COVID-19 Situation & Recording Setup

• Ethan tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms for 2-3 days
• Recording remotely via Discord due to isolation requirements
• Tested all cameramen and crew members - all negative
• Ethan recovered quickly, sleeping for 3 days straight
• Discussion about R-rate of 0 (no one else got infected from Ethan)
• Recorded after prison video shoot where Ethan was getting ill

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Drink Selections

• Harry: Oyster Bay wine from corner shop, cost £15
• JJ: Bailey's (finished), then dessert wine
• Josh: Apple juice, orange juice, fizzy drinks
• Toby: Luna rum and coke (35% alcohol), similar to Malibu
• Simon: Malibu with tonic water (new combination)
• Ethan: Malibu and coke (downed one due to internet issues)

Pub Story Discussion

• Harry and Ethan at bar, drunk woman took Harry's seat
• Woman was "peppered" (very drunk), clinging to table
• Harry asked politely for seat back, then Ethan told her to "f*** off"
• Woman thought they were being rude about her weight
• Discussion about woman's attractiveness - "wouldn't be my type"

Previous Video References

• Pub crawl video where they forgot to say "drivers of London"
• Harry's drunk miscounting in golf video
• Tiebreaker situation that was actually unnecessary
• Secret drink punishment not filmed properly
• JJ throwing up in Harry's bathroom, unsure if trousers were down

COVID-19 Discussion

• Ethan's infection timeline around prison and football videos
• R-rate discussion - one person typically infects one other
• China's current situation vs rest of world
• Eat Out to Help Out scheme correlation with case increases
• 10pm curfew creating crowded tube situations
• Arsenal game moved from 8:15 to 8:00 to finish before 10pm
• Ibrahimovic tested positive after initially negative result

Boxing Discussion

• JJ claims he could beat Mike Tyson
• Vidal said JJ needs to survive 3 rounds, then "possibly" could win
• Discussion about Mayweather vs Logan Paul fight
• JJ wouldn't fight Mayweather for less than Logan's purse
• Age advantage discussion for JJ vs Tyson
• Hypothetical £1 billion offer for 3 minutes with Tyson
• JJ maintains no amount of money would make him fight Tyson

Gaming Console Discussion

• JJ bought 6 consoles total: 3 Xbox, 3 PlayStation
• One gold PS5 for "few thousand dollars"
• Reasoning: one for TV, one for gaming setup (2 meters away)
• Refused suggestion of longer HDMI cable or splitter
• Discussion about console availability and pre-orders

Personal Compliments/Criticisms Round

• Harry: Funny when drunk but becomes abusive, hilarious then crosses line
• JJ: Caring, YouTube OG, but overconfident about fighting abilities
• Josh: Nicest person ever, genuinely no major flaws found
• Toby: Extremely intelligent, similar humor, articulates well
• Simon: Quick-witted, makes clever connections, but can be stubborn
• Ethan: Huge character, lifts room spirit, but flips to foul moods quickly

Drinking Game Challenges

• Would you rather: human in chicken body vs chicken in human body
• Taller than Toby drinks 3 times (most participants)
• Even number selection = drink twice
• Holiday abroad during COVID = drink 3 times (JJ went to Ibiza)
• Slapping contest between Harry and Toby (Harry won)
• Sex in parents' bed = give out 2 sips (no participants)
• Sent nude = take sip (some participation)

Video Performance Predictions

• Predictions for video ranking out of last 10 videos:
  • Harry: 6/10
  • JJ: 7/10
  • Toby: 5/10
  • Vik: 4/10
  • Josh: 7/10
  • Simon: 6/10
• Discussion about thumbnail strategy with bottles
• Push for subscribers: 750k away from milestone
• Merch discount code "POSITIVE" mentioned

Technical Issues

• Ethan's internet dropped multiple times
• Among Us recording issues resolved using ExpressVPN Irish server
• Video in edit for More Sidemen channel
• Discord order different from recording setup