A short transcript excerpt from Vanessa Marin's YouTube video "Playing Smash Or Pass With My Mom" (Feb 25, 2023). Vanessa explains the game—showing pictures of men while her mother answers "Smash" or "Pass"—and the clip records a rapid series of the mother's judgments with light banter and occasional comparisons to her husband ("dad").
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So we're gonna be playing a game. It's called Smash or pass. Smash or pass. Smash or pass. So I'm gonna show you pictures of men, and you're gonna tell me, would you smash or are you gonna pass? Okay. This will be an interesting one. Pass. Why? I don't know. I mean, he's a nice guy, but. He's a nice guy. You know him personally? He's too nice. You don't like he's too nice. Okay. Smash or pass, baby? Smash. Yes, that is the correct answer. Okay, Mom. All right. Smash or pass? Pass. Okay. Smash or pass? Smash. Oh, really? That's a pass for me. Really curious to hear what you're gonna say about this one. Pass. Okay. Smash or pass? I like input. Pass. I feel the same. Do you know who that is? Kind of. Pass. Okay, last one. Smash or pass? Smash. You look happy about that. Do you think he's better looking than dad? No.