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Brotherhood 2.0: May 8th: House Hunters

2007-05-09 · John · watch on YouTube · Personal life · personal update

John, flying from New York to house-hunt in Indianapolis, reports that the letters about The Bermudez Triangle seem to have worked, describes the stress of seeing a dozen houses, and asks Hank to help pick one.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; a viewer's idea for a Brotherhood 2.0 calendar; at the New York airport on the way to house-hunt in Indianapolis

00:00:42 — Lost birthday wishes to be shown Thursday; from the Secret Project, a Nerdfighter in the National Spelling Bee

  • ★ John says several birthday wishes for Hank got lost in his email and he will show them on Thursday. — 00:00:42
  • ★★ John says the Happy Birthday Top Secret Project taught him about the Nerdfighters, e.g. one will compete in this year's National Spelling Bee. (playful) — 00:00:42 · Nerdfighteria

00:01:12 — The Bermudez Triangle halfway unbanned; the letters seem to have worked

  • ★★★ John reports Maureen Johnson's The Bermudez Triangle seems halfway unbanned: the school administration now says it only recommended a ban and removed the book from the shelf. (hedged) — 00:01:12 · Maureen Johnson
  • ★★ John mocks the administration's claim that recommending a ban and removing the book from the shelf does not count as banning. (playful) — 00:01:12
  • ★★★ John says the letters seem to have worked; it now depends on whether the school superintendent agrees the book should stay on the shelves. (hedged) — 00:01:12

00:01:41 — Hudson News tabloid headline; late night in Indianapolis after seeing 12 houses, stressed

  • ★★ By 11 p.m. in Indianapolis John had seen about 12 houses, all nice but needing work, and had about 30 minutes to edit and upload; he is very stressed. — 00:01:41

00:02:10 — The puff as a stress gauge; house shopping fun but scary; asks Hank to help pick a house; sign-off

  • ★★ John says that when stressed he does 'the puff', and his puff level directly tracks his stress level. (playful) — 00:02:10 · the Puff
  • ★★ John says shopping for houses is fun, exciting and interesting, but also scary. — 00:02:10
  • ★★ John tells Hank he will need his help on Thursday to pick a house. — 00:02:49 · Hank Green

Humor (significant)

  • John describes the proposed Brotherhood 2.0 calendar. — 00:00:10 > «It would be exactly like a regular calendar, except without weekends, and also the date would always be wrong.»
  • A Nerdfighter will compete in the National Spelling Bee. — 00:00:42 > «Hank, we have a semi-professional speller!»
  • John browses the tabloid covers at Hudson News. — 00:01:41 > «What's wrong with Brit's baby is not a sentence that ends in an exclamation point.»
  • John demonstrates the puff he does when stressed. — 00:02:10 > «the puff level has a direct correlation to the stress level»

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