A Few Of My Favorite Things

2009-04-01 (said on 2009-03-31 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded 1 day later) · list · Hank · 3:59 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Everyday life (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: community lore, civic or action cta

Hank argues people dwell on what they dislike and should dwell as intensely on what they like, then lists his favourite things, ending with Nerdfighters' DFTBA acronym illustrations.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Things Hank likes: a community made him buy/borrow something (more tomorrow); comma gag; we dwell on negatives and should dwell on good things; taxes

★★ Hank says a community of people made him buy, or rather borrow from a friend, an item he holds up (unnamed): 'step one completed', more tomorrow. (playful) — 00:00:00
★★★ Hank argues people dwell on what they dislike and take what they like for granted; dwelling as intensely on life's great things would be fantastic. (hedged) — 00:00:29
★ Hank is working on his taxes, which he says make him want to die. (playful) — 00:00:29

00:00:58 — Three-legged dogs are as happy as four-legged dogs; everything bagels he can't eat because of his colon

★★ Hank loves three-legged dogs: unlike a person who would complain, they embrace it and are exactly as happy as four-legged dogs. (playful) — 00:00:58
★★ Hank loves everything bagels but currently can't eat wheat or seeds because of his colon. — 00:00:58

00:01:42 — Funny bikes in Portland; humorous taxidermy in Montana (hawk and starling); musicians taking on the industry: Tom

★ Hank likes people who make funny bikes (one seen in Portland, Oregon) and humorous taxidermy, which Montana is full of. (playful) — 00:01:42 · Montana
★ Showing taxidermy of a sharp-shinned hawk killing a starling, Hank says starlings are an invasive species. (playful) — 00:01:42

00:02:11 — Tom's April Fool's attempt to top the UK iTunes chart: UK viewers asked to buy his song; organisations sharing an acronym (NWA)

★★★ Hank says a young musician, Tom, is trying to fool the UK iTunes chart for April Fool's Day and asks UK viewers to buy his song, but not before April 1. — 00:02:11 · United Kingdom

00:02:40 — WWF vs WWF; Nerdfighteria: illustrated DFTBA acronyms from John's Sunday ask; John still ill with tiny chickens; thanks for pictures

★★ Hank enjoys unrelated organisations sharing an acronym, like NWA (Northwest Airlines) and the two WWFs (wildlife and wrestling). (playful) — 00:02:40
★★★ Hank calls Nerdfighteria his favourite thing and shows Nerdfighters' illustrations of favourite DFTBA acronyms made after John's Sunday request, thanking them. — 00:02:40 · Nerdfighteria, DFTBA, Nerdfighter Ning
★★ Hank says John is still battling his 'tiny chickens' illness and does not seem to be feeling better. (playful) — 00:03:15 · tiny chickens

00:03:38 — Nerdfighters.com; apology for not yet dressing as Carrie Bradshaw, make-up tomorrow; favourite things in comments; sign-off

★★★ Hank apologises for not yet being dressed as Carrie Bradshaw and says he thinks he will make up for it tomorrow. (hedged) — 00:03:38
★★ Hank asks viewers, including former boycotters, to talk about their favourite things in the comments. — 00:03:38

Humor (significant)

Hank adds a comma with a green Sharpie to a 'multi-use power mister' label. — 00:00:00

“It's multi-use power, mister.”
Hank imagines how he would complain if he were missing a leg, unlike a three-legged dog. — 00:00:58

“Slow down! I can't walk that fast! I'm missing a freaking leg!”
After complaining that he can't eat everything bagels, Hank catches himself breaking his positive-only rule. — 00:01:42

“Wait, no, no positive things.”
Hank notes Northwest Airlines shares its acronym NWA (with the rap group, implied). — 00:02:40

“So every time I'm at the airport and I walk up to the NWA counter, I'm like...”

Threads in this video

update · Hank: living with ulcerative colitis (2007) — Hank says he currently can't eat wheat or seeds because of his colon. (00:00:58)
asked · Hank asks UK viewers to buy Tom Milsom's song for his April Fool's iTunes chart attempt (2009) — Hank asks UK viewers with a spare pound to buy Tom's song (not before April 1) to help his April Fool's iTunes chart attempt. (00:02:11)
result reported · John asks Nerdfighters to upload illustrations of their favourite DFTBA acronym to the Ning (2009) — Hank shows Nerdfighters' illustrations of their favourite DFTBA acronyms made after John's Sunday request. (00:02:40) → refers to Tiny Chickens Cause Epic Fail
callback · Hank's 'tiny chickens' illness bit (2007) — Hank says the drawings are mixed with 'tiny chickens on the brain', which John is still battling. (00:03:15)
update · John is ill and put on antibiotics and steroids (2009) — Hank reports John is still ill and does not seem to be feeling better. (00:03:15)
thanks · John asks Nerdfighters to upload illustrations of their favourite DFTBA acronym to the Ning (2009) — Hank thanks Nerdfighters for their pictures and invites more on the Ning. (00:03:15)
accepted · Hank: dress as Carrie Bradshaw, punishment for his 4:16 video (2008) — Hank apologises for not being dressed as Carrie Bradshaw and says he thinks he can make up for it tomorrow. (00:03:38)
asked · Hank asks viewers to share their favourite things in the comments (2009) — Hank asks viewers, including anyone who stopped boycotting him, to talk about their favourite things in the comments. (00:03:38)
result reported · John asks Nerdfighters what else DFTBA could stand for (2009) — Hank calls Nerdfighteria his favourite thing and shows Nerdfighters' illustrations of favourite DFTBA acronyms made after John's Sunday request, thanking them. (00:02:40)