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@hermitagegolf

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@hermitagegolf The marshal really thought there wasn’t anyone on that hole #golfshop #golfcourse

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Length · 23 Dec 2025
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Video #21318 · Skit

Sarcastic golf shop customer servicefrom @hermitagegolf

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Overview

The creator performs a comedic skit acting as a deadpan golf shop employee answering phone calls from annoying golfers on the course. He uses jump cuts to deliver a series of sarcastic, blunt punchlines to common customer complaints about pace of play, lost balls, and playing through, highlighting the relatable frustrations of golf course customer service.

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Simple outline

  1. 1Establish service role
  2. 2State customer complaint
  3. 3Deliver deadpan insult
  4. 4Sign off abruptly

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Relatable Skit
Elements
Jump Cut

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Verbal hook · 35%

Golf Shop, this is Chris.

Visual hook · 65%

Medium shot of a man in a golf shop standing behind a counter, immediately picking up a landline phone with a deadpan, unenthusiastic expression.

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Hook template

Steal this for your own video

Medium shot behind a [customer-service counter] as you immediately pick up a [workplace prop] with a deadpan expression—setting up an unfiltered response to [common customer complaint].

  • — Medium shot behind a salon reception desk as you immediately pick up a ringing phone with a deadpan expression—setting up an unfiltered response to a client demanding a last-minute appointment.
  • — Medium shot behind a car-rental counter as you immediately pick up a walkie-talkie with a deadpan expression—setting up an unfiltered response to a customer disputing a fuel charge.
  • — Medium shot behind a bakery counter as you immediately pick up an order ticket with a deadpan expression—setting up an unfiltered response to a customer asking for a custom cake tomorrow.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

Immediate immersion into a mid-conversation customer service interaction that establishes the protagonist's deadpan, unapologetic persona and the video's comedic premise.

Payoff

The Reality Check Sign-off: A final interaction that delivers a blunt truth about the activity's rules, ending the video on a dry, dismissive note that reinforces the character's apathy.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Sarcastic Service Desk Rapid-Fire

A rapid succession of simulated customer service interactions where the protagonist responds to common industry complaints with deadpan, brutally honest insults.

  1. 1

    The Baseline Roast

    Introduces the format with a standard complaint met with a personal insult disguised as helpful customer service.

  2. 2

    The Environmental Burn

    A second rapid-fire interaction that uses the physical environment or context of the activity to highlight the user's lack of skill.

  3. 3

    The Direct Confrontation

    A third interaction that drops situational irony for a blunt, direct insult about the user's overall competence, escalating the comedic aggression.

Themes

  • customer service frustrations
  • golf etiquette
  • workplace humor
  • sarcasm

Techniques

  • jump cuts
  • deadpan delivery
  • one-sided phone conversation

Trends

  • relatable workplace humor
  • customer service parodies

Post caption

The marshal really thought there wasn’t anyone on that hole #golfshop #golfcourse

Transcript

Good shop. This is Chris. No the group in front of you won't let you play through? Yeah. It's probably because they saw your swing on the range, sir. Uh-huh. Have a good day. Why is there not a marshal out there looking at pace of play? There is, sir. They just have no business to patrol the woods. Uh-huh. Have a good day. Hey, Roger. Why is it taking so long to play? Everybody must be as bad as you are, sir. Uh-huh. Have a good day. Scott, chef, this is Chris. I'm trying to So how long does it take for low handicaps to play the course? Same as high handicaps, sir. However fast the group in front of you plays. Uh-huh. Have a good day.

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