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COVID-19

COVID-19 is a disease and the resulting pandemic that has killed millions of people in 2020-2021. It has become a popular target for conspiracy theorists, resulting in even more deaths. It was the focus of several lessons and directly or indirectly affected every lesson for its duration between February 2020 and July 2021.

While doing an impression of an Italian in Risqué Cliqués, Erik revealed that it was made in a lab.

## Appearances

* Your Guide to the End Of the World (foreshadowed)
* Avoiding Politics (implied)
* Internet Quarantine Etiquette (main subject)
* March to a Million Part Two
* The Clorox Plan
* Staying Unmotivated (implied)
* My Favorite Comment Sections (implied)
* Fireworks (implied)
* Masks are for Losers (main subject)
* The Passion of the Karen (implied)
* I Hate The Postal Service
* Refusing to Laugh
* Internet Comment Civil War Etiquette (implied)
* ICE Open Beta 2021: Day One
* Algorithms (mentioned)
* Get a Vaccine (main subject)
* Florida Man
* Stupid Questions (implied)
* Back to Normal (implied)
* Risqué Cliqués (mentioned)
* Dr. DeWormer (main subject)
* What is a Ghoul? (implied)
* Top 10 Erik Moments

## See Also

* COVID-19 on Wikipedia
* COVID-19 pandemic on Wikipedia
Drinking Ad

## Timeline

### Next Ad

Risqué Cliqués Ad

"*Those are not Raycons.*"
―Erik
Drinking was sponsored by Raycon.

## Summary

Erik is on the phone with his Raycons when Shawn comes in to announce that he got Raycons too. Erik gets excited, but Shawn explains that he bought his at an airport bodega and holds up cheap, wired, off-brand earbuds. Erik tries to listen to it, but it farts in his ear. Erik gives them back and they ooze sweat onto Shawn's hand. The man who sold Shawn the earbuds arrives after following him from the airport because he hears complaints about them. He apologizes because they're not actually Raycons and gets upset because his supplier gave him a bunch of those. Erik goes back to his phone calls to get his cancer results from his horoscope.
Chaturbate

Chaturbate is a pornographic website where individuals stream themselves performing sexual acts in exchange for tips and users are able to chat with broadcasters in real time. As is typical for pornographic websites, the quality of etiquette is much higher than it is in most other places. Of all the live streaming websites Erik looked at, this was the only one in which he could have an adult conversation. He also learned how to set up a Roth IRA with the assistance of Chaturbate users.

Erik and Robot are both known broadcasters on Chaturbate, both broadcasting as Commentiquette.

## Appearances

* Webcams!
* Porn
* Things That are Cute
* Re-Optimize Your YouTube Channel
* Hot Tub Whine Machine (mentioned)
Evil Shawn

Evil Shawn is a version of Shawn Kohne where he fell for the propaganda of the Space Rebels during the Second American Civil War and joined their ranks. He used stem cells to achieve immortality, and by the year 2050 he was made captain of the S.S. Ted Cruz. He was wiped from existence after Captain Salvia used the internet time machine to get him murdered in the past.
Alternate Erik

## Series

### Portrayed By

Erik Hoffstad

"*I said I was a blowjob queen! I sucked the boys! And I let the boys suck me!*"
―Alternate Erik[src]
Alternate Erik is a version of Erik that lives in a separate timeline. He was a blowjob queen that sucked off other men and let other men suck him off. This is why he had a man-bun. When The Omega attacked, Alternate Erik joined the Interdimensional Marines under the command of Rodnar to defeat it. He attempted to enlist the help of Erik in January 2016, but Erik couldn't join because of his commitment to making Erik Drinks Wine and Gets a Haircut.

By May 2017, Alternate Erik had returned after defeating The Omega. He claims to have cut a spaceship in half with a laser.
Empty Force

EFO Empty Force is a type of combat that allows warriors to fight using chi without touching the opponent. It can be used to deflect attacks by pushing opponents away or blasting them using chi blasts. DJ Welch is a known practitioner of Empty Force.

## Abilities

* Deflecting opponents with telekinesis
* Shooting chi balls and chi blasts, including over the internet
* Levitation
* Astral projection

## Appearances

* Learning to Fight (Part One)
* Learning to Fight Part Three
Coffeezilla

Coffeezilla reporting on Erik

"*It looks like someone out there just crashed the entire crypto market by creating a coin that is just Bill Pullman's speech from Independence Day.*"
―Coffeezilla[src]
Coffeezilla is a YouTuber that investigates scams. He broke the news on Erik crashing the cryptocurrency market after creating a coin that's just Bill Pullman's speech from Independence Day.
Discord

Discord is a messaging platform for friends and communities to communicate with one another. Erik sometimes uses his class Discord to interact with his students directly.

Erik first discovered Discord when he was learning how to be hip, and he sent his students to goatse. He later created a focus group for this students to give feedback on the perfect ad. In 2021, Robert Hanssen infiltrated Erik's discord to complain about how Erik goes too easy on the SJWs.

## Appearances

* Staying Hip
* The Perfect Ad
* Spying on People
EARTH AIN'T A FRISBEE

EARTH AIN'T A FRISBEE is a song by B.o.B. where he apologizes for spreading flat earth conspiracy theories. It was released on SoundCloud on February 2, 2016, and it was featured in Pale Blue Flat Dot

## Lyrics

*B.o.B., I just learned the earth ain’t flat.

Read a couple books, now I take it all back.

I was also wrong about the FEMA camps.

Here’s to my girlies packing fat titty sacks!*

*And as far as them clones,
used to believe in 'em, now i don't.

From all of the evidence shown,

I don’t even know why I went down that road.*

*Because there ain't no clones,

and I'm not a clone, and the Earth is a globe.

The NWO is a lie that is told to people

with lacking intelligence, fear of technology.*

*Everything’s fine. You can trust me.

I’m B.o.B. and nobody cloned me,

and I’m not a clone G,

and the Earth ain't a Frisbee.*

*The Earth is a globe, G.

The Earth ain't a Frisbee.*
Comments are always enabled somewhere

"Comments are always enabled somewhere" is a phrase the acknowledges the universal ability to send comments to whomever you want on the internet. The ability to find an alternate location to comment when comments are disabled is an essential skill for those practicing internet comment etiquette.

## Examples

* Comments being disabled on one video doesn't necessarily mean they are disabled on another. A YouTube channel may disable the comments on a particularly controversial video, but those well versed in etiquette may be able to find that other videos on the same channel still allow comments and invite discussion on the channel as a whole.
* Comments on public Facebook pages are always enabled. Any person or company with a Facebook page can be sent comments, even if they don't allow comments on their websites or YouTube videos.
* Likewise, most companies are represented on Yelp. Yelp reviews may be removed, but this allows a temporary home for a comment if nowhere else is available.
* If they have a Twitter, you can always tweet at them.
* If they don't have a Twitter, or if they block you, then you can send your tweet to Ted Cruz instead.
Florida

Florida is a third world country[src] and a state in the United States of America. It's the only place in the world that isn't better than New York.[src] Florida is home to Florida men. It's also home to nightmare eels, so it's inadvisable to go fishing alone there.[src] Florida is the main setting of Nobbleberry Miami.

Just about everything is legal in Florida. This lack of regulations allowed Erik to sell Janet to Disney World. Unlimited Salvia Space Rockets was registed in Florida, as it allowed Erik to sell weapons to fund and build rocketships.[src] Erik also hacked the Florida voter database in 2018.[src]

Florida is vulnerable to rising tides and climate change,[src] and OJ Simpson will be to blame when Florida is lost.[src] Florida would have been lost in 2025 during the Great Cloud People Invasion, as the Cloud People made everyone in Florida take the SAT. However, Freedom Fighter Salvia prevented this from happening with time travel.[src]

## Appearances

* Learning to Hate (mentioned)
* Goodbye Pineapple Summer (mentioned)
* The Big Money Space Race Part 2 (mentioned)
* The Copyright Claim Olympics (mentioned)
* Late-Night YouTube (mentioned)
* Internet Quarantine Etiquette (mentioned)
* Refusing to Laugh (mentioned)
* Florida Man (main subject)
* VR News Roundup with Erik (Nobbleberry Miami)
Outlaws Don't Get Funerals

Outlaws Don't Get Funerals is a 2019 indie crime film. Three actors from Internet Comment Etiquette also play roles in this film: Erik Hoffstad, Justin Taite, and Jarret Palmer. It was featured in Re-Optimize Your YouTube Channel, in which Erik described and reviewed his role in the film and used it as an example of how one can Re-Optimize their YouTube channel by going full Hollywood.

## See Also

* Outlaws Don't Get Funerals on IMDb
* Outlaws Don't Get Funerals on Amazon
Goatse

Goatse is an image of a man pulling his buttcheeks apart. Erik sometimes posts shady links that lead to goatse, but doesn't just want to be some fat guy that sends people to goatse.

## Appearances

* Merch From the Class
* Staying Hip
* The Copyright Claim Olympics Recap
* The Importance of Health
* The Clorox Plan
* The Passion of the Karen (mentioned)
* Internet Comment Civil War Etiquette (mentioned)
* The Last Yahoo Answer (mentioned)
* Dr. DeWormer
* JFK Jr. Jr.
Alex Jones (person)

*This article is about the man that lost custody of his children. For other uses, see Alex Jones.*

## Alex Jones

Alex Jones upset about Obama turning his frogs gay

## Biographical

### Born

February 11, 1974
Texas

## Series

### Type

Public Figure

"*I don't like 'em puttin' chemicals in the water that turn the friggin' frogs gay!*"
―Alex Jones[src]
Alex Jones is the main host of InfoWars. He seeks to take on the globalists and the Shadow Masters. Jones was banned from YouTube and most other social media for spreading false information and inciting violence.

## Biography

Alex Jones starting his career after an incident when he lost his cool at the DMV. He created the website InfoWars in order to warn people about the Globalists and the Shadow Masters. After the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, Jones spent the next few years trying to prove it was a hoax, but then he got sued for lying about it and then Sandy Hook was real.

In 2017, Alex Jones was engaged in a custody battle for his children. His lawyer used the argument that Alex Jones was only pretending to be insane to trick people into watching his show. Jones admitted in court that this was true, but then he denied it on his show. Jones lost the custody battle and his children were taken away from him.

## Appearances

* Alex Jones (main subject)
* Weed Channels
* Your Guide to the End Of the World
* Christmas!
* People Freaking Out
* Artificial Intelligence
* Future of Entertainment Pt. 2 (mentioned)
* The War on Happy Holidays

In addition to these appearances, Erik also does an Alex Jones impression any time he advertises his merchandise.
Edwin

"*Oh, you bore me to tears, Petey.*"
―Edwin[src]
Edwin is a criminal that purchases large quantities of cocaine. The Dealmaster taught him how to use Honey during a drug deal and he became deeply upset because he would have never known about the coupons he found.

## Appearances

* The Passion of the Karen (The Dealmaster)
Commentiqueward

A commentiqueward is an honor reserved for comment sections that exceed expectations. The only commentiqueward ever awarded was a Perfect Comment Section commentiqueward won by Songwriter X and the Skeleton Band for the comment section of their music video Fell in a Well. It was later revoked after a comment with bad etiquette was discovered within the comment section.
Crazy Bitch Wedding March

"*It's in its early stages of being a viral video, so we get to take a look at what that's like for commenters and what kind of etiquette they use.*"
―Erik
Crazy Bitch Wedding March is the 13th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. It was released on August 21, 2013.

## Summary

Erik announces that he is Erik. He looks at the YouTube video Crazy Bitch Wedding March. He notes that it's an interesting case to study because it's still early in the process of going viral. He looks at the comments under the video, and he also grades or replies to some of them. After he's done with the comments, he decides to actually watch the video. He drapes himself in an American flag while he watches it, and then he starts touching himself. Finally, he leaves his comment.

## Comments

*Omg I feel so bad for all the kids at that wedding.. how terrible! !!*
- Kristen Hall

*HEY KEEP YOUR EXCLAMATION POINTS TOGETHER YOU FUCKING MANIAC. ALSO DATE ME.? RIGHT? WHY NOT, YOU SEEM STUPID. LOL SEE YA IN YOUR NIGHTMARES -DAD*
- Erik

*BOOOOOO Your mom fucking sucks!*
- TheJimmyStruther

*A+ (\_)\_)::::::::::::D*
- Erik

*Wow what a beautiful wedding! My favorite part was when nobody talked you out of doing this stupid shit so we could all watch it. God bless you for your adventurous spirit. I haven't cringed that hard since learning that Obama blew up my pen pal Aviv. lol jolly good we're all living in a virtual reality machine oops i jerked off to this no one cares about tower 7 heil hitler*
- Erik

## Comment Quiz of the Week

Does your dad suck:

A My dick

B Your dick

C Both my dick and your dick together

D ...at raising children

## Trivia

* This lesson was originally created as a video reply to the Crazy Bitch Wedding March video

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BettyTiquette

"*When I said get stuffed, I meant getting stuffed into a treasure chest and then dug up centuries later by a band of pirates who then proceed to have their way with my skeleton.*"
―BettyTiquette[src]
BettyTiquette is a single woman from Berverly Hills, California. Her full name is Man-eyes McDudewig, but she also goes by Janet. She was a character created by Erik to troll OkCupid.

## Biography

BettyTiquette moved to Beverly Hills in 2014 to work as a yoga instructor, and she created an OkCupid account to meet new people. She erroneously claimed that she was single in her profile, but she actually had a boyfriend at the time.

## Appearances

* Trolling OkCupid
* Solving Racism Online (mentioned)
Erik Hoffstad

Erik Hoffstad is an actor, editor, and YouTuber. He is the creator of Internet Comment Etiquette with Erik, in which he plays a semi-fictional version of himself. He has also played minor roles in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Outlaws Don't Get Funerals, and the official music video for Metallica's "Dream No More." He is a cloud person. Erik is currently in a polyamorous relationship with Shakira.
David A. Clarke, Jr.

"*Not ONE media outlet has asked about George Soros's involvement in this FLU panic. He is SOMEWHERE involved in this.*"
―David Clarke[src]
David Clarke is a disgraced former sheriff that got famous after he killed a bunch of prison inmates by turning their water off and letting them dehydrate. He attempted to kill more people in 2020 by trying to convince people that COVID-19 was just the flu.
Erik's Apology Corner

Erik's Apology Corner is a Facebook page created by Erik where anyone can apologize about anything. It was created during a lesson on How to Apologize Online in the hopes of facilitating more apologies on the internet. It has gained thousands of followers and features dozens of apologies from students.
Gary Johnson

"*Trump's a pussy.*"
―Gary Johnson[src]
Gary Johnson is the former governor of New Mexico and candidate for President of the United States in 2012 and 2016. Johnson ran for president with the Libertarian Party, so he was not considered a major candidate. He doesn't know what Aleppo is, and he can't name any foreign heads of state.
2015 Syllabus

"*There is absolutely nothing that will distract me from getting you guys weekly content on the nose, on the double.*"
―Erik
2015 Syllabus is an Open Beta lesson to prepare students for Internet Comment Etiquette. It is the first video on the series' main YouTube channel and was created to outline how the channel will function moving forward. This video also marks the first time that Veronica is mentioned. It was released on February 16, 2015.

## Summary

Erik announces that he's subscribed to r/BlackPeopleTwitter, so he gets it now that butt means cake.

He welcomes his early subscribers to the new channel, shows them that he's almost done with the first lesson, and informs them that nothing will distract him from releasing regular content. Then he gets a DM from Veronica, so he has to answer that. Then he tries to explain the schedule for upcoming videos, but Veronica keeps messaging him. He assures his students that he's going to deliver on weekly content, but then he gets a sexy picture from Veronica, so he leaves.

## Comments

*you still got that good dick?*
- Veronica

*Yeah that'll never change*
- Erik

*come over*
- Veronica

*I can't I'm doing a syllabus video*
- Erik

*:(*
- Veronica

*Stop playing games you know this shits important to me*
- Erik

- Veronica

*Oh shit on my way*
- Erik

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Being a Woman Online

"*So long story short, being a woman online sucks dick, and you should just pretend you're a guy because otherwise you're gonna get threatened.*"
―Veronica
Being a Woman Online is the 25th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette, and the first to be hosted by Veronica. It was released on April 21, 2015.

## Summary

Veronica introduces herself, checks her privilege, and decides she can host a lesson. She looks at some fart videos and notices that the etiquette is much better on the boy's fart video than the girl's fart video. Then she looks at a girl's Reddit post, and the comments are creepy. She decides to test it by posting a picture of herself, and she immediately gets a death threat.

Veronica decides to go to Tumblr where everyone is accepted. She posts a picture of herself at a barbaque and gets threatened by a vegan. She goes over to Twitter and sends a tweet to Ted Cruz, but he replies with a death threat. She emails the police, but they aren't interested in helping.

## Comments

*Me with a controller at the latest con*
- VeronicaSouthernBell

*YOU'RE GETTING STABBED TO DEATH TONIGHT BITCH*
- normalredditmale

*just me at the bbq!*
- veronicagrrrl

*YOU MEAT EATING WHORE I HOPE YOU GET TRAMPLED TO DEATH BY A FUCKING COW*
- veganwarrior1985

*@tedcruz if you were my husband i'd have a word or two with you about staying out of womens' business #notyourstruggle*
- @VeronicaGrrl

*@veronicagrrl I'M GONNA STAB U SO FULL OF HOLES THAT U LOOK LIKE THE OFFICIAL STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED AT BENGHAZI*
- @tedcruz

*Hey police so there's people threatening to kill me online guys and I want to report them for threats and pursue charges.*
- Veronica

*Shut the fuck up bitch we all hate getting this kind of shit in our email. Stop sending these dumb ass reports, we're not going to handle them. You are asking for it. Just be glad you're not a black guy or else I'd send my boy Todd over there to shoot you in the back.*
- the police

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Correct the Record

Correct the Record was a political action committee that supported Hillary Clinton. Its stated purpose was to correct misinformation that was spread online about Clinton. Erik tried to help them in the time leading up to the 2016 election, but their website was so poorly designed that he was not able to.

## Appearances

* Advertisements (mentioned)
* HALLOWEEN ELECTION SPECIAL
Big Money Salvia

Disambiguation page for Big Money SalviaThe following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Big Money Salvia may refer to...

* Erik, also known as Big Money Salvia
* Big Money Salvia Theme, a song about Erik
* Big Money Salvia City, another song about Erik
* Salvia Township, a city also known as Big Money Salvia City
Elon Musk

Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX and the CEO of Tesla, the owner of NASA, and a competitor in The Big Money Space Race. Musk is the main subject of the song Elon Musk (Cars in Space). He also sells flamethrowers and has an AIDS satellite pointed at Erik's house.

As a competitor in The Big Money Space Race, Musk made gains by building a rocketship and then using it to launch a car into space, though some suspect that the car isn't actually real. Erik concluded that Musk is not a serious contender in the race because he was having business troubles and he posted weird shit on Twitter. He later attempted to commandeer Moonbase Salvia through NASA, but failed after Erik farted the Moon out of orbit.

## Appearances

* Robot Goes to Yale (mentioned)
* Things You're Doing Wrong (mentioned)
* The Big Money Space Race Part 1
* The Big Money Space Race Part 2
* This Is Not Us (mentioned)
* Algorithms (mentioned)
* Spying on People (pictured)
* Moonbase Salvia
Bryce

Bryce is Hot Dad's alien son. He's mentioned in the lyrics of Elon Musk (Cars in Space). As of the song's production in 2018, Bryce was under the age of 16 and could not drive cars in space. Hot Dad petitioned Elon Musk to put more cars in space so the option would become available by the time Bryce was old enough to get his license.
Doctor DeWormer

*This article is about the doctor. For the lesson, see Dr. DeWormer.*

## Dr. DeWormer

"*Why don't you let Dr. DeWormer speak for the silent majority here? They deserve a voice.*"
―Dr. DeWormer[src]
Doctor DeWormer is an alias used by Todd Clorox. He's a licensed physician that wishes to make people take ivermectin and drink bleach.

Doctor DeWormer first contacted Erik saying that he wished to give a voice to the people that took ivermectin to treat COVID-19. He attempted to convince Erik that ivermectin is an effective cure and asked Erik to retweet some of his medical videos. He made the Facebook page We're All Horses on the Inside, but it was overrun by Erik's students. After Erik became suspicious of DeWormer's intentions, DeWormer hung up and started posting unhinged rants on his Twitter. In one of these rants, he admitted that he was Todd Clorox and that his plan to get people to drink bleach had been foiled again.
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the President of the United States. He was the father of John F. Kennedy Jr. and the grandfather of John F. Kennedy Jr. Jr. He was believed dead after an assassination attempt in 1963, but secret files uncovered by his grandson confirmed that he was still active as a pedophile in politics in 2022.

## Mentioned In

* Avoiding Politics
* JFK Jr. Jr.
Big Money bounce

The Big Money bounce is a phenomenon that takes place on some videos or internet communities after they're featured on Internet Comment Etiquette. When a lesson features a subject, hundreds of thousands of students all see it at the same time. This results in many of these students going to the subject themselves, whether to look for Erik's comment or to leave their own. Most topics will often see an influx of etiquette in its comments, while harmful content will see itself completely derailed.
Crib Def

*This article is about the lesson. For the rapper, see DJ Crib Def.*

"*I ain't no preacher. This ain't no sermon. But I'm pleased to meet ya. All my girls is virgins.*"
―DJ Crib Def[src]
Crib Def is the 68th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. This lesson marks Sam Kellie's first role in the series. It was released on May 1, 2017.

## Summary

Erik fulfills his promise from the last lesson to make a lesson about DJ Crib Def, though some may have misheard it as "crib death" at the time. He puts on the music video for All My Girls is Virgins.

Erik watches some other rap videos to compare them to Crib Def. He watches a video of an indie rapper, but it's not as good as Crib Def's Suck My Girlfriends Dick. Then Erik watches a rap battle, but knows they wouldn't stand a chance against Crib Def and shows a video of Crib Def winning a rap battle. Then Erik watches a video of a British rapper, but Crib Def can even be a better British rapper in British Rappers. Finally, Erik watches a video of an up-and-coming rapper, but his favorite young rapper is Crib Def when he was a kid and performed Can't Wake Up Mom.

Then Erik promises a lesson on Lou Gehrig's Disease.

## Comments

*Crib Def please fuck my wife!*
- Erik

*Yo dude nice track but you aint got shit on DJ Crib Def. Check out Crib Def's new jam "Suck My Girlfriend's Dick" it's the most ubiquitous shit I've EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE and clear front runner for feminist anthem of 2017*
- Erik

*Yo boys nice shit but neither of you would stand a chance against fuckin CRIB DEF. You guys would look like little fuckin babies on stage next to him just look what he did to this opponent:**https://youtu.be/xad6VaXpEAg*
- Erik

*Hey bro love that british take on rap music but did you know the best british rapper is actually this guy known as DJ Crib Def? Check this out https:www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqr3IXS2IY*
- Erik

*Good work young blood but yo, CRIB DEF's got the best "youngster startin out" youtube video known to man. Check out his old school banger "Can't Wake Up Mom" here's a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4T8wi-rZ4*
- Erik

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Detective Nanny

"*I'm a British nanny, you see?!*"
―Detective Nanny[src]
Detective Nanny is a British nanny that serves as Detective Nobbleberry's partner on the British crime drama Nobbleberry. She's the only recurring Internet Comment Etiquette character to be played by Sam Kellie.

## Biography

Detective Nanny was assigned to be Nobbleberry's partner by the constable after Nobbleberry's previous partner was revealed to be a murderer. She assisted Nobbleberry in tracking down illegal meme suppliers, and she lost the will to nanny after Nobbleberry's apparent death. She was kidnapped by Evil Twin Partner, but Nobbleberry saved her by playing a chess game for her life.

## Appearances

* Artificial Intelligence (Nobbleberry Ad 2)
* Article 13 (Nobbleberry Ad 3)
* Get a Vaccine (Nobbleberry Ad 5)
* Hot Tub Whine Machine (Nobbleberry Ad 6)
* VR News Roundup with Erik (mentioned in Nobbleberry Ad 7)
2020 Halloween Special Ad

## Timeline

### Continued In

The Perfect Ad Ad

"*Not anymore, thanks to NordVPN.com/BIGMONEY you rootin' tootin' son of a bitch!*"
―Cowboy Erik
2020 Halloween Special was sponsored by NordVPN.

## Summary

Cowboy Erik invites everyone to come on down to NordVPN.com/BIGMONEY to watch all of the Halloween movies, even the ones that are region blocked. He describes all of the benefits of using NordVPN, like watching Zugenbrecher 5. Then to prove a point he spends all his sponsor money on special effects like a rodeo background.
Fiverr

Fiverr is a website to hire amateur freelancers from anywhere in the world for quick content creation jobs. Fiverr actors sometimes appear as minor characters in Internet Comment Etiquette lessons.

## Fiverr Actors

* Frank George as Doctor Frank (recurring character)
* Rathore Amit as Doctor Sam (The Big Money Space Race Part 2)
* Doctor Adeyemi (Internet Quarantine Etiquette)
* Woman in the Murder on Stage 17B trailer (Staying Unmotivated)
* Poncho Civeira as the Relic (The Man and the Relic)
Bob Dole

Bob Dole was a United States Senator that ran for president in 1996. Erik voted for him in 2020. He died in 2021, which surprised Lady Hair Erik because he thought Dole was already dead.[src][src]

A man claiming to be Bob Dole once criticized Erik for attempting to write a short stire.[src]

## Appearances

* How to be a Critic (imposter)
* Videos While You're Poopin (mentioned)
* Top 10 Erik Moments (mentioned)
Full Circle

"*Good night, I've done nothing wrong.*"
―Erik
Full Circle is the final Kickstarter update for Erik Drinks Wine and Gets a Haircut. It was released on June 13, 2017.

## Summary

Erik went silent for a few days after he was supposed to upload the movie so he could get some funny tweets about it. He replies to some of them and sends some of them to raysipeladygaga. Then he moves over to YouTube and replies to some of the comments there as if he's done nothing wrong. He Shkrelis one of them and then spams a racist one.

Erik sets a final date for the movie and asks Parrot Erik if he wants to fuck.

## Comments

*@commentiquette hey dude it's my birthday so if the movie is delayed again you'll ruin my birthday so don't fuckin do it*
- @jared871

*ooooops LOL*
- Erik

*@commentiquette where the fuck is the movie bro.....me and my boy are ready to bounce (\_))=======D~~~*
- @Davidspencermid

*Hey no problem here's the movie*
- Erik

*Hey @commentiquette big fan. Anyway you can casually trash @comcast somewhere in the mix of what you do? I hate them so much. Thanks!*
- @CosmicCatPower and @comcast

*Hey Comcast, when you jizzlords kill net neutrality how much extra will it cost for the "fuck me in the ass with a reacharound" netflix tier*
- Erik

*How do you explain this @commentiquette  ?*
- @yaJOHNyaBELUSHI

*Don't show that to the guy who directed Jeepers Creepers*
- Erik

*WHERE THE FUCK IS THE HAIRCUT*
- Wank Yiffer

*I'm not gettin one fuck you*
- Erik

*what the fuck man wheres the movie*
- thofabyq

*you'll get it after my next kickstarter to get some more angel investments because we ran out of money lol lick my ass*
- Erik

*Yo Big Money, I was bouncing on my boy's dick all day yesterday waiting for the release of this movie and then there's no information on why it didn't show up. What's up with that?*
- Lucaccino17

*didn't make it yet stupid*
- Erik

*why is this clown announcing dates if he doesnt have it finished*
- gegernaut

*suck my dick one of ems gonna be right*
- Erik

*IT WAS JUNE 7TH, ERIK. I SET AN ALARM, ERIK. IT'S STILL NOT OUT, ERIK.*
- Waluigi

*aint my fault*
- Erik

*@tedcruz I'll bet you've had to apologize for more sex than the guy who made jeepers creepers, and HE went to prison!*
- @commentiquette

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Dark Warlock Salvia

"*I know I'm a dark warlock and I do the dark arts and it's all darkness and shit. But that doesn't mean I don't have empathy.*"
―Dark Warlock Salvia[src]
Dark Warlock Salvia is Erik's true form when he's practicing magic. He holds dominion over the etiquette of the damned. Dark Warlock Salvia is an experienced practitioner of the dark arts, and he's capable of fighting demons such as Malum.

## Powers

Dark Warlock Salvia knows a variety of spells and possesses various magic abilities. He also owns magical objects that augment his powers, such as protective candles, an anti-bullying pouch, an Amulet of Stinginess, and a butt plug that contains the demon Malum.

* Cast the spell of repulsion
* Summon spectral copies of himself such as Spectral Copy of Teamkilling
* Light protective candles with his mind
* Play YouTube videos with his mind
* Shoot streams of fire
* Entrap spirits and demons in common objects such as butt plugs, Twitch, and photos of Samuel L Jackson

## Appearances

* The Dark Arts
* Top 10 Erik Moments (flashback)
Easily Impressed Gamer

Easily Impressed Gamer (EIG) is a gaming channel created by Erik in an effort to Re-Optimize his YouTube channel. He first reviewed Anthem on April 22, 2019, where he talks about the game while attacking enemies and allies. He gives the game ten out of ten. He reviewed Sonic Frontier, the 35th Sonic game, on November 8, 2022. He gave the graphics 9/10 and praised the gameplay while struggling to control the character.

Erik also used the Easily Impressed Gamer channel to tell people to subscribe to Internet Comment Etiquette.[src]

## Appearances

* Re-Optimize Your YouTube Channel
* March to a Million Part One
Battlefield

Battlefield is a series of video games. In each game, the player is given a gun and put on a team with other players. The player may choose to shoot at the enemies or at their teammates. They must be careful not to kill too many teammates in one game because then they'll lose. It is the main subject of Game Tipz. Erik has his own Battlefield server, Big Money Salvia's Big Money Server.
Boogie2988

Boogie in a hologram

"*Oh my God. Oh my God Erik, you son of a bitch. You've ruined me!*"
―Boogie2988[src]
Boogie2988 is a YouTuber. He sometimes interacts with Erik during Tweets From the Class, and he was the subject of the first and only YOUTUBE 911.

## Appearances

* 100,000 Cucks Can't Be Wrong
* YOUTUBE 911 (main subject)
* Screaming Animals (flashback)
* How to Stay Big Money on YouTube (flashback)
* Merch From the Class

## See Also

* boogie2988 on YouTube
* Boogie2988 on Wikipedia
Crowd Funding

"*Now crowd funding is a really exciting new thing bought to you by the internet in which a bunch of people can donate small amounts of money to make someone's dream come true.*"
―Erik
Crowd Funding is the 36th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. It was released on November 30, 2015.

## Summary

Erik explains the concept of crowd funding and looks at Kickstarter. He finds a Kickstarter project about erotic paintings, so he contributes $27 and gets a mini painting of Ronald McDonald fucking Donald Trump.

Erik looks at another Kickstarter project where a woman wants money to buy a new computer so she can convert a cookbook to a PDF. Erik contributes $10 to get a copy of the PDF. Then Erik finds a Kickstarter project for the Cold Shoulder ice vest that burns calories. He watches the YouTube video and leaves a comment rejecting it as an obvious mind control device. Then get contributes $10 and gets another PDF.

Erik switches over to Indiegogo and looks at a project for a cat food dispenser that made $240,680. Then he sees that the project failed and the contributors are upset. He tries to join them by contributing $10, but it won't accept his contribution.

Erik goes back to Kickstarter so he can start a project of his own. He wants a haircut and some more wine, so he makes a Kickstarter for Erik Drinks Wine and Gets a Haircut and sets up the project with rewards for contributors. Then he looks at a more traditional type of crowdfunding where a crowd of one person uses their money to buy something that's already available. He does this by making the salviaerik.com website and setting up a store. He notices that his name is spelled wrong on the shirt, so he fixes it with a fabric pen.

## Comments

*Can I get an erotic painting of Ronald McDonald fucking Donald Trump in the ass, at gunpoint, in a rolling field of marigolds?*
- Erik

*You better not get a Mac with my money.*
- Erik

*I'd rather be an invisible man with his dick nailed to a busy doorhandle than wear this obvious mind control software. Nice try NASA, guess what, we're not falling for it. At least those of us who haven't been infected by your stupid ass omega waves yet. Hey! got an idea how about you kickstart these nuts at 500 calories a day you little stank wobble. But seriously I'm gonna give you $10*
- Erik

## Comment Quiz of the Week

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SPEND A DOLLAR ONLINE?

A) Don't.

B) Buy a stupid game for your phone that you'll never play

C) patreon.com/commentiquette

D) Send a $1 donation to Ted Cruz with a memo that says...

*@tedcruz Sit on my ding dong you old canadian bitch*
- @commentiquette

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Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck learning about net neutrality

Glenn Beck is a conservative pundit and conspiracy theorist. He used to run a TV show where he would scare elderly Nazis. They all got old and died so now he makes videos on the internet. He is known for his trademark tactic of crying to get his point across.

## Appearances

* Future of Entertainment Pt. 1
* Net Neutrality
Bad Boy Salvia

"*I mean I know I'm an asshole and I don't blame em for seeing that. They got me, you know what I mean? Maybe we'll slam later. Whatever.*"
―Bad Boy Salvia[src]
Bad Boy Salvia is Erik's bad boy alter-ego. He's a bad boy that gets all the girls and sometimes the boys. He's also a proud feminist and soy boy.

## Appearances

* Nice Guys
* Philip DeThanksbro (mentioned)
* Soy Boys (host)
* Things You're Doing Wrong
* Masks are for Losers (host)
Conspiracy Theories

"*Mark Dice. That's right, I'm talking to you now Mark. It's just you and me. No one else can see this part of the video. Halt your investigations immediately and there will be no consequences.*"
―Possessed Erik
Conspiracy Theories is the eleventh lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. With a runtime of 7:15, this is the longest lesson on letsGOtoCLASS. It was released on December 31, 2012.

## Summary

Erik gives four tips for commenting on conspiracy theory videos:

1. Offer Encouragement
2. Obama is a CIA plant working for the illuminati
3. Mention every conspiracy theory that you know about
4. NOTHING IS REAL

To demonstrate what conspiracy theory videos look like, Erik plays various videos by Mark Dice. He learns about how Mark committed a felony when he put up "Obama sucks" Christmas lights and put a talking Ron Paul ornament on a Macy's Christmas tree. Erik eventually settles on a racist Mark Dice video about Jamie Foxx. He pleasantly sits through the video while becoming possessed. While normal Erik types the comment, possessed Erik speaks to Mark directly and warns him not to pursue the Illuminati any further.

Erik sends some tweets to Mike Huckabee, but while he's doing so he reaches into Mark's mind and steals one of his memories.

## Comments

*Hey you said in this video you like racist jokes so how about this one. What's white, retarded, and likes to upload his bullshit nonsense under the username "markdice"? The answer is who the fuck cares you stupid bitch. Why don't you suck the truth of the illuminati from out my balls LOL eat shit you nerd. I bet your theories are a real hit with the outside world i mean i bet everyone ignores you.**9/11 happened exactly how it was reported aaaaaand fuck you (\_)\_)::::D⁓⁓⁓*
- Erik

*@GovMikeHuckabee Just got off the phone with God, he said to tell you to suck my dick you bitch. Hey his words not mine.*
- @commentiquette

*@GovMikeHuckabee Hey just kidding about that last tweet, God actually just wants us to kiss on eachother*
- @commentiquette

## Comment Quiz of the Week

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO TO MARK DICE IF HE CONTINUES TO DIG FOR THE TRUTH

A Make him disappear like my ex-wife

B Hit him with the cancer satellite

C Send Shadow Masters to sacrifice him

D We're all just gonna suck eachother's dicks over here at NORAD while Chris Brown beats the shit out of some guy's daughter LOL The Hobbit sucks

## Context

1. ↑ Mike Huckabee is a prominent politician and talk show host known for promoting religious values.
2. ↑ NORAD stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command. It is a joint American-Canadian military force that protects the airspace over the two countries.

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9/11

9/11 was an attack on the World Trade Center in New York City conducted by the Bush administration in a joint operation with Al-Qaeda. The attack was conducted through the use of C4 explosives and holograms. Many individuals, such as Erik and Alex Jones, know the truth about 9/11 and spread it whenever they can. Nearly 3000 people were killed during 9/11 and many more died since then from health complications caused by the attack.

## Description

The early preparation for 9/11 began before the World Trade Center was even built, as during the planning of their construction, it was decided that the towers would be made entirely out of C4 supplied by Osama Bin Laden.[src] Muslims came into existence some time in 2001 to convince George W. Bush to commence the attack.[src] On the day of 9/11, the Bush administration sent some cheap holograms made by Tupac into the World Trade Center towers and Dick Cheney hit the detonator with his ballsack to knock the towers down.[src]

## Motivation

There's conflicting information regarding the motive of 9/11, and it's unknown how much of a role each played.

* The Muslims are known to have convinced Bush to orchestrate 9/11.[src]
* The World Trade Center was the site of an Illuminati meeting at the date and time of the attack. It's possible that Bush was actually trying to save us.[src]
* There was a supply of Nazi gold hidden in Tower 7 before the attack. The attack may have been a false flag to steal it.[src]
Fell in a Well

Fell in a Well is a song by Songwriter X and the Skeleton Band. It was the main subject of the lesson on Music Videos. A cover was made by Hot Dad.

## Lyrics

*I’m in a well, ‘cause of you I fell

you pushed me down

I’m in a well, I need a ladder

Just drop it down*

*You look at me like I’m a total stranger

But can you see that I’m in real danger

throw me a rope, and please don’t let me drown.*

*Hey social butterfly

Can you look me in the eye

and tell me you don’t care for me

Hey social butterfly

If I’m in disguise

Maybe you will cry for me.*

*I’m in a well, I need a rope

Just drop it down

I’m in a well, just need some help

Please send it down.*

*But not like that, like i’m a total stranger

You’re toying with me

And I’m in real danger

No, not like that, please don’t let me drown.*

*Oh Oh Oh I  social butterfly

Can you look me in the eye

and tell me you don’t care for me

Hey social butterfly

If I’m in disguise

Maybe you will cry for me.*

*Hey social butterfly

Come back into my life

say you gonna be with me

Hey social butterfly

Gotta make things right

You know I’m gonna fight for you.

Hey social butterfly

Look me in the eye

Tell me you don’t care for me

hey social butterfly

I don’t need to die

say you gonna be with me

My little butterfly.*

## Videos

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Comment montage

A comment montage is when Erik leaves lots of comments in a short period of time. This is in contrast to his usual method, in which he carefully watches the video and gets a feel for the etiquette of the comment section before he leaves his comment. Comments left during comment montages are typically short and to the point rather than the longer comments he typically leaves. Comment montages can be identified by the sunglasses and music that often accompany them.

## Appearances

* Mandela Effect (at 9:08 or 9:30, depending on what universe you're from)
* Things You're Doing Wrong (at 10:02)
Internet Today

Ricky and Eliot in Moonbase Salvia

Ricky and Eliot, known together as Internet Today, are YouTubers that specialize in news and commentary. By 2021, they had moved to the Moon and established a moonbase. They had run out of food, and entered Moonbase Salvia to steal all of Erik's food.

## See Also

* Internet Today on YouTube
* Internet Today on Twitter
Google

Google is a web services company. A variety of its services are used on Internet Comment Etiquette.

## Featured Services

* **YouTube**: YouTube is a video sharing platform was purchased by Google in 2006. It has been operated by Google ever since.
* **Gmail**: Gmail is an email service. Erik has used this service as Nude Celebs for Free.
* **Google+**: Google+ was a social media service operated by Google. It briefly took over YouTube, as documented in Youtube Plus Google+. It was discontinued in 2019.
Breaking News Salvia

"*I gotta get out of this stupid fucking suit. What is this shit behind me? Get out of here. Get out of here! Stupid politics.*"
―Breaking News Salvia[src]
Breaking News Salvia is the persona used by Erik to report on politics on the show Internet Comment Politics after he decides it's unavoidable. When Breaking News Salvia accidentally went to PornHub instead of Politico, he discovered that porn is the cure to politics and his politics show became obsolete.
BIG MONEY SALVIA REACTZ

## BATMAN VS SUPERMAN TRAILER

"*I'm the most excited for this that I've ever been! Look how excited I am! Oh, reacting so hard!*"
―Erik
BIG MONEY SALVIA REACTZ: BATMAN VS SUPERMAN TRAILER is a reaction video hosted by Erik. Originally intended to be an entire series on a new channel, he made a single video of himself reacting to the trailer for Batman v Superman and uploaded it to his main channel. It was released on February 22, 2016.

## Summary

Erik watches the trailer for Batman v Superman and tries to describe everything that's going on without actually knowing what anything in the trailer is. Then he gets really excited and reacts really hard.

After the video ends he gives his final remarks and signs off, but he still keeps reacting. Then some de-optimized man-butt ends the video.

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Notch

Notch is the creator of Minecraft and quite possibly the only billionaire that watches Internet Comment Etiquette. Notch has been featured in multiple Tweets From the Class videos, and Erik has asked him for free stuff on multiple occasions.

## Appearances

* File - Shave As (tweeted)
* 100,000 Cucks Can't Be Wrong (tweeted)
* Global Warming (mentioned)
* How to Stay Big Money on Youtube (tweeted)
Joey Salads

Salads on Private Investigator Erik's suspects board

"*Dude! Yo! It's a prank, it's a prank, it's a prank!*"
―Joey Salads[src]
Joey Salads is a YouTube prankster. Erik first discovered him while teaching how to comment on prank videos. In these videos, Salads did things like abduct little kids, and it was so funny that it turned Erik into Skjöldr. There was also a period of time in which Salads was the main suspect in the murder of HitchBot. The presumed motive was that he's just a bad person.

## Appearances

* Commenting on Prank Videos
* Who Killed HitchBot?
* The YouNowening
* HALLOWEEN ELECTION SPECIAL
Internet Etiqueno-no

An Internet Etiqueno-no (also called an interqueno-no) is an explanation of things you should never ever do on the internet when leaving a comment. Only one interqueno-no was featued on Internet Comment Etiquette, in which Erik explained that you shouldn't make fun of Ron Paul because it's spitting in the face of progressive change in America.

## Appearances

* Internet Comment Etiquette, with Erik! 2/25/09
Miami

Disambiguation page for MiamiThe following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
* A city in Florida
* Nobbleberry Miami, a story arc in the British crime drama Detective Nobbleberry
Noom News

"*Hello and welcome to Noom News. In today's Noom News, we're going to talk about Noom.com/BIGMONEY and how if you go there today, you can take a free 30 second quiz to see if the Noom program is right for you.*"
―Erik
Noom News is the sponsored ad segment for Noom in the lesson Cracker Like Me.

## Summary

Erik is in a newsroom explaining what Noom is. He says that it helped him drink less and cook more. He also talks about his personal coach Tommy. Then he switches over to world news and starts talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Jimbo Jarvis' Song

Jimbo Jarvis' song is an unnamed country song written and performed by Jimbo Jarvis. The first draft was about his dead wife, but after discovering Raycons, he rewrote the song to be about the Raycons instead. The song was featured in the Dr. DeWormer Ad.

## Lyrics

### Original

*Oh baby, my darling,

Won't you come home to me?

I ain't seen you for way too long.

I see your sweet face only when I'm asleep.

So come on back.

I will leave the light on.*

*I'm a man. I'm a man.

I'm a foolish old man.

And I will stand up for this love.

So baby, my darling.*

### Rewrite

*Oh, I love my Raycons

Boy, they love me

I wear my Raycons all day long.

Yes I do.*

*If Raycons were a man,

Well then I'd probably be gay.

And I'd let them do whatever they want.

I would.*

*And if Raycons were a woman,

Well that'd be just as sweet.

Her voice like an angel's song.

Yeah.*

*Oh, I love my Raycons

Boy, they love me

I just wish they were big enough to fuck.*