Henry's Pee and My Gut
2010-02-19 · letter vlog · John · 3:15 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Personal life · mode: Personal update · tags: community lore
John argues, half-jokingly, against 'going with your gut': his gut told him to catch Henry's pee in his hands and otherwise only says 'eat', while his brain has him on a cleanse that has cost him 12 pounds.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Tiny chickens in John's head; opposed to going with your gut; Henry's pee fountain caught in cupped hands
- ★ John, reviving the tiny chickens bit, says he is ill with head pain: tiny chickens are breeding inside his head and can't get out. (playful) — 00:00:01 · tiny chickens
- ★★★ John says he has been thinking about 'going with your gut' and is opposed to it. (playful) — 00:00:01
- ★★ Changing Henry's diaper, John's gut told him to catch a fountain of pee in his cupped hands; it dribbled onto his feet and Sarah told him to drop it. (playful) — 00:00:28 · Henry Green, Sarah Urist Green
00:01:13 — The nerd brain's better solution; the gut only says eat; Hank and Nerdfighters failed to tell John he got fat (Barenaked Ladies, smart uncle / hot cousin); weight at the doctor; cleanse
- ★★ John says his 'nerd brain' would have had him put the diaper over the fountain and solve the problem at once. (playful) — 00:01:13
- ★★ John says that when his gut isn't giving him bad advice, it only tells him one thing: eat. (playful) — 00:01:13
- ★★ John asks Hank and the Nerdfighters to tell him plainly when he gets fat, and says they failed to. (playful) — 00:01:13 · Hank Green, Nerdfighteria
- ★ John lists hints he missed: a Nerdfighter said he looked like the Barenaked Ladies' lead singer, and a comment called him the smart uncle and Hank the hot cousin. (playful) — 00:01:13 · Nerdfighteria
- ★★ At the doctor a month ago (January 2010) John found that his weight had a new first digit for the first time since he was about eight. — 00:01:43
00:02:22 — Cleanse results (12 pounds); brain over gut and the My Little Pony he won't eat; closing thesis and sign-off
- ★★★ John says he has been on a cleanse for two weeks and has lost 12 pounds so far. — 00:02:22
- ★★ John says he is losing weight by not listening to his gut, which wants to eat everything, even his unique My Little Pony. (playful) — 00:02:22
- ★★★ John concludes the world can celebrate emotionalism and gut instincts, but he will be a nerdfighter by getting fit and avoiding pee with his brain. (playful) — 00:02:52 · nerdfighter
In the description and comments
- ★ In the description John says the pony's daisy with one petal removed is clearly a Looking for Alaska reference he missed until nerdfighters pointed it out. — video description · Looking for Alaska (novel), Nerdfighteria
Humor (significant)
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Holding two handfuls of urine, John screams for Sarah, who tells him to drop it. — 00:00:28
“At which point, I basically drop poor Henry.”
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A comment calls John the smart uncle and Hank the hot cousin; John gives Nerdfighters advice. — 00:01:43
“Your relationship with your smart uncle and your hot cousin should be the same. Platonic.”
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John asks whether his 12-pound loss shows in his face. — 00:02:22
“And I could lose another two pounds just by getting a haircut.”
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His gut wants to eat everything in sight, including a toy. — 00:02:22
“my brain knows that I can't eat this My Little Pony, even though it would be delicious”
Threads in this video
- callback · Hank's 'tiny chickens' illness bit (2007) — John says tiny chickens are breeding inside his head, filling it with pain. (00:00:01)
- first on record · Should people trust their gut instincts over reasoning? — John says he is opposed to going with your gut and prefers his 'nerd brain'. (00:00:01)
- told · John catches baby Henry's pee fountain in his cupped hands (2010) — John tells how, changing Henry's diaper, he caught a fountain of pee in his cupped hands, dribbling it on his feet until Sarah told him to drop it. (00:00:28)
- asked · John asks Hank and Nerdfighters to tell him when he gets fat (2010) — John asks Hank and the Nerdfighters to tell him plainly when he gets fat. (00:01:13)
- told · John's diet and weight loss after Henry's birth (2010) — John found a new first digit in his weight at the doctor a month ago and has lost 12 pounds in two weeks on a cleanse. (00:01:43)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters to tell him when he gets fat (2010) — reported back; last: closed, 2010-03-10
- John's diet and weight loss after Henry's birth (2010) — followed over 4 videos (2010); last: update, 2010-05-28
Mentioned
Central: Henry Green
Also: People: Amanda Bynes · Gwyneth Paltrow · Sarah Urist Green
Organizations: Twitter
Groups: Barenaked Ladies
Terms: nerdfighter · tiny chickens
Concepts: intuition
Characters: Black Santa
Products: My Little Pony
Only in the description or credits: Looking for Alaska (novel)
Later videos replying to this one
- 2010-02-24 · JOHN GREEN IS FAT. (John) — corrects (result on John asks Hank and Nerdfighters to tell him when he gets fat (2010)) — John reports Nerdfighters had in fact been telling him he was fat through the Facebook group 'John Green Is Fat'; he just wasn't listening. (00:00:58)