Pranking YouTube

ByNalts

When I was 8 I used to make a hobby of singing a Monaca (sic) rice jingle over and over again. The more my siblings ignored me, the louder it would get.

Now I’m 37 and I’m pranking YouTube for similar immature self amusement. But the thing is… they keep ignoring me. And oddly the videos are getting 10x the traffic on Revver than they’re getting on YouTube, which has about 100x the visitors.

Here are the two so far. Any suggestions?

Prank 1: Slow Southerner Thinks YouTube is Television Station (about 1,000 views)

Prank 2: Sending Anchovy Pizza to YouTube (2,500 views on Revver, <400 on YouTube)

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