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Like many who are subscribed to the vlogbrothers , Hank and John Green, I like seeing their videos when they are both in them but also individually. This one I found particularly appealing and funny as John starts out describing their loss of a hotel room... This video is a bit shorter than most of their other Youtube videos but I was smiling all the way through. I'm pretty sure I would have the same reaction as John and Hank upon discovering that they had somehow been lodged in such stellar quarters. Just an amazing room. I loved the part where Hank is holding the Picasso print and John mentions that he is probably the first person to hold both a Picasso as well as a can of Pringles chips and Hank immediately exclaims "First!" Just in case you don't know why the brothers are on the road for their "Tour De Nerdfighters" which is currently crossing the U.S. (with stops in Canada) in support of John Green's latest bestselling book called The Fault in ...

Hank Green & John Green of the vlogbrothers debut Hank's Question Tuesday Yes, I'm a big-time geek who loves to watch both Hank Green and John Green's vlogbrothers channel. Individually they are great but when they get together those Green boys are hilarious. If you are unfamiliar with John & Hank Green's Youtube channel each brother uploads a new video in response to the other's. All contain intelligence, goofiness and intelligence. Yes I said intelligence twice because Green and Green (Green squared?) is exponentially better than most of the dreck that gets posted online. In this video, John drops in on Hank as he is filming his latest video and they answer some of the pressing questions posed by Nerdfighters, such as "Who would win between the two brothers in an arm wrestling match?" John previously stated that likely both would lose and that is pretty much what happens. Anyway, watch them as they debut a new segment called "Han...

One of the reasons I am subscribed to Hank and John Green of the vlogbrothers is precisely because of this video by Hank. He mentioned in his last video that he was going to do one about the Webb Telescope which I was not aware of and I for one thank Hank for bringing some interesting scientific news told in a humorous and informative manner into my inbox. If you are unawares of why there is excitement about this program, watch the video: I follow Hank on Twitter (he's @hankgreen ) and he mentioned that NASA had tweeted his video about their telescope, which is pretty cool. Hank gets some serious nerd street cred for that, that's for sure. This thing gives me serious nerd wood I agree one hundred percent with Hank's assessment that we need to focus on that which is awesome and not just that which is categorized as "suck". His idea about the two soccer (football to those outside North America) teams guarding their own net and at the end of the game celebra...

I like this one. I found it attached to the latest video by MysteryGuitarMan and thought I would check it out based on the title. That's one of the best ways to find interesting stuff on Youtube - click on videos that look interesting or have odd titles. It is from TheHumanBanana , a youtuber I hadn't seen before. Take a look: Apparently, TheHumanBanana is a banana (duh) and he simply answers 100 questions as quickly as possible. He got his inspration from Charlie McDonnell ( charlieissocoollike ) who did his video last April. Charlie actually kicked some butt in his video, answering 148 questions in two minutes, 25 seconds. But, as Charlie says in the video, he got the video idea from John Green of the vlogbrothers who made a video answering 100 questions as follows: And now here's your challenge: Can you make a video for Youtube answering 100 questions or maybe beat Charlie's record of 148 in 2:25? If you do make one, let me know here at Bradshaw's ...

Sometimes it seems I am the last one to find great videos it seems as the following video by George Watsky (aka gwatsky ) somehow slips past me. If you don't know who Watsky is, he's known more for his poems than rapping, but you wouldn't know it from this video. This kid is FAST! Listen to his flow: You go gay baby! I've been watching this over and over and yes I have tried to say it just like he does and failing miserably. How did I find out about this video? I was watching the latest from Hank Green of the vlogbrothers who made a valient attempt to copy Watsky's style (and did a fair job) but couldn't keep up. One think about Hank and his brother John is that they do highlight some cool stuff in their vlogs and who knows when I would have stumbled across Watsky's epic little clip? If you like poetry (or more specifically slam poetry) check out his channel. Here's the video by the vlogbrothers that tipped me off to George's video. In Hank...

I don't know if kevjumba is actually a heterosexual bear wrestler or not, but his request in his last video that all his fans Google that phrase seems to have paid off for him quite nicely lol. As you can see in the screen shot opposite, it looks like Google Trends shows that Kevjumba may be the very epitome of machismo as his question is numero uno. If you haven't watched his video, you can find it below. It seems that Kev was suffering under a common affliction for those in the public in that when you ask "Is so-and-so" it seems most people are asking about their sexuality and Kev was being Googled to see if he was gay or not. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but he obviously would prefer that the 1st question that sprang to mind when his name is mentioned is something, a little more macho. So he asked that his viewers enter the question: "Is Kevjumba a heterosexual bear wrestler." And it looks like it worked lol. Actually I was watchi...

Is Lady Gaga A Man? Do you really care? I heard all the rumors that were circulating when a video showing what appeared to be Lady Gaga's "accessories" surfaced on Youtube a while back and there were all sorts of questions if maybe Lady Gaga was actually male or a transvestite or whatever. I quickly became bored with the question because I (gasp) don't give a hoot about Lady Gaga. But here comes Hank Green from the Vlogbrothers testing out Google's intuitive system by typing just the word "is" and finds one of the collective conumdrums facing the world is Lady Gaga's sexuality. Like I said, I don't care about Lady Gaga and mostly pass on her music and disregard her "shocking behaviour" because I see it as simply a promotional gimmick. What I thought was funny was Hank doing what we all do, and seeing what's being said and asked about people we know and Hank finds that people are interested in his brother John and that there a...

Just in case you didn't know, John Green of the Vlogbrothers is a best-selling author when he's not uploading great videos with his brother Hank. Check it out on John Green 's Amazon author page if you want to see more of his writing. In this video, John reads one page from his "zombie apocolypse novella": I'm not sure about other zombie apocolypse literature (other than the Walking Dead graphic novels and television series), but I liked John's one-page treatise with his character trying to be a rebel and "rowing against the current" and not become "z-eed up". If you are a fan of the vlogbrothers you know that John sometimes reads passages of his books like this and I for one like his writing style. I may have to turn in my membership to Nerdfighters, but I haven't had a chance to read any of his books yet, but I like what he writes. The cool thing is that you can be the proud owner of the only copy of something that John...

Yes, it's Hank and John Green together in one video which you you don't see everyday. And the Vlogbrothers have some announcements to share with the nerdfighters. The Green brothers have 3 announcements: Project For Awesome, Moon Pasta, and DFTBA shirts at a discount. The big announcement would have to be the 2010 Project For Awesome, which will be held December 17, 2010 where the Youtube communities come together to rate, favorite and comment about videos uploaded about various charities they like (I liked John's video last year where he announced the 2009 P4A which also was about his " malaria-hating unborn child " who turned out to be little Henry). The moon pasta debate was pretty much answered in the comments for the video with lots of debate back and forth about thrust and gravitational pull and the caloric count of a fully grown angus beef cow vs the nutritional content in a serving of pasta (space pasta or the earthbound variety). You will need to...

Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers comes up with another great song with his "This Is Not Harry Potter" and though the video screams MysteryGuitarMan at the start when he uses the book as a musical prop. I always look forward to Hank's highly original songs and he doesn't disappoint with this one either. Some of his viewers may disagree with his assessment of the Harry Potter books being among the highest quality, but they can't say Hank doesn't do interesting songs. And I liked that he worked his brother John's books in there too. The only thing missing was some sing-a-ma-jigs. Hank also mentioned that he has a new channel called hankgames which will appeal to all the Nerdfighters who are diehard gamers. He has only 3 videos up so far but it is funny hearing Hank's clumsy play-by-play as he relearns the game Assassin's Creed and complains about the slow uploading speed etc. If you are a gamer (and especially if you haven't played the gam...

I always look forward to seeing the latest video from John or Hank Green of the vlogbrothers because I feel that I can feel my IQ increasing with each video I watch (of course I also watch Smosh , so it kinda evens out) but usually Hank or John have something interesting to tell us in that mile-a-minute style of theirs. Today it's John's turn. The first thing John tells us about is this cool app set up by the New York Times newspaper (you remember newspapers right? Ink printed on thinly sliced trees?) that allows you, yes YOU, to take a stab at fixing the deficit. Many people won't follow the link and even give it a try, but maybe by doing so you can gain some understanding about how the budget actually is put together and where all those tax dollars get sucked away to. Here's the webpage: Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget . Go ahead and give it a shot. You can't possibly screw up the budget any worse than the politicians and special interest groups do. The s...

If you have ever wondered what impact the French Revolution has had and why there is a need to learn about history from such a bygone era as France in the late 1700s, you should watch these videos by John Green of the Vlogbrothers . Personally, I love history both ancient and of a more recent date and has been avidly interested in the Napoleonic era for as long as I can remember. Author John Green provides just about all you need to know about the Revolution in three quick videos and in a humorous way. This is actually a four part series and the 4th and final video will be linked to when it is uploaded. Part One: Pre-Revolutionary France This video gives us a view of what life was like for various sectors of the French population and the causes that led up to the Revolution. the main points covered are: - the convocation of the estates general - the rise of the third estate - the formation of the National Assembly - the tennis court oath at Versaille - the storming of the B...

I've been wondering about those missing clocks as well that used to be behind Philip DeFranco but are now gone. But Rebecca from Miami voiced my own concern in Phil's latest Vloggity and here's what he had to say: I can understand about the sudden disappearance of the clocks. seeing a bunch of clocks with their times all off sorta gets my goat too, although I do see Phil being perturbed and finally snapping and going all Godzilla on them (at least that's how I picture their fate). What I did like about the video was the little "DFTBA" floating about his head, so big nerd points for that. In case you're wondering "what the heck does DFTBA mean?", well, DFTBA is a call to action that I first noticed while watching the Vlogbrothers (Hank & John Green) who routinely exhort their Youtube viewers (called Nerdfighters) to "Don't Forget To Be Awesome" and Phil must have it on the white board just for that purpose. But I have t...

The tabulations are done, and the results are in. According to Rhett&Link 's website, the winners are: Team Beard! Congrats to Wheezy Waiter and his team of beardlovers who dethroned last year's champs, Shay Carl and the Shaytards Rebellionites. It turned out to be super-close. According to Rhett&Link, the number of Supernotes submitted by Team Beard was 18 less than Shay's team, although Wheezy's bunch won by a fair margin. Below are the full results: Rank Team 1 WheezyWaiter (Team Beard) 2 ShayCarl (ShayTard Rebellionites) 3 Shane Dawson (Team Shane) 4 LiveLavaLive (Project LavaNote) 5 MysteryGuitarMan (Team MGM) 6 Meekakitty (Team Stache) 7 VlogBrothers (Team Nerd) ) 8 iJustine (Team iJ) 9 RhettandLink (Team Mythical Beast) 10 Smosh (Team Smosh) 11 Charles & Alli (Team CTFxC) 12 DeStorm (Team DeStorm) 13 David Choi (Team D-Choi) 14 Brittani Louise Taylor (Team BLT) 15 WhatTheBuck?! (Team Buck) So ends the 2010 Supernote Contest - a big congrats ...

Doesn't it always seem that even with people who are successful in one area, such as acting, or professional sports, they always seem to harbour a secret desire to be a rock star? It seems like John Green of the vlogbrothers is no exception. John is of course, a published author and you can find his books over at Amazon. Here's a link to his author page: John Green books . But it also seems that John is a teensy bit jealous of his brother Hank's success as a musician and wants to join Hank's band. Take a look: Now, although I think John is highly talented (and who wouldn't want a Singamajig player in their band), I dunno if I could see Bono and the U2 boys with a Singamajig solo. I'm not saying John doesn't have massive skills, and would probably be a welcome addition to Hank's band, but I'll have to see any finished product before passing judgement. John mentioned Hank's latest song (see my post: Hank Green's Strange Charm: A Song Ab...

One thing you have to say about the vlogbrothers is that they do make science and other nerdy stuff seem interesting. In this clip, Hank Green has put together a catchy song about what quarks are and their place in the universe, which is no mean feat. And if you don't know who "the vlogbrothers" are, they are brothers Hank & John Green, who have been vlogging to each other on alternative days for at least 2 years. They were instrumental in putting together the recent VidCon online media conference held in Los Angeles during the summer of 2010 that brother hundreds of youtubers (probably thousands actually), and it looks like there may be another one coming up in 2011.

Like John Green of the Vlogbrothers says, the top three videos on their channel have a common thread running through them - namely a reference to giraffe sex. I know they do cover many varied and interesting topics, but, um, giraffe sex? At least 3 times? and now one completely about their mating habits? Okay then. Yes, giraffes have sex. And they are very, very promiscuous - apparently not caring too much about the gender of their partners. I think it may be their long necks and poor eyesight "That's a girl giraffe isn't it? Well, let's find out, shall we?" I do like Hank Green's giraffe t-shirt design. If you want to order one of those t-shirts, you need to go to DFTBA.com (you don't know what DFTBA means? It's "Don't Forget To Be Awesome" of course). As far as the topic of giraffe sex goes, I think I have all I need to ever know, thanks John. Hopefully I will be able to get the images out of my head. What I did really lik...

This is so cool! John Green of the vlogbrothers does some "positive pranking" by leaving Tootsie Pops in people's mailboxes as a sort of "reverse prank". John Green and his brother Hank upload videos to each other every other day to Youtube that get tons of views (almost 94 million to date). John does this in order to lower the problem of worldsuck just a little bit more. His call to action to the Nerdfighters, is for the people who follow the vlogbrothers who are all for awesome. You can check them out at the Nerdfighters blog. Here's John's note: "Hello! Your home has been TP'ed, which--for today, at least--means that it has been Tootsie Popped. These Tootsie Pops are your for the licking (and/or biting) not as a part of some marketing campaign but because of an initiative called Positive Pranking started by the author Amy Krouse Ronsethal with the help of the nerdfighters, an Internet-based community of people who seek to decrease the...

Okay, I am sort of dreading this video from the vlogbrothers as Hank Green, as a stated punishment is required to do a YouTube makeup tutorial. Yup, full on makup for Hank. First there's the prep work - shaving and preparing his canvas for the application of the make-up. Lol, at "So I'm going to start with my foundation..." I don't know how he kept a straight face. "What I'm going for is a district 12, smoky but sultry look." I'm going to include links to makeup on Amazon in case you want to capture the "Hank Green Signature Look". He starts with silver shimmer eye shadow I think the stuff he mentions next is Maybelline New York eye shadow , but I'm not 100 percent sure lol. All I can say is Wow, Hank is one fugly looking woman lol. But he did go through with this and you sorta gotta respect that. But of course, if you are more interested in the books he mentioned in this video than the, ahem, makeup tips, he talked about t...

Thank you John Green. And I agree, can we move on people? If you've watched the video you have seen as John Green of the vlogbrothers hopefully puts to rest the arguement being put forward by many ardent rightwing types that somehow Barack Obama is a muslim. It goes hand in hand with that other red herring floated by Obama's opponents that he wasn't born in the U.S. It's all a bunch of political claptrap designed to distract voters from the real issues and paint the president in a negative light. As shown, Obama does not follow even the basic tenents of the muslim faith but somehow by continuously bringing up this stupid arguement again and again, the media has convinced 20 per cent of Americans that Obama is a follower of Mohammed. I'm not saying that a portion of the American public are dullards who are easily swayed when politicians prey on their emotional responses to the crap they are being spoon fed. Obviously there are intelligent people and political sa...