Nit
A nerdfighter in training: one of John's four kinds of people, meaning an occasional viewer.
Early context: John divides people into four kinds: Decepticons (not nerdfighters); nerdfighters (the brothers, commenters, forum regulars, song writers); nits, or nerdfighters in training (occasional viewers); and would-be nerdfighters who don't know the word yet. — Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:01:57
in-group term (coinage) · in 4 videos, 2007–2012 · last heard 2012
- First in the videos: 2007-07-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:01:57
- Last in the videos: 2012-05-08 · Tiny Chickens Invade, But Still I Vote 00:00:11
- Related threads: John asks Nerdfighters to recruit more nerdfighters and more Kiva lenders (2007) (Jul 2007)
- Related: Decepticon (2) · in your pants (2) · nerdfighter (2) · senior executive nerdfighter (2)
Videos per year: 2007: 2 · 2008: 1 · 2012: 1
Forms heard
How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.
| form | videos | first heard | last heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| “nits” | 1 | 2007-07-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:01:57 | |
| “nit” | 1 | 2007-07-03 · July 3: Decepticons 00:01:04 | |
| “nerdfighter in training” | 1 | 2008-07-04 · America Stands for Awesome 00:00:00 | |
| “nerdfighters-in-training” | 1 | 2012-05-08 · Tiny Chickens Invade, But Still I Vote 00:00:11 |
Every video
2007
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-02 | Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:01:57 | mention | John divides people into four kinds: Decepticons (not nerdfighters); nerdfighters (the brothers, commenters, forum regulars, song writers); nits, or nerdfighters in training (occasional viewers); and would-be nerdfighters who don't know the word yet. |
| 2007-07-03 | July 3: Decepticons 00:01:04 | mention | Hank tells viewers that anyone who has seen more than one episode of Brotherhood 2.0 is no longer a nit but a nerdfighter. |
2008
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-04 | America Stands for Awesome 00:00:00 | mention | Hank spends the Fourth of July watching a baseball game in Missoula, Montana, which he says he does 'for America'. |
2012
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-08 | Tiny Chickens Invade, But Still I Vote 00:00:11 | mention | For nerdfighters in training, John defines tiny chicken disease: tiny chickens invade your nose and poop snot, which makes you sick. · “nerdfighters-in-training” |