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Matt Foley: Van Down By The River - SNL
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The classic SNL sketch in which motivational speaker Matt Foley, played by Chris Farley, warns teens they will end up living in a van down by the river.
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HN mostly drops it as a joke in threads about vans, van life or career failure.
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Be like motivational speaker Matt Foley - [VIDEO] In all seriousness, it is cool as long as you have another place that is home. Traveling for a living gets too much after awhile.
Read original comment ↗Glad the person landed on their feet. Can’t help but think this could have been titled ‘from a van down by the river’ [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Article is far too optimistic. They get laid off before reaching retirement or vesting their pension and are replaced by younger and less expensive workers. They live in a van by the river and take such odd jobs as"motivational speaker": [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗There's an old Saturday Night Live bit[0] about a motivational speaker who eventually admits that his life sucks and he lives in a van down by the river. Pretty funny, although I suppose I've spoiled it for you. [0] [VIDEO]
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