Velocity Gnome | The Prank That Lasted 3 Years

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

It all started in the early 2000s when a teenager named Collin heard a knock at his door. A stranger knelt before him and handed over a scrapbook that seemed to predict Collin’s future. The book presented real photos of his life, followed by an imagined portrayal of him as humanity's savior in a war against robots. The bizarre delivery was only the beginning. Collin shared the scrapbook online under his username, velocity gnome, and the prank snowballed into something much bigger. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: https://tilln.com/velocitygnome Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch The Lattitude Society: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZbk5Nh5eNk&t=48s&ab_channel=ThingsILearnedLastNight Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home. I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
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0:59.7	The future is open.
1:00.5	Hey man.
1:01.3	What's up?
1:02.7	Have you ever heard of Colin Pope?
1:04.6	Colin Pope?
1:05.7	Colin Pope.
1:06.3	Okay.
1:17.9	I just, I also, I need to acknowledge to you and to all of the fans at home that I am guaranteed going to call this guy Colin Jost a thousand times in this episode.
1:18.7	Sure, sure, sure, sure.
1:26.0	Because, and I know this because I've Googled him over and over again and been like, why is this Colin, why am I getting on this Colin Jost stuff?
1:26.5	Okay.
1:44.2	Is it Colin Jost or Colin Yost? It's Colin Yoked. Colin Yoked. There's a kid in my eyes. Colin Jost's fitness account is Colin Yoked? There's a Tim in my high school whose last name was Jost. Okay. Find them. But, and now that I'm saying this out loud, I'm not sure if this is right anymore either
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