Brotherhood 2.0: May 31: Yogurt eating
2007-05-31 · letter vlog · John · 3:19 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, US politics & society) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, punishment or challenge
John defends Barack Obama against Hank's dismissal (he's smart, and John values intelligence), thanks Hank for the Queen Ranavalona song, challenges him to build a Brotherhood 2.0 forum, and speed-eats six ounces of yogurt as a self-set challenge.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Opening hello by Lindsey Robertson; John late because the Yeti is away and a reading ran into dinner and drinks; eating the fridge before leaving New York
- ★★ John is very late updating because the Yeti is out of town: a reading turned into dinner, then drinks, and suddenly it was 10 o'clock. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Sarah Urist Green
- ★★ John and the Yeti agreed to eat everything in the fridge before leaving New York, so his after-dinner meal was frozen chicken vindaloo, carrots, ketchup and Italian dressing. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Sarah Urist Green, New York City
00:00:41 — Rebuttal of Hank's dismissal of Barack Obama: liquid coal conceded, but he's smart
- ★★★ John objects to Hank dissing Barack Obama as merely well-spoken and attractive, saying Brotherhood 2.0 tries to present a united front. — 00:00:41 · Barack Obama, Brotherhood 2.0
- ★★★ John asks who Hank will vote for in 2008 if not Obama; he concedes Obama has a problem with liquid coal but says others have more serious problems. — 00:00:41 · Barack Obama, United States presidential election
- ★★★ John says Obama is smart, and that, maybe biased as a nerdfighter, he values intelligence. (hedged) — 00:00:41 · Barack Obama, Nerdfighteria
00:01:15 — Thanks for Hank's Queen Ranavalona song; a commenter supplies her long first name
- ★★ John thanks Hank for the Queen Ranavalona song, which he says rocked. — 00:01:15
- ★ Thanks to a commenter, John now knows Ranavalona's long first name, and jokes about why she went by Ranavalona instead. (playful) — 00:01:15
00:01:45 — John challenges Hank to make a Brotherhood 2.0 forum; praise for Hank's songwriting challenge
- ★★★ John thinks Brotherhood 2.0 needs a forum because the comments are too many and too confused to follow, and challenges Hank to make one if viewers favour it. (hedged) — 00:01:45 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, Brotherhood 2.0
- ★★ John praises Hank's songwriting challenge: though John threw him by skipping Memorial Day, Hank wrote the Ranavalona song in about six hours. — 00:01:45
00:02:24 — Self-proposed challenge: six ounces of yogurt in 10 seconds; yogurt on the nose; sign-off
- ★★ Complaining Hank hasn't challenged him lately, John proposes eating six ounces of yogurt (two Weight Watchers points) in 10 seconds, does it, and gets yogurt on his nose. (playful) — 00:02:24
Humor (significant)
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Bound to eat everything in the fridge before leaving New York, John describes his after-dinner meal. — 00:00:41
“frozen chicken vindaloo, carrots, ketchup, and Italian dressing.”
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A commenter tells John Queen Ranavalona's very long first name. — 00:01:15
“Why did you go by Rana Valona when you could have gone by Rabbo Do'Andreanum Poinyanum Patatia?”
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After speed-eating the yogurt, John finds some on his nose and can't reach it. — 00:02:24
“I don't have one of those tongues, Hank. Do you have one of those tongues?”
Threads in this video
- callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — John again calls Sarah 'the Yeti', out of town. (00:00:00)
- update · John and Sarah move to Indianapolis (2007) — Before leaving New York, John and Sarah have agreed to eat everything in the refrigerator. (00:00:00)
- tension · Which candidate is best in a given presidential race? — John disputes Hank's dismissal of Barack Obama for 2008: liquid coal is a problem, but Obama is smart and John values intelligence. (00:00:41)
- performed · Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — John reports that Hank met the songwriting challenge despite the skipped Memorial Day, writing the Queen Ranavalona song in about six hours. (00:01:45)
- set · Hank: make a forum for Brotherhood 2.0 (2007 challenge from John) — John challenges Hank to make a forum for Brotherhood 2.0, provided the viewers are in favour, because the comments have become too many and too confused. (00:01:45)
- proposed · John: eat six ounces of yogurt in 10 seconds (2007 self-proposed challenge) — Saying Hank hasn't challenged him lately, John suggests Hank could challenge him to eat six ounces of yogurt in 10 seconds. (00:02:24)
- performed · John: eat six ounces of yogurt in 10 seconds (2007 self-proposed challenge) — John speed-eats the yogurt on camera and ends up with some on his nose. (00:02:24)
- proposed · Brotherhood 2.0: the 2007 year of daily video letters — John thinks Brotherhood 2.0 needs a forum because the comments are too many and too confused to follow, and challenges Hank to make one if viewers favour it. (00:01:45)
- proposed · My Pants: the Brotherhood 2.0 forum (2007) — John thinks Brotherhood 2.0 needs a forum because the comments are too many and too confused to follow, and challenges Hank to make one if viewers favour it. (00:01:45)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Hank: make a forum for Brotherhood 2.0 (2007 challenge from John) — performed
- Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — performed
- Brotherhood 2.0: the 2007 year of daily video letters — completed; last: looked back, 2026-09-30
- My Pants: the Brotherhood 2.0 forum (2007) — last documented in 2009 (looked back on in 2011)
- John and Sarah move to Indianapolis (2007) — told 5×, last update 2021; last: retold, 2021-05-25
Mentioned
Central: Barack Obama · Brotherhood 2.0 forum
Also: Brotherhood 2.0 · coal liquefaction · Memorial Day · New York City · Ranavalona I · Sarah Urist Green · United States presidential election · Weight Watchers
Later videos replying to this one
- 2007-06-01 · June 1: Barack Saabama (Hank) — answers (tension on Which candidate is best in a given presidential race?; accept on Hank: make a forum for Brotherhood 2.0 (2007 challenge from John)) — Hank rejects John's defence of Obama: he would vote for Obama against Romney but might not against McCain, so Brotherhood 2.0 may not endorse a 2008 candidate. (00:00:59)
- 2007-06-05 · Jun 5th: S-S-S-Somethin From the Forum (Hank) — answers (perform on Hank: make a forum for Brotherhood 2.0 (2007 challenge from John)) — Hank meets John's challenge: he has spent all day and much of last night building the Brotherhood 2.0 forum, which is now live. (00:02:06)