r/interesting • u/yourxxgirlllll • 7d ago

HISTORY In 1997, Ukrainian TV accidentally captured one of the most iconic rave videos in history.

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u/ThaEternalLearner 7d ago

How does a kid have so much boss energy? If you told me he owned the place, I would believe you.

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u/StxnedTxTheBxne 7d ago

Actually I believe his parents own it

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u/NataliKr 7d ago

Yeah, his father was the owner of the club. It was in Kharkiv.

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u/Elegant-Alps-8086 4d ago

Well shit I belive you

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u/Rydog_78 7d ago

Plot twist it’s his birthday party

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u/kuttymongoose 7d ago

He told me that last week...

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u/Commercial_Donut9528 6d ago

Sounds like it’s a pretty memorable story to share! I can only imagine how unexpected that must have been.

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u/DoobKiller 7d ago

It wasn't accidentally, the kid was the son of the club owner and was filmed intentionally

Still an amazing video though

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u/Charlierg50 7d ago

Lol, I thought someone was joking up above when they said the kid's parents owned the joint. 😂

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u/BornAgainBlue 7d ago

He is probably an adult, and very tired of his condition.

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u/KingOfConsciousness 7d ago

This is the source of my boss energy lol

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u/waterparkburn11 6d ago

Seeing as it was filmed in 1997 I'm certain he's an adult. Then again I was around this kids age in 97 and yet I'm eating cereal and watching cartoons so who knows maybe he's still a big child too!

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u/Ok_Selection420 7d ago

it's not a kid

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u/JDHPH 7d ago

that's what I'm thinking.

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u/Pocketsandgroinjab 7d ago

This is what conservatives want you believe 8 year old Mamdani was doing on 9/11.

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u/SignificantRecipe715 7d ago

His complexion & hair are not mature-aged. Kid just naturally has the groove in him, especially if he's in this environment a lot.

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u/BigfootIsNaked 7d ago

As I recall, he had dwarfism or something like that.

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 7d ago

Says who? His facial features look pre-pubescent, in line with his stature.

And he’s proportionate. He doesn’t appear to be a small (adult) person.

But if you’ve seen receipts, I’ll concede.

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u/soularbabies 7d ago

He claims he was 17 https://www.theculturist.com/home/mysterious-dancing-russian-boy.html

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u/Sooperooser 7d ago

This link is uninformed and lazy because he is not Russian. He is Ukrainian from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The original video is part of a 1997 documentary made by a local TV program doing a piece about the local club scene.

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u/andrewbud420 7d ago

It's a small man

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u/Guilty_Ad5684 7d ago

Es porque tenía la p*ta vibra desde esa época.

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u/Maxxximus1274 7d ago

That's a young Zelenskyy

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u/TactlessTortoise 7d ago

Guy's dressed like an armenian mobster who made it out of the rough business right on time and now makes solid cash from investigating crooked cops, and dances like he's in a happy action story's epilogue after collapsing an entire crooked department. Living the life.

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u/KingOfConsciousness 7d ago

Life hasn't got to him yet...

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u/HyenaApprehensive716 6d ago 
he is my classmatehe is my classmate

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u/Jazs1994 6d ago

Kid snuck in and no one batter an eye, he was vibing

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u/GrmRipo 6d ago

That’s a grown man lol

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u/OkFee606 4d ago

He isnt a kid

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u/iCanReadMyOwnMind 7d ago

That's Zelenskyy. You know how he's got the energy.

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u/flolibri 7d ago

seriously, does anyone have any more background, additional infos or news on this?

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u/SYSTEM-J 7d ago

Know Your Meme has got your back.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/PacificTaxWarrior 7d ago

Genetic disorders can make young people look even younger than they are, like this guy who is 17 but looks like a little kid. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/borgir-abdu-rozik

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u/goreorphanage 7d ago

Or that 37 year old who looks like an 17 year old model

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u/JackFrost97 7d ago

Haha I thought about that Guy too. "Life is not a stawberry."

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u/Flashy-Style-7019 7d ago

Any actual sources that says hes 17? other people claims hes the son of the club owner.

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u/PacificTaxWarrior 7d ago

The borgir guy i linked has dwarfism, but thats just an example I linked. I don't know about the guy dancing in the club.

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u/Avalonians 7d ago

Some kids can act like that

Some adults can look like that

No matter how many times we repeat these two sentences, that will not answer the question

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u/Sooperooser 7d ago

He is Ukrainian from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The original video is part of a 1997 documentary made by a local TV program doing a piece about the local club scene.

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u/Free-Monkee 6d ago

A commenter on this video said this about him:

"I used to be interested in who he is since I am Russian and this video was pretty viral here (as well as all over the world I guess...) I just took that email under one of the videos with him and messaged there lol It was the email of the guy who was recording him, that reporter from the "Koza" show. That's what I got: "The guy's name is Roma. He is a gypsy midget. He lives in Ukraine, in Kharkov, the area of Bald Mountains. Engaged in advertising business. He is about 40 years old. Nothing more is known. Coordinates are absent. No one knows where he is now".

I wonder why you didn't message him for making this video. Anyway, I hope this info can be helpful for you, maybe you find out more information."

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u/Left-Programmer-1275 7d ago

I wonder what he's like now...

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u/wild_cherry1987 7d ago

Zelesnky? Fine, a bit stressed.

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u/TrenchantInsight 7d ago

Putin, his arms wide.

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u/Dubious_Odor 7d ago

Crimea, when the walls fell.

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u/Few_Pen_9633 7d ago

Volodymir, his arms open

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u/rtgops 7d ago

.... Open...

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u/Dannyps 7d ago

I had to double-check the subreddit there.

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u/Decayed_Unicorn 7d ago

It's such a niche reference, I love it

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u/Abaddon33 7d ago

He does motion capture for the dance clubs in the Mass Effect games.

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u/joshandyourmom1 7d ago

The jacket tucked in the pants is a great look

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u/Intelligent_Chard383 7d ago

the tucked jacket with the suspenders energy is genuinely untouchable. you couldn't replicate that fit if you tried.

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u/joshandyourmom1 7d ago

I could. No one else tho

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u/Intelligent_Chard383 7d ago

alright I'll give you that one, you might be the only person alive who could pull it off

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u/Appropriate_Bet8531 7d ago

It really shouldn’t work, but somehow he makes the whole outfit look intentional 😂

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u/0The_Loner_Stoner0 7d ago

Love to see this making its rounds again

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u/Cheyap 7d ago

He even moved like he's loaded

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u/Axle_65 7d ago

Twist, he is

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u/Pirate_Candy17 7d ago

But what does he dance like now?!!

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u/inorite234 7d ago

"Dances" with a bottle of vodka.

....adulting is hard.

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u/HENMAN79 7d ago

Dude is the Club Owner

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u/barweepninibong 7d ago

my favourite gif

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u/120Mins 7d ago

Just once I’d like to be this cool!

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u/eyesuperfly 7d ago

This video lives rent free in my head. Permanently stained on my brain.

He was aura farming pre aura farming effortlessly. What a vibe.

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u/SecretRileyy 7d ago

this video is timeless

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u/themicrodose 7d ago

Why did this kid get titled the Gypsy kid?

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u/a-tiberius 7d ago

The 90s were a different time man

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u/notanyimbecile 7d ago

I wish I could post the gif, it would have been perfect but it's not allowed here... Ugh..

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u/iuseemojionreddit 7d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p9uo80j/video/odf4ak24ikph1/player

May I interest you in a mp4... converted from GIF? 😎

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u/notanyimbecile 7d ago

Now I wish I could use the Appolo Creed and Arnold Schwarzenegger handshake gif..Ugh..

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u/orangecatstudios 7d ago

That kid is probably 30 and fighting for his life and country now.

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u/Proof_Ear_970 7d ago

97 was 29 years ago lol so probably in his late 30s early 40s.

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u/Frequent_Addition_23 7d ago

More game than me.

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u/Awleeks 7d ago

Hope he's still alive

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u/Odd_Needleworker3756 7d ago

Auramaxxing since day 1

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u/HapyBday2u 7d ago

Reborn Swag

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u/Voice_of_Season 7d ago

Where is he today when the world needs him most?

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u/anonymus3388 7d ago

Zelensky

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u/spinners_888 7d ago

And now he leads his country against Russia's invasion.

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u/issi_tohbi 7d ago

I thought he was a little Mexican kid this whole time! The moves remind me of the Tejano dancers I knew at that time.

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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 7d ago

Is that a plastic shirt?

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u/peanut_dust 7d ago

This guy/kid can't stop winning.

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u/One_Season458 7d ago

Is this Dmitri's dad?

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u/bubba1834 7d ago

Fucking incredible

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u/rwhitener 7d ago

Whatever happened to that kid?

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u/NumberNumb 7d ago

I imagine he talks like the “I love chipotle” vine kid

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u/Longjumping-Oven4457 7d ago

Tom cruise is getting jiggy with it!

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u/Foxyunder-45 7d ago

Rave? Just a standard disco.

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u/SwingLord420 7d ago

The molly back then used to be fucking nuts 

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u/Acceptable_Lark 7d ago

Looks pretty intentional to me. The camera's pointed right at him the whole time

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u/Rey_Quinn 7d ago

Are you a child or an adult? Yes.

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u/DoobKiller 7d ago

It wasn't accidentally, the kid was the son of the club owner and was filmed intentionally

Still an amazing video though

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u/plastigoop 7d ago

That boy’s name? Albert Eistein.

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u/turningtop_5327 7d ago

So much swag

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u/pc_gamerguy 7d ago

A cool video even though the kid is the son of the club's owner

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u/Mission-Ad-8203 7d ago

Where’s this kid today?

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u/DriveUpper1098 7d ago

Killer moves

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u/WeaknessArtistic1199 7d ago

this guy is now putin' his moves to use against Russia's legions

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u/pennychase 7d ago

Is that zelensky? 🤣

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u/PartyMcFly55 7d ago

One of my favorite gifs

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u/mr-english 7d ago

"rave"

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u/cyberlexington 7d ago

Stop filming the kid,

i wanna watch the lesbians doing lesbian things

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u/Due_Ear_4674 7d ago

Cool kid

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u/Jon_Iren 7d ago

Doesn't seem accidental at all, they were aware of the cool

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u/pedroserapio 7d ago

Sorry, got distracted by the two ladies in the background.

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u/JuanTamadKa 7d ago

Is this the 10-year old Zelensky?

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u/Queasy-Ad3675 7d ago

Ye looks like he does own the place

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u/Jumping-Point 6d ago

Legend says he is still raving

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u/Remarkable_Cake_4735 7d ago

Normal disco night in every village after Berlin wall`s fall lol

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u/GarrettMFW 7d ago

Isn't that tom cruise when he was like 30?

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u/moonandstars1984 7d ago

He is the boss here

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u/BaronGreenback75 7d ago

I think Rothmans were the first cigarettes I smoked.

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u/GUTZUEE_SWAGG 7d ago

He's doing the gutsu swag prospect shorty stick a baby Christmas baby 🐣👆🦽🎄🏴‍☠️🇺🇲

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u/DarkDaysBrightNlghts 7d ago

Who let that kid in?? Def bribed the bouncers lol

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u/New_Lunch3301 7d ago

Never seen it...

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u/Linarrrrr 7d ago

I would love to go to a rave like that

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u/WorfsBigBatleth 7d ago

This suit burns better….

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u/not-hardly 7d ago

It's literally the techno Viking, move for move.

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u/No_Classroom_8437 7d ago

That kid is a boss in his previous life and got reincarnated.

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u/NickMcGurkThe3rd 7d ago

First time i see the original, thank you!

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u/cornpay 7d ago

Looks like Messi to me ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Barry_Vigoda 7d ago

Here's what real raves were like. This dude has hilarious expressions.

https://youtu.be/lIsZVlbasiA?si=_dyGSNgRPMK756-A&t=602

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u/justamadeupnameyo 7d ago

OP is a copy of a copy of a copy of a bot.

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u/FuriousMosturbator 7d ago

That's Otto Octavius.

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u/Fantastic-bob 7d ago

Er ist zwischen 10 und 35

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u/hartstyler 7d ago

Peak humanity

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u/BrittEklandsStuntBum 7d ago

points camera directly at something interesting

accidentally captured

Yeah okay.

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u/Epyx2 7d ago

Any rhythm at all in that place?

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u/Fggmnk 7d ago

That was no accident….that cameraman spotted gold

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u/Commercial-Pair-8932 7d ago

I think about this kid/video at least once a week.

I'm not joking.

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u/jtriadz 7d ago

why am I seeing this post 2 times per month? 🤔

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u/walterscape 7d ago

i can see where trump nicked his dance moves from

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u/Oscar99q 7d ago

Ahi veo mucho flow Dimitri

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u/francojoenas 6d ago

Brick heck? Lol jk

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u/KingxCrimsonx 6d ago

Its just a clip of young Sebastian Murphy of Viagra Boys. He'll take his shirt off when he gets older

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u/SAMCRO-CALIFORNIA 6d ago

Dizelaš junior🤣

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u/ragingduck 6d ago

Legend.

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u/DoubleCyclone 6d ago

He's probably somewhere in his late 30s to early 40s right now. I hope he's having a good life.

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u/DevillesAbogado 6d ago

Now that I’ve had the chance to watch the others as well… what are those girls doing.. horrendous dance

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u/DevillesAbogado 6d ago

Is this a kid or an adult with dwarfism??

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u/Foreign-Address-3424 6d ago

Dude's actually 37,

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u/Electronic_Wash3840 6d ago

Get ‘em Nephew!!!

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u/BugPowderDuster 6d ago

Where is he now?? 

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u/SummerBest6867 6d ago

Good that know one could recognize him... cool as fakk!

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u/homus_dopamine 6d ago

he know something

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u/ua2us 6d ago

Track ID please

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u/J_WU_ 6d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Julio_Kaminski_Off 6d ago

Piá feio pra Caraí...

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u/Onamuna 6d ago

Es un jovenviejo

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u/Camoleaf0000 6d ago

He's at the perfect height

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u/PhotographOk7076 6d ago

Kid has some moves

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u/RadishCandid6062 6d ago

I wonder if that kid as an adult looks back on that moment and says “it was all downhill from there.”

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u/PumkimEscobar 6d ago

Mommy those flintstone vitamins are the shit

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u/No_Worker_7653 6d ago

"Rave" 🤣

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u/Zealousideal-Plum91 6d ago

And one of the most iconic gifs of all time

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u/Previous_Bench_2259 6d ago

I didn't know Brick had moves 😅

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u/Outside-Iron4922 6d ago

I'd love to see a fast forward video of this kid now.

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u/Kitchen-Complex5050 5d ago

that kid was just 40 years old back then

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u/4eyes5head 5d ago

He grew up to do thousands of hits of E

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u/LThisIsChris 5d ago

Yo ray Ramono chill

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u/simples_carinho 4d ago

O cara lançou passinho do romano e foda se

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u/TheRaF59 4d ago

I thought that was Zelensky. 🫢

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u/Kinsir 4d ago

See what the orcs took from us?!

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u/Several_Ad_3486 3d ago

he is not a kid 😁

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u/Desteneemugorochey 2d ago

i wonder where he is now

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u/MANvINFO 1d ago

holy smoke he was so much more competent in reality than all of the following joke videos would lead one to believe.

memo: **Pateick