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Bleu Ninja: /* Inside References */ not to be confused with the song by Black Box

2025-05-05T19:45:18Z

Inside References: not to be confused with the song by Black Box

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	===Inside References===		===Inside References===
		+	*The [[page title]] references site catchphrase [[Everybody Everybody]].
	*Homestar addresses [[Debra]] and [[Simone]] at the beginning.		*Homestar addresses [[Debra]] and [[Simone]] at the beginning.
	*Homestar uses the phrase "[[All the time]]".		*Homestar uses the phrase "[[All the time]]".

2.99.122.63: /* Remarks */ The Windows 95 startup has a few extra notes than the tune Strong Bad hummed.

2023-10-15T15:16:01Z

Remarks: The Windows 95 startup has a few extra notes than the tune Strong Bad hummed.

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	*Despite the fact that the [[Compy 386]] was shot by [[Bubs]] in [[virus]], and then eaten by [[Strong Mad]] in [[retirement]], it appears here completely unharmed instead of Strong Bad's current computer, the [[Compé]]. This may be for better consistency, as the Compé appears to run on a newer operating system.		*Despite the fact that the [[Compy 386]] was shot by [[Bubs]] in [[virus]], and then eaten by [[Strong Mad]] in [[retirement]], it appears here completely unharmed instead of Strong Bad's current computer, the [[Compé]]. This may be for better consistency, as the Compé appears to run on a newer operating system.
	**There is also no contrast knob.		**There is also no contrast knob.
-	*The start up sound Strong Bad sings is ~~actually from~~ Windows 95 rather than Windows 98.	+	*The start-up sound Strong Bad sings is more akin to Brian Eno's Windows 95 start-up sound rather than the Windows 98 one, yet the 98 sound was composed as a cover of the 95 sound.
	*The shading of Strong Bad's pants is purple in the computer room, but gray in the rest of the toon.		*The shading of Strong Bad's pants is purple in the computer room, but gray in the rest of the toon.
	*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].		*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].

The Cheatbot: autoreplace: The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods → The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods

2022-10-28T02:35:37Z

autoreplace: The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods → The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods

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	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===
	*Strong Bad's version of [[Strong Bad reads The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden\|"The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden"]] has the porridge maiden living inside a duffel bag.		*Strong Bad's version of [[Strong Bad reads The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden\|"The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden"]] has the porridge maiden living inside a duffel bag.
-	*Multiple copies of the Homestar statue are later seen in an Easter egg in [[The Homestar Runner Enters ~~the~~ Spooky Woods]].	+	*Multiple copies of the Homestar statue are later seen in an Easter egg in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]].

	==YouTube Version==		==YouTube Version==

DorianGray: /* Remarks */ Link for clarity

2022-03-22T03:00:42Z

Remarks: Link for clarity

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	*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].		*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].
	*The desktop themes are not strictly for Windows 98. They are also fully compatible with {{wp\|Windows Me}}, and they work on a Windows 95 computer that has {{wp\|Microsoft Plus!}} installed.		*The desktop themes are not strictly for Windows 98. They are also fully compatible with {{wp\|Windows Me}}, and they work on a Windows 95 computer that has {{wp\|Microsoft Plus!}} installed.
-	*The "Colorarization" scene is based on the [[Everything Else, Volume 1\|DVD]] version of Kick the Can - that is, it uses the standard [[Old-Timey]] theme instead of The Entertainer.	+	*The "Colorarization" scene is based on the [[Everything Else, Volume 1\|DVD]] version of Kick the Can; that is, it uses the standard [[Old-Timey]] theme instead of [[Wikipedia:The Entertainer (rag)\|The Entertainer]].
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Keegster2: Linked to the Eden part of the floppy disk container page, and removed the outright speculation as to what it's referring to. Templates while I'm here.

2021-12-15T00:03:06Z

Linked to the Eden part of the floppy disk container page, and removed the outright speculation as to what it's referring to. Templates while I'm here.

The Knights Who Say Ni: /* Explanations */ rm/ordinal suffix

2021-11-24T15:28:34Z

Explanations: rm/ordinal suffix

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	===Explanations===		===Explanations===
-	*This entire toon alludes to [[The Brothers Chaps]]' [[hiatus]] from regular updates. This is the first major update on the site since [[Which Ween Costumes?]], from December ~~22nd~~, 2010. This makes it the longest hiatus in the site's history at 3 years, 3 months, 1 week, and 3 days (or 1,197 days total).	+	*This entire toon alludes to [[The Brothers Chaps]]' [[hiatus]] from regular updates. This is the first major update on the site since [[Which Ween Costumes?]], from December 22, 2010. This makes it the longest hiatus in the site's history at 3 years, 3 months, 1 week, and 3 days (or 1,197 days total).

	===Trivia===		===Trivia===

68.252.5.237: Both have the same voice filter

2021-11-19T20:13:39Z

Both have the same voice filter

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	''{Colors appear from the right side of the screen with the blinking word "COLORARIZATION!" appearing. The colors are mostly pastel colors that don't fit the scene at all. Sickly Sam's legs become beefy human-looking legs covered in hair, but his main body doesn't change at all.}''		''{Colors appear from the right side of the screen with the blinking word "COLORARIZATION!" appearing. The colors are mostly pastel colors that don't fit the scene at all. Sickly Sam's legs become beefy human-looking legs covered in hair, but his main body doesn't change at all.}''

-	'''SICKLY SAM:'~~'' ''{very distorted}~~'' Am I up with the times?	+	'''SICKLY SAM:''' Am I up with the times?

	'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sorry, Sickly Sam. You're an affront to God and man!		'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sorry, Sickly Sam. You're an affront to God and man!

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: +not quite sbemail cat

2021-06-05T22:28:05Z

+not quite sbemail cat

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	{{aprilfool}}		{{aprilfool}}
	[[Category:April Fools]]		[[Category:April Fools]]
		+	[[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]

TheOneAndOnlyDanky: nextlinks

2021-02-07T18:17:46Z

nextlinks

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	==External links==		==External links==
-	{{~~extlinks~~\|aprilfools2014\|~~swf~~=aprilfools_2014_final\|37733\|youtube=E4cOe8bWOZc}}	+	{{nextlinks\|{{HR\|\|\|}}\|old=aprilfools2014\|oldswf=aprilfools_2014_final\|37733\|youtube=E4cOe8bWOZc}}
	{{aprilfool}}		{{aprilfool}}
	[[Category:April Fools]]		[[Category:April Fools]]

The Cheatbot: update nav template

2021-02-06T01:32:50Z

update nav template

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-	{{aholidaynav~~\|april-fools-2014~~}}	+	{{aholidaynav}}
	[[Image:AprilFools2014.png\|thumb\|"You got this, Homestar. This is nothin'."]]		[[Image:AprilFools2014.png\|thumb\|"You got this, Homestar. This is nothin'."]]

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	''{The lights come on.}''		''{The lights come on.}''

-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Debra! ''{turns to the side}'' Simone! ''{angrily leans into the camera}'' The Internet! ''{leans back}'' I am what you might call Homestar Runner. ''{beat, then throws confetti. Out of the side of his mouth:}'' Yaaaay! Over the last several years of my dot com, peoples all the time be askin' me: "Hey Homestar! How come you stopped updating~~—~~"	+	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Debra! ''{turns to the side}'' Simone! ''{angrily leans into the camera}'' The Internet! ''{leans back}'' I am what you might call Homestar Runner. ''{beat, then throws confetti. Out of the side of his mouth:}'' Yaaaay! Over the last several years of my dot com, peoples all the time be askin' me: "Hey Homestar! How come you stopped updating{{--}}"

	''{Homestar starts coughing and sputtering.}''		''{Homestar starts coughing and sputtering.}''
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	''{Turns to look at one from "D. Lindo" that has "P." written on Homestar's head in the shavings.}''		''{Turns to look at one from "D. Lindo" that has "P." written on Homestar's head in the shavings.}''

-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Here's one from D. Lindo that simply has the letter~~—~~	+	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Here's one from D. Lindo that simply has the letter{{--}}

	''{Cut back to Homestar as he snickers, then breaks out laughing.}''		''{Cut back to Homestar as he snickers, then breaks out laughing.}''

-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Haaa! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! It's the letter~~—~~ ''{snickers again, and then turns to the side}'' Pom Pom, ya gotta see this! ''{doubles over}'' It's the letter P! Followed by a period! ''{rolls over onto his back}'' Ha ha ha ha ha! Who puts a period after the letter P?! ''{calming down}'' Ohh man, I'm gonna stand back up. ''{starts to get up}'' I'm'a stand back up right now. ''{stands up}'' Whew! I am on a roll! What else can we update? I know! Let's bring everybody's favorite old-timey cartoons~~—~~	+	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Haaa! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! It's the letter{{--}} ''{snickers again, and then turns to the side}'' Pom Pom, ya gotta see this! ''{doubles over}'' It's the letter P! Followed by a period! ''{rolls over onto his back}'' Ha ha ha ha ha! Who puts a period after the letter P?! ''{calming down}'' Ohh man, I'm gonna stand back up. ''{starts to get up}'' I'm'a stand back up right now. ''{stands up}'' Whew! I am on a roll! What else can we update? I know! Let's bring everybody's favorite old-timey cartoons{{--}}

	''{Cut to the intro to [[Kick the Can]].}''		''{Cut to the intro to [[Kick the Can]].}''

-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' ~~—~~into the modern age!	+	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' {{--}}into the modern age!

	''{The Homestar Runner appears, kicking the can. He approaches Sickly Sam.}''		''{The Homestar Runner appears, kicking the can. He approaches Sickly Sam.}''
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	''{Two Homestars appear.}''		''{Two Homestars appear.}''

-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Has cooome~~—~~	+	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Has cooome{{--}}

	''{Strong Bad slides in on his knees.}''		''{Strong Bad slides in on his knees.}''

-	'''STRONG BAD:''' Come down~~—~~	+	'''STRONG BAD:''' Come down{{--}}

-	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ~~—~~to~~—~~	+	'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' {{--}}to{{--}}

-	'''STRONG BAD:''' ~~—~~to~~—~~	+	'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}to{{--}}

	''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room. Homestar is dressed normally, although both he and Strong Bad have leaves over their crotches, and both characters are arm-in-invisible-arm.}''		''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room. Homestar is dressed normally, although both he and Strong Bad have leaves over their crotches, and both characters are arm-in-invisible-arm.}''

-	'''BOTH:''' ~~—~~its eeeeeeeeeee...	+	'''BOTH:''' {{--}}its eeeeeeeeeee...

	''{The screen fades out and their voices trail off, but it immediately brightens back up and they complete the word.}''		''{The screen fades out and their voices trail off, but it immediately brightens back up and they complete the word.}''
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	''{The text starts to tilt.}''		''{The text starts to tilt.}''

-	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Y'know, five, ten, fifteen, whate~~—~~ whatever it takes.	+	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Y'know, five, ten, fifteen, whate{{--}} whatever it takes.

	''{Text reading "back", "download [[Strong Bad Desktop Theme\|strong bad's windows 98 theme]]", and "download [[Homestar Runner Desktop Theme\|homestar's windows 98 theme]]" appears.}''		''{Text reading "back", "download [[Strong Bad Desktop Theme\|strong bad's windows 98 theme]]", and "download [[Homestar Runner Desktop Theme\|homestar's windows 98 theme]]" appears.}''
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	:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, cool! I've been kinda like living inside of a bag. Like a duffel bag.		:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, cool! I've been kinda like living inside of a bag. Like a duffel bag.
	:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! That's... great?		:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! That's... great?
-	:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, I know, it's~~—~~ it's great! It's got, like, a zipper. And... some straps. Maybe some kind of fungus growing in it. So basically, you know, top of my game!	+	:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, I know, it's{{--}} it's great! It's got, like, a zipper. And... some straps. Maybe some kind of fungus growing in it. So basically, you know, top of my game!

	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==
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	===Trivia===		===Trivia===
	*Beginning on April 1, 2014, the toon replaced the [[Index Page]], such that viewers could only access the rest of the website by using the [[Site Components#NavBar\|navbar]]. On or around July 9, 2014, the Index Page was restored to its normal state. After being reverted, no new link was created for this cartoon until October 3, when the site was updated for the release of [[Fish Eye Lens]].		*Beginning on April 1, 2014, the toon replaced the [[Index Page]], such that viewers could only access the rest of the website by using the [[Site Components#NavBar\|navbar]]. On or around July 9, 2014, the Index Page was restored to its normal state. After being reverted, no new link was created for this cartoon until October 3, when the site was updated for the release of [[Fish Eye Lens]].
-	*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] reads "eden" ~~and is most likely a reference to the 1992 point-and-click adventure game 'Amazon: Guardians of Eden'~~.	+	*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#eden\|eden]]".
	*The words "plurbus" and "ourbus" are not actual Latin words. However, "pluribus orbus" could be taken to mean "more deprived".		*The words "plurbus" and "ourbus" are not actual Latin words. However, "pluribus orbus" could be taken to mean "more deprived".
	*"The 2 Great Guys" album cover has a faint white ring on it, indicating it is supposed to be an old vinyl record album.		*"The 2 Great Guys" album cover has a faint white ring on it, indicating it is supposed to be an old vinyl record album.
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	*The shading of Strong Bad's pants is purple in the computer room, but gray in the rest of the toon.		*The shading of Strong Bad's pants is purple in the computer room, but gray in the rest of the toon.
	*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].		*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].
-	*The desktop themes are not strictly for Windows 98. They are also fully compatible with ~~[[wikipedia:Windows ME~~\|Windows ~~ME]]~~, and they work on a Windows 95 computer that has ~~[[wikipedia:Microsoft Plus!~~\|Microsoft Plus!]] installed.	+	*The desktop themes are not strictly for Windows 98. They are also fully compatible with {{wp\|Windows Me}}, and they work on a Windows 95 computer that has {{wp\|Microsoft Plus!}} installed.
	*The "Colorarization" scene is based on the [[Everything Else, Volume 1\|DVD]] version of Kick the Can - that is, it uses the standard [[Old-Timey]] theme instead of The Entertainer.		*The "Colorarization" scene is based on the [[Everything Else, Volume 1\|DVD]] version of Kick the Can - that is, it uses the standard [[Old-Timey]] theme instead of The Entertainer.
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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
	[[File:oldtimeycolour.png\|thumb\|"Let's bring everybody's favorite old-timey cartoons into the modern age with my patented Colorarization!"]]		[[File:oldtimeycolour.png\|thumb\|"Let's bring everybody's favorite old-timey cartoons into the modern age with my patented Colorarization!"]]
-	*~~[[wikipedia:Webvan~~\|Webvan]] was an online company specializing in the purchase and delivery of groceries. They went bankrupt in 2001, and are regarded as one of the worst flops in Internet history.	+	*{{wp\|Webvan}} was an online company specializing in the purchase and delivery of groceries. They went bankrupt in 2001, and are regarded as one of the worst flops in Internet history.
-	*"Colorarization" is a reference to ~~[[wikipedia:film colorization~~\|film colorization]], the practice of adding color to black-and-white films with varying degrees of success.	+	*"Colorarization" is a reference to {{wp\|film colorization}}, the practice of adding color to black-and-white films with varying degrees of success.
-	*The "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen is directly lifted from the screen that most ~~[[wikipedia:Windows 95~~\|Windows 95]], ~~[[wikipedia:Windows 98~~\|Windows 98]], and ~~[[wikipedia:Windows ME~~\|Windows Me]] computers would show after shutting down if they were unable to power off by themselves. A parody of this screen also appeared in [[virus]].	+	*The "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen is directly lifted from the screen that most {{wp\|Windows 95}}, {{wp\|Windows 98}}, and {{wp\|Windows Me}} computers would show after shutting down if they were unable to power off by themselves. A parody of this screen also appeared in [[virus]].
-	*D. Lindo may be a reference to actor ~~[[wikipedia:Delroy Lindo~~\|Delroy Lindo]].	+	*D. Lindo may be a reference to actor {{wp\|Delroy Lindo}}.
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