John asks Nerdfighters to vote on keeping or shaving his beard (2009)
ask · status: reported back · last event: closed (2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied)) · owner: John
In June 2009, comparing it with the Iranian election, John asked Nerdfighters to vote on whether he should keep or shave his beard. Three days later he reported almost 5,000 votes, preliminarily to keep it, asked Sarah to decide, and abandoned his half-shaved look.
Parts: John: adhere to the result of the Nerdfighter beard vote (2009)
About: Sarah Urist Green
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-14 | asked | John asks Nerdfighters to vote in comments on whether to keep or shave his beard, promising (unlike Iran) to adhere to the results. (playful) | Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results 00:00:05 |
| 2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied) | result reported | John reports almost 5,000 votes on his beard, preliminarily to keep it, and shaves half as a compromise. (playful) → refers to Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results | Half a Beard 00:00:00 |
| 2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied) | closed | John says he finally abandoned the half-shaved look and shares Nerdfighters' beard-debate chants. (playful) | Half a Beard 00:02:35 |
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What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied) · Half a Beard — John: An off-camera compromise to keep half the beard follows (who proposes it is unclear); John shaves off half, which took like 45 minutes, cutting himself six times. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:26
- 2009-06-20 · Neck Beards and Fitness Challenges — Hank thanks the Yeti for vetoing at least half of John's beard and says Green men were not meant to wear beards. (playful) — 00:00:00