John's 'take it down a notch' and 'take it up a notch' (2023)

running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2023) · last event: variation (2023-08-08)

In August 2023 John titled a video 'Take It Up a Notch' and mocked his past self for thinking he could choose the notch.

date	event	what	video
2023-01-03	first in the videos (callback; it began earlier)	The title shouts John's "take it down a notch". (playful)	TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH video title
2023-08-08	variation	Mocking his past self as a sweet newborn, John says that, as the real world shows, you do not get to decide the notch situation. (playful) → refers to TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH	TAKE IT UP A NOTCH 00:00:00