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Five Parts

2009-02-03 · letter vlog · Hank · 2:24 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: community lore

In a miscounted multi-part video Hank asks viewers' opinion of the new intro (voting for short), relays a Nerdfighter's marriage proposal, recommends The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and asks for ideas for his Hank sock.

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: Hank can never keep track of parts in parts videos

  • ★★ Hank says he can never do parts videos because he forgets his parts and adds new ones midway; he miscounts throughout, calling the last part 'part four' before guessing it is five. (playful) — 00:00:00

00:00:23 — Part two: the new intro, viewers' mixed reactions, request for opinions, vote for short

  • ★★★ Hank says viewers are split on the new intro (too impersonal, music sucks, love it) and asks what they think, as the brothers are considering maybe a new intro or song. (hedged) — 00:00:23
  • ★★ Hank votes for a short intro: a 30-minute sitcom suits a 30-second intro, so a three-minute video should have a three-second intro. (playful) — 00:00:23

00:00:50 — Part three: a Nerdfighter's marriage proposal relayed to Emily

  • ★★ Hank relays a Nerdfighter's request to ask a named Nerdfighter to marry him, votes yes (partly so he'll stop emailing), while stressing her free choice. (playful) — 00:00:50 · Nerdfighteria

00:01:20 — Part four: recommends The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

  • ★★★ Hank recommends The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by a friend from John's writing group who thanks John; he stayed up far too late finishing it and loved it. — 00:01:20 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank says he thinks the book has a lot to say about nerdfighting, in several different ways. (hedged) — 00:01:20 · nerdfighter

00:01:45 — Part "four" (five): the Hank sock, asking for ideas; miscount; DFTBA sign-off

  • ★★★ Hank shows a Hank sock made by a Nerdfighter and given to him on the Nerdfighter tour, and asks for ideas of what he and the sock could do besides embarrassing-moment sock puppet theater, which was already done. — 00:01:45 · Tour de Nerdfighting, Nerdfighteria

Humor (significant)

  • Hank starts numbering his parts right after saying he always forgets which part he's on. — 00:00:00

    “Part one! No, two. I already did part one. I suck at this.”

  • Hank argues a 30-minute sitcom suits a 30-second intro. — 00:00:23

    “So when you have a three-minute long video, you kind of have to have a three-second long intro.”

  • Hank relays a Nerdfighter's marriage proposal and explains why he votes yes. — 00:00:50

    “my theory is that he will stop emailing me about it.”

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Mentioned

Central: Hank Sock · The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Also: DFTBA · nerdfighter · Tour de Nerdfighting

Only in the description or credits: E. Lockhart

Also centred on Hank Sock: Fake Movie Talk With A Sock · WRONG WRONG WRONG

Later videos replying to this one

  • 2009-02-18 · Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (Hank) — continues — “the story about the guy who proposed to his girlfriend via me on Brotherhood 2.0.0.9 the other day” (00:01:31)