Hank asks Nerdfighters to write and send blurbs of 13 Little Blue Envelopes for a vote (2008)
ask · status: reported back · last event: result reported (2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied)) · owner: John and Hank
In February 2008 Hank asked Nerdfighters to write short blurbs of 13 Little Blue Envelopes and send them in for a vote. After reminders from both brothers, John announced the winning blurb, an anagram of the book's title, in March 2008.
Part of: Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club (2008)
Told alongside: Hank asks Nerdfighters to read the first Blurbing Book Club blurbs and list favourites in the forums (2008) · Hank asks viewers to use the new forum alongside nerdfighters.com news (2008) · Hank asks Nerdfighters to buy and read 13 Little Blue Envelopes for the Blurbing Book Club (2008) · Hank asks Nerdfighters to get Slaughterhouse-Five for the second Blurbing Book Club (2008) · John: read all the 13 Little Blue Envelopes blurbs (2008)
About: Blurbing Book Club, 13 Little Blue Envelopes, nerdfighters.com, Lolcat
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-11 (said on 2008-02-12, implied) | asked | Hank asks readers to write a blurb, post it in a blog post and send it to him for a poll. | Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! 00:02:00 |
| 2008-02-26 | reminder | John reminds Nerdfighters to write a blurb of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, 10 words or less, to take part and potentially win prizes. | Best Wishes! 00:02:12 |
| 2008-02-27 | reminder | Hank asks everyone to post their blurbs at nerdfighters.com, with a vote next week (week of 3 March 2008). | People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes (The Song) 00:03:29 |
| 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) | result reported | Hank reports the blurbs are great and many are awesome, making the choice hard. | Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing 00:01:56 |
| 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) | result reported | John announces the winner of the first Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club: a blurb that is an anagram of Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes. | Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club 00:01:30 |
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What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-02-11 (said on 2008-02-12, implied) · Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! — ask: Hank asks readers to post their blurb in a blog post and send it to him; he will set up a poll, and the winner gets a free Nerdfighter t-shirt and their face saying the blurb on the Vlogbrothers channel. — 00:02:00
- 2008-02-26 · Best Wishes! — ask: John: To take part in the Blurbing Book Club and maybe win prizes, Nerdfighters must write a blurb of 13 Little Blue Envelopes in 10 words or less and post it as a Ning blog post by Sunday (2 March 2008) midnight. — 00:02:12
- 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) · Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing — Hank says the blurbs are great, many are awesome, he likes a lolcat one, and it will be hard to choose. — 00:01:56
- 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) · Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club — announcement: John: The winning blurb's author will receive special prizes, but John could not find out who that Nerdfighter is and hopes Hank knows. (hedged) — 00:01:30
- 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) · Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club — announcement: John: Without consulting Hank, John declares a second winner: the vote's runner-up, a LOLbook blurb about Europe, grieving an aunt and kissing. — 00:01:30