#vid: dan and phil try pumpkin carving

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2606

He's innocent; it was the mouse. (Dialogue from that one meme.)

[goldenpinof]

what’s your fave dan and phil vids?

hard question, because i have a fish memory. i'll try to list them in no particular order:

the final google feud, dan vs phil - pong, the creepy mind of Phil Lester, sims #55 (because of the unhinged vibes of Vancouver), extreme tetris, golf with friends (all), what if your best friend secretly hated you, cards against humanity (original), getting over it, 2 original charades (2017), dream daddy series, keep talking and nobody explodes series, geoguessr series, mark of oxin (all), poppy playtime series, incohearent, easter baking 2018, pumpkin carving, don't scream, amazingdan, pinof 9, pinof 4, pinof 10, pinof 1 and 2, why Dan had to call an ambulance (the colors in this video *chef's kiss*), a week in the life of dnp, gtpwtw.

[leftistlester]

im bored so im gonna bare my soul to you all with some of my unhinged phannie confessions:

i made my mom read a transcription of the vday vid when i was thirteen

my 7th grade science teacher played a dan and phil video IN CLASS after learning i watch them (specifically the pancake vid from manchester apt)

i wrote a cursed fanfic from That era of nasty awful terrible fics when i was 12 and only deleted it THIS PAST SUMMER after my friend joked about trying to find my wattpad

first time meeting my moms now husband i made him watch the pumpkin carving video because it had just been uploaded. mistake.

dan is the reason i started listening to arca death grips and sophie back in 2017.. n they are now some of my favorite artists

and on that same topic, even though i was raised listening to radiohead and muse i didnt actually become a fan of them until my phannie era and now im getting an origin of symmetry tat next week

[kae-karo]

Hi I used to be into the phandom so much but fell out in like??? 2017??? Maybe??? Has anything big happened at all? Has anyone died/caught on fire ( ;) )??

oh dear god where do i begin??? well fortunately both our lads are still alive. let me just start with saying 2018 has been like. probably the best year for dnp to date? i’ll try to go in some kind of order here but bear with me i’ll touch on a bit of 2017 stuff and then go into 2018 for ya

so first of all i’m not sure when you left the phandom in 2017 but the lads moved out of their previous flat in april of last year (x) (april-ish it was def before they posted the vid)

also our dear lil dani snot on fire is no longer not on fire (x) so uhh is he on fire now ig? i mean yeah that’s arguably true

*insert phil’s badaladala sound bc on the scale of Significant Things i don’t think anything else massive happened*

day one of demon month, we got this amazing vid from phil wherein viewers (aka dan) picked his outfits n he looked like a snacc and a half (would’ve been 2 snaccs if he’d embraced the quiff sooner but that’s getting ahead of things) (x)

!!!! then a week or so later dan posted his vid ‘daniel and depression’ where he opened up abt his struggle with depression (x) which was imo the start of him just being more open about himself in general. he also started working with young minds (a mental health org for young people in the uk) and shortly thereafter with prince william’s program to help prevent cyberbullying

then! on the day love was invented! dnp released their board game, truth bombs (x - yeah i linked the second vid and not the first, and wot) which u can buy if you’d like but it’s a lot of fun (x)

then these idiots did a conjoined jumper baking challenge and didn’t fucking wear shirts under the jumper like what dumb gays idk (x) but it was real funny and Good Content

then early nov dnp announced the interactive introverts tour (x) and then uhhh it happened (like 80+ shows??? in a ton of countries???) (x) and they’re releasing the filming of it along with some bonus content like a director’s commentary and u can preorder it (x)

also pinof 9 happened which as a legacy phan u know is always a Thing but this year it was especially a Thing so i recommend catching up (x, and the bloops - x)

and phew okay that’s the majority of 2017 Important Events but before i go on to 2018 i’ll just recap a few important events from dapg (basically just some gamingmas stuff):

wherein dan smacked phil in the face

and phil crushed the presents but dan helped him up

where phil pretended not to remember gamingmas was happening, leading to the most iconic simultaneous heart eyes howell/love eyes lester to date

dnp singing baby it’s cold outside together whilst playing yasuhati

iconic pinof 9 moment

dnp play charades but it’s phil’s turn, and he’s touchy

the not my arms challenge!!! playing mario kart

okay! and before anyone starts yelling i know there’s more but god if i put every iconic thing in this post would break there’s Too Much so let’s hop into 2018 bc it’s gonna be a long one

first i cannot believe dan fucking gave phil a philussy cake and phil’s parents asked phil what it meant jfc dan (x)

THE EARRING!!! dan’s first selfie with the lil hoop and it never leaves and we love it (x)

phil is just trying to take a selfie and dan ruins it (x) spoiler alert: phil gets him back in colorado (x)

okay big sigh two large events happen in march: the first, dan’s ‘trying to live my truth’ vid (x) it basically dan saying ‘i’m still figuring things out but i want to be more authentic and true to myself, and also authenticity is important for some people to feel happy in life’ vid that a lot of people hyperfixated on the end line of, where he said he would go ‘laugh at a joke with a chocolate bar and...something else in my mouth’ which people assumed meant a dick and therefore it was a subtle coming out vid, dan did a liveshow afterward (x) wherein he said that wasn’t the point of the vid and people got mad at him for ‘backtracking’ (if u want more of my Opinions on this feel free to check em out - x)

the second v v big event happened at the end of march when phil posted this iconic selfie that would be the downfall of the fringe (x) this has been titled the quiffening by some

shortly after that he began styling his hair in a quiff permanently which was probably the best decision he’s made since responding to one of his obsessed fans back in 2009

quick detour dan’s proud of his hubby (x) for winning fortnite and ‘fuxkung’ is now what ‘fucking’ autocorrects to in my phone

we also had dan releasing his merch (x) which is basically all black and themed around the eclipse logo and ‘don’t talk to me’, though he just released the exist line for world mental health day which has his quote ‘have the courage to exist’. he’s also mentioned possibly wanting to do more creative things like wide-necked or asymmetrical shirts dan just do a fashion line pls oh and he mentioned in a recent ls he might do an internet support group mug sometime soon

and then,,,,,pigeonfest. we watched. five hours. of phil livestreaming their patio. and literally nothing happened bc someone was like down on the street feeding pigeons so there weren’t even any pigeons for like 90% of the liveshow. but he literally didn’t talk it was just five hours of their patio and we all watched it. we all just watched it like the whipped phannies we are (x)

and then we got a brief but overwhelming dose of,,,,,,something from the easter baking vid (x) phil was hopped up on sugar and also confidence from his quiff and probably smth else as well

everything just blows up from there we have giving the people what they want (x) where, in preparation for ii (for which the underlying theme was ‘giving people what they want’), dnp reacted to pinof 1, swapped clothes, did the ‘yoga challenge’, recreated ditl manchester, ‘got a dog’, and made phil say fuck. honestly it shook the entire phandom to its core at the time but like. i’m less shooketh now? it’s sort of just fallen by the wayside in terms of how unpredictable dnp have been this year

then phil drops week in the life of dnp shortly thereafter which is just very very domestic even for them and their ditl style vids??? (x) phil filming dan in bed being one of the big demon highlights at the time

it’s right around this time too that insta stories start and my god it just goes jfc like i don’t even have the mental capacity to recall all the Iconic ones but i recommend checking out this playlist (x) which has all the ii tour stories goddamn there were a lot though they really put out that content didn’t they

in early may we get phil talking about why he changed his emo hair (x) and arguably the first official vid of the casual rebrand - phil’s more open and genuinely vulnerable about his fears about making a change to his hair, and i don’t think we’ve ever seen him that open before. the vids don’t stop being open though, with what dnp text each other (x) giving us coop and doop along with other iconic stories, dnp basically sitting on top of each other in that and other gaming vids on the tour bus, phil being very open abt his attraction to men (x) and the iconic final google feud vid with way too much of a specific kind of Energy (x) (ofc again there are More Vids but i don’t have the time/mental capacity to recap them all so i’m pickin the Big Ones)

monochrome mates (x)

phew okay so the tour in general as well - like if u don’t mind spoilers, i did a big ol analysis of what that was all about (x) but one of many many highlights is dan calling he and phil “best friends and soulmates” 

finally finally finally after months of waiting we also get some phil merch! (x) plant and animal themed, and he even released a lion plushie which sold out like instantly and he claimed he’d do more of but we have yet to see that. he says he’s got more ideas for other merch as well

now okay fast forward to october after the tour’s over bc i think the insta stories and the analysis cover it but then. then. then we get the pizza mukbang (x) thirty three minutes of dnp being more open and honest and casual than literally they’ve ever been on camera maybe ever, and i’m including liveshows in this statement. no holds barred, authentic vulnerable dnp. a religious experience

end of october spooky week hits us and i think the key vid to call out here is the creepy mind of phil lester bc i think it was another open honest authentic vid (x) where they talked a lot, casual domestic w.e got some insight into phil’s mind it was v good

and then they carve pumpkins jfc which was an experience (x) there were a lot of innuendos but also one of the first years they didn’t do a halloween baking in a while (though they have hinted at possibly doing christmas baking) idk i’m fully overwhelmed at this point lmao like a Lot happened this year

phew okay and Then just yesterday philly dropped his vid on why he went to (the) hospital (x) idk soz that’s a british thing i think like we say ‘the’ anyway. which i’ve been talking abt quite a lot lately but it was another very open and honest vid in which he expressed a lot of vulnerability and fear and perceived flaws and it was just a quality like. open vid.

jfc okay hope that helps obviously there’s a lot i didn’t mention, but this should at least get you caught up on some of the big stuff!! and while i’m at it have a few more Important Gifs from this year

a very important moment of communication whilst on tour, deciding whether or not they’re okay with doing a ‘third wheel’ pose

dan flinging himself off the chair in anger whilst playing getting over it

nose boop from phil’s instagram explore pages vid

subsequent nose boop from the extreme tetris vid

and a cheek boop from the overcooked 2 vid

dan pulling phil’s hand off the mouse in fear during spooky week, swamp simulator (shrek slender)

touchy!dan during pizza mukbang

oh god. okay. again, this is not everything, just a big list of some big events over the past year-ish. i’m sure i’ve missed some important stuff but i think i covered most of it! hope this helps ya get caught up dear!

[lestered]

what do you think would be the best recent-era vid to be someone's first dnp vid?

that’s......a tough one tbh, for me anyway. i’ve just been kinda watching them constantly for the last 7 years so i’m trying to think what might show off their current dynamic without really needing context. i think pumpkin carving is a really good one, so is the mukbang if you’re generally familiar with what they did for ii. honestly, spooky week videos are always my favorite and the only running joke they ever use in them is “dan falls off his chair” so spooky week 2018 could be great, my favorites are the creepy mind of phil lester and resident evil 7. 

i’m drunk, send asks?

[manchestereyes]

What are your favorite vids of 2018? Mine are Heartthrob, Easter Baking, Giving the People what they want, and the Mukbang (I really like all of them honestly, it was a good year, but those are the ones I keep going back to)

omg honestly there’s been so many good ones??? just looking back on it all, 2018 was such a great year for them. i agree with all of yours but i also really really love all the card/board games, the final dan vs. phil, the sims episode where dab and evan move in together, trying to live my truth, why i changed my emo hair, and the pumpkin carving vid! honorable mentions go to all the google/wikihow games because idk why they’re just so fun to watch for me, even the ones where you can tell dan’s in a bad mood. but then those are the ones that are more fun to analyze than anything lol

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2171

(Subtle af.) (Dialogue from tumblr.)

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #1808

(Spoopy.) (Dialogue from tumblr.)

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #1717

(Dialogue from Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party.) (If anyone was gonna be Lenore, it had to be Dan, lol.)

[kae-karo]

you obvs dont have to but could you do a 'just imagine' of dnp carving pumpkins? 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

i may not have to but i also definitely have to bc we may not get a pumpkin carving vid and i need to at least pretend...

don’t imagine the tiny pie pumpkin dan’s chosen, bc it’s cute uwu and phil’s lopsided, slightly lumpy one bc it’s unique, dan, to which dan replies that it’s just like phil with that stupid fond ‘i’m teasing u but also ily’ tone/grin where he stares at the camera n implies phil’s a weirdo but also he’s dan’s weirdo

don’t imagine the wielding of knives, the caution with which phil holds his and the erratic gesticulating dan does with his before phil starts freaking out just a bit and tells him to be careful. don’t imagine dan shaking his head, then, but putting the knife down anyway

don’t imagine phil smacking the pumpkin before explaining that they’re gonna be carving them (complete with an eye-roll from dan bc what else would we do, you idiot, we sure as f*** aren’t making a pie) 

don’t imagine dan stabbing enthusiastically into the pumpkin - the only time he makes such a dramatic gesture, because he actually wants to do this well

don’t imagine the moderately clean cuts dan manages to make to get the top off, and the more haphazard and far more terrifying cuts phil makes, yelping the first time he pulls the knife back out because it was stuck, dan, i’m actually terrified, you have to pull it out for me. which dan doesn’t do, bc it’s phil’s pumpkin and you have to do it yourself, phil, or it’s not your pumpkin!

don’t imagine dan waiting patiently for phil to finish, watching him start to scoop the guts out, and suggesting that (in spite of phil’s disgusted face) he looks like he’s having a great time, and phil should scoop the guts out of dan’s pumpkin as well

don’t imagine phil’s vehement protest whilst still trying to spoon the guts out. don’t imagine dan trying to do it with a spoon as well, with only moderately more success. and absolutely don’t imagine phil finally giving up and digging his hands in, and his little ‘oh’ when he decides it actually feels a lot like slime, i forgot! it’s quite satisfying

don’t imagine dan’s head shake and fond smile as he stubbornly attempts to get everything out with a spoon, bc his is smaller so it should work, right?

don’t imagine a cut of phil flinging a bit of pumpkin guts at dan, dan’s offended phil! scream (or maybe it’ll be a low and horrified ‘phil lester what have you done’) before he grabs some of his own pumpkin guts and flings it right back at phil. don’t imagine them both giggling at each other, orange bits flying, before another cut

don’t imagine them both focused on designing their carvings then, phil going for something slightly ambitious and not really weird but certainly not completely conventional, and then dan going for something horrible that’s on par with his newer branding (honestly what like a giant hole? a swirling void? idk lmao but ultimately it will be branded in some way - maybe a frowning jack o lantern face)

don’t imagine dan’s attempted super precise cutting, which is actually not half bad, while phil’s struggling to get the knife through the pumpkin again bc it’s ‘one thicc bih’ (that term is the one you should not imagine him using)

don’t imagine the return of the chill - albeit slightly tenser bc y’know knives - atmosphere from the pizza mukbang, where they’re moderately focused on carving but also just chatting casually. maybe abt the tour, maybe abt halloween, maybe abt inconsequential things, but just chatting

don’t imagine dan throwing one of his cut-out bits at phil at some point when phil’s distracted, fully focused on his own cutting. and don’t imagine dan’s big giant grin when phil yelps, calls him daniel and tells him to cut it out

to which dan goes ‘cut it out’ and makes that awful sound they do when one of them makes a pun

don’t imagine this lasting for however long, until they’ve both finished and are proudly (or mostly proudly) displaying their carvings. don’t imagine dan’s through-gritted-teeth comment that his own 'could be worse’ before he spends the next five minutes genuinely complimenting everything abt phil’s pumpkin (with a few teasing jokes added in for good measure bc he can’t be seen to be too fond)

don’t imagine phil disappearing, then, with promises of a surprise (which earns him a groan and rolled eyes from dan, who’s not at all ready to cope with whatever phil’s got in mind) and returning with scented tea light candles. the one for dan is black (but not black licorice, i know you hate that)

don’t imagine phil lighting his candle before putting it in, and dan’s fond ‘you idiot’ before telling him to blow it out and put the candle in first or he’ll burn his hand off. don’t imagine phil’s (way too overdone) joke that he’s glad dan said that or he’d be phil is on fire (don’t imagine the ensuing groan from dan)

don’t imagine them being genuinely pretty proud of their pumpkins (which dan will say in that tone that means he actually is unexpectedly proud of himself and of phil) and don’t imagine the instant #spon for the ii movie before they end the vid

and definitely don’t imagine one last lil clip a la legacy-dinof-style right at the very end of them throwing pumpkin guts at each other again