Nerdfighter gang sign

ritual · in 14 videos (2007–2013)

Mentions by year: 2007: 2 · 2008: 1 · 2009: 2 · 2010: 3 · 2012: 4 · 2013: 2

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2007-07-11 · Brotherhood 2.0: Harry and the Potters are Nerdfighters! — John shows nerdfighters with Harry and the Potters doing the nerdfighter hand sign and cheers the band, calling them 'like the number one Harry Potter band in the world'. (00:00:49)
2007-08-28 · August 28th: Starring Mom — Mom says she keeps asking young people she meets whether they know about Nerdfighters, hoping one will give her the sign. (00:01:42)
2007-08-28 · August 28th: Starring Mom — Mom tries the Nerdfighter sign on camera, and John declares her 'such a nerdfighter'. (00:02:16)

2008-02-19 · Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank — Hank shows several valentines: one 'from Helen Hunt', one naming Queen Ranavalona, a 'place head here' card, and one shaped like Nerdfighter fingers; he promises to treasure them. (00:02:28)

2009-05-20 · Question Tuesday! — Asked about the hand sign, John says those who can't make it can use a workaround invented by the brothers' 'secret niece and nephew' in Australia, whom he'll meet soon. (00:00:00)

2010-07-22 · I Hung out with Snookie...Accidentally — Via a sarcastic mustached alter ego, Hank lists recent honours: a character in a major Russian film did the Nerdfighter salute, an idol said he respects Hank's work, and John won a literary prize in Germany. (00:01:22)
2010-12-17 · PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2010: Save the Children and Partners in Health — John defines 'us' as people who 'do this' (an on-screen gesture) to remind themselves to be awesome and who happy dance even after tragedy; keeping it going helps the poor and helps us. (00:01:56)

2012-07-31 · Nerd Olympics — John says there is at least one known Olympian Nerdfighter, British gymnast Jennifer Pinches, who did the Nerdfighter sign in front of the world after her floor exercise. (00:00:29)
2012-08-03 · I Don't Understand My Life — Hank says he sometimes doesn't understand his life: the Olympic gymnast and Nerdfighter signing to millions, Kimya Dawson buying a Nerdfighter shirt from him without his knowing, and his diving off a stage into a crowd. (00:00:08)
2012-08-24 · Happy Birthday John Green! — Hank and the Nerdfighters give John a birthday present: a picture of the brothers at VidCon 2011 made up of over 5,000 Nerdfighters doing the Nerdfighter sign. (00:00:00)
2012-11-02 · Disney Buys Star Wars and DFTVA! — Hank asks viewers to go to their polling place, pose doing the Nerdfighter sign, and post the picture to get a free DFTVA sticker. (00:02:19)

2013-07-19 · TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! — Asked whether a child of the brothers has done a Nerdfighter salute, John says she is one month old and has made no intentional gestures yet. (00:01:24)