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Hank and John Reunited WITH RAX

2024-04-09 · Q&A · John, Hank · 5:53 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Philosophy & meaning, Books & writing) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: recurring series, on location, guest or collab, community lore, song or performance, self promotion

Having finally been to Rax together for the Project for Awesome perk, John and Hank answer a few viewer questions from their road trip: their Rax orders and verdict, why they play no music, a joke about a roadside sign for Zeus, and where the Turtles All the Way Down film will stream.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — The brothers have been to Rax; the P4A perk is coming; the five-hour road trip

  • ★★★ John and Hank say they have just been to Rax together. — 00:00:00 · Hank Green
  • ★★ John says viewers who got the Project for Awesome Rax perk will receive it soon. — 00:00:00 · Project for Awesome
  • ★★ John says the road trip to Rax took five hours instead of four because he drove 30 minutes in the wrong direction, which he admits he does. (playful) — 00:00:00

00:00:29 — Metamucil, Question Tuesday set-up, John's lane choice, car karaoke with a Rax parody

  • ★ Hank: Riffing on regularity, Hank shouts out Metamucil; John retorts not until it gives Hank another brand deal. (playful) — 00:00:29
  • ★ Teased by Hank for driving in the bumpier lane, John says he sees no need to pass because the other lane speeds and he is a speed limit guy, which Hank confirms. (playful) — 00:00:58
  • ★★ both: Asked by a viewer for car karaoke, the brothers sing an a cappella Rax parody of a Fastball song about Hank going to Rax for roast beef. (playful) — 00:00:58

00:02:16 — Questions: Taskmaster, the Rax order and verdict, why no music

  • ★ Asked which brother is the Taskmaster and which is Alex Horne, John says he thinks he is the Taskmaster. (playful) — 00:02:16
  • ★★ John says they got four sandwiches: his childhood Rax order, the Big Boy (a big roast beef), and three for Hank: a roast beef, a beef and cheddar, and a hoagie-like roast beef with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. — 00:02:16 · Hank Green
  • ★★ John thought the standard roast beef sandwich was the best. — 00:02:53
  • ★★ John says he went into Rax with low expectations and they were exceeded. — 00:02:53
  • ★★ both: Though they drove past about five fast-food restaurants, including an Arby's, to get there, the Rax was not not busy: people were going, with a line of cars at the drive-thru. — 00:02:53
  • ★★ both: Asked who picks the music, they say they play none, only singing Rax parodies, because they rarely get to hang out in person and are just chatting. — 00:03:22

00:03:51 — Renting a roadside sign for Zeus; impersonating Zeus demanding goats

  • ★★ Passing a sign for rent, John wants to rent it and replace its Jesus messaging with a pitch for the other gods, such as Zeus, American Gods style. (joke) — 00:03:51 · United States
  • ★ both: The brothers impersonate Zeus demanding devotion and goats, then doubt Zeus would be pleased with the impersonation. (joke) — 00:04:28

00:04:57 — Where and when the Turtles All the Way Down film streams; sign-off

  • ★★★ Answering viewers, John says the Turtles All the Way Down film will stream on Max in the UK, the Netherlands and other listed places, out May 2 in most places including the US. — 00:04:57 · United Kingdom, United States
  • ★★ John says the movie is so good; nobody paid him to say so, and they can't, which is part of why he took the deal he took. — 00:05:23

Humor (significant)

  • John admits he added an hour to the Rax road trip by driving 30 minutes the wrong way. — 00:00:00

    “I'd like to say that's the kind of thing I don't do regularly, but in fact, it's the kind of thing I do.”

  • Riffing on doing things regularly, Hank pivots to a shout-out for Metamucil. — 00:00:29

    “Speaking of doo-dooing regularly, Metamucil!”

  • Wanting to rent a roadside sign to counter its Jesus messaging, John proposes promoting Zeus instead. — 00:03:51

    “I would have a sign that was like, Zeus, follow him.”

  • The brothers impersonate Zeus as a god who mainly wants goats. — 00:04:28

    “I don't feel good until I have a goat.”

  • Hank wonders whether Zeus might be steering him from under a hat, Ratatouille-style. — 00:05:23

    “If I got Ratatouille'd, maybe Zeus under that hat.”

  • After Hank burps, John ends with a Rax version of the sign-off, as said in his hometown. — 00:05:23

    “Don't forget to burp up Rax.”

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Mentioned

Central: Rax Restaurants · Turtles All the Way Down (film)

Also: People: Alex Horne

Projects: Project for Awesome

Works: American Gods · Ratatouille · Taskmaster

Organizations: Arby's · Max

Groups: Fastball

Rituals: Question Tuesday

Concepts: Fast food

Places: Indiana · Netherlands · United Kingdom · United States

Products: Metamucil

Myths: Jesus · Zeus

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