ROFLCon - 26 Apr 2008

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On April 26, 2008 [[The Brothers Chaps]] appeared at the [http://roflcon.org/ ROFLcon] convention at Cambridge, MA.  The purpose of the convention was to explore various internet phenomenons. The title of their panel was "Making It Big."
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'''"Making it Big"''' was a panel held April 26, 2008 at the {{w|ROFLCon}} convention at Cambridge, MAw. [[The Brothers Chaps]], alongside several other Internet creatives, discussed and explored various online phenomenons.
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At the panel, audience members were able to enter questions on a website, and they would appear on a large screen. The number one question asked the Brother's Chaps to do the voices of their characters, but this was ignored by the moderator. Another popular question was "How does [[Strong Bad]] type with [[boxing gloves]] on?" Matt responded in Strong Bad's voice, saying "I will kill whoever asked that question.", similar to response to the same question at the [[Alamo_Drafthouse_-_10_Jun_2005|Alamo Drafthouse appearance]] in 2005.
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==Panel Description==
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<blockquote>Now that you’re a huge cultural force in your own right, what do you think of popular mainstream culture? Are you inspired by it? Repelled by it? What do you draw from? Listen to anything good lately? Any business models online that you admire?<br><br>
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''Moderator:'' JD Connor, Harvard University
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''Panelists:'' Rooster Teeth (Red vs. Blue), Brad Neely (Superdeluxe.com), The Brothers Chaps (Homestar Runner), Rob, Kris, Matt, Dave (Cyanide and Happiness)</blockquote>
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When asked about banner ads, The Brothers Chaps replied that they would abandon homestarrunner.com before they would ever use banner ads as a source of revenue. This met great applause.
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==Highlights==
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At the panel, audience members were able to enter questions on a website, and they would appear on a large screen. The number one question asked the Brothers Chaps to do the voices of their characters, but this was ignored by the moderator. Another popular question was "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on?]]" Matt responded in [[Strong Bad]]'s voice, saying "I will kill whoever asked that question.", similar to the response to the same question at the [[Alamo Drafthouse - 10_Jun 2005|Alamo Drafthouse appearance]] in 2005.
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When asked about banner ads, the Brothers Chaps replied that they would abandon [[homestarrunner.com]] before they would ever use banner ads as a source of revenue. This was met with great applause.
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==Fun Facts==
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*The Brothers Chaps brought their [[Nintendo|Nintendo DSs]] with them as they did at [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]].
== External links ==
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* [http://roflcon.org/ ROFLcon Home Page]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080426224218/http://roflcon.org/ Archived ROFLcon Home Page]
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* [http://respectablyfrench.com/index.php/roflcon-making-it-big.html Respectably French video of the panel] (Also available at [http://www.archive.org/details/RespectablyFrench.ROFLCon.Making_It_Big archive.org])
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080426065147/http://roflcon.org/schedule/ 2008 ROFLcon schedule]
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*[http://www.archive.org/details/RespectablyFrench.ROFLCon.Making_It_Big Watch a video of the panel] on the Internet Archive, provided by Respectably French
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Current revision as of 18:12, 7 July 2025

Matt Chapman answers a question.

"Making it Big" was a panel held April 26, 2008 at the ROFLCon convention at Cambridge, MAw. The Brothers Chaps, alongside several other Internet creatives, discussed and explored various online phenomenons.

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[edit] Panel Description

Now that you’re a huge cultural force in your own right, what do you think of popular mainstream culture? Are you inspired by it? Repelled by it? What do you draw from? Listen to anything good lately? Any business models online that you admire?

Moderator: JD Connor, Harvard University
Panelists: Rooster Teeth (Red vs. Blue), Brad Neely (Superdeluxe.com), The Brothers Chaps (Homestar Runner), Rob, Kris, Matt, Dave (Cyanide and Happiness)

[edit] Highlights

At the panel, audience members were able to enter questions on a website, and they would appear on a large screen. The number one question asked the Brothers Chaps to do the voices of their characters, but this was ignored by the moderator. Another popular question was "How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on?" Matt responded in Strong Bad's voice, saying "I will kill whoever asked that question.", similar to the response to the same question at the Alamo Drafthouse appearance in 2005.

When asked about banner ads, the Brothers Chaps replied that they would abandon homestarrunner.com before they would ever use banner ads as a source of revenue. This was met with great applause.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] External links

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