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April Fools' 2006

68.109.2.110 — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:41:48 GMT

68.109.2.110:

[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png|thumb|Which way is up again?]]
On '''[[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006''', [[The Brothers Chaps]] changed the site so that every toon was upside down.
==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*The following pages / sites are exempt from the flipping because they are hosted separately from the main H*R content or are not Flash files:
**[[Strong Bad's Website]]
**[[Store]]
**[[Legal]]
**[[Strong Sad's Lament]]
**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
***Note that if a HTML file is put together to try to do this, the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.
**[[Podstar Runner]]
**[[Store Thank You Messages]]
**All the stuff in [[HR:oldflash.html|Museum]].

*Seek bars do not work with the flipped toons.
*Amusingly, this makes [[Homsar]]'s character page right-side up.

===Glitches===
*Any time that a second Flash file is overlayed on the first it is not flipped.
*Many of the rollover button effects on the [[Main Pages]] don't work. In most cases, the speaker simply says the name of the button that is hovered over (without moving his lips) and no visual effects or other sounds occur.
*Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution are not centred properly:
**[[virus]]
***This email also suffers from its custom navbar missing, so Homestar pulls his words from nowhere.
**[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]
**[[Handheld Games Menu]]
**Interestingly, [[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] are both correct.
*Some pages have invisible or missing text:
**[[Under Construction]]
**[[Main Page 22]] (games button is missing)

*Many buttons on some of the site do not work, such as the Eject button on the [[Character Videos | Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR), and Edgar's Baby's Daddy on Email 149.
*The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] repeat themselves automatically.
*The [[Random Toon|rando]] link on the navbar does not work.
*[[TROGDOR!]] doesn't load up properly - the game itself takes up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest is filled in with gray.
*On any [[Strong Bad Email]]s featuring the [[Tandy 400]] or the [[Compy 386]], the contrast buttons don't work. This includes the Easter eggs in [[gimmicks]]. The ripples on the [[Lappy 486]] appear and disappear much faster than normal, and do not stay if the mouse button is held down.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] loads up in fullscreen. Additionally, Trogdor's voice doesn't work.
*All of the old Flash from the "[[Old Flash Stuff]]" in the [[Museum]] appear normal.
*[[Main Page 23]] is missing the "What's New" and "Weeklies" buttons.
*It seems that the text in the Quote of the Week isn't bold, like before the 'flip'.
*[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there loop at the end instead of stopping.
**Additionally, [[Revenge of the King]] seems to have a similar fate to TROGDOR! (with the broken screen), except you can not hurt The King of Town, nor does he shoot at you. The timer also doesn't work
*On the [[Main Pages]] the buttons to go to a different main page are still at the same spot.
*The front page (with the "Come on in" and "watch intro" buttons) was not flipped.
*On the [[Main Pages]] the buttons to go to a different main page and copyright things are still at the same spot.

===Fixed Glitches===
* Originally, the "What's new" button on the main pages did not appear in the correct location and was right-side up. This was fixed shortly after the "feature's" release.
* The [[Strong Bad Email]] menu originally did not list any emails. This was also fixed.
===Real-World References===
*The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", which is one of the lyrics to the [[Wikipedia:Flipper (1964 television)|Flipper]] theme song.

==External Links==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=welcome.swf View the flash file for the flipped opening page]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperMainNav.swf?contentURL=main_nav.swf View the Flash file for the flipped navbar]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperToons.swf?contentURL=tvguide.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Toons Menu]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperGames.swf?contentURL=gamesmenu_new.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Games Menu]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperPayPlus.swf?contentURL=payplus2.swf View the Flash file for the flipped HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf View the Flash file for the flipped flashback]
*[[Forum:7608|Forum thread Re: April Fool's 2006]]
[[Category:April Fools]]

April Fools' 2006

68.109.2.110 — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:37:30 GMT

68.109.2.110:

[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png|thumb|Which way is up again?]]
On '''[[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006''', [[The Brothers Chaps]] changed the site so that every toon was upside down.
==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*The following pages / sites are exempt from the flipping because they are hosted separately from the main H*R content or are not Flash files:
**[[Strong Bad's Website]]
**[[Store]]
**[[Legal]]
**[[Strong Sad's Lament]]
**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
***Note that if a HTML file is put together to try to do this, the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.
**[[Podstar Runner]]
**[[Store Thank You Messages]]
**All the stuff in [[HR:oldflash.html|Museum]].

*Seek bars do not work with the flipped toons.
*Amusingly, this makes [[Homsar]]'s character page right-side up.
*All tyhe stuff in [[HR:oldflash.html|Museum]].

===Glitches===
*Any time that a second Flash file is overlayed on the first it is not flipped.
*Many of the rollover button effects on the [[Main Pages]] don't work. In most cases, the speaker simply says the name of the button that is hovered over (without moving his lips) and no visual effects or other sounds occur.
*Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution are not centred properly:
**[[virus]]
***This email also suffers from its custom navbar missing, so Homestar pulls his words from nowhere.
**[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]
**[[Handheld Games Menu]]
**Interestingly, [[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] are both correct.
*Some pages have invisible or missing text:
**[[Under Construction]]
**[[Main Page 22]] (games button is missing)

*Many buttons on some of the site do not work, such as the Eject button on the [[Character Videos | Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR), and Edgar's Baby's Daddy on Email 149.
*The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] repeat themselves automatically.
*The [[Random Toon|rando]] link on the navbar does not work.
*[[TROGDOR!]] doesn't load up properly - the game itself takes up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest is filled in with gray.
*On any [[Strong Bad Email]]s featuring the [[Tandy 400]] or the [[Compy 386]], the contrast buttons don't work. This includes the Easter eggs in [[gimmicks]]. The ripples on the [[Lappy 486]] appear and disappear much faster than normal, and do not stay if the mouse button is held down.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] loads up in fullscreen. Additionally, Trogdor's voice doesn't work.
*All of the old Flash from the "[[Old Flash Stuff]]" in the [[Museum]] appear normal.
*[[Main Page 23]] is missing the "What's New" and "Weeklies" buttons.
*It seems that the text in the Quote of the Week isn't bold, like before the 'flip'.
*[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there loop at the end instead of stopping.
**Additionally, [[Revenge of the King]] seems to have a similar fate to TROGDOR! (with the broken screen), except you can not hurt The King of Town, nor does he shoot at you. The timer also doesn't work
*On the [[Main Pages]] the buttons to go to a different main page are still at the same spot.
*The front page (with the "Come on in" and "watch intro" buttons) was not flipped.
*On the [[Main Pages]] the buttons to go to a different main page and copyright things are still at the same spot.

===Fixed Glitches===
* Originally, the "What's new" button on the main pages did not appear in the correct location and was right-side up. This was fixed shortly after the "feature's" release.
* The [[Strong Bad Email]] menu originally did not list any emails. This was also fixed.
===Real-World References===
*The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", which is one of the lyrics to the [[Wikipedia:Flipper (1964 television)|Flipper]] theme song.

==External Links==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=welcome.swf View the flash file for the flipped opening page]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperMainNav.swf?contentURL=main_nav.swf View the Flash file for the flipped navbar]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperToons.swf?contentURL=tvguide.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Toons Menu]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperGames.swf?contentURL=gamesmenu_new.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Games Menu]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperPayPlus.swf?contentURL=payplus2.swf View the Flash file for the flipped HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf View the Flash file for the flipped flashback]
*[[Forum:7608|Forum thread Re: April Fool's 2006]]
[[Category:April Fools]]

H*R.com updates 2006

68.109.2.110 — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:11:31 GMT

68.109.2.110: )

{{updates-box}}
This is a log of all of the changes that happened at [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|H*R.com]] during 2006.

==Friday, January 20, 2006==
*[[Store]] item of the week: [[HRStore:strongsad.html|Strong Sad shirt]]

==Thursday, January 19, 2006==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas."
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: strong bad tubamaba
*[[Sketchbook]]: orbs up, yo

==Monday, January 16, 2006==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #141: [[death metal]]

==Friday, January 13, 2006==
*[[Holiday Toon]]: [[Happy Trogday]]
*Trogday sale at the [[Store]]

==Thursday, January 12, 2006==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: knitdor & strong bag
*[[Sketchbook]]: teen homestars

==Sunday, January 8, 2006==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #140: [[highschool]]
*[[Scroll Button Songs|Strong Bad Email Rap]]: ''"Scroll buttons, never looked so good! Scrollin' up and down like you knew they would!"
*[[Store]] changed to [[Store#Easter_Eggs|winter]] theme.
*Copyright on [[Main Pages|main pages]] changed from 2005 to 2006 (except for the [[Main Page 23|"Backstage Pass"]] main page).
*Message added to [[Main Pages|main page]]: ''nothing else!''
__NOTOC__
[[Category: Regular Updates]]

H*R.com updates 2006

68.109.2.110 — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:10:40 GMT

68.109.2.110: Backstage pass main page not updated on 1/8/06.

{{updates-box}}
This is a log of all of the changes that happened at [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|H*R.com]] during 2006.

==Friday, January 20, 2006==
*[[Store]] item of the week: [[HRStore:strongsad.html|Strong Sad shirt]]

==Thursday, January 19, 2006==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas."
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: strong bad tubamaba
*[[Sketchbook]]: orbs up, yo

==Monday, January 16, 2006==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #141: [[death metal]]

==Friday, January 13, 2006==
*[[Holiday Toon]]: [[Happy Trogday]]
*Trogday sale at the [[Store]]

==Thursday, January 12, 2006==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: knitdor & strong bag
*[[Sketchbook]]: teen homestars

==Sunday, January 8, 2006==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #140: [[highschool]]
*[[Scroll Button Songs|Strong Bad Email Rap]]: ''"Scroll buttons, never looked so good! Scrollin' up and down like you knew they would!"
*[[Store]] changed to [[Store#Easter_Eggs|winter]] theme.
*Copyright on [[Main Pages|main pages]] changed from 2005 to 2006 (except for the [[Main Page 23|"Backstage Pass"]] main page.
*Message added to [[Main Pages|main page]]: ''nothing else!''
__NOTOC__
[[Category: Regular Updates]]

death metal

68.109.2.110 — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:56:11 GMT

68.109.2.110: change Delouise to Deluise

'''Strong Bad Email #141'''
[[Image:Sbemail141.PNG|thumb|"Let the evil flow forth."]]

Strong Bad instructs viewers on how to make an awesome death metal song.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Larry Palaroncini]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[Taranchula]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|What's Her Face}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Cheerleader}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 16, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Email, ah ooh, ooh, ah ah ooh, email.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: death metal</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br>
I'm in this death metal band at my school, and I am in need<br>
of some of your expert lyrical advice: what words sound <br>
really cool when you scream 'em at the top of your lungs?<br>
Dane<br>
Corvallis, OR<br>
</blockquote>

''{He says "Ding dong, string strong, bing bong" instead of "Dear Strong Bad."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! You must go to a pretty cool school. Most schools just have a marching band or maybe a jazz ensemble. But a death metal band? That's extracurriculariffic! ''{clears screen}'' Now let's see, first, you'd better be ugly, Dane. Or fat. The gift of death metal does not smile on the good looking. If there's any doubt, go ahead and hot-glue some corn flakes to your face. That'll do the trick. Now, I'm no geographist, but I don't think Oregon is anywhere near Scandinavia, which seems to be the only place left where death metal will get you any chicks. ''{clears screen}'' As for lyrics, you've got it all wrong! Screaming words at the ''top'' of your lungs is for people with blond hair. Ya know, words like 'tonite,' 'wooh-mon,' and the name of any street in L.A. ''{types "run 'webcam'"}'' Check it out! ''{clears screen. A window with a camera shot of Larry Palaroncini pops up.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{sings the following lines, which appear below the shot under the screen name "ladeezluvlarry71"}'' tonight! wooh-mon! we'll be drivin' down Sepulveda with the t-top down?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, Larry.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{the words continue to appear below Larry's image}'' no prob, Strong Bad. HEY! i'm gonna b online later on playing an MMORPG if you wanna join my guild!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, maybe.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' no wait! ''{the text "you kicked ladeezluvlarry71 offline" appears in red. The window closes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So for death metal, you want to scream from the bowels of your lungs. The bowels! Words like, ''{in a deep, sinister voice, and with the words in green, spooky letters}'' 'decay,' 'deranged,' 'decrepit,' and um, 'delouse.' In fact, you really can't go wrong with anything that starts with d-e. 'Cept for maybe

''{cut to the auditorium from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], with a singer and back-up on stage}''

'''SINGER:''' Dentist!

'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

'''SINGER:''' Deli-style!

'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in Teen Girl Squad voice}'' That was Brainkrieg. They got last place.'' {in normal voice}'' So let's recap: ugly, Nordic, bowels, d-e words. Now all you gotta do is ''{cut to Strong Mad in the Basement}'' hunch all upon yourself, pretend you're holding a mystical orb in each hand ''{Strong Mad holds out his hands and a circular outline appears in each}'' and let the evil flow forth. ''{The scene darkens.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{bounces up and down}'' DeVito. DENIRO!! DELUISE!!!! ''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Broodle-broodle-broodle blap-biddle-baddle! Broodle-broodle-broodle blap-biddle-blap! Whoa! Boy, do I ever need a quadruple bass pedal. And now, let's watch how it all comes together on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour! ''{Cut to the tv in the Basement, on which the text "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon [Hour]" is seen. Strong Bad sits on the couch. Taranchula appears on the screen.}''

'''TARANCHULA:''' ''{in pseudo-Scandinavian accents}'' Ja, we are Taranchula!

'''DAVE OLAFTENSTON:''' You just saw videos from Vinger, Schlaugh-ter and the Winnie Wincent Inwasion.

'''SCHENKEL MCDOO:''' Ja, now here's a sneak peak at our new wideo—

''{The TV cuts to the video. We see a screw on some rusty metal. Cut to another scene with rusty metal. Cut to a piece of beef slithering across rusty metal. Cut to four screws, one of which moves around quickly. Cut to the beef, which is stabbed by a nail and then bound with metal wires. The beef explodes. Cut to the beef slithering over the rusty metal, this time in the opposite direction. Cut to Strong Bad on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Creeping rusty meat. Truly the heart and soul of all death metal. Except, now I feel like I really need to brush my teeth. Lookin' at all that rust. And beef. While I'm gone, complete this worksheet I've prepared for you aspiring death metal types. And, uh, careful with the hot-glue gun, Dane. ''{He goes offscreen to the left, while the worksheet floats to the front of the screen. The worksheet includes [[The Paper|The Paper's]] customary "Click here to email Strong Bad" link at the bottom.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "fresh juice" at the end to see Homestar Runner come in looking for try-outs.

:''{Homestar running walks in, holding a box of corn flakes and corn flakes glued to his face}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, hello? Is anybody here? I'm uh, here to try out for the uh, jazz ensemble.
:*Click on "Corn Krunch" during the easter egg to see a closeup of the box.

*Click on "deafening" at the end to see an extra [[Teen Girl Squad]] scene.
:'''SINGER:''' DELi-STYLE!
:'''BACK UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!
:'''SINGER:''' DE LA SOUL!
:'''BACK UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!
:''{Cut to What's Her Face and Cheerleader standing in the crowd.}''
:'''WHATS HER FACE:''' Cheerleader, are you here to see Brainkrieg?
:'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{wearing a shirt that says "de"}'' I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas.
:'''BACK UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Scandinavia|Scandinavia]] is a group of countries in northern Europe. It consists of the countries Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, and is sometimes also said to include Finland and Iceland, especially when the term is used in English. Many successful Death and Black Metal bands originate in Scandinavia, and the genres are arguably the most popular there. Examples of famous Death & Black Metal bands include Children of Bodom, Death, Emperor, Mayhem, Celtic Frost, and Dimmu Borgir. 
*[[Wikipedia:Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda Boulevard]] is a major street in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].
*[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]] stands for "'''M'''assively '''M'''ultiplayer '''O'''nline '''R'''ole-'''P'''laying '''G'''ame", and joining a guild or team is a common element in many such games. Popular MMORPGs include [[Wikipedia:Everquest|Everquest]], [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]], [[Wikipedia:City of Heroes|City of Heroes]], and [[Wikipedia:Dark Age of Camelot|Dark Age of Camelot]]. 
*[[Wikipedia:Decoupage|Decoupage]] is a craft art that involves decorating objects by gluing cut-out pictures onto them and, sometimes, painting them, then sealing the decoration under varnish.
*"Mort", as in the name "Mort Dougland", is French for "death".

===Trivia===
*When this email first came out, there was no "back" button at the end. This was fixed in a matter of minutes.
*The worksheet reads:
Death Metal Worksheet
Which words would NOT
be good death metal lyrics?
destruction
decapitation
delicious
demonic
fresh juice
decaying
deafening
deteriorate
deltoid
deity
devastation
denature

click here to email strongbad

===Inside References===
*The TGS Battle of the Crappy High School Bands is taken from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]].
*The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#No "i" in team boy|No "i" in team boy]] and one of the [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Trolls|Trolls]] appear silhouetted in the background of the Teen Girl Squad Easter egg.
*The "Video Thyme" is a reference to "Message Thyme" from [[marzipan]].
*The name of the director of the Taranchula video, Mort Dougland, is a reference to [[Teeg Dougland]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a hip-hop group made of Posdnous, Trugoy, and P.A. Mase. They are best known for their groundbreaking 1989 debut album [[Wikipedia:3 Feet High and Rising|"3 Feet High and Rising"]] and their performance with the band Gorillaz on the single "Feel Good Inc". Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]] is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list. De La Soul was referenced before in [[50 emails]].
*Taranchula's music video is done in the style of a number of videos done by the band [[Wikipedia:Tool (band)|Tool]], most notably their video for the song "Sober".
*Strong Mad's death metal lyrics are a reference to three film and television actors; [[Wikipedia:Danny_Devito|Danny DeVito]], [[Wikipedia:Robert_Deniro|Robert De Niro]], and [[Wikipedia:Dom_DeLuise|Dom DeLuise]].
*The "Winnie Wincent Inwasion" is in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Vinnie_Vincent_Invasion|Vinnie Vincent Invasion]]. Vinnie Vincent formed the Invasion after leaving [[Wikipedia:KISS_%28band%29|KISS]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail141.html|Watch "death metal"]]
*[[HR:sbemail141.swf|View the Flash file for "death metal"]]
*[[Forum:6714|forum thread re: "death metal"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}