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Swagger Exposed Shorts video joking about a villain reacting to gas prices

The short from Swagger Exposed Shorts, posted October twenty-second, riffs on a Despicable Me 4 gag about a wealthy character recoiling at a gas tank bill; it is still climbing.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA short called "When A Billionaire Villain Flinched At Gas Prices" is number five on YouTube's U. S. comedy trending chart, with six million three hundred seventy-seven thousand views.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSwagger Exposed Shorts posted it October twenty-second, and the description points to a Despicable Me 4 gag where a rich character recoils at the cost of filling a tank.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, look at the title. Right there, the word flinched. That's the whole play, and I'm circling it.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's a man looking at a pump, Kenji. People do that every day, and they don't get a replay.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentExactly. Everybody has flinched at a pump, and now it's content. The turning point is the number on the display.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFinal score?

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNine out of ten flinches, and I'm docking one for the footwork. Chip, the villain has money and still flinched. The viewers just watched.

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