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August 23rd: John's Secret Project Part 1

2007-08-24 (said on 2007-08-23 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded 1 day later) · compilation · Hank, a guest · 5:45 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, song or performance, guest or collab, calendar ritual

Hank's birthday video for John: a sung Happy Birthday, a WRAS Atlanta radio dedication from secret siblings and Nerdfighters, a Time Warp performance and a montage of greetings; Hank then gives John tomorrow off for a special Nerdfighter day.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Happy Birthday sung to John; WRAS Atlanta radio dedication from secret siblings and Nerdfighters in Atlanta

  • ★★ a guest: The video opens with Happy Birthday sung to John and a WRAS Atlanta radio birthday dedication from his secret siblings and Nerdfighters in Atlanta. (playful) — 00:00:03 · John Green, secret sibling, Nerdfighteria

00:00:42 — Performance of the Time Warp for John's birthday

  • ★★ a guest: A performance of the Time Warp takes up most of the video as a birthday gift for John. (playful) — 00:00:42

00:04:00 — Montage of greetings: What The Buck, Spanish greeting, an anagram, a distro, 'In my pants'

  • ★★ a guest: A montage of greeters wishes John a happy birthday, among them What The Buck, a Spanish-language greeting and a distro. (playful) — 00:04:00 · John Green
  • ★ a guest: One greeter offers 'Had hip party by John' as an anagram of 'happy birthday, John'; another ends a greeting with 'In my pants'. (joke) — 00:04:29 · in your pants

00:04:58 — Hank at 11:55: too long but birthday videos are an exception; John gets tomorrow off for a special Nerdfighter day; hard drive full; bye

  • ★★ At 11:55, not yet rendered, Hank says the video is too long but that's okay because birthday videos are an exception. — 00:04:58 · Four-minute rule
  • ★★★ As a gift from the Nerdfighters and Hank, John won't have to make his video tomorrow, which will be a special Nerdfighter day - 'something pretty awesome'. — 00:04:58 · Nerdfighteria, John Green
  • ★ Hank's hard drive is officially full, so he has to go. (playful) — 00:04:58

Humor (significant)

  • A greeter offers a scrambled birthday wish. — 00:04:29

    “Had hip party by John. That, my friend, is an anagram for happy birthday, John.”

  • A greeter wishes John happy birthday in Spanish, translating his name. — 00:04:29

    “Feliz copianos, Jose Verde.”

  • A distro wishes John a very happy birthday, then adds the suffix. — 00:04:29

    “In my pants.”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Atlanta · Four-minute rule · Happy Birthday to You · in your pants · Time Warp · What the Buck?! · WRAS

Only in the description or credits: secret sibling

Later videos replying to this one

Part of an exchange of 5 videos, 2007-08-24 – 2007-08-29.