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August 24th: John's Secret Project Part 2

2007-08-25 · a guest · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · comedy performance

Part 2 of Hank's secret birthday project for John: Nerdfighters wish John a happy 30th birthday, tease him about getting old, and blenderize and drink birthday cakes in sympathy with his blenderized Happy Meal.

What is said

00:00:00 — Opening greetings: a Nepal-article gag, birthday wishes, the Penn State College of Medicine class of 2010

  • ★★ Nerdfighters send John birthday greetings, including one from the entire Penn State College of Medicine class of 2010. (playful) — 00:00:03 · John Green

00:00:47 — More greetings: John is turning 30 and getting old; contributors decide to liquefy a cake as John blenderized his Happy Meal

  • ★★ Greeters note that John is turning 30 and tease him that he is old and will start getting shorter and achy. (playful) — 00:00:47 · John Green
  • ★★★ Because John had to eat a blenderized Happy Meal, contributors blenderize birthday cakes for him and drink them on camera. (playful) — 00:00:47 · Happy Meal, John Green

00:01:32 — Contributors blenderize birthday cakes (with Nerds, Otter Pops, orange Peeps), toast John and drink them

  • ★ One contributor shows a cake spelling John in Nerds before blending it, as proof of dedication to Brotherhood 2.0 and the Nerdfighters. (playful) — 00:01:32 · Brotherhood 2.0, Nerdfighteria
  • ★ Tasters report that the blenderized cake is not terrible, likening it to a weird truffle and saying it is nothing compared to a blenderized Happy Meal. (playful) — 00:03:05 · Happy Meal

00:03:34 — Closing congratulations and a sung Happy Birthday, ending in German

  • ★★ The video closes by congratulating John on living and being a Nerdfighter for 30 years, then sings Happy Birthday. (playful) — 00:03:34 · John Green, nerdfighter

Humor (dominant)

  • The birthday compilation opens with someone earnestly reporting their reading. — 00:00:03 > «I was reading this really good article about the political situation in Nepal.»
  • A greeter's rhyme warns John that at 30 he'll start getting shorter and his joints will ache, then offers him mercy. — 00:00:47 > «And since we are so merciful, we'll liquefy a cake.»
  • Contributors pile cake, Otter Pops and orange Peeps into the blender. — 00:01:59 > «Why does it smell like burning? We killed the blender.»
  • A taster tries to describe the blenderized cake. — 00:03:05 > «Tastes like the weirdest truffle I've ever had.»

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