Second Life's Top In-World Reporter Now a Tiny Alligator

I was wading through Second Life videos on YouTube, which are now cluttered by scams and griefers, when I stumbled on this gem, featuring a tiny alligator exploring and reporting in Second Life. (Warning: Somewhat NSFW.) Meet Argyle Alligator, cub reporter:

To me, this is actually a lot funnier than most griefer videos (hello, Esteban) while also being much more accurate to how Second Life really is:

Rather than belabor the punchline by blatantly mocking the users like most griefers, Argyle just interviews the subjects with a straight face, and lets the humor evolve naturally from the sheer unpredictability and weirdness (and banality) of Second Life and its userbase. This was always my approach when reporting in Second Life as Hamlet Au, but now I wonder if I'd have gotten better interviews if I looked less like Tom Wolfe, and more like a midget reptile.

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[Cicadetta Stillwater]

Okay, that was… well, that was perfect and I am sorely tempted to invite this guy to a live show or two.

No voice and he may not be able to video anyway, but well… who knows?