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| - | What if we had quote boxes? Like at the top, or floating left/right Wikipedia-style... Ob'm know. I've added a lot to the tops of articles and sections (Oscar Wilde-style) and it might be nice to (a) standardize w/ a template (b) do something a little snazzier than blockquotes. Some rough style explorations made by editing notices:
| + | =210 Seconds (Rough Estimate)= |
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| + | ''(The entirety of [[160 Seconds]], but with "160" in the intro replaced with "210")'' |
| - | * The current quotes have been added for comparison. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:57, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
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| - | * If we turn this into a template, the image sizes are inconsistent: Matt's image is 60px, SB's is 24px, and SS's is 36px. I thought {{t|qotwheads}} could be of use but that's for [[Quote of the Week Character Heads|a completely different context]].
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| - | ** Ah, the template I was looking for was {{t|head}} but that can't be used either. That said, I've made both head images 35px to see what they look like. --[[User:Stux|Stux]]
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| - | * I've added earlier samples for comparison. --[[User:Stux|Stux]]
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| - | * Regardless of the format we choose, I think creating a template that allows consistent quote formatting would be a good thing(TM).
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| - | ** That said, there are several questions that should be answered:
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| - | ** How do we handle quotes with multiple speakers? {{t|canonquote}} has at least one example.
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| - | ** This leads to a design decision that I think needs to be done early on: do we include the name of the speaker (as with the current "transcript" style format) or not? In the transcript style, the speaker name is ''not'' a template parameter, it must be added by hand, but that allows us to link to the speaker however we want. Otherwise, the speaker would most likely be a template parameter, but that breaks down if we have multiple speakers.
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| - | ** Do we have more examples of non-standard quotes that we can reference? --[[User:Stux|Stux]]
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| - | Would certainly be open to moving this to the HRWiki:Project space if it's something that other editors think is worth pursuing beyond my fiddlin' around. My thought process was to identify a very basic layout {{--}} i.e. what color/outline is the box, do we ''italicize'' or "enclose in quotes" or both or neither {{--}} and do basic problem solving to make sure it can work alongside a right-floating image thumb rather than solve for every case. I was mainly referencing how {{w|Template:Quote box}} on WP is used (i.e. for a phrase shared by only one speaker) to avoid getting caught up in how to deal with more complicated scenarios. As far as non-standard quote examples, some articles to look at include [[Batman]], [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]], and the UMFM snippets on most [[main character]] pages. --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 20:45, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
| + | [[4 branches]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' Chinese b- |
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| + | [[the chair]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Class! |
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| - | =[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]]=
| + | [[what i want]]: '''MARZIPAN:''' Forgettably precious. |
| - | [[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]]
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| - | ''From [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner" at New York University, 2005]]:''
| + | [[looking old]]: '''MARZIPAN:''' Up to your chin right |
| - | <blockquote>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' We were getting these stuffed animals of The Cheat made. To show us that they were the right people for the job, this company in Hong Kong made some little six-inch plush dolls of our characters. Most of them they got pretty good! And then... Bubs they just completely misinterpreted.</blockquote>
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| - | '''Shark-Tooth Bubs''' is a plush doll prototype of [[Bubs]] that sharply deviates from his character design. Rather than two [[mismatched eyes]], one black and one blue with a white ring, he has two black eyes and a large protruding white-ringed horn; his teeth are pointed and shark-like rather than rectangular. | + | [[strong badathlon]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' To the wrong athletes |
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| + | [[unnatural]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Kill him? '''STRONG SAD:''' We do- |
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| - | =Shark-Tooth Bubs=
| + | [[the movies]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' -tuce. Throw |
| - | [[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]] | + | |
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| - | | ''We were getting these stuffed animals of The Cheat made. To show us that they were the right people for the job, this company in Hong Kong made some little six-inch plush dolls of our characters. Most of them they got pretty good! Bubs they just completely misinterpreted.''
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| - | |colspan=2 style="text-align:right" | {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]]<br><small>[[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner", New York University]], 2005</small>
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| - | '''Shark-Tooth Bubs''' is a plush doll prototype of [[Bubs]] that sharply deviates from his character design. Rather than two [[mismatched eyes]], one black and one blue with a white ring, he has two black eyes and a large protruding white-ringed horn; his teeth are pointed and shark-like rather than rectangular. | + | [[your funeral]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' Abraham Lincoln |
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| - | The plush toy was created by a company in {{w|Hong Kong}}, during the pre-production of the [[Kick The Cheat]] dolls. To demonstrate their ability to adapt [[The Cheat]] to three dimensions, the toy company produced sample plush dolls of [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], and Bubs (the first two of which [[Puppet Character Variations#Not Quite Puppets|have also been shown]]). Though the first three were created largely on-model, the manufacturer "[[theme park#Commentary Transcript|misinterpreted pretty much everything]]" about Bubs's [[dumb animal characters|odd design]], resulting in the inclusion of [[fangs]] and a horn.
| + | [[from work]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' -veges. It helps |
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| + | [[rough copy]]: '''STRONG SAD:''' -tellectual property. |
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| - | = [[Easter egg]] =
| + | [[underlings]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Get Mrs. Hard- |
| - | ==Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs==
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| - | ''From [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|a 2007 talk at the Georgia Tech library]]:''
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| - | <blockquote>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' People are poking around, they decompile our Flash files and look at stuff. So we've started adding a few things here and there for the nerds that do that stuff. [[Senorial Day|There's one]] where these two Homestars appear {{--}} like, it appears that there's two Homestars, you can barely see the edge of his feet on that side of the frame, that's in the actual cartoon. But then, to make it consistent in the universe, one of them has a mustache. But you only see it if you decompile the Flash thing and be like, ''"Oh, that's Homestar with a mustache."''</blockquote>
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| - | === Appearances ===
| + | [[more armies]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' Saaay |
| - | [[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]] | + | |
| - | *All [[Halloween Teasers]] {{--}} The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[silhouettes]] of the [[characters]], visible upon attempting to view the [[Halloween costumes]] with a Flash decompiler (presuming that they are obscured versions of the full image).
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| - | *Email [[different town]] {{--}} Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
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| - | *Email [[myths & legends]] {{--}} When the ancient fence drawings are viewed outside the border, the words "by strong bab age 5" can be found.
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| + | [[the paper]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Doesn't quite |
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| - | ==Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs==
| + | [[mini-golf]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' In this infernal pl- |
| - | <div class="boilerplate plainlinks" style="margin: 1em; padding: 1em; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #F9F9F9;">People are poking around, they decompile our Flash files and look at stuff. So we've started adding a few things here and there for the nerds that do that stuff. [[Senorial Day|There's one]] where these two Homestars appear {{--}} like, it appears that there's two Homestars, you can barely see the edge of his feet on that side of the frame, that's in the actual cartoon. But then, to make it consistent in the universe, one of them has a mustache. But you only see it if you decompile the Flash thing and be like, "Oh, that's Homestar with a mustache."
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| - | <div style="text-align:right">{{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] <small>([[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|"Homestar Runner comes to the GT Library!"]], 2007)</small></div>
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| - | === Appearances ===
| + | [[concert]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Nope. They're a |
| - | [[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]] | + | |
| - | *All [[Halloween Teasers]] {{--}} The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[silhouettes]] of the [[characters]], visible upon attempting to view the [[Halloween costumes]] with a Flash decompiler (presuming that they are obscured versions of the full image).
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| - | *Email [[different town]] {{--}} Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
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| - | *Email [[myths & legends]] {{--}} When the ancient fence drawings are viewed outside the border, the words "by strong bab age 5" can be found.
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| + | [[hygiene]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' No matter what he does. |
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| - | =[[Abdi LaRue]]=
| + | [[original]]: '''BUBS:''' B'zuh! |
| - | [[Image:Compy Some Kinda Robot.PNG|thumb|Roll that beautiful email footage!]]
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| - | ''From a [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet from [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020#1250876792174514176|16 April 2020]]:'' | + | |
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| - | Abdi is real! An early fan I actually had to ask to specifically email me because nobody knew I had an email address yet!
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| - | </blockquote>
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| - | In 2001, '''Abdi LaRue''' made [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] history as the first of hundreds to have an email personally answered by [[Strong Bad]]. Future [[Strong Bad Email]]s would make brief tribute to this unknown figure.
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| + | [[bike thief]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Side of this couch |
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| - | =Abdi LaRue=
| + | [[pizza joint]]: '''MAN IN PIZZA COSTUME:''' It burns! |
| - | [[Image:Compy Some Kinda Robot.PNG|thumb|Roll that beautiful email footage!]] | + | |
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| - | | "Abdi is real! An early fan I actually had to ask to specifically email me because nobody knew I had an email address yet!"
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| - | |colspan=2 style="text-align:right" | '''{{--}} [[Strong Bad]]''', {{postref|1250876792174514176|16|Apr|2020}}
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| - | In 2001, '''Abdi LaRue''' made [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] history as the first of hundreds to have an email personally answered by [[Strong Bad]]. Future [[Strong Bad Email]]s would make brief tribute to this unknown figure.
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| + | [[slumber party]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Can you guys start |
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| - | =Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe=
| + | [[web comics]]: '''TAKE DAGGER:''' Hiya |
| - | :'''''Comment:''' this one uses {{t|canonquote}} under the hood!'' | + | |
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| - | [[Image:Strong Badia Bubs' Stand.PNG|thumb|Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?]]
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| - | '''Inconsistencies''' large and small occur throughout the toons portraying the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work is primarily created independently by [[The Brothers Chaps]], without use of a dedicated style guide or {{w|Script supervisor|continuity supervisor}}, allowing for discrepancies to accumulate over [[Timeline of Homestar Runner|the 20-plus years of production]]. | + | [[business trip]]: '''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Units? '''STRONG BAD:''' What |
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| - | Furthermore, Homestar Runner relies heavily on whimsical, surreal, and absurd humor. Much like comedic inspirations ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' or ''[[The Three Stooges]]'', toons are largely independent of one another; though some elements remain as constants, various minor facets of settings or characterization may be changed or ignored to better tell a joke or set a scene. Because Homestar Runner is not narrative-driven, complete consistency and total continuity are not goals and very minor inconsistencies are common between cartoons. The site's [[FAQ]] recommends that fans remember "[[TVTropes:Main/MST3KMantra|it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it]]."
| + | [[yes wrestling]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' The power... of |
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| + | [[diorama]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' -lupe Hidalgo |
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| - | =[[Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe]]=
| + | [[nightlife]]: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' More...more |
| - | :'''''Comment:''' these are earlier samples from the page's history'' | + | |
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| - | ---- | + | [[environment]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' -pliant sticker! |
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| - | <blockquote>''There's no— there's no style guide, or continuity— we don't have a continuity person working on set.''
| + | [[winter pool]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' You're such a good |
| - | :— [[Matt Chapman]], [[geddup noise]] commentary</blockquote>
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| - | <blockquote>''We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.''
| + | [[fan club]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' ''(screams)'' |
| - | :— [[Strong Sad]], [[Page Load Error]]</blockquote>
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| + | [[pet show]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' Potion. A taste |
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| - | <blockquote>''There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.''</blockquote>
| + | [[licensed]]: (Strong Bad slides) '''STRONG BAD:''' What's |
| - | :{{--}} [[Matt Chapman]], [[geddup noise]] commentary
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| - | <blockquote>''We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.''</blockquote>
| + | [[buried]]: '''BUBS:''' Is! '''STRONG SAD:''' Uh |
| - | :{{--}} [[Strong Sad]], [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] | + | |
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| + | [[shapeshifter]]: '''COACH Z:''' Coming to your concession |
| - | :'''''Comment:''' here's the flag day quote with two speakers and multiple lines (from {{t|canonquote}})'' | + | |
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| - | ''From the [[flag day]] [[flag day#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]:'' <blockquote>'''[[MIKE CHAPMAN]]: '''We're not very consistent with our scale.<br/>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Yeah... We should make a style guide.<br/>'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' ''You'' can make a style guide.<br/>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Yeah, ''you'' make one, more like.
| + | [[rated]]: '''BUBS:''' Bake sale! |
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| + | [[specially marked]]: ''(The [[Deleted]] buzzer, and a message reading "SBEMAIL 194 IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A 194th SECOND")'' |
| - | :'''''Comment:''' might as well go for broke and include all the other quotes from {{t|canonquote}})''
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| - | ''From the [[geddup noise]] [[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]:'' <blockquote>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.</blockquote>
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| - | ''From a {{postref|ID=1200983950707101696|day=30|month=Nov|year=2019}}:'' <blockquote>'''[[STRONG BAD]]:''' If you’re watching/playing my stuff for the canon, you might be doing it wrong.</blockquote>
| + | [[love poems]]: '''HOMESTAR:''' Apples! |
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| - | ''From [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]]:'' <blockquote>'''[[STRONG SAD]]:''' We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.</blockquote>
| + | [[hiding]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Coma! |
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| - | ''From the [[FAQ]]:'' <blockquote>'''Q:''' I noticed a mistake or inconsistency in one of your cartoons!! AHHH!<br/>'''A:''' It was either done on purpose or it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it.</blockquote>
| + | [[your edge]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Where'd you check? |
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| - | ''From a {{postref|ID=1160753651637465088|day=11|month=Aug|year=2019}}:'' <blockquote>'''[[STRONG BAD]]:''' The more ye searcheth for canon in mine universe, the less canon ye shall findeth.</blockquote>
| + | [[magic trick]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' But now, not only does |
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| - | =Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe=
| + | [[being mean]]: '''HUNGRY SHARK:''' Makes me wanna |
| - | [[Image:Strong Badia Bubs' Stand.PNG|thumb|Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?]] | + | |
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| - | '''Inconsistencies''' large and small occur throughout the toons portraying the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work is primarily created independently by [[The Brothers Chaps]], without use of a dedicated style guide or {{w|Script supervisor|continuity supervisor}}, allowing for discrepancies to accumulate over [[Timeline of Homestar Runner|the 20-plus years of production]].
| + | [[email thunder]]: ''(Strong Bad runs out of Homestar's computer room)'' |
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| - | Furthermore, Homestar Runner relies heavily on whimsical, surreal, and absurd humor. Much like comedic inspirations ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' or ''[[The Three Stooges]]'', toons are largely independent of one another; though some elements remain as constants, various minor facets of settings or characterization may be changed or ignored to better tell a joke or set a scene. Because Homestar Runner is not narrative-driven, complete consistency and total continuity are not goals and very minor inconsistencies are common between cartoons. The site's [[FAQ]] recommends that fans remember "[[TVTropes:Main/MST3KMantra|it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it]]."
| + | [[hremail3184]]: '''COACH Z:''' Bad! I was gonna |
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| | + | [[imaginary]]: '''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' -ti! I'd like you to meet |
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| | + | [[independent]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Solid gold sc- |
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| | + | [[dictionary]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' To Z |
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| | + | [[videography]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' ''(chuckles)'' |
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| | + | [[sbemail206]]: '''ANNOUNCER:''' For all your consummate |
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| | + | [[too cool]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' Mysteriously with no return |
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| | + | [[The Next April Fools Thing]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' -low lives, and this |
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| | + | [[parenting]]: '''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I've got this seven- |
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| | + | [[robots]]: '''STRONG BAD:''' -es? Just make someth- |
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