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September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks

2007-09-08 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Nerdfighteria · personal update

Hank defends his song's Mortal Kombat lyric (Scorpion does use the spine-ripper in Mortal Kombat Deception), reminds everyone the happy dance project is due October 1, and thanks John and viewers for liking his music.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; Hank rebuts commenters on his Mortal Kombat lyric: in Mortal Kombat Deception Scorpion uses the spine-ripper fatality

  • ★★★ Hank rebuts commenters: in Mortal Kombat Deception Sub-Zero rips out a whole skeleton and Scorpion uses Sub-Zero's spine-ripper, so a spine rip is technically a Scorpion fatality. (playful) — 00:00:00

00:00:39 — Why Scorpion fit the song's meter; apology for gore: Cameo the cat's 'fatality' (biscuit dough, drooling)

  • ★★ Hank concedes the spine-ripper is Sub-Zero's traditional fatality (Scorpion's is the toasty) and says he used Scorpion because Sub-Zero didn't fit the song's meter. (playful) — 00:00:39
  • ★ As an apology for the gore talk, Hank shows his cat Cameo's 'fatality': being adorable, doing 'the biscuit dough', and occasionally drooling. (playful) — 00:00:39

00:01:13 — Reminder of the happy dance project: due October 1; a five-minute video of happy dances in cool places

00:02:11 — Thanks for liking the book, the haircut and the song; Hank on making music for an audience; credits John's song-every-Wednesday challenge; his repertoire

  • ★ Hank is glad John liked the book (Deep Economy, which John reviewed in his last video), and thanks people who liked his haircut and his song. — 00:02:11 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank finds it hard to process that people like his music; he always wanted to make music but never had a reason, and now the audience obliges him to work hard at it. — 00:02:11 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank says he is bad at guitar, is lucky to have an audience few musicians have and probably doesn't deserve it, applies 'musician' to himself loosely, and is maybe more a stand-up comedian with a guitar. (hedged) — 00:02:40 > «Maybe I'm more like a stand-up comedian with a guitar.»
  • ★★ Hank credits John with getting him into Brotherhood 2.0 and challenging him to write and perform an original song every Wednesday; he now has a repertoire in several styles. — 00:02:40 · John Green, Brotherhood 2.0, Song Wednesday, They Might Be Giants

00:03:10 — Hank and Katherine will see They Might Be Giants on their first anniversary; Deep Economy talk deferred; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank and Katherine will go see They Might Be Giants on the 23rd, their first wedding anniversary. — 00:03:10 · Katherine Green, They Might Be Giants
  • ★★ Hank says he should have discussed John's points about Deep Economy but spent the time on Scorpion; maybe they will do it next week. (hedged) — 00:03:10

Humor (significant)

  • After showing his cat's adorable 'fatality' as an apology for gore talk, Hank compares her to the game. — 00:01:13 > «And so far she's never tried to rip my spine out through my lower back, so... preferable to video games.»
  • Hank catches himself shouting about the happy dance deadline. — 00:01:44 > «I'm not on drugs. I swear. I'm high on Nerdfighters.»
  • Hank compares the happy dance video to the globe-trotting dancing guy. — 00:01:44 > «except we're totally carbon neutral because we don't have to fly around the world to do it.»

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