X 'em up
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The words 'em up are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name Dan is frequently used in these structures. As noted in the article for TROGDOR!, this may have originated as a reference to Shel Silverstein's poem "Ladies First".
Appearances
- TROGDOR! — One of the interludes contains the phrase "fry 'em up Dan".
- Email pop-up — As Strong Bad pulls the tab that makes him kick The Cheat, he says "Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all."
- Kid Speedy — The Videlectrix catalog describes the game as a "hilarious arcade-style race 'em up."
- Fan Costumes '06 — The page title is "The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups".
- Email pizza joint — The King of Town carries "Lite 'em up Dan" lighter fluid.
- The lighter fluid appears again in your edge.
- The phrase "Wind 'em up Dan!" was used to introduce the Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt.
- Email yes, wrestling — Homestar Runner's wrestling persona is "The Jack 'Em Up Kid".
- SBCG4AP Advertisement — Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure."
- Homestar Ruiner — Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-em-ups".
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