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A Few Of My Favorite Things

2009-04-01 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Everyday life · comedy performance

Hank argues people dwell on what they dislike and should dwell as intensely on what they like, then lists his favourite things, ending with Nerdfighters' DFTBA acronym illustrations.

What is said

00:00:00 — Things Hank likes: a community made him buy/borrow something (more tomorrow); comma gag; we dwell on negatives and should dwell on good things; taxes

  • ★★ Hank says a community of people made him buy, or rather borrow from a friend, an item he holds up (unnamed): 'step one completed', more tomorrow. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ Hank argues people dwell on what they dislike and take what they like for granted; dwelling as intensely on life's great things would be fantastic. (hedged) — 00:00:29
  • ★ Hank is working on his taxes, which he says make him want to die. (playful) — 00:00:29

00:00:58 — Three-legged dogs are as happy as four-legged dogs; everything bagels he can't eat because of his colon

  • ★★ Hank loves three-legged dogs: unlike a person who would complain, they embrace it and are exactly as happy as four-legged dogs. (playful) — 00:00:58
  • ★★ Hank loves everything bagels but currently can't eat wheat or seeds because of his colon. — 00:00:58

00:01:42 — Funny bikes in Portland; humorous taxidermy in Montana (hawk and starling); musicians taking on the industry: Tom

  • ★ Hank likes people who make funny bikes (one seen in Portland, Oregon) and humorous taxidermy, which Montana is full of. (playful) — 00:01:42 · Portland, Oregon, Montana
  • ★ Showing taxidermy of a sharp-shinned hawk killing a starling, Hank says starlings are an invasive species. (playful) — 00:01:42

00:02:11 — Tom's April Fool's attempt to top the UK iTunes chart: UK viewers asked to buy his song; organisations sharing an acronym (NWA)

  • ★★★ Hank says a young musician, Tom, is trying to fool the UK iTunes chart for April Fool's Day and asks UK viewers to buy his song, but not before April 1. — 00:02:11 · iTunes, United Kingdom

00:02:40 — WWF vs WWF; Nerdfighteria: illustrated DFTBA acronyms from John's Sunday ask; John still ill with tiny chickens; thanks for pictures

  • ★★ Hank enjoys unrelated organisations sharing an acronym, like NWA (Northwest Airlines) and the two WWFs (wildlife and wrestling). (playful) — 00:02:40
  • ★★★ Hank calls Nerdfighteria his favourite thing and shows Nerdfighters' illustrations of favourite DFTBA acronyms made after John's Sunday request, thanking them. — 00:02:40 · Nerdfighteria, DFTBA, Nerdfighter Ning
  • ★★ Hank says John is still battling his 'tiny chickens' illness and does not seem to be feeling better. (playful) — 00:03:15

00:03:38 — Nerdfighters.com; apology for not yet dressing as Carrie Bradshaw, make-up tomorrow; favourite things in comments; sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank apologises for not yet being dressed as Carrie Bradshaw and says he thinks he will make up for it tomorrow. (hedged) — 00:03:38
  • ★★ Hank asks viewers, including former boycotters, to talk about their favourite things in the comments. — 00:03:38

Humor (significant)

  • Hank adds a comma with a green Sharpie to a 'multi-use power mister' label. — 00:00:00 > «It's multi-use power, mister.»
  • Hank imagines how he would complain if he were missing a leg, unlike a three-legged dog. — 00:00:58 > «Slow down! I can't walk that fast! I'm missing a freaking leg!»
  • After complaining that he can't eat everything bagels, Hank catches himself breaking his positive-only rule. — 00:01:42 > «Wait, no, no positive things.»
  • Hank notes Northwest Airlines shares its acronym NWA (with the rap group, implied). — 00:02:40 > «So every time I'm at the airport and I walk up to the NWA counter, I'm like...»

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