Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: Nerdfighters' belated birthday project for Hank (2008)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2008-05-23)
After the Nerdfighters forgot Hank's birthday in May 2008, John launched a project asking them for short videos and photos of things Hank would think are awesome. Later that month the collected clips and photos from hundreds of Nerdfighters came out as Hank's belated birthday present.
Parts: John asks Nerdfighters for ideas for Hank's birthday (2008) · John: post a video the next day announcing Hank Would Think This Is Awesome (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters for 15-second videos or photos of doing something Hank would think is awesome (2008)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-05 | proposed | John playfully scolds himself and Nerdfighteria: some remembered Hank's birthday, but they didn't pool their cognitive surplus to make him something awesome, as Hank had people blenderize cakes for John. (playful) | A HORRIFYING OVERSIGHT!!!! 00:00:00 |
| 2008-05-06 | launched | John launches the 'Hank would think this is awesome' birthday project: 15-second videos or one photo, due Saturday midnight, advance-copy prize. | Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project 00:00:36 |
| 2008-05-23 | outcome | John presents the Nerdfighters' belated birthday present for Hank: a compilation in which hundreds of Nerdfighters show him what awesome is. | Happy (Belated) Birthday, Hank video description |
What is said about it
11 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-05-05 · A HORRIFYING OVERSIGHT!!!! — John admits he and the Nerdfighters forgot Hank's birthday: some Nerdfighters remembered, but they did not pool their cognitive surplus to make him something awesome. (playful) — 00:00:00
- 2008-05-05 · A HORRIFYING OVERSIGHT!!!! — John contrasts this with Hank getting many people to blenderize birthday cakes and eat them for John's birthday. (playful) — 00:00:00
- 2008-05-05 · A HORRIFYING OVERSIGHT!!!! — ask: John asks everyone to wish Hank a happy birthday in the comments, then to suggest a really good idea, distinctly better than blenderizing birthday cakes. — 00:01:18
- 2008-05-06 · Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project — John urges Nerdfighters to watch the response videos, where many people made Hank awesome birthday presents, and thanks them for making him look less of a jerk. — 00:00:36
- 2008-05-06 · Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project — ask: John's project: Nerdfighters have 15 seconds or one photograph to show themselves doing something Hank would think is awesome, left vague for creativity. — 00:00:36
- 2008-05-06 · Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project — announcement: John's tripod is a stack of new Paper Towns galleys; he will give an advance reader's copy to one Nerdfighter whose entry is included in the birthday project. — 00:01:50
- 2008-05-07 · From the Airport: And some Nerdfighterlike — Hank thanks everyone for his happy birthday videos. — 00:00:00
- 2008-05-19 · Three Things — announcement: John tells Hank his proper belated birthday present is coming later in the week. — 00:01:05
- 2008-05-23 · Happy (Belated) Birthday, Hank — John apologizes to those whose submissions he didn't use: many clips and images wouldn't import into iMovie. — video description
- 2008-05-23 · Happy (Belated) Birthday, Hank — recommendation: The description credits the music: Julia Nunes' 'Short and Sweet', Abby Simons' 'My Scientist', Jonathan Coulton's 'Fancy Pants' and Distemper's 'Think Who Is Your Friend'. — video description
- 2008-05-23 · Happy (Belated) Birthday, Hank — a guest: Several Nerdfighters dedicate green actions to Hank's birthday: a scooter ridden to work, recycling with a reusable bag, and an architecture museum on transportation and the environment. — 00:07:06