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User:LordQuackingstick

2007-08-25T23:53:56Z

LordQuackingstick:

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Hello! This is LordQuackingstick. I've been going to homestarrunner.com since... hmm... I'd say since about [[guitar]]. I created the [[Stong Bad]] page, the [[Racquet Games]] page, the [[French Fries]] page, the [[Acknowledged Email Delays]] page, and possibly most importantly, the [[Ages of Characters]] page, and have made a whole buncha other contributions. I do all kinds of work, but I don't see nobody makin' me any LordQuackingstick shaped pancakes!

The main reason I think that Homestar Runner is popular is because it contains a healthy dose of absurdist humor, and because, as the Brothers have stated, it's kinda like Saturday mornings.

My favorite line is "My internet's crawlin' along like... something... funny..."-[[isp]]
My favorite character is either Strong Bad or Strong Sad.

My favorite email (lappy) is either isp or... a different one.

I apoligize for the fact that most of the stuff that follows is not really relevent; I'm trying to think of something original to put on here the relates to the wiki. Please bear with me!
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Yes, I know you've seen quote contests before, but mine has the distinction of being just about the hardest ever. There're a coupla easy ones, but they're mostly hard. For example, good luck with the one about thunder. Anyways, ten bucks per quote† to anyone who can identify the source of at least one of these quotes (put your answers on the talk page; if they're too hard, tell me that, too)(no cheating with google, wikiquote, etc- be honest!):
*"SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
*"If you were hit with the thunder of ''salvation'', you would be ''saved'', wouldn't you?."
*"Mister Death Die! How I've missed you, Mister Death Die!"
*"I thought you were one of those freaks handing out tissues."
*"General Fishhead, you be the fish wing."
*"It's only a matter of time before they figure out the automatic doors."
*"TIME FOR HUGENESS!"
*"Why Spike?"
*"This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit is a portent of great significance." Figure '''this''' one out, kai lyn!
*"Yepper."
*"Not quite milk, but not quite a milk shake, you know what I mean?"
*"But everything's sepia, so we ''must'' be in the past!"
*"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."
*More to come!
†Not really.

==Trivia Styles==
Blah blah cupcakes. Blah blah answer the question.
*'''What''' publisher in '''what''' game misspelled their own name on the title screen of said game?
*'''What''' is a common affliction of NESes?
*'''What''' is the first weapon in ''The Legend of Zelda''?

==Recipients of the Prestigious Cupcakes==
*For Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-One more than one times!
:*{{User:Trey56/sig}}-Three times!
:*{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}}-Twice!
:*{{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}}
:*{{User:Qermaq/sig}}
:*[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]]
*For Mangled Homestar Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-Too times!
:*{{User:Shwoo/sig}}-A whole bunch.

==Guess the Homestar Quote!==
I'll type a quote from everybloody's webtoon with my eyes closed; guess what it is (answers on talk page) for cupcakes!
*"Hry dtivkluy mdnn!"
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
*"Like rivjt judt noe!"

==Links!==
*[http://www.nintendowiki.net Nintendo Wiki] - It's really boring there 'cause no one's there and none of the articles are done. So how 'bout signing up and helping out? PLEASE! I'll be there as Enviroinments. Get it? Enviroinments! Ha ha! You don't get it, do you?
*[http://www.zeldawiki.org Zelda Wiki] - I'm Enviroinments here, too.
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10852 Forum Thread] - I has mine own Webcomic? Please visit. I want my webcomic to be loved... Comments appreciated.

I wanna be a sysop!

<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~~}}</nowiki>

User:LordQuackingstick

2007-08-25T23:52:49Z

LordQuackingstick:

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Hello! This is LordQuackingstick. I've been going to homestarrunner.com since... hmm... I'd say since about [[guitar]]. I created the [[Stong Bad]] page, the [[Racquet Games]] page, the [[French Fries]] page, the [[Acknowledged Email Delays]] page, and possibly most importantly, the [[Ages of Characters]] page, and have made a whole buncha other contributions. I do all kinds of work, but I don't see nobody makin' me any LordQuackingstick shaped pancakes!

The main reason I think that Homestar Runner is popular is because it contains a healthy dose of absurdist humor, and because, as the Brothers have stated, it's kinda like Saturday mornings.

My favorite line is "My internet's crawlin' along like... something... funny..."-[[isp]]
My favorite character is either Strong Bad or Strong Sad.

My favorite email (lappy) is either isp or... a different one.

I apoligize for the fact that most of the stuff that follows is not really relevent; I'm trying to think of something original to put on here the relates to the wiki. Please bear with me!
----
Yes, I know you've seen quote contests before, but mine has the distinction of being just about the hardest ever. There're a coupla easy ones, but they're mostly hard. For example, good luck with the one about thunder. Anyways, ten bucks per quote† to anyone who can identify the source of at least one of these quotes (put your answers on the talk page; if they're too hard, tell me that, too)(no cheating with google, wikiquote, etc- be honest!):
*"SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
*"If you were hit with the thunder of ''salvation'', you would be ''saved'', wouldn't you?."
*"Mister Death Die! How I've missed you, Mister Death Die!"
*"I thought you were one of those freaks handing out tissues."
*"General Fishhead, you be the fish wing."
*"It's only a matter of time before they figure out the automatic doors."
*"TIME FOR HUGENESS!"
*"Why Spike?"
*"This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit is a portent of great significance." Figure '''this''' one out, kai lyn!
*"Yepper."
*"Not quite milk, but not quite a milk shake, you know what I mean?"
*"But everything's sepia so we ''must'' be in the past!"
*"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."
*More to come!
†Not really.

==Trivia Styles==
Blah blah cupcakes. Blah blah answer the question.
*'''What''' publisher in '''what''' game misspelled their own name on the title screen of said game?
*'''What''' is a common affliction of NESes?
*'''What''' is the first weapon in ''The Legend of Zelda''?

==Recipients of the Prestigious Cupcakes==
*For Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-One more than one times!
:*{{User:Trey56/sig}}-Three times!
:*{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}}-Twice!
:*{{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}}
:*{{User:Qermaq/sig}}
:*[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]]
*For Mangled Homestar Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-Too times!
:*{{User:Shwoo/sig}}-A whole bunch.

==Guess the Homestar Quote!==
I'll type a quote from everybloody's webtoon with my eyes closed; guess what it is (answers on talk page) for cupcakes!
*"Hry dtivkluy mdnn!"
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
*"Like rivjt judt noe!"

==Links!==
*[http://www.nintendowiki.net Nintendo Wiki] - It's really boring there 'cause no one's there and none of the articles are done. So how 'bout signing up and helping out? PLEASE! I'll be there as Enviroinments. Get it? Enviroinments! Ha ha! You don't get it, do you?
*[http://www.zeldawiki.org Zelda Wiki] - I'm Enviroinments here, too.
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10852 Forum Thread] - I has mine own Webcomic? Please visit. I want my webcomic to be loved... Comments appreciated.

I wanna be a sysop!

<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~~}}</nowiki>

Couch Mumbling

2007-07-11T23:00:30Z

LordQuackingstick: it's a statue

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps on [[the couch]] and mutters the names of [[Nintendo]] (usually SNES) video games [[Wikipedia:Somniloquy|in his sleep]]. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. While this [[Running Gags|running joke]] is similar to the appearance of video game titles in the [[Floppy Disk Container]], those games are generally older and less well-known than the titles Strong Bad mumbles.
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! Transcript !! Appearance !! Explanation !! Sources
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| Super Bomberman... || Email [[morning routine]] || '''''Super Bomberman''''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson Soft company, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, ''Super Bomberman'' features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four players go head to head in a battle to the death. Players can be computer controlled or human controlled via the Super MultiTap. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Bomberman|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || Email [[cheatday]] || '''''Super Contra''''', or ''Super C'', was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and DOS, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Wiki]]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || Email [[other days]] || '''''Chrono Trigger''''' was an RPG for the SNES and PlayStation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure when the combination thrusts him into the ultimate trip through time and space. Along with new friends, he must battle a magician named Magus (whom he later has the option to recruit) and finally the evil being Lavos.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''''ActRaiser''''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1990. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of ''SimCity''. You play "The Master" (essentially, God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a statue of a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminating evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and you can send down miracles to aid them in meeting their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:ActRaiser|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Pilotwings... ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || '''''Pilotwings''''' was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, made by Nintendo in 1990. It was a third-person flying game, giving you a selection of aircraft (including bi-planes, hang gliders, and helicopters) to fly through a range of training programs and missions. The more training you complete, the more difficult the tasks will become. Try your hand at taking off, landing, party tricks, flying through bad weather and even performing dangerous rescue missions.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/pilotwings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588570.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Pilotwings|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Lost... Vikings! ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[underlings]] || '''''The Lost Vikings''''' was a side-scrolling puzzle game released on the SNES in 1992. Three Vikings, Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout have been abducted by the evil Tomator, an alien ruler who is collecting lifeforms to put on display in his intergalactic zoo. The player must help the trio escape by using each Viking's unique abilities to solve the many puzzles in each level. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/lost-vikings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564577.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:The Lost Vikings|Wiki]]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

User talk:LordQuackingstick

2007-07-11T22:03:58Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Trivia Styles */

==Welcome!==

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Sincerely, 
{{User:Bluebry/sig}}, and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee", 23:13, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

== Personal Favorites-YOURS! ==

Anybody wanna share what their favorite sbemails are?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
*Check my userpage. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}.
::Well, at least Simone finally responded to this talk. I now realize that, much of the time, favorites are on userpages. But at least people are willing to talk to me.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 22:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

== New page madness ==

Hi there, LordQuackingstick. Nice [[Stong Bad|new page]] you've made. If you want, I left you some tips in the edit summaries about correct formating. Notice the way I added the category and image to the page. What I would like to ask of you, since you made the page, is to go over the links on the page and add link back to [[Stong Bad]] on each one, so people will know it's there. Good jorb :). {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

:Just a note, according to our [[HRWiki:Standards|standards]], linking in the transcript should be kept to a minimum. If you can't find anywhere ti [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=vacation&curid=945&diff=399912&oldid=379519&rcid=350652 pipe the link], then you can add a new fun fact in Inside References. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:11, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
:: Oops. My stnank.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 16:11, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

== Man, no one ever talks to me. ==

Don't feel like you gotta respond.
''Twoooooo can be as bad as one...''-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 19:27, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Prepare for: FOUR LETTER WORDS! (Get your mind out of the gutter!)
fork dine wine quit tape hand type home star cart snes wide main page here what site user chat this mail help talk wiki fair much junk more such none info will your keep data time list skip DONE!
:Did you notice that "your mind" is also a pair of four letters words? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I just felt like stopping, and I felt it would be funny to stop on done.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 19:47, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
:::"Done" is the perfect place to stop. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Or is "stop" better? ...nuts, i just messed it up. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:48, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Whoa! Four word talk! :P - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 19:50, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::Quit This - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 19:51, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::word game time! Name a homestar related word that starts with the last blah blah blah you know how to play. keyswordtar.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 19:54, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::"Stop" would not be an adjective to describe the fact that I am finished fourletterwording.
:::::::::Science. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== Sleep ==

Does anybody else's compy log them off when there away from the puter too long?
:No. It remembers me. Your computer probably automatically clears all cache and cookies when you close the Internet. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::It's not that. It even forgets me when I leave my browser open-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:09, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Hm. I don't know what to do for you. Ask one of the sysops, or search on the Internet. Oh, and about the "gungalor" thing. That's messed up. I'm going to start calling you "gungalor" from now on, kay? Best wishes, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}.
::::Assuming you're on Windows, go to Control Panel (if you're on XP, make sure you're in Classic view) > Power Options > Advanced > Uncheck the box next to "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby" > Hit OK. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 02:12, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's what I heard. I am what I am. Oh, and I be mac all da way.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:14, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::Uh oh, Gungalor. You have a mac. I don't liketh the Macintosh. So I can't help you. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::::::At least "Macintosh" is better than "Granny Smith" or "Red Delicious." It may be red, but they are definitely not the most delicious apple. Dang, what are those green ones called?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:21, 7 January 2007 (UTC) (ps, I'll be fine with how I am with the logout stuff we were just now talking about. Like right know. Let's see how long I can make this response!)
::::::::Green apples ''are'' the Granny Smith kind. dun dun duuun!! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} If you need help in the future just give me a holler. :)
:::::::::Oh, yeah? Well, how about those yellow ones? Huh? HUH?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:25, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Yellow apples are usually "Golden Delicious". :P {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::::::::::What's with all these deliciouseseseiousesnesses...thing?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:32, 7 January 2007 (UTC) ps: what about those york ones? those are good.
::::::::::::There are lots of types of apples in New York, like Bailey, Cortland, Empire, Jonagold, Jonathon, Liberty, Newton Pippin, and Northern Spy. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::::::::::::No, they were called York. As in York.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:38, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
*Never heard of them. What part of the country do you live? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== It's that Clock ==

Is the clock set on some kinda weird time zone? It always changes the day well in advance.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 03:20, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
:See [[Wikipedia:UTC|UTC]]. It's a standard time thing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::If you want to change your time settings, click "my preferences" at the top. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== Crazy Scrolling Thingy ==

Y'know those scrolling billboards? Like in [[redesign]]? Yeah, I saw one of 'em yesterday, only it was much more advanced... and had some crazy crap as part of the animation. It was at a dry cleaners. Here's what I can remember (The funny stuff starts at the sunday "hours"):
OPEN
HOUR
MON-FRI->7AM-10PM
SAT->8AM-5PM
SUN->(a picture of a barn, then a running horse, then a guy playing golf. then a car driving past a stop sign roll by)
WEDDING (the W starts blinking)... GOWNS
(then a whole bunch of not-funny stuff rolls by)
(Two anime-style children nodding)
(Pan up and down of an anime-style child holding something)
(Two anime-style children sledding in the snow; it is snowing. The camera pans up and down on them, and they are electrocuted twice for no apparent reason.)
-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:12, 16 January 2007 (UTC) PS: This is all true. It's probably not in order, and I didn't get it all, but it's true.
::Well, I thought it was funny.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:09, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
==Quotes==
"I didn't know vikings still existed!" "Sure, they mostly live in Minnesota." That's Pokemon The Movie. I don't like Pokemon, but that's a funny quote! Now, give me cupcakes, Gungalor! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Here. Have a bran muffin, too.[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::Mm. Bran. Cold/Hot/Fresh. Witch's Brew! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::HEY THANKS FOR THE ADD ON YOUR USERPAGE. I'M ADDING YOU TO MY COOL LIST!! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::::Why, thank you.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::You're ever welcome, Valarie. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::::::MY NAME"S NOT VALerieeeee...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Well excardon on me, Miss America. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} (I'm speaking Senor Cardgage. I know your name's not Valarie, it's Gungalor!)
:::::::"My name's not valerie" is what the Visor Robot said to that.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 16:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::"I AM ERROR" is a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. "BUY SOMETHING WILL YA" is a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'', and "Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?" is a quote from the [[Wikipedia:Grey Poupon|Grey Poupon]] commercials, but maybe you're shooting for something else there ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::While I got the above ones myself, I used Google to find out that "SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!" is from ?????? ????????: ???? ?????. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Huh, I'm surprised nobody got the ones I did already. "There's an i in meat pie" is from Shaun of the Dead (BEST MOVIE EVER). "WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU MULTIPLY SIX BY NINE" is from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 21:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::The meat pie one's right, but I'm afraid that you'll have to be more specific with the other.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::More specific? Well, it's from the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, isn't it? Arthur spells it with the Scrabble pieces. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 23:42, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::That's what I wanted.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:43, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
::What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?"
*This's The Hobbit!!!!!! The HobbitThe HobbitThe HobbitThe Hobbit!!! I LOVE TOLKIEN!!! I knew a whole buncha ones that were already answered, but I HAD to get this one! You don't even need to give me cup cakes. I just NEED to be the one who gets this. (LOTR is an obsession of mine. In fact, it and H*R are my most favorite... things... EVER!!!) Great quote man! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
**"I like the tin man" is from A Christmas Story, isn't it? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Yepper. Ooh, that give me an idea!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::So, was I right? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::Yepper.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::::So that's a yes? Gungalor? Cool. [[pizzaz#Transcript|Peace out dawg foo gangsta yo.]] {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
"A ree-bop-a-bee-bop-a-boo-bop pie!" - that's the one I definitely know without looking it up. ''A Prarie Home Companion'', the "Rhubarb Pie" song. Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:27, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:That was fast.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::I get stuff done. So what's my movie (quoted in my last post)? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I have no idea. I don't go to the movies often.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:40, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, a hint. it's a 1980 film and it concerned a sport of sorts. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:49, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
I say "yepper" all the time. Where is it from? AAAAAAH! I cannot place it. Like the pirate with the ship's wheel in his pants, this is gonna drive me nuts. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:38, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:"CHeta commandos rodocilpir breqkrqw7." Cheat Commandos. RIDICULOUS BREAKFAST! BUY ALL OUR PLAYSETS AND TOYS!! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::"Iy huavamile and bababa nread tome, syrao!!" It's guacamole and banana bread time, Strap! -from [[cliffhangers]]. Give me MORE CUPCAKES!! MU-HU-HA-HA!! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::HA, Give ME a cupcake, Lord! "Yes, I'm the askew police." is a classic line from the movie "Monk", right??? Hope so!!!! -[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]] 17:22, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Um, it's not a movie, it's an episode. And as such, I'll need the exact episode. Sorry!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 17:25, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::: (in singsong voice) I Found It!!!! That qoute is from the episode called "Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man". Here are the lines....

Monk: It was askew!
Sharona: So what? So what — why can't you just let people be askew? I mean, what're you, the Askew Police?
Monk: '''Yes, I'm the Askew Police.'''

That WAS what you were looking for, right? -[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]] 22:01, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, that works. [[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 22:03, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm... Lets see... I believe it's either from the 1st chapter of ''The Fellowship'', or from some annotated text in ''The Hobbit''. I remember reading those words.....
*Well, I just checked my ''Fellowship''... Not there...
*Aaaannnddd... I just checked my ''Hobbit''... Not there either...

For some reason, I vaguely remember... (having trouble here; my thoughts are all jumbled and I'm experiencing some sort of not-quite deja vu)... I'm gonna hafta go with a type of intro/proem from someone like Anderson or something. I'm strongly leaning towarsds one of the editions of ''The Hobbit'', like, as a not-really-needed-but-still-sort-of-good-to-have-prerequisite to LOTR. It's definitely regarding the scene where Bilbo first resists Gandalf's request to leave the ring to Frodo or something. But, it wouldn't be part of the actual story or anything... (Unless it is in the 1st chapter of ''The Fellowship'', and I missed it like the idiot I am...) But ya, that's my guess... Some proem to ''The Hobbit''.

Also, is the "automatic doors" one from ''Jurassic Park''? I hope it is... I really like that book/movie! Okay, I await your answers good sir, and in the meantime, back to H*R! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Nope. Not Jurassic park. Sorry.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and it's not really a proem, eaither. Not really. I wouldn't call it that.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

But was I on the right track... Is it ''sort of'' like a proem? Something annotated? Or perhaps a note on the text? Written by an editor, not Tolkien himself? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 00:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Yep. You're close. If you can get me ''exactly'' where it came from, I'll be very impressed-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm... Well, if my hunch is correct, I can't really get any more exact than I already have with my edition. Is it in ''The Annotated Hobbit'' edition? I'm guessing it's in Appendix A, Textual and Revisional Notes, maybe? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 00:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::Well, I guess I was a little cruel... tell ya what: tune in tomorrow to find out what it's from!
:::Actually, if it's all the same to you, could you give it a week? I'd like to put a little research into it! TO THE LIBRARY I GO! Thanks for the challenge! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::::All right, if you want... it's probably an obscure edition, but I don't know...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I figured out a few of your mangled Homestar quotes.
*"So hoprfilly onr fsu yrvhnklobh dill vztvh up go mu adgajced thinking."
**"So hopefully one day technology will catch up with my advanced thinking." ([[video games]])
*"Theres BUES IKS HIKE IJSIDE MU EAMAKL MAKINF IR rd to cjjeck."
**"There's a big old hole inside my email, making it hard to check..." ([[retirement]])
*"I judt hsyr you do muvh!"
**"I just hate you so much!" ([[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]])
*"Look who ythinkd hr;d vkrvbrt Fsn!"
**"Look who thinks he's Clever Dan!" ([[sibbie]])
Was that too much? If so, sorry. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Very nicely done.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:54, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Uh, if this one of your Mangled H*R quotes...?

* "Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
means, "Uh, did you just say "parakeet"? (Strong Mad, caffeine) -[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]] 18:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
:Nope.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
:: Am I close, though? -{{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 21:46, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Hey there! I left you some stuffs on my talk page! About the LOTR quote; I couldn't locate it!!! I feel terrible! I've tried, like, FOUR different libraries, and none of their editions had it.... Oh well. To tell the truth, I haven't really tried too vigorously to get the right edition: right now, my focus has mainly on <s>too much</s> homework, and I don't feel like waiting for an interlibrary loan to kick in: they take too long. So, you can post the answer if you want to. (I feel like I failed not just you but Tolkien... *''tear''* ... Oh well; life goes ever on. I also feel kinda bad about so frequently being on talk pages, but there you have it...) I await your answer good sir! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:23, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

here's my take -
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?" "Ummm... Did you just say "doing"?" (Homestar, [[car]])
*"Like rivjt judt noe!" - "Like right just now!" (Bubs, [[the chair]])
Not sure about the other, though, {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:41, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Eh.. I'm not sure if anyone's figured this out yet, but the milk shake one's from Animal Crossing: Wild World. I've been playing it recently and every time I go to the town hall I get that from Pelly/Phyliss. It's obnoxious. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 02:22, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

== Need Help With Anything? ==

Hi there, Quackingstick. I was just lurking about the wiki, starving for something to do, when I stumbled upon Recent Changes and realized how many edits you've been making today, so I thought 1) Way to go! and 2) You look busy. Since I'm bored out of my mind, would you like me to help you with whatever it is that you're doing? -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:44, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:I would say yes, but for the fact that ''I'' don't know what I'm doing.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 15:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::Okay. I'll just stay here and play the Wii or something. Bye! -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 16:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I haven't manage to get one yet. Darn you! Anyways, when I actually do something, I usually just press the random page button until I see somethin' that needs correctin'.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 16:12, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

==How'd you do that?==
*How did you move a page? Like to [[Famous People]]. No one has ever showed me how to do that. Thanks, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Up by the article, discussion, edit, history, etc. tabs, there's a move tab. Press it and follow the instructions.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 19:57, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::Great, thanks! You are a good user. Keep being '''bold'''! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== Comments on My Wiki Contributions and Activities ==

It may be egotistical, but I'm creating a section where you can just comment on my wiki actions. 'K bye.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 22:06, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Sysops ==

Hi, LordQuackingstick: I see you've made lots of references to becoming a sysop lately. Have you read [[HRWiki:FAQ#How_do_I_become_an_admin_or_sysop.3F|this]] yet? If not, I would suggest you do so. Pay special attention to the ninth point: "Don't call us. We'll call you." I'm only telling you this because some of your recent activities might be hurting your chances for the future. Anyway, happy Wikiing! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 20:00, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, I said not to look! And yes, I have read that. It just seems that, like so many other things, that's the technical, but not the real, way to become a sysop. Really, all these references to becoming a sysop is just my way of dealing with the fact that I'll probably never be one. But I'll stop if it bothers you. Sorry.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::Actually, I just noticed that there were some sysop nominations as recently as September, so I guess I'll keep my hopes up... but not too high up.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:::And I think part of the reason people want to be sysops is that it shows that people respect you. I guess.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::::This is exactly what Heimstern was talking about; do ''not'' keep talking about becoming a sysop as it shows you in contempt. It does bother us, and many other users besides. Additionally, yes, that criteria is exactly how sysops have been and will be chosen; I compiled it from Dot com's words before I was a sysop myself [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:FAQ&diff=prev&oldid=246067]. Finally, the "nominations" in September were appointments and were not voted upon; but if I may say so myself, they definitely had it coming. If you quietly follow those criteria and show exceptional maturity, then ''in time'' you will be considered. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:35, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Sorry. Just forget I ever mentioned anything.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:51, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

==Those Other Wikis==
*I signed up for the nintendo one as "Theyellowdart" and I will sign up for the Zelda one soon. I'll contribute in a few days... right now I'm lazy. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:The Zelda one's better, because there's an actual community, but maybe we'll be able to change that. Hardly any of the articles on the Nintendo one are done... or even started. It's very sad. Hopefully we can do sum-bo-dat.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
::Really. I was surprised at the lack of work ethnic in that place!! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::Work ethnic? That's awesome!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

== Cupcakes ==

[[Image:kinggame win.png|thumb|Get the last one before Strong Bad eats it!]]

{{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:55, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

== Forum Probs...HELP!!!!! ==

I tried registering for the Forum (ie: filled out all the feilds, etc.) but I never got the confirmation email. And I can't try registering again becuase when I do it says someone (me) already has that email address!!!!! LQS, can you help me out here?????? (And I checked...NO, there is NOTHING about this on the Forum FAQ.) {{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 15:57, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
:How long have you waited for the email?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:36, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::Gosh, it must have been, what, 2 WEEKS OR MORE. {{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 13:38, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Have you seen my reply yet on my talk page? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 14:29, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:No, I'll check it out now. {{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 15:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC) PS: LQS, your talk page has dissapeared on my compy. Maybe it's just me, but clicking 'edit' is the only way I can read this now.

== Trivia Styles ==

The {{User:Pants 3000/sig}} said:

'''"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."''' is so from 9 Lives. Funny how I've never seen or heard of the show (or movie) but YOU NEVER SAID WE COULDN'T USE GOOGLE!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I can't find the sepia one and I searched for an hour and a half straight!

{{User:Pants 3000/sig}} 00:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if that's right; I need the show name, anyway.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 22:03, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

User:DorianGray

2007-03-31T11:41:22Z

LordQuackingstick: rv vandalism

[[Image:Darkfire Taimatsu.PNG|thumb|Mischief incarnate]]
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== Greetings to you all! ==
I am DorianGray (note the lack of space, so as not to confuse me with the [[Wikipedia:Dorian Gray|character]] I'm named for). My close friends call me Seany-sama (or just Seany), which is what I'd prefer to be called if you must refer to me by name. Although I have now also become accustomed to being called Dorian (and Gary, at least on [[HRWiki:IRC|IRC]]). Around here, you may also know me as Annonymous User Number [[Special:Contributions/69.139.163.12|69.139.163.12]]. This account was made at the suggestion to make an account. (Well, it was made earlier, but only just for a test. There was never any formal acknowledgement of a link between the two until now.) Most of my edits have been--but, unfortunately, probably won't continue to be--made by that name. I have grown a peculiar attachment to it, however. Yeah, I'm weird.

== About Me ==
Well, now I suppose is the point where I talk about myself. I'm male. I'm 20. I live in Pennsylvania--but you wouldn't guess it from my speech. I'm very hung up on England, Texas, and Hawaii (my three best friends live in those locations), and my speech reflects it (and I type exactly the way I speak, so there you go).

== Non-H*R Interests ==
Trying to list my non-H*R interests could take hours, so I'll just say I'm an anime and Nintendo freak and leave it at that. If you want a further list, I'll make one. Otherwise, skip to the next section.
=== My Interests ===
*[[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]] (the games, not the anime)
*the [[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] books
*[[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] (the cards AND the anime)
*[[Wikipedia:Zatch Bell!|Zatch Bell!]]
*[[Wikipedia:Teen Titans (animated series)|Teen Titans]]
*[[Wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]
*[[Wikipedia:Naruto (manga)|Naruto]]
*[[Wikipedia:One Piece|One Piece]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ben 10|Ben 10]]
*[[Wikipedia:Invader Zim|Invader Zim]]
*[[Wikipedia:Saiyuki|several]] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Crusade|other]] [[Wikipedia:Immortal Rain|manga]] (it's a [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Mew Mew|long list]], so I dun wanna [[Wikipedia:Death Note|take up]] too much of your time)
*[[Wikipedia:Titans (comics)|Teen Titans]] comics. And Grant Morrison's run of the [[Wikipedia:Doom Patrol|Doom Patrol]]. And [[Batman]] TPBs. They rock.
*various Nintendo games, such as [[Wikipedia:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]], [[Wikipedia:Super Smash Bros. Melee|Super Smash Bros. Melee]], [[Wikipedia:Soul Calibur II|Soul Calibur II]], [[Wikipedia:Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]], [[Wikipedia:Skies of Arcadia|Skies of Arcadia Legends]], and [[Wikipedia:Golden Sun|Golden Sun]]
**Also a few PlayStation games, namely [[Wikipedia:Soul Calibur III|Soul Calibur III]], [[Wikipedia:Kingdom Hearts series|the Kingdom Hearts series]], and [[Wikipedia:Okage: Shadow King|Okage: Shadow King]]
*[[Wikipedia:El Goonish Shive|El Goonish Shive]], [[Wikipedia:The Wotch|The Wotch]], and various [[Wikipedia:College Roomies from Hell!!!|other]] webcomics
*[http://www.bonusstages.com/ Bonus Stage], [[Wikipedia:Weebl and Bob|Weebl and Bob]], and, to a lesser extent, [[Wikipedia:Happy Tree Friends|Happy Tree Friends]]
*[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]
*[[Wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]
*[[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mission Hill|Mission Hill]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|Venture Bros.]]
*mythology, magic, and similar stuff
*[[Wikipedia:Catgirl|Catgirls]] and similar
*my vast store of characters and stories, which haven't gone much of anywheres yet
*roleplaying. The storytelling kind, not the pen-and-paper D&D kind.
*action movies, especially various comic book movies and the [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]] films
*movies from the '80s, like [[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]] and [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|Back to the Future]]
*Anything with [[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]]'s voice
*[[Wikipedia:England|England]], [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]], and [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. And maybe [[Wikipedia:Florida|Florida]] and [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]] too, to some extent.
*drawing, video games, and voice acting (my fields of interest for if I ever get a job)
*animals. Particularly anything aquatic (especially [[Wikipedia:Batoidea|rays]] and [[Wikipedia:Squid|squid]]), along with [[Wikipedia:Cat|cats]], [[Wikipedia:Gray Wolf|wolves]], [[Wikipedia:Fox|foxes]], [[Wikipedia:Fennec|fennecs]], [[Wikipedia:Squirrel|squirrels]], and various species of insect(s). And [[Wikipedia:Bat|bats]]. I like bats.
*school (sort of), despite graduating on June 9th, 2005
*reading. Favourite authors include: [[Wikipedia:K. A. Applegate|K.A. Applegate]], [[Wikipedia:J. K. Rowling|J.K. Rowling]], [[Wikipedia:Lemony Snicket|Lemony Snicket]], [[Wikipedia:Gordon Korman|Gordon Korman]], [[Wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]], and [[Wikipedia:Michael Crichton|Michael Crichton]]. Plus various ''manga-ka'' and comic book writers/artists.
*emoticons. It's very hard to get an answer out of me without use of at least one emoticon--even in a handwritten letter. =3
*meeping and meeping
*[[Wikipedia:Pudding|pudding]], [[Wikipedia:Bacon|bacon]], and [[Wikipedia:Hot Pockets|Hot Pockets]]. While not healthy, I could live on these, my most favourite foods.
*Proper spelling and grammar. On the same tack, I absolutely abhor [[Internet Slang]].
*Friendship. Most important of all. Closest friends include Loopy, [http://www.pickle-green.com/ Neekko], and [[User:Lysinias|Lysinias]]





== H*R and Me ==
My introduction to [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]], [[Strong Bad]], and the rest can be attributed to my friend [http://abra-chan.deviantart.com/ Koneko]. She's to blame. She sent me a link to [[sibbie]], and it all went from there. I can also tell you that it was sometime between [[colonization]] and [[video games]], based on the [[Scroll Button Songs|scroll button song]]. As of now, I have seen every single thing on the site. I consider myself to be a wealth of information, but I really get it all from this wiki right here. I don't even visit the [[HR:intro.html|main site]] to check for updates anymore...

== Stinkoman ==
[[Stinkoman]] is by far my favourite character. I'd love for there to be a real [[20X6]] anime. I'd watch it. [[Stinkoman 20X6|The game]] is a good start, but for the life of me, I can't beat a single stage of it (except [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3#Stage 3.2 (Transcript)|3.2]], and even that takes a good 45 minutes or more). It's still fun anyways. Stinkoman, incidentally, was how I found the [[Main Page|HRWiki]]. I did a [http://images.google.com/images?q=Stinkoman&hl=en Google Image search] for Stinkoman, and one link lead here (it was [[:Image:stinkoman.PNG|this particular image]], if you were curious). Anyways, I'm here now, and here I will stay. It's where I spend most of my time online.

== [[User:DorianGray/Userbox|Me and the Wiki]]==
[[Image:SBLOUNSKCHED in progress2.PNG|thumb|My contributions: A myriad of weird things.]]
Well. That bit about Stinkoman told you how I found the place. And, if you're too busy to look at my [[Special:Contributions/DorianGray|contributions]], I'm-a tell you what it is I do here. This'll go quick, dun worry.
*I make a number of small edits that try to aid the Wiki. I mean, tons of them. Look at the last entry on my interests list to see why. I've also gotten quite good at noticing vandals and reverting them. Much fast am I.
*I like voting on [[HRWiki:STUFF|STUFF]]. I watch all the entries I vote on the way someone might watch a favoured sports team. It's about all the excitement I get.
*As such, from my STUFF watching (and a like of reading talk pages), I have an encyclopedic knowledge of declined Fun Facts. This helps get rid of bad stuff people like to keep adding.
*My best accomplishment is [[Sound Effects]]. On [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]'s suggestion, I made the page. I have a love for making lists, and I made almost all that page myself. Some people helped with formatting, but I did almost all the content. And [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] added the very cool OGG files to the page. Feel free to help me out too!
*I also like to clean and protect the wiki. I helped serve against the NSMC attack in November '05, and was subsequently rewarded with [[User talk:DorianGray#Defender of the Wiki|a special trophy]], which makes me very happy when I look at it. ^-^ I also added a mass amount of "deleted" templates to the images that were [[Talk:More Fan Costumes#Pictures|not fair use]].
*I was one of the highest hit in the mass spam-mail attack from the NSMC bot at '''4,868''' password reminder emails, second only to [[User:Bubsty|Bubsty]].
*I fixed, like, all the debuts to bold the colon and appear before the appearance, through clever use of the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=debut search window] and CTRL+F. It was actually kind of fun, in a tedious sort of way.
*I made the discovery that some pages were listing [[Places]] as having "Filmographies". After a brief discussion, I changed the few that had such a listing to "Appearances" (and one that had an [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Crazy_Go_Nuts_University&diff=prev&oldid=220553 "As seen in"]).

*I made the page for [[Main Page Glitches]], but [[User:Jay|Jay]] actually made the table, and I can't take the credit for that. But I made the page.
*I also did a lot of work for [[Ham]], looking up the appearances, adding the descriptions, and finally adding some links once it was accepted to stay.
*I created [[School]] somewhat at random, and was surprised it hadn't already been done. I also created a [[:Category:Animals|category for animals]], which seemed to cause something of a craze (not my intent).
*I did the transcript (save for the Brain Sister lyrics) for [[Summer Short Shorts]] all by myself. Which is pretty awexome.
*I became a sysop on September 22nd, 2006. In all honesty, no matter what y'all said, I was not expecting that. o_o
*I's made the page [[T-Shirts]], after several weeks of consideration. Set up as a semi-parody of the [[Store T-Shirts]] page, it displays various shirts found in the toons of a similar design. It's kinda clever, actually.
*Later, [[Kiddie Pool]] was also made by me. The pool has fishies on it. Yay.

== My Unofficial Quote of the Week ==
Idea borrowed from [[User:Venusy|Venusy]]. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/andsean/QotW/SoupQuote.png 

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Quote !! From
|-
| '''[[Grape-Nuts Robot]]''': Now spell 'Douuuuuuuuble Deuce.' || [[personal favorites]]
|-
| '''[[What's Her Face]]''': My blood hurts. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': And I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about— HEY! WHAT!?? Where's that beat coming from? || [[sibbie]]
|-
| '''[[Stinkoman]]''': WHAAAT is this? Some sort of challenge buried in the GROUUUND? || [[time capsule]]
|-
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': Awww, there there, Homestar. It's not so bad. Everybody thinks I'm a broom. || [[long pants]]
|-
| '''[[Marshie]]''': ''{demonic voice}'' Made from the best stuff! || [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Sleepy Homestar]]''': Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp. || [[caper]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': Back to school already? It's not even July! || [[modeling]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': Coach Z, ropes are for dopes. || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''[[Bubs]]''': My chocolates! Come back, chocolates! I didn't mean what I said. || [[invisibility]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar Lure]]''': Steep prices and trees! || [[animal]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': I think we're on the same page. Unfortunately, yours has a big F on it. || [[little questions]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': I swear that thing is evil. Liberace is fixing to lose a finger. || [[That Time of Year]]
|-
| '''[[Mr. Pitters]]''': Bye, old person. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Hi, bee. || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''[[Stinkoman]]''': I love prawns. Simple as that! || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Look, Marzipan. I don't wear your skirts anymore. || [[long pants]] Character Commentary
|-
| '''Old-School [[Homestar Runner]]''': Why don't you look over there, for no reason? || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]
|-
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': I know how to use toilet paper. Let me try. || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]''': That monster's gonna give me nightmares. || [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z]]''': I guess I have a lot to learn about mailmen! || [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| '''[[Bubs]]''': Duck A L'Orange. || [[lunch special]]
|-
| '''[[The Ugly One]]''': I can do it! I can do it nine times! || [[virus]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': Some people are squirrel-handed. Gregor is a weird name. || [[kids' book]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': DeVito. DENIRO!! DELUISE!!!! || [[death metal]]
|-
| '''[[Cheerleader]]''': Stop saying words. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]]
|-
| '''[[Stinkoman]]''': Ow! My eye! It's like, my eye! It hurts so bad! || [[20X6 vs. 1936]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Puppet Homestar]]''': I have trouble with my Rs. || [[Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities|Vitamins/Celebrities]]
|-
| '''[[Vector Strong Bad]]''': WHAT IT IS MY DOGE? || [[alternate universe]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': ''{distorted}'' Coach Z, if you're not going to eat that eyeball pear... ''{normal}'' I suggest you give it to someone who will. || [[alternate universe]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': I HAVE A FUNNY HAT! || [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
|-
| '''[[The Cheat]]''': 500 The Cheats || [[500 The Cheats]]
|-
| '''[[Marshie]]''': ''{demonic voice}'' You can't destroy me! || [[candy product]]
|-
| '''[[What's Her Face]]''': When you fall in a bottomless pit, you die of starvation. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Shut up, Marzipan. || [[Happy Fireworks]]
|-
| '''[[Stinkoman]]''': Nice work, big nose! || [[alternate universe]]
|-
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]''': I'm the Homestar Runner. Some folk say I'm a terrific athlete. || [[20X6 vs. 1936]] outtake
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': Ow! They're pointy now. || [[Sick Day]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Thank you for calling the internet. May I have your account number or identity theft, please? || [[isp]]
|-
| '''[[Bubs]]''': And I'm gonna be two times two! || [[part-time job]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': I'm doomed... || [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
|-
| '''[[Fightgar]]''': It's gotta be a hundred degrees out here, and I'm running on empty! || [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': It's a mass pantsing, see? || [[senior prom]]
|-
| '''[[The Ugly One]]''': I'm gonna miss the oak leaves. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]
|-
| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]''': One o' them said they'd buy me lunch. But I don't see nobody taking me to Chick-fil-A. || [[Senor Mortgage]]
|-
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': What are we doing here? Making omelettes? Going to the bathroom? I'm cool with that. || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Homsar]]''': I be digging grease and chomping on some buns and dragging through the garden. || Quote of the Week [[Wikipedia:Airplane!|exclusive]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Well... Well... Oliver Crom... well... || [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': Shut it! Pizza can't talk! || [[Commandos in the Classroom]]
|-
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]''': Where have all the parsnips gone? || [[Parsnips A-Plenty]]
|-
| '''[[Cheerleader]]''': Dis my new backup band: a shark. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| '''[[Cheatball]]''': Cheatball! || [[trading cards]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': I have GOT to get my prescription changed. || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': Sweet, sweet The Cheat. Today is the day on your fake I.D. Now, get upstairs... Unh! And fix me some breakfast. || [[cheatday]] outtake (based on DVD commentary)
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': Yep, I totally always look awesome singing backwards metal. || [[rock opera]]
|-
| '''[[Marshie]]''': Take a trip to the mountains...! || [[retirement]]
|-
| '''[[What's Her Face]]''': These clothes smell like Grandma's. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': ''{thump, thump, thump, crash}'' Oh. I knocked over the thing. || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]]
|-
| '''[[What's Her Face]]''': My bass feels seaworthy. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z]]''': George Foreman? || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]''' and '''Singers''': Polymascotfoamalate! (Feed it to the babies!) Polymascotfoamalate! || [[4 branches]]
|-
| '''[[Gunhaver]]''': Cheat Commandos, run! For cover! Blue Laser is clearly trying to have you all over for dinner! || [[Let Us Give TANKS!]]
|-
| '''[[The Virus|Virus]] [[Marzipan]]''': ''{distorted gibberish}'' || [[virus]]
|-
| '''Dazed [[Homestar Runner]]''': It's such a lovely gathering of pies and pie people... Like to give a shoutout to Lemon Pretend over there... || [[car]]
|-
| '''[[Eh! Steve]]''': Eh! Steve! || [[crazy cartoon]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Mad]] Present''': HAPPY DECEMBERWEEN. || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z]]''': No, I'm not alone. Yes, this phone is plugged in. || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Well, kids and people, it just goes to show: Strong Sad doing taichi is really, really funny. || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': Ooh... These grapes are succulently crushing my windpipe... Ooh, but they're seedless! || [[Strongest Man in the World]]
|-
| '''Old-School [[Homestar Runner]]''': These are some, these are some, these are some, these are some... Glade Plug-ins, Tom Tom. || [[Exaggerations]]
|-
| '''[[Cheerleader]]''': Kristen, you look burnt. Or DEAD. || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': Bubs, are you trying to sell me a lemon? || [[Broken Compy Menu]]
|-
| '''[[Gunhaver]]''': Wheeee. || [[Shopping for Danger]]
|-
| '''[[Marshie]]''': Stuff some in your pockets for SECRET EATING. || [[Meet Marshie]]
|-
| '''[[The Ugly One]]''': Voodoo? Is it voodoo? VOODOO! || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Sleepy Homestar]]''': Man, I should probably get dressed or something. What is it, like three in the afternoon? Looking good, Homestar. || [[caper]]
|-
| '''[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]''': Uncle Strong Bad makes good! || [[2 emails]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': DO NOT SAY THEY LOOK LIKE THE SNEAK! || Quote of the Week [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters&diff=prev&oldid=179986 exclusive]
|-
| '''[[Powered by The Cheat]] [[Strong Bad]]''': The Cheat, give that man SOME soup. || [[New Boots]]
|}

== External Links ==
*[http://andsean.deviantart.com/ My DeviantArt page], if you're curious about my skills as an artist.
*[http://www.pickle-green.com/andsean/ The Impcyclopedia], a site all about my most successful creations--the [[Wikipedia:Imp|imps]].

Foxface

2007-03-31T11:40:29Z

LordQuackingstick: rv vandalism

[[Image:Foxface new.png|thumb|right|220px|Fresh/Fly Honey]]

'''Foxface''' is the only female [[Cheat Commandos|Cheat Commando]] (A.K.A. Lady Type!). She isn't one of the guys, and she has her natural haircolor. She wears a gray outfit with a blue belt—she totally has it together! [[Reynold]] would love to go with her on a classy date. She owns a Bulletproof Handbag.

This female Cheat is really just a generic Cheat with a wig and lipstick. "Fox face" is also the Japanese term for a woman with facial features traditionally considered beautiful in Japan: thin eyebrows, close set eyes, and thin lips. Attractive women in places such as the United States and England are also called "foxy" or other similar fox-related terms.

Foxface is based on the female G.I. Joe character, Scarlett, whose file card quote read, "I'm not just one of the guys — I'm better." Foxface's package reads: "Not one of the guys!"

[[Image:Foxface Action Figure.PNG|thumb|left|220px|Lady Type!]]

Her first appearance was in the short "Cheat Commandos Commercial" and appeared in an Easter egg at the end, accessible by clicking "Rock rock on." A makeshift Foxface appeared in [[Shopping for Danger]], made up of a mop, bucket, and Reynold's glasses.

Her first animated appearance was in [[An Important Rap Song]]. She was shown on the beach, and thus she's wearing a bikini top and shorts instead of her usual outfit.

==Defining Traits==
*Lady Type!
*Natural haircolor!
*Totally Has It Together!
*Not One of The Guys!!

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[An Important Rap Song]]

{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category: Cheat Commandos Characters]]

User talk:Trey56

2007-03-27T19:01:50Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Sysop */

== The last Don ==
I noticed on Limo-zeen page [[Perry_Palaroncini]], you mentioned Don Chapman and Donnie Chapman. Are these 2 different people? If so further explanation, or this will be really confusing. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:05, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
: Good question--I'm [[Talk:Limozeen_Thanksgiving_E-Cards|confused]] as well; I think the claim is that Don Chapman (father) played Perry in the E-cards but Donnie Chapman (brother) played Perry in [[monster truck]].{{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:09, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
:: I think they both play him. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:16, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
==Greetings==

Just stopped by and I felt like saying hello.--[[Image:Homsar-in-motion.gif]][[Image:The-cheat-small.png]]Homsarroks[[Image:kookysig.gif]] 21:49, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
:Hi! Thanks for the chocolates. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:22, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
:Hey, yo. I didn't know that [[english paper]] was your first email you ever saw! Thanks for the compliment on my name. Peace, --[[User:Theyellowdart|Theyellowdart]] 01:48, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

== Sig characters ==

Hey *****6. Just so you know, ever since you changed your signature, the first five characters don't show up. I have a pretty standard configuration with quite a few fonts, so it's likely that a lot of other users are experiencing the same thing. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|**'* *** **m]] 17:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for the tip! let's see if this helps: {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:29, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::That did the trick! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Reverting massive page moves ==

Wait. Don't do that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:25, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah sorry, I thought I was going to help, and I realized it was a lost cause. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:26, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

:I did that once too. Sorry if I messed up the process. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:28, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::I got it all straightened out, and Jay and I just finished deleting all the pages. If that happens, just hang tight and wait for a sysop, 'cause you won't be able to fix it completely without deleting something. Sorry if I was abrupt, by the way. I didn't know what your plan was, and time was of the essence. Thanks for trying, though. Keep on tranglin'! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:45, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Out of curiosity, I thought we blocked Homestar walker a long long time ago. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Unless the logs were cleared somewhere along the way, it looks like the answer is [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=&page=User%3AHomestar+walker no]. As you can see, the only logs he has are moves. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:51, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I changed that link to point to his block. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
:::Oh, no problem...I entirely understand. I'm just glad all those pages got sorted out! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== My babel Tower! ==

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!-glompglomp- Thank you! --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
:You're welcome! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:36, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== tanx oo ==
for templating my gifs... how do you do that??? sry for being a noob =( {{User:Csours/sig}} 20:57, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:For one of your two personal images, you add the line "<nowiki>{{personal-image|Csours}}</nowiki>" to the description. For your signature image, you add "<nowiki>{{personal-image-sig|Csours}}</nowiki>". If you ever want to abandon one of your images, add "<nowiki>{{personal-image-abandoned|Csours}}</nowiki>". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:p.s., check out [[HRWiki:Personal_images|this page]] for more information. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[500 The Cheats]] ==
Well, I don't care what anyone thinks...I liked it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

:just wondering, who would i ask to get an official opinion about that? cause the homsar does move fast, but thats how fast he moves irl too (lol, irl). ill see what i can do...{{User:Csours/sig}} 04:30, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

::I guess [[User:It's dot com|it's dot com]] would be the guy to ask, since he's the one who wrote the bit about the [[HRWiki:Personal_images|signature images]]. He clarified this comment a little on [[HRWiki_talk:Standards#Signatures_.28Final_Version.29|this page]], indicating that he doesn't mind animated sig images, as long as they're not too distracting. I don't know, maybe it was fine the other way--they'll probably tell you if not! Anyway, sorry for the bother. Best, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:14, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Interesting edit summary ==

You're [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Commander&curid=1321&diff=311374&oldid=311373 messing with our minds], Trey. You're messing with our minds. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:16, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

:[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Mountain_Dew&diff=prev&oldid=302839 Indeed]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:30, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

::I know--Stupid autofill! I meant to include "reword" as the edit summary, but my web browser thought it was so smart and reused [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Little_Strong_Sad&diff=prev&oldid=295653 this edit summary]. I clicked "Save page" too early. I was wondering if anyone would notice! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:26, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sweet User Page ==

Nice User Page. If my computer wasn't so frustratingly slow, perhaps I'd have something as awesome. Maybe I'll get a userbox. But enough about me, no one wants to hear about that anyway... -[[User:RadSkat3|RadSkat3]] 20:09, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks! If you need any help when you're working on your user page, just let me know. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:16, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

== Closing stuff ==

Hey there. I find that it's easier to close the STUFF item before making the archive. (To get the code, I just go one back in the history.) That way, you eliminate the (slim) possibility of someone changing the item between the time you archive it and close it, plus it gives you a handy red link to follow if the archive page is new. Keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:That's a good idea — thanks for the tip! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:07, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey again. Lately I've noticed that you've been closing the STUFFs very soon after they've opened. I really feel that unless something has ridiculous support (like a vote difference around 20) or is patently true or false, then it shouldn't be closed for at least three or four days. I was still considering the chicken beak one, and I was probably going to vote against it. I think that making STUFF too speedy fosters the idea that you have to log in to the wiki every single day or your voice won't be heard (an attitude I think we should resist). As always, rock, rock on! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:Fair enough. The facts you're referring to were ones whose fate I judged to be clearly determined, but I totally agree that it makes sense to give everyone at least a couple days to look at even one-sided facts before they're closed. The guidelines you mentioned will be helpful in making better judgments in the future. Thanks :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== [[User:Trey56#NES Endings Trivia Challenge|NES Endings Trivia Challenge]]==

===10 August 2006===
[[Image:Strong bad training videogame.PNG|thumb|"It's a showdown going downtown..."]]
Hey, Trey! How about [[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]] from [[montage]]? Do I win eternal happiness now?!?!? {{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:42, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yes! You should start feeling something in a couple minutes. Well done. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

===15 August 2006===
[[Wikipedia:StarTropics|StarTropics]], which of course takes place in the [[Main Page 3|the tropics]] (more specifically, Chapter 4 takes place in the belly of [[Unnamed Characters#Main Page Characters|the whale]]). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Very nice! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:54, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

===22 August 2006===
In [[Stinkoman 20X6]]: The Pi Pi Pi robot from [[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]. In levels 3, 5 and 10. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]. [[Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References|Referenced]] in level<s>s [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|three]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|five]], and</s> [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|nine]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, yes, and yes. Since Tom provided the specific information about the location within Stinkoman 20X6, I'm going to split the happiness two ways. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

::Yay! {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:14, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

===29 August 2006===
[[Image:Matt's ring from peasant's quest.PNG|thumb|The sword of fire. Clearly.]]
[[Wikipedia:Crystalis|Crystalis]] featured five swords: [[Wikipedia:Wind|wind]], [[Wikipedia:Fire|fire]], [[Wikipedia:Water|water]], [[Wikipedia:Thunder|thunder]], and Crystalis. The one toon that used thunder that I can think of is [[Homestarloween Party]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:Whoa that looks pretty [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/crystalis.htm convincing], Tom.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, apart from the fact that thunder has also been featured elsewhere on the site: [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9]]. Wind, fire and water are featured more than once, too. Neither "Crystalis" nor crystal seem to have made an appearance anywhere. I think there was some halloween toon where Marzipan was using a crystal ball to see in the future. But I can't find it. Maybe I made it up.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC) Addendum: [[Lappy]] has Liquid Crystal Display. That rules at "crystal" as well.
::My question was intended to mean, "which ''word'' has appeared only once on the site," in which case "thunder" is the only one of the five words that has appeared exactly once--in the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] ("Rolling Cheat thunder"). So, even though it was a poorly worded question, you certainly came up with the one that has appeared in any form the least amount of times, Tom (not counting Crystalis, which naturally has never appeared on the site). So, great job figuring out the name of this less well-known game, and sorry for the confusing question. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:12, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

===5 September 2006===
[[Image:AtKM.png|thumb|Howard Philips would be proud]]
:I'm not totally sure, but I'm thinking [[Wikipedia:Dragon Warrior|Dragon Warrior]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::You're right — any ideas about the associated trivia question? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:33, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Heh, I hadn't even looked at the question. And... I dunno. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::That's fine — to get you (or anyone else) started on the trivia, there are [http://www.mobygames.com places] on the internet that keep track of video game credits... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::: To answer #1: Howard Philips founded Nintendo Power... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:54, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::: And, going strictly from Wikipedia, I do believe that the answer to #2 is a bowtie. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::: And, going strictly from memory, this would make #3's answer [[Halloween Fairstival]], through SB's Joker costume. I think. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:02, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::You're right about everything but the last part — there is a more recent toon that includes ''several'' bowties... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I know nothing of old-skool videro games, but bowties we're porminent in [[senior prom]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Yep. Here's the summary of what I was thinking of:
<blockquote>
[[Wikipedia:Dragon Warrior|Dragon Warrior]] is the Japanese [[Wikipedia:Console role-playing game|RPG]] that started it all. This game's popularity exploded in Japan but would probably never have reached American markets if [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] Editor-in-Chief [[Wikipedia:Howard Philips|Howard Philips]] hadn't [http://www.dqshrine.com/dw/ fought so hard for it]. Howard Philips is fondly remembered for his [http://hn.iodized.net/main.htm Howard & Nester comics] and for his ever-present [http://www.geocities.com/vabeach2002dgh/Howard_Philips.jpg bow tie]. Bow ties appear several times in [[senior prom]].
</blockquote>
::::::::::Well done to both of you (and in record time). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

===12 September 2006===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Batman (video game)#NES version|Batman]] featuring [[Batman]]. The screenshot is from just before [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] dies. The Joker has been featured on homestarrunner.com when [[Strong Bad]] dressed as [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]] as The Joker in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
:Great jorb! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:34, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
::By the way, after a second viewing under the tutelage of Pom Pom's keen eyes, if you look closely in the screenshot just to the left of the tallest tower, you can see a small purple blob — that's actually the Joker falling... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:47, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

===31 October 2006===
[[Image:Homsar GhostDog.PNG|thumb|I can't stop thinking about ninjas!]]
[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] is the administrator most like a ninja (he ''is'' a ninja, really), just like [[Wikipedia:Ryu Hayabusa|Ryu]] in [[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:15, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
:That's right — I would have accepted either Dot Com or [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] as acceptable answers for that one. Ah, Ninja Gaiden. Such a good game. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:09, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

===7 November 2006===
''(clockwise from the upright bass player)''
*[[Wikipedia:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] from the [[Wikipedia:Metroid (series)|Metroid series]], which is referenced in [[invisibility]] when the [[Tandy]] gives the Justin Bailey code.
*[[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] from the Mario game series, heard of in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] when [[Tompkins]] is playing a Game Boy and claims to have him "on the ropes".
*Kid Icarus from [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]], heard of in [[Peasant's Quest]] game when the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, Kid Icarus."
*[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]] is next. His friend [[Wikipedia:Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]] from the [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong series]] is mentioned by [[The Ugly One]] in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]].
*[[Wikipedia:Princess Toadstool|Princess Toadstool]] is next up top there. She's heard of in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] when [[The King of Town]] (dressed as Mario) says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..."
*Right below the Princess are [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]] and [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]], most recently mentioned in [[Fan Costumes '06]], where [[Strong Bad]] asks Homestar if he's eaten Luigi after they see a fan dressed like [[Homestar]] standing next to a fan dressed like Mario.
*Last and ceratinly not least is our buddy [[Wikipedia:Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] recently mentioned playing [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]] in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
*Oh, and the game is [[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]. To see this scene, the player needs to win a B-type game of a level of at least 9 and height of at least 5.
 -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:51, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

:Right, and [[Wikipedia:Saint Basil's Cathedral|Saint Basil's Cathedral]] was referenced in — oh wait, never mind. Good work, once again! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
::Even though it's been over a month, I feel the need to point out that the main character of ''Kid Icarus'' was named Pit, not "Kid Icarus". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:19, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

===15 November 2006===
[[Image:Eyeball pear.PNG|thumb|100px|Googly-eyed meekness]]
[[Image:pumpkin.PNG|thumb|100px|Good Prize?]]
[[Image:Googlypumpkin.png|thumb|100px|Most Improved!]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Spiritual Warfare|Spiritual Warfare]]. As for the weapons, on homestarrunner.com we've got a [[Googly-eyed Objects|pear]], an [[Tangerine Dreams|apple]]/[[Puppet Jam: Apple Juice Blues]]/[[Stinkoman_20X6_Enemies_and_Items#Items|Stinko-apple]], a [[Cool Things|bag of four grapes]]/[[The Grape Fairie]]/[[Grape-Nuts Robot]], and a [[Homestar Presents: Presents|banana with an arrow through it]]/[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|banana phone]]. No pomegranate, but plenty of [[Pom Pom]]... -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

:Boo yah! (as they say) One of the more obscure NES titles I've got laying around. This game was produced by one of the [[Wikipedia:Wisdom Tree|few companies]] to make unlicensed games for the NES [[Wikipedia:NES#Third-party licensing|without being sued]], probably for fear of public outcry. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:34, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

::In Spiritual Warfare I was thinking about the other weapons
:::Belt of Truth - Peasant's Quest Game
:::Breastplate of Righteousness
:::Boots of Preparation - New Boots
:::Sword of the Spirit - Trogdor the Game.
:::Helmet of Salvation - Peasant's Quest Trailer
:::Shield of Faith - In Search of the Yello Dello DVD

::{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

:::Wow, I hadn't thought about that; good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

::::Do I get Good Prize? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:01, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

:::::After careful consideration of your contributions, I've posted your prize on your [[User talk:Invisible Robot Fish#NES Endings Trivia Challenge|talk page]]. Nice job! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

===22 November 2006===
The game is [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/trog Trog!]. The [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] toon not only contained a [[Stop Motion]] scene (like the gameplay of the game), but also contained the [[Pterodactyl]] (a dinosaur, like Bloop) and [[Jhonka]] (a caveman-ish guy, like Spike). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
:You're right about the game, but there's a toon that very directly resembles the gameplay of Trog: it features a dinosaur fighting with cavemen... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

::As [[User:Loafing|Loafing]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Trey56&diff=387562&oldid=387558 added] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Trey56&diff=387566&oldid=387562 retracted], you must mean [[Summer Short Shorts]], where [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]] scorches [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], and [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:56, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

:::That is indeed what I was thinking of...in the game, you can collect a particular item (in a few levels, particularly associated with a volcano) which enables you to breathe fire and destroy the enemy cavemen. Nice job to both of you! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:15, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

===4 December 2006===
[[Image:jobars headache medicine.PNG|thumb|100px|Feed 'em to the babies!]]
The pills that [[Wikipedia:Dr. Mario (video game)|Dr. Mario]] throws look very similar to [[Jobar's Big Ol' Headache Medicine]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:23, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yikes! That was a lot quicker than I expected! Excellent work :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

===11 December 2006===
[[Wikipedia:Double Dragon (arcade game)#Nintendo Entertainment System|Double Dragon]]. The name of the final boss was Jimmy, as was the sender of [[2 emails]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yes sir! Great (but difficult) game. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

===20 December 2006===
[[Image:Castlefunnies Variations Civil War Costumes.png|thumb|Civil War veterans and creamed corn enthusiasts]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:North and South (computer game)|North and South]]. [[The King of Town]], [[Strong Bad]], and [[Homestar Runner]] dressed in Civil War soldier outfits in [[old comics]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:Indeed. Well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:56, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::Waah! I actually thought "hey, I wonder if it's North and South" when I saw the screenshot. The first time I actually ''know'' a game and I'm too stupid to confirm it :-/{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, that's impressive that you've played this pretty obscure game :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::Heh, and I didn't like it. Obviously, I never saw the ending screen ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, I bought it thinking it was going to be really fun, but I was pretty disappointed. I think you have to play multiplayer with the right people. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:10, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::I just have to say that North and South is a good game when played multiplayer with the right people. Right up there with RBI baseball. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 16:12, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's what everybody seems to say: [http://www.nintendorks.com/editorials/archives/001228.php] [http://www.sydlexia.com/nes100/nes79.htm] ... I still have to convince my wife to move beyond Dr. Mario, I guess ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:16, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I guess I'm the wrong people for this game. I could give it another try, apparently it's abandonware.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::No, the people you played it with were the wrong ones — they were having fun and you weren't ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:42, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

===29 December 2006===
[[Image:malloween.png|thumb|Get out your oaken stake!]]
[[trevor the vampire]], and the game is [[Wikipedia:Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
:Exactly! The third installment of Castlevania stars [[Wikipedia:Trevor Belmont|Trevor Belmont]], who is on a quest to kill the vampire Dracula. Nicely done :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:28, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

::Loafing already beat me, but since I already got it all ready, my answer was gonna be:
<blockquote>The game is [[Wikipedia:Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]. The main hero is [[Wikipedia:Trevor Belmont|Trevor Belmont]] and the main villain is [[Wikipedia:Dracula (Castlevania)|Dracula]], a vampire. The combination of the two would make [[trevor the vampire]]. Oh, and that is the team ending when Trevor teams with Sypha Belnades.</blockquote>
::Good jorb Loafing. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:31, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Yup, 'tis Sypha alright — I like that ending better, although I think the game's more fun to play with the wall-climbing Grant DaNasty. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:36, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

===3 January 2007===
[[Image:ataridragon.png|thumb|100px|"Somebody get this freaking duck away from me!"]]
That looks like [[Wikipedia:Duck Tales (video game)|Duck Tales]], which had a level that took place on the Moon, just like [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. :) {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:20, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
:Once again edit-conflicted, but my answer was going to be:
<blockquote>The game is [[Wikipedia:DuckTales (video game)|DuckTales]]. The level in that game also featured in a game on homestarrunner.com is [[The Moon]], featured in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. (And for posterity's sake, you do meet up with [[Wikipedia:K2|K2]] in [[Hallrunner]], which is in the Himalayas. Clearly not "featured" but I thought it was interesting when I stumbled across it.)</blockquote>
:Good job Saturn. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
::Good work! Enjoy the lifelong happiness :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:06, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

===9 January 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Mega Man 4|Mega Man 4]]. The boss on the cover was no. 26 Pharaoh Man from the country of Egypt, [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Issue 10|seen in]] [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

:Absolutely — good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:32, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

===16 January 2007===
[[Image:King Of Peasantry In Game.PNG|thumb|Lifted directly from ''[[Wikipedia:King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown|King's Quest I]]'']]
Okay, I can't take it anymore. I don't have it all worked out yet, but I've spent too much time working on it not to post anything. I think the game is King's Quest V, which was available for the NES. [[Wikipedia:Image:Kqv.jpg|This image]] is almost an exact match of the one on your page. Mordack is the brother of the wizard Mannanan, whom Prince Alexander turned into a cat in King's Quest III, whoever they are and whatever that means. [[Peasant's Quest]] is based on King's Quest. [[Rather Dashing]] is the star of Peasant's Quest. Now, I don't know if any of this earns me happiness for this week, much less a lifetime. I'd just be happy if it's even in the ballpark. I'm tired of trying to figure it out, and I'm going to bed! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:Ding! You are 95% correct (everything but the bit reference from [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], it was easy to miss when there were about 9 million questions in that picture caption) — good work. By the way, I laughed pretty hard when I read "whoever they are and whatever that means." Well done! And I can assure you happiness at least while you slumber :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

::Sigh, beat me again. Mine was:
<blockquote>[[Rather Dashing]] is based on the lead from the [[Wikipedia:King's Quest series|King's Quest series]]. The game pictured is [[Wikipedia:King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!|King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]]. Mordack (the antagonist of KGV) is the brother of the wizard Mannanan. Prince Alexander turned the brother into a cat in [[Wikipedia:King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human|King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human]]. The rose petal essence used in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] was an ingredient for the spell to turn into an eagle or fly in KQIII.</blockquote>
::Good work Dot com. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Good work, you found the KQIII reference in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] :) And your responses were within minutes of each other, so you both get a heap of credit for this very difficult one. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::::As much as it pains me to point this out, Tom had the correct answer, not me. The question was, which Homestar Runner cartoon contains a specific reference, and the answer was Halloween Potion-ma-jig, which was the final piece of the puzzle I couldn't find. I was on the right track, but I wasn't there yet. Drat! Or is the challenge just to identify the game pictured? I'm so confused. And why am I still awake? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::It's both — the first half is identifying the game in the picture, the second half is answering the trivia question. So, I split the happiness two ways. (You should start feeling something shortly, but that might just be the thick cloak of a heavy slumber...) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

===23 January 2007===
[[Image:Babypp.PNG|thumb|Pom Pom bobbling]]
This is probably wrong, but nothing ventured, nothing gained... It's not Ice Climbers, is it? I dunno. Prolly not.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:08, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Nope — good guess, though :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:10, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::Oh well. I just cheated and looked it up, so I have the consolation that I wouldn't have guessed it, even though I've heard of it.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:13, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Looking it up isn't cheating — many of these are too hard to get otherwise. If you can also get the answer to the associated trivia question, go ahead and post 'em! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
The game is [[Wikipedia:Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble]] (compare with [http://www.nes.wz.cz/konce_her/bubble_bobble/bubble_good_4.gif this image]). You can skip levels using umbrellas, which on H*R.com happen to be found in the emails [[suntan]] and [[keep cool]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yup — it is ''Bubble Bobble'', and I was thinking particularly of the [[King of Town]]'s umbrella in [[keep cool]] — [[Marzipan]]'s holding more of a parasol in [[suntan]], even though our transcript calls it an umbrella...

:On another note, the irritating thing I found out about trying to beat ''Bubble Bobble'' is that when you first think you beat the game by passing the 100 levels and defeating the final boss, you get a "bad end" message. Then, it tells you to go back to level 99 and get the crystal ball. Then, it takes you to about 12 more levels you have to beat before you have to face the final boss again. However, beating him does not win the game for you — it then tells you to beat the game with a friend in two-player mode. So, I did that (with the help of my wife, this is the ending you see in the picture you posted), and ''then'' it says that you have to play all 100+ levels again (only more difficult) as "Super Bubble Bobble", get the crystal ball at level 99, and pass the final boss in two player mode, to get the ''real'' ending! Argh! That took forever.

:At any rate, great jorb! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:30, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::Durn it, I just figured it out and someones gotten it. DURN! DURN DURN DURN!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:::My initial thought was bubble bobble. I can hear that darn music in my head. I guess that I should have guessed. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:38, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, nevertheless, good job recognizing it (both of you). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:54, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::I would've gotten it earlier, but I was unsure about the umbrella's color (I thought that counted). There was no plain ol' black umbrella in Bubble Bobble. The one in keep cool is black.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, there are three different colors of umbrellas in BB, each which enables you to skip a different number of levels, so I didn't have a specific color in mind. Some of the games are easier to connect to Homestar Runner than others, like last week's (''King's Quest V''), since H*R is riddled with KQ references. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

There is a doubt that there are different umbrellas. And furthermore, the NES versions are miscolored and all and stuff and stuff.... {begins panicky [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|mechanical breathing]]} And furthermore, the NES level count is different than in the arcades:

{{spoiler}}
(the NES had tons more levels than the arcade had and you have to grab a crystal from some secret room)
:'''''Spoilers end here.'''''

And does anyone realize that [http://www.nes.wz.cz/konce_her/bubble_bobble/bubble_good_4.gif the NES ending] is substantially different in looks than [http://web.archive.org/web/20060423015750/http://taito.overclocked.org/bbguide/hardend2p.gif the arcade ending]??? Lemme put it this way:

*Due to Bub colored green and orange, and Bob colored blue and purple int he NES, their human forms look whacked./
*You see any [[crying]] tears in the arcade edit? '''''No.'''''
*{sigh} Furthermore, I think the multiple storylines of [[Wikipedia:Bubble Symphony|Bubble Symphony]] are better. Their "gf"'s if you know who I mean are also there.
--Unnecessarily continuing the discussion, stressed as ever, and under [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] mode, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 04:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

:Whoa — lots of information I didn't know! Hope I didn't stress you out by directing you here from your talk page :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

===31 January 2007===
[[Image:KarateKidHomestar.png|thumb|100px|''Kung Fu'': way more fun than [[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid (video game)|''The Karate Kid'' game]]]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Kung-Fu Master|Kung-Fu Master]]. Poisonous killer moths attack in the first half of the fouth level. Moths are mentioned in [[Yearbook Character Page]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:46, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:Does [[Yearbook Character Page]] qualify as a toon? If so, then you're dead on. If not, I had another appearance in mind... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:48, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

::[[That A Ghost]] then. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:49, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Yep — good work! Hmm, I'm running out of games... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

===7 February 2007===
[[Image:viderogames.PNG|thumb|"Naw, man. We're puttin' it in the game if you beat the end boss."]]
[[Wilbur]]'s associate asked Wilbur if he was going to eat the last congraturation in [[Videro Games]]. The game is, naturally, Ghosts 'n Goblins. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:Yes sir! And even though I messed up the filename, I should state for the record that you probably knew which game it was anyway [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=TROGDOR%21&diff=411957&oldid=411955].

:Also, I should mention that TBC also show this particular NES Ending at the end of [[japanese cartoon]]. Man, that's by far the hardest NES game I've ever played...

:Once again, well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I recognised that one. Wilbur, in [[Videro Games]]. He wasn't going to eat that congraturation. Oh, I'm too late. Sorry. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:43, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

:Nice work [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=TROGDOR%21&diff=next&oldid=411957 recognizing] that ending, as well as the HSR reference! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::It's the only NES ending I c'n actually recognise! =D --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::Well-earned :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::I only knew that ending the first place because I referenced it in a fanfic. (Homestar: Congratulations, Strong Sad, you saved the world! Return to starting point! Challenge again!) It was a weird fanfic. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 08:02, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::[[HRFWiki::Reality is a Harsh Mistress/Chapter 6|Cool]] :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:17, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

===12 February 2007===
[[Image:The cheat rampage videogame.PNG|thumb|"MY PANTIES!"]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]], which was ported to the NES. [[rampage]] makes reference to the game when [[:Image:The cheat rampage videogame.PNG|The Cheat]] and [[:Image:Strong mad rampage videogame.PNG|Strong Mad]] rampage about in the [[rampage#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:44, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

:Exactly! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

===21 February 2007===
[[Wikipedia:River City Ransom|River City Ransom]] is the game, and the email is [[theme party]] because the pink shirted enemies are frat guys. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:Nice work — that's exactly what I was thinking of :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

===6 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Contra (series)|Contra]]. Took place in the [[Wikipedia:Amazon Basin|Amazon Basin]]. "amazon" is part of the URL for [[Bookazon.com]] which features [[Leomard Sportsinterviews]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:03, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yep — as opposed to other versions of the game, which apparently took place off the coast of [[User:Loafing|New Zealand]]. Well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
This may be unrelated, but Strong Bad [[Couch Mumbling|mumbled]] Super Contra in his sleep once. I think that may be a sequel or something. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

:Nope, not unrelated at all; that's [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|the first sequel]] to Contra, and I considered using that as the clue for this one... Good catch! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

===14 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:RoboCop (video game)|RoboCop]]. [[Homestarloween Party]] introduced [[Visor Robot]], who shares [[Wikipedia:RoboCop|RoboCop's]] [[Wikipedia:RoboCop#Visor|visor]] and the "Robo" portion of the name. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:35, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

:That's correct — also, according to Strong Sad, the Visor Robot has a human brain, just as Robocop has some human organs...but that's stretching the connection :P Good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::Ahhh! So ''that'' was the connection! I knew it was RoboCop by looking at the [[:Image:NES Ending.jpg|Bigger image]] (it's the last scene of the movie) but it didn't occurr to me that it was the visor robot that was modeled after it :(. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, the question was admittedly kind of a stretch on this one — way to recognize the game, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:12, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Thank you! Next time I'll just have to beat Tom somehow. If that's at all possible ;). Dude, you're quick replying. Do you sleep? Both last night and this morning (US Eastern Time Zone) you replied quickly to my notes! I know you're a native german speaker (I think Dorian mentioned that in some other talk page): do you live in Europe? Anyway, next time, I'll be ready ;). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Sleep? What's that? Naw, I live in Chicago, and I only speak English very well — you might be thinking of [[User:Loafing|Loafing]], who's a native German speaker. As for being on at weird hours, that comes from the combination of being a grad student and a parent of a young child ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Ah! Loafing! Yes, yes I did confuse you guys. Did I tell you that I am bad with names? Ah! Yes, I know the Grad Student part very well. I can understand the parent part. I know this is late but, congratulations! (On the parent thing). :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:39, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::: Thanks! :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

===20 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Maniac Mansion|Maniac Mansion]]. The ending you have there is seen if you choose to shoot the meteor into space. The game is explicitly referenced in frame 792 of [[lackey]] in the [[Floppy Disk Container#maniac_mansion|Floppy Disk Container]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
:Wow, I can't stump you! Looks like I'll have to look for some more obscure games. Yep, that's exactly right — as a side note, I love it when TBC put little Easter eggs in their toons that you can only find by decompiling the Flash file (that floppy disk is mostly obscured by the black border). Good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
::''(had an edit conflict and I just *now* noticed it.)'' How, just ''HOW'' do you do it!? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:59, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
:::'''''[[looking old|Whaaa-donk. Click click click click click click click. This is not a drill.]]''''' --Get what I mean? Why don't you try to explain this to the people here? [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It's funny you brought that up — I noticed that too. It is '''clearly''' not the noise found in the NES version. Do you happen to know if it's the noise used in the PC version, or is the fact completely wrong? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, this and Wikipedia are subject to hoaxes... I wonder though. I don't have such a thing so I don't know. Man, if only a <nowiki>{{verification needed}}</nowiki> tag existed here. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yes — anyway, thanks for reminding me about that :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

===27 March 2007===

So, since I have nothing to lose, I might as well observe that the statue that appears there seems to be a moai, so I'm wondering if the game might be Moai Kun. Mind you, I never played it and the screenshots I'm seeing don't look very similar to what you've got, so probably not. But heck, might as well try. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:You're on the right track; but that's not the right game... good guess! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
::Thought not, but hey, at least I could demonstrate my knowledge of the word "moai". {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I would have said "Easter Island head" :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:17, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

The game is [[Wikipedia:Arkanoid|Arkanoid]]. The boss Doh behaves very much like [[Vector Strong Bad]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:Yep, you're right! Can't fool you. In retrospect, I didn't know that there was an article on [[Wikipedia:Moai in popular culture|Moai in popular culture]], although you perhaps didn't use that... Good job!{{User:Trey56/sig}} 12:56, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

== French subtitles ==

Hi Trey. I saw you did some edits to the French subtitles, saying that there were "superfluous spaces". Allow me to clear this : in French, we put spaces after some of the punctuation. For example we put a space before (and after, of course) "!" and "?", as in "J'aime Homestar Runner ! Et toi ?". It's a simple rule but it's not like that in English, so I understand why you tought I messed up with the spaces. But trust me, for a French reader it will be more clear with spaces like that.
 But thanks for your help anyway ^^ I'll go translate some more...
--[[User:Meuhcoin|Meuhcoin]] 15:43, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

:Oh. And here I thought I was doing you a favor. Sorry about that! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:52, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== Sniff ==

I liked your old siggy. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:25, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks — I was just trying to conform to the signature policies...on the other hand, if I have the approval of a sysop, then maybe it's okay the other way :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:56, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
::What! No exceptions unless you pay me five bucks! Hmmm, the policies state that "preferably a signature would include no more than one image", so it would be acceptable to have two. It's a bit tougher on animated images, which are "strongly discouraged". As a sysop, I do encourage users to follow these recommendations. But on the other hand, your old siggy did conform to the rules, just not the recommendations; so there was nothing wrong with it ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Hm. Well, what do you think about the following idea for a new sig?
:::[[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|T]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|R]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|E]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|Y]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|5]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|6]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] 01:16, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Eh, I guess I kind of changed it on a whim; I'll probably change it to the old one. Or this new "loafified" one.
::::Doode! It's too long! {{sigbox raw|[[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|T]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|R]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|E]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|Y]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|5]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|6]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]]}} You'll have to go with your old one, then ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:22, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Nuts, and I really had my heart set on all those tiny loaves...*sigh* ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

== Testing parserfunction ==

Let's see if this works... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

== Bwoken ==

I think your sig [[User:Qermaq/Words said or seen once|blew up]]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

:It could have something to do with the [[HRWiki:autocolumn]] there. Dot com might have an idea on what's up. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

::Well, it's definitely the autocolumn. I'll work on debugging it in a bit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:54, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

:::Sorry! I'm sure it is the autocolumn (it works everywhere else, and wasn't there another problem with another function in autocolumns?) For now, I'll just replace my sig on that page with the appropriate text. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

==Congratuidontcareaboutspelling==
[[Image:Golbol.PNG|thumb|What a great prize this is version 3.69]]
Hey! Tanx 4 fixin' my userbox! Here is your reward (:P [[User:HeyMama|It's that guy, who does that stuff!]] 18:30, 07 November 2006 (UTC)

:Thank you for this glorious prize! It has... all the goldness of a bowl... without any of the bowlness of a gold. :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
{{clear}}
==Sig==
[[Image:Cold One.PNG|thumb|50px|This one's for U!]]
I kinda want my sig to look like this: Homestar's head, HeyMama in Homsar's shirt font, SB's head, and a jpg of the cheat whit a glowstick that leads to my talk page; if possible thanks!

(BTW, herse your one and 50$ ;)
|$50|
[[User:HeyMama|Soon with a sig,]] 8:29 pm, November 7th, 2006
:Thanks I love it! {{User:HeyMama/sig}}

==Transcription==
On behalf of part of the wiki, nice job on editing [[Let Us Give TANKS!]]. You done a great jorb. {{User:Strong Devon/sig}}
:Tanks! :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

== In Regards to your message ==
:Sorry. I'll just tell him at school tomorrow to change it. PEACE, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::No problem [[User talk:Theyellowdart#Editing others' user pages|:)]] {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:39, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks and stuff! ==

Well, yes... but that translation is Horrible. Even I couldn't understand... It was just put in an online translator and it just gave out gibberish. I just put that as a "dummy" I got the english translation and is working on that right now.

:Aha; I see. Online translators do suck — you'd think with all the modern technology available nowadays they could make better ones... :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::One might think so, but even our English-English stuff doesn't work. Try putting a semi-colon in a sentance in Microsoft Word... and see how terrified it gets. Green squily line and a "hey, get that outa here." {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:03, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::That reminds me of a talk I attended by Kurt Vonnegut, who ordered us never to use semicolons; in his opinion they're androgenous (he used a stronger word there) punctuation marks that can't make up their mind one way or the other... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:17, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::::Kurt Vonnegut is pretty old now, I didn't realize that he was still alive.{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:22, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yeah, he was pretty old four years ago or so when I heard him talk; he was talking about his friends dying and going to heaven. But what else can you expect from the president of the [[Wikipedia:American Humanist Association|American Humanist Association]] ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:27, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::::::So it goes. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:19, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Yeah, he made a lot of clever comments like those :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

== HELP!! ==
Um, I tried to upload a .png file for my sig and this message keeps coming up: "The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again." I keep trying again and it doesn't work... and you're not a sysop?!?! WELL YOU SHOULD BE!! Very Seriously, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:I can think of a couple reasons why you might be getting that message. One thing that might be happening is that there's something weird going on with the .png part of the filename (for example, the file thinks that it's suppressing the .png, but the rest of the name is FILENAME.png, so that the actual file's name is FILENAME.png.png). So, I would try fiddling around with that part of the filename. If that doesn't fix it for you, you might have to try taking the screenshot (assuming that's what it is) again. Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
::Um, actually I converted a Marshie icon file (.ico) thst I downloaded off of H*R to a .png. It may be corrupted now that I think about it. But the funny thing is, when I open it (let's say I use the program PAINT) it works. Hmm... {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} Merry Christmas!
:::Hmm...I'm not sure what the problem is. If you direct me to the .ico file, I'd be happy to convert it to a png file and upload it for you. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
== Thanks for trying to help... ==
Thanks, but I was fixing the problem on my user page at the same time you were... the page said "someone else has edited this page before you...". Isn't that a weird coincidence? Anyway, it's really late, and..... I hope they finish that LOGO DISCUSSION soon. Geez. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:No problem... just providing some [[HRWiki:User space#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|technical assistance]], although I hadn't realized that your addition of the userboxes was so recent. I just stumbled across your page and noticed they weren't right, so I fixed them. Sorry for the edit conflict :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:58, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
Trey, you own, dog. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} P.S. Come to my talk page. There's a heated conversation going on...
:Looks like it cooled down by the time I got there — laters :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:33, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
==Great Jorb!==
Nice transcript, buddy. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Thanks :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:37, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

== Got some ? Marks for you ==
Hey Trey, um, I was wondering..... do have a Nintendo DS? If so, what games are good for it? I just got one for Decemberween, (yeah for some reason I'm not telling you, I got to get my gifts early this year...... ah, childhood...) and I need some advice on games. Reply to this on my talk page. Well, talk 'atcha later, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}. High fives all the way, man.

:Hm...lemme think. I'll reply on your talk page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
==Go here. Like, right now==
This website www.linerider.com! Trust me! Go to it, enjoy it for a few minutes, and give me some feedback on my talk page. IT IS THE BEST THING ON THE INTERNET SINCE HOMESTAR RUNNER. Bowing to you, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} December 28, 2006.

:[[User talk:Theyellowdart#LINE RIDER|Replied]] :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:29, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

== Help out ==
*Hey, I'm thinking about creating a new page, but I don't know what to call it and I don't know all of its info. The page will be about interuppted names Strong Bad usually starts sounding out before getting interrupted by someone. Such as in [[bottom 10]]: He says, "and the number one spot in my bottom 10 is... Th--" and then gets interrupted. Please help out. I am sending this to all sysops... and you. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Spoken Article Question==
Hey Trey. I noticed you did a few Spoken Articles. They are in a .ogg extention. What program can I run them in? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} P.S. Check out some funny videos on my userpage.
:A lot of people use [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC]. By the way, I had never heard of .ogg files till recently either — apparently, wikis like to use them best. High fives, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:53, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
::Interesting. Anyway, thanks, and uh, I think .wav format would be a lot less stressing! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Thanks! A ton, man!==
Thanks for contributing '''a ton''' to my wiki project about adding DVD info (templates) to toons and sbemails that have been released on a DVD. You da-man! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:No problem :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:24, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

== 68.145.103.189 = Addict 2006 ==

Well, I'm here! --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:Hey hey — welcome to the wiki! ([http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAddict_2006&diff=405859&oldid=405855 see here]) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I guess you've been following me around, right? Anyway, I think your challenges are too hard. I'm no fan of all NES games and stuff. I just know Bubble Bobble. I think. --Stuff and stuff, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 18:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, they are hard, although I would say that this last one was by far the most difficult. If you look through [[:Image:NES Ending.jpg#File history|the image history]], you'll see that they're not all as difficult: some are easily recognizable to people who have played those games, some have text in the picture that can be searched for on Google, and many can be found through [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/ vgmuseum.com]. As for following you around, no, not really, but I do pay attention sometimes when I see your name in [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]]. High fives, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

== Have You Seen This? ==

Have you looked at [[User:LordQuackingstick#Links!|this]]? I thinked it'd be good to have you as a editor of that wiki, seeing as how you're a fellow nintendophile...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:45, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I saw that! Looks like it could be helpful wiki — are you a user there? I probably won't join right now — the last thing I need to do is get hooked on another wiki :) But I'm curious, what is that wiki going to encompass? Raw data about the systems and games only, or walkthroughs of games too? I'll be keeping my eye on that one; I've often wondered why there wasn't a Nintendo wiki... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:49, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::I have utterly no idea what it will encompass, because there's practically no finished articles and few users, so editing is needed. Also, take a look at the Zelda one. That one's more active. I'm a user on both under the name "Enviroinments." Ha! Get it?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:53, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, that's clever — something that I'm sure the other Zelda fans will appreciate :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar Desktop Buddy ==

[[Strong Bad]] would never approve of this, and neither do I. Please look [http://addict-2005-blog.blogspot.com/2007/01/this-does-not-act-good-for-homestar.html here] for details and post a reply on my [[User talk:Addict 2006|talk page]]. '''''Not here'''''. Or you could post a comment on my blog if you want. --Doesn't care so long as more info is placed not here, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 18:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:In the middle of a new reply right on '''''my''''' [[User talk:Addict 2006|talk page]], [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 16:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
:You can go to my talk page now <del>but please sign before the blog excerpt. And before the "Blog excerpt" line.</del> --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 17:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

== Gameplay Counselor ==

Do they even have Nintendo Gameplay Counselors anymore?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:16, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

:Not that I know of; at least it's not a toll-free service anymore, and if they exist I don't think they're called by the same name. I could still try to grow a mullet, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:09, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

== Nothing else to say. I'd say [[unnatural|that]] went pretty well. ==

--About to watch [[wikipedia:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]], [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 04:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Yep, looks grood :) Hope you enjoyed Heroes — I've heard it's a good show. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

==Goodbye==
Good bye, old friend. It could be minutes before I am blocked. :,( {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:35, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:Well, with good reason — using a sockpuppet to try to sway STUFF voting is pretty dishonest. You've made some good contributions to the wiki, but you've also made some bad decisions — I hope that these ten days will motivate you to make better choices in the future. Best, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::I totally understand. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC) You may want to check my apology to Dot Com on his talk... if you haven't yet.
:::Don't feel bad about it — what's done is done. I'll look forward to seeing more good-faith contributions from you :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:23, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Okay, thank you. Man, when's Dot Com gonna get on? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Help me ==

Do you know how to put an image in your signature? Can you explain how? Visorbot 386

:Yes — what you should do is...
:#Create a page at [[User:Visorbot 386/sig]] and put the text <code><nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|20px]][[User:Visorbot 386|Visorbot 386]]</nowiki></code> there (just replace the sample image name for whatever image you want, and you may have to adjust the image width (the 20px thing) to make sure that the image is no more than 20px high.)
:#Then, go to [[Special:Preferences]] and paste <code><nowiki>{{User:Visorbot 386/sig}}</nowiki></code> into the "Signature:" line.
:#Now, whenever you want to leave a signature with a timestamp, just type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). If you want to leave a signature without a timestamp, just type three tildes.
:Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any questions! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:35, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

It isn't working for some reason.. this comes up: {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}}

:It should be fixed now. Let me know if you have any other questions! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:38, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

==Hello???==
See [[User talk:Addict 2006#02.19.07]]. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 19:06, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:Hi! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
The point of the matter... Oh whatever. Look [[User talk:Addict 2006|here]]. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 19:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yep — replied already :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== [[User talk:Shaz#H*R Toolbar|Thanks]] ==

You're right. I guess I let my excitement of it get the best of me. It's in the right place now. [[User:Shaz|Shaz]] 05:56, 5 March 2007
:No problem — it looks pretty cool by the way; I don't blame you for getting excited :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:01, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

== Hey! ==

Did you see my other wikipdia userpage? [[Wikipedia:User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]]? [[Image:Strong_Sad.jpg|19px]] [[User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]] [[User_Talk:Lazylaces|Talk]]

:Cool! I have a [[Wikipedia:User:Trey56|Wikipedia account]] too, but I use it pretty infrequently :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:30, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

::In case you didn't know, I did the same thing on my HRWiki user page. Of course you do know I am also on Wikipedia. But I go back and forth. Kinda. I used to have [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Addict_2006&oldid=406199 a variant of Not the 100th Email!!! on my user page], but then decided to switch to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Addict_2006&oldid=418182 two unattended Lappy 486 screens], and then to [[User:Addict 2006|a single Lappy screen with Strong Bad's reply]]. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 15:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

== Sysop ==

Hi there Trey. It is my distinct pleasure to announce that you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges and responsibilities. If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask. May you always use your powers for good and for awesome. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yay! Helscome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yay! I'm not the newest sysop anymore! =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:23, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Hooray for not having to tag completed STUFF pages for deletion anymore and wait for someone else to do it! Keep doing good stuff for the wiki and do block some vandal for me soon. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Combolations to Trey! :D - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 22:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::W00t! You weren't a sysop already? What do you know... ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:36, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Wow — this took me off guard! I've loved being a part of this wiki, and I'll do my best to responsibly use the sysop tools to help keep it a great place for everyone. Thanks for the honor of asking me — I know that these duties aren't entrusted lightly. Kicking Cheats 'til the day I die, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:38, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::Combolatations Elizat Rey! Er. That's all I have to say. :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:08, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Great job getting the sysop position, Trey! We'll all be rooting for you! -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Just in case you were wondering, your baby has to earn it's ''own'' sysop privileges. No inheriting alowed. Many congrats to you, Trey! — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 23:19, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Thanks guys :) And Lapper, you better watch out: my son has sharp teeth! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Man, man. I thought you were already an admin by the time I first got here as a member. You should start putting these welcome messages on free-per-join! (Nothing else to say...) --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 01:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
: I'm running out of congratulatory H*R references. Oh well. Ah, well, happy Sysopday, Ilko. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:22, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

::Congratulations Trey! Now the wiki is in the arms of a truly worthy adversary. Sometimes... you are so awesome... it hurts. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Whoa, I'm late, but I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!! I KNEW YOU HAD WHAT IT TAKES!! Great joregghhrb! I didn't know this until now. I will bow to you. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:38, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

::::Oh, no need to bow, Dart. Rise, my son. And giveth me instead, $7.50 with which to buy some buffalo chicken tenders. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::*stands up*. Okay. I'm up. Do you like those shiny new sysop buttons? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Did you just call me a professor? Right on, Trey!
::::::No way!!! You weren't a sysop before?!?!?! (I see I'm not the only one amazed by this!) Sorry I'm fangoriously late with this "Combolations"!! Now, go take a skillet-nap for all the hard work you've been doing! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:49, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Hey there good buddy, congrats! It was long overdue. You have been a quality wiki user for a long time and carried yourself as a sysop from the beginning. Keep defending ye new wiki from SPLODING. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 03:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Gahh! When did this happen?! Man, this is what happens when I only visit the forum. Anyways, discombobulations! This ends the story. Challenge again!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 19:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

==Thank you==

You have an awesome welcome. You made me fell very welcome thank you. ([[User:Panamon Creel]])

:No problem — and welcome again! Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:39, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted, true but.... ==

Hey Trey, maybe not the best place to put this but for lack of a better place.

When things are deleted, as are off color pages from time to time or
even just maybe regular maintanence. How you do decide that?

How does one decide? (I've come to play on IRC off and on, but for the rest
of us, how do you decide?) Nothing accusatory, really. Just, a ?. ([[User:Bryanc]])

:Are you asking about a specific item in particular? Most deletion decisions fall into one of the following categories; I've listed the conditions required for deletion next to each one.

:*Normal article created in the mainspace — put the <nowiki>{{tbd}}</nowiki> template up and delete if consensus to do so is achieved.
:*Article intended for or resulting from blatant vandalism — immediately delete.
:*Articles/images/etc. whose creator/uploader requests deletion — immediately delete.
:*STUFF pages — wait seven days after the last item has been closed, then archive items and delete template. ([[HRWiki:STUFF/Verdict|see here]])

:Also, note that all deleted pages can be retreived, and poor deletion decisions are subject to reversal by other sysops.

:Does this sufficiently answer your question? Later, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

::That is valuable information, thank you. I actually don't remember why I was all fussed about anything to begin with. Someone ought to install a breathalizer on my computer. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 20:26, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

:::No problem — let me know if you think of any specific concerns :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:33, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

==[[User:Bigscarymike]]==
I just want to bring to your attention that this user has a link to porn on his userpage. Additionally, he swears on one of his userboxes and makes a comment on there that makes me want to throw up. Thanks, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks for the note — I'll get back to you in a minute. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, Dot com left him a message — if Mike's response to your complaint isn't satisfactory to you, feel free to calmly discuss it with him on his talk page. Talk atcha later, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

== Hey ==

updated my user page! [[Image:Strong_Sad.jpg|19px]] [[User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]] [[User_Talk:Lazylaces|Talk]] 15:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
:Looks good! — and thanks for adding me to your page :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:51, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
== STUFF vote correction ==
You have brought to my attention that a person can only accept one revision of the same fact. I appreciate it, and I have made the corrections, which you have adknowledged, however, could you please point out specifically where it states this in the policy you pointed out? Thank you. [[User:The 3000th flare|Flare]] 23:12, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

:Sure — it's the second-to-last sentence in the "Notes about voting" section on [[HRWiki:STUFF]]. "Revisions to facts are considered separate. You can decline the original wording but accept the revision. (You cannot accept more than one revision. Only your bottommost vote to accept will count.)" Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you for pointing this out. And I must say, you've been very helpful and polite to me, despite the obvious fact that I'm new here. I very much appreciate it. Thank you. [[User:The 3000th flare|Flare]] 19:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

:::No problem — everybody's new once — we're glad to have you here! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== I'm really sorry for... ==

Hey! I wanted to apologize for editing your page and saying bad things. I was just angry and I now relize that was wrong. Is there anything I can do to make it up? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:Apology accepted — no hard feelings :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== Page Creations ==

Do you have any idea what page to create, cuz I can't think of any. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:None come to mind at the moment — however, there'll likely be an update within the next 24 hours, and so there should then be plenty of work to do! Other than that, it's always good to work on [[HRWiki:Article cleanup|refining our currently existing articles]]. Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

User talk:Trey56

2007-03-27T19:00:27Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Sysop */

== The last Don ==
I noticed on Limo-zeen page [[Perry_Palaroncini]], you mentioned Don Chapman and Donnie Chapman. Are these 2 different people? If so further explanation, or this will be really confusing. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:05, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
: Good question--I'm [[Talk:Limozeen_Thanksgiving_E-Cards|confused]] as well; I think the claim is that Don Chapman (father) played Perry in the E-cards but Donnie Chapman (brother) played Perry in [[monster truck]].{{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:09, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
:: I think they both play him. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:16, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
==Greetings==

Just stopped by and I felt like saying hello.--[[Image:Homsar-in-motion.gif]][[Image:The-cheat-small.png]]Homsarroks[[Image:kookysig.gif]] 21:49, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
:Hi! Thanks for the chocolates. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:22, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
:Hey, yo. I didn't know that [[english paper]] was your first email you ever saw! Thanks for the compliment on my name. Peace, --[[User:Theyellowdart|Theyellowdart]] 01:48, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

== Sig characters ==

Hey *****6. Just so you know, ever since you changed your signature, the first five characters don't show up. I have a pretty standard configuration with quite a few fonts, so it's likely that a lot of other users are experiencing the same thing. Cheers! — [[User:It's dot com|**'* *** **m]] 17:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for the tip! let's see if this helps: {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:29, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::That did the trick! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Reverting massive page moves ==

Wait. Don't do that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:25, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah sorry, I thought I was going to help, and I realized it was a lost cause. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:26, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

:I did that once too. Sorry if I messed up the process. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:28, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::I got it all straightened out, and Jay and I just finished deleting all the pages. If that happens, just hang tight and wait for a sysop, 'cause you won't be able to fix it completely without deleting something. Sorry if I was abrupt, by the way. I didn't know what your plan was, and time was of the essence. Thanks for trying, though. Keep on tranglin'! :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:45, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Out of curiosity, I thought we blocked Homestar walker a long long time ago. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Unless the logs were cleared somewhere along the way, it looks like the answer is [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=&page=User%3AHomestar+walker no]. As you can see, the only logs he has are moves. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:51, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I changed that link to point to his block. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
:::Oh, no problem...I entirely understand. I'm just glad all those pages got sorted out! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== My babel Tower! ==

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!-glompglomp- Thank you! --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
:You're welcome! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:36, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== tanx oo ==
for templating my gifs... how do you do that??? sry for being a noob =( {{User:Csours/sig}} 20:57, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:For one of your two personal images, you add the line "<nowiki>{{personal-image|Csours}}</nowiki>" to the description. For your signature image, you add "<nowiki>{{personal-image-sig|Csours}}</nowiki>". If you ever want to abandon one of your images, add "<nowiki>{{personal-image-abandoned|Csours}}</nowiki>". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
:p.s., check out [[HRWiki:Personal_images|this page]] for more information. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[500 The Cheats]] ==
Well, I don't care what anyone thinks...I liked it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

:just wondering, who would i ask to get an official opinion about that? cause the homsar does move fast, but thats how fast he moves irl too (lol, irl). ill see what i can do...{{User:Csours/sig}} 04:30, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

::I guess [[User:It's dot com|it's dot com]] would be the guy to ask, since he's the one who wrote the bit about the [[HRWiki:Personal_images|signature images]]. He clarified this comment a little on [[HRWiki_talk:Standards#Signatures_.28Final_Version.29|this page]], indicating that he doesn't mind animated sig images, as long as they're not too distracting. I don't know, maybe it was fine the other way--they'll probably tell you if not! Anyway, sorry for the bother. Best, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:14, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Interesting edit summary ==

You're [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Commander&curid=1321&diff=311374&oldid=311373 messing with our minds], Trey. You're messing with our minds. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:16, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

:[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Mountain_Dew&diff=prev&oldid=302839 Indeed]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:30, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

::I know--Stupid autofill! I meant to include "reword" as the edit summary, but my web browser thought it was so smart and reused [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Little_Strong_Sad&diff=prev&oldid=295653 this edit summary]. I clicked "Save page" too early. I was wondering if anyone would notice! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:26, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

== Sweet User Page ==

Nice User Page. If my computer wasn't so frustratingly slow, perhaps I'd have something as awesome. Maybe I'll get a userbox. But enough about me, no one wants to hear about that anyway... -[[User:RadSkat3|RadSkat3]] 20:09, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks! If you need any help when you're working on your user page, just let me know. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:16, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

== Closing stuff ==

Hey there. I find that it's easier to close the STUFF item before making the archive. (To get the code, I just go one back in the history.) That way, you eliminate the (slim) possibility of someone changing the item between the time you archive it and close it, plus it gives you a handy red link to follow if the archive page is new. Keep on tranglin'! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:That's a good idea — thanks for the tip! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:07, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey again. Lately I've noticed that you've been closing the STUFFs very soon after they've opened. I really feel that unless something has ridiculous support (like a vote difference around 20) or is patently true or false, then it shouldn't be closed for at least three or four days. I was still considering the chicken beak one, and I was probably going to vote against it. I think that making STUFF too speedy fosters the idea that you have to log in to the wiki every single day or your voice won't be heard (an attitude I think we should resist). As always, rock, rock on! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:Fair enough. The facts you're referring to were ones whose fate I judged to be clearly determined, but I totally agree that it makes sense to give everyone at least a couple days to look at even one-sided facts before they're closed. The guidelines you mentioned will be helpful in making better judgments in the future. Thanks :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== [[User:Trey56#NES Endings Trivia Challenge|NES Endings Trivia Challenge]]==

===10 August 2006===
[[Image:Strong bad training videogame.PNG|thumb|"It's a showdown going downtown..."]]
Hey, Trey! How about [[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]] from [[montage]]? Do I win eternal happiness now?!?!? {{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:42, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yes! You should start feeling something in a couple minutes. Well done. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

===15 August 2006===
[[Wikipedia:StarTropics|StarTropics]], which of course takes place in the [[Main Page 3|the tropics]] (more specifically, Chapter 4 takes place in the belly of [[Unnamed Characters#Main Page Characters|the whale]]). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
:Very nice! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:54, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

===22 August 2006===
In [[Stinkoman 20X6]]: The Pi Pi Pi robot from [[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]. In levels 3, 5 and 10. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[[Wikipedia:Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]. [[Stinkoman 20X6 Real-World References|Referenced]] in level<s>s [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|three]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|five]], and</s> [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9|nine]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, yes, and yes. Since Tom provided the specific information about the location within Stinkoman 20X6, I'm going to split the happiness two ways. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

::Yay! {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:14, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

===29 August 2006===
[[Image:Matt's ring from peasant's quest.PNG|thumb|The sword of fire. Clearly.]]
[[Wikipedia:Crystalis|Crystalis]] featured five swords: [[Wikipedia:Wind|wind]], [[Wikipedia:Fire|fire]], [[Wikipedia:Water|water]], [[Wikipedia:Thunder|thunder]], and Crystalis. The one toon that used thunder that I can think of is [[Homestarloween Party]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:Whoa that looks pretty [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/crystalis.htm convincing], Tom.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
:Of course, apart from the fact that thunder has also been featured elsewhere on the site: [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 9]]. Wind, fire and water are featured more than once, too. Neither "Crystalis" nor crystal seem to have made an appearance anywhere. I think there was some halloween toon where Marzipan was using a crystal ball to see in the future. But I can't find it. Maybe I made it up.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC) Addendum: [[Lappy]] has Liquid Crystal Display. That rules at "crystal" as well.
::My question was intended to mean, "which ''word'' has appeared only once on the site," in which case "thunder" is the only one of the five words that has appeared exactly once--in the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] ("Rolling Cheat thunder"). So, even though it was a poorly worded question, you certainly came up with the one that has appeared in any form the least amount of times, Tom (not counting Crystalis, which naturally has never appeared on the site). So, great job figuring out the name of this less well-known game, and sorry for the confusing question. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:12, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

===5 September 2006===
[[Image:AtKM.png|thumb|Howard Philips would be proud]]
:I'm not totally sure, but I'm thinking [[Wikipedia:Dragon Warrior|Dragon Warrior]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::You're right — any ideas about the associated trivia question? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:33, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Heh, I hadn't even looked at the question. And... I dunno. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::That's fine — to get you (or anyone else) started on the trivia, there are [http://www.mobygames.com places] on the internet that keep track of video game credits... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::: To answer #1: Howard Philips founded Nintendo Power... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:54, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::: And, going strictly from Wikipedia, I do believe that the answer to #2 is a bowtie. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::: And, going strictly from memory, this would make #3's answer [[Halloween Fairstival]], through SB's Joker costume. I think. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:02, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::You're right about everything but the last part — there is a more recent toon that includes ''several'' bowties... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I know nothing of old-skool videro games, but bowties we're porminent in [[senior prom]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Yep. Here's the summary of what I was thinking of:
<blockquote>
[[Wikipedia:Dragon Warrior|Dragon Warrior]] is the Japanese [[Wikipedia:Console role-playing game|RPG]] that started it all. This game's popularity exploded in Japan but would probably never have reached American markets if [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] Editor-in-Chief [[Wikipedia:Howard Philips|Howard Philips]] hadn't [http://www.dqshrine.com/dw/ fought so hard for it]. Howard Philips is fondly remembered for his [http://hn.iodized.net/main.htm Howard & Nester comics] and for his ever-present [http://www.geocities.com/vabeach2002dgh/Howard_Philips.jpg bow tie]. Bow ties appear several times in [[senior prom]].
</blockquote>
::::::::::Well done to both of you (and in record time). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

===12 September 2006===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Batman (video game)#NES version|Batman]] featuring [[Batman]]. The screenshot is from just before [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] dies. The Joker has been featured on homestarrunner.com when [[Strong Bad]] dressed as [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]] as The Joker in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
:Great jorb! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:34, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
::By the way, after a second viewing under the tutelage of Pom Pom's keen eyes, if you look closely in the screenshot just to the left of the tallest tower, you can see a small purple blob — that's actually the Joker falling... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:47, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

===31 October 2006===
[[Image:Homsar GhostDog.PNG|thumb|I can't stop thinking about ninjas!]]
[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] is the administrator most like a ninja (he ''is'' a ninja, really), just like [[Wikipedia:Ryu Hayabusa|Ryu]] in [[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:15, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
:That's right — I would have accepted either Dot Com or [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] as acceptable answers for that one. Ah, Ninja Gaiden. Such a good game. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:09, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

===7 November 2006===
''(clockwise from the upright bass player)''
*[[Wikipedia:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] from the [[Wikipedia:Metroid (series)|Metroid series]], which is referenced in [[invisibility]] when the [[Tandy]] gives the Justin Bailey code.
*[[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] from the Mario game series, heard of in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] when [[Tompkins]] is playing a Game Boy and claims to have him "on the ropes".
*Kid Icarus from [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]], heard of in [[Peasant's Quest]] game when the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, Kid Icarus."
*[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]] is next. His friend [[Wikipedia:Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]] from the [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong series]] is mentioned by [[The Ugly One]] in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]].
*[[Wikipedia:Princess Toadstool|Princess Toadstool]] is next up top there. She's heard of in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] when [[The King of Town]] (dressed as Mario) says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..."
*Right below the Princess are [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]] and [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]], most recently mentioned in [[Fan Costumes '06]], where [[Strong Bad]] asks Homestar if he's eaten Luigi after they see a fan dressed like [[Homestar]] standing next to a fan dressed like Mario.
*Last and ceratinly not least is our buddy [[Wikipedia:Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] recently mentioned playing [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]] in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
*Oh, and the game is [[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]. To see this scene, the player needs to win a B-type game of a level of at least 9 and height of at least 5.
 -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:51, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

:Right, and [[Wikipedia:Saint Basil's Cathedral|Saint Basil's Cathedral]] was referenced in — oh wait, never mind. Good work, once again! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
::Even though it's been over a month, I feel the need to point out that the main character of ''Kid Icarus'' was named Pit, not "Kid Icarus". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:19, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

===15 November 2006===
[[Image:Eyeball pear.PNG|thumb|100px|Googly-eyed meekness]]
[[Image:pumpkin.PNG|thumb|100px|Good Prize?]]
[[Image:Googlypumpkin.png|thumb|100px|Most Improved!]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Spiritual Warfare|Spiritual Warfare]]. As for the weapons, on homestarrunner.com we've got a [[Googly-eyed Objects|pear]], an [[Tangerine Dreams|apple]]/[[Puppet Jam: Apple Juice Blues]]/[[Stinkoman_20X6_Enemies_and_Items#Items|Stinko-apple]], a [[Cool Things|bag of four grapes]]/[[The Grape Fairie]]/[[Grape-Nuts Robot]], and a [[Homestar Presents: Presents|banana with an arrow through it]]/[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|banana phone]]. No pomegranate, but plenty of [[Pom Pom]]... -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

:Boo yah! (as they say) One of the more obscure NES titles I've got laying around. This game was produced by one of the [[Wikipedia:Wisdom Tree|few companies]] to make unlicensed games for the NES [[Wikipedia:NES#Third-party licensing|without being sued]], probably for fear of public outcry. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:34, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

::In Spiritual Warfare I was thinking about the other weapons
:::Belt of Truth - Peasant's Quest Game
:::Breastplate of Righteousness
:::Boots of Preparation - New Boots
:::Sword of the Spirit - Trogdor the Game.
:::Helmet of Salvation - Peasant's Quest Trailer
:::Shield of Faith - In Search of the Yello Dello DVD

::{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

:::Wow, I hadn't thought about that; good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:27, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

::::Do I get Good Prize? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:01, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

:::::After careful consideration of your contributions, I've posted your prize on your [[User talk:Invisible Robot Fish#NES Endings Trivia Challenge|talk page]]. Nice job! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

===22 November 2006===
The game is [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/trog Trog!]. The [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] toon not only contained a [[Stop Motion]] scene (like the gameplay of the game), but also contained the [[Pterodactyl]] (a dinosaur, like Bloop) and [[Jhonka]] (a caveman-ish guy, like Spike). -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:42, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
:You're right about the game, but there's a toon that very directly resembles the gameplay of Trog: it features a dinosaur fighting with cavemen... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

::As [[User:Loafing|Loafing]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Trey56&diff=387562&oldid=387558 added] and then [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Trey56&diff=387566&oldid=387562 retracted], you must mean [[Summer Short Shorts]], where [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]] scorches [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], and [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:56, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

:::That is indeed what I was thinking of...in the game, you can collect a particular item (in a few levels, particularly associated with a volcano) which enables you to breathe fire and destroy the enemy cavemen. Nice job to both of you! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:15, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

===4 December 2006===
[[Image:jobars headache medicine.PNG|thumb|100px|Feed 'em to the babies!]]
The pills that [[Wikipedia:Dr. Mario (video game)|Dr. Mario]] throws look very similar to [[Jobar's Big Ol' Headache Medicine]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:23, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yikes! That was a lot quicker than I expected! Excellent work :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

===11 December 2006===
[[Wikipedia:Double Dragon (arcade game)#Nintendo Entertainment System|Double Dragon]]. The name of the final boss was Jimmy, as was the sender of [[2 emails]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yes sir! Great (but difficult) game. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

===20 December 2006===
[[Image:Castlefunnies Variations Civil War Costumes.png|thumb|Civil War veterans and creamed corn enthusiasts]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:North and South (computer game)|North and South]]. [[The King of Town]], [[Strong Bad]], and [[Homestar Runner]] dressed in Civil War soldier outfits in [[old comics]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:Indeed. Well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:56, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::Waah! I actually thought "hey, I wonder if it's North and South" when I saw the screenshot. The first time I actually ''know'' a game and I'm too stupid to confirm it :-/{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Still, that's impressive that you've played this pretty obscure game :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::Heh, and I didn't like it. Obviously, I never saw the ending screen ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, I bought it thinking it was going to be really fun, but I was pretty disappointed. I think you have to play multiplayer with the right people. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:10, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::I just have to say that North and South is a good game when played multiplayer with the right people. Right up there with RBI baseball. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 16:12, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, that's what everybody seems to say: [http://www.nintendorks.com/editorials/archives/001228.php] [http://www.sydlexia.com/nes100/nes79.htm] ... I still have to convince my wife to move beyond Dr. Mario, I guess ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:16, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I guess I'm the wrong people for this game. I could give it another try, apparently it's abandonware.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:40, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::No, the people you played it with were the wrong ones — they were having fun and you weren't ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:42, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

===29 December 2006===
[[Image:malloween.png|thumb|Get out your oaken stake!]]
[[trevor the vampire]], and the game is [[Wikipedia:Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
:Exactly! The third installment of Castlevania stars [[Wikipedia:Trevor Belmont|Trevor Belmont]], who is on a quest to kill the vampire Dracula. Nicely done :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:28, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

::Loafing already beat me, but since I already got it all ready, my answer was gonna be:
<blockquote>The game is [[Wikipedia:Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]. The main hero is [[Wikipedia:Trevor Belmont|Trevor Belmont]] and the main villain is [[Wikipedia:Dracula (Castlevania)|Dracula]], a vampire. The combination of the two would make [[trevor the vampire]]. Oh, and that is the team ending when Trevor teams with Sypha Belnades.</blockquote>
::Good jorb Loafing. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 08:31, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Yup, 'tis Sypha alright — I like that ending better, although I think the game's more fun to play with the wall-climbing Grant DaNasty. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:36, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

===3 January 2007===
[[Image:ataridragon.png|thumb|100px|"Somebody get this freaking duck away from me!"]]
That looks like [[Wikipedia:Duck Tales (video game)|Duck Tales]], which had a level that took place on the Moon, just like [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. :) {{User:Saturn/sig}} 02:20, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
:Once again edit-conflicted, but my answer was going to be:
<blockquote>The game is [[Wikipedia:DuckTales (video game)|DuckTales]]. The level in that game also featured in a game on homestarrunner.com is [[The Moon]], featured in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]]. (And for posterity's sake, you do meet up with [[Wikipedia:K2|K2]] in [[Hallrunner]], which is in the Himalayas. Clearly not "featured" but I thought it was interesting when I stumbled across it.)</blockquote>
:Good job Saturn. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
::Good work! Enjoy the lifelong happiness :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:06, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

===9 January 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Mega Man 4|Mega Man 4]]. The boss on the cover was no. 26 Pharaoh Man from the country of Egypt, [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Issue 10|seen in]] [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

:Absolutely — good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:32, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

===16 January 2007===
[[Image:King Of Peasantry In Game.PNG|thumb|Lifted directly from ''[[Wikipedia:King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown|King's Quest I]]'']]
Okay, I can't take it anymore. I don't have it all worked out yet, but I've spent too much time working on it not to post anything. I think the game is King's Quest V, which was available for the NES. [[Wikipedia:Image:Kqv.jpg|This image]] is almost an exact match of the one on your page. Mordack is the brother of the wizard Mannanan, whom Prince Alexander turned into a cat in King's Quest III, whoever they are and whatever that means. [[Peasant's Quest]] is based on King's Quest. [[Rather Dashing]] is the star of Peasant's Quest. Now, I don't know if any of this earns me happiness for this week, much less a lifetime. I'd just be happy if it's even in the ballpark. I'm tired of trying to figure it out, and I'm going to bed! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:Ding! You are 95% correct (everything but the bit reference from [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], it was easy to miss when there were about 9 million questions in that picture caption) — good work. By the way, I laughed pretty hard when I read "whoever they are and whatever that means." Well done! And I can assure you happiness at least while you slumber :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:34, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

::Sigh, beat me again. Mine was:
<blockquote>[[Rather Dashing]] is based on the lead from the [[Wikipedia:King's Quest series|King's Quest series]]. The game pictured is [[Wikipedia:King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!|King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]]. Mordack (the antagonist of KGV) is the brother of the wizard Mannanan. Prince Alexander turned the brother into a cat in [[Wikipedia:King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human|King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human]]. The rose petal essence used in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] was an ingredient for the spell to turn into an eagle or fly in KQIII.</blockquote>
::Good work Dot com. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 07:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Good work, you found the KQIII reference in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] :) And your responses were within minutes of each other, so you both get a heap of credit for this very difficult one. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::::As much as it pains me to point this out, Tom had the correct answer, not me. The question was, which Homestar Runner cartoon contains a specific reference, and the answer was Halloween Potion-ma-jig, which was the final piece of the puzzle I couldn't find. I was on the right track, but I wasn't there yet. Drat! Or is the challenge just to identify the game pictured? I'm so confused. And why am I still awake? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 07:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::It's both — the first half is identifying the game in the picture, the second half is answering the trivia question. So, I split the happiness two ways. (You should start feeling something shortly, but that might just be the thick cloak of a heavy slumber...) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

===23 January 2007===
[[Image:Babypp.PNG|thumb|Pom Pom bobbling]]
This is probably wrong, but nothing ventured, nothing gained... It's not Ice Climbers, is it? I dunno. Prolly not.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:08, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Nope — good guess, though :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:10, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::Oh well. I just cheated and looked it up, so I have the consolation that I wouldn't have guessed it, even though I've heard of it.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:13, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Looking it up isn't cheating — many of these are too hard to get otherwise. If you can also get the answer to the associated trivia question, go ahead and post 'em! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
The game is [[Wikipedia:Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble]] (compare with [http://www.nes.wz.cz/konce_her/bubble_bobble/bubble_good_4.gif this image]). You can skip levels using umbrellas, which on H*R.com happen to be found in the emails [[suntan]] and [[keep cool]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yup — it is ''Bubble Bobble'', and I was thinking particularly of the [[King of Town]]'s umbrella in [[keep cool]] — [[Marzipan]]'s holding more of a parasol in [[suntan]], even though our transcript calls it an umbrella...

:On another note, the irritating thing I found out about trying to beat ''Bubble Bobble'' is that when you first think you beat the game by passing the 100 levels and defeating the final boss, you get a "bad end" message. Then, it tells you to go back to level 99 and get the crystal ball. Then, it takes you to about 12 more levels you have to beat before you have to face the final boss again. However, beating him does not win the game for you — it then tells you to beat the game with a friend in two-player mode. So, I did that (with the help of my wife, this is the ending you see in the picture you posted), and ''then'' it says that you have to play all 100+ levels again (only more difficult) as "Super Bubble Bobble", get the crystal ball at level 99, and pass the final boss in two player mode, to get the ''real'' ending! Argh! That took forever.

:At any rate, great jorb! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:30, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::Durn it, I just figured it out and someones gotten it. DURN! DURN DURN DURN!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:::My initial thought was bubble bobble. I can hear that darn music in my head. I guess that I should have guessed. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:38, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, nevertheless, good job recognizing it (both of you). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:54, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::I would've gotten it earlier, but I was unsure about the umbrella's color (I thought that counted). There was no plain ol' black umbrella in Bubble Bobble. The one in keep cool is black.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, there are three different colors of umbrellas in BB, each which enables you to skip a different number of levels, so I didn't have a specific color in mind. Some of the games are easier to connect to Homestar Runner than others, like last week's (''King's Quest V''), since H*R is riddled with KQ references. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

There is a doubt that there are different umbrellas. And furthermore, the NES versions are miscolored and all and stuff and stuff.... {begins panicky [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|mechanical breathing]]} And furthermore, the NES level count is different than in the arcades:

{{spoiler}}
(the NES had tons more levels than the arcade had and you have to grab a crystal from some secret room)
:'''''Spoilers end here.'''''

And does anyone realize that [http://www.nes.wz.cz/konce_her/bubble_bobble/bubble_good_4.gif the NES ending] is substantially different in looks than [http://web.archive.org/web/20060423015750/http://taito.overclocked.org/bbguide/hardend2p.gif the arcade ending]??? Lemme put it this way:

*Due to Bub colored green and orange, and Bob colored blue and purple int he NES, their human forms look whacked./
*You see any [[crying]] tears in the arcade edit? '''''No.'''''
*{sigh} Furthermore, I think the multiple storylines of [[Wikipedia:Bubble Symphony|Bubble Symphony]] are better. Their "gf"'s if you know who I mean are also there.
--Unnecessarily continuing the discussion, stressed as ever, and under [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] mode, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 04:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

:Whoa — lots of information I didn't know! Hope I didn't stress you out by directing you here from your talk page :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

===31 January 2007===
[[Image:KarateKidHomestar.png|thumb|100px|''Kung Fu'': way more fun than [[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid (video game)|''The Karate Kid'' game]]]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Kung-Fu Master|Kung-Fu Master]]. Poisonous killer moths attack in the first half of the fouth level. Moths are mentioned in [[Yearbook Character Page]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:46, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:Does [[Yearbook Character Page]] qualify as a toon? If so, then you're dead on. If not, I had another appearance in mind... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:48, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

::[[That A Ghost]] then. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:49, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Yep — good work! Hmm, I'm running out of games... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

===7 February 2007===
[[Image:viderogames.PNG|thumb|"Naw, man. We're puttin' it in the game if you beat the end boss."]]
[[Wilbur]]'s associate asked Wilbur if he was going to eat the last congraturation in [[Videro Games]]. The game is, naturally, Ghosts 'n Goblins. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:Yes sir! And even though I messed up the filename, I should state for the record that you probably knew which game it was anyway [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=TROGDOR%21&diff=411957&oldid=411955].

:Also, I should mention that TBC also show this particular NES Ending at the end of [[japanese cartoon]]. Man, that's by far the hardest NES game I've ever played...

:Once again, well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I recognised that one. Wilbur, in [[Videro Games]]. He wasn't going to eat that congraturation. Oh, I'm too late. Sorry. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:43, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

:Nice work [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=TROGDOR%21&diff=next&oldid=411957 recognizing] that ending, as well as the HSR reference! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::It's the only NES ending I c'n actually recognise! =D --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::Well-earned :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::I only knew that ending the first place because I referenced it in a fanfic. (Homestar: Congratulations, Strong Sad, you saved the world! Return to starting point! Challenge again!) It was a weird fanfic. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 08:02, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::[[HRFWiki::Reality is a Harsh Mistress/Chapter 6|Cool]] :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:17, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

===12 February 2007===
[[Image:The cheat rampage videogame.PNG|thumb|"MY PANTIES!"]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]], which was ported to the NES. [[rampage]] makes reference to the game when [[:Image:The cheat rampage videogame.PNG|The Cheat]] and [[:Image:Strong mad rampage videogame.PNG|Strong Mad]] rampage about in the [[rampage#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:44, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

:Exactly! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

===21 February 2007===
[[Wikipedia:River City Ransom|River City Ransom]] is the game, and the email is [[theme party]] because the pink shirted enemies are frat guys. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:Nice work — that's exactly what I was thinking of :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

===6 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Contra (series)|Contra]]. Took place in the [[Wikipedia:Amazon Basin|Amazon Basin]]. "amazon" is part of the URL for [[Bookazon.com]] which features [[Leomard Sportsinterviews]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:03, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yep — as opposed to other versions of the game, which apparently took place off the coast of [[User:Loafing|New Zealand]]. Well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
This may be unrelated, but Strong Bad [[Couch Mumbling|mumbled]] Super Contra in his sleep once. I think that may be a sequel or something. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

:Nope, not unrelated at all; that's [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|the first sequel]] to Contra, and I considered using that as the clue for this one... Good catch! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

===14 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:RoboCop (video game)|RoboCop]]. [[Homestarloween Party]] introduced [[Visor Robot]], who shares [[Wikipedia:RoboCop|RoboCop's]] [[Wikipedia:RoboCop#Visor|visor]] and the "Robo" portion of the name. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:35, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

:That's correct — also, according to Strong Sad, the Visor Robot has a human brain, just as Robocop has some human organs...but that's stretching the connection :P Good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::Ahhh! So ''that'' was the connection! I knew it was RoboCop by looking at the [[:Image:NES Ending.jpg|Bigger image]] (it's the last scene of the movie) but it didn't occurr to me that it was the visor robot that was modeled after it :(. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, the question was admittedly kind of a stretch on this one — way to recognize the game, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:12, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Thank you! Next time I'll just have to beat Tom somehow. If that's at all possible ;). Dude, you're quick replying. Do you sleep? Both last night and this morning (US Eastern Time Zone) you replied quickly to my notes! I know you're a native german speaker (I think Dorian mentioned that in some other talk page): do you live in Europe? Anyway, next time, I'll be ready ;). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Sleep? What's that? Naw, I live in Chicago, and I only speak English very well — you might be thinking of [[User:Loafing|Loafing]], who's a native German speaker. As for being on at weird hours, that comes from the combination of being a grad student and a parent of a young child ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Ah! Loafing! Yes, yes I did confuse you guys. Did I tell you that I am bad with names? Ah! Yes, I know the Grad Student part very well. I can understand the parent part. I know this is late but, congratulations! (On the parent thing). :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:39, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::: Thanks! :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

===20 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Maniac Mansion|Maniac Mansion]]. The ending you have there is seen if you choose to shoot the meteor into space. The game is explicitly referenced in frame 792 of [[lackey]] in the [[Floppy Disk Container#maniac_mansion|Floppy Disk Container]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
:Wow, I can't stump you! Looks like I'll have to look for some more obscure games. Yep, that's exactly right — as a side note, I love it when TBC put little Easter eggs in their toons that you can only find by decompiling the Flash file (that floppy disk is mostly obscured by the black border). Good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
::''(had an edit conflict and I just *now* noticed it.)'' How, just ''HOW'' do you do it!? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:59, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
:::'''''[[looking old|Whaaa-donk. Click click click click click click click. This is not a drill.]]''''' --Get what I mean? Why don't you try to explain this to the people here? [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It's funny you brought that up — I noticed that too. It is '''clearly''' not the noise found in the NES version. Do you happen to know if it's the noise used in the PC version, or is the fact completely wrong? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, this and Wikipedia are subject to hoaxes... I wonder though. I don't have such a thing so I don't know. Man, if only a <nowiki>{{verification needed}}</nowiki> tag existed here. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yes — anyway, thanks for reminding me about that :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

===27 March 2007===

So, since I have nothing to lose, I might as well observe that the statue that appears there seems to be a moai, so I'm wondering if the game might be Moai Kun. Mind you, I never played it and the screenshots I'm seeing don't look very similar to what you've got, so probably not. But heck, might as well try. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:You're on the right track; but that's not the right game... good guess! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
::Thought not, but hey, at least I could demonstrate my knowledge of the word "moai". {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I would have said "Easter Island head" :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:17, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

The game is [[Wikipedia:Arkanoid|Arkanoid]]. The boss Doh behaves very much like [[Vector Strong Bad]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:Yep, you're right! Can't fool you. In retrospect, I didn't know that there was an article on [[Wikipedia:Moai in popular culture|Moai in popular culture]], although you perhaps didn't use that... Good job!{{User:Trey56/sig}} 12:56, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

== French subtitles ==

Hi Trey. I saw you did some edits to the French subtitles, saying that there were "superfluous spaces". Allow me to clear this : in French, we put spaces after some of the punctuation. For example we put a space before (and after, of course) "!" and "?", as in "J'aime Homestar Runner ! Et toi ?". It's a simple rule but it's not like that in English, so I understand why you tought I messed up with the spaces. But trust me, for a French reader it will be more clear with spaces like that.
 But thanks for your help anyway ^^ I'll go translate some more...
--[[User:Meuhcoin|Meuhcoin]] 15:43, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

:Oh. And here I thought I was doing you a favor. Sorry about that! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:52, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== Sniff ==

I liked your old siggy. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:25, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks — I was just trying to conform to the signature policies...on the other hand, if I have the approval of a sysop, then maybe it's okay the other way :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:56, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
::What! No exceptions unless you pay me five bucks! Hmmm, the policies state that "preferably a signature would include no more than one image", so it would be acceptable to have two. It's a bit tougher on animated images, which are "strongly discouraged". As a sysop, I do encourage users to follow these recommendations. But on the other hand, your old siggy did conform to the rules, just not the recommendations; so there was nothing wrong with it ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Hm. Well, what do you think about the following idea for a new sig?
:::[[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|T]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|R]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|E]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|Y]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|5]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|6]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] 01:16, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Eh, I guess I kind of changed it on a whim; I'll probably change it to the old one. Or this new "loafified" one.
::::Doode! It's too long! {{sigbox raw|[[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|T]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|R]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|E]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|Y]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|5]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]] [[User:Trey56|6]] [[Image:UserLoafingSig.png]]}} You'll have to go with your old one, then ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:22, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Nuts, and I really had my heart set on all those tiny loaves...*sigh* ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

== Testing parserfunction ==

Let's see if this works... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

== Bwoken ==

I think your sig [[User:Qermaq/Words said or seen once|blew up]]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

:It could have something to do with the [[HRWiki:autocolumn]] there. Dot com might have an idea on what's up. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

::Well, it's definitely the autocolumn. I'll work on debugging it in a bit. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:54, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

:::Sorry! I'm sure it is the autocolumn (it works everywhere else, and wasn't there another problem with another function in autocolumns?) For now, I'll just replace my sig on that page with the appropriate text. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

==Congratuidontcareaboutspelling==
[[Image:Golbol.PNG|thumb|What a great prize this is version 3.69]]
Hey! Tanx 4 fixin' my userbox! Here is your reward (:P [[User:HeyMama|It's that guy, who does that stuff!]] 18:30, 07 November 2006 (UTC)

:Thank you for this glorious prize! It has... all the goldness of a bowl... without any of the bowlness of a gold. :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
{{clear}}
==Sig==
[[Image:Cold One.PNG|thumb|50px|This one's for U!]]
I kinda want my sig to look like this: Homestar's head, HeyMama in Homsar's shirt font, SB's head, and a jpg of the cheat whit a glowstick that leads to my talk page; if possible thanks!

(BTW, herse your one and 50$ ;)
|$50|
[[User:HeyMama|Soon with a sig,]] 8:29 pm, November 7th, 2006
:Thanks I love it! {{User:HeyMama/sig}}

==Transcription==
On behalf of part of the wiki, nice job on editing [[Let Us Give TANKS!]]. You done a great jorb. {{User:Strong Devon/sig}}
:Tanks! :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:14, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

== In Regards to your message ==
:Sorry. I'll just tell him at school tomorrow to change it. PEACE, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::No problem [[User talk:Theyellowdart#Editing others' user pages|:)]] {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:39, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

== Thanks and stuff! ==

Well, yes... but that translation is Horrible. Even I couldn't understand... It was just put in an online translator and it just gave out gibberish. I just put that as a "dummy" I got the english translation and is working on that right now.

:Aha; I see. Online translators do suck — you'd think with all the modern technology available nowadays they could make better ones... :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::One might think so, but even our English-English stuff doesn't work. Try putting a semi-colon in a sentance in Microsoft Word... and see how terrified it gets. Green squily line and a "hey, get that outa here." {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:03, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::That reminds me of a talk I attended by Kurt Vonnegut, who ordered us never to use semicolons; in his opinion they're androgenous (he used a stronger word there) punctuation marks that can't make up their mind one way or the other... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:17, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::::Kurt Vonnegut is pretty old now, I didn't realize that he was still alive.{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:22, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

:::::Yeah, he was pretty old four years ago or so when I heard him talk; he was talking about his friends dying and going to heaven. But what else can you expect from the president of the [[Wikipedia:American Humanist Association|American Humanist Association]] ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:27, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

::::::So it goes. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:19, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Yeah, he made a lot of clever comments like those :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

== HELP!! ==
Um, I tried to upload a .png file for my sig and this message keeps coming up: "The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again." I keep trying again and it doesn't work... and you're not a sysop?!?! WELL YOU SHOULD BE!! Very Seriously, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:I can think of a couple reasons why you might be getting that message. One thing that might be happening is that there's something weird going on with the .png part of the filename (for example, the file thinks that it's suppressing the .png, but the rest of the name is FILENAME.png, so that the actual file's name is FILENAME.png.png). So, I would try fiddling around with that part of the filename. If that doesn't fix it for you, you might have to try taking the screenshot (assuming that's what it is) again. Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
::Um, actually I converted a Marshie icon file (.ico) thst I downloaded off of H*R to a .png. It may be corrupted now that I think about it. But the funny thing is, when I open it (let's say I use the program PAINT) it works. Hmm... {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} Merry Christmas!
:::Hmm...I'm not sure what the problem is. If you direct me to the .ico file, I'd be happy to convert it to a png file and upload it for you. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
== Thanks for trying to help... ==
Thanks, but I was fixing the problem on my user page at the same time you were... the page said "someone else has edited this page before you...". Isn't that a weird coincidence? Anyway, it's really late, and..... I hope they finish that LOGO DISCUSSION soon. Geez. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:No problem... just providing some [[HRWiki:User space#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|technical assistance]], although I hadn't realized that your addition of the userboxes was so recent. I just stumbled across your page and noticed they weren't right, so I fixed them. Sorry for the edit conflict :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:58, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
Trey, you own, dog. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} P.S. Come to my talk page. There's a heated conversation going on...
:Looks like it cooled down by the time I got there — laters :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:33, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
==Great Jorb!==
Nice transcript, buddy. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Thanks :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:37, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

== Got some ? Marks for you ==
Hey Trey, um, I was wondering..... do have a Nintendo DS? If so, what games are good for it? I just got one for Decemberween, (yeah for some reason I'm not telling you, I got to get my gifts early this year...... ah, childhood...) and I need some advice on games. Reply to this on my talk page. Well, talk 'atcha later, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}. High fives all the way, man.

:Hm...lemme think. I'll reply on your talk page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
==Go here. Like, right now==
This website www.linerider.com! Trust me! Go to it, enjoy it for a few minutes, and give me some feedback on my talk page. IT IS THE BEST THING ON THE INTERNET SINCE HOMESTAR RUNNER. Bowing to you, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} December 28, 2006.

:[[User talk:Theyellowdart#LINE RIDER|Replied]] :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:29, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

== Help out ==
*Hey, I'm thinking about creating a new page, but I don't know what to call it and I don't know all of its info. The page will be about interuppted names Strong Bad usually starts sounding out before getting interrupted by someone. Such as in [[bottom 10]]: He says, "and the number one spot in my bottom 10 is... Th--" and then gets interrupted. Please help out. I am sending this to all sysops... and you. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Spoken Article Question==
Hey Trey. I noticed you did a few Spoken Articles. They are in a .ogg extention. What program can I run them in? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} P.S. Check out some funny videos on my userpage.
:A lot of people use [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC]. By the way, I had never heard of .ogg files till recently either — apparently, wikis like to use them best. High fives, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:53, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
::Interesting. Anyway, thanks, and uh, I think .wav format would be a lot less stressing! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Thanks! A ton, man!==
Thanks for contributing '''a ton''' to my wiki project about adding DVD info (templates) to toons and sbemails that have been released on a DVD. You da-man! {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:No problem :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:24, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

== 68.145.103.189 = Addict 2006 ==

Well, I'm here! --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:Hey hey — welcome to the wiki! ([http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAddict_2006&diff=405859&oldid=405855 see here]) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I guess you've been following me around, right? Anyway, I think your challenges are too hard. I'm no fan of all NES games and stuff. I just know Bubble Bobble. I think. --Stuff and stuff, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 18:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, they are hard, although I would say that this last one was by far the most difficult. If you look through [[:Image:NES Ending.jpg#File history|the image history]], you'll see that they're not all as difficult: some are easily recognizable to people who have played those games, some have text in the picture that can be searched for on Google, and many can be found through [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/ vgmuseum.com]. As for following you around, no, not really, but I do pay attention sometimes when I see your name in [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]]. High fives, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

== Have You Seen This? ==

Have you looked at [[User:LordQuackingstick#Links!|this]]? I thinked it'd be good to have you as a editor of that wiki, seeing as how you're a fellow nintendophile...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:45, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I saw that! Looks like it could be helpful wiki — are you a user there? I probably won't join right now — the last thing I need to do is get hooked on another wiki :) But I'm curious, what is that wiki going to encompass? Raw data about the systems and games only, or walkthroughs of games too? I'll be keeping my eye on that one; I've often wondered why there wasn't a Nintendo wiki... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:49, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::I have utterly no idea what it will encompass, because there's practically no finished articles and few users, so editing is needed. Also, take a look at the Zelda one. That one's more active. I'm a user on both under the name "Enviroinments." Ha! Get it?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:53, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, that's clever — something that I'm sure the other Zelda fans will appreciate :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar Desktop Buddy ==

[[Strong Bad]] would never approve of this, and neither do I. Please look [http://addict-2005-blog.blogspot.com/2007/01/this-does-not-act-good-for-homestar.html here] for details and post a reply on my [[User talk:Addict 2006|talk page]]. '''''Not here'''''. Or you could post a comment on my blog if you want. --Doesn't care so long as more info is placed not here, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 18:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:In the middle of a new reply right on '''''my''''' [[User talk:Addict 2006|talk page]], [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 16:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
:You can go to my talk page now <del>but please sign before the blog excerpt. And before the "Blog excerpt" line.</del> --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 17:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

== Gameplay Counselor ==

Do they even have Nintendo Gameplay Counselors anymore?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:16, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

:Not that I know of; at least it's not a toll-free service anymore, and if they exist I don't think they're called by the same name. I could still try to grow a mullet, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:09, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

== Nothing else to say. I'd say [[unnatural|that]] went pretty well. ==

--About to watch [[wikipedia:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]], [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 04:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Yep, looks grood :) Hope you enjoyed Heroes — I've heard it's a good show. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

==Goodbye==
Good bye, old friend. It could be minutes before I am blocked. :,( {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:35, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:Well, with good reason — using a sockpuppet to try to sway STUFF voting is pretty dishonest. You've made some good contributions to the wiki, but you've also made some bad decisions — I hope that these ten days will motivate you to make better choices in the future. Best, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::I totally understand. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC) You may want to check my apology to Dot Com on his talk... if you haven't yet.
:::Don't feel bad about it — what's done is done. I'll look forward to seeing more good-faith contributions from you :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:23, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Okay, thank you. Man, when's Dot Com gonna get on? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Help me ==

Do you know how to put an image in your signature? Can you explain how? Visorbot 386

:Yes — what you should do is...
:#Create a page at [[User:Visorbot 386/sig]] and put the text <code><nowiki>[[Image:wiki.png|20px]][[User:Visorbot 386|Visorbot 386]]</nowiki></code> there (just replace the sample image name for whatever image you want, and you may have to adjust the image width (the 20px thing) to make sure that the image is no more than 20px high.)
:#Then, go to [[Special:Preferences]] and paste <code><nowiki>{{User:Visorbot 386/sig}}</nowiki></code> into the "Signature:" line.
:#Now, whenever you want to leave a signature with a timestamp, just type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). If you want to leave a signature without a timestamp, just type three tildes.
:Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any questions! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:35, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

It isn't working for some reason.. this comes up: {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}}

:It should be fixed now. Let me know if you have any other questions! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:38, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

==Hello???==
See [[User talk:Addict 2006#02.19.07]]. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 19:06, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:Hi! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
The point of the matter... Oh whatever. Look [[User talk:Addict 2006|here]]. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 19:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yep — replied already :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== [[User talk:Shaz#H*R Toolbar|Thanks]] ==

You're right. I guess I let my excitement of it get the best of me. It's in the right place now. [[User:Shaz|Shaz]] 05:56, 5 March 2007
:No problem — it looks pretty cool by the way; I don't blame you for getting excited :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:01, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

== Hey! ==

Did you see my other wikipdia userpage? [[Wikipedia:User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]]? [[Image:Strong_Sad.jpg|19px]] [[User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]] [[User_Talk:Lazylaces|Talk]]

:Cool! I have a [[Wikipedia:User:Trey56|Wikipedia account]] too, but I use it pretty infrequently :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:30, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

::In case you didn't know, I did the same thing on my HRWiki user page. Of course you do know I am also on Wikipedia. But I go back and forth. Kinda. I used to have [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Addict_2006&oldid=406199 a variant of Not the 100th Email!!! on my user page], but then decided to switch to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Addict_2006&oldid=418182 two unattended Lappy 486 screens], and then to [[User:Addict 2006|a single Lappy screen with Strong Bad's reply]]. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 15:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

== Sysop ==

Hi there Trey. It is my distinct pleasure to announce that you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges and responsibilities. If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask. May you always use your powers for good and for awesome. Thanks. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yay! Helscome aboard! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yay! I'm not the newest sysop anymore! =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:23, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Hooray for not having to tag completed STUFF pages for deletion anymore and wait for someone else to do it! Keep doing good stuff for the wiki and do block some vandal for me soon. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Combolations to Trey! :D - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 22:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::W00t! You weren't a sysop already? What do you know... ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:36, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:Wow — this took me off guard! I've loved being a part of this wiki, and I'll do my best to responsibly use the sysop tools to help keep it a great place for everyone. Thanks for the honor of asking me — I know that these duties aren't entrusted lightly. Kicking Cheats 'til the day I die, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:38, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::Combolatations Elizat Rey! Er. That's all I have to say. :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:08, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Great job getting the sysop position, Trey! We'll all be rooting for you! -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Just in case you were wondering, your baby has to earn it's ''own'' sysop privileges. No inheriting alowed. Many congrats to you, Trey! — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 23:19, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Thanks guys :) And Lapper, you better watch out: my son has sharp teeth! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Man, man. I thought you were already an admin by the time I first got here as a member. You should start putting these welcome messages on free-per-join! (Nothing else to say...) --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 01:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
: I'm running out of congratulatory H*R references. Oh well. Ah, well, happy Sysopday, Ilko. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:22, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

::Congratulations Trey! Now the wiki is in the arms of a truly worthy adversary. Sometimes... you are so awesome... it hurts. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Whoa, I'm late, but I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!! I KNEW YOU HAD WHAT IT TAKES!! Great joregghhrb! I didn't know this until now. I will bow to you. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:38, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

::::Oh, no need to bow, Dart. Rise, my son. And giveth me instead, $7.50 with which to buy some buffalo chicken tenders. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::*stands up*. Okay. I'm up. Do you like those shiny new sysop buttons? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Did you just call me a professor? Right on, Trey!
::::::No way!!! You weren't a sysop before?!?!?! (I see I'm not the only one amazed by this!) Sorry I'm fangoriously late with this "Combolations"!! Now, go take a skillet-nap for all the hard work you've been doing! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:49, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Hey there good buddy, congrats! It was long overdue. You have been a quality wiki user for a long time and carried yourself as a sysop from the beginning. Keep defending ye new wiki from SPLODING. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 03:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Gahh! When did this happen?! Man, this is what happens when I only visit the forum. Anyways, combolations! This ends the story. Challenge again!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 19:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

==Thank you==

You have an awesome welcome. You made me fell very welcome thank you. ([[User:Panamon Creel]])

:No problem — and welcome again! Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:39, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted, true but.... ==

Hey Trey, maybe not the best place to put this but for lack of a better place.

When things are deleted, as are off color pages from time to time or
even just maybe regular maintanence. How you do decide that?

How does one decide? (I've come to play on IRC off and on, but for the rest
of us, how do you decide?) Nothing accusatory, really. Just, a ?. ([[User:Bryanc]])

:Are you asking about a specific item in particular? Most deletion decisions fall into one of the following categories; I've listed the conditions required for deletion next to each one.

:*Normal article created in the mainspace — put the <nowiki>{{tbd}}</nowiki> template up and delete if consensus to do so is achieved.
:*Article intended for or resulting from blatant vandalism — immediately delete.
:*Articles/images/etc. whose creator/uploader requests deletion — immediately delete.
:*STUFF pages — wait seven days after the last item has been closed, then archive items and delete template. ([[HRWiki:STUFF/Verdict|see here]])

:Also, note that all deleted pages can be retreived, and poor deletion decisions are subject to reversal by other sysops.

:Does this sufficiently answer your question? Later, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

::That is valuable information, thank you. I actually don't remember why I was all fussed about anything to begin with. Someone ought to install a breathalizer on my computer. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 20:26, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

:::No problem — let me know if you think of any specific concerns :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:33, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

==[[User:Bigscarymike]]==
I just want to bring to your attention that this user has a link to porn on his userpage. Additionally, he swears on one of his userboxes and makes a comment on there that makes me want to throw up. Thanks, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks for the note — I'll get back to you in a minute. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, Dot com left him a message — if Mike's response to your complaint isn't satisfactory to you, feel free to calmly discuss it with him on his talk page. Talk atcha later, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

== Hey ==

updated my user page! [[Image:Strong_Sad.jpg|19px]] [[User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]] [[User_Talk:Lazylaces|Talk]] 15:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
:Looks good! — and thanks for adding me to your page :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:51, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
== STUFF vote correction ==
You have brought to my attention that a person can only accept one revision of the same fact. I appreciate it, and I have made the corrections, which you have adknowledged, however, could you please point out specifically where it states this in the policy you pointed out? Thank you. [[User:The 3000th flare|Flare]] 23:12, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

:Sure — it's the second-to-last sentence in the "Notes about voting" section on [[HRWiki:STUFF]]. "Revisions to facts are considered separate. You can decline the original wording but accept the revision. (You cannot accept more than one revision. Only your bottommost vote to accept will count.)" Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you for pointing this out. And I must say, you've been very helpful and polite to me, despite the obvious fact that I'm new here. I very much appreciate it. Thank you. [[User:The 3000th flare|Flare]] 19:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

:::No problem — everybody's new once — we're glad to have you here! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== I'm really sorry for... ==

Hey! I wanted to apologize for editing your page and saying bad things. I was just angry and I now relize that was wrong. Is there anything I can do to make it up? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:Apology accepted — no hard feelings :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== Page Creations ==

Do you have any idea what page to create, cuz I can't think of any. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:None come to mind at the moment — however, there'll likely be an update within the next 24 hours, and so there should then be plenty of work to do! Other than that, it's always good to work on [[HRWiki:Article cleanup|refining our currently existing articles]]. Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Sherlock

2007-03-10T12:32:45Z

LordQuackingstick: he has succeeded before

[[Image:cowcopter.png|thumb|right|140px|Sherlock looking for the worm]]

'''Sherlock''' is the star of [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]. He looks like a strange, egg-shaped, blue cow and moves by hovering like a helicopter. His language appears to be a sort of weird, [[Deliberately Poor English#A Lack of Intelligible Speech|obscure murmur]]. It is perhaps for this reason that he never speaks with any of the characters; instead, most of his lines are apparently soliloquies. His main goal in life is to get [[The Worm]] out of its hole in the ground.

It was learned that his name was '''Sherlock''' from the [[strongbad_email.exe|strongbad_email.exe DVD]]. Previously, he had been referred to as '''Cowcopter''' in the [[Sketchbook]], as well as in the program for his GIF (Easter egg from crazy cartoon). If it weren't for [[The Brothers Chaps]] mentioning it, his name would never be known, as it was never mentioned on the site itself.

On the cover of the album "The Freewheelin' [[Eh! Steve!|Eh, Steve]]" (seen in [[Weclome Back]]), the song ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' is credited to '''Fresh Juice''', so this may be his pseudonym.

== Complete Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[crazy cartoon]]
*[[Main Page 18]]
*[[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]

[[Category: Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Characters]]

User talk:Peasant

2007-03-10T03:02:01Z

LordQuackingstick: Welcome!

==Welcome!==

{{{personal|Welcome to the '''Homestar Runner Wiki!''' We're glad to have you as a member.}}} If you need any help, feel free to ask anyone on the [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee#Members|welcoming committee]]. You can also post questions on the [[HRWiki talk:FAQ|FAQ talk page]].

Here are some tips to get you started:
*If you need general information, editing tips, or answers to frequently asked questions, check out the [[Help:Contents|help]] page.
*Before you do any significant editing, be sure to familiarize yourself with our [[HRWiki:Standards|wiki standards]].
*Read up on the rules and guidelines for your [[HRWiki:User space|user space]].
*If you're not sure what you can do to help out, head over to [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]].
*To practice editing, go over to the [[HRWiki:Sandbox|sandbox]].
*If you're looking for more community interaction, you can also register over at our [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum].
*If you see an update on [[HR:|homestarrunner.com]] that isn't listed on the [[Main Page]], put it up [[H*R.com updates|here]].
*To sign and timestamp a post on a talk page, type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).
*Above all, be sure to '''be bold''' and have fun!

Feel free to delete this message when you're done reading it. After all, your user space belongs to you. I hope this information is helpful, and that you'll have a good experience contributing to our knowledge-base and our community.

Sincerely, 
[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]], and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee", 03:02, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

video games

2007-03-10T02:52:48Z

LordQuackingstick: already mentioned

{{sbenav|94|army|the bet}}
{{aboutemail}} {{for|list of all Homestar Runner games|Games}}
[[Image:videogames.png|thumb|"One day technology will catch up with my advanced thinking."]]

Taylor R. wants to know what Strong Bad would be like in a video game. Strong Bad explains that it would depend on what system he was on.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Atari Strong Bad]], {{Film|Vector Strong Bad}}, [[Minor Game Characters|3-D Shield Guy]], [[Minor Game Characters|Rhino]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' January 12, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:04

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Email is like a prison. A prison with no walls... and no toilet.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
I was just wondering what you would 
be like in a video game and what it 
would be like. 
 
From, 
Taylor R. 
Queen Creek, AZ</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "AZ" as "Alcatraz."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa. Somebody on the inside. ''{shakes head}'' Get out soon, Taylor. ''{typing}'' What would I be like in a video game? Well, that all depends on what system we're talking about. Like, if it was on one of those really old machines...

''{Cut to Atari 2600-style game, with an empty green rectangle imposed on a black screen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...the graphics would probably only look ''kinda'' like me.

''{A red square appears representing Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And I'd run all around a futuristic maze—

''{The square starts moving around the screen and some green blocks and blue glowing barriers appear.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —collecting things that look ''nothing like'' me.

''{A yellow square the same size as Strong Bad's square appears in the centre of the maze.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Man, that'd be pretty awesome!

''{The red square approaches the yellow square and touches it, thereby "collecting" it. The words "secret collect!" appear on the screen. Cut back to the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ooh! Ooh! I could also be in one of those 3-D vector games.

''{Cut to screen of said game. A corridor ending with a wall is outlined in red. Some moving arrows appear on the walls on either side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And there'd be this awesome, huge, 3-D version of my head floatin' around.

''{A vectorized version of Strong Bad's head appears on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like, it looks so awesome, girls would probably try to make out with the screen

''{Lipstick lips appear on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' and we'd have to program it to be like:

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD''': BACK OFF BABY

''{As it speaks the words appear on the screen, then fall down and disappear.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And in this one, the player wouldn't control me...

''{Cut to Strong Bad at the Compy, shaking the camera}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'CUZ YOU CAN'T CONTROL ''ME!!''

''{Cut back to the vector game.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Instead, you'd be some kinda 3-D shield guy with a shield...

''{A generic-looking guy with a shield appears on the bottom of the screen.}'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Some kind of ''spikey''-headed 3-D cyber-shield guy... with a cyber-shield.

''{The appropriate changes are made so the shield guy is now spikey-headed and holding a striped "cyber-shield."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you'd have to block my perplexing 3-D geometric attacks, or face ''certain 3-D doom''!

''{Vector Strong Bad spits out a rhombus, which the cyber-shield guy blocks. Vector Strong Bad spits another rhombus, and this one hits the cyber-shield carrier in the face, causing it to explode.}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD''': YOUR HEAD A SPLODE

''{Again, the words appear on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Naturally, there'd be some problems with bad translation.

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' On the other hand, it might be cool to be in one of those text-based adventures. You know, for those intellectual people with better imaginations.

''{Cut to a black screen with a green arrow at the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It'd be like...

''{reading text}''

<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-image:none">Ye find yeself in yon dungeon. Ye see a FLASK 
Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH, and DENNIS. 
 
What wouldst thou deau?</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't say the last sentence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you'd be all like...

<blockquote class="short tandy email" style="background-image:none">Get ye flask</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And it'd say,

<blockquote class="short tandy email" style="background-image:none">You can't get ye flask!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you'd just have to sit there and imagine ''why on Earth'' you can't get ye flask! Because the game's certainly not going to tell you.

''{At this the screen adds "I'm certainly not going to tell thou."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And there's no precious graphics to help you out, either!

''{At this the screen adds "Graphics, shmaphics." and a few seconds later, " . . for sooth!" Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But oh, man. The best thing ever would be if I was in one of those brand new super-photorealistic games that take like tons of migs and megs of memories just to play it.

''{Cut to a blue screen. A 16-bit version of Strong Bad appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd look super-cool, runnin' around on some grass, maybe.

''{The background changes to a 16-bit field against a blue sky.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Where there'd be like, um... a rhino there, too.

''{A rhino falls down from the sky and some music starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A ''hungry'' rhino!

''{A food bowl appears in front of the rhino and it starts whining, jumping and turning red. Strong Bad runs around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And I'd have to, I guess... feed him.

''{A box labeled "FOOD" appears. Strong Bad brings it to the rhino's bowl and it calms down, eating the food.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And, umm... snakes?

''{Snakes pop up, wriggling up and down the screen. The rhino charges. Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So hopefully one day technology will catch up with my advanced thinking, so all the ladies can start making out with their TV screens.

''{Strong Bad stops typing; he turns around as he continues talking}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Until next time, Taylor, this one's for you, and all my peoples got sent up the river.

''{He pours his [[Cold One]] on the floor.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about five seconds, the four games appear in their boxes.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*If you wait a few seconds at the end, you see the box art for the four games. They are: ''[[StrongBadZone]]'', ''[[RhinoFeeder]]'', ''[[Thy Dungeonman]]'', and ''[[Secret Collect]]''. Clicking on one will give you a closer image and (if JavaScript is enabled) a pop-up of the game itself.

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's statement about bad translation of ''StrongBadZone'' is a reference to the ubiquitous bad translation of Japanese-made [[Nintendo|NES]]-era games, the most infamous of which gave rise to the phrase, "[[Wikipedia:All your base are belong to us|All your base are belong to us]]," which was from the arcade game ''[[Wikipedia:Zero Wing|Zero Wing]]''.
*When Strong Bad says "migs and megs of memories," he's talking about [[Wikipedia:Megabyte|megabytes]] of computer memory.
*When Strong Bad mistakes Arizona for Alcatraz and says "Whoa... Somebody on the inside," he is talking about the famous jail on [[Wikipedia:Alcatraz Island|Alcatraz Island]] (which actually hasn't been in use since 1963).
*Secret Collect is for the [[FunMachine]], while Rhino Feeder is for the Super FunMachine. The names of these systems are most likely references to the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], respectively.
**However, the jump in graphics quality between the two games is more a reference to the graphics advances between the [[Atari 2600]] and its successors, the [[Wikipedia:Atari 5200|Atari 5200]] and [[Wikipedia:Atari 7800|7800]].

=== Trivia ===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#bio menace|bio menace]]".
*Originally you could play the four games by clicking on them at the end of email. This has been changed as they are now accessible from the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]].

===Remarks===
*When Strong Bad says "YOU CAN'T CONTROL ME!" and he shakes the camera, you can still change the contrast on the computer.
*The ''StrongBadZone'' game contains the "BACK OFF BABY!" sequence, though it's only accessible with a [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/flash.html seek bar].
*Although this email was supposed to be about if Strong Bad was in a video game, ''Thy Dungeonman'' has nothing to do with him at all.
*Strong Bad mispronounces the word "ye" in "You can't get [[ye flask]]!" When "ye" is used as an article, it is properly pronounced as "the."
*Strong Bad mentions that you can't control him, yet you play as him in Rhino Feeder and in Secret Collect. You also get to play as him in the Egg Throwing Game, Fishing Challenge '91, and Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Video games a prompt goof.png|thumb|Oops!]]
*When Strong Bad pours the drink out for Taylor, you can see all of the dust left over from the [[army|last email]], though it was not visible in the rest of the email.
*When Strong Bad clears the screen after reading the email, the a> covers the text above for one frame.
*When Strong Bad shakes the camera after saying "BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CONTROL ME!", look closely at the top of the Compy and you can see a thin white line above it.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's intro is possibly a reference to Pete Rose's book, "My Prison Without Bars," which was released the week before this email.
*The graphics in ''StrongBadZone'' closely resemble [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]] games that used vector graphics, such as [[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|''Red Alarm'']]. The Virtual Boy used only black, and three shades of red. See the [[#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] below for several other titles that [[The Brothers Chaps]] liken it to.
*When Strong Bad pours the Cold One on the carpet at the end, it is a reference to the modern gangsta practice of pouring out a 40-ounce beer "for my dead homies."

===Fast Forward===
*''StrongBadZone'' is featured in [[Main Page 21]], the vector graphics page, which resembles the arcade game ''BattleZone''.
**The phrase "[[A Splode]]" is used several times later on.
*[[Ye Flask]] appears again in [[Thy Dungeonman]], [[Thy Dungeonman II]], and [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
*Even though game text says "graphics shmaphics", they added graphics for [[Thy Dungeonman 3]].

== DVD Version ==
*You obviously can't play any of the four games. As well, the game boxes don't automatically come up. Instead, you must access them via the hidden Strong Bad Icon on the Compy 386 screen.
**For the DVD, the Easter egg consists of samples of music from each game in turn.
*Strong Bad's Cold One continues pouring after The Paper comes down.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' So this is an email we've been getting since probably the first week that we did Strong Bad Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, and—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Remember when we—

'''MIKE:''' For whatever reason, we always shied away from it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And then, for whatever reason, we just came up with the idea.

'''MATT:''' This was like the Japanese cartoon one, we got that a lot.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Sometimes it just clicks when you read it and some, you just think of a good idea and sometimes you think of bad ideas, like maybe we'll get a really good idea for how to answer the "How do you type with boxing gloves?" email. Dark... dark night.

'''MATT:''' Umm—

'''MIKE:''' So our friend, uhhh, and, uhh—

'''MATT:''' Collaborator.

'''MIKE:''' Compat-compatriot. ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Contemporary.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Jonathan Howe, we, uhh, I don't know—he threw all these together in, like, three or four days, maybe.

'''MATT:''' Less than that, probably, yeah, we told him—

'''MIKE:''' Hey, we had done it early in the—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' —when we were doing this e-mail.

'''MIKE:''' I mean like midweek, probably. Tuesday or Wednesday, we, uhh—

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Those are really good-looking kissy lips.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, man.

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Jiggles the camera.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he gets really close up to it.

'''MIKE:''' Umm, so this is, y'know, like a vector game, like Tempest—

'''MATT:''' Battlezone.

'''MIKE:''' Battlezone... yeah.

'''MATT:''' The original Star Wars game.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Ohh... there you go.

'''MIKE:''' He said, "Your head a splode".

'''MATT:''' I think we were gonna make it ori—if you, when you killed him, he said, "My head splow up". ''{Mike laughs}'' That was the other thing he was going to say. Umm, so yeah, we figured if we were going to do the, uh, this is all sort of—comes from Mike and I if we ever to make a video game—

'''MIKE:''' Don't tell 'em.

'''MATT:''' Never mind.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nu-huh—

'''MATT:''' ''{slightly more insistently}'' Never mind.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' We're not going to tell you.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I'm gonna need you all to sign a non-disclosure agreement before I reveal this. Umm, so this is sort of, uhh... I remember... what was it called? Vampire, I think, was one of the text games I played earlier on, and that's what had parapets in it. Was the first thing that—

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah, I remember parapets, yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' And I had no idea what para-I remember, like, getting the dictionary out and, because, I thought that would, like, when I'd fin-found out what parapets meant—

'''MIKE:''' That was how you won the game.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, then—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That was like— ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' I would like, it was like the key to it, and I'm just like, "What? It's just like a wall, tower in a castle?" Umm... ''{long pause}'' That rhino looks great, too, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Matt.

'''MATT:''' I think that noise, the noise the rhino makes ''{Mike laughs}'' is just that string on a key—on the synthesizer. There's like, it's supposed to sound like strings of a guitar, like when you're sliding your fingers down, yeah, so are the snakes, and they're just really slow ones and really fast ones. Fret—fret noises, that's what I'm—

'''MIKE:''' Fret magic.

'''MATT:''' Fret magic, really, magazine. Bio Menace, that was a Psygnosis game.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, with, uh, what was the other one?

'''MATT:''' ''{menacingly}'' Blood Money.

'''MIKE:''' Blood Money.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Tempest (game)|Tempest]] and [[Wikipedia:Battlezone|Battlezone]] are arcade games from 1980. They were famous for their colored vector graphics, which were very innovative for their time. "The original Star Wars game" probably refers to [[Wikipedia:Star Wars (arcade game)|Star Wars]], the arcade game from 1983, which also features color vector graphics.

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|94}}*[[Podstar:sb_email_video_games.m4v|download "video games" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
{{Strong Bad Email}}[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

Permanent Marker

2007-03-10T02:49:19Z

LordQuackingstick: revert vandalism

[[Image:finetimepermamarker.png|thumb|The Sharpiest of Technology]]
The '''Permanent Marker''' is [[Strong Bad|Strong Bad's]] ultimate utility tool. It first appeared in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[suntan]], where it was the "Strong Bad [[Ab-Abber 2000]]". In [[haircut]], it is used as a "Light Pen" to draw lots of different possible eyebrow styles on a "scanned" image of [[Strong Mad]]. In [[car]], Strong Bad uses it to trick out his boxing glove, and then imprint [[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner's]] forehead with "DELETED" in [[Fonts#Diploma|Gothic text]]. In [[couch patch]], the marker appeared in [[Strong Sad|Strong Sad's]] flashback when he recalled [[Lil' Strong Bad]] writing "Carla Lewis is HOTT!" on [[The Couch]]. In [[Senorial Day]], [[Senor Cardgage]] uses it to sign an autograph on a football. Strong Bad then uses a white-out version of it in [[long pants]] to cover up parts of the email's text, which he thought was too long.

It has been noted that the "Light Pen" Strong Bad uses is [[Left Handedness|left-handed]]. Many right-handed people don't realize this, but almost all pens and pencils are manufactured for right-handed use in that the text printed on them appears right-side-up when used with the right hand, but upside-down when used by the left hand. (This does not affect the way pencils or pens are used; only the orientation of the text printed on them differs).

The marker bears an uncanny resemblance (in form, if not function) to the ubiquitous [[Wikipedia:Sharpie (marker)|Sharpie]]-brand permanent marker.

[[Category: Items]]

User talk:LordQuackingstick

2007-03-10T02:36:41Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Forum Probs...HELP!!!!! */ response...uh...

User:LordQuackingstick

2007-02-23T21:30:58Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Links! */ more than one now

{{userbox|border=#000000|mainbkgd=#FFF|msg=<table width="100%"><tr style="background:#E0F5E1"><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">'''> [[Special:Emailuser/LordQuackingstick|Click here]] to'''</td></tr><tr style="background:#E0F5E1"><td align="center">'''email this user'''</td></tr></table>}}
[[Image:Lord_Quackingstick.PNG|thumb|left|85px|"Why, Lord Quackingstick, how nice to see you."]]
Hello! This is LordQuackingstick. I've been going to homestarrunner.com since... hmm... I'd say since about [[guitar]]. I created the [[Stong Bad]] page, the [[Racquet Games]] page, the [[French Fries]] page, the [[Acknowledged Email Delays]] page, and possibly most importantly, the [[Ages of Characters]] page, and have made a whole buncha other contributions. I do all kinds of work, but I don't see nobody makin' me any LordQuackingstick shaped pancakes!

The main reason I think that Homestar Runner is popular is because it contains a healthy dose of absurdist humor, and because, as the Brothers have stated, it's kinda like Saturday mornings.

My favorite line is "My internet's crawlin' along like... something... funny..."-[[isp]]
My favorite character is either Strong Bad or Strong Sad.

My favorite email (lappy) is either isp or... a different one.

I apoligize for the fact that most of the stuff that follows is not really relevent; I'm trying to think of something original to put on here the relates to the wiki. Please bear with me!
----
Yes, I know you've seen quote contests before, but mine has the distinction of being just about the hardest ever. There're a coupla easy ones, but they're mostly hard. For example, good luck with the one about thunder. Anyways, ten bucks per quote† to anyone who can identify the source of at least one of these quotes (put your answers on the talk page; if they're too hard, tell me that, too)(no cheating with google, wikiquote, etc- be honest!):
*"SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
*"If you were hit with the thunder of ''salvation'', you would be ''saved'', wouldn't you?."
*"Mister Death Die! How I've missed you, Mister Death Die!"
*"I thought you were one of those freaks handing out tissues."
*"General Fishhead, you be the fish wing."
*"It's only a matter of time before they figure out the automatic doors."
*"TIME FOR HUGENESS!"
*"Why Spike?"
*"This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit is a portent of great significance." Figure '''this''' one out, kai lyn!
*"Yepper."
*"Not quite milk, but not quite a milk shake, you know what I mean?"
*"But everything's sepia! We ''must'' be in the past!"
*"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."
*More to come!
†Not really.

==Trivia Styles==
Blah blah cupcakes. Blah blah answer the question.
*'''What''' publisher in '''what''' game misspelled their own name on the title screen of said game?
*'''What''' is a common affliction of NESes?
*'''What''' is the first weapon in ''The Legend of Zelda''?

==Recipients of the Prestigious Cupcakes==
*For Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-One more than one times!
:*{{User:Trey56/sig}}-Three times!
:*{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}}-Twice!
:*{{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}}
:*{{User:Qermaq/sig}}
:*[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]]
*For Mangled Homestar Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-Too times!
:*{{User:Shwoo/sig}}-A whole bunch.

==Guess the Homestar Quote!==
I'll type a quote from everybloody's webtoon with my eyes closed; guess what it is (answers on talk page) for cupcakes!
*"Hry dtivkluy mdnn!"
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
*"Like rivjt judt noe!"

==Links!==
*[http://www.nintendowiki.net Nintendo Wiki] - It's really boring there 'cause no one's there and none of the articles are done. So how 'bout signing up and helping out? PLEASE! I'll be there as Enviroinments. Get it? Enviroinments! Ha ha! You don't get it, do you?
*[http://www.zeldawiki.org Zelda Wiki] - I'm Enviroinments here, too.
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10852 Forum Thread] - I has mine own Webcomic? Please visit. I want my webcomic to be loved... Comments appreciated.

I wanna be a sysop!

<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~~}}</nowiki>

User:LordQuackingstick

2007-02-19T21:36:16Z

LordQuackingstick: I HAS A WEBCOMIC? NO WAY!

{{userbox|border=#000000|mainbkgd=#FFF|msg=<table width="100%"><tr style="background:#E0F5E1"><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">'''> [[Special:Emailuser/LordQuackingstick|Click here]] to'''</td></tr><tr style="background:#E0F5E1"><td align="center">'''email this user'''</td></tr></table>}}
[[Image:Lord_Quackingstick.PNG|thumb|left|85px|"Why, Lord Quackingstick, how nice to see you."]]
Hello! This is LordQuackingstick. I've been going to homestarrunner.com since... hmm... I'd say since about [[guitar]]. I created the [[Stong Bad]] page, the [[Racquet Games]] page, the [[French Fries]] page, the [[Acknowledged Email Delays]] page, and possibly most importantly, the [[Ages of Characters]] page, and have made a whole buncha other contributions. I do all kinds of work, but I don't see nobody makin' me any LordQuackingstick shaped pancakes!

The main reason I think that Homestar Runner is popular is because it contains a healthy dose of absurdist humor, and because, as the Brothers have stated, it's kinda like Saturday mornings.

My favorite line is "My internet's crawlin' along like... something... funny..."-[[isp]]
My favorite character is either Strong Bad or Strong Sad.

My favorite email (lappy) is either isp or... a different one.

I apoligize for the fact that most of the stuff that follows is not really relevent; I'm trying to think of something original to put on here the relates to the wiki. Please bear with me!
----
Yes, I know you've seen quote contests before, but mine has the distinction of being just about the hardest ever. There're a coupla easy ones, but they're mostly hard. For example, good luck with the one about thunder. Anyways, ten bucks per quote† to anyone who can identify the source of at least one of these quotes (put your answers on the talk page; if they're too hard, tell me that, too)(no cheating with google, wikiquote, etc- be honest!):
*"SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
*"If you were hit with the thunder of ''salvation'', you would be ''saved'', wouldn't you?."
*"Mister Death Die! How I've missed you, Mister Death Die!"
*"I thought you were one of those freaks handing out tissues."
*"General Fishhead, you be the fish wing."
*"It's only a matter of time before they figure out the automatic doors."
*"TIME FOR HUGENESS!"
*"Why Spike?"
*"This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit is a portent of great significance." Figure '''this''' one out, kai lyn!
*"Yepper."
*"Not quite milk, but not quite a milk shake, you know what I mean?"
*"But everything's sepia! We ''must'' be in the past!"
*"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."
*More to come!
†Not really.

==Trivia Styles==
Blah blah cupcakes. Blah blah answer the question.
*'''What''' publisher in '''what''' game misspelled their own name on the title screen of said game?
*'''What''' is a common affliction of NESes?
*'''What''' is the first weapon in ''The Legend of Zelda''?

==Recipients of the Prestigious Cupcakes==
*For Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-One more than one times!
:*{{User:Trey56/sig}}-Three times!
:*{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}}-Twice!
:*{{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}}
:*{{User:Qermaq/sig}}
:*[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]]
*For Mangled Homestar Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-Too times!
:*{{User:Shwoo/sig}}-A whole bunch.

==Guess the Homestar Quote!==
I'll type a quote from everybloody's webtoon with my eyes closed; guess what it is (answers on talk page) for cupcakes!
*"Hry dtivkluy mdnn!"
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
*"Like rivjt judt noe!"

==Links!==
*[http://www.nintendowiki.net Nintendo Wiki] - It's really boring there 'cause no one's there and none of the articles are done. So how 'bout signing up and helping out? PLEASE! I'll be there as Enviroinments. Get it? Enviroinments! Ha ha! You don't get it, do you?
*[http://www.zeldawiki.org Zelda Wiki] - I'm Enviroinments here, too.
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10852 Forum Thread] - I has mine own Webcomic? Yes! Only one episode so far. Maybe more today! Comments appreciated.

I wanna be a sysop!

<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~~}}</nowiki>

weapons

2007-02-18T17:39:53Z

LordQuackingstick: redirect page

#redirect [[Category: Weapons]]

Strong Bad Email

2007-02-18T02:15:31Z

LordQuackingstick: ummm... we were talking about Homsar

[[Image:sbemail_lappy2.png|thumb|Strong Bad checks his email.]]
'''Strong Bad Email''', frequently shortened to '''sbemail''', is the most frequently updated feature of the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]]. It was originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which [[Strong Bad]] would mock the spelling and grammar of those who wrote to him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous catchphrases, [[Inside Jokes|inside jokes]], and [[Running Gags|running gags]], as well as [[Email Spin-offs|spin-offs]] like [[Trogdor]], [[20X6]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], and even the main character [[Homsar]]. A typical Strong Bad Email will include numerous [[Easter egg|Easter eggs]] and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen. Many Strong Bad Emails are satires of specific cultural references, such as [[action figure]], [[japanese cartoon]], and [[isp]].

'''Page Title:''' Denny's Menu

__TOC__
{{clear}}

==Strong Bad Emails==

===[[Lappy 486]] Era===
''(November 2004 — present)''
<blockquote class="lappy email" style="width:90%;font-family:Verdana,Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">
<div>subject: sb_email menu</div>
<table class="emaillinks" style="color:#fff;background:none;width:100%">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
166. [[unnatural]] new! 
165. [[strong badathlon]] 
164. [[looking old]] 
163. [[what I want]] 
162. [[the chair]] 
161. [[4 branches]] 
160. [[coloring]] 
159. [[retirement]] 
158. [[cliffhangers]] 
157. [[trading cards]] 
156. [[road trip]] 
155. [[theme song]] 
154. [[keep cool]] 
153. [[redesign]] 
152. [[isp]] 
151. [[senior prom]] 
150. [[alternate universe]] 
149. [[candy product]] 
148. [[disconnected]] 
147. [[lady fan]] 
146. [[pop-up]] 
145. [[myths & legends]] 
144. [[narrator]] 
143. [[technology]] 
142. [[secret identity]] 
141. [[death metal]] 
140. [[highschool]] 
139. [[portrait]] 
138. [[space program]] 
137. [[bedtime story]] 
136. [[geddup noise]] 
135. [[lady...ing]] 
134. [[record book]] 
133. [[bottom 10]] 
132. [[modeling]] 
131. [[boring (really)]] 
130. [[do over]] 
129. [[garage sale]] 
128. [[rampage]] 
127. [[long pants]] 
126. [[best thing]] 
125. [[rock opera]] 
124. [[secret recipes]] 
123. [[origins]] 
122. [[dreamail]] 
121. [[part-time job]] 
120. [[radio]] 
119. [[animal]] 
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>
----

===[[Compy 386]] Era===
''(September 2002 — November 2004)''
<blockquote class="compy email" style="width:90%;font-family:Verdana,Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Volume in drive C: has no label 
Directory of C:\sbemail\updated somedays 
<table class="emaillinks" style="color:#fff;background:none;width:100%">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
118. [[virus]] 
117. [[montage]] 
116. [[extra plug]] 
115. [[time capsule]] 
114. [[the facts]] 
113. [[pizzaz]] 
112. [[old comics]] 
111. [[other days]] 
110. [[for kids]] 
109. [[crying]] 
108. [[pom pom]] 
107. [[cheatday]] 
106. [[dangeresque 3]] 
105. [[replacement]] 
104. [[theme park]] 
103. [[haircut]] 
102. [[lunch special]] 
101. [[car]] 
100. [[flashback]] 
99. [[different town]] 
98. [[stupid stuff]] 
97. [[monument]] 
96. [[lackey]] 
95. [[the bet]] 
94. [[video games]] 
93. [[army]] 
92. [[kind of cool]] 
91. [[caffeine]] 
90. [[colonization]] 
89. [[local news]] 
88. [[couch patch]] 
87. [[mile]] 
86. [[no loafing]] 
85. [[2 years]] 
84. [[kids' book]] 
83. [[labor day]] 
82. [[impression]] 
81. [[date]] 
80. [[stunt double]] 
79. [[the process]] 
78. [[anything]] 
77. [[suntan]] 
76. [[sibbie]] 
75. [[funny]] 
74. [[privileges]] 
73. [[mascot]] 
72. [[crazy cartoon]] 
71. [[2 emails]] 
70. [[big white face]] 
69. [[personal favorites]] 
68. [[caper]] 
67. [[autobiography]] 
66. [[the show]] 
65. [[unused emails]] 
64. [[english paper]] 
63. [[fingers]] 
62. [[interview]] 
61. [[monster truck]] 
60. [[huttah!]] 
59. [[marzipan]] 
58. [[dragon]] 
57. [[japanese cartoon]] 
56. [[current status]] 
55. [[cheat talk]] 
54. [[morning routine]] 
53. [[comic]] 
52. [[island]] 
51. [[website]] 
50. [[50 emails]] 
49. [[theme party]] 
48. [[ghosts]] 
47. [[new hands]] 
46. [[your friends]] 
45. [[techno]] 
44. [[lures & jigs]] 
43. [[little questions]] 
42. [[action figure]] 
41. [[invisibility]] 
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>
----

===[[Tandy 400]] Era===
''(September 2001 — September 2002)''
<blockquote class="tandy email" style="width:90%;font-family:Verdana,Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><div style="border:none;background:none;text-align:center;padding-left:17%"> FILENAME  - updated mondays</div>
<table class="emailgreenlinks" style="color:#0c0;background:none;width:100%">
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
40. [[vacation]] 
39. [[property of ones]] 
38. [[helium]] 
37. [[dullard]] 
36. [[guitar]] 
35. [[sisters]] 
34. [[weird dream]] 
33. [[gimmicks]] 
32. [[flag day]] 
31. [[sugarbob]] 
30. [[12:00]] 
29. [[superhero name]] 
28. [[1 step ahead]] 
27. [[3 Wishes]] 
26. [[CGNU]] 
25. [[super powers]] 
24. [[the bird]] 
23. [[little animal]] 
22. [[sb_email 22]] 
21. [[cartoon]] 
20. [[spring cleaning]] 
19. [[tape-leg]] 
18. [[stand-up]] 
17. [[studying]] 
16. [[band names]] 
15. [[the basics]] 
14. [[duck pond]] 
13. [[i she be]] 
12. [[credit card]] 
11. [[i rule]] 
10. [[trevor the vampire]] 
9. [[i love you]] 
8. [[brianrietta]] 
7. [[halloweener]] 
6. [[depressio]] 
5. [[making out]] 
4. [[homestar hair]] 
3. [[butt IQ]] 
2. [[homsar]] 
1. [[some kinda robot]]
</autocolumn>
</table>
</blockquote>

==DVD Releases==

*Emails 1-130 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 4-disc DVD series.

===DVD Emails===

The following emails only appear on the DVD set.

*[[Greeting Cards]] (Bonus Email #1)
*[[E-mail Birds]] (Bonus Email #2)
*[[Videro Games]] (Bonus Email #3)
*[[Family Resemblence]] (Bonus Email #4)
*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] (Bonus [[Puppet Stuff]] Email)

==Podstar Runner Releases==
Since January 30, 2006, Strong Bad emails have been released sometimes under a feature called [[Podstar Runner]]. It features popular [[Toons]], [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squads]], and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They are designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple [[Wikipedia:IPod|iPod]], but workable on a variety of other portable media players. Currently, it features these emails (in order of release):

<table width="100%">
<autocolumn cols="4" width="20%">
*[[techno]]
*[[dragon]]
*[[japanese cartoon]]
*[[kids' book]]
*[[crying]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[virus]]
*[[guitar]]
*[[video games]]
*[[different town]]
*[[montage]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[sisters]]
*[[death metal]]
*[[theme park]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[army]]
*[[flag day]]
*[[trevor the vampire]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[best thing]]
*[[caper]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[geddup noise]]
*[[isp]]
*[[alternate universe]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[monster truck]]
*[[action figure]]
*[[radio]]
*[[spring cleaning]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[technology]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[animal]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

==Not Quite Strong Bad Emails==

The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B, 118½, and 158½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.

*158½. [[Missing Lappy]] (Messages on Strong Bad's answering machine, as the Lappy is missing.)
*152½. [[Weclome Back]] (Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.)
*149½. [[Sbemail 150?!?]] ([[Strong Sad]] tries to get Strong Bad to do his 150th email.) 
*136½. [[Sick Day]] (A failed attempt at an email due to sickness striking the entire cast.) 
*127½. [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] ("The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features.)
*118½. [[Broken Compy Menu|Strong Bad Email?]] (Broken Compy Menu.) 
*99½B. [[Not the 100th Email!!!]] (Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released.)
*99½A. [[Puppet Time]] (A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB")
*68½. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] (A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released.)
*66½. [[Arcade Game]] (Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386.)
*59½. [[Superbowl Dealie]] ([[The Paper]] reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week.")
*55½. [[Decemberween_Email_Menu|Too Busy to Check E-mails]] (Typed on the Compy is "No emails on the holidays.")
*41½. [[King of Town Email]] ([[The King of Town]] tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400.)
*36½. [[TV Time Toons Menu]] (Placing the mouse over Strong Bad Email will bring up a short, soundless email from Stu. See [[Wireless Bizness]].)

==Strong Bad Email Menus==

*1–32 [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_first.html Tandy 400 menu]
*33–34 [[Broken Tandy Menu]]
*35–40 [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_youguysokay.html Slightly damaged Tandy menu]
*41 [[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|Vacation menu]]
*42–118 [[HR:sbemail.swf|Compy 386 menu]]
**Between 55 and 56 [[Decemberween Email Menu]]
**Between 118 and 119 [[Broken Compy Menu]]
*119–Current [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]]

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays." Nothing like this is even noted in Lappy-era emails.
*On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "<tt>dir /p</tt>", a [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
*Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 195 emails as of [[unnatural]].
*As of [[unnatural]], it would take 7 hours, 33 minutes, and 54 seconds  to watch every Strong Bad email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, it would take 8 hours, 15 minutes and 34 seconds. 
*Email #22, "[[sb_email 22]]" was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
*As of [[unnatural]], Strong Bad Emails make up 59%-60% of the toons on the site.
*Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July, 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid. 
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough, 
I'll answer it on the site. 
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright. 
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it. 
[[HR:processing.html|Click Here]] to see us in action! 
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes. 

Watch me while I'm awesome, 
Strong Bad</blockquote>

The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].
*After [[Random Toon|random.bat]] was implemented, the email list comes from the [[HR:rando.xml|rando.xml]] file. Before this, it was included in the Flash file.
*Occasionally, there is a [[Important Email Delays|lengthy gap]] between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], and [[redesign]].

===Remarks===
*At [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] gave a list of [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|five things not to email Strong Bad about]].
*During most emails, you see the back of Strong Bad's head when he sits in front of the computer, which is why he often starts a new line before the text reaches the right side of the computer's screen. However, on the Strong Bad Email menu, you don't see his head at all. This is probably so the viewers can use the bottom scroll button without anything in the way.
*During [[Missing Lappy]], [[retirement|retirement A]], and [[retirement|retirement B]], when the Lappy was kidnapped, it was still used for the Strong Bad Email menu.

===Real-World References===
*The page title refers to the [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] chain of restaurants.

==External Links==

*[[HR:sbemail.html|Strong Bad Email menu]]
*[[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|View the Flash file for Strong Bad Email Menu]]
*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad]

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{{H*RNav}}
{{recenttoons}}

<noinclude>
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Computer Files]]
[[Category:H*R Navigation]]
</noinclude>

Talk:Purple

2007-02-18T02:10:26Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Delete */ red-iculous!

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==Delete==
Well-done article on the first edit, MHarrington, but I have to say this. These appearances are not related to each other, nor is purple anything special or unusual. I vote delete, for I see no running gag here. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:07, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, and if we give purple an article, to be fair we have to give blue and red and yellow and green and brown and orange and black and white and tan and pink and every other color a page. Which would be red-iculous.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:10, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Television Sightings

2007-02-17T14:40:48Z

LordQuackingstick: it's a common theme, and Teeg doesn't really mooch

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==Ace of Cakes==
During the Episode [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_db/episode/0,3100,FOOD_26996_45308,00.html Hell Week], Mary is shown working at her computer with a [[Strong Bad]] [[Store Toys#Collectible Figurines|Figurine]] sitting on top of it.

== Adult Swim ==
At the end of a Sunday night bump on April 30th, 2006, Adult Swim asked viewers to check out "our podcast, or go see Homestar Runner [which kicks our ass]".

== Angel ==
[[Image:thegirlinquestion161.jpg|thumb|Look closely at his shirt]]
*In a season five episode of ''Angel'' entitled ''The Girl in Question'', Spike and Angel visited Buffy's apartment and instead found Andrew, who was wearing a black Strong Bad t-shirt. Later in the episode, Andrew wore the same Strong Bad shirt with a pore strip plastered on his nose.
*Incidentally, Andrew is the very same character who appeared in the Trogdor-laden ''Buffy'' reference. Since both shows are the brainchildren of creator/writer/executive director Joss Whedon, we can probably assume that the creator of Buffy is also a fan of Homestar Runner.

== Attack of the Show! ==
*On the May 24, 2005 episode of G4's ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira, a host, mentions [[Peasant's Quest]].
*On the July 6, 2005 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' guest host Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds.com, was wearing a [[Homsar]] shirt.
*On the July 12, 2005 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira commented on a dragon tattoo saying that "It's almost Trogdor."
*On the July 20, 2005 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira mentioned that "the robots cannot beat the Trogdor."
*On the June 12, 2006 episode of ''Attack of the Show!'' Kevin Pereira commented on a show saying the character got "Burninated by the great Trogdor"

== Buffy the Vampire Slayer ==
[[Image:chosen164.jpg|thumb|Trogdor vs. Scoobies]]
In the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Ep. 722) Trogdor was used as a creature in a game of Dungeons & Dragons.

=== Transcript ===
:'''GILES:''' I'm — I'm — I'm all turned around. You're here?

:'''XANDER:''' By the pillar, yeah. I'm protecting this area.

:'''GILES:''' That puts me over by the door. Demons around the perimeter. Right! I open the door.

:''{Pan over to show Andrew is also at the table, but he's wearing a red hooded cloak.}''

:'''ANDREW:''' ''{reading from a book}'' You go through the door and are confronted by Trogdor the Burninator.

:'''GILES:''' Oh, bugger it. Fight. ''{rolls dice, sips wine}''

:'''ANDREW:''' Adios to 5 hit points. Trogdor has badly wounded you.

:'''GILES:''' Well, wait a minute. What about my... ''{puts on glasses}'' bag of illusions?

:'''ANDREW:''' ''{scoffs}'' Illusions against a Burninator? Silly, silly British man. ''{Giles sips his wine again.}''

:'''AMANDA:''' I invoke a time flux on Trogdor.

:'''ANDREW:''' ''{looks at Amanda}'' Step down, girlfriend, you can't just —

:'''AMANDA:''' Ninth level sorcerer, and I carry the emerald chalice. Trogdor is frozen in time. Deal with it.

== Cheat! ==
On one episode of Cheat! on G4TechTV, they mentioned that if you use the random name generator enough times in the Xbox/PC game "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," Homsar's name will be generated.

== CNN Student News ==
On the December 15, 2004 edition of [http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION CNN Student News], a short news magazine on CNN Headline news, they had a clip of a soldier in Iraq receiving a Kick The Cheat toy for Christmas.

== Codename: Kids Next Door ==
In the episode Operation: TRAINING, Numbuh 60 says "To the moooooooon!" exactly like drunk Strong Bad, before flying to the moon.

== d'FUSED ==
On the March 12th episode of ''d'FUSED'', a segment on Red Vs. Blue showed the cast of Homestar Runner in their real-world, plastic figurine state atop the preview monitor for a Red Vs. Blue episode.

== Filter ==
This tech review show asks viewers to send in their favorite websites, but there were three websites that they did not want people submitting anymore. Homestar Runner.com was ranked #3 with 166 submissions, Red vs. Blue was #2, and Runescape was #1.

== Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends ==
[[Image:Bloostar.PNG|thumb|100px|This speaks for itself.]]
*During the episode "Bloo's Brothers" a Bloo clone that looks freakishly similar to Homestar appears very briefly. This version reappears in a mini-game in "Big Fat Awesome House Party".
*The ending of the episode "A Sight For Sore Eyes" is very similar to [[Old Intro 2]].
*In "Duchess of Wails", there's an orange imaginary friend that looks suspiciously like [[Trogdor]].
*In "Infernal Slumber", both Bloo and Goo talk about killer Possums, dragging the word out much like in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]], (Goo pronounces it exactly like Strong Bad).

== G4tv.com ==
*On [http://www.g4tv.com/g4tv/episodes/3888/Men_are_from_World_of_Warcraft_Woman_are_From_The_Sims.html this episode] of G4tv.com on G4, an unnamed person, playing the role of Laura Foy's date, was seen wearing a "[[Trogdor (character)|Trogdor]]" shirt. The video clip, entitled Gamer Dating Do's And Don'ts is now available for viewing at [http://www.g4tv.com/mediaplayer/index.aspx?video_key=9033 this location.]
*In a commercial for [http://www.g4tv.com/cinematech Cinematech], the title of [[Peasant's Quest]] is seen very briefly.

== The Geek Show ==
On ''[http://www.thegeekshow.com/ The Geek Show]'', Strong Bad Emails are frequently shown as an example of "What's funny on the internet." They have played "[[japanese cartoon]]", "[[dullard]]", "[[theme party]]" and "[[Strong Bad Sings]]" on their show.

==Global News ==
On one report on the show, the reporters were interviewing a girl wearing a Strong Sad T-Shirt.

== Junkin' ==
On the television show ''[http://www.turnersouth.com/network/shows/junkin/ Junkin']'', the host "Dave" has appeared wearing Trogdor and Strong Bad T-shirts.

== Late Show with David Letterman ==
On the [[Wikipedia: The Late Show with David Letterman|Late Show with David Letterman]], in one of their specials, they had "phil'd" on one of the answers.

== Live at Five ==
On January 31 2006, on Live at Five (Atlantic Canadian 5 o'clock news), there was a segment about chronic pain caused by computer usage that featured a group of kids watching [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] on the computer.

== Mad Labs ==
In the sound episode, they asked a question to a boy with a red The Cheat shirt.
== Maya and Miguel ==
At the end of an episode, when they interview real people, a kid was seen wearing a Strong Bad hoodie.

== Megas XLR ==
In an episode called "Breakout", Coop tried to use an attack called Double Deuce by jumping and putting two fists in front of him.

== Monster House ==
In an episode of ''Monster House'' called "[http://www.tvtome.com/MonsterHouse/season1.html#ep18 Sports House]," the host, Steve, is wearing a Strong Bad T-shirt during the introductions. This episode first aired February 2, 2004.
In the Christmas House episode, a group of 'carolers' from across the neighborhood sings for the people living in the house. One girl is wearing a Strong Bad T-shirt.

== New York Noise ==
The entire video for [[Experimental Film]] was shown.

== NFL Films: Game of the Week ==
About three quarters through this hour-long recap of the game, a Falcons' victory, one of the defensive linemen for Atlanta, Patrick Kerney, points to his family in the stands. One of them is holding up a sign that says "GOOD JORB!", an unmistakable reference to [[Coach Z]].

== The Office ==
In an episode called "The Convict", Michael pretends to "Prison Mike" in an attempt to scare the workers straight. He calls out Ryan (the temp) and tells him that he would be somebody's bitch in prison. He then goes on, in the Strong Bad voice, to say that he would be "the belle of the ball" as from the "Halloweener" sbemail. http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/nbc_off_hlt_309_20061201_0500.shtml#video

== Pulse ==
In early 2004, the show Pulse on G4TechTV featured an interview with the Brothers Chaps in which they were asked about the new game that they are developing for the Atari 2600. They showed many video clips of their Atari game. The Chaps talked about how they record their voices and how successful they have been. They announced that later in the year they planned to release a DVD with the first hundred emails. After the commercial break, the hosts interviewed the company that is developing the Homestar Runner game, Videlectrix, which was really just one of the Brothers Chaps wearing a fake moustache.

== The Replacements ==
In the episode with the giant blue robot, it plays the dangeresque theme song when it switched scenes at one part.

== Ripley's Believe it or Not! ==
In a segment talking about painted [[Wikipedia: Silicon Chip|silicon computer chips]], one of the examples shown has [[Strong Bad]] painted on it.

== The Sarah Silverman Program ==
In the first and second episodes, the [[Homestar and Strong Bad Poster]] can be seen on the wall of her gay friend's next door condo.

== The Screen Savers ==
*An episode of The Screen Savers on G4TechTV featured a guest who is making a [[Homestar Runner RPG]] for the Atari 2600, which is still in development.
*The [http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/episodes/3848/Home_Star_Runner_eXeem_LA_Auto_Show.html January 24th episode] of The Screen Savers had [[The Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005|an interview]] with [[The Brothers Chaps]]. In this episode, puppet Strong Bad made his debut to answer questions from fans. The article also mentions that in order to learn more than one ever thought possible about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]], one can head over to the Homestar Runner Wiki.

== Still Standing ==
On the fireplace mantle in the living room, there is what appears to be a homemade version of a Marzipan puppet. The only difference is that her dress is a lighter, more pink color, and the trim ribbons on it are purple. The Marzipan-doll is particularly noticeable in the Episode 6 ("Still Cheering," in which Brian joins the football team and then becomes a cheerleader), during the scene when Bill and Brian are rehearsing cheer routines.

== Survivor: Pearl Islands ==
When Ryan Shoulders picks up some tree mail (the show's system of getting messages to the castaways), he sings the opening to SB Email [[techno]], singing it as "the tree mail, the tree mail, what, what, the tree mail."

== Test the Nation ==
One of the persons on the Gamers team on the 2006 version of the New Zealand version of this quiz show is wearing a Strong Bad t-shirt.

== The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ==
Leno was showing examples of absurd eBay auctions and having the audience guess whether they sold or not. One of them was a laptop that had been shot with a shotgun. Its subject line said "LIKE USED! SLIGHTLY SHOTGUNNED!" like the tags on the similarly shotgunned Compy at the end of [[virus]]. It sold.

== WonderShowzen ==
In an episode of "Wondershowzen," a puppet named Chauncey, in one of many skits, informed the number Two that if she didn't stop talking, he would 'puke his pants,' as [[Coach Z]] threatened in [[secret recipes]]. Number Two proceeded to leave the screen.

== X-Play ==
*On an episode of G4TechTV's ''X-Play'', the wrestling game "WWE: Day of Reckoning" is reviewed. To demo the "create your own wrestler" mode, the reviewers create a wrestler that looks suspiciously like Strong Bad, and appears to be named "ESSBEE".
*On the August 27, 2006 episode of ''X-Play'' Adam Sessler references "[[anything|a neverending bottle of Mountain Dew]]".
*On the November 21st Episode of ''X-Play'', they reviewed Guitar Hero 2, and showcased the song "TROGDOR!", an actual unlockable track in the game. They also used the song when nominating the game in thier best of year awards.
*During the preview of "Neverwinter Nights 2", in reference to the horrid framerate, Adam Sessler is heard muttering, "Wow, this game must be running on a Tandy 400"
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Teen Girl Squad Issue 12

2007-02-17T14:29:47Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Real-World References */ this hasn't been decided yet

{{tgsnav|12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_11|Issue 11|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}

[[Image:TeenGirlSquad12.png|200px|thumb|"SEVERAL BOYS!"]]

The Teen Girl Squad celebrates Valentine's Day.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Patchbeard|Patchbeard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mrs. Embalmo|Mrs. Embalmo]], {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tines Racer|Tines Racer]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mindy|Mindy]],
[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Robot|Strong Bad Robot]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Class Prez|Class Prez]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Wireless Wizard|Wireless Wizard]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The USB Dongle Goblin|The USB Dongle Goblin]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]], (Easter egg) [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:'''

'''Date:''' February 12, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:20

'''Page Title:''' Vamlumtimes Day!

==Transcript==
''{The traditional "teen girl squad" title page appears, with "issue 12" in the upper-left hand corner and "by: strong bad" in the lower-right. Nearly the entire toon is drawn in red ink.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{red undies!}'' So and So! ''{whitman's sampler!}'' What's Her Face! ''{black roses!}'' The Ugly One! ''{pink eye!}''

''{The four teen girls are standing together.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Two, three, four... ''{all four girls begin dancing and clapping}'' What time is it?

'''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES! 
'''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously}'' -tines!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' What time is it?

'''ALL:''' IT'S VALENTIMES! 
'''SO AND SO:''' ''{simultaneously}'' -tines!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' What we gonna get?

'''ALL:''' SEVERAL BOYS!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' How we gonna get 'em?

''{Everyone stops dancing. Cheerleader folds her arms and glares, and the other three girls assume nervous, thinking poses.}''

'''SO AND SO, THE UGLY ONE, AND WHAT'S HER FACE:''' uh... um... er...

''{Close-up of So and So, with a forked tongue}''

'''SO AND SO:''' mock U.N. medals?

''{Close-up of What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wearing unflattering clothing?

''{Cut back to all four girls.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Voodoo? Is it voodoo?

''{Close-up of The Ugly One, who has a furrowed brow and is sticking pins into a doll of Arrow'd Guy.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' VOODOO!!!!!!

''{Cut back to all four girls.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' You three are adorable. Maybe I'll come visit you at the convent or library someday.

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{leaps in the air}'' You'll find me in the reference section!!!

''{Cut to a close-up of Cheerleader screaming at a frightened So and So.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Shut yer plaid skirted face! Here comes a boy!

''{Zoom out to Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One standing in front of lockers. A bespectacled boy with freckles, patchy facial hair, and a glum expression approaches with his hands in his pockets.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi there, patchbeard, I betcha never get carded with a mossy chin like that.

''{The boy bends on one knee and holds up a valentine. Cheerleader smiles from ear to ear.}''

'''PATCHBEARD:''' ''{in a gravelly voice}'' You're blond and you acknowledged my facial stubbery. Will you be my valentine?

''{Close-up of Cheerleader, who holds up the valentine triumphantly.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Yesss! Now get outta here Peter Puberty. Mama's got bigger fish to fry.

''{Cheerleader clubs the boy over the head, knocking his glasses off.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' CLONK!

''{Two boys approach What's Her Face.}''

'''BOY 1:''' ''{speaking to Boy 2}'' Band name. ''Band name.'' Band name. Band name.

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Uh, hi. I like music. And um... cloth.

''{What's Her Face hangs her head in sadness.}''

'''BOY 2:''' ''{speaking to Boy 1}'' Did that dude just tell you she likes cloth?

'''BOY 1:''' "She likes cloth" — that's a good band name.

''{A transition slide of a hairy, muscled, bare chest with a necklace reading "meanwhile" appears.}''

''{Cheerleader clubs a football with a face, legs, and arms as she holds its valentine. Several unconscious football-men lie to one side of her and a pile of valentines lies on her other side.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' CLONK!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{speaking to The Ugly One}'' I got valentime cards from every football player except one!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I got cards from every ''lunchlady'' except one!

''{Cut to The Ugly One holding a tray in front of a cafeteria bar with a cobwebbed skeleton wearing a hair net standing behind it. A creaking noise is heard.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Excuse me, Mrs. Embalmo...

''{The Arrow'd Guy knocks the skeleton aside as he stabs a voodoo doll of The Ugly One with pins. Pins also stick out of The Ugly One herself.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BAD JUJU!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Owww! My the fact that I was alive a second ago!

''{So and So, Cheerleader, and What's Her Face stand next to The Ugly One's body.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' I'll notify her next of... uh... fruit cup. ''{holds up a fruit cup and cries}'' I'm so sorry to have to tell you this...

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{angrily}'' Stop talking to fruit! Valentimes is serious times!

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{annoyed}'' ''-tines.''

''{Zoom in on Cheerleader, who glares angrily with her hands on her hips.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' What?

''{Zoom out to all three remaining girls.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{shouting so loud her mouth is shaped like a heart}'' Valen-TINES!! T-I-N—

''{Cut to a fork with a face driving a Formula One race car.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating the sound of a car engine}'' TINES! TINES! TINES!

''{The race car comes closer and closer until it runs over So and So.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' TINES!

''{Cut to Cheerleader and What's Her Face standing and talking next to So and So's body, which is covered with black skid marks.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' As I was saying, Vamlumtime's Day is serious times. If I don't get cards from enough boys, I could lose all my Mindy cred.

''{Cut to four girls bowing down in front of a portrait of Mindy surrounded by burning candles and plaques reading "mindy", "chief cheerleader", and "1984-1987".}''

'''FOUR GIRLS:''' ''{bowing and chanting}'' Mindy! Mindy!

''{Cut back to Cheerleader.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' It's time to resort to plan... ''{holds up a cell phone reading "txtorz"}'' TXT!!

''{Zoom out to a robot dancing in front of Cheerleader, with Strong Bad's Face on it}''

'''STRONG BAD ROBOT:''' TECH-NO-LOGiCAL RO-MANCE!

''{Zoom in on Cheerleader sending a text message with a poster of the class president in the background.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{text messaging}'' Hy, Clas Prez! Cn i B Yr VLNT9?

''{Pan to the class president, standing on the other side of his poster, holding a phone made out of crackers with a bite taken out of it}''

'''CLASS PREZ:''' ''{text messaging}'' Def. U R A ttl haw-T.

''{Pan back to Cheerleader.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{text messaging}'' U ROOL! KO)->

''{Zoom out to the two of them as the class president speaks to Cheerleader, who is still furiously typing on her cell phone.}''

'''CLASS PREZ:''' Whattaya mean I'm less than B?

''{An angry wizard appears in a cloud of smoke and suprises the two of them.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' WIRELESS WIZARD!!

''{Zoom in on the wizard.}''

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' ''{pointing}'' Texting from a few feet away? FOR SHAME!

''{Zoom out to the wizard holding up Cheerleader's cell phone next to her.}''

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' And what's this other text mess? ''{the characters ">KO)->" appear from the cell phone.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{nervously}'' That's a frontways Cupid.

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' ''{inspects cell phone}'' Looks more like a USB dongle goblin!

''{Cut to a goblin, flying in from the sky.}''

'''USB DONGLE GOBLIN:''' Here I come!

''{The goblin cuts the class president in two and decapitates Cheerleader.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' TTYL!

'''CLASS PREZ:''' I won't BRB!

''{Cut to the wizard speaking to What's Her Face, who turns her head around in surprise.}''

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' Say, baby, uh... you wanna go find a remote access point with me?

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' FULL BARS!!!!

''{Cut to the wizard carrying What's Her Face on a flying wireless router as hearts rise from them and the robot dances in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD ROBOT:''' TECH-NO-LOGICAL RO-MANCE!

'''WIRELESS WIZARD:''' Soooo... you like cloth?

''{The "it's over!" screen appears, with the "back" button in the lower-left hand corner and the "again" button in the lower-right.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' IT'S OVER!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Shelikescloth.PNG|thumb|"That's a good band name."]]
*Click on "she likes cloth" (the second time) to see a CD cover.
*At the end, click on the "i" for a USB dongle goblin vamlumtimes card.
*At the end, click on the "o" for a scene with Science Fiction Greg and D'N'D Greg.
*:'''SCI-FI GREG''': if we cannot claim her heart, at least she's in the arms of a truly worthy adversary.
*:'''D'N'D GREG''': Sometimes...wizards are so awesome...it hurts.
*At the end, click on the "!" for a scene with Mindy and three other cheerleaders.
*:'''MINDY''': Okay, gals, let's get ready to...
*:'''THREE OTHER CHEERLEADERS''': Gag me with a spoon!!

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Universal Serial Bus|USB]] (Universal Serial Bus) is a standard interface for connecting peripherals to computers.
*A [[Wikipedia:Dongle|dongle]] is a device that connects to a computer for one of several specific purposes. These uses include adapting one type of port to another, providing security authentication for software, or facilitating wireless communication between the computer and other devices.
*A [[Wikipedia:USB hub|USB hub]] allows multiple devices to attach to a single USB port.
*Mrs. Embalmo's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Embalming|embalming]], a process by which a body is preserved for burial.
*The ends of a [[Wikipedia:Fork|fork]] are called "tines".
*"Mindy cred" is a reference to "indie cred," or credibility in the independent music/movie scene.
* Cheerleader's shirt in the cartoon would be read as "Who heart-ed?", a parody of the popular t-shirt phrase "Who farted?"
* [[Wikipedia: pink eye|Pink eye]] is an eye inflammation.
*'Bad [[wikipedia:Juju|Juju]]' is a mocking reference to voodoo and superstitions.
*'Full bars' is a reference to having good mobile phone (or wireless signal) reception (and thus having "full bars" shown on the phone's display).
*The object the Wireless Wizard is flying on is a wireless router.
*U.N. stands for [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]].

===Trivia===
*One of the plaques by Mindy's portrait reads "1984-[[1987]]".

===Goofs===
[[Image:Tgs12goof.png|150px|thumb|Delayed disappearing text? FOR SHAME!]]
*The text from Cheerleader's shirt stays on screen for one frame after the cut to the Wireless Wizard's face.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the toon was released, in the intro, Cheerleader's name was not written with her picture. This was fixed shortly afterwards. 

===Inside References===
*The picture on the cover of "she likes cloth" is similar to The Cheat's illustration of the two Johns from They Might Be Giants in [[Experimental Film]].
*Homestar notifies an [[Items|inanimate object]] of the death of another character ([[Frank_Bennedetto|Frank Bennedetto]]) in [[army]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Whitman's|Whitman's]] Sampler is a popular assortment of chocolates.
*Cheerleader's phone resembles a Danger [[Wikipedia:Sidekick_phone|Sidekick]], LG [[Wikipedia:LG VX9800|The V]] or [[Wikipedia:LG VX9900|enV]], a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard intended for use with text messaging.
*Class Prez's phone model, "CRKR" (short for "Cracker"), is a play on four-letter [[Wikipedia:Motorola|Motorola]] cellular phone models such as the [[Wikipedia:Motorola ROKR E1|ROKR]] and the [[Wikipedia:Motorola RAZR V3|RAZR]].
*"Gag me with a spoon!!" was a popular 1980s catchphrase, commonly associated with cheerleaders and other "[[Wikipedia:Valley girl|Valley Girl]]" stereotypes, roughly meaning "Gross!".

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs12.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]]
*[[HR:tgs12.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]]
*[[Forum:10810|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 12"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

{{subtitlesLinks|tgs12}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

User:LordQuackingstick

2007-02-17T02:41:11Z

LordQuackingstick: email

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[[Image:Lord_Quackingstick.PNG|thumb|left|85px|"Why, Lord Quackingstick, how nice to see you."]]
Hello! This is LordQuackingstick. I've been going to homestarrunner.com since... hmm... I'd say since about [[guitar]]. I created the [[Stong Bad]] page, the [[Racquet Games]] page, the [[French Fries]] page, the [[Acknowledged Email Delays]] page, and possibly most importantly, the [[Ages of Characters]] page, and have made a whole buncha other contributions. I do all kinds of work, but I don't see nobody makin' me any LordQuackingstick shaped pancakes!

The main reason I think that Homestar Runner is popular is because it contains a healthy dose of absurdist humor, and because, as the Brothers have stated, it's kinda like Saturday mornings.

My favorite line is "My internet's crawlin' along like... something... funny..."-[[isp]]
My favorite character is either Strong Bad or Strong Sad.

My favorite email (lappy) is either isp or... a different one.

I apoligize for the fact that most of the stuff that follows is not really relevent; I'm trying to think of something original to put on here the relates to the wiki. Please bear with me!
----
Yes, I know you've seen quote contests before, but mine has the distinction of being just about the hardest ever. There're a coupla easy ones, but they're mostly hard. For example, good luck with the one about thunder. Anyways, ten bucks per quote† to anyone who can identify the source of at least one of these quotes (put your answers on the talk page; if they're too hard, tell me that, too)(no cheating with google, wikiquote, etc- be honest!):
*"SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
*"If you were hit with the thunder of ''salvation'', you would be ''saved'', wouldn't you?."
*"Mister Death Die! How I've missed you, Mister Death Die!"
*"I thought you were one of those freaks handing out tissues."
*"General Fishhead, you be the fish wing."
*"It's only a matter of time before they figure out the automatic doors."
*"TIME FOR HUGENESS!"
*"Why Spike?"
*"This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit is a portent of great significance." Figure '''this''' one out, kai lyn!
*"Yepper."
*"Not quite milk, but not quite a milk shake, you know what I mean?"
*"But everything's sepia! We ''must'' be in the past!"
*"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."
*More to come!
†Not really.

==Trivia Styles==
Blah blah cupcakes. Blah blah answer the question.
*'''What''' publisher in '''what''' game misspelled their own name on the title screen of said game?
*'''What''' is a common affliction of NESes?
*'''What''' is the first weapon in ''The Legend of Zelda''?

==Recipients of the Prestigious Cupcakes==
*For Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-One more than one times!
:*{{User:Trey56/sig}}-Three times!
:*{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}}-Twice!
:*{{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}}
:*{{User:Qermaq/sig}}
:*[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]]
*For Mangled Homestar Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-Too times!
:*{{User:Shwoo/sig}}-A whole bunch.

==Guess the Homestar Quote!==
I'll type a quote from everybloody's webtoon with my eyes closed; guess what it is (answers on talk page) for cupcakes!
*"Hry dtivkluy mdnn!"
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
*"Like rivjt judt noe!"

==Links!==
*[http://www.nintendowiki.net Nintendo Wiki] - It's really boring there 'cause no one's there and none of the articles are done. So how 'bout signing up and helping out? PLEASE! I'll be there as Enviroinments. Get it? Enviroinments! Ha ha! You don't get it, do you?
*[http://www.zeldawiki.org Zelda Wiki] - I'm Enviroinments here, too.

I wanna be a sysop!

<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~~}}</nowiki>

User talk:TotalSpaceshipGuy3

2007-02-17T02:15:20Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Your Wedsite */ this sounds better

I was wondering why you uploaded four spaceship pictures that don't link to anywhere. If you want one for your user page, that's fine, so choose one and the rest will need to be deleted. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 03:26, 21 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Delete them, it was a mistake. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 01:15, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

:All right, then. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:14, 21 Jul 2005 (UTC)

==Talk man==
Open discusion on my discusion page. -[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 12:58, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

*Cool, I'll be right over. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

== Moved signature pages ==

Hello! I moved your signature pages to the following locations: '''User:Total Spaceship Guy3/12''' and '''User:Total Spaceship Guy3/V12'''. Don't worry, you can still use them as templates, like this: <nowiki>{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/12}}</nowiki> gives: [[User:Total Spaceship Guy3|'' '''Total SpaceShip Guy3]]|[[User_talk:Total Spaceship Guy3|Talk b/w Me]]''' ''. For future reference, please make any subpages in your user directory. Thanks! {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:43, 6 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Interwiki Link Style==

I reformatted your Contributions link to Interwiki Style. Feel free to change it back if you prefer Weblink Style, but even if you do, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Contributions/Total_Spaceship_Guy3 this] link would bring you to the same place but by a slightly simpler address. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:39, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Hey, man ==

It's pretty boring {really} without the HRFWiki around, eh? Oh well, let's just look forward to the cool new upgrades!!! [[User:H*R 700|H*R 700]]

Yeah, and it looks weird. I don't get it. Oh well, for the time being I will live here and on the forum. [[User:H*R 700|H*R 700]] 10:00, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== [[User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/Translations|Translations]] ==

Hi! I noticed your little sub page there. nice going! If you'd like to add your name in Hebrew, it's: בחור חללית טוטאלי שלוש (Bakhur khalalit totaly shalosh). {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:07, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== Decompile ==

I know that you can decompile with actionscript so could you decompile the Rando thing. Leave a note on my talk page when you have. Thanks {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 07:17, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

==Signature==

Just a heads up, that we recently implemented our new [[HRWiki:Signature|signature standards]]. Below is your current signature, with the blue box being the maximum length allowed. Obviously it's you're going to have to do a bit of work on it to make it fit within the box. small tags might do the job, or any other way you can come up with. Thanks alot, {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:41, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:sigbox.png]] 
{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

== Different Town ==

Hey, you requested a Bb part for Different Town. I cannot email you via your user page (you should enter an email in your profile) so post on my Talk if you still need that, and then use my "Email this user" link so i can send it to you. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:58, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

== Your Wedsite ==

Your website is just about the stupidest thing I have ever seen. But in a good way. Maybe.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

User talk:TotalSpaceshipGuy3

2007-02-17T02:14:50Z

LordQuackingstick: /**/Your Wedsite

I was wondering why you uploaded four spaceship pictures that don't link to anywhere. If you want one for your user page, that's fine, so choose one and the rest will need to be deleted. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 03:26, 21 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Delete them, it was a mistake. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 01:15, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

:All right, then. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:14, 21 Jul 2005 (UTC)

==Talk man==
Open discusion on my discusion page. -[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 12:58, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

*Cool, I'll be right over. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

== Moved signature pages ==

Hello! I moved your signature pages to the following locations: '''User:Total Spaceship Guy3/12''' and '''User:Total Spaceship Guy3/V12'''. Don't worry, you can still use them as templates, like this: <nowiki>{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/12}}</nowiki> gives: [[User:Total Spaceship Guy3|'' '''Total SpaceShip Guy3]]|[[User_talk:Total Spaceship Guy3|Talk b/w Me]]''' ''. For future reference, please make any subpages in your user directory. Thanks! {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 01:43, 6 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Interwiki Link Style==

I reformatted your Contributions link to Interwiki Style. Feel free to change it back if you prefer Weblink Style, but even if you do, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Contributions/Total_Spaceship_Guy3 this] link would bring you to the same place but by a slightly simpler address. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:39, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Hey, man ==

It's pretty boring {really} without the HRFWiki around, eh? Oh well, let's just look forward to the cool new upgrades!!! [[User:H*R 700|H*R 700]]

Yeah, and it looks weird. I don't get it. Oh well, for the time being I will live here and on the forum. [[User:H*R 700|H*R 700]] 10:00, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== [[User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/Translations|Translations]] ==

Hi! I noticed your little sub page there. nice going! If you'd like to add your name in Hebrew, it's: בחור חללית טוטאלי שלוש (Bakhur khalalit totaly shalosh). {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:07, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== Decompile ==

I know that you can decompile with actionscript so could you decompile the Rando thing. Leave a note on my talk page when you have. Thanks {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 07:17, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

==Signature==

Just a heads up, that we recently implemented our new [[HRWiki:Signature|signature standards]]. Below is your current signature, with the blue box being the maximum length allowed. Obviously it's you're going to have to do a bit of work on it to make it fit within the box. small tags might do the job, or any other way you can come up with. Thanks alot, {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:41, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:sigbox.png]] 
{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

== Different Town ==

Hey, you requested a Bb part for Different Town. I cannot email you via your user page (you should enter an email in your profile) so post on my Talk if you still need that, and then use my "Email this user" link so i can send it to you. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:58, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

== Your Wedsite ==

Your website is just about the stupidest thing I have ever seen. But not necessarily in a bad way. Maybe.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

english paper

2007-02-17T01:59:20Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Remarks */ What is that supposed to be?

{{sbenav|64|fingers|unused emails}}

[[Image:sbemail64.PNG|thumb|A Well Thought Out Englilsh Paper]]

"The Yellow Dart" asks Strong Bad to write his Englilsh paper for him.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' February 24, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:13

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on guys! Get your heads in the game.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Right now I am putting off writing a 
paper for my English class. Can you 
write my Englilsh paper for me? I 
don't even care if it's good or not, 
I just don't want to do it. 
 
Kyle Smith, 
Manhattan, Kansas</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops and says "Ahh. Never get tired of how that sounds" after reading "Dear Strong Bad". He also reads "Englilsh" as "Englilish".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm... ''{typing}'' I don't really think you need to worry about it being any good if ''you'' write it, Kyle. But I'll take a crack at it.

''{Cut to a blank sheet of paper. As Strong Bad details more about the paper, it appears onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So let's start out with the title page. "A Well Thought-Out Englilsh Paper" by Kyle Smith. You know, it couldn't hurt to soup up your name a little bit, Kyle. Y'know, like throw a cool nickname in there, like Kyle "The Yellow Dart" Smith. Oh, yeah! That right there will get you five to ten extra credit points easy. Then you move into the introduction. ''{Strong Bad starts typing the essay}'' Chances are, this is all your teacher's gonna read before they give you a grade, so...that's why the cool nickname is so important. "The Yellow Dart." I'm awesome. Then you got the body, which is-a my personal favorite...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, Strong Bad! I'm inside your house.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, while typing the essay}'' Oh. That sucks. What can I do for ya?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Can I have the rest of this breakfast burrito?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I guess. What do you want it for?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Umm... I'm gonna try and sell it at some type of online auction.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hey, do whatcha gotta do. Look, I'm busy writing a paper for my man "The Yellow Dart" over here.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Okay bye! ''{runs off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to Homestar, still voiceover}'' Uh, you won't get more than three-fifty for it! Believe me, I've tried.

''{Cut to the essay as written sitting on a desk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Okay, so I think we're just about done. We just need to apply a little double-space action... ''{The essay becomes double-spaced}'' or, uh...maybe a little triple-space action... ''{The essay becomes triple-spaced}'' then I'd beef it up with some random diagrams... That can't hurt.

''{The diagram is a comparison of eating one battery to eating five batteries. Cut to Strong Bad sitting in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think it's pretty good as-is, but, uh...couldn't hurt to throw a little cash in there to uh...seal the deal. ''{typing}'' Alright The Yellow Dart, you owe me, man. Can't nobody say Strong Bad never did nothing for the peoples. Now it is my intention to sit down and play video games for several hours.

''{Strong Bad gets up, [[The Paper]] comes down, and the essay appears onscreen.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end of it, flip to the page after the title page and click on the words "The Cheat's allowance" to see the [[Some Type of Online Auction|online auction]] for the breakfast burrito.
*Keep flipping through the paper, and after it flips back to the front, you'll be able to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] the paper in the Microsoft Word .doc format.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*Originally, the cash was scanned pictures of actual money. However, [[The Brothers Chaps]] later scrapped the idea, probably because they were alerted to the fact that scanning currency is a federal felony in the United States.
*Kyle "The Yellow Dart" Smith allegedly reported via an Internet forum that he actually ''did'' submit Strong Bad's English paper along with his own real one.
*Originally, the half-eaten burrito was actually listed for sale on eBay. According to a message board from the time of release, the burrito shot from $3.50 to over $1,000,000 in a matter of hours. By 9:10 pm it was past $5,000,000, and by 10:19 pm it had maxed out at $99,999,999. During this time messages were displayed somewhere from Homestar, including:

<blockquote>Oh my god you guys are crazy!!! This isn't even one of Marzipan's famous tofu breakfast burritos.
But since you guys like so much, guess what, I'll throw in the plate.
BTW, watch for my upcoming auctions: One of The Cheat's sweat socks, Marzipan's bread and butter pickle recipe,
and Strong Sad's autographed Moby baby-doll tee!</blockquote>

<blockquote>Alright, alright! I'll pay the shipping. It's the least I can do.</blockquote>

<blockquote>C'mon guys, quit going crazy on my auction.
This thing isn't worth half of what it's going for. It is half-eaten, afterall.
I'm going to use the money to buy Marzipan a Yello Dello.
And if that's you running up the price, The Cheat, don't ask me to shave your back anymore.</blockquote>

Due to the large number of bogus bids, the burrito was eventually pulled. The cancellation notice(s) read:

<blockquote>Sewiouslwy guys, this thing is half eaten afterall.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The King Of Town ate the burrito. This does not look good for Homestar Runner. </blockquote>
*Within the online auction page is the first time Strong Bad is called a "[[Wrestleman|wrestle man]]."

===Remarks===
*According to the auction Easter egg, Homestar's [[Characters' Contacts|screen name]] is witchesbrew82—yet another in a long line of [[Witches' Brew]] references. The high bidder is cheatachu72, which happens to be [[The Cheat]]'s AOL Instant Messenger screen name.
*Cancelling out the negatives, "Can't nobody say Strong Bad never did nothing for the peoples" means "Somebody can say Strong Bad did something for the peoples."
*The aforementioned phrase is the second time Strong Bad has used a quadruple negative (Can't, nobody, never, nothing). Previously in [[marzipan]], he asked marzipan "Do you don't not dislike not Strong Bad?" Which, cancelling out the negatives means, "Do you dislike not Strong Bad?" That roughly means, "Do you hate anybody that's not Strong Bad?"
*Strong Bad taped either $2.13 or $2.53 to the back of the paper. It is unclear whether the silver coins are nickels or quarters.

===Fast Forward===
*The diagram of the man eating a battery is later used in [[bottom 10]], except instead of a battery, he has a [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffy Puff Marshmallow]] crammed in there.

== The English Paper ==
<blockquote style="font-family:monospace; width: 35em; text-align: center">
"A Well Thought-Out Englilsh Paper" 
by Kyle "The Yellow Dart" Smith
</blockquote>

<blockquote style="font-family:monospace; text-indent:3em">
Since maybe like the Middle Ages, there have been many 
differing opinions on hustle and bustle. This cannot be 
denied. It is my intention to sit down and play video games 
for several hours.

First, moving around quickly, and with purpose, is a 
true sign of character. Secondarily, bustle(e.g. hustle) 
yields more product for the working types. "Hustle and bustle 
are like my right and left arms," said Li'l Spicy in his famous 
"Hustle and Bustle Are Like My Right and Left Arms" speech. 
Webster's defines bustle as "excited and often noisy activity; 
a stir." A stir, indeed. Finally, sometimes gross stuff can 
be funny.

In conclusion, I, "The Yellow Dart," think I have done a 
great job illustrating the many differing opinions about hustle 
and bustle, may they both rest in peace. Also, I think Strong 
Bad should decrease The Cheat's allowance.
</blockquote>

''{Page Three features the batteries diagrams, and Page 4 features fake money taped to a piece of paper}''

== DVD Version ==
*The "Englilsh" Paper is only accessible via a hidden Strong Bad icon in the lower-right corner of the Compy 386 screen. However, you now get to hear Strong Bad read the paper aloud! Furthermore, there are some additional comments near the end of this.
**'''STRONG BAD:''' Eating one battery. Eating five batteries. Oh, that guy has got quite a gullet. ''{turns to page four}'' And what I like to call a little...inshoirance.
*The Breakfast Burrito is accessible via a hidden Strong Bad icon in the lower-left corner of the Compy 386 screen instead of through the Englilsh Paper. Like with the Englilsh Paper, you get to hear Homestar Runner read it.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail64.html|watch "english paper"]]
*[[HR:sbemail64.swf|view the Flash file for "english paper"]]
*[[HR:auction.html|view the auction]]
*[[HR:englishpaper.doc|read the English paper]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

User:LordQuackingstick

2007-02-17T01:57:06Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Trivia Styles */ s'more

[[Image:Lord_Quackingstick.PNG|thumb|left|85px|"Why, Lord Quackingstick, how nice to see you."]]
Hello! This is LordQuackingstick. I've been going to homestarrunner.com since... hmm... I'd say since about [[guitar]]. I created the [[Stong Bad]] page, the [[Racquet Games]] page, the [[French Fries]] page, the [[Acknowledged Email Delays]] page, and possibly most importantly, the [[Ages of Characters]] page, and have made a whole buncha other contributions. I do all kinds of work, but I don't see nobody makin' me any LordQuackingstick shaped pancakes!

The main reason I think that Homestar Runner is popular is because it contains a healthy dose of absurdist humor, and because, as the Brothers have stated, it's kinda like Saturday mornings.

My favorite line is "My internet's crawlin' along like... something... funny..."-[[isp]]
My favorite character is either Strong Bad or Strong Sad.

My favorite email (lappy) is either isp or... a different one.

I apoligize for the fact that most of the stuff that follows is not really relevent; I'm trying to think of something original to put on here the relates to the wiki. Please bear with me!
----
Yes, I know you've seen quote contests before, but mine has the distinction of being just about the hardest ever. There're a coupla easy ones, but they're mostly hard. For example, good luck with the one about thunder. Anyways, ten bucks per quote† to anyone who can identify the source of at least one of these quotes (put your answers on the talk page; if they're too hard, tell me that, too)(no cheating with google, wikiquote, etc- be honest!):
*"SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
*"If you were hit with the thunder of ''salvation'', you would be ''saved'', wouldn't you?."
*"Mister Death Die! How I've missed you, Mister Death Die!"
*"I thought you were one of those freaks handing out tissues."
*"General Fishhead, you be the fish wing."
*"It's only a matter of time before they figure out the automatic doors."
*"TIME FOR HUGENESS!"
*"Why Spike?"
*"This departure from truth on the part of a most honest hobbit is a portent of great significance." Figure '''this''' one out, kai lyn!
*"Yepper."
*"Not quite milk, but not quite a milk shake, you know what I mean?"
*"But everything's sepia! We ''must'' be in the past!"
*"Don't thank me. Thank the little boy-cat."
*More to come!
†Not really.

==Trivia Styles==
Blah blah cupcakes. Blah blah answer the question.
*'''What''' publisher in '''what''' game misspelled their own name on the title screen of said game?
*'''What''' is a common affliction of NESes?
*'''What''' is the first weapon in ''The Legend of Zelda''?

==Recipients of the Prestigious Cupcakes==
*For Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-One more than one times!
:*{{User:Trey56/sig}}-Three times!
:*{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}}-Twice!
:*{{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}}
:*{{User:Qermaq/sig}}
:*[[User:WeirdAl|WeirdAl]]
*For Mangled Homestar Quotes:
:*{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}-Too times!
:*{{User:Shwoo/sig}}-A whole bunch.

==Guess the Homestar Quote!==
I'll type a quote from everybloody's webtoon with my eyes closed; guess what it is (answers on talk page) for cupcakes!
*"Hry dtivkluy mdnn!"
*"Ug, did yiu jusy sah dkj g?"
*"Like rivjt judt noe!"

==Links!==
*[http://www.nintendowiki.net Nintendo Wiki] - It's really boring there 'cause no one's there and none of the articles are done. So how 'bout signing up and helping out? PLEASE! I'll be there as Enviroinments. Get it? Enviroinments! Ha ha! You don't get it, do you?
*[http://www.zeldawiki.org Zelda Wiki] - I'm Enviroinments here, too.

I wanna be a sysop!

<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~~}}</nowiki>

Talk:homsar

2007-02-17T01:17:09Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Dial SB For Murder */ two ply

== Vinnie C. and chatter ==

I wonder how Vinnie C feels about himself...[[User:67.34.29.75|67.34.29.75]] 17:45, 20 Nov 2004 (MST)

I don't know but I personally would love to thank Vinnie C. What would homestar Runner be without Homsar?

I agree! Vinnie C. did us all a big favor! Homsar ROX!

I'd like to thank Vinnie C. Without him (Or her, I don't know) We would be missing something big. -Kinsey

Thank you Vinnie for making a great character!

This is one of the absolute best e-mails simply from what came out of it!

:Hi, everyone. We have a [http://forum.hrwiki.org Forum] for general discussions like this. Please use it to talk about an email, instead of talking about it here. Thanks. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 18:18, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

A game dedicated to this email. [http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s=cb27a435584f5cca67a6bc12e0acafce&showtopic=73280 Homsar]--[[User:4.249.195.226|4.249.195.226]] 03:16, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

It is a great email, Homsar is a great character AND Homsar give the Poopsmith another purpose-[[User:Sbdisciples|Sbdisciples]] 18:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

== We Need a New Image for Him ==
[[Image:Example.jpg|frame|left]]
We need a new pic of Homsar so hears one right hear
:This article is about the email, not the character. The screenshot we have is just fine. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:27, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

== Poor, poor homsar ==

That peice of crap is the dumbest thing I have ever seen!! Sure he is funny... to laugh at but nothing else. Someone needs to punch him in the gut. Someone like... STRONG BAD!! yeah, that should be done very soon, now all a yal die-hard homsar fans, can go cry, like, like strong sad.-ken

Hey, man, use the forum for your Homsar bashing.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 18:59, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Monty Python ==

Am I the only one who thinks the Heavy Lourde refers to the "16 Tons" weight from ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' that would sometimes be dropped on a character to end a sketch prematurely? It might qualify as a RWR; let me know what you guys think. [[User:Toiletduck|Toilet Duck]] 16:38, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

:Don't worry, you're not the only one. It's mentioned on [[Heavy Lourde]]. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:26, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

== Punctuation and spelling ==

<blockquote>Although Strong Bad says he will "'''keep making fun of''' your punctuation and spelling", no emails up to this point had punctuation errors.</blockquote>
Does "Keep making fun of something" have to refer part emails? Beacause Strong Bad is ''still'' making fun of others' punctuation and spelling. If there's going to be a full discussion on this, I'll move it to STUFF. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:04, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, in this email he makes fun of Vinnie's spelling, and he's saying that in future, more jabs of the same are following, so I agree, not really notable. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:14, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dial SB For Murder ==

There has been a bit of back-and-forth on whether SB killed Homsar. I'm seeing a strong argument for both sides of the issue. On the one hand, he was "completely crushed" by a Heavy Lourde, and as such must have been killed; cartoon physics (or, perhaps, metaphysics in this case) is all that allows him to have recovered. On the other hand, one could also use cartoon physics to argue that the Heavy Lourde somehow did not kill him, as it's evident he's quite alive.

I'm inclined to side with the "not killed" viewpoint. Was Wile E. Coyote killed each time he failed to snag the Road Runner, and was instead crushed/blown up/shattered/etc.? I don't think that's sensible. Anyway, as it's been rv and rv a few times I'd like to see if there's any consensus on this. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:38, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

:We don't have to look at non-TBC toons for examples. For some H*R characters we ''do'' assume that they get killed several times. Of course, the Teen Girl Squad cartoon physics is a bit wilder than the normal H*R one, but so is cartoon physics when it comes to Homsar. I believe we should assume that Homsar was killed here, as this is what the email suggests and what SB refers to when he thanks the email writer.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

::On the date this email debuted, I am sure that Homsar was supposed to be dead. Obviously, TBC couldn't kill off Homestar, but because Vinnie made his fateful spelling error, they were free to create and immediately squish a character. Later, they realized there was potential for him, and he miraculously survived. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::But if he survived, he couldn't have actually been killed! There's the paradox. How do we word the summary to avoid supporting or denying either strong argument? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::This is what I think: Homsar was killed, but then TBC brought him back, no explanation needed. I mean, it's a cartoon, not a serious 1-hour drama show on some popular TV network. Characters can die and suddenly be perfect in eight seconds. By summary, I assume you mean the summary at the top, well, I think it's perfect. I mean, we can't please every fan, so we probably have to choose one. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]] implies that Homsar didn't die after being crushed, he just got badly injured. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 00:34, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Think of it this way: in a book, when someone is apparently killed, the characters don't go around saying, "Boo-hoo! My best friend was apparently killed by a cement mixer!" They speak as if the character is dead, whether he is alive later or not. Maybe we could apply the same thing here. We could also just say something that doesn't address whether or not Homsar is killed, like: "SB decides to kill Homsar."-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:16, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Talk:homsar

2007-02-17T01:16:28Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Dial SB For Murder */ Cement mixer logic

== Vinnie C. and chatter ==

I wonder how Vinnie C feels about himself...[[User:67.34.29.75|67.34.29.75]] 17:45, 20 Nov 2004 (MST)

I don't know but I personally would love to thank Vinnie C. What would homestar Runner be without Homsar?

I agree! Vinnie C. did us all a big favor! Homsar ROX!

I'd like to thank Vinnie C. Without him (Or her, I don't know) We would be missing something big. -Kinsey

Thank you Vinnie for making a great character!

This is one of the absolute best e-mails simply from what came out of it!

:Hi, everyone. We have a [http://forum.hrwiki.org Forum] for general discussions like this. Please use it to talk about an email, instead of talking about it here. Thanks. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 18:18, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

A game dedicated to this email. [http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s=cb27a435584f5cca67a6bc12e0acafce&showtopic=73280 Homsar]--[[User:4.249.195.226|4.249.195.226]] 03:16, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

It is a great email, Homsar is a great character AND Homsar give the Poopsmith another purpose-[[User:Sbdisciples|Sbdisciples]] 18:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

== We Need a New Image for Him ==
[[Image:Example.jpg|frame|left]]
We need a new pic of Homsar so hears one right hear
:This article is about the email, not the character. The screenshot we have is just fine. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:27, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

== Poor, poor homsar ==

That peice of crap is the dumbest thing I have ever seen!! Sure he is funny... to laugh at but nothing else. Someone needs to punch him in the gut. Someone like... STRONG BAD!! yeah, that should be done very soon, now all a yal die-hard homsar fans, can go cry, like, like strong sad.-ken

Hey, man, use the forum for your Homsar bashing.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 18:59, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

== Monty Python ==

Am I the only one who thinks the Heavy Lourde refers to the "16 Tons" weight from ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' that would sometimes be dropped on a character to end a sketch prematurely? It might qualify as a RWR; let me know what you guys think. [[User:Toiletduck|Toilet Duck]] 16:38, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

:Don't worry, you're not the only one. It's mentioned on [[Heavy Lourde]]. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:26, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

== Punctuation and spelling ==

<blockquote>Although Strong Bad says he will "'''keep making fun of''' your punctuation and spelling", no emails up to this point had punctuation errors.</blockquote>
Does "Keep making fun of something" have to refer part emails? Beacause Strong Bad is ''still'' making fun of others' punctuation and spelling. If there's going to be a full discussion on this, I'll move it to STUFF. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:04, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
:Well, in this email he makes fun of Vinnie's spelling, and he's saying that in future, more jabs of the same are following, so I agree, not really notable. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:14, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

== Dial SB For Murder ==

There has been a bit of back-and-forth on whether SB killed Homsar. I'm seeing a strong argument for both sides of the issue. On the one hand, he was "completely crushed" by a Heavy Lourde, and as such must have been killed; cartoon physics (or, perhaps, metaphysics in this case) is all that allows him to have recovered. On the other hand, one could also use cartoon physics to argue that the Heavy Lourde somehow did not kill him, as it's evident he's quite alive.

I'm inclined to side with the "not killed" viewpoint. Was Wile E. Coyote killed each time he failed to snag the Road Runner, and was instead crushed/blown up/shattered/etc.? I don't think that's sensible. Anyway, as it's been rv and rv a few times I'd like to see if there's any consensus on this. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:38, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

:We don't have to look at non-TBC toons for examples. For some H*R characters we ''do'' assume that they get killed several times. Of course, the Teen Girl Squad cartoon physics is a bit wilder than the normal H*R one, but so is cartoon physics when it comes to Homsar. I believe we should assume that Homsar was killed here, as this is what the email suggests and what SB refers to when he thanks the email writer.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

::On the date this email debuted, I am sure that Homsar was supposed to be dead. Obviously, TBC couldn't kill off Homestar, but because Vinnie made his fateful spelling error, they were free to create and immediately squish a character. Later, they realized there was potential for him, and he miraculously survived. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::But if he survived, he couldn't have actually been killed! There's the paradox. How do we word the summary to avoid supporting or denying either strong argument? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::This is what I think: Homsar was killed, but then TBC brought him back, no explanation needed. I mean, it's a cartoon, not a serious 1-hour drama show on some popular TV network. Characters can die and suddenly be perfect in eight seconds. By summary, I assume you mean the summary at the top, well, I think it's perfect. I mean, we can't please every fan, so we probably have to choose one. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]] implies that Homsar didn't die after being crushed, he just got badly injured. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 00:34, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Think of it this way: in a book, when someone is apparently killed, the characters don't go around saying, "Boo-hoo! My best friend was apparently killed by a cement mixer!" They speak as if the character is dead, whether he is alive later or not. Maybe we could aply the same thing here. We could also just say something that doesn't address whether or not Homsar is killed, like: "SB decides to kill Homsar."-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:16, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Pickaxes

2007-02-16T23:50:51Z

LordQuackingstick: plain ol' tools

== Weapon? ==

A pickaxe is a tool. Only once it was used to destroy something. Category change? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:06, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:Well, it was either Weapons of Power tools, and this seemed to fit better. Maybe just move to Miscellaneous Items?{{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 23:07, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah. I was thinking to just put it in the main Items category. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::It was used as weapon once. But I don't think we should count it as one.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:12, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Perhaps there should be a plain ol' Tools category.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:50, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Pickaxes

2007-02-16T23:49:00Z

LordQuackingstick: subject verb agreement, hyphen

[[Image:minerthecheat.PNG|thumb|"Mining... and... Coal?"]]
A '''pickaxe''' is a tool sometimes used by the citizens of [[Free Country, USA]].

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' Email [[cheatday]] — [[The Cheat]] uses a pickaxe to play mining games.
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — [[Reynold]] holds one when he dresses up as a miner.
*Email [[retirement]] — [[Strong Bad]] swings a similar-looking pickaxe into the keyboard of the [[Tandy 400]] after pouring [[Mountain Dew]] and [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets|denture tablets]] into it, causing it to [[Explosions|explode]].

[[Category:Items]]

Pickaxes

2007-02-16T23:48:10Z

LordQuackingstick: dress up

[[Image:minerthecheat.PNG|thumb|"Mining... and... Coal?"]]
A '''pickaxe''' is a tool sometimes used by the citizens of [[Free Country, USA]].

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' Email [[cheatday]] — [[The Cheat]] uses a pickaxe to play mining games.
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — [[Reynold]] hold one when he dresses up as a miner.
*Email [[retirement]] — [[Strong Bad]] swings a similar looking pickaxe into the keyboard of the [[Tandy 400]] after pouring [[Mountain Dew]] and [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets|denture tablets]] into it, causing it to [[Explosions|explode]].

[[Category:Items]]

Talk:Kewpie Dan

2007-02-16T21:37:42Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Kewpie Dan's origins revealed?! Probably not. */ fixy

Should this be in Rejects? He has only ever been mentioned once! -- [[User:Asploder|Asploder]]

Because no one outside [[TBC]] really understand this character, or know the story behind "Get Fushling", it would make it an [[Inside Jokes|inside joke]] between the brothers. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 19:22, 28 Dec 2004 (MST)

== BALEET ==

Should this article even be here? Kewpie was never seen again, so he doesn't need his own article.

== Kewpie Dan's origins revealed?! Probably not. ==

Okay, listen to this: today, I learned that the French word for "Cupid" is ''cupidon''. This is pronounced ''koo-pee dahn'', with the "ah" in "dahn" pronounced like in "da," the Russian word for yes. This is a stretch, but when I heard it, it was the first thing I thought of. It'd be better if it was a Valentine's toon he's from, but y'know...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Kewpie Dan

2007-02-16T21:36:40Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Kewpie Dan's origins revealed?! Probably not. */ woopsie

Should this be in Rejects? He has only ever been mentioned once! -- [[User:Asploder|Asploder]]

Because no one outside [[TBC]] really understand this character, or know the story behind "Get Fushling", it would make it an [[Inside Jokes|inside joke]] between the brothers. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 19:22, 28 Dec 2004 (MST)

== BALEET ==

Should this article even be here? Kewpie was never seen again, so he doesn't need his own article.

== Kewpie Dan's origins revealed?! Probably not. ==

Okay, listen to this: today, I learned that the French word for "Cupid" is ''cupidon''. This is pronounced ''koo-pee dahn'' with the "ah" in "dahn" pronounced like in "da" the Russian word for yes. This is a stretch, but when I heard it, it was the first thing I thought of. It'd be better if it was a Valentine's toon he;s from, but y'know...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Kewpie Dan

2007-02-16T21:35:41Z

LordQuackingstick: /**/Kewpie Dan's origins revealed?! Probably not.

Should this be in Rejects? He has only ever been mentioned once! -- [[User:Asploder|Asploder]]

Because no one outside [[TBC]] really understand this character, or know the story behind "Get Fushling", it would make it an [[Inside Jokes|inside joke]] between the brothers. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 19:22, 28 Dec 2004 (MST)

== BALEET ==

Should this article even be here? Kewpie was never seen again, so he doesn't need his own article.

== Kewpie Dan's origins revealed?! Probably not. ==

Okay, listen to this: today, I learned that the French word for "Cupid" is ''cupidon''. This is pronounced ''koo-pee dahn" with the "ah" in "dahn" pronounced like in "da," the Russian word for yes. This is a stretch, but when I heard it, it was the first thing I thought of. It'd be better if it was a Valentine's toon he;s from, but y'know...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 21:35, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

HRWiki talk:Manual of Style

2007-02-16T13:29:50Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Possessive forms of singular nouns ending in ''s'' */ S shortage!

==Overlap with Standards==
Well, I've gotten the ball rolling. Some of the information from [[HRWiki:Standards]] should be copied or moved to this page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:45, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

==West Is Ellipsis==

Actually, according to [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/cmosfaq.SpecialCharacters.html the Chicago Manual of Style] (see halfway down the page), ellipses ''should'' have spaces before as well as after. [[Wikipedia:Ellipsis|Ellipsis]] does concede that "some write ellipses without spaces," though. I was just wondering, is there a particular standard we base the wiki's on? I know journalists play by a slightly different set of rules on a lot of issues; is that what we're using, since a wiki is somewhat a journalistic entity? —: [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:47, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
: I wasn't aware of this, and as far... as I know... we write ellipses... without spaces before them... in most cases... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:48, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
:: When I did stuff with journalism way back in the day ... ellipses ... were like ... this. As opposed . . . to a more English-papery . . . way of doing them, or...this. Just..............my two cents.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 05:30, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
:::Ellipses... with spaces? I've never... heard of such a thing. And try reading... this conversation with... the implied pauses. It's... hilarious. --[[User:DorianGray|Dorian... Gray]]
::::If you were publishing a book . . . this . . . with spaces everywhere . . . is how you would make . . . an ellipsis. But that isn't necessary here, and it could cause bad line breaks. If we're using the ellipsis to actually indicate omitted words, then ... this ... with the space before and after but not internally ... would be fine. If we're indicating a pause... or trailing off... then it looks better... without the space before. No spaces at all...just looks...silly. It's... [[User:It's dot com|Dot com]] 16:10, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::[[Under Construction|Dot Dot Dot]] {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:12, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
::::::On a side note, following up the journalistic idea, the bad line break reason is why most journalistic stylebooks wage against the usage of . . . (in favor of ... and it was fun proving my English teacher/newspaper advisor wrong on that; he thought it was . . . for newspapers too). It's how I've become accustomed to using my ellipses, no matter the reason for it. But I can see the argument for... but not...at all.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 17:28, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Newspapers get so many things wrong when it comes to style that I can hardly stand to read them. They try to squeeze as much as they can into as small space as they can, and they will therefore sacrifice accuracy for brevity. So don't get me started on ''that''. I happen to be in the publishing business, and ''A Dictionary of Modern American Usage'' and ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' are two of my best working companions as I edit the magazine that we print each month. To solve the problem of bad line breaks caused by the internal spaces, I use nonbreaking spaces. I suppose we could do that, too (like this: "<code>.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.</code>"), but that seems overly pedantic. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:45, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
::::::::I see. Understood. (The indentation on my previous reply was correct, by the way -- I'm not reverting the formatting back, but it was more of a reply to you than to Under Construction, though that is quite possibly the best. Usage of ellipses. EVER. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 17:49, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::So it sounds like we're agreed on.... However, do we also maintain that full sentences should end with four, as I just did (period plus ellipsis)? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:00, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::The thing is... we almost never use literal ellipsis points. By that I mean, relatively speaking, we rarely have the need to quote something and leave out part of it. In those cases, I still think that the space before is appropriate: "Do you take your wrestling mask ... off before you go to bed?" The period-plus-ellipsis-points variety (typographically identical to four periods and used when the previous sentence is complete) would be even rarer. We just don't quote that much stuff. Most often we use them as a suspension... to indicate a pause. I personally think the subtlety of the four version versus the three version would be lost on most people and not worth the effort to fix them. By the way, this discussion has taken on a life of its own, and seems to be a bona fide standards conversation. Should it be moved to [[HRWiki talk:Standards]]? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:24, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Perhaps those who feel most passionate about these style issues would like to collaborate on an official HRWiki Style Guide defining what to do in these types of arbitrary grammar/spelling situations. I'd love to see something like that come into existence alongside our Standards. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 22:51, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

==Quotation marks==
As long as we're hashing out these things, I've noticed some disparity or just plain uncertainty about when to put punctuation inside "quotation marks," and when to put it "outside". I've gotten pretty confused on this myself. I used think I had a handle on the situation, and it was just ([[Wikipedia:Brian Regan|Brian Regan]] impression) "punctuation inside the quotation marks... '''always'''." But obviously there are situations that would make that impossible or nonsensical; if I'm writing an exclamatory sentence and quote a line that doesn't end with an exclamation mark, you'd better believe it would be "Do you use them for good or for awesome?"! I don't have any manuals of style, except for MLA in a box in a closet, which I find unhelpful for these sorts of things anyway. Perhaps you could fill us in, It's dot com?

It seems to me the tendency here seems to heavy on putting punctuation outside; I wonder whether sometimes it actually goes too far. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:40, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

:While I don't actually know the answer, I can't help responding to this. I think the rule is punctuation inside the quotation marks on weekends and holidays, and all throughout May, and you'll always be wrong no matter '''what''' you say! I gather from what's on the page now that it only goes outside of the quotes if you're quoting a single word or phrase that you would put finger quotes around if you were speaking, but what do I know? {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 01:59, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

::I'm in the publishing business. As part of that, I am a copyeditor of a magazine. Our policy where I work is ([[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] impression) "punctuation inside the quotation marks... '''always'''." Here on the wiki... I don't know whether it's the default font, or what, but it just looks ''wrong'' sometimes. We certainly don't have a standard, and in my opinion we don't need one. That's why I left it open on the project page (which is, in turn, based on some comments I wrote on the FAQ a while ago). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:06, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

:::OK, I'm ''pretty sure'' I know the "official rules": In British English, you put the punctuation inside quotes if the punctuation belongs with the thing inside the quotes. E.g.: "What are you doing?" But you put it outside if the punctuation goes with something that's not entirely in the quotes. E.g.: Did you just say, "doyng"? But in academic American English, you put the punctuation ''inside'' no matter what, including when it makes no sense. For example: Did you just say "doyng?" Here, the question mark applies to the sentence, not the "doyng" in quotes, but you still put it inside. But this really makes no sense, and Americans outside academic circles are abandoning this practice and punctuating like the Brits. From what I've seen in the past, I think the Wiki has thus far also preferred to go like the Brits on this one. (Read the Chicago Manual of Style for more info.) Hope that I helped! [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 02:12, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
::::I'm not sure which academics you've been cavorting with, but American style places the question mark ''outside'' quotations to which it does not belong (''Chicago Manual of Style'' § 5.28, at 164 (14th ed.)). So here, just like in the old country, it's: ''Did you just say "doyng"?'' Where the two styles differ applies to periods and commas and whether to start with double quotes or single quotes. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:18, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

:In reply to [[User:Some HSR themed username|SHSRTU]]: Ah, another Brian Regan fan! That guy cracks me up! Cracks! Me! Up!
:::::In continuation of discussion: I have a vague recollection of seeing some quasi-official source validate the above concept, of putting the punctuation outside quotes when it's part of a sentiment that doesn't belong to the quote. ''[After edit conflict: okay, maybe the Chicago Manual]'' E.g. on the current [[More Fan Costumes]]: ''I said "S and more different S"!'' However, down in Fun Facts, the sentences ending in "collection" and "wing" put it inside. On the other hand, we have ''Strong Bad refers to his head as "husky", despite''. ... That's the sort that I might have put inside. (And by the way, back to ellipses; what I just did—". ..."—is what this page currently recommends, but would "... ." make more sense in this case?) One more thing: doesn't pretty much every system put semicolons outside quotation marks? If so we should note that. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:25, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
::::::On the period-plus-ellipsis-versus-ellipsis-plus-period question, I would omit the internal space in that case. Even the style books don't insist on splitting hairs, though (''Chicago Manual of Style'' § 10.55, at 373 (14th ed.); but see also ''A Dictionary of Modern American Usage'' "quote", at 552 (1st ed.), where it insists that the hairs should rightly be split). As for semicolons, you're right. They go outside the quotation marks in both styles if they don't belong to the quote. We ''could'' note that, but I thought that this page would illustrate our house style; it should only mention English rules when it differs from established styles. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:32, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::::I updated the project page, but I'll bet this situation doesn't come up all that often. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
:In reply to [[User:Some HSR themed username|HSRusername]]: That "finger quotes" bit is perfect. Not that it should be on the page that way, but it completely captures what I was thinking. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:39, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
OK, you're right. I forgot to think. The question mark does always go outside. So just go read what I said and make them all statements with periods at the end! (Trying too hard to come up with a funny quote.) [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 06:23, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
P.S.: Chicago Manual of Style p. 242-243.
:I filled in my citations above. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Email in filmography ==
Some filmographies use email tags, like this:

*Email [[sibbie]]

While others don't.

* [[sibbie]]

We should aim for consistency. So which one should we use? I prefer using the email tag, myself. - {{User:Joshua/sig}}

:Quite a few of them already use the ''email'' label in front of them. It's only natural that we keep it. The job may be quite tedious, but since [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]] is on hiatus, we'll need to crack down on it ourselves. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 02:40, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

::I would think it could help for disambig purposes, e.g. [[marzipan]]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:46, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

:::I'm in favor of the label. I don't know quite how this manual of style is going to shape up, but we could have sections on how to do this or that—how to do a filmography, for example. And like I said at the top of this page, some things from the standards page are probably going to need to be moved (or at least copied) here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:53, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

:So this is now the proper way to do fimlographies:

* '''Debut:''' [[Main Page 1]]
* [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
* Email [[japanese cartoon]]
* [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]]
* Email [[flashback]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]]

:(Taken from [[The Moon]]) In chronological order, of course. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:04, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

== More maintenance ==

I was wondering if it would be wise to make links between this page, [[HRWiki:Standards]], [[HRWiki:List of common misspellings]] etc. Also, I wondered if there might be some good in making a list of commonly confused words, since this doesn't seem to be covered in the list of common misspellings. I'm talking about things like ''its-it's'', ''effect-affect'', ''descent-dissent'' etc. If other people think it's a good idea, I'll start work on it. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 19:23, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
:This project is currently a stub. A ''lot'' of work needs to be done on it. It does need links to/from other maintenance articles, and (like I have said above) some content should even be moved here from there. By all means, update this page as you see fit, based on your observations of what our current style is. That is, if you notice that we ''always'' do something a particular way, then it should go on the project page. This talk page is (among other things) to discuss changes to our style or to clarify it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:29, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
::I guess the reason I asked about it is that I don't feel like I've really got a grasp on what our style is for this sort of thing. I guess I'll just take as good a stab at it as I can and some of you can see if it looks right. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 19:35, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
==stub?==

<s>To me, this does ''not'' seem like a stub. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:00, 11 November 2005 (UTC)</s>
:It is, though. Perhaps you should read the previous thread. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

== Italicized titles? ==

My [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0205329705/qid=1133407840/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-3500051-3307254?n=507846&s=books&v=glance New Century Handbook] (a darn good little manual of style used as the text for one of my college writing courses) states the following in section 52e (p. 819):

<blockquote>Titles of books, magazines, digital magazines ("e-zines"), newspapers, and other creative products that are independently packaged and distributed to a public audience should be written with italics or underlining (see chapter 13).</blockquote>

Chapter 13 documents how one should cite one's sources, and, among other things, again mentions that titles of books, movies, or other creative works should be italicized. This has been bothering me for a while, and I feel it's time we started italicizing titles of the various toons and emails around here (I've been doing it on my userpage for some time now). Is anybody with me? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 03:40, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

:I think that would be a huge hassle. Usually the link serves the purpose. And wouldn't a smaller work be in quotation marks anyway? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

::A huge hassle for one or two people, sure, but let's not forget this is a Wiki. As for quotation marks, you may be right. Either way I think we should mark them out somehow as titles. We need to pick something and run with it, IMO. If I understand correctly, quotation marks are for chapters of a work or articles within a magazine or newspaper. Technically, the Strong Bad emails could be considered chapters. How are episodes of a TV series supposed to be written out? That would answer the question, I think. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 03:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

:I know this seems like a quick fix, but perhaps monobook.css could be edited so that all links to the offical site are italicized? This would blanket cover all toons and emails linked to. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:50, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

::Um, you can do that for your personal CSS, but leave mine alone, please. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:51, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

::'''Edit conflict:''' That would be a quick fix, but I'm not sure it would be an accurate one. We link to other things on hr.com that aren't toons and shouldn't be italicized, like the main pages or the toons menu. In addition, I'm talking not just about links to the official site, but links to Wiki content like ''[[do over]]'' and ''[[A Folky Tale]]''. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 03:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

:::I have no idea what the bots are capable of, but could GrapeNuts or Valerie do anything? {{User:FireBird/sig}} 04:13, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

::::I know it isn't official, but simply linking things counts for something. I mean, the intent of both italicizing and quote-marking titles is to set them apart visually; if I read "Strongbadia has been somewhat neglected ever since colonization" it means something quite different from "Strongbadia has been somewhat neglected ever since [[colonization]]." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:56, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

:::::I don't think we even have a problem. Italicizing is an option. The other one is underlining, which links already are. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:41, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

::::::Yes, but because of our "no double linking" rule many of the titles are not linked, and hence, not underlined. An example is in the [[dullard#Fast_Forward|dullard]] page i was just looking at:
::::::''From: '''Fast Forward''' ''

::::::<blockquote>
::::::*This [[The Office|office]] was used again in [[Senor Mortgage]], [[other days]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2|2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3|3]].
::::::*There is another Dullard comic in the toon Biz Cas Fri 1.</blockquote>
::::::Where in the second fun fact, the titles ''Dullard'' and ''Biz Cas Fri 1'' are not emphasized. Here are two alternatives I can think of:
::::::<blockquote>
::::::*This ''[[The Office|office]]'' was used again in ''[[Senor Mortgage]]'', ''[[other days]]'', and ''[[Biz Cas Fri 1]]'', ''[[Biz Cas Fri 2|2]]'', and ''[[Biz Cas Fri 3|3]]''.
::::::*There is another ''Dullard'' comic in the toon ''Biz Cas Fri 1''.</blockquote>
::::::Everything above that is a title is italicized. Below we have:
::::::<blockquote>
::::::*This [[The Office|office]] was used again in [[Senor Mortgage]], [[other days]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2|2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3|3]].
::::::*There is another Dullard comic in the toon Biz Cas Fri 1.</blockquote>
::::::Where everything is underlined. Since the links are automatically underlined, only everything else needs to be explicitly underlined. I'm not sure which one I like more, but the underlined one doesn't look bad at all! It can also serve as a guard, in case there are titles that were once linked above but no longer are for some reason, and so we can easily visually check for such unlinked titles. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:11, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::I kinda like the underlining. But the italics seem a bit out of place. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 16:19, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::I prefer the italics, but that's just me. Part of that is from the links not being underlined by default for me, and since I generally prefer italics anyway. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 16:46, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::Your links are not underlined by default for you? ''Well that's simply too bad!'' Just kidding. I'm curious, did you turn that off yourself? Do they still appear blue? The more I look at it, the more i'm liking the underlined, but you bring a good point that the links may not always be underlined. *sigh* Though they usually are! The italic ones seem a little bare. But I'm still wavering between the two. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:08, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::I don't know, it was set up like that by default when I signed up. It usually shows up that way for me no matter if I'm signed in or not, though I think a couple times when I've been logged in as an IP it underlined them. But usually they're not, and I prefer it that way. But, again, that's just me. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 20:48, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
Well, why can't we ''link every time''? I will say again (well, for the first time on ''this'' page), "Once and Only Once" does not apply to links. The only reason we don't link character names (I think) is because it's unsightly, and because there is a specified place for them in toons (the character list). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:50, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
:''Link every time!?'' Link every time? Link every time. Hmmmm Link every time! If its links just for titles of toons (which is what I assume you meant to say), then it might be viable. But what of situations above where the title is repeated practically right after it is first presented? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:02, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
::Harking back to your suggestions offered, Stux: first of all, I'm quite unfond of the first one; part of the reason I think electronic media shouldn't necessarily be held to all paper-media rules, especially regarding appearance, is that italics don't look so hot on a screen. For the second one, I like the concept, except I kind of have a problem with extending it to Dullard. Yeah, I know it's the official name of the strip, but the usage in the sentence is not as a proper noun. If the sentence were "[[Dullard (comic)|Dullard]] is a comic strip that first appeared in [[dullard]]. [[Levert Burtmore]], who draws Dullard, is..." ...then it would be another matter.
::Now then, as to linking every time: Wow! I really didn't expect to hear that. I didn't know the policy applied only to characters. Give me a moment; this has rocked my universe slightly. It seems to me that "Once and only once" and "Every time, within reason" would be the only possibilities that would really work, for consistency. And I'm not entirely sure I'm ready for that much blue. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:08, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Okay, maybe every time is a little crazy. I have long wanted, however, to bring up our linking policy (and I can't remember if I have before or if I've just thought about it). I'm pretty much fine with how we link in toons (once for characters and places in a standardized location at the top) because with a little experience, anyone can know where to find them. In articles, however (especially longer articles), it makes more sense to link after every subheading, because you don't know what path the reader took to get there. Links are there for the convenience of the reader. Someone should never have to search for a link. Likewise, in tables, I think it's appropriate to link ''every'' instance. I realize this post is completely off-topic for this thread and so I will probably have to repost it somewhere else later, but, well, there it is. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:28, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

:Joey, I don't think that things around here need italic titles simply because I don't think they fit the Chapter 13 guidelines. None of the things you mentioned--toons, e-mails, etc.--are, in my opinion, "independently packaged and distributed to a public audience." To my mind they're equivalent to short stories published in a collection, where the title of the collection (in this case the Homestar Runner web site) would be italicized and the titles of the individual stories (i.e. the shorts, toons, etc.) would go in quotation marks. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 06:51, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

::Many replies... many replies! Ok I have to work here on a backlog of stuff to reply to (and i mean in the site in general). But here too... Abdi, to answer your question, I simply underlined Dullard cuz i thought it was a title. I just wanted to express the visual effect, but the technical aspect of wether it should be underlined or not ... i dunno? Dullard seems proper to me even in that context. But moving on... Dot Com, I think your comment is very relevant to your discussion. Should be end up modifying our link-once-and-only-once lest ye suffer a cruel and unusual fate, then there I think there would be less need to be concerned about toon title formats since they'd all be automatically "formatted". This leads to interrutor Jones comment. I do think that you have a better point: as these are short stories of sorts (the whole collection being the H*R site?), they could be mentioned in quotes. However I dunno how aesthetically pleasing that would be to have all of these links with quotes all over. Hmmm. More to ponder? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:27, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

::I stand by my earlier statement that the closest thing we can compare it to are episodes of a TV series. I looked around for how those should be denoted and discovered to my surprise that they are to be set off in quotes. So, I'm changing my initial suggestion from italics to quotes in agreement with several people above me. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 23:43, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

'''How about some examples:'''
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Current !! Italics
|-
|
*'''Debut:''' Email [[army]]
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[Labor Dabor]]
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] (in screenshot)
*Email [[garage sale]]
|
*'''Debut:''' Email ''[[army]]''
*''[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]''
*''[[Labor Dabor]]''
*''[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]'' (in screenshot)
*Email ''[[garage sale]]''
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Quotes !! Mixed
|-
|
*'''Debut:''' Email "[[army]]"
*"[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]"
*"[[Labor Dabor]]"
*"[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]" (in screenshot)
*Email "[[garage sale]]"
|
*'''Debut:''' Email "[[army]]"
*''[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]''
*''[[Labor Dabor]]''
*''[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]'' (in screenshot)
*Email "[[garage sale]]"
|}

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Current !! Italics
|-
|
*On the second making-fun-of-Anonymous piece-of-paper, Anonymous has his hands glued to his butt, which also happened to Strong Sad in the email [[1 step ahead]].
*Strong Sad also gave an "anonymous tip" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*Strong Bad also swirls his wine in [[montage]].
*The background behind him in this scene is from [[dangeresque 3]].
*The action figures of Strong Sad and Strong Bad are from the Strong Bad Email [[action figure]].
*The "Goodtime Palace" is modeled after similar scenes from [[animal]] and even features Baby Styles.
*[[Club Technochocolate]] is originally from [[extra plug]].
*[[The Stage|The stage]] the entire cast is grouped on at the end is seen in [[A Decemberween Pageant]], among other holiday toons.
|
*On the second making-fun-of-Anonymous piece-of-paper, Anonymous has his hands glued to his butt, which also happened to Strong Sad in the email ''[[1 step ahead]]''.
*Strong Sad also gave an "anonymous tip" in ''[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]''.
*Strong Bad also swirls his wine in ''[[montage]]''.
*The background behind him in this scene is from ''[[dangeresque 3]]''.
*The action figures of Strong Sad and Strong Bad are from the Strong Bad Email ''[[action figure]]''.
*The "Goodtime Palace" is modeled after similar scenes from ''[[animal]]'' and even features Baby Styles.
*[[Club Technochocolate]] is originally from ''[[extra plug]]''.
*[[The Stage|The stage]] the entire cast is grouped on at the end is seen in ''[[A Decemberween Pageant]]'', among other holiday toons.
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Quotes !! Mixed
|-
|
*On the second making-fun-of-Anonymous piece-of-paper, Anonymous has his hands glued to his butt, which also happened to Strong Sad in the email "[[1 step ahead]]".
*Strong Sad also gave an "anonymous tip" in "[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]".
*Strong Bad also swirls his wine in "[[montage]]".
*The background behind him in this scene is from "[[dangeresque 3]]".
*The action figures of Strong Sad and Strong Bad are from the Strong Bad Email "[[action figure]]".
*The "Goodtime Palace" is modeled after similar scenes from "[[animal]]" and even features Baby Styles.
*[[Club Technochocolate]] is originally from "[[extra plug]]".
*[[The Stage|The stage]] the entire cast is grouped on at the end is seen in "[[A Decemberween Pageant]]", among other holiday toons.
|
*On the second making-fun-of-Anonymous piece-of-paper, Anonymous has his hands glued to his butt, which also happened to Strong Sad in the email "[[1 step ahead]]".
*Strong Sad also gave an "anonymous tip" in ''[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]''.
*Strong Bad also swirls his wine in "[[montage]]".
*The background behind him in this scene is from "[[dangeresque 3]]".
*The action figures of Strong Sad and Strong Bad are from the Strong Bad Email "[[action figure]]".
*The "Goodtime Palace" is modeled after similar scenes from "[[animal]]" and even features Baby Styles.
*[[Club Technochocolate]] is originally from "[[extra plug]]".
*[[The Stage|The stage]] the entire cast is grouped on at the end is seen in ''[[A Decemberween Pageant]]'', among other holiday toons.
|} 

*I don't think we should use a mixed style. If we choose to make a change, it should be one or the other.
*<s>Besides the fact that</s> I don't think the look of italics is too keen, <s>the problem with them is that <nowiki>''this'' produces this, which technically is different from this.</nowiki></s> (Edit: I examined the source code and was surprised to see <nowiki></nowiki>.)
*Quotes pose other problems: they add to the length of the finished line and look silly in large numbers or back-to-back. And you have to consider what to do when the name of a toon is within another quotation:
**"Let's watch '[[i she be]]'."
*All this to say I still favor linking only, perhaps even at every reference:
**Let's watch [[i she be]]. I think that [[i she be]] is a cool email.
*Or perhaps quotes on second reference (but I'm not crazy about this one):
**Let's watch [[i she be]]. I think that "i she be" is a cool email.
Okay, there are my examples. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:31, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

:These quotes would look so much better if MediaWiki auto-generated “curly quotes” instead of "double primes". I've been surprised for a very long time that no one has thought to use correct typography in an encyclopedia. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 15:53, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
::Aw, they don't look so bad (although I would never use straight quotes professionally in actual printed matter, online they look okay). I've noticed that when people are talking about an email, like for instance "rock opera", in conversations where linking isn't practical, they use quotes. So that gets my vote. I think if we're gonna make a change, however, we should do full-blown tests of a very large page and a very large list. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:25, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

:::So then we ''are'' going ahead with the double quotes for all toon titles? I just thought of something we need to inform the editors if we do: lately much discussion has happened regarding proper punctuation and the like. I just realized that we should really adopt and document a standard for punctuation regarding quotes (at least document it). As it stands "use your better judgement" is the policy, but not everyone has thoroughly developed that "judgement". I myself still have questions. A great example of a page that reflects what could happen is [[Main_Page_21#Fun_Facts|this page]], where [[video games]] is under quotes, followed by a comma. The comma is inside the quotes, though to me that looks unconfortable, and it seems that the comma should go outside. Similarly I would like to explicitly ask: quotes will always go outside the link right? (i.e. they themselves are not part of the link). I looks like it but i want to be sure this is the agreement (why am I being so pendantic? I don't know, but I am trying to become a software engineer). So, yeah. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:11, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

::::Well, such an important discussion needs to be open for a while, and we need a few more ''yea'' votes, before we can say that the policy has become official. To address your specific points: The quotes should definitely go ''outside'' the link (one important reason for that is otherwise we'd have to use piped links all the time), and there should be no other punctuation between the link and the quotation marks, like so: <code><nowiki>The most recent toon I transcribed was "[[portrait]]".</nowiki></code> I personally would support calling this use of quotes a special case and that the best-judgment policy could continue in other cases. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:26, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::It is equally ok to use underlining for a title. Since its a link and its is already underlined, problem solved. I don't support putting every toon title in quotes or italics. Isn't standing out in blue enough? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:36, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Remember, though, that not all users see the links automatically underlined. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:42, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Who doesn't see underlined links? Mozilla Firefox people? Netscape people? If that's the case y'all need to stop being to rebelleuos and get on the microsoft train...resistance is futile. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:47, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::P.S. I'm sure that make somebody mad **cough cough JoeyDay cough cough** (I've seen his website) the comment was meant in jest. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:49, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::By the way, anybody (even an IE user) could be one of those people... just log out and see. Anonymous preferences don't automatically underline links. You could even set your own preferences to be the same (under "Misc"), as a lot of logged-in users have. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:56, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::LOL—replying to everybody at once here. You probably made the better part of the whole wiki somewhat mad, IRF; check the bottom right-hand corner of the page. :) And thanks for keeping the discussion open, Dot com, because I'm at least one of those "no" votes. Let me make my earlier statements stronger: I would ''prefer'' to keep it as is, arguing that the blue color alone is enough to make the title stand out, and that it doesn't have to be considered improper for electronic media to use different typographical conventions than print media. My second choice would be quotes (not for consistency or appearance so much as the fact that I still think italics should be reserved for longer works—like longer even than "big" 'toons. The DVDs could justifiably be italicized, but even a 6-minute cartoon is still on a magazine-article level as opposed to a novel.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 18:29, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

== Quotes around captions ==

So, I'm not entirely sure this is the right place to address this issue, but as it concerns punctuation, I'll go ahead and try it here. (Someone can move this if it should be discussed elsewhere.) I've observed an inconsistency on the Wiki concerning using quotation marks in captions: when the caption is itself a quote, we sometimes have quotation marks and we sometimes don't. I've always assumed they were unnecessary, but I'd be interested in reading what others think. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:01, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
:This is probably the best place for that. I myself have wondered this. I kinda lean toward quotation marks around the caption if it's a direct quote from a toon, otherwise no. But that's just me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:23, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
::Yes, Dot com, I think that's a good idea, and I propose that we adopt that standard. For example: a picture of [[Reynold]] would have quotes around the caption if it said "Diaper biscuits" because this is a direct quote from the toon. But if it said "He's never had pizza" or "Proudly wearing a tie", it wouldn't have quotes. (I think that's what you were suggesting, Dot com; let me know if that's wrong.) Anybody agree or disagree? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:17, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
:::No objections? Then I guess I'll start standardizing it that way throughout the Wiki. Is it worth adding an entry about this issue to the manual of style for future reference? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:41, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Go for it (on both counts). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:43, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

== Emdash ==

The emdash is an interesting punctuation. According to Chicagl manual of Style, when it occurs mid-sentence—is the laundry done yet?—no spaces surround it. But other style manuals allow spaces in this usage. And of course, usage of the emdash in other contexts is not subject to this rule at all. How do we want to handle it? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

:I personally prefer putting the spaces in — don't you? — as it seems more readable to me that way. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 21:30, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::Certainly more readable, but I've never heard of it being acceptable style'''—'''at least in the middle of a sentence. As opposed to... '''—''' [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I agree with Abdi. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:34, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:The inclusion of spaces around em dashes is slightly controversial among grammarians, but the ''generally-accepted'' rule in North American usage is that you do not include spaces unless you write for a newspaper and your editor tells you to. (For example, I spotted spaces around a dash on the front page of the New York Times just yesterday.) For what it's worth, I don't find either style more readable than the other. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 17:38, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

::I'm willing to agree that non-spaced em dashes are probably a more established standard. I think TheNicestGuy is right — it's a matter of style that is established on an institution by institution basis. That said, I just checked in the ''Chicago Manual of Style'', and though it doesn't explicitly say you shouldn't space your em dashes, all their em dash usage examples are sans the spaces. I'm willing to settle on that standard, even though I personally don't prefer it. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:27, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Here's [http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/dashes.asp another style guide] which is explicit with regard to the spaces. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:32, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

== Ellipses vs. Dashes ==

It's ''very'' common in transcripts for a sentence to be split apart by stage direction, like so:
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ... Now we gotta be sure and represent as many of the different states—

:''{A candy-based periodic table covers the screen.}''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' —of candy matter as possible. ...

As you can see, em dashes were used in this case to show the interruption and continuation of the dialog. Which looks just fine. But from a quick glance at other transcripts, it seems that ellipses are used more commonly. Which also looks just fine. I imagine that with the loose standards in screenwriting (as compared to academic writing, for example) there is no firm rule indicating one over the other. Anyone know better? Do we have a preference? There should be consistency, right? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 19:21, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:Interesting you should bring this up. A few months back when I was transcribing bits and pieces from [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] DVD I thought to ask this question. I, personally, prefer em dashes for split dialogue and use ellipses when the speaker trails off and is not interrupted. But like you say, there really is no standard and we should strive to be more consistent across the wiki. However, it does not seem like a pressing issue at this point. We're still trying to standardize more visible issues like "Fixed Goofs" and the like. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 19:35, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::According to the established style on this page, trailing-off ellipses and break in dialogue ellipses are different. I think continuation ellipses are correct in the above situation. Emdashes tend to signal a shift in thought, and should be used as infrequently as possible out of that usage so they retain that function, IMO. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:47, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Em dashes also signal interruption and resumption. I think the general rule The Paper put forth (interruption vs. trailing off) is a good yardstick. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:58, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Then this:
::::*Whenever you are using suspension points to indicate a continuation of thought, do not put a space after.
:::::'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to have as many hot '60s-looking girls in your filmstrips as possible.

::::is incorrect usage, or at least inconsistent with what we're going to do? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:01, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Qermag, are you talking about the spacing, or the use of an ellipsis at all? It sounds like we're going for the ellipsis/suspension points being correct in this case, since it's a smooth continuation of what came before the stage direction. As for the spacing, it looks right to me. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 20:10, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::What I meant was that it seems you're saying the use of emdashes is preferable when breaking dialogue up with a stage direction or similar. That would mean that ellipsis would not match that, as this line would eventually be conformed to an emdash. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yes, you're right. At the time that particular sentence was chosen as an example, the issue we're currently discussing wasn't even on the horizon. If we change the punctuation in that sentence, we would need to find a new example to illustrate the proper use of suspension points at the beginning of a line. As for the issue at hand, it seems like a dash would be appropriate when there is no break in the dialogue, whereas suspension points would indicate more of a pause or a regathering of one's thoughts. These are all subtle points, however, and I'm not sure it's worth getting bogged down over. Whichever one makes the most sense on a case-by-case basis should be used. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:26, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

== Three periods (...) vs. Ellipsis character (…) ==

I noticed that three periods are usually typed in as an ellipsis instead of the ellipsis character. Is there a reason that this is done this way? [[User:Jecowa|Jecowa]] 03:45, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:Simplicity, mainly. The ellipsis is not a 7-bit ASCII character, which means it would have to be encoded to follow our [[HRWiki:Standards#Special Characters|standards]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, it would be a royal pain in the twees for editors to type &hellip; instead of ..., considering how frequently it appears. Which would not stop my being in favor of it, picky as I am, except that it also would not display properly on some platforms. The Blazer browser on my Treo, for example, just ignores any character that's not in its native encoding scheme. Doesn't even replace it with a box; just omits it entirely, which can get very confusing. So I'll maintain that, speaking very generally, the only non-ASCII character worth the hassle of using regularly is the em dash. It just looks much better than hyphens. Oh, but thanks for reminding me about the ellipsis, which I had forgotten was another character MS Word sometimes likes to AutoCorrect. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 13:55, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

== Some odds and ends ==

Three things:

* Homestar Runner Wiki should be abbreviated as HRWiki only in extremely rare and justified cases. It should be written out in full everywhere else.
* The King of Town should be abbreviated as KoT only in extremely rare and justified cases. It should be written out in full everywhere else.
* Strong Badia is two words.

Should these go in the miscellaneous section toward the bottom, or is there a more logical place for them? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:24, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps as a subentry under "Spelling"... or perhaps not. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 20:33, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

From [[HRWiki:Standards]]:

<blockquote>Never abbreviate the names of characters, toons, or things on the site (e.g. The KoT or SBEmails). Wherever possible, use the full name of a character the first time they are mentioned. After the first mention, you may refer to "The King of Town" as "the king" or "Homestar Runner" as "Homestar" and so forth.</blockquote>

Does this belong on just one of the two pages, or both? And if both, I think it could probably follow the same wording in both cases, perhaps rolling "HRWiki" into the point as another example. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 20:45, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

== Tense Stuff ==

Hi-low everpeoples. Okay, after completely [[User talk:Shwoo|chewing Shwoo's ear off]] about the literary present — something I've been troubled about for some time — I thought I'd bring it up here. I guess I come off as a nit-picky nerd, (a lot of my edits consist of punctuation problems), but I'm a big fan of grammar and consistency, (and H*R, duh). I also realize that we aren't dealing with literature here, but I thought that the literary present would be a good standard to adopt for this wiki. (Sorry if this suggestion seems pointless and gratuitous). {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:16, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:I agree that literary precedent should at least be considered, if not adopted. What specifically are you proposing? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::I guess I'd like a section on "tense" on this page, if that's okay. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:::It's likely ok. Write it up, post it, and if objections exist you'll find out straight away. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:37, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Oh... Okay! I guess I'm still <s>an idiot</s> new to this whole wiki thing or something, because it didn't even occur to me that I could edit ''this'' page. I was under the impression that only systops could for some reason. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:41, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::I can't right now though — chores a'callin'. {''sigh''} {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:42, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::Even us old folks understand that. Make edits as you can; the community will respond appropriately. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:44, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:It should be noted that general articles tend to be written in literary present, but toon articles are written from the perspective of "now" as it is (or was) when a toon is released. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

::Yes, for the most part, most of the general articles are already written in the lit. present. But there are still tense issues, (example, [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship]] page). Mostly, I just want everyone aware of tense, since it's something rarely thought about (by most). But before I go on, do we want to write about H*R as "artwork", or report it as "history", because if it's the latter, then this conversation should actually go in the opposite direction. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I think that toons should continue to be from the perspective of the date of release—at least for inside references and fast forwards. In other words, inside references are usually phrased as "such-and-such previously happened in the earlier toon" and fast forwards "such-and-such happens again in the later toon". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:02, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, I agree on all points. So, (just to make sure I've got it), you're talking about: 1. relating toon B to toon A (A was released ''before'' B) for inside references, where the past tense would be used, and 2. relating toon B to toon C, (C coming after B) where the present continuous/ future tense would be used. And you're saying do all this with the mindset of the date of release, even when adding a fact, like, a year later. Definitely.

::::For goofs, trivia, explanation, etc. concerning the toon '''itself''' though, the literary present should be used. The lit. present should also be used on, say, a running gags page, where appearances are listed, '''unless''' there's a relationship shown between two different toons in one bulleted idea. Uhhmm... I can't really think of anything more to say about it right now, but I know there was something else... Oh well. How about this so far, Dot Com? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:07, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:06, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

== Possessive forms of singular nouns ending in ''s'' ==

After careful consideration, I've come to the belief that this is the standard we should adopt for the possessive forms of singular nouns ending in ''s''.
<blockquote>Possessive forms of singular nouns ending in ''s'' should always be written with a second ''s'' after an apostrophe, unless the accepted convention is to do otherwise (see [[Wikipedia:Apostrophe#Singulars]]). Examples of this would include ''[[Dr. Christmas]]'s'', ''[[Nibbles]]'s'', and even ''[[Reinforcements]]'s''. A notable exception to this rule is to write ''[[Bubs]]''' '''without''' the extra ''s'', since it has appeared that way several times on [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].</blockquote>
Is there agreement on this? If so, I'll add this to [[HRWiki:Manual of Style#Apostrophe]] {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:38, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with the above. On a side note, listening closely, Strong Bad occasionally pronounces it Bubs's (perhaps someone could help me out with an example). Do we transcribe it as such in those cases? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:52, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
::A good example is Homestar's use of "Bubs's" in [[pom pom]]. And while I hesitate to add an "exception to the exception" to the rule above, I think that's absolutely the right thing to do — if a character pronounces it that way, we transcribe it that way. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:36, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::So, uh, how's about this:
<blockquote>Possessive forms of singular nouns ending in ''s'' should always be written with a second ''s'' after an apostrophe, unless the accepted convention is to do otherwise (see [[Wikipedia:Apostrophe#Singulars]]). Examples of this would include ''[[Dr. Christmas]]'s'', ''[[Nibbles]]'s'', and even ''[[Reinforcements]]'s''. A notable exception to this rule is to always write ''[[Bubs]]''' '''without''' the extra ''s'', since it has appeared that way several times on [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. Nevertheless, if a character explicitly pronounces a second ''s'', the transcript should indicate this. (for example, [[Homestar Runner]]'s line, "I think he's over at Bubs's, filming his documentary." from [[pom pom]])</blockquote>
::{{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Oooo, I love grammar! And I totally agree with this convention (and for the record, always have... ''silly teachers who don't read their MLA handbooks anymore''...) Nice eye, Trey! Got my vote, (not that we're voting or anything). {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:51, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

::::Sounds like a good idea to me. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:59, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

:::::Alright, I'll add it to the page and look for violations. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
[[Image:Coach Z & Bubs's Demo Tape.png|thumb]]
::::::Guh. After I started to replace ''Bubs's'' with ''Bubs''', I came across an Easter egg in [[cheatday]] (see right) that suggests that the only time the extra ''s'' should be omitted is in the title of his Concession Stand. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:16, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Hm. [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Manual_of_Style&curid=15060&diff=418241&oldid=418240&rcid=369525 It looks like] we should discuss this before I make any more changes. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Well, it seemed to me that your new use of "Bubs's" is just basically a part of the "Bubs's" exception thingie, where a character mentions the extra "s" in the transript. Methinks we need to reword it to mention both speech and text. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 03:24, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Yeah, maybe it is just an exception; I'm not sure. I just found [[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]], which supports the spelling without the second ''s''. At any rate, I'm going to sleep on it and do a little more research before I make any more changes — if anyone else has any input, please share. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::This may be reading too much into it, but maybe the reason that it's "Bubs' Concession Stand" is because he ran out of S's... y'know, like he spells "concession" with a 5 (five)...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 13:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Musical Sightings

2007-02-16T02:21:43Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Gym Class Heroes */ let's do it that way

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== ApologetiX ==
*In the booklet for the Christian group ApologetiX's 2003 CD "Adam Up," their guitarist is wearing a Strong Bad shirt. Also, at a show in Cincinnati, Ohio, the guitarist, Karl, wore his Strong Bad shirt (the mask shirt). In the booklet, he is wearing the full body shirt. He's got both!
*At their stop in Big Rapids, Michigan October 2, 2004, the keyboardist, Bill Hubauer, somehow got the Homestar quotes from the main webpage into his piano playing loud "Toons!," "Games!," "Characters!," and "Downloads!" while the lead singer, J. Jackson, was trying to say stuff. So far, no reported repeats of this activity.
*On August 22nd ApologetiX stopped at Elizabethtown, PA. In the middle of the concert, between songs, Karl started singing "[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]]". He also commented on someone's The Cheat hoodie.
*Early 2006 ApologetiX released a Live DVD with snippets between some songs. Karl is seen several times with a Trogdor t-shirt.
*On www.apologetix.com in the FAQ section, it says Bill Hubauer's (keyboardist) favorite bands are "including, but not limited to...Limozine, etc.

==Ashley Wool==
*Independent pop singer and songwriter [http://www.ashleywool.com/ Ashley Wool] links to homestarrunner.com in the "Friends" section of her Web site, describing it as a "Holy Grail of online cartoons." She also links to the wiki, to which she is "almost perversely attached," and mentions that the studio at which she recorded her album features a bathroom graffitti drawing of [[Trogdor]].
*The photos on her MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/ashleywool) include a picture of said drawing, with the caption "the mark of a great recording studio = trogdor on the bathroom wall."

== Beach Boys ==
*Homestar makes a random appearance on the interactive Beach Boys CD-ROM "Project SMILE." Click to enter the "Smile 2004" section, then the "Fan Experiences" subsection. Somewhere in the mess of random images on the main page of this section is a tiny animated GIF of Homestar dancing.

== Beastie Boys 2004 Pageant Tour ==
*On December 16th 2004 at the Zenith in Munich, Germany, the Beastie Boys used two JumboTron screens on the left and right side of the stage to present to the crowd the first one and a half minutes of [[Everybody to the Limit]]. Even though most of the listeners might have never heard of Homestar Runner or Strong Bad the crowd cheered and clapped their hands rhythmically with the music.
*''Everybody to the Limit'' and other Homestar Runner footage might have been part of other Beastie Boys shows during the 2004 Pageant Tour, but no other sightings have been reported.

== Bigg Nife ==
*The band [http://www.angelfire.com/music5/bigg_nife/ Bigg Nife] took their name from [[band names]].

== Butch Walker ==
*On the links page on [http://www.butchwalker.com Butchwalker.com], there is a link to [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|H*R]] which reads "Homestar Runner ..our buddies.. yes.. i said it.. OUR buddies.."

== Calibretto 13 ==
Calibretto 13 has a [http://www.myspace.com Myspace profile]. [http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=20334531&blogID=33999662 Evidently] they like Homestar Runner. They have a link to the website, with the text "You gotta love that homestar, he is a terrific athlete."

== Five Iron Frenzy ==
*Reese Roper, lead singer of the Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzy, is pictured in a CD release's booklet wearing a The Cheat shirt [http://img156.exs.cx/img156/1907/reesecheatbig0qs.jpg as shown here]. In the liner notes, drummer Andy Verdecchio thanks Strong Bad.
*During their performance at the [http://www.cornerstonefestival.com/ 2003 Cornerstone Music Festival], Reese asked the crowd if they were "ready to achieve burnination".

== Flatfoot 56 ==
Josh of the Christian celtic punk group Flatfoot 56 cites Homestar Runner as one of his favorite websites. [http://www.flatfoot56.com/page_meet_us/bio_josh.htm]

== Goldspot ==
Indie band [http://www.goldspot.net/goldspotnew/index.php Goldspot] used the beat from the [[Old Intro 2]] on their song "Cusp" from their album "Tally of the Yes Men". This song is available for download on [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=73660800&selectedItemId=73660458 iTunes].

== Gym Class Heroes ==

The [[http://www.gymclassheroes.com/ indie rap group]]'s song "New Friend Request" (video currently available on the website) includes the lyrics, "Love you to leave it, but you gotta admit / [[butt IQ|On a scale of 1 to awesome]] I'm the s***."

== Jack's Mannequin ==
During a performance of their song The Mixed Tape for Yahoo Music, one of the band members can be seen wearing a Limozeen t-shirt. [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-15591915-videos--Jacks-Mannequin See it here.]

== Jump, Little Children ==
On June 6th, 2003, during his solo tour, Jay Clifford was asked to play a song and replied "It's been probably five years since I've played this song so forgive me. It's gonna sound like crap. Crap! It's gonna sound like crap! Anybody watch Homestar Runner? It's the cool- I mean, the best thing ever, that's ever happened to this planet! That's Homestar Runner. So Holy Crap!"
[http://www.archive.org/download/jclifford2003-06-06a.shnf/jclifford2003-06-06at01.shn Download this clip!] - ''You will need to be able to convert it or play a shnf file.''

== Jump5 ==
During one bonus "track" on their remixed album (Remixed), Chris sings something extremely similar to The System is Down (one of the various sound effects).

== Karl Olson/Ultraklystron ==
[http://www.ampcast.com/music/4979/artist.php Karl Olson], also known as [http://www.karlrolson.com/ Ultraklystron], recorded two songs related to H*R: a cover of [[The Skate Party]] song [http://www.ampcast.com/LST-67826-mus-128-5890398-0-0-0-DLDLZTREGXSJDLGXDL/Ultraklystron__Strong_Sad_Rocks_Out_Original_by_the_Skate_Party.m3u Strong Sad Rocks Out] and an original song, [http://www.ampcast.com/LST-67834-mus-128-5890398-0-0-0-DLDLZTREGXSJDLFQO/Ultraklystron__Hes_Homsar.m3u He's Homsar], which are no longer available at these sites.

== KJ-52 ==
On his new album, ''Behind the Musik (A Boy Named Jonah)'', Christian rapper KJ-52 lists Homestar Runner in his song "Things I Like."

The way in which the bridge "Come on now, everybody!" is performed in "Whoop Whoop" (from ''It's Pronounced Five-Two'') is suspiciously similar to the [[Intro]] song.

Upon being asked what his favorite [[Strong Bad Email]] was, KJ-52 replied, "Oh, man! Come on, now, that's not even a question right there. Um, my favorite Strong Bad Email, I'm-a probably say, I like [[virus|the one where they got the virus]], that one was hilarious. I like the one where Bubs went out and blew, um, shot a hole through the computer, but I have tons of them. Couldn't even name them all on top of my head. Um, so, that's to say, I have quite a bit. I would say that one's definitely one of the first ones that popped into my head." [http://kj52.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=36323&comments=on Click here] to hear the podcast.

Earlier, a fan asked if he would write a song about Homestar Runner. KJ-52 said, "Oh, yeah! I just went to Homestar Runner this morning. I was watching, um, I read [[cheatday|the cheatday]], that was a Strong Bad Email, so you might wanna go check it out. Do I think I'll write a song about Homestar Runner? Uh, you know what, don't put it past me, I'm not saying I would. But don't put it past me, I would say that this is from the guy who wrote a song about [[Wikipedia:Mullet (haircut)|mullets]], ''[[Wikipedia:Napoleon Dynamite|Napoleon Dynamite]]'' and [[Mountain Dew]]. And, I love Homestar. I think it's my favorite web site ever." [http://kj52.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=20520&comments=on Click here] to hear the podcast.

On [http://media.libsyn.com/media/kj52/ask_kj_podcast_pt_1.mov his video podcast], he tells Baka Gaijin that writing a song based on a Strong Bad Email is a good idea.

On part 1 of his ''Remixed'' podcast, he mentioned downloading [[Podstar Runner]]. [http://media.libsyn.com/media/kj52/ask_kj_podcast_pt._1.mp3]

== Legitimate Business ==
*New Jersey ska/punk band [http://www.legitimatebusinessrock.com/ Legitimate Business] is named after one of Homsar's lines on [[Homsar Main Page|his Main Page]]. 

== Lemon Demon ==
*The band [http://www.lemondemon.com/ Lemon Demon] referenced [[Trogdor]] in the song Fire Motif from "Clown Circus" with the lyrics "The time has come for burnination."
*In the song "Geeks In Love" on the album "Damn skippy" One lyric says "ponkity-ponkity", and in the commentary he says that's a reference to the Strong Bad email [[funny]]
*In the [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/295165 Music Video] for "Geeks In Love", during the Logo declaring the songs name, you can see the word "TROGDOR" in the background.

== Mindless Self Indulgence ==
*The band [http://www.mindlessselfindulgence.com/ Mindless Self Indulgence] played [[The System is Down]] and [[Everybody to the Limit]] while setting up equipment before a show at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois. After the show, a band member was heard to comment on a fan's Strong Bad T-shirt and mentioned reading about H*R in Spin Magazine.
*During their Desparta Los Ninos tour a compilation CD was played in between opening acts and before the openers played. The CD had The System Is Down, Everybody to the Limit and Ballad of the Sneak. The lead singer Jimmy Urine is quite fond of Homestar Runner cartoons, especially Strong Bad.

== My Chemical Romance ==
Lead singer Gerard Way, in an interview with Hot Topic, said that HomestarRunner.Com was one of his favorite websites. (This interview is not longer on HotTopic.Com.)

== Patent Pending ==
Patent Pending has a song on their album ''Don't Quit Your Day Job'' called Decemberween.

== The Planet Smashers ==
The hidden 13th track of [[Wikipedia:The Planet Smashers|The Planet Smashers]] album ''Mighty'' proclaims "Trogdor!"

==Project 86==
*Strong Bad is thanked in their "Special Thanks" section of their self-titled debut album.

== Relient K ==
The band Relient K had a Homestar Runner-like [http://millionmanmerch.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/rk_homestar_blue.jpg shirt logo] (currently unavailable) and have linked to Homestar Runner from their [http://www.relientK.com web site], although since the reformatting of their website the link has been taken off.

==The Reunion Show==
*The punk rock band [http://www.music-city.org/discography.php?artist=The+Reunion+Show The Reunion Show] named one of their songs for their 2002 debut album "Kill Your Television" from this email. The name of the 9th song on the album is "On a Scale from One to Awesome (You're Pretty Great)".

== Salsa Commodity ==
[http://www.strikefouronline.com/salsa/home.html Salsa Commodity] released the song A Tribute to Homestar Runner "Live" on their debut album, Official Homemade Ice Cream. Before all this, guitarist and singer Michael Sanders made a song about Teen Girl Squad, which can be found in the [http://www.strikefouronline.com/salsa/music2.html old music] section of the site. There is also a sort of Trogdor cover there, using the singing from the email.

== [[The Skate Party]] ==
Wrote the music for [[The Cheat Theme Song]], and sent it to [[The Brothers Chaps]] as a fan contribution, who liked it enough to make a video for it and put it on the site. The Skate Party also have another song called "Strongsad Rocks Out".

== Sol Martin ==
At singer Sol Martin's web site, there used to be a link to Homestar Runner on the [http://www.sol-martin.com/new/index.php main page]. His musical idol, Ronnie Martin, founder of [[Wikipedia:Joy Electric|Joy Electric]], [http://www.joyelectric.com/jeboard/viewtopic.php?t=4676 probably dislikes Homestar Runner].

== Strike Four ==
The band Strike Four, which has some of the members from the now defunct band, Salsa Commodity, referenced the Strong Bad email [[mile]] in their song "''Here I Go''."

They also made a homestar trubute song, wich can be heard [http://homestartribute.ytmnd.com here]

== Strong Bad Live! ==
On June 7th, 2003, at a concert featuring Radiohead and the Beastie Boys, Strong Bad Emails were shown on the JumboTron between acts. They also showed [[Everybody to the Limit]] and it had a special new introduction wherein Strong Bad complained that he wasn't allowed on stage even though he had been the #1 hit for two summers in a row.

== Suburban Legends ==
Orange County ska band Suburban Legends thank "homestarrunner.com" in the inside cover of their 2003 album ''Rump Shaker''.

== Thursday ==
The band [http://www.islandrecords.com/thursday/index.las Thursday] thanks The Chapman Brothers in the booklet to their latest album, ''[[Wikipedia: War all the Time|War all the Time]]''.

== Time For Living ==
The San Francisco hardcore punk band [http://hardcoremusic.com/tfl/main.html Time For Living] has a Homestar themed album with the title track "The Cheat is not Dead". They have songs called "Discount Brick", "Just A Friendly Reminder", "Population: Tire", and "The King Of Town." Beyond the titles, the songs don't have any relationship to Homestar Runner.

== Tripleside ==
Tripleside ([http://www.tripleside.net www.tripleside.net]) wrote an homage to Homsar called "Legitimate Business", which contains many classic Homsar quotes. You can download the song [http://purevolume.com/tripleside here] or read the lyrics [http://www.firewalkingmusic.com/3S/lyrics/legitbiz.html here].

== Very Low Sodium Band ==
*[http://www.verylowsodium.com The Very Low Sodium Band] has a song that praises Homestar Runner. Hear the song [http://www.verylowsodium.com/band/ here].
*VLSB guitarist and singer Michael Sanders later formed the band [http://www.strikefouronline.com// Strike Four] (formerly Salsa Commodity) which performed the song live; a recording is on their album [http://www.cdbaby.com/salsacommodity Official Homemade Ice Cream].

== Waking State ==
In the liner notes of their 2005 release, ''Hang On'', the DC Band [http://www.wakingstate.net Waking State] gives special thanks to www.homestarrunner.com.

== "Weird Al" Yankovic ==
In the music video for ''Virus Alert'' (included on the ''[[Wikipedia:Straight Outta Lynwood|Straight Outta Lynwood]]'' DualDisc), a guitar turns into a shark, which then eats the guitarist. The scene is a reference to a similar scene in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]].

== [[Y-O-U]] ==
*Worked with [[The Brothers Chaps]] on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
*The Brothers Chaps made the music video for Y-O-U's song "[http://www.pleaserock.com/lalindsaymusicvideo.html L.A. Lindsay]."

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User talk:4kai2lyn6

2007-02-16T02:19:15Z

LordQuackingstick: /* LOTR */ fixy styles

== Welcome! ==

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Sincerely,
{{User:Salty/sig}} and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee", 16:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

== Signing ==
Hey,4kai2lyn6. I just wanted to let you know that when you say something on a talk page, rather than typing your name afterwards you can just type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> and it automatically puts your name and the time/date. You can also customize it to be different fonts and colors. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

''**Wow! Cool! Thanks! Lemme try it right now...[[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 00:20, 3 December 2006 (UTC)''

== article ==

Hey 4kai2lyn6! It looks like you're making your article in the sandbox, and it's looking great! But you should probably just start a page for it. You can start a page by following a red link (a link to an article that does not exist) like this one: [[Printables]]. Then you get the chance to create the page. Feel free to move your article over to there. Happy wiki-ing! - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 02:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, what it means by starting in the Sandbox is by putting a link to a non-existent page in the Sandbox, then following the page and adding text and whatever the page is about. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::''OOOOOHHHHH! Thank you! Now I get it! So... I guess I'll get rid of that stuff in the sandbox now... Unless it's already been taken care of... Just one question though - is this page an orphan now, or is it okay? [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 03:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)''
:::We'll find a place to link it, dun worry. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Thanks! [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 04:01, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

== Okay...! ==

I'ma go 'head and try makin' that "[[Downloadables]]" section. I'll just use my talk page for now, and transfer it later. As always, feel free to improve it afterward, (well, obviously. That is what the Wiki is all about).

(Wow. People aroung here work pretty darn fast! Thanks everbody everybody!) 18:10, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

==You're not a jerk==
*That didn't even cross my mind... anyways Merry Christmas, um, would you like to be on my "Cool People" list on my userpage. You're not a jerk at all. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
*There I just [[User:Theyellowdart#Coolest People Ever|added you.]] --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Your Userpage==
After your comment on my talk page I decided to check out your Wiki presence. I'd like to congratulate you for actually having a userpage at all, with content no less, given how many userpages are nonexistent or consist of something like "Why did they ban me?" If you want to easily spice things up, I highly recommend the [[Userboxes]]. They are easy to use and a handy way to communicate your basic info without having to get verbose. And it's color! - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 02:23, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Cool! Thanks! (And just to let you know, because I saw the discrepancy on the summary portion of your edit, I am a girl, and I'm just a year younger than you are, but I feel kinda weird saying this ''now'', because I'm almost positive that, through all my comments and stuff, I've been coming across as a ten years old kid! Oh well, mea culpa!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 14:38, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Name ==
What is your username from? I always thought it was just because your real name was Kaitlyn, but I think I'm way off.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:29, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hi Salty!!! You were the one who first ''weclomed'' me to the Wiki! (As you can see for yourself!) Um, actually, you're dead on in assuming how I got my user name. But my name is spelt Katelyn, not Kaitlyn. For kai lyn, I just took out the -te- and replaced that with an -i- (I don't really know why; I just like the phonetics of it, I suppose... But I do pronounce my user name two different ways: either KAY lyn or CHI lyn, (chi as it's pronounced for the Greek symbol, so you don't pronounce the "ch" as in "The Cheat") FYI in case you care). I hate my name; it's so boring and every other girl plus their brother has it (remember [[spring cleaning]]? ya...) So I like to imagine that my real name is kai lyn, (notice that I don't capitalize the "k" - I don't know why this is important, but I do it consciously).
:And, um, the numbers 4, 2, and 6 are significant to me for some reason. Mostly because of 42, the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, and they both add up to 6, and 26 is my birth date, so there you have it... 426. (Also, all the numbers of my birth date — the year, month and date — when added as separate digits, come out to 42, which apparently means something when using Tarot cards... But don't ask me anything elso about Tarot cards 'cause I know nothing else about them... I was just playing along with a friend... Okay, I'll shut up now!) Thanks for bein' on my talk page again!!! See ya 'round the Wiki! [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 14:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Reverting ==

Hey Kai Lyn — good work fixing up [[Strong Bad Email]]! I noticed you mention you could use some help in one of the edit summaries (although I see you fixed it yourself) — I thought I'd mention a surefire way to revert bad edits without missing anything. If you click on "history" and go to the last version of the page before the bad edit was made, then you can click "edit" at the top of the page and save that old version. That way you don't have to worry about any of the bad edit remaining/good information being lost. Hope that helps, and again, good work :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Oh thanks! *(''Big, sheepish grin'')* Just doin' what I can! (Sorry 'bout the many attempts; I panicked!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 18:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Ding! ==

Good prize on a lot of your recent editing! Keep on tranglin'! By the way, I left a comment to you in [[User_talk:Ilko_Skev%C3%BCld%27s_Teh_C#Oh_oh_oooooohhhhh.21.21.21|this thread]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:00, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
*Awww, thanks! Those are some good stuffs to know! ... 13:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC) ... [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 13:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC)... [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] (Just testin' stuff out!) ~~ ~

== tenses ==

Hey there Kai Lyn,

I wanted to let you know that everything that we write about has already happened, therefore we talk about things in the past tense. Although your sentences were gramatically correct as far as I saw, we don't write in the perfect tense whenever possible.{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

:Okay! I won't make any more of those edits... But I wasn't writing in the perfect tense, I was writing in the present tense, the literary present tense to be exact. It's just that I was always taught to write in the lit. present when "reporting" (or whatever) on a book, a painting, any type of "art", as is the Homestar Runner website. Main reasons to use the lit. present are because art is timeless, blah blah blah... I found a website that does a better job explaining it than I do...[http://humanities.ucsd.edu/writing/workshop/present.htm]. Okay, thanks for the heads up though!! Sorry, and see ya 'round the wiki!! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:58, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
::Art may be timeless, but we generally consider the events of Free Country USA to be happening in real time, more like we are chronicling history rather than describing art. As I mentioned in my reply to you on [[User talk:It's dot com#Sorry|my talk page]], there's no problem with figuring out what our current practice is and either writing what it is on the project page or perhaps even altering it—as long as we talk about it first. What I'm trying to say is, don't give up on this right away if it's important to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Cool! Man, Dot Com, you should be an orator or something; you always seem to know just what to say, exactly how to say it, and plus, you made me feel really good about what I was starting to think was a bad idea! You're right though, I shouldn't go changing stuff without more of a general agreement. ...Darn... and now I have to go do the dishes... Dang, dang, dang... {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 18:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== Expression ==

Hey, noticed your userpage edit. You do realize that in this world of the wiki, none of us have facial expressions, hand gestures or voice tones? Isn't that a beautiful thing, to be able to be understood through our choice of words and actions alone? Believe me, I find it a little liberating, and I don't have difficulties in these areas. Just some food for thought - online, we're all used to thinking "gee, so-and-so is high-and-mighty" or whatever, and then stepping back and realizing, "hey, I really can't tell that from the words".

That's one reason wikis all follow the basic rule that one should never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to ignorance. It's as likely, perhaps more likely, that someone is simply unaware how you perceived their words than actually intending to seem better than you or trying to put you down. Rest assured that, at least with the more "senior" users here, we definitely aspire to see all user's edits in that frame of mind.

Speaking of which, you are doing some great editing, and I for one am happy you're participating. Keep up the good work! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:Wow! That was wicked nice, (and very articulate)! Thanks Qermaq, especially for that "food for thought" bit — it really did jar a sort of epiphany with me; I was like '''duh'''! Everyone, not just ''me'', goes through the same stuff! I 'spose I mostly just wanted to warn everyone that a tirade of "sorry"s would usually dispense from me like the <s>plegg</s> or somethin'... (not a very pleasant, or indeed, "makey-sense" type analogy, is it?) Okay, thanks again, and see ya 'round the wiki! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:58, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== how do you know? ==

i noticed that you edited the page on the other little girl. how did you come by that information you added? {{unsigned|165.121.248.87|19:29, January 10, 2007}}
:I'm sorry, but the only edit ''I've'' made to that page was this: [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Other_Little_Girl&diff=388230&oldid=383068]], which didn't really encompass a whole lot of prior research on my part. Perhaps you're looking for someone else who had edited that page? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
::I think that you are referring to me. The way that I know is that I had the oppertunity to talk with [[Karen Wagner]], who is [[The Brothers Chaps|TBC]]'s sister. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 04:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah yes! I remember reading about that wicked cool correspondence on one of the talk pages, (can't remember which though). It's Dot Com or E. L. Cool or somebody was like "Oh sweet! You got to talk to a Chapman!" and I was like "Ya, that's way wicked cool!" (but I didn't type that in, cuz the discussion was an old one, or some other reason). Man, you're so lucky! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 21:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I think you mean [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Talk_Archive_2#Attention_sysops|here]] from [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] and [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish#Astrid_Renee|here]] from [[User:Trey56|Trey56]]. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:38, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yup. Thanks! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 22:41, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== Congrats ==

You are only the second recipient...ever. Congrats! You've earned it; keep it up.

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 Keep up the good work!</center> 
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:Oh. man. <s>[[your friends|Andrew]]</s> Invisible Robot Fish, this is the best email I've ever received. Let's get to work! But seriously though, thankyouthankyouthankyou soooooooooo much!!! I'm so freakin' ecstatic right now, I'm pretty sure my face is gonna implode! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 21:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== About deletion ==

About the now-deleted [[Fat]] article: You're right, it should have been deleted a while ago. The only real rule concerning how long it takes for deletions of this sort is that it be long enough to establish consensus for deletion. Rarely will it take more than a week for this (although this does happen from time to time). In this case, it looks like the sysops simply forgot this article and hadn't been checking the Deletion category. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, cool. Thanks for the info! Definitely good to know! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:39, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::You mean like [[Ages of Characters|here]]? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:16, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Now there's an example where there's no consensus yet. So yeah, that's a case where it stays open for longer. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== LOTR ==

I noticed that you said ''...LOTR is an obsession of mine...'' I'll deviate from H*R for just a brief moment. My wife is also a Tolkien nut. She has read the Hobbit, The Semorilian, LOTR, has all three DVD sets and has watched every last commentary, has made herself a cloak and went as an elf for halloween, made up stories about obscure Tolkein characters, has an evlish name...etc. Ok, now hback to H*R for me. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
:YAY! I love your wife! I could talk about LOTR and Tolkien for EVA! But I could also talk about H*R for just as long, so I too shall get back to editin'! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::Come onto IRC! Talk Tolkien with me! I love talking random Tolkien! A friend and I like to play Tolkien trivia where we go back and forth asking each other questions and we see who can stump the other most often. I'm pretty cruel, since I have the Tale of Years practically memorized, and I keep asking questions like "In what year of the Third Age..." :-) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh no! I'm wicked sorry, but I can't go into IRC!!! AAAAHHHHH! That bites! I'm so mad right now!!!!! Aw maaaaannnnn...
:::Nevertheless, I'm SOOOO ecstatic that you too WUV LOTR!!! You and your friend sound wicked knowledgeable about the land of Arda! Actually, I wouldn't be much fun on an IRC concerning Tolkien trivia anyway, because, to tell you the truth, I'm still a novice concerning various facts about his wonderful mythos, (which I'm happy to know is actually an account of our own world from long ago — not that I'm telling you or anything, I just think that fact is amazing)!
:::Sorry to disappoint, in that I can't access IRC and that I'm not as scholarly concerning Middle-earth trivia as I would have myself be, (yet)... Also, sorry I took so long getting back to you; I've been out job hunting and graveyard exploring... Take that to mean whatever you want it to.... : ) (hey look, an emoticon! My first ever! I should use them more often...) {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:39, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I have a challenge for you on [[User:LordQuackingstick|my page]]. It's about LOTR, but you'll never get it! Bwa ha ha!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
:*Oh, cool! I'll try! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::How's it coming? -[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, at the momment, I'm procrastinating in relation to my homework on the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] page. Don't worry; I'll look for it! But right now is H*R thyme! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I was just making sure you were still eating.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Ready for the startling conclusion? Drumroll, please... (budditta budditta budditta budditta...)-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::...a Ballantine books edition of ''The Hobbit'', published by arrangement with the <s>Hoofton Mifflin</s> Houghton Mifflin Company. The revised edition I quote from was first printed in 1982. The specific quote comes from a note explaining that the riddle game was chronicled in the book as Bilbo eventually revealed it happened in the Red Book. Blah blah blah.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

== Just wanted to say Wow. ==

Yea that about covers it. No seriously, I'm so impressed by the work you've done since you got here. I wish I had (would make) the time to put the effort in that you do with gnome work. Wow. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 02:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC) (now you can correct all the grammar errors in that post)
:Second'd. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::Aw shucks! Thanks a bunch, juys! I's gots a lotta thyme on me hands! (Dun worry 'bout your grammar, ISTC; colloquial type talk pages shouldn't hafta count! I mean, look at me! Holy crap, that's a lotta mess!) On another note, I've gotta stop tryin' ta fit in as many trite H*R jokes as possible into all my posts!!! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Nah, quotes just show you're a veteran.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::: : ) Definitely! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Or a nerd, which is good as well :-P{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:35, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::What??? Somebody's throwing a 4kai2lyn6 talk page party and I wasn't invited?? Seriously though, I've seen you from the beginning and you're a great user. Keep up the good work! - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 02:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I concur! {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, hi guys! Ya Loafing, I'm one o those! And The Joe, man, remember "Printables"? That was some fun times! Thanks again! (Yay for parties! My parents are gona kill me! Yay parents! *''what?*'') And Shwoo, you're here too?! Sa-Wheat! By the way, I meant to tell you this before, but you're fanfic: NOTHING "sucky" 'bout it! Trust me! Absolutely loved it! Have you finished any more? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Ah, yes, you have! (Don't know why I asked if I could check it out myself.... ''*idiot*''!) Cool, I'll check it out tomorrow! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. The third part should be up tommorow night, if I can revise it enough that I'm happy with it by then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:55, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::This's just my opinion, but I think you'd make a good sysop.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 03:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::Oh, thank you LordQuackingstick! (I actually went to bed before I got a chance to see you post this...!) But, I can think of like a jillion reasons why I wouldn't.... Um, my completely, PATHETICALLY meager amount of technology savvy, um, "ness".... (This's also one reason as to why I'm hesitant to welcome anyone; the new user could wind up thinking I actually know what I'm doing around here! Boy, would he be mistaken!) I'm also um, afraid of responsibility.... Plus, I haven't really been here that long. I think this's my, like, 3rd month or something... I've never even done anything big, like a transcript or anything. All "m" type edits for me. But I do appreciate the thought! Thanks again!
::::::::::::Just read ch 2 Shwoo! "What's... catching?" Holy crap, but that's funny! Like, you know when people will type in "lol", but they probably don't mean it? Well, I'm gonna type out the whole thing, cuz I ''do'' mean it... '''Laughing. Out. Loud.'''!!! Holy crap! (And I really shouldn't have laughed out loud this much; right now, I'm in a library... with, like, people in it...) Oh well! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:27, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wrote something that was laugh out loud funny? That's the best news I've heard all day! It's only midday, but that's not the point. You know, it's not impossible to become a sysop after being here for three months. Loafing did it. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Well, in any event, you'd probably-obably (name that quote!) be a better sysop than me.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Just one more edit for me here, then onto the main stuffs! (Ewww... I haven't been on in days, (attack of the teachers who assign WAY too many research papers)! That's NO GOOD! ... Hey, [[The Brothers Chaps|they've]] updated!)

Hey Shwoo; yup, you did, (I don't wanna explain the joke, especially to you, but it's like, HE DOESN"T HAVE ARMS!!! Why ''should'' he know what "catching" is?! That's great stuff!) Combolations! And by the way, I love the song you chose for Tristan/ S Squared: Pink Floyd rocks out loud (which sounds really nerdy and not at all appropriate for any respectable Floyd fan to say, but oh well)!

Hey there my good Quack: don't despair! If you keep working '''really''' hard towards the betterment of the wiki and prove your leadership, ''ness'', you'll totally get sysop'd, (that is to say, in time; keep in mind however, it's not like there are elections every 6 months. New sysops are chosen only when needed). But don't be too hasty for a title just for the recognition: first, you gotta earn it. (Which I have no doubt at all as to whether or not you can do it. Just summon up some patience and hard work, and ye shall prevail my son.) I realize that you've probably already had ta read these types of replies, but they're wicked true. If you do make sysop one day, you'll know that it's because you really deserve it! On the flip side of your comment, I really don't think I'd make a good sysop at all. I've no drive for leadership, (which makes me sound like a dead-beat, but once again: oh well!); whereas you have some direction, which really is a great thing to posses. Some (but certainly not all) positive stuff 'bout your edits: I notice that you're really great about keepin' on the recent changes; you add in helpful links and good rewords to further new entries/paragraphs, etc., and if you ever have to revert edits, you give insightful reasons as to why you've done so, so as to help out the other users for their next edit. Good jorb, and keep on tranglin', (I completely mean this, man)! Just remember, '''patience'''.

(Also, I believe the quote is said by the goose from ''Charlotte's Web''. That's a great book! I think I'm gonna read it to my little brother after he's done with the ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' books.) TTFN! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

== Dag, yo ==

kai lyn, I noticed [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:4kai2lyn6&curid=29934&diff=410404&oldid=404943 here] that you'll be taking a wikibreak — hope that whatever you'll be doing goes well and that it won't be too long before you'll be able to return :) You're a great contributor! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:52, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hi Trey! Thanks a lot for the compliment and right back at'cha! I think I'll be able to drop in now and then, but I still have some stuffs to take care of. See ya 'round the wiki! CanNOT wait to get back! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::Likewise. I'm glad you've been able to drop in from time to time, and hope we'll see more of you when your "stuffs" are taken care of. Happy wikiing! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Thanks Mr. Homestar Runner (in German) Guy! Happy wikiing to you too! Hmmm... I suppose I should update my user page soon. And I will.... Maybe Sunday, Sunday, someday.... This's {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} signing off! 13:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

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2007-02-16T02:18:20Z

LordQuackingstick: /* LOTR */ cliff-hanging conclusion!

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Feel free to delete this message when you're done reading it. After all, your user space belongs to you. I hope this information is helpful, and that you'll have a good experience contributing to our knowledge-base and our community.

Sincerely,
{{User:Salty/sig}} and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee", 16:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

== Signing ==
Hey,4kai2lyn6. I just wanted to let you know that when you say something on a talk page, rather than typing your name afterwards you can just type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> and it automatically puts your name and the time/date. You can also customize it to be different fonts and colors. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

''**Wow! Cool! Thanks! Lemme try it right now...[[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 00:20, 3 December 2006 (UTC)''

== article ==

Hey 4kai2lyn6! It looks like you're making your article in the sandbox, and it's looking great! But you should probably just start a page for it. You can start a page by following a red link (a link to an article that does not exist) like this one: [[Printables]]. Then you get the chance to create the page. Feel free to move your article over to there. Happy wiki-ing! - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 02:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, what it means by starting in the Sandbox is by putting a link to a non-existent page in the Sandbox, then following the page and adding text and whatever the page is about. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::''OOOOOHHHHH! Thank you! Now I get it! So... I guess I'll get rid of that stuff in the sandbox now... Unless it's already been taken care of... Just one question though - is this page an orphan now, or is it okay? [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 03:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)''
:::We'll find a place to link it, dun worry. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Thanks! [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 04:01, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

== Okay...! ==

I'ma go 'head and try makin' that "[[Downloadables]]" section. I'll just use my talk page for now, and transfer it later. As always, feel free to improve it afterward, (well, obviously. That is what the Wiki is all about).

(Wow. People aroung here work pretty darn fast! Thanks everbody everybody!) 18:10, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

==You're not a jerk==
*That didn't even cross my mind... anyways Merry Christmas, um, would you like to be on my "Cool People" list on my userpage. You're not a jerk at all. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
*There I just [[User:Theyellowdart#Coolest People Ever|added you.]] --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Your Userpage==
After your comment on my talk page I decided to check out your Wiki presence. I'd like to congratulate you for actually having a userpage at all, with content no less, given how many userpages are nonexistent or consist of something like "Why did they ban me?" If you want to easily spice things up, I highly recommend the [[Userboxes]]. They are easy to use and a handy way to communicate your basic info without having to get verbose. And it's color! - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 02:23, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Cool! Thanks! (And just to let you know, because I saw the discrepancy on the summary portion of your edit, I am a girl, and I'm just a year younger than you are, but I feel kinda weird saying this ''now'', because I'm almost positive that, through all my comments and stuff, I've been coming across as a ten years old kid! Oh well, mea culpa!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 14:38, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Name ==
What is your username from? I always thought it was just because your real name was Kaitlyn, but I think I'm way off.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:29, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hi Salty!!! You were the one who first ''weclomed'' me to the Wiki! (As you can see for yourself!) Um, actually, you're dead on in assuming how I got my user name. But my name is spelt Katelyn, not Kaitlyn. For kai lyn, I just took out the -te- and replaced that with an -i- (I don't really know why; I just like the phonetics of it, I suppose... But I do pronounce my user name two different ways: either KAY lyn or CHI lyn, (chi as it's pronounced for the Greek symbol, so you don't pronounce the "ch" as in "The Cheat") FYI in case you care). I hate my name; it's so boring and every other girl plus their brother has it (remember [[spring cleaning]]? ya...) So I like to imagine that my real name is kai lyn, (notice that I don't capitalize the "k" - I don't know why this is important, but I do it consciously).
:And, um, the numbers 4, 2, and 6 are significant to me for some reason. Mostly because of 42, the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, and they both add up to 6, and 26 is my birth date, so there you have it... 426. (Also, all the numbers of my birth date — the year, month and date — when added as separate digits, come out to 42, which apparently means something when using Tarot cards... But don't ask me anything elso about Tarot cards 'cause I know nothing else about them... I was just playing along with a friend... Okay, I'll shut up now!) Thanks for bein' on my talk page again!!! See ya 'round the Wiki! [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 14:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Reverting ==

Hey Kai Lyn — good work fixing up [[Strong Bad Email]]! I noticed you mention you could use some help in one of the edit summaries (although I see you fixed it yourself) — I thought I'd mention a surefire way to revert bad edits without missing anything. If you click on "history" and go to the last version of the page before the bad edit was made, then you can click "edit" at the top of the page and save that old version. That way you don't have to worry about any of the bad edit remaining/good information being lost. Hope that helps, and again, good work :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Oh thanks! *(''Big, sheepish grin'')* Just doin' what I can! (Sorry 'bout the many attempts; I panicked!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 18:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Ding! ==

Good prize on a lot of your recent editing! Keep on tranglin'! By the way, I left a comment to you in [[User_talk:Ilko_Skev%C3%BCld%27s_Teh_C#Oh_oh_oooooohhhhh.21.21.21|this thread]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:00, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
*Awww, thanks! Those are some good stuffs to know! ... 13:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC) ... [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 13:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC)... [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] (Just testin' stuff out!) ~~ ~

== tenses ==

Hey there Kai Lyn,

I wanted to let you know that everything that we write about has already happened, therefore we talk about things in the past tense. Although your sentences were gramatically correct as far as I saw, we don't write in the perfect tense whenever possible.{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

:Okay! I won't make any more of those edits... But I wasn't writing in the perfect tense, I was writing in the present tense, the literary present tense to be exact. It's just that I was always taught to write in the lit. present when "reporting" (or whatever) on a book, a painting, any type of "art", as is the Homestar Runner website. Main reasons to use the lit. present are because art is timeless, blah blah blah... I found a website that does a better job explaining it than I do...[http://humanities.ucsd.edu/writing/workshop/present.htm]. Okay, thanks for the heads up though!! Sorry, and see ya 'round the wiki!! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:58, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
::Art may be timeless, but we generally consider the events of Free Country USA to be happening in real time, more like we are chronicling history rather than describing art. As I mentioned in my reply to you on [[User talk:It's dot com#Sorry|my talk page]], there's no problem with figuring out what our current practice is and either writing what it is on the project page or perhaps even altering it—as long as we talk about it first. What I'm trying to say is, don't give up on this right away if it's important to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Cool! Man, Dot Com, you should be an orator or something; you always seem to know just what to say, exactly how to say it, and plus, you made me feel really good about what I was starting to think was a bad idea! You're right though, I shouldn't go changing stuff without more of a general agreement. ...Darn... and now I have to go do the dishes... Dang, dang, dang... {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 18:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== Expression ==

Hey, noticed your userpage edit. You do realize that in this world of the wiki, none of us have facial expressions, hand gestures or voice tones? Isn't that a beautiful thing, to be able to be understood through our choice of words and actions alone? Believe me, I find it a little liberating, and I don't have difficulties in these areas. Just some food for thought - online, we're all used to thinking "gee, so-and-so is high-and-mighty" or whatever, and then stepping back and realizing, "hey, I really can't tell that from the words".

That's one reason wikis all follow the basic rule that one should never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to ignorance. It's as likely, perhaps more likely, that someone is simply unaware how you perceived their words than actually intending to seem better than you or trying to put you down. Rest assured that, at least with the more "senior" users here, we definitely aspire to see all user's edits in that frame of mind.

Speaking of which, you are doing some great editing, and I for one am happy you're participating. Keep up the good work! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:Wow! That was wicked nice, (and very articulate)! Thanks Qermaq, especially for that "food for thought" bit — it really did jar a sort of epiphany with me; I was like '''duh'''! Everyone, not just ''me'', goes through the same stuff! I 'spose I mostly just wanted to warn everyone that a tirade of "sorry"s would usually dispense from me like the <s>plegg</s> or somethin'... (not a very pleasant, or indeed, "makey-sense" type analogy, is it?) Okay, thanks again, and see ya 'round the wiki! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:58, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== how do you know? ==

i noticed that you edited the page on the other little girl. how did you come by that information you added? {{unsigned|165.121.248.87|19:29, January 10, 2007}}
:I'm sorry, but the only edit ''I've'' made to that page was this: [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Other_Little_Girl&diff=388230&oldid=383068]], which didn't really encompass a whole lot of prior research on my part. Perhaps you're looking for someone else who had edited that page? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
::I think that you are referring to me. The way that I know is that I had the oppertunity to talk with [[Karen Wagner]], who is [[The Brothers Chaps|TBC]]'s sister. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 04:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah yes! I remember reading about that wicked cool correspondence on one of the talk pages, (can't remember which though). It's Dot Com or E. L. Cool or somebody was like "Oh sweet! You got to talk to a Chapman!" and I was like "Ya, that's way wicked cool!" (but I didn't type that in, cuz the discussion was an old one, or some other reason). Man, you're so lucky! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 21:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I think you mean [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Talk_Archive_2#Attention_sysops|here]] from [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] and [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish#Astrid_Renee|here]] from [[User:Trey56|Trey56]]. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:38, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yup. Thanks! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 22:41, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== Congrats ==

You are only the second recipient...ever. Congrats! You've earned it; keep it up.

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 Keep up the good work!</center> 
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:Oh. man. <s>[[your friends|Andrew]]</s> Invisible Robot Fish, this is the best email I've ever received. Let's get to work! But seriously though, thankyouthankyouthankyou soooooooooo much!!! I'm so freakin' ecstatic right now, I'm pretty sure my face is gonna implode! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 21:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== About deletion ==

About the now-deleted [[Fat]] article: You're right, it should have been deleted a while ago. The only real rule concerning how long it takes for deletions of this sort is that it be long enough to establish consensus for deletion. Rarely will it take more than a week for this (although this does happen from time to time). In this case, it looks like the sysops simply forgot this article and hadn't been checking the Deletion category. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, cool. Thanks for the info! Definitely good to know! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:39, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::You mean like [[Ages of Characters|here]]? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:16, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Now there's an example where there's no consensus yet. So yeah, that's a case where it stays open for longer. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== LOTR ==

I noticed that you said ''...LOTR is an obsession of mine...'' I'll deviate from H*R for just a brief moment. My wife is also a Tolkien nut. She has read the Hobbit, The Semorilian, LOTR, has all three DVD sets and has watched every last commentary, has made herself a cloak and went as an elf for halloween, made up stories about obscure Tolkein characters, has an evlish name...etc. Ok, now hback to H*R for me. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
:YAY! I love your wife! I could talk about LOTR and Tolkien for EVA! But I could also talk about H*R for just as long, so I too shall get back to editin'! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::Come onto IRC! Talk Tolkien with me! I love talking random Tolkien! A friend and I like to play Tolkien trivia where we go back and forth asking each other questions and we see who can stump the other most often. I'm pretty cruel, since I have the Tale of Years practically memorized, and I keep asking questions like "In what year of the Third Age..." :-) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh no! I'm wicked sorry, but I can't go into IRC!!! AAAAHHHHH! That bites! I'm so mad right now!!!!! Aw maaaaannnnn...
:::Nevertheless, I'm SOOOO ecstatic that you too WUV LOTR!!! You and your friend sound wicked knowledgeable about the land of Arda! Actually, I wouldn't be much fun on an IRC concerning Tolkien trivia anyway, because, to tell you the truth, I'm still a novice concerning various facts about his wonderful mythos, (which I'm happy to know is actually an account of our own world from long ago — not that I'm telling you or anything, I just think that fact is amazing)!
:::Sorry to disappoint, in that I can't access IRC and that I'm not as scholarly concerning Middle-earth trivia as I would have myself be, (yet)... Also, sorry I took so long getting back to you; I've been out job hunting and graveyard exploring... Take that to mean whatever you want it to.... : ) (hey look, an emoticon! My first ever! I should use them more often...) {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:39, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I have a challenge for you on [[User:LordQuackingstick|my page]]. It's about LOTR, but you'll never get it! Bwa ha ha!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
:*Oh, cool! I'll try! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::How's it coming? -[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, at the momment, I'm procrastinating in relation to my homework on the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] page. Don't worry; I'll look for it! But right now is H*R thyme! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I was just making sure you were still eating.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Ready for the startling conclusion? Drumroll, please... (budditta budditta budditta budditta...)-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::...a Ballantine books edition of ''The Hobbit'', published by arrangement with <s>Hoofton Mifflin</s> Houghton Mifflin Company. The revised edition I quote from was first printed in 1982. The specific quote comes from a note explaining that the riddle game was chronicled in a the book as Bilbo eventually revealed it happened in the Red Book. Blah blah blah.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

== Just wanted to say Wow. ==

Yea that about covers it. No seriously, I'm so impressed by the work you've done since you got here. I wish I had (would make) the time to put the effort in that you do with gnome work. Wow. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 02:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC) (now you can correct all the grammar errors in that post)
:Second'd. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::Aw shucks! Thanks a bunch, juys! I's gots a lotta thyme on me hands! (Dun worry 'bout your grammar, ISTC; colloquial type talk pages shouldn't hafta count! I mean, look at me! Holy crap, that's a lotta mess!) On another note, I've gotta stop tryin' ta fit in as many trite H*R jokes as possible into all my posts!!! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Nah, quotes just show you're a veteran.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::: : ) Definitely! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Or a nerd, which is good as well :-P{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:35, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::What??? Somebody's throwing a 4kai2lyn6 talk page party and I wasn't invited?? Seriously though, I've seen you from the beginning and you're a great user. Keep up the good work! - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 02:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I concur! {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, hi guys! Ya Loafing, I'm one o those! And The Joe, man, remember "Printables"? That was some fun times! Thanks again! (Yay for parties! My parents are gona kill me! Yay parents! *''what?*'') And Shwoo, you're here too?! Sa-Wheat! By the way, I meant to tell you this before, but you're fanfic: NOTHING "sucky" 'bout it! Trust me! Absolutely loved it! Have you finished any more? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Ah, yes, you have! (Don't know why I asked if I could check it out myself.... ''*idiot*''!) Cool, I'll check it out tomorrow! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. The third part should be up tommorow night, if I can revise it enough that I'm happy with it by then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:55, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::This's just my opinion, but I think you'd make a good sysop.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 03:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::Oh, thank you LordQuackingstick! (I actually went to bed before I got a chance to see you post this...!) But, I can think of like a jillion reasons why I wouldn't.... Um, my completely, PATHETICALLY meager amount of technology savvy, um, "ness".... (This's also one reason as to why I'm hesitant to welcome anyone; the new user could wind up thinking I actually know what I'm doing around here! Boy, would he be mistaken!) I'm also um, afraid of responsibility.... Plus, I haven't really been here that long. I think this's my, like, 3rd month or something... I've never even done anything big, like a transcript or anything. All "m" type edits for me. But I do appreciate the thought! Thanks again!
::::::::::::Just read ch 2 Shwoo! "What's... catching?" Holy crap, but that's funny! Like, you know when people will type in "lol", but they probably don't mean it? Well, I'm gonna type out the whole thing, cuz I ''do'' mean it... '''Laughing. Out. Loud.'''!!! Holy crap! (And I really shouldn't have laughed out loud this much; right now, I'm in a library... with, like, people in it...) Oh well! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:27, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wrote something that was laugh out loud funny? That's the best news I've heard all day! It's only midday, but that's not the point. You know, it's not impossible to become a sysop after being here for three months. Loafing did it. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Well, in any event, you'd probably-obably (name that quote!) be a better sysop than me.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Just one more edit for me here, then onto the main stuffs! (Ewww... I haven't been on in days, (attack of the teachers who assign WAY too many research papers)! That's NO GOOD! ... Hey, [[The Brothers Chaps|they've]] updated!)

Hey Shwoo; yup, you did, (I don't wanna explain the joke, especially to you, but it's like, HE DOESN"T HAVE ARMS!!! Why ''should'' he know what "catching" is?! That's great stuff!) Combolations! And by the way, I love the song you chose for Tristan/ S Squared: Pink Floyd rocks out loud (which sounds really nerdy and not at all appropriate for any respectable Floyd fan to say, but oh well)!

Hey there my good Quack: don't despair! If you keep working '''really''' hard towards the betterment of the wiki and prove your leadership, ''ness'', you'll totally get sysop'd, (that is to say, in time; keep in mind however, it's not like there are elections every 6 months. New sysops are chosen only when needed). But don't be too hasty for a title just for the recognition: first, you gotta earn it. (Which I have no doubt at all as to whether or not you can do it. Just summon up some patience and hard work, and ye shall prevail my son.) I realize that you've probably already had ta read these types of replies, but they're wicked true. If you do make sysop one day, you'll know that it's because you really deserve it! On the flip side of your comment, I really don't think I'd make a good sysop at all. I've no drive for leadership, (which makes me sound like a dead-beat, but once again: oh well!); whereas you have some direction, which really is a great thing to posses. Some (but certainly not all) positive stuff 'bout your edits: I notice that you're really great about keepin' on the recent changes; you add in helpful links and good rewords to further new entries/paragraphs, etc., and if you ever have to revert edits, you give insightful reasons as to why you've done so, so as to help out the other users for their next edit. Good jorb, and keep on tranglin', (I completely mean this, man)! Just remember, '''patience'''.

(Also, I believe the quote is said by the goose from ''Charlotte's Web''. That's a great book! I think I'm gonna read it to my little brother after he's done with the ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' books.) TTFN! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

== Dag, yo ==

kai lyn, I noticed [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:4kai2lyn6&curid=29934&diff=410404&oldid=404943 here] that you'll be taking a wikibreak — hope that whatever you'll be doing goes well and that it won't be too long before you'll be able to return :) You're a great contributor! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:52, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hi Trey! Thanks a lot for the compliment and right back at'cha! I think I'll be able to drop in now and then, but I still have some stuffs to take care of. See ya 'round the wiki! CanNOT wait to get back! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::Likewise. I'm glad you've been able to drop in from time to time, and hope we'll see more of you when your "stuffs" are taken care of. Happy wikiing! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Thanks Mr. Homestar Runner (in German) Guy! Happy wikiing to you too! Hmmm... I suppose I should update my user page soon. And I will.... Maybe Sunday, Sunday, someday.... This's {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} signing off! 13:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

User talk:4kai2lyn6

2007-02-16T02:02:11Z

LordQuackingstick: /* LOTR */ budditta budditta

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{{User:Salty/sig}} and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee", 16:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

== Signing ==
Hey,4kai2lyn6. I just wanted to let you know that when you say something on a talk page, rather than typing your name afterwards you can just type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> and it automatically puts your name and the time/date. You can also customize it to be different fonts and colors. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

''**Wow! Cool! Thanks! Lemme try it right now...[[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 00:20, 3 December 2006 (UTC)''

== article ==

Hey 4kai2lyn6! It looks like you're making your article in the sandbox, and it's looking great! But you should probably just start a page for it. You can start a page by following a red link (a link to an article that does not exist) like this one: [[Printables]]. Then you get the chance to create the page. Feel free to move your article over to there. Happy wiki-ing! - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 02:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, what it means by starting in the Sandbox is by putting a link to a non-existent page in the Sandbox, then following the page and adding text and whatever the page is about. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::''OOOOOHHHHH! Thank you! Now I get it! So... I guess I'll get rid of that stuff in the sandbox now... Unless it's already been taken care of... Just one question though - is this page an orphan now, or is it okay? [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 03:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)''
:::We'll find a place to link it, dun worry. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Thanks! [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 04:01, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

== Okay...! ==

I'ma go 'head and try makin' that "[[Downloadables]]" section. I'll just use my talk page for now, and transfer it later. As always, feel free to improve it afterward, (well, obviously. That is what the Wiki is all about).

(Wow. People aroung here work pretty darn fast! Thanks everbody everybody!) 18:10, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

==You're not a jerk==
*That didn't even cross my mind... anyways Merry Christmas, um, would you like to be on my "Cool People" list on my userpage. You're not a jerk at all. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
*There I just [[User:Theyellowdart#Coolest People Ever|added you.]] --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Your Userpage==
After your comment on my talk page I decided to check out your Wiki presence. I'd like to congratulate you for actually having a userpage at all, with content no less, given how many userpages are nonexistent or consist of something like "Why did they ban me?" If you want to easily spice things up, I highly recommend the [[Userboxes]]. They are easy to use and a handy way to communicate your basic info without having to get verbose. And it's color! - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 02:23, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Cool! Thanks! (And just to let you know, because I saw the discrepancy on the summary portion of your edit, I am a girl, and I'm just a year younger than you are, but I feel kinda weird saying this ''now'', because I'm almost positive that, through all my comments and stuff, I've been coming across as a ten years old kid! Oh well, mea culpa!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 14:38, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Name ==
What is your username from? I always thought it was just because your real name was Kaitlyn, but I think I'm way off.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:29, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hi Salty!!! You were the one who first ''weclomed'' me to the Wiki! (As you can see for yourself!) Um, actually, you're dead on in assuming how I got my user name. But my name is spelt Katelyn, not Kaitlyn. For kai lyn, I just took out the -te- and replaced that with an -i- (I don't really know why; I just like the phonetics of it, I suppose... But I do pronounce my user name two different ways: either KAY lyn or CHI lyn, (chi as it's pronounced for the Greek symbol, so you don't pronounce the "ch" as in "The Cheat") FYI in case you care). I hate my name; it's so boring and every other girl plus their brother has it (remember [[spring cleaning]]? ya...) So I like to imagine that my real name is kai lyn, (notice that I don't capitalize the "k" - I don't know why this is important, but I do it consciously).
:And, um, the numbers 4, 2, and 6 are significant to me for some reason. Mostly because of 42, the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, and they both add up to 6, and 26 is my birth date, so there you have it... 426. (Also, all the numbers of my birth date — the year, month and date — when added as separate digits, come out to 42, which apparently means something when using Tarot cards... But don't ask me anything elso about Tarot cards 'cause I know nothing else about them... I was just playing along with a friend... Okay, I'll shut up now!) Thanks for bein' on my talk page again!!! See ya 'round the Wiki! [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 14:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Reverting ==

Hey Kai Lyn — good work fixing up [[Strong Bad Email]]! I noticed you mention you could use some help in one of the edit summaries (although I see you fixed it yourself) — I thought I'd mention a surefire way to revert bad edits without missing anything. If you click on "history" and go to the last version of the page before the bad edit was made, then you can click "edit" at the top of the page and save that old version. That way you don't have to worry about any of the bad edit remaining/good information being lost. Hope that helps, and again, good work :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Oh thanks! *(''Big, sheepish grin'')* Just doin' what I can! (Sorry 'bout the many attempts; I panicked!) [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 18:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Ding! ==

Good prize on a lot of your recent editing! Keep on tranglin'! By the way, I left a comment to you in [[User_talk:Ilko_Skev%C3%BCld%27s_Teh_C#Oh_oh_oooooohhhhh.21.21.21|this thread]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:00, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
*Awww, thanks! Those are some good stuffs to know! ... 13:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC) ... [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 13:30, 20 December 2006 (UTC)... [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] (Just testin' stuff out!) ~~ ~

== tenses ==

Hey there Kai Lyn,

I wanted to let you know that everything that we write about has already happened, therefore we talk about things in the past tense. Although your sentences were gramatically correct as far as I saw, we don't write in the perfect tense whenever possible.{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

:Okay! I won't make any more of those edits... But I wasn't writing in the perfect tense, I was writing in the present tense, the literary present tense to be exact. It's just that I was always taught to write in the lit. present when "reporting" (or whatever) on a book, a painting, any type of "art", as is the Homestar Runner website. Main reasons to use the lit. present are because art is timeless, blah blah blah... I found a website that does a better job explaining it than I do...[http://humanities.ucsd.edu/writing/workshop/present.htm]. Okay, thanks for the heads up though!! Sorry, and see ya 'round the wiki!! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:58, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
::Art may be timeless, but we generally consider the events of Free Country USA to be happening in real time, more like we are chronicling history rather than describing art. As I mentioned in my reply to you on [[User talk:It's dot com#Sorry|my talk page]], there's no problem with figuring out what our current practice is and either writing what it is on the project page or perhaps even altering it—as long as we talk about it first. What I'm trying to say is, don't give up on this right away if it's important to you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Cool! Man, Dot Com, you should be an orator or something; you always seem to know just what to say, exactly how to say it, and plus, you made me feel really good about what I was starting to think was a bad idea! You're right though, I shouldn't go changing stuff without more of a general agreement. ...Darn... and now I have to go do the dishes... Dang, dang, dang... {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 18:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== Expression ==

Hey, noticed your userpage edit. You do realize that in this world of the wiki, none of us have facial expressions, hand gestures or voice tones? Isn't that a beautiful thing, to be able to be understood through our choice of words and actions alone? Believe me, I find it a little liberating, and I don't have difficulties in these areas. Just some food for thought - online, we're all used to thinking "gee, so-and-so is high-and-mighty" or whatever, and then stepping back and realizing, "hey, I really can't tell that from the words".

That's one reason wikis all follow the basic rule that one should never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to ignorance. It's as likely, perhaps more likely, that someone is simply unaware how you perceived their words than actually intending to seem better than you or trying to put you down. Rest assured that, at least with the more "senior" users here, we definitely aspire to see all user's edits in that frame of mind.

Speaking of which, you are doing some great editing, and I for one am happy you're participating. Keep up the good work! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:Wow! That was wicked nice, (and very articulate)! Thanks Qermaq, especially for that "food for thought" bit — it really did jar a sort of epiphany with me; I was like '''duh'''! Everyone, not just ''me'', goes through the same stuff! I 'spose I mostly just wanted to warn everyone that a tirade of "sorry"s would usually dispense from me like the <s>plegg</s> or somethin'... (not a very pleasant, or indeed, "makey-sense" type analogy, is it?) Okay, thanks again, and see ya 'round the wiki! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:58, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== how do you know? ==

i noticed that you edited the page on the other little girl. how did you come by that information you added? {{unsigned|165.121.248.87|19:29, January 10, 2007}}
:I'm sorry, but the only edit ''I've'' made to that page was this: [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Other_Little_Girl&diff=388230&oldid=383068]], which didn't really encompass a whole lot of prior research on my part. Perhaps you're looking for someone else who had edited that page? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
::I think that you are referring to me. The way that I know is that I had the oppertunity to talk with [[Karen Wagner]], who is [[The Brothers Chaps|TBC]]'s sister. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 04:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah yes! I remember reading about that wicked cool correspondence on one of the talk pages, (can't remember which though). It's Dot Com or E. L. Cool or somebody was like "Oh sweet! You got to talk to a Chapman!" and I was like "Ya, that's way wicked cool!" (but I didn't type that in, cuz the discussion was an old one, or some other reason). Man, you're so lucky! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 21:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I think you mean [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish/Talk_Archive_2#Attention_sysops|here]] from [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] and [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish#Astrid_Renee|here]] from [[User:Trey56|Trey56]]. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:38, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yup. Thanks! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 22:41, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== Congrats ==

You are only the second recipient...ever. Congrats! You've earned it; keep it up.

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[[Image:Grammar.PNG|thumb|left|300px]] <center>Congratulations, you have been awarded '''The Grammar Guru''' award for your superior knowledge of grammar, and usage of that knowledge for the betterment of the wiki.
 Keep up the good work!</center> 
{{clear}}
</div>

:Oh. man. <s>[[your friends|Andrew]]</s> Invisible Robot Fish, this is the best email I've ever received. Let's get to work! But seriously though, thankyouthankyouthankyou soooooooooo much!!! I'm so freakin' ecstatic right now, I'm pretty sure my face is gonna implode! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 21:57, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

== About deletion ==

About the now-deleted [[Fat]] article: You're right, it should have been deleted a while ago. The only real rule concerning how long it takes for deletions of this sort is that it be long enough to establish consensus for deletion. Rarely will it take more than a week for this (although this does happen from time to time). In this case, it looks like the sysops simply forgot this article and hadn't been checking the Deletion category. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:36, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, cool. Thanks for the info! Definitely good to know! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 17:39, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::You mean like [[Ages of Characters|here]]? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:16, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Now there's an example where there's no consensus yet. So yeah, that's a case where it stays open for longer. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== LOTR ==

I noticed that you said ''...LOTR is an obsession of mine...'' I'll deviate from H*R for just a brief moment. My wife is also a Tolkien nut. She has read the Hobbit, The Semorilian, LOTR, has all three DVD sets and has watched every last commentary, has made herself a cloak and went as an elf for halloween, made up stories about obscure Tolkein characters, has an evlish name...etc. Ok, now hback to H*R for me. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
:YAY! I love your wife! I could talk about LOTR and Tolkien for EVA! But I could also talk about H*R for just as long, so I too shall get back to editin'! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::Come onto IRC! Talk Tolkien with me! I love talking random Tolkien! A friend and I like to play Tolkien trivia where we go back and forth asking each other questions and we see who can stump the other most often. I'm pretty cruel, since I have the Tale of Years practically memorized, and I keep asking questions like "In what year of the Third Age..." :-) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh no! I'm wicked sorry, but I can't go into IRC!!! AAAAHHHHH! That bites! I'm so mad right now!!!!! Aw maaaaannnnn...
:::Nevertheless, I'm SOOOO ecstatic that you too WUV LOTR!!! You and your friend sound wicked knowledgeable about the land of Arda! Actually, I wouldn't be much fun on an IRC concerning Tolkien trivia anyway, because, to tell you the truth, I'm still a novice concerning various facts about his wonderful mythos, (which I'm happy to know is actually an account of our own world from long ago — not that I'm telling you or anything, I just think that fact is amazing)!
:::Sorry to disappoint, in that I can't access IRC and that I'm not as scholarly concerning Middle-earth trivia as I would have myself be, (yet)... Also, sorry I took so long getting back to you; I've been out job hunting and graveyard exploring... Take that to mean whatever you want it to.... : ) (hey look, an emoticon! My first ever! I should use them more often...) {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:39, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I have a challenge for you on [[User:LordQuackingstick|my page]]. It's about LOTR, but you'll never get it! Bwa ha ha!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
:*Oh, cool! I'll try! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::How's it coming? -[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, at the momment, I'm procrastinating in relation to my homework on the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] page. Don't worry; I'll look for it! But right now is H*R thyme! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I was just making sure you were still eating.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Ready for the startling conclusion? Drumroll, please... (budditta budditta budditta budditta...)-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

== Just wanted to say Wow. ==

Yea that about covers it. No seriously, I'm so impressed by the work you've done since you got here. I wish I had (would make) the time to put the effort in that you do with gnome work. Wow. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 02:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC) (now you can correct all the grammar errors in that post)
:Second'd. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::Aw shucks! Thanks a bunch, juys! I's gots a lotta thyme on me hands! (Dun worry 'bout your grammar, ISTC; colloquial type talk pages shouldn't hafta count! I mean, look at me! Holy crap, that's a lotta mess!) On another note, I've gotta stop tryin' ta fit in as many trite H*R jokes as possible into all my posts!!! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Nah, quotes just show you're a veteran.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::: : ) Definitely! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Or a nerd, which is good as well :-P{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:35, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::What??? Somebody's throwing a 4kai2lyn6 talk page party and I wasn't invited?? Seriously though, I've seen you from the beginning and you're a great user. Keep up the good work! - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 02:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I concur! {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, hi guys! Ya Loafing, I'm one o those! And The Joe, man, remember "Printables"? That was some fun times! Thanks again! (Yay for parties! My parents are gona kill me! Yay parents! *''what?*'') And Shwoo, you're here too?! Sa-Wheat! By the way, I meant to tell you this before, but you're fanfic: NOTHING "sucky" 'bout it! Trust me! Absolutely loved it! Have you finished any more? {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Ah, yes, you have! (Don't know why I asked if I could check it out myself.... ''*idiot*''!) Cool, I'll check it out tomorrow! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. The third part should be up tommorow night, if I can revise it enough that I'm happy with it by then. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:55, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::This's just my opinion, but I think you'd make a good sysop.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 03:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::Oh, thank you LordQuackingstick! (I actually went to bed before I got a chance to see you post this...!) But, I can think of like a jillion reasons why I wouldn't.... Um, my completely, PATHETICALLY meager amount of technology savvy, um, "ness".... (This's also one reason as to why I'm hesitant to welcome anyone; the new user could wind up thinking I actually know what I'm doing around here! Boy, would he be mistaken!) I'm also um, afraid of responsibility.... Plus, I haven't really been here that long. I think this's my, like, 3rd month or something... I've never even done anything big, like a transcript or anything. All "m" type edits for me. But I do appreciate the thought! Thanks again!
::::::::::::Just read ch 2 Shwoo! "What's... catching?" Holy crap, but that's funny! Like, you know when people will type in "lol", but they probably don't mean it? Well, I'm gonna type out the whole thing, cuz I ''do'' mean it... '''Laughing. Out. Loud.'''!!! Holy crap! (And I really shouldn't have laughed out loud this much; right now, I'm in a library... with, like, people in it...) Oh well! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:27, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I wrote something that was laugh out loud funny? That's the best news I've heard all day! It's only midday, but that's not the point. You know, it's not impossible to become a sysop after being here for three months. Loafing did it. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Well, in any event, you'd probably-obably (name that quote!) be a better sysop than me.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 02:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Just one more edit for me here, then onto the main stuffs! (Ewww... I haven't been on in days, (attack of the teachers who assign WAY too many research papers)! That's NO GOOD! ... Hey, [[The Brothers Chaps|they've]] updated!)

Hey Shwoo; yup, you did, (I don't wanna explain the joke, especially to you, but it's like, HE DOESN"T HAVE ARMS!!! Why ''should'' he know what "catching" is?! That's great stuff!) Combolations! And by the way, I love the song you chose for Tristan/ S Squared: Pink Floyd rocks out loud (which sounds really nerdy and not at all appropriate for any respectable Floyd fan to say, but oh well)!

Hey there my good Quack: don't despair! If you keep working '''really''' hard towards the betterment of the wiki and prove your leadership, ''ness'', you'll totally get sysop'd, (that is to say, in time; keep in mind however, it's not like there are elections every 6 months. New sysops are chosen only when needed). But don't be too hasty for a title just for the recognition: first, you gotta earn it. (Which I have no doubt at all as to whether or not you can do it. Just summon up some patience and hard work, and ye shall prevail my son.) I realize that you've probably already had ta read these types of replies, but they're wicked true. If you do make sysop one day, you'll know that it's because you really deserve it! On the flip side of your comment, I really don't think I'd make a good sysop at all. I've no drive for leadership, (which makes me sound like a dead-beat, but once again: oh well!); whereas you have some direction, which really is a great thing to posses. Some (but certainly not all) positive stuff 'bout your edits: I notice that you're really great about keepin' on the recent changes; you add in helpful links and good rewords to further new entries/paragraphs, etc., and if you ever have to revert edits, you give insightful reasons as to why you've done so, so as to help out the other users for their next edit. Good jorb, and keep on tranglin', (I completely mean this, man)! Just remember, '''patience'''.

(Also, I believe the quote is said by the goose from ''Charlotte's Web''. That's a great book! I think I'm gonna read it to my little brother after he's done with the ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' books.) TTFN! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 16:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

== Dag, yo ==

kai lyn, I noticed [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:4kai2lyn6&curid=29934&diff=410404&oldid=404943 here] that you'll be taking a wikibreak — hope that whatever you'll be doing goes well and that it won't be too long before you'll be able to return :) You're a great contributor! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:52, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hi Trey! Thanks a lot for the compliment and right back at'cha! I think I'll be able to drop in now and then, but I still have some stuffs to take care of. See ya 'round the wiki! CanNOT wait to get back! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 23:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::Likewise. I'm glad you've been able to drop in from time to time, and hope we'll see more of you when your "stuffs" are taken care of. Happy wikiing! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Thanks Mr. Homestar Runner (in German) Guy! Happy wikiing to you too! Hmmm... I suppose I should update my user page soon. And I will.... Maybe Sunday, Sunday, someday.... This's {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} signing off! 13:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

band names

2007-02-15T23:07:02Z

LordQuackingstick: it says not to do that!

{{sbenav|16|the basics|studying}}

[[Image:sbemail16.PNG|thumb|The first appearance of the totally awesome Limozeen]]

Dan asks Strong Bad for advice on a name for his new band.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' March 4, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:13

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of [[The Cheat Theme Song]]}'' Who's that giving Strong Bad a hand? Email... Email... ''{stops singing}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">hey strong bad, 
help us come up with a name for our band. i was 
thinking about 'invisible robot fish' or 'for good or 
for awesome.' hurry up please, we have our first 
show tomorrow. 
you rule 
- dan</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, Dan, the easiest way is to ,you know, just have a really cool last name and use that. You know like Van Halen, or Dokken, or to a lesser extent,... Z'Nuff. ''{clears screen}'' And then the other way is to take a really cool word but then spell it all wrong. You know like... ''{stops typing}'' "LAZOR",—

''{An index card with "LAZOR" written on it with red, jagged text appears onscreen. The L's bottom line goes beneath the other letters and connects to the R. All the other letters are connected as well. There's a red light flash after the word. High-pitched music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —or "BIGG NIFE",—

''{The previous image disappears and another logo comes up. It uses blue text and has "BIGG" written on top in an metallic font, and then has "NIFE" written below it in a rounded font and an upward pointing knife replacing the letter I. A guitar strums.}''

'''SINGER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Well, all right!

'''STRONG BAD:''' —or something like "TARANCHULA"—

''{"BIGG NIFE" disappears and "TARANCHULA" comes up with red text. All the letters except for the C, U and L have long fangs hanging downward, and the first A, the N, and the last A are dripping something. Spooky-ish music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —or maybe like "LIMOZEEN".

''{"TARANCHULA" disappears and the Limozeen logo comes up with the diamond-style blue text for everything but the red lightning-shaped "Z" in the middle. Gentle guitar music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, ''{starts typing}'' these are all—

''{The index card crinkles up and disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —great names. ''{stops typing}'' And you know, ''{resumes typing}'' go ahead and take them. I'm not going to charge you or nothing. Just, uh, put me on the guest list plus one for that show huh? I'll probably take Pom Pom. ''{stops typing}'' You know, ''{resumes typing}'' He's been pretty cool lately. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so tune in next week, when my guests will be Lemmy from Motörhead and the guys from Krokus!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Goofs===

*Strong Bad accidentally puts a space before a comma with no space following when he types: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know"''

===Inside References===

*Bigg Nife is a reference to the recurring [[Big Knives]], which first appeared in [[i love you]].
*"For Good or for Awesome," one of the potential band names Dan puts forth, was taken from [[some kinda robot]].
*The coffee cup ring on the [[Index Cards|index card]] is from the recipe card in the [[Homestar Quiz]] when you get all of them right.


===Real-World References===

*[[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]], [[Wikipedia:Enuff Z'nuff|Enuff Z'nuff]], [[Wikipedia:Motörhead|Motörhead]], [[Wikipedia:Krokus|Krokus]], and [[Wikipedia:Dokken|Dokken]] are real bands.
*[[Wikipedia:Dolly Parton|Dolly Parton]] released an album called "[[Wikipedia:White Limozeen|White Limozeen]]" in 1989.
*Strong Bad's "take a really cool word, but then spell it all wrong" method of band-name generation is most likely a reference to real-world bands such as [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]], [[Wikipedia:Def Leppard|Def Leppard]] and [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]], whose names seem to contain intentional spelling errors.
*"Lemmy from Motörhead" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lemmy Kilmister|Lemmy Kilmister]].

===Fast Forward===

*[[Limozeen]] and [[Taranchula]] have become actual bands in the Homestar Runner universe.
*When Strong Bad says the name of each made up band, you hear music and things in the background. Bigg Nife was what really ended up sounding like Limozeen, as mentioned in the commentary below.
*The misspelling "lazor" later reappeared in [[new hands]] and [[Puppet Jam: Tropical Lazor Beams]].

==DVD Version==

*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' That's, of course, The Cheat Party— I mean The Skate Party theme song for The Cheat. ''{pause}'' Uh, this was, I remember thinking this was the heyday of, like, when we were making these.

'''MIKE:''' This was a fun one to make 'cause I remember you were still working and we did it, um, we finished it up at the end, I think, the morning before you went to work ''{inaudible}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I was going into work around 11 or 12.

'''MIKE:''' I remember recording the guitar parts at, like, 8 or 9 in the morning.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Uh, and making the, uh, coming up with the note cards and stuff. ''{makes guitar noises}'' That was pretty good. I like that uh, stain. What—what is that? Is that coffee? It looks more like Kool-Aid, though. It's a little red.

'''MIKE:''' More like what?

'''MATT:''' Kool-Aid? Fruit punch?

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's supposed to be coffee.

'''MATT:''' Well, you did a bad job.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks.

'''MATT:''' Poor...representation.

'''MIKE:''' I like—I just hit a harmonic note there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, and that—it's—funny, though, because, like—

'''MIKE:''' Limozeen sounds nothing like that.

'''MATT:''' —Bigg Nife, yeah, Bigg Nife was what really ended up sounding like the Limozeen we've made today whereas this Limozeen just sounds like...Richie Kotzen...like, Deliverance.

'''MIKE:''' Extreme. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' That's a good song. You guys should check that out. Richie Kotzen.

'''MIKE:''' A lot of people listening to this aren't going to know about Richie Kotzen.

===Fun Facts===

*[[Wikipedia:Richie Kotzen|Richie Kotzen]] is a virtuosic guitarist who has been a member of [[Wikipedia:Poison (band)|Poison]] and [[Wikipedia:Mr. Big (band)|Mr. Big]], and has released several solo albums.

==External Links==

*[[HR:sbemail16.html|watch "band names"]]
*[[HR:sbemail16.swf|view the Flash file for "band names"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]
[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]

HRWiki:Questions

2007-02-15T22:50:14Z

LordQuackingstick: Howza 'bout miscellaneous? It's really not transc. Also, move one that is definetely identity, not transc.

[[Image:theinterview.png|thumb|Questions for the man]]
Often [[The Brothers Chaps]] will leave some curious '''questions''' unanswered in their toons. This page was created as a database for these circulating questions, as well as a place to gather questions to ask The Brothers Chaps, if you were to ever get the chance. They're also here in the hopes that a fellow user will have some inside info or firsthand knowledge, and can answer a few of them for us. To a lesser extent, there is also the hope that The Brothers Chaps might one day (or already have) stumbled upon this list, and perhaps feel inclined to answer them either in their toons or elsewhere. Feel free to add any questions that might be bugging you in the correct section. If you find a question has already been answered, mention it on the [[HRWiki talk:Questions|talk page]], along with a reason and reference why/where it was answered.

==Personal Questions==

*What were the circumstances of your finding the wiki? Specifically, when, where, why, and how. How much of it did you browse at the time, and what was your reaction then?
*Do you ever edit the wiki?
*Do you ever include elements into the toons based on confusion or misunderstanding at the wiki?
*Do you ever use the wiki Fun Facts to debug new programs or features on the site?
*Is [[Missy Palmer|Missy's]] full name now Melissa Palmer-Chapman?
*Who are the [[Other Little Girl]] and the [[Very, Very Little Girl]]?
*How much did you do for [[Mellow Mushroom|MellowMushroom.com]]?
*What are [[Craig Zobel|Craig]]'s and [[Missy Palmer|Missy]]'s birthdays?

==Thought-process Questions==

*Why label Hyperblade "Hypoublade", on the [[Floppy Disk Container#hypou_blade|Floppy Disk Container]]?
*Was the [[Everybody to the Limit]] tune based off of '''Oops upside your head''' by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band|The Gap Band]]?
*Were you watching ''Family Guy'' the night you made [[do over]]?
*Is 20X6 inspired by 20XX from Megaman, 20X5 from Metroid, or just the general concept of X replacing a date?
*Was the word choice "Bedazzle" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] an intentional reference to the Bedazler or just a coincidence?
*Why Sanka for the substance to "[[caffeine|caffeinate]]" Strong Sad when it's decaf?
*Was [[Istanbul]] (in [[dangeresque 3]]) an intentional [[They Might Be Giants]] reference, or just a coincidence?
*Is the ATM wearing a football helmet in [[Experimental Film]] supposed to be a reference to Commander Keen?
*Where does [[Wear a Bikini!]] come from?
*Where do the names [[Jerome]], [[Kevin]], [[Dennis]], and [[Dan]] come from?

==Transcription Questions==

*[[Strong Bad]] in [[The Reddest Radish]]: "Now let's cheat it" or "cheese it"?
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] Card #1: "...and the ____ of cranberry sauce"?
*[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] in [[dreamail]]: "I do hate white clouds" or "clowns"?
*[[Senor Cardgage]] from [[Senorial Day]]: "Gamble around the campfire" or "Gambol"?
*[[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]: What is the lyric before "mission control"?
*[[Limozeen]]'s ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'': "Hey hey, doo-doot doo" or "Hey hey, doot doo"?
*Is Homsar actually saying something in the Easter egg of [[A Folky Tale]], or is it just general mumbling?
*[[Head Bad]] in [[disconnected]]: "I hate your shoes", "I think you're cute", or something else?
*[[The Announcer]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar" or what?
*[[The Grape Fairie]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "All right, youze ____ brains"?
*In [[Arcade Game]], does the game say "[[Trogdor]]" or "[[Trogador]]" and if intentionally the latter, why?
*What is the [[Podstar Runner]] floppy disk labeled?
*What's the true title of [[Where the Crap Are We?]]
*Why is [[Missing Lappy]] uncategorized on your site? What would its category be (toon, short, etc.)?
*Could you provide any precise dates for [[H*R.com updates 2000]]–[[H*R.com updates 2001|2001]]?
*In the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-06-29|June 29, 2006 Sketchbook]], does Homestar's sole say "1-up" or "7-up"?
*What does the "ds" on Homestar's cut-out stand for in [[keep cool]]?
*What did you mean for the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2#Message 2|Polish message]] to say?
*Was clicking on the word "abused" in [[privileges]] originally intended to be an Easter egg?
*Was the light switch in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] ever intended to do anything?
*Were the credits on [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] ever supposed to be clickable?
*In [[caffeine]], why was Coach Z's line changed from "I'm just a crazy old man!" to "I'm just an old man!"?

==Identity Questions==

*Is [[The Bossman]] supposed to be the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homsar]], or of someone else?
*Is "Rocoulm" the true name of Strong Mad's [[Horrible Painting]]?
*The [[Saddy Dumpington]] entry in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] appears as though it could have been written by either Strong Sad or by Strong Bad (who had stolen Strong Sad's password). Which is it?
*Who is [[Kewpie Dan]]?
*What are the origins of [[1-Up]]'s name?
*Which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]] and which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B]]?
*Is [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]] supposed to be [[Arrow'd Guy]] in disguise?
*Is the [[Stickly Man]] supposed to be a 20X6 [[The Poopsmith]]?
*Is the cockroach crawling around in [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]] supposed to be different from [[Gavin]], or just an old style?
*Who is "[[Experimental Film|Our gracious host]]" supposed to be?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]], which one is C-dogg and which is Naptime?

==Continuity Questions==

*How many [[Wireless Bizness]]es were there, and will they ever be viewable again?
*When are you going to update [[First Time Here?]] and [[Downloads]]?
*Why did you take [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]] off the site for a year before releasing it?
*Why were [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] removed from the site?
*Will there be a second [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]?
*When did you change the [[Main Pages|Main Page]] format off the one in the [[Museum]]?
*What happened to those [[Rejected Characters|characters we never see anymore]]?
*Are you really planning to have [[Strong Bad]] upgrade [[The Paper]] in email #173, as shown in [[montage]]?
*Did The Poopsmith appear in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ''before'' [[The King of Town DVD|The King of Town]], or was he added in MLS later?
*Why was [[sb_email 22]] released out of order?

==Miscellaneous Questions==

*What is the difference between [[The King of Town's Food|Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins]]?
*Why does [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] always mention [[Wood-davers]]?
*Why [[Random Toon#Navigation Bar|rando]]?
*What is "[[Where's The Cheat?|Caaardinal Sins]]?"
*In [[weird dream]], why are Louisiana's underpants on sideways?
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], is [[The Kaiser]] ruling [[Hell]], or is he just in it?
*Where, specifically, did you get the poster of Strong Sad's that Strong Bad crashes through in [[gimmicks]]?
*What is the significance of the year [[1987]]?
*What, if anything, is [[coloring|pressed bunson]]?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]], is the first boy's name "Patchbeard" or "Peter Puberty"?

[[Category:Community Projects|Q]]

HRWiki:Questions

2007-02-15T22:43:39Z

LordQuackingstick: well, at least put it in the right place

[[Image:theinterview.png|thumb|Questions for the man]]
Often [[The Brothers Chaps]] will leave some curious '''questions''' unanswered in their toons. This page was created as a database for these circulating questions, as well as a place to gather questions to ask The Brothers Chaps, if you were to ever get the chance. They're also here in the hopes that a fellow user will have some inside info or firsthand knowledge, and can answer a few of them for us. To a lesser extent, there is also the hope that The Brothers Chaps might one day (or already have) stumbled upon this list, and perhaps feel inclined to answer them either in their toons or elsewhere. Feel free to add any questions that might be bugging you in the correct section. If you find a question has already been answered, mention it on the [[HRWiki talk:Questions|talk page]], along with a reason and reference why/where it was answered.

==Personal Questions==

*What were the circumstances of your finding the wiki? Specifically, when, where, why, and how. How much of it did you browse at the time, and what was your reaction then?
*Do you ever edit the wiki?
*Do you ever include elements into the toons based on confusion or misunderstanding at the wiki?
*Do you ever use the wiki Fun Facts to debug new programs or features on the site?
*Is [[Missy Palmer|Missy's]] full name now Melissa Palmer-Chapman?
*Who are the [[Other Little Girl]] and the [[Very, Very Little Girl]]?
*How much did you do for [[Mellow Mushroom|MellowMushroom.com]]?
*What are [[Craig Zobel|Craig]]'s and [[Missy Palmer|Missy]]'s birthdays?

==Thought-process Questions==

*Why label Hyperblade "Hypoublade", on the [[Floppy Disk Container#hypou_blade|Floppy Disk Container]]?
*Was the [[Everybody to the Limit]] tune based off of '''Oops upside your head''' by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band|The Gap Band]]?
*Were you watching ''Family Guy'' the night you made [[do over]]?
*Is 20X6 inspired by 20XX from Megaman, 20X5 from Metroid, or just the general concept of X replacing a date?
*Was the word choice "Bedazzle" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] an intentional reference to the Bedazler or just a coincidence?
*Why Sanka for the substance to "[[caffeine|caffeinate]]" Strong Sad when it's decaf?
*Was [[Istanbul]] (in [[dangeresque 3]]) an intentional [[They Might Be Giants]] reference, or just a coincidence?
*Is the ATM wearing a football helmet in [[Experimental Film]] supposed to be a reference to Commander Keen?
*Where does [[Wear a Bikini!]] come from?
*Where do the names [[Jerome]], [[Kevin]], [[Dennis]], and [[Dan]] come from?

==Transcription Questions==

*[[Strong Bad]] in [[The Reddest Radish]]: "Now let's cheat it" or "cheese it"?
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] Card #1: "...and the ____ of cranberry sauce"?
*[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] in [[dreamail]]: "I do hate white clouds" or "clowns"?
*[[Senor Cardgage]] from [[Senorial Day]]: "Gamble around the campfire" or "Gambol"?
*[[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]: What is the lyric before "mission control"?
*[[Limozeen]]'s ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'': "Hey hey, doo-doot doo" or "Hey hey, doot doo"?
*Is Homsar actually saying something in the Easter egg of [[A Folky Tale]], or is it just general mumbling?
*[[Head Bad]] in [[disconnected]]: "I hate your shoes", "I think you're cute", or something else?
*[[The Announcer]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar" or what?
*[[The Grape Fairie]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "All right, youze ____ brains"?
*In [[Arcade Game]], does the game say "[[Trogdor]]" or "[[Trogador]]" and if intentionally the latter, why?
*What is the [[Podstar Runner]] floppy disk labeled?
*What's the true title of [[Where the Crap Are We?]]
*Why is [[Missing Lappy]] uncategorized on your site? What would its category be (toon, short, etc.)?
*Could you provide any precise dates for [[H*R.com updates 2000]]–[[H*R.com updates 2001|2001]]?
*In the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-06-29|June 29, 2006 Sketchbook]], does Homestar's sole say "1-up" or "7-up"?
*What does the "ds" on Homestar's cut-out stand for in [[keep cool]]?
*What did you mean for the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2#Message 2|Polish message]] to say?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]], which one is C-dogg and which is Naptime?
*Was clicking on the word "abused" in [[privileges]] originally intended to be an Easter egg?
*Was the light switch in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] ever intended to do anything?
*Were the credits on [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] ever supposed to be clickable?
*In [[caffeine]], why was Coach Z's line changed from "I'm just a crazy old man!" to "I'm just an old man!"?

==Identity Questions==

*Is [[The Bossman]] supposed to be the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homsar]], or of someone else?
*Is "Rocoulm" the true name of Strong Mad's [[Horrible Painting]]?
*The [[Saddy Dumpington]] entry in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] appears as though it could have been written by either Strong Sad or by Strong Bad (who had stolen Strong Sad's password). Which is it?
*Who is [[Kewpie Dan]]?
*What are the origins of [[1-Up]]'s name?
*Which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]] and which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B]]?
*Is [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]] supposed to be [[Arrow'd Guy]] in disguise?
*Is the [[Stickly Man]] supposed to be a 20X6 [[The Poopsmith]]?
*Is the cockroach crawling around in [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]] supposed to be different from [[Gavin]], or just an old style?
*Who is "[[Experimental Film|Our gracious host]]" supposed to be?
**In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]], is the first boy's name "Patchbeard" or "Peter Puberty"?

==Continuity Questions==

*How many [[Wireless Bizness]]es were there, and will they ever be viewable again?
*When are you going to update [[First Time Here?]] and [[Downloads]]?
*Why did you take [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]] off the site for a year before releasing it?
*Why were [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] removed from the site?
*Will there be a second [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]?
*When did you change the [[Main Pages|Main Page]] format off the one in the [[Museum]]?
*What happened to those [[Rejected Characters|characters we never see anymore]]?
*Are you really planning to have [[Strong Bad]] upgrade [[The Paper]] in email #173, as shown in [[montage]]?
*Did The Poopsmith appear in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ''before'' [[The King of Town DVD|The King of Town]], or was he added in MLS later?
*Why was [[sb_email 22]] released out of order?

==Miscellaneous Questions==

*What is the difference between [[The King of Town's Food|Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins]]?
*Why does [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] always mention [[Wood-davers]]?
*Why [[Random Toon#Navigation Bar|rando]]?
*What is "[[Where's The Cheat?|Caaardinal Sins]]?"
*In [[weird dream]], why are Louisiana's underpants on sideways?
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], is [[The Kaiser]] ruling [[Hell]], or is he just in it?
*Where, specifically, did you get the poster of Strong Sad's that Strong Bad crashes through in [[gimmicks]]?
*What is the significance of the year [[1987]]?
*What, if anything, is [[coloring|pressed bunson]]?

[[Category:Community Projects|Q]]

HRWiki:Questions

2007-02-15T22:35:21Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Transcription Questions */ IT's just their random naming stuff. It's not something that need to be answered.

[[Image:theinterview.png|thumb|Questions for the man]]
Often [[The Brothers Chaps]] will leave some curious '''questions''' unanswered in their toons. This page was created as a database for these circulating questions, as well as a place to gather questions to ask The Brothers Chaps, if you were to ever get the chance. They're also here in the hopes that a fellow user will have some inside info or firsthand knowledge, and can answer a few of them for us. To a lesser extent, there is also the hope that The Brothers Chaps might one day (or already have) stumbled upon this list, and perhaps feel inclined to answer them either in their toons or elsewhere. Feel free to add any questions that might be bugging you in the correct section. If you find a question has already been answered, mention it on the [[HRWiki talk:Questions|talk page]], along with a reason and reference why/where it was answered.

==Personal Questions==

*What were the circumstances of your finding the wiki? Specifically, when, where, why, and how. How much of it did you browse at the time, and what was your reaction then?
*Do you ever edit the wiki?
*Do you ever include elements into the toons based on confusion or misunderstanding at the wiki?
*Do you ever use the wiki Fun Facts to debug new programs or features on the site?
*Is [[Missy Palmer|Missy's]] full name now Melissa Palmer-Chapman?
*Who are the [[Other Little Girl]] and the [[Very, Very Little Girl]]?
*How much did you do for [[Mellow Mushroom|MellowMushroom.com]]?
*What are [[Craig Zobel|Craig]]'s and [[Missy Palmer|Missy]]'s birthdays?

==Thought-process Questions==

*Why label Hyperblade "Hypoublade", on the [[Floppy Disk Container#hypou_blade|Floppy Disk Container]]?
*Was the [[Everybody to the Limit]] tune based off of '''Oops upside your head''' by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band|The Gap Band]]?
*Were you watching ''Family Guy'' the night you made [[do over]]?
*Is 20X6 inspired by 20XX from Megaman, 20X5 from Metroid, or just the general concept of X replacing a date?
*Was the word choice "Bedazzle" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] an intentional reference to the Bedazler or just a coincidence?
*Why Sanka for the substance to "[[caffeine|caffeinate]]" Strong Sad when it's decaf?
*Was [[Istanbul]] (in [[dangeresque 3]]) an intentional [[They Might Be Giants]] reference, or just a coincidence?
*Is the ATM wearing a football helmet in [[Experimental Film]] supposed to be a reference to Commander Keen?
*Where does [[Wear a Bikini!]] come from?
*Where do the names [[Jerome]], [[Kevin]], [[Dennis]], and [[Dan]] come from?

==Transcription Questions==

*[[Strong Bad]] in [[The Reddest Radish]]: "Now let's cheat it" or "cheese it"?
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] Card #1: "...and the ____ of cranberry sauce"?
*[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] in [[dreamail]]: "I do hate white clouds" or "clowns"?
*[[Senor Cardgage]] from [[Senorial Day]]: "Gamble around the campfire" or "Gambol"?
*[[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]: What is the lyric before "mission control"?
*[[Limozeen]]'s ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'': "Hey hey, doo-doot doo" or "Hey hey, doot doo"?
*Is Homsar actually saying something in the Easter egg of [[A Folky Tale]], or is it just general mumbling?
*[[Head Bad]] in [[disconnected]]: "I hate your shoes", "I think you're cute", or something else?
*[[The Announcer]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar" or what?
*[[The Grape Fairie]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "All right, youze ____ brains"?
*In [[Arcade Game]], does the game say "[[Trogdor]]" or "[[Trogador]]" and if intentionally the latter, why?
*What is the [[Podstar Runner]] floppy disk labeled?
*What's the true title of [[Where the Crap Are We?]]
*Why is [[Missing Lappy]] uncategorized on your site? What would its category be (toon, short, etc.)?
*Could you provide any precise dates for [[H*R.com updates 2000]]–[[H*R.com updates 2001|2001]]?
*In the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-06-29|June 29, 2006 Sketchbook]], does Homestar's sole say "1-up" or "7-up"?
*What does the "ds" on Homestar's cut-out stand for in [[keep cool]]?
*What did you mean for the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2#Message 2|Polish message]] to say?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]], which one is C-dogg and which is Naptime?
*Was clicking on the word "abused" in [[privileges]] originally intended to be an Easter egg?
*Was the light switch in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] ever intended to do anything?
*Were the credits on [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] ever supposed to be clickable?
*In [[caffeine]], why was Coach Z's line changed from "I'm just a crazy old man!" to "I'm just an old man!"?

==Identity Questions==

*Is [[The Bossman]] supposed to be the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homsar]], or of someone else?
*Is "Rocoulm" the true name of Strong Mad's [[Horrible Painting]]?
*The [[Saddy Dumpington]] entry in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] appears as though it could have been written by either Strong Sad or by Strong Bad (who had stolen Strong Sad's password). Which is it?
*Who is [[Kewpie Dan]]?
*What are the origins of [[1-Up]]'s name?
*Which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]] and which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B]]?
*Is [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]] supposed to be [[Arrow'd Guy]] in disguise?
*Is the [[Stickly Man]] supposed to be a 20X6 [[The Poopsmith]]?
*Is the cockroach crawling around in [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]] supposed to be different from [[Gavin]], or just an old style?
*Who is "[[Experimental Film|Our gracious host]]" supposed to be?

==Continuity Questions==

*How many [[Wireless Bizness]]es were there, and will they ever be viewable again?
*When are you going to update [[First Time Here?]] and [[Downloads]]?
*Why did you take [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]] off the site for a year before releasing it?
*Why were [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] removed from the site?
*Will there be a second [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]?
*When did you change the [[Main Pages|Main Page]] format off the one in the [[Museum]]?
*What happened to those [[Rejected Characters|characters we never see anymore]]?
*Are you really planning to have [[Strong Bad]] upgrade [[The Paper]] in email #173, as shown in [[montage]]?
*Did The Poopsmith appear in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ''before'' [[The King of Town DVD|The King of Town]], or was he added in MLS later?
*Why was [[sb_email 22]] released out of order?

==Miscellaneous Questions==

*What is the difference between [[The King of Town's Food|Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins]]?
*Why does [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] always mention [[Wood-davers]]?
*Why [[Random Toon#Navigation Bar|rando]]?
*What is "[[Where's The Cheat?|Caaardinal Sins]]?"
*In [[weird dream]], why are Louisiana's underpants on sideways?
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], is [[The Kaiser]] ruling [[Hell]], or is he just in it?
*Where, specifically, did you get the poster of Strong Sad's that Strong Bad crashes through in [[gimmicks]]?
*What is the significance of the year [[1987]]?
*What, if anything, is [[coloring|pressed bunson]]?

[[Category:Community Projects|Q]]

HRWiki:Questions

2007-02-15T22:29:38Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Transcription Questions */ not really a question for 'em

[[Image:theinterview.png|thumb|Questions for the man]]
Often [[The Brothers Chaps]] will leave some curious '''questions''' unanswered in their toons. This page was created as a database for these circulating questions, as well as a place to gather questions to ask The Brothers Chaps, if you were to ever get the chance. They're also here in the hopes that a fellow user will have some inside info or firsthand knowledge, and can answer a few of them for us. To a lesser extent, there is also the hope that The Brothers Chaps might one day (or already have) stumbled upon this list, and perhaps feel inclined to answer them either in their toons or elsewhere. Feel free to add any questions that might be bugging you in the correct section. If you find a question has already been answered, mention it on the [[HRWiki talk:Questions|talk page]], along with a reason and reference why/where it was answered.

==Personal Questions==

*What were the circumstances of your finding the wiki? Specifically, when, where, why, and how. How much of it did you browse at the time, and what was your reaction then?
*Do you ever edit the wiki?
*Do you ever include elements into the toons based on confusion or misunderstanding at the wiki?
*Do you ever use the wiki Fun Facts to debug new programs or features on the site?
*Is [[Missy Palmer|Missy's]] full name now Melissa Palmer-Chapman?
*Who are the [[Other Little Girl]] and the [[Very, Very Little Girl]]?
*How much did you do for [[Mellow Mushroom|MellowMushroom.com]]?
*What are [[Craig Zobel|Craig]]'s and [[Missy Palmer|Missy]]'s birthdays?

==Thought-process Questions==

*Why label Hyperblade "Hypoublade", on the [[Floppy Disk Container#hypou_blade|Floppy Disk Container]]?
*Was the [[Everybody to the Limit]] tune based off of '''Oops upside your head''' by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band|The Gap Band]]?
*Were you watching ''Family Guy'' the night you made [[do over]]?
*Is 20X6 inspired by 20XX from Megaman, 20X5 from Metroid, or just the general concept of X replacing a date?
*Was the word choice "Bedazzle" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] an intentional reference to the Bedazler or just a coincidence?
*Why Sanka for the substance to "[[caffeine|caffeinate]]" Strong Sad when it's decaf?
*Was [[Istanbul]] (in [[dangeresque 3]]) an intentional [[They Might Be Giants]] reference, or just a coincidence?
*Is the ATM wearing a football helmet in [[Experimental Film]] supposed to be a reference to Commander Keen?
*Where does [[Wear a Bikini!]] come from?
*Where do the names [[Jerome]], [[Kevin]], [[Dennis]], and [[Dan]] come from?

==Transcription Questions==

*[[Strong Bad]] in [[The Reddest Radish]]: "Now let's cheat it" or "cheese it"?
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] Card #1: "...and the ____ of cranberry sauce"?
*[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] in [[dreamail]]: "I do hate white clouds" or "clowns"?
*[[Senor Cardgage]] from [[Senorial Day]]: "Gamble around the campfire" or "Gambol"?
*[[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]: What is the lyric before "mission control"?
*[[Limozeen]]'s ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'': "Hey hey, doo-doot doo" or "Hey hey, doot doo"?
*Is Homsar actually saying something in the Easter egg of [[A Folky Tale]], or is it just general mumbling?
*[[Head Bad]] in [[disconnected]]: "I hate your shoes", "I think you're cute", or something else?
*[[The Announcer]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar" or what?
*[[The Grape Fairie]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "All right, youze ____ brains"?
*In [[Arcade Game]], does the game say "[[Trogdor]]" or "[[Trogador]]" and if intentionally the latter, why?
*What is the [[Podstar Runner]] floppy disk labeled?
*What's the true title of [[Where the Crap Are We?]]
*Why is [[Missing Lappy]] uncategorized on your site? What would its category be (toon, short, etc.)?
*Could you provide any precise dates for [[H*R.com updates 2000]]–[[H*R.com updates 2001|2001]]?
*In the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-06-29|June 29, 2006 Sketchbook]], does Homestar's sole say "1-up" or "7-up"?
*What does the "ds" on Homestar's cut-out stand for in [[keep cool]]?
*What did you mean for the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2#Message 2|Polish message]] to say?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]], which one is C-dogg and which is Naptime?
*Was clicking on the word "abused" in [[privileges]] originally intended to be an Easter egg?
*Was the light switch in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] ever intended to do anything?
*Were the credits on [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] ever supposed to be clickable?
*In [[caffeine]], why was Coach Z's line changed from "I'm just a crazy old man!" to "I'm just an old man!"?

==Identity Questions==

*Is [[The Bossman]] supposed to be the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homsar]], or of someone else?
*Is "Rocoulm" the true name of Strong Mad's [[Horrible Painting]]?
*The [[Saddy Dumpington]] entry in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] appears as though it could have been written by either Strong Sad or by Strong Bad (who had stolen Strong Sad's password). Which is it?
*Who is [[Kewpie Dan]]?
*What are the origins of [[1-Up]]'s name?
*Which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]] and which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B]]?
*Is [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]] supposed to be [[Arrow'd Guy]] in disguise?
*Is the [[Stickly Man]] supposed to be a 20X6 [[The Poopsmith]]?
*Is the cockroach crawling around in [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]] supposed to be different from [[Gavin]], or just an old style?
*Who is "[[Experimental Film|Our gracious host]]" supposed to be?

==Continuity Questions==

*How many [[Wireless Bizness]]es were there, and will they ever be viewable again?
*When are you going to update [[First Time Here?]] and [[Downloads]]?
*Why did you take [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]] off the site for a year before releasing it?
*Why were [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] removed from the site?
*Will there be a second [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]?
*When did you change the [[Main Pages|Main Page]] format off the one in the [[Museum]]?
*What happened to those [[Rejected Characters|characters we never see anymore]]?
*Are you really planning to have [[Strong Bad]] upgrade [[The Paper]] in email #173, as shown in [[montage]]?
*Did The Poopsmith appear in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ''before'' [[The King of Town DVD|The King of Town]], or was he added in MLS later?
*Why was [[sb_email 22]] released out of order?

==Miscellaneous Questions==

*What is the difference between [[The King of Town's Food|Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins]]?
*Why does [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] always mention [[Wood-davers]]?
*Why [[Random Toon#Navigation Bar|rando]]?
*What is "[[Where's The Cheat?|Caaardinal Sins]]?"
*In [[weird dream]], why are Louisiana's underpants on sideways?
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], is [[The Kaiser]] ruling [[Hell]], or is he just in it?
*Where, specifically, did you get the poster of Strong Sad's that Strong Bad crashes through in [[gimmicks]]?
*What is the significance of the year [[1987]]?
*What, if anything, is [[coloring|pressed bunson]]?

[[Category:Community Projects|Q]]

colonization

2007-02-15T22:19:49Z

LordQuackingstick: it's preferable to add an apostrophe-s even after a noun ending in s

{{sbenav|90|local news|caffeine}}
[[Image:sbemail90.png|thumb|"This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes"]]

Strong Bad is asked if he celebrates Thanksgiving like everyone else. He then shows a history book about the colonization of [[Strong Badia]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' November 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:57

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' E''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me, e''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me. ''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi Strong Bad! 
Do you celebrate thanksgiving 
normally? Or do you have special 
traditions for when Strong Badia was 
first colonized? What's the story 
about? 
 
From your Buddy, 
Shana Ma. 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads "Shana Ma." as one word (Shanama). He also pronounces "Los Angeles" with a hard "g".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, Shanama, the story of the colonization of Strong Badia is a tale as old as, say, the wireless Web ''{pause}'' or energy drinks maybe. It began in a period of strife...

''{Cut to a shot of an old book on a wooden table. It is open and pictures Strong Bad, in a pilgrim hat, squirting ketchup onto a plate of eggs, next to Strong Sad in a wig and typical 17th-century clothing.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' ...when I was being persecuted for my beliefs.

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Ewwww! Ketchup on eggs?!?

''{A caption reading "Ewwww! Ketchup on Eggs?!?" appears beneath the picture. The page turns to show Strong Bad reading the newspaper and seeing an ad saying "LOT FOR SALE! along with a page saying "Homestar declares eggs not a fruit."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I learned of a place where a man can be free. Free to do what he wants to do. Free to ketchup his eggs without being hassled by the man.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad and The Cheat, also wearing a pilgrim hat, traveling across Free Country, USA, Strong Bad carrying a musket and eating a sandwich and The Cheat dragging a bag along behind him. A caption along the bottom reads "The Three Stout Sub Sandwiches: The Ham 'n' Swiss, The Dijon Chicken and the Veggie Delux."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' So I set sail with three stout sub sandwiches, and my best The Cheat to find this mystical land.

''{The page turns to show the two of them meeting Bubs, who is waving at them, wearing a Sioux-style feather headband and wearing a loincloth.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I met a strange man who had strange ways and strange odors.

''{The page turns to show Strong Badia in front of a glorious sunrise, above a caption reading "The Neu Wirlde."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' And he led me to the new world, out beyond the dumpsters.

''{The page turns to show the Tire falling onto The Cheat, whose hat is sent flying from his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' There was a brief struggle with the indigenous peoples.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad handing Bubs the rent check.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' At last, we reached an agreement to peacefully co-exist in this land, after I gave him my first and last months' rent deposit.

''{The page turns to show a ploughed field where Bubs is planting a fish. Strong Bad is looking at him, holding a fish and a corn cob in his hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then the strange man probably showed me how to put fish in the ground with corn, for some reason.

'''BUBS''': ''{voiceover}'' This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes!

''{A caption reading "This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes" appears at the bottom of the page. The page turns to show Bubs, The Cheat and Strong Bad sitting at a picnic table in Strong Badia, feasting on fast food.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then we celebrated with a feast of some cold Hardee's he had laying around.

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' So there you have it, Shana... Shanamana... ''{singing}'' Shanamanamanamanamana tonight! That shoulda been in your history books at school. I gotta get on those people over at Hoofton Mifflin. Those guys are slackin off. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next week, leave me alone!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*After the email is over, click the first part of the word Shanamanamanamanana and Strong Bad will "Shanama" into some songs.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of "O Canada"}'' O Shanama... Do do doot doot doot doo... ''{stops singing}'' What else is there? Shana... Shanamatopoeia. Ooh, how 'bout this? ''{singing to the tune of "Panama" by Van Halen}'' Shanama! Shanama ho ho ho huh ho!
*Click on the the words "history books" to hear Homestar Runner address the imaginary masses.
:''{Cut to a page in a history book with a drawing of Homestar, dressed in Colonial American attire (with powdered wig), with text below it reading "Homestar Runner addresses the imaginary masses." The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-hem. From this day forward, I hereby declare eggs... not to be... a fruit!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, yes, quiet down. And furthermore, no longer shall dirty diapers be accepted as legal tender!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hang on, I got one more. Henceforth, those named Henry will no longer be allowed to call themselves Hank. That's just too much of a stretch.
:''{The imaginary masses cheer. Homestar smiles.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"Shanamatopoeia" is a play on the literary term "[[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]]", defined as a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "sizzle", "pop", or "crackle". Onomatopoeia is frequently used in comic books such as Batman.

===Remarks===
*According to the later e-mail [[monument]], the [[Stop Sign]] and [[Cinder Block]] make up a monument of Strong Bad's right foot. However, they are shown in this e-mail as being part of the area when Strong Bad bought it from Bubs.
*We learn in this e-mail that Bubs owns Strong Badia (which is located behind the dumpsters), and Strong Bad just rents it from him. This fact may explain why Strong Bad said "Maybe get a little place in Strong Badia" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**Despite this, it says in the [[Periodicals|Bubsifieds]] that there is a lot for sale
*In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad sings "Shanama" to the tune of Van Halen, his head appears to be floating in the air.

===Inside References===
*The crowd cheers in the second Easter egg are from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Strong Badia was originally established as being "out behind the dumpsters" in [[i rule]].

===Real-World References===
*The entire story is based on the historical accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Pilgrims|Pilgrims]] founding the [[Wikipedia:Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]], after they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in [[Wikipedia:England|England]]. Bubs's Native American character is probably based off of [[Wikipedia: Squanto|Tisquantum]], better known as Squanto, who, among other things, taught the Pilgrims to fertilize their crops (see below).
**Although the story is mainly based upon the Pilgrims, the "Three Stout Sub Sandwiches" most likely reference the [[Wikipedia:Niña|Niña]], the [[Wikipedia:Pinta|Pinta]], and the [[Wikipedia:Santa María (ship)|Santa María]], the three ships used by [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and discover the New World.
*"Shanama, Shanama ho ho ho ho ho!" is sung to the tune of "Panama" by [[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]; "O Shanama" is to the tune of "[[Wikipedia:O Canada|O Canada]]" the Canadian national anthem.
**Strong Bad's rendition of "O Shanama" is slightly off - the final "doo" should have been sung as a C# instead of an F#.
*Homestar declaring [[Eggs|eggs]] not to be a fruit may be a reference to the famous 1893 Supreme Court decision ([[Wikipedia: Nix v. Hedden|Nix v. Hedden]]) that [[Wikipedia:Tomato#Controversies|tomatoes were not fruit]].
*Bubs planting fish-corn bushes is a reference to when the Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn (they used fish heads as fertilizer).
*"Hoofton Mifflin" is a misspelling (and mispronunciation) of scholastic publisher [[Wikipedia:Houghton Mifflin|Houghton Mifflin]].
**Houghton Mifflin is correctly pronounced HOE-ton MIF-lin.
*[[Wikipedia:Hardee%27s|Hardee's]] is a fast-food chain primarily [http://cke.know-where.com/hardees/ located] in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|90}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Thanksgiving]]

colonization

2007-02-15T22:16:02Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Real-World References */ Tisquantum

colonization

2007-02-15T21:57:24Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Real-World References */ whoops

{{sbenav|90|local news|caffeine}}
[[Image:sbemail90.png|thumb|"This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes"]]

Strong Bad is asked if he celebrates Thanksgiving like everyone else. He then shows a history book about the colonization of [[Strong Badia]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' November 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:57

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' E''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me, e''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me. ''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi Strong Bad! 
Do you celebrate thanksgiving 
normally? Or do you have special 
traditions for when Strong Badia was 
first colonized? What's the story 
about? 
 
From your Buddy, 
Shana Ma. 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads "Shana Ma." as one word (Shanama). He also pronounces "Los Angeles" with a hard "g".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, Shanama, the story of the colonization of Strong Badia is a tale as old as, say, the wireless Web ''{pause}'' or energy drinks maybe. It began in a period of strife...

''{Cut to a shot of an old book on a wooden table. It is open and pictures Strong Bad, in a pilgrim hat, squirting ketchup onto a plate of eggs, next to Strong Sad in a wig and typical 17th-century clothing.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' ...when I was being persecuted for my beliefs.

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Ewwww! Ketchup on eggs?!?

''{A caption reading "Ewwww! Ketchup on Eggs?!?" appears beneath the picture. The page turns to show Strong Bad reading the newspaper and seeing an ad saying "LOT FOR SALE! along with a page saying "Homestar declares eggs not a fruit."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I learned of a place where a man can be free. Free to do what he wants to do. Free to ketchup his eggs without being hassled by the man.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad and The Cheat, also wearing a pilgrim hat, traveling across Free Country, USA, Strong Bad carrying a musket and eating a sandwich and The Cheat dragging a bag along behind him. A caption along the bottom reads "The Three Stout Sub Sandwiches: The Ham 'n' Swiss, The Dijon Chicken and the Veggie Delux."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' So I set sail with three stout sub sandwiches, and my best The Cheat to find this mystical land.

''{The page turns to show the two of them meeting Bubs, who is waving at them, wearing a Sioux-style feather headband and wearing a loincloth.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I met a strange man who had strange ways and strange odors.

''{The page turns to show Strong Badia in front of a glorious sunrise, above a caption reading "The Neu Wirlde."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' And he led me to the new world, out beyond the dumpsters.

''{The page turns to show the Tire falling onto The Cheat, whose hat is sent flying from his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' There was a brief struggle with the indigenous peoples.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad handing Bubs the rent check.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' At last, we reached an agreement to peacefully co-exist in this land, after I gave him my first and last months' rent deposit.

''{The page turns to show a ploughed field where Bubs is planting a fish. Strong Bad is looking at him, holding a fish and a corn cob in his hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then the strange man probably showed me how to put fish in the ground with corn, for some reason.

'''BUBS''': ''{voiceover}'' This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes!

''{A caption reading "This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes" appears at the bottom of the page. The page turns to show Bubs, The Cheat and Strong Bad sitting at a picnic table in Strong Badia, feasting on fast food.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then we celebrated with a feast of some cold Hardee's he had laying around.

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' So there you have it, Shana... Shanamana... ''{singing}'' Shanamanamanamanamana tonight! That shoulda been in your history books at school. I gotta get on those people over at Hoofton Mifflin. Those guys are slackin off. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next week, leave me alone!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*After the email is over, click the first part of the word Shanamanamanamanana and Strong Bad will "Shanama" into some songs.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of "O Canada"}'' O Shanama... Do do doot doot doot doo... ''{stops singing}'' What else is there? Shana... Shanamatopoeia. Ooh, how 'bout this? ''{singing to the tune of "Panama" by Van Halen}'' Shanama! Shanama ho ho ho huh ho!
*Click on the the words "history books" to hear Homestar Runner address the imaginary masses.
:''{Cut to a page in a history book with a drawing of Homestar, dressed in Colonial American attire (with powdered wig), with text below it reading "Homestar Runner addresses the imaginary masses." The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-hem. From this day forward, I hereby declare eggs... not to be... a fruit!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, yes, quiet down. And furthermore, no longer shall dirty diapers be accepted as legal tender!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hang on, I got one more. Henceforth, those named Henry will no longer be allowed to call themselves Hank. That's just too much of a stretch.
:''{The imaginary masses cheer. Homestar smiles.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"Shanamatopoeia" is a play on the literary term "[[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]]", defined as a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "sizzle", "pop", or "crackle". Onomatopoeia is frequently used in comic books such as Batman.

===Remarks===
*According to the later e-mail [[monument]], the [[Stop Sign]] and [[Cinder Block]] make up a monument of Strong Bad's right foot. However, they are shown in this e-mail as being part of the area when Strong Bad bought it from Bubs.
*We learn in this e-mail that Bubs owns Strong Badia (which is located behind the dumpsters), and Strong Bad just rents it from him. This fact may explain why Strong Bad said "Maybe get a little place in Strong Badia" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**Despite this, it says in the [[Periodicals|Bubsifieds]] that there is a lot for sale
*In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad sings "Shanama" to the tune of Van Halen, his head appears to be floating in the air.

===Inside References===
*The crowd cheers in the second Easter egg are from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Strong Badia was originally established as being "out behind the dumpsters" in [[i rule]].

===Real-World References===
*The entire story is based on the historical accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Pilgrims|Pilgrims]] founding the [[Wikipedia:Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]], after they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in [[Wikipedia:England|England]].
**Although the story is mainly based upon the Pilgrims, the "Three Stout Sub Sandwiches" most likely reference the [[Wikipedia:Niña|Niña]], the [[Wikipedia:Pinta|Pinta]], and the [[Wikipedia:Santa María (ship)|Santa María]], the three ships used by [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and discover the New World.
*"Shanama, Shanama ho ho ho ho ho!" is sung to the tune of "Panama" by [[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]; "O Shanama" is to the tune of "[[Wikipedia:O Canada|O Canada]]" the Canadian national anthem.
**Strong Bad's rendition of "O Shanama" is slightly off - the final "doo" should have been sung as a C# instead of an F#.
*Homestar declaring [[Eggs|eggs]] not to be a fruit may be a reference to the famous 1893 Supreme Court decision ([[Wikipedia: Nix v. Hedden|Nix v. Hedden]]) that [[Wikipedia:Tomato#Controversies|tomatoes were not fruit]].
*Bubs planting fish-corn bushes is a reference to when the Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn (they used fish heads as fertilizer).
*"Hoofton Mifflin" is a misspelling (and mispronunciation) of scholastic publisher [[Wikipedia:Houghton Mifflin|Houghton Mifflin]].
**Houghton Mifflin is correctly pronounced HOE-ton MIF-lin.
*[[Wikipedia:Hardee%27s|Hardee's]] is a fast-food chain primarily [http://cke.know-where.com/hardees/ located] in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|90}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Thanksgiving]]

colonization

2007-02-15T21:56:56Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Real-World References */ forgot the parens

{{sbenav|90|local news|caffeine}}
[[Image:sbemail90.png|thumb|"This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes"]]

Strong Bad is asked if he celebrates Thanksgiving like everyone else. He then shows a history book about the colonization of [[Strong Badia]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' November 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:57

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' E''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me, e''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me. ''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi Strong Bad! 
Do you celebrate thanksgiving 
normally? Or do you have special 
traditions for when Strong Badia was 
first colonized? What's the story 
about? 
 
From your Buddy, 
Shana Ma. 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads "Shana Ma." as one word (Shanama). He also pronounces "Los Angeles" with a hard "g".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, Shanama, the story of the colonization of Strong Badia is a tale as old as, say, the wireless Web ''{pause}'' or energy drinks maybe. It began in a period of strife...

''{Cut to a shot of an old book on a wooden table. It is open and pictures Strong Bad, in a pilgrim hat, squirting ketchup onto a plate of eggs, next to Strong Sad in a wig and typical 17th-century clothing.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' ...when I was being persecuted for my beliefs.

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Ewwww! Ketchup on eggs?!?

''{A caption reading "Ewwww! Ketchup on Eggs?!?" appears beneath the picture. The page turns to show Strong Bad reading the newspaper and seeing an ad saying "LOT FOR SALE! along with a page saying "Homestar declares eggs not a fruit."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I learned of a place where a man can be free. Free to do what he wants to do. Free to ketchup his eggs without being hassled by the man.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad and The Cheat, also wearing a pilgrim hat, traveling across Free Country, USA, Strong Bad carrying a musket and eating a sandwich and The Cheat dragging a bag along behind him. A caption along the bottom reads "The Three Stout Sub Sandwiches: The Ham 'n' Swiss, The Dijon Chicken and the Veggie Delux."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' So I set sail with three stout sub sandwiches, and my best The Cheat to find this mystical land.

''{The page turns to show the two of them meeting Bubs, who is waving at them, wearing a Sioux-style feather headband and wearing a loincloth.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I met a strange man who had strange ways and strange odors.

''{The page turns to show Strong Badia in front of a glorious sunrise, above a caption reading "The Neu Wirlde."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' And he led me to the new world, out beyond the dumpsters.

''{The page turns to show the Tire falling onto The Cheat, whose hat is sent flying from his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' There was a brief struggle with the indigenous peoples.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad handing Bubs the rent check.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' At last, we reached an agreement to peacefully co-exist in this land, after I gave him my first and last months' rent deposit.

''{The page turns to show a ploughed field where Bubs is planting a fish. Strong Bad is looking at him, holding a fish and a corn cob in his hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then the strange man probably showed me how to put fish in the ground with corn, for some reason.

'''BUBS''': ''{voiceover}'' This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes!

''{A caption reading "This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes" appears at the bottom of the page. The page turns to show Bubs, The Cheat and Strong Bad sitting at a picnic table in Strong Badia, feasting on fast food.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then we celebrated with a feast of some cold Hardee's he had laying around.

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' So there you have it, Shana... Shanamana... ''{singing}'' Shanamanamanamanamana tonight! That shoulda been in your history books at school. I gotta get on those people over at Hoofton Mifflin. Those guys are slackin off. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next week, leave me alone!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*After the email is over, click the first part of the word Shanamanamanamanana and Strong Bad will "Shanama" into some songs.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of "O Canada"}'' O Shanama... Do do doot doot doot doo... ''{stops singing}'' What else is there? Shana... Shanamatopoeia. Ooh, how 'bout this? ''{singing to the tune of "Panama" by Van Halen}'' Shanama! Shanama ho ho ho huh ho!
*Click on the the words "history books" to hear Homestar Runner address the imaginary masses.
:''{Cut to a page in a history book with a drawing of Homestar, dressed in Colonial American attire (with powdered wig), with text below it reading "Homestar Runner addresses the imaginary masses." The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-hem. From this day forward, I hereby declare eggs... not to be... a fruit!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, yes, quiet down. And furthermore, no longer shall dirty diapers be accepted as legal tender!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hang on, I got one more. Henceforth, those named Henry will no longer be allowed to call themselves Hank. That's just too much of a stretch.
:''{The imaginary masses cheer. Homestar smiles.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"Shanamatopoeia" is a play on the literary term "[[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]]", defined as a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "sizzle", "pop", or "crackle". Onomatopoeia is frequently used in comic books such as Batman.

===Remarks===
*According to the later e-mail [[monument]], the [[Stop Sign]] and [[Cinder Block]] make up a monument of Strong Bad's right foot. However, they are shown in this e-mail as being part of the area when Strong Bad bought it from Bubs.
*We learn in this e-mail that Bubs owns Strong Badia (which is located behind the dumpsters), and Strong Bad just rents it from him. This fact may explain why Strong Bad said "Maybe get a little place in Strong Badia" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**Despite this, it says in the [[Periodicals|Bubsifieds]] that there is a lot for sale
*In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad sings "Shanama" to the tune of Van Halen, his head appears to be floating in the air.

===Inside References===
*The crowd cheers in the second Easter egg are from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Strong Badia was originally established as being "out behind the dumpsters" in [[i rule]].

===Real-World References===
*The entire story is based on the historical accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Pilgrims|Pilgrims]] founding the [[Wikipedia:Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]], after they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in [[Wikipedia:England|England]].
**Although the story is mainly based upon the Pilgrims, the "Three Stout Sub Sandwiches" most likely reference the [[Wikipedia:Niña|Niña]], the [[Wikipedia:Pinta|Pinta]], and the [[Wikipedia:Santa María (ship)|Santa María]], the three ships used by [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and discover the New World.
*"Shanama, Shanama ho ho ho ho ho!" is sung to the tune of "Panama" by [[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]; "O Shanama" is to the tune of "[[Wikipedia:O Canada|O Canada]]" the Canadian national anthem.
**Strong Bad's rendition of "O Shanama" is slightly off - the final "doo" should have been sung as a C# instead of an F#.
*Homestar declaring [[Eggs|eggs]] not to be a fruit may be a reference to the famous 1893 Supreme Court decision ([[Wikipedia: Nix v. Hedden|Nix v. Hedden]] that [[Wikipedia:Tomato#Controversies|tomatoes were not fruit]]).
*Bubs planting fish-corn bushes is a reference to when the Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn (they used fish heads as fertilizer).
*"Hoofton Mifflin" is a misspelling (and mispronunciation) of scholastic publisher [[Wikipedia:Houghton Mifflin|Houghton Mifflin]].
**Houghton Mifflin is correctly pronounced HOE-ton MIF-lin.
*[[Wikipedia:Hardee%27s|Hardee's]] is a fast-food chain primarily [http://cke.know-where.com/hardees/ located] in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|90}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Thanksgiving]]

colonization

2007-02-15T21:56:06Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Real-World References */ I think 'Kipedia does a better job on it

{{sbenav|90|local news|caffeine}}
[[Image:sbemail90.png|thumb|"This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes"]]

Strong Bad is asked if he celebrates Thanksgiving like everyone else. He then shows a history book about the colonization of [[Strong Badia]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' November 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:57

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' E''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me, e''mail'' me don't e''mail'' me. ''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi Strong Bad! 
Do you celebrate thanksgiving 
normally? Or do you have special 
traditions for when Strong Badia was 
first colonized? What's the story 
about? 
 
From your Buddy, 
Shana Ma. 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads "Shana Ma." as one word (Shanama). He also pronounces "Los Angeles" with a hard "g".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, Shanama, the story of the colonization of Strong Badia is a tale as old as, say, the wireless Web ''{pause}'' or energy drinks maybe. It began in a period of strife...

''{Cut to a shot of an old book on a wooden table. It is open and pictures Strong Bad, in a pilgrim hat, squirting ketchup onto a plate of eggs, next to Strong Sad in a wig and typical 17th-century clothing.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' ...when I was being persecuted for my beliefs.

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Ewwww! Ketchup on eggs?!?

''{A caption reading "Ewwww! Ketchup on Eggs?!?" appears beneath the picture. The page turns to show Strong Bad reading the newspaper and seeing an ad saying "LOT FOR SALE! along with a page saying "Homestar declares eggs not a fruit."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I learned of a place where a man can be free. Free to do what he wants to do. Free to ketchup his eggs without being hassled by the man.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad and The Cheat, also wearing a pilgrim hat, traveling across Free Country, USA, Strong Bad carrying a musket and eating a sandwich and The Cheat dragging a bag along behind him. A caption along the bottom reads "The Three Stout Sub Sandwiches: The Ham 'n' Swiss, The Dijon Chicken and the Veggie Delux."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' So I set sail with three stout sub sandwiches, and my best The Cheat to find this mystical land.

''{The page turns to show the two of them meeting Bubs, who is waving at them, wearing a Sioux-style feather headband and wearing a loincloth.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I met a strange man who had strange ways and strange odors.

''{The page turns to show Strong Badia in front of a glorious sunrise, above a caption reading "The Neu Wirlde."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' And he led me to the new world, out beyond the dumpsters.

''{The page turns to show the Tire falling onto The Cheat, whose hat is sent flying from his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' There was a brief struggle with the indigenous peoples.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad handing Bubs the rent check.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' At last, we reached an agreement to peacefully co-exist in this land, after I gave him my first and last months' rent deposit.

''{The page turns to show a ploughed field where Bubs is planting a fish. Strong Bad is looking at him, holding a fish and a corn cob in his hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then the strange man probably showed me how to put fish in the ground with corn, for some reason.

'''BUBS''': ''{voiceover}'' This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes!

''{A caption reading "This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes" appears at the bottom of the page. The page turns to show Bubs, The Cheat and Strong Bad sitting at a picnic table in Strong Badia, feasting on fast food.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then we celebrated with a feast of some cold Hardee's he had laying around.

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' So there you have it, Shana... Shanamana... ''{singing}'' Shanamanamanamanamana tonight! That shoulda been in your history books at school. I gotta get on those people over at Hoofton Mifflin. Those guys are slackin off. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next week, leave me alone!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*After the email is over, click the first part of the word Shanamanamanamanana and Strong Bad will "Shanama" into some songs.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of "O Canada"}'' O Shanama... Do do doot doot doot doo... ''{stops singing}'' What else is there? Shana... Shanamatopoeia. Ooh, how 'bout this? ''{singing to the tune of "Panama" by Van Halen}'' Shanama! Shanama ho ho ho huh ho!
*Click on the the words "history books" to hear Homestar Runner address the imaginary masses.
:''{Cut to a page in a history book with a drawing of Homestar, dressed in Colonial American attire (with powdered wig), with text below it reading "Homestar Runner addresses the imaginary masses." The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-hem. From this day forward, I hereby declare eggs... not to be... a fruit!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, yes, quiet down. And furthermore, no longer shall dirty diapers be accepted as legal tender!
:''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hang on, I got one more. Henceforth, those named Henry will no longer be allowed to call themselves Hank. That's just too much of a stretch.
:''{The imaginary masses cheer. Homestar smiles.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"Shanamatopoeia" is a play on the literary term "[[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]]", defined as a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "sizzle", "pop", or "crackle". Onomatopoeia is frequently used in comic books such as Batman.

===Remarks===
*According to the later e-mail [[monument]], the [[Stop Sign]] and [[Cinder Block]] make up a monument of Strong Bad's right foot. However, they are shown in this e-mail as being part of the area when Strong Bad bought it from Bubs.
*We learn in this e-mail that Bubs owns Strong Badia (which is located behind the dumpsters), and Strong Bad just rents it from him. This fact may explain why Strong Bad said "Maybe get a little place in Strong Badia" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**Despite this, it says in the [[Periodicals|Bubsifieds]] that there is a lot for sale
*In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad sings "Shanama" to the tune of Van Halen, his head appears to be floating in the air.

===Inside References===
*The crowd cheers in the second Easter egg are from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Strong Badia was originally established as being "out behind the dumpsters" in [[i rule]].

===Real-World References===
*The entire story is based on the historical accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Pilgrims|Pilgrims]] founding the [[Wikipedia:Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]], after they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in [[Wikipedia:England|England]].
**Although the story is mainly based upon the Pilgrims, the "Three Stout Sub Sandwiches" most likely reference the [[Wikipedia:Niña|Niña]], the [[Wikipedia:Pinta|Pinta]], and the [[Wikipedia:Santa María (ship)|Santa María]], the three ships used by [[Wikipedia:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and discover the New World.
*"Shanama, Shanama ho ho ho ho ho!" is sung to the tune of "Panama" by [[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]; "O Shanama" is to the tune of "[[Wikipedia:O Canada|O Canada]]" the Canadian national anthem.
**Strong Bad's rendition of "O Shanama" is slightly off - the final "doo" should have been sung as a C# instead of an F#.
*Homestar declaring [[Eggs|eggs]] not to be a fruit may be a reference to the famous 1893 Supreme Court decision [[Wikipedia: Nix v. Hedden|Nix v. Hedden]] that [[Wikipedia:Tomato#Controversies|tomatoes were not fruit]].
*Bubs planting fish-corn bushes is a reference to when the Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn (they used fish heads as fertilizer).
*"Hoofton Mifflin" is a misspelling (and mispronunciation) of scholastic publisher [[Wikipedia:Houghton Mifflin|Houghton Mifflin]].
**Houghton Mifflin is correctly pronounced HOE-ton MIF-lin.
*[[Wikipedia:Hardee%27s|Hardee's]] is a fast-food chain primarily [http://cke.know-where.com/hardees/ located] in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|90}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Thanksgiving]]

Talk:japanese cartoon

2007-02-15T01:34:45Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Pan Pan */ Any requests?

== Transcribe the lyrics ==

could someone transcribe the lyrics to the theme song for stinkoman k?
*I think perhaps Homestar was trying to --[[user:Buz|Buz]]

== Homestar's head ==

Homestar's Head look seriously misshapen in the easter egg. --[[user:Buz|Buz]]

Yeah, like his old school conterpart [[user:unknown|unknown]]

== Stinko Man ==

In the transcript, he's referred to as Stinko Man, shouldn't that be Stinkoman?--[[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 00:15, 30 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Pan Pan ==

Isn't Pan Pan a reference to the father in Ranma 1/2 who changed into a Panda and held up signs because he could not talk?

:Yeah, since pandas are native to China, and this is a Japanese cartoon, this is most likely a reference to Ranma 1/2

::Or not. There were also pandas in Miyazaki's iconic [[IMDB:tt0069058|Panda kopanda]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:21, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I really think it is a Ranma reference. I've never seen Panda Go Panda, but the fact that Pan Pan eats like a person and shows up without explanation in a world of people seems to point clearly to Genma Saotome in Ranma 1/2. I already tried to argue this at the [[Talk:Pan Pan]] section. Somebody back me up or tell me I'm nuts, please! I don't even watch Ranma but this is a dead ringer in my opinion. It ought to be mentioned. [[User:Toastburner|Toastburner]]
::::Genma was the first thing I thought of as well. But does Pan Pan have anything in common with Genma apart from looks?{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 08:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::If I remember correctly, Genma could eat with chopsticks while in panda form, as does Pan Pan...-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:52, 15 February 2007 (UTC) Man, I gotta get the rest of those volumes. I stopped at 25.
::::::All right, I just skimmed volumes 1 through 3, looking for evidence, but could find none. I think it's a reference, though. If someone requests it, I'll look though the other 22 volumes I have.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:34, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

== Stinko Man? ==

Why is it that in the transciption stinkoman's name has a space in it? (Also, I'll transcribe the lyrics to the 20x6 theme song) →[[User:evin290|evin290]] 19:06, 25 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Probably because the easter egg refers to him as "Stinko Man K 20X6". --[[User:Venusy|Venusy]] 02:32, 26 Feb 2005 (GMT)

==TeeBee==
Actually, a Japanese person would say テレビ, or "terebi", not Teebee.

Well, yes and no. Terebi is the way that television is said mostly, yet should a japanese person say the us equivalent of "tv" (tee vee) they would say Teebee due to the lack of v in the language.

== Haiku? ==

I really don't think that what Strong Bad says at the beginning of the email should be considered a haiku. Just because there's a line with five syllables followed by a line with seven syllables followed by a line with five syllables doesn't mean it's a haiku. I think that the fact that part of the "haiku" is simply the salutation of the email he receieved really kinda proves that this wasn't their intent.

*But the fact that he just HAPPENED to add in the "ding dong" to make it 5 syllables proves it was their intent.

*Also Haiku has got something to do with Japan and the whole email has got with Japan.

==Sender==
This may be un needed but I actully know the guy who wrote japanese cartoon. He lives near me in Thousand Oaks Ca. (If you look on a map it is 45-50 miles outside of Los Angeles {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:08, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
==Closed STUFF==
===MikeMike And Matt Rock (DECLINED)===

The credits for Mike Rock and MattMatt are references to [[The Brothers Chaps|Mike and Matt Chapman]].

*DUHHHH! DECLINANATED! [[User:Fizz123|Anonymous Contributor]]
*'''Completely Decline.''' No, seriously. Like, nobody else vote on this. -Walking Armless
*'''Comment.''' Why wasn't this just deleted? --[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]] 1:13 19 Apr 2005
*'''Accept.''' Never caught that. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 13:54, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*This is either something blatantly obvious or a supreme stretch. Since TBC aren't commenting either way, it's not worth the dispute. Make up your own damn mind, but don't write it down like it's the truth. '''Decline''' [[User:Dasrik|Dasrik]] 03:21, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*Calm yourself, Dasrik. No need for such a rant. Anyway, I say '''Accept.''' And, dasrik, it's not blatingly obvious OR a surpreme stretch. It's enough so that someone might not know it, yet not completely out-of range...exaclty the kind of thing a Fun Fact needs.[[User:TakuaKaita600|TakuaKaita600]] 17:35, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**I was perfectly calm. Read it again. There are lots of people named Mike and Matt, enough so that this kind of thing could be disputed til the cows come home, or until TBC set the record straight. Exactly the kind of thing that makes a Fun Fact NOT fun. [[User:Dasrik|Dasrik]] 06:49, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
***But how many of them are directly involved in the creation of Homestar Runner cartoons? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 07:08, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*'''Best Decline I ever spent''' I think it is just too obvious and isn't exactly a fun fact. --[[user: lappy 486]]
*'''Delcine''' While, unlike Dasrik, I am CONFIDENT that the reference was to Mike and Matt Chapman (they made the cartoon!), this is a little too obvious. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 07:08, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**'''Second.''' And a comment on what Jay said: If ''I'' had a regular cartoon, there's no way I would ''accidentally'' put my own name in it. So the reference is totally intentional... and obvious. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:20, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**I '''second''' itsdotcom and Jay. --[[user: Lappy 486]]
*'''Decline.''' It's both too glaringly obvious and too utterly unverifiable. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 13:31, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*'''Comment.''' Perhaps if a reason as to why they were listed as such was given, this would make a better Fun Fact, yeah? However, here, this is not really an option as, there seems to be no apparent reason why they did that. It would work if maybe, for example, Mike listed his name as Mike-Hai. In the meantime, someone should try and see if maybe that's a reference and then list THAT as a fun fact.---[[User:TakuaKaita600|TakuaKaita600]]
*'''Accept''' I didn't realize it until I saw this debate ---[[User:Death Regis|Death Regis]] 22:48, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*'''A Different Approach.''' What if, instead of a fun fact, we just linked their names up in the list of credits? Like this: "Director [[Mike Chapman|Mike Rock]] / Designer [[Matt Chapman|MattMatt]]".
*'''Declined''' No, are you serious? I never noticed. Gosh! Come on, they made it. They just didn't want to confuse people like you by making up fake names. -Alice

===Oolong's Namesake (DECLINED)===
Someone named Oolong Singy is credited for [[Combolations]] in the cartoon, this may be a reference to Oolong the pig from Dragon Ball or [[Wikipedia:Oolong (rabbit)|Oolong the rabbit]], whose owner is Japanese.
*'''Decline.''' I figure the reference is most likely to Oolong, the traditional Chinese tea enjoyed throughout Asia. The characters mentioned here are named after the tea. --[[User:Beatfox|Beatfox]] 07:49, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline.''' Always decline TTATO facts! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 13:48, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*I would second this if I knew what TTATO stood for. (Second is NOT my vote) [[User:Fizz123|Stave it off, Fizz123, and now you can count to three.]]
**'''Decline.''' TTATO actually is supposed to be spelled TTATOT, and stands for "This, That, And That Other Thing." -- [[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 20:34, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
***'''Sheds a tear''' My own little abbreviation is growing up. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 02:18, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*May be '''declined''' [[User:Dasrik|Dasrik]] 23:46, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*'''42'd''' -- Yeah, I always suspected it refered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oolon_Colluphid Oolon Colophid], [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews']] counterpart from HHTG, so we must therefor all be wrong simultaneously :) [[User:MetaStar|MetaStar]] 22:38, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**'''COMMENT'''Um...42'd? What's that supposed to mean? I know we're on the subject og h2g2, but still. [[User:TakuaKaita600|TakuaKaita600]]
**'''Comment''' 42'd is probably a combination refrence to forty "second'd" and "two'd." Always good to see a fan of H2G2.--[[User:homestar3.14|homestar3.14]] 17:16, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
===So cool an unseen email (DECLINED)===
Strong Bad says "So cool an e-mail, I thought you would enjoy it," as if he has read it before he replied to it. However, in other emails (such as part-time job or your friends) he acts surprised to see the content, as if he has not read it before.
*'''Decline''' I have trouble saying why, but I know there's something wrong with this. Be it that it's part of the haiku, or something else, I don't think this really needs to be stated. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 05:23, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**'''So cool a Decline, I thought I would Second it.''' This is a parody of the [http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_KLEZ.H&VSect=T Klez] email virus that used the infamous subject line "so cool a flash,enjoy it". It's not meant to imply that Strong Bad has actually read the email beforehand. --[[User:Beatfox|Beatfox]] 08:00, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*** That's it. Thanks. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 08:11, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
***'''Second.''' -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 14:13, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
****'''Third.''' It's just part of the song. -- [[User:Super Sam|Super Sam]] 07:26, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**''''Eh, Decline!''' This is seriously a Klez spoof. I even received a Klez email, and it gave my old computer a virus. ---[[User:the spludge|the spludge]] 21:05, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
***'''So cool a decline, I thought I would THIRD it''' even! [[User:TakuaKaita600|TakuaKaita600]] 17:29, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
===The Paper oddity===
{{stufffact|The Paper does not come down at the end of the email.}}
{{stuffverdict|15:51, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)|05:47, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)|accepted|12|5|japanese cartoon}}

== Strong Bad's singing of lyrics ==

This may be waaaay too far of a stretch, but did Strong Bad's fudging of the fast lyrics in the Stinkoman theme remind anyone else of the song Rubber Biscuit? It was covered by the Blues Brothers, not sure who wrote it originally. I guess I kinda doubt any similarity is intentional, but I though I'd float it.

:Reminded me more of the Batman theme song. "Nana nana nana nana Batman!" {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:55, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

== The theme song ==

Maybe it's just me, but the music/theme song seems like it may be based on that of the first sonic game, on Sega, for emrald hill zone or whatever, but the first stage. It sounds a lot like it to me...
: We already know that it comes from [[Wikipedia:Rad Racer|Rad Racer]], not Sonic. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:29, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Talk:unnatural

2007-02-15T01:14:06Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Shaving? */ fixy

==H.R. PufnStuf Link==
Okay, got the WIki links working now--Eaglescout1984 5 Feb 2007 14:32 GMT
==Just Noticed==
OMG! I just noticed that we actually see SB's bathroom's toilet in this email. Can someone upload an picture in the article?
- {{User:HeyMama/sig}}
:Yeah. See [[Strong Bad Smiling]].

== KOT's metaphysical? ==

Right. Does anyone else hear "metaphysical" when the KOT says it? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 02:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:That wouldn't make any sense. As "mega physical", albeit surreal, makes the sentence possible, "metaphysical" isn't even a noun, and in fact refers to the study of the nature of reality. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:03, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:: I'm not going to bother registering to point this out, but I hear "meta" too... and uh, yeah, it a) doesn't make sense and b) the word is being used completely out of context... but c) ohhhh no, the Brothers Chaps have never had a character use an actual word out of context when a related word (in this case just plain "physical") would have made perfect sense, so it can't possibly be metaphysical on those grounds. Because "mega physical" makes perfect sense. Sincerely, An Ominous Poster.

:::Let's also not forget that Strong Bad says the same word earlier on, and his pronunciation is unambiguous. It's mega. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

::::Yes, Strong Bad is saying Mega. That's part of why it's funny that the KoT says Meta. It's also funny that "metaphysical" isn't a noun. And as for whether it makes sense...I think it does, since when the King of Town says it it's a self-referential joke--hence, "meta." --Tomemos 18:16, 6 February 2007 (PDT)

::Definitely "meta" --m5rammy 9:20 2-7-2007
::Meta! -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 19:26, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Agree. I continuously hear "meta", even before looking here. I shan't change it without concensus, however. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, how do we establish consensus? That's an honest question; I'm new here. --[[User:Tomemos|Tomemos]]
:::::Through discussions like this one, as a matter of fact. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Jou (something) no Hito==
I'm working on translating the Bubs poster. So far I've got Jou (something) no Hito, which, when translated, would mean Man of...Something. Allowing something, or it could be that the two characters together make up a whole other word, I don't know. I'll get back to you on this. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 21:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
:I hear on the forum that it means Concession Man. Let me find the link. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10767 here it is]. Scroll down to spiffy's post. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

The Japanese text on the King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster, from clicking on the word "reuse", at the end of the cartoon reads 譲歩の人, which babelfish translates as "person of concession", probably referring to Bubs having a concession stand. [[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]] 03:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

As for the kanji that appears when he walks into the water, I'm pretty sure it's 端, which Babelfish translates to "Edge". --[[User:ShayCaron|Shay Caron]] 03:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:You trust BabelFish?! I don't know any Japanese, but based on my experience with BabelFish, it's quite likely to be wrong.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 03:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::BabelFish isn't that bad. Anyway, the word that appears when Bubs walks into the water doesn't look exactly like that, but it could just be because it's in a different font
:::Unihan lists [http://www.cojak.org/index.php?function=code_lookup&term=7AEF 端] as "end, extreme; head; beginning" – they might be using it to mean "The End". I agree it doesn't quite look like the one in the toon... but it's pretty close, and kinda works in context. Myself I'd gotten as far as "譲?の人"... and that was after an hour with some magic "find out what that character is" program... I guess I'll leave it to the experts next time. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I suspect I'm not alone in that my fonts don't support the Japanese. Someone should upload an image of the characters discussed in the article for those users. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:49, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm on it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:04, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Bubs going into the water with Japanese text behind him.png|right|180px]]
Here's an image of that text with him going into the water, there is an image of the poster in the article already.[[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]] 04:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:A better site for translation is [http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html WWWJDIC], but you need to know the unicode for the kanji. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 08:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Um. Well. Just for the record I started this whole thing. Bwah. *shot*
And as for Babelfish, well...Babelfish is just hilarious. Underpants devil. Tee-hee! --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Not that this matters, but I think it's extremely hilarious and worth pointing out that English subtitles of Japanese films are often mis-subtitled, therefore making this potentially intentional and funny even if it wasn't.
:Yeah, I think the bad Japanese was at least partly intentional. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 00:28, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

So, what do y'all use to identify the kanjis and what-all? I looked over and over in the wiktionary, myself, starting at the Chinese radicals index [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chinese_radical_index thingy]

== Possible Mario Reference? ==

After I saw this e-mail, I immediately thought of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Meets_Koop-zilla this episode] of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. I'm not very well-versed in Japanese monster movies, but I know TBC are Nintendo fans, and the growing/shrinking by eating some sort of food is synonymous in the e-mail and SMBSS episode. Just a thought, I may be wrong.
:I have to highly doubt any video game reference, as the toon is clearly parodying the classic Japanese monster movies. When in doubt, the simplest choice is usually right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:It also happens in Alice in Wonderland. It's probably not a reference to an old Mario episode. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Possible Inside Referance to Teen Girl Squad #10... ==

During the toilet Easter Egg, where Strong Bad is spinning, it's almost the same as when What's Her Face was spinning in TGS#10 with the same "Wheeeee!"

Well, she and he said "Wheee" when spinning, as I probably would, but aside from that there's absolutely nothing the same. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Exactly. But that was one hilarious easter egg. XD—[[User:StrongstarRunbad|S*R]] 04:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Once again. This is StrongBadia. Not this. Or this. ==
Man, why do people keep asking what the weather is like in StrongBadia? It's going to be the same as the rest of FreeCountryUSA, which I don't think has even been mentioned by name in a toon...
:I agree that it's annoying. Free Country USA was mentioned out loud in [[flashback]], but I guess not many people noticed. There should be a page for people mistaking Strong Badia for Free Country USA. Like, [[Mistaking Strong Badia for Free Country USA]]. Okay, so that's a horrible name.
::I would count every direct reference to Strong Badia except for flag day.
::People ask that because they don't care about the rest of the city. I should know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
If I asked what the weather was like in Brooklyn, does that mean I don't care about the rest of New York? Anyway, if you feel such a page should exist, make it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:A good parallel is people saying 'New York' when they mean NYC, not the state. That's gotta bug someone. Or when they say either New York or New York City when what they mean is Manhattan. @_@

== This is my email ==
Dude that's awesome! This is my email. I sent this one. I can provide a screen shot too!--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:23, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Are you sure you should be proud of that? There were a lot of apostrophes...
No, just kidding. Congratulations!
[[User:The Big Eye|The Big Eye]] 04:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:I' d'o' th'at som'etimes', heh. :P--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Why didn't you sign your email? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Now I wish I did. I just put in random apostrophes in there... cuz I was bored. I didn't think it would be made into a ''real'' email. :|--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:Could you provide a screen shot, then? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 06:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Addict 2006 here. does [[:Image:Strong Bad Email screenshot.JPG|THIS]] help??? --Forcing a clarification, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 00:00, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:That proves it! Hai Five! [[User:Gerkuman|Gerkuman]] 12:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::No it doesn't! I could just as easily type that up. If you had a date on it, it would be entirely believable.[[User:68.85.154.172|68.85.154.172]] 21:22, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
That is, without a doubt, the worst screenshot I have ever seen offered as proof. I could make a screenshot exactly like that in less than a minute. Having a date on it would be better, but still not convincing. I have seen two other screenshots that supposedly came from the "sent" folder of the person who made it, and they're of a much better quality than this one—but they're still fake. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:Good point. Maybe we just shouldn't allow people to claim they sent an email.[[User:68.85.154.172|68.85.154.172]] 21:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
For outlook express, which is what that screenshot's of, the email address you're sending to and the subject are "grayed out" and the color of the rest of the box, meaning that you can't type in them any more. Obviously, you can type more, and the send button is still clickable. I mean, you can even see the tpye cursor after "storms"! Sorry, but like dot com said, I could've just as easily made that in 5 seconds. Provide one from the sent items folder with a date prior to Monday, and we'll beleive you. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 21:49, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm not sure I'm seeing the same screenshot as you. Are you saying the email address is grayed out in the screenshot? When I am typing an email in OE, the boxes are not grayed out. Then again, anyone could fake this or any other email. Here I "prove" that I sent [[:Image:Email Proof.png|the email]] for [[theme song]]. I took this screenshot "just before I sent the email". It surely "proves" I am the "author" of that email. This image is not photoshopped or altered in any way, it's an honest-to-goodness screenshot from my harddrive. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:20, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

::Hey Qermaq — I think Dr. Clash is saying that if that really ''was'' an email from Outlook Express' sent folder, it ''would'' have had the address and subject grayed out, etc. So, I think the two of you are in agreement. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
I guess posting things is in fashion, so here's [http://upload.team107.org/files/25/bzj_sbemail_166.PNG what I made] earlier today. I mean... here's what I sent early last week. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:55, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:What are you talking about, Emily? This was totally the email ''I'' sent. Like, [http://www.hrwiki.org/temporary_files/storms.png two whole days] before you did. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::....:(. Fine don't believe me, the only thing I care about is, that I know the truth. That's all I need.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::H*Bad, that is exactly (word-for-word) what you said to me when you were pretending to be Giskard. I'm sorry, man. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Don't be.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:49, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I don't know. I kinda believe him. Maybe he's telling the truth this time. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 21:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Whether I believe him or not, there simply is no easy way to establish after the fact that you wrote a particular email. Aside from posting the email contents on your user page, or getting a copy notarized, it's just too easy to fake it for it to be a notable statement. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Maybe in the future, when someone claims to have sent SB an email, he could temporarily change his password/give it to a trustworthy admin/sysop, and they could verify that the email is in the sent items folder from a date prior to the email's release. It might work, as long as the ones the password's given to is trustworthy. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 22:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:You can still fake it... plus I don't trust either of them. Sorry, but I don't really.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 22:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
::Personally, I wouldn't log on to anybody else's email account. If an email is unsigned and a user has no logs at the wiki, the forum etc, then it's just bad luck. Then, we can only go by the trustworthiness of someone who claims to be the author. In this case, the user who claims to be the author has repeatedly vandalized the wiki and created several more or less elaborate lies and sockpuppets. And while he hopefully left all this in the past now, he has not yet (had time to) built a reputation for for being honest. So I don't see why I should believe this.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Simply, it is not within this wiki's pervue to annotate the user-contributed emails. It's a waste of resources. I have long proposed not noting in any way whether users claim to have sent the "email" and I continue to do so. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:10, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Really the best thing to do — and is what porplemontage did — is post a log of e-mails you send in a public place. You can post it on the forums, or maybe the sandbox; some people even put them on their user pages (doesn't have to stay there, just be in the history). Having your name and location in your e-mail can help verify that no one steals it from you. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:11, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Hmm...think about it, though. If ''your'' email was picked by Strong Bad to be used, wouldn't you want to shout it out to the whole world (starting with the wiki)? I can't imagine just holding it in like that. In the case that another user's email gets picked in the future (which will most likely happen), I think they're perfectly obligated to say so. With legitamate proof, of course. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 00:21, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::You know, I would be happy, but I would not see a need to foist this upon a bunch of fans. I would not feel in the least "put upon" to be restricted from noting this fact on the main namespace. I could certainly post it on my userspace, but that's the extent it would be appropriate. Realize we are here to annotate TBC's creativity, not our own. In that light, it's clear that any mentions of user's contributions to H*R are unacceptabe. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:28, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::And by "saying so" I meant on a talk or user page. We don't really need it to be on the article, but people should be able to say "This is my email!" on a talk page and proudly proclaim it on their user page. That's not unacceptable, right? -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 00:39, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::In userspace exclusively? I'm all for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:41, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Meaning of Life ==

I noticed that the scene with them all repeating their opinions over and over was similar to the opening of the animated film [http://www.bitterfilms.com/meaningoflife.html The Meaning of Life]. Is that notable, or too obscure? --[[User:65.102.178.99|65.102.178.99]] 04:41, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Not that obscure (not to me) but not at all notable per [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

::Yes, personally, it reminded me more of some of our talk pages ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::What, you mean like [http://www.hrwiki.org/images/f/f8/TownMeetingTalkPage.PNG this]? I didn't know exactly what font Media Wiki uses {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 13:09, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

== phone number ==

the phone number would translate to:
 
1-800 - 276-787-646542
 
which is obviously not a real number. by truncating to 1-800 + seven digits, we get 1-800-267-7876, which is also not a listed number (i think, i didnt dial it yet). However there is a toll-free number ending with 267-7876, 1-877-267-7876. its a number for some kind of cabinet supplies or something. {{User:Csours/sig}} 04:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:ok, a different web search reveals that that may be the number for Provincial Civil Servants Kingston Credit Union. but no one answers it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Folks, this is so interesting, but this page is for discussing the article, not the toon. Unless you propose either (1) TBC used an existing number for the toon (which ain't gonna happen) or (2) we add a Fun Fact saying, "That number they made up? Call it! It's this guy..." which would be horribly irresponsible and inappropriate, this is a conversation better suited for elsewhere, like that Forum we've always had. (And the wiki always had an elevator too!) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::meh. -> translates to: i thought it was interesting, but i didnt want to add it for 2 reasons: 1. i was short on time. 2. a lot of my contribs like this have been reverted, and i've gotten tired of it. therefore, i no longer make many edits on the article page, i put info here and let the community decide if it is worthy. if that belongs on the forum, please do so inform me. also, all the edits before Qermaq were me. {{User:Csours/sig}} 02:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Another non-fourth wall break ==

*When Strong Bad is doing the public service announcement he is [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the Fourth Wall]].
I know that it's tempting to say that every time Strong Bad directly addresses the viewer it's a fourth wall break, but I once again direct you towards the precedent set in [[Talk:mile]] (under "Fourth Wall Break?"). Strong Bad addresses the viewer pretty frequently and the entire premise of the Strong Bad emails is that he's answering them for his viewers. Fourth wall breaks, as I see them, should be limited to when the characters acknowledge they're in a cartoon, not just for addressing the viewer. After all, Strong Bad took a camera with him when he checked that one email while skydiving.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 05:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:This is a different sort of "addressing the viewers" though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Regardless, it seems like there are a lot of fourth wall breaks listed on the page that just shouldn't be there. "Strong Bad says he'll have a candy product 'by the end of this email'"? What is that? Should we just start calling it a fourth wall break every time Strong Bad says something that he doesn't type? On those grounds, he might as well be addressing the audience. I honestly think all these sbemail fourth wall breaks are a bunch of whatsit. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 00:23, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

==errors==
Hi, not a contributor, but:
1) It's not a charlie horse, it's a charley horse
2) It might not be Kasha in the bowl-- Kashi is a brand, yes, but "Kashi" is a generic term for the cereal produced under that brand, like Kashi Good Friends, so to me it's inconclusive.
-gcolive
:You is right. Making the change. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 01:21, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Gonna or better ==

I hear Bubs saying "I better mosey on" instead of "I'm gonna" but I'm not 100% sure. More like 90%. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:: It's pretty hard to tell, but it sounds like "I'm gonna" to me. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

==Recycle Star==
I think the thing with the recycling symbol is a star shape because it's the Homestar Runner site, but is it significant? Probably not, but hey, what's talk without insignificant bantering about? [[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]]

== Goof? ==

The record button on strong sads boombox starts off as red, then loses its color when he is playing the message, then turns back to red after he is done.

== [[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October (film)|''Hunt for Red October'']] Reference ==

When Strong Sad is demonstrating the sound recording of Bubs, Strong Sad's line is nearly identical to one used by [[Wikipedia:Courtney B. Vance|Courtney Vance's]] character in ''The Hunt for Red October''. In the movie, Ronald "Jonsey" Jones, the USS Dallas's sonar technician, is attempting to find some sort of audible trace of the Red October, and is running this one snippet of sound over and over again to try and isolate a mechanical noise. He finally demonstrates to the captain that if the tape is played back at high speed, a mechanical thumping noise emerges. Go and watch the movie if you like (and no, I can't post a clip of it anywhere, I don't have a DVD copy of the film and don't feel like going to all the trouble of ripping the scene from a VHS tape just to prove an insignificant point about a free cartoon). My point is this: that this particular plot point in the movie is the basis of this particular segment in the cartoon. Re-write it as a good fun fact if you wish, I just wanted to get some other opinions on this first. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 02:52, 6 Feb 2006 (PST)

:Quite a few movies use sound manipulation to better hear dialogue. [[Wikipedia:The Good Shepherd (film)|The Good Sheperd]], for example. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cans? ==

I'm thinking that maybe 'cans' is some kind of euphemism. '''Can''' somebody figure this out? -(Homfrog)
:I just did. According to Wikipedia, it's a euphemism for buttocks, headphones, and (don't yell at me for typing this but I can't really phrase it differently) boobs, but I don't think that's what was intended here. Unless TBC were acting like pervs when they made this email, it most likely means no more than what you put your soda in. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Actually I was sure that Strong Bad's reaction was based on the euphemism meaning. I mean we're not far removed from "Word Booty." (on an random note between the Booty/Cans references and the DNA/Tea party plotline, could TBC be starting ongoing plot lines? NAH. . . .) - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 17:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't really think we need to put this on the page, though. Unless someone asks why SB reacted like that, it's not necessary to note. Euphemisms aren't usually, anyway. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I disagree. There may be people who wouldn't get the reference, or understand why SB reacted that way. However, it would have made more sense if she said, "Show me your can (singular)," as this would be more likely to mean "buttocks". The plural is more likely to mean "breasts", which is a little risque for HR. [[User:Hrjogger|Hrjogger]] 21:22, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I got it, but I think it needs no explanation for two usual reasons: explaining the joke, and if you don't understand, you're not old enough to understand. (See also [[Talk:studying#What does...|Talk:studying]] for the second item's precendent.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Yeah, that's kinda what I meant by not mentioning it on the page. Euphemisms like that are either adult jokes or not intentional. If you don't understand, you're not old enough to understand. Or, if you're like me, you're not old enough to understand but still do because you don't like to miss out on anything and just ''have'' to get the joke or you'll explode into a quintillion fission-fried atomic particles. Yeah, I'm wierd. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 02:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Never in all my life have I heard "cans" refer to breasts, no matter what Wikipedia says. It's a mild hint at the butt, which TBC have never been shy about referencing, but only a mild one. I don't think it's a direct concrete euphemism; it's supposed to be funny because it almost sounds like one. --[[User:Toastburner|Toastburner]]
::::::::Cans definitely refer to breasts, at least where I come from, and quite frequently at that. I'm sure urbandictionary or your preferred online resource could confirm this. As mentioned above, when referencing the backside, it's always the singular "can." Regardless, it does seem a little much to beat people over the head with it in the article. [[User:Gerta|Gerta]] 20:35, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

==I Swear I Heard This Before...==
Strong Bad's "I'm not making an I approve this message joke" sounds vaguely familiar. I swear it was in another email, but I can't figure out which one it was. If I'm right and it was in another email, we should put this in Inside References. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
: I've heard "I approve this message" jokes, but not a "I'm not making an I approve this message joke" jokes. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::That's what I meant. He's referencing a past email. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Searching for [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=approve approve] shows this is the one-and-only time making an "I approve this message" joke. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That's...''really'' weird. Am I going crazy? Must be the -5 degree cold where I live. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::You never know, though, TBC might of read [[List of emails that meet Strong Bad's approval]] and made fun of us! :P {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
If you "swear you've heard this before", it must have been on TV during the elections south of the border. I mean, I receive some US channels up here. And I remember a couple. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe you're thinking of "[[crying|I'm not gonna sing an email song this week]]"? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, I've heard parodies of "I approve this message" on such shows like the Simpsons, and the joke goes back to the... mid 90s, I think. And since then, I'll guess 10 shows have stolen the joke. I think it's just a reference to those jokes, or the fact that many commercials (mostly polictical) have "I approve this message" at the end. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
Maybe "[[autobiography|This email is brought to you by a grant from The Cheat and the support of Viewers Like You.]]"? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:Naw, that's purely PBS. Approving messages are done by politicians, comedy shows, and bad commercials where the mascot says he approves the message. I've never seen one like that, but we all know they exist. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::Hmm..."Stuwart Brown let us down." "And he promoted her!" "I'm {insert name here} and I approve this message." Just a sampling of the onslaught of political ads on local TV we had last November. I don't even know ''how'' Stuwart Brown let me down, but he sure did according to his competitor. Politicians are wierd. Anyway, I must have been having a [[dreamail]] or something like that with SB saying "I'm Strong Bad and I approve this message," as the Email Rap. What's wrong with me? O_o -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 02:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I swear I've heard this before too. Somebody should look into this; I ''know'' I've heard Strong Bad say "My name is Strong Bad and I approved this (something)" (perhaps it wasn't an email he was talking about?) or something very similar to that at some point. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== fortune cooke pic ==

we need a pic of the fortune cookie on here

:No we don't. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Don't we? There's a hidden image there where the fortune cookie says for a split second "you are not as good as most people" before it unfolds completely. I have a screenshot! --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 23:20, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Not needed. Just see [[Fortune Cookies]]. It's pretty much the same image. In fact, the joke is a reference to the game. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:22, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

==Simpson's Refrence????==
the town meeting concept is that of a generic disater movie, even the simpsons were refrenceing the idea of a town meeting.

This all goes back to [[Wikipedia:Jaws|Jaws]], if I'm not mistaken. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 21:24, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it too. Jaws, that is. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

==Ants==

Homestar says "We must save the Queen! I have six legs!" Is this not a reference to ants? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I took it to be a reference to the Simpsons episode where Homer goes into space. When he flies into the ant colony, they yell (squeak?) to one another, as I recall: "We must protect the queen!" "Which one is the queen?" and so forth.

I really don't think it's a Simpsons reference, but just a reference to ant behavior in general. Everything Homestar says in this email is obviously based on his delusion that they've been turned into ants. Including the chocolate cake that someone was confused about. However, I thought someone might mention in "explanations" or "real-world references" that Homestar comes on at the end carrying a leaf with a bite in it, which seems to me to indicate that at this point he thinks he's a leafcutter ant. Anyone want to back me up on this? --[[User:Toastburner|Toastburner]]
:I will! I was actually amazed no one wrote this already. It seems to be the only logical explanation. I really don't see why Homestar would be carrying a leaf bitten by the KoT, anyway. --{{User:SBLOUNSKCHED!/sig}} 19:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== FCUK Reference? ==

Is it possible that the FCUSA on the recycle bin in the easter egg is a reference to the company FCUK?
:No, it stands for Free Country USA, and has for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Is it just my computer but... ==

The e-mail isn't working. It takes me to a 404'd thing.--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 19:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's probably just you. Try clearing your cache. It works fine here. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It works now, thanks!--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 20:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== New running gag ==

I've recently noticed a new running gag and would make the page myself if I knew what to call it. I'm talking about the conversations that the viewer only gets to hear the end of, leaving the rest of the conversation to the imagination. examples:
"And that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence"- unnatural
"And that's why I think the DNA evidence has been tampered with"- strong badathlon
"So from then on, it was pork and beans"- helium
"So that's when I realized I don't even need Lamaze classes"- portrait
"But it turned out I didn't die"- the show
I definitly think this qualifies as a running gag, and as soon as someone helps me figure out what to call it, I'll start cranking away on the page. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 20:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:[[Interrupted Conversations]]? It already exists. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think he means one of two things. Either the fact that most of the time when the camera jumps to the characters having a conversation, the conversation ends with a one-liner which I myself have seen a few times. Or that characters are talking about something (for example: Marzipan's DNA speech in strong badathlon) and then in a later scene or toon, a second character talks about the same thing, only from their side (e.g.: Strong Bad's DNA speech in unnatural). Which I've only noticed in these two toons. It's not exactly the same as Interrupted Conversations even though most of the time when we hear the one-liners, the conversations interrupted. --[[User:Frusion1021|Frusion1021]] 21:16, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Crap and dang. Now I feel like an idiot. Thanks for the link though; I'm going to add some of the above quotes the page has omitted. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 21:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== ending ==
Ok, I'm a little unsure of this, but isn't this the first email in the Lappy Era that has extra text at the end of the email (like after the paper comes down)? i don't recall this event happening recently, but someone took it off when i tried to add it to the Remarks section and i don't know why. was i mistaking? -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]

If you read the corresponding comment, there was also [[bottom 10]]. And it was not mine. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:12, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== The cheat.. in the Town Meetin'.. thing. ==

During the Organized Forum, The Cheat passes by twice bein' all angry. I know it mentions it in the transcript, but I wanted to point it out in remarks for those who don't notice. I thought it was interesting. (my sister pointed it out to me and demands I give her credit. ^_^) But I don't want to get it removed before it gets on there. So I just wondered if anyone else agrees. Thanks --{{User:Collin/sig}} 23:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:If it's mentioned in the transcript, we tend to not mention it anywhere else. Once And Only Once. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Different Sb face? ==

Did any one else notice that SB looks slightly different around the facial area? It looked like one of the older versions too me, will some one please investigate. Thanks -Jmoney (too lazy to sign in.)

Strong Sad's face was too big, also. Yeah, I'm too lazy too. -(Homfrog)

== Chocolate Cake - STUFF Question ==

I'm confused about the whole chocolate cake reference thing. I thought that the first proposed statement was completely accurate. If someone proposed a revision, do votes for the original proposal still count? Because if they do, I'd rather change my vote back. I thought there should've been no question that it ''was'' a reference and shouldn't be stated as a "could be." --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:The STUFF rules clearly state that only one's bottommost "accept" vote counts. If the original gets more support than the revision, then it would be accepted over the revision, of course. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::All right, thanks. I probably should've checked one of the help pages for that, but I'm busy right now. Lo siento. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Teaset ==

Is it worth noting that the teapots in Strong Bad's teaset are the exact same colors as those found on his mask? The only color not on the teapots is the blue from his diamond, but I think it's pretty apparent that TBC did it on purpose. I figured it'd just be shot down if I put it on there before discussing it. I'm just not sure if you people would think it was interesting enough to put in the article. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's visually apparent in the toon. I see no reason to make special note of it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:48, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::I had a feeling you'd say that. I guess it's a good thing I asked. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:51, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
What about the fact that in one email, Marzipan was having tea with Homsar with her teaset designed after her talking about tampering with the DNA evidence and in the next email, Strong Bad was having tea with the cheat with his teaset designed after him, talking about how he tampered with the DNA evidence. I realize that theres something similar in there, but maybe it should be more clear how similar the two are.

== Background tiling ==
Sorry, not a regular contributor. (Perhaps will get an account soon.)
I noticed that the tiling on the wall of the Brothers Strong Bathroom is the same as that of Main Page 14 (Nakers!) Maybe this is notable?

We've also seen it in [[narrator]] and [[Experimental Film]]. Sorry to burst your bubble-bubble! -(Homfrog)

:This is already mentioned on the [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]] article. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 13:02, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Reference to bosses from the Zelda series? ==

This fact was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=unnatural&diff=next&oldid=413937 removed] with a good explanation given. Nevertheless, I think it's worth discussion:

*The title and growl observed during King Bubsgonzola Supreme's appearance is reminiscent of the beginning of boss fights from the [[Nintendo]] game ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and later games in the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|series]].

Normally I would unilaterally agree that it's just part of the overall reference to Japanese monster movies; in this case, however, the reference in question is to games from The Legend of Zelda series, to which TBC have repeatedly alluded. So, what do other people think — Reference, or No Reference? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:03, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:Reference! No Reference! Wait, guh, gah! Jeez, I don't wanna end up with one dollar! Seriously, though, I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence that they can be link. But, others may disagree. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think its a reference because I beat ''Ocarina of Time'' twice, and before you fight a boss, letters in white text at the bottom of the screen show the name of the boss, then it usually growls, and you fight it. And TBC unmistakably love Nintendo, so I think it is inspired to be like Zelda. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:29, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I think it is a reference, but it does seem debatable. I'll STUFF it. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 14:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

== bar of gold ==

"Strong Sad has painted a bar of gold"
It looks to me like a bar of Soap, ala Dial --m5rammy 9:30 2-7-2007

:They have it down as a bar of gold? It looks like soap to me, too. Bar of gold? What's THIS malarky? --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 18:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::Wha?? Look at the picture. There is suds under the soap. SUDS!! This is soap, I'm changing it. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:52, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, suds. Or lettuce. Or green smoke. We can't conclusively say either way. It looks more like a sponge to me, actually. I've turned it into something neutral.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Lol, art and its many interpretations... —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:13, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::you heathens have never seen sudsy gold????{{User:Csours/sig}} 04:56, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::I always thought it was soap. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:12, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::<s>I always thought it was gold. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]</s>
::::::::Yep. It was me who added "bar of gold" to the transcript. My reasoning was that, you know, Strong Sad is, like, depressing and he'd probably...want to...bask in the...cold glow of...death? My bad. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:40, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Hmm. It's a different shape than I remember. Now it does look like soap. I'm allowed to change my opinion! --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== hot, free number ==
Shouldn't there be a real-world reference to Toll-free Hot-line ? --m5rammy 9:30 2-7-2007

== Another Goof ==

I was wondering if anyone else had noticed that as the scene fades and Bubs walks into the lake, you can see something that looks like his skeleton (especially if you are using a stand-alone flash viewer at full screen)? This would seem like a goof to me. Oh, and apparently Bubs' external shirt is padded, his shoulders aren't that high ;)--Shadow
:Um, I'm serious but I'm not registered so I can't upload files. Look!
http://www.geocities.com/shadown64/BubsSkeleton.PNG
--Shadow
:I'm unable to reproduce this here - it looks perfectly normal to me. That picture looks a bit bright and too noisy to be a straight screenshot... have you edited it at all? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:01, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yes indeed, I tried to brighten it up a bit to make it more apparent (similar to the goof on the "Can't Say Job" for Coach Z). I'm just trying to show that it's not my imagination, this does exist. I don't intend for this to be used on the article page.--Shadow
:::Okay, this is curious indeed. I tried viewing it on a campus computer and it didn't show up, I installed the latest version of Swiff Player and it also does not show up on that. Is it possible for older versions of stand-alone flash players to display some things that newer versions would hide? I shall check this when I get home in case the original flash file had been updated.--Shadow
::::I checked when I got home using the same file and flash player as when on campus and it's curious, but I still have the same results. It must be my laptop screen for some reason, but I can clearly see Bubs' skeleton as he goes into the water. Here's an additional shot:
geocities.com/shadown64/BubsPic.PNG
:::::Looks like somehow you're seeing the different layers in Flash. Each of those things you can see is actually a separate object: Bubs' upper arms, head, lower arms, etc. Dunno what's causing it, but that's what you're seeing. Not any kind of skeleton. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Well, yes, I did know that but it's much like seeing a skeleton or framework ;) --Shadow
:::::::That image still looks noisy... like it's been dithered for some reason... it looks like it's being displayed as... like... 8-bit colour or something, and perhaps Flash's rendering algorithms are broken at that depth. It's not that simple, since there's more than 256 distinct colours in that image, but it's probably something ''like'' that. Anyways, I look at the same frame (2724) in my browser, and it looks identical, sans dithering and framework. Regardless... a glitch in Flash itself and not in TBC's work, and thus not notable in the article. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::And it seems it's not even a bug in Flash but in a third party application.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:53, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

== Teaset colors ==

----
I noticed that the teaset that Strong Bad and The Cheat are using are the same colors as Strong Bad's mask(red,black,and green). Should this be added to the fun facts sections?
:You should READ the talk page to see if what you're thinking of adding has already been discussed. I proposed this earlier, but apparently, it's not worth noting because it's visually apparent in the toon anyway. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 02:15, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cliche ==

I think that the part where Strong Bad is naming possibilities on how Bub's grew so large is a reference to cliche's used in 1950's-1960's Sci-fi movies and comics. Shouldn't this be added somewhere? --[[User:205.188.116.139|205.188.116.139]] 01:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's already on the page...<blockquote>The methods that Strong Bad suggests how King Bubsgonzola Supreme got big are common plot devices in [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films.</blockquote>{{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:05, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cookie ==

Oops... I probably should have asked about that fortune cookie "goof" I added yesterday. Ah, us noobs. Watcha gonna do?
Anydangways, I screenshot'd the opening cookie with trusty 'ol "print screen" button, and zoomed in on the image. look for yourself. I'm posting this via Wii, so no image. D:

==Kashi vs. Kasha==
I know that Strong Sad specifically defines the contents of the bowl as Kashi, but personally, they bear a much greater resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Kasha|kasha]] to me. It could just be me...but it really looks like kasha. Does anyone else agree? {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 02:23, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

==Why did the Kashi make him shrink?==
If it was flushing himself down the toilet that caused him to grow, and not chicken wings, then why did he shrink back to his normal size when he ate the Kashi?
:Ooooh, plothole alert. Actually, I've been wondering the same thing. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 16:15, 11 Feb 2007 (UTC)
::Aahh, it's the infamous & mysterious blur between what characters imagine and what is a reality. Even TBC can't control it! Ebil [[fingers|flindas]]! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:53, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

== "This is probably to make the Easter eggs jump back to the appropriate place when clicked." ==

Okay. I have to try to explain this.

So in the past, clicking the easter egg, no matter when you click it, reverts the scene back to one place and one place only. Now, if you click either "reduce" or "recycle" '''''before''''' Strong Bad types "...be kind... rewind", it will take you back before he types it. And if you click either word '''''after''''' he types "...be kind...rewind", it will take you back after he types it. Clear?

Okay, so someone please rephrase this. I think I slipped it in a week or so ago when I had to leave for school. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:39, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

:And if you try to click either "reduce" or "recycle' '''''during''''' the typing of "...be kind...rewind", it will ''not'' work. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:40, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

I removed this line because making the words unclickable doesn't have anything to do with jumping back to a specific point on the timeline. The code on the words would be something like on(release){ gotoAndPlay (first frame of easter egg) } and then it edits some sort of variable saying whether you clicked it before or after "be kind...rewind". Then when the egg is finished, there's script on the frame that puts you back to where you were depending on the variable.

My guess is that it doesn't work during this time because when they added it into the email later, they forgot to add the code to the words, or maybe the code was lost when lengthening the timeline. I dunno. It happens. --[[User:JelloB|Jello B.]] 22:56, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

: JelloB, I don't see what you're talking about. Do you really believe it would have been better for them to cut the "Be kind, rewind" line right in the middle for an Easter egg and then jump back to the middle? I do not believe this is a glitch and I do believe it was intentional for the very reasons Addict provided. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

:: With the code written the way that it is, if the buttons on the words worked while the "rewind" line was being said, when the Easter egg finished it would return to ''before'' the "rewind" line, not to the middle. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:48, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

:::My entire point is that the buttons being unclickable has nothing to do with going back to the right point in the timeline. It's defined in the Actionscript of the words, and the last frame of the easter egg. --[[User:JelloB|Jello B.]] 13:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

== Shaving? ==

*Strong Bad also asked Homestar if ''he'' had to shave in [[caper]].

That seems ''way'' too obscure to be a reference to me. I think it's much more likely that Strong Bad was referring to the fact that Bubs doesn't appear to have a lower jaw. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 23:36, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
::What?! That is a reference if ever there was one!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Am I honestly to believe that it's more likely that TBC were referencing Strong Bad asking Homestar if he had to shave 98 emails ago than that they were referencing Homsar's mention of chocolate cake in the very last email? WHAT THE CRAP IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 00:51, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, for starters, we are documenting a dumb animal cartoon on a wiki. Need more? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, the fact that we're doing that means there is definetely something wrong with us. And besides, he even says "You have to shave?" with the same inflection.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:13, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Talk:unnatural

2007-02-15T01:13:28Z

LordQuackingstick: /* Shaving? */ That's what's wrong with us!

==H.R. PufnStuf Link==
Okay, got the WIki links working now--Eaglescout1984 5 Feb 2007 14:32 GMT
==Just Noticed==
OMG! I just noticed that we actually see SB's bathroom's toilet in this email. Can someone upload an picture in the article?
- {{User:HeyMama/sig}}
:Yeah. See [[Strong Bad Smiling]].

== KOT's metaphysical? ==

Right. Does anyone else hear "metaphysical" when the KOT says it? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 02:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:That wouldn't make any sense. As "mega physical", albeit surreal, makes the sentence possible, "metaphysical" isn't even a noun, and in fact refers to the study of the nature of reality. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:03, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:: I'm not going to bother registering to point this out, but I hear "meta" too... and uh, yeah, it a) doesn't make sense and b) the word is being used completely out of context... but c) ohhhh no, the Brothers Chaps have never had a character use an actual word out of context when a related word (in this case just plain "physical") would have made perfect sense, so it can't possibly be metaphysical on those grounds. Because "mega physical" makes perfect sense. Sincerely, An Ominous Poster.

:::Let's also not forget that Strong Bad says the same word earlier on, and his pronunciation is unambiguous. It's mega. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

::::Yes, Strong Bad is saying Mega. That's part of why it's funny that the KoT says Meta. It's also funny that "metaphysical" isn't a noun. And as for whether it makes sense...I think it does, since when the King of Town says it it's a self-referential joke--hence, "meta." --Tomemos 18:16, 6 February 2007 (PDT)

::Definitely "meta" --m5rammy 9:20 2-7-2007
::Meta! -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 19:26, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Agree. I continuously hear "meta", even before looking here. I shan't change it without concensus, however. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, how do we establish consensus? That's an honest question; I'm new here. --[[User:Tomemos|Tomemos]]
:::::Through discussions like this one, as a matter of fact. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Jou (something) no Hito==
I'm working on translating the Bubs poster. So far I've got Jou (something) no Hito, which, when translated, would mean Man of...Something. Allowing something, or it could be that the two characters together make up a whole other word, I don't know. I'll get back to you on this. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 21:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
:I hear on the forum that it means Concession Man. Let me find the link. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10767 here it is]. Scroll down to spiffy's post. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

The Japanese text on the King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster, from clicking on the word "reuse", at the end of the cartoon reads 譲歩の人, which babelfish translates as "person of concession", probably referring to Bubs having a concession stand. [[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]] 03:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

As for the kanji that appears when he walks into the water, I'm pretty sure it's 端, which Babelfish translates to "Edge". --[[User:ShayCaron|Shay Caron]] 03:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:You trust BabelFish?! I don't know any Japanese, but based on my experience with BabelFish, it's quite likely to be wrong.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 03:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::BabelFish isn't that bad. Anyway, the word that appears when Bubs walks into the water doesn't look exactly like that, but it could just be because it's in a different font
:::Unihan lists [http://www.cojak.org/index.php?function=code_lookup&term=7AEF 端] as "end, extreme; head; beginning" – they might be using it to mean "The End". I agree it doesn't quite look like the one in the toon... but it's pretty close, and kinda works in context. Myself I'd gotten as far as "譲?の人"... and that was after an hour with some magic "find out what that character is" program... I guess I'll leave it to the experts next time. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I suspect I'm not alone in that my fonts don't support the Japanese. Someone should upload an image of the characters discussed in the article for those users. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:49, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm on it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:04, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Bubs going into the water with Japanese text behind him.png|right|180px]]
Here's an image of that text with him going into the water, there is an image of the poster in the article already.[[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]] 04:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:A better site for translation is [http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html WWWJDIC], but you need to know the unicode for the kanji. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 08:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Um. Well. Just for the record I started this whole thing. Bwah. *shot*
And as for Babelfish, well...Babelfish is just hilarious. Underpants devil. Tee-hee! --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Not that this matters, but I think it's extremely hilarious and worth pointing out that English subtitles of Japanese films are often mis-subtitled, therefore making this potentially intentional and funny even if it wasn't.
:Yeah, I think the bad Japanese was at least partly intentional. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 00:28, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

So, what do y'all use to identify the kanjis and what-all? I looked over and over in the wiktionary, myself, starting at the Chinese radicals index [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chinese_radical_index thingy]

== Possible Mario Reference? ==

After I saw this e-mail, I immediately thought of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Meets_Koop-zilla this episode] of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. I'm not very well-versed in Japanese monster movies, but I know TBC are Nintendo fans, and the growing/shrinking by eating some sort of food is synonymous in the e-mail and SMBSS episode. Just a thought, I may be wrong.
:I have to highly doubt any video game reference, as the toon is clearly parodying the classic Japanese monster movies. When in doubt, the simplest choice is usually right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:It also happens in Alice in Wonderland. It's probably not a reference to an old Mario episode. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Possible Inside Referance to Teen Girl Squad #10... ==

During the toilet Easter Egg, where Strong Bad is spinning, it's almost the same as when What's Her Face was spinning in TGS#10 with the same "Wheeeee!"

Well, she and he said "Wheee" when spinning, as I probably would, but aside from that there's absolutely nothing the same. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Exactly. But that was one hilarious easter egg. XD—[[User:StrongstarRunbad|S*R]] 04:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Once again. This is StrongBadia. Not this. Or this. ==
Man, why do people keep asking what the weather is like in StrongBadia? It's going to be the same as the rest of FreeCountryUSA, which I don't think has even been mentioned by name in a toon...
:I agree that it's annoying. Free Country USA was mentioned out loud in [[flashback]], but I guess not many people noticed. There should be a page for people mistaking Strong Badia for Free Country USA. Like, [[Mistaking Strong Badia for Free Country USA]]. Okay, so that's a horrible name.
::I would count every direct reference to Strong Badia except for flag day.
::People ask that because they don't care about the rest of the city. I should know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
If I asked what the weather was like in Brooklyn, does that mean I don't care about the rest of New York? Anyway, if you feel such a page should exist, make it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:A good parallel is people saying 'New York' when they mean NYC, not the state. That's gotta bug someone. Or when they say either New York or New York City when what they mean is Manhattan. @_@

== This is my email ==
Dude that's awesome! This is my email. I sent this one. I can provide a screen shot too!--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:23, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Are you sure you should be proud of that? There were a lot of apostrophes...
No, just kidding. Congratulations!
[[User:The Big Eye|The Big Eye]] 04:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:I' d'o' th'at som'etimes', heh. :P--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Why didn't you sign your email? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Now I wish I did. I just put in random apostrophes in there... cuz I was bored. I didn't think it would be made into a ''real'' email. :|--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:Could you provide a screen shot, then? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 06:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Addict 2006 here. does [[:Image:Strong Bad Email screenshot.JPG|THIS]] help??? --Forcing a clarification, [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 00:00, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:That proves it! Hai Five! [[User:Gerkuman|Gerkuman]] 12:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::No it doesn't! I could just as easily type that up. If you had a date on it, it would be entirely believable.[[User:68.85.154.172|68.85.154.172]] 21:22, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
That is, without a doubt, the worst screenshot I have ever seen offered as proof. I could make a screenshot exactly like that in less than a minute. Having a date on it would be better, but still not convincing. I have seen two other screenshots that supposedly came from the "sent" folder of the person who made it, and they're of a much better quality than this one—but they're still fake. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:Good point. Maybe we just shouldn't allow people to claim they sent an email.[[User:68.85.154.172|68.85.154.172]] 21:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
For outlook express, which is what that screenshot's of, the email address you're sending to and the subject are "grayed out" and the color of the rest of the box, meaning that you can't type in them any more. Obviously, you can type more, and the send button is still clickable. I mean, you can even see the tpye cursor after "storms"! Sorry, but like dot com said, I could've just as easily made that in 5 seconds. Provide one from the sent items folder with a date prior to Monday, and we'll beleive you. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 21:49, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm not sure I'm seeing the same screenshot as you. Are you saying the email address is grayed out in the screenshot? When I am typing an email in OE, the boxes are not grayed out. Then again, anyone could fake this or any other email. Here I "prove" that I sent [[:Image:Email Proof.png|the email]] for [[theme song]]. I took this screenshot "just before I sent the email". It surely "proves" I am the "author" of that email. This image is not photoshopped or altered in any way, it's an honest-to-goodness screenshot from my harddrive. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:20, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

::Hey Qermaq — I think Dr. Clash is saying that if that really ''was'' an email from Outlook Express' sent folder, it ''would'' have had the address and subject grayed out, etc. So, I think the two of you are in agreement. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
I guess posting things is in fashion, so here's [http://upload.team107.org/files/25/bzj_sbemail_166.PNG what I made] earlier today. I mean... here's what I sent early last week. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:55, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:What are you talking about, Emily? This was totally the email ''I'' sent. Like, [http://www.hrwiki.org/temporary_files/storms.png two whole days] before you did. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::....:(. Fine don't believe me, the only thing I care about is, that I know the truth. That's all I need.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:37, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::H*Bad, that is exactly (word-for-word) what you said to me when you were pretending to be Giskard. I'm sorry, man. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Don't be.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:49, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I don't know. I kinda believe him. Maybe he's telling the truth this time. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 21:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Whether I believe him or not, there simply is no easy way to establish after the fact that you wrote a particular email. Aside from posting the email contents on your user page, or getting a copy notarized, it's just too easy to fake it for it to be a notable statement. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Maybe in the future, when someone claims to have sent SB an email, he could temporarily change his password/give it to a trustworthy admin/sysop, and they could verify that the email is in the sent items folder from a date prior to the email's release. It might work, as long as the ones the password's given to is trustworthy. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 22:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:You can still fake it... plus I don't trust either of them. Sorry, but I don't really.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 22:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
::Personally, I wouldn't log on to anybody else's email account. If an email is unsigned and a user has no logs at the wiki, the forum etc, then it's just bad luck. Then, we can only go by the trustworthiness of someone who claims to be the author. In this case, the user who claims to be the author has repeatedly vandalized the wiki and created several more or less elaborate lies and sockpuppets. And while he hopefully left all this in the past now, he has not yet (had time to) built a reputation for for being honest. So I don't see why I should believe this.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Simply, it is not within this wiki's pervue to annotate the user-contributed emails. It's a waste of resources. I have long proposed not noting in any way whether users claim to have sent the "email" and I continue to do so. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:10, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Really the best thing to do — and is what porplemontage did — is post a log of e-mails you send in a public place. You can post it on the forums, or maybe the sandbox; some people even put them on their user pages (doesn't have to stay there, just be in the history). Having your name and location in your e-mail can help verify that no one steals it from you. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:11, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Hmm...think about it, though. If ''your'' email was picked by Strong Bad to be used, wouldn't you want to shout it out to the whole world (starting with the wiki)? I can't imagine just holding it in like that. In the case that another user's email gets picked in the future (which will most likely happen), I think they're perfectly obligated to say so. With legitamate proof, of course. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 00:21, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::You know, I would be happy, but I would not see a need to foist this upon a bunch of fans. I would not feel in the least "put upon" to be restricted from noting this fact on the main namespace. I could certainly post it on my userspace, but that's the extent it would be appropriate. Realize we are here to annotate TBC's creativity, not our own. In that light, it's clear that any mentions of user's contributions to H*R are unacceptabe. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:28, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::And by "saying so" I meant on a talk or user page. We don't really need it to be on the article, but people should be able to say "This is my email!" on a talk page and proudly proclaim it on their user page. That's not unacceptable, right? -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 00:39, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::In userspace exclusively? I'm all for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:41, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Meaning of Life ==

I noticed that the scene with them all repeating their opinions over and over was similar to the opening of the animated film [http://www.bitterfilms.com/meaningoflife.html The Meaning of Life]. Is that notable, or too obscure? --[[User:65.102.178.99|65.102.178.99]] 04:41, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Not that obscure (not to me) but not at all notable per [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

::Yes, personally, it reminded me more of some of our talk pages ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
:::What, you mean like [http://www.hrwiki.org/images/f/f8/TownMeetingTalkPage.PNG this]? I didn't know exactly what font Media Wiki uses {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 13:09, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

== phone number ==

the phone number would translate to:
 
1-800 - 276-787-646542
 
which is obviously not a real number. by truncating to 1-800 + seven digits, we get 1-800-267-7876, which is also not a listed number (i think, i didnt dial it yet). However there is a toll-free number ending with 267-7876, 1-877-267-7876. its a number for some kind of cabinet supplies or something. {{User:Csours/sig}} 04:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:ok, a different web search reveals that that may be the number for Provincial Civil Servants Kingston Credit Union. but no one answers it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Folks, this is so interesting, but this page is for discussing the article, not the toon. Unless you propose either (1) TBC used an existing number for the toon (which ain't gonna happen) or (2) we add a Fun Fact saying, "That number they made up? Call it! It's this guy..." which would be horribly irresponsible and inappropriate, this is a conversation better suited for elsewhere, like that Forum we've always had. (And the wiki always had an elevator too!) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::meh. -> translates to: i thought it was interesting, but i didnt want to add it for 2 reasons: 1. i was short on time. 2. a lot of my contribs like this have been reverted, and i've gotten tired of it. therefore, i no longer make many edits on the article page, i put info here and let the community decide if it is worthy. if that belongs on the forum, please do so inform me. also, all the edits before Qermaq were me. {{User:Csours/sig}} 02:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Another non-fourth wall break ==

*When Strong Bad is doing the public service announcement he is [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the Fourth Wall]].
I know that it's tempting to say that every time Strong Bad directly addresses the viewer it's a fourth wall break, but I once again direct you towards the precedent set in [[Talk:mile]] (under "Fourth Wall Break?"). Strong Bad addresses the viewer pretty frequently and the entire premise of the Strong Bad emails is that he's answering them for his viewers. Fourth wall breaks, as I see them, should be limited to when the characters acknowledge they're in a cartoon, not just for addressing the viewer. After all, Strong Bad took a camera with him when he checked that one email while skydiving.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 05:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:This is a different sort of "addressing the viewers" though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Regardless, it seems like there are a lot of fourth wall breaks listed on the page that just shouldn't be there. "Strong Bad says he'll have a candy product 'by the end of this email'"? What is that? Should we just start calling it a fourth wall break every time Strong Bad says something that he doesn't type? On those grounds, he might as well be addressing the audience. I honestly think all these sbemail fourth wall breaks are a bunch of whatsit. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 00:23, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

==errors==
Hi, not a contributor, but:
1) It's not a charlie horse, it's a charley horse
2) It might not be Kasha in the bowl-- Kashi is a brand, yes, but "Kashi" is a generic term for the cereal produced under that brand, like Kashi Good Friends, so to me it's inconclusive.
-gcolive
:You is right. Making the change. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 01:21, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Gonna or better ==

I hear Bubs saying "I better mosey on" instead of "I'm gonna" but I'm not 100% sure. More like 90%. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:: It's pretty hard to tell, but it sounds like "I'm gonna" to me. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

==Recycle Star==
I think the thing with the recycling symbol is a star shape because it's the Homestar Runner site, but is it significant? Probably not, but hey, what's talk without insignificant bantering about? [[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]]

== Goof? ==

The record button on strong sads boombox starts off as red, then loses its color when he is playing the message, then turns back to red after he is done.

== [[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October (film)|''Hunt for Red October'']] Reference ==

When Strong Sad is demonstrating the sound recording of Bubs, Strong Sad's line is nearly identical to one used by [[Wikipedia:Courtney B. Vance|Courtney Vance's]] character in ''The Hunt for Red October''. In the movie, Ronald "Jonsey" Jones, the USS Dallas's sonar technician, is attempting to find some sort of audible trace of the Red October, and is running this one snippet of sound over and over again to try and isolate a mechanical noise. He finally demonstrates to the captain that if the tape is played back at high speed, a mechanical thumping noise emerges. Go and watch the movie if you like (and no, I can't post a clip of it anywhere, I don't have a DVD copy of the film and don't feel like going to all the trouble of ripping the scene from a VHS tape just to prove an insignificant point about a free cartoon). My point is this: that this particular plot point in the movie is the basis of this particular segment in the cartoon. Re-write it as a good fun fact if you wish, I just wanted to get some other opinions on this first. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 02:52, 6 Feb 2006 (PST)

:Quite a few movies use sound manipulation to better hear dialogue. [[Wikipedia:The Good Shepherd (film)|The Good Sheperd]], for example. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cans? ==

I'm thinking that maybe 'cans' is some kind of euphemism. '''Can''' somebody figure this out? -(Homfrog)
:I just did. According to Wikipedia, it's a euphemism for buttocks, headphones, and (don't yell at me for typing this but I can't really phrase it differently) boobs, but I don't think that's what was intended here. Unless TBC were acting like pervs when they made this email, it most likely means no more than what you put your soda in. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Actually I was sure that Strong Bad's reaction was based on the euphemism meaning. I mean we're not far removed from "Word Booty." (on an random note between the Booty/Cans references and the DNA/Tea party plotline, could TBC be starting ongoing plot lines? NAH. . . .) - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 17:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't really think we need to put this on the page, though. Unless someone asks why SB reacted like that, it's not necessary to note. Euphemisms aren't usually, anyway. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I disagree. There may be people who wouldn't get the reference, or understand why SB reacted that way. However, it would have made more sense if she said, "Show me your can (singular)," as this would be more likely to mean "buttocks". The plural is more likely to mean "breasts", which is a little risque for HR. [[User:Hrjogger|Hrjogger]] 21:22, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I got it, but I think it needs no explanation for two usual reasons: explaining the joke, and if you don't understand, you're not old enough to understand. (See also [[Talk:studying#What does...|Talk:studying]] for the second item's precendent.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Yeah, that's kinda what I meant by not mentioning it on the page. Euphemisms like that are either adult jokes or not intentional. If you don't understand, you're not old enough to understand. Or, if you're like me, you're not old enough to understand but still do because you don't like to miss out on anything and just ''have'' to get the joke or you'll explode into a quintillion fission-fried atomic particles. Yeah, I'm wierd. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 02:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Never in all my life have I heard "cans" refer to breasts, no matter what Wikipedia says. It's a mild hint at the butt, which TBC have never been shy about referencing, but only a mild one. I don't think it's a direct concrete euphemism; it's supposed to be funny because it almost sounds like one. --[[User:Toastburner|Toastburner]]
::::::::Cans definitely refer to breasts, at least where I come from, and quite frequently at that. I'm sure urbandictionary or your preferred online resource could confirm this. As mentioned above, when referencing the backside, it's always the singular "can." Regardless, it does seem a little much to beat people over the head with it in the article. [[User:Gerta|Gerta]] 20:35, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

==I Swear I Heard This Before...==
Strong Bad's "I'm not making an I approve this message joke" sounds vaguely familiar. I swear it was in another email, but I can't figure out which one it was. If I'm right and it was in another email, we should put this in Inside References. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
: I've heard "I approve this message" jokes, but not a "I'm not making an I approve this message joke" jokes. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::That's what I meant. He's referencing a past email. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Searching for [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=approve approve] shows this is the one-and-only time making an "I approve this message" joke. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That's...''really'' weird. Am I going crazy? Must be the -5 degree cold where I live. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::You never know, though, TBC might of read [[List of emails that meet Strong Bad's approval]] and made fun of us! :P {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
If you "swear you've heard this before", it must have been on TV during the elections south of the border. I mean, I receive some US channels up here. And I remember a couple. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe you're thinking of "[[crying|I'm not gonna sing an email song this week]]"? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, I've heard parodies of "I approve this message" on such shows like the Simpsons, and the joke goes back to the... mid 90s, I think. And since then, I'll guess 10 shows have stolen the joke. I think it's just a reference to those jokes, or the fact that many commercials (mostly polictical) have "I approve this message" at the end. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
Maybe "[[autobiography|This email is brought to you by a grant from The Cheat and the support of Viewers Like You.]]"? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:Naw, that's purely PBS. Approving messages are done by politicians, comedy shows, and bad commercials where the mascot says he approves the message. I've never seen one like that, but we all know they exist. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::Hmm..."Stuwart Brown let us down." "And he promoted her!" "I'm {insert name here} and I approve this message." Just a sampling of the onslaught of political ads on local TV we had last November. I don't even know ''how'' Stuwart Brown let me down, but he sure did according to his competitor. Politicians are wierd. Anyway, I must have been having a [[dreamail]] or something like that with SB saying "I'm Strong Bad and I approve this message," as the Email Rap. What's wrong with me? O_o -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 02:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I swear I've heard this before too. Somebody should look into this; I ''know'' I've heard Strong Bad say "My name is Strong Bad and I approved this (something)" (perhaps it wasn't an email he was talking about?) or something very similar to that at some point. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== fortune cooke pic ==

we need a pic of the fortune cookie on here

:No we don't. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Don't we? There's a hidden image there where the fortune cookie says for a split second "you are not as good as most people" before it unfolds completely. I have a screenshot! --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 23:20, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Not needed. Just see [[Fortune Cookies]]. It's pretty much the same image. In fact, the joke is a reference to the game. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:22, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

==Simpson's Refrence????==
the town meeting concept is that of a generic disater movie, even the simpsons were refrenceing the idea of a town meeting.

This all goes back to [[Wikipedia:Jaws|Jaws]], if I'm not mistaken. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 21:24, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:That's the first thing I thought of when I saw it too. Jaws, that is. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

==Ants==

Homestar says "We must save the Queen! I have six legs!" Is this not a reference to ants? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I took it to be a reference to the Simpsons episode where Homer goes into space. When he flies into the ant colony, they yell (squeak?) to one another, as I recall: "We must protect the queen!" "Which one is the queen?" and so forth.

I really don't think it's a Simpsons reference, but just a reference to ant behavior in general. Everything Homestar says in this email is obviously based on his delusion that they've been turned into ants. Including the chocolate cake that someone was confused about. However, I thought someone might mention in "explanations" or "real-world references" that Homestar comes on at the end carrying a leaf with a bite in it, which seems to me to indicate that at this point he thinks he's a leafcutter ant. Anyone want to back me up on this? --[[User:Toastburner|Toastburner]]
:I will! I was actually amazed no one wrote this already. It seems to be the only logical explanation. I really don't see why Homestar would be carrying a leaf bitten by the KoT, anyway. --{{User:SBLOUNSKCHED!/sig}} 19:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

== FCUK Reference? ==

Is it possible that the FCUSA on the recycle bin in the easter egg is a reference to the company FCUK?
:No, it stands for Free Country USA, and has for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Is it just my computer but... ==

The e-mail isn't working. It takes me to a 404'd thing.--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 19:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's probably just you. Try clearing your cache. It works fine here. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It works now, thanks!--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 20:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== New running gag ==

I've recently noticed a new running gag and would make the page myself if I knew what to call it. I'm talking about the conversations that the viewer only gets to hear the end of, leaving the rest of the conversation to the imagination. examples:
"And that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence"- unnatural
"And that's why I think the DNA evidence has been tampered with"- strong badathlon
"So from then on, it was pork and beans"- helium
"So that's when I realized I don't even need Lamaze classes"- portrait
"But it turned out I didn't die"- the show
I definitly think this qualifies as a running gag, and as soon as someone helps me figure out what to call it, I'll start cranking away on the page. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 20:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:[[Interrupted Conversations]]? It already exists. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think he means one of two things. Either the fact that most of the time when the camera jumps to the characters having a conversation, the conversation ends with a one-liner which I myself have seen a few times. Or that characters are talking about something (for example: Marzipan's DNA speech in strong badathlon) and then in a later scene or toon, a second character talks about the same thing, only from their side (e.g.: Strong Bad's DNA speech in unnatural). Which I've only noticed in these two toons. It's not exactly the same as Interrupted Conversations even though most of the time when we hear the one-liners, the conversations interrupted. --[[User:Frusion1021|Frusion1021]] 21:16, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Crap and dang. Now I feel like an idiot. Thanks for the link though; I'm going to add some of the above quotes the page has omitted. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 21:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== ending ==
Ok, I'm a little unsure of this, but isn't this the first email in the Lappy Era that has extra text at the end of the email (like after the paper comes down)? i don't recall this event happening recently, but someone took it off when i tried to add it to the Remarks section and i don't know why. was i mistaking? -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]

If you read the corresponding comment, there was also [[bottom 10]]. And it was not mine. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:12, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== The cheat.. in the Town Meetin'.. thing. ==

During the Organized Forum, The Cheat passes by twice bein' all angry. I know it mentions it in the transcript, but I wanted to point it out in remarks for those who don't notice. I thought it was interesting. (my sister pointed it out to me and demands I give her credit. ^_^) But I don't want to get it removed before it gets on there. So I just wondered if anyone else agrees. Thanks --{{User:Collin/sig}} 23:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:If it's mentioned in the transcript, we tend to not mention it anywhere else. Once And Only Once. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Different Sb face? ==

Did any one else notice that SB looks slightly different around the facial area? It looked like one of the older versions too me, will some one please investigate. Thanks -Jmoney (too lazy to sign in.)

Strong Sad's face was too big, also. Yeah, I'm too lazy too. -(Homfrog)

== Chocolate Cake - STUFF Question ==

I'm confused about the whole chocolate cake reference thing. I thought that the first proposed statement was completely accurate. If someone proposed a revision, do votes for the original proposal still count? Because if they do, I'd rather change my vote back. I thought there should've been no question that it ''was'' a reference and shouldn't be stated as a "could be." --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:The STUFF rules clearly state that only one's bottommost "accept" vote counts. If the original gets more support than the revision, then it would be accepted over the revision, of course. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:10, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::All right, thanks. I probably should've checked one of the help pages for that, but I'm busy right now. Lo siento. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Teaset ==

Is it worth noting that the teapots in Strong Bad's teaset are the exact same colors as those found on his mask? The only color not on the teapots is the blue from his diamond, but I think it's pretty apparent that TBC did it on purpose. I figured it'd just be shot down if I put it on there before discussing it. I'm just not sure if you people would think it was interesting enough to put in the article. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's visually apparent in the toon. I see no reason to make special note of it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:48, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::I had a feeling you'd say that. I guess it's a good thing I asked. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:51, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
What about the fact that in one email, Marzipan was having tea with Homsar with her teaset designed after her talking about tampering with the DNA evidence and in the next email, Strong Bad was having tea with the cheat with his teaset designed after him, talking about how he tampered with the DNA evidence. I realize that theres something similar in there, but maybe it should be more clear how similar the two are.

== Background tiling ==
Sorry, not a regular contributor. (Perhaps will get an account soon.)
I noticed that the tiling on the wall of the Brothers Strong Bathroom is the same as that of Main Page 14 (Nakers!) Maybe this is notable?

We've also seen it in [[narrator]] and [[Experimental Film]]. Sorry to burst your bubble-bubble! -(Homfrog)

:This is already mentioned on the [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]] article. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 13:02, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

== Reference to bosses from the Zelda series? ==

This fact was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=unnatural&diff=next&oldid=413937 removed] with a good explanation given. Nevertheless, I think it's worth discussion:

*The title and growl observed during King Bubsgonzola Supreme's appearance is reminiscent of the beginning of boss fights from the [[Nintendo]] game ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and later games in the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|series]].

Normally I would unilaterally agree that it's just part of the overall reference to Japanese monster movies; in this case, however, the reference in question is to games from The Legend of Zelda series, to which TBC have repeatedly alluded. So, what do other people think — Reference, or No Reference? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:03, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:Reference! No Reference! Wait, guh, gah! Jeez, I don't wanna end up with one dollar! Seriously, though, I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence that they can be link. But, others may disagree. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think its a reference because I beat ''Ocarina of Time'' twice, and before you fight a boss, letters in white text at the bottom of the screen show the name of the boss, then it usually growls, and you fight it. And TBC unmistakably love Nintendo, so I think it is inspired to be like Zelda. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:29, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I think it is a reference, but it does seem debatable. I'll STUFF it. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 14:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

== bar of gold ==

"Strong Sad has painted a bar of gold"
It looks to me like a bar of Soap, ala Dial --m5rammy 9:30 2-7-2007

:They have it down as a bar of gold? It looks like soap to me, too. Bar of gold? What's THIS malarky? --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 18:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
::Wha?? Look at the picture. There is suds under the soap. SUDS!! This is soap, I'm changing it. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:52, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, suds. Or lettuce. Or green smoke. We can't conclusively say either way. It looks more like a sponge to me, actually. I've turned it into something neutral.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Lol, art and its many interpretations... —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:13, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::you heathens have never seen sudsy gold????{{User:Csours/sig}} 04:56, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::I always thought it was soap. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:12, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::<s>I always thought it was gold. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]</s>
::::::::Yep. It was me who added "bar of gold" to the transcript. My reasoning was that, you know, Strong Sad is, like, depressing and he'd probably...want to...bask in the...cold glow of...death? My bad. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:40, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Hmm. It's a different shape than I remember. Now it does look like soap. I'm allowed to change my opinion! --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== hot, free number ==
Shouldn't there be a real-world reference to Toll-free Hot-line ? --m5rammy 9:30 2-7-2007

== Another Goof ==

I was wondering if anyone else had noticed that as the scene fades and Bubs walks into the lake, you can see something that looks like his skeleton (especially if you are using a stand-alone flash viewer at full screen)? This would seem like a goof to me. Oh, and apparently Bubs' external shirt is padded, his shoulders aren't that high ;)--Shadow
:Um, I'm serious but I'm not registered so I can't upload files. Look!
http://www.geocities.com/shadown64/BubsSkeleton.PNG
--Shadow
:I'm unable to reproduce this here - it looks perfectly normal to me. That picture looks a bit bright and too noisy to be a straight screenshot... have you edited it at all? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:01, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yes indeed, I tried to brighten it up a bit to make it more apparent (similar to the goof on the "Can't Say Job" for Coach Z). I'm just trying to show that it's not my imagination, this does exist. I don't intend for this to be used on the article page.--Shadow
:::Okay, this is curious indeed. I tried viewing it on a campus computer and it didn't show up, I installed the latest version of Swiff Player and it also does not show up on that. Is it possible for older versions of stand-alone flash players to display some things that newer versions would hide? I shall check this when I get home in case the original flash file had been updated.--Shadow
::::I checked when I got home using the same file and flash player as when on campus and it's curious, but I still have the same results. It must be my laptop screen for some reason, but I can clearly see Bubs' skeleton as he goes into the water. Here's an additional shot:
geocities.com/shadown64/BubsPic.PNG
:::::Looks like somehow you're seeing the different layers in Flash. Each of those things you can see is actually a separate object: Bubs' upper arms, head, lower arms, etc. Dunno what's causing it, but that's what you're seeing. Not any kind of skeleton. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Well, yes, I did know that but it's much like seeing a skeleton or framework ;) --Shadow
:::::::That image still looks noisy... like it's been dithered for some reason... it looks like it's being displayed as... like... 8-bit colour or something, and perhaps Flash's rendering algorithms are broken at that depth. It's not that simple, since there's more than 256 distinct colours in that image, but it's probably something ''like'' that. Anyways, I look at the same frame (2724) in my browser, and it looks identical, sans dithering and framework. Regardless... a glitch in Flash itself and not in TBC's work, and thus not notable in the article. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::And it seems it's not even a bug in Flash but in a third party application.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:53, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

== Teaset colors ==

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I noticed that the teaset that Strong Bad and The Cheat are using are the same colors as Strong Bad's mask(red,black,and green). Should this be added to the fun facts sections?
:You should READ the talk page to see if what you're thinking of adding has already been discussed. I proposed this earlier, but apparently, it's not worth noting because it's visually apparent in the toon anyway. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 02:15, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cliche ==

I think that the part where Strong Bad is naming possibilities on how Bub's grew so large is a reference to cliche's used in 1950's-1960's Sci-fi movies and comics. Shouldn't this be added somewhere? --[[User:205.188.116.139|205.188.116.139]] 01:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's already on the page...<blockquote>The methods that Strong Bad suggests how King Bubsgonzola Supreme got big are common plot devices in [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films.</blockquote>{{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:05, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cookie ==

Oops... I probably should have asked about that fortune cookie "goof" I added yesterday. Ah, us noobs. Watcha gonna do?
Anydangways, I screenshot'd the opening cookie with trusty 'ol "print screen" button, and zoomed in on the image. look for yourself. I'm posting this via Wii, so no image. D:

==Kashi vs. Kasha==
I know that Strong Sad specifically defines the contents of the bowl as Kashi, but personally, they bear a much greater resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Kasha|kasha]] to me. It could just be me...but it really looks like kasha. Does anyone else agree? {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 02:23, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

==Why did the Kashi make him shrink?==
If it was flushing himself down the toilet that caused him to grow, and not chicken wings, then why did he shrink back to his normal size when he ate the Kashi?
:Ooooh, plothole alert. Actually, I've been wondering the same thing. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 16:15, 11 Feb 2007 (UTC)
::Aahh, it's the infamous & mysterious blur between what characters imagine and what is a reality. Even TBC can't control it! Ebil [[fingers|flindas]]! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:53, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

== "This is probably to make the Easter eggs jump back to the appropriate place when clicked." ==

Okay. I have to try to explain this.

So in the past, clicking the easter egg, no matter when you click it, reverts the scene back to one place and one place only. Now, if you click either "reduce" or "recycle" '''''before''''' Strong Bad types "...be kind... rewind", it will take you back before he types it. And if you click either word '''''after''''' he types "...be kind...rewind", it will take you back after he types it. Clear?

Okay, so someone please rephrase this. I think I slipped it in a week or so ago when I had to leave for school. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:39, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

:And if you try to click either "reduce" or "recycle' '''''during''''' the typing of "...be kind...rewind", it will ''not'' work. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:40, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

I removed this line because making the words unclickable doesn't have anything to do with jumping back to a specific point on the timeline. The code on the words would be something like on(release){ gotoAndPlay (first frame of easter egg) } and then it edits some sort of variable saying whether you clicked it before or after "be kind...rewind". Then when the egg is finished, there's script on the frame that puts you back to where you were depending on the variable.

My guess is that it doesn't work during this time because when they added it into the email later, they forgot to add the code to the words, or maybe the code was lost when lengthening the timeline. I dunno. It happens. --[[User:JelloB|Jello B.]] 22:56, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

: JelloB, I don't see what you're talking about. Do you really believe it would have been better for them to cut the "Be kind, rewind" line right in the middle for an Easter egg and then jump back to the middle? I do not believe this is a glitch and I do believe it was intentional for the very reasons Addict provided. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

:: With the code written the way that it is, if the buttons on the words worked while the "rewind" line was being said, when the Easter egg finished it would return to ''before'' the "rewind" line, not to the middle. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:48, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

:::My entire point is that the buttons being unclickable has nothing to do with going back to the right point in the timeline. It's defined in the Actionscript of the words, and the last frame of the easter egg. --[[User:JelloB|Jello B.]] 13:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

== Shaving? ==

*Strong Bad also asked Homestar if ''he'' had to shave in [[caper]].

That seems ''way'' too obscure to be a reference to me. I think it's much more likely that Strong Bad was referring to the fact that Bubs doesn't appear to have a lower jaw. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 23:36, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
::What?! That is a reference if ever there was one!-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 00:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Am I honestly to believe that it's more likely that TBC were referencing Strong Bad asking Homestar if he had to shave 98 emails ago than that they were referencing Homsar's mention of chocolate cake in the very last email? WHAT THE CRAP IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 00:51, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, for starters, we are documenting a dumb animal cartoon on a wiki. Need more? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, the fact that we're doing that means there is definetely something wrong with us. Besides, he even says "You have to shave?" with the same inflection-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 01:13, 15 February 2007 (UTC)