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31 Jokes for NERDS!

2011-04-13 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Science & nature · comedy performance

Lower-confidence wave

2011 videos did not pass the QA gate (17 %); their analysis is shown but less reliable.

Hank tells 31 numbered nerdy jokes - chemistry, physics, math, computer science, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Star Wars - in under four minutes, then asks viewers for their favourite by number and for more jokes.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting: Hank likes funny stuff and nerdy stuff, so: 31 Jokes for Nerds

  • ★★ Saying he likes funny stuff and nerdy stuff, Hank presents a video of funny nerdy stuff: 31 Jokes for Nerds. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • ★ In the description Hank says he chose 31 jokes because he knew he would not reach 50 and wanted a prime number. — 00:00:00

00:03:15 — End screen: name your favourite joke by number, ask about jokes you did not get, leave more jokes, other videos; DFTBA

  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to say in the comments which joke was their favourite; the jokes were numbered, so they can just leave the number. — 00:03:19
  • ★★ Hank invites viewers who didn't get a joke to ask in the comments, where somebody will probably explain the nerdy thing they don't know. (hedged) — 00:03:23
  • ★ Hank says the Vlogbrothers is all about self-improvement, becoming more nerdy every day of your life, and calls that a really good tagline. (playful) — 00:03:32 · Vlogbrothers
  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to leave any other jokes, nerdy or otherwise, in the comments, because he likes making these videos and stealing their jokes. — 00:03:38

Humor (dominant)

  • The past, the present and the future all walk into a bar at the same time. — 00:00:34 > «It was tense.»
  • How many ears does Spock have? — 00:01:32 > «Three. A left ear, a right ear, and a final frontier.»
  • René Descartes is drinking beer in a bar and the bartender asks if he would like another. — 00:02:15 > «Rene Descartes said, “I think not.”»
  • Heisenberg and Schrödinger are pulled over; Heisenberg knows exactly where he was, and the officer finds a dead cat in the trunk. — 00:02:57 > «and Schrodinger says, “Well, I do now!”»

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