Hanko de Mayo 2011 edition: Nerdfighters' gifts and videos for Hank's birthday
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2011-05-30)
For Hank's 31st birthday on Hanko de Mayo, 5 May 2011, John handed the celebration to Nerdfighteria, who sent video wishes and a big box of gifts; Hank gave the birthday money, $634.12, doubled, to Water.org.
Parts: John asks Nerdfighters to plan Hank's birthday in a Your Pants thread (Hanko de Mayo 2011) · John and Nerdfighters challenge Hank to spend the dollars in his birthday cards in the way that most increases awesome (Hanko de Mayo 2011) · John asks Nerdfighters to mail belated birthday cards for Hank to the P.O. box (Hanko de Mayo 2011) · John: punishment for not posting a video on Wednesday (May 2011) · Hank: donate $5 to charity for the viewer who sent a $5 origami star (2011)
Later, under the same rule: John asks Nerdfighters to get or make Hank something for his birthday (May 2009) · John encourages viewers to upload birthday videos for Hank's 30th birthday on May 5 (2010) · John asks viewers to suggest inexpensive presents for Hank's 30th birthday (2010) · John asks Nerdfighters to do fun nerdfightastic things for Hanko de Mayo (2012)
Told alongside: Humpy Hank: Nerdfighter animations of Hank humping things (2011)
About: Hanko de Mayo, Valerie2776, Water.org
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-25 | announced | John, busy finishing his book, outsources Hank's 31st birthday on Hanko de Mayo to Nerdfighteria. | Meeting Greg Mortenson 00:02:48 |
| 2011-05-05 | launched | On Hanko de Mayo John presents Nerdfighteria's birthday wishes in video responses and a large box of mailed greetings arriving for Hank today. | IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! 00:00:23 |
| 2011-05-06 | outcome | Hank thanks everyone for his birthday, mentions the videos Nerdfighteria made, and shows the box of gifts and cards Nerdfighters sent. | Happy Birthday To Me! 00:00:43 |
| 2011-05-30 | outcome | Hank reports the Nerdfighters' birthday money came to $634.12, which he is giving to Water.org, doubled. | Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family 00:01:46 |
What is said about it
8 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2011-04-25 · Meeting Greg Mortenson — announcement: John: Hank turns 31 on Hanko de Mayo, May 5; because John is desperately trying to finish his book, he outsources Hank's birthday to Nerdfighteria. — 00:02:42
- 2011-04-29 · Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday — ask: John: Asked about Hanko de Mayo plans, John points viewers to the link in the doobly-doo and forbids Hank to click it, with a mock threat. — 00:03:05
- 2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — announcement: John: It is Thursday, May 5, 2011, Hanko de Mayo: Hank is 31. — 00:00:08
- 2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — announcement: John: The video responses below hold many birthday wishes for Hank from Nerdfighteria, which John will tweet and reblog all day. — 00:00:13
- 2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — announcement: John: Hank receives today a large box of birthday greetings from Nerdfighters around the world, mailed to an Ohio P.O. box run by Valerie2776. — 00:00:23
- 2011-05-30 · Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family — Hank: In pre-filmed footage Hank takes $512 that Nerdfighters gave him for his birthday, including Canadian money and euros, to the bank to donate to an organisation of his choosing. — 00:01:10
- 2011-05-30 · Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family — Hank: After converting the foreign money, Hank found Nerdfighters had given him $634.12 for his birthday to donate to a charity. — 00:01:46
- 2011-05-30 · Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family — announcement: Hank gives the money to Water.org, with whom he went to Haiti, and, inspired by Nerdfighteria's charity, doubles the amount. — 00:02:07