Name My Dog!

2010-01-25 · letter vlog · Hank · 4:01 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Science & nature, Everyday life) · mode: Personal update · tags: recurring series, community lore

With John on paternity leave, Hank revisits his logarithmic age scale idea, relays news of John's newborn son, announces that he and Katherine are fostering a nameless eight-year-old greyhound whose stay depends on Cameo the cat and wants a name for her, then hands over to a pre-recorded Truth or Fail about dogs.

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 to Maureen Johnson, Nerdfighters and John; time goes faster with age; the logarithmic age scale (more birthdays when young)

★ Hank remarks that time goes way faster when you get older. — 00:00:00
★★ Hank recalls his logarithmic age scale, mentioned briefly in the vegetarianism video: people should have many birthdays when young, since more happens then, and fewer when old; the snags are choosing the coefficient and getting anyone to buy in. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:00

00:00:29 — News reports from John: they're keeping Henry, John changing a diaper, Henry's hiccups, John and Sarah tired

★★★ Hank reports he just talked to John, who is doing very well: John was changing a diaper when Hank called, Henry has the hiccups, and John and Sarah are both very tired. — 00:00:29 · John Green, Henry Green, Sarah Urist Green
★★ Hank says hearing that John was changing a diaper hit home that John is really a dad now. — 00:00:29 · John Green

00:01:08 — Hank tosses to himself: he and Katherine are fostering a nameless eight-year-old greyhound; Cameo's veto; greyhounds chase fluffy things; they want a name

★★★ Hank and Katherine are fostering a greyhound that didn't work out in another home; she is an eight-year-old female, adorable and very nice. — 00:01:08 · Katherine Green
★★ Hank says greyhounds, because they spend their early lives as working dogs, are never called by name, so the dog has no name and comes to adorable noises. — 00:01:08
★★ Whether they keep the dog depends on Cameo, who (Hank jokes) outvotes everyone on pet decisions and is firmly against the dog; the dog kind of dislikes Cameo, or possibly likes her too much. If they become friends, they will keep her. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:35
★★ Hank says greyhounds are bred specifically to chase fluffy things, so they tend to focus on them, and he doesn't want the dog focused on Cameo's tail. — 00:02:08
★★★ Hank wants something to call the dog, since they are fostering her for the next week or so while room is made for her at the greyhound farm. — 00:02:08

00:02:38 — Pre-recorded 'Hank from last week' starts a Truth or Fail about dogs: 'making our two into three'; Chewbacca and the Alaskan Malamute vs ambidextrous dogs

★★ Hank hands over to a pre-recorded 'Hank from last week' to start an episode of Truth or Fail about dogs: two facts per round, click the true one or fail. — 00:02:38
★★ The first round offers two dog 'facts', one a lie: Chewbacca's vocalizations were based on an Alaskan Malamute's, or all dogs are ambidextrous; the answer is not given here. (playful, unsure) — 00:03:17
★ Hank asks viewers to say in a comment if they know what his 'Let's go! Anybody?' line is from. (playful) — 00:03:17

Humor (significant)

Hank relays news from John about the newborn as if the parents had been deciding. — 00:00:29

“They have decided to keep Henry.”
Hank, as news anchor, tosses to Hank for the puppy news. — 00:01:08

“Thank you, Hank. Much appreciated.”
One family member gets 10 million votes and outvotes everyone on pet decisions. — 00:01:35

“that member of the family is Cameo”
In the Truth or Fail clip, John's baby has Hank and his wife talking about 'making our two into three'. — 00:02:38

“I'm talking, of course, about getting a dog.”

Threads in this video

callback · Hank's logarithmic age scale: more birthdays when you're young, fewer when you're old — Hank brings back his logarithmic age scale (more birthdays when young, fewer when old), noting he talked about it briefly in the vegetarianism video. (00:00:00) → refers to Eating Man Meat
update · John and Sarah (the Yeti) are expecting a baby (2009) — Hank relays news from John after the birth: John is doing well and changing diapers, the baby has hiccups, and John and Sarah are very tired. (00:00:29)
told · Hank and Katherine foster a greyhound, then adopt retired racer Lemon (2010) — Hank and Katherine are fostering a nameless eight-year-old female greyhound that didn't work out in another home; keeping her depends on Cameo the cat. (00:01:08)
asked · Hank asks viewers to name the greyhound he and Katherine are fostering (2010) — Hank says they want something to call the unnamed foster greyhound for the week or so they have her (video titled 'Name My Dog!'). (00:02:08)
milestone · Truth or Fail game-show videos (2009) — Hank hands over to a pre-recorded 'Hank from last week' to start an episode of Truth or Fail about dogs: two facts per round, click the true one or fail. (00:02:38)

Where the stories that moved here went next

Hank asks viewers to name the greyhound he and Katherine are fostering (2010) — reported back; last: result reported, 2010-03-12
Truth or Fail game-show videos (2009) — last documented in 2011 (looked back on in 2018)
John and Sarah (the Yeti) are expecting a baby (2009) — told 2×, last update 2011; last: retold, 2011-04-29
Hank and Katherine foster a greyhound, then adopt retired racer Lemon (2010) — told 4×, last update 2016; last: retold, 2016-02-19

Mentioned

Central: dog (greyhound) · Henry Green

Also: Cameo · Chewbacca · Han Solo · Katherine Green · Maureen Johnson · Sarah Urist Green · Truth or Fail

Replies to

continues · Eating Man Meat — “I talked about it very briefly in the vegetarianism video.”

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