50 Jokes (Yes...actually 50 jokes)
2008-11-30 · list · Hank · 3:58 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Everyday life · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, recurring series
Hank tells fifty rapid-fire jokes submitted by Nerdfighters in about four minutes, then asks viewers to leave their favourite jokes in the comments.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Shouted 'Widescreen!' opening and intro music
00:00:13 — Fifty rapid-fire jokes from Nerdfighters: muffins, elephants, pirates, monkeys, light bulbs, a writer and a park bench
- ★★ Hank says the video consists of fifty jokes sent in by Nerdfighters, which he then tells in rapid succession. — 00:00:13 · Jokes in four minutes, Nerdfighteria
00:03:54 — 'John, just kidding'; asks for favourite jokes in the comments; may make another
- ★★ Hank asks viewers to leave their favourite jokes in the comments. — 00:03:55
- ★ Hank says he kind of wants to make another video like this one. (hedged) — 00:03:55 · Jokes in four minutes
Humor (dominant)
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Escalating elephant-killing riddles (blue, red, purple elephants) answered by a second Hank. — 00:01:06
“There is no such thing as a purple elephant.”
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A pirate walks around wearing a paper towel for a hat; asked why. — 00:01:56
“Arr, I got a bounty on me head.”
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Hank wishes to die peacefully in his sleep like his grandfather. — 00:02:48
“Not panicking. Like his passengers.”
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What's the difference between a writer and a park bench? (followed by 'John, just kidding') — 00:03:52
“A park bench can support a family.”
Threads in this video
- launched · Jokes in four minutes: Hank's rapid-fire joke videos (2008) — Hank makes a video of fifty jokes sent in by Nerdfighters (the description adds 'in four minutes'). (00:00:13)
- reminder · Hank asks viewers to leave their favorite jokes in the comments (2008) — Hank asks viewers to leave their favourite jokes in the comments, saying he kind of wants to make another joke video. (00:03:55)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Jokes in four minutes: Hank's rapid-fire joke videos (2008) — last documented in 2016 (looked back on in 2021)
Mentioned
Jokes in four minutes · Michael Jackson · Neil Armstrong · Snoop Dogg
Later videos replying to this one
- 2008-12-15 · Famous Last Words (John) — imitates — “the recent video you made where you told us 50 jokes in four minutes” (00:00:00)
- 2011-04-13 · 31 Jokes for NERDS! (Hank) — continues — “50 Jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7GvstxiH-M” (00:00:00)