August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters

2007-08-30 · announcement · John, Hank · 3:59 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Announcements · tags: community lore, civic or action cta, guest or collab

In a joint video, John and Hank answer frequently asked questions (telling them apart, the Yeti, becoming a nerdfighter or secret sibling, abandoned projects) and reveal the secret project: Nerdfighters send short happy dances filmed at awesome local places, by October 1, for a compilation.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Greetings; the surprise is a joint video ('good morning, Nerdfighters'); plan: FAQ, then the secret project

★★ both: The brothers say the surprise is that they are making a video together, so it is less 'good morning, Hank/John' than 'good morning, Nerdfighters'. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:10 · Nerdfighteria

00:00:45 — FAQ: which brother is which, why the Yeti, the missing 'I' in the intro, how to become a nerdfighter or a secret sibling

★ both: Asked which brother is which and why Sarah is called the Yeti, they introduce themselves and joke that she is so hairy. (joke) — 00:00:45 · Sarah Urist Green
★ both: Asked why an 'I' is missing from 'communication' in the animated intro, they answer that there is no I in brotherhood. (playful) — 00:00:45
★★★ both: Anyone who wants to become a nerdfighter probably already is one; technically you should go to Brotherhood2.com and write a song. — 00:01:14 · nerdfighter, Brotherhood 2.0 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated

“If you want to become a nerdfighter, you probably already are a nerdfighter.”
★★ both: To become a secret sibling, make a video response to one of their YouTube videos, preferably several, every day. (playful) — 00:01:14 · secret sibling, YouTube

00:01:43 — FAQ: the January compilation never made; abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects (Question Tuesdays, tote bags); segue to the secret project

★★★ Asked about the compilation they said in January they would make, they admit they didn't; John jokes there are '70 million' abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects, like Question Tuesdays and his tote-bag giveaway. (playful) — 00:01:43 · Brotherhood 2.0, Question Tuesday · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
★★★ Hank reveals the secret project: the brothers are asking Nerdfighters to help create the happy dance project. — 00:01:43 · Nerdfighteria, Happy dance (practice)

00:02:15 — The happy dance project: send happy dances at awesome local places; about 10 seconds, email address, October 1 deadline, costumes, wonders of the world

★★★ John asks all Nerdfighters to send their happy dances, filmed in front of awesome places in their towns and neighborhoods, for a compilation video. — 00:02:15 · Nerdfighteria, Happy dance (practice) · also in: THE NERDFIGHTER HAPPY DANCE PROJECT, John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
★★★ both: Rules: happy dance videos should be about 10 seconds long and emailed to an address given on air. — 00:02:46 · Happy dance (practice)
★★★ both: Because Nerdfighters procrastinate, the deadline is October 1st at the very latest. — 00:03:10
★★ both: They suggest wearing Halloween costumes if already made, and organizing dances in front of the seven wonders of the world, such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon or the pyramids. (playful) — 00:03:10

00:03:40 — What a happy dance is, two examples, sign-off

★★ both: For newcomers: a happy dance is the dance you do when you are incredibly happy; two examples are shown. — 00:03:40 · Happy dance (practice)

Humor (significant)

Asked why 'communication' lacks an I in the intro, after 'there is no I in brotherhood' comes a blunter answer. — 00:00:45

“Um, because there's no I in shut the f*** up.”
Asked why Sarah is called the Yeti, the brothers explain. — 00:00:45

“It's because she's so hairy, Hank.”
Asked whatever happened to the January compilation, John admits a pattern. — 00:01:43

“there's like 70 million abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects along the way”
One brother asks for a happy dance at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the other objects. — 00:03:10

“You might have wanted to choose one of the major wonders of the world that still exists.”

Threads in this video

update · Hank's visit to John's house after John's birthday, with family (2007) — Still together, the brothers make a joint video. (00:00:10)
callback · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) — Asked why Sarah is called the Yeti, the brothers joke she is so hairy. (00:00:45)
looked back · Tasks for becoming a nerdfighter (2007) — Asked how to become a nerdfighter, they say you probably already are one, though technically you should write a song on Brotherhood2.com. (00:01:14)
callback · The brothers' 'secret siblings' (2007) — They say a secret sibling is anyone who makes video responses to their videos, preferably daily. (00:01:14)
paused · Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) — Among abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects, Question Tuesdays never had a second appearance: just the one question. (00:01:43)
dropped · John: give away his tote bags on the forum 'My Pants' (2007) — John lists the giving away of his tote bags among abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects. (00:01:43)
launched · Happy Dance Project: compilation of the brothers' and Nerdfighters' happy dances (2007) — After admitting the January happy-dance compilation was never made, the brothers launch it as a Nerdfighter project: happy dances at awesome local places, about 10 seconds, emailed by October 1. (00:02:15) → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: January 12, 2007
asked · John asks nerdfighters to send happy dance videos by October 1 (2007) — The brothers ask all Nerdfighters to send happy dances filmed in front of awesome places in their towns, by October 1st, for a compilation video. (00:02:15)
first use · The brothers' 'no I in brotherhood' explanation for the I missing from 'communication' in the 2007 intro (2007) — Asked why an 'I' is missing from 'communication' in the animated intro, they answer that there is no I in brotherhood. (00:00:45)