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December 19: The Day that the Nerds Took Over YouTube

2007-12-20 · Hank, Katherine Green · watch on YouTube · Global development · comedy performance

For the last Song Wednesday of Brotherhood 2.0, Hank and Katherine sing a comic song about the Project for Awesome, the day the nerds took over YouTube; Hank says the project made him hopeful, thanks participants and dreads John's punishment proposals.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; the final Song Wednesday of Brotherhood 2.0 and the first with Katherine, who co-wrote the song; 'Mission Control' in the basement during the Secret Project

  • ★★ Hank says this is the final Song Wednesday of Brotherhood 2.0, because it is his last Wednesday. — 00:00:18 · Song Wednesday, Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★ Hank says it is the first Song Wednesday in which he does not sing alone: Katherine sings with him and wrote about half of the song. (hedged) — 00:00:26 · Katherine Green
  • ★★ Hank says Katherine was very excited about the Secret Project and commented along with everyone; they ran a 'Mission Control' in their basement. — 00:00:39 · Katherine Green, Project for Awesome

00:00:52 — Song 'The Day that the Nerds Took Over YouTube' about the Project for Awesome: sxePhil, Nalts and WhatTheBuck, 300 charities, the most discussed page

  • ★★ The song recounts that the Project for Awesome began on December 17 with the goal of decreasing world suck, helped by sxePhil, Nalts and WhatTheBuck. (playful) — 00:01:05 · Project for Awesome, world suck
  • ★★★ The song's refrain calls the Project for Awesome the day the nerds took over YouTube, joking that their center screenshot proved more powerful than 'two boobs'. (playful) — 00:01:25 · YouTube, Nerdfighteria, Project for Awesome > «It was the day that the Nerds took over YouTube»
  • ★★ The song says people promoted 300 charities, such as levees.org, Toys for Tots and Autism Speaks. (playful) — 00:01:50 · Project for Awesome

00:02:42 — The Secret Project made Hank hopeful; thanks to participants and to those who skipped school or work

  • ★★★ Hank says the Secret Project was exciting and made him kind of hopeful, seeing so many people promote organizations doing good simply because it is right. (hedged) — 00:02:44 · Project for Awesome
  • ★ Hank thanks everyone who participated, including those who skipped school or work, and says he did not go to work that day either. — 00:03:01 · Project for Awesome

00:03:11 — Hank and Katherine dread John's punishment proposals; a viewer's $5-per-hand-gesture idea rejected

  • ★★ Hank tells John he is not looking forward to his punishment proposals. (playful) — 00:03:11 · Punishment
  • ★★ Katherine says she is not looking forward to the punishment either, because she is the one who has to film it. (playful) — 00:03:13 · Punishment
  • ★★ Hank rejects a viewer's punishment suggestion that he pay five dollars for every hand gesture in every video, saying he would be destitute. (playful) — 00:03:20 · Punishment

00:03:41 — Katherine asks John where their Christmas present is; John phoned asking what manga they like; sign-off

  • ★ Asked by Hank for a message to John, Katherine asks where their Christmas present is. (playful) — 00:03:41 · Christmas
  • ★★ Hank says John phoned about five minutes earlier asking what kind of manga they like. (playful) — 00:03:42 · Katherine Green

Humor (significant)

  • The song claims the Project for Awesome's shared thumbnail beat YouTube's usual attention-grabbing thumbnails. — 00:01:38 > «Their center screenshot was actually more powerful than two boobs»
  • The song describes Nerdfighters of every race, creed and age flooding one YouTube page. — 00:02:03 > «They commented that shit to the most discussed page»
  • Rejecting a $5-per-hand-gesture punishment, Hank explains he can't stop gesturing. — 00:03:30 > «There's no other way for me to show how excited I am!»

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