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Homsar Chick12 — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:03:08 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

{{charnav|Homestar Runner|hs|Homsar|Strong Bad}}
[[Image:NewestHomestar.png|thumb|"Welcome to me... Homestar... Runner!"]]

{{aboutcharacter}} {{for|Flash cartoon|Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)}}

== Biography ==
'''Homestar Runner''' (middle name possibly [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig#Transcript|Michael]] or [[time capsule#Commentary Transcript|Hal]]) is the star of his website namesake, but he probably doesn't realize it. Ever the butt of jokes and the recipient of [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]], Homestar is an earnest character with a clean heart and nothing but love for the rest of mankind. Unfortunately, his absolute cluelessness and clumsiness keep him from realizing his full potential. He's not completely stupid, though, and has proven to be remarkably clever in the past, though such occurrences are few and far between. You can never be quite sure whether or not he and [[Marzipan]] are going out, but he sure seems to think they are. According to the toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], he weighs about one hundred pounds.

Homestar is the star athlete on an unspecified sports team led by [[Coach Z]] and keeps it that way via vigorous workouts, as revealed in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dullard]]. He is also the colonel (which is always pronounced phonetically) of the inactive [[Homestarmy]], while his best friend remains [[Pom Pom]]. He has some speech impediments (as he says, he has "[[Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities|twouble with [his] aw's]]"), and appears to have short-term memory problems, as he frequently forgets things he has just done or said, (for examples, see the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2|12th Answering Machine]] or [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]). He also tends to "borrow" things from (and return things to) [[Strong Bad]], for example, [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|Strong Bad's fondue pot]]. Though he [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacks a visible pair of arms]], he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he ''does'' have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. He frequently uses two-syllable exclamations, like "Hi-Ya!", "[[Highball]]!", and "Ah-tpoo!".

Although he is often the target of pranks by Strong Bad, Homestar believes that he is friends with Strong Bad and tries to win his favor, often with bad results that Homestar completely misunderstands. As a whole, Homestar seems to be too dim to realize when people are being mean to him, or when he's being mean to other people. He often unintentionally insults his friends or steps on their feelings and is unable to understand their resulting feelings of anger. Another quirk of Homestar is his ability to be easily outsmarted at his own game, and still be completely oblivious and even happy. As Strong Bad put it in email 124, [[secret recipes]], "It's like, even when we win, he wins."

At present, Homestar works on the [[isp|help desk]] at an [[The Office|unnamed tech company]] with Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]], but has frequently dabbled in the entertainment industry. He made several [[Fluffy Puff Commercial|commercials]] for [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] along with the product's mascot, [[Marshie]]. He is also the host of an obscure game show named "[[The Show]]", has co-starred in [[Dangeresque]], sung several hit singles such as "[[Everybody Knows It]]", "[[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes|Bad Jokes]]" and other jams with [[They Might Be Giants]], and "[[montage|Party Party Party]]", revealed that he is considering a career in [[crying|male modeling]], and also guest starred in an episode of [[Caleb Rentpayer]] (in which he shot Caleb). He enjoys running, breaking into Strong Bad's house, singing and finding the perfect [[Decemberween]] present. He also seems to really like [[Bread|bread]], as seen in [[origins]] and [[disconnected]]. Other favoured foods are [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|marshmallows]], [[Bronco Trolleys]], and [[Melonade|melonade]]. His most prized posession is his propellor-cap. Also, he, [[Coach Z]], and [[Bubs]] appear to be the law enforcement in [[Free Country, USA]], as shown in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. He might be a fan of the [[Wikipedia:NHL|NHL]]'s [[Wikipedia:Boston Bruins|Boston Bruins]], as he is seen wearing a Bruins shirt in [[Superbowl Dealie]].

*'''Domicile:''' [[Homestar's House]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title:''' Homerun Hitter!}''
''{'''Place:''' [[The Field]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello. Greetings, one and everyone. Welcome to me.... Homestar!... Runner!... Homestar Runner. Um... what else? I pretty much run the show around here. I date the only girl, I have the only propeller cap. ''{propeller cap twirls}'' And can run, and jump, and kick the fastest, highest and like nobody's business. If I had to pick one word to describe myself, it would probably be... Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. Or Homestar. Either one, really. They both fit.

''{The next line is chosen at random among the three.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen except for his arm}'' Don't forget um... "[[Wikipedia:Lionel Richie|Lionel Richie]]".

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that too. That's another good one. In closing, I look good in red. Check it out. ''{turns around, sings while shaking his rear}'' Buttdance, buttda-a-ance!

===Fun Facts===
*Homestar shows off his butt dance again in [[bottom 10]].
**He similarily shows off his butt in [[lady fan]].

== Homestar's eyes ==
[[Image:TMBG_Homestar_closeup_20040925.jpg|thumb|right|Puppet Stuff straight-on]]
[[Image:Straighton.png|thumb|Cartoon straight-on]]
*Homestar's eyes are quite strange. There are many theories about how they work:
**Sometimes they seem to move around his head. Most of the time they're like a flounder's eyes, but they switch sides of his face whenever he turns. In the [[Old Intro 2]], you can sort of see Homestar's eyes moving as the camera circles around him. Also, in [[Theme Song Video]], the currently absent toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the old version of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]] and the [[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver|Homestar Screensaver]], you can see his face from the front, which further lends credence to this theory.
***It's possible that his eyes are merely on the front of his head, but we usually just get a side profile to make it appear that he's not looking directly at the camera. This, along with the star on his shirt being slightly off to one side, is similar to the rules of proportion and line of sight first developed in Baroque art. This could also explain why his eyes appear to "move" in the previous theory: the angle of his face that we view changes, so the distance between his eyes change based on our viewpoint, rather than his eyes actually physically moving. (Front views have rarely been used outside of [[Old Intro 2]], possibly because his off-to-one-side profile appears to be more funny).


*His puppet and his two figurines, on the other hand, have eyes stuck on one side of his head. Occasionally you can get a peek at the other side of Puppet Homestar's face.
**[[The Brothers Chaps]] actually made the eyes out of felt, so that they can be switched if necessary.
{{clear}}

== Homestar's Shirt ==

His shirt seems to most resemble a red skirt with a white star on it. The star can be removed, but Homestar wears it as a mark of pride. Other than his propeller cap, it appears to be his only piece of clothing, as his questionable [[Homestar's Pants|pants]] are a mystery. It is claimed in [[long pants]] that he doesn't have shoes, but has blue soles glued to the bottom of his feet. He wore a gray version of his shirt (still with a star) in [[impression]] while doing a bad imitation of [[Strong Sad]].

In the original script for [[flashback]], Strong Bad wore a similar shirt until Marzipan gave one to Homestar (to replace his Duckie Shirt). After this point, Strong Bad would have ripped off his shirt, explaining why he never wore one to this day.

A real-life version of the shirt is available for purchase in the [[Store]].

==Homestar & Marzipan==

[[Image:marzipan.png|thumb|Homestar's favorite hippie.]]

:''Main article: [[Homestar and Marzipan's Relationship]]''
Homestar's relationship with Marzipan seems tenuous at best and has deteriorated as the episodes progress. Though Homestar insults her, often without meaning it, and Marzipan breaks up with him frequently, they seem to patch things up in between. Homestar's idiocy seems to be charmed as well as charming, as evidenced by his lucky gift of wire cutters in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. It is unclear how their relationship started, but the fact that their relationship is never truly broken suggests that they really do love each other.

Homestar appears to greatly value their relationship; on the ''rare'' occasion that he realizes that their relationship is in jeopardy, he will spring into a desperate ploy to patch things up. He also seems to miss and need Marzipan's badgering every once in a while. When she was out of town in [[Happy Fireworks|July of 2005]], he carried around a [[Cardboard Marzipan|cardboard cutout]] version of her and provided a voice for it. The cardboard version still made similar comments about violence and Homestar's poor grammar that the actual Marzipan would have, providing Homestar the presumably cathartic opportunity to say "Shut up, Marzipan." Even Homestar's relationship with the "Cardboard Marzi" was tenuous, though, as he voiced her flirting with other men (and The Cheat), though this may be mere paranoia/ suspicion following an episode of Marzipan's Answering Machine in which Bubs and Coach Z tried to ask her out.

== Also known as... ==
*[[The Homestar Runner]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[1-Up]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Dangeresque Too]] ([[Dangeresque]])
*[[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]] ([[Decemberween]])
*[[Atari Homestar]]
*[[Tofu Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Vector Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Bad Graphics Homestar]]
*[[The Jolly Dumple]]
*[[Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots|Poppy the Tire]]
*[[Homestarmy|Colonel Homestar Runner]]
*[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Homestar Runner|Teenage Homestar]]
*Freaky Marzipan ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*Suave Homestar ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*One-eyed Homestar ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Homestarmecium|Homestarmecium]] ([[highschool]])
*Mr. Dee Williams ([[secret identity]])
*Homestar Bunmaker ([[disconnected]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*Carl Spackler (played by [[Wikipedia:Bill Murray|Bill Murray]] in [[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Moocher from [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/ Breaking Away] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"You're doing great! Now shoulders down! One and two! Feel the burn and go to bed! Make some breakfast, talk to me!"|[[lady fan]]|Mirror:hs_doingreat.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"The good times are over!"|[[Bug in Mouth Disease]]|Mirror:hs_goodtimes.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"What in Pete Sampras is going on here?!?"|[[Cool Things]]|Mirror:hs_petesampras.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!"|[[bottom 10]]|Mirror:hs_buttdance2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"A wagon full of pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try!"|[[montage]]|Mirror:hs_champeenship.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Li'l Brudder! I—I don't know what I'm doing with my life!"|[[crying]]|Mirror:hs_lilbrudder.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Let me in, da da da. Let me in!"|[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]|Mirror:hs_letmein.zip}}
*{{qotw|"That's bupkis!"|[[the facts]]|Mirror:hs_thatsbupkis.zip}}
*{{qotw|'''[[Little Girl]]:''' "That sounds like funny!" '''Homestar Runner:''' "It ''sounds'' like funny, but it's not."|[[Homestar vs. Little Girl]]|Mirror:hsgirl_likefunny.zip}}
*{{qotw|Todayborday is Labor Day song|[[Labor Dabor]]|Mirror:labordaysong_hs.zip}}
*{{qotw|"Here comes [[The Thnikkaman]]!"|[[monument]] Easter egg|Mirror:hs_thnikkaman.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"And somebody's a-ga-wabbin' a-my butt."|[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]|Mirror:hs_grabbinbutt.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Let's do this like Brutus."|[[monster truck]]|Mirror:hs_brutus.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I could go for a few [[Cold One|cold ones]] right about now."|[[Where My Hat Is At?]]|Mirror:hs_coldones.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm a belle!"|[[halloweener]]|Mirror:hs_imabelle.wav}}
*{{qotw|"Seriously, [[Pom Pom]], I'm about to pee my [[Homestar's Pants|pants]]."|[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]|Mirror:hs_peepants.mp3}}
|}

== See Also ==
*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
*[[Homestar Runner Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr_hs.html|watch Homestar Runner's character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_hs.swf|view the Flash file for Homestar Runner's character video]]

{{Characters|Homestar Runner}}
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Talk:Strumstar Hammer

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:43:54 GMT

Homsar Chick12: Thats a G-E-W-D gewd version

== Thats a G-E-W-D gewd version ==

thats the best revised book by strong-o bad-o yet
--[[User:Homsar Chick12|HomsarJr]] 07:43, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

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Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:39:14 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

User:Homsar Chick12

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:38:35 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

Hello!
This is just the most awesome webpage you will ever visit.
Im 9 and in grade 5 in australia and like to weave, sew, print out pictures of homsar to put on my homsar shrine, cook, play with my dog and bird and watch sesame street.
I play the Violin and I like books and mozart

*----------------------------------------*
These are some of my fave things
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com]Yay!
*the fact that I dont have any CD ROMs so I use my disk drvie as a cup holder :)
*homsar
*doggies
*turtles
*Didi ramone
*The song cats and the crdale and the silver spoon
*hot cinnamon donuts
*Toast thats not even toasted; just warm
*soup and not toasted toast
*Disneyland(actually been to the original one! yay me)
*The mints that you get at resturaunts
*dennys undersea salad(kids menu)
*Those straws that change coulour as you drink though them
*The Dandy Warhols( I think Thats how you spell it)
*The gorillaz
*The fact that im in the fifth grade
*Violin
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/kingio.swf] I actually Jumped that guy! im not lyin!
--[[User:Homsar Chick12|HomsarJr]] 07:17, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

User:Homsar Chick12

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:37:40 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

Hello!
This is just the most awesome webpage you will ever visit.
Im 9 and in grade 5 in australia and like to weave, sew, print out pictures of homsar to put on my homsar shrine, cook, play with my dog and bird and watch sesame street.
I play the Violin and I like books and mozart

*----------------------------------------*
These are some of my fave things
*www.homestarrunner.com
*the fact that I dont have any CD ROMs so I use my disk drvie as a cup holder :)
*homsar
*doggies
*turtles
*Didi ramone
*The song cats and the crdale and the silver spoon
*hot cinnamon donuts
*Toast thats not even toasted; just warm
*soup and not toasted toast
*Disneyland(actually been to the original one! yay me)
*The mints that you get at resturaunts
*dennys undersea salad(kids menu)
*Those straws that change coulour as you drink though them
*The Dandy Warhols( I think Thats how you spell it)
*The gorillaz
*The fact that im in the fifth grade
*Violin
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/kingio.swf] I actually Jumped that guy! im not lyin!
--[[User:Homsar Chick12|HomsarJr]] 07:17, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Talk:3 Times Halloween Funjob

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:29:48 GMT

Homsar Chick12: I laughed so hard I dropped my hot chocolate and burned myslef

==Where's Homsar?==
is there something with homsar at the end?

No, but he does appear. See the Easter Eggs. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

==Mind Reader?==
Has anyone noticed that in the beginning, Bubs has the items already packed up for Strong Bad, even though he has just ordered them? --Shiin

:I think Strong Bad probably orders the same thing every year. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 04:29, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
==Closed STUFF==
===3 Coins Halloween Punjob (DECLINED)===
The money Bubs gives to Homestar at the beginning consists of two silver coins and a copper one. Bubs says that 16 cents is Homestar's change, so the two silver coins must be a nickel and a dime while the copper one is a penny.
*'''Decline.''' If I had a nickel for every declined fun fact, I would throw them at people at the Food Court from the railing like up above. --[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]] 06:15, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline''' Why would someone think that this "fact" could be "fun" at all? Who really cares what Bubs gives as change? -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 11:05, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*Congratulations you know how to count change, you want a cookie? '''Decline''' [[User:The_Pardack|The Pardack]]
*wow 16 cents i think im going to have a heart attack.'''Decline'''[[User:Pac-man|Pac-man]] 16:47, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline'''. --[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:55, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Marzipan and those are gonna summon her dead plant, but that sounds dumb and boring, so I'll probly just end up DECLINING...''' Need I say more? [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 21:19, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
**'''Seconded'''. The less trival the better. '''''Baleete and Burninate!''''' [[User:James Craven|James Craven]] 1:19 AM EDT June 3 2005
**'''Second''' --[[User:mibluvr13|mibluvr13]] 22:07, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Sorry, your "Fun Fact" has just been killed by a DECLINE!''' This fact isn't fun and it is not worth noting because who cares about how much change Bubs gives as change. For Example: Oh, I'm just going to look at these three funny copper coins because I'm too curious to do anything else! Oh, wait, those are some red rocks.[[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 05:32, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Tonight equals declining.''' DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH. [[User:SP|SP]]
*'''Decline.''' -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:08, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Where does the name come from? ==

What does "3 Times Halloween Funjob" mean? [[User:Dripping yellow madness|Dripping yellow madness]] 03:04, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:Maybe it means how the cast split into three groups for Halloween activities. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== A couple of questions ==

First, it sounds to me like Coach Z is saying "I'm holdin' out for cookies with gold-plated chocolate jorbs!" not "chorps" - it sounds like another one of his mispronunciations of the word "job" to me. Does it sound like that to anyone else? And second, in the fun facts it states that when Homestar says that someone's grabbing his butt, that it's most likely either Bubs or his imagination. But Coach Z is standing next to Homestar at that time - doesn't he seem the most likely? It'd be easy for him to do it, and I'm guessing he's prone to such behavior from what I've heard (remember little Strong Bad thanking Coach Z for not grabbing his butt in the stand-up comedy video?).

== The Eclectic Bubs ==

This may be retroactive continuity, but could Bubs have "dealt with this before" because he's a paranormal investigator?
: I doubt it. Especially since the thing he says he's dealt with before is "Lights, definitely out," which isn't really paranormal (normally) at all. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:33, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

== Akira parody ==

Am I the only person who thought this parody was really cool? I mean, seriously! I know they parodied anime, but that was awesome! I love Akira, it's one of my favorites, and because the message board isn't working for me (it's not logging me in when I give my information) I'm kind of stuck to saying it here! Haha!

- [[User:Brittany|Brittany]] 08:21, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

== I laughed so hard I dropped my hot chocolate and burned myslef ==

Hahahaha! I'll need a photo of the deceased and 2 boxes of oreos! was it just me or did strong sad say 2 boxa oroes? I think strong sad got fat by taking back the dead!
What if the cows ate candy and the whatsit was brown taffy??? Ill never know....
--[[User:Homsar Chick12|HomsarJr]] 07:29, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

User:Homsar Chick12

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:17:18 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

Hello!
This is just the most awesome webpage you will ever visit.
Im 9 and in grade 5 in australia and like to weave, sew, print out pictures of homsar to put on my homsar shrine, cook, play with my dog and bird and watch sesame street.
I play the Violin and I like books and mozart

*----------------------------------------*
These are some of my fave things
*www.homestarrunner.com
*the fact that I dont have any CD ROMs so I use my disk drvie as a cup holder :)
*homsar
*doggies
*turtles
*Didi ramone
*The song cats and the crdale and the silver spoon
*hot cinnamon donuts
*Toast thats not even toasted; just warm
*soup and not toasted toast
*Disneyland(actually been to the original one! yay me)
*The mints that you get at resturaunts
*dennys undersea salad(kids menu)
*Those straws that change coulour as you drink though them
*The Dandy Warhols( I think Thats how you spell it)
*The gorillaz
*The fact that im in the fifth grade
*Violin
*mashed potatoes
--[[User:Homsar Chick12|HomsarJr]] 07:17, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

User:Homsar Chick12

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:16:17 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

Hello!
This is just the most awesome webpage you will ever visit.
Im 9 and in grade 5 in australia and like to weave, sew, print out pictures of homsar to put on my homsar shrine, cook, play with my dog and bird and watch sesame street.
I play the Voilin and I like books and mozart

*----------------------------------------*
These are some of my fave things
*www.homestarrunner.com
*the fact that I dont have any CD ROMs so I use my disk drvie as a cup holder :)
*homsar
*doggies
*turtles
*Didi ramone
*The song cats and the crdale and the silver spoon
*hot cinnamon donuts
*Toast thats not even toasted; just warm
*soup and not toasted toast
*Disneyland(actually been to the original one! yay me)
*The mints that you get at resturaunts
*dennys undersea salad(kids menu)
*Those straws that change coulour as you drink though them
*The Dandy Warhols( I think Thats how you spell it)
*The gorillaz
*The fact that im in the fifth grade
*Violin
*mashed potatoes

User:Homsar Chick12

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:11:19 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

Hello! These are some of my fave things
*www.homestarrunner.com
*the fact that I dont have any CD ROMs so I use my disk drvie as a cup holder :)
*homsar
*Ice cubes
*brown paper
*doggies
*turtles
*Didi ramone
*The song cats and the crdale and the silver spoon
*chewing gum
*lime green
*green apples
*hot cinnamon donuts
*Toast thats not even toasted; just warm
*soup and not toasted toast
*Disneyland(actually been to the original one! yay me)
*White teeth
*The mints that you get at resturaunts
*dennys undersea salad(kids menu)
*Those straws that change coulour as you drink though them
*The Dandy Warhols( I think Thats how you spell it)
*The gorillaz
*Bunk beds
*The fact that im in the fifth grade
*The dentist and the doctors
*The hospital
*Clean stuff
*Mr potato head
*mashed potatoes

User:Homsar Chick12

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 07:09:52 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

Hello! These are some of my fave things
www.homestarrunner.com
the fact that I dont have any CD ROMs so I use my disk drvie as a cup holder :)
homsar
Ice cubes
brown paper
doggies
turtles
Didi ramone
The song cats and the crdale and the silver spoon
chewing gum
lime green
green apples
hot cinnamon donuts
Toast thats not even toasted; just warm
soup and not toasted toast
Disneyland(actually been to the original one! yay me)
White teeth
The mints that you get at resturaunts
dennys undersea salad(kids menu)
Those straws that change coulour as you drink though them
The Dandy Warhols( I think Thats how you spell it)
The gorillaz
Bunk beds
The fact that im in the fifth grade
The dentist and the doctors
The hospital
Clean stuff
Mr potato head
mashed potatoes

technology

Homsar Chick12 — Sun, 28 May 2006 06:43:50 GMT

Homsar Chick12:

{{sbenav|143|secret identity|narrator}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:39

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad; 
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really 
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I 
could use for my new classes. Thanks. 
Jay 
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden ''{pronounces "olden" as ol-dèn}'' days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slightly robotic tone}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word technology... means... magic. It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5¼" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5¼" disk, emphasizing its floppiness.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3½" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3½" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5¼" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic The Cheat noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts and a smiley mouth drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab coat-wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheatbot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his cell phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's phone}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his phone into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off, "drinking" from the water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{He emphasizes "see" and "you", as though saying "C U". He waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat.}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheatbot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalate" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE ShOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... right... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Technology goat.PNG|thumb|Half-dead... or half-alive?]]
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"
*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!

:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!

:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''

:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.

:'''STRONG BAD:''' And you're sure about this?

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolut- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk in his face}'' Ow!
*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!

:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take foooour! ''{he flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
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===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology", he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5¼" and 3½", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3½" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3½" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable. Though recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable, the disk in Strong Bad's hand is ''not'' a hard disk.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.
*The comment about robots destroying Japan refers to Japanese [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films, in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]].
*When Strong Bad says he "throwed up all over this maze", he means his graffiti. A "[[Wikipedia:Graffiti terminology|throw-up]]" is a work of graffiti of a complexity between that of a "tag" and a "piece". He's speaking loosely (or ignorantly), because his hasty scrawl would more likely be considered a tag.

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gold_rush|gold rush]]".
*Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "<tt>MY</tt>".
**This sequence is also a [[wikipedia:palindrome|palindrome]].


===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5¼" floppy disk to make it work in a 3½" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media (and possibly damage the disk drive).
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Turn Right, Forward, Turn Left, as shown here:
<code>
---- end
|
|---- end
| |
end |---- end
| |
end |...
</code>
:*Due to the poor graphic quality, it is difficult to tell whether the maze actually has left and right turns. An alternative to the above diagram is that the observer "walks" up and down a single closed hallway, turning around (left or right) at each end.
*Strong Bad has referred to the 3½" disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]], in which he says "Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy".
*The number on the chalkboard solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[Wikipedia:pi|pi]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.
*Bubs' "wireless extension cords" call to mind the [[Wikipedia:Magnifying transmitter|magnifying transmitter]], an experimental device developed by [[Wikipedia:Nicola Tesla|Nicola Tesla]] as part of his research into the possibility of wireless power transmission.
**For [[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006, the online retailer [[Wikipedia:ThinkGeek|ThinkGeek]] advertised [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml wireless extension cords], although at US $34.99 each, they are somewhat less expensive than Bubs'.
*The [[Wikipedia:screensaver|screensaver]] won't actually help the Lappy's [[Wikipedia:Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen — only older [[Wikipedia:Cathode ray tube|CRT]] monitors need screensavers.

=== Goofs ===
*Strong Bad incorrectly uses an apostrophe in "appreciate it's": treated collectively as a noun, the "it" in "appreciate it" (with a plural s) is different from the [[Wikipedia:gender-neutral pronoun|gender-neutral pronoun]] "its". The apostrophe renders the meaning "appreciate it is".
*In the Strong Sad easter egg, there are little black lines visible just barely sticking out of the left side of the Lappy.

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*[[The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot's]] sounds are similar to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there are references to both '[[Grrl|grrl]]' and '[[Pie]]'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

* During the screen saver, Strong Bad says, "Left, left, no! Right, left...", similar to Homestar's mistake in [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The [[Cakkalate]] is a reference to how Strong Bad pronounces "calculations" in [[space program]].
*When Strong Bad says "Oh oh ohhhhhh" when talking about Pom Pom's cell phone, it is similar to Homestar Runner's pronunciation of the same phrase in [[couch patch]].

=== Real World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb 3D|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop posing as a teacher.
* Pom Pom's [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] looks like a [[Wikipedia:Treo|Palm Treo]] [[Wikipedia:Treo 600|600]], [[Wikipedia:Treo 650|650]], or [[Wikipedia:Treo 700w|700w]].
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*The first item to appear written on the blackboard is "I'm using technology," a lyric from the Stooges song Search and Destroy--"Look out honey, ’cause I’m using technology."
*Coincidentally, on the morning that this email appeared, NPR's Morning Edition aired a [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 story] about movies filmed with cell phones.
*On the poster that says ''computers don't BYTE'', the font used for BYTE is the same font used in [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:Apple IIe|Apple IIe]].
*When Strong Bad says he will be "Kicking (his) new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge", he is referencing the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]], in particular "The Sounds Of Science" on [[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]. The lyrics go "''I've been dropping the new science and kicking the new knowledge An M.C. to a degree that you can't get in college''", in which "Knowledge" is pronounced with the "K" in the way Strong Bad does in the toon.
*"Intromercial" is a play on [[Wikipedia:infomercial|"infomercial"]], a commercial that usually lasts at least half an hour, often called "paid programming".
*A [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkman]] is a portable cassette player manufactured by Sony that was popular in the 1980s and early 90's.
*Strong Bad uses the term "[[Wikipedia:-izzle|-izzle]]," an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang initially used by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band#Hip hop influence|The Gap Band]], but popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg and Bay Area Rapper E-40.


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