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HANKO DE MAYO!!!!11!!

2010-05-05 · compilation · John, Molly Lewis, Mike Lombardo, Hank Green (quoted), a guest · 11:54 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: calendar ritual, community lore, song or performance, guest or collab, self promotion

John presents Nerdfighteria's present for Hank's 30th birthday (Hanko de Mayo): more than 10,000 plants and trees planted on six continents, shown in a montage of Nerdfighters' clips set to three DFTBA Records songs.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Planting clip and birthday chorus; John greets Hank on Hanko de Mayo, his 30th birthday: the corndog shirt, and because Hank likes oxygen, 10,000+ plants and trees planted on six continents, including wildflowers from John's son

  • ★★ John wishes Hank a happy 30th birthday on Hanko de Mayo, which he calls the most wonderful day of the year. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Hank Green
  • ★★ John says Hank is hard to shop for; Nerdfighteria got him the corndog shirt but felt it was not enough. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Hank Green, Nerdfighteria, corndog shirt
  • ★★★ John says that, because Hank likes oxygen, Nerdfighteria planted more than 10,000 plants and trees for him on six continents to raise the world's oxygenation. (playful) — 00:00:36 · Nerdfighteria, Hank Green
  • ★★ John says even his son got in on the act, planting Indiana native wildflowers for Hank. (playful) — 00:00:36 · Henry Green
  • ★★ John invites Hank to meet some of the thousands of 'Hank trees and Hank plants' that his awesome inspired Nerdfighters to plant. — 00:00:36 · Hank Green, Nerdfighteria

00:01:02 — Molly Lewis's song 'My Hope' (hoping your old Myspace embarrasses your children) over Nerdfighters' planting footage; a Nerdfighter plants shoes for shoe trees

  • ★★ Molly Lewis: In her song 'My Hope', Molly Lewis hopes people's old Myspace pages stay up long enough for their children to find and be embarrassed by them. (playful) — 00:01:31

00:04:41 — Nerdfighters present their Hank trees and Hank plants: a topsy-turvy tomato plant, purple flowers in a hanging basket, 'nerdy' flowers

  • ★★ a guest: Nerdfighters show what they planted for Hank: a version of the topsy-turvy tomato plant, purple flowers in a hanging basket, flowers as nerdy as possible. — 00:04:41

00:05:07 — Hank's song 'Nerdfighteria Island' over planting footage

  • ★★ Hank Green (quoted): Hank's song 'Nerdfighteria Island' imagines John and Hank waking on an island that is like the internet in 3D, full of nerdy friends making videos. (playful) — 00:05:07

00:07:44 — More Nerdfighter clips: parsley on a head, plants named Hank plants, 'DFTBA', VidCon jugglers, tomato plants for oxygen, a tree

  • ★★ a guest: More Nerdfighters show their plants: parsley planted on a head, plants to be named Hank plants, three tomato plants to raise oxygen levels, a tree, begonias. — 00:07:44
  • ★ a guest: Self-described jugglers and sword swallowers for VidCon wish Hank a happy birthday. (playful) — 00:07:44 · VidCon

00:08:27 — Mike Lombardo's song 'You Should Know', written for Hank's birthday, over planting footage

  • ★★ Mike Lombardo's song 'You Should Know' tells Hank how much these people care, that this is just the beginning, and that they will be standing there for him. — 00:08:55 · Hank Green

00:11:06 — Closing clips: plants named Hank, peas, a gift for Hank's hug bucket, Nerdfighter sign helpers, 'Hank is my hero!'

  • ★ a guest: Closing clips: more plants named Hank, peas, a gift 'for your hug bucket', Nerdfighter sign helpers and 'Hank is my hero!'. — 00:11:06 · hug bucket

In the description and comments

  • ★★ The description credits the three songs and says Mike Lombardo wrote 'You Should Know' for Hank's birthday. — video description
  • ★ The description says all three artists are on DFTBA Records, the label Hank co-founded, and asks viewers to support them at dftba.com. — video description · DFTBA Records

Humor (significant)

  • Nerdfighteria agonized over what to get Hank, who is hard to shop for, for his 30th birthday. — 00:00:36

    “You like oxygen.”

  • Molly Lewis imagines children finding their parents' compromising old Myspace photos. — 00:02:36

    “They'll ask, did grandpa not give you enough attention?”

  • A Nerdfighter plants a pair of shoes, hoping to get shoe trees. — 00:03:45

    “God, I hope they're Doc Martens.”

  • Hank's song lists what happens on Nerdfighteria Island. — 00:05:36

    “And giraffes who like giraffes”

  • On the island, Hank sings about the foods he would rather eat. — 00:06:21

    “God, I love smoothies made of meat.”

  • A Nerdfighter knows Hank likes useful plants. — 00:07:44

    “so I planted some parsley and put it on my head.”

  • A Nerdfighter hands over a birthday gift. — 00:11:06

    “This is for your hug bucket.”

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Mentioned

Central: Hanko de Mayo · My Hope · Nerdfighteria Island · You Should Know

Also: corndog shirt · Dr. Martens · Henry Green · hug bucket · Myspace · Nerdfighter gang sign · oxygen · VidCon

Taking part: Mike Lombardo · Molly Lewis

Only in the description or credits: DFTBA Records

Also centred on Hanko de Mayo: Important (Temporary) Video · The Insurrection of Subjugated Knowledges · Meeting Greg Mortenson · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! · It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!!

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