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At 11:35am on July 1, 2009, Koye Brown said…: I have a question for you John...What the heck is going on in Honduras?! I 'm so cunfused. What's the coup about? Do you think it's good or bad?

At 3:06am on July 1, 2009, Smith said…: and Gorilla Glue, yet I'm afraid I can't salvage them. A sad day for Nerdfighters everywhere.
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At 3:06am on July 1, 2009, Smith said…: My Nerd-glasses, which were once made ENTIRELY of awesome, are completely broken. They are now made of awesome and Gorilla Glue, yet I'm afraid I can't salvage them. A sad day for Nerdfighters everywhere. custom logo | stationery design & website design

At 11:12am on June 18, 2009, Sienna Elderly said…: So, knowing me someone's already said this, but...
Look! John has more fans than Hank!
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At 3:48pm on June 17, 2009, Mikey Girl said…: So! Some world suck was just brought to my attention and I thought I would share so maybe we could make more people aware. Have you heard about the Western Shoshone tribe and their battle with the U.S. Government over treaty land rights? I won't get into all the details but businesses are encroaching on their lands for gold mining, water pipelines and such. It's pretty heartbreaking.

At 7:28pm on June 15, 2009, Chelsea Kantor said…: Question Tuesday: was the image of the blown out candle on the cover of Looking for Alaska chosen in reference to the Buddhist idea of "nirvana" which translates to "blow out" as in "blow out the candle of suffering"?

At 2:42am on June 15, 2009, Innes French said…: A) Keep the beard. Unless the Yeti tells you not to. They know more about Hair than we ever can.

B) How do you know so much about Iran and other foreign nationalities' political systems? I always have to rely on other's summaries and reviews about such issues.

C) Saddest thing is when Leaders forget that they only have power because the Masses let them. If an entire country rose up in revolt, no government in the world would stand a chance, army or no. The only way leaders can rule safely is to rule sensitively, and to paraphrase Terry Pratchett, it's always better to take a smaller slice but to enlarge the cake than trying to steal the entire cake.

At 12:39am on June 12, 2009, ApplaudtheActor said…: http://www.fatsandwichcompany.com/Norman/index.html

You have not had a truly fat sandwich until you've mastered the Big Fat Ugly (which is the actual name of the sandwhich).
Real ingredients include:
2 Rolls
4 Cheeseburgers
Double Cheese steak
Gyro Meat
Grilled Chicken
Chicken Cheese steak
Bacon
Sausage
A Pork Roll
Mozzarella Sticks
A Chicken Finger
Chicken Nuggets
Mac and Cheese Bites
Some sort of Mushroom
Jalapeno Peppers
Pizza Bites
Onion Rings
Hashbrowns
American Cheese
Ketchup and Mayo.

It's about the size of a friggen football.

I officially challenge you, Hank, the Katherine, and the Yeti to much on this... "delicacy" at some point. That would be a friggen video.

At 9:08pm on June 9, 2009, gladi8r1 said…: Besides what was in the video,what all was in Australia that was DFTBA awesome?

At 11:29am on June 6, 2009, Carly said…: what is the name of the camera you have? and is it nice? im searching for a video camera and i want a nice one

At 10:26pm on June 3, 2009, Chelsea Kantor said…: Statement Wednesday (technically thursday): My Nerd-glasses, which were once made ENTIRELY of awesome, are completely broken. They are now made of awesome and Gorilla Glue, yet I'm afraid I can't salvage them. A sad day for Nerdfighters everywhere.

At 12:03pm on June 2, 2009, inkonpaperhero said…: Question Tuesday: Where the hell is your Sunday news video? It's already Tuesday.

At 5:53pm on May 29, 2009, GothhicGoddess said…: Question Tuesday: How often do you check your fanmail?

At 10:45am on May 29, 2009, secret aunt sandi - dftya said…: Question Tuesday: how often do you check for fanmail at Dutton Books?

At 3:18pm on May 27, 2009, luna(a.k.a- izzy brown) said…: cant believe i missed leakycon! i watched your video and i was very very sad.
i need to see a wrock concert!

At 1:37pm on May 27, 2009, Cait said…: Hey John, hope you're having a great day. We watched your Catcher in the Rye videos in my English class today... it was the strangest experience of my life. We finished Catcher in the Rye about a ago and I was waiting to watch your videos on it until I finished the book. I showed the videos to my English teacher, who then showed them to my class. It was like two worlds colliding today, but everyone liked you. YAY! =)

At 9:00pm on May 26, 2009, Patrick Quirk said…: Hi john my name is patrick I just started nerdfighters this year because of my other three awesome nerdfighting friends!! They talked day and night about hank and john green, I had no idea what it was and at first I drew to a conclusion that kept me away from it. But, over winter break last year nerdfighter hannah told me to go to this website. I was skeptical at first but as I wandered through the website I found that this wasn't just another facebook or myspace but a place where people could gather and plan. I loved that and as soon as I could I joined. I read all of your books ( except abundance of katherines I'm reading it in lit class now:-)) I watched all the videos but still I don't feel likeca true nerdfighter! I asked my other nerdfighter friends what I needed to know and understand about nerdfighters, they told me and I did it. Not to be serious or creepy or over kill nerdfighterishbut what can I do to get the feeling if a true nerdfighter? If you read this thanks and anyone else who wants to comment go ahead:-) I think you and hank are awesome and always will be!!!! Thanks:-)

At 3:38pm on May 26, 2009, Emily H said…: QUESTIONS... I have them.
1) Why is it that Yeti and you are not procreating?
2) Hank and you moved around a substantial amount, why is that?

At 11:02pm on May 24, 2009, President Clive-φ-Davidson said…: Yes, you received many a comment on this theme last year, well here it is again... Today is a very special day, it is the anniversary of many events:
The Ostankino Tower in Moscow caught fire for the second time.
The Celtic Football Club won the European Cup.
Bangladesh was hit by a freak storm, 10,000 people were killed.
Star Wars is released.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced his goal to put a "man on the moon".
An F5 tornado struck the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273.
The Battle of Dunkirk began in World War II.
Argentina's May Revolution happened on May 25th too.

Also, May 25th is important to Yugoslavians and Africans because it's Africa Day and The Day of Youth in Yugoslavia.

May 25th is also an important part of Nerd culture, here's the History of Nerd Pride Day:
Created in Spain as 'día del orgullo friki' literally: Day Of The Pride Nerd or Nerd Pride Day.
It's on may 25th to celebrate the premiere of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.
In 2006 the biggest celebration was in Madrid, with 200 nerds and a human pacman.
A Nerd Blood Donation campaign took place in 2007 along with several official gatherings and acts.
It was officially celebrated in America in 2008 , where it was heralded by numerous bloggers and Geek Pride Day comes to Ottawa, Canada, in 2009.

For those who have comprehended the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, today is important for them too. Here is a short passage taken from the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy on the subject of towels:

"A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to- hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a bush, but very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.

More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

Hence a phrase which has passed into hitchhiking slang, as in 'Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.' (Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy: really together guy; frood: really amazingly together guy.)

At 3:54am on May 23, 2009, Cazathrin said…: John!!

Cannot wait to meet you in Sydney on the third. My friend and I were totally excited about the fact that you might whip out your camera at some point and ask us to say "Good morning Hank!" Lol. If you haven't considered this already, PLEASE DO! <3

Hanging till the third.

DFTBA!
-Caz