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CONCUSSED Question Friday

2011-01-07 · John · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · conversation qa

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In a rapid Question Friday John answers Nerdfighter questions (the Oxford comma, his fears, childhood fights with Hank, DFTBA, the Kindle, his next book narrated by a girl, David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary), then 'excessively headdesks', plays the rest concussed, and asks for zombie-killing scenarios for his novella.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting: Question Friday, real questions from real Nerdfighters

00:00:05 — Rapid answers: favorite joke, Oxford comma, cartwheel, Who the F is Hank, wooden shoes, fears, childhood fights, cool for a nerd, finding Nerdfighters, DFTBA, the puppy-sized elephant

  • ★★ Asked his take on the Oxford comma, John answers with a list using it: lovely, unintrusive and absolutely necessary. (playful) — 00:00:10
  • ★★ To 'Who the F is Hank?' John answers that Hank is a city of just over 3,000 people in southern South Dakota known for its pheasant season. (joke) — 00:00:21 · Who the Eff Is Hank
  • ★★ Other than heights, John says he is afraid of geese, mice and oblivion. — 00:00:29
  • ★★ As kids the brothers mainly fought over John rewriting game rules mid-game to ensure his victory, which he saw as an older brother's privilege and responsibility; Hank was 'kind of a wuss' about it. (playful) — 00:00:34 · Hank Green
  • ★ Rejecting the premise that he is cool for a nerd, John offers photos of his middle-school self and thanks his mom for those glasses. (playful) — 00:00:48
  • ★★ To find other Nerdfighters at school, John recommends getting or making a DFTBA shirt; DFTBA means Don't Forget To Be Awesome. — 00:00:59 · DFTBA, Nerdfighteria > «It means Don't Forget To Be Awesome»
  • ★★ John would name his puppy-sized elephant Lewis, and they would be best friends. (playful) — 00:01:08 · puppy sized elephant

00:01:13 — Answers on old jokes, the Kindle, his next book, David Levithan and The Lover's Dictionary, the Mountain Goats, the Yeti, marrying someone smarter

  • ★★ New Nerdfighters can pick up the old in-jokes by listening to Hank's music, reading John's books, watching old videos and hanging around. — 00:01:13 · Nerdfighteria, Hank Green
  • ★★★ Asked about the Kindle, John says he doesn't really care how people read, only whether they read. — 00:01:20
  • ★★★ John confirms that his next book is narrated by a girl. — 00:01:24
  • ★★ John may write another book with David Levithan; meanwhile he recommends Levithan's 'amazing' new solo book The Lover's Dictionary. (hedged) — 00:01:27 · David Levithan
  • ★ Asked for his favourite Mountain Goats song, John recites a lyric about Raskolnikov; for a first album he puts a recommendation in the description. — 00:01:34 · The Mountain Goats, doobly-doo
  • ★★ Will viewers ever see the Yeti? After consulting 'Yeti Researcher' magazine, John says he doesn't think they ever will. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:48 · Sarah Urist Green
  • ★★ Would he date a girl more intelligent than himself? John says yes; in fact he married one. — 00:02:03 · Sarah Urist Green

00:02:07 — 'Your headdesk was lame': John tries harder, excessively headdesks and answers the next questions as if concussed

  • ★★ Told his headdesk was lame, John tries a better one, 'excessively headdesks', and performs the rest of the video as if concussed, forgetting answers, his middle name and the day. (joke) — 00:02:07

00:02:49 — Zombie apocalypse novella nearly finished; asks for zombie-killing scenarios

  • ★★★ John hopes to finish his zombie apocalypse novella within a week or so; he calls it terrible and wants to get back to his real book. (hedged) — 00:02:49
  • ★★ John asks viewers who know any zombie-killing scenarios to leave them 'in the dooblydoo'. — 00:02:55 · doobly-doo

00:03:00 — Concussed sign-off: other questions left, see you on Monday

  • ★★ Signing off, John says he thinks he actually gave himself a concussion with the headdesk, leaving other questions unanswered. (playful) (hedged) — 00:03:00

Humor (significant)

  • Asked his take on the Oxford comma, John answers with a list that dictates its own commas. — 00:00:10 > «Lovely, comma space, unintrusive, comma space, and absolutely necessary.»
  • Answering 'Who the F is Hank?' — 00:00:24 > «southern South Dakota known for it's pheasant season»
  • Asked how he is so cool for a nerd, John rejects the premise. — 00:00:53 > «I would like to present you with middle school me»
  • After an 'excessive headdesk' John answers 'What's your middle name?' as if concussed. — 00:02:41 > «I don't know, is today Tuesday? Did I hit my head earlier?»

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