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Video #40523 · Single Take
Recounting strange calls from publicfrom @okwildlifedept
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Overview
A game warden sits at his office desk and directly addresses the camera, recounting a series of four strange and humorous phone calls his department has received. He shares anecdotes about a request for a deer crossing sign for the deer's benefit, a request to treat a wild deer for ticks, a woman trying to schedule her wedding between overlapping hunting seasons, and a report of a mythical creature eating chickens.
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Simple outline
- 1State the bizarre category
- 2Share escalating examples
- 3Deliver deadpan reactions
- 4End on the wildest example
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Classification
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 45%
These are some phone calls that we've received lately.
Visual hook · 55%
A man in a game warden uniform is sitting at his desk, which immediately establishes authority and context for the stories he is about to tell.
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Hook template
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A sits down to share the they've actually received.
- — A school principal sits down to share the most bizarre excuse notes they've actually received from parents.
- — An ER nurse sits down to share the most unbelievable reason someone actually came in after hours.
- — A 911 dispatcher sits down to share the strangest calls they've actually had to log.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A direct, simple statement that frames the upcoming list of anecdotes, creating a clear expectation for the viewer (e.g., 'Here are some of the strangest calls we've received.').
Payoff
The final anecdote is the most extreme example, delivering the biggest laugh and concluding the list on a high point of absurdity.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Deadpan Dispatch
An authority figure or expert recounts a series of increasingly absurd, funny, or unbelievable anecdotes from their profession, delivered with a straight face to create comedic contrast.
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The Grounding Anecdote
Presents the first story, which is strange but relatively believable. It establishes the format and comedic tone of deadpan delivery.
- 2
The First Escalation
Presents a second story that is noticeably more absurd than the first, signaling to the viewer that the examples will get progressively wilder.
- 3
The Thematic Variation
Introduces an anecdote that is absurd in a different context or manner than the previous ones, providing variety while still escalating the overall theme of strangeness.
- 4
The Unbelievable Climax
Serves as the final story and payoff. This anecdote is the most outlandish and bizarre of the set, designed to be the ultimate punchline that leaves a lasting impression.
Themes
Techniques
Post caption
You can’t make this stuff up 🥴😩 . . . #wildlife #outdoors #weirdcalls #oklahoma #conservation
Transcript
These are some phone calls that we've received lately. A person called asking if we could put a deer crossing sign in a certain spot no that the deer would know it was safe to cross there. Another caller said that the deer in her yard had ticks rank worst we come pick up the deer and give it a tick treatment. A woman called excitedly asking about hunting season. She bad been proposed to, and he said that he would get married on the day between quail season and pheasant season. She was informed there is not a day between those seasons because they overlap. A concerned caller requested her help relocating a frog Bigfoot crypted creature that was eating their chickens. She also stated that these animals do not understand English.