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nerdfighter

term · in 61 videos (2007–2013)

Mentions by year: 2007: 33 · 2008: 12 · 2009: 7 · 2010: 4 · 2011: 2 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 2

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2007

2008

  • 2008-03-22 · Twitter After School Time — Hank admits he cannot complain, since this is largely what Brotherhood 2.0 and Nerdfighting are about, but finds it confusing and asks whether this is how we define ourselves now. (00:02:12)
  • 2008-05-18 · A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! — John wanted to name the puppy 'Bubbles the Nerdfighting Puppy', but the Yeti said a boy named Bubbles would be weird to explain; John adds people would ask if Nerdfighters are for or against nerds. (00:00:54)
  • 2008-05-21 · Guys Love Giraffe Love — Asked the key to YouTube popularity, John says YouTube's new demographics feature shows Nerdfighters are extremely loyal, which he thinks is because nerdfighting is something they all do together. (00:01:10)
  • 2008-06-17 · Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts — Responding to a comment on the Obama's Idiots channel about 'environmental and Democratic propaganda', Hank partly agrees on the Democratic part: he doesn't want that to be what nerdfighting is. (00:00:40)
  • 2008-06-17 · Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts — Hank says he is 100% in favour of there being Republican nerdfighters. (00:00:40)
  • 2008-06-17 · Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts — But Hank doubts he wants anyone anti-environment in the community, because being an 'Earthfighter' (ASR; possibly 'nerdfighter') is about respect and caring for others. (00:01:09)
  • 2008-07-30 · Audiobooks and 8 8 08 — John shows himself recording the dedication, author's note and acknowledgements of Paper Towns for the audiobook, including Hank's name and the word Nerdfighters. (00:01:17)
  • 2008-09-25 · Obama llama Duck — For newcomers, Hank explains that he is Hank, his brother John writes books, and anyone enjoying the video is probably a nerdfighter, made of awesome. (00:02:08)
  • 2008-10-08 · J Scribble Goes to Borders — John's cards invite readers to meet the author at the store on October 18, say they may be a nerdfighter, which is a good thing, and are signed 'Jay Scribble'. (00:01:17)
  • 2008-11-27 · Thanksgiving in Asheville — John says it is weird what can become normal: talking to his brother by video blog before thousands, crowds singing Hank's songs, caring for people in Bangladesh like family, being a nerdfighter. (00:00:00)
  • 2008-12-30 · Comment Haters and Christmas — Hank explains Nerdfighters: people who watch John, Hank and other Nerdfighter programming, made of awesome inside, fighting for nerds' rights, intellectualism and accepting people. (00:00:00)
  • 2008-12-30 · Comment Haters and Christmas — Hank says he will see John soon in a video discussing the future of nerdfighting on YouTube for 2009, with amazing plans. (00:03:27)

2009

  • 2009-02-03 · Five Parts — Hank says he thinks the book has a lot to say about nerdfighting, in several different ways. (00:01:20)
  • 2009-04-22 · Question Tuesday — Asked what a Nerdfighter is, John jokes that people haven't spent the 24 hours needed to watch all 465 videos, and says Nerdfighters are made out of awesome instead of bones and organs. (00:00:00)
  • 2009-04-22 · Question Tuesday — John says seriously that anyone who wants to be a Nerdfighter is one. (00:00:40)
  • 2009-06-23 · Fighting the Flame War! — Hank defines Nerdfighters as people who fight for awesome, love learning and discovering, and try to understand others complexly; anyone who wants to be one probably is. (00:02:54)
  • 2009-07-15 · Sell Outs! — John tells Nerdfighters they never have to buy anything to be a nerdfighter. (00:03:36)
  • 2009-12-28 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — John defines a Nerdfighter as a person made entirely of awesome instead of bones, skin and tissue; Nerdfighters don't fight nerds but are pro-nerd. (00:00:14)
  • 2009-12-28 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — Asked whether anyone is too young, old, fat, nerdy or even dead to be a Nerdfighter, John answers that if you want to be a Nerdfighter, you are one. (00:01:29)
  • 2009-12-28 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — John defines a Decepticon as the opposite of a Nerdfighter. (00:02:16)

2010

  • 2010-02-19 · a child of the brothers's Pee and My Gut — John concludes the world can celebrate emotionalism and gut instincts, but he will be a nerdfighter by getting fit and avoiding pee with his brain. (00:02:52)
  • 2010-04-16 · The Patron Saint of Youtube — John thanks Hank for his video reminding them that nerdfighting is important but needs to be fun; it inspired him to make a fun video, about saints. (00:00:00)
  • 2010-06-21 · You're Gonna Die — John chooses nerdfighting, books and, though it's silly, the World Cup, because it transcends geography, ethnicity, wealth and politics and puts the world on the same grass. (00:01:36)
  • 2010-12-28 · To: You - - From: The Vlogbrothers — Hank asks anyone who got or bought vlogbrothers, DFTBA or Nerdfighter t-shirts to send photos of themselves wearing them to hankandjohn@gmail.com, which may go on the website. (00:00:39)

2011

  • 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John argues no one can tell you whether you're a Nerdfighter, nor you anyone else: it is a chosen identity, collectively defined by living it, not by talking about it. (00:02:59)
  • 2011-08-05 · Vidcon: Thoughts from Places — John says that through nerdfighting, DFTBA Records, helping YouTubers and planning conferences, Hank has built a career making places where people can fall and get caught: he builds communities for a living. (00:02:20)

2012

  • 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)

2013