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Lists, 2011

114 lists in 77 videos, by upload date. Each list: who says it, how many named members, what it is about (the statement or segment it belongs to) and its start; then the members in the order said, each linked to its entity page where there is one. A skipped number (…) is an item that names no entity; “quoted” words are how a member was actually said when that differs from its name. All years

2011-01-03 · Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color?

  • John, 9 named (playful) — John answers a run of autocomplete questions: BearShare is not safe; Bam Margera is technically still married; Beyoncé is not pregnant; Brett Favre is married; Beezid is a rip-off, not a scam; bronchitis is contagious; Bleach is not over. (00:00:09)
    1 BearShare · 2 Bob Harper (00:00:13) · 3 Bam Margera (00:00:29) · 4 Beyoncé (00:00:33) · 5 Brett Favre · 6 Beezid · 7 bronchitis (00:00:38) · 8 Bleach (manga) (00:00:42) · 9 black (color)

2011-01-10 · Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories

  • Hank, 5 named — No. 1: the Phantom Time Hypothesis (00:00:45)
    1 Phantom time hypothesis · 2 Nazi UFOs (00:01:11) · 3 KFC sterility rumor (00:01:36) · 4 Wingdings (00:02:03) · 5 reptilian conspiracy theory “The Reptilianoids” (00:02:25)

  • Hank, 3 named — Icke's followers include the father of 'balloon boy'; the reptilians supposedly include the British royal family, most of America's presidents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, feed on human guilt, fear and aggression, and must drink human blood to keep their humanoid shape. (00:02:57)
    1 British royal family · 2 Brad Pitt (00:03:02) · 3 Angelina Jolie

2011-01-12 · Top Six Conjoined Twin Pairs in History

  • John, 6 named — No. 6: the Biddenden Maids and their Easter charity (00:00:23)
    1 Biddenden Maids · 2 Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci (00:01:01) · 3 Lori and George Schappell (00:01:29) · 4 conjoined twins 'Jodie and Mary' (pseudonyms) (00:01:46) · 5 Chang and Eng Bunker (00:02:22) · 6 Millie and Christine McKoy (00:02:53)

2011-01-14 · Top 5 Actual Conspiracies

  • Hank, 5 named — No. 1: Operation Snow White, the Scientologists' infiltration of the US government (00:00:13)
    1 Operation Snow White · 2 Project MKUltra (00:01:02) · 3 Tuskegee Syphilis Study (00:01:26) · 4 Gunpowder Plot (00:01:57) · 5 Business Plot (00:02:05)

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says the plot apparently didn't seem a bad idea then: right-wingers called Roosevelt's government jobs and help for the poor communist, and fascist dictatorships, working in Italy and Germany, looked like a quick fix. (00:02:53)
    1 Italy · 2 Germany

2011-01-19 · YOU ARE WRONG!

  • Hank, 2 named (joke) — We want simple stories and solutions: the golden-voice homeless man, Edward and Bella, a Toyota hybrid ad, the Tucson shooting (00:02:30)
    1 Edward Cullen · 2 Bella Swan

2011-01-21 · Looking for Alaska Five Years After the Printz Award

2011-02-04 · QUESTION FRIDAY: Spelling is Hard Edition

2011-02-07 · Cancer Sniffing Dog

  • Hank, 4 named — Hank announces that he, John, WheezyWaiter, Alex Day and Elmify are creating a linked VYou space, which he calls like Question Tuesdays except forever and always. (00:03:09)
    1 John Green · 2 Craig Benzine “wheezywaiter” · 3 Alex Day · 4 Elmify

2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants)

2011-02-11 · 200 People in Your Pants

2011-02-16 · This Video Brought to you by Nyquil

  • video description, 2 named — The description says Hank will play $20 shows in Seattle and Portland with musical comedians Paul and Storm and Mike Phirman.
    1 Paul and Storm · 2 Mike Phirman

  • Hank, 7 named — Productive from bed with a computer; watching Tiny Toon Adventures; a cuddled stuffed animal (00:01:13)
    1 Yakko Warner · 2 Wakko Warner · 3 Dot Warner · 4 Babs Bunny · 5 Buster Bunny · 6 Pinky · 7 The Brain

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank describes a Your Pants thread whose Palestinian and Israeli members decided to collaborate and become one thread. (00:01:56)
    1 Palestine · 2 Israel

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank will be in Seattle or Portland next month (March 2011), in March, date not yet known, with information to follow in the description. (00:02:38)
    1 Seattle · 2 Portland, Oregon

2011-02-18 · Thoughts from Places: Small Town America

  • John, 2 named (5 unnamed items) — Bored, John walks to the huge Knightstown cemetery; he loves cemeteries partly because their many names help a writer, reading out names such as Walter Manlove and founder Waitsell Cary. (00:00:38)
    … · 6 Walter Manlove · 7 Waitsell Cary

2011-02-21 · Hank Interviews His Mayor

  • John Engen, 3 named — Before becoming mayor Engen worked at Golf Land, an indoor miniature golf course, at Hansen's Famous Ice Cream Store, and for a long time at the Missoulian newspaper. (00:01:57)
    1 Golf Land · 2 Hansen's Famous Ice Cream Store · 3 Missoulian

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank will play music in Seattle and Portland at the end of March with Mike Phirman and Paul and Storm; tickets are $20 and selling fast. (00:03:18)
    1 Seattle · 2 Portland, Oregon “Portlander”

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank will play music in Seattle and Portland at the end of March with Mike Phirman and Paul and Storm; tickets are $20 and selling fast. (00:03:23)
    1 Mike Phirman · 2 Paul and Storm

2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD

  • John, 3 named — Re-carbon-neutralizing: 122 million views at 3.5 minutes make Nerdfighteria 812 years old (00:00:55)
    1 Nerdfighter Ning · 2 Your Pants · 3 YouTube

  • John, 4 named — John says Nerdfighters from Bahrain to New Zealand to Libya to Morocco face mega-worldsuck for different reasons, and asks Nerdfighteria to pay attention and help where they can; links in the description. (00:03:13)
    1 Bahrain · 2 New Zealand · 3 Libya · 4 Morocco

2011-02-25 · Gussie Manlove UNCOVERED!

  • Hank, 3 named — Hank tells viewers in Miami, Seattle or Portland to come see him play a show; there is a ticket link for South Florida. (00:03:05)
    1 Miami · 2 Seattle · 3 Portland, Oregon

2011-02-28 · Harry Baals & Dick Trickle: The Funniest Names in History

  • John, 2 named — John says Eileen (Ilene) Cooper is the reason he is an author; she is an author herself, of books like Sam I Am and The Golden Rule. (00:00:00)
    1 Sam I Am · 2 The Golden Rule (00:00:10)

  • John, 6 named — Countdown of six unfortunate names: Dick Trickle, Ima Hogg, Harry Baals, Shanda Lear, Hymen Lipman, Chris P Bacon (00:00:44)
    1 Dick Trickle · 2 Ima Hogg (00:01:16) · 3 Harry Baals (00:01:37) · 4 Shanda Lear (00:02:02) · 5 Hymen Lipman (00:02:11) · 6 Chris P. Bacon (00:02:18)

  • John, 2 named (playful) — Among unfortunate Dicks John also names Dick Sweat, the former congressman, and Dick Army. (00:00:48)
    1 Dick Swett · 2 Dick Armey

  • John, 2 named — Ima Hogg, daughter of Texas governor Big Jim Hogg, was known as the First Lady of Texas, collected Picasso and Matisse, was a philanthropist and had an honorary degree. (00:01:27)
    1 Pablo Picasso · 2 Henri Matisse

  • John, 4 named — Chris P Bacon is a Los Angeles film composer with music in Gnomeo and Juliet, Michael Clayton and I Am Legend, and wrote the whole score of Space Chimps. (00:02:24)
    1 Gnomeo & Juliet · 2 Michael Clayton · 3 I Am Legend (2007) (00:02:30) · 4 Space Chimps

2011-03-02 · How to Name Your Baby Properly

  • Hank, 2 named — Responding to John's video on Ima Hogg, Harry Baals and Chris P Bacon, Hank says a parent's job is to help a child avoid unnecessary anguish, and a bad name can cause significant anguish. (00:00:03)
    1 Ima Hogg · 2 Harry Baals

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank's actual final rule: there are no rules; Harry Baals and Ima Hogg prove you are not your name and it doesn't really matter. (00:03:06)
    1 Harry Baals · 2 Ima Hogg

  • Hank, 2 named (playful) — End screen: Haiti immunizations; buy tickets for the Miami show in advance (00:03:27)
    1 Bugs Bunny · 2 Scooby-Doo

2011-03-07 · Why is Haiti Poor?

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says the longest stability came under the Duvaliers, François then Jean-Claude, whose forces killed and raped while they pocketed foreign aid and all tax money. (00:02:25)
    1 François Duvalier “Francois” · 2 Jean-Claude Duvalier (00:02:46)

2011-03-07 · This Machine Pwns n00bs Video LP

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says the songs can be streamed free all day and night by anyone with a YouTube connection, and shared on Tumblr, Twitter or a weblog. (00:00:20)
    1 Tumblr · 2 Twitter “tweet” (00:00:23)

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says those who enjoy his music are welcome to buy the album, if they haven't already, at DFTBA.com or on iTunes. (00:00:33)
    1 DFTBA Records · 2 iTunes (00:00:39)

2011-03-11 · Superhero Creation Myths

  • video description, 4 named (1 unnamed item) —
    1 Wolverine · 2 Captain America · … · 4 Batman · 5 Doctor Who

2011-03-16 · Why Did Fukushima Explode?

  • Hank, 5 named — Hank defines terms: the nucleus holds protons and neutrons; a nuclear reaction changes it by splitting or fusing; nuclear radiation usually means ionizing radiation, which can be harmless or not. (00:00:33)
    1 atomic nucleus · 2 nuclear reaction (00:00:40) · 3 ionizing radiation (00:00:59) · 4 radioactive decay (00:01:08) · 5 nuclear fission (00:01:15)

2011-03-21 · Helping Haiti

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank thanks Water.org and Haiti Outreach, and points viewers to Lisa Nova's and Timothy DeLaGhetto's channels: they were in Haiti with him and made videos about it. (00:03:38)
    1 Lisa Donovan · 2 Timothy DeLaGhetto

2011-03-28 · Participatory Geometry

  • John, 3 named — John says we choose what we care about, and caring about sports is ultimately about community, like caring about Harry Potter, Dungeons and Dragons or Nerdfighteria. (00:03:01)
    1 Harry Potter (book series) · 2 Dungeons & Dragons · 3 Nerdfighteria

2011-03-30 · The Ice Cream Changes

  • Hank, 13 named — Hank's discovery, made while looking for guitar songs, not on Reddit: the 50s progression; 1950s examples (00:00:18)
    1 Earth Angel · 2 Donna · 3 A Teenager in Love (00:00:26) · 4 Duke of Earl (00:00:58) · 5 Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (00:01:05) · 6 Octopus's Garden (00:01:01) · 7 Crocodile Rock (00:01:26) · 8 Every Breath You Take (00:01:37) · 9 She Has a Girlfriend Now (00:02:05) · 10 I'm Not Edward Cullen (00:02:12) · 11 Baby (00:02:41) · 12 Psychosocial “I did my time and I want out” (00:02:49) · 13 Friday (00:03:34)

2011-04-13 · 31 Jokes for NERDS!

2011-04-18 · 2D Glasses! Take the Headache out of 3D

  • Hank, 2 named (4 unnamed items) — Hank thanks the people who made the glasses real: factory, web development, design and comic helpers, his dad for accounting and legal work, and DFTBA Records partner Alan and distribution help. (00:01:47)
    … · 5 Mike Green “my dad” · 6 Alan Lastufka (00:01:52)

2011-04-27 · NASA: Increasing Awesome

  • Hank, 7 named (5 unnamed items) — 'Besides...' list of what NASA does: ISS, Mars rover, Webb telescope, private space, Mercury orbiter, climate satellites, exoplanets, shuttle and new crew vehicle (00:01:43)
    1 International Space Station · 2 Mars Science Laboratory “remote-controlled SUV” (00:02:00) · 3 James Webb Space Telescope (00:02:16) · … · 5 MESSENGER “the first artificial satellite around Mercury” (00:02:39) · … · 10 exoplanet “planets outside of our solar system” (00:03:03) · 11 Space Shuttle (00:03:09) · 12 Orion (spacecraft) “new multipurpose crew vehicle”

2011-04-29 · Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday

  • John, 3 named (playful) — John explains the 'in your pants' rule: their friend Maureen Johnson discovered that book titles are funnier with 'in your pants' added, and gives examples. (00:01:34)
    1 The Nature of Monsters · 2 The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (00:01:37) · 3 La Festa è Finita

2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!!

2011-05-11 · 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD!

  • Hank, 3 named — Hank has been playing Portal 2 on his gaming channel, plus Lego Harry Potter and Assassin's Creed, which he is about to finish. (00:00:14)
    1 Portal 2 · 2 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (00:00:18) · 3 Assassin's Creed

  • Hank, 9 named — Maxis and its games (SimCity, The Sims, SimLife, SimAnt, SimHealth, SimFarm, SimEarth) and Sid Meier's Civilization (00:00:56)
    1 SimCity · 2 The Sims (00:01:00) · 3 SimLife (00:01:14) · 4 SimAnt (00:01:20) · 5 SimHealth (00:01:24) · 6 SimFarm (00:01:34) · 7 Civilization (series) (00:01:52) · 8 SimEarth (00:02:15) · 9 SimCity 2000 (00:02:29)

2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn

2011-06-06 · Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors

  • John, 2 named — John notes that The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises were edited by the same man. (00:03:29)
    1 The Great Gatsby · 2 The Sun Also Rises (00:03:34)

2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies

  • Hank, 5 named — Hank has been working on his long-overdue album Ellen Hardcastle, with older songs (Strange Charm, What Would Captain Picard Do?, Phineas Gage) and new ones (Shake a Booty, My Phone). (00:03:10)
    1 Strange Charm · 2 What Would Captain Picard Do? (00:03:15) · 3 Shake a Booty (00:03:19) · 4 My Phone · 5 Phineas Gage (song) (00:03:25)

2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra

  • John, 5 named (joke) — What John won't miss: unedited gangster rap in Amsterdam shops, performed with British Romantic poets for curse words (00:01:06)
    1 William Blake · 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 3 William Wordsworth (00:01:09) · 4 Percy Bysshe Shelley · 5 Lord Byron (00:01:15)

2011-06-13 · Google Is Alive!

  • Hank, 3 named — Hank says telling dead from alive seems simple, but the hard question is whether a virus, or a computer virus, is ever alive, or robots like Johnny 5 and GLaDOS. (00:00:21)
    1 Johnny 5 · 2 batteries not included · 3* GLaDOS (00:00:25)

2011-06-20 · On Religion

  • John, 3 named — Christians, Muslims and atheists alike share this worldview: almost none would give up comforts to help others, so judged by actions humans look like nihilists. (00:01:16)
    1 Christianity “Christians” · 2 Islam “Muslims” · 3 atheism “atheists”

2011-06-23 · Do You Believe in God?

  • Hank, 3 named — Hank calls it really dangerous that people hunt for markers ('gay people, Christians, atheists are all like this'); his biggest fear is being judged by a one-word answer. (00:03:07)
    1 sexual orientation “gay people are all like this” · 2 Christianity “Christians are all like this” · 3 atheism “atheists”

2011-06-24 · On Religion (Redux)

  • John, 5 named — John says Muslims believe in the Five Pillars of Islam (shahada, prayer, zakat, pilgrimage to Mecca, Ramadan), yet the majority don't follow them, e.g. most don't pray five times daily. (00:00:36)
    1 Shahada · 2 Salah “prayer, at least five times a day” · 3 Zakat (00:00:39) · 4 Hajj “the pilgrimage to Mecca” · 5 Ramadan

  • John, 3 named — Similarly, John says, many Jews don't keep kosher, many Buddhists disagree radically about nirvana and how to reach it, and many Christians think other Christians are going to hell. (00:00:53)
    1 Judaism “Jews” · 2 Buddhism “Buddhists” · 3 Christianity “Christians” (00:00:57)

  • John, 3 named — John says this fuzziness is one reason traditions look back to a clearer past: Islam's first four caliphs, Paul and the first apostles, King David's rule. (00:02:05)
    1 Rashidun Caliphate · 2 Paul the Apostle (00:02:09) · 3 David (religious figure (tradition=Judaism)) (00:02:13)

2011-07-04 · How to Turn Your Dumb Summer Job Into $162,000

  • John, 2 named (playful) — John's example: $7.50 an hour is $247 a week take-home; ten summer weeks make $2,470; after about $500 of spending (Hank's album Ellen Hardcastle, Deathly Hallows, dinners with friends), $1,970 is left. (00:01:19)
    1 Ellen Hardcastle · 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

  • John, 2 named — John tells young viewers to go to a bank and set up an IRA, an individual retirement account; non-US countries from Brazil to Europe have equivalents. (00:01:36)
    1 Brazil · 2 Europe

2011-07-06 · John Green is an IDIOT! And so are you.

  • Hank, 3 named (playful) — Hank tells John, lovingly, that he is a stupid idiot, because we are all stupid idiots: some of us are racist, pay $600 for a Gucci purse or watch Jersey Shore. (00:00:09)
    1 racism “some of us are racist” · 2 Gucci (00:00:12) · 3 Jersey Shore

  • Hank, 4 named — There are many more: authority bias (anchoring on a source), egocentric bias (remembering our own deeds positively, like the size of a fish) and wishful thinking. (00:02:58)
    1 authority bias · 2 egocentric bias (00:03:04) · 3 wishful thinking (00:03:12) · 4 hyperbolic discounting (00:03:15)

2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill!

  • John, 2 named — No new coins need minting, since a billion $1 coins already exist; just remove the bills. People might be slightly inconvenienced for a while, but Canada and Europe got used to it. (00:02:08)
    1 Canada · 2 Europe

  • John, 2 named — John thanks Nerdfighters for continuing to make The Fault in Our Stars a bestseller on Amazon and Barnes & Noble: 'you're made of awesome'. (00:02:32)
    1 Amazon · 2 Barnes & Noble

2011-07-11 · Hank Talks to NASA About the Space Shuttle

  • Hank, 3 named (playful) — Hank says that as new sitcoms such as 30 Rock, The Office and Parks and Rec replaced Seinfeld, the shuttle's time is done; the question is what replaces it ('what is our 30 Rock'). (00:00:29)
    1 30 Rock · 2 The Office (American TV series) · 3 Parks and Recreation

2011-07-13 · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video

  • John & Katherine Green, 4 named — John touts the album's songs: Phineas Gage, Strange Charm (best song ever about quarks), Shake a Booty (one of his favourites) and, from Katherine, Fermi Paradox. (00:02:11)
    1 Phineas Gage (song) · 2 Strange Charm · 3 Shake a Booty · 4 Fermi Paradox (song by Hank Green) (00:02:33)

2011-07-15 · Harry Freaking Potter

  • Hank, 3 named (1 unnamed item) — Hank announces two Harry Potter Alliance competitions (art and ideas) at ImagineBetter.org, $1,000 first prizes, top 20 judged by a panel including him, Jason Alexander, Anthony Head and Evanna Lynch. (00:03:20)
    … · 2 Jason Alexander · 3 Anthony Head (00:03:22) · 4 Evanna Lynch (00:03:24)

2011-07-18 · Gatsby's American Dream: Reading The Great Gatsby Critically, Chapter 1

  • John, 3 named — John says Gatsby's essential trait, shared by later romantic leads like Edward Cullen and Miles Halter, is an extraordinary gift for hope: the creepy belief that getting their dream will make them happy. (00:01:56)
    1 Edward Cullen · 2 The Notebook · 3 Miles Halter

2011-07-20 · HARDCASTLED!

  • Hank, 5 named (playful) — Toy giraffes from LeakyCon; giraffe love; acting out all 15 album songs with the giraffes (00:01:15)
    1 Strange Charm · 2 Shake a Booty · 3 Phineas Gage (song) · 4 What Would Captain Picard Do? · 5 Fermi Paradox (song by Hank Green)

2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs

  • John, 4 named — John announces that all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars, wherever buyers live (the US, the UK, Canada, Malaysia), will be signed, and promises to get it done. (00:02:45)
    1 United States “the US” · 2 United Kingdom “the UK” · 3 Canada · 4 Malaysia

2011-08-05 · Vidcon: Thoughts from Places

  • John, 3 named — John lists VidCon moments: resting on beanbags, Charlie McDonnell playing Rock Band, meeting 'the actual Yosemite Bear', Philip DeFranco playing a game (name unclear) with him, and the Gregory Brothers. (00:00:03)
    1 Charlie McDonnell · 2 Paul Vasquez “the actual Yosemite Bear” · 3 Philip DeFranco

  • John, 3 named (1 unnamed item) — 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)
    1 nerdfighter “Nerdfighting” · 2 DFTBA Records · … · 4 VidCon “planning conferences”

2011-08-10 · Understanding America's Debt Problem

  • John, 2 named — John defines two kinds of debt: unsecured debt, repaid only on the borrower's word, and collateralized debt like a mortgage, where the lender takes the house on default. (00:00:13)
    1 unsecured debt · 2 secured loan “collateralized debt” (00:00:20)

  • John, 2 named — John explains that independent credit-rating agencies like Standard and Poor's rate debt from AAA down, and a better rating means cheaper debt: Australia pays 4% on ten-year bonds, Greece 15%. (00:02:06)
    1 Australia · 2 Greece

2011-08-12 · The Fair: Testacular!

  • Hank, 2 named — Mock-serious reflection on 'Good morning, John' as the most important words of the videos, abandoned as boring (00:00:00)
    1 anglerfish · 2 French Revolution

2011-08-15 · HANKLERFISH!

  • John, 2 named (playful) — John jokes that he and Hank played perhaps the worst match Liverpool and Arsenal have ever played. (00:01:13)
    1 Liverpool FC · 2 Arsenal F.C.

2011-08-17 · Hank's Question Tuesday DEBUT!

  • John, 2 named (playful) — Hank would rather have a pegasus than a unicorn: it has wings, while a unicorn is just a horse; John disagrees. (00:00:26)
    1 unicorn · 2 Pegasus

2011-08-24 · HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

  • Hank, 6 named (joke) — As mock presents Hank 'gives' John the week's news: a potential end to Gaddafi's rule, an embarrassed East Coast, Liverpool beating Exeter City 3-1, Hurricane Irene, a Barbie set, a Twitter founders' product. (00:00:00)
    1 Muammar Gaddafi · 2 East Coast of the United States · 3 Liverpool FC (00:00:29) · 4 Hurricane Irene · 5 Barbie · 6 Twitter

2011-08-26 · Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday.

  • John, 2 named — John says all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed, wherever ordered (Amazon UK, England, Canada); the whole first printing is being signed, but only pre-orders are guaranteed. (00:01:21)
    1 England · 2 Canada

  • John, 2 named (playful) — Interrobang; Elmo or Grover via a song stuck in his head; Scotland's national animal (00:02:34)
    1 Elmo · 2 Grover

  • John, 2 named — Interrobang; Elmo or Grover via a song stuck in his head; Scotland's national animal (00:02:37)
    1 The Mountain Goats · 2 Hank Green

  • John, 2 named (playful) — To a viewer sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore, John says he will congratulate rather than console them on joining the house of Helga Hufflepuff and Tonks. (00:03:29)
    1 Helga Hufflepuff · 2 Nymphadora Tonks

2011-08-29 · A Letter to the Aliens

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says humans are running low on fresh water and on hydrocarbons, and alternatives such as solar power and nuclear power are either dangerous or not feasible. (00:02:58)
    1 solar power “directly converting sunlight into energy” · 2 nuclear power

2011-08-31 · How to Become An Adult

  • video description, 2 named —
    1 Lucy on the Loose · 2 The Golden Rule

  • John, 3 named — John says Booklist colleague Ilene Cooper, author of 20+ children's books, agreed over lunch at the Cheesecake Factory that his vague boarding-school novel idea sounded great. (00:02:03)
    1 The Golden Rule · 2 John F. Kennedy “JFK” (00:02:07) · 3 Angel in My Pocket

  • John, 2 named — John says Ilene is the only reason Looking for Alaska exists, he has a job writing books, and there is Brotherhood 2.0 or Nerdfighteria. (00:02:26)
    1 Brotherhood 2.0 (00:02:46) · 2 Nerdfighteria (00:02:26)

2011-09-02 · Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies

  • Hank, 3 named — Answering discussion of his last video's claim that most sensing organs are on our heads, Hank grants he left out many senses: hunger, equilibrium, knowing where body parts are. (00:01:22)
    1 hunger (physiology) · 2 equilibrioception “the sense of equilibrium” · 3 proprioception “the sense of knowing where your body parts are”

2011-09-09 · 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III

  • Hank, 5 named — Hank says the tribute album, with Tom Milsom, Molly Lewis, MC Frontalot, Driftless Pony Club and Mike Lombardo, is on CD at minkcarcover.com, iTunes or Bandcamp, benefiting the FDNY Foundation. (00:02:59)
    1 Tom Milsom · 2 Molly Lewis · 3 MC Frontalot · 4 Driftless Pony Club · 5 Mike Lombardo (00:03:04)

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says the tribute album, with Tom Milsom, Molly Lewis, MC Frontalot, Driftless Pony Club and Mike Lombardo, is on CD at minkcarcover.com, iTunes or Bandcamp, benefiting the FDNY Foundation. (00:03:08)
    1 iTunes · 2 Bandcamp

2011-09-12 · Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography

  • John, 5 named — John says the great thing is that the brothers are not the only Nerdfighters: thousands work together through YouTube comments, Twitter, Tumblr, the Ning and Your Pants to improve the maps, making better maps than anyone could alone. (00:02:03)
    1 YouTube · 2 Twitter (00:02:09) · 3 Tumblr · 4 Nerdfighter Ning · 5 Your Pants

2011-09-16 · Narrowly Avoiding Arrest: Some Airport Insanity

  • John, 4 named — John tells Hank he has just been greeted by Josh Lewis, Holly Black, Cassie Clare and Maureen Johnson. (00:00:02)
    1 Josh Lewis · 2 Holly Black · 3 Cassandra Clare · 4 Maureen Johnson (00:00:06)

2011-09-23 · The Improbability of Place - Thoughts from the San Juans

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank lists the contingencies behind the San Juan Islands: a volcano, glaciers, mineral deposits, rising water, diplomatic squabbles splitting Canada and America, salmon runs drawing resident orcas, and a fishing village turned tourist destination. (00:01:59)
    1 Canada · 2 United States “America”

2011-10-19 · Question Wed — THE COVER OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS!

  • John, 4 named — The cover was designed by Rodrigo Corral, John's favourite book designer, who designed the covers of Oscar Wao, Super Sad True Love Story, The Glass Castle and The Marriage Plot; John is grateful and in love with it. (00:00:30)
    1 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao · 2 Super Sad True Love Story · 3 The Glass Castle · 4 The Marriage Plot

2011-10-26 · 7,000,000,000 People

  • Hank, 5 named — Good news, per Hank: birth rates are down to 2.5 babies per woman, near replacement; contraception use is up dramatically; disease and poverty rates are lower; education is higher. (00:02:11)
    1 total fertility rate “Birth rates are down to 2.5 babies per woman” · 2 birth control “Use of contraception” · 3 global health “Disease rates are lower” · 4 extreme poverty · 5 education

  • Hank, 3 named — Hank's end-screen picks: a song by Dr. Noise (watch to the epic end), HankGames videos (Swindon Town, Super Mario Bros. Wii with Katherine) and last week's (week of 17 October 2011) Truth or Fail on October holidays. (00:03:18)
    1 Bill Martin “Dr. Noise” · 2 HankGames · 3 Truth or Fail

2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria

  • John, 2 named — John says the Nerdfighter Kiva loans are remarkably well spread geographically, and the two favourite countries are Peru and the Philippines. (00:03:05)
    1 Peru · 2 Philippines

2011-11-16 · Top 5 Zombie Apocalypses OF ALL TIME

  • John, 6 named — No. 5 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; No. 4 The Walking Dead comic (better than the TV show) (00:00:29)
    1 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies · 2 The Walking Dead (00:00:55) · 3 Night of the Living Dead (00:01:53) · 4 Left 4 Dead 2 (00:02:22) · 5 Shaun of the Dead (00:02:52) · 6 I Am Legend (novel)

2011-11-21 · Old Man Narrates Young Girl

  • John, 3 named — John says the legislation before Congress would increase that inequality: YouTube, Google and Tumblr can afford lawyers against Viacom, he can't, and it won't stop already-illegal wholesale piracy. (00:02:59)
    1 YouTube · 2 Google · 3 Tumblr

2011-11-23 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous

  • Hank, 12 named (14 unnamed items) — B–M: barns, Cuban cigars, Dina and Caroline, enzymes, flamingos, grapes and dogs, Jews, Kardashians, leaves, manhole covers (00:01:16)
    … · 3 Cuba · … · 5 enzyme (00:01:37) · … · 11 Kardashian family “Kardashians” (00:02:04) · 12 chlorophyll (00:02:16) · … · 14 noble gas (00:02:31) · … · 17 Q-tips (00:02:55) · 18 Republican Party “republicans” (00:02:58) · 19 significant figures (00:03:02) · 20 carpetbagger (00:03:09) · 21 trade union “unions” (00:03:14) · … · 25 contagious yawning (00:03:33) · 26 zombie (00:03:42)

2011-11-28 · Stuffed with STUFF!

  • Hank, 4 named — Hank reports on HankGames: The Miracle of Swindon Town is up, Katherine plays Skyward Sword alone, they play Super Mario Bros. Wii together, and he plays Assassin's Creed Revelations. (00:00:29)
    1 The Miracle of Swindon Town · 2 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword · 3 New Super Mario Bros. Wii · 4 Assassin's Creed Revelations

2011-12-05 · 5 Worst Typos of History

  • John, 3 named — John notes the book's back cover carries quotes from Markus Zusak, Jodi Picoult and E. Lockhart; Zusak calls it John Green at his best. (00:00:12)
    1 Markus Zusak · 2 Jodi Picoult · 3 E. Lockhart

  • John, 5 named — Countdown: The Pasta Bible, the name Imogen, the Washington Post FDR headline, the Constitution's its/it's, the 1631 and 1716 King James Bible misprints (00:00:51)
    1 The Pasta Bible · 2 Imogen · 3 The Washington Post · 4 Constitution of the United States (00:01:37) · 5 Bible (00:02:18)

2011-12-07 · World's Stupidest Dog

  • Hank, 4 named (joke) — False start (shirt inside out); Lemon is a derp: a list of derp puns (00:00:16)
    1 The Color Purple · 2 herpes simplex (00:00:18) · 3 Wyatt Earp (00:00:22) · 4 hippopotamus “herp-a-derp-a-pottamus” (00:00:26)

2011-12-09 · Puppies and The Tour de Nerdfighting 2012

  • John, 16 named — In one take John lists the stops: Boston, New York, Washington DC, Raleigh, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Houston, Austin, Albuquerque, Tempe, Santa Monica, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. (00:00:00)
    1 Boston · 2 New York City · 3 Washington, DC · 4 Raleigh, North Carolina · 5 Atlanta · 6 Birmingham, Alabama · 7 New Orleans · 8 Houston, Texas · 9 Austin, Texas · 10 Albuquerque, New Mexico (00:00:45) · 11 Tempe, Arizona · 12 Santa Monica, California · 13 San Francisco · 14 Portland, Oregon · 15 Seattle · 16 Vancouver

  • John, 2 named — John says they are working with some of the best independent bookstores in the world, from Politics and Prose to Powell's, and want to support them. (00:01:15)
    1 Politics and Prose · 2 Powell's Books (00:01:49)

2011-12-14 · Greek Phallic Disco Golf Balls: A Free Association Game

2011-12-19 · Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath

  • John, 2 named — Other P4A projects also succeeded, such as iJustine's project to get wells built in the developing world and Rosie raising money for the Stroke Association. (00:00:43)
    1 iJustine · 2 Rosie

  • John, 5 named — Tour de Nerdfighting updates are in the doobly-doo: shows in Vancouver, Boston, New York, Portland and Raleigh are sold out, but tickets remain in many cities. (00:01:56)
    1 Vancouver · 2 Boston · 3 New York City · 4 Portland, Oregon · 5 Raleigh, North Carolina

2011-12-21 · 2011 Presidential Anagrams!!

  • Hank, 9 named (joke) — Hank recalls anagramming the 2008 candidates and does it again for this year's Republican presidential hopefuls (00:00:00)
    1 Ron Paul · 2 Rick Perry (00:00:29) · 3 Herman Cain · 4 Michele Bachmann “Michelle Bachman” (00:01:10) · 5 Mitt Romney · 6 Tim Pawlenty (00:01:40) · 7 Jon Huntsman Jr. · 8 Rick Santorum · 9 Newt Gingrich (00:02:06)

2011-12-23 · There Will Be NO SPOILERS!!!

  • John, 3 named — As word spread, more and more Nerdfighters on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook pledged not to read the book before January 10, or not to spoil it for the majority who receive it then. (00:01:52)
    1 Twitter · 2 Tumblr · 3 Facebook

2011-12-26 · Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail

  • Hank, 5 named — Hank announces the P4A charities by votes: Kids in Need of Desks fifth (915), Kiva fourth (1,043), the Harry Potter Alliance third (1,393), Water.org second (2,000), This Star Won't Go Out first (2,224). (00:00:00)
    1 Kids in Need of Desks · 2 Kiva · 3 The Harry Potter Alliance (00:00:29) · 4 Water.org · 5 This Star Won't Go Out (charity) (00:00:58)

2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly

  • Hank, 2 named — Hank says in places like Japan and China tipping is considered insulting. (00:02:55)
    1 Japan · 2 China

  • Hank, 2 named (joke) — Hank jokes that the market idea is how the UK gets QI and Doctor Who while the US is stuck with History Channel documentaries on fictional apocalypses, so 'tipping kills Time Lords'. (00:03:18)
    1 QI · 2 Doctor Who