Just as I hit a low patch, the generous upcheers from friends kept me going (thank you!), then came not only those crazy level-up popups but an even crazier personal pop from the one and only Kevin Bacon! What more could a girl ask for! Happy learning all!
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Even though I generally hate pop-ups, I must admit I love the level-up clips here at Clozemaster.
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Me too. Theyāre so frantically over-the-top that itās impossible not to laugh along. A little humour goes a long way to pushing to the next level. Oh happy days!
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Back at you. 
I know itās a pointless (but mildly amusing) exercise, but Iāve started to keep track of which videos I get at each level up. (Just so that itās not TOTALLY trivial, I also track my total points at the time, overall position (more interesting in German than Italian; in Italian Iāve been 5th for I canāt remember how long and am likely to stay there for a few months more, whereas in German Iām still at that point where Iām rocketing past those who came before me and abandoned the language), my number of sentences seen and my number mastered. Oh, and the number of sentences to the next level up, because I swear I have no idea how that system works beyond a certain point. I could have sworn that at one point I was needing 6 figures to make the next level in Italian, at present itās closer to 45K, incrementing by a few hundred per level. Iām sure thereās a pattern, but I havenāt been doing this long enough to really see it. In German, where Iām still in double digits, I can see a predictable pattern emerging.)
A lot of them I feel āmehā about, some are reasonably amusing, but for me the three that evoke a āYes!ā response are:
- The clip from Top Gun where Maverick grabs Iceman;
- Jackie Chan and Chris Rock singing along in a car (presumably from one of the Rush Hour movies which I havenāt actually seen, oddly enough, but anything with Jackie Chan is usually entertaining); and
- A (presumably?) football coach in a green tie pumping the air. I have no idea who he is, what sport heās in (NFL at a guess)? or what has motivated him to do so, but that always hits the right mood for me.
There arenāt any that I dislike, but Iām afraid Kevin Bacon doesnāt make my top 3. (Though he would if the scene from Apollo 13, where he just heard that he was selected to replace Gary Sinise / Ken Mattingly on the mission - yes, that would DEFINITELY make my top 5.)
I think some of them work better if you understand the reference too; Some of the (US version) The Office clips would probably leave players with jaws dropped if they didnāt understand who the people were. (Not that thatās an intrinsically bad thing.) There are some which I still have no clue about the origin of.
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Ciao LuciusV, I confess to not understanding all the figures, I tend to go with the flow and hope for the best. I like your popup descriptions - mine include three crazy gals in tracksuits screaming and jumping on/off a chair, four office staff losing it completely and a large guy in a suit perhaps watching football and beating the air and his chest and going totally ott. I was so surprised to see Kevin B that I forget what he was doing. Luv em all, they really are very funny and light relief. Iāll try n remember the next one and update you. (yelling!) Bye!
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I think thatās my āgreen tie guyā.
Let me remind youā¦
Apparently this was an entrance to one of Jimmy Fallonās shows, but I imagine that there were a lot of throwbacks to the movie Footloose in the clip. Whether the bow tie wiggle was one of them, Iām not sure since Iāve never seen the movie. (And if it was, Iām not sure whether our pop-up is from the movie, or the Fallon intro. I havenāt seen it since Italian level 213, which would have been a couple of weeks ago.)
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Yes yes, it was āgreen tie guyā! He sure gets about. Mille grazie per il clip of KB, nice! (You canāt see me, Iām rocking right at the back dammit). In my clip I think he was talking animatedly with some people and suddenly turned to to the camera grinning - he obviously knew Iād gone up a level and was keen to add his own Hollywood up-cheer. Lol.
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In 914 days here, Iāve never even noticed that the pop-ups werenāt all the same!
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What?!! Ma no! 
You havenāt lived if you havenāt seen āgreentie guyā lol
Ciao LuciusVorenusX - really important news, Will Ferrell lookylikey in red tracksuit has just popped up on my Italian-English course to celebrate another level. Will F and Kevin B, lucky lucky me;-)
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LuciusVorenusX - youāre right, Kevin just popped up in bowtie n tux! (Scuse such frivolity, Iāve been doing Clitics for hours and needed a break).
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I havenāt seen the other Kevin one yet, but Iām sure my time will come.
As for cliticsā¦ Iām normally a believer in having at least some understanding of grammar, but with clitics Iāve made an exception. Iāve seen them explained, but Iāve never seen them explained well, and I canāt explain them to anyone else. I therefore decided to not worry about the grammar and just use them as much as possible to make them instinctive.
Kevin would probably disapprove, but Jackie Chan would be cool with it.
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LuciusVorenusX Ciao di nuovo. Ho capito bene. I find myself slipping in the occasional ne ci la le gliene ecc, and sometimes find theyāre correct. Then nearly faint with amazement! 
Ps. Clitics again. If you Google āClitics Italianā there is a ābest answerā piece by the great CivisRomanus (Duolingo). It is very detailed but very useful and has given me the confidence to try. Ciao!
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But more important than cliticsā¦ as with Mr Bacon I think there are actually two different versions of Green Tie Guy! One where he starts off pumping his arms, the second where heās walking toward the camera, I presume a minute or so thereafter!
Non vedo lāora Ć molto importante per lāincoraggiamento.
Ciao @LuciusVorenusX, stasera, mamma mia, Striped Tie guy in grey suit, just gotta laughš
End January! Today a guy in a grey suit and white shirt/dark tie popped up, going gloriously berserk. I only mention it as he is the image of my late brother when celebrating a rugby World Cup win. This has made my day!
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Important news, @Floria7! I have discovered the real life identity of Green Tie Guy!
āMiguel Herreraās Goal Reaction refers to the animated celebrations acted out by manager of the Mexico national football team Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre during the group A World Cup soccer match between Croatia and Mexico in June 2014.ā
Alas, I havenāt seen him for quite some time now. Itās been a long time since Jackie Chan too, although Maverick from Top Gun did appear somewhere in the 290ās if I recall correctly.
Since itās now over 60,000 points between levels in Italian for me (and climbing), Iāll be seeing an increasing number of days without a level up videoā¦ unless I really start to get my tedesco groove on.
Or I start studying French, but thereās a limit to how much pain Iām prepared to suffer to see The Coach.
Coach Herrera will probably be back on my Italian path some day, though, the Clozemaster gods willing.
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@LuciusVorenusX Green tie guy?! Oh my, this is indeed great news! In fact it has made my day to know that I can now call my manic follower and devoted coach Miguel, Iām sure he wonāt mind (or notice) the lack of formality. So enjoyed seeing his whole coaching repertoire.
But please donāt overdo things levelling-up- wise, take care, Coach Miguel will be waiting for us as we review our reviewed reviews, meantime Iāve had to make do with āthree guys whooping it up in the officeā. Oh happy day!
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And today āGlittermanā sprinkled congrats all over as I levelled up. I was so overcome I canāt now remember where or how. Kevin and Miguel have competition, methinks!
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