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:''Not to be confused with Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Instagram|Instagram]] account [[Instagram|of the same name]].''
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'''[[twitter:StrongBadActual|@StrongBadActual]]''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] account. It posts a variety of original text, images, and videos, some promoting recent [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] projects, others responding to fans. It became active on September 26, 2014, after having lain dormant since its creation in September 2011. The account came to public attention when [[The Brothers Chaps|Brothers Chaps]]-collaborator [[Craig Zobel]] retweeted the account's first post.
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'''{{@|StrongBadActual}}''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s {{w|Twitter}} (also known as X) account. It posts a variety of original text, images, and videos, some promoting recent [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] projects, others responding to fans; over 3,000 posts have been made across {{yearssince|Sep 26 2014}} years, and Strong Bad has over 85,000 followers.
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In [[sbemail206]], [[The Paper]] reads ">tweet here to email strong bad @StrongBadActual". This is the first and so far only time the account has been mentioned on [[homestarrunner.com]].  
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As a result of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]'s adoption of an [[Main Pages|"updated every someday"]] schedule in the mid-2010s, @StrongBadActual sees more frequent activity than [[homestarrunner.com]] itself; the account also superseded several aspects of the site {{--}} [[Strong Bad Email]]s now [[CGI Paper|prompt viewers]] to ">tweet here to email strong bad @StrongBadActual" rather than emailing strongbad@homestarrunner.com, fan works are recognized through the account rather than through [[Weekly Fanstuff]], [[Fan Costumes]] are solicited through tweets rather than [[email]]s, and several short toons have only been released on Twitter. However, activity on @StrongBadActual has declined since mid-2024.
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== Identity ==
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== History ==
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Homestar Runner went on an extended [[hiatus]] beginning in 2010. Series co-creator [[Matt Chapman]] registered a personal Twitter account, [[@ronginald]], on September 3, 2011 and @StrongBadActual was registered days later on September 29; though @ronginald saw occasionally use before its closure in 2013, the Strong Bad account remained inactive. The site's hiatus was broken with [[April Fool 2014|an April Fool's toon in 2014]], and shortly afterwards Matt [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|was interviewed about the site's past and future]]. In addition to forthcoming updates to the site itself, he mentioned that [[The Brothers Chaps|he and his brother]] were considering "giv[ing] Strong Bad a Twitter account".
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[[Image:Fish Eye Lens.png|thumb|My upcoming new jam!!]]  
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===Activity===
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The {{prs|515722187781980160|26|Sept|2014|alt=first tweet}} was posted to @StrongBadActual a few months later on September 26, 2014. Attention was drawn to the account when Homestar Runner [[Contributors|co-creator]] [[Craig Zobel]] retweeted this first post. The account was also {{@|_AlexHirsch|518160914269630465|promoted by}} [[Alex Hirsch]], creator of ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', who [[The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects|Matt Chapman worked with during the hiatus]]. @StrongBadActual was further confirmed to be genuine with the release of [[Fish Eye Lens]] on October 3, 2014, as {{prs|516039750138875904|27|Sept|2014|alt=a prior post}} had featured a behind-the-scenes image from the toon. [[sbemail 206|The first Lappier email]], released April 1, 2015, marked the first mention of the account on [[homestarrunner.com]]; the first time the account was officially linked to was in a 2017 [[main page message]] reading "strong bad's twitter". A Twitter timeline was embedded on the [[index page]] on [[Post-Flash Site Update|December 31, 2020]].
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Although unconfirmed, the account's manager is probably [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and/or [[Matt Chapman]]. Evidence for this may be found within the account's contents.
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[[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|2018]] was the first year where there was at least one tweet every month.
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* Craig Zobel, close friend of The Brothers Chaps, retweeted the first post. At the time, the account had, at most, a few hundred followers.
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===Decrease in usage===
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* Later, the account was promoted by Alex Hirsch, who worked closely with Matt on Gravity Falls [[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects|during]] most of the [[HRWiki:Hiatuses|hiatus]].
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Frequent posting to @StrongBadActual [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2024|continued through mid-2024]], with the account continuing to reply to fans (particularly troubleshooting the recently-released ''[[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]''). Activity abruptly decreased after July of that year, halting casual replies and all but ceasing featuring fanstuff. 2024 was also the first year that no request was made for fans to send pictures of their [[Halloween]] costumes since [[Fan Costumes|that series']] revival [[Fan Costumes 2015|in 2015]], and [[Fanstume (singular) '24|the year's fanstume toon]] went unmentioned on social media. Since {{prs|1837225288020959245|20|Sep|2024|full=1}}, nearly all tweets have simply been announcements of new toons, new merch, or store sales. Twitter posts have increasingly been mirrored on Strong Bad's other microblogging accounts on [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]] and [[@strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social|Bluesky]].
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* The account's icon is a shot of the original [[Puppet Stuff]] Strong Bad and a handcrafted [[The Cheat]] puppet. Only two of [[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet Strong Bad|the former]] are known to exist (both owned by the Chapman family) and [[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet The Cheat|the latter]] is a one-of-a-kind handmade item.
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* Handwriting and doodles consistent with Matt's appear in several pictures, as well as elaborate setups of [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] and [[Compy, Inc.|Compy]] electronics.
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* The account became active in late September of 2014, the general time frame Matt said he hoped updates would resume on the [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show]].
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** During the same interview, he said "And we'll see, it depends on how whole hog we go, if we give Strong Bad a Twitter account... as part of a relaunch."
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The account was proven to be officially run on October 3, 2014, when [[Fish Eye Lens]] was released on the main website. The post from September 27, almost a week before, featured an [[ASCII art|ASCII]] version of one of the scenes from the toon, calling it a scene from his "new jam" (the toon referred to a "number one jam"), and the profile pic was taken with a fisheye lens.
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The embedded Twitter feed was removed from the index page on November 23, 2023. The [[The Deleteheads Download|Homestar Runner Updates]] email newsletter (launched February 13, 2024) included a link to @StrongBadActual on Twitter among other social links in its footer; as of April 16, 2025, the footer no longer linked to Twitter.
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterSharpDean.jpg|text=NEW Halloween Thing!!<br>[[youtube:Td9n1vNR4YE|https://youtu.be/Td9n1vNR4YE]]<br>Flashy-flash: [[HR:ween16.html|http://www.homestarrunner.com/ween16.html]]<br>Respect and condone! |date=28 Oct 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterSilhooty.jpg|text=Btw, I didn't misspell "silhouette-y" up there. It's actually a misspelled promo for "Silhooty: the silhouette owl that loves typos!"|date=27 Oct 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=joystick waggling twitter.jpg|text=Oh my graphics! The Halloween edition of Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix is live! Best survival horror game ever! [[youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|https://youtu.be/SZ7-TKdt9BU]] |date=26 Oct 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=StrongerThings.png|text=It's that silhou<!--sic-->ttey time of year, people! And don't forget to tweet me your Homestar-themed costumes if you scramble one together!|date=26 Oct 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=I grudgingly admit that this moment from Friday's show [[twitter:@VenkmansATL|@VenkmansATL]] was pretty awesome. (dunno who the scrungely beardo is, tho)|date=9 Oct 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterHomestarEconomy.jpg|text=Meanwhile, Dumbstar is traveling in ultra sub-prime economy class. [[twitter:#xoxofest|#xoxofest]] |date=9 Sep 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterPortlandFeet.jpg|text=So I guess I'm supposed to do this, right, Portland? Take a pic of my feet with my mouth apparently? |date=9 Sep 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Holy paunch!! This is extensive! And up to the minute-accurate! https://t.co/yaUI9lxSIR|date=5 Sep 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterVenkmans.jpg|text=Thanks to everyone who came out to [[twitter:@VenkmansATL|@VenkmansATL]] on Fri! Twas a blast!! (also thanks to dead muskrat hanging on wall)|date=4 Sep 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterSloshySoundCheck.jpg|text=Where's sloshy, [[twitter:@zachlubarsky|@zachlubarsky]]? They refused to sound check and just stood there staring at the sound tech like this:|date=3 Sep 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Watch Limozeen casually shred Nite Mamas at last night's sound check!|date=3 Sep 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Practicing Fisheye Lens with my fisheye lens. Things are just about to start getting crazy-go-bulbous.|date=31 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Yes [[twitter:@EdbotnikThe|@EdbotnikThe]]! I can finally use my robopants to kick the crap outta that slum lord Tom Nook and the whole Nook crime family!|date=30 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Bandgeresque practice! Note to cool self: get smaller cool, cool glasses to fit new, less-husky head.|date=23 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=secondshow.jpg|text=First live show sold out so we added a SECOND SHOW in October! Second show, second heads! http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1296159 |date=23 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterWaveOTShirts.gif|text=We're sellin, like, every old t-shirt design! Remember the Nebulon shirt? Neither do I!
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[[myshopify:collections/shirts|homestore-runner.myshopify.com/collections/shirts]]|date=22 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterEVOO.gif|text=Yup [[twitter:@lizzylizzard04|@lizzylizzard04]], my very THOUGHTS are canon. In fact, now YOU'RE an in-universe bottle of EVOO with webbed feet!|date=20 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterTech-N-Tompkins.jpg|text=Shh! [[twitter:@dan_r_parsons|@dan_r_parsons]] [[twitter:@OsakaJack|@OsakaJack]] You may be more right than you know! [[twitter:#TGS_ShatteredLives_ThisFallOnLifetime|#TGS_ShatteredLives_ThisFallOnLifetime]]|date=19 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterTech-N-Olive.jpg|text=Oh, [[twitter:@OsakaJack|@OsakaJack]] it's my new show about an emotionally damaged robot detective and his adopted 6 year old partner.|date=18 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Practicing for our live show with my new loop pedal and my new chinmouth! [[twitter:#technolive|#technolive]]|date=18 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterTheBoltinator.jpg|text=Burninating the troposphere!<br>(with apologies to [[twitter:@USInterior|@USInterior]] and their kickawesome instagram photo, I had to do it)|date=17 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=bioniccommandoending.jpg|text=So cool [[twitter:@Wazzaldorp|@Wazzaldorp]]! You made me 'gonna have to jump'-ing out of the ending of Bionic Commando!!|date=15 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=THIS is how more humans should spend their spare time, [[twitter:@CaulinLucas|@CaulinLucas]]! Nice work! The soft midi notes melt over my ears like processed cheese!|date=10 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterForReallyOriginalBook.jpg|text=Just so's you know, this mess is what's turning 20, not our website. That started in 2000 when all websites began.|date=9 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterSurvivalOfTheVeryStrongest.jpg|text=Lookit all this wildlife [[twitter:@Phantomazing|@Phantomazing]]! Alert [[twitter:@Sir_Attenboroug|@Sir_Attenboroug]], We need one of them BBC doc's with the slowmo deaths|date=8 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterBigMouthBadVsFanglyFish.gif|text=Sorry [[twitter:@pullahoko|@pullahoko]], it's no match for the king of the deep. [[twitter:#steepprices|#steepprices]] [[twitter:#trees|#trees]]|date=8 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterStrongBadshmore.jpg|text=Check it out! This is, like, the new Rushmore. (RIP fleshtangle mouth)|date=8 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=This is for all the whiners who keep saying how old our 20th anniversary makes them feel. Hope it helps!|date=4 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Linkx for tix: [http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1272461-homestar-runner-20th-atlanta/ http://www.ticketfly.com/ev...] (also, psst! Venkman's! my name is two words! two dang words, man! spacebar is my middle name!)|date=1 Aug 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=the20thanniversaryyo.jpg|text=ATL fans! 20 yrs ago, 2 dudes walked into a Kinko's and sorta changed one or two things forever! Come celebrate!|date=31 Jul 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Oh mandang you guys... Band practice. [[Twitter:#preparethyself|#preparethyself]]|date=26 Jul 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=chuckacheatball.gif|text=Easy [[Twitter:@coffeeordie|@coffeeordie]]! Just chuck a Cheatball at him!|date=22 Jul 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterDeskNap.jpg|text=It's been a long day of shooting. [[Twitter:#desknap|#desknap]]|date=19 Jul 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterDijjery-Doo.gif|text=I caught a wild Dijjery-doo! [[Twitter:#mariopainta|#mariopainta]]|date=18 Jul 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterPenguinSeal.gif|text=Oh dang-dag! [[Twitter:@DeFriendlyTroll|@DeFriendlyTroll]] was right!! Elephant seals DO eat penguins!! |date=26 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterStrongSadSeal.gif|text=I'd always assumed he was part elephant, but the afternoon sun reveals Dumptake's possible seal origins: |date=26 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterYOURHEADAPENGUINani.gif|text=HAVE A FISH MY DOGE. |date=23 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterPenguinHeadAni.gif|text=THIS is what we've been working towards, people!! |date=23 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterYOURHEADAPENGUIN.jpg|text=I like the way you splode, [[twitter:@AAPLTree|@AAPLTree]] |date=22 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterPenguinHead.jpg|text=Oh man, I keep havin' this one dream... |date=22 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterMarzi17.jpg|text=But the science was sound! SOUND I say!! <br>New Marzipan's Answering Machine:<br>[[youtube:DQO1RHETKy4|http://youtu.be/DQO1RHETKy4]] |date=1 Apr 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterRadioSentences.jpg|text=Check out these alternate test sentences from sbemail120 'radio!' Still think I picked the best one. [[twitter:hashtag/homestarchives|#homestarchives]] |date=18 Mar 2016}}
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{{tweet||text=Teen Trogor-squad?! Great idea [[twitter:Band1tDav3|@Band1tDav3]]|date=13 Jan 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=trog-brainstorm.png|text=My original Trog-brainstorm sheet! Today, Troggie officially enters his teens! #Trogday|date=13 Jan 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=strongbadactual_bowie.png|text=I'll never be able to call Strong Sad "The Thick White Dump" again without shedding a little tear.|date=11 Jan 2016}}
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{{tweet||pic=dangeresque2015costume.png|text=Watch me unleash a full snark salad on these nice fans!<br />flash: [[HR:fanstumes15.html|http://bit.ly/1MmqEJa]] <br />yt: [[youtube:MPyhaxA6L88|https://youtu.be/MPyhaxA6L88]]|date=10 Nov 2015}}
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{{tweet||pic=gizmongage.png|text=Waitaminute! The new Videlectrix handheld is just a phone case?! That's worse than the N-Gage and Gizmondo combined!  |date=9 Nov 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Tweet your worst H*R-themed costumes at me, that I may properly compile and ridicule them on my website! |date=2 Nov 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=morguetuary.png|text=Check my haunted house in this year's Ween Toon!<br>Flash: [[HR:ween15|http://bit.ly/1M3xmac]]<br>YT: [[youtube:uCNQsmpN-G8|https://youtu.be/uCNQsmpN-G8]]|date=29 Oct 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=puppetcostume.jpg|text=Hey Homestar, I really like your costume:<br>[[HR:ween15_teaser.html|http://bit.ly/1Gimq88]]<br>(get excited about silhouettes, y'all)|date=21 Oct 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Caught in a fhqwh-loop!! [https://instagram.com/p/8gW4yaySwH/ https://instagram.com/p/8gW4yaySwH/] |date=6 Oct 2015}}
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{{tweet||pic=twitter sillysoolnds.gif|text=Also, who doesn't want to watch THIS spinoff?! |date=30 Sep 2015}}
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{{tweet||pic=TwitterCoolFireHeadsforCharity.jpg|text=Ocelot & the Porridge Maiden. Now with added dumbness!
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Flash: [[HR:porridgemaiden.html|http://bit.ly/1KM1wg7]]
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YT: [[Youtube:Ju2Nor8xJUQ|http://youtu.be/Ju2Nor8xJUQ]] |date=30 Sep 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Listen up tightly! Here's the answer [[b/w]] reward to Monday's Sbemailsong Mystery! |date=17 Sept 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Oh crapst! The last one was from  #36 Guitar! Now which sbemail is this classic flesh-eating ear-worm from?! |date=14 Sept 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=It's SBemailsong Myst-Mon! Quick which Golden Age sbemail is this li'l krangle from? |date=24 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Dangwhoa! I frikkin HATE Homestar but I'd still hang this on my wall (mostly to [[throwing bricks|chuck discount bricks]] at). |date=22 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||pic=heavenstaxforreals.gif|text=[[twitter:@devilcrosswords|@devilcrosswords]] Stack em to the heavens [[for reals]]!! |date=21 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||pic=Casiostaxx.gif|text=That's cool and all, [[twitter:@myrnehr|@myrnehr]], but it can't compare to The Cheat's phat Casio staxx!|date=20 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=The answer to yestroday's Sbemailsong Mystery!  |date=18 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Oh schlonsk! I keep gettin smaller on Sbemailsong Mystery Monday. Which half-classic sbemail is this from?  |date=17 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||text=Aw paumpf! It's Sbemailsong Trivia Tuesday! Which forgettable Sbemail is this little scrumble from? |date=11 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet||pic=FlashIsDeadTwitter.jpg|text=Oh, also we're all doomed. flash: <br>[[HR:flashisdead.html|homestarrunner.com/flashisdead.html]] <br>yt:<br> [[YouTube:L0nuQ5o2DYU|youtu.be/L0nuQ5o2DYU]] |date=3 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet|text=Sbemailsong Mystery Monday! What not-so-classic sbemail is plushie Strong Bad waggling his head about? |date=3 Aug 2015}}
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{{tweet|text=The answer to yessaday's Sbemail Song Mystery! |date=28 Jul 2015}}
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{{tweet|text=Oh dansk! It's Sbemail Song Mystery Monday! Which Sbemail is this li'l nugg from?  |date=27 Jul 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=GeekdoingGoodGoat.jpg|text=Help #RaiseTheRothfuss errybody! (@PatrickRothfuss) His charity gives people goats! #Goatfuss [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/geeks-doing-good-2015#/story http://bit.ly/gdg2015]  |date=1 Jun 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=porridgemonstertweet.jpg|text=Watch me improve a nerdbook for a nerdbook-writing Beardo's charity drive:<br>[[YouTube:Wxv4F7e9AvI|https://youtu.be/Wxv4F7e9AvI]]|date=1 Jun 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=KeyboardStrongBadTweet.gif|text=AAAAAAHHHH!! |date=23 Apr 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=RekidStoreDay.png|text=This tweet was pressed on 180 gram colored vinyl.<br>youtube: [[YouTube:XecNSd_lOYs|youtu.be/XecNSd_lOYs]]<br>flash: [[HR:recordstoreday.html|homestarrunner.com/<br>recordstoreday.html]]  |date=18 Apr 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=aupaunch.png|text=Aw paunch! Just got my new Compy Phone. Does anybody know which one of these cables is the car charger?! |date=14 Apr 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterLappier.gif|text=3D print your own dang [[Lappier]]! My gift to you on this fine Apro Foo Day. STL file: [[HR:wallpapers/lappier_3d_logo.stl|homestarrunner.com/<br>wallpapers/lap...]] [[twitter:hashtag/MakerBad|#MakerBad]]|date=1 Apr 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=Twitter3DLappier.gif|text=I said some words in a sequence I found very pleasing. Maybe you will too. [[YouTube:NhfHM3jlKnU|youtu.be/NhfHM3jlKnU]]|date=1 Apr 2015}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterFlash5.jpg|text=New Ween Toon YouTube link for the Flash-ularly impaired. [[YouTube:l_-SgC_lyCo|youtu.be/l_-SgC_lyCo]]|date=30 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterWeen14Announcement.jpg|text=Witness the horror of the new Halloween cartoon: [[HR:ween14.html|homestarrunner.com/<br>ween14.html]]|date=30 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=unnofficialproduct.jpg|text=Attn: Internet. If you come across this game DO NOT BUY! Despite the exquisite artwork it is NOT an official product!|date=25 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterFanstuffDoorKnocker.jpg|text=For 5 years the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] has suffered under the tyranny of the Homestar Doorknocka! Sic Homestar Tyrannis!|date=22 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterNunchuckGun.jpg|text=Psst! Hey D. Pweb! Know where a private eye/crooked cop can score some rounds for one of these babies? [[twitter:hashtag/nunchukgun|#nunchukgun]]|date=21 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=Halloween_Safety.png|text=Seriously you juys. Time for some real talk about Halloween safety! <br> [[YouTube:q610U9W6sBQ|youtu.be/q610U9W6sBQ]]|date=20 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=ferr-tweeted.gif|text=Just gonna leave this here for you guys. [[Edgarware]] is shareware after all.|size=120px<!--temporary-->|date=15 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterRedundantTweetObliterator.jpg|text=Too many '[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|How do you tweet with boxing gloves on]]' tweets! Must... drop... train on em!!|date=15 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterEmailSelfAware.jpg|text=And last but not least, I'm pretty sure I just triggered the singularity.|date=10 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterInboxHaHaHa.jpg|text=Oh staunch. Tried a different email client and now it's just mocking me!|date=8 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=TwitterEmailError.jpg|text=Uh, anyone know what to do when a body gets THIS error:|date=7 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=fisheyelens.gif|text=Just me and Coach Z givin the pyorple what they want: [[YouTube:rbvxlvSIIww|youtu.be/rbvxlvSIIww]]|size=120px<!--temporary-->|date=3 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=DNA_Evidence_Twitter.jpg|text=Finally filled this up! Now does anybody know the address I'm sposed to mail this to so I can get verified?|date=2 Oct 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=twitter bothdrives.jpg|text=Oh damp!! Got it running on <u>both</u> drives!! Now I think I can re-tweet! &mdash; SB<!--transcript of image-->|date=30 Sep 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=Twitter_ASCII.png|text=[[Good Graphics|High-res]] screengrab from my upcoming new jam!! &mdash; SB<!--transcript of image-->|date=27 Sep 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=thepapertweetworking.jpg|text=Hey! It worked!! &mdash; SB<!--transcript of image-->|date=26 Sep 2014}}
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{{tweet|pic=Twitter_Doing_This_Right.png|text=Am I doing this right?! &mdash; SB<!--transcript of image-->|date=26 Sep 2014}}
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*'''Profile photo:''' A fish-eye lens image of [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Strong Bad]] and Puppet [[The Cheat]] in the [[Office of the Brothers Chaps]]. A framed photo of the [[Videlectrix Guys]] and [[Batman]]-derived bust of [[William Shakespeare]] can be seen on the tabletop as well.
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*'''Header image:''' Green-striped {{w|Continuous stationery|continuous form paper}}, representing [[The Paper]]. A bit of ink drawing can be seen at the very edge of the frame, possibly indicating this is the same piece of paper seen in {{prs|515722187781980160|26|Sept|2014|alt=the first tweet to the account}}.
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*'''Name:''' Strong Bad
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**The name has occasionally been adjusted for events:
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***[[Halloween]] 2016 {{--}} Strange Bood
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***Halloween 2017 {{--}} Strangled Badly
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***{{w|Gen Con}} 2019 (August 1{{-}}4) {{--}}
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****July 19, 2019 {{--}} Strong Bad 🔜 GenCon
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****August 4, 2019 {{--}} Strong Bad 🔥💪🏼🐉GenCon
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****It was changed back to normal around August 7.
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*'''Bio:''' i don't trust any device i can't [[Mashing|mash]] ctrl+alt+del on
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*'''Location:''' [[Strong Badia]]- [[Free Country USA]]
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*'''Website:''' homestarrunner.com
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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* Strong Bad's foray into social media has been with [[Strong Bad's Technology|his crappy computer equipment]], and his early posts mostly document that.
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=== Explanations ===
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* The background image of the account is [[The Paper]], which is also seen in several Twitpics.
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*Including "Actual", "Real", or similar phrasing in a username (in addition to or instead of existing {{w|Twitter verification}} methods) is common practice for celebrities and organizations who wish to identify an official account from one run by a fan or imposter. Additionally, the username @strongbad was in use on both Twitter and Instagram prior to the creation of either @StrongBadActual account.
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* His Twitter bio reads, "i don't trust any device i can't [[Mashing|mash]] ctrl+alt+del on".
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===Trivia===
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* His Twitter location is "[[Strong Badia]]- [[Free Country USA]]".
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*@StrongBadActual only follows one account: [[twitter:@BatLabels|Batman 66 Labels]].
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* In October 2016, he changed his Twitter username from "Strong Bad" to "Strange Bood". By early November it was reverted.
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*The follower count peaked in 2023, having over 98,000 followers at its high point.
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===Inside References===
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*Strong Bad's foray into social media is portrayed as being with [[Strong Bad's Technology|his out-of-date computer equipment]], and his early posts mostly document that.
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**It seems that he uses a computer similar to the [[Tandy 400]], as it is {{prs|516969826599055361|30|Sep|2014|alt=shown}} that his "[[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1140342715760164865|Twitter rig]]" is just two [[Apple IIe]] drives with Tandy logos. He claims that he got the 3.5" drive later.
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**In other tweets, it is {{prs|916463543679180800|6|Oct|2017|alt=suggested}} that he uses a [[Compy, Inc.|Compy]] phone (in actuality, just a phone with a [[Store#case compy|Compy case from the Store]]).
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==See Also==
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*[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)]]
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*[[@strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social]]
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*[[Social Media]]
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*[[Skills of an Artist]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email]]
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* [[twitter:StrongBadActual|Visit the @StrongBadActual Twitter page]]
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*[[twitter:StrongBadActual|Strong Bad (@StrongBadActual)]] on Twitter
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**[[twitter:StrongBadActual/with_replies|All tweets and replies by @StrongBadActual]]
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Current revision as of 00:06, 31 May 2025

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This article is about Strong Bad's Twitter account. For the Instagram account of the same name, see @strongbadactual (Instagram).
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@StrongBadActual is Strong Bad's Twitter (also known as X) account. It posts a variety of original text, images, and videos, some promoting recent Homestar Runner projects, others responding to fans; over 3,000 posts have been made across 10 years, and Strong Bad has over 85,000 followers.

As a result of Homestar Runner's adoption of an "updated every someday" schedule in the mid-2010s, @StrongBadActual sees more frequent activity than homestarrunner.com itself; the account also superseded several aspects of the site — Strong Bad Emails now prompt viewers to ">tweet here to email strong bad @StrongBadActual" rather than emailing strongbad@homestarrunner.com, fan works are recognized through the account rather than through Weekly Fanstuff, Fan Costumes are solicited through tweets rather than emails, and several short toons have only been released on Twitter. However, activity on @StrongBadActual has declined since mid-2024.

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[edit] History

Homestar Runner went on an extended hiatus beginning in 2010. Series co-creator Matt Chapman registered a personal Twitter account, @ronginald, on September 3, 2011 and @StrongBadActual was registered days later on September 29; though @ronginald saw occasionally use before its closure in 2013, the Strong Bad account remained inactive. The site's hiatus was broken with an April Fool's toon in 2014, and shortly afterwards Matt was interviewed about the site's past and future. In addition to forthcoming updates to the site itself, he mentioned that he and his brother were considering "giv[ing] Strong Bad a Twitter account".

[edit] Activity

The first tweet was posted to @StrongBadActual a few months later on September 26, 2014. Attention was drawn to the account when Homestar Runner co-creator Craig Zobel retweeted this first post. The account was also promoted by Alex Hirsch, creator of Gravity Falls, who Matt Chapman worked with during the hiatus. @StrongBadActual was further confirmed to be genuine with the release of Fish Eye Lens on October 3, 2014, as a prior post had featured a behind-the-scenes image from the toon. The first Lappier email, released April 1, 2015, marked the first mention of the account on homestarrunner.com; the first time the account was officially linked to was in a 2017 main page message reading "strong bad's twitter". A Twitter timeline was embedded on the index page on December 31, 2020.

2018 was the first year where there was at least one tweet every month.

[edit] Decrease in usage

Frequent posting to @StrongBadActual continued through mid-2024, with the account continuing to reply to fans (particularly troubleshooting the recently-released Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate). Activity abruptly decreased after July of that year, halting casual replies and all but ceasing featuring fanstuff. 2024 was also the first year that no request was made for fans to send pictures of their Halloween costumes since that series' revival in 2015, and the year's fanstume toon went unmentioned on social media. Since September 20, 2024, nearly all tweets have simply been announcements of new toons, new merch, or store sales. Twitter posts have increasingly been mirrored on Strong Bad's other microblogging accounts on Instagram and Bluesky.

The embedded Twitter feed was removed from the index page on November 23, 2023. The Homestar Runner Updates email newsletter (launched February 13, 2024) included a link to @StrongBadActual on Twitter among other social links in its footer; as of April 16, 2025, the footer no longer linked to Twitter.

[edit] Profile

Header image

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

  • Including "Actual", "Real", or similar phrasing in a username (in addition to or instead of existing Twitter verification methods) is common practice for celebrities and organizations who wish to identify an official account from one run by a fan or imposter. Additionally, the username @strongbad was in use on both Twitter and Instagram prior to the creation of either @StrongBadActual account.

[edit] Trivia

  • @StrongBadActual only follows one account: Batman 66 Labels.
  • The follower count peaked in 2023, having over 98,000 followers at its high point.

[edit] Inside References

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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