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Happy Birthday To Me!

2011-05-06 · letter vlog · Hank · 3:28 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) · mode: Personal update · tags: calendar ritual, community lore, punishment or challenge

The day after his birthday Hank recounts it: Helen Hunt tweeted that she had seen his videos, the IRS says he owes 2009 taxes, and Nerdfighters sent a box of gifts. The Helen Hunt news and John's missed Wednesday video mean three punishments are now owed.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Birthday recap: Jayne and anglerfish hats, Helen Hunt's tweet, Henry, Nerdfighter videos; IRS letter about 2009 taxes

  • ★★★ Hank reports that on his birthday (5 May 2011) Helen Hunt tweeted at him that she had seen his videos. — 00:00:09 · Twitter
  • ★★ Hank got a letter from the IRS saying he underpaid his 2009 taxes and owes a lot of money; he doesn't know whether to believe it. (hedged) — 00:00:28

00:00:43 — Box of Nerdfighter gifts: duct-tape items, Portal-themed card, Humpy Hank card, $5 origami star; Katherine's They Might Be Giants fan-club membership; thanks to John; sign-off

  • ★★★ A FedEx box arrived full of birthday gifts from Nerdfighters, including his Jayne hat, a taco dinner kit, duct-tape crafts and cards. — 00:00:43 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank calls a viewer-made 'Humpy Hank' birthday card, whose figure can hump different things at different speeds, the best birthday card of all time. (playful) — 00:01:44 · Hank Green
  • ★★ Hank will turn five dollars folded into an origami star into a Christmas ornament and donate five other dollars to charity for the sender. — 00:02:06
  • ★★ Katherine gave Hank a membership in the They Might Be Giants fan club. — 00:02:28 · Katherine Green

00:02:43 — End screen: three punishments owed (John missing Wednesday, Helen Hunt seeing the video); asks for punishment ideas

  • ★★★ Hank says that after a punishment drought three punishments are now owed: one for John not posting on Wednesday, and two (one per brother) for Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to see the Helen Hunt video. — 00:02:43 · Punishment, John Green
  • ★★★ Hank asks viewers to post punishment ideas in the comments and thumb up the ones they like. — 00:03:05 · Punishment

Humor (significant)

  • Hank reports Helen Hunt tweeted that she had seen his videos, and adds... — 00:00:17

    “the restraining order that she's sending at me is decorated with little flowers and smiley faces”

  • Hank demonstrates the Humpy Hank card, making the figure hump Minecraft before settling on other targets. — 00:01:52

    “Today I wanna hump a peep. Hump the peep!”

  • Hank asks for punishment ideas and starts to say the brothers look forward to them. — 00:03:19

    “we're looking forward to having you punish - no we're not”

Threads in this video

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Mentioned

Central: Helen Hunt (actor) · Punishment

Also: People: Henry Green · Katherine Green

Works: Minecraft · Portal (video game)

Organizations: Internal Revenue Service · Twitter

Groups: They Might Be Giants

Terms: DFTBA

Characters: Jayne Cobb

Products: Peeps

Also centred on Helen Hunt (actor): September 27th: Bionic Woman v. Helen Hunt on PCP · A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT · Chemo Cow Body Odor YouTube Helen Hunt Commute

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