April Fools' 2006

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Revision as of 05:50, 1 April 2006

Which way is up again?

On April Fool's Day 2006, The Brothers Chaps changed the site so that every toon was upside down.

Fun Facts

Remarks

• The following pages / sites are exempt from the flipping because they are hosted separately from the main H*R content:
  • Strong Bad's Website
  • Store
  • Strong Sad's Lament
  • Stinkoman 20X6 and other games that appear in pop-up browser windows
• Seek bars do not work with the flipped toons.

Glitches

• Any time that a second Flash file is overlayed on the first (like the "What's New" button on the main page) it is not flipped.
• Many of the rollover button effects on the Main Pages do not work.
• Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution are not centred properly:
  • virus
  • Not the 100th Email!!!
  • Interestingly, flashback and Main Page 22 are both correct.
• Some pages have invisible or missing text:
  • Under Construction
  • Legal
  • Strong Bad Email menu
    • None of the email buttons load
• The Eject button on the Characters page (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR) does not work.
• The video clips in HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! repeat themselves automatically.
• The rando link on the navbar does not work.
• The Strong Bad Email list does not appear, and the "random.bat" does not work.
  • Additionally, the ripples on the Lappy 486 appear and disappear much faster than normal, and do not stay if the mouse button is held down.
• TROGDOR! doesn't load up properly, and has a gray square all over the screen.

Real-World References

• The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", which is one of the lyrics to the Flipper theme song.

External Links

View the flash file for the flipped opening page