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August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters

2007-08-31 · John, Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · announcement promotion

In a joint video, John and Hank answer frequently asked questions (telling them apart, the Yeti, becoming a nerdfighter or secret sibling, abandoned projects) and reveal the secret project: Nerdfighters send short happy dances filmed at awesome local places, by October 1, for a compilation.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greetings; the surprise is a joint video ('good morning, Nerdfighters'); plan: FAQ, then the secret project

  • ★★ The brothers say the surprise is that they are making a video together, so it is less 'good morning, Hank/John' than 'good morning, Nerdfighters'. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:10 · Nerdfighteria

00:00:45 — FAQ: which brother is which, why the Yeti, the missing 'I' in the intro, how to become a nerdfighter or a secret sibling

  • ★ Asked which brother is which and why Sarah is called the Yeti, they introduce themselves and joke that she is so hairy. (joke) — 00:00:45 · Sarah Urist Green
  • ★ Asked why an 'I' is missing from 'communication' in the animated intro, they answer that there is no I in brotherhood. (playful) — 00:00:45
  • ★★★ Anyone who wants to become a nerdfighter probably already is one; technically you should go to Brotherhood2.com and write a song. — 00:01:14 · nerdfighter, Brotherhood 2.0 > «If you want to become a nerdfighter, you probably already are a nerdfighter.»
  • ★★ To become a secret sibling, make a video response to one of their YouTube videos, preferably several, every day. (playful) — 00:01:14 · secret sibling, YouTube

00:01:43 — FAQ: the January compilation never made; abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects (Question Tuesdays, tote bags); segue to the secret project

  • ★★★ Asked about the compilation they said in January they would make, they admit they didn't; John jokes there are '70 million' abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects, like Question Tuesdays and his tote-bag giveaway. (playful) — 00:01:43 · Brotherhood 2.0, Question Tuesday
  • ★★★ Hank reveals the secret project: the brothers are asking Nerdfighters to help create the happy dance project. — 00:01:43 · Nerdfighter Happy Dance Project, Nerdfighteria

00:02:15 — The happy dance project: send happy dances at awesome local places; about 10 seconds, email address, October 1 deadline, costumes, wonders of the world

  • ★★★ John asks all Nerdfighters to send their happy dances, filmed in front of awesome places in their towns and neighborhoods, for a compilation video. — 00:02:15 · Nerdfighteria, Happy dance
  • ★★★ Rules: happy dance videos should be about 10 seconds long and emailed to an address given on air. — 00:02:46
  • ★★★ Because Nerdfighters procrastinate, the deadline is October 1st at the very latest. — 00:03:10
  • ★★ They suggest wearing Halloween costumes if already made, and organizing dances in front of the seven wonders of the world, such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon or the pyramids. (playful) — 00:03:10 · Halloween

00:03:40 — What a happy dance is, two examples, sign-off

  • ★★ For newcomers: a happy dance is the dance you do when you are incredibly happy; two examples are shown. — 00:03:40 · Happy dance

Humor (significant)

  • Asked why 'communication' lacks an I in the intro, after 'there is no I in brotherhood' comes a blunter answer. — 00:00:45 > «Um, because there's no I in shut the f*** up.»
  • Asked why Sarah is called the Yeti, the brothers explain. — 00:00:45 > «It's because she's so hairy, Hank.»
  • Asked whatever happened to the January compilation, John admits a pattern. — 00:01:43 > «there's like 70 million abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects along the way»
  • One brother asks for a happy dance at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the other objects. — 00:03:10 > «You might have wanted to choose one of the major wonders of the world that still exists.»

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