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@_devontewest It’s like asking them offended them 😂😂😂 like bruh you see me waiting

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Length · 25 Aug 2026
1:01

Video #40206 · Skit

Relatable gym etiquette skitfrom @_devontewest

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Overview

A creator performs a comedic skit in a gym, portraying a person on a cable machine who, after being asked how many sets he has left and replying 'one more,' proceeds to take an extremely long break involving stretching, dancing, taking selfies, and checking his phone before finally starting his last set.

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Simple outline

  1. 1Establish relatable conflict
  2. 2Receive a false promise
  3. 3Show exaggerated procrastination
  4. 4Deliver anticlimactic resolution

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Relatable Skit
Elements
Text Overlay

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 60%

How long it take people to finish their set after you ask them how many they have left

Verbal hook · 15%

And how many sets you got?

Visual hook · 25%

A man is actively performing a cable fly exercise on a gym machine, establishing the setting and action immediately.

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Hook template

Steal this for your own video

How long [specific group] actually takes to [complete simple task] after you ask them [the triggering question]

  • — How long coworkers actually take to 'wrap up' a meeting after you ask them how much longer they need
  • — How long someone at the gas pump actually takes to leave after you ask if they're almost done
  • — How long gamers actually take to finish a level after you ask them if they're almost done playing

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Hook and payoff

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

Hook

An on-screen text overlay presents a highly relatable "How long it takes when..." scenario, immediately framing the video's comedic premise before any action occurs.

Payoff

The payoff is the comedic release derived from the absurdity of the prolonged delay contrasted with the swift, anticlimactic conclusion, validating the viewer's own experiences with similar, less exaggerated situations.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Exaggerated Annoyance Sketch

Dramatizing a common, minor social frustration by exaggerating the offending behavior to a comedic extreme, creating a highly relatable and shareable scenario.

  1. 1

    The Inquiry & False Promise

    A character initiates a common social interaction that contains a point of friction (waiting for equipment). The second character provides a response that seems to resolve the conflict quickly ("just one more"), setting a false expectation for the viewer.

  2. 2

    The Procrastination Montage

    The core of the video, where the second character engages in a long, varied, and increasingly absurd series of unrelated actions (stretching, dancing, phone checking, selfies), deliberately delaying the expected outcome and escalating the comedic tension.

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    The Anticlimactic Execution

    After the prolonged and elaborate delay, the character finally performs the originally promised action quickly and without fanfare, making the preceding wait feel even more ridiculous by contrast.

Themes

  • relatability
  • gym culture
  • impatience
  • social etiquette

Techniques

  • comedic timing
  • physical comedy
  • observational humor

Trends

  • relatable skits

Post caption

It’s like asking them offended them 😂😂😂 like bruh you see me waiting

Text overlays

  • title · throughout

    How long it take people to finish their set after you ask them how many they have left

Transcript

And how many sets you got? How how many sets you have left? Just one more. Okay. Just one? Alright. I just I swear over here. Yes, sir. Get it. Leave it 10 piece lemon pepper, matcha, seaweed, what the so. Lightweight.