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=Rig Rug=
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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:
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[[File:RigRug.png|thumb|"Now with 30% less raids by the Feds!"]]
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'''Rig Rug''' is a game mentioned throughout [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]. If an item is used on the rug in the triungulate version of [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]], [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] will say he doesn't need to rig the rug with that, but that he would like to play some Rig Rug.
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* 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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The game plays a major part in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]], in which a suspiciously [[Homeschool Winner]]-like silhouette can be seen through a bar window, playing the game on an [[Stand-up Arcade Games|arcade machine]]. Dangeresque tells them to press the Player 2 button on the stage select screen, which shuts the game off and alerts the Feds. This is necessary to shut off all the power in the bar, allowing the electrician (played by [[Strong Sad]]) to finish repairing a fuse.
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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)
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In the postgame sequence of [[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]], [[Dangeresque Too]] can find the home console version of Rig Rug, giving a description of the game: "Help Handyman Jorge renovate vintage homes by tearing up rugs before the evil [[Robots|General Contractor-Bot]] blands things up with beige paint and wall to wall carpeting." Handyman Jorge is depicted as a bearded [[Normal-Human Characters|human]] with a backwards green cap.
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__NOTOC__
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On {{prs|1700549619514552325|9|Sep|2023|alt=September 9, 2023}}, the [[@StrongBadActual]] account posted a video of a playable Rig Rug that was considered for a future [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] update.
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=[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]]=
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[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]]
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The game has a pixelated style resembling the games of [[Videlectrix]], but their logo is absent from the box, leaving their involvement unconfirmed. The title is a reference to [[Namco]]'s ''{{w|Dig Dug}}''.
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''From [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner" at New York University, 2005]]:''
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<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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<nowiki>[[Category:Games]]</nowiki>
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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.
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=Jez Swanson=
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[[File:TwitterJezzamonnOrigins.jpg|thumb|"It all started with a brave little tweet!"]]
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[[File:UnusedRobot.gif|thumb|left|BounceBot]]
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'''Jez Swanson''' is a software engineer, and the main programmer of [[Stinkoman 20X6]]'s [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|level 10 update]]. He is also credited alongside [[the Brothers Chaps]] for level 10 development and additional music.
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In September 2017, the [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter account {{prs|906297547584569344|8|Sep|2017|alt=posted an animated GIF of "Stinkoman level 10 relic[s]"}} featuring multiple enemy sprites. Jez Swanson ({{@|jezzamonn}}) responded to this Tweet, volunteering to code the rest of the game, to which @StrongBadActual replied "{{prs|906354200963112960|8|Sep|2017|alt=You better watch out or Videlectrix gone hire you! How do you feel about Actionscript 1.terrible?}}". Swanson replied that he was familiar with {{wp|ActionScript}}, and went on to become the official programmer of level 10.
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=Shark-Tooth Bubs=
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[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]]
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{|
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|style="padding-right: 10px;" |  [[File:Matt closeup.png|60px|MATT!]]
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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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In April 2018, Jez Swanson made a GIF of [[Stinkoman]] punching a picture of [[Bubs]] (referencing [[the next april fools thing]]). @StrongBadActual {{prs|982586862241042432|7|Apr|2018|alt=Tweeted the GIF}}, thanking Swanson and telling him to "get back to work on level 10".
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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.
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Upon the level's release in December 2020, @StrongBadActual gave a "{{prs|1340869543833595905|20|Dec|2020|alt=huge shoutout to [Jez's] incredible patience, programming, development, and actionscript archaeology}}".
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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.
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The player character from Swanson's Flash game ''[https://www.deviantart.com/jezzamon/art/BounceBot-364619815 BounceBot]'' can be found as an [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items#bouncebot|unused enemy]] within the files of Stinkoman 20X6's level 10 update.
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==External Links==
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= [[Easter egg]] =
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*[https://www.jezzamon.com/ Jez Swanson's website]
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==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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<nowiki>[[Category:People]]</nowiki>
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=== Appearances ===
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[[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]]
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*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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=Colin McInerney=
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==Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs==
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[[File:TwitterAllHamsOnDeckPig.jpg|thumb|"I spotted this incredibly HAMdsome pig in {{@|tbbgco}}'s game All Hams On Deck!"]]
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<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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'''Colin McInerney''' is a game designer and developer who has collaborated with [[The Brothers Chaps]] on multiple occasions.
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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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In September 2018, Strong Bad Tweeted at {{w|Owlchemy Labs}} (McInerney's studio at the time) {{prs|1042153439638302720|18|Sep|2018|alt=proposing a "VR train-dropping simulator"}}. McInerney ({{@|ColinMcInerror}}) responded, asking Strong Bad to contact him for any more questions, and [[twitter:ColinMcInerror/status/1042435818336473088|suggesting a VR]] [[StrongBadZone]]. Strong Bad responded with {{prs|1043162493118541825|21|Sep|2018|alt=StrongBadZone 3D models}}.
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=== Appearances ===
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[[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]]
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*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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McInerney designed and programmed the VR game ''[https://colinmcinerney.itch.io/eye-eye-capn Eye, Eye, Cap'n!]'' in 24 hours for the [https://itch.io/jam/vr-austin-jam-2018 VR Austin Jam in November 2018]; [[Matt Chapman]] provided the voice for Cap'n Capman, whose name alludes to "Chapman". @StrongBadActual {{prs|1065595824468570112|22|Nov|2018|alt=promoted the game}}, noting the voice's similarity to [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]. In Owlchemy Labs' 2019 game [https://vacationsimulatorgame.com/ Vacation Simulator], Matt is again listed among the voice cast. In {{prs|1219062516548063232|19|Jan|2020|alt=January 2020}}, and again in {{prs|1308780684304146432|23|Sep|2020|alt=September 2020}}, @StrongBadActual promoted ''[https://www.lars-olson.com/all-hams-on-deck No Hams On Deck]'', a mobile game by McInerney's new studio [[twitter:TBBGCO|The Bread & Butter Game Co]]. In this game, Matt's voice clips from ''Eye, Eye, Cap'n'' are re-used, and [[Mike Chapman]] voices Hog Bad, a pig who looks like [[Strong Bad]].
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In October 2020, Colin appeared as a guest on the Homestar Runner fan podcast "[https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/come-on-fhqwhpods Come On, Fhqwhpods!]", on the episodes for [https://www.spreaker.com/user/16768079/046-wheres-the-cheat Where's The Cheat?] and [https://www.spreaker.com/user/16768079/047-sbemail-band-names band names].
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=[[Abdi LaRue]]=
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[[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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<blockquote>
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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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In December 2020, Colin McInerney was credited as a playtester for the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|tenth level]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. Strong Bad thanked him in a {{prs|1340869551299448834|20|Dec|2020|alt=Tweet}}, proclaiming "No one else would have so bravely waded into testing a 15 year old web game for a dead media player!!"
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He was credited as a [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] programmer in August 2023. On his website, he elaborates: "I provided general {{w|Unity (game engine)|Unity}}/programming assistance, and was responsible for creating a custom dialogue box manager that sat on top of [https://adventurecreator.org/ Adventure Creator]. This allowed me to re-add features like special graphics for thinking textboxes, positioning the little speech tags, and a bunch of other fun tweakable things to make sure the text boxes were buttery-smooth."
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=Abdi LaRue=
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[[Image:Compy Some Kinda Robot.PNG|thumb|Roll that beautiful email footage!]]
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|style="padding-right: 10px;" |  [[File:qod 2 - strong bad.PNG|35px|Stro Bro]]
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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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*[https://colin.how/ Colin McInerney's website]
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<nowiki>[[Category:People]]</nowiki>
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=Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe=
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:'''''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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{{canonquote}}
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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]].
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=U.Z. Inu=
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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]]."
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'''U.Z. Inu''' is the composer credited for [[Stinkoman 20X6]]'s [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|tenth level]]. They contributed three tracks: the level theme (a remix of [[Stinkoman Level 1]]), [[Z Sabre]]'s boss theme (a remix of the standard boss theme), and [[Mecha-Trogador]]'s boss theme (a remix combining Stinkoman Level 1 and [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]]). Curiously, while all of the other credited contributors were [[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/1340869543833595905|thanked in a Twitter thread]] following the level's release, U.Z. Inu has never been acknowledged outside of the game's credits sequence.
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==Connection to Toby Fox==
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The name "U.Z. Inu" is likely a play on the Japanese localized name for the ''{{wp|Undertale}}'' character ''Annoying Dog'' (うざいイヌ, romanized as ''Uzai Inu''), which is often depicted as the avatar of developer and composer '''{{w|Toby Fox}}'''. The music uses a lot of Toby's signature composition habits and instrumentation, as well as sharing the same instrument samples that he would use in music for his games.
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Toby Fox is a fan of Homestar Runner, directly citing it as the inspiration for a scrapped attack in ''Undertale'' in which the player would have to [[mile|jump over a row of buses]]. Most notably, his game ''{{w|Deltarune}}'' contains a music group known as the "[[Game Sightings#Deltarune|Sweet Cap'n Cakes]]", a reference to [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]; one of its members [https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/track/when-i-get-mad-i-dance-like-this plays a song very similar to the demo] that [[Casio Head Strong Bad]] plays.
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=[[Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe]]=
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:'''''Comment:''' these are earlier samples from the page's history''
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At the time of level 10's release, no trace of U.Z. Inu could be found online. This changed in 2022, when U.Z. Inu was credited a second time; this time as composer and lyricist for "I'm Your Treasure Box" by ''Houshou Marine'', a Japanese ''Vtuber'' which Toby has previously thanked for playing his game ''Undertale'' on stream. This song was made in collaboration with musician Camellia, who had collaborated with Toby Fox on multiple occasions.
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The secretive nature of the U.Z. Inu alias has since lead to hoaxes, such as a Toby Fox imitator using the name to release fan-made ''Deltarune'' music.
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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.''
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:&mdash; [[Matt Chapman]], [[geddup noise]] commentary</blockquote>
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<nowiki>[[Category:People]]</nowiki>
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<blockquote>''We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.''
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:&mdash; [[Strong Sad]], [[Page Load Error]]</blockquote>
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=Rich Trott=
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<blockquote>''There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.''</blockquote>
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[[File:Dangeresque_SoundtrackCover.png|thumb|"Also included, expanded alternate arrangements and remixes of these songs by the great Rich Trott (Palace Family Steak House)."]]
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:{{--}} [[Matt Chapman]], [[geddup noise]] commentary
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'''Rich Trott''' is a composer and playtester for [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]].
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Throughout December 2022, Rich Trott ({{@|trott}}) would Tweet {{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}-style versions of the daily songs from the [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]], most of which were Retweeted by [[@StrongBadActual]]. In May 2023, Strong Bad Tweeted a jazz/funk remix of the theme from [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] as a teaser for [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]]; he then Retweeted Trott's remix of this song, and challenged him to {{prs|1662909062034407429|28|May|2023|alt="jazz-interpret" a "little song I made up as I was reading the instructions for this shelf"}}. Trott responded with multiple covers of the song.
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<blockquote>''We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.''</blockquote>
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:{{--}} [[Strong Sad]], [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]]
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In August 2023, Rich Trott's [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] covers of [[Stave It Off]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] were used in [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]. The game's [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Soundtrack|soundtrack]] was released later that month, containing 13 new arrangements of the music by Rich Trott, in addition to the two tracks that were used in the game.
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:'''''Comment:''' here's the flag day quote with two speakers and multiple lines (from {{t|canonquote}})''
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==External Links==
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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.
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*[https://palacefamilysteakhouse.bandcamp.com/ Rich Trott's Bandcamp page]
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:'''''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>
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=Tacos=
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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>
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[[File:Jumble.PNG|thumb]]
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Meat, cheese and vegetables collected together in a Mexican tortilla that makes a tasty treat.
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*Email [[50 Emails]] {{--}} One of [[Homestar Runner]]'s failed attempts at [[DELETED]] is "Del Taco", a restaurant.
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*Email [[rough copy]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] pays [[The Cheat]] in soft tacos for being his lawyer.
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} One option has Homestar claim he ran into Tacoman, who [[Coach Z]] apparently has a rivalry with.
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*Email [[pop-up]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] changes his email to read that the sender dreamed about a Strong Bad [[salad]], and then a Strong Bad taco salad.
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*[[Donut Unto Others]] {{--}} When [[Bubs]] points out that he is also selling doughnuts, Homestar suggests they could become a conglomerate like KFC-Taco Bell-Radisson-Texas Instruments-NASA.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} The [[Drive-Thru Whale]] advertises a "half-hearted taco meal". [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] has to solve a puzzle using other Mexican food items, including a taco.
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*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} Strong Bad muses that he should not let The Cheat ride in the dryer on Tacos and Gravy night.
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*[[Hremail 7]] {{--}} One of the flavors of [[melonade]] is Taco Explosion.
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*[[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] {{--}} When the palette changes for the bullfighting event, Strong Bad remarks that in Texas,  they only see things in the taco seasoning spectrum, including guacamole, mole, cayenne and jalapeño.
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] (Triungulate version) {{--}} In his file cabinet of fast food takeout menus, Dangeresque keeps two actual tacos that he insists will save his life someday.
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==See Also==
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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>
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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>
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*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] {{--}} The most rare and beautiful bird is called the '''[[Yello Dello]]'''.
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[[Image:Strong Badia Bubs' Stand.PNG|thumb|Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?]]
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*[[Homestar Runner Presents: Presents]] {{--}} Homestar calls Strong Bad "'''Strong-o Bad-o'''".
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*Email [[lady fan]] {{--}} Homestar urges Strong Bad to exercise his '''[[Twees|buttweesimo]]'''.
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|rowspan=2 style="padding-right: 10px;" |  [[File:qod 3 - strong sad.PNG|35px|I probably could...]]
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|style="text-align:right" | '''{{--}} [[Strong Sad]]''', [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] <small>(2008)</small>
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*[[Fan 'Stumes 2022]] {{--}} Strong Bad's confirmation for doing that year's Twitter challenge is '''Provisional Accept-o''' and '''Roboto Accept-o'''.
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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]].
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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]]."
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Current revision as of 20:45, 1 July 2025

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:

  • Comments:
  • The current quotes have been added for comparison. --Stux 19:57, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
  • 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 {{qotwheads}} could be of use but that's for a completely different context.
    • Ah, the template I was looking for was {{head}} but that can't be used either. That said, I've made both head images 35px to see what they look like. --Stux
  • I've added earlier samples for comparison. --Stux
  • Regardless of the format we choose, I think creating a template that allows consistent quote formatting would be a good thing(TM).
    • That said, there are several questions that should be answered:
    • How do we handle quotes with multiple speakers? {{canonquote}} has at least one example.
    • 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.
    • Do we have more examples of non-standard quotes that we can reference? --Stux

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 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. -- Bleu Ninja 20:45, 1 July 2025 (UTC)


[edit] Shark-Tooth Bubs

"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"

From "A Date with Homestar Runner" at New York University, 2005:

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.

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.

[edit] Shark-Tooth Bubs

"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"
MATT! 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.
— Matt Chapman
"A Date with Homestar Runner", New York University, 2005

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.

The plush toy was created by a company in 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 have also been shown). Though the first three were created largely on-model, the manufacturer "misinterpreted pretty much everything" about Bubs's odd design, resulting in the inclusion of fangs and a horn.

[edit] Easter egg

[edit] Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs

From a 2007 talk at the Georgia Tech library:

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. 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."

[edit] Appearances

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).
  • Email different town — Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
  • Email myths & legends — When the ancient fence drawings are viewed outside the border, the words "by strong bab age 5" can be found.

[edit] Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs

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. 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."

[edit] Appearances

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).
  • Email different town — Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
  • Email myths & legends — When the ancient fence drawings are viewed outside the border, the words "by strong bab age 5" can be found.

[edit] Abdi LaRue

Roll that beautiful email footage!

From a @StrongBadActual Tweet from 16 April 2020:

Abdi is real! An early fan I actually had to ask to specifically email me because nobody knew I had an email address yet!

In 2001, Abdi LaRue made Homestar Runner history as the first of hundreds to have an email personally answered by Strong Bad. Future Strong Bad Emails would make brief tribute to this unknown figure.

[edit] Abdi LaRue

Roll that beautiful email footage!
Stro Bro "Abdi is real! An early fan I actually had to ask to specifically email me because nobody knew I had an email address yet!"
— Strong Bad, @StrongBadActual tweet (16 Apr 2020)

In 2001, Abdi LaRue made Homestar Runner history as the first of hundreds to have an email personally answered by Strong Bad. Future Strong Bad Emails would make brief tribute to this unknown figure.

[edit] Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe

Comment: this one uses {{canonquote}} under the hood!
Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?
From the flag day commentary:
MIKE CHAPMAN: We're not very consistent with our scale.
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah... We should make a style guide.
MIKE CHAPMAN: You can make a style guide.
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah, you make one, more like.

Inconsistencies large and small occur throughout the toons portraying the Homestar Runner universe. The Homestar Runner body of work is primarily created independently by The Brothers Chaps, without use of a dedicated style guide or continuity supervisor, allowing for discrepancies to accumulate over the 20-plus years of production.

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 "it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it."

[edit] Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe

Comment: these are earlier samples from the page's history
There's no— there's no style guide, or continuity— we don't have a continuity person working on set.
— Matt Chapman, geddup noise commentary
We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.
— Strong Sad, Page Load Error
There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.
— Matt Chapman, geddup noise commentary
We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.
— Strong Sad, Sbemail 200 Fakeout
Comment: here's the flag day quote with two speakers and multiple lines (from {{canonquote}})
From the flag day commentary:
MIKE CHAPMAN: We're not very consistent with our scale.
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah... We should make a style guide.
MIKE CHAPMAN: You can make a style guide.
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah, you make one, more like.
Comment: might as well go for broke and include all the other quotes from {{canonquote}})
From the geddup noise commentary:
MATT CHAPMAN: There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.
From a @StrongBadActual tweet (30 Nov 2019):
STRONG BAD: If you’re watching/playing my stuff for the canon, you might be doing it wrong.
From Sbemail 200 Fakeout:
STRONG SAD: We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.
From the FAQ:
Q: I noticed a mistake or inconsistency in one of your cartoons!! AHHH!
A: It was either done on purpose or it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it.
From a @StrongBadActual tweet (11 Aug 2019):
STRONG BAD: The more ye searcheth for canon in mine universe, the less canon ye shall findeth.

[edit] Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe

Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?
I probably could... "We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us."
— Strong Sad, Sbemail 200 Fakeout (2008)

Inconsistencies large and small occur throughout the toons portraying the Homestar Runner universe. The Homestar Runner body of work is primarily created independently by The Brothers Chaps, without use of a dedicated style guide or continuity supervisor, allowing for discrepancies to accumulate over the 20-plus years of production.

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 "it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it."

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