May 23rd: Miniature Soccer Team
2007-05-23 · song · Hank · 3:22 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance, punishment or challenge, community lore
For John and Sarah's first wedding anniversary, Hank sings Sarah (the Yeti) a comic warning that John dreams of fathering two entire miniature soccer teams; he closes by plugging a Nerdfighter-made WorldSuck widget.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Anniversary song for the Yeti: John wants two miniature soccer teams of babies
- ★★ Hank dedicates his song to the Yeti: a year ago today John married Sarah. — 00:00:11 · Sarah Urist Green, John Green
- ★★★ In song, Hank teases that John's one dream is two entire miniature soccer teams of children with Sarah, and warns her she doesn't know what she swore to. (playful) — 00:00:11 · Sarah Urist Green, John Green
00:02:45 — Wishes to John and Sarah in the Netherlands; sign-off; Nerdfighter-made WorldSuck widget for Mac OS X
- ★ Hank hopes John and Sarah are having a marvelous time in the Netherlands. (hedged) — 00:02:45 · Sarah Urist Green
- ★★ Hank announces that a Nerdfighter has made a WorldSuck widget for the Mac OS X dashboard that tracks WorldSuck levels, downloadable at Brotherhood2.com. — 00:02:45 · Nerdfighteria, world suck, Brotherhood 2.0
Humor (dominant)
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Hank sings that nothing will stop John achieving his one unmatchable dream with Sarah. — 00:00:39
“He wants two entire miniature soccer teams from you.”
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Eleven children on each side, co-ed teams fine as long as Sarah doesn't take long. — 00:00:39
“44 baby feet.”
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Hank sums up what Sarah actually signed up for when she married John. — 00:01:43
“What you've sworn to John Green is a baby making machine.”
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John would call Hank a cynic for suggesting adoption, but he's serious about this. — 00:01:43
“I think he's already called fertility clinics.”
Threads in this video
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — Hank dedicates his song to Sarah as 'the Yeti'. (00:00:11)
- performed · Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — On his Wednesday, two weeks after accepting the song-every-two-weeks challenge, Hank sings a new song, dedicated to the Yeti for John and Sarah's anniversary. (00:00:11)
- told · John and Sarah's first wedding anniversary (2007) — Hank marks John and Sarah's first wedding anniversary: a year ago today they married. (00:00:11)
- update · John and Sarah's trip to the Netherlands for An Abundance of Katherines (2007) — Hank hopes John and Sarah are having a marvelous time in the Netherlands. (00:02:45)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — performed
- John and Sarah's trip to the Netherlands for An Abundance of Katherines (2007) — followed over 4 videos (2007); last: update, 2007-05-24
- John and Sarah's first wedding anniversary (2007) — told 3×; last: retold, 2007-08-29
Mentioned
Central: Miniature Soccer Team
Also: Brotherhood 2.0 · macOS · Netherlands · Sarah Urist Green · world suck
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-05-24 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 24: How to Happy Dance (John) — continues — “Hank the Yeti's response to your brilliant song will have to wait until Monday.” (00:02:22)
- 2007-05-29 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 29: The Goth Scene and Evil Ladies (John) — answers — “Hank, thanks for your warning, but there's only so much one Yeti's womb can do, and that number is two.” (00:02:44)