A PIZZAMAS MIRACLE

2016-11-08 · letter vlog · John · 3:04 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, US politics & society) · mode: Personal update · tags: timely hook, calendar ritual, self promotion, civic or action cta, community lore, on location

On Election Day 2016, during Pizzamas, John reveals his returning Pizza John mustache, plugs the limited Pizza John merch, visits the Indianapolis factory making Pizza John pajamas, urges eligible Americans to vote, and votes himself, admitting he is nervous.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — It's Pizzamas; Hank is on paternity leave but uploaded a video with dancing

• ★★ John says it is Pizzamas, when every year they make vlogbrothers videos every weekday for two weeks. — 00:00:07 · Pizzamas, Vlogbrothers
• ★★ John jokes that Hank scheduled his child's arrival poorly and is on paternity leave, but managed to upload a video during his leave, with dancing in it. (playful) — 00:00:11 · Hank Green

00:00:29 — Hank's best-dancer title, the Pizzamas-miracle mustache, and the limited Pizza John merch

• ★ John says Hank was named Winter Park High School's Best Dancer in 1998. — 00:00:29 · Hank Green
• ★★ John declares a Pizzamas miracle as his mustache returns; he cut himself shaving and grew a beard for two months for the joke. (playful) — 00:00:35 · Pizzamas
• ★ John says the Pizza John story is too complicated to explain to new Nerdfighters, but Hank made a video with the highlights a while back. — 00:00:46 · Pizza John, Nerdfighteria
• ★★★ John says each year brings limited-edition Pizza John merch (this year (2016) a LaCroix Pizza John, a hoodie, shirts by Hank's favourite designers) at DFTBA.com, available only during Pizzamas. — 00:00:52 · Pizza John, DFTBA Records, Pizzamas

00:01:21 — Pizza John PJs made in Indianapolis: the mustache-pun coffee story and the visit to Krazy Klothes

• ★★ John shows the Pizza John pajamas being made in Indianapolis at Krazy Klothes: the fabric is imprinted with his face by machine, and every pair is cut and sewn by hand. — 00:01:29 · Pizza John, Indianapolis

00:02:16 — Election Day: John asks Americans to vote, votes, and admits he is nervous

• ★★★ John asks eligible American voters to look up their polling place in the doobly-doo, check youtube.com/howtovoteineverystate for what to bring, and go vote. — 00:02:27 · How to Vote in Every State, doobly-doo
• ★★ John goes to his polling place, having texted himself his sample ballot, and votes. — 00:02:43 · United States presidential election
• ★★ On Election Day John admits he is nervous, first 'a little bit', then 'a lot bit'. — 00:02:52 · United States presidential election

Humor (significant)

• John blames Hank for scheduling his baby's arrival during Pizzamas — 00:00:14

  “Oh, apparently you can’t schedule the arrival of a child.”

• John's beard vanishes mid-sentence — 00:00:35

  “It’s a Pizzamas miracle!”

• John on how he looks with this year's mustache — 00:01:12

  “I look like a 39-year-old man impersonating a nine-year-old impersonating a police officer.”

• John orders coffee while wearing his mustache — 00:01:47

  “I mustache you if you would like room for cream”

Threads in this video

• milestone · Pizzamas 2016 edition — John says it is Pizzamas, when every year they make vlogbrothers videos every weekday for two weeks. (00:00:07)
• update · Hank's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts standing in (2016) — John jokes that Hank scheduled his child's arrival poorly and is on paternity leave, but managed to upload a video during his leave, with dancing in it. (00:00:11)
• callback · John's Pizza John mustache, worn on camera as a recurring bit (2011) — John declares a Pizzamas miracle as his mustache returns; he cut himself shaving and grew a beard for two months for the joke. (00:00:35)
• reminder · Hank asks viewers to use their state's How to Vote in Every State video to register, get a sample ballot and vote (2016) — John asks eligible American voters to look up their polling place in the doobly-doo, check youtube.com/howtovoteineverystate for what to bring, and go vote. (00:02:27)
• reminder · John asks eligible US voters to vote in the 2016 election (2016) — John asks eligible American voters to look up their polling place in the doobly-doo, check youtube.com/howtovoteineverystate for what to bring, and go vote. (00:02:27)
• asked · John asks viewers to buy Pizzamas 2016 merch at DFTBA.com before Pizzamas ends (2016) — John says each year brings limited-edition Pizza John merch (this year (2016) a LaCroix Pizza John, a hoodie, shirts by Hank's favourite designers) at DFTBA.com, available only during Pizzamas. (00:00:52)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• John asks viewers to buy Pizzamas 2016 merch at DFTBA.com before Pizzamas ends (2016) — promotion (not a request); last: reminder, 2016-11-18
• Pizzamas 2016 edition — past edition (2016); last: milestone, 2016-11-15
• Hank's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts standing in (2016) — followed over 16 videos (2016); last: update, 2016-12-23

Mentioned

Central: moustache · Pizza John · Pizzamas

Also: DFTBA Records · doobly-doo · How to Vote in Every State · Indianapolis · Krazy Klothes · United States presidential election · Winter Park High School

Also centred on moustache: THE REVEAL

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