Talk:Lack of Visible Arms

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The King of Town also doesn't appear to have any visible arms (nor does the Prince of Town in flashback), but no direct reference is made to this.

He just gave me the bird!

Homestar flips Strong Bad off, and Strong Bad reacts as if he can see it.

I think the joke in the bird was that Homestar "flips off" Strong Bad by responding "right back at you" to Strong Bad's Single Deuce, as if he didn't even need to flip a hand. Understand? --Sam Goldfish 22:31, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

...Actually, you're right, I think. --DorianGray

Pic?

Which do you think we should use for this article's picture? I'm for Homestar's "arms" from fingers.-Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

EDIT: Lunar Jesters uploaded[1]. I like it.Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

Page Title

Invisible Arms? I don't think that Homestar, Marzi & KOT have arms at all. I think it's some kind of force field or something. I mean, the fact about time capsule (Homestar holding three things at once) was already declined on STUFF because the majority of people here think it's not clear that Homestar has arms as such. Can we get a better name for this page? And perhaps remove that dubious fact? Homestar Coder 23:06, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

How about "Ambiguious Arms" or simply "Arms"? Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

I don't like just "arms" because this page is actually about lack of arms. Say, how about "Lack of Arms" ;) Homestar Coder 23:08, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

"Lack of Arms" has the same problem that "Invisible Arms" has. Namely, it assumes as fact one of the possible explanations for the situation. (I admit I chose "Invisible Arms" because that's the camp I'm in. Is there something (besides just "Arms") that is more neutral?) — It's dot com 23:10, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, I did propose Ambiguous Arms earlier... - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

"Ambiguous Arms" is a step in the right direction, although something about it (maybe the alliteration?) doesn't sound quite right to me. — It's dot com 23:14, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Yes, the alliteration kind of threw me off, too. *looks up synonyms* "ambiguous, cryptic, dark, darkling, deep, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult." Not a good list. - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

How about "Vague"? - KieferSkunk 23:19, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

What about "Extremities"? Homestar uses that term in the DVD commentary in time capsule. :) - KieferSkunk 23:18, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

That has the same problem as just "Arms", though. :P - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

Yeah, "Extremities" doesn't really address the adjective problem. How about "Missing or Invisible Arms"? "The Arm Situation"? "No Visible Arms"? "How the Crap Do They Pick Stuff Up"? — It's dot com 23:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

"Missing or Invisible Arms" does adress both sides of the problem. - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

"Vague Extremities", then. :) - KieferSkunk 23:22, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I say "Arms?"—with the question mark. —AbdiViklas 23:23, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Looking at my most recent list, I like "No Visible Arms." It gets the point across, it's easy to remember, and it works for both completely missing arms and arms that are just invisible. Plus, it can be worked into a fun fact: "This is another reference to Homestar's having no visible arms." — It's dot com 23:25, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm for "No Visible Arms". Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

Yeah, that's a good solution to all sides. —AbdiViklas 23:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm going to move it in about 5 minutes if there's no objections. Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

Well, now let's give everyone a chance to weigh in. Just to be thorough, here are the choices so far:

• This is another reference to Homestar's missing or invisible arms.
• This is another reference to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|ambiguous arms]In].
• This is another reference to the arm situation.
• How the crap do they pick stuff up? (just kidding).
• This is another reference to Homestar's having no visible arms.

— It's dot com

Alright, I'll wait. Though, looking at that list, it looks pretty obvious. :) - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

I'll go along with no visible arms. It seems the best of both worlds. --DorianGray

It's a bit awkward, but I'd go with "No Visible Arms." How about "Lack of Visible Arms"? Homestar Coder 23:57, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

The point of "no visible arms" is that it will be linked easily from fun facts pages (see the list above) - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

"This is another reference to Homestar's lack of visible arms." It sounds better, see? Homestar Coder 00:00, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

You're right. "Lack of Visible Arms" does sound better. We're going to need a clear agreement before we move it. Any way we could have a quick STUFF-style vote, or should we just move it now? - Kookykman(t)(c)(r)

I emphatically agree that a negative statement about visible arms is the way to go (it makes no statement about invisible or none), and I enthusiastically agree with H. Coder that "Homestar's lack" is preferable to "Homestar's having." That gerund gamme the gerbblies. (Not to be confused with the gerbilys.) —AbdiViklas 00:26, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

I'd say lack of visible arms is good too. As long as it finally gets a name everyone can agree on, yeah? --DorianGray

Done. — It's dot com 01:46, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Homestar's perception

Note that just because clearly Strong Bad and Strong Mad are of the opinion he doesn't have arms doesn't prove it for sure; that's their opinion. Homestar seems to think he does. This could be Homestar being delusional, or one could argue that he ought to know best. Seems to me this is similar to the pants issue—he maintains he's wearing pants although others disagree. —AbdiViklas 23:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Sarcasm?

When Strong Bad notes that Marzipan has "really nice hands" in the Yellow Dello commentary, I think it's possible that he was being sarcastic. His tone (notice his emphasis on the word "hands"), combined with the fact that he seems to have a pretty good handle on just who has arms in Free Country U.S.A, indicates that he may have been making a joke. Of course, that doesn't mean Homestar's agreement wasn't completely earnest... Rocketlex 00:13, 18 October 2005 (UTC)