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Brotherhood 2.0: March 1, 2007: Sophistication. And balls.

2007-03-01 · John · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · comedy performance

In four parts John thanks Hank for the picture book and owns up to his poor gift record, comically starts and abandons reading Ulysses aloud, proposes that Hank build the world's largest ball of earwax with viewers' help, and asks whether Brotherhood 2.0 should endorse a presidential candidate (he thinks yes, and Barack Obama).

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; one sixth of the way done; four-part outline; Part 1, presents: thanks for the picture book project

  • ★ John notes that Brotherhood 2.0 is one sixth of the way done. — 00:00:10 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ John thanks Hank for completing the picture book project; it made his day and felt like Hank was giving him a present. — 00:00:10

00:00:31 — Presents: John's poor gift record, Christmas 2000 DVD player vs tube socks; Part 2, sophistication: John starts reading Ulysses aloud

  • ★★ John feels he hasn't given Hank many presents during the vlog, apart from physically hurting himself, which brothers like to see, and says he will try harder. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:31 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ For Christmas 2000 John bought Hank a DVD player and Hank gave John two pairs of white tube socks; John jokes Hank is still making up for it. (playful) — 00:00:31 · Christmas
  • ★★ Noting they have mentioned most major bodily functions in two months, John launches a project to read all of Joyce's Ulysses aloud 30 seconds at a time, then quits after one sentence. (joke) — 00:00:31 · Brotherhood 2.0

00:01:22 — Ulysses dropped as boring; Part 3, balls: the world's largest ball of earwax proposal; John as connoisseur of largest balls

  • ★★ Inspired by Hank's earwax video, John proposes Hank could build the world's largest ball of earwax by the end of 2007, with viewers and their friends sending theirs. (joke) — 00:01:22 · Hank Green
  • ★ John calls himself a connoisseur of the world's largest balls, having seen the world's largest balls of twine, paint and stamps. (playful) — 00:01:49

00:02:19 — Part 4, presidential politics: should Brotherhood 2.0 endorse a candidate in the primary? 'Being Hank for a day' song

00:02:46 — Did John never get Hank a wedding present? If so, put 'myriad' in the next video

  • ★★ Wondering whether he never got Hank a wedding present, John asks Hank, if so, to put the word 'myriad' in his next video. (playful) — 00:02:46

Humor (significant)

  • To raise the vlog's sophistication John begins reading all of Ulysses aloud, 30 seconds at a time, and gets one sentence in. — 00:01:22 > «Okay, that's boring.»
  • John insists the plan for Hank to build the world's largest ball of earwax is realistic. — 00:01:49 > «Believe me, Hank, this is practical. I'm a connoisseur of the world's largest balls.»
  • Feeling good after asking a political question, John sings a song about being Hank for a day. — 00:02:19 > «I live in Montana and rarely shower. I'm always blogging about solar power.»

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Replies to

  • Brotherhood 2.0: Earwax — «Hank, your video on Monday where you had the gigantic blob of earwax removed from your ear got me to thinking a lot about the world's largest balls.»

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