Brotherhood 2.0: January 30, 2007
2007-01-30 · letter vlog · John · 2:21 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, punishment or challenge
After a mock-sentimental nod to yesterday's video, John plays his new Wii, renames the comments segment, asks which is funnier, 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' or 'in Your Pants', promising a picture book, and admits an accidental CC means a punishment.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Mock-sentimental nod to 'something special' yesterday on Brotherhood 2.0; greeting; playing his new Wii
- ★★ John says something special happened yesterday on Brotherhood 2.0 but they needn't talk about it: like the last night of camp, you just know. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:11 · Brotherhood 2.0
- ★★ John breaks off to play his new Wii, then remarks that playing the Wii feels a lot cooler than it looks. (playful) — 00:00:11 · also in: Brotherhood 2.0: March 13, 2007: Denver
00:00:53 — The Wii feels cooler than it looks; 'Voices from the comments' (not Ze Frank's 'something from the comments'); Anonymous feels bad for John
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★★ Starting a comments segment, John notes 'something from the comments' is Ze Frank's thing and renames it 'Voices from the comments'. (playful) — 00:00:53
“Voices from the comments!”
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★★ An anonymous commenter says Hank keeps raising the bar and feels bad for John having to follow him; John retorts, 'try being John'. (playful) — 00:00:53
00:01:22 — In-your-pants jokes: which is funnier, 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' or 'in Your Pants'; a picture book to be written and read on air
- ★★★ Offering in-your-pants jokes, John asks Hank and viewers which is funnier: 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' or 'Everyone Poops in Your Pants'. (playful) — 00:01:22 · in your pants
- ★★★ Calling it a Brotherhood 2.0 Project, John says he will write an entire picture book under the winning title and read it on the air. (playful) — 00:01:22 · Brotherhood 2.0
- ★ John hopes that, with luck, the Yeti will do some drawings for the picture book. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:22 · Sarah Urist Green
00:02:02 — Accidentally CC'd Hank on an email, so John must do a punishment; sign-off
- ★★★ John says he accidentally CC'd Hank on an email, which means he has to do a punishment, and asks Hank to be kind. (playful) — 00:02:02 · Punishment, No textual communication
Humor (dominant)
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John refuses to discuss the 'something special' that happened yesterday on Brotherhood 2.0. — 00:00:11
“It's like the last night of camp, you know? You experience it, and you just know because it's in here.”
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A commenter says they feel kind of bad for John having to follow Hank's videos. — 00:00:53
“Jesus, Anonymous, try being John!”
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John raises 'a serious issue, the issue of everyone poops' for Hank and viewers. — 00:01:22
“Which is funnier? Everyone poops in my pants? or Everyone Poops in Your Pants.”
Threads in this video
- asked · John asks Hank and viewers: 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' or 'in Your Pants', which is funnier? (2007) — John asks Hank and viewers which is funnier: 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' or 'Everyone Poops in Your Pants'. (00:01:22)
- variation · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007) — John applies the 'in your pants' suffix to Everyone Poops and weighs 'in my pants' against 'in your pants'. (00:01:22)
- promised · John: write the picture book 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' and read it on the air (2007) — Once the funnier title is decided, John says he will write an entire picture book with that title and read it on the air. (00:01:22)
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — John hopes the Yeti will do some drawings for the picture book. (00:01:22)
- accepted · John: punishment for accidentally CC'ing Hank on an email (2007) — John says his accidental CC to Hank on an email means he has to do a punishment, and asks Hank to be kind. (00:02:02)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- John asks Hank and viewers: 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' or 'in Your Pants', which is funnier? (2007) — reported back; last: result reported, 2007-01-31
- John: write the picture book 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' and read it on the air (2007) — kept; last: recalled, 2007-03-01
- John: punishment for accidentally CC'ing Hank on an email (2007) — performed; last: changed, 2007-02-05
Mentioned
Brotherhood 2.0 · Everyone Poops (“the issue of everyone poops”) · in your pants · John's planned picture book 'Everyone Poops in My/Your Pants' · No textual communication · Punishment · Sarah Urist Green · Wii
Only in the description or credits: Happy dance (practice) · Ze Frank
Replies to
- answers · Brotherhood 2.0: January 29th — “something special happened yesterday on Brotherhood 2.0”
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-01-31 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 31st (Hank) — answers — “I agree with the majority of our commenters that in my pants is funnier than in your pants when it comes to everyone poops.” (00:02:13)