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Several real and fake '''zip codes''' are used throughout the Homestar Runner site. These include:
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[[Image:Mundelow address.png|thumb|220px|What's Her Face's Zip Code]]
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Several real and fake '''ZIP Codes''' are used throughout the Homestar Runner site. These include:
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==[[Email|Contact page]]==
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===30307===
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Seen on the envelope addressed to [[The Brothers Chaps]].
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*This is an area of [[Georgia|Atlanta, Georgia]], real-life hometown of the Brothers Chaps.
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*'''30307'''
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===2x2x2===
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:This is the zip code on the contact page. According to [http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry/zipdecode/ Zipdecode], that's Atlanta, Georgia, home town of [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]].
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Used for the [[store]] questions. Real ZIP codes do not include letters; in addition, the abbreviation "OP" is not a real state.
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*According to {{w|ZIP code#By geography|United States Postal Service regulations}}, ZIP Codes starting with 2 are located in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
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*'''30356'''
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===642T2===
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:Also an Atlanta zip code, this is the zip code given for [[Harmless Junk, Inc.]].
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Seen on the envelope that links to the [[FAQ]]. The inclusion of letters, making this an invalid ZIP code, is a reference to [[Tooty-two]].
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*According to USPS regulations, ZIP Codes of the order 64*** are in Missouri, but ZIP Codes of the order 642** do not exist.  Theoretically, it would indicate an area to the north of {{w|Kansas City, Missouri}}.
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*'''2x2x2'''
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:Used for the [[Store|store]] questions. This of course is not a real zip code.
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*'''80808'''
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:Used for the FAQ.  This code is for Calhan, CO. — not [[Mundelow]], PA.
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:*Pronouncing this quickly might yield "eighty-eighty-eight". Given all the references to old computer hardware [[The Brothers Chaps|The Brothers Chaps]] are so fond of including - the Intel 8088 was one of the first CPU chips used in early personal computers (pre-[[Tandy 400|Tandy 400]]).
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*'''642T2'''
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:If you check the ZIP code on the FAQ envelope below "Without having to email, US", it is 642T2, which seems to be a reference to the [[Strong Bad Sings]] cartoon.  At the end, the announcer says to call 1-800-428-64 [[Tooty-two|tooty-two]].
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*'''12345'''
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:  This is the Zip code for The General Electic campus, in Schenectady New York.  While the Zip code soen't appear anywhere, it may be the genesis for the Schenectady Crispies Cereal.
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==Other==
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===80808===
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Used for the [[Thorax Corporation]], specifying the state of {{w|Pennsylvania}}, and [[What's Her Face]]'s [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#What's Her Face's house|address]].
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*In [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], this code refers to the fictional city of [[Mundelow]].
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*This ZIP Code is for {{w|Calhan, Colorado}} in real life.
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Current revision as of 12:01, 21 November 2022

What's Her Face's Zip Code

Several real and fake ZIP Codes are used throughout the Homestar Runner site. These include:

[edit] Contact page

[edit] 30307

Seen on the envelope addressed to The Brothers Chaps.

[edit] 2x2x2

Used for the store questions. Real ZIP codes do not include letters; in addition, the abbreviation "OP" is not a real state.

[edit] 642T2

Seen on the envelope that links to the FAQ. The inclusion of letters, making this an invalid ZIP code, is a reference to Tooty-two.

  • According to USPS regulations, ZIP Codes of the order 64*** are in Missouri, but ZIP Codes of the order 642** do not exist. Theoretically, it would indicate an area to the north of Kansas City, Missouri.

[edit] Other

[edit] 80808

Used for the Thorax Corporation, specifying the state of Pennsylvania, and What's Her Face's address.

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