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July 12: Pizza, Punishments and Potter

2007-07-12 · letter vlog · Hank · 3:18 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Pop culture) · mode: Announcements · tags: punishment or challenge, community lore, on location

Filming from a Missoula pizza restaurant with Katherine, Hank asks John to clarify Hank's punishment, sets John's punishment (a half-naked dance with a golden bow tie), and shares his Harry Potter excitement.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — At a Missoula pizza restaurant with Katherine, back from a work trip

  • ★★ Hank films at a nearly empty Missoula pizza restaurant with Katherine, just back from a work trip; he'd rather spend the time with her but has to make a video. — 00:00:12 · Katherine Green, Missoula, Montana
  • ★ Hank calls it the 'deliciousest' pizza restaurant in Missoula. (playful) — 00:00:12 · Missoula, Montana

00:00:43 — Hank's punishment: needs John's clarification; green spray-on hair is a challenge, not a punishment

  • ★★★ Hank says he still doesn't know exactly what John wants for Hank's punishment, so he won't do it today, and asks John to clarify on Friday. — 00:00:43 · Punishment
  • ★★ Hank likes the spray-on green hair idea but thinks it is a fun challenge rather than a real punishment, especially if it washes out after a day. (hedged) — 00:00:43 · Punishment

00:01:36 — Going to see Harry Potter; movie prices; excitement for the last book

  • ★★ Hank and Katherine are about to see Harry Potter at a 5 o'clock matinee, the only time they go to movies anymore. — 00:01:36 · Katherine Green, Harry Potter (book series)
  • ★★ Hank says that even in Missoula a movie ticket costs $8.50. — 00:01:36 · Missoula, Montana
  • ★ Hank playfully advises always bringing a soda in your pocket to the movies, because cinema sodas cost "like $7 for the little one". (playful) — 00:01:36
  • ★★ Hank is excited about the next Harry Potter book, which he thinks comes out in 12 or 13 days. (hedged) — 00:01:36 · Harry Potter (book series)
    • a number in question (slip of the tongue): "12 days" — check against the recording
    • a number in question (slip of the tongue): "13 days" — check against the recording
  • ★★ Hank hopes he won't have to make a video on the book's release day, because he will be reading Harry Potter. (hedged) — 00:02:20 · Harry Potter (book series)

00:02:20 — Wearing Nerdfighter shirts in public as a challenge; John's punishment set: half-naked dance with a golden bow tie; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank suggests a good challenge is simply wearing Nerdfighter shirts in public: people stare or ask, and you get to explain Brotherhood 2.0; maybe they need business cards. (hedged) — 00:02:20 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Hank specifies John's punishment: people want the half-naked dance with a golden bow tie (anything that looks gold in black and white), about 30 seconds. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:50 · Punishment
  • ★★ Turning to his own punishment, Hank tells John he will do whatever John wants. — 00:02:50 · Punishment

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Central: Punishment

Also: Brotherhood 2.0 · Harry Potter (book series) · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) · Katherine Green · Missoula, Montana · Nerdfighter shirt

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