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2014-06-17 · letter vlog · John · 2:46 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life (also: Sports) · mode: Personal update · tags: fundraising ask, timely hook, community lore

John updates his World Cup support auction for sarcoma research, then tells how he seriously injured his shoulder celebrating a FIFA goal, which makes him feel old and hope he can stay a Nerdfighter for life.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — World Cup support auction for sarcoma research: John switches from the US to Mexico; $1 donations matched with $3; over $55,000 raised

  • ★★★ John is auctioning his World Cup support for sarcoma research; as of Tuesday he is no longer for the United States but all in for Mexico. — 00:00:03 · United States
  • ★★★ John matches every $1 donated with $3; in total the fundraiser has raised more than $55,000 to fight sarcoma. — 00:00:12

00:00:19 — Why one arm: John, a retired semi-professional FIFA player, now plays for love; the money goes to fan-owned AFC Wimbledon

  • ★★ John jokingly calls himself a retired semi-professional FIFA player who earned ad revenue from YouTube FIFA videos and retired from the strain, now playing for love. (playful) — 00:00:23 · YouTube
  • ★★ John says all the money from his FIFA videos now goes to AFC Wimbledon, a real football club. — 00:00:42 · AFC Wimbledon
  • ★★ John says AFC Wimbledon is owned by its fans and was the first football club in England to come out against homophobia. — 00:00:42 · AFC Wimbledon, England

00:00:51 — Supporting his pixel team; celebrating a Wimbly Womblys goal with both arms and seriously injuring his shoulder

  • ★ John says that, not being very good at FIFA, he supports his pixel team by yelling at the screen, leaning, singing and celebrating their goals. (playful) — 00:00:51
  • ★★★ Celebrating a beautiful Wimbly Womblys goal, John shot his right arm in the air shouting 'AFC Wimbledon!' and seriously injured his shoulder. — 00:01:12 · AFC Wimbledon
  • ★★ John says how serious the shoulder injury is remains unclear while he waits for test results. — 00:01:40

00:01:54 — I am old: gray hair from promoting the TFiOS film; Hank will never be old; crisis about aging and wanting to be a Nerdfighter for life

  • ★★ John says the injury made him realize he is old; he got a lot of new gray hair during two months of promoting the TFiOS film. — 00:01:54 · The Fault in Our Stars (film)
  • ★★★ John has a little crisis about being old because he wants to be a Nerdfighter for the rest of his life, and hopes and thinks there are other old Nerdfighters. (hedged) — 00:02:23 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ John says mostly he hopes Nerdfighters can still be friends with him though he is old and shoulder-less. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:30 · Nerdfighteria

00:02:35 — Fundraiser link, Sports with John Twitter, sign-off

  • ★★ John points viewers again to the World Cup fundraiser link in the doobly-doo. — 00:02:35 · doobly-doo
  • ★ John invites viewers to follow the World Cup with him on his sports Twitter, @sportswithjohn. — 00:02:38 · Twitter

Humor (significant)

  • John explains why he retired from 'professional' FIFA playing. — 00:00:31

    “the physical and emotional strain had just gotten to be too much.”

  • Asked how one injures oneself playing a video game, John corrects the record. — 00:01:47

    “I injured myself celebrating my success playing a video game.”

  • John says Hank will never be old and describes him. — 00:02:08

    “You have the body of a man in his 30's, but the personality and face of an excited 9-year-old”

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Mentioned

Projects: Sports with John

Works: FIFA (video game series) · The Fault in Our Stars (film)

Organizations: AFC Wimbledon · Twitter · YouTube

Terms: doobly-doo

Concepts: homophobia · sarcoma

Places: England · Mexico · United States

Events: FIFA World Cup

Characters: AFC Wimbledon Wimbly Womblys

Only in the description or credits: Foundation to Decrease World Suck · HankGames

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