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POV: it's your birthday but you have a broke boyfriend
@dustinpoynter
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Why it worked
The video uses a relatable scenario of receiving less-than-ideal gifts from a partner, combined with a popular meme format and humorous interjections, to create a funny and shareable piece of content.
Summary
A person is presenting birthday gifts, starting with a Nala bear plush and a book of memories, and then a Chocolate Orange Easter egg. The video humorously contrasts the gifts with the expectation of a more extravagant present, referencing a meme about a "broke boyfriend."
Structure
- 1Boyfriend arrives with gifts
- 2Reveals Nala bear and memory book
- 3Reveals Chocolate Orange Easter egg
- 4Expresses disappointment/humor about the gifts
- 5Humorous interlude with a red flag
- 6Final reaction to the gifts
On-screen text
POV: it's your birthday but
you have a broke boyfriend
HAPPY BIRTH - SHOES
WERE GONNA BE
HERE AN HOUR AGO
STOPPED RUSHING ABOUT
SO YOU KNOW
YOU LOVED THE
LION KING YOU'VE
LOVED IT FOREVER
SO BASICALLY I
NALA BEAR
ON THE SIDE
DO YOU NOT LIKE IT
I JUST LIKED
MORE WHEN I
WAS A KID
SO THIS ONE
BASICALLY A BOOK
AND THAT'S ME
AND YOU STOOD
IN WALES
AND THEN EACH
PAGE IS A
MEMORY OF OURS
YOU FAINT FOR
THIS GIFT MA'AM
LIKE AN OVERWHELMED
19TH CENTURY SISTER
FROM LITTLE WOMEN
JUST HUH
WHENEVER YOU
YEAH I THINK
A LITTLE LOOK
LATER
EXCUSE MOI?!
LIKE CHOCOLATE ORANGE
IS NEAR EASTER
I MANAGED TO
GET THE CHOCOLATE
ORANGE EASTER EGG
EASTER EGG FOR
MY BIRTHDAY
I WANT HIM TO GET
CHRIST YOU LITERALLY
OF IT
DO YOU I
I WANTED TO
POST THIS YEAR
BIRTHDAY WHY CAN'T
YOU DO A POST
WANT ME TO
BEAR AND AN
I WANT YOU
TO POST THIS
YOU HOLLOW HEARTED
FEMALE WOMAN
Original caption
JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE 🎥 mhskitz #relationships #dating
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