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@lamottagroup That smell of freshly cut grass and deep heat still gets me going!! #lamottagroup #sport #supportsmallbusiness #rugby #construction
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- Length · 8 Apr 2026
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Video #23430 · Skit
Tradies trick boss extending breakfrom @lamottagroup
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Overview
The creators act out a relatable workplace skit where apprentices trick their boss into extending their break (smoko) by asking him about his past football glory days. The video transitions into a comedic montage of the boss enthusiastically reenacting his exaggerated rugby highlights while the apprentices relax, successfully wasting an hour of work time.
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Simple outline
- 1Establish impending undesirable task
- 2Deploy strategic distraction question
- 3Show exaggerated passionate response
- 4Reveal successful excessive outcome
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 55%
Apprentice tips 101: How to extend smoko by 30min
Verbal hook · 25%
Yep. Aren't you playing footy this weekend?
Visual hook · 20%
Three construction workers in dark workwear sitting on buckets in a backyard setting, instantly establishing a relatable blue-collar workplace scene.
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Hook template
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Apprentice tip : How to by
- — Intern tip 47: How to extend your lunch break by 45 minutes.
- — New employee tip 12: How to leave the office early by two hours.
- — First-year nurse tip 3: How to skip the worst shift tasks by one whole round.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A text overlay promises a relatable 'pro tip' or 'hack' to avoid an undesirable situation, immediately setting up the premise and value proposition.
Payoff
A time-jump reveals the distraction worked too well, leaving the protagonists trapped in a new, comically exhausting situation that serves as the punchline.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Ego-Bait Distraction Hack
Demonstrating a relatable 'life hack' where subordinates manipulate an authority figure's ego to avoid work, resulting in a comically exaggerated over-correction.
- 1
The Impending Deadline
An authority figure attempts to enforce a rule or end a leisure period, establishing the immediate conflict and stakes.
- 2
The Strategic Bait
The protagonist deploys a calculated, ego-stroking question designed to completely derail the authority figure's agenda.
- 3
The Hook Line and Sinker
The authority figure enthusiastically accepts the premise, completely forgetting their original directive and shifting the momentum.
- 4
The Passionate Montage
A rapid, exaggerated sequence showing the target fully engrossed in their tangent, utilizing physical comedy and hyperbole to escalate the joke.
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Trends
Post caption
That smell of freshly cut grass and deep heat still gets me going!! #lamottagroup #sport #supportsmallbusiness #rugby #construction
Text overlays
title · beginning
Apprentice tips 101: How to extend smoko by 30min
contextual · beginning
Can you buy us some more time?
contextual · middle
That time I ran over the half back
contextual · middle
Then stepped the full back
contextual · middle
And scored the winning try
contextual · middle
I would usually go the goosey
contextual · middle
But fend when I felt like it
contextual · middle
Once I kicked the winning field goal on the buzzer
contextual · middle
Don't argue
contextual · middle
Taught SBW how to flick
contextual · end
1 hour later...
Transcript
Yep. Aren't you playing footy this weekend? Yeah. This Friday no. Six Alright, boys. Enough chitchat. Smoke goes over. Let's go. Hey, boss. Didn't you play footy? What was it like when you played? You know I played footy.