John: adhere to the result of the Nerdfighter beard vote (2009)
promise · status: changed · last event: changed (2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied)) · owner: John
In June 2009 John promised to abide by the Nerdfighters' vote on whether to keep his beard. Three days later he overrode the 'keep' result with a newly revealed rule that the Yeti always has 10,000 votes, and shaved half his beard as a compromise.
Part of: John asks Nerdfighters to vote on keeping or shaving his beard (2009)
About: Sarah Urist Green
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-14 | promised | Unlike Iran, John says, he will at least adhere to the results of the Nerdfighter beard vote. (playful) | Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results 00:00:15 |
| 2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied) | changed | John overrides the preliminary 'keep' result by adding a rule he failed to mention - the Yeti always has 10,000 votes - and ends up shaving half as a compromise. (playful) → refers to Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results | Half a Beard 00:00:00 |
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- 2009-06-14 · Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to vote in comments on whether he should keep or shave his beard; unlike Iran, he says, he will adhere to the results. (playful) — 00:00:05
- 2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied) · Half a Beard — John reports almost 5,000 people voted on his beard, preliminarily to keep it - but says the Yeti always has 10,000 votes, and asks Sarah to decide. (playful) — 00:00:00