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October 8th: Zombies v. Unicorns

2007-10-08 · John · watch on YouTube · Pop culture · comedy performance

Answering Hank's feud topics, John says he likes Edwards but prefers Obama a little for now, and that thoughtful people can honestly disagree on politics; then he mocks Giuliani supporters and attacks Hank's preference for unicorns over zombies.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; 'puff levels' hair joke; recap of Hank's Friday feud topics: the 2008 election, Hank for Edwards, John for Obama

  • ★ John says his puff levels are high, not from stress but because he needs a haircut. (playful) — 00:00:00 · the Puff
  • ★★ John answers Hank's Friday video on feud topics, which included the 2008 presidential election: Hank is mostly for John Edwards, John mostly for Barack Obama. — 00:00:00 · United States presidential election, Barack Obama

00:00:39 — John likes Edwards but prefers Obama for now; politics matter but thoughtful people can disagree; start of questions for Giuliani supporters

  • ★★ John says he likes John Edwards, thinks he is a bit of a schmuck, but could happily vote for him. (hedged) — 00:00:39
  • ★★★ John says that right now he likes Barack Obama a little more than Edwards, but it is early. (hedged) — 00:00:39 · Barack Obama
  • ★★★ John believes politics, especially presidential politics this cycle, matter, but that smart, thoughtful people can honestly disagree, which is why there are Republican and Democratic nerdfighters. (hedged) — 00:00:39 · Nerdfighteria, United States presidential election
  • ★★ John puts ten incredulous questions to supporters of Rudy Giuliani ('seriously?', 'as president?'), noting Giuliani lacks even the support of his own kids. (playful) — 00:00:39

00:01:35 — Zombies v. unicorns: outrage at Hank's unicorn preference, YA authors' feud, zombies are bad but unicorns worse; sign-off

  • ★★ John says something matters a little more than the presidential debate they have had for months on the forum ('in my pants'): he is appalled that Hank prefers unicorns to zombies. (playful) — 00:01:35 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, unicorn, zombie
  • ★★ John says young adult authors have been feuding for months over whether zombies or unicorns are preferable. — 00:01:35 · zombie, unicorn
  • ★★ John does not like zombies either: they have flesh hanging off them and are not technically people, and he would bet against a zombie versus a werewolf or vampire, though Shaun of the Dead was excellent. (playful) — 00:02:04 · zombie
  • ★★★ John argues unicorns are worse: the worst parts of horses and rhinoceri, and in all of fiction they have accomplished nothing but carrying the Care Bears. (playful) — 00:02:33 · unicorn
  • ★★★ John prefers the hard truths of zombies to the easy lies of unicorns, and says that goes for his presidents as well as his myths. (playful) (hedged) — 00:02:33 · zombie, unicorn

00:03:01 — Postscript: zombified unicorns as a compromise

  • ★ As a possible compromise, John suggests zombified unicorns. (joke) (hedged) — 00:03:01 · zombie, unicorn

Humor (significant)

  • John's hair is so puffy that if it sampled a pop song with Notorious B.I.G. lyrics... — 00:00:00 > «my hair could probably become a platinum-selling rap artist.»
  • John's list of ever more incredulous questions for Rudy Giuliani supporters. — 00:01:11 > «Question 10. Rudy Giuliani. Huh. Fascinating.»
  • John explains what is wrong with unicorns. — 00:02:33 > «Unicorns are like all the worst parts of horses plus all the worst parts of rhinoceri.»
  • After signing off, John returns with a compromise for the feud. — 00:03:01 > «Zombified unicorns.»

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