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October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations

2007-10-04 · letter vlog · John · 3:19 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore

In a four-part letter, John backs Hank's stuff-on-heads idea, reports many happy dance submissions (late ones still welcome), reveals raccoons in his attic, and proposes feud topics with his own picks for Hank to argue.

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; part one: John backs the stuff-on-your-heads idea

  • ★★ John says he is totally in favor of Hank's stuff-on-your-heads idea, calling heads one of the last great areas for human exploration. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Stuff on Heads, Hank Green

00:00:27 — Part two: the happy dance project: many submissions, late ones welcome, arm- vs leg-centric dances

  • ★★ Asked by Hank to talk about the happy dance project, John says there is not much to say, except that they received a lot of happy dances. — 00:00:39 · Happy dance (practice)
  • ★★ John says Nerdfighters may still send happy dance videos late, though they can no longer guarantee these will be part of the project. — 00:00:39 · Nerdfighteria, Happy dance (practice)
  • ★ John observes that happy dances tend to be arm-centric (like Hank's) or leg-centric (like his), and few Nerdfighters have torso-centric ones, perhaps from an inability to bust a move. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:39 · Happy dance (practice), Nerdfighteria
  • ★ John says, without wanting to build up expectations, that the happy dance project will be pretty nerdtastic when it finally happens. (playful) — 00:01:03 · nerdtastic, Happy dance (practice)

00:01:22 — Part three: John's relationship with 'outside' and raccoons in his attic

  • ★★ John likens his relationship with outside to a healthy one with an ex-girlfriend: he wishes it well and visits sometimes, but outside is not allowed inside his home. (playful) — 00:01:22
  • ★★ John reports that there are raccoons in his attic (he 'thinks', but knows) and that he has been in touch with professionals. (playful) — 00:01:33
  • ★★ John says he will keep Hank up to date on 'the great raccoon hunt of 2007'. (playful) — 00:01:57 · Hank Green

00:02:06 — Part four: feud topics with John's picks (dragons, love, ninjas, rivers, puppies, books, text, zombies)

  • ★★★ John proposes feud topics with his picks: dragons over fairies, love over money, ninjas over pirates, rivers over lakes, puppies over kittens, books over movies, text over video, zombies over unicorns. (playful) — 00:01:57 · Hank Green
  • ★★ Against commenters saying pirates pwn, John says pirates haven't been cool since Goonies, and names the online series Ask a Pirate as one of the best in history. (playful) — 00:02:26 · pwned
  • ★★ John asks Hank to suggest more feud topics if none of his work. (hedged) — 00:02:56 · Hank Green

00:03:13 — Off to New York for the weekend; Go Cubs; sign-off

Humor (significant)

  • John likens his relationship with outside to a healthy one with an ex-girlfriend: he wishes it well, visits sometimes, but needs boundaries. — 00:01:33

    “outside is not allowed inside my home!”

  • John says he thinks there are raccoons in his attic, then corrects himself. — 00:01:57

    “I mean, I know, but I'm not yet willing to admit.”

  • Asked to choose green apples or red apples, John picks the singer instead. — 00:02:26

    “Actually, on that one, I'm for Fiona apples.”

  • John picks rivers over lakes. — 00:02:26

    “And honestly, I don't even want to be your brother anymore if you're not for rivers.”

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Mentioned

Central: Nerdfighter Happy Dance Project

Also: People: Ashley Olsen · Fiona Apple (“Fiona apples”) · Mary-Kate Olsen

Projects: Stuff on Heads

Works: Ask a Pirate · The Goonies

Organizations: Chicago Cubs

Rituals: Happy dance (practice)

Terms: nerdtastic

Places: New York City

Memes: pwned

Also centred on Nerdfighter Happy Dance Project: August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters · September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks · 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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