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Sledding and YouTube Tag

2008-01-08 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Personal life · personal update

Hank shows a New Year sledding montage, credits the band Centercourse for the new intro music, and answers the YouTube tag with five things about himself: no health insurance because of his colon disorder, no sesame seeds, a freegan college summer, being his school mascot, and that John really is his brother (he is William a child of the brothers II).

What is said

00:00:00 — New Year sledding montage

  • ★★ Hank started the new year sledding, as he did last year, at a place he says was even more beautiful (the description: northern Montana). — 00:00:01 · Montana
  • ★ Hank loves sledding: winter sports are best when they need no skill; he is no skier or snowboarder and just sits and goes. (playful) — 00:00:01

00:00:51 — Credit for the intro music (Ben, Centercourse); Hank has been tagged

  • ★★ Hank says the new intro was not all his doing: its music is by a Nerdfighter named Ben and his band Centercourse, whom he thanks. — 00:00:51 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank says he has been tagged in the YouTube tag game (by CharlieIsSoCool and Thoughts In My Head) and invites John to do one, as Nerdfighter Natalie tagged him. — 00:00:51 · Charlie McDonnell, John Green

00:01:20 — YouTube tag, things 1-3: no health insurance, no sesame seeds, freegan summer

  • ★★★ Hank says he is one of millions of Americans who can afford and want health insurance but do not have it. — 00:01:20
  • ★★★ Hank says lacking health insurance is one more reason he is leaning strongly toward the left in the upcoming election. — 00:01:20 · United States presidential election
  • ★★ Hank hates sesame seeds for the same reason he has no insurance: a disorder in his colon they irritate; his doctor forbids them, ruling out many buns. (playful) — 00:01:48
  • ★★ Hank says that for a whole college summer he paid for no food, living as a freegan out of the trash and friends' and Katherine's mom's kitchens, aiming for zero impact. (playful) — 00:02:18 · Katherine Green

00:02:44 — Things 4-5: school mascot; 'not really brothers' joke and his name William a child of the brothers II

  • ★★ Hank says he was his high school's mascot, dancing at all the games in a Wildcat costume as 'Willy the Wildcat'. (playful) — 00:02:44
  • ★★ Hank jokingly 'confesses' he is a paid actor hired by John's publisher, then says they really are full brothers, rebutting a YouTube drama report ('Trevor'). (playful) — 00:02:44 · John Green
  • ★★★ Hank says his name is William a child of the brothers II, after his grandfather; his mom wanted to call him Hank, which he likes, though banks balk at checks made out to 'Hank'. — 00:03:26 · Hank Green

00:03:55 — Hank tags five YouTubers; sign-off

  • ★ Hank tags five YouTubers in turn, among them Ransom Riggs and Maureen Johnson. — 00:03:26 · Maureen Johnson

Humor (significant)

  • Over the sledding montage, Hank explains why sledding is his favourite winter sport. — 00:00:01 > «Winter sports are the best, especially when they require no skill at all.»
  • Describing his freegan college summer eating out of the trash. — 00:02:18 > «I wanted to live a zero-impact lifestyle, except that I played video games all the time.»
  • For his fifth fact, Hank 'confesses' that John Green is not actually his brother and that he is a paid actor. — 00:02:44 > «I was hired by his publishing company to try and help him sell books.»
  • Hank acts out a bank teller refusing a check made out to 'Hank' because his legal name is William. — 00:03:26 > «I'm William and I'm Hank. Just give me all my money.»

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