John Green Answers *Your* Questions (1 of 2)

[Gabrielle261]

I REMEMBER SUPER MARIO KART!!!

[imateenagelabotomy]

the puff

[GrapefruitFactor]

Was that book he said he was writing The Fault in Our Stars?

[Aarvens]

@GrapefruitFactor I think he refers to Will Grayson

[AloeWildii]

@GrapefruitFactor Yes, John has said that TFiOS was originally "The Sequel."

[LostxinthexMusic]

Best wishes!!!!!! XD <3

[2gigapuppies]

I prefer the thumbtack cover of Papertowns, which is the one I own.

[2gigapuppies]

I prefer the thumbtack cover of Papertowns, which is the one I own.

[2gigapuppies]

I prefer the thumbtack cover of Papertowns, which is the one I own.

[LotusTheobroma]

Liking the honesty :)

[PokeZelda6664]

Who hasn't heard of Super Mario Kart?

Like, genuinely. Anyone NOT know about one of the best Super Nintendo games ever?

[TheDreamingMaya]

I read the blue one :)

[ajaandkimmy]

Who is Hollis in Looking for Alaska? 

[XwreckinghavocX]

@ajaandkimmy hollis is in an abundance of katherines not LFA

[alec220493]

@XwreckinghavocX there is a hollis character in many of johns books

[minimoon314]

I can't stop looking back at his foot while he is talking because it keeps twitching!

[chickensdontclap147]

I really want to have a religious discussion with John. I'm an atheist and I'd love to see the opinion of someone who is so intelligent. John is awesome. DFTBA

[LegitBenDustman]

Ahem, I still own super mario kart. It's basically an heirloom.

[eatmarth]

john, your probabaly not reading this but I am 18 and I remember playing super mario kart whilst I was but a young one

[WeDaBomb21]

I've read the dark green book in the back (:

[thecrazyminion]

"Best wishes" MUST have been for nerdfighters. Oh nerdfighteria inside jokes... how we love them.

[TheSeventhEgg]

No Super Mario Kart? My childhood would have been ruined without that game and I'm 15.

[TheSeventhEgg]

No Super Mario Kart? My childhood would have been ruined without that game and I'm 15.

[TheSeventhEgg]

No Super Mario Kart? My childhood would have been ruined without that game and I'm 15.

[Letmegotowonderland]

3:40, ^^

what did he say he was?

[Linneamful]

Oh, gosh. XP

The whole 'sticking it in the drawer for another twenty years' is the story of my life (or writing career).

[Klirrification]

EVERYONE knows what mario kart is!

[EriksWanderingChild]

I'm fifteen and I know what Super Mario Kart is. XD 

[robynisawkward]

Best wishes!

[chefmirmir177]

He is so chill here but in the vlogbrothers videos he is so spaztic. Its interesting.

[AyoKitsune]

The copy of paper towns we have in our library at school has a picture of a road map with a rep thumb nail sticking up. I didn't even know there was two more covers for a while O O;

[TheOneAndOnlySarahB]

@AyoKitsune yeah the one with the red pin in it is the paperback cover, the two others are the hardbacks that originally came out :)

[FRAYEDjade]

You have no idea how much I wish I was the Yeti.

[gwk4657]

Very nice vidio awesome

[TheMoodyViolet]

it really surprises me how young John looks in this. I mean it's harder to track when you've been watching them for years, but here its so obvious and still so weird. Not in a bad way mind you.

DFTBA

[SideWaysStoriesFrom]

OMG I own that green book in the background (Song of the Sparrow, read it.). This is extremely weird to me, I dunno why

[Emflyxox]

John, you playing with your wedding ring is borderline inappropriate...

:) DFTBA

[Benjy3634]

Awesome, but I got really distracted by Johns finger stroking at the end :S

[paota2729]

DFTBA

[ForgottenLoveLetter]

I love how I can look in the background and think "I've read that book, and that one, and that one..."

[MajesticTOASTER]

Dana from Canada is the most beautiful girl in the world. : ]

[markisonlin3]

The camera guy in this is really annoying. He keeps on doing these zoom ins that make the video quality terrible. Yuck. Great interview though, loved it. HU HA NERDFIGHTERS!

[pokemonmaster181818]

I'm insulted! I own Super Mario Kart! I mean the LEGIT Super Mario Kart, with the Super Nintendo, and everything!!!

[CrosslerChoirNerd]

Super mario cart is my favorite game XD

[xemily91]

My old college is named Worthington...not in OH, unfortunately. I would've been pissed if i missed him.

[LombardiTree]

Aha, Canadian Margo. That's really awesome. 

[TheFourOfClubs]

Hey, we're nerds. We know Super Mario Cart. Be fair.

[MsOraki]

Green chairs for John Green. 

[toberses11]

finally an interviewe who answers questions honestly and with good legnthy answers

[CodedLockFilms]

Mmmmmm...tasty questions!

[bubblewandd]

He's wearing the nerd glasses! NERDFIGHTERS!!

[bubblewandd]

He's actually wearing the nerd glasses! NERDFIGHTERS!!

[cutecavity]

I have so much respect for John Green.

[jaytummy]

I'm reading Huck Finn right now and you RUINED THE PART ABOUT HIM KILLING HIS DAD.

Oh well, I still think you're awesome.

[MandyAnn53]

lol nervously fiddling with his wedding band

[MEGillz]

He's a lot more calm in this interview than in Vlogbrothers videos. xD

[littlejager]

lol he sounds so awkward.... he needs to be speaking a lot faster and more cuts... and he should be back in his house

[kingsbury96]

Who DOESNT remember Mario Kart?

[LaLaLarface]

Did anyone else notice John's argyle socks? He's so awesome. :D

[uniforchrist]

ummmm i own super mario for the N64 and jst about every good n64 game

[madiau]

YEAH CANADIAN MODELS!

[elegantballerina93]

i've never seen him talk so slow...

[Annasplosion]

XD Oh, James Patterson doesn't do that all by himself. He has ghost writers.

[t3gan]

Paper Towns came out that long ago? I remember when it was released. Wow. Time really flies when you're a Nerdfighter.

[nichic96]

Wow, he's most like Alaska? Now thats something for me to think about.

[Plottoberry]

This makes me little uncertain about myself. I'm horrible in telling stories, but I do always get compliments for my structure when I write a story.

[CraigMorton92]

@Plottoberry John Green is one man.

[dresssexyatmyfuneral]

John, I'm 29. Of course I remember super mario cart. I find it funny how all of your fans are teenage girls.

[MLH]

Am I the only one who tried looking for Dana on myspace?...Jeez, that sounds creepy.

[AventuraLuver]

I'm not used to hearing him talk slow....

[EdginasaurusRex]

I know!

It's so strange and frightening!

It's not at all like him.

-whisper- Spooky.

0_o

[triplequeen]

I remember the Mario game! I was so bad at it!

[TheBoomTube]

idea for making future interviews. have 2 cameras and cut to the other one for closeups. otherwise its blurry

[cpate0005]

Wow, it's like "Question Tuesday: Where John answers real questions from real Nerdfighters" on steroids! I love having ten minutes of John Green!!!!!!!

[rubikcubebeater]

Wait, Huck Finn killed his father? The book I read said that Huck faked his death and ran away.

[MissTrollQueen]

yeah i wanna become a writer, its just one of those things that I wanna do but probs wont manage, just like getting into the olympics... not gunna happen, not cuz i'm not fast enough (i do 100 & 200 metre) but cuz i will never get around to getting the propper training and stuff

[ConcordHM]

hes such a genius

[TheLionsInLuv]

I LOVE SUPERMARIO KART

[Mathematician2]

Wow, I live in southern Mississippi...sorry that guy took the website.

=Nerdfighter Math

[hi2426]

Oh, wow, the library looks nice, I haven't been there in a while. Oh, well.

Anyway, This video was(made) of awesome.

DFTBA

[TheDanc1nghawk]

Best wishes, so your catch phrase now

[PrincessSpaz12]

So John...

You're both a 16-ish-year-old girl who is kind of a whore and an alcoholic but is also deeply profound

AND

Lindsey Lee Wells' mom/someone's dead aunt?

Awesome. DFTBA

[RebbelReb]

There are two main reasons this isn't on the VlogBrothers' channel I'd imagine:

Reason no. 1: It's not John's video, therefore he'd have to ask for the permission from Worthington Libraries

Reason no.2: It's WAY over 4minutes long :P

DFTBA John

[Matsuifan13]

John you should really have this video on the vlogbrothers channel.

[Kellerspinne]

Argyle socks FTW!!! XD

[thereyahaveit]

uh, hello? of COURSE i've heard of super mario kart! (:

[HungriMunki]

Sequel to ThisIsNotTom?

[blarb123]

soo... he wants a green cover! xD

[whatawittyusername]

NERDDDDFIIIGHTTEERRRRRRRSSS!!!­!!

[BeckyNarcolepsy]

i like that he threw in a "best wishes" for the nerdfighters =P

[mjZstargirl]

he's cute lol :P

i love john green!!!!

love his books. so lovely and fun.

i can spend forever reading his words.

[flipper14849]

I miss those glasses... :(

[RubiaChica05]

The puff levels slowly rise through out this. haha.

[cezzie901]

Haha, you're right. Though I notice he manages to keep his voice tone down in this as opposed to his own when he goes awesomely higher as the minutes go by. :D

[latopaz]

yay- nerd glasses rock.

[RobusRaconteurs]

These answers are great.

[Xballer13]

make a movie for looking for alaska.... please john!!! or hollywood or whoever i should be asking!

[Applaudtheactor]

The Nerdfighter glasses!

Oh, how I love them.

SUPER MARIO KART FOR THE WIN!

Oh my gosh. That video game is what's getting me through college.

Best Wishes!

[KateyAriel]

he came to my HS right after this.

boo I missed it.

[Racinette189]

i remember super mario kart!

[TheTicklishWhaleShow]

I remember the original mario kart and Im 12 years old

[peaceandskittles]

I'm sad that I never knew about this!! This is my library!! Can we have John Green back in Worthington?? Please??

[driveline7]

Strange your name is the same as mine.I also wrote a novel but not published.Born in Cleveland OH.Your demeanor and religion oriented self is almost as mine. Scary huh?I would imagine that you are a good writer because I know how long it takes to knock out even one chapter.Good luck to you in the future.John Green

[Mizutoki808]

he works the dorky-look,

hott! lol

[bjory7]

I, sir am insulted. Mario Kart is one of the greatest games ever. The ORIGINAL Mario Kart, mind you.

[thedarkworldcreater]

but you're still my fave author. i learned alot bout myself more than any other book i've read when i was reading paper towns. i'm now reading an abundance of kathrines and i'm about to read looking for alaska so i'm excited. (sry for the split and awkward text wqriting i was trying to condence it but it did not work lol.

[whdunkley]

ive read looking for alaska and i am reading paper towns now i love this guys writing

[thedarkworldcreater]

Sorry to tell u Huck Finn didn't kill his dad. what actually happened (obviously you don't remember XD but thats ok i can shed light on you) he ran away bc his dad had him locked up. so when he and Jim hoocked up they had found a floating house and inside was a dead body which huck later found out at the end was his father. he didnt kill him.

[mireesecup]

Best wishes!! You did great with the questions! Thank you.

[magicalunicorn11]

i read paper towns a while ago it was such a great book i loved it!

[MollyOmigosh]

Dude, if anyone can find that Daina girls myspace, could you send me the link?? I think it'd be really cool to see.

[LAshlieH]

We still play mario cart!!

[speede179]

Lovely Q&A session.

[girlthatyoulove2hate]

hows the girl in the covers name spelled?

[bassownz]

are you also looking for her on myspace? lol

[emmabee11]

I remember Super Mario Cart John, was a good game, i miss it those type of games. Also great answers John, you always give very witty and smart answers :).

[shanatisha]

i remember super mario cart... and love it!!!!!!!!!

[GeddyYeti2112]

I just finished Paper Towns! John has outdone himself.

[THEhahahahahahaWALL]

what?

it was good?

[LmaoItSucks]

best wishes!

[JoshuaMcClain89]

Nerdfighters for life! =)

[imxashley]

I love Super Mariocart.

(:

[zakkmiester]

SUPERMARIOCART YEAYUH!

[chrissyjeano]

I love him.

[emperessemma]

It's weird to see him talking slow and staying still.

Haha. best wishes..

[emlove143]

haha you mean... like a normal person?

yeah... really strange :P

dftba

[kira902k]

are us nerdfighters inspiration toooo?

[kira902k]

ooo its so weird to see you not acting hilarious.

lol

u still make me smile

like alwayas.

cant wait for the book!

[AisuErufu]

John!! A quick and possibly weird comment.... Thank you for being honest about how originally when you were writing you wanted your old girlfriends to regret dumping you. I don't think most people would admit to something like that, which is sad, because honesty is really rewarding to both the person being honest and the person witnessing the honesty. Basically, I am really big on honesty.... so I thought that was cool.

[FoodDoods]

who wouldnt remember super mario cart that game really doesnt forget to be awesome

[DarknessOurBride]

I LOVED Super Mario Kart when I was little... Still love it today!

[classicoperaheart]

OMG SUPER MARIO CART FTW! :P

[Frubafreak94]

i love super mario kart!!

[slyonetgh]

watch as the puff riseth...

[silhouettes117]

John Green inspires me day in and day out.

thanks John!! DFTBA!

[annyosoum]

I LOUVE Super Mario Cart! I don't really like playing video games, I'm more of a video game viewer than anything, but Super Mario Cart is just fantabulus. I just wanted to say that. Oh and I'm younger than 31, I always forget that you can't see me.

[cycoG]

alaska? really? i thought you would've said miles for that which character do u most relate to question...

[IcedCapQueen]

DANA FROM CANADA!!!

I literally gasped when I heard that! Whoo Canada!

[Aurora072892]

I'm only sixteen and i love Mario Cart...or i did when i was like seven. We played it in my babysitters basment and her son had a very specific way of getting it to work. First he had to shake the consol and then blow in the hole and on the game then do a dance to the rain god and sacrifice a virgin and drink the blood of a unicorn, and only then would it work. Ahh to be the nineties again...

[TinnedAwesome]

Haha! He said, "Best Wishes!" I laughed out loud!

*inside joke . . . inside joke*

Hoo haa! NERDFIGHTERS!

[jamba66]

He's talking so SLOW! XD

I love that he's wearing the nerd glasses. For some reason I thought that he only wore them for Vlog Brothers vids - then again, John's not poseur-ish like that, so I dunno what I was thinking.

BEST WISHES, baha. XD WE LOVE YOU JOHN!

[greengurlluvzanime]

I just realized that, he IS talking slow. Its so weird... in the back of my mind, I too thought that he only whore the nerd glasses in video's.

[NpPro93]

i love super mario kart! nerdfighters!

[katbamkapow]

Argye socks, ftw!

[ninatherenthead]

Um, John Green of John Green . com is from Tennessee. NERDFIGHTERS!

[showersinger34]

JOHN SAID BEST WISHES! YES!!!!

btw, i had fun recognizing the books that were on the shelves behind you.

[katilara]

Super Mario Kart. <3 But tut John, we were in college a few years later seeing who could beat Super Mario 2 for SNES in 8 minutes or less. And now the youngins REALLY don't have any idea. :p All of Orlando is excited you're coming!

[LostInChocolate]

John kind of looks like a creeper in this video... but it was still very interesting.

[moolikeachicken]

"But that road is made out of water"

...Hilarious XDDD <3

[REMsleeper428]

"Oh, you're a a writer...?"

Aww.

[ShutupChar]

Dont worry John, Mario Kart recently came out on the wii.

[readingwench]

john, the majority of us watching will be nerdfighters, we know what super Mario kart is silly. and yes, those chairs are made of awesome.

[violetred171]

a sequel to a nonexisting book sounds like it would be good

[kmiller1890]

haha, John. Did you have to remind yourself to speak slowly?

And I LOVE Mario Kart. it's amazing.

BEST WISHES!

Dftba!

[ianswertobob]

This is a really great interview! I'm glad it's on here. It's kind of illuminating to see John in a different setting besides Brotherhood 2.0 and here him answering serious questions about his books.

[suchducks]

I adore John and his books. I simply cannot wait to meet him and nervously ask him questions such as these! :D

[snappyjdog]

yay super mario cart! although the original Nintendo and Super Mario is my fav

[crickettylovesRollo]

he is so wearing his nerdfighter shirt under his button up! ftw. Dftba!

[mosaic915]

Thanks John and Worthington Libraries!

[shroomali1521]

Just like everyone else, I am going to correct you on your Mario Kart comment: Nerdfighters are nerds, nerds play games. All games man. :P

And you are epic by the way and the embodiment of anti-suck.

[kayfiggy]

i laughed so hard at "best wises" :)

[PrincessPotato]

For those of us who don't get great ideas every couple of weeks like Mark Twain did

Hahaha. Nice.

Love the question segments. I think every Tuesday should be question Tuesday.

[jessicajoy24]

So not true! I remember Super Mario Kart!! Oh yeah 1987 Nintendo!

[MysticallyMedieval]

Hahaha it's crazy how much slower you talk in this than the vlogbrothers videos.

[antilukeskywalker]

Mario Kart, a game that shall never be forgotten.

[SamLovesHP]

Fantastic.

[xmyotheraccountx]

aw i'm sad i thought paper towns might be about bipolar disorder

[MagicGiraffe]

puff levels are kind of high here.

[forgetregret12]

T_T I remember Super Mario Kart. Don't be silly, John. DFTBA. T_T

[Flynn181]

super mario kart was awsome

[drfg90]

super mario kart IS awesome

[mary8744]

you r talking soooo slowly compared to ur other videos.

so much for short and consise. (sp?)

lol

still awesome though.

[kevman5]

Super mario cart is pretty much the best game in the world. I'm 19 and still play it at times >>.

[feaadfaerie]

OMG, the model is from Canada. I feel happy!

[deaddiscoxo]

eee that's awesome!

John should COME HERE. that would be unbelievably exciting.

[juliax]

John's puff level slowly rose, but only on his right side. haa.

[EStandsForE]

I LOVE SUPER MARIO KART! it was sooooo amazing!!! Me and my friend so to make nights out of playing it...

anyways...

[mrabraz]

Great advice for young writers!

P.S. I'm 20, and yes, I do remember super mario kart! You're not as old school as you might think! lol Take care!

[o0OworldsastageO0o]

haha... the kids I babysit make me play mario kart on wii. I have to admit that it bores me half to death.