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May 3rd Extended Edition

2007-05-04 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Books & writing · personal update

Hank catches up on leftovers (Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things, the meaning of 'yeti', They Might Be Giants scoring the Coraline film, Katherine's invasive-plant job), reacts to the ban of Maureen Johnson's book and thanks viewers, then adds news that Neil Gaiman linked Maureen's blog post on the ban.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting (Thursday, May 3rd); happy birthday to Dad; leftovers from Hank's last video

  • ★ Hank wishes their dad a happy birthday (May 3). — 00:00:10

00:00:30 — Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things, read aloud with Katherine; 'yeti' apparently means 'that thing over there', with a Himalayan-guide skit

  • ★★ Hank shows Neil Gaiman's latest book, Fragile Things, a collection of short stories he calls excellent; he and Katherine have been reading them to each other at night. — 00:00:10 · Neil Gaiman, Katherine Green
  • ★★ Hank is happy to learn that the word 'yeti', literally translated, apparently means 'that thing over there'. (hedged) — 00:00:10

00:01:15 — They Might Be Giants reportedly doing the soundtrack to the Coraline movie

  • ★★ Hank reports that They Might Be Giants are apparently doing the soundtrack for the Coraline movie. (hedged) — 00:01:12 · They Might Be Giants
  • ★★ Hank is thrilled by the news; it makes Neil Gaiman 'way, way cooler' in his book and shows how much he likes They Might Be Giants. — 00:01:12 · Neil Gaiman, They Might Be Giants

00:01:32 — Katherine's 'weed research' job explained: invasive plants, not marijuana

  • ★★★ Clearing up confusion, Hank says Katherine's 'weed research' is not about marijuana: she researches plant communities and how to eliminate invasive species such as spotted knapweed. (playful) — 00:01:12 · Katherine Green
  • ★★ Katherine's job starts in a couple of weeks, and Hank says it will be really weird not to have her around all the time. — 00:01:12 · Katherine Green

00:01:55 — Maureen Johnson's banned book: Hank's reaction, record comments on John's video, thanks to viewers; sign-off

  • ★★★ On Maureen Johnson's now-banned book The Bermudez Triangle, Hank says: what the f***, it's not cool. — 00:01:53 · Maureen Johnson
  • ★★ Hank thinks John's book-banning video has drawn more comments than any other Brotherhood 2.0 video; people care more about book banning than his Helen Hunt obsession, which he calls a good thing. (hedged) — 00:01:53 · Brotherhood 2.0, Helen Hunt
  • ★★ Hank thanks viewers for standing up for the librarians and for Maureen: great work. — 00:02:17 · Maureen Johnson
  • ★ Hank thinks he may buy The Bermudez Triangle to see what all the fuss is about. (hedged) — 00:02:17

00:02:34 — Update: Neil Gaiman's blog links Maureen Johnson's post 'I Am A Very Dangerous Person' and calls the banners 'pusillanimous twerps'

  • ★★ For the first time, Hank makes an updated version of a Brotherhood 2.0 video, because there is news. — 00:02:17 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Hank reports that Neil Gaiman's blog links to Maureen's 'excellent' post 'I Am A Very Dangerous Person', about her book's banning and its 'lack of moral fiber'. — 00:02:17 · Neil Gaiman, Maureen Johnson
  • ★★ Hank notes that Gaiman, describing the situation, does use the phrase 'pusillanimous twerps'. — 00:02:17 · Neil Gaiman > «pusillanimous twerps»

Humor (significant)

  • After the 'yeti' etymology, Hank acts out a brave Himalayan guide being asked what that thing over there is. — 00:01:12 > «What's that thing over there? Uh, Yeti? I see.»
  • Clearing up confusion about his wife's new job doing 'weed research'. — 00:01:12 > «Catherine is not researching marijuana.»
  • John's book-banning video drew more comments than any other Brotherhood 2.0 video. — 00:01:53 > «So apparently people care more about book banning than they do about my obsession with Helen Hunt.»

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