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This “dates on a train” prank was a little off track

Oonagh Keating. Updated September 3rd, 2019

Comedy Instagrammer Elvin Mensah is a master of bizarre public displays; like the time he dipped an entire loaf into a large pan of soup on a train …

Or when he turned the train into his own, personal gym …

In fact, the train is very often his stage of choice, as in his latest performance piece – “Dates on a Train”. Watch the increasingly awkward bemusement of Elvin’s “date”.

Twitter user @iammanars was curious.

As is so often the way, Elvin’s own tweet wasn’t what brought the clip to everyone’s attention.

There were a lot of reactions. While most people clearly didn’t realise it was a sketch, rather than a genuine attempt to woo a stranger on a train, some were still okay with it.

But most thought it was a big fat nope.

Probably never going to make Tinder obsolete. The soup gag, on the other hand …

Source: Elvin Mensah, Image: Twitter, screengrab