The Old Spice Guy Didn't Really Do the Ice Bucket Challenge, but It Was Still Amazing

By Ryan Roschke

Updated on 8/26/2014 at 3:30 PM

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Isaiah Mustafa, the man who stars in all those hilarious Old Spice commercials, joined the scores of celebrities getting in on the Ice Bucket Challenge, but we have to say: we didn't see this one coming. We should have known that the Old Spice guy wouldn't be able to perform the challenge like the rest of us normal humans, and he shares the heartbreaking reason why it just can't happen. Of course, there are plenty of celebrities who haven't done the challenge yet, so we have to give the guy credit for trying. We've got the video above and our favorite quotes below. Enjoy, humans.

1. "Hello, Internet."

2. "Balderdashery!"

3. "You see, my perfectly toned man muscles violently reject cold water."

4. "In the meantime, I plead: continue performing wet body challenges in my stead."

5. "You are all amazing human creatures to me."

6. "And now, I challenge Bruce Campbell, every man named John Johnson, and Fabio to dump ice water on their bodies. As I could not."

7. "Mother-of-pearl!"