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John and Hank: Brotherhood 2.1, the Nerdfighters' punishment for passing Oprah (2008)

punishment · status: performed · last event: performed (2008-11-06) · owner: both

Passing Oprah in September 2008 meant, as agreed, that Nerdfighters got to punish the brothers, and they chose a month of Brotherhood 2.0-style daily vlogging, which the brothers called Brotherhood 2.1. It began on 6 October 2008, and Hank posted its last video on 6 November 2008.

Part of: Nerdfighter projects: complete a project to earn the right to punish the brothers (2008)

Parts: John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for passing Oprah (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters to vote for their favourite punishment options for passing Oprah (2008)

Told alongside: Vlogbrothers in 2008: the channel after Brotherhood 2.0 (2007) · John slips notes cut from the Paper Towns manuscript into his books at a Borders in Indianapolis (2008)

About: Brotherhood 2.0, Punishment

date event what video
2008-09-21 accepted John accepts that, as previously agreed, passing Oprah lets Nerdfighters punish the brothers. The Pwning of Oprah 00:02:58
2008-09-23 proposed John says Nerdfighters, not the brothers, pick the punishment and names leading options, one beginning "do Brotherhood 2" (rest inaudible). Paper Towns and Touring Question Tuesday 00:02:10
2008-10-06 performed John announces that today is the first day of the brothers' month-long Brotherhood 2.0-style vlogging challenge, the first such in almost ten months. Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants) 00:03:18
2008-10-08 (said on 2008-10-07, implied) performed Hank says this month (October 2008) of Brotherhood 2.1 vlogging is the brothers' punishment. Hanks actual Vlog 00:00:32
2008-10-08 (said on 2008-10-07, implied) set Hank states the punishment: Brotherhood 2.0-style vlogging for an entire month. Hanks actual Vlog 00:01:01
2008-10-08 performed John calls this his second video in the month-long Brotherhood 2.1 project. J Scribble Goes to Borders 00:00:00
2008-11-06 performed Hank posts the last video of Brotherhood 2.1 and says goodbye to it. Funny Noises from Tennessee 00:00:06

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