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[@paigedickson8810]

Love the unapologetically sock-themed video. Unlike other thinly veiled sock based videos.

[@vanessapierson4913]

😂 +

[@fallofmath]

Veiled, as though recorded from inside of a sock.

[@Trekki200]

And a day early to increase his chances people will use *his* link too

[@cptntwinkletoes]

+

[@winterkeptuswarm]

Yes haha

[@sackclothandashes998]

“Wow, I didn’t know that it was Friday, but I trust Hank and John to upload on their scheduled days” “Good morning John, it’s Thursday” “IT’S THURSDAY?!”

[@lonestarr1490]

"My whole week was a lie!"

[@manuelrojas9547]

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[@maitreyimittal3742]

Not me watching in a timezone where it is, in fact, Friday - and feeling even more confused

[@bijoychandraroy]

Ha Even 6 hours back I was on Friday Get this in your mind America ain't the only country

[@matthewilluminating]

The Programmers’ Credo: we do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy

[@chaotickreg7024]

I feel like there's a second type of time complexity, and it's the amount of time involved in writing the code. Sometimes writing the code takes longer than brute forcing your desired result.

[@michaelmicek]

Well, laziness is the first great virtue of computer programmers.

[@richardreardon9948]

Hearing Hank say "John, you'll see me tomorrow." makes it feel like Pizzamas in November. I'm gonna join the coffee club to celebrate.

[@ToriKo_]

It’s a Pizzamas Miracle!

[@AnarchyPenguin]

As an Australian, I appreciate seeing Hank on an actual Friday

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

So, really, Hank hasn't broken any of the rules. He is uploading on Friday, just in a different time zone.

[@sexyscientist]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 There is no rule which prohibits uploading on non-scheduled days.

[@firefly-fez]

I second this!!

[@Bowslb]

I'm so glad for the addition of ankle socks! I *also* would not pay billions to acquire a tech company. 😂 I'm fascinated by the decalf process, and I can't wait to hear you tell me about it!

[@qwertyTRiG]

It's very important to remove juvenile ruminants from one's coffee.

[@coolkumquats]

Is this not a pun about the availability of both decaffeinated coffee and ankle socks that do not cover one's calves? Because it should be!

[@lonestarr1490]

@@qwertyTRiG Beef me to it.

[@laurenredding1419]

Decalf is the Best pun I've seen in ages

[@movingforwardLDTH]

@@qwertyTRiG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for that unexpected guffaw-provoking post

[@EVILJAMARR]

If I were parents of John and Hank I would be so happy. Watching you guys make fun video notes to each other, starting businesses and giggling at each other probably makes them feel like they did everything right

[@JoshuaGoudreau]

Wouldn't it be crazy if they had the same parents?

[@EVILJAMARR]

@@JoshuaGoudreau Words are hard!

[@invisibleninja86]

Especially encouraging since in hearing stories from the pod, it probably wasn’t an entirely smooth parenting experience when they were in high school/college. 😅 Plus the fact that they weren’t really close as kids. It’s just cool that things came back around in such a wonderful way, and I agree that their parents are probably loving it. :)

[@JoshuaGoudreau]

@@EVILJAMARR I kid, obv :D

[@Obrik]

I kind of forgot they have parents. They just seemed like beings that exist in the world, dual forces of good, science, and odd thoughts

[@emmijadeshow]

"I would never pay a lot of money to acquire a technology company" the SHADE :D :D :D

[@emmijadeshow]

SUPER EXCITED THAT DECAF IS ON YOUR RADAR THOUGH?? like I'm willing to wait for good decaf but I need another reason to throw money at you

[@lutilda]

As an ankle sock wearing, light roast drinking person, I've been so happy this week 😁

[@irishmigit]

I was set on switching to Ankle socks, but the latest socks with the potion and dagger on the side has me set on staying with the crew socks.

[@CatCaffeine]

same, its such a cool pattern

[@dftbarecords]

That's such a great design! But we'll be designing all socks going forward with the ankle socks in mind :)

[@cptntwinkletoes]

I know right, this month's socks are so freaking dope!

[@JiroTheFro]

This month’s is in competition for my favorite pair of this year

[@wholockianfangirl3335]

Oh my god this is a BLESSING. I didn't have enough money last week to pay for the first installment so I accepted the loss and did not buy my clothes for my feet [first year making adult money so I can FINALLY clothe my feet, after 22 years of suffering. (how has no one else thought of that idea???)] and man, were me and my feet sad about it. NOPE, the universe clearly wants me to clothe my feet next year, because this week I can actually get it!

[@rodericklandreth6075]

I know James Hoffmann was also going to look into doing decaf better, that would be an interesting collaboration. Thank you for your effort!

[@lonestarr1490]

I just came here from a James Hoffmann video. That's it. That's all I wanted to tell you.

[@DasGanon]

I wonder if that's on the cards because I know (a while ago) I saw James reply to either John or Hank on twitter about coffee so... Who knows if there's DMs or something

[@SaltedSnacks]

A collaboration between those two would be my heaven.

[@mariacargille1396]

+!

[@faithannerush]

Hey Hank. My mom got me a subscription for Christmas but I opened the mail and saw the package with “DFTBA” on it and freaked out. She gave them to me then since I saw them and THESE ARE THE BEST SOCKS EVER YOU WERE RIGHT! Also, as a dancer, these socks are INCREDIBLE for turning. Just…wow.

[@LilDietz6]

I signed up for the ankle socks but it would be really cool if we could select a half and half option where every month it alternates between ankle and crew. I like both so it was hard to choose just one

[@cappybara]

would love this!!

[@kirstenpaulson4112]

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[@FlipFlyFall]

+

[@roguegreyjedi]

Hmm, this sounds like a ploy by Big Charity Sock to get you to buy two subscriptions, or to recruit a friend to trade with!

[@meghan879]

+

[@Daniel_DiSanto]

Thank you for pursuing decaf, Hank! I suggested this on John's recent short, but when you do get decaf ready, it could be named "Serena" after Neptis serena (like serene and no caffeine?) DFTBA!

[@Tortorwor]

Yay! Thanks for all your hard work and keeping us updated via the site and emails.

[@vanessapierson4913]

love my socks. love my subscription. you all are not forgetting to be awesome.

[@maya-gur695]

Hey Hank, just seeing your face and hearing you talk about socks put a smile on my face. It's my birthday today and people in my family have covid so I can't celebrate with them in person. Your video immediately improved my day.

[@silverandexact]

Happy birthday! 🥳

[@maya-gur695]

@@silverandexact Thank you!

[@bethanyfield6035]

Happy birthday 🥳

[@sexyscientist]

Happy birthday, Maya! 🥳

[@mouseluva]

I have finally caved (and had the money to do so) and signed up! I'm not sure I'll be able to afford the whole year, but I can do the first month!

[@ellajando-saul2493]

You know the winter weather has hit Montana when Hank starts wearing an entire winter coat in his videos

[@christinarezanow6433]

I've been checking the website all week! Thanks for the announcement!

[@jillianromick]

Decaf would be great! Many people in my life drink decaf coffee, if any coffee at all. Plus, it's nice to drink coffee in the evening without staying awake all night. I gleefully await the launch of your decaffeinated line! 👍☕😊

[@elliottmcollins]

Same. They also mentioned a half-caffeine line, which would be a *total* gamechanger for me because I would literally drink twice as much.

[@Starlysh]

Love a Sockmas miracle Thursday video. And I'm really tempted to try the light roast...that sounds good. I'm enjoying the regular roast right now in the middle of the day!

[@lonestarr1490]

Light roasts are a delight if you manage to control the acidity.

[@byal9000]

I, uh, may have signed up for the light roast as well so we can do a head-to-head in our house. Maybe we'll just keep both and do some kind of a weird blend? I dunno. :)

[@elijahlukka1787]

First time member of the awesome club! Was waiting for the ankle socks and I’m so excited!

[@MyBrainsOnVacation]

You did it. I finally joined the awesome socks club, thanks for the extra week!

[@dftbarecords]

Thank YOU for joining!!

[@jaicirioli]

I joined for 2023, and also chose the mystery pair. It arrived yesterday and omg!! it was the march paint by number ones!! how did you know i loved to paint by number??? i literally was working on one when they arrived. thank you for reading my mind dftba!

[@totalpovvortex]

hey, my color by number socks just showed up too! they're so cute - i love them a lot.

[@kj317]

Excited about potential future decaf! Thanks for taking the time to do it right.

[@ridculley06]

Honestly, the subscription window kept being literally halfway between my paydays so I couldn't sub, so this extra week has finally allowed me to get the subscription 😂

[@CbatesMusic7]

Watching this as I sip my Awesome Coffee, and I think "yeah it does taste really good" Thanks for making such high quality stuff and allowing me to turn my existing purchases into donations to charity!!

[@ericmartinez9820]

I wonder if you guys could make a coffee video with James Hoffman. Not sure how the details would work out but he seems fun to work with and has a history of collaborating with youtubers.

[@rfldss89]

There's little in the world that makes me more giddy than hank teasing an educational vlogbrothers video

[@canada-arm]

Did you mean Sock Friends?

[@samplesandtests]

thanks for the extra week. i was on the fence, but i just subscribed.

[@AmyCrawford360]

Yes amazing I keep making a mental note to do this every time I see hank in a video

[@lauragiletti]

Hooray for decaf! I didn’t think it was on your radar!

[@ryoman13]

+1 for decaf, can't wait to join the club once it's out!!

[@acorn_woman]

An unexpected vlogbrothers video is what I needed for this godforsaken day to slightly get better

[@Blondiej1]

I was so happy when I got the email letting me know that I could finally switch my subscription! I’ve switched to the crew socks! So excited!!! 🎉🎉

[@greyeyedartist2251]

“i am the sock fiend” -Mina Harker, Dracula (1897)

[@mrbook2]

This is, unsurprisingly, awesome! Thanks for the update, and I look forward to one day having decaf from the other awesome subscription!

[@froregon]

Thank you for trying with the decaf. It's really annoying that without caffeine I sleep better and have less anxiety.

[@kawaiierness]

I clicked to watch this video because it was short even though I’m not really into the sock stuff BUT HOLY CRAP I’M GLAD I DID Hearing the tidbit about the coffee subscription working on Decaf is the HIGHLIGHT of my day. I switched to decaf right when you all started the coffee subscription and was devastated I couldn’t participate. I hope you can do decaf right because I will be ON THAT SUB like oil and vinegar.

[@angelapotter8084]

I really appreciate Hank's face in the thumbnail of this video haha.

[@annikanunn3354]

Have a good day hank! Wearing my awesome socks now!

[@SewlockHolmes]

I am delighted that you're working towards having a decaf option because I don't normally drink coffee and I'm excited to taste it without the caffeine making me uhhhh wild. Thanks!!

[@blueberrymuffin113]

so glad the window is still open, i just subscribed!!

[@dftbarecords]

Welcome!!

[@chriscaldarelli6784]

Thanks! I thought I’d missed the sock window - but now, I’m ensockenated!

[@laurenhoernlein6746]

Love that Hank is a fellow decaf drinker and is working on adding decaf coffee!

[@morganburt2565]

“we want to do this right” yall are great thanks for being an example of how not everyone in business is super greedy

[@1969kodiakbear]

Update. Broca's area, or the Broca area is a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere, usually the left, of the brain with functions linked to speech production.

[@moiradarling97]

I’m so excited for the eventual decaf! I’m like you Hank and can’t have caffeine and so I’ve been patiently waiting.

[@mariacargille1396]

I am super, duper psyched for the eventual arrival of decaf!

[@graceelliot3959]

I bought 12 pairs and am giving them to all my family members for Christmas!

[@alexlamont1228]

I am SO excited for an eventual awesome decaf coffee club subscription!!

[@waveofmist]

It is impossible to overstate how excited I am to learn about the decaf process! Coffee is fascinating to me in general, but decaf is its own art. Hit me with those sugar cane, EA, Swiss water process facts!

[@booksunderstarlight]

Although the subscription is not in my budget, as someone who finds ankle socks extremely uncomfortable, I really appreciate that you give the option between both instead of making it a surprise.

[@juliaspoonie3627]

I love that the socks are now available in Europe without customs!!! Yay! Ordered my subscription last week 💜

[@espurrlady3397]

Thanks for the update!!

[@jamiehazeu790]

Sock "fiends"? I was intrigued by the title lol :) Amazing video as usual! I'm enjoying my awesomesocks.

[@Qadupae]

OMGYAS! I've been dreaming of you guys doing ankle socks!!!

[@lola_waterton]

Technology IS hard. Thank you for the update!

[@RunningRogue24]

Looking forward to the decaf video!

[@mrwizardalien]

I dont drink coffee but now i can't WAIT for you to get decaf just because i'm so curious about how it's made

[@texpra_]

I never would have thought of myself as a sock fiend but now hanks said it it feels so… right

[@ObviouslyBenHughes]

Mornin’ Hank! Happy… THURSDAY!???? 😄

[@JessieCarty]

I am so ridiculously happy that ankle socks were added since I couldn't wear the crew socks. SO EXCITED. Did I say I was excited???

[@famos6536]

Waow! Tom Hank's on the show! John, we'll see you tomorrow 👍😀

[@ganseytheiiird]

Thanks, Hank! Good to know

[@fratiorgan]

Thanks Hank! 😊

[@Quintinia]

'It makes me feel like I would never pay a lot of money to acquire a technology company' 🤣🤣🤣 smooth burn

[@Tim3.14]

Hank at 1:12 - "I'm also really excited about the light roast..." Me - "You mean the one at 0:34 ?"

[@elfoulks]

Just joined!

[@JakobStrasser]

Switched!

[@YamiChip]

I am legitimately interested to know the backstory of decaf, so as a non coffee drinker, I hope you can figure it out soon.

[@dawn8293]

"It makes me think that I would never pay a lot of money to buy a technology company." That seems like a very reasonable and timely observation...

[@fionaprestemon9472]

wearing my june socks currently, thank you for socks

[@StrengthOfADragon13]

Had a meeting where I had to explain to someone with a much greater tenure. If we can't do it right we aren't going to do it. Not very many things in my life am I so confident in I would tell someone unflinchingly and unwaveringly will be the case.

[@simonsaysism]

As someone who works in software testing/QA...... I completely understand

[@aekaydubs]

I’m really looking forward to the decaf! Every cup after 10am must be sans-caf over here… so we drink a lot of it!

[@SnowOfAllTrades]

I am super happy that there is shipping from Europe now, I don't know if it actually reduces shipping emissions, but it makes me feel less guilty about it for sure!

[@sjwimmel]

Hey Hank, not to put another item on your to-do list. But if the coffee eventually ships from Europe like the socks, I'll definitely subscribe!

[@seifyk]

The shot at Musk was great.

[@lparrish89]

Thank you for looking into the decaf!! I can’t drink caffeine because of IBS, so decaf is my only joy

[@TheEpicAwesomenes]

Bigger socks next year, Hank! Bigger socks next!

[@MichaelQ5150]

Hippy you extended it. Decided to sign up and give the big socks a go. It's hard to get good socks for me - I do love me a bamboo sock though. Was a bit put off but thought why not and give it a go for a few months. If nothing else I can secret Santa them to guys at work all next year.

[@desiregonzales6246]

YESSSSS. Decaf is coming...sometime in the future.

[@earthling_parth]

As a person working in IT, I agree. Once the database schema/relations and backend logic are in place, seemingly innocuous features can also take weeks if not months to properly implement. Tech is hard 🤣😂

[@kerrinwhipple]

looking forward to the decaf explainer video

[@amie2012]

i bought the subscription now that you guys offer ankle socks! im so short the crew socks would almost be knee highth on me lol

[@daydreaminboy7671]

How am I supposed to know what day it is without you guys being on schedule?

[@morganl7443]

Thank you!!

[@myladycasagrande863]

Just watched an entire video about socks, despite having no intention of joining the Awesome Socks Club because I'm slowly changing over to merino for all such needs.

[@JJamahJamerson]

Just joined ASC with my mum, I’m hoping they actual fit, been trying to reshape my feet into more natural broad feet and most of my old me undies socks don’t fit anymore.

[@mexDpeace]

Good to hear that you don't want to buy a technology company, Hank. Thanks for the update :D

[@josephsolari3259]

Hank is chilly today

[@floydhead657]

I really hope next year you have socks for size 13 and up sometimes having big feet stinks

[@the-jedi-ninja]

I'm really sad the coffee doesn't ship to the UK. :( But I did really appreciate the sock sale for left overs from last year! :)

[@garrettwhite8413]

I cannot wait for decaf coffee, it's gonna be the best

[@bubblewandd]

I was wondering why Hank was wearing a coat, and then I looked up the weather in Missoula. High of 24 F 🥴

[@kaypgirl]

Hank's home office where he films these is also in his backyard and not in his house. So might not have the best insulation. It sounds difficult to heat and last p4a he was talking about monitoring CO2 levels, so I'm not sure how safe it is to heat, either.

[@DarkenRaul1]

I get the expansion of products (and the tech side of offering them) is hard, but I always appreciate updates / goals openly shared (like this for the decaf coffee). I guess the question I have is other than that (and the upcoming ankle socks) are the plans for yet even more types of socks / coffee (e.g. knee high socks, below the ankle socks, medium roast coffee, etc.) even if we wont see these for several more years?