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September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks

2007-09-07 · letter vlog · Hank · 3:40 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Projects, Pop culture) · mode: Personal update · tags: community lore

Hank defends his song's Mortal Kombat lyric (Scorpion does use the spine-ripper in Mortal Kombat Deception), reminds everyone the happy dance project is due October 1, and thanks John and viewers for liking his music.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Greeting; Hank rebuts commenters on his Mortal Kombat lyric: in Mortal Kombat Deception Scorpion uses the spine-ripper fatality

  • ★★★ Hank rebuts commenters: in Mortal Kombat Deception Sub-Zero rips out a whole skeleton and Scorpion uses Sub-Zero's spine-ripper, so a spine rip is technically a Scorpion fatality. (playful) — 00:00:00

00:00:39 — Why Scorpion fit the song's meter; apology for gore: Cameo the cat's 'fatality' (biscuit dough, drooling)

  • ★★ Hank concedes the spine-ripper is Sub-Zero's traditional fatality (Scorpion's is the toasty) and says he used Scorpion because Sub-Zero didn't fit the song's meter. (playful) — 00:00:39
  • ★ As an apology for the gore talk, Hank shows his cat Cameo's 'fatality': being adorable, doing 'the biscuit dough', and occasionally drooling. (playful) — 00:00:39

00:01:13 — Reminder of the happy dance project: due October 1; a five-minute video of happy dances in cool places

  • ★★★ Hank reminds everyone that the happy dance project exists and that the deadline is October 1. — 00:01:13
  • ★★ Hank thinks the happy dance project is a very good idea: a five-minute video of happy dances in cool places, like Where the Hell is Matt but carbon neutral because Nerdfighters are already everywhere. (hedged) — 00:01:44 · Nerdfighteria

00:02:11 — Thanks for liking the book, the haircut and the song; Hank on making music for an audience; credits John's song-every-Wednesday challenge; his repertoire

  • ★ Hank is glad John liked the book (Deep Economy, which John reviewed in his last video), and thanks people who liked his haircut and his song. — 00:02:11 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank finds it hard to process that people like his music; he always wanted to make music but never had a reason, and now the audience obliges him to work hard at it. — 00:02:11 · Nerdfighteria

  • ★★ Hank says he is bad at guitar, is lucky to have an audience few musicians have and probably doesn't deserve it, applies 'musician' to himself loosely, and is maybe more a stand-up comedian with a guitar. (hedged) — 00:02:40

    “Maybe I'm more like a stand-up comedian with a guitar.”

  • ★★ Hank credits John with getting him into Brotherhood 2.0 and challenging him to write and perform an original song every Wednesday; he now has a repertoire in several styles. — 00:02:40 · John Green, Brotherhood 2.0, Song Wednesday

00:03:10 — Hank and Katherine will see They Might Be Giants on their first anniversary; Deep Economy talk deferred; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank and Katherine will go see They Might Be Giants on the 23rd, their first wedding anniversary. — 00:03:10 · Katherine Green
  • ★★ Hank says he should have discussed John's points about Deep Economy but spent the time on Scorpion; maybe they will do it next week (week of 10 September 2007). (hedged) — 00:03:10

Humor (significant)

  • After showing his cat's adorable 'fatality' as an apology for gore talk, Hank compares her to the game. — 00:01:13

    “And so far she's never tried to rip my spine out through my lower back, so... preferable to video games.”

  • Hank catches himself shouting about the happy dance deadline. — 00:01:44

    “I'm not on drugs. I swear. I'm high on Nerdfighters.”

  • Hank compares the happy dance video to the globe-trotting dancing guy. — 00:01:44

    “except we're totally carbon neutral because we don't have to fly around the world to do it.”

Threads in this video

Mentioned

Central: I'm Gonna Kill You · Mortal Kombat · Nerdfighter Happy Dance Project · Scorpion · Sub-Zero

Also: People: Johnny Cash · Katherine Green

Projects: Brotherhood 2.0

Works: Deep Economy · Mortal Kombat: Deception · Where the Hell is Matt?

Groups: They Might Be Giants

Rituals: Song Wednesday

animal: Cameo

Also centred on I'm Gonna Kill You: September 5th: I'm Gonna Kill You

Also centred on Nerdfighter Happy Dance Project: August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters · October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations · Nov. 30th: A CHRISTMAS RANT · THE NERDFIGHTER HAPPY DANCE PROJECT · Dec. 26th: Christmas, Manga, and Goat Poop · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated

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