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Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank

2008-02-19 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · personal update

Hank, in three parts, recommends 13 Little Blue Envelopes for the Blurbing Book Club, reveals that an Amazon affiliate link lets him see Nerdfighters' nerdy purchases, and shows the valentines made for him by the Boston Area Nerdfighter Gathering.

What is said

00:00:00 — Three-part intro; Part 1: 13 Little Blue Envelopes finished, buy it for the Blurbing Book Club

  • ★★ Hank has finished 13 Little Blue Envelopes and recommends it as entertaining and educational, and as a prod to go to Europe; he looked at plane tickets halfway through. — 00:00:08
  • ★★★ Hank urges viewers who haven't bought 13 Little Blue Envelopes to buy it so they can take part in the Blurbing Book Club, saying Amazon delivery will be fast. — 00:00:32 · Blurbing Book Club, Amazon
  • ★★ Hank says they will announce the next Blurbing Book Club book before wrapping up the current one, so readers can have it in hand for the next two weeks. — 00:00:32 · Blurbing Book Club

00:00:58 — Part 2: the Amazon affiliate link and what Nerdfighters buy

  • ★★ Hank put an affiliate link in the sidebar Amazon link, earning 25 cents per copy of 13 Little Blue Envelopes sold; so far it has made about $10. — 00:00:58 · Amazon
  • ★★ Hank says the affiliate reports also show what people buy, and that Nerdfighters' buying habits are 'interesting', meaning nerdy; he lists examples. (playful) — 00:00:58 · Nerdfighteria, Amazon
  • ★ Hank calls Elsewhere (by an author whose name is garbled in the audio) one of his all-time favourite books: a young nerd taken in by a bookshop owner and a bunch of elves. — 00:01:27
  • ★ Hank says the original Star Wars series is something we should all own. — 00:01:27 · Star Wars

00:01:57 — Part 3: Valentine's Day; valentines from the Boston Area Nerdfighter Gathering, a Jane Austen valentine for Katherine; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank didn't expect valentines this year, but Nerdfighters at the Boston Area Nerdfighter Gathering (BANG) made him a bunch, and some for John with postage included. — 00:01:57
  • ★★ Hank says he will send John's valentines to him shortly, apologising that he hasn't yet. — 00:01:57 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank shows several valentines: one 'from Helen Hunt', one naming Queen Ranavalona, a 'place head here' card, and one shaped like Nerdfighter fingers; he promises to treasure them. (playful) — 00:02:28 · Helen Hunt, Stuff on Heads, Nerdfighter gang sign
  • ★★ Hank made a valentine for Katherine that he shares for any Jane Austen Nerdfighters. — 00:02:50 · Katherine Green

Humor (significant)

  • Hank announces a three-part video and voices John's likely objection. — 00:00:08 > «Three parts isn't very many parts, Hank. And this video isn't very long. Well, I'm sorry. I really am.»
  • Hank introduces the Amazon affiliate-link segment. — 00:00:32 > «Part two is the part where I talk about how I've kind of been spying on you and also stealing your money.»
  • Hank reads out Nerdfighters' Amazon purchases, shouting 'Nerdfighters!' after each one. — 00:01:27 > «Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius. EcoGeek Nerdfighters.»
  • A valentine reads 'place head here'. — 00:02:50 > «a little bit of a turnaround in the putting stuff on your head thing, but it works just the same.»

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