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==Tune==
When Homestar sings his never-ending soda song at the end, it sounds a bit like the tune from "Eleanor Rigby", another Beatles song.  --> This is not Eleanor Rigby, it is the theme from "The Never Ending Story."  -Fuzzy

==Forward Reference==
Shouldnt there be a fast forward to E-mail 88, couch patch, where Homestar asks the Cheat if he, the cheat, ever poured mountaindew all over the computer.
:Sure, why not? &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:17, 22 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF==

These were on the [[STUFF]] page and declined. If you wish to contest the removal of any of these, post a comment here (make sure it won't be confused with any of the original votes).

===The <s>404</s> 411 on half and half (DECLINED)===

"Half and half" is a type of cream made from half cream and half milk.
*'''And I don't care, if you phone has a WEAK ACCEPT in it!"''' I think it's ok, not the greatest, but ok. --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 16:50, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline''' Yes, and? Even for those who didn't know that, it's not going to stop them getting the joke. --[[User:phlip|phlip]] 00:46, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
*<s>'''Neutral.''' True, but a bit too obvious, don't you think? Perhaps too obvious to be an actual note-worthy fact. I haven't quite made up my mind, but i'll keep it at neutral for now.</s> Actually, '''Weak Accept!''' It's an obvious fact, but true and a fact nonetheless. [[User:SaikoRoxi|SaikoRoxi]] 10:54 PM, 21 May 2005
**WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE POINT OF VOTING NEUTRAL IS?!?!? just wondering-[[User:Because, It's Midnite|Because, It's Midnite]]
***It's a way of saying "I want to make a comment or ask a question, but I don't have a strong enough opinion (yet) to vote on this fact." --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:31, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
****ok thanks Jay--[[User:Because, It's Midnite|Because, It's Midnite]]
*'''Neutral, but wondering''' Why is it the "404" and not the "411"? "404" is the number for a missing page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:04, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
*Oops, I meant to put 411. Sorry. --[[User:Hamrodrunner|Hamrodrunner]] 03:33, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline''' Although this is true, and I make it a point to not decline true facts, I honestly don't think that people need to know this in order to understand what the joke is. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 04:15, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''Once, I made breakfast, out of cold pizza, and Decline''' too obvious for my taste. --[[user: Lappy 486]] [[User:Lappy 486|Lappy 486]] 05:08, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline''' Not really worthy of needing a fun fact. [[User:Donny vs Universe|Donny vs Universe]]
*'''Weak Accept.''' You never know what people don't know. I'm not sure if "half-and-half" is an Americanism, but if it is, a simple explanation like the one above would be useful for viewers from Foreign Lands. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 13:22, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''I'm on a Declining Rampage!''' And did you know that Mountain Dew is a popular soda with spinoffs like Code Red and High Voltage?! ---[[User:the spludge|the spludge]] 22:27, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
**Nope. Well, I knew it was a soda, but not the other stuff. (In short: bad example) --[[User:phlip|phlip]] 13:57, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''Weak Accept.''' Not that obvious. Not that interesting, either, but still not that obvious. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
*'''Comment to thespludge''' What is high voltage? Are you referring to Livewire? [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 15:57, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Hello, class, my name is Decline.''' and that, kids, is what half and half is made up of. [[User:EdgeKing|EdgeKing]] 21:16, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)EdgeKing
=== Dan VS. Jerome (Declined) ===
The e-mail is from Dan, although Homestar refers to him as Jerome.

*<s>'''Delete.''' Already mentioned in the transcript. -- [[User:Kamek|Kamek]]</s>
**'''Second.''' --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
**'''Second.''' [[HRWiki:Once And Only Once|Once And Only Once]] -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 13:42, 7 Dec 2004 (MST)
*'''Accept.'''  Maybe this is because he was called "Strong Bad."  -- [[User:edsmilde|ED!smilde]] 16:38, 9 Dec 2004
*'''Very Much Accept''' It is NOT in the transcript. All that is in the transcript is a literal transcription of what Homestar says. If you're not paying attention and forgot who sent the e-mail - which I did my first time through the e-mail - it's very easy to miss. This being in the transcript would go something like: '''Homestar''': Except you, Jerome ''{even though the e-mail's writer was Dan}''. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 14:50, 9 Dec 2004 (MST)
**The fun facts section is not there to explain obvious jokes. The transcript notes that Homestar calls him Jerome, and also contains the email text which is signed "Dan". Therefore, it's noted in the transcript. We might as well put on [[monster truck]], "Strong Bad calls the emailers Dan and Linda even though their names are Stan and Loretta." Or, on [[date]], "Strong Bad calls the emailer Boston even though this was the location of the emailer, and not the name." Not worthwhile. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
***What "obvious"? Like I said, it was easy to miss. I missed it myself until I'd seen the e-mail a few times; what's to say other people didn't? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 09:26, 11 Dec 2004 (MST)
***I caught this the first time, but there is NO comparison to previous e-mails.  In "date," the joke is obvious because Boston is the name of a big city. And in Monster Truck, it's obvious because "Dan and Linda" is said almost immediately after "Stan and Loretta," and Strong Bad uses clear enunciation each time. In this case, Homestar quickly reads Dan's name, and then goes on an extended aside with the FL joke before saying "Jerome."  Hence not obvious to all. --[[User:Svelt|Svelt]]
****No comparison?  How about [[old comics]], where he says Jack instead of Zack? In any case, it's not that long after Homestar reads the name that he says Jerome. It's a joke, and jokes don't belong in fun facts (otherwise the page would become very, very long). --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
*****Old comics is a better comparison, but SB speaks slowly & clearly, making it more obvious. --[[User:Svelt|Svelt]]
******I don't think so. In fact, since "Zack" and "Jack" are much more similar than "Dan" and "Jerome", the old comics incident is actually less obvious. So, while I still maintain that both deliberately noting it in the transcript and putting it in Fun Facts is awkward and not needed, if we do, then we should at least do the same on [[old comics]]. --[[User:Upsilon|[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]]]
**'''Second.''' I didn't notice that the first time I saw it. --[[User:Chiphead|Chiphead]]
*My bad, it wasn't in the transcript after all. I'm an idiot. I change my vote to '''Accept''' and will probably move the fun fact back to the page unless there's a better "Decline" argument. [[User:Kamek|Kamek]] 09:04, 15 Dec 2004 (MST)
*'''Move to Transcript''' ala Jay's example above.  People will probably catch this after watching it a few times.  Things that need clarification but aren't sly allusions should go in the transcript.  This is definitely the most subtle name-switch in all the SB emails, hence it's not necessary to note every time it's happened elsewhere. --[[User:Svelt|Svelt]]
**I reiterate: [[old comics]] was more subtle. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
*This appears to be accepted, but someone has already added it in a different form. --[[User:MadEwokHerd|MadEwokHerd]] 15:08, 2 Jan 2005 (MST)
*'''Delete''' Too obvious for words &rarr;[[User:evin290|evin290]] 20:10, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)
*'''Delete''' The e-mail is actually from "Dan", and Strong Bad refers to him as "Jerome"
*'''Delete''' I can't believe you actually thought that was notable. -Walking Armless
*'''Comment and general retraction of votes''' Okay, first of all, I still don't think it was that obvious. However, now that emailer nicknames are listed on the "sbemail by name" page (or maybe they always were and I never noticed) it seems a lot less useful, and I officially move to '''Neutral'''. Don't expect me to be so generous on the other facts! --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 00:02, 20 Feb 2005 (MST)
*'''Decline or rewrite''' When I first saw this, I not only noticed that Homestar called Dan "Jerome" but I also saw it as an OBVIOUS reference to the way Strong Bad changes e-mailers names around - since Homestar was trying to fill in for Strong Bad and copy him (i.e. trying to figure out what an abbreviation in the signature stands for), I saw this as Homestar attempting to answer e-mails like Strong Bad and deliberately changing the e-mailers name around.  If anything, this particular fun fact ought to reflect the reference to Strong Bad doing the same with other e-mailers. --[[User:TheEggman|TheEggman]] 09:06, 20 Feb 2005 (MST)
**Also, at the risk of advocating some forward referencing, I think it's notable that in the very next e-mail [[the process]], Strong Bad makes fun of Em's name in almost the exact same way that Homestar makes fun of FL. --[[User:TheEggman|TheEggman]]
*'''SEVERE DECLINE; DELETE!''' You hit land, Cpt. Obvious!
*'''Decline''' Maybe he was talking to someone else in his imaginary class --[[User:GregHosting|GregHosting]] 22:57, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Soda stops making noise? ==

A few seconds after Homestar sings the neverending soda song, the Mountain Dew stops making the pouring sound.
{{User:Zachio/sig}},  13:35, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

==Re:Half and half==
*I added a section under real world references to show what a half and half ACTUALLY is. It links to the wikipedia article on it.
**Hey there; I'm the one who deleted the fact you posted.  That's interesting that [[Wikipedia:Half and half|half and half]] can refer to those other things (I didn't know that).  I'm pretty confident that, in this case, Homestar is referring to the dairy product. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:08, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
***Do you know that for sure, though? And what about people who don't know about the dairy meaning of half and half? I didn't know of any other use for it other than the half-rice half-chips thing (And I frequently use leftover half n half with curry frum a drunken night out as a breakfast...)