Is the Inside of Your Mouth a Soup? (a vidcon reunion video)

We recorded this at VidCon (at John's suggestion!!) and I edited it up so I figured we could sprinkle a little bit of John into John-Free July!
Tom Lum's video on carbon dating: • You are Made of Hourgl...
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[@xellbe]

John cringing while saying "everything is made out of people" is a whole mood

[@vlogbrothers]

EVERYTHING IS MADE OUT OF PEOPLE!?!?!?

[@kathybramley5609]

Everything everywhere all at once ​@@vlogbrothers

[@RamenNoodle1985]

It's more than a whole mood, it's a way of life 😂

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

​@@RamenNoodle1985 So like a John Do? 😃 I'll see myself out.

[@zaydlokhandwala1458]

It is a whole entire mood

[@AlarKemmotar]

So, you guys make videos?

[@Lucky9_9]

vlogs* ☺️

[@ziwuri]

So, you guys are brothers?

[@bibliophilecb]

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[@balorthetiny]

😂

[@tobylegion6913]

​@@Lucky9_9 and v in vlogs stands for...?

[@noahgolan603]

The idea that hank green who is a certified genius in multi-fields, had to procure small talk with a baseball player and decided to go with "so you play baseball?" Brings me immense joy

[@melimsah]

Hey now, he's a stand up comedian now too. I feel like he now has license to go "That was a joke, funny haha, yep."

[@vlogerhood]

Honestly it is kind of a brilliant question. Like "This is your job? Wild. How does that go?"

[@ajdamronfamily]

WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK ABOUT HIS FAVORITE BRIDGE?!

[@BlueManIan]

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[@veronicamcghie5238]

Massive "Any member of the royal family interacting with a normal person" energy

[@christopherdelude9441]

My mouth being a cannibalistic soup that consumes other soups feels dystopian to me, help

[@t_ylr]

I'm reminded of my grandmother who used to say the phrase "bag of bones". The existential horror that ppl are just bags of bone broth 😅

[@TJtheBee]

@@t_ylrWhy would you say something so controversial, yet so true??

[@t_ylr]

​@@TJtheBeeI wish it wasn't haha

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

Don't forget the entire ecology of bacteria that lives inside you!

[@LiveWire937]

... is it okay if help comes in the form of more soup?

[@skywatcher2025]

"How do you guys navigate this world while dripping with so much rizz?" John: *the heartiest laughter*

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

I can only assume that they leave puddles of rizz everywhere they go. ...that sounds awful. Maybe they could be glowing with rizz instead? Sounds more sanitary.

[@Cardz5000]

@@AludraEltaninAltairis rizz a soup?

[@mk_rexx]

​@@Cardz5000Rizz is made out of people

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

​@@mk_rexx And occasionally pound rescue pit bull mixes

[@waytoobiased]

@@mk_rexx insert Emily Dickinson quote about rizz?

[@veronicahaley3268]

A Tuesday reunion video while John is on his break? We are truly spoiled

[@LoganRexus]

John having a fond memory of the first time he did a Format video is one of the most John things I can think of

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

It brings me joy that The Format brings him joy, and thus, The Format brings me joy. Is that the transitive property of Format joy?

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

@@AludraEltaninAltair I appreciate it whatever it is

[@untappedinkwell]

The best part is that he was having fun about it. I hope there's more fun in John's creative future (whatever that looks like).

[@joshmyer9]

And that his specific memory is about sharing his joy with Sarah throughout the day.

[@lanagomisc.6005]

The benefit to having made 4 minute videos for 15+ years is that you guys are very succinct with your words and that's how phrases like "everything is made out of people" now exist.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

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[@EcceJack]

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[@bibliophilecb]

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[@victoriagoodwin520]

The level of acceptance with which I agreed to "I'm a soup dumpling" is not something I expected from such a normal Tuesday.

[@MinurielLai]

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[@arinmochi]

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[@callumkrueger6620]

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[@conqu2]

"So you play baseball?" reminds me of when I once got flustered trying to buy concert tickets in Berlin and asked the ticket agent "Sprechen sie Deutsch?"

[@nastber]

Hahahah

[@tahasilat7394]

Translation?

[@rachelny5209]

Do you speak German?

[@KBRoller]

I hope they responded with "nein".

[@ToniHinton]

@@KBRoller Ja, bitte.

[@whatsupwitdat45]

"People perceive the things that I do" is so real. I hate being perceived (I say as I type a comment into a video, inherently implying that I want to be perceived on some level)

[@theazalealemon]

i relate

[@CWorgen5732]

Are you autistic, too?

[@MinurielLai]

oh mood

[@ruolbu]

I perceive your choice of online community profile picture.

[@bibliophilecb]

It’s like that Noah Kahan line: in love with being noticed, and afraid of being seen.

[@btbesquire5]

"I'm 46 years old, and i don't want to pretend to be otherwise..." - John. I am 44 and i feel that

[@lindsaykat3675]

I need a t-shirt saying Mummies are Ramen Noodles

[@vlogbrothers]

John tried to make me cut this line because he said it was too gross!

[@lindsaykat3675]

@@vlogbrothers omg no, mouth being a soup is way grosser. I have a mouth.

[@CatherineLu]

The phrase also works well with the linguistic funness of the "men" in ramen meaning noodles 😂

[@matthewsmith6057]

@@lindsaykat3675 In a way, you also have a mummy; it just came pre-hydrated.

[@RamenNoodle1985]

Excuse me, I am not a mummy 😤

[@matthewtoohey4103]

"Turns out ... there's more than one first pitch, which does challenge notions of firstness." Peak geekery from John. Love it!

[@melimsah]

John just putting his face in his hands going "Everything is made of PEOPLE" is just... the biggest mood and I love it.

[@fugithegreat]

I love reunion videos anyway, but it's extra nice to hang out with JMFG during his internet hiatus

[@NateVolker]

Took me waaaay to long to figure out what JMFG stood for

[@ruolbu]

what does it stand for?

[@bibliophilecb]

@@ruolbupresumably John Motherf***ing Green

[@waffles3629]

​@@bibliophilecb I think the M is for Michael, aka John's actual middle name.

[@DasGanon]

"I am not doing this under duress" is also a mood John

[@climbingdan]

So glad they specified this because I was wondering. CEO Hank out here turning everything and everybody into content lol😅

[@TheSightOfTheStars]

The suit lining always makes me so happy.

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

That is some gorgeous fabric art. It never occurred to me that one could make business casual wear that was business on the outside and Hell Yeah! on the inside.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

Legit question, has this suit jacket been places obb camera before? It's so cool

[@chashahjohnson]

"It's a very small bear" killed me

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

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[@KBRoller]

Is it a smaller and more relatable chainsaw bear, though?

[@LevelUpYourFandom]

the most John Green suit jacket ever

[@TerkanTyr]

I don't know if JMFG stands for John mothafuckin Green but I hope it does.

[@NavyHamster901]

Surprise John video while he is recovering. Get well soon John.

[@smpolaske]

Hank's hair woke up and chose extra curly violence today.

[@susanegley4149]

I'm so here for it!

[@lucypevensie4367]

It's just a whole new league of puff levels and I'm loving it

[@bibliophilecb]

I don’t think he’s the type to do it, but if and when the chemo curls fade I’d start getting perms if I were him, curls really are his look!

[@susanegley4149]

@@bibliophilecb Yes! He does look so great in curls!

[@AJarOfYams]

"Everything is made of people" is such a good line and a good reminder

[@kiyahforever]

"I haven't had a coherent thought until I've written down." Hit me so hard!! I also struggle with OCD, and so many times my thoughts are running by, too hard to grasp onto, or they're not even mine. Writing helps me actualize my thoughts, but I've never really heard someone else explain it. Thanks, John!

[@MinurielLai]

I don't have OCD but I do have AuDHD and I really related to that too. My brain is so cross-connected that it feels like I'm having five incoherent streams of thoughts at once, and writing helps me focus all that around one coherent idea

[@theabyss310]

I feel that. Most of the time my brain blurts out thoughts that are basically the antithesis of what I actually think and stand for, so it's hard for me to have an uninterrupted thought unless I'm drawing it or writing it down.

[@ellieban]

John’s laugh at the riz joke reminds me that behind those wholesome images are two 14 year old boys trying to get out.

[@yrynoy]

I can't believe you actually linked the video on carbon dating, I was prepared to scour the internet for it and it was RIGHT THERE ily

[@AlRoderick]

Gentlemen, you are on KZbin. Having multiple things claiming to be first at almost the same time may not have been invented here but comment sections like this one are its spiritual home.

[@rukbat3]

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[@BryanMontford]

I once asked Johnny Cash, "You're a musician?" (It was the first time I met Johnny Cash.)

[@milkshakebananaz]

W…was there a SECOND time meeting Johnny Cash?!

[@BryanMontford]

@@milkshakebananaz No, not after that. (It's possible I may have "met" him when I was much younger. Like toddler/preschool age.) He and his wife were back on their way home after performing at the Grand Palace in Branson Missouri and Johnny stopped into the franchise Radio Shack I was working at/helping to run to pick up some batteries for his hearing aid. His wife went next door to have her hair done. I managed to mildly offend a living legend with a poorly worded question... "Why, I'm Johnny Cash!" "Yes sir, you are." (He seemed cool with it after that.)

[@Altmetalpunk]

The curly hair makes hank look even younger than he use to. Absolutely wild

[@nealjones2007]

If you a given a bag of chips it is swag, if you buy a bag of chips, it is groceries.

[@VictorianWaistcoat]

But would it become swag if John gave it to Hank or must it remain in it's original state? That is the question . . .

[@hughesd22]

Love you guys. Just wanted to say to John: I developed OCD in 2020 without realizing what I was dealing with, but your videos about it helped me figure out what I was dealing with, overcome misconceptions about what OCD was, and helped give me enough hope to eventually get help for it. Thank you and I hope things improve for ya. :)

[@francescakyanda9182]

I recently said in a discord that I am a “sentient gogurt” and grossed everyone out 😂 but it’s true!

[@HelenRosemarySmith]

"Here's a very small bear!" "Oh thanks!" 😄🧸 that was best way to end the video!

[@CWorgen5732]

Because they're two neurodivergent kids who have been brothers for four decades, and they know each other's delights.

[@CzechNeight]

+1 to Tom Lum's video on carbon dating. SS-tier youtube.

[@Veronika-Zahradnickova]

SS-tier! :D

[@rederik99]

"mummies are just ramen noodles". I had to stop the video for a few minutes. I'm going to be thinking about that one for a while.

[@thefaboo]

Yeah that, mm, nope, did not like it 😂

[@KBRoller]

@@thefaboo Perhaps you'd like it better if you steep the mummy in water with about a million grams of salt?

[@rederik99]

@@KBRoller Don't get me wrong, it didn't gross me out, but that laughs took me out of commission for a while

[@HouseMDaddict]

From "I'm soup dumpling" to "mummies are ramen noodles" I had to stop the video and just think for a moment too. My mind was legit blown how easily both those things rolled out of their mouths without prompt 🤯. Like it makes sense somehow 🤔

[@LynxChan]

I love all reunion videos, but a reunion video where John is doing OK enough to ask to make a video? Now THAT'S S-tier! 😊

[@apiramie]

I am suddenly very uncomfortable with having an inside of my mouth

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

Perhaps Vlogbrothers has all just been a long con for John to help us empathize with being uncomfortable having an inside of one's anything.

[@ruths_youth]

John MuhFuggin' Green dripping with rizz.

[@simonstanton5299]

Hahaha

[@jobriq5]

John Green walking into the Indiana Pacers locker room: “So you guys play basketball?”

[@20burkt1515]

Oh, those sandwiches are for you?

[@cuzl]

It's weird seeing John in an ad before the video, and then when I get into the video, John is wearing the same clothes.

[@megjournals]

that suit lining is everything

[@katelights]

all food is either a soup, a sandwich or a wellington. anything that is a chaotic mixture - soup Layers on a plain - sandwich. Encapsulation - Wellington.

[@Bluesmudge]

I love seeing you guys living your best lives. I love this community. John, I am with you. I needed your video! Sharing it with friends and family helped me take the first steps to getting the help I need.

[@TheAlGal8]

SO YOU PLAY BASEBALL??? Incredible stuff

[@validpostage]

the way I shrieked

[@Px828]

So, that baseball player now needs that t-shirt.

[@YoJesusMorales]

That's an anecdote on top of an anecdote where he pitched a first pitch.

[@sexyscientist]

Coming from a New York Times bestseller🤣

[@maddykae2489]

It was nice to see you guys! John, the despair is heavy but together we are strong. you taught me that. Love you!

[@2headedcow5252]

It’s great to see you two together! I have enjoyed watching you both for years. Thanks for being real people.

[@RamenNoodle1985]

I AM NOT A MUMMY! I AM FULLY HYDRATED TYVM 😤

[@ATHIP12]

I was at Vidcon! 3 full days of youtubers I didn't know + Vlogbrothers! That Vlogbrothers talk made it all worthwhile. Every 2 hour meet & greet to see my daughter's favorite youtubers, erased with the joy of seeing John and Hank. That story about throwing out the first pitch was on-par with the squishmallows story from last year. Thank you for making my Vidcon!

[@annaduke5409]

Glad John clarified that he didn’t make this video under duress…😂

[@nickrau1335]

Tom Lum's video was so good. So worth the shout out

[@gigidodson]

I would watch hour long John or Hank videos. Even if it's reading a phone book from 1982. You guys have been and remain my favorite youtubers. Varied interests, stuff to learn, funny, entertaining. It's always a barrel o monkey with these two. You never know what you're going to get, but it is always good stuff. John, as far as mental health, take your time. Do the therapy take long walks talk to your wife (she's really smart) do whatever and however it is to be where you feel you need to be. We will be here. If it's a 4 minute video and hour long stream, or publish your next book. Wherever you go, the nerds will follow.

[@mirnder]

only 4 seconds in, but I already know it's gonna be one of my favorite videos just because it's a reunion video edit: hmm well I just got to the 'is your mouth a soup' part and now I'm not sure haha

[@AludraEltaninAltair]

I think it all works out in the end because of the very small bear.

[@mirnder]

@@AludraEltaninAltair oh you're so right

[@PaulRWorthington]

Always a joy to see you two happy together.

[@SnowOfAllTrades]

I'm so happy you shouted out Tom Lum's video, I've watched it twice already and now I will again!

[@gastonmarian7261]

"SO YOU PLAY BASEBALL?"!!!

[@seanhuberth]

"im a soup dumpling" - John Green 2024

[@youssef16844]

The awesome relationship you have is something I envy. I'm currently being sued by my older brothers for some meaningless inheritance which I don't even care about but seeing 2 brothers just having fun and just knowing that it's possible to be kind, regardless or in spite, of being brothers makes my life a bit better. Thank you and keep goofing around!

[@mcmilkmcmilk9638]

Reunion video! That's certainly not what I had on my bingo card this week. Regardless, I'll take the win

[@Lindasinish]

I stumbled and fell down the John and Hank rabbit hole. It's good to see you two having fun.

[@alexandral8894]

Hank looking snazzy af in his lil floral shirt

[@k1tkat-kate]

John's laugh after being told he has rizz, and "Everything is made of people" are my favourite moments of this video!

[@PanTheManInNeverland]

I'm unsure why, but Hank has this new vibe where I feel like he could play a young 20-something British punk/hard knocks guy in a short film about music's influence on growing as a person..... or you know, something like that.

[@JasmineRGBLights]

The divergent outfit aesthetics in this video are *chef's kiss*

[@KBRoller]

Hank "Triskelion? Three Whole Onions" Green asking a baseball player if he plays baseball is entirely on brand.

[@smallandhasty]

Haven't heard John laugh that hard in a reunion video since someone said he looked like the guy you glance at at Walmart, and the sound just fills me with deep joy (and also makes me laugh very hard too).

[@priyabuddhavarapu]

I still burst out laughing when I think of that comment, it’s just so apt

[@oofmydude8173]

That jacket is incredible!!

[@HeyItsEmilyLove]

Congrats on throwing out the first pitches! That’s so cool!

[@Anna-MarieG]

I can not put into words just how much, "I am a soup" at 1:44 personally resonated with me.

[@reneeelliott2893]

Hi John! How fun throwing out the 2nd first pitch. It’s good to see both of you together!

[@tudibelle]

Having a tough day. Thank you for being there when I need A Nice Thing to try to calm down with.

[@AdaSoto]

The lining of John's jacket is just pure magic.

[@bethsmith3421]

This was really fun. This 4 minute give and take with our favorite KZbin Brothers. It's nice to be reminded that you both are just as quirky and awkward as the rest of us. I enjoy your individual weekly vlogs, but I love when you vlog together. It's like experiencing the best part of being siblings vicariously.

[@SewlockHolmes]

Came to this a few days late but loved every second of it (as per usual). You guys brightened up my Friday :)

[@jase_allen]

"I'm 46 years old, and I don't want to pretend otherwise." I'm [mumbles] years old, and I've been pretending otherwise for quite a while.

[@KBRoller]

I'm 33, but I will never stop wearing T-shirts and jeans. Maybe I'll occasionally dress up for a job interview or a wedding or something, but otherwise? Let me be comfy, don't let the children hog all the comfiness 😂

[@Invisoguy]

John I LOVE your Format™ videos so much and treasure them deeply. Thank you so much for making them and for being you!

[@tabathapatterson6565]

The way I cackled when John recounted Hank asking "so you play baseball?" The relatability of saying something foolish in a high pressure situation and then the pure joy of a sibling giving you shit about it hit just right.

[@katbh]

This was a delightful surprise, thank you!

[@MizTree]

This has cheered me up in the extreme. Thanks, guys.

[@astralax]

Aw you shouted out the Nerdwriter, that'll make his year ❤

[@jasmine3250]

❤❤ I love this! I love you! And I'm SO happy to see John!

[@sillygoose_8635]

So great to see John for a surprise cameo! Hope he is as well as he can be and that this break is serving his needs. We love you John! you too hank :)

[@finngirl4021]

Even though I'm not a football fan (sorry John), your jacket made my jaw drop open and I'm absolutely flabbergasted (in the best way). I love the idea that something like this could be commemorated in such a way. Now I need some pants with images of my favorite birds inside or something. 😀

[@skylerwitherspoon]

hank was some of that baseball player awkwardness from bi panic

[@vlogbrothers]

Oh no, it was normal panic.

[@skylerwitherspoon]

@@vlogbrothers valid

[@cherrysubmarine]

I hope I feel better in august too, John. It's my time now to watch Harvey.

[@rmccarthy175]

So nice to see you both on this Tuesday. What a nice surprise. ❤

[@alixmcknight]

I just love seeing you guys together. ❤

[@daniellejaeger6329]

Can confirm, Tom Lum video is amazing. The content to bit ratio was fantastic. I've watched it twice

[@samuelhamblin7535]

I think John misses us at least a little. We miss you too!

[@dmcdouga07]

This brightened my day!

[@elaboratelizard]

These videos make my soul feel warm. 😊

[@nolikechange]

Vlogbrother videos are the only videos where the comments section makes me feel better

[@sams1982]

What a wonderful surprise!

[@fibonacci227]

It was so good to see John! I miss him dearly (but am so glad he's taking a break for his well-being).

[@wendymichiko]

How sweet and genuine are these two?!

[@sn0wflake]

The fact that John immediately followed up his “46-year-old” comment by showing us the lining of his jacket

[@SueorSuzor]

It is good to see you John, thank you for agreeing to do this one, not under duress . But I digress, it's even better to see you together. These are my favorite vlogbrothers videos, when you are both in the same room.

[@mikeh5399]

I love longer videos. It’s nice to hear ideas that aren’t trimmed down to meet a format set in like, 2007.

[@yolomolo2736]

Finally both of the brothers are united together in 1 video.

[@rozaa1162]

I love seeing you guys together sooooo much😭😭😭😭

[@elizabethschuler8890]

Take care John! Keep getting that rest!