July 3: Decepticons

2007-07-03 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · announcement promotion

Answering John's nerdfighter scheme, Hank praises how fast nerdfighters fund Kiva loans, welcomes new nerdfighters and asks them to comment and send in things bearing the word 'nerdfighter'; he then judges 'Decepticons' a good name for nerdfighters' enemies because, unlike most supervillains, they work as a team.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; tired of the odd days; filming on the porch swing

★ Hank asks how long he will be on the odd days, says he is tired of them, and films on the porch swing, so he keeps moving. — 00:00:12

00:00:25 — John's nerdfighter scheme: Kiva loans funded at once; more nerdfighters, senior executives, no longer nits; comment, forum, rate; send in things with the word 'nerdfighter'

★★★ Hank says he could not keep up with the nerdfighters: he had Brotherhood 2.0 sponsor a new person on Kiva and the loan was fully funded almost at once. (playful) — 00:00:37 · Kiva, Brotherhood 2.0, Nerdfighteria
★ Hank says people are really excited about the Kiva lending idea, which he thinks they should be. (hedged) — 00:00:49 · Kiva
★★ Agreeing with John that there could be more nerdfighters, Hank welcomes the new senior executive nerdfighters and is sure there will be projects for them soon. — 00:00:54 · Nerdfighteria
★★ Hank tells viewers that anyone who has seen more than one episode of Brotherhood 2.0 is no longer a nit but a nerdfighter. — 00:01:04 · Brotherhood 2.0
★★ Hank asks nerdfighters to comment more, come to the forum ('my pants') and rate the videos on YouTube. (playful) — 00:01:10 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, YouTube
★★★ Recalling fans' nerdfighter knuckles, an Easter egg and driveway chalk, Hank asks nerdfighters to do things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in, likely to appear on the show. — 00:01:17 · nerdfighter, Nerdfighteria

00:01:51 — Decepticons: Transformers villains; supervillains usually work alone (Dr. Claw, Shredder, Mumm-Ra, Skeletor); a good name for nerdfighters' enemies; sign-off

★★ Hank points out that John did not make up 'Decepticon': Decepticons are Transformers, the enemies of the Autobots. — 00:01:54
★★★ Hank first wanted a better supervillain team, but found supervillains almost always work alone with henchmen (Dr. Claw, Shredder, Mumm-Ra, Skeletor); the Decepticons are an exception. — 00:02:01
★★★ Because the enemies of nerdfighters operate in teams without henchmen, Hank thinks 'Decepticons' is, so far, a pretty good name for them. (hedged) — 00:02:34

Threads in this video

result · John asks Nerdfighters to make loans through Kiva.org (2007) — Hank reports that a new Kiva loan Brotherhood 2.0 sponsored was fully funded by nerdfighters almost at once. (00:00:37)
callback · John's nerdfighter ranks: Decepticons, nerdfighters, nits and mass promotions (2007) — Hank welcomes the new senior executive nerdfighters and tells regular viewers they are no longer nits but nerdfighters. (00:00:59)
callback · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007) — Hank says he'd like to see viewers 'in my pants', meaning the forum. (00:01:10)
open · Hank asks Nerdfighters to comment more, join the forum and rate the videos on YouTube (2007) — Hank asks nerdfighters to comment more, come to the forum and rate the videos on YouTube. (00:01:10)
open · Hank asks Nerdfighters to make things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in (2007) — Hank asks nerdfighters to advertise themselves and do things with the word 'nerdfighter' (like knuckles, an Easter egg, driveway chalk) and send them in for the show. (00:01:31)
remind · John asks Nerdfighters to recruit more nerdfighters and more Kiva lenders (2007) — Agreeing with John that more nerdfighters would be a good thing, Hank tells viewers to advertise themselves as nerdfighters. (00:01:39)
result · John asks what the opposite of a nerdfighter is (2007) — Answering John's choice of 'Decepticon' for the nerdfighters' enemy, Hank concludes it is so far a pretty good name, since the Decepticons are a team. (00:02:41)

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