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Brotherhood 2.0: March 13, 2007: Denver

2007-03-14 · John · watch on YouTube · Everyday life · comedy performance

The day after speaking to Borders managers, John walks around Denver (giant bear, Chili's, ESPN Zone) and runs a mock anthropological survey of a mall, concluding the American mall is largely unchanged in ten years, just a little more awesome.

What is said

00:00:00 — Crowd greeting after speaking to Borders managers; a free day in Denver

  • ★★ The day before, John spoke in front of a large crowd of Borders managers, whom he thanks for participating. — 00:00:10
  • ★ With nothing to do today, John walks around Denver, which he finds beautiful. — 00:00:10

00:01:02 — Arcade games, then the mall 'anthropological experiment': checklist and verdict; sign-off

  • ★ At ESPN Zone John hoped for 'nerdfighters' but found none, only boxing and horse-racing games; horse racing feels a lot cooler than it looks. (playful) — 00:01:02 · nerdfighter
  • ★★ John, who says he hasn't been to a mall in about ten years, sets out on an 'anthropological experiment' on how malls have changed. (playful) — 00:01:02
  • ★★ He checks off mall fixtures as unchanged: faux marble, Sunglass Hut, Panda Express, Subway, overpriced low-quality goods, unappealing card stores, cheesy glass etchings. (playful) — 00:01:02
  • ★ Seeing a glass etching that is cheesy but sometimes conveys true sentiments, John says he misses the Yeti. — 00:01:53 · Sarah Urist Green
  • ★★★ John concludes the American mall is largely unchanged from ten years ago, only a little more awesome, as with gourmet gumballs in Nerds gum flavor. (playful) — 00:02:20

Humor (dominant)

  • John films Denver's giant bear and claims the city is under attack. — 00:00:36 > «I'm telling you, man, this town is being attacked by giant metal bears.»
  • John plays the arcade games at ESPN Zone. — 00:01:02 > «ESPN Zone might not be the fastest way to spend $10, but it's the fastest way I've ever encountered.»
  • John ticks off what malls still have, ten years on. — 00:01:31 > «low quality merchandise at high quality merchandise prices? Check.»

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