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Brotherhood 2.0: July 13: Outside

2007-07-13 · John · watch on YouTube · Everyday life · comedy performance

John comically argues that humans invented inside to escape outside, admits his distaste for outside is waning since moving to Indiana, then prepares for Tuesday's punishment and clarifies Hank's.

What is said

00:00:00 — Inside vs outside: John's comic case for inside, waning distaste since moving to Indiana, the screened-in porch

  • ★★ John says he never took much stock in nature: he favours the environment but thinks we should protect it by keeping ourselves distant from it. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • ★★ John jokes that humans created inside so they wouldn't have to deal with outside, so camping and backpacking are dismissive to ancestors like the brothers' grandparent and Pawpaw who worked to let us live inside. (joke) (hedged) — 00:00:00
  • ★★ John says that since moving to Indiana his distaste for outside is beginning to wane; he is starting to enjoy working outside, on a screened-in porch. (hedged) — 00:00:39 · Indiana
  • ★ John shows a nature-themed Nerdfighter photo about sunscreen ('SPF 30 or above'): nerdfighters may be pasty but can hang out at the beach. (playful) — 00:01:09 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★ John still dislikes the occupants of outside: mice, moles and the family of raccoons living under his deck. (playful) — 00:01:09
  • ★ John suggests screened-in may be the exact right amount of outside, joking he could hike the Appalachian Trail inside a screen enclosure. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:09

00:01:38 — Punishments: John's preparations for Tuesday, Hank's green mohawk plus goth picture, request for dance-song suggestions; sign-off

  • ★★★ John looks forward to doing his punishment on Tuesday: he has gathered some medals and this weekend will get big baggy pants, maybe an old belt like he used to have, and green hairspray at a thrift store. — 00:01:38 · Punishment
  • ★★★ John clarifies Hank's punishment: not just spray-painting a green mohawk, but spray-painting it and recreating the goth picture. — 00:01:38 · Punishment
  • ★★ John is searching for the perfect song to dance to during his punishment and invites viewers to suggest one. — 00:02:07 · Punishment

Humor (significant)

  • John argues humans built inside to escape outside, so going camping is dismissive to your ancestors. — 00:00:39 > «Let's face it, Hank, the brothers' grandparent and Pawpaw worked hard their whole lives so that we could live inside.»
  • Deciding a screened-in porch is the right amount of outside, John considers long-distance hiking. — 00:01:09 > «I could probably hike the Appalachian Trail as long as I had a screen an enclosure around me at all times.»
  • John explains why his punishment dance needs the perfect song. — 00:02:07 > «if you're gonna be a shirtless, surprisingly fat guy recreating the look of a shirtless, amazingly skinny guy, you need a great song.»

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