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Meet William
William is a goofy old guy who does equally goofy Let's Play! stuff on YouTube.
He loves hamsters.
Seriously, this guy is super into caring for his pet hamsters and his cat. The cat less so because it likes to puke on his chair.
He loves weed.
Legally, at least. He has fibromyalgia and a long list of other health issues thanks to his time in the military (he's a retired + disabled vet) so he has a medical marijuana license and uses it. A lot.
He loves Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup.
This is the face he made after running from a previous character's ghost only to encounter Sigmund on the very next level, right near the stairs.
He likes to get high on his medical pot and play Dungeon Crawl, which he calls Stoned Soup.
He is a valiant knight.
He plays just about anything fantasy-related it seems, from Dark Souls and Dungeon Crawl to Goat Simulator and Might & Magic.
"A small candle in the darkness."
"That was the last time I told her I love her."
The real reason I made this album is not simply to show off this dorky old dude's videos, but to hopefully make his life a little happier.
If you watch his videos, you'll hear him mention his wife dying last year--this screengrab is from that video and it's heartwrenching--as well as some of his other problems. His health is failing him majorly; he can't keep up with bills because disabled veterans don't really get a whole lot of help. His only friends seem to be his beloved hamsters, his kids, and his cat. The guy's main joy in life appears to be making YouTube videos for his channel, but he sometimes laments in those videos how few subscribers and views he's got. I think running his tiny YouTube channel and playing games all day is his only escape from his pain, physical and mental. Otherwise he just takes care of his furry family (hopefully his kids aren't too furry) and his brother-in-law, who suffered a serious stroke.
That's why I set up this quick little album. I don't have the means to help him personally, I'm trying to spread word-of-mouth to get him some attention so that maybe his days will be just a little brighter. You don't have to donate anything to him, or send him advice, or anything like that. Just consider giving a few of his videos a watch and maybe subbing to him. It won't take much of your time and you may get a laugh out of his antics.
Reddit and Imgur are somewhat legendary for helping people out like this, so here's hoping.
He loves his fans!
Even if they're weird, weird people like us.
He also has fanart!
I am a little worried where this might go, actually. Uh oh!
SkoomaSteve
Oh man right in the feels
pernhib
Go subscribe guys, it doesnt take much and he will love it!
katarang
DONATED!
elfoe
For those that perfect parsed URLs: https://www.youtube.com/user/williamroeben
IHaveASiriusCyberneticsCorporationGenuinePeoplePersonality
USAF Vet. Gonna check him out.
EntireJewishPopulation
I'm subbing to this dude right now.
hiromagic
Just did.
UniCutiepie
He has a Hello Kitty bong. What's not to like?!
ALLCAPSALLTHETIME
It kinda looked like a bubbler
colapops
I asked him on Steam and he said it was indeed a bubbler, but he accidentally dropped and broke it.
CheesusChrisp
Off to YouTube he just earned a new subscriber +1. I hope this makes front page to get the word out
BalrogDestroyer
Deal
DadddyWarlord
Does he have a twitch? He can get money for subcribersssss
colapops
I don't know if his hardware + recording setup can handle streaming like that.
HisBabes
Seems like a great guy! Interesting & funny. Thanks OP. I've subscribed. Doesn't look like many subscribers actually watch his vids though.
colapops
Maybe that will change now.
kummeli
Yesterday he had like 10-20 views per video. Now there's one with 200+
colapops
He's very appreciative of what he's gotten so far!
thebagofsalt
*gives hug*
fentonlemanatee
Subbed and liked.
fentonlemanatee
Seems to be a damn cool guy
NeuroDoc
Subscribed!
TabloidA
He just earned a subscriber. +1
IMadeAnAccounttoDownvoteYou
Will check out, fam.
k2viking
What a nice thing of you to do, OP.
yuhyuhyuhyuh123
Can anyone put this on 9gag. That'd be a great way
abesapien2000
I like dis. How'd you find him?
colapops
I was just looking for YouTube stuff on Dungeonmans, a game he enjoys as much as I do. I found him then.
DerKonig
As a disabled vet, it hurts me to see others who don't have the support I received. It helps to have a support group. Let the viewers be his
pygmalion2020
Joining the priesthood are we?
colapops
If this is a Dungeon Crawl joke I don't get it because I am really, really bad at Crawl.
IcemanChilled
Subbed. Bless him.
colapops
I think he'd bless everyone watching and helping if he could.
jollypanda
Favorited. Because a dear friend of mine lost his wife yesterday. Came in while I was working to let us know what happened. One by one each.
jollypanda
Technician immediately broke into tears hugged our friend, Sam, who has tears running down his eyes. I had already excused myself from my..
jollypanda
Client and walked up to my old friend. " I'm so sorry, Sam." [hugs and cries] I go back to my client, apologize and explain a brief summary,
jollypanda
"My friend that just left has been a client here for 13 years since our opening day, and his wife just passed yesterday." I ended by saying-
jollypanda
"We will mourn after." And we all agreed in silence. If you made is this far. Thanks for listening :)
topcattai
Did what i could, posted info on facebook subbed him on youtube. asked for help from people. Longshots but I hope it helps.
colapops
Every little bit helps. Just today since we started this stuff he's gotten $110... out of $185.
ConstantReader
he hates accordions & polka. he's okay in my book.
DrunkenIrishman
Well shit... -sets accordion down-
SweetBabyJesusBaconFlavoredNutellaMountainDewApplePieMooQuack
I use to play polka on accordion...
Isabella425
Oh dear god
SweetBabyJesusBaconFlavoredNutellaMountainDewApplePieMooQuack
I got 1st in my small town talent show.
TowelRod
Update?
colapops
Updating stuff as things change bit by bit. Seems like the interest in helping him is slowing down a bit though :\
TheArkhamJoker
I'm subscribed, commenting, watching. Even told my friends about him
colapops
You must go forth and multiply... his views!
colapops
You must go forth and multiply... his subs!
TheOldNewSlowFast
I'm not sure that Imgur could inflict a Hug of Death on youtube...clash of the titans? Immovable object, unstoppable force?
colapops
I dunno what that means tbh. If we somehow shut down YouTube with love+support for this dude that would be a good thing overall!
TheOldNewSlowFast
servers or overloading their ISP. Which is why it's called the Hug of Death.
TheOldNewSlowFast
Imgur has a history of applying the Hug of Death to smaller websites when they hit the front page, due to massive traffic crashing their
colapops
I don't think that's a risk where YouTube is concerned.
TheOldNewSlowFast
Hence my original comment.
colapops
And mine! If that was a possibility I'd totally support it, because that means countless people would be trying to help him.