Nathan Zed's 'you're a pretty good burrito' metaphor: you needn't be the best at anything (2016)
running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2017) · last event: callback (2017-06-09)
In a 2016 guest video, Nathan Zed likens a person to a burrito: you need not have the best ingredients to be a pretty good burrito. Four days later John recalls the lesson when asked about self-care: you are a good burrito, not the best one.
Told alongside: Nathan Zed's merch on DFTBA.com, partly based on his Vlogbrothers video (2017)
About: Nathan Zed
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-25 | first use | Nathan says life is like rolling a burrito: none of your ingredients is the best, but together they make a pretty good burrito, or person. (playful) | You're Not Good Enough 00:03:05 |
| 2016-11-29 | callback | Asked about self-care, John recalls Nathan Zed's video: you are a good burrito, not the best burrito; there are only different kinds of good burritos. (playful) → refers to You're Not Good Enough | Baby Poop Rookie: Vlogbrothers Reunited 00:03:05 |
| 2017-06-09 | callback | Hank says Nathan Zed just launched merch on DFTBA.com, partly based on a video he made on Vlogbrothers; it sold out in about five minutes and they should have printed more. | Some Unhealthy Productivity Tips (and some Healthy ones) 00:01:37 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2016-11-25 · You're Not Good Enough — ask: Nathan Zed: Nathan invites viewers to follow him on YouTube and Twitter for more food-based inspirational metaphors. (playful) — 00:03:34
- 2016-11-29 · Baby Poop Rookie: Vlogbrothers Reunited — both: Recalling Nathan Zed's video, the brothers say you are a good burrito, not the best: stop putting pressure on yourself, as there are only different kinds of good burritos. (playful) — 00:03:05