April Fools' 2006 - Revision history

Snapdragon95 at 00:51, 7 July 2024

2024-07-07T00:51:34Z

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	**[[virus]]		**[[virus]]
	***This email also suffered from the fact that its custom navbar was missing, so Homestar pulled his words from nowhere.		***This email also suffered from the fact that its custom navbar was missing, so Homestar pulled his words from nowhere.
-	**[[Sbemail 100 ~~fakeout~~]]	+	**[[Sbemail 100 Fakeout]]
	**[[Handheld Games Menu]]		**[[Handheld Games Menu]]
	**[[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] were both correct, as they used their own flipper .swf files, which handled the different size.		**[[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] were both correct, as they used their own flipper .swf files, which handled the different size.

RickTommy: /* Remarks */

2024-02-13T06:43:51Z

Remarks

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	**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]		**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
	***Note that if one tries to flip Stinkoman 20X6, the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General\|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.		***Note that if one tries to flip Stinkoman 20X6, the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General\|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.
-	**[[Podstar Runner]]	+	**[[Podstar Runner 2006\|Podstar Runner]]
-	**All the stuff in [[Museum]].	+	**All the stuff in [[Museum]]
	*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.		*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.
	*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185919/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up], as well as [[Main Page 8]].		*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185919/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up], as well as [[Main Page 8]].
-	*This was the first April Fools' Day prank that is not available directly through the site, as the two before it ([[Under Construction]] and [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]]) were archived in the [[Holiday]] section of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], and the King of Town-themed pranks became an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].	+	*This was the first [[:Category:April Fools\|April Fools' Day prank]] that is not available directly through the site, as the two before it ([[Under Construction]] and [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]]) were archived in the [[Holiday]] section of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], and the King of Town-themed pranks became an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].
-	*Unlike the ~~[[:Category:April Fools\|~~pranks]] before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks the [[Index Page]] was replaced, but most content was unaffected.	+	*Unlike the pranks before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks, the [[Index Page]] was replaced, but most content was unaffected.

	===Glitches===		===Glitches===

Bleu Ninja: /* Real-World References */ w link

2024-01-26T05:11:55Z

Real-World References: w link

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", ~~which is one of~~ the ~~lyrics to the [[Wikipedia:~~Flipper (1964 ~~television~~)\|Flipper]] theme song.	+	*The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", a lyric from the ''{{w\|Flipper (1964 TV series)\|Flipper}}'' theme song.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

The Cheatbot: autoreplace: HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! → HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!

2022-11-04T01:14:59Z

autoreplace: HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! → HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!

68.252.5.237: /* Remarks */

2022-11-03T04:25:53Z

Remarks

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	**[[Strong Sad's Lament]]		**[[Strong Sad's Lament]]
	**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]		**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
-	***Note that if ~~you try~~ to flip Stinkoman 20X6, the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General\|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.	+	***Note that if one tries to flip Stinkoman 20X6, the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General\|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.
	**[[Podstar Runner]]		**[[Podstar Runner]]
	**All the stuff in [[Museum]].		**All the stuff in [[Museum]].

DEIDATVM: 100 fakeout official title

2021-12-29T10:57:19Z

100 fakeout official title

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	**[[virus]]		**[[virus]]
	***This email also suffered from the fact that its custom navbar was missing, so Homestar pulled his words from nowhere.		***This email also suffered from the fact that its custom navbar was missing, so Homestar pulled his words from nowhere.
-	**[[~~Not the 100th Email!!!~~]]	+	**[[Sbemail 100 fakeout]]
	**[[Handheld Games Menu]]		**[[Handheld Games Menu]]
	**[[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] were both correct, as they used their own flipper .swf files, which handled the different size.		**[[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] were both correct, as they used their own flipper .swf files, which handled the different size.

The Cheatbot: update page name(s)

2021-02-04T03:50:30Z

update page name(s)

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	**[[Under Construction]]		**[[Under Construction]]
	**[[Main Page 18]] (No HTML text in the "Store" effect.)		**[[Main Page 18]] (No HTML text in the "Store" effect.)
-	*In [[~~highschool~~]], the "m." on Young Strong Mad's shirt was missing.	+	*In [[high school]], the "m." on Young Strong Mad's shirt was missing.
	*[[TROGDOR!]] didn't load up properly - the game itself took up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest was filled in with gray.		*[[TROGDOR!]] didn't load up properly - the game itself took up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest was filled in with gray.
	*Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site did not work, as they use the <code>_root</code> property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, <code>_root</code> actually referred to the ''flipper'', not the scene itself. [[The Brothers Chaps]] could have gotten around this by using the <code>_lockroot</code> property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it (probably because they used Flash 5 at the time, in which the _lockroot property doesn't exist).		*Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site did not work, as they use the <code>_root</code> property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, <code>_root</code> actually referred to the ''flipper'', not the scene itself. [[The Brothers Chaps]] could have gotten around this by using the <code>_lockroot</code> property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it (probably because they used Flash 5 at the time, in which the _lockroot property doesn't exist).

Stux: link to new article!

2021-01-20T09:42:00Z

link to new article!

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	[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png\|thumb\|Which way is up again?]]		[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png\|thumb\|Which way is up again?]]
-	On '''[[~~Holidays#April Fools' Day (April 1)\|~~April Fools' Day]] 2006''', [[homestarrunner.com]] was flipped upside down.	+	On '''[[April Fools' Day]] 2006''', [[homestarrunner.com]] was flipped upside down.

	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: small cleanup

2021-01-18T23:30:49Z

small cleanup

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	[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png\|thumb\|Which way is up again?]]		[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png\|thumb\|Which way is up again?]]
-	On '''[[~~Wikipedia:~~April Fools' Day\|April Fools' Day]] 2006''', ~~[[The Brothers Chaps]] flipped~~ [[homestarrunner.com]] upside-down.	+	On '''[[Holidays#April Fools' Day (April 1)\|April Fools' Day]] 2006''', [[homestarrunner.com]] was flipped upside down.

	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==

	===Remarks===		===Remarks===
-	The following pages/sites were exempt from the flipping because they are hosted separately from the main ~~HR~~ content or are not Flash files:	+	*The following pages/sites were exempt from the flipping because they are hosted separately from the main Homestar Runner content or are not [[Flash]] files:
	**[[Strong Bad's Website]]		**[[Strong Bad's Website]]
	**[[Store]] and [[Store Thank You Messages]]		**[[Store]] and [[Store Thank You Messages]]
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	**All the stuff in [[Museum]].		**All the stuff in [[Museum]].
	*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.		*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.
-	*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character ~~page~~]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185919/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up].	+	*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185919/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up], as well as [[Main Page 8]].
-	~~:*There was a similar occurrence with~~ Main Page 8.	+	*This was the first April Fools' Day prank that is not available directly through the site, as the two before it ([[Under Construction]] and [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]) were archived in the [[Holiday]] section of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], and the King of Town-themed pranks became an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].
-	*This was the first April ~~Fool~~'s Day prank that is not available directly through the site, as the two before it ([[Under Construction]] and [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]) were archived in the [[Holiday]] section of the ~~toons menu~~, and the King of Town-themed pranks became an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].	+	*Unlike the [[:Category:April Fools\|pranks]] before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks the [[Index Page]] was replaced, but most content was unaffected.
-	*Unlike the [[:Category:April Fools\|pranks]] before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks the ~~main page~~ was replaced, but ~~if you went to an email or toon, it would be~~ unaffected.	+

	===Glitches===		===Glitches===
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	*In [[highschool]], the "m." on Young Strong Mad's shirt was missing.		*In [[highschool]], the "m." on Young Strong Mad's shirt was missing.
	*[[TROGDOR!]] didn't load up properly - the game itself took up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest was filled in with gray.		*[[TROGDOR!]] didn't load up properly - the game itself took up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest was filled in with gray.
-	*Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site did not work, as they use the <code>_root</code> property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, <code>_root</code> actually referred to the ''flipper'', not the scene itself. The Brothers Chaps could have gotten around this by using the <code>~~[http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&file=00001522.html~~ _lockroot]</code> property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it (probably because they used Flash 5 at the time, in which the _lockroot property doesn't exist).	+	*Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site did not work, as they use the <code>_root</code> property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, <code>_root</code> actually referred to the ''flipper'', not the scene itself. [[The Brothers Chaps]] could have gotten around this by using the <code>_lockroot</code> property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it (probably because they used Flash 5 at the time, in which the _lockroot property doesn't exist).
	**The Eject button on the [[Character Videos\|Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR) did nothing.		**The Eject button on the [[Character Videos\|Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR) did nothing.
-	**[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy\|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] on [[candy product~~]] did not appear. Neither did the [[Old-Timey]] Easter egg in [[little animal~~]].	+	**Some [[Easter eggs]] did not appear, such as the [[Old-Timey]] Easter egg in [[little animal]], and [[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy\|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] in [[candy product]].
	**In [[interview]], you could not change the pictures on the [[sticky notes]] or play with [[The Cheat's lightswitch]].		**In [[interview]], you could not change the pictures on the [[sticky notes]] or play with [[The Cheat's lightswitch]].
	**In [[Duck Pond]], the hand never moved when it threw bread, and the ducks never ate what was thrown.		**In [[Duck Pond]], the hand never moved when it threw bread, and the ducks never ate what was thrown.
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	**[[Main Page 10]]: [[The Homestar Runner]]'s body didn't expand when the bomb explodes after "Downloads".		**[[Main Page 10]]: [[The Homestar Runner]]'s body didn't expand when the bomb explodes after "Downloads".
	**[[Main Page 16]]: The entire menu still didn't work properly. In fact, two versions of the copyright notice appeared at the "top" of the screen, and the trees in the background were light blue. This issue remained briefly after the revert, but was fixed soon afterwards.		**[[Main Page 16]]: The entire menu still didn't work properly. In fact, two versions of the copyright notice appeared at the "top" of the screen, and the trees in the background were light blue. This issue remained briefly after the revert, but was fixed soon afterwards.
-	**[[Main Page 18]]: On "Games", [[Sherlock]] did not mumble to himself. On "Store", the background "opened" and "closed" faster than usual, with no sound effects and no HTML behind it. These issues also remained after the prank ended, and ~~have~~ not ~~yet been~~ fixed.	+	**[[Main Page 18]]: On "Games", [[Sherlock]] did not mumble to himself. On "Store", the background "opened" and "closed" faster than usual, with no sound effects and no HTML behind it. These issues also remained after the prank ended, and were not fixed until January 18, 2021.
	**[[Main Page 22]]: The "What's New", "Weeklies", and "Main Pages" buttons appeared in their normal positions and orientations (though it's possible that it was left that way on purpose, given the theme of the page), and the partial scene from [[Peasant's Quest]] did not come in from the side.		**[[Main Page 22]]: The "What's New", "Weeklies", and "Main Pages" buttons appeared in their normal positions and orientations (though it's possible that it was left that way on purpose, given the theme of the page), and the partial scene from [[Peasant's Quest]] did not come in from the side.
	**[[Main Page 23]]: Homestar didn't move his lips for "Toons" and didn't reply with "'Sup" for "Store". Also, the "What's New" and "Weeklies" were missing.		**[[Main Page 23]]: Homestar didn't move his lips for "Toons" and didn't reply with "'Sup" for "Store". Also, the "What's New" and "Weeklies" were missing.

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: /* External Links */ fixed forum link

2017-05-01T00:44:36Z

External Links: fixed forum link

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	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025205237/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]		**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025205237/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]
	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185947/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped flashback]		**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185947/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped flashback]
-	*[[Forum:7608\|~~Forum~~ thread re: April ~~Fool~~'s 2006]]	+	*[[Forum:7608\|forum thread re: April Fools' 2006]]
	{{missinginfo\|Date of "theyCallHimFlipper" deactivation}}		{{missinginfo\|Date of "theyCallHimFlipper" deactivation}}
	{{aprilfool}}		{{aprilfool}}
	[[Category:April Fools]]		[[Category:April Fools]]

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	*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.		*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.
	*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185919/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up], as well as [[Main Page 8]].		*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185919/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up], as well as [[Main Page 8]].
-	*This was the first April Fools' Day prank that is not available directly through the site, as the two before it ([[Under Construction]] and [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]) were archived in the [[Holiday]] section of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], and the King of Town-themed pranks became an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].	+	*This was the first April Fools' Day prank that is not available directly through the site, as the two before it ([[Under Construction]] and [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]]) were archived in the [[Holiday]] section of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], and the King of Town-themed pranks became an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].
	*Unlike the [[:Category:April Fools\|pranks]] before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks the [[Index Page]] was replaced, but most content was unaffected.		*Unlike the [[:Category:April Fools\|pranks]] before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks the [[Index Page]] was replaced, but most content was unaffected.

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	**In [[interview]], you could not change the pictures on the [[sticky notes]] or play with [[The Cheat's lightswitch]].		**In [[interview]], you could not change the pictures on the [[sticky notes]] or play with [[The Cheat's lightswitch]].
	**In [[Duck Pond]], the hand never moved when it threw bread, and the ducks never ate what was thrown.		**In [[Duck Pond]], the hand never moved when it threw bread, and the ducks never ate what was thrown.
-	**The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] repeated themselves automatically.	+	**The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] repeated themselves automatically.
	**The [[Random Toon\|rando]] link on the navbar did not work.		**The [[Random Toon\|rando]] link on the navbar did not work.
	**[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there looped at the end instead of stopping.		**[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there looped at the end instead of stopping.
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	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185933/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperToons.swf?contentURL=tvguide.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Toons Menu]		**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185933/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperToons.swf?contentURL=tvguide.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Toons Menu]
	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025205301/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperGames.swf?contentURL=gamesmenu_new.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Games Menu]		**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025205301/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperGames.swf?contentURL=gamesmenu_new.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Games Menu]
-	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20060903135151/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperPayPlus.swf?contentURL=payplus2.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]	+	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20060903135151/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperPayPlus.swf?contentURL=payplus2.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]
	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025205237/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]		**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061025205237/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]
	**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185947/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped flashback]		**[https://web.archive.org/web/20061023185947/http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf view an archive of the Flash file for the flipped flashback]