Cop-out

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-	The term '''cop out''' means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations. On the website, someone, usually [[Strong Bad]], will usually say this in the context of an excuse of something not happening either fully or at all.	+	[[File:sbwebcomiccopout.png|thumb|200px|"Pfff. What a cop-out."]]
-	==Appearances==	+	The term '''cop-out''' means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations. On the website, someone, usually [[Strong Bad]], will usually say this in the context of an excuse of something not happening either fully or at all.
-	*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Bad shows the director's of Dangeresque 1 as a "'''cop-out'''" for not making [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].	+
-	*[[Flashforward]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] tells Strong Bad they are doing a flashback show, he replies, "Awesome!	+
-	*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — The title for the Sept. 15, 2008 entry is "Total '''Cop Out'''".	+
-	{{stub}}	+	==Appearances==
		+	*Email [[dangeresque 3]] {{--}} Strong Bad shows the director's cut of [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] 1 as a "cop-out" for not making [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].
		+	*[[Flashforward]] {{--}} When [[Homestar Runner]] tells Strong Bad they are doing a flashback show, he replies, "Awesome! I love a good cop-out!"
		+	*Email [[web comics]] {{--}} Strong Bad hypocritically remarks that ripping off viewers' input for content is a "cop-out".
		+	*[[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] {{--}} The title for the Sept. 15, 2008 entry is "Total Cop Out".
		+	*[[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} Strong Bad says of [[Sbemailiarized Entertainment]], "It's not a rerun or a cop-out!"
		+	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] {{--}} One of the lyrics to [[sloshy]]'s new song is "And is this a gimmick? Or a cop-out? And is there a difference?".
		+	*[[Later That Night... Teaser]] {{--}} [[Halloween Teasers#The Hidden Images|Decompiling]] the [[Flash]] file reveals the message "[[total]] cop-out" underneath the silhouettes.
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The term cop-out means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations. On the website, someone, usually Strong Bad, will usually say this in the context of an excuse of something not happening either fully or at all.

[edit] Appearances

• Email dangeresque 3 — Strong Bad shows the director's cut of Dangeresque 1 as a "cop-out" for not making Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective.
• Flashforward — When Homestar Runner tells Strong Bad they are doing a flashback show, he replies, "Awesome! I love a good cop-out!"
• Email web comics — Strong Bad hypocritically remarks that ripping off viewers' input for content is a "cop-out".
• SBCG4AP Dev Blog — The title for the Sept. 15, 2008 entry is "Total Cop Out".
• Sbemailiarized! — Strong Bad says of Sbemailiarized Entertainment, "It's not a rerun or a cop-out!"
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — One of the lyrics to sloshy's new song is "And is this a gimmick? Or a cop-out? And is there a difference?".
• Later That Night... Teaser — Decompiling the Flash file reveals the message "total cop-out" underneath the silhouettes.