Talk:Bug In Mouth Disease

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Lollipop?

I believe they're more properly called ice cream bars. This might be an American name though, but for context it may be more approperate. --AndrewNeo 17:53, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

That's what I was thinking too.. --Mick 18:00, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

They're being referenced as both lollipops and popsicles, and it's neither. --AndrewNeo 18:01, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I've always known them as "Fudgesicles", although that is a registered trademark of Good Humor. Note that, whatever you call them, they are not lolliops. A lollipop is made of hard candy, not frozen chocolate pudding. However, a quick google search reveals that there really is such a thing as chocolate lollipops, though these are also significantly different from other lollipops. Tootsie also makes a chocolate flavored tootsie roll pop(which already has a chocolate center).

The "pops" in question are almost definitely fudgesicles, as they are revealed to be brown to the core, not vanilla with a chocolate coating, as ice cream bars are. PolarBoy 18:08, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I saw part of this discussion before changing them to "ice cream bars" - it's certainly a lot more correct than "lollipop" or "popsicle." --Jay (Talk) 18:27, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

We just call them chocolate fudge bars in school, because now that I think about it a ice cream bar is more like ice cream on a stick with chocolate coating. --AndrewNeo 22:39, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I still say they're Fudgesicles, or Chocolate Pudding Pops if you like.

Various notes

You know the table where Homestar is seen on the T.V.? Well, I'm guessing that's Cheat Commandos...O's table in the toon. When the King of Town is talking about an unnamed person, he;s talking about the Poopsmith. Bubs burning "Exhibit A" is a reference to Strong Bad E-mail lackey, as it showed that Bubs might have done some illegal things.--THE TOAD

I'm not sure about the first. It might be a valid point, I dunno. Of course the King is referring to the Poopsmith, but I don't think that needs to be mentioned on the page. And the "Exhibit A" burning and the Dorauxgard confrontation in lackey don't reference each other - they're just similar jokes about the same concept. --Jay (Talk) 23:49, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Strong Sad?

Anyone else think Strong Sad acts out of character in this toon? I mean he normally doesn't act like someone who'd care too much about underwear.

• I don't understand how you can not care if someone individually priced and auctioned off your underwear. As far as being attached to a specific pair of underdrawers, Strong Sad seems to have uncommonly strong feelings about inanimate objects. For instance they way he likes "board games more than most people" in his character video.

Either way it's weird seeing Dumpy not-naked. He and The Cheat have it going on for nudity. ^_^

Inside references

It seems unlikely to me that the "Bug Swallow! BUG SWALLOW!" bit is a reference to "Rose face! ROSE FACE!" as "Rose Face!" is very likely a reference to "Rosebud!" from Citizen Kane. The connection seems tenuous at best - there are probably a good number of similar exclamations on HSR. I would vote that it be removed.

• I know! I wish people would stop attempting to add it! Someone even tried to make a PAGE dedicated to this tenuous connection! --Jay (Talk) 19:02, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I wouldn't call "the most quackinest" a specific reference to either the character page or Shake Your Rump: double superlatives are common in hip hop (another example off the top of my head: "You win our award for most stinkiest," Del, If You Must).

Movie Reference?

Does anyone else think that the reference to "Dr Bubs" as a fashion consultant is a reference to the movie "Hitch," in which Will Smith plays the "Date Doctor" Alex Hitchens?

Not at all. I guess you could say that calling Bubs a paranormal investigator would be a reference to the movie series Ghost Busters, but I would say that both examples are tenuous at best and could not be considered a "fun fact" - Tony Stony 02:12, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

To back up the sticky-side goof

I'm unable to save images as PNGs, so I uploaded my proof to Photobucket, in case anybody feels a need to see it: The far side should be sticky Suicune64 23:16, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

• I was thinking... could it be intentional? ~sunbun 5/12/2005 12:40 GMT

• Not sure, as the tape is correct (save for the lack of a fifth stripe) once he turns his head to the viewers. Suicune64 23:46, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

Dr. Bubs

Who keeps deleting my comment about the inside reference between Bubs' business card and CGNU TV/VCR Repair??? This connection is just as relevant and clear as the connection to 12:00.