Important (Temporary) Video
2009-05-03 · John · watch on YouTube · Personal life · announcement promotion
Unable to find a FireWire cable in Minneapolis on a Sunday, John says his proper video will be a day late and uses the iSight clip to tell Nerdfighters that Hank's birthday is Tuesday so they can get him something.
What is said
00:00:00 — Why this is on the iSight camera: a fruitless Sunday search for a camcorder cable in Minneapolis; proper video delayed
- ★★ John records on his iSight because he spent an hour and a half in downtown Minneapolis looking for a cable to get footage off his camcorder and, it being Sunday, could not get one. (playful) — 00:00:00
- ★★ John says his proper Sunday video will not come out until tomorrow. — 00:00:00
00:00:29 — Hank's birthday is Tuesday: gift ideas (his CD, a Hank cake, YouTube wishes); vote on John's punishment; sign-off
- ★★★ John tells Nerdfighters, asking Hank to stop watching, that Hank's birthday is this Tuesday. — 00:00:29 · Hank Green
- ★★ John says he is getting Hank something he thinks is pretty nice. (hedged) — 00:00:29 · Hank Green
- ★★★ John suggests Nerdfighters get Hank something: buy his CD, bake him a Hank cake, or wish him happy birthday on YouTube. (hedged) — 00:00:29 · Nerdfighteria, So Jokes, YouTube, Hank Green
- ★★ Apologising for the late video, John says viewers can vote in comments on whether he should be punished, swearing he looked hard for a FireWire cable. — 00:00:58 · Punishment
Threads in this video
- callback · John's 'the puff' stress habit (2007) — John imagines viewers asking why his puff levels are so high. (00:00:00)
- make · John: post his late Sunday video the next day (May 2009) — John says his proper Sunday video will be up tomorrow. (00:00:58)
- make · John: give Hank a birthday present (2009) — John says he is getting Hank a birthday present. (00:00:29)
- open · John asks Nerdfighters to get or make Hank something for his birthday (May 2009) — John asks Nerdfighters to get Hank something for his birthday on Tuesday: his CD, a Hank cake or YouTube wishes. (00:00:29)
- remind · John asks Nerdfighters to get or make Hank something for his birthday (May 2009) — In the description John repeats that Hank's birthday is May 5 and asks that only two-dimensional items be sent to Hank's PO box. (00:00:00)
- open · John asks viewers to vote on whether he should be punished for his late Sunday video (May 2009) — John invites viewers to vote in comments on whether he should be punished for the late video. (00:00:58)
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