Brotherhood 2.0: June 8: Studying the Clues
2007-06-09 · John · watch on YouTube · Personal life · personal update
John pieces together a fuzzy night, his New York going-away party, finding evil-baby drawings by his friend Cam Robertson that he wants for the Evil Baby Orphanage book, then announces he is officially a homeowner and tours the new house.
What is said
00:00:00 — Hangover-style 'go to the tape': friends and Nerdfighters at the New York going-away party; a clue in my pants: evil baby Stalin and evil baby Hitler drawings
- ★★ John, fuzzy on the last 24 hours, 'goes to the tape' and pieces together that he was out with friends at their going-away party from New York. (playful) — 00:00:03 · New York City, Nerdfighteria
- ★★ John's 'clue in my pants' turns out to be evil-baby drawings: evil baby Stalin and, he thinks, evil baby Hitler. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:43 · in your pants, Evil Baby Orphanage, Adolf Hitler
00:01:16 — Thanks to Cam Robertson, wanted as illustrator of the Evil Baby Orphanage book; officially a homeowner: kitchen, loft, secret room like Webster's house, basement, a bedroom for Hank; tote bags
- ★★ John thanks New York Times reporter and high-school friend Cam Robertson for the illustrations and wants Cam to illustrate the Evil Baby Orphanage book, if and when it exists. (hedged) — 00:01:16 · The New York Times, Evil Baby Orphanage
- ★★★ John is officially a homeowner, which he calls good and scary. — 00:01:16
- ★★ John shows pictures of the house: the kitchen, a loft he is fond of with a secret room behind it like Webster's house, a finished basement and the master bedroom. (playful) — 00:01:16
- ★ John guesses that maybe 18-20% of their viewers have ever seen an episode of Webster. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:45
- ★★ John thinks it's a great house and hopes Hank will visit; they have carved out a bedroom just for him. (hedged) — 00:01:45 · Hank Green
00:02:16 — Tote bag fairy: giving the tote bags away in the forum; sign-off
- ★★ Moving has taught John that he owns a lot of tote bags; he says he will give them all away 'in my pants', the forum. (playful) — 00:02:16 · in your pants, Brotherhood 2.0 forum
Humor (significant)
- Reconstructing the night, John looks for more evidence of what happened. — 00:00:43 > «Maybe there's a clue in my pants.»
- John says he doesn't want to be like a new mother, constantly showing Hank pictures of the house. — 00:01:16 > «but here are some pictures of it.»
- Moving house, John discovers how many tote bags he owns. — 00:02:16 > «I'm like the tote bag fairy.»
Threads in this video
- callback · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007) — John finds a 'clue in my pants' and will give his tote bags away 'in my pants', the forum. (00:00:43)
- callback · The Evil Baby Orphanage (2007) — John finds drawings of evil baby Stalin and evil baby Hitler. (00:00:43)
- propose · John and Hank: develop the Evil Baby Orphanage into a story (2007) — John proposes that Cam Robertson illustrate the Evil Baby Orphanage book if and when it exists. (00:01:16)
- update · John house-hunts in Indianapolis (2007) — John is officially a homeowner and shows the house, including a bedroom set aside for Hank. (00:01:16)
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — The house tour includes 'the Ghost of the Yeti'. (00:01:45)
- make · John: give away his tote bags on the forum 'My Pants' (2007) — John says he is going to give all his tote bags away in the forum 'My Pants'. (00:02:16)
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