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* MusicalisInterruptus: Used for comedic effect. Whenever the reviewer burps, whimpers, or otherwise stops actively reviewing, the background music likewise cuts out, and then kicks back into gear when the reviewer does. This produces the implication that the review itself is waiting for them, and that they have no way out of this except to finish the review.
** This usual tendency is subverted in the ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' review. Whenever Jared spaces out as a result of the Szechuan peppers he's eaten, a trippy piece of music plays instead of the usual music.

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* MusicalisInterruptus: [[PlayedForLaughs Used for comedic effect. effect.]] Whenever the reviewer burps, whimpers, or otherwise stops actively reviewing, the background music likewise cuts out, and then kicks back into gear resumes when the reviewer does. This produces the implication that the review itself is waiting for them, and that they have no way out of this except to finish the review.
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it. This usual tendency is subverted in the ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' review. Whenever review; whenever Jared spaces out as a result of the Szechuan peppers he's eaten, a trippy piece of music plays instead of the usual music.
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Each video starts with its subject introducing themselves, their game, and their pepper. Once they eat the pepper, they must then get through and finish their review. While a small number of people were able to handle the heat, the exceeding majority were not so lucky, and most of the channel's appeal was derived from the comedy of watching people under such circumstances devolve into hysterics, profanity and/or insanity. The video is then capped off by the reviewer ranking their game and pepper alike out of five peppers (although [[BrokeTheRatingScale scale-breaking scores]] were not uncommon), and often immediately downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

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Each video starts with its subject introducing themselves, their game, and their pepper. Once they eat the pepper, they must then get through and finish their review. While a small number of people were able to handle the heat, the exceeding majority were not so lucky, and most of the channel's appeal was derived from the comedy of watching people under such circumstances devolve into hysterics, profanity and/or insanity.insanity while still having to finish the review. The video is then capped off by the reviewer ranking their game and pepper alike out of five peppers (although [[BrokeTheRatingScale scale-breaking scores]] were not uncommon), and often immediately downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

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The result of MasochistsMeal taken to its logical conclusion, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HotPepperGaming/ Hot Pepper Gaming]] is a Website/YouTube channel started by Vernon Shaw, Erin Schmalfield, and Jared Rosen, in which they review video games after downing, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], a hot pepper (their go-to pepper seems to be the habanero, but others are featured occasionally). Or sometimes hot sauce. Or both. Games and the pepper alike are ranked out of five peppers, and the reviewer caps off the video by downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

This quickly expanded to feature various Internet personalities like Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, musicians like Music/AndrewWK, and even actors like Creator/MatthewMercer and [[Film/{{Hook}} Dante]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Basco]] taking up the challenge.

The channel capped off a review of ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}} Remastered'' on February 16, 2017 with an announcement that the channel would no longer be producing videos.

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The result of MasochistsMeal taken to its logical conclusion, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HotPepperGaming/ Hot Pepper Gaming]] is was a Website/YouTube channel started by Vernon Shaw, Erin Schmalfield, and Jared Rosen, Rosen in which they review video games after downing, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], a hot pepper (their go-to pepper seems to be the habanero, but others are were featured occasionally). Or sometimes hot sauce. Or both. Games both.

Each video starts with its subject introducing themselves, their game,
and their pepper. Once they eat the pepper, they must then get through and finish their review. While a small number of people were able to handle the heat, the exceeding majority were not so lucky, and most of the channel's appeal was derived from the comedy of watching people under such circumstances devolve into hysterics, profanity and/or insanity. The video is then capped off by the reviewer ranking their game and pepper alike are ranked out of five peppers, peppers (although [[BrokeTheRatingScale scale-breaking scores]] were not uncommon), and the reviewer caps off the video by often immediately downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

This After the channel's debut, it quickly expanded to feature various Internet personalities like Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, musicians like Music/AndrewWK, and even actors like Creator/MatthewMercer and [[Film/{{Hook}} Dante]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Basco]] taking up the challenge.

The On February 16, 2017, the channel capped off a review of ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}} Remastered'' on February 16, 2017 ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim Remastered]]'' with an announcement that the channel it would no longer be producing videos.



** Again averted when [[Music/NinjaSexParty Ninja Brian]] did a review of ''Dark''. Brian didn't make a sound beyond a few sighs. He ''didn't even blink.'' He then rated the pepper as 0/5 and proceeded to use both hands to flip off the camera. Many people suspected he just put the pepper in his mask but he later confirmed at [=MAGFest=] 2014 that he ate the pepper stem and all.

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** Again averted when [[Music/NinjaSexParty Ninja Brian]] did a review of ''Dark''. After eating his pepper, Brian didn't make a sound beyond a few sighs. He ''didn't even blink.'' He then rated the pepper as 0/5 and proceeded to use both hands to [[FlippingTheBird flip off off]] the camera. Many people suspected he just put the pepper in his mask mask, but he later confirmed at [=MAGFest=] 2014 that he ate did eat the pepper pepper, stem and all.



** Egoraptor's consumption of a Bhut Jolokia (Indian Ghost Pepper, approx. 1,000,000 units on the Scoville scale) received an 'infinity pepper' rating, complete with an accurate drawing of a pepper in the shape of a Mobius strip with a ∞ in the middle, surrounded by a golden aura backed by an ethereal chorus.
--> "It's like a Mobius strip! Jesus Christ! ''Give me the goddamn milk''!"
** Pamela Horton's review of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has her give the game itself "Infinity out of two" peppers and the pepper "Oh my god out of no."

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** Egoraptor's consumption of a Bhut Jolokia (Indian Ghost Pepper, approx. 1,000,000 units on the Scoville scale) received an 'infinity pepper' "infinity pepper" rating, complete with an accurate drawing of a pepper in the shape of a Mobius strip with a "∞" in the middle, surrounded by a golden aura backed by an ethereal chorus.
--> ---> "It's like a Mobius strip! Jesus Christ! ''Give me the goddamn milk''!"
** Pamela Horton's review of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has her give the game itself "Infinity "infinity out of two" peppers and the pepper "Oh "oh my god out of no."no".



* DelayedReaction: In the {{VideoGame/Gunpoint}} review, the reviewer says it's not so bad. Then he looks at the camera and goes "I hate this *BEEP*ing channel."

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* DelayedReaction: In the {{VideoGame/Gunpoint}} ''{{VideoGame/Gunpoint}}'' review, the reviewer [=NegativeNeil=] says it's not his habanero pepper wasn't so bad. bad after eating it. Then he looks at the camera and goes goes, "I hate this *BEEP*ing fucking channel."



* LittleNo: Some of the best reactions are this, followed swiftly by a BigNo.
** In her ''Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance'' review, Erin lets out an adorable yet heartbreaking one juxtaposed with the caption "Erin is a champ."

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* LittleNo: Some of the best reactions are this, often followed swiftly by a BigNo.
** In
BigNo. For one example, in her ''Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance'' review, Erin lets out an adorable yet heartbreaking one juxtaposed with the caption "Erin is a champ."

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Extended bio + edited examples for cleanup/indentation


The result of MasochistsMeal taken to its logical conclusion, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HotPepperGaming/ Hot Pepper Gaming]] is a Website/YouTube channel started by Vernon Shaw, Erin Schmalfield, and Jared Rosen, in which they review video games after downing, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], a hot pepper (their go-to pepper seems to be the habanero, but others are featured occasionally). Or sometimes hot sauce. Or both. Games and the pepper alike are ranked out of five peppers, and the reviewer caps off the video by downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

This quickly expanded to feature various Internet personalities like Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, musicians like Music/AndrewWK, and even actors like Creator/MatthewMercer and [[Film/{{Hook}} Dante]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Basco]] taking up the challenge.

The channel capped off a review of ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}} Remastered'' on February 16, 2017 with an announcement that the channel would no longer be producing videos.

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The result of MasochistsMeal taken to its logical conclusion, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HotPepperGaming/ Hot Pepper Gaming]] is was a Website/YouTube channel started by Vernon Shaw, Erin Schmalfield, and Jared Rosen, Rosen in which they review video games after downing, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], a hot pepper (their go-to pepper seems to be the habanero, but others are were featured occasionally). Or sometimes hot sauce. Or both. Games both.

Each video starts with its subject introducing themselves, their game,
and their pepper. Once they eat the pepper, they must then get through and finish their review. While a small number of people were able to handle the heat, the exceeding majority were not so lucky, and most of the channel's appeal was derived from the comedy of watching people under such circumstances devolve into hysterics, profanity and/or insanity. The video is then capped off by the reviewer ranking their game and pepper alike are ranked out of five peppers, peppers (although [[BrokeTheRatingScale scale-breaking scores]] were not uncommon), and the reviewer caps off the video by often immediately downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

This After the channel's debut, it quickly expanded to feature various Internet personalities like Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, musicians like Music/AndrewWK, and even actors like Creator/MatthewMercer and [[Film/{{Hook}} Dante]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Basco]] taking up the challenge.

The On February 16, 2017, the channel capped off a review of ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}} Remastered'' on February 16, 2017 ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim Remastered]]'' with an announcement that the channel it would no longer be producing videos.



** Again averted when [[Music/NinjaSexParty Ninja Brian]] did a review of ''Dark''. Brian didn't make a sound beyond a few sighs. He ''didn't even blink.'' He then rated the pepper as 0/5 and proceeded to use both hands to flip off the camera. Many people suspected he just put the pepper in his mask but he later confirmed at [=MAGFest=] 2014 that he ate the pepper stem and all.

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** Again averted when [[Music/NinjaSexParty Ninja Brian]] did a review of ''Dark''. After eating his pepper, Brian didn't make a sound beyond a few sighs. He ''didn't even blink.'' He then rated the pepper as 0/5 and proceeded to use both hands to [[FlippingTheBird flip off off]] the camera. Many people suspected he just put the pepper in his mask mask, but he later confirmed at [=MAGFest=] 2014 that he ate did eat the pepper pepper, stem and all.



** Egoraptor's consumption of a Bhut Jolokia (Indian Ghost Pepper, approx. 1,000,000 units on the Scoville scale) received an 'infinity pepper' rating, complete with an accurate drawing of a pepper in the shape of a Mobius strip with a ∞ in the middle, surrounded by a golden aura backed by an ethereal chorus.
--> "It's like a Mobius strip! Jesus Christ! ''Give me the goddamn milk''!"
** Pamela Horton's review of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has her give the game itself "Infinity out of two" peppers and the pepper "Oh my god out of no."

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** Egoraptor's consumption of a Bhut Jolokia (Indian Ghost Pepper, approx. 1,000,000 units on the Scoville scale) received an 'infinity pepper' "infinity pepper" rating, complete with an accurate drawing of a pepper in the shape of a Mobius strip with a "∞" in the middle, surrounded by a golden aura backed by an ethereal chorus.
--> ---> "It's like a Mobius strip! Jesus Christ! ''Give me the goddamn milk''!"
** Pamela Horton's review of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has her give the game itself "Infinity "infinity out of two" peppers and the pepper "Oh "oh my god out of no."no".



* DelayedReaction: In the {{VideoGame/Gunpoint}} review, the reviewer says it's not so bad. Then he looks at the camera and goes "I hate this *BEEP*ing channel."

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* DelayedReaction: In the {{VideoGame/Gunpoint}} ''{{VideoGame/Gunpoint}}'' review, the reviewer [=NegativeNeil=] says it's not his habanero pepper wasn't so bad. bad after eating it. Then he looks at the camera and goes goes, "I hate this *BEEP*ing fucking channel."



* LittleNo: Some of the best reactions are this, followed swiftly by a BigNo.
** In her ''Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance'' review, Erin lets out an adorable yet heartbreaking one juxtaposed with the caption "Erin is a champ."

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* LittleNo: Some of the best reactions are this, often followed swiftly by a BigNo.
** In
BigNo. For one example, in her ''Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance'' review, Erin lets out an adorable yet heartbreaking one juxtaposed with the caption "Erin is a champ."
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The result of MasochistsMeal taken to its logical conclusion, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HotPepperGaming/ Hot Pepper Gaming]] is a Website/YouTube channel started by Vernon Shaw, Erin Schmalfield, and Jared Rosen, in which they review video games after downing, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], a hot pepper (their go-to pepper seems to be the habanero, but others are featured occasionally). Or sometimes hot sauce. Or both. HilarityEnsues. Games and the pepper alike are ranked out of five peppers, and the reviewer caps off the video by downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.

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The result of MasochistsMeal taken to its logical conclusion, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HotPepperGaming/ Hot Pepper Gaming]] is a Website/YouTube channel started by Vernon Shaw, Erin Schmalfield, and Jared Rosen, in which they review video games after downing, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], a hot pepper (their go-to pepper seems to be the habanero, but others are featured occasionally). Or sometimes hot sauce. Or both. HilarityEnsues. Games and the pepper alike are ranked out of five peppers, and the reviewer caps off the video by downing a glass of milk to begin counteracting the spiciness.
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-->--[[WebVideo/TheCompletionist Jirard Khalil]] after eating a Congo Trinidad pepper

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-->--[[WebVideo/TheCompletionist -->-- '''[[WebVideo/TheCompletionist Jirard Khalil]] Khalil]]''' after eating a Congo Trinidad pepper



This quickly expanded to feature various Internet personalities like Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}, musicians like Music/AndrewWK, and even actors like Creator/MatthewMercer and [[Film/{{Hook}} Dante]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Basco]] taking up the challenge.

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This quickly expanded to feature various Internet personalities like Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}, WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, musicians like Music/AndrewWK, and even actors like Creator/MatthewMercer and [[Film/{{Hook}} Dante]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Basco]] taking up the challenge.

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* BlazingInfernoHellFireSauce: On at least six occasions. One was a straight shot, two had hot sauce on a chip, one had ghost pepper wings, and two were [[UpToEleven hot peppers covered or filled with the stuff]].

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* BlazingInfernoHellFireSauce: On at least six occasions. One was a straight shot, two had hot sauce on a chip, one had ghost pepper wings, and two were [[UpToEleven hot ''hot peppers covered or filled with the stuff]].stuff''.



* UpToEleven: WWE Superstar Xavier Woods goes on the show to review ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', but notes that originally he was going to review ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash''. He does both. And eats another pepper. And then for good measure reviews ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' after eating a ''third'' pepper!

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