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86 statements about nerdfighter in 59 videos, by upload date.

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2007

  • 2007-02-01 · Brotherhood 2.0, February 1, 2007 — John: The good news: an airport arcade game that seems to be called 'Nerd Fighters', his favorite kind of fighters; he chooses Sweden and plays a 'Viking nerd killer'. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:54
  • 2007-02-15 (said on 2007-02-16, implied) · Brotherhood 2.0: February 17, 2007 — John: Columbus Airport had the 'Nerdfighters' game; John asks whether it is about people fighting nerds or nerds fighting others, and concludes it is nerds who tackle 'the scourge of popular people'. (playful) — 00:00:14
  • 2007-02-15 (said on 2007-02-16, implied) · Brotherhood 2.0: February 17, 2007 — John imagines Nerdfighters as a video game mixing Mortal Kombat and Mike Tyson's Punch-Out: players pick nerd characters with special powers and fight popular people, with the high-school quarterback as the final opponent. (hypothetical, hedged) — 00:00:51
  • 2007-02-15 (said on 2007-02-16, implied) · Brotherhood 2.0: February 17, 2007 — John: Voicing the popular side as George W. Bush and Tom Brady, John answers poker-style with famous nerds, from Bill Clinton and Lincoln to all four Beatles, and declares 'We win!' (playful) — 00:01:39
  • 2007-02-15 (said on 2007-02-16, implied) · Brotherhood 2.0: February 17, 2007 — John says Nerdfighters needs a theme song and sings one about calculators, trombones, D&D and Star Wars, fighting with brains and a Battlestar Galactica reference. (playful) — 00:02:08
  • 2007-03-14 · March 14: Becoming a NerdFighter — Hank proposes there should be a way to become a nerdfighter, possibly a series of tasks. (hedged) — 00:01:17
  • 2007-03-14 · March 14: Becoming a NerdFighter — Hank: First task: figure out what kind of nerdfighter you are; second: write a lyric for the nerdfighter song from that nerdfighter's perspective. (hedged) — 00:01:17
  • 2007-03-14 · March 14: Becoming a NerdFighter — Hank performs his own nerdfighter lyric as a collectible-card-game nerd, with a Shivan Dragon and a Wizards of the Coast pun. (playful) — 00:02:21
  • 2007-03-15 · Brotherhood 2.0: March 15: Decreasing Suck — John: Everyone will accidentally increase suck levels at times; John says a true nerdfighter admits the mistake, apologises and changes course to decrease suck in future. — 00:02:15
  • 2007-03-15 · Brotherhood 2.0: March 15: Decreasing Suck — John says he is grateful that so many in the American government are true nerdfighters, then catches himself ('Oh. Wait.'), implying they are not. (satire) — 00:02:45
  • 2007-04-06 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 6: Nerdfighters Never Surrender — John calls himself an English literature nerdfighter who needs no days off to recharge: a couple of stanzas of The Waste Land and he's good to go. (playful) — 00:00:56
  • 2007-06-20 · Brotherhood 2.0: June 20: Moving — John says the commenting YouTubers were definitely not nerdfighters: most comments had no English words, just random letters with the occasional profanity. (playful) — 00:01:41
  • 2007-06-20 · Brotherhood 2.0: June 20: Moving — ask: John asks Hank what the opposite of a nerdfighter is. (playful) — 00:01:41
  • 2007-07-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting — John suggests that the opposite of a nerdfighter might be 'Decepticon' and asks Hank if he likes it. (hedged) — 00:01:28
  • 2007-07-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting — John says the Nerdfighters are probably getting tapped out, so what is needed is more nerdfighters: there is an 'acute nerdfighter shortage', and many are nerdfighters without knowing the term. (hedged) — 00:01:57
  • 2007-07-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting — ask: John proposes mass promotions: nerdfighters to senior executive nerdfighters, nits to nerdfighters, the unaware to nits, who must then be told to lend money to Kiva.org. (playful) — 00:02:36
  • 2007-07-03 · July 3: Decepticons — Hank: Agreeing with John that there could be more nerdfighters, Hank welcomes the new senior executive nerdfighters and is sure there will be projects for them soon. — 00:00:54
  • 2007-07-03 · July 3: Decepticons — ask: Hank: Recalling fans' nerdfighter knuckles, an Easter egg and driveway chalk, Hank asks nerdfighters to do things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in, likely to appear on the show. — 00:01:17
  • 2007-07-03 · July 3: Decepticons — Hank: Because the enemies of nerdfighters operate in teams without henchmen, Hank thinks 'Decepticons' is, so far, a pretty good name for them. (hedged) — 00:02:34
  • 2007-07-06 · July 6: Ooooooops — Hank shows three nerdfighters who wrote 'Nerdfighters' across their apartment complex's huge driveway, probably used by about 300 people, with letters roughly 10 feet tall. (hedged) — 00:01:02
  • 2007-07-06 · July 6: Ooooooops — Hank relays their email: police came by about the sign, but they convinced the officers that 'nerdfighters' is not a bad word and has nothing to do with terrorism. (playful) — 00:01:39
  • 2007-07-25 · July 25: Brotherhood 2.0's Youtube Comments Are Answered! — John defines a nerdfighter as a regular person made out of awesome instead of tissues, cells and organs; nerdfighters hang out on the forum 'in my pants' and embroider pillows. (playful) — 00:01:40
  • 2007-08-06 · August 6th: JK Rowling and I Will ... Be Punished — John jokes that Arthur Levine is kind of a nerdfighter, and since Arthur knows J.K. Rowling, maybe they can talk 'Jo' into being one. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:00
  • 2007-08-06 · August 6th: JK Rowling and I Will ... Be Punished — ask: John announces that this week (week of 6 August 2007) they will collect donations to help Daniel Biss become the first nerdfighter ever elected to state congress. — 00:01:34
  • 2007-08-06 · August 6th: JK Rowling and I Will ... Be Punished — John: Upper tiers: 75 and 100 donors, breaking Kurt's Peeps eating record plus waxing; 200, a blenderized Happy Meal; 500, 16 hours in Walmart; 5,000, a Nerdfighter tattoo. (playful) — 00:03:01
  • 2007-08-08 · August 8th: The Lawn and the Fury — John: But the only thing John hates more than wasting water, energy and time on the lawn is being ostracized by his peers, which he admits is not very nerdfightery. (playful) — 00:00:37
  • 2007-08-08 · August 8th: The Lawn and the Fury — John says his neighbours are already dubious about them, so until he gathers some Nerdfighter courage he will keep mowing. (playful) — 00:01:16
  • 2007-08-20 · August 20th: Winner, South Dakota — John: For the first time John feels the world may contain more nerdfighters than nerdhaters; having long thought himself suited to 'Loser, South Dakota', he now thinks maybe nerdfighting is for winners. (hedged) — 00:02:58
  • 2007-08-24 · August 24th: John's Secret Project Part 2 — a guest: The video closes by congratulating John on living and being a Nerdfighter for 30 years, then sings Happy Birthday. (playful) — 00:03:34
  • 2007-08-28 · August 28th: Starring Mom — John: Mom tries the Nerdfighter sign on camera, and John declares her 'such a nerdfighter'. (playful) — 00:02:16
  • 2007-08-30 · August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters — both: Anyone who wants to become a nerdfighter probably already is one; technically you should go to Brotherhood2.com and write a song. — 00:01:14
  • 2007-10-12 · October 12th: Carbon Re-Neutralizing Brotherhood 2.0 — announcement: John: Because he is a nerdfighter, John is spending $63 at carbonfund.org to offset Brotherhood 2.0's carbon emissions. — 00:03:14
  • 2007-10-23 · October 23rd: Some Explaining to Do… — Hank says nerdfighterness is about joining up rather than fighting, and he doesn't want people angry about his beliefs, since it is just him talking to John. — 00:03:19
  • 2007-10-24 · October 24th: RANDOM NERDFIGHTING — John thanks Hank for reminding him in yesterday's video that nerdfighting isn't about tearing people apart but about bringing people together. — 00:00:09
  • 2007-10-24 · October 24th: RANDOM NERDFIGHTING — John says a few commenters have asked whether nerdfighters fight for or against nerds, reasoning that stain fighters don't fight for stains. — 00:00:36
  • 2007-10-24 · October 24th: RANDOM NERDFIGHTING — John: After worrying that his Nerdfighter shirt suggests fighting against nerds, and puzzling over freedom fighters and Power Rangers, John concludes that nerdfighters are for nerds. (playful) — 00:01:34
  • 2007-10-29 · October 29th: It Just Isn't Fair — Hank concludes from the book that John was a Nerdfighter from birth. (playful) — 00:02:44
  • 2007-12-04 · December 4th: Question Tuesday!!!! — John: Asked whether an SUV owner can be a nerdfighter, John says clearly yes. — 00:01:38
  • 2007-12-12 · Dec. 12th: w00t is the WORD OF THE YEAR?! — John: In a comic letter to Merriam-Webster's editors, John laments an 'unwoot day' for young people and argues the word they should have picked was 'Nerdfighter'. (playful) — 00:01:04
  • 2007-12-12 · Dec. 12th: w00t is the WORD OF THE YEAR?! — ask: John invites Hank and the nerdfighters to write to Merriam-Webster to express disappointment that 'nerdfighter' was not picked; contact details are in the video info. (playful) — 00:02:32
  • 2007-12-13 · December 13: Mailing Shopping Thanking. It Must Be Christmas — announcement: Hank reads a Merriam-Webster reply forwarded by a Nerdfighter: many letters came in about 'Nerdfighter'; the word-of-the-year poll is closed, but they hope Nerdfighter and Nerdfighting go in their open dictionary. — 00:02:34
  • 2007-12-17 · Project for Awesome: Explanation and Humane Societies — Hank explains 'Nerdfighter' as, in John's phrase, a person made of awesome inside, and 'Power' as the Nerdfighters' strength in being many and working together. — 00:00:00
  • 2007-12-26 (said on 2007-12-25, implied) · Dec. 26th: Christmas, Manga, and Goat Poop — John: Adapting a T. S. Eliot line ('Light is the visible sign of invisible light'), John calls argyle socks the visible sign of the invisible nerdfighter. (playful) — 00:01:47
  • 2007-12-28 · Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video — John: Searching the Brotherhood 2.0 archives, John finds the first viewer the brothers mentioned was on about January 4th, a viewer who had just had a baby, before Nerdfighters called themselves Nerdfighters. — 00:02:03
  • 2007-12-31 · Dec 31: Goodbye Brotherhood 2.0 — both: Addressing all of YouTube, the song says hello to whatever comes next, toasts a thousand more secret projects, says they fell in love with nerdfighting, and greets 2008. — 00:03:00

Also named in: Brotherhood 2.0: February 27, 2007: Horseradish Challenge, Brotherhood 2.0: March 13, 2007: Denver, March 20th: Dancing and the Idiocy of Age, May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena, September 25th: TMBG and NYT, Oct. 30th: My Name Is John Green. And I'm a Nerd.

2008

  • 2008-03-21 (said on 2008-03-22, implied) · 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. (playful) — 00:00:54
  • 2008-05-20 · Guys Love Giraffe Love — John: 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. (hedged) — 00:01:10
  • 2008-06-16 · Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts — Hank: 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. (hedged) — 00:00:40
  • 2008-06-16 · Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts — Hank says he is 100% in favour of there being Republican nerdfighters. — 00:00:40
  • 2008-06-16 · Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts — Hank: But Hank doubts he wants anyone anti-environment in the community, because being a nerdfighter is about respect and caring for others. (hedged) — 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 (said on 2008-09-24, implied) · Obama llama Duck — Hank: 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. (playful) — 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
  • 2008-12-29 · 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
  • 2008-12-29 · Comment Haters and Christmas — announcement: 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

Also named in: Marion the Nerdfightarion, Metric Sabbath, INTERNET SENSATION B$%CH, Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants)

2009

  • 2009-02-03 · Five Parts — Hank says he thinks the book has a lot to say about nerdfighting, in several different ways. (hedged) — 00:01:20
  • 2009-03-08 · PEEPS for Bangladesh — John jokes that nerdfighting is a full-service emotional operation that takes you to all the possible feelings. (playful) — 00:02:15
  • 2009-04-21 · Question Tuesday — John: 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. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2009-04-21 · Question Tuesday — John says seriously that anyone who wants to be a Nerdfighter is one. — 00:00:40
  • 2009-06-23 (said on 2009-06-22, implied) · 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
  • 2009-07-14 · Sell Outs! — John tells Nerdfighters they never have to buy anything to be a nerdfighter. — 00:03:36
  • 2009-12-27 · 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. (playful) — 00:00:14
  • 2009-12-27 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — John: 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
  • 2009-12-27 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — John defines a Decepticon as the opposite of a Nerdfighter. — 00:02:16

Also named in: Brotherhood 2.0.0.9

2010

  • 2010-02-19 · Henry'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. (playful) — 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
  • 2010-12-27 · To: You - - From: The Vlogbrothers — ask: 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

Also named in: Thoughts for Nerdfighteria

2014

2016

2018

  • 2018-04-17 · John Green Answers Your John Green Questions — John: Hank and John have made Vlogbrothers videos for more than 11 years; the community around them calls themselves nerdfighters because they fight for intellectual engagement and celebrate unironic enthusiasm. — 00:03:08

2021

  • 2021-11-05 · We Have Invented Something Marvelous — Hank says the community didn't invent socks but, with its values and excitement, a new way to do socks: expert-picked monthly surprises, compostable packaging and all profit for a better world, instead of an awkward Target aisle. (playful) — 00:02:55

2023

2024

  • 2024-02-16 · How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter — Hank repeats words they used to say often: wanting to be a nerdfighter makes you a nerdfighter, and signing up costs zero dollars. — 00:03:53
  • 2024-04-30 · Not Doing That Great — John will be home in Indianapolis in 72 hours, back to being a middle-aged dad and nerdfighter; for now he does the press because he wants people beyond nerdfighters to see the movie. — 00:02:26
  • 2024-04-30 · Not Doing That Great — John says the film is better if you are a nerdfighter, because it has so many little love songs to the community. — 00:02:26
  • 2024-05-28 · A Midlife Crisis — John says making these videos for 18 years and posting in Nerdfighter spaces is super important to him: it fosters important connections between people, and they do amazing things together. — 00:01:56
  • 2024-11-01 · Working Through a Crisis with My Brother — John says it was cool to see the word nerdfighters in the article's subhead in the New York Times. — 00:00:29