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December 7th: Fight Night with the Green Bros.

2007-12-08 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Personal life · personal update

Replaying John's toddler-bathroom anecdote, Hank doubts John was ever kind about correcting him, recalls that he answered John's verbal attacks physically (a punch that scarred his knuckle on John's braces), and asks Nerdfighters about their own fights, saying physical communication can sometimes be effective and appropriate.

What is said

00:00:00 — Gibberish date; replays John's toddler-bathroom clip; Hank's suspicion

  • ★★ Hank replays John's clip about teaching two-year-old Hank not to take out 'the equipment' before the bathroom, and says he suspects John never put it that way. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:10 · John Green

00:00:41 — John never corrected Hank kindly; Hank the physical brother; scar from braces; vlogging as a manageable dose of sibling; height; verbal vs physical

  • ★★★ Hank says John was always good at pointing out when Hank did socially irregular things, but never kindly during Hank's first 13 years; that is how Hank got a scar on his knuckle from John's braces. (playful) — 00:00:41 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank says that, surprisingly, he was generally the more physical brother: John's abuse came out of his mouth, while Hank's once landed on John's mouth. (playful) — 00:00:41 · John Green, Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Hank says their relationship has never been perfect, but video blogging suits them: whole sentiments without interrupting, no shared space, and three minutes a day is a manageable dose of sibling. (playful) — 00:00:41 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ Hank says John claims to be six foot one, but Hank is six foot one and more than an inch taller than John back to back. (playful) — 00:01:23 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank tells John he loves him and he is a great guy, and says the brothers are over the anger, fights and, ironically, the verbal jabs. (playful) (hedged) — 00:02:00 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank says that back then, lacking John's sharp wit, he could answer John's verbal attacks only physically or by running away, which he did more often than punching. — 00:02:00 · John Green

00:02:30 — The punch: John feared for his braces

  • ★★ Recalling the punch at a friend's house, Hank says John looked surprised and got angry, not from pain, but for fear his braces were damaged. (playful) — 00:02:30 · John Green

00:03:00 — Question to Nerdfighters about fights; physical communication can be effective; sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank asks Nerdfighters whether they have ever been in a fight, how it went, why, and whether it was worth it, in comments, the forum ('my pants') or video responses. — 00:03:00 · Nerdfighteria, Brotherhood 2.0 forum
  • ★★★ Hank says the brothers have given up physical communication, but it is a form of communication and can be very effective and in some cases appropriate. (hedged) — 00:03:27

Humor (significant)

  • Hank was the more physical brother. — 00:00:41 > «While John's abuse generally came out of his mouth, my abuse one time landed on his mouth.»
  • Video blogging lets the brothers avoid interrupting each other or sharing space. — 00:01:23 > «three minutes a day is probably a very manageable dosage of sibling.»
  • John says he is six foot one, but Hank, also six foot one, is more than an inch taller. — 00:02:00 > «Or maybe he just doesn't want to admit that his little brother is taller than him.»
  • Punched in the mouth, John got angry only because he feared for his braces. — 00:02:30 > «Which is pretty much the nerdiest response to getting punched in the mouth ever.»

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