I agree with everything Dizzy says. And also--the phandom is literally part of Adrian's teenage trauma. We could (inappropriately--we don't actually know his life) spin theories about Adrian's unique relationship with the phandom and how it has affected him. More importantly, I hope he gets some sor...

Answering SPICY (*spoiler: not actually super spicy imo) questions I would usually avoid! 0:07- first question Phil saw was 'How big is your [baguette emoji]' Phil has a sliced garlic roll in the fridge 0:20- 'let's get sticky. from the juice,,, of the questions.' Thanks, Phil 0:27- 1st question: '...

Ahhh, I really enjoyed that. Like coming home after a month long trip. It did feel a liiiiittle bit rushed but that's understandable with everything going on. I think these videos are great for Phil to discover where his new boundaries are and to become more confident in himself and his 'new' on ca...

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This is oh so extremely cute, but also sign of what I am saying! Like him, there are going to be so many men ready to give it a go and flirt with Dan now that he's out! The original, safe but also so limited couple dynamics DnP were able to keep and which kept them together are going to be challeng...

Did they ever reject the word phandom? I have the impression that they did, at one time? Or was it always acceptable, from them? Because it is strictly correlated to them as a couple or at least as a duo so perhaps 2012 Dan did not like it? Maybe someone can think of a time they rejected it, but I ...

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One thing I meant to note before but I can't believe Dan opens right up in his book about his parents fighting. How many childhood/teen stories about family upset are we gonna get in this? How does his mom feel about it? Is his dad even in the picture anymore enough for his opinion to register with...

We're approaching the end of this thread, so time to start thinking about names for the thread that will likely be in place when we discuss Dan's book for real. Thoughts here.

Speaking of anecdotes, have we heard this one before? "personally, my brain is more occupied randomly resurfacing the cringe-inducing memory of when I tripped into a teacher’s boob when I was 13" I remember the one about him accidentally untying a girl's bathing suit top, but not this one...

This discussion of different medical systems has been very interesting and informative. It makes more sense of lots of people's reactions!

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Maybe this is even just the American in me jumping out but I don't trust a doctor to give me all the options? Even before I went on anxiety meds I approached it like 'This is what I think is going on with me, previous doctors said/tried this, these are the options I'm not interested in, this is wha...

I think something that's a bit on the "dry", "bland", "skimmable" side is to be expected in introductory chapters. (Introductory chapters are literally designed to be skippable if you want to get to the main part of the book.) I have to imagine that the main book will c...

But also I love Jessica and obviously Phil, but...the phandom can move mountains in online voting. I know this was 2015, but I'm remembering the Youtuber New Awards where the phandom managed to make dan and phil exactly equal in votes and also smash every other fandom's creator. https://www.youtube...

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alittledizzy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:25 pm

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Yeah, it was the (multiple) maskless photos that was jarring. It's common to see maskless, socially-distanced speakers, and it makes sense. But random people hugging maskless not so much.

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I find even more interesting in the Marketing plan the point about Influencer Campaign. At first i thought they meant a campaign made by Dan, but then they make a point of specifying the promotion across the author's platform, so I'm wondering if they mean that the book will be sent out to influenc...