Attacked by Squirrels and Neoclassicism: Thoughts from Places, Washington D.C.

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In which John is threatened by an utterly fearless squirrel and contemplates the neoclassical architecture of our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Along the way, he and the Yeti visit several museums; look at the art of China's most important living artist, Ai Weiwei; visit the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the World War II Memorial; and consider the history of cars that are also boats.
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@Velociter 8 лет назад

"Squirrel! I am a threat to you. We are enemies. Please get off my bench... oh God. Oh god! Don't touch me... oh God!!! " - John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in our Stars

@jennat7419 7 лет назад

@guygeva7375 7 лет назад

@elco9791 7 лет назад

@ShidaiTaino 7 лет назад

@favretheundead 6 лет назад

@WrathOfMega 10 лет назад

"I am a threat to you!" *cowers in fear*

@Goreuncle 9 лет назад

Notice his right hand while he talks to the squirrel, LOL John was terrified.

@rebeccaoratto2537 9 лет назад

"I am a threat to you!...Don't touch me!"

@clarahowson2911 5 лет назад

@TamarZiri 5 лет назад

@meghanslade4680 10 лет назад

That squirrel was dangerously close. John must be a disney princess

@favretheundead 6 лет назад

@faryala9041 4 года назад

@saaargummm1868 4 года назад

@Hoonter 8 лет назад

Squirrel is inadequately afraid of John. John is over-adequately afraid of squirrel. Makes sense. :P Lol

@KatherinePierce_81 4 года назад

@mariacargille1396 3 года назад

Yeah, it all balances out. :D

@stuartyeo5354 2 года назад

Yet again the conservation of fear holds

@tdsims1963 2 года назад

Squirrels carry diseases. John has every reason for concern.

@FictionWriter95 2 года назад

I just noticed how John refers to his wife as "The Yeti" when talking about their private interactions but as "Sarah" when discussing her professional work. ❤️

@scarft. Год назад

Like Augustus vs Gus in TFIOS

@kelseybisset88 10 месяцев назад

Omg I've never noticed that that was the rule. I knew he did The Yeti much more often and Sarah sometimes, but that's so sweet and respectful

@zeerinianu 10 лет назад

I keep coming back to this video for the JohnxSquirrel interaction.

@teresae9249 3 года назад

I am still waiting for a friend that will get my reference when we're in a park and I say "this squirrel is inadequately afraid of humans!"

@K-Boogie7999 3 года назад

Me too

@csn583 3 года назад

I am a threat to you!! Oh go-o-od!

@feefen 3 года назад

@Doomsday-yo7lh 9 лет назад

Lone bird, perched atop the Department of Agriculture, thanks for watching over our nation's grain......

@andrewsugrue2170 9 лет назад

But John said he wouldn't sing anymore!

@Doomsday-yo7lh 9 лет назад

Andrew Sugrue He lied.

@stuvs830 8 лет назад

Does this type of singing have a name? It seems to be a thing. I've seen it on "Grace and Frankie" and on "Lady Dynamite" it's charming

@katydonovan1886 7 лет назад

The greatest vlogbrothers thing I've ever seen to date 😅

@favretheundead 6 лет назад

@anticurse 10 лет назад

I keep coming back to this video solely for the purpose of watching John and the squirrel be "enemies."

@aphrog649 7 лет назад

Mumina Ali or the squirrel has rabies

@avakining 8 лет назад

"Oh, god! Oh, god! Oh, god!"-John Green 2012

@beckyr.6522 8 лет назад

As someone who lives in Washington D.C, I can tell you that the buildings get less intimidating with time, but get more confusing. I still can't tell which buildings are libraries and which buildings are government headquarters.

@SexiestPenguin 9 лет назад

John:"humourously freaking out about squirrel" Squirrel: I can haz popcorn?

@meetaverma8372 4 года назад

I did think it wants that popcorn

@jarn4657 Год назад

@@meetaverma8372 poermcarn

@scjones25 10 лет назад

"I am a threat to you!" ...the squirrel is unconvinced.

@beckiejbrown 10 лет назад

2:19 - I've not seen this video for forever and I forgot about that. That moment had me laughing hysterically. Thank you John.

@catherinesvideos156 9 лет назад

Sarah laughing during the squirrel bit is the best part

@0music0lvr0 11 лет назад

On the topic of squirrels, the squirrels on my college's campus are super friendly, and someone found one that was practically domesticated and took it back to her dorm room where she kept it for a few days before getting in trouble with the university, and the squirrel was sent to a shelter...a squirrel shelter! We have the cutest squirrels here!! XD

@narratorprofessor46 3 года назад

It's been 8 years and I still get John's song about the bird at the department of agriculture stuck in my head at least twice a month

@fununclenerfs 8 лет назад

"Still mixed." Classic Yeti.

@libirose8357 8 лет назад

His seemingly genuine fear of that squirrel will never not entertain me

@stuvs830 8 лет назад

Rodents with fluffy tails. Do not want in proximity!

@psychogoldfish100 11 лет назад

"Lone biiiird, perched atop the Department of Agriculture, thanks for watching over our nation's graaiin." ---Yes.

@avakining 8 лет назад

Wait… as a DC resident, I thought all squirrels were like that…

@PandaA1257 7 лет назад

One of my former teachers jogs there and he'd always come into class and talk about how the squirrels run after him and how evil they are. Personally, I agree.

@ElizaCorder 6 лет назад

No, I've never ever ever even heard of a squirrel voluntarily getting that close to a human in my life. I'm from Tennessee if that adds any context.

@btdpro752 6 лет назад

Same in PA, CA, NJ, and NY

@frostyskeletons8950 3 года назад

Squirrels are chill with people in the Pacific Northwest but would never get that voluntarily close

@elisajennings999 10 лет назад

John's voice got all adorably high when he was freaking out about the squirrel

@evenstarsalldie1311 9 лет назад

In the squirrel scene you sounded like Sheldon from the big bang theory (a television show) and I found that funny.

@sia590 10 лет назад

I just died when he started singing about the bird....

@26syntax 11 лет назад

"Squirrel - I am a threat to you!" You gotta say it like you mean it John! Be assertive! Tell that squirrel who's boss!

@evanlinden4410 8 лет назад

This is the first Vlogbrothers video I ever watched, and on the day it was posted. Cadence, intermittently not forgetting to be awesome since October 2012

@ugottafriend4life 10 лет назад

Mr. Squirrel was only hoping you'd share your popcorn, John. :)

@The7wc 10 лет назад

There's one of those fake metal trees at the Nelson-Atkins here in Kansas City and it's SO COOL Also that reaction to the squirrel might be one of the funniest things I've seen in a Vlogbrothers video, which is saying a lot.

@abigailbecker9652 10 лет назад

He is more afraid of the squirrel than the squirrel is afraid of him

@polly30 10 лет назад

I watched 0:44-1:00 so many times, it should be a crime.Laughed EVERY single time. John, we love you.

@raginmadmangonecrazy 7 лет назад

Ahh 2012, when optimism for America's future was still a thing.

@captainjules6033 4 года назад

CannonFodder64 the good old days.

@helenjohannesman9165 4 года назад

I hate to break it to you guys, buuuuttt...

@frostyskeletons8950 3 года назад

Oof

@Nyzackon 2 года назад

Was it? **Was** it? I think he was just still in denial about the whole project. (Recent years have certainly highlighted the oppressive and bewildering forces of power in the US from throughout history, which somehow grow to do more and more awful things to the world... but none of it is exactly new. There's just a lot less hiding behind "civility" now.)

@nessaholicmonroe8251 10 лет назад

"This squirrel is inadequeatly afraid of humans.... OH GOD!"

@nickl2854 4 года назад

Yearbook quote potential

@harrietmilton8397 9 лет назад

When I was in D.C. with my grandmother, brother, and aunt we were constantly joking about how the buildings al seemed to be saying "You are tiny and insignificant! AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!"

@leannehillier7543 10 лет назад

"You are not what I had in mind!" I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.

@kishuponastar 11 лет назад

I love how John's voice jumps about two octaves when he's being threatened by furry little animals.

@Bee-nw6df 4 года назад

7 years later and this is still one of my favorite thoughts from places videos💜

@rachelisagrapefruit 8 лет назад

This will always be one of my favorite thoughts from places videos

@megan847 9 лет назад

"Am I wearing skinny jeans? Oh my God I AM."

@elizabethanneczerney5638 10 лет назад

JOHN IN SKINNY JEANS *fangirls* John's girly scream next to that squirrel... Haha

@MichelleHaysvlog 11 лет назад

I love when you narrate your travels. These are my favorite style videos.

@LittleSelfia 4 года назад

It's been 7 and some change years since this video and through all my own rebirths my love for it remains.

@Mr22thou 10 лет назад

How can such fear of squirrels bode well for the future of America? I am afraid, very afraid.

@sydh.8699 10 лет назад

To be honest, John is afraid of a lot things. I wouldn't be too worried...

@sydh.8699 10 лет назад

That was a funny video! But not as funny as "Frog hoppin with Gatsby" JingerVBer24

@ellieflynn8549 8 лет назад

as someone from the DC area, all of this is pretty accurate. plus the metro

@galenrandir 11 лет назад

I love your Thoughts from Places videos!

@WadjetEye100 11 лет назад

I love how the shot right after John is freaking out about the squirrel is him giving a look scolding the viewer for laughing so hard at it.

@BaggyMcPiper 10 лет назад

I like what Ai Weiwei stands for, but I really can't get behind destroying priceless historical artifacts like that.

@alexjohnson8652 10 лет назад

Then you not thinking hard enough.

@BaggyMcPiper 10 лет назад

I'm sorry?

@Turboweeel 10 лет назад

Jada Xie Post Cultural Revolution though it does feel a bit bad, man.

@tsuich00i 10 лет назад

James Russell And you're a fool who would sacrifice centuries old culture for the sake of some vaunted, vague ideality. Spare the rest of us your naive lecturing, for you know not what you say.

@alexjohnson8652 10 лет назад

You know not what good grammar or good art is. So, please descend from your high horse.

@Caloph 7 лет назад

Oh yay! Love it when people visit my hometown! And yea, the squirrels are not afraid, they fear nothing.

@beckarkottke 11 лет назад

Oh my! This video has so many excellent John Green moments. First the squirrel, then the Lone Bird Song. I had to pause the video there and dry my laughter induced tears.

@MsPotatobag 11 лет назад

You're an excellent blogger. Just hearing you talk about your day is entertaining :D

@Aldo_raines 4 года назад

From here in 2020, the phrase “... the United States is just getting started” seems overly optimistic.

@NaderAmmar 9 лет назад

89 tour buses disliked this video.

@aditichandak5054 8 лет назад

+Vegeta Scouter make that 94 now ;)

@NaderAmmar 8 лет назад

Aditi Chandak those damn tour buses

@Zsaisse 11 лет назад

I really have to remember taking my headphones off or turn the volume down when I watch a Vloggbrothers video because I occasionally get a throbbing feeling in my ears when I hear the shouts full of awesome from the nerdfighters.

@LluxDdarcy 11 лет назад

man you and hank are so intelligent i could listen to you talk all day.

@HoboDrell 10 лет назад

I just love the squirrel part.

@ellalevad5104 9 лет назад

We have the boatcars in Seattle too. The're called Ducks and hey take tours of downtown and the Space Needle.

@number1fan799 9 лет назад

I remember the worst thing about the duck bus was the Wacky Quackers, which are kazoos shaped as a duck bill. Those were so annoying.

@ellalevad5104 9 лет назад

number1fan Definitely my family used to go on the Ducks ever summer and my little brother would constantly quack them all the time afterwards

@penina8438 8 лет назад

Oh gosh I visited my aunt and uncle in Seattle this summer and it was awesome except my uncle really wanted to go on the ducks for some reason (mind you I'm 19). Afterwards we were all like why did we just do that

@saramartins95 11 лет назад

i just love how hank just goes from silliness and laughter and part crazy, to some really deep thoughts and vice-versa

@HannahKay2012 11 лет назад

Cool to watch this after the most recent Thoughts from Places where you visit the exhibit at Sarah's museum. Thoughts from Places are my favorite, closely followed by Question Tuesday (even when they're not on Tuesday).

@OnlyOnline2O1O 10 лет назад

another reason why we love you, John

@Goreuncle 9 лет назад

0:43 How can you be afraid of a cute squirrel? What's it going to do? Jump and bite your jugular Monty Python's Holy Grail style? LOL The squirrel isn't inadequately afraid of humans...John is inadequately afraid of squirrels.

@valeriamassaro5499 9 лет назад

Goreuncle "Inadequately" You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.. :p :) BTW, I'm not trying to be pedantic here. Just making an observation. I think you mean (in John's case) either excessively or irrationally. :p

@campbellschickennoodlesoup 11 лет назад

I can now officially say that I have stood exactly where you have stood! You can't believe how much emotion this gives me! You are my hero John Green. Don't forget to be awesome!

@misplacedgirl 10 лет назад

This is truly one of the funniest and most thoughtful videos on the internet. I mean where else are you gonna find a guy singing to a bird, freaking out over a squirrel, and finish it with a really thoughtful else. Vlogbrothers, that's where.

@marthadineen565 10 лет назад

I just love the fluid jumps squirrels make when I watch them from a few feet away. Put me beside one THAT close and my fellow commenters, we have ourselves a human- squirrel stare down to a certain extent (I stare, he just swivels his little head, petrifying me in the process).

@theturniptress805 3 года назад

I too, love all animals. But from a distance.

@Panndia 10 лет назад

"This squirrel is adequately afraid of humans!" Laugh so freakin hard!

@StarsOfCassiopeia 11 лет назад

You were incredible to listen to at Bookfest! Thanks for signing my Sing-a-ma-jig, and giving me faith in my musical abilities. DFTBA!

@dawnk777 11 лет назад

You brought back memories of my 1978 trip to Washington, DC. So long ago, but a lot of that hasn't changed.

@EllaIngram 8 лет назад

saw the title and thought "So, phil isn't the only person to get attacked by a squirrel" XD

@ninamarie177 8 лет назад

When my mum and I were in London we sat on a bench in Hyde park reading. A squirrel sat on our bench but left us alone, so we weren't bothered by it. However, when we got up to get to the airport it jumped at my mum and a bunch of French children laughed at us.

@sanjivanimandloi4843 8 лет назад

phangirl nerdfighter! yaaasss. found one! :)

@EllaIngram 8 лет назад

+Sanjivani Mandloi Yep :P

@raven2269 7 лет назад

Yes Phangirl Nerdfighter!!!!

@andrewnguyen4022 9 лет назад

One does not walk around Washington DC so much as the squirrels allows it.

@aabbishduaa1417 5 лет назад

Ah all of the videos on this vlog make me happy.

@123456789abcdefg432 9 лет назад

I simply love how Hank advertises John's video.

@amiablehacker 7 лет назад

I feel like Sheldon Cooper would have reacted similarly to that squirrel.😂

@SystemOfStrings 8 лет назад

Yep, that's Washington squirrels...

@thebraintheretard7535 10 лет назад

I love how high your voice went when you said "OH GOD"

@tiffsewcrafty 11 лет назад

That's so cool! I spent the summer in DC for a reporting internship, and I thought the exact same things about the structures there. How the Washington monument and Congress stare at each other. It's just really neat to think that all the places you walked around in are also all the places I ran around in search of interviews.

@zack42187 10 лет назад

John Green, you should research Neoclassicism a bit more. It isn't all imposing religious forts. Neoclassicism is a product of the Enlightenment, A physical manifestation of the philosophies, aesthetics and sciences of that time. It may seem formal to a level of stuffiness, but it's really so much more.

@scholar5212 11 лет назад

When John tried to intimidate the squirrel by saying "I am a threat to you", I think it would have been a bit more convincing if he wasn't simultaneously cowering in fear.

@traviswessels5814 4 года назад

He's useless afraid of a squirrel

@Kindredsgirl 10 лет назад

I love it when you sing, John!!! the song of the Lone Bird was excellent!

@nataliebrowne6030 7 лет назад

I feel like you should know that I've watched this video at least 13 times, I think it's my favorite video on the Internet

@shabnomnom 11 лет назад

i had to pause the video while you were showing footage the inside of the national gallery and have a moment of "I LOVE THAT PLACE SO MUCH" flailing ~

@6ft7inHIBread 11 лет назад

WHOA!!! That's where I usually play ultimate frisbee on Saturdays!!! John, Hank!! I dig your videos! I also live in DC! I'd love to give you guys a free tour, the next time you visit.

@halfofagiraffe 11 лет назад

this might be one of my favorite videos.

@globypants6057 10 лет назад

Hmm. This was a wonderful video, and funny and thought provoking, especially because I often take this things for granted as I live within 30 minutes of all of it. Wow.

@Buhnessuh13 11 лет назад

John, you are one of my favorite human beings, ever. And I havent even meet you before. Your awesome. Just wanted to say that, and thanks.

@TheDarknessWithinMe1 11 лет назад

Welcome to Washington DC., John. I saw you there at the book festival, and it was epic!

@foreverfivefoot 11 лет назад

Thoughts from places, you give me thoughts while I am in other places. Beautiful thoughts.

@akawater Год назад

I cried. I never expected this video to hit me so differently in 2022. 😶

@redsummersun47 11 лет назад

John, I love it when you sing! Made my day.

@xuxagirl87 9 лет назад

You handled that squirrel SOOO much better than I would have... also thank you for the stream of thought concerning the trajectory of our country.

@emmaem28 11 лет назад

Ahhhh, the tunnel with the lights in the National Gallery of Art at 3:05 is what I wrote one of my college essays on! I live right outside of DC, and that has always been my favorite part of the city. John Green loves what I love.

@Bea_Esser 4 года назад

This is one of my top 5 Vlogbrothers videos primarily because of John's interaction with the squirrel that is inadequately afraid of humans!

@fsleinad1250 2 года назад

John says that he can't sing, but I've listened to his song at 1:29 over a dozen times now. There is something so inexplicably special about it.

@SuperSuperkartoffel 11 лет назад

I just love you guys so much :)

@BasBleu02 11 лет назад

Informative, insightful and hilarious, all as usual. I deeply enjoy the vlogbrothers ... my only regret is that I wasn't born into this family. :-) Thanks, Guys!