October 29th: It Just Isn't Fair

[commenter2498]

THIS IS THE BEST JOHN GREEN BOOK EVER.

[nerdfighteralvin]

Alvin...?

..me?



[mthsbandrocks]

That story was so sad though! D:

[brooklyntakemein94]

you just trying to be cool!

[Mareepify]

I stood there for 5 min.

OMG LOL

[Jangarnet01]

so mature at such a young age

[vidkid42]

LOL to the about the author!!

[ab8186]

stunned

[chexmixultimate]

HI VERNE

OMG HIIIII

[azerskater]

Ahhh, the office is on in the background. Such an awesome show.

[Lelouch911]

I hear The Office theme in the background, do you?

[neverelle]

Oh my god, so adorable. I just nerd-died.

[ChelsieOliviaa]

Kajillion points of awesome for Office theme song. This was adorable. xD

[msamymcentee]

I watch this when i am tired/sad/annoyed/bored.

It never gets old.

[GIRfan4]

John gained 1000 cute points for this.

[jagiwar]

"To this day, he is still my best friend, and I still don't know how his father died." Classic John Green ambiguity imbibed ending.

[poentasticgurl]

2:06 office theme song <3

[dannerzme]

@poentasticgurl haha! I finally heard it! thanks!

[clowchocolate]

is that 30 rock i hear in the background?

[dannerzme]

all i have to say is "awwwwwwwwwwwww." that book is sooo cute! haha!

[Tawnyfur]

That was seriously an incredible story for an eight-year-old. I can't believe little John Green was able to imagine someone's father dying and publish it in a book.

Nerdfighter from birth, indeed.

[steampunkfangirl]

that book is brilliant. it doen't even sound like a child wrote it. it sounds like an adult who tried to write like a child, in the same way that adult stick figure drawings differ from children's ones.

john, id write DFTBA, but that seems a little unnessecary, since that's not really possible. all i can say is TYFBA- thank you for being awesome :)

[trinidarlingg]

Did anyone else hear the "The Office" theme song in the background?

[BethTheBubblyGirl]

THAT'S ADORABLE!

Oh my gosh, why are you two so adorable?

[mevexatpede]

"You wanna play?"



[tigerlily003]

@mevexatpede Sure, let's get a ball!

[webmaster8040]

but now i really really really want to see the other 4...

[SasukeisAwesome]

That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on Vlogbrothers. And that is SAYING SOMETHING.

[MustBeAWeasley]

Can anyone else hear The Office theme song in the background?

[Its4Olive]

this is so adorable :3

[MsCoolperson1234]

i think i broke a few ribs laughing

[waverlybandgeek]

has anyone called that number?

[bwink239]

You can tell that the characters in the book are all poor because there is a distinct lack of stairs!!!

[muffin2413]

The "about the author" page though... XD

[gawmovies]

My first book... was about a magical golden toilet seat.

It was magical, so it had to be golden aswell.

[kmarygxc]

I snorted multiple time while watching this.

[Phiichen]

"you know, it is very windy. it is also very beautiful."

[hpfan0926artlover]

does anyone else hear the office theme music or is it just me ?

[mollielie]

I laughed so hard I almost split the stitches in my mouth. Thanks, Tumblr, for bringing me back to this.

[TookItHomeToJenny]

My Gosh he was much smater then I am now!!!

[KunoichiN3rd]

Every time I watch this, I really wanna sing Florence + The Machine's "The Dog Days Are Over" except with "My mourn days are over" substituted in. :p

[10z8935]

This is Vern.

Vern is a dog.

[cocajola23]

I like how the theme song from The Office was playing in the background.

[LillianMoon]

I remember my first book. It was called "The Drowning Clefairy." Uh, yeah.

[AlyssaMarie508]

Aw, John was a little author, with the author bio in the back of his book and everything. That is the cutest thing ever!

[caraline24]

"My mourn days are over" Oh John, You were an adorable kid! I live you so much! XD

[OrangeCowProduction]

...that ball looked like a bomb xD

[jaffajaf]

oh... *tear*, the most adorable thing I have ever seen

[mkellars]

My favorite part was "Stunned."

[singlexfilexisxlove]

NERDFIGHTER FROM BIRTH

[RingMasterAlex]

Has anyone tried calling that number?

[squidsquidx]

OFFICE THEME IN THE BACKGROUND.

[KatamabobMcKobble]

That's adorable... And surprisingly amazing for an 8 year old...

[raeilyg]

Looks like Looking For Alaska just got bumped down to second favorite John Green book.

[Friends4LIfe121995]

i can hear the office theme song in the back ground!!!!!

[bamf27]

Oh man! I hear the Office theme song in the background, lol.

[markisonlin3]

I have watched all the vlogbrothers videos and I have decided this one is my favorite. 

[alicia0950]

Hahahaha! This is possibly my favorite brotherhood 2.0 video ever.

[ihearttheplanet]

Oh lord words cannot describe how much i love this video possibly one of my favorite old school vlogbrothers videos.

[RayZlla]

2:05 "WHAT your name?" LMAO!!

[whooitsabby]

Insert random Office theme.

[wnlb53]

even john's little kid novels are really good and have the same themes that his actual ones do. im a bit jelous

[Intothemoooon]

My ultimate goal in life is to birth two brothers as awesome as you two. I would be honored.

[MsHarryFreakinPotter]

Office theme song playing in the background. Win.

[LegendShark]

Oh, 90s.

[TEGbuwchbach]

Young John Green is so cute.

I just want to hug him.

[parasole42]

to be honest, I kinda want thst book to be published!

I'd totally read it to my own kids.... once I have them :P

[riro1024]

Of course you're Alvin Lorus.

Lovin' the jams reference too.

Hoo Ha,

Nerdfighters.

[MsReno56]

Is that The Office I hear? :D

[xobrokencrayons]

ya! I can hear the office in the background

[JediCoati]

This makes my heart hurt it is that beautiful

[kassiehp0593]

Can copies of all 5 of his first books be mass produced?

[osmia]

I am sooo saving this one open in its own tab to show my aspiring author children when they get home!

[aebeer95]

not going to lie, this video and the next one are my favorite brotherhood 2.0 videos.

[ClocksInMyPlace]

Even then he was a good writer!

[theoneinblackandblue]

The Office!! I can hear it in the background!!

I want that book!

I call my best friend Verm which is like Vern, but not. Ha!

[TheNerdyCanuck]

Hi Vern.

[starxdust925]

I LAUGHED SO HARD

[mytwilightsong]

I feel like the beginning was like a pre-thoughts-from-places thoughts from places.

[EmilyTheEccentric]

This is my new favorite book...

[bighairproductionns]

Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I turn on this b2.0 vid and it always brings a smile to my face. Love it!

[TheNavyHM]

omg the phone number in the story is a 647 number at that is the number from my area in ALABAMA!!

[margaretellie]

That is adorable. :)

[nikolllekaj]

I'm glad it isn't just me that wrote very, very odd stories in their childhood. I feel better now (though my stories had nowhere near as much awesomeness in them as 'It just isn't fair').

[notamuggle11]

Did you say "ARE true" or "AREN'T true" at the end?

[margaretellie]

this is quite literally a work of brilliance.

[biblegirl]

Gosh, he put an about the author in there!

[SpaceKace01]

That last line made it for me. Oh, and "Hi! I'm Alvin Lorus! Oooof course you are." XD

[BrayneHurricane]

I HEAR THE OFFICE!!! :D

[CMiller1334]

Its October 29th, Hank? Really? (Uploaded Oct 28th)

[crs0831]

"At first, he looked completely vice versa from me."

"That was the most stunning moment of my life. I think I stood there for 5 mins."

I was literally laughing at loud. Also, I love that John included a blurb about himself at the end, like in a real book. <3

[Rawlyssa]

Did anyone notice the Office playing in the background?

[vlovesyou]

I like that you can hear "The Office" playing in the background.

[harryrocksg]

Oh dear,.....this is amazing



[harryrocksg]

Oh, dear....this is amazing.

[mariiaha]

oh my god, i died.

[laurenkoehnvideos]

Some where around 2min The Office theme starts playing.

[Luemas91]

Am I going crazy... or is that The Office music in the background?

[masterohumans]

I laughed from the word dead all the way to the end of the video. That book was cool.

[NotReallyHereSoYea]

When I was 8, I used to create books like that. I'd sit there, drawing, writing, stapling it all together... and then when I was finished, I'd read it. And then I'd rip it apart. Because I was embarrassed because it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. :(

Even as a kid I was an unreasonable perfectionist. So I don't actually have anything from my childhood, because I destroyed it all.... :P

[love2plysoftbll]

How old was he when he wrote that?! That was a pretty good book for someone at the age of drawing uber crappy pics :)

[spacEMOuse12]

i've read some fanfics that are not as good as a story from an 8 year old john green.

[haonisnotmyname]

i love the office music in the background

[makenziecat]

"Mean Mitch Learns His Lesson"? Oh my, am I detecting a bit of a theme here? XD This is just far too adorable.

[shRkfrnZ]

"Nerd fighter from birth"! I love it.

[ScienceWinsEveryTime]

Dude, the "about the author" page is the most made of awesome part of this book. It's so self-aware as to be more impressive than the prose that came before it. Kudos, young Nerdfighter!

[CopyOfMe]

I start laughing everytimehe says "Wiimp!" :D 1:23 1:35

[MagicLamas]

NOTE: I luv your glasses

[KatieAtLarge]

That book reminds me so much of the little books I used to write when I was 8 :) complete of course with author bio. I used to add newspaper review snippets, as well....

[CourtneyChaos09]

While talking about Rick, I think I hear the theme song for the office in the back ground :D

[VONheisenburg]

I watch this video when I'm sad.

[marvykirig182]

wow, I haven't laughed like this at a youtube video for a long time!

Best book ever! Nerdfighters!!!

[carlyhennessey]

Yay for the office!

[megahappypinkskitty]

that made my day.....then again your videos always do

[4ndiland]

o.m.g. i haven't laughed this much watching a youtube video, like, ever.

[FRlGHT]

I can hear the theme song from the office in the background. xD

I love the book , it's really cute.

[KTHiNKSoFu]

awe. that was so adorable! loved the short biography at the end. XD

[ihearttheplanet]

i love how he puts in the actual phone number lol :)

favourite line " to thid day we are still friemds...and i still dont know how his father died" ahh genius :):):):):) i watch this everytime i need a laugh :)

I got paper towns for christams i i loved it but "its just not fair " may be my all time favourite john green book :)

[yanran93]

That book made my day. One day I may "decide to be cool" too (:

DFTBA.

[TheSangryart]

lol

[ihearttheplanet]

Ah i watch this whenever i need a giggle "to this day he is still my best friend... and i still dont know how his fatehr died" and then the illustration is like"lets get some lunch" lol thanks john for being awesome even when you dont been to be :)

[Kokorisu]

STUNNED.

[hypnotisedbabe]

This is the awesomest book I have ever had the pleasure of reading (better than anything I wrote at that age...or at any age). And I am totally going to name my kid Alvin Lorus now.

John still draws better than me, even as an eight year old.

[hitandrunboy]

I'm Alvin Larus.

[artsylass]

BTW, I reeeeeaaaally want to see slash hear "Mean Mitch Learns His Lesson." John, please say you have some more childhood books stowed away somewhere! 8-)

[artsylass]

Oh, this is delectable! 8-)

My favorite moments:

"I'm Alvin Lauris."

"What your name?"

The stunned bubble & "My mourn days are over."

[sagwakitty15]

"I'm Alvin Lauris."

"of course your Alvin Lauris."

[mitchyk10]

Someone is watching the office at 2:05

[MrMonkeyballs1]

yeah I just noticed that too!

[iwishiwashermione09]

that story was amazing. it was nerdfightastic and so jokes!!!!

(btw, that was 10 words, if comments on old videos count)

[bookwormdaisy]

That was one of the most freaking adorable and hilarious books ever.

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

The beginnings of the Colonel??? Glad to see John found his style at such an early age.

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

sure the colonel's dad isn't dead, but there's a pleasant similarity.

[Pumpkie234]

Lmao! "This is Fern. Fern is a dog."

[raziasshadow]

I like the gangsta at the beginning. "You just tryin to be cool~"

"Let's get some lunch."

"OK."

Hahahahaha this is amazing!

[jaspenHALBONE]

i know i just signed that like it was a letter....not sure why

[jaspenHALBONE]

wow i've been writing for years and i'm 15 and this is better than anything i've ever written. i'm not even kidding hahaha i feel so dwarfed by this!!!!!!!

oh well. as long as one of the nerdfighters has talent, ALL THE NERDFIGHTERS HAVE TALENT!

love you both!

analuna

[hannamb3]

I don't know why but this is really awesome. His videos. I can't stop watching them. I love them! [:

NERD FIGHTER SINCE BIRTH!

[cayrano]

Really cool ... and weird :P

[CUcumBerJUiCE04]

That was the most amazing book in the history of ever.

[ocdrockernerd]

The Office is playing in the background... YES!

[englishgalmd]

I'm Alvin Lorus. (Of course you're Alvin Lorus. That's adorable!)

That is my favorite line EVER! R O F L !!!!

[MAGSANDGEORGEWEASLEY]

LOVE IT. It really does remind me of Looking for Alaska, well I suppose it's where he got the idea from.

[FrankLivingston]

When I was 8, I wrote a book about murdering my brother.

[AliviaNaomi]

HAHAHAHA, really? Oh, that is so awesome. That made my day.

[whatawittyusername]

I laughed hysterically for a long time.

[orangesho13es]

I've watched this video many, many, many times but this was the first time I ever heard "The Office" theme song in the background. Nice!

[anonimityoflife]

so. good.

[vyshious]

"Let's get some lunch!" lol

aha, that was a deep story for an eight year old o.o I vaguely remember writing a book on a flying-super potato when I was eight...

[Promeathea7]

Hay, I hear the Office theme music in the background, Hank if you like the Office you will be more made of AWSOM than i thought :D

[violettager]

oh my god. that was genius. I couldn't stop laughing.

You Are Cool.

[DudeWheresMyMind]

you just tryin to be cool

[conzicann]

This video is 3:14 long. Like pi.

Weeeee!

[SineadOphelia]

@conzicann thats an estimation of pi.

[bordercomedens2]

@conzicann If the video was 3.141592653589....etc.......et­c.......etc then it would be exactly like pi

nerdfighters

[Fralmunk]

This is so adorable XD Epic win.

[deirdrelovesvampys]

does anybody else hear the office playing in the background?

[urallmine]

what part does it start playing?

[Iwenttoaskaban]

hi, wheres your father?

DEAD.

stunned!

lmao :)

[4windchimes]

That's soooo adorable! SO much love. SO jokes!

[chiquitabanana]

oh man. this video always makes me happy.

[skyelightning]

It is so freakin creepy how much John's books as a kid sounds like my books as a kid. It's a Nerdfighter-from-birth thing I guess.

[spinachhoney123]

oh god.

This is fantastic.

I wish I had kept childhood memorabilia, because that shizz is made of awesome.

[Jello490]

I definitely heard the Office theme song in the background when Hank was reading the story.  And I got confused, because that's my ring tone.

[capella1234]

Something tells me he had some outside influences, like the phone number.

Hmmm.

lol

[SteveVader101]

*STUNNED*

lol

[cookie4monster4]

Aww! This made me love John even more. I remember writing a book when I was 8, and it was about talking vegetables, and my grammar was oh-so horrible. You seem sliiightly smarter at than age than I was. haha

[4windchimes]

yay for the number 4 in our usernames!

[cookie4monster4]

4s ftw! :D

[senorsqueakydesk]

That story was great. I particularly like the illustrations.

[cookie4monster4]

They *are* pretty jokes.

[vcav22]

i have a book like that i worte in grade one. it makes a lot less sesnse, but i have a bio at the back and everything!

[ourMOMMM]

SOMEBODY CALL THAT NUMBER!

[LesVloggers]

"It was the most stunning moment of my life. I think I stood there for like 5 mins."

xD