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Watch this: The P-I is on YouTube

We at the P-I had some fun with Shmuel Tennenhaus yesterday.

The rising YouTube star, who just moved to Seattle, posted his 100th clip on his channel this morning, featuring ...

ME. And some other characters here in the newsroom, including breaking news reporter Casey McNerthney, photo editor Eustacio Humphrey and interactivity editor Don Smith.

UPDATE 2:50 p.m.:

All right. I guess it's time to reveal the secret: We knew about this way ahead of time, and Shmuel didn't actually just stroll in off the street.

We take security pretty seriously here, and trust me -- there is no way he would've made it into the newsroom without approval.

So, just in case any of you are creeped out, don't be. It was all part of the plan to create a funny video and let Tennenhaus have a little fun at our expense.

Posted by at April 26, 2007 2:15 p.m.
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#31018

Posted by Dubious Distinction at 4/26/07 2:38 p.m.

There's something very creepy about this. You should take it down.

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#31020

Posted by unregistered user at 4/26/07 2:43 p.m.

Security please!

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#31027

Posted by everyman at 4/26/07 4:03 p.m.

As they say, "leave comedy to the professionals".
The guy comes off as a creep with no life.
Monica comes off as a normal person, wondering what the
knucklehead wants.
If "put up" to this, Monica gets an A for acting!

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#31029

Posted by unregistered user at 4/26/07 4:09 p.m.

Monica, you should go out with Shmuly before he gets too famous. I predict that he will be Rosie's replacement on the View.

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#31041

Posted by unregistered user at 4/26/07 5:05 p.m.

Hey Monica, this might be of interest to you... A bit of a warning about your new friend.
http://www.dailymantra.com/2007/04/believe_it_then_achieve_it.html#more

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#31042

Posted by unregistered user at 4/26/07 5:07 p.m.

Again for the copy paste illiterate A message for Monica

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#31044

Posted by Jrob at 4/26/07 5:19 p.m.

Five minutes of my life I can never get back again.

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#31049

Posted by Willy_Wonka787 at 4/26/07 5:39 p.m.

Awwww c'mon, it was worth it. Monica is a hottie!

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#31052

Posted by Dubious Distinction at 4/26/07 6:21 p.m.

Yeah, after West Virginia, stalkers are a riot!

Shame on you.

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#31053

Posted by unregistered user at 4/26/07 6:22 p.m.

Wow. Zany. You guys sure are a wacky bunch!

(Clue: Inside jokes don't really play well when you're trying to reach a broad audience -- for instance, when you WRITE FOR A MAJOR DAILY NEWSPAPER.)

Jesus H.

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#31066

Posted by unregistered user at 4/26/07 10:25 p.m.

I know it seemed like a fun idea at the time, but the line between staged events and news ought to not be blurred, even in the world of blogging.

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#31068

Posted by doshii at 4/26/07 11:14 p.m.

That was hilarious.

I skipped through parts, but yeah, Monica appears to be the only one who can act. Next time, try the Times -- after all, they act like reporters there all the time.

Oh!

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#31069

Posted by TerryP at 4/26/07 11:15 p.m.

OK, so when are you going to have "Borat" in the news room?

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#31107

Posted by unregistered user at 4/27/07 9:54 a.m.

I don't believe for a second that the PI knew about this ahead of time. If Monica Guzman was acting she should move to Hollywood and win some Oscars.

Noah (YouTuber OnlineMaven)
youtube.co m/onlinemaven

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Posted by mikevanbaker at 4/27/07 2:22 p.m.

Yikes! On the one hand, while it's nice to be able to say that Willy Wonka and I are of one mind, this clip made me more uneasy than Blair Witch. I don't think it sets a terrific precedent.

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#31182

Posted by unregistered user at 4/27/07 9:34 p.m.

It worked. I would never have known about your blog unless I had seen the video on seattlest.com.

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#31240

Posted by jope at 4/29/07 7:44 a.m.

What, you didn't even sing for us? I feel robbed.

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#31251

Posted by RyanH at 4/29/07 3:12 p.m.

Ugh. This is not good.

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