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@thejarrodbenson Let’s go get some lunch! #comedy
Trending short videosMan's chaotic journey to Arby's
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- Length · 15 Jul 2026
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Video #37473 · Vlog
Man's chaotic journey to Arby'sfrom @thejarrodbenson
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Overview
The creator decides to get lunch, eats a sour candy, contemplates and then commits to going to Arby's. At the drive-thru, he becomes confused by the menu and a strange sound, then the video cuts to him eating in his car while the 'Fitness Gram Pacer Test' audio plays inexplicably, ending with a filtered selfie announcing he's ordered more Arby's.
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Simple outline
- 1Establish relatable goal
- 2Introduce surreal conflict
- 3Reveal absurd acceptance
- 4Deliver non-sequitur punchline
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 15%
Let's go get some lunch.
Visual hook · 85%
A man holds a stack of bright red gummy candies, eats one, and makes an expressive sour face.
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Hook template
Steal this for your own video
Creator visually reacts to with an exaggerated , while holding or interacting with the on camera.
- — A person holds a bright green hot sauce bottle, takes a sip directly from it, and immediately fans their mouth with wide, watering eyes.
- — A baker pulls a collapsed, sunken cake from the oven and stares directly into the camera with a slow, deadpan blink.
- — A gym-goer picks up an absurdly heavy dumbbell, attempts a curl, and lets their whole body dramatically sag under the weight.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
The video opens by stating a simple, universal intention, grounding the narrative in a relatable, everyday context before immediately introducing a minor, quirky action.
Payoff
The payoff is the reveal that the character has not solved the bizarre problem but has instead fully accepted it, culminating in a final, disconnected punchline that pushes the absurdity to its peak.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Mundane Anomaly
Juxtaposing a highly relatable, everyday scenario with a single, increasingly absurd, and unexplained element to create comedic tension and a surreal payoff.
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The Mundane Quest
The protagonist embarks on a common, low-stakes journey and makes a simple decision, establishing a baseline of normalcy and viewer relatability.
- 2
The Auditory Anomaly
A bizarre and out-of-context audio element abruptly interrupts the normal environment, creating confusion for the protagonist and intrigue for the viewer.
- 3
The Surreal Acceptance
Instead of resolving the anomaly, the scene cuts to the protagonist having fully accepted and integrated the absurd situation into their reality, creating the primary comedic payoff.
- 4
The Meme Coda
A final, stylized still image or short clip with text provides a non-sequitur epilogue that extends the surreal humor and provides a shareable, meme-like artifact.
Themes
Techniques
Trends
Post caption
Let’s go get some lunch! #comedy
Text overlays
contextual · end
Just Doordashed more Arbys LOL
Transcript
Let's go get some lunch. Oh. No I could, I no to, like, Arby's or, I'm probably just gonna go to Arby's. Welcome to Arby's. Why is my car yelling at me? And what the fuck is a cheesesteak? The fitness rank PACER test is a multistage stage aerobic capacity test that progressively adds more.