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Sledding and YouTube Tag

2008-01-08 · list · Hank · 4:00 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Personal update · tags: on location

Hank shows a New Year sledding montage, credits the band Centercourse for the new intro music, and answers the YouTube tag with five things about himself: no health insurance because of his colon disorder, no sesame seeds, a freegan college summer, being his school mascot, and that John really is his brother (he is William Henry Green II).

What is said

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

00:00:00 — New Year sledding montage

  • ★★ Hank started the new year sledding, as he did last year (2007), at a place he says was even more beautiful (the description: northern Montana). — 00:00:01 · Montana
  • ★ Hank loves sledding: winter sports are best when they need no skill; he is no skier or snowboarder and just sits and goes. (playful) — 00:00:01

00:00:51 — Credit for the intro music (Ben, Centercourse); Hank has been tagged

  • ★★ Hank says the new intro was not all his doing: its music is by a Nerdfighter named Ben and his band Centercourse, whom he thanks. — 00:00:51 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank says he has been tagged in the YouTube tag game (by CharlieIsSoCool and Thoughts In My Head) and invites John to do one, as Nerdfighter Natalie tagged him. — 00:00:51 · YouTube tag, John Green

00:01:20 — YouTube tag, things 1-3: no health insurance, no sesame seeds, freegan summer

  • ★★★ Hank says he is one of millions of Americans who can afford and want health insurance but do not have it. — 00:01:20
  • ★★★ Hank says lacking health insurance is one more reason he is leaning strongly toward the left in the upcoming election. — 00:01:20 · United States presidential election
  • ★★ Hank hates sesame seeds for the same reason he has no insurance: a disorder in his colon they irritate; his doctor forbids them, ruling out many buns. (playful) — 00:01:48
  • ★★ Hank says that for a whole college summer he paid for no food, living as a freegan out of the trash and friends' and Katherine's mom's kitchens, aiming for zero impact. (playful) — 00:02:18 · Katherine Green

00:02:44 — Things 4-5: school mascot; 'not really brothers' joke and his name William Henry Green II

  • ★★ Hank says he was his high school's mascot, dancing at all the games in a Wildcat costume as 'Willy the Wildcat'. (playful) — 00:02:44
  • ★★ Hank jokingly 'confesses' he is a paid actor hired by John's publisher, then says they really are full brothers, rebutting a YouTube drama report ('Trevor'). (playful) — 00:02:44 · John Green
  • ★★★ Hank says his name is William Henry Green II, after his grandfather; his mom wanted to call him Hank, which he likes, though banks balk at checks made out to 'Hank'. — 00:03:26 · Hank Green, Sydney Green

00:03:55 — Hank tags five YouTubers; sign-off

Humor (significant)

  • Over the sledding montage, Hank explains why sledding is his favourite winter sport. — 00:00:01

    “Winter sports are the best, especially when they require no skill at all.”

  • Describing his freegan college summer eating out of the trash. — 00:02:18

    “I wanted to live a zero-impact lifestyle, except that I played video games all the time.”

  • For his fifth fact, Hank 'confesses' that John Green is not actually his brother and that he is a paid actor. — 00:02:44

    “I was hired by his publishing company to try and help him sell books.”

  • Hank acts out a bank teller refusing a check made out to 'Hank' because his legal name is William. — 00:03:26

    “I'm William and I'm Hank. Just give me all my money.”

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Central: YouTube tag

Also: Charlie McDonnell · freeganism · Katherine Green · Maureen Johnson · Ransom Riggs · Sydney Green · United States presidential election

Only in the description or credits: Alex Day · Centercourse · Montana

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