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August 2nd: Airports and Box Fans

2007-08-03 · John · watch on YouTube · Personal life · personal update

Filming in airports on his way to a writers' conference in Los Angeles, John answers Hank's heat song with a 'jokes' parody, tells a college story about a man who stuck his tongue in a box fan for about $8, and admits Nerdfighters caught him in a textual communication, so he will be punished.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting from an airport en route to a writers' society conference in Los Angeles; congratulations on Hank's song and a 'quite jokes' parody; John dislikes flying

  • ★★ John is in an airport on his way to Los Angeles for a conference of a society of writers; he likes conferences and writers, is iffy on societies, and wishes it were in Indianapolis. — 00:00:09 · Los Angeles, Indianapolis
  • ★★ John congratulates Hank on another brilliant song, possibly his best yet, and says it inspired a song of his own ('It's quite jokes in here'). (hedged) — 00:00:09
  • ★ John, whose dislike of flying is well documented on the vlog, says the only things he likes about airports are pretzels, a vehicle for salt and butter, and video games. (playful) — 00:00:09

00:00:51 — Pretzels and video games; the fan in Hank's song recalls a college game of 'I Will' in which a guy stuck his tongue in a box fan for about $8

  • ★★ Seeing Hank make out with the fan in his song, John worried he would stick his tongue out, because in college he saw a guy stick his tongue into a fan, and it hurt. (playful) — 00:00:51
  • ★ John explains the college game 'I Will': players bid down the price for a gross act, like licking the cat, until someone does it cheaply; the fan cost about $8. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:25

00:01:49 — Nerdfighters found John's January 11 textual communication to Hank ('Hank, you should feel free to edit this'); John will be punished

  • ★★★ John says hard-working Nerdfighters have found a textual communication he apparently sent Hank on January 11, 2007, so he, not Hank, is about to be punished. (hedged) — 00:01:49 · Nerdfighteria, No textual communication, Punishment
  • ★★ John says the message read 'Hank, you should feel free to edit this'; had he written 'Hank should feel free to edit this' he would have been fine. (playful) — 00:01:49 · No textual communication

00:02:19 — Now in Denver: all airports are the same; John awaits punishment suggestions, the Yeti can veto; sign-off

  • ★★ Now in Denver, John says all airports everywhere are the same, as if airport authorities phone each other to agree on gray walls and silver window panes. (playful) — 00:02:19
  • ★★ John says he looks forward to everyone's punishment suggestions and reminds Hank that if the Yeti vetoes one, he doesn't have to do it. (playful) — 00:02:19 · Sarah Urist Green, Punishment

Humor (significant)

  • Inspired by Hank's 'It's Too Hot', John sings his own version using his word 'jokes' for 'cool'. — 00:00:09 > «It's quite jokes, it's quite jokes in here. Although running my AC is screwing up the atmosphere.»
  • The college friend who stuck his tongue into a box fan for about $8 finishes screaming. — 00:01:49 > «give me my eight dollar, guys»
  • John imagines airport authorities coordinating so that every airport looks the same. — 00:02:19 > «hey, did you get the airport concrete?»

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