыл бұрын

    "What will repairing the dam cost?" "You're looking at $50 million. And that's just for repairs. There's upgrades that will keep the dam working for decades beyond..." "Just got a proposal from the memorial artist. I'll show you the door."

  • @cones914

    @cones914

    3 жыл бұрын

    Politicians in a nutshell.

  • @not-sodeadinside7237

    @not-sodeadinside7237

    2 жыл бұрын

    Next sentence: "The memorial was built on higher ground that won't be swept away when the dam collapses."

  • @user-te1zl6jc1b

    @user-te1zl6jc1b

    2 жыл бұрын

    He has a point but he doesn't have a point It's a genius comedy flick

  • @FatherManus

    @FatherManus

    2 жыл бұрын

    Climate change in a nutshell

  • @SuperSlik50
    @SuperSlik504 жыл бұрын

    Horrific . Prayers for the hypothetical victims in their hour of theoretical need

  • @jacockistitsworth9392

    @jacockistitsworth9392

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Rory Spoons LOL2 you stupid bot

  • @Adhjie

    @Adhjie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blank2588 or yt bugged as usual

  • @shadybanana6553

    @shadybanana6553

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Rory Spoons Lol 3

  • @windyWindward

    @windyWindward

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol4

  • @BertoxolusThePuzzled

    @BertoxolusThePuzzled

    3 жыл бұрын

    HYPOTHETICAL prayers...

  • @luc1d305
    @luc1d3053 жыл бұрын

    The most unrealistic part is that the mayor plans to take responsibility and resign

  • @dad5088

    @dad5088

    2 жыл бұрын

    Making empty promises is very realistic

  • @osmano675

    @osmano675

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not at all, he will resign... along with a million dollar payout.

  • @The_Singularity.

    @The_Singularity.

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love you 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @spoidalbynature

    @spoidalbynature

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with the others, it was realistic

  • @ireallyreallyhategoogle

    @ireallyreallyhategoogle

    Жыл бұрын

    That was 15 years ago, when low level politicians were still expected to resign to appease the public.

  • @saltysnowflake5832
    @saltysnowflake58324 жыл бұрын

    “My grave won’t matter because they’ll never find my body”

  • @space_fox12

    @space_fox12

    4 жыл бұрын

    F o o d

  • @Treycotwright

    @Treycotwright

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nicito Sta. Ana you bet your ass it did lmao 🤣

  • @brandona7526

    @brandona7526

    4 жыл бұрын

    Completely lost it at that

  • @leavethisemptier

    @leavethisemptier

    4 жыл бұрын

    1:47

  • @squizzlor

    @squizzlor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Danny Love yeah that one got me XD

  • @javieranglada83
    @javieranglada834 жыл бұрын

    I will never forget this tragedy when it happens

  • @enclave2k1

    @enclave2k1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I will have had never forgotten this tragedy, when it eventually happens.*

  • @jacockistitsworth9392

    @jacockistitsworth9392

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@enclave2k1 no.

  • @k.i.c6463

    @k.i.c6463

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oof. As someone that lives in folsom, this is scary

  • @cryo2156

    @cryo2156

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@k.i.c6463 I'm so sorry for your future loss

  • @vitalityfox

    @vitalityfox

    Жыл бұрын

    This did happen. That's what makes it so funny.

  • @skyslasher6267
    @skyslasher62673 жыл бұрын

    tragic... i have a cousin who still lives there. i feel horrible when i think about how much i will miss him

  • @panzerkampfwageniv4065

    @panzerkampfwageniv4065

    3 жыл бұрын

    SkySlasher The dam will sadly break any minute...

  • @9600bauds

    @9600bauds

    Жыл бұрын

    you will have my condolences

  • @skyslasher6267

    @skyslasher6267

    Жыл бұрын

    @@9600bauds thanks, there hasnt been a day where i havent thought of him

  • @andresalgado8609

    @andresalgado8609

    Жыл бұрын

    Try not to think about it.

  • @abhaysingh8345

    @abhaysingh8345

    Жыл бұрын

    You will have our condolences and hopefully they will get justice

  • @batmancanfly1086
    @batmancanfly1086 Жыл бұрын

    “What will I have done?” Is one of the best lines I’ve ever heard

  • @donxx1206

    @donxx1206

    Жыл бұрын

    no it should of been what am i doing i cant belive i do not see this coming

  • @juzoli

    @juzoli

    Жыл бұрын

    “This disaster, will have been preventable” They should use this video for teaching English tenses.

  • @CopyRezo36
    @CopyRezo3612 жыл бұрын

    This actually makes a good exercise for practicing verb tenses. I could show this to my ESL students.

  • @spencergraham-thille9896

    @spencergraham-thille9896

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good idea.

  • @gabenmcfry2823

    @gabenmcfry2823

    4 жыл бұрын

    8 year old comment but im liking it anyway

  • @windskm

    @windskm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello CopyRezo44

  • @wininspn

    @wininspn

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm an ESL teacher, too, and I was thinking the same thing!

  • @madscientistshusta

    @madscientistshusta

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@wininspn we need more teachers like this.

  • @jadwyna2404
    @jadwyna24044 жыл бұрын

    I love how there’s subtitles for the Japanese woman speaking English.

  • @ijoinedthedarkside333

    @ijoinedthedarkside333

    4 жыл бұрын

    Those are auto subtitles

  • @jlc5639

    @jlc5639

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ijoinedthedarkside333 u a dumb ass

  • @f.h.k6356

    @f.h.k6356

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s a common thing for people with heavy accents

  • @lotharschmal7991

    @lotharschmal7991

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean tbf I prob wouldn’t understand her without those

  • @jlc5639

    @jlc5639

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't think people realise it's a joke. She's perfectly intelligible. She's got subtitles simply because she's not American.

  • @joshuaklein8429
    @joshuaklein84293 жыл бұрын

    This is unironically exactly how things are being handled in the USA regarding our bridges. Everything built in the 40s and 50s is going to eventually come down if it’s not essentially replaced, since thousands of bridges are beyond repair even now.

  • @KingHarkinianMah21

    @KingHarkinianMah21

    3 жыл бұрын

    I believe that is what’s being satirized

  • @Discojericho

    @Discojericho

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KingHarkinianMah21 Its also a reference to the St. Francis Dam disaster.

  • @dogge929

    @dogge929

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bro we've got bridges from the 20's here! That's model T Ford era, built for model T loads. These same bridges carry Tractor Trailers dozens of times a day.

  • @zacharyrollick6169

    @zacharyrollick6169

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not where I live. We have replaced plenty of bridges recently. Granted, incompetence led to the work taking five times as long. One project went through three contractors, leaving that bridge out for a year.

  • @ckorp666

    @ckorp666

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zacharyrollick6169 you say incompetence, those contractors' bank accounts say good business practice

  • @WhatIsThisForAgain
    @WhatIsThisForAgain Жыл бұрын

    On another note: Folsom still doesn’t even have a dam. It is right now being constructed. The farsightedness in display by this memorial committee is laudable. Dennis Munez, the first victim, declared that he will take the job at the tower ‘no matter what, gotta feed my family’.

  • @NeoRipshaft
    @NeoRipshaft5 жыл бұрын

    This is no time to be pointing fingers, we need to come together and support these victims both living and not yet born.

  • @bayblademaster697

    @bayblademaster697

    4 жыл бұрын

    Catman r/Ihavereddit Shut up

  • @bbbbmmm-ui3ht

    @bbbbmmm-ui3ht

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheCreationKing shut up nerd

  • @Adhjie

    @Adhjie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @krepnata kadara I want x button but the irl and pluperfect just seal it I'm giving this a usual gta speedrun no button no cheat code perfect To top it of is to use ablative construct in german mimicking latin jussive is not present thi

  • @azuknow1653

    @azuknow1653

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh thats dark

  • @gnochhuos645

    @gnochhuos645

    Жыл бұрын

    Kid named finger

  • @thehungrynunusvids
    @thehungrynunusvids10 жыл бұрын

    I completely lost my shit at " my grave won't matter because they're not going to find my body"

  • @ninjaslash52_98

    @ninjaslash52_98

    4 жыл бұрын

    I needed a good laugh

  • @detested2022

    @detested2022

    3 жыл бұрын

    How about the bald white guy who said he'll take his own life after he survives the tragedy

  • @TonyCrenshawsLatte

    @TonyCrenshawsLatte

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@detested2022 And instead of the typical "what have I done," he goes, "what will I have done?" XD

  • @donsolos

    @donsolos

    3 жыл бұрын

    The way he says it too like he is so bitter about it really lit my ass up 😭😭😭

  • @abbycross90210
    @abbycross902102 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad they had the foresight to put the memorial on high ground. God bless those future victims.

  • @DannySullivanMusic

    @DannySullivanMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    indeed

  • @ephinem
    @ephinem3 жыл бұрын

    im convinced they tell the actors that this is not a parody and needs to be acted as very serious. These are some of the best parody actors ives seen.

  • @SanctuaryReintegrate
    @SanctuaryReintegrate4 жыл бұрын

    "I only wish that there was some way to avoid this terrible tragedy that didn't require so much funding" US government in a nutshell LMAO

  • @scottcarr9320

    @scottcarr9320

    4 жыл бұрын

    And when you read some of the sub text: “CA couple spent $300 million on a research center to find out why their child is failing at school”, 1:54

  • @scottcarr9320

    @scottcarr9320

    4 жыл бұрын

    The real things necessary to fund

  • @jdo8617

    @jdo8617

    4 жыл бұрын

    Every government* Dont forget that just bc you live in America dosen't mean it doesn't happen anywhere else. Everyone's corrupt. We're just the best country so we get the most shit 😁

  • @jdo8617

    @jdo8617

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Jacob-bm6wb lol okay snowflake

  • @tomlxyz

    @tomlxyz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jdo8617 Not every. My country for example doesn't underfund dams or infrastructure in general. But there's this notion in the US that public funding is bad and that's really what's causing the problem. The general public would want this fixed but the moment taxes come up they object

  • @Shaun-tz6qe
    @Shaun-tz6qe4 жыл бұрын

    They might have ended on the best line: "Once the massive death toll becomes apparent, I will end my own life. What will I have done?"

  • @Resi1ience

    @Resi1ience

    7 ай бұрын

    It won't be too late for him; there will probably be help, assuming the crisis hotline number doesn't change by the time the dam breaks.

  • @johnmccrossan9376
    @johnmccrossan93763 жыл бұрын

    "this disaster will have been preventable. All the warning signs are here now. But No1 will have done anything about it." Truest thing a politician has ever said

  • @jaygee9590
    @jaygee95902 жыл бұрын

    Locating the memorial beyond the path of the inevitable disaster shows incredible foresight. All involved should be commended for being proactive in this regard.

  • @CrimeaRiver
    @CrimeaRiver4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for recommending this to me after a mere 11 years, KZread.

  • @EinFelsbrocken

    @EinFelsbrocken

    4 жыл бұрын

    They werent sure if Putin is *that* into American TV ;)

  • @JKTCGMV13

    @JKTCGMV13

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow I didn’t realize it was that old. I had thought they gave it that look intentionally

  • @susanritter2520

    @susanritter2520

    4 жыл бұрын

    Crimea_River you’ve got the best username on the Internet. Here’s your memorial -errr - trophy 🥇🏆🥇

  • @Trever101

    @Trever101

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @cristibajereanu582

    @cristibajereanu582

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why the fuck are you complaining when such a high quality content is recommanded, even though is 11 years old video?

  • @leslie6757
    @leslie67574 жыл бұрын

    That little girl with the sign that says “I will miss my daddy”. Y’all I can’t with this video 😂😂

  • @Archonsx

    @Archonsx

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmao

  • @joshuagrahambrown

    @joshuagrahambrown

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s the card that says “Try not to think about it” for me 💀

  • @zurirobinson2749

    @zurirobinson2749

    10 ай бұрын

    That's actually legitimately really sad- out of the context of the skit, a child with a terminally ill parent could have actually drawn that

  • @leslie6757

    @leslie6757

    10 ай бұрын

    @@zurirobinson2749 that’s not where my mind went

  • @erikliljeberg3291
    @erikliljeberg32913 ай бұрын

    “This disaster will have been preventable” is such a genius line

  • @scoops2
    @scoops2 Жыл бұрын

    Who else came to re-watch this after the HAI video on the Mosul dam?

  • @davidh6868
    @davidh68685 жыл бұрын

    "The memorial can be altered to include up to two thousand names in the event that the disaster occurs during the annual Folsom Jazz Festival."

  • @hogglewart

    @hogglewart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, the writers of this bit did indeed come up with this funny byline.

  • @thursdaythought7201

    @thursdaythought7201

    3 жыл бұрын

    Folsom Jazz Festival is in Folsom though and folsom is above the folsom damn

  • @NYCentralSpotter1070
    @NYCentralSpotter10709 жыл бұрын

    With the drought, Folsom took down the preemptive memorial, deciding that there was no imminent threat of the reservoir breaking.

  • @devintariel3769

    @devintariel3769

    7 жыл бұрын

    Kendra Marybeth Davenport Maybe this week eh?

  • @sherk3286

    @sherk3286

    5 жыл бұрын

    Though the dam memorial will be left in storage on high ground; portable and ready to be redeployed for that faithful day that is inevitable

  • @guardianoftheduat

    @guardianoftheduat

    5 жыл бұрын

    Butch drought is over

  • @Duck420Ag

    @Duck420Ag

    4 жыл бұрын

    2019, that didn't age well

  • @jonnda

    @jonnda

    4 жыл бұрын

    They could have saved money by reworking the memorial for drought victims.

  • @micahdye7215
    @micahdye72153 жыл бұрын

    “When the tragedy becomes apparent... I will end my own life..... what will I have done...” so sad🤧😪🤧🤧😭😭😭 fly high future fulsom victims

  • @ashok305
    @ashok3052 жыл бұрын

    "i will take the full responsibility for the tragedy when it happens" , a responsible mayor right there, so nice of him

  • @thepostfk
    @thepostfk7 жыл бұрын

    they were so close to this actually happening.

  • @dangernoodle8376

    @dangernoodle8376

    6 жыл бұрын

    Article?

  • @johnnygreenface4195

    @johnnygreenface4195

    5 жыл бұрын

    My sister lived in the area and had to evac if this is what I think it is

  • @EmmaHopman

    @EmmaHopman

    5 жыл бұрын

    It was all the buzz for about 2 weeks

  • @hizokuto

    @hizokuto

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oroville Dam in the same area

  • @dfwai7589

    @dfwai7589

    5 жыл бұрын

    Y'all know this isn't real right? Like the Onion literally makes up news stories for laughs. I feel like the OP was being sarcastic, but I'm honestly not sure about half the people in this reply section

  • @Poop-nu1so
    @Poop-nu1so5 жыл бұрын

    2:09 this man is an actor for The Onion, but needs a hug.

  • @Masada1911

    @Masada1911

    4 жыл бұрын

    Poop so do I though...

  • @alex_squeezebox
    @alex_squeezebox Жыл бұрын

    This is a great example of the rare future perfect tense for non English speakers

  • @powwu

    @powwu

    Жыл бұрын

    You're so right, I never would've thought of that

  • @stevencooper4422

    @stevencooper4422

    Жыл бұрын

    The most underutilized aspect of the English language 😂

  • @s6th795
    @s6th7953 жыл бұрын

    This is the best way for an English teacher to teach future perfect tense.

  • @MrMitchbow
    @MrMitchbow4 жыл бұрын

    This memorial is classic American style because this will be historic national tragedy. 🇺🇸

  • @hugejackedman7423

    @hugejackedman7423

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thought they would say “a classic American style because this will be a classic American tragedy”

  • @DirtyPrancing

    @DirtyPrancing

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was disappointed she didn't say, "because this will be a classic American mistake"

  • @miladantoine4566

    @miladantoine4566

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol and she said it with her heavy Asian accent "this wer be"

  • @EnseiMada

    @EnseiMada

    4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't it ironic that these quote is never been appropriate until this 2020.

  • @Formula1st

    @Formula1st

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well this aged like milk

  • @coolmanjack1995
    @coolmanjack19954 жыл бұрын

    Of course this is trending and in my feed when this dam is bursting in Michigan

  • @ryanweible9090

    @ryanweible9090

    4 жыл бұрын

    dark humor made waaay darker by circumstance.

  • @vittocrazi

    @vittocrazi

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ryanweible9090 satire is not really dark humour, in my opinion. Because the clip is not about the flooding per se, its a jab at how incompetent the people in charge are. That and the many people that are perfectly okay with living in this kind of conditions. And its why this videos get relevant each time "the onion predicts the future". Because it ridicules the ugly of the world. dark humour is more like "the great lebowski" where the protagonist gets in a progressively worse position no matter what he does. Or if you played skyrim, Chief Yamar z getting killed. "lazarillo de tormes" has a chapter where a blind person gets tricked into ramming his head hard into a post, and it comes out as funny because the blind guy was an asshole, not because he was blind. In "fuenteovejuna" they torture a mentally challenged person, but what he "confesses" is the actual funny thing. I get there are similarities, but its not the same.

  • @jacobmorrison838

    @jacobmorrison838

    4 жыл бұрын

    And the dam bursting in MI was 100% preventable. The people who use to be in charge of the dam ran it at like 50% water capacity to accommodate rainfall. The state attorney in MI sued them for running it that low, the lack of water was harmful to the muscles. Because of the lawsuit, different people were in charge of the dam, and were told to run it near full capacity. Because of this, there was no room for overflow. So once it rained, the dam couldn’t hold all that water.

  • @souvikrc4499

    @souvikrc4499

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@jacobmorrison838 That, and the dam owners were cited by federal regulators SINCE THE 90s for failing to make safety improvements.

  • @NameAvailable

    @NameAvailable

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vittocrazi There are thousands of dams that are at risk to fail right now. Nothing gets done because it would cost billions to fix them and because many of them are owned privately which makes them hard to regulate. If America would stop putting so much money into police and military we could fix our crumbling infrastructure and the government needs to the power to regulate the dams.

  • @johnbyron1077
    @johnbyron10773 жыл бұрын

    0:54 The new Ford zero-emissions car will be powered entirely by down-hill slopes lmfao

  • @kugavi2679
    @kugavi26793 жыл бұрын

    Thoughts and prayers to the people who will die in this preventable tragedy.

  • @fuzbeatboxern5714

    @fuzbeatboxern5714

    3 жыл бұрын

    This did not happen

  • @Bezos404
    @Bezos4045 жыл бұрын

    When you don't know The Onion and realize after a minute, that something in this video is off.

  • @jameswhite3415

    @jameswhite3415

    4 жыл бұрын

    Calum Cowan Agreed, the Onion is reputable, reliable, and none bias. That does not happen with the news nowadays.

  • @magmafang7187

    @magmafang7187

    4 жыл бұрын

    R all onion things fake because surely these Americans is this dumb

  • @twisted9285

    @twisted9285

    4 жыл бұрын

    Magma Fang this is a trustworthy American news network. It is one of the best and most reliable.

  • @danydady6851

    @danydady6851

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@magmafang7187 the onion is also the fastest news station by far. It is currently the only one capable of delivering stories before the events actually happen.

  • @MelkisgoedvoorJan

    @MelkisgoedvoorJan

    4 жыл бұрын

    Calum Cowan hahah yh I knew something was off but it took so long to understand what was actually going on

  • @Unnecessarilylongexplanations
    @Unnecessarilylongexplanations4 жыл бұрын

    I feel we should just start upvoting all the people who think it's real so we can see them at the top

  • @siyacer

    @siyacer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Reddit user

  • @Unnecessarilylongexplanations

    @Unnecessarilylongexplanations

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@siyacer Actually the run-down slums of Imgur but same thing

  • @glumbortango7182

    @glumbortango7182

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or you could just set the comments to "Newest First"

  • @glumbortango7182

    @glumbortango7182

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Martin we can see your corrections you know

  • @ryanchuabowen2045

    @ryanchuabowen2045

    3 жыл бұрын

    Found the redditor

  • @bobthebox2993
    @bobthebox29939 ай бұрын

    This is my absolute favorite Onion reporting.

  • @cribbles3476

    @cribbles3476

    8 ай бұрын

    It's really up there with some of the Onions best skits.

  • @CorndogMaker
    @CorndogMaker4 жыл бұрын

    This isn't satire anymore

  • @enclave2k1

    @enclave2k1

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, it still is. There is no such thing as a politician anymore; liar is more descriptive.

  • @kirknix6002
    @kirknix60024 жыл бұрын

    I'm in South Carolina, but add my name to the memorial 'cause I'm dying laughing

  • @glumbortango7182

    @glumbortango7182

    4 жыл бұрын

    You deserve top comment.

  • @camatzuma

    @camatzuma

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kirk Nix Dude, don’t be so insensitive I live in Folsom and the dam could break at any moment, my tragedy is not your comedy

  • @sherif.ghoneim

    @sherif.ghoneim

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hhhhhhhh

  • @davideb.4290

    @davideb.4290

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@camatzuma It will be, when enough time has passed

  • @tostitos2890

    @tostitos2890

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@camatzuma it will have been preventable

  • @charsfm5203
    @charsfm52036 жыл бұрын

    press F to pay respects when it happens

  • @carpenoctem3257

    @carpenoctem3257

    4 жыл бұрын

    Peanut Butter pre-emptive F

  • @jcast1749

    @jcast1749

    4 жыл бұрын

    F

  • @6piecechickenmcnuggets23

    @6piecechickenmcnuggets23

    4 жыл бұрын

    E (is the letter before F)

  • @carpenoctem3257

    @carpenoctem3257

    4 жыл бұрын

    6 Piece Chicken McNuggets good call E

  • @jadenstar1038

    @jadenstar1038

    4 жыл бұрын

    E or D(on Keyboard)

  • @jaquan123ism
    @jaquan123ism Жыл бұрын

    what will happen when the mosul dam which is built on water soluble rock breaks

  • @Aranimda
    @Aranimda Жыл бұрын

    The National Geographic program "Seconds from Disaster" is already making a detailed reconstruction using advanced computer graphics to show exactly how, why and when this disaster will occur.

  • @wisdom_magnet
    @wisdom_magnet4 жыл бұрын

    "My grave won't matter cos they're not gonna find my body" Damn

  • @arthure.w2006

    @arthure.w2006

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dam*

  • @Kyoobur9000

    @Kyoobur9000

    4 жыл бұрын

    Arthur E.W I was gonna say that but you beat me. Dam it.

  • @OrionoftheStar

    @OrionoftheStar

    4 жыл бұрын

    My eyes flooded with tears.

  • @Thwack992

    @Thwack992

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was swept away by that.

  • @chris10thetilted77

    @chris10thetilted77

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like the inevitable ruins of Folsom

  • @QueenFondue
    @QueenFondue4 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how much funnier a simple change of tense can make a tragedy.

  • @RonaldMcPaul

    @RonaldMcPaul

    4 жыл бұрын

    RIP speakers of Asian languages with no tenses.

  • @gundam2jimmy
    @gundam2jimmy Жыл бұрын

    "I wish there was a way to save them that did not cost so much money."

  • @MichaelSnyder1776
    @MichaelSnyder17763 жыл бұрын

    I died in the flood in 2023. Thankfully the Memorial made it through safely.

  • @spdewertton

    @spdewertton

    Жыл бұрын

    This comment is going to be great in 3 months.

  • @jessicar3291

    @jessicar3291

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear that Michael. You will have never expected such a terrible event

  • @yutahkotomi1195

    @yutahkotomi1195

    Жыл бұрын

    Have you died yet? I haven't heard of any dams collapsing the year started.

  • @HansLemurson

    @HansLemurson

    Жыл бұрын

    We sure got a lot of rain this winter. How's your health?

  • @hallowen4279

    @hallowen4279

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HansLemurson He's swimming with the angels now 😢

  • @BradleyWashburn1
    @BradleyWashburn110 жыл бұрын

    oh man, I live down stream from this. Why don't I do anything about this before it happens?

  • @roguishpaladin

    @roguishpaladin

    5 жыл бұрын

    So, um, did you?

  • @jumpingsloth3963

    @jumpingsloth3963

    5 жыл бұрын

    This was 4 years ago. Please reply if you are ok.

  • @HandledToaster2

    @HandledToaster2

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rest in Piece Bradley

  • @butterdrag0n330

    @butterdrag0n330

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kevin Vang I don't think they made it

  • @Frank-hw3fd

    @Frank-hw3fd

    5 жыл бұрын

    We will start always remembering you the moment you are gone :(

  • @mmorpg1428
    @mmorpg14284 жыл бұрын

    I cry every time I pass by the dam on my way to work. I hope I’ll never forget this tragedy when it happens. #rip

  • @danielsmith5032

    @danielsmith5032

    4 жыл бұрын

    MMoRPG 😂😂

  • @tdpay9015

    @tdpay9015

    7 ай бұрын

    If you're traveling on nearby Route 10 when it happens, I'll shake my head sadly when I read your name on the memorial.

  • @rexcorvorum4262
    @rexcorvorum42624 жыл бұрын

    “My grave won’t matter cause they’re not gonna find my body” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @phoenixyip8935
    @phoenixyip89358 ай бұрын

    I literally live right next to Folsom that’s amazing

  • @TylerMarkRichardson

    @TylerMarkRichardson

    7 ай бұрын

    You should visit there 10am 8/9/25

  • @ValensBellator
    @ValensBellator4 жыл бұрын

    And to think Michigan didn’t even produce a preemptive memorial for their dams breaking... Given they’d been warned in Michigan about those dams for years this sketch is striking very close to home right now.

  • @vittocrazi

    @vittocrazi

    4 жыл бұрын

    20 years of warnings...

  • @souvikrc4499

    @souvikrc4499

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@vittocrazi And yet the dam owners did nothing but bicker.

  • @11Survivor

    @11Survivor

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Imagine your dams aren't owned by the government-*

  • @enclave2k1

    @enclave2k1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I'm from Flint and I drink lead from poison water.

  • @SimonClarkstone

    @SimonClarkstone

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Onion were playing the long game. some day this article was going to become topical.

  • @Heeby-Jeebies
    @Heeby-Jeebies4 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace eventually, my friends.

  • @theciasmuggledcoke1261

    @theciasmuggledcoke1261

    4 жыл бұрын

    I will I guess

  • @bootstrap52

    @bootstrap52

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @AnkitNeerajthejoker
    @AnkitNeerajthejoker3 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to the creativity

  • @shocktrooper9163
    @shocktrooper9163 Жыл бұрын

    The only unrealistic part is when the mayor said he would take full responsible.

  • @HunterShows

    @HunterShows

    Жыл бұрын

    He will have if he does.

  • @moobsmcgee3554
    @moobsmcgee35544 жыл бұрын

    This is how it feels for people who knew about the virus back in January.

  • @ManofChrist101
    @ManofChrist10114 жыл бұрын

    "all the warning signs are here NOW" and "my grave wont matter because they're not gonna find my body" make me lmbo everytime i watch this

  • @brandonfoley7519

    @brandonfoley7519

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imbo?

  • @KianLeiner

    @KianLeiner

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@brandonfoley7519 limbo

  • @UpsideDownCycle

    @UpsideDownCycle

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@KianLeiner and @Maineiac fishing it means laughing my butt off. It's an alternative to lmao, or laughing my ass off.

  • @pablo-gb5th

    @pablo-gb5th

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@brandonfoley7519 bruh you just replied to a 10 year old comment

  • @codybarrett4672

    @codybarrett4672

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pablo-gb5th it's the internet and it's timeless. it someone is wrong, they're wrong forever and it NEEDS to be pointed out TODAY.

  • @boaoftheboaians
    @boaoftheboaians3 жыл бұрын

    Condolences to all the future victims of this imminent disaster :(

  • @evilemperorzurg9615
    @evilemperorzurg9615 Жыл бұрын

    Very tragic. I’m glad the local government is preparing for such a catastrophe.

  • @ChaseThePinballWizard
    @ChaseThePinballWizard4 жыл бұрын

    imagine if the Onion is just a real news station in an alternate universe that got destroyed and they're trying to contact us to help them.

  • @brandonfoley7519

    @brandonfoley7519

    4 жыл бұрын

    You scare me child

  • @NoName-ul8jt

    @NoName-ul8jt

    4 жыл бұрын

    What

  • @creapyalbinofish

    @creapyalbinofish

    4 жыл бұрын

    They are from the bearenstein universe, frankly, we dodged a bullet.

  • @nataliecohen9658

    @nataliecohen9658

    3 жыл бұрын

    creapyalbinofish bearenstein universe?

  • @PashaGamingYT

    @PashaGamingYT

    3 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @notnotkavi
    @notnotkavi4 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else got this recommended after the collapse in Michigan?

  • @ripmorld9909

    @ripmorld9909

    4 жыл бұрын

    me2

  • @Crystal_Bull

    @Crystal_Bull

    4 жыл бұрын

    exactly what I was thinking.

  • @seldonwright4345

    @seldonwright4345

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yuppers

  • @goldenfiberwheat238

    @goldenfiberwheat238

    3 жыл бұрын

    What

  • @shadysam7161

    @shadysam7161

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@johnperic6860 NOOOOOOO

  • @DNVIC
    @DNVIC3 жыл бұрын

    The sad thing is that a similar event happened in the 1800s where a dam was known to be vulnerable and people did nothing about it.

  • @justanotherhooman7057

    @justanotherhooman7057

    3 жыл бұрын

    😥 And my hope for humanity slowly fades away

  • @sunflowerog98
    @sunflowerog982 жыл бұрын

    the way she looked at him when he said “they’re not gonna find my body” 😩

  • @watsisbuttndo829
    @watsisbuttndo8294 жыл бұрын

    "I will tender my resignation the day after the tragedy" . Have seen that happen for real many a time.

  • @OrionoftheStar

    @OrionoftheStar

    4 жыл бұрын

    "I think once the massive death toll becomes apparent... I will end my own life. What will I have done..."

  • @mato8225
    @mato82254 жыл бұрын

    Well this aged like fine wine...

  • @lenschwedt9646

    @lenschwedt9646

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Onion IS fine wine.

  • @mato8225

    @mato8225

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zaibatzu N Yay !! (☞゚∀゚)☞

  • @Cruzad
    @Cruzad4 жыл бұрын

    This has come to fruition

  • @dr.zionsson
    @dr.zionsson3 жыл бұрын

    RIP to those who will die in this tragic future disaster

  • @dAvrilthebear
    @dAvrilthebear14 жыл бұрын

    I considered it the best and my favorite onion clip, until this thing actually happened here in Russia at a power station killing 70. And what's more the officials that were responsible are now using the same words: "If only there had been a way to prevent it that would not have required so much funding!"

  • @maxbufton5441

    @maxbufton5441

    4 жыл бұрын

    Arruda it's Russia, weirder shit has happened over there

  • @TehSlan

    @TehSlan

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Arruda Google is your friend. 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident. A turbine that had been showing irregular vibration patterns for 10 years finally failed during a power-on, breaking out of its seating and causing a cascade of other problems. The power infrastructure in the region of this power plant was crumbling, and this plant that already had poor maintenance had been running the turbines at above-intended speeds to get more power out of them, to compensate for the lack of other sources in the area. The death toll was 75 people. And yes, the power station was a hydroelectric dam. Although it was the combined turbine failure, flooding, and opening of emergency flood gates that killed people, not the dam itself crumbling, the comparison is there.

  • @sophistanonym1703
    @sophistanonym17035 жыл бұрын

    Dennis Muñoz with that lifetime job security! I'm an optimist.

  • @kattastic9999
    @kattastic9999 Жыл бұрын

    "This disaster will have been preventable!" Fucking nailed me

  • @matthintz9468
    @matthintz946811 ай бұрын

    "My grave won't matter, because they're not gonna find my body." I was eating when I heard that and I almost started choking it was so funny!

  • @UKnowMeIMURDaddy
    @UKnowMeIMURDaddy5 жыл бұрын

    I want to be remembered as Folsom's most child friendly adult. I hope everyone ruminates about how I drove my white, windowless van around town passing out candy and fidget spinners. How I gave free rides and helped look for my lost puppy. And lastly, how I was never late when school began and ended for the day.

  • @rancidpitts8243

    @rancidpitts8243

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bless you. You are such a wonderful person. Bless you.

  • @TheeOnlyStolas

    @TheeOnlyStolas

    4 жыл бұрын

    A true hero in my eyes

  • @sarpeg1337

    @sarpeg1337

    4 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist he aint being sarcastic

  • @nutmeg9005

    @nutmeg9005

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ohio Interior Design i know you made an impact on the children’s lives

  • @MyName_Jeff

    @MyName_Jeff

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hungry Hungry Hippo Yes, they were definitely touched 🙏🏻

  • @ajbleas
    @ajbleas5 жыл бұрын

    I miss when the Onion was this good...

  • @aapadd

    @aapadd

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@frimi8593 YEAH THATS WHAT THEY SAID

  • @joshuafox8563

    @joshuafox8563

    5 жыл бұрын

    They're still good they're just having difficulties competing with actual news stations. A lot of work has to go into making sure that their videos don't become real news

  • @dynamicworlds1

    @dynamicworlds1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Reality has become almost impossible to parody

  • @andrewzheng4038

    @andrewzheng4038

    4 жыл бұрын

    DynamicWorlds when reality is the parody, feelsbadman

  • @ileryon4019

    @ileryon4019

    4 жыл бұрын

    youtube is kill theyre moneys

  • @spiderzz1
    @spiderzz1 Жыл бұрын

    still relevant 15 years later

  • @Jimmieadamsp
    @Jimmieadamsp4 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Folsom. Please pray for my future death

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest4 жыл бұрын

    This makes me feel so helpless. I wish there was something we could have done.

  • @grumpiesttitan7930

    @grumpiesttitan7930

    4 жыл бұрын

    You joking right?

  • @MasonGreenWeed

    @MasonGreenWeed

    2 жыл бұрын

    That doesn't require large funding

  • @nikkisoos9907
    @nikkisoos99074 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if the Dam broke while they were all at the memorial. What a waste of 22,000 dollars, those people should've thought of this circumstance and stayed at their homes so that waste would've never happened!

  • @nikkisoos9907

    @nikkisoos9907

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnperic6860 nah I'm saying is if they were all at the memorial while the dam broke, casualties wouldn't be as high, thus a waste of the memorial.

  • @alquinn8576

    @alquinn8576

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nikkisoos9907 then they will have had renamed it the Denis Munoz memorial

  • @bunsenn5064
    @bunsenn5064 Жыл бұрын

    The “try not to think about it” drawing at the memorial absolutely killed me

  • @CanadaPlayz48
    @CanadaPlayz48 Жыл бұрын

    RIP all of the people who will die in this preventable disaster.

  • @azore1184
    @azore11845 жыл бұрын

    I LIVE IN FOLSOM!!!!!!!!! WE DIED!!!! ALL OF US!!! YEAHHHHH

  • @randombossgamer1175

    @randombossgamer1175

    4 жыл бұрын

    I live in Folsom too!!

  • @Happy-uy5wc
    @Happy-uy5wc4 жыл бұрын

    I have a friend who lives right next to that dam. I went swimming there last year. It is a lovely place to have a picnic. The water's clear and clean. It's a great place for a memorial. I'm going to miss my friend Tom. But I suppose that he'll have the high honor of having his name on that memorial marker. 😊

  • @bellacretlaw923
    @bellacretlaw923 Жыл бұрын

    Anyone else looking at this after the earthquakes in Turkey?

  • @keremmazman3761

    @keremmazman3761

    Жыл бұрын

    I was looking at it because of that. I am Turkish and i can say everybody knows another big earthquake will happen in İstanbul sometime soon but nobody does anything about it. Just like in the video, it requires too much funding.

  • @DavidAWA
    @DavidAWA4 жыл бұрын

    Okay KZread. Stop recommending videos from 12 years ago that are 100% relevant while I'm in quarantine.

  • @2000StratusES
    @2000StratusES15 жыл бұрын

    The pessimism and absurdism combo is so hilarious!

  • @bigwes617

    @bigwes617

    4 жыл бұрын

    2009, damn.

  • @OrchidAlloy

    @OrchidAlloy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bigwes617 dam*

  • @parkeypence5974
    @parkeypence59745 жыл бұрын

    Truly a tragedy. Such a shame that it couldn't have been avoided.

  • @tomfuelery2905
    @tomfuelery29052 жыл бұрын

    This will be such a sad tragedy. My heart will be breaking.

  • @kyle--859
    @kyle--85910 ай бұрын

    "This accident will have been preventable. All of the warning signs are here now". I love this line so much, it is extremely funny but also kind of sad how it reflects reality.

  • @weaponofmassconstruction1940
    @weaponofmassconstruction19404 жыл бұрын

    Poor people, they really won't have seen it coming.

  • @mr.commenter1242
    @mr.commenter12424 жыл бұрын

    Coronavirus: **happens** US Government: 1:02

  • @Shajirr_

    @Shajirr_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well they did start the money printer up, but to no surprise of anyone more than 99% money went directly to corporations, less than 1% actually went to people. And all this money is going to cover the asses of all those companies who burn all their profit on share buybacks to increase their share price, instead of actually doing anything useful with it like improving/expanding their company, or creating a reserve fund so that they wouldn't have needed to be bailed out in the first place.

  • @ketjustin100

    @ketjustin100

    4 жыл бұрын

    Any thing happens = Us Government DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR OH WAIT lets throw money at it

  • @Shajirr_

    @Shajirr_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Great Clickbait and? That doesn't mean anything. People still get laid off/unpaid leave. And you will not see any of that money.

  • @Shajirr_

    @Shajirr_

    4 жыл бұрын

    But that wouldn't be a problem if even 10% of the money went to people, since even now many earn less than they would have received on unemployment benefits.

  • @Formula1st

    @Formula1st

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Shajirr I think most people would prefer to be employed rather than have to be on benefits, even if they get less money

  • @DazikLP
    @DazikLP4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the recommend, KZread. I almost didn't realize it was an Onion story.

  • @cerberuscrux963
    @cerberuscrux9633 жыл бұрын

    WHAT WILL I HAVE DONE.

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