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‘Flogs': Real estate agents slammed in viral clip

‘Flogs': Real estate agents slammed in viral clip

News.com.au10 hours ago
A parody video about real estate agents created by The Inspired Unemployed has had the entire eastern suburbs of Sydney in stitches this week.
Comedic duo Matt Ford and Jack Steele had their fans laughing after sharing the funny clip on Instagram on Tuesday.
In the video, the two Aussies mock real estate agents walking through a luxury property, with the text on screen reading: 'If real estate agents were honest'.
Steele opens the door and immediately declares his love for 'doing bags'.
'I lie for a living,' Ford says with a smug look.
They also boasted about how they 'cheat on their wives,' and tell clients 'anything they want to hear'.
'I'm a sleaze,' Ford says proudly, later calling himself a 'flog'.
The clip also references the common stereotype of real estate agents leasing luxury cars to impress clients.
The playful duo captioned the humorous clip with 'Honesty is the best policy'.
It didn't take long for the video to go viral, already racking up six million views.
'Surely best video of the year award,' one follower declared, while another added: 'So accurate it's not funny'.
'This is so good,' someone else wrote, with another pointing out that they forgot, 'I'm afraid of socks'.
'Just died at the accuracy,' another replied.
Luke Saville, a Melbourne-based real estate agent, chimed in and jokingly responded: 'On behalf of the real estate industry, I can confirm this is 100 per cent accurate and we will not be taking questions at this time'.
Last year, The Inspired Unemployed were hit with controversy after a prank for their TV Show, 'The Impractical Jokers', went terribly wrong at a feminist talk in Sydney.
A big crowd of mostly women had turned up to the free event, which had a panel featuring Clementine Ford and other feminist writers Antoinette Lattouf and Yumi Stynes.
But the audience, expecting a serious chat about marriage and sex, was left feeling uneasy after Steele made an appearance as a 'special guest'.
Steele then made a series of cringe-worthy comments that riled up the crowd.
He was heard saying 'chicks dig consent' and 'I'm a big fan of girl writers'.
It's claimed the comedian was being fed his controversial comments through an earpiece as part of the act.
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