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Happy (Belated) Birthday, Hank

2008-05-23 · compilation · John, a guest · 10:00 · watch on YouTube

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

John presents the Nerdfighters' belated birthday present for Hank: a compilation of viewers' clips and photos of things Hank would think are awesome, from greetings and green actions to jokes, set to songs by Julia Nunes, Abby Simons, Jonathan Coulton and Distemper.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — John's 'Good morning, Hank!' and the first clips: making Hummers disappear, the birthday song

00:00:28 — Birthday greetings over Julia Nunes' song 'Short and Sweet'

00:01:48 — Clips: a drawing of Hank on Mars with a happy dance; making climate change disappear

00:02:17 — Clips (pills, a giant can of Easy Cheese) and Abby Simons' song 'My Scientist'

00:04:33 — Clips: a drawing, a middle name changed to Awesome, piracy, a corndog worn to a stick

00:05:25 — Jonathan Coulton's song 'Fancy Pants' over more greetings

00:06:36 — Green actions in Hank's honour (architecture museum, scooter, recycling), 'in your pants', Peeps, cookies and more greetings

  • ★★ a guest: Several Nerdfighters dedicate green actions to Hank's birthday: a scooter ridden to work, recycling with a reusable bag, and an architecture museum on transportation and the environment. — 00:07:06

00:08:49 — Closing over Distemper's 'Think Who Is Your Friend'

In the description and comments

  • ★★★ The video is the Nerdfighters' birthday present for Hank: hundreds of Nerdfighters show him, in clips and photos, what awesome is. — video description · Nerdfighteria, Hank Green
  • ★ John apologizes to those whose submissions he didn't use: many clips and images wouldn't import into iMovie. — video description
  • ★★ The description credits the music: Julia Nunes' 'Short and Sweet', Abby Simons' 'My Scientist', Jonathan Coulton's 'Fancy Pants' and Distemper's 'Think Who Is Your Friend'. — video description

Humor (significant)

  • A Nerdfighter says Hank would think it awesome if the Hummers disappeared, and makes them vanish. — 00:00:00

    “Is it gone?”

  • A Nerdfighter addresses Hank about climate change. — 00:01:48

    “we gotta take climate change, and we gotta make it disappear.”

  • A Nerdfighter shows Hank a bottle of pills, recalling Hank's recent rash. — 00:02:17

    “I'm not taking these pills, in case I get a rash.”

  • A Nerdfighter reports receiving their voter information. — 00:04:54

    “I guess the government thought I was awesome enough to actually change my middle name to Awesome.”

  • A Nerdfighter holding a corndog has retaken the birthday clip many times. — 00:04:54

    “I've made this video so many times that your corndog is now a stick.”

  • A Nerdfighter asks Hank a would-you-rather question about twins and secrets. — 00:07:27

    “There's a secret child in your pants.”

  • A Nerdfighter offers Hank a birthday cake. — 00:07:48

    “Thirteen peeps. Pretend that's a cake.”

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Mentioned

climate change · environmentalism · Happy dance (practice) · Hummer · in your pants · Peeps · recycling

Only in the description or credits: Abby · Distemper · Fancy Pants · iMovie · Jonathan Coulton · Julia Nunes · My Scientist · Short and Sweet · Think Who Is Your Friend

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