A significant historical note about Vlogbrothers (formerly Brotherhood 2.0) as an entity is that punishments actually used to be quite brutal. I have never had my chin waxed before, but I have been waxed (is that a verb?). It hurts. And if you don't technically do it properly (e.g., consult an experienced professional), it's probably going to hurt even more.
It is, for the record, made so much funnier by the fact that a man nearly in his 30s has to wax his chin because his younger brother told him to -- all because he accidentally copied said brother on an email. Out of context, this all seems absolutely nonsensical, and that, my friends, is what makes it truly extraordinary.
Welcome (or welcome back) to Vlogbrothers Rewatch! An ongoing series of increasingly unhinged articles in which I attempt to watch every Vlogbrothers video on the channel from the very beginning, in order, using this playlist. I will do this once per day for a very long time, perhaps eventually catching up to current uploads, but this could take a while. I'm in it for the long haul, and I would be honored if you would join me.
I personally believe being forced to watch mint chocolate chip ice cream melt (the best kind of ice cream, don't try to fight me on this point) is a much crueler punishment than having to wax your chin. At least the chin waxing stops hurting after a little while. Once that ice cream melts, it's ruined and gone forever. There's no getting it back. No one will ever get to enjoy those particular scoops of ice cream. That would stick with me so much longer.
But again, I'm an American woman often psychologically bullied into appealing to highly specific beauty standards. Maybe I'm the problem here.