John's prime numbers: a Question Tuesday of a prime number of questions, novels with prime-minus-one chapters (2018)
running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2021) · last event: variation (2021-08-24)
In August 2018 John introduced Question Tuesday as the day he answers a prime number of real questions from real Nerdfighters. On his 44th birthday in 2021 he declared his preferred lifespan to be 97, a nice solid prime number.
About: Question Tuesday, prime number
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-14 | first use | John introduces Question Tuesday as the day he answers a prime number of real questions from real Nerdfighters. (playful) | Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes 00:00:02 |
| 2021-08-24 | variation | On his 44th birthday John announces that his preferred lifespan is officially 97: a nice solid prime number, since rooting for triple digits would be gauche. (playful) | It's My Birthday. I Gave Myself This Video. 00:02:08 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2018-08-14 · Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes — John's best prime number: he has always been partial to 37. (playful) — 00:01:08
- 2018-08-14 · Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes — John reveals an inside joke with himself: each of his books has a prime-minus-one number of chapters; TFIOS and Turtles All the Way Down have 24, Will Grayson, Will Grayson and An Abundance of Katherines 20. — 00:01:12
- 2018-08-14 · Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes — John adds that Paper Towns has 32 chapters counting the prologue, and Looking for Alaska 60 counting the author's note; saying it out loud, it's a little weird. — 00:01:27