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The Field

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[[File:Modern The Field.png|thumb|200px|The Field]]
'''The Field''' is just a plain, grassy field in [[Free Country, USA]] where various [[Toons|toons]] take place. [[Homestar Runner]] confirms that the objects in the background are indeed bushes and not hills in [[Flash is Dead!]]. It is the home of [[The Stick]]. There also seems to be one or two [[telephone pole]]s which are used mostly to [[Hanging Objects#The Field|hang signs]]. In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], it is directly connected to [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the [[Gremlin]], [[the brick wall]], and the [[Snap Shak]].

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==Appearances==
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===Big Toons===
*[[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]]
*[[The Luau]]
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
*[[Cool Things]] — The field gets a slight design change.
*[[Weclome Back]]
*[[Strongest Man in the World]]
*[[DNA Evidence]]
*[[Sbemailiarized!]]
*[[Kick-A-Ball]]
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===Shorts===
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
*[[Experimental Film]]
*[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]
*[[The Interview]]
*[[Theme Song Video]]
*[[Summer Short Shorts]]
*[[No Hands On Deck!]]
*[[Drive-Thru]]
*[[One Two, One Two]]
*[[Quality Time]]
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]]
*[[Play Date]]
*[[The Baloneyman]]
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]]
*[[79 Seconds Left]]
*[[On Break]]
*[[Flash is Dead!]]
*[[Squintmojis]]
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===[[Holidays]]===
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
*[[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Toikey TV]]
*[[Happy Dethemberween]]
*[[Costume Commercial]]
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]]
*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]]
*[[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*[[Halloween Safety]]
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Later That Night...]]
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[The Next April Fools Thing]]
*[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
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===[[Powered by the Cheat]]===
*[[New Boots]]
*Email [[mile]]
*Email [[crazy cartoon]]/[[Crazy Cartoon]]
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===[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
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===[[Character Videos]]===
*[[Homestar Runner's Character Video|Homestar Runner]]
*[[Pom Pom's Character Video|Pom Pom]]
*[[The Cheat's Character Video|The Cheat]]
*[[Homsar's Character Video|Homsar]]
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===DVD Exclusive===
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
*[[Family Resemblence]]
*[[From the Vault]]
*[[Accent]]
*[[160 Seconds]]
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===[[Main Pages]]===
*[[Main Page 13]]
*[[Main Page 15]]
*[[Main Page 20]]
*[[Main Page 21]]
*[[Main Page 23]]
*[[Main Page 24]]
*[[Main Page 25]]
*[[Homsar Main Page]]
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===[[Strong Bad Email]]s===
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<autocolumn cols="4" width="25%">
*[[homsar]]
*[[halloweener]]
*[[i love you]]
*[[cartoon]]
*[[the bird]]
*[[1 step ahead]]
*[[helium]]
*[[invisibility]]
*[[your friends]]
*[[new hands]]
*[[marzipan]]
*[[fingers]]
*[[caper]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[big white face]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[sibbie]]
*[[suntan]]
*[[anything]]
*[[the process]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[date]]
*[[impression]]
*[[labor day]]
*[[local news]]
*[[colonization]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[kind of cool]]
*[[the bet]]
*[[monument]]
*[[different town]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[lunch special]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[dangeresque 3]]
*[[cheatday]]
*[[pom pom]]
*[[crying]]
*[[other days]]
*[[old comics]]
*[[montage]]
*[[virus]]
*[[animal]]
*[[secret recipes]]
*[[the process]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[do over]]
*[[boring (really)]]
*[[modeling]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[record book]]
*[[lady...ing]]
*[[portrait]]
*[[technology]]
*[[disconnected]]
*[[candy product]]
*[[senior prom]]
*[[isp]]
*[[road trip]]
*[[4 branches]]
*[[retirement]]
*[[the chair]]
*[[strong badathlon]]
*[[unnatural]]
*[[the movies]]
*[[your funeral]]
*[[rough copy]]
*[[underlings]]
*[[concert]]
*[[Accent]]
*[[original]]
*[[bike thief]]
*[[pizza joint]]
*[[business trip]]
*[[yes, wrestling]]
*[[nightlife]]
*[[environment]]
*[[shapeshifter]]
*[[hiding]]
*[[magic trick]]
*[[being mean]]
*[[email thunder]]
*[[hremail3184]]
*[[independent]]
*[[dictionary]]
*[[videography]]
*[[sbemail206]]
*[[too cool]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

===[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]===
*[[Homestar Ruiner]]
*[[Strong Badia the Free]]
*[[Baddest of the Bands]]
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] (as the city limits of Brainblow City)
*[[8-Bit is Enough]]

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==[[Old-Timey]] Appearances==
[[Image:1936field.png|thumb|180px|The Field, Old-Timey style (The factory/circus district)]]
*[[Kick the Can]]
*[[Main Page 10]]
*Email [[little animal]]
*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]]
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]]
*[[That A Ghost]]
*Email [[4 branches]]
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
*[[April Fools' 2014]]
*[[Fish Eye Lens]]

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==[[20X6]] Appearances==
[[Image:planetk.png|thumb|180px|The Field, 20X6 style ([[Planet K]])]]
*Email [[japanese cartoon]]
*[[Main Page 17]]
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]]
*Email [[time capsule]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
*[[Happy Trogday]]
*Email [[trading cards]]
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FieldNight.png|The Field at night
File:fieldsunset.png|The Field at sunset
File:FieldWinter.png|The Field in winter
File:FieldFall.png|The Field in autumn
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==Evolution==
The Field is rarely consistent between any two toons. It usually looks slightly different than in its last appearance. Sometimes it goes back to an earlier design. It is flipped horizontally in some appearances. It has also had several stylizations, which can be seen below.

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! Date !! Image !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
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| July 1996 || [[Image:FirstField.png|200px]] || All appearances from [[Original Book]] to [[The Reddest Radish]] || The Field's style changed in nearly every toon between [[Original Book]] and [[The Reddest Radish]]. Sometimes the colors were brighter, and sometimes the grass and sky were more detailed. However, all of these styles had something in common; there were no bushes.
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| c. 2000 || [[Image:SecondField.png|200px]] || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]; [[Theme Song Video]] || This is the Field's first consistent design. Swirly clouds are sometimes seen in the sky, and slightly lighter streams of clouds are also visible. There are brighter colors and visible blades of grass. In [[Theme Song Video]], the outline is colored instead of black to match the updated animation style.
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| c. 2001 || [[Image:OlderestestField.png|200px]] || All appearances from [[The Luau]] to [[i love you]] || There are now bushes in the background. The blades of grass are no longer visible. While none can be seen in this image, swirly clouds are still seen occasionally.
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| c. 2002 || [[Image:The Empty Field Of Green.png|200px]] || All appearances from [[The Interview]] to [[isp]]; ''[[imaginary]]'' || The bushes have more detailed shading. The streams of clouds are blurry. The swirly clouds stopped appearing in 2002, appearing for the last time in [[invisibility]].
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| July 2006 || [[Image:The Field Welcome Back.png|200px]] || All appearances from [[Weclome Back]] to [[bike thief]] || The shading below the bushes is realistically blurred. The streams of clouds are thinner.
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| Sept. 2007 || [[Image:Pizza Joint The Field.PNG|200px]] || [[pizza joint]] || The colors are brighter and the bushes are more realistically jagged and bumpy. The streams of clouds are less pronounced.

This design was used only once before it was changed to the next design.
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| Oct. 2007 || [[Image:Modern The Field.png|200px]] || All appearances since [[business trip]] || The streaky clouds and gradient sky (originally from [[Drive-Thru]], see below) have returned.
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===Other Stylizations===
These stylizations have only been used a few times, and do not quite count as evolution.

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! Image !! Info !! Created !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
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| [[Image:FluffyPuffField.png|200px]] || This was primarily used during the fourth Field design. || 2001 || [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]; ''[[marzipan]]''; ''[[imaginary]]'' || The bushes are completely round semicircles, and there is more shading on the ground.
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| [[Image:DriveThruField.png|200px]] || This was used during the fifth Field design. || March 2007 || [[Drive-Thru]] || The bushes have a flatter, more cartoonish look with streaky clouds and a more realistically blue gradient sky. This is the only time the bushes are brighter than the ground. The streaky clouds returned in the seventh design.
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==See Also==
*[[The Athletic Field]]
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[[Category:Outdoor Places|Field, The]]

Daily Eastern News Interview - 23 Apr 2004

InterruptorJones — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:19:48 GMT

InterruptorJones: Fix link

[[Image:enlogo.PNG|thumb|Daily Eastern News's logo]] Matt Meinheit from [http://www.dailyeasternnews.com/ The Daily Eastern News] interviewed [[The Brothers Chaps]] and [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Don Chapman]] in relation to their site.

''The transcript is copyrighted and cannot be shown without permission.''

==External Links ==
*[http://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2004/04/23/holy-crap/ Read the interview]

[[Category:Interviews and Public Appearances]]

Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007

InterruptorJones — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:10:22 GMT

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{{redirects|Georgia Tech}} {{for-nothe|references made to the university in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work|Georgia}}
[[Image:20070426 GA Tech event poster.png|thumb|Event poster]]
On April 26, 2007, [[The Brothers Chaps]] appeared at a talk at the Multimedia Studio of [[Wikipedia:Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]. The event was scheduled to include Q&A, background info, a [[Flash]] demo and more. The Flash demo presented was a preview of the music video animated by The Brothers Chaps for the song [[TMBW:Figure Eight|Figure 8]] by [[They Might Be Giants]].

The event took place in the Library on the Georgia Tech campus. It was organized by Alison Valk and Joel Linderman. It took place in the multimedia studio that houses all of their high end multimedia software and equipment, as well as being "homebase" for the Georgia Tech iMovieFest. The studio is currently decked out as "[[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]-land" and discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of doing a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] theme for the summer months.

Due to various programs on campus and the high interest of many of the students there in Flash animation, Alison and Joel felt The Brothers Chaps would be ideal speakers. Alison focused on the idea of collaborating with her management to bring in some "nontraditional speakers" to the library, such as "the guys from Homestar Runner".

==Transcript==
<noinclude>{{uncensored|Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007 (censored)}}</noinclude>
===Part I: Demo===
''{The video fades in to a shot of the event poster, where it lingers for a few seconds before cross-fading to the Georgia Tech Multimedia Studio. Ryan, Matt and Mike are sitting near a row of computers, and Alison and Joel are standing behind them. Mike has his laptop in front of him, which is connected to a projector displaying his monitor on a screen to his left. The audience surrounds them on three sides.}''

'''ALISON VALK:''' —he heads up the Multimedia Studio here, and we are really, really lucky to have the guys from Homestar Runner here. If you don't know what Homestar Runner is, it is one of the most popular Flash-animated cartoons on the web, and these guys have been written up in the ''New York Times'', ''Wired'', been interviewed for ''All Things Considered''. You guys have worked with They Might Be Giants, is that right?

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Mmm-hmm.

'''ALISON:''' And anyways, we're really, really lucky to have them here. They're going to do a Flash demo for us and answer a few questions that you guys might have. So, without further ado, Mike and Matt Chapman.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Alison.

''{Applause}''

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' And this is Ryan Sterritt. ''{Points to Ryan on his right}'' He works with us and authors all our DVDs and does all our video stuff also.

'''MIKE:''' Matt?

'''MATT:''' Hi everybody.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks for having us by the way, guys. This place is pretty awesome. Alison was trying to get me to do it, and I am generally really nervous about doing this kind of stuff, but when she showed me pictures of how it's all decked out like Mario Land, I decided it would make me feel very comfortable, which it really hasn't because I'm still pretty nervous, but anyway...

''{Some members of the audience let out a collective "Awwww..."}''

'''MATT:''' It's good to be back in the Mushroom Kingdom.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}'' And the last time I was on the Georgia Tech campus was probably in like 1986 for the Science Olympiad, which was just kind of mathletes, kind of, but I had to do this event called Bottle Music where you filled up bottles with different amounts of water and make a song hitting them with a spoon and I didn't want to do it, so we pushed the kid that was holding our box of bottles so that they broke so that we didn't have to compete.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' One time I went to Bobby Cremin's basketball camp in fourth grade. It was a stay-overnight camp.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' It was awesome. And these kids trying to get me to cuss and I wasn't cussing yet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{With Mike laughing throughout}'' And they were like, "Say a cuss." And they were like, "You never cuss, Chapman," and I was like, "You don't know, I cuss all the time. What are you talking about?" And they were like, "Well then, say a cuss word," and so that everything would be okay, and I would still go to heaven, I go, "Shet," and in my head it was S–H–E–T, but they totally bought it and thought I said "{{{swear|shit}}}" and then I was cool.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So anyway, we do a website called homestarrunner.com. We've been doing it for over seven years now, and it's pretty much been our sole job for like the last five now. And it's just Flash-animated cartoons on the web. We make money by selling T-shirts. We don't have any ads on the site or anything like that. The only revenue is from people buying shirts and DVDs and the merchandise that we sell on the site. And so anyway, they asked us to just do a little demo about how we do stuff, and it's pretty funny because all these computers are decked out and much nicer than the computers that we make Homestar on. We use Flash 5, which, I think, they're on Flash 8 now, so the version of Flash we use is about four years outdated. For various lazy reasons, mostly, just not wanting to get used to the minor changes and interface and things like that.

'''MATT:''' Well, we definitely work faster. There's several things that we can do way faster in Flash 5 than we can in 8. We publish everything in Flash 8 because it compresses everything so much more. Like, we'll make a cartoon in Flash 5, and it'll be, like, one and a half megs, and then you put it in Flash 8, and it's 700k or something, so it really makes a difference, so to keep bandwidth under control, we do that sort of thing. But—

''{Mike brings up Flash 5 on the screen. The animation window is blank except for an image of Homestar on the far right.}''

'''MIKE:''' So there's beautiful Flash 5, and it was back before Adobe sued Macromedia, so they could have tabbed folders over here. ''{Starts clicking around the tabs in the right-hand menus in the Flash interface}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's another—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That's another thing we like.

'''MATT:''' Well, I guess now that they've merged, or that Adobe bought Macromedia, the next version of Flash supposedly is going to bring back the little tabs over there, but that was one of the biggest reasons why we kept using 5 was because it was so much easier to use from an organizational standpoint.

'''MIKE:''' So I was just going to show, what we generally do is we've got several hundred cartoons at this point, so obviously we don't need to redraw all the characters for every cartoon. We can reuse graphics, so I'll just open up this library. Something that has, say, the background in it. ''{peruses through library}''

'''MATT:''' We never organize things in folders because that would make it too easy to find.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so there's just like 200 something items.

'''MATT and MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' There it is, "Ground".

'''MIKE:''' So I'll make a thing down here and drag it in. ''{Drags an image of the Field onto the animation window. He clicks inside the library, specifically on a symbol that is Andy Griffith's head. He then continues to scroll through the library.}'' And sky is for some reason called "Sky2". ''{He chuckles as he says this}'' There's Andy Griffith!

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' "Sky2". It's been called "Sky2", that symbol probably for six years for no reason. We've never changed it to just "Sky". ''{drags an image of the sky down and arranges it behind the Field}'' And then we also have a little border that we put over everything to give everything a nice rounded edge. ''{Places a black rectangular border with rounded corners over the animation window. }'' Because round things are nice.

'''MATT:''' Homestar's on top of the border.

'''MIKE:''' Well, I'll drag the border up in front of him. ''{Rearranges the border so that it's in front of Homestar}'' So, anyway, this is the magic of making Homestar walk. So we've got this "walk" clip. ''{Plays a looping clip of Homestar walking}'' It's its own ten-frame graphic that just loops, and so we'll just tween it from there to there, and then at that point I've already broken him apart into four layers, with each part being on a layer. And I'll flip that foot and make him so that he's sort of facing that way. And we animate everything at 12 frames a second—

'''MATT:''' —'cause that's what you did in 1999.

'''MIKE:''' In 1999 that's all—

'''MATT:''' —all the Internet could handle.

'''MIKE:''' And that's how we learned to animate, so we have rarely done a few things at 18 or 24 frames a second, and of course it takes us way longer, so we stick with 12. Um...

'''MATT:''' Its funny, for when we do DVDs, we do a fake FBI warning thing at the beginning, like the one from the '80s with that fading background, and then one of the characters will always come out over it, and in order for that fadey background to look good in Flash, we'd have to make it at 30 frames per second, and I think that was just easy, too, because all video's at 30 frames, obviously, or 29.97 ''{says as "twenty-nine nine seven"}'' or whatever. And so then we have to animate the characters at 30 frames per second, and that's a huge pain in the {{{swear|ass}}}.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' It takes, like, The Cheat—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. It takes like three days.

'''MATT:''' —usually The Cheat, when he turns around, it's, like, two frames, and he just goes "doink" and flips around the other side, so this way we'd have to make some real frame of The Cheat turning. And, anyways we're glad that the things were the way they were in '99. So we—definitely makes it much quicker. Plus we're trying to make a three-to-five-minute cartoon pretty much every week, and so animating it at 12 frames per second definitely makes that possible. I feel like if we tried to animate quicker, at least for us, I'm sure there's people that do it, but for us, that's the way we can get something done.

''{Mike, who has been modifying with the animation the entire time Matt's been talking, now plays it. Homestar walks in from the right and stops in the middle of the animation window.}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{dryly}'' So, did you see that, guys? Look, he's stopped walking. Isn't that amazing?

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' And this is a trick that Matt patented, it's called the "Doink", where it just kind of goes up and down when you're transitioning from one thing to another, just make him kind of pop up a little bit. For some reason, it makes it look better.

'''MATT:''' We learned that people call that in the cartooning industry, we met a guy that just graduated from SCAD, and it's called "squash and stretch" ''{Mike laughs}'' in the animation industry. But I was like, "No, that's doinking."

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' And that's another thing, we—

'''MATT:''' "You can't fool me."

'''MIKE:''' —we're totally self-taught animators and illustrators. I was a photography major at University of Georgia, and Matt went to film school at Florida State, and then we both kind of realized we didn't want to do ''that'' as our careers and just started teaching ourselves Photoshop and Illustrator and Flash. And Homestar was originally just a tool, something to learn Flash with because we were going to try to get jobs making banner ads for, you know, icebox.com ''{Matt laughs, followed by the audience for a short period of time}'' or whatever was the Flash-animated—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupts}'' Yeah, I got one of those jobs.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt worked at MindSpring, which became EarthLink, for several years.

'''MATT:''' Made some sweet banner ads for EarthLink.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we just discovered, buried in some EarthLink pages, there's still some icons that you made like six years ago or something.

'''MATT:''' If you go to the EarthLink personal start page in the accounting section, or banking section, there's a few of my icons still up there. ''{Laughter}'' I was proud. My legacy lives on. ''{Laughter}'' I'm not going to show my kids Homestar Runner when they grow up. I'm going to be, like, ''{raises voice to higher pitch}'' "Hey, you know what your dad did? He made this market sign that has one graph going up and it's red, and the green graph is going down." Which is wrong, 'cause the green graph should probably be growing.

''{Matt turns to Mike, who's still editing the Flash clip.}''

'''MATT:''' So are you going to make him say a line?

'''MIKE:''' We're going to make him say a line of dialogue, and I will—

'''MATT:''' ''{Who had briefly interrupted}'' Sorry.

'''MIKE:''' No no no no.

'''MATT:''' I was just going to say why this is one of the things that we love about Flash 5, and again, there's probably several things. We've tried to have people tell us this, like, oh, you know, you can do that in Flash 8, we just didn't know how to do it. This is something that I don't think you can do, is that—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello.

'''MATT:''' Like, show him, so like—

'''MIKE:''' So his head is here on frame two. Another thing that, you know, people know Flash, if you make everything a symbol and put every symbol on its own layer, it just makes things a lot easier from an organizational standpoint. So to make Homestar talk, he's got three faces: closed mouth, that mouth, and that mouth. The "O" mouth.

'''MATT:''' The roundy mouth.

'''MIKE:''' The roundy mouth, squarey mouth, and closed mouth. So it's really easy to animate. We accidentally made all these characters very easy to animate. Most of them don't have arms or legs. Several of them don't have mouths or anything like that. We created the characters in 1996 before we were ever going to animate them, so we totally lucked out. The characters that do have arms and elbows and things, we just tend not to put into cartoons very much.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' That's why Bubs is always behind a concession stand.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' So you don't have to mess with his legs.

'''MIKE:''' Bubs's frickin' elbows. So anyway, it's three frames, and I've got it set to single frame at 1, so when he's not talking, it's just going to stay closed. If I put a—um, not on that frame—if I put a key frame and make it go to frame 3, that's his "O" mouth, and so I can just click on this frame. And this is one of the things that's different between Flash 8 and Flash 5. In Flash 5, I can just click on these frames, and I can still hear the sound. ''{Clicks in individual frames, producing a frame's worth of dialogue with each click.}'' So I know right there he's stopped saying "oh", and so I can put that, and he's starting to say "heh", so I can make that. And then I can just cut and paste. He's saying "oh". ''{Starts rapidly cutting and pasting frames.}'' Right now, I'm just cut-and-pasting frames rather than keep going back down here to type in frame 2 or 3. I know which ones are which.

'''MATT:''' We don't necessarily—most of you that do Flash animation can probably animate way better than we can, so we're not saying this is how you have to do it. But this is just our process.

'''MIKE:''' I don't even know what he's saying here, so it would help if I listened to the soundbyte ''{Laughter}'' so I knew what he was saying.

'''MATT:''' We recorded this right before we left.

''{Mike plays the audio clip.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello guys. This is my talk and mouth move.

'''MIKE:''' "This is my talk and mouth move" is what it sounds like he's saying..."Hello guys." And do we have volume? ''{Turns up the volume and continues cutting and pasting mouth movements to the audio clips. Notably at a fast rate.}''

'''MATT:''' There we go.

'''MIKE:''' So I can just sit here and click until he starts to say "my."

'''MATT:''' So yeah, in Flash—

'''MIKE:''' In Flash 8, I would have to sit here and do that. ''{drags the marker across the audio clip}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, if you drag it across, you'll hear the sound, but when you click on the frame, you don't hear that one little frame's worth of sound, which makes it so much easier when you're lip-syncing dialogue. And that alone is one of the reasons why we still use this five-year-old, six-year-old version of Flash.

'''MIKE:''' So he's saying "mouth," so I'll get the "m"— or the "o". "Mouth"... "Great times."

'''MATT:''' That's another thing with Homestar, in doing it at 12 frames per second, we could add a mouth, a half-closed mouth, or another in between the "o" and the square mouth or something like that, but at 12 frames per second you're not going to get that much more in between. You're not going to see that much more.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, its already hard enough now. Sometimes you have to decide where he closes his mouth, because he sort of closes his mouth halfway in between two frames.

''{Mike finishes syncing Homestar's mouth movements to the audio and now plays the entire clip.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello guys. This is my talk and mouth move. Great times.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' There you go.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still modifying the animation}'' And so what I would do probably is go ahead and give him a little... So I can make him move around a little bit, maybe. For an interesting line, like...

''{Mike plays the clip again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello guys. ''{doinks}'' This is ''{leans forward}'' my ''{turns his upper body around}'' talk— ''{resumes his normal posture as the audience laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' I might try a little harder to make that look better, but—actually, I probably wouldn't try. Matt's generally a better animator, so that anytime you see really, just like, "Hi, I'm Strong Bad" animation, that's me, and Matt will make him move around a little more. I'm just trying to plow through these things. ''{Laughs}'' Matt, generally, I do about, I don't know, 70%—

'''MATT:''' —75—

'''MIKE:''' —60 to 75% of the cartoon I do, and then Matt does any complicated scene with a lot of characters where there's actually some kind of action other than just characters talking Matt will spend, like, five days on them, and then I'll just plow through the rest of the cartoon.

'''MATT:''' And Mike also, while I'm recording stuff, Mike starts to do the rest of the cartoon, so I'll be—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I'll do—

'''MATT:''' —recording the dialogue and breaking apart and all that stuff, and then Mike's just getting busy on starting the cartoon or placing scenes.

'''MIKE:''' Doing new graphics, if there's any unique, new drawings, we try to reuse stuff as much as possible, but inevitably there's going to be some objects or backgrounds or something that we need to draw new.

'''MATT:''' We'll start out a week and be like, "All right, last week was rough. We did, like, three all-nighters to get this cartoon done, so this one will try and stick with just," you know, not to make it jokes we've done before, but just, "oh, all take place in Bubs' Concession Stand or places we've already established," and then inevitably we end up inventing a movie theater for this cartoon, or having some new thing happen that we have to make a bunch of new graphics, or... We're always shooting ourselves in the foot that way.

'''MIKE:''' What else, Matt?

'''MATT:''' Why don't you just show them the cartoon, so show them something in action a little more.

'''MIKE:''' Like "The Accent"?

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' The accent one, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' So this is—

'''MATT:''' We have an HTML?

'''MIKE:''' I do. Why don't you tell them what this is?

'''MATT:''' So this is just—we're putting out another DVD—it's time, we've gotten another 30 Strong Bad Emails done, and so we've compiled them onto a DVD at that point, and add them with extra features and commentary and all that crap, and so, we try to put, you know, bonus stuff on it to make it worthwhile, and so this is a bonus email that's going on the new Strong Bad Email DVD.

'''MIKE:''' This is a question that Strong Bad gets asked a lot, and so we've finally just, as a bonus thing, we've decided we'd answer it.

''{Plays the Strong Bad Email [[Accent]].}''

'''MIKE:''' So that's that. That's kind of a—

''{Mike is interrupted as everybody applauds.}''

'''MIKE:''' That's what we do. Strong Bad Emails are the cartoons we do probably, I don't know, two or three out of every four updates is one of those. We've done 170-something at this point? ''{Turns to Matt.}''

'''MATT:''' Mmm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Over the last five or six years. Making Strong Bad's head waggle around in front of the text and making the text animate, that's one of my specialties. That is really not fun to animate text being typed across the screen. But, anyway...

'''MATT:''' We've tried a couple of times to figure out a way to automate that, but Flash can't look at a WAV file and interpret what it is. We wanted to figure out a way where we could just bring in the sound file of Strong Bad and just have it be like, okay, when he gets loud, his head goes up.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' When he gets soft, his head waggles And then we could just plug it in and the ActionScript would do the rest, but nobody could figure that out for us.

'''MIKE:''' I found a few things laying around my file folder that we've never done anything with, and most of them, I don't even know why I made them.

''{Mike plays a looping animation that shows Homestar leaping up into the air and then turning around and falling back to the ground head-first. He's wearing a yellow helmet covering his eyes and matching kneepads.}''

'''MATT:''' What's this one?

'''MIKE:''' It's just Homestar with a helmet and kneepads on flying up in the air.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' What is that from?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know. ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That—a nice ''{inaudible}''. That's from—

''{Offscreen, an audience member suggests "[[monster truck]]."}''

'''MATT:''' Monster truck one, yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Who said that? ''{Offscreen, an audience member behind The Brothers Chaps says "yeah" and raises his hand.}'' Nice.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' Impressive.

'''MATT:''' That's another thing, is there's a Wikipedia, a Home—it's its own thing, a Homestar Wiki online, that is amazing and ridiculous and kind of frightening.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And we use it anytime they have a drive—they'll have a drive because it's all just, whatever, just people volunteering to do it, and so that their cost of bandwidth and everything is just out of pocket, and so anytime they have a drive, we try and donate to it, because we use it probably more than—

''{Stops and laughs along with the audience at another looping animation clip that Mike is playing. This one shows a squat, boxy Homestar falling headfirst into a line with three other identical Homestars and a similarly-shaped Strong Bad. He then bounces across the screen with the words "Going Away" in the background.}''

'''MATT:''' It's going away!

'''MIKE:''' Another thing I made for no reason.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. But so we use that wiki all the time because we'll look—you know, start to make a cartoon and be like, "All right, what's the one where Bubs has a toilet brush, why he has a toilet brush in some cartoon?" so you just look up toilet brush on the—what is that?

''{Mike and the audience laugh at a looping animation of a sketch of Homestar doing the Keep On Truckin' walk.}''

'''MIKE:''' I'm not done animating that, though.

'''MATT:''' That's the Keep On Trucking guy. Yeah, isn't that from that sketchbook drawing?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, there's a sketchbook drawing Matt made of that, and I just decided to—I haven't gotten very far, but I at least got the rough—

'''MATT:''' You're keeping all these secrets from me.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is the one I found this this morning. I had no idea why I made it or what it is.

''{Mike plays a looping animation of a squat, black-and-white shaded Strong Bad shaded in blue punching the air in a ready fighting position. The audience laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' It's called "SB style".

'''MATT:''' Let's make a T-shirt of that.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

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

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, and then there's the—

''{Mike tries to open up a file in Flash 5 but receives an error message.}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, that's in Flash 8.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We're gonna do one where it looks like—it's kind of a rough animatic, you know, you see the pencil in-between drawings of, like, Disney cartoons and stuff before they—

''{Mike plays a looping animation that shows a sketch of Strong Bad bobbing his head to the side.}''

'''MATT:''' Is that all it does?

'''MIKE:''' That's all it does. ''{Laughs with audience.}'' I spent like, five minutes on that one. But I was just making sure it could work, and it looked okay.

'''MATT:''' How to draw Strong Bad the Marvel way.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah ''{Laughs.}'' By the way, anyone, if you've got questions during this, you can feel free to ask questions now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, are we done showing other things we need to show?

'''MIKE:''' Um...

'''MATT:''' Show them the Atari game real quick.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.

'''MATT:''' You have that?

'''MIKE:''' That's one of our lifelong dreams. We've got a friend who programs games for the 2600, and he actually makes cartridges and so we started talking to him three or four years ago, and we wanted to actually make an Atari game, you know, 2004 or whatever. Still hasn't come out yet, so it'll be even funnier when it comes out in 2012—

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs with audience.}''

'''MIKE:''' —producing the Atari 2600 game. ''{Staring at his computer.}'' How do I do this?

'''MATT:''' I guess try and drag it on top of it, try and drag "HS" onto that... ''{Windows error sound plays.}'' Ah, no.

'''MIKE:''' Can I just do this?

'''MATT:''' ''{inaudible}'' ''{Windows error sound plays}'' I don't know. Ah, you probably have to install it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' You can't do it.

'''MIKE:''' All right. Sorry. False alarm. But anyway, it's really on a cartridge and so we, with the graphics, we're like, eight by eight grid of asterisks that you had to—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, so he sent us, he'd be like, "Here, make some graphics and send us the template," and it was just a text file that had—yeah, there was like 16 by 8 sideways grid of asterisks, and then you made the stuff you wanted to be pixels be dashes instead or something, and so you're making them sideways and stretched out, and then he'd put them in the game, and then it's like, "Oh, there's Strong Sad." That's pretty cool.

'''MIKE:''' This is the Georgia Tech reference on the site. We made a video game that's tried to be, like, the worst video game ever, ''{Audience laughs}'' and it was like track-and-field, one of those games where you have to mash buttons really fast, but it was a race-walking game, and—

''{The camera pans out to reveal that the game in question is [[50K Racewalker]].}''

'''MIKE:''' You have to press left and right alternately, but you can't go too fast or you foot fault, and literally, it would take like a day to win, to go 50K.

'''MATT:''' Oh, no, more than that!

'''MIKE:''' It's like several days—

'''MATT:''' —three weeks—

'''MIKE:''' —or something. But anyway, so we made it so, for no reason, you can totally customize the way the character looked. And—

'''MATT:''' The only fun part of the game.

'''MIKE:''' —and there's four or five people that we made where if you make it look a certain way, and I think it's yellow, black, yellow—

''{Mike selects these colors for the runner's shirt, shorts and shoes respectively. The words "Luke Schenscher" appear on the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MIKE:''' I think that's right. Yeah, it becomes Luke Schenscher, who was the—

''{The audience laughs.}''

'''MIKE:''' —center for Tech a few years ago.

'''MATT:''' There's a, what, there's—

'''MIKE:''' So then here's playing it. Oh wait.

'''MATT:''' Go.

''{Mike faults. The audience lets out a collective "Awwwww".}''

'''MATT:''' Awwwwww! You kick its {{{swear|ass}}}.

'''MIKE:''' Now watch how long... ''{Faults and the audience laughs}'' {{{swear|Damn}}}! I want to at least get to—yeah, this next hash mark—

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Gooooo!

''{Mike reaches the hash mark.}''

'''MIKE:''' And that's point one ''{Faults and laughs}'' oh one, so that's a hundredth of one kilometer, so that's, like, one five-thousandth of the game or something.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' We eventually made it to where if you actually do a whole kilometer, then the screen starts to black out, and he walks into blackness.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.

'''MATT:''' It's like, oh, we didn't program this far. ''{Audience laughs.}'' We added that one when somebody emailed us a few days later and was like, "Hey, I got up to three kilometers," and we're like, "Wait! Really?"—

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' —"People are doing that?" ''{Mike gets to 0.02km, then faults.}'' So we figured we should add something.

'''MIKE:''' Anyway—

'''MATT:''' And that's—

'''MIKE:''' So you gotta factor in a few faults, too, 'cause it sits you there for like five seconds after you make a foot fault.

'''MATT:''' What else? What was the—oh yeah, there was some email where someone announces Strong Bad as "The Ramblin' Wreck of Email Check".

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Which is—that's the only other—we tried to figure out if there were any Georgia Tech references on the website.

'''MIKE:''' Which is pretty good because there's no, like, Georgia references or Florida State. I mean, it's not like we've got references to everything.

'''MATT:''' There's one where somebody, they're from Tallahassee, and he pronounces it "Gainesville".

''{Mike and the audience laugh.}''

'''MATT:''' ...just to {{{swear|piss}}} off... So let's take questions.

'''MIKE:''' Questions.

'''MATT:''' We're out of things to show.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we're done.

===Part II: Q & A===
'''Q: Where did y'all come up with the idea for Trogdor?'''

'''MIKE:''' Trogdor. Um...

'''MATT:''' It's based on Ed Emberley drawing books, which is these things when we were kids, a series of drawing books where it's like "to draw an alligator, you draw a triangle and you draw a rectangle and a bunch of triangles on the back for the scales and two lines," and broke it all down. And so originally the email was gonna be mostly about like how to draw crappy drawings, and so it was Strong Bad's version of that doing this dragon. And we had somewhere—we tried to find it, actually, to bring it up here—just the sheet of Mike and I trying to draw worse dragons than the others, so it's just a sheet of terribly drawn dragons.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' You can see—

'''MATT:''' —And we just decided on that one.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you can see the sort of the evolution of like, "Oh, well we like the beefy arm sticking out of the back and we—" So it's sort of like 20 or 30 different variations, some of which are pretty hilarious. Some of them are just flat out alligators, like, crocodiles.

'''MATT:''' And then the—it's funny, though, because the song at the end of it was a complete afterthought, sort of. Like, we were making the email, and essentially it was an email about bad drawings. It was more like this illustration email, and then Mike was—

'''MIKE:''' We're—

'''MATT:''' —finishing up the email? We had worked all night, so it was, like, breakfast, and I was in the kitchen making eggs, I think, and just started singing that song, like, as a joke, just singing this Trogdor song, and Mike was like, "Well, now we have to make that."

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And so then we made the end. You know—

'''MIKE:''' Here's something else I forgot to show. There's a fake heavy metal band that's Strong Bad's favorite band called Limozeen.

''{Someone in the audience shouts "Woo!"}''

'''MIKE:''' And so we made a real album and had to make some fake album covers, and one ''{laughs}'' one of the things I made was that I wanted to make Limozeen doing, like, gang symbols out of fingers, and so I tried to do it. And originally the idea was going to be, like, a hot woman—

'''MATT:''' —with like red—

'''MIKE:''' —with like red fingernails—

'''MATT:''' —Yeah—

'''MIKE:''' —and make spelling Limozeen with her fingers somehow, so I did a test to see how it would look, and...

'''MATT:''' It's the most obscene....

''{Laughter washes out their speech. The camera pans to the screen to show an image of the word "LIMOZEEN" spelled out with cut-outs of photos of a person's fingers.}''

'''MATT:''' It's so gross.

'''MIKE:''' And, like, the "e"s are all fat and stubby!

''{More laughter.}''

'''MIKE:''' It just looks—

'''MATT:''' —for the Saw movies.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. I thought we might get arrested if we publish that.

'''MATT:''' That is pornographic. I don't know why.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Obscene. Anybody else have a question? No?

'''Q: Who does the voices?

'''MATT:''' ''{raises his hand}'' I do.

'''Q: ''Guitar Hero II'', you've got this song in there. So how did that come about?'''

'''MATT:''' The guy from Harmonix, Alex Rigopulos just emailed. He's a big fan, and emailed us and was like, "Hey, would you guys be willing to put a, you know, a track in as a bonus track?" He asked about one of the song Trogdor's on, ''Guitar Hero II'' for the Playstation 2 as an unlockable track. And so yeah, they were just fans and contacted us, which was pretty awesome. And what else happened with that? Oh, it's funny, 'cause I, wanted to repay the favor, and I was like, "Well, is there anything? You know, I'll send you whatever," and he was like, "Oh, I've already got everything," and I was like, "Oh, I'll send you some T-shirts and some DVDs," and he was like, "I've already gotten it all".

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Really? All of the T-shirts?" and he was like, "Well, kind of, pretty much." So that was pretty cool to find out that. Most of the stuff, we've rarely sought out any of the cool collaborations that we've been able to do over the years and have just lucked out that people were psyched and, and contacted us which was so... It's a nice, lazy, totally like, what do you call it, non-confrontational way to do it. Sit there and wait for cool people to come to you. ''{Mike laughs.}'' That's the moral. Anybody else? ''{Points.}'' Yes.

'''Q: I know a lot of Flash and webcomic sites now, it's becoming common for creators to have a news or a blog page where they just talk about pending projects, things going on in their personal lives, they answer questions from the fans, things like that. They have a comments section. Have you guys ever thought about adding a page like that to your site?

'''MATT:''' ''{Turning to Mike}'' We were just—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we just talked about that in the last week or two.

'''MATT:''' But what we wanted to make it was the Excuses Blog, and we would only update it when we don't update the website.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Because we always have a really good reason. We never just blow it off. It's always, like, we're working on some other project, or there's something going on in our lives like—

'''MIKE:''' —having a baby or something. ''{Laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Smiling and pointing to Mike.}'' Yeah, and so we were just like, "We need to start the Excuses Blog section," and every time we don't update it, it's like, "Hey, look," you know, maybe show a little bit of the other thing we're working on, or something. Or like, "We need to take this week off to work on the DVD." Like the week when we made that "Accent" email, it just sucks, we made this awesome email, and then the next Monday we had to make another cartoon for it, and it was like, "No, we just made a cartoon—"

'''MIKE:''' So, yeah, we—

'''MATT:''' "Now we have to make two." So we're thinking about it. Because it's the sort of thing where we felt like it would sort of appease people if they knew that, so maybe hate mail wouldn't come in—

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' —when we don't update, and people wouldn't be {{{swear|pissed}}} off, like, "Oh, I'm not going back to Homestar anymore, man, they don't update anymore," or something like that which... So, maybe. The Excuses Blog. Look for it in '07.

'''MIKE:''' ''{leaning over and pointing to his right}'' Question behind someone. I can't see— Yep?

'''Q: I know you guys have worked with They Might Be Giants several times in the past. Are you all going to keep collaborating?'''

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

'''MATT:''' ''{Turns to Mike}'' We're trying to, you don't have any—can we show a small clip of that? We can turn the audio down. Maybe they wouldn't care about that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' We don't know. It's so cool working with them. It's another thing that they just came to us, which was amazing. Like, in the same day we got a package from Jim Mallon, who is one of the producers of Mystery Science Theater. He operated Gypsy—I don't know if anybody knows—and he sent us a Tom Servo, so in the same day, we got a Tom Servo puppet and then got an email from John Linnell from They Might Be Giants, and we could have died the next day and been happy.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' But they're so cool! They're really laid back and we've never had any contacts or agreements in any of the stuff we've done. Like, we made a video for them. It was on MTV. It's on DVDs. Their song is on our DVD, and they've never made us sign any of those things, so it's funny, 'cause we're working on this thing for them now, and I have no idea, we haven't talked about whether we're getting paid for it. We haven't—there's been no discussion of contract, or we didn't have to sign a non-disclosure agreement or anything, so it's funny. I was like—I'd like to just sort of show—

'''MIKE:''' It's just—

'''MATT:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' You can let it play for a little bit.

'''MIKE:''' It's a k—

'''MATT:''' —the song might be—maybe they wouldn't want people to hear the song.

''{The camera pans upward to reveal the music video being played. The first scene shows an overhead shot of cars racing down a [[TMBW:Figure Eight|figure-eight]] track (see [[They Might Be Giants]]). Cut to a boy in a red cap and blue coat and pants ice skating in a figure eight and moving toward the camera.}''

'''MIKE:''' They've got some kid's DVDs. There's one called "Here Come the ABCs" and this is called "Here Come the 123s," and so—

''{Someone in the audience lets out an "Awww." The scene cuts to an overhead shot of the skating boy.}''

'''MIKE:''' —it's a video for that.

''{The camera cuts to a wide overhead shot to show several small figures skating on a frozen pond, some of which are etching a figure eight into the ice.}''

'''MATT:''' The number eight.

'''MIKE:''' And so, it's just lots of race car driving and kids ice skating—

''{Cut to an overhead shot of race cars racing around a figure-eight racetrack in the middle of a desert as a bird flies overhead.}''

'''MIKE:''' —things like that.

''{Cut to a driver-side view of one of the race cars. As the car races along the track, a turn left sign springs up in his windshield. The screen then goes blank as Mike closes the music video.}''

'''MIKE:''' This was actually something we animated at 18 frames—

'''MATT:''' —oh yeah—

'''MIKE:''' —kind of just to, 'cause we knew—

'''MATT:''' —the robot, show 'em the robot.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the robot. Matt's proud of his robot.

''{Matt laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Don't nobody talk about these robots on your blog now.

''{Mike starts rapidly fast-forwarding through scenes in the music video.}''

'''MATT:''' But so hopefully, yes, we're actively doing this for them right now, and hopefully, I mean, it's been cool 'cause they've treated us like, not just like some kids that at one time did something with these guys, they treat us like they want to collaborate with us, which has been hugely validating and awesome, so hopefully we'll continue to work with them.

'''MIKE:''' Hey Matt, here are your robots.

''{The scene has frozen on an image of a spaceship following the path of a sideways rainbow figure eight in space.}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, awesome. Thanks, Mike. I wanted them to see them.

''{The scene shows four robots standing in a row on a glowing purple grid against a dark blue sky. One by one, the robots fold up into a shape, the first and third into a circle that's two-thirds complete and the second and fourth into small rectangles. The four then merge together to form the number eight, which then sprouts a robot head, two arms, and two legs. The robot then flies upward with its left fist raised. Laughter.}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They're kind of Tron transformer robots. Any other questions? Yes.

'''Q: It's probably to be expected, but I know a lot of us probably want to hear some of the voices.'''

''{Laughter as Matt grins humbly}''

'''MATT:''' Sure, does somebody have a question for a character? That's always easier to do than to just start talking like them. Do you have a question for a character? ''{as several audience members start talking at once}'' Yeah, put your money where your mouth is. What?

'''Q: ''{Several members of the audience speak up at once}'' How do you type with boxing gloves on?

'''MATT:''' That's the last question you should ask.

''{Laughter}''

'''Q: ''{The same student who asked Matt to do voices}'' How does the Cheat do voices for his own cartoons?'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's what I'd like to know, because from what I can tell, the guy's got two throats.

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's this one throat, it's, like, monkeys, you know, that can't talk, like, no matter what. Their vocal cords can't support human speech, you know, and I would, from what I, I've, you know, and I've had to pull stuff out of this throat several times, and he chokes on things and stuff, and it doesn't look like he could talk. And then all of a sudden, he starts making cartoons and he do—he goes into this secret room when he does the voices, so I never see how he does it. And he comes out, and he sounds just like this:

''{Matt looks at Mike.}''

'''PBTC HOMESTAR:''' Hi, Strong Bad. I can do it all the time.

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's amazing. I don't know how he does it.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Points}'' Yeah.

'''Q: I have a question for Homestar.'''

'''MATT:''' Oh. ''{Laughs with audience}'' Does anybody have any more questions for human people?

'''MIKE:''' ''{raises his hand}'' 'Cause I'll leave if not.

'''Q: ''{Same audience member}'' Did he ever get a new cow lamp?'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've been to every thrift store and vintage store and antique store in the country, ''{voice raises as if on the verge of tears}'' and I've not found another cow lamp. ''{voice returns to normal}'' So if anyone wants to make me a custom cow lamp, uh, that would be great. Uh, just so you know, it's made of out, like, dried, I don't know if it's animal skin or something, and it has the leather, like, binding around the top. It was three of those with, like, caveman drawings of cows. It was my favorite lamp.

'''MATT:''' ''{Pointing}'' Did you have a human question?

'''Q: Yeah. Speaking of voices, what do you do for recording voices?'''

'''MATT:''' We have a little sound room, a fairly—it's not soundproof by any means, but it's better than sitting in front of the computer in our old crappy apartment, which is what we used to do. And so we've run into—we just have a decent mike. We've got a low impedance one that after like three feet, it just stops recording sound. And we go to USB Preamp that M-Audio makes, which is great. It's got XLR and quarter-inch inputs, and that just goes USB into the computer, and we use ''{laughs}'' again, like, a five-year-old copy of Cool Edit Pro to do all the stuff. Now it's all Adobe Audition, and we also have new versions of that, but that's worked out for us, so... nothing fancy.

'''MIKE:''' It's good that it doesn't record sound after about three feet, because in old recordings, when we had an apartment together, you could hear me, like, doing the dishes. There's one sound—

'''MATT:''' —Find the worms. Squishiness.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the worms... ''{starts looking for the file}''

'''MATT:''' Do you have the main page or something? ''{turns to audience}'' There's a sound of this, like ''{makes squishing noises}'' of squishing that we've used forever, and you can hear, I think, ''{points to Mike}'' you recorded that sound, actually.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' And you can hear me whistling in the background. And we still use it, it's great. I've tried to sort of get the whistle out of it, but I kind of like that.

'''MIKE:''' Which one is that?

'''MATT:''' ...whistle. What's the...

''{Audience member suggests the Halloween Main Page.}''

'''MATT:''' Is there anyone from the Wiki here? ''{Turns toward screen, where Mike has the [[Main Pages|Wiki page "Main Pages"]] up}'' Yeah, see, main pages. Which is the Halloween one?

'''MIKE:''' Graveyard. Seven.

'''MATT:''' Seven! Okay, there you go.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' See, that's what we do as we're making cartoons, we'll do that about a hundred times. There is worm, so crank it, crank it.

''{The camera pans up to the screen as Mike turns up the volume.}''

'''MATT:''' Listen at the end, you'll hear me whistling.

''{Mike plays the squishy sound heard when the mouse passes over "Toons" or "Games" on [http://www.homestarrunner.com/main7.html Homestar Runner Main Page 7]. At the end of the sound clip is a faint whistle. The audience laughs. Mike plays the sound again. More laughter.}''

'''MATT:''' So that's—

''{Mike closes the main page window, revealing another window with Strong Bad and The Cheat standing in Homestar's house. Homestar's broken cow lamp is on the floor, and Strong Bad's face is sticking out from the side of his head.}''

'''MIKE:''' There's one working now—

'''MATT:''' —sound has improved.

'''MIKE:''' There's one where you can clearly hear a truck driving by because the window was open. We had this apartment that no air conditioning, I mean, it was just awful in the summertime, so you just had the window open, and you could hear dogs barking and trucks driving by and stuff.

'''MATT:''' ''{Gets out of his chair and points at the screen}'' Look, there's a goof. The—

'''MIKE:''' What?

'''MATT:''' —shadow of Homestar's little table is going over the cow lamp.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah.

''{Matt returns to his chair as Mike moves the image of the cow lamp slightly to the right.}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{playfully}'' Not anymore...

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Re-upload that. Any other questions?

'''Q: Is there any Easter eggs that we don't know about yet?'''

'''MATT:''' Probably not. I don't think, I think it, with, I know with the advent of the Wiki, there's nothing, we can't hide anything. It's funny, because people started watching it, like they watch it full screen, and so you can see all this other crap that we kind of don't want you to see on the side that's just the edges of graphics and things, and so like. When Homestar walks in, and he just disappears, you know, when he leaves the frame or whatever, and so if you watch it, and it's nice to watch it full screen, I understand, but you get all this extra crap that kinda makes the cartoon ugly, and so that's why for a while, we made that border huge, like, the symbol was gigantic so that even if you watched it all the way, it's still black on the edges if you watch it full screen. But so because people are, they just start poking around, they decompile our Flash files and look at stuff, and so we've started adding a few things here and there for the nerds that do that stuff.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And so there's one where these two Homestars appear, like, it appears that there's two Homestars, you can barely see the edge of his feet on that side of the frame, like, that's in the actual cartoon, so then to make it consistent in the universe, one of them has a mustache, but you only see it if you decompile the Flash thing and be like, "Oh, that's Homestar with a mustache." And then, what else? There's something where recently Strong Bad almost showed you a picture. People always ask about the characters' parents, and we just, that's something that we don't want to touch, We're just like, "Who cares what their parents look like?"

'''MIKE:''' ''{Turns to Matt}'' Is it this one? Which one is it?

'''MATT:''' No, it's the chair. He gets the new chair.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. Chair.

'''MATT:''' And so we decided we would—he acts like he's showing you his parents, but something's in the way, so you can't see this photograph, and so if you decompile it, though, and look at that symbol, it says "Nice try" or something like that on it, knowing that people were going to do that. The Easter eggs have had to go into this technical Flash level just to hide stuff. ''{points to an audience member}'' Yeah?

'''Q: Is that why you guys did the widescreen for the special email, I think it was, maybe it was the hundredth one?'''

'''MATT:''' Oh, the virus one.

'''MIKE:''' No, no, it was—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was—

'''MIKE:''' —hundred, hundredth—

'''Q: ''{Same audience member}'' Where he goes, "Whoa, where have you been?" and he said, "I'm always here."

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''Q: ''{Same audience member}'' "I think I live here."

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Yeah, exactly.

'''MIKE:''' I don't have that email.

'''MATT:''' You don't have one hundred on here?

'''MIKE:''' No, one sixty-two. I was looking for the "Nice Try Dodongo."

'''MATT:''' Oh, oh.

''{Audience member says "It's on the Wiki."}''

'''MATT:''' It is?

''{Same audience member says "Yeah." Mike laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' If we don't have it here, look on the Wiki.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Anybody else? ''{Points}'' Yeah?

'''Q: Will there be more Peasant's Quest games?'''

'''MATT:''' We were just, we went on a big long walk yesterday and were talking about the future of Peasant's Quest. So it takes a long time to do that one. It took us, like, six months to make or something but yeah, {{{swear|hell}}} yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Peasant's quest is a King's Quest-like graphic text adventure, and most of our video games and most of the games we make on the side are intentionally, like, 1985-to-1989-era graphics.

'''MATT:''' We try to make them fun, unlike the one we showed you.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughing}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' They look like old graphics. We're trying to actually make—

'''MIKE:''' They're more fun than that one, but anyway, yeah, so I was just lamenting the fact, I think it's been almost three years since the first one came out, and we just not gotten around. It was like a six month process to make the whole thing, so... We'll make another one.

'''MATT:''' When we have time.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{Turns around and points behind him}'' Yeah, somebody else over here?

'''Q: Where's Stinkoman level 10?'''

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That's also coming. Now, it will probably will come before Peasant's Quest, actually. That's totally in the works, and what we're going to do is maybe add difficulty levels and midpoints to each of the levels too, because people were always complaining that it was too annoying and hard, so we're going to add midpoints to the level and maybe difficulty levels so maybe people will actually play it.

'''MIKE:''' Here's a Stinkoman theme song that we've never used. ''{Plays an audio file as the camera pans upward to the screen.}''

'''DA VINCI's NOTEBOOK:''' ''{singing}'' 
Stinkoman ''{A silhouette of Stinkoman posing is superimposed behind the "Stinkoman 20X6" title.}'' 
Stinkoman ''{The scene pans left to a silhouette of Stinkoman running. The same title starts out small in front of the silhouette and grows increasingly larger.}'' 
Fight fight fight fight fight ''{With each "fight," the scene switches to Stinkoman in a different running or fighting pose. The scene cuts to a blank white screen at the end.}'' 
Challenge challenge challenge challenge challenge

'''MIKE:''' I didn't do any more animation.

'''DA VINCI'S NOTEBOOK:''' ''{singing}'' 
...20X6 ''{Brief cut to Stinkoman in a fighting pose pulling out his knife, then back to the blank screen.}'' 
All over the universe, the victims he has ''{inaudible}'' 
Number one. Double deuce.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Stops the audio file}'' Anyway, some people—

'''MATT:''' The guys from Da Vinci's Notebook, who is this humorous a cappella band that's kind of broken up now?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —did that a long time ago. They're the same guys who did this cartoon called the "Ballad of the Sneak" on the website. ''{Points}'' Yes?

'''Q: How do you all do the writing? Is it just, you look at the emails, and if one strikes you as really funny, you go with it? Or do you have to think in advance?'''

'''MATT:''' Both ways. We'll look through the emails. We have a "good ones" folder that when we find one we think is good, we'll just separate it and just be, like, not necessarily that right then it starts to write itself, but just like, "Oh, that has potential," and so we'll always go back and look at the good ones folder. Or sometimes there's time where it's like, we want to do an email about this, so let's search. Fortunately, he gets enough emails that you can usually just go—

'''MIKE:''' —we reverse engineer it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, do a search for that word and see that they'll be five or six emails of that, pick the one that's the best. Like that "Accent" one, 'cause like I said, that was one that we wrote a long time ago 'cause we get that question all the time, so it's like, "Oh, that will be an easy one to find," so just looked up "Accent" in whatever, in Thunderbird, and it brought up, like, that one has like 30 results for things, so just pick the one that we like the best and, uh, so yeah. And then as far as just straight-up writing for cartoons and even for emails we usually, we're pretty tapped out by Monday or Tuesday, whenever we put up the cartoon, so we take it easy one of those days, and then starting on Wednesday, we just go for long walks and try and eat at weird places to make us think of funny stuff, or just trying to get inspiration from whatever, just trying. Where we work is pretty, you know, we work in a kind of a depressing strip mall which is always good.

'''MIKE:''' Kind of depressing?

'''MATT:''' No, in a good way.

'''MIKE:''' No, the other places of business are Piccadilly Cafeteria, a hearing-aid store—

'''MATT:''' —yeah—

'''MIKE:''' —a medical supply store—

'''MATT:''' —like canes and walkers—

'''MIKE:''' —yeah, an adult diaper store—

'''MATT:''' —adult diaper wholesaler—

'''MIKE:''' —yeah, scooters, and then there's a Family Dollar and Big Lots. I mean, everything is, like, for old people or—

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so it's pretty good. So we're in the basement there and nobody knows what we do. We just walk in there and lock the door and people always try to open the door. There's been a couple of times when we don't lock the door, and people just poke their head in, thinking we're, I don't know what they think we are, but they just come in and it's like, "Hey, leave, please." ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Anybody else? ''{points behind him}'' Yes?

'''Q: How much time do you actually spend checking emails?'''

'''MATT:''' There will be, I mean, the days when we're looking for one if we're, like, don't have an idea to go for, we'll both sit there for an hour or more just reading emails. I mean, unfortunately they break down into, you know, five categories that are all the same, so it's having to find the ones that aren't that, and especially now that we're at 170, it's like even, if it's like, yeah, it's a different question, but it's kind of treading the same territory. We're trying to, you know, we gotta try and keep it fresh for us, too, in addition to trying to keep it for the viewer. I mean, people will just want him to draw Trogdor again. That's like 50% of the emails he gets.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Draw another dragon" or "draw Trogdor again" or "draw a girlfriend for Trogdor."

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, a girlfriend for Trogdor.

'''MATT:''' So... ''{points in front of him}'' Yes?

''{Audience member behind him says "Things for what not to email about."}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Looks behind him}'' What?

''{Same audience member says "These are hints for what not to email about." Matt laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, exactly.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, did we ever do that?

'''MATT:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' We've been talking about making an email that's him doing that. Like here's the—

'''MIKE:''' —asking about his parents—

''{Audience member says in a mock-Strong Bad voice, "Never email me these things"]

'''MATT:''' There you go. Yeah, get him to do the voices.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Points in front of him}'' Yeah?

'''Q: I was just curious what kind of staff you guys have ''{inaudible—audience member continues to ask about the size and composition of the Homestar Runner staff}'' '''

''{Matt leans back in his chair and puts one arm behind Mike and the other behind Ryan. Mike points both fingers between Ryan, Matt and himself.}''

'''MATT:''' Our sister does all of the business. She runs the online store, and that's it. Four of us, basically. So not much on our staff.

'''MIKE:''' ''{points to his right}'' Yep.

'''Q: What's Homsar up to these days?'''

'''MATT:''' Homsar? ''{Mike laughs}'' You know, lurking in the shadows, floating around probably, somehow defying the laws of physics.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Those are some of his hobbies. He's doing pretty good.

'''HOMSAR:''' Don't touch my severance package.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' That's a little more obscene than I wanted.

''{Laughter. Matt points in front of him.}''

'''Q: One of the things I admire about the site is that, I know you do voices for 95% of the characters, and each one is distinctive, different. Did you study voice acting in college?'''

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' No, Mike always says it was just 'cause I was the youngest and wanted attention the most when I was a kid, so I had to invent some way to make people pay attention to me.

'''MIKE:''' We also just watched, like, Bugs Bunny cartoons, and he's got a very good memory, so he was just always talking, quoting Simpsons or old Bugs Bunny cartoons and doing the voices, and—

'''MATT:''' In Mr. Turnipseed's algebra class, they would have—I didn't even realize my voice was changing—

'''MIKE:''' —You had a teacher named Mr. Turnipseed?!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Really?!

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I could do, when my voice was changing, it was only this short window of opportunity, I could do a really good Marge, and Mr. Turnipseed would have me do it for the class, ''{Mike laughs}'' and I would just say, "Oh Bart" or something like that, and my voice was pubescent enough that I could squelch it out. So, no, I never got any formal training or anything like that. But I don't know, when we first started making the cartoon Mike was just like, "Well, I'm not doing these voices, so you make something up." ''{Mike laughs}'' And, like, "All right, well, what about Coach Z?" and he was like, "I'm not doing that either."

'''MIKE:''' Well, Coach Z was a char—he used to do this really depressing Midwestern guy or something. We'd just be hanging out or something, and Matt would just turn into this really depressing guy and like, ''{voice switches to an imitation of Coach Z}'' "Oh geez, I don't, things aren't going so good."

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' And so he's actually, Coach Z's become pretty depressing. He'll just, like, get drunk instantaneously sometimes, and things like that, and this guy was even more depressing than Coach Z is. ''{Matt laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Anybody else? Questions? ''{Looks around the room}''

'''MIKE:''' We've got 17 minutes left, guys. C'mon.

'''MATT:''' ''{points behind him}'' Yeah?

'''Q: Where did Teen Girl Squad come from?'''

'''MATT:''' That really came from an email, I mean, it was an email that somebody sent. Actually, I think that's the only Strong Bad Email that was not sent to Strong Bad. It was actually sent to Mike and I, so it didn't say, "Dear Strong Bad." That was something we changed. It was just an email, and what she meant was, "Will you make a cartoon of me and my friends?" is what I'm assuming, and so it's just this girl that was like, "Oh hey, will you make a cartoon of my friends? Here are their names." And so I was like, "Oh, I gotta forward this to Strong Bad."

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' Did you actually do that?

'''MATT:''' No. No, I don't think I did forward it to him. I try to not treat the characters like they're real people, too.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And so that was just, you know, we just really did it, and then decided that this could be something that would be fun to keep doing. And actually, that's one of my favorite—that's another thing that we don't do as often, and it's much easier, obviously, to make, because there's no animation. There's just drawings. But we've tried, so we could crank those out like crazy, but we try to keep it, I don't know, so it feels like that's something we could have made, gotten, some people already think it's already gotten old, but we try, and I feel like the girls have taken on these much more in-depth lives than we ever thought possible.

''{Laughter. An audience member remarks, "They're probably not teens anymore."}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They wouldn't be if we were going by—

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's possible.

'''MATT:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' But see, Bart Simpson's been ten years old for, like, whatever, for 15 years or something. So...

'''MIKE:''' They're 18 now.

'''MATT:''' Was there another... ''{Points behind him}'' Yes.

'''Q: Yeah, the kind of style of humor that you guys have, has that developed over the years, or has it just always been innate as brothers, like, just kind of, you know, because I have a little brother, and we have a weird style of humor.'''

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''Q: It's just always how it's been, like, in that, ends up reflected in the way that you guys have favorite jokes, in a way, kinda quirky humor that you guys had background, and like...?'''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think it's definitely just, that's just the way we were, I mean, we've just been screwing around with each other and in our whole family, like—

'''MIKE:''' Hey now—

'''MATT:''' —there were all these dumb whole family inside jokes and stuff like that, and so we just started making the cartoons just sort of to amuse ourselves.

'''Q: ''{same audience member}'' And that's what I really found interesting about it was you were able to take that strange dynamic that is like, how do you express the weird family humor action so well and make it relate to other people. I thought that was really good.'''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I was always encouraged when people would say that exact thing. It's like, if there's just being shows and cartoons and being overwritten and written by ten people over a period of months, it sort of loses any sort of that, that was once there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but it's sort of a commentary, not to diss on the Happy Tree Friends, but there was one episode of Happy Tree Friends where the, I think it was the squirrel falls off of a cliff, and his guts just keep coming out, and it gets down to where it's his toe or something comes out of his mouth. And it's pretty, you know, very Itchy and Scratchy style, that whole cartoon is. And at the end there were 20 writers ''{Mike laughs}'' for this cartoon. There was, it was like a three-minute long cartoon, and it was mainly just a cat getting his, you know, a squirrel getting his guts ripped out, which is, you know, if that's your thing that's great, that's funny, whatever, but I was like, "Really? It took 20 people to be like, 'Oh wait, and ''then'' his stomach comes out'?"

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Oh, I never thought his stomach would come out. I stopped at his lungs. And then we keep going down to his toe." And it took this room full of 20 people writing that.

''{Audience member says something inaudible. Mike laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' Well, there you go. I'm not trying to diss on them. It was just surprising to me that it was, like Mike said, I feel like a lot of stuff gets overwritten, and maybe more—

'''MIKE:''' The other thing is, we do all our stuff, pretty much, we try to put out a new cartoon on Monday. Back in the day, it used to be written and produced all day Sunday, but these days it's a little more, usually, we're writing Thursday and Friday and Saturday we're sort of recording and getting stuff done, and then Sunday is a marathon session of animating. So everything's written and produced within 2 or 3 days of you seeing it, so it's sort of an immediacy to it that wouldn't be there. That's why we've always not been interested in doing TV where you've got to write episodes six months in advance, and it would lose some of the, I don't know, spontaneity of the writing. You'd overthink something and not put in there. Whereas now, we're just like, four in the morning, and like, yeah let's just do that and it's a double-edged sword. Sometimes that probably yields terrible results but sometimes its good.

'''MATT:''' ''{looking around the room}'' Is there anybody that hasn't asked a question? ''{points to an audience member with his hand raised who's asked a question before}'' Not to... Yes. ''{points behind him}'' Yes.

'''Q: Yeah, ''{inaudible}'' my question was since you don't have any financial sponsors or go into advertising, what kind of pressures do you put on yourself ''{inaudible}''?'''

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's mostly the pressure, you know, we try and not to disappoint fans. I mean, I think that for me, anyways, is more incentive to do something, to stay up late, to just give the people that have supported us what they're expecting. So we're trying not to let any financial things influence what we do.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, 'cause remember, we got to this point by not caring. We didn't set out to start a business. We were just kind of amusing ourselves and so, it was like, that works to get it to where it is, so if we started to think about, like, "Oh well, we should bring this character back because it was a big seller," then that would change it and probably make it worse. So—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so it's definitely been a challenge going from it being a spare time, something we do for fun into our job. There is that sort of balance that you've got to deal with, but we try not to let the money side affect any of the creative side at all.

'''MATT:''' Our sister lives in Alpharetta and works out of there, so we rarely see her. She does all the business stuff, so— ''{Laughs}'' Keep her physically far away from us. ''{Mike laughs. Matt points in front of him}'' Yeah, and you had another question.

'''Q: Who made the puppets?'''

'''MATT:''' Our friend Lucky Yates. He is a local, he used to work at the Center for Puppetry Arts, and now he's an improviser in Dad's Garage, and him and this guy Chris Brown, who are both just local puppeteer guys, made all our puppets.

'''MIKE:''' Again, we were friends with them before, you know, we just had friends that were good puppeteers, so like, "Hey, make us some puppets", and if it wasn't for that, we would have never gotten puppets made.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{Points in front of him}'' Yes?

'''Q: I know you guys—'''

'''MATT:''' ''{Pointing to the current audience member speaking to stop another member who was about to speak}'' —No—

'''Q: —show up at conventions sometimes. How's your relation—'''

'''MATT:''' —One time. ''{Mike laughs}''

'''Q: —how's your relationship with other artists in the online comic community, and...'''

'''MATT:''' We don't talk to a lot of them. We have to be kind of heads down in trying to do something every week, you know, for us anyways. But—

'''MIKE:''' —we talked to the Red vs. Blue people.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we met the guys from Red vs. Blue. They were all nice dudes. We met them, actually, we did meet them at a, where was that? At South by Southwest.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' At South by Southwest, yeah.

'''MATT:''' And the guy that does Dinosaur comics. Anybody know Dinosaur comics?

''{A couple of audience members in the back shout "Yeah."}''

'''MIKE:''' it's really good.

'''MATT:''' That's qwantz.com, I think is the website. Mike just bought me some stuff for Christmas from there and the guy saw his email address and was like, "Hey, Homestar Runner. That's awesome." And so we became just sort of email friends with that guy. But yeah, I don't really, it's the sort of thing where we're not trying to be antisocial, but if we sought support from the rest of the web comic, web cartoon community, we could hopefully find it, but we just haven't. We're just three dudes.

'''MIKE:''' We're trying to put all of them out of business anyways, so, it's best if we don't—

'''MATT:''' That's not—

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' —know who they are.

'''MATT:''' ''{Points in front of him}'' There was a question over there?

'''Q: ''{inaudible}'' '''

'''MATT:''' ''{Cups his ears to hear better}'' Do we have new what?

'''Q: ...T-shirts here?'''

'''MATT:''' With us? Not, well, I can take... ''{pretends to take his T-shirt off}''

''{Laughter. A woman in the back yells "whoo".}''

'''MATT:''' No, we didn't bring any merch. I'm sorry. ''{looks at Ryan}'' Will you run the merch table next time?

''{Laughter. Ryan says something inaudible.}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Turns around and points behind him}'' Yes?

'''Q: Do you find it hard not to wear your own T-shirts? '''

'''MATT:''' It's pretty easy. Most of the ones with the characters now, we've started making these shirts that aren't a character, it's like, there's one that says, "My baby got stole by a bear holding a shark." There's one that I saw ''{points to an audience member behind him with a Videlectrix shirt on}'' yeah, the one with the Videlectrix 500—

'''MIKE:''' —Yeah, I noticed.

'''MATT:''' —disk on it.

''{Laughter.}''

'''MATT:''' Like, we're now making shirts more that we would wear. I mean, not that we didn't want to wear the characters before, and we used to, back in the day, before anybody knew what we were doing, but now, not that people ever know who we are or recognize us, but it would be weird to be like, you're wearing your shirt, and someone's like, "Oh hey, are you one of the Homestar Runner guys?" and you're just like, "Yeah..." ''{Bows his head in mock embarrassment}''

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' I saw "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the airport a few years ago, and he had a hat and jacket on, and I saw him from afar and thought, "Oh, he's trying to blend in," and then, until I noticed he was wearing a Stone Cold shirt and a WWF hat.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' It's like, "Oh wait, he's not trying to blend in at all." ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Anybody else? ''{Points to his right}'' Yes.

'''Q: Okay, this is kind of a personal request. I don't know how familiar you guys are with Georgia Tech traditions or anything like that, but could you get Strong Bad to say, "What's the good word?" '''

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Who, what is, can you explain briefly what the...?

'''Q: ''{same audience member}'' The tradition is, you say, "What's the good word?" and then the response will be "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia." '''

'''MATT:''' Oh, okay.

'''Q: You say, "What's the good word?" We say, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia" again. You say "What's the good word," "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia." And then you say, "How bout them Dawgs?" and you'll find out what the response to that is.'''

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Should I do it, Mike? Is this—

'''MIKE:''' I'm not comfortable with this, being a UGA alum.

'''MATT:''' Mike went to UGA. I don't know.

''{An audience member says "Maybe we should submit, George P. Burdell send you guys an email."}''

'''MATT:''' Who?

''{Same audience member says "George P. Burdell." Another audience member says "Yeah, he's our fake student. We have a fake student at Georgia Tech." Matt laughs.}''

'''MIKE:''' Nice.

''{Another audience member says, "A long story." The previous member says, "He's better than anyone else at this school." Matt laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' I don't know. Should I do this?

''{An audience member says, "Yes."}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, do it. Sure.

'''MATT:''' And so I say, "What's the good word?"

''{An audience member says, "Yeah."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's the good word?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia!" After a second, someone in the audience says, "Say it again."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What—?

'''MIKE:''' Say ''{inaudible}'' again.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' Again?

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's the good, what is again the good word?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia!" }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm supposed to say it a third time?!

''{An audience member says, "Yes."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{hesitates}'' WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia!" }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then what's my next line?!

''{An audience member replies, "How 'bout them Dawgs?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How 'bout them Dawgs?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "{{{swear|Piss}}} on 'em."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That was...

'''MIKE:''' That's it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is this—so am I supposed to envision a picture of a yellow jacket taking a leak on a bulldog?

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the most disturbing thing ever.

''{Continued laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You should make those, like, they have the Calvin {{{swear|pissing}}} on Hobbes, Calvin peeing on, you know, Dale Earnhardt, Sandra Bernhard. ''{Matt looks at Mike}'' I'm gonna settle that one. Young man's daughter, maybe.

''{Continued laughter}''

''{The audience member who asked the original question says, "Thanks, though. That was awesome." Audience applauds.}''

'''MATT:''' That'll be five hundred dollars.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Anything else? I think we're almost out of time here. ''{Points in front of him}'' Yes.

'''Q: You guys were talking about things ''{inaudible}''. Outside of Homestar Runner cartoons, what do you guys do for fun?'''

'''MATT:''' What do we do for fun? We live in Decatur and all are homeowners, so we hang out at each other's—so Ryan's got an awesome porch. We grill out. Ryan's a home brewer, so we go to drink Ryan's beer at his house, which is good. ''{Ryan nods}'' I got a Nintendo Wii that I don't play as often as I'd like to.

''{An audience member says, "Yeah."}''

'''MATT:''' So we like video games. We, um...

'''MIKE:''' We play basketball sometimes.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we can shoot hoops in the morning, sometimes. We try and do other dumb creative stuff on the side, like Mike just got this awesome—

'''MIKE:''' ''{Points to Ryan}'' —like Ryan's shirt.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Ryan's shirt ''{Ryan pulls out the front of his shirt}'' that says, "Orange is {{{swear|shit}}}." Mike made that. ''{Mike laughs}'' It's an orange that's smiling. It says, "Orange is {{{swear|shit}}}." So we're always trying to do other dumb—you know, if we're not doing Homestar. It does sometimes, not necessarily tap you out, but it's a nice thing, like doing that They Might Be Giants, like, videos is actually fun sometimes to do something that's not on the website.

'''RYAN STERRITT:''' ''{Turns to Matt}'' ''{inaudible}'' made, made real quick.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we were daring each other to just make short films and edit them and the idea was that within two hours you had to make a movie and edit it and have a DVD that you could bring over to somebody's house, and called that "Made Real Quick". I don't know. What else? Where do we hang out? Do we hang out?

'''MIKE:''' Our houses, yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' We never leave Decatur.

'''MIKE:''' We're... becoming domesticated.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Mike's got a baby. I've got one on the way. So you gotta come over, if you—

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' If you want to hang out with us.

'''MIKE:''' We're a load of fun.

'''MATT:''' At our house.

'''Q: What's the address?'''

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Anything else?

''{Laughter. Mike points to a student at a terminal behind him who's been working relentlessly on an architecture project since before the Brothers Chaps arrived.}''

'''MIKE:''' This guy's a master of SketchUp over here.

''{Ryan and Matt turn around to look at the student. Student says, "No, I'm not." Laughter.}''

'''MIKE:''' Look at that.

''{Joel says something inaudible and then stands up from behind the Brothers Chaps.}''

'''JOEL LINDERMAN:''' Is there any more questions? Anybody else? Well, I have a poster over here, and you guys are welcome to sign it. I've got Sharpies, so you can show your appreciation for Homestar Runner. Write little notes, but don't write a book, 'cause there's a lot of people, so might need some room on there. And if you just want to give them a hand for coming, taking the time...

''{Audience applauds}''

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, guys.

''{Matt waves and says something inaudible. Fade out.}''

==Photos==
<gallery>
Image:20070426 GA Tech event venue.jpg|The venue
</gallery>

==Fun Facts==
===Inside References===
*Andy Griffith's head is from [[extra plug]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Dale Earnhardt|Dale Earnhardt]] was a noted [[Wikipedia:NASCAR|NASCAR]] driver. [[Wikipedia:Sandra Bernhard|Sandra Bernhard]] is an American entertainer.
*[[Wikipedia:Google SketchUp|Google SketchUp]] is a 3D modeling program used mainly for architectural design.

==External Links==
*[http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14302 download the video of the event] (148 MB)
*[https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/14302/homestar_streaming.html view the streaming video of the event]
*[http://www.library.gatech.edu/ visit the Georgia Tech Library website]
*[http://www.library.gatech.edu/calendar/functions/popup.php?ev=2454217&readFile=1&readSQL=0&showCat=16|18|21&oc=1 visit the Georgia Tech Library Calendar info for the event]
*[http://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/14302/1/homestar.pdf view the poster for the event (PDF)]
*[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/the_ubiquitous_librarian/2007/04/homestar_takes_.html read the Ubiquitous Librarian post on the event]
*[[Forum:11324|forum thread re: "Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007"]]

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Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007

InterruptorJones — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:03:44 GMT

InterruptorJones: Remove ums, uhs, likes, you knows, stutters, and other verbal tics that made this impossible to read

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[[Image:20070426 GA Tech event poster.png|thumb|Event poster]]
On April 26, 2007, [[The Brothers Chaps]] appeared at a talk at the Multimedia Studio of [[Wikipedia:Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]. The event was scheduled to include Q&A, background info, a [[Flash]] demo and more. The Flash demo presented was a preview of the music video animated by The Brothers Chaps for the song [[TMBW:Figure Eight|Figure 8]] by [[They Might Be Giants]].

The event took place in the Library on the Georgia Tech campus. It was organized by Alison Valk and Joel Linderman. It took place in the multimedia studio that houses all of their high end multimedia software and equipment, as well as being "homebase" for the Georgia Tech iMovieFest. The studio is currently decked out as "[[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]-land" and discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of doing a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] theme for the summer months.

Due to various programs on campus and the high interest of many of the students there in Flash animation, Alison and Joel felt The Brothers Chaps would be ideal speakers. Alison focused on the idea of collaborating with her management to bring in some "nontraditional speakers" to the library, such as "the guys from Homestar Runner".

==Transcript==
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===Part I: Demo===
''{The video fades in to a shot of the event poster, where it lingers for a few seconds before cross-fading to the Georgia Tech Multimedia Studio. Ryan, Matt and Mike are sitting near a row of computers, and Alison and Joel are standing behind them. Mike has his laptop in front of him, which is connected to a projector displaying his monitor on a screen to his left. The audience surrounds them on three sides.}''

'''ALISON VALK:''' —he heads up the Multimedia Studio here, and we are really, really lucky to have the guys from Homestar Runner here. If you don't know what Homestar Runner is, it is one of the most popular Flash-animated cartoons on the web, and these guys have been written up in the ''New York Times'', ''Wired'', been interviewed for ''All Things Considered''. You guys have worked with They Might Be Giants, is that right?

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Mmm-hmm.

'''ALISON:''' And anyways, we're really, really lucky to have them here. They're going to do a Flash demo for us and answer a few questions that you guys might have. So, without further ado, Mike and Matt Chapman.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Alison.

''{Applause}''

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' And this is Ryan Sterritt. ''{Points to Ryan on his right}'' He works with us and authors all our DVDs and does all our video stuff also.

'''MIKE:''' Matt?

'''MATT:''' Hi everybody.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks for having us by the way, guys. This place is pretty awesome. Alison was trying to get me to do it, and I am generally really nervous about doing this kind of stuff, but when she showed me pictures of how it's all decked out like Mario Land, I decided it would make me feel very comfortable, which it really hasn't because I'm still pretty nervous, but anyway...

''{Some members of the audience let out a collective "Awwww..."}''

'''MATT:''' It's good to be back in the Mushroom Kingdom.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}'' And the last time I was on the Georgia Tech campus was probably in like 1986 for the Science Olympiad, which was just kind of mathletes, kind of, but I had to do this event called Bottle Music where you filled up bottles with different amounts of water and make a song hitting them with a spoon and I didn't want to do it, so we pushed the kid that was holding our box of bottles so that they broke so that we didn't have to compete.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' One time I went to Bobby Cremin's basketball camp in fourth grade. It was a stay-overnight camp.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' It was awesome. And these kids trying to get me to cuss and I wasn't cussing yet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{With Mike laughing throughout}'' And they were like, "Say a cuss." And they were like, "You never cuss, Chapman," and I was like, "You don't know, I cuss all the time. What are you talking about?" And they were like, "Well then, say a cuss word," and so that everything would be okay, and I would still go to heaven, I go, "Shet," and in my head it was S–H–E–T, but they totally bought it and thought I said "{{{swear|shit}}}" and then I was cool.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So anyway, we do a website called homestarrunner.com. We've been doing it for over seven years now, and it's pretty much been our sole job for like the last five now. And it's just Flash-animated cartoons on the web. We make money by selling T-shirts. We don't have any ads on the site or anything like that. The only revenue is from people buying shirts and DVDs and the merchandise that we sell on the site. And so anyway, they asked us to just do a little demo about how we do stuff, and it's pretty funny because all these computers are decked out and much nicer than the computers that we make Homestar on. We use Flash 5, which, I think, they're on Flash 8 now, so the version of Flash we use is about four years outdated. For various lazy reasons, mostly, just not wanting to get used to the minor changes and interface and things like that.

'''MATT:''' Well, we definitely work faster. There's several things that we can do way faster in Flash 5 than we can in 8. We publish everything in Flash 8 because it compresses everything so much more. Like, we'll make a cartoon in Flash 5, and it'll be, like, one and a half megs, and then you put it in Flash 8, and it's 700k or something, so it really makes a difference, so to keep bandwidth under control, we do that sort of thing. But—

''{Mike brings up Flash 5 on the screen. The animation window is blank except for an image of Homestar on the far right.}''

'''MIKE:''' So there's beautiful Flash 5, and it was back before Adobe sued Macromedia, so they could have tabbed folders over here. ''{Starts clicking around the tabs in the right-hand menus in the Flash interface}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's another—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That's another thing we like.

'''MATT:''' Well, I guess now that they've merged, or that Adobe bought Macromedia, the next version of Flash supposedly is going to bring back the little tabs over there, but that was one of the biggest reasons why we kept using 5 was because it was so much easier to use from an organizational standpoint.

'''MIKE:''' So I was just going to show, what we generally do is we've got several hundred cartoons at this point, so obviously we don't need to redraw all the characters for every cartoon. We can reuse graphics, so I'll just open up this library. Something that has, say, the background in it. ''{peruses through library}''

'''MATT:''' We never organize things in folders because that would make it too easy to find.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so there's just like 200 something items.

'''MATT and MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' There it is, "Ground".

'''MIKE:''' So I'll make a thing down here and drag it in. ''{Drags an image of the Field onto the animation window. He clicks inside the library, specifically on a symbol that is Andy Griffith's head. He then continues to scroll through the library.}'' And sky is for some reason called "Sky2". ''{He chuckles as he says this}'' There's Andy Griffith!

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' "Sky2". It's been called "Sky2", that symbol probably for six years for no reason. We've never changed it to just "Sky". ''{drags an image of the sky down and arranges it behind the Field}'' And then we also have a little border that we put over everything to give everything a nice rounded edge. ''{Places a black rectangular border with rounded corners over the animation window. }'' Because round things are nice.

'''MATT:''' Homestar's on top of the border.

'''MIKE:''' Well, I'll drag the border up in front of him. ''{Rearranges the border so that it's in front of Homestar}'' So, anyway, this is the magic of making Homestar walk. So we've got this "walk" clip. ''{Plays a looping clip of Homestar walking}'' It's its own ten-frame graphic that just loops, and so we'll just tween it from there to there, and then at that point I've already broken him apart into four layers, with each part being on a layer. And I'll flip that foot and make him so that he's sort of facing that way. And we animate everything at 12 frames a second—

'''MATT:''' —'cause that's what you did in 1999.

'''MIKE:''' In 1999 that's all—

'''MATT:''' —all the Internet could handle.

'''MIKE:''' And that's how we learned to animate, so we have rarely done a few things at 18 or 24 frames a second, and of course it takes us way longer, so we stick with 12. Um...

'''MATT:''' Its funny, for when we do DVDs, we do a fake FBI warning thing at the beginning, like the one from the '80s with that fading background, and then one of the characters will always come out over it, and in order for that fadey background to look good in Flash, we'd have to make it at 30 frames per second, and I think that was just easy, too, because all video's at 30 frames, obviously, or 29.97 ''{says as "twenty-nine nine seven"}'' or whatever. And so then we have to animate the characters at 30 frames per second, and that's a huge pain in the {{{swear|ass}}}.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' It takes, like, The Cheat—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. It takes like three days.

'''MATT:''' —usually The Cheat, when he turns around, it's, like, two frames, and he just goes "doink" and flips around the other side, so this way we'd have to make some real frame of The Cheat turning. And, anyways we're glad that the things were the way they were in '99. So we—definitely makes it much quicker. Plus we're trying to make a three-to-five-minute cartoon pretty much every week, and so animating it at 12 frames per second definitely makes that possible. I feel like if we tried to animate quicker, at least for us, I'm sure there's people that do it, but for us, that's the way we can get something done.

''{Mike, who has been modifying with the animation the entire time Matt's been talking, now plays it. Homestar walks in from the right and stops in the middle of the animation window.}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{dryly}'' So, did you see that, guys? Look, he's stopped walking. Isn't that amazing?

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' And this is a trick that Matt patented, it's called the "Doink", where it just kind of goes up and down when you're transitioning from one thing to another, just make him kind of pop up a little bit. For some reason, it makes it look better.

'''MATT:''' We learned that people call that in the cartooning industry, we met a guy that just graduated from SCAD, and it's called "squash and stretch" ''{Mike laughs}'' in the animation industry. But I was like, "No, that's doinking."

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' And that's another thing, we—

'''MATT:''' "You can't fool me."

'''MIKE:''' —we're totally self-taught animators and illustrators. I was a photography major at University of Georgia, and Matt went to film school at Florida State, and then we both kind of realized we didn't want to do ''that'' as our careers and just started teaching ourselves Photoshop and Illustrator and Flash. And Homestar was originally just a tool, something to learn Flash with because we were going to try to get jobs making banner ads for, you know, icebox.com ''{Matt laughs, followed by the audience for a short period of time}'' or whatever was the Flash-animated—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupts}'' Yeah, I got one of those jobs.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt worked at MindSpring, which became EarthLink, for several years.

'''MATT:''' Made some sweet banner ads for EarthLink.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we just discovered, buried in some EarthLink pages, there's still some icons that you made like six years ago or something.

'''MATT:''' If you go to the EarthLink personal start page in the accounting section, or banking section, there's a few of my icons still up there. ''{Laughter}'' I was proud. My legacy lives on. ''{Laughter}'' I'm not going to show my kids Homestar Runner when they grow up. I'm going to be, like, ''{raises voice to higher pitch}'' "Hey, you know what your dad did? He made this market sign that has one graph going up and it's red, and the green graph is going down." Which is wrong, 'cause the green graph should probably be growing.

''{Matt turns to Mike, who's still editing the Flash clip.}''

'''MATT:''' So are you going to make him say a line?

'''MIKE:''' We're going to make him say a line of dialogue, and I will—

'''MATT:''' ''{Who had briefly interrupted}'' Sorry.

'''MIKE:''' No no no no.

'''MATT:''' I was just going to say why this is one of the things that we love about Flash 5, and again, there's probably several things. We've tried to have people tell us this, like, oh, you know, you can do that in Flash 8, we just didn't know how to do it. This is something that I don't think you can do, is that&dash;

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello.

'''MATT:''' Like, show him, so like—

'''MIKE:''' So his head is here on frame two. Another thing that, you know, people know Flash, if you make everything a symbol and put every symbol on its own layer, it just makes things a lot easier from an organizational standpoint. So to make Homestar talk, he's got three faces: closed mouth, that mouth, and that mouth. The "O" mouth.

'''MATT:''' The roundy mouth.

'''MIKE:''' The roundy mouth, squarey mouth, and closed mouth. So it's really easy to animate. We accidentally made all these characters very easy to animate. Most of them don't have arms or legs. Several of them don't have mouths or anything like that. We created the characters in 1996 before we were ever going to animate them, so we totally lucked out. The characters that do have arms and elbows and things, we just tend not to put into cartoons very much.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' That's why Bubs is always behind a concession stand.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' So you don't have to mess with his legs.

'''MIKE:''' Bubs's frickin' elbows. So anyway, it's three frames, and I've got it set to single frame at 1, so when he's not talking, it's just going to stay closed. If I put a—um, not on that frame—if I put a key frame and make it go to frame 3, that's his "O" mouth, and so I can just click on this frame. And this is one of the things that's different between Flash 8 and Flash 5. In Flash 5, I can just click on these frames, and I can still hear the sound. ''{Clicks in individual frames, producing a frame's worth of dialogue with each click.}'' So I know right there he's stopped saying "oh", and so I can put that, and he's starting to say "heh", so I can make that. And then I can just cut and paste. He's saying "oh". ''{Starts rapidly cutting and pasting frames.}'' Right now, I'm just cut-and-pasting frames rather than keep going back down here to type in frame 2 or 3. I know which ones are which.

'''MATT:''' We don't necessarily—most of you that do Flash animation can probably animate way better than we can, so we're not saying this is how you have to do it. But this is just our process.

'''MIKE:''' I don't even know what he's saying here, so it would help if I listened to the soundbyte ''{Laughter}'' so I knew what he was saying.

'''MATT:''' We recorded this right before we left.

''{Mike plays the audio clip.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello guys. This is my talk and mouth move.

'''MIKE:''' "This is my talk and mouth move" is what it sounds like he's saying..."Hello guys." And do we have volume? ''{Turns up the volume and continues cutting and pasting mouth movements to the audio clips. Notably at a fast rate.}''

'''MATT:''' There we go.

'''MIKE:''' So I can just sit here and click until he starts to say "my."

'''MATT:''' So yeah, in Flash—

'''MIKE:''' In Flash 8, I would have to sit here and do that. ''{drags the marker across the audio clip}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, if you drag it across, you'll hear the sound, but when you click on the frame, you don't hear that one little frame's worth of sound, which makes it so much easier when you're lip-syncing dialogue. And that alone is one of the reasons why we still use this five-year-old, six-year-old version of Flash.

'''MIKE:''' So he's saying "mouth," so I'll get the "m"— or the "o". "Mouth"... "Great times."

'''MATT:''' That's another thing with Homestar, in doing it at 12 frames per second, we could add a mouth, a half-closed mouth, or another in between the "o" and the square mouth or something like that, but at 12 frames per second you're not going to get that much more in between. You're not going to see that much more.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, its already hard enough now. Sometimes you have to decide where he closes his mouth, because he sort of closes his mouth halfway in between two frames.

''{Mike finishes syncing Homestar's mouth movements to the audio and now plays the entire clip.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello guys. This is my talk and mouth move. Great times.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' There you go.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still modifying the animation}'' And so what I would do probably is go ahead and give him a little... So I can make him move around a little bit, maybe. For an interesting line, like...

''{Mike plays the clip again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{on screen}'' Oh, hello guys. ''{doinks}'' This is ''{leans forward}'' my ''{turns his upper body around}'' talk— ''{resumes his normal posture as the audience laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' I might try a little harder to make that look better, but—actually, I probably wouldn't try. Matt's generally a better animator, so that anytime you see really, just like, "Hi, I'm Strong Bad" animation, that's me, and Matt will make him move around a little more. I'm just trying to plow through these things. ''{Laughs}'' Matt, generally, I do about, I don't know, 70%—

'''MATT:''' —75—

'''MIKE:''' —60 to 75% of the cartoon I do, and then Matt does any complicated scene with a lot of characters where there's actually some kind of action other than just characters talking Matt will spend, like, five days on them, and then I'll just plow through the rest of the cartoon.

'''MATT:''' And Mike also, while I'm recording stuff, Mike starts to do the rest of the cartoon, so I'll be—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I'll do—

'''MATT:''' —recording the dialogue and breaking apart and all that stuff, and then Mike's just getting busy on starting the cartoon or placing scenes.

'''MIKE:''' Doing new graphics, if there's any unique, new drawings, we try to reuse stuff as much as possible, but inevitably there's going to be some objects or backgrounds or something that we need to draw new.

'''MATT:''' We'll start out a week and be like, "All right, last week was rough. We did, like, three all-nighters to get this cartoon done, so this one will try and stick with just," you know, not to make it jokes we've done before, but just, "oh, all take place in Bubs' Concession Stand or places we've already established," and then inevitably we end up inventing a movie theater for this cartoon, or having some new thing happen that we have to make a bunch of new graphics, or... We're always shooting ourselves in the foot that way.

'''MIKE:''' What else, Matt?

'''MATT:''' Why don't you just show them the cartoon, so show them something in action a little more.

'''MIKE:''' Like "The Accent"?

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' The accent one, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' So this is—

'''MATT:''' We have an HTML?

'''MIKE:''' I do. Why don't you tell them what this is?

'''MATT:''' So this is just—we're putting out another DVD—it's time, we've gotten another 30 Strong Bad Emails done, and so we've compiled them onto a DVD at that point, and add them with extra features and commentary and all that crap, and so, we try to put, you know, bonus stuff on it to make it worthwhile, and so this is a bonus email that's going on the new Strong Bad Email DVD.

'''MIKE:''' This is a question that Strong Bad gets asked a lot, and so we've finally just, as a bonus thing, we've decided we'd answer it.

''{Plays the Strong Bad Email [[Accent]].}''

'''MIKE:''' So that's that. That's kind of a—

''{Mike is interrupted as everybody applauds.}''

'''MIKE:''' That's what we do. Strong Bad Emails are the cartoons we do probably, I don't know, two or three out of every four updates is one of those. We've done 170-something at this point? ''{Turns to Matt.}''

'''MATT:''' Mmm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Over the last five or six years. Making Strong Bad's head waggle around in front of the text and making the text animate, that's one of my specialties. That is really not fun to animate text being typed across the screen. But, anyway...

'''MATT:''' We've tried a couple of times to figure out a way to automate that, but Flash can't look at a WAV file and interpret what it is. We wanted to figure out a way where we could just bring in the sound file of Strong Bad and just have it be like, okay, when he gets loud, his head goes up.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' When he gets soft, his head waggles And then we could just plug it in and the ActionScript would do the rest, but nobody could figure that out for us.

'''MIKE:''' I found a few things laying around my file folder that we've never done anything with, and most of them, I don't even know why I made them.

''{Mike plays a looping animation that shows Homestar leaping up into the air and then turning around and falling back to the ground head-first. He's wearing a yellow helmet covering his eyes and matching kneepads.}''

'''MATT:''' What's this one?

'''MIKE:''' It's just Homestar with a helmet and kneepads on flying up in the air.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' What is that from?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know. ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That—a nice ''{inaudible}''. That's from—

''{Offscreen, an audience member suggests "[[monster truck]]."}''

'''MATT:''' Monster truck one, yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Who said that? ''{Offscreen, an audience member behind The Brothers Chaps says "yeah" and raises his hand.}'' Nice.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' Impressive.

'''MATT:''' That's another thing, is there's a Wikipedia, a Home—it's its own thing, a Homestar Wiki online, that is amazing and ridiculous and kind of frightening.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And we use it anytime they have a drive—they'll have a drive because it's all just, whatever, just people volunteering to do it, and so that their cost of bandwidth and everything is just out of pocket, and so anytime they have a drive, we try and donate to it, because we use it probably more than—

''{Stops and laughs along with the audience at another looping animation clip that Mike is playing. This one shows a squat, boxy Homestar falling headfirst into a line with three other identical Homestars and a similarly-shaped Strong Bad. He then bounces across the screen with the words "Going Away" in the background.}''

'''MATT:''' It's going away!

'''MIKE:''' Another thing I made for no reason.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. But so we use that wiki all the time because we'll look—you know, start to make a cartoon and be like, "All right, what's the one where Bubs has a toilet brush, why he has a toilet brush in some cartoon?" so you just look up toilet brush on the—what is that?

''{Mike and the audience laugh at a looping animation of a sketch of Homestar doing the Keep On Truckin' walk.}''

'''MIKE:''' I'm not done animating that, though.

'''MATT:''' That's the Keep On Trucking guy. Yeah, isn't that from that sketchbook drawing?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, there's a sketchbook drawing Matt made of that, and I just decided to—I haven't gotten very far, but I at least got the rough—

'''MATT:''' You're keeping all these secrets from me.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is the one I found this this morning. I had no idea why I made it or what it is.

''{Mike plays a looping animation of a squat, black-and-white shaded Strong Bad shaded in blue punching the air in a ready fighting position. The audience laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' It's called "SB style".

'''MATT:''' Let's make a T-shirt of that.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

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

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, and then there's the—

''{Mike tries to open up a file in Flash 5 but receives an error message.}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, that's in Flash 8.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We're gonna do one where it looks like—it's kind of a rough animatic, you know, you see the pencil in-between drawings of, like, Disney cartoons and stuff before they—

''{Mike plays a looping animation that shows a sketch of Strong Bad bobbing his head to the side.}''

'''MATT:''' Is that all it does?

'''MIKE:''' That's all it does. ''{Laughs with audience.}'' I spent like, five minutes on that one. But I was just making sure it could work, and it looked okay.

'''MATT:''' How to draw Strong Bad the Marvel way.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah ''{Laughs.}'' By the way, anyone, if you've got questions during this, you can feel free to ask questions now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, are we done showing other things we need to show?

'''MIKE:''' Um...

'''MATT:''' Show them the Atari game real quick.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.

'''MATT:''' You have that?

'''MIKE:''' That's one of our lifelong dreams. We've got a friend who programs games for the 2600, and he actually makes cartridges and so we started talking to him three or four years ago, and we wanted to actually make an Atari game, you know, 2004 or whatever. Still hasn't come out yet, so it'll be even funnier when it comes out in 2012—

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs with audience.}''

'''MIKE:''' —producing the Atari 2600 game. ''{Staring at his computer.}'' How do I do this?

'''MATT:''' I guess try and drag it on top of it, try and drag "HS" onto that... ''{Windows error sound plays.}'' Ah, no.

'''MIKE:''' Can I just do this?

'''MATT:''' ''{inaudible}'' ''{Windows error sound plays}'' I don't know. Ah, you probably have to install it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' You can't do it.

'''MIKE:''' All right. Sorry. False alarm. But anyway, it's really on a cartridge and so we, with the graphics, we're like, eight by eight grid of asterisks that you had to—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, so he sent us, he'd be like, "Here, make some graphics and send us the template," and it was just a text file that had—yeah, there was like 16 by 8 sideways grid of asterisks, and then you made the stuff you wanted to be pixels be dashes instead or something, and so you're making them sideways and stretched out, and then he'd put them in the game, and then it's like, "Oh, there's Strong Sad." That's pretty cool.

'''MIKE:''' This is the Georgia Tech reference on the site. We made a video game that's tried to be, like, the worst video game ever, ''{Audience laughs}'' and it was like track-and-field, one of those games where you have to mash buttons really fast, but it was a race-walking game, and—

''{The camera pans out to reveal that the game in question is [[50K Racewalker]].}''

'''MIKE:''' You have to press left and right alternately, but you can't go too fast or you foot fault, and literally, it would take like a day to win, to go 50K.

'''MATT:''' Oh, no, more than that!

'''MIKE:''' It's like several days—

'''MATT:''' —three weeks—

'''MIKE:''' —or something. But anyway, so we made it so, for no reason, you can totally customize the way the character looked. And—

'''MATT:''' The only fun part of the game.

'''MIKE:''' —and there's four or five people that we made where if you make it look a certain way, and I think it's yellow, black, yellow—

''{Mike selects these colors for the runner's shirt, shorts and shoes respectively. The words "Luke Schenscher" appear on the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MIKE:''' I think that's right. Yeah, it becomes Luke Schenscher, who was the—

''{The audience laughs.}''

'''MIKE:''' —center for Tech a few years ago.

'''MATT:''' There's a, what, there's—

'''MIKE:''' So then here's playing it. Oh wait.

'''MATT:''' Go.

''{Mike faults. The audience lets out a collective "Awwwww".}''

'''MATT:''' Awwwwww! You kick its {{{swear|ass}}}.

'''MIKE:''' Now watch how long... ''{Faults and the audience laughs}'' {{{swear|Damn}}}! I want to at least get to—yeah, this next hash mark—

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Gooooo!

''{Mike reaches the hash mark.}''

'''MIKE:''' And that's point one ''{Faults and laughs}'' oh one, so that's a hundredth of one kilometer, so that's, like, one five-thousandth of the game or something.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' We eventually made it to where if you actually do a whole kilometer, then the screen starts to black out, and he walks into blackness.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah.

'''MATT:''' It's like, oh, we didn't program this far. ''{Audience laughs.}'' We added that one when somebody emailed us a few days later and was like, "Hey, I got up to three kilometers," and we're like, "Wait! Really?"—

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' —"People are doing that?" ''{Mike gets to 0.02km, then faults.}'' So we figured we should add something.

'''MIKE:''' Anyway—

'''MATT:''' And that's—

'''MIKE:''' So you gotta factor in a few faults, too, 'cause it sits you there for like five seconds after you make a foot fault.

'''MATT:''' What else? What was the—oh yeah, there was some email where someone announces Strong Bad as "The Ramblin' Wreck of Email Check".

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Which is—that's the only other—we tried to figure out if there were any Georgia Tech references on the website.

'''MIKE:''' Which is pretty good because there's no, like, Georgia references or Florida State. I mean, it's not like we've got references to everything.

'''MATT:''' There's one where somebody, they're from Tallahassee, and he pronounces it "Gainesville".

''{Mike and the audience laugh.}''

'''MATT:''' ...just to {{{swear|piss}}} off... So let's take questions.

'''MIKE:''' Questions.

'''MATT:''' We're out of things to show.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we're done.

===Part II: Q & A===
'''Q: Where did y'all come up with the idea for Trogdor?'''

'''MIKE:''' Trogdor. Um...

'''MATT:''' It's based on Ed Emberley drawing books, which is these things when we were kids, a series of drawing books where it's like "to draw an alligator, you draw a triangle and you draw a rectangle and a bunch of triangles on the back for the scales and two lines," and broke it all down. And so originally the email was gonna be mostly about like how to draw crappy drawings, and so it was Strong Bad's version of that doing this dragon. And we had somewhere—we tried to find it, actually, to bring it up here—just the sheet of Mike and I trying to draw worse dragons than the others, so it's just a sheet of terribly drawn dragons.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' You can see—

'''MATT:''' —And we just decided on that one.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you can see the sort of the evolution of like, "Oh, well we like the beefy arm sticking out of the back and we—" So it's sort of like 20 or 30 different variations, some of which are pretty hilarious. Some of them are just flat out alligators, like, crocodiles.

'''MATT:''' And then the—it's funny, though, because the song at the end of it was a complete afterthought, sort of. Like, we were making the email, and essentially it was an email about bad drawings. It was more like this illustration email, and then Mike was—

'''MIKE:''' We're—

'''MATT:''' —finishing up the email? We had worked all night, so it was, like, breakfast, and I was in the kitchen making eggs, I think, and just started singing that song, like, as a joke, just singing this Trogdor song, and Mike was like, "Well, now we have to make that."

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And so then we made the end. You know—

'''MIKE:''' Here's something else I forgot to show. There's a fake heavy metal band that's Strong Bad's favorite band called Limozeen.

''{Someone in the audience shouts "Woo!"}''

'''MIKE:''' And so we made a real album and had to make some fake album covers, and one ''{laughs}'' one of the things I made was that I wanted to make Limozeen doing, like, gang symbols out of fingers, and so I tried to do it. And originally the idea was going to be, like, a hot woman—

'''MATT:''' —with like red—

'''MIKE:''' —with like red fingernails—

'''MATT:''' —Yeah—

'''MIKE:''' —and make spelling Limozeen with her fingers somehow, so I did a test to see how it would look, and...

'''MATT:''' It's the most obscene....

''{Laughter washes out their speech. The camera pans to the screen to show an image of the word "LIMOZEEN" spelled out with cut-outs of photos of a person's fingers.}''

'''MATT:''' It's so gross.

'''MIKE:''' And, like, the "e"s are all fat and stubby!

''{More laughter.}''

'''MIKE:''' It just looks—

'''MATT:''' —for the Saw movies.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. I thought we might get arrested if we publish that.

'''MATT:''' That is pornographic. I don't know why.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Obscene. Anybody else have a question? No?

'''Q: Who does the voices?

'''MATT:''' ''{raises his hand}'' I do.

'''Q: ''Guitar Hero II'', you've got this song in there. So how did that come about?'''

'''MATT:''' The guy from Harmonix, Alex Rigopulos just emailed. He's a big fan, and emailed us and was like, "Hey, would you guys be willing to put a, you know, a track in as a bonus track?" He asked about one of the song Trogdor's on, ''Guitar Hero II'' for the Playstation 2 as an unlockable track. And so yeah, they were just fans and contacted us, which was pretty awesome. And what else happened with that? Oh, it's funny, 'cause I, wanted to repay the favor, and I was like, "Well, is there anything? You know, I'll send you whatever," and he was like, "Oh, I've already got everything," and I was like, "Oh, I'll send you some T-shirts and some DVDs," and he was like, "I've already gotten it all".

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Really? All of the T-shirts?" and he was like, "Well, kind of, pretty much." So that was pretty cool to find out that. Most of the stuff, we've rarely sought out any of the cool collaborations that we've been able to do over the years and have just lucked out that people were psyched and, and contacted us which was so... It's a nice, lazy, totally like, what do you call it, non-confrontational way to do it. Sit there and wait for cool people to come to you. ''{Mike laughs.}'' That's the moral. Anybody else? ''{Points.}'' Yes.

'''Q: I know a lot of Flash and webcomic sites now, it's becoming common for creators to have a news or a blog page where they just talk about pending projects, things going on in their personal lives, they answer questions from the fans, things like that. They have a comments section. Have you guys ever thought about adding a page like that to your site?

'''MATT:''' ''{Turning to Mike}'' We were just—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we just talked about that in the last week or two.

'''MATT:''' But what we wanted to make it was the Excuses Blog, and we would only update it when we don't update the website.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Because we always have a really good reason. We never just blow it off. It's always, like, we're working on some other project, or there's something going on in our lives like—

'''MIKE:''' —having a baby or something. ''{Laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Smiling and pointing to Mike.}'' Yeah, and so we were just like, "We need to start the Excuses Blog section," and every time we don't update it, it's like, "Hey, look," you know, maybe show a little bit of the other thing we're working on, or something. Or like, "We need to take this week off to work on the DVD." Like the week when we made that "Accent" email, it just sucks, we made this awesome email, and then the next Monday we had to make another cartoon for it, and it was like, "No, we just made a cartoon—"

'''MIKE:''' So, yeah, we—

'''MATT:''' "Now we have to make two." So we're thinking about it. Because it's the sort of thing where we felt like it would sort of appease people if they knew that, so maybe hate mail wouldn't come in—

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' —when we don't update, and people wouldn't be {{{swear|pissed}}} off, like, "Oh, I'm not going back to Homestar anymore, man, they don't update anymore," or something like that which... So, maybe. The Excuses Blog. Look for it in '07.

'''MIKE:''' ''{leaning over and pointing to his right}'' Question behind someone. I can't see— Yep?

'''Q: I know you guys have worked with They Might Be Giants several times in the past. Are you all going to keep collaborating?'''

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

'''MATT:''' ''{Turns to Mike}'' We're trying to, you don't have any—can we show a small clip of that? We can turn the audio down. Maybe they wouldn't care about that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' We don't know. It's so cool working with them. It's another thing that they just came to us, which was amazing. Like, in the same day we got a package from Jim Mallon, who is one of the producers of Mystery Science Theater. He operated Gypsy—I don't know if anybody knows—and he sent us a Tom Servo, so in the same day, we got a Tom Servo puppet and then got an email from John Linnell from They Might Be Giants, and we could have died the next day and been happy.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' But they're so cool! They're really laid back and we've never had any contacts or agreements in any of the stuff we've done. Like, we made a video for them. It was on MTV. It's on DVDs. Their song is on our DVD, and they've never made us sign any of those things, so it's funny, 'cause we're working on this thing for them now, and I have no idea, we haven't talked about whether we're getting paid for it. We haven't—there's been no discussion of contract, or we didn't have to sign a non-disclosure agreement or anything, so it's funny. I was like—I'd like to just sort of show—

'''MIKE:''' It's just—

'''MATT:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' You can let it play for a little bit.

'''MIKE:''' It's a k—

'''MATT:''' —the song might be—maybe they wouldn't want people to hear the song.

''{The camera pans upward to reveal the music video being played. The first scene shows an overhead shot of cars racing down a [[TMBW:Figure Eight|figure-eight]] track (see [[They Might Be Giants]]). Cut to a boy in a red cap and blue coat and pants ice skating in a figure eight and moving toward the camera.}''

'''MIKE:''' They've got some kid's DVDs. There's one called "Here Come the ABCs" and this is called "Here Come the 123s," and so—

''{Someone in the audience lets out an "Awww." The scene cuts to an overhead shot of the skating boy.}''

'''MIKE:''' —it's a video for that.

''{The camera cuts to a wide overhead shot to show several small figures skating on a frozen pond, some of which are etching a figure eight into the ice.}''

'''MATT:''' The number eight.

'''MIKE:''' And so, it's just lots of race car driving and kids ice skating—

''{Cut to an overhead shot of race cars racing around a figure-eight racetrack in the middle of a desert as a bird flies overhead.}''

'''MIKE:''' —things like that.

''{Cut to a driver-side view of one of the race cars. As the car races along the track, a turn left sign springs up in his windshield. The screen then goes blank as Mike closes the music video.}''

'''MIKE:''' This was actually something we animated at 18 frames—

'''MATT:''' —oh yeah—

'''MIKE:''' —kind of just to, 'cause we knew—

'''MATT:''' —the robot, show 'em the robot.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the robot. Matt's proud of his robot.

''{Matt laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Don't nobody talk about these robots on your blog now.

''{Mike starts rapidly fast-forwarding through scenes in the music video.}''

'''MATT:''' But so hopefully, yes, we're actively doing this for them right now, and hopefully, I mean, it's been cool 'cause they've treated us like, not just like some kids that at one time did something with these guys, they treat us like they want to collaborate with us, which has been hugely validating and awesome, so hopefully we'll continue to work with them.

'''MIKE:''' Hey Matt, here are your robots.

''{The scene has frozen on an image of a spaceship following the path of a sideways rainbow figure eight in space.}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, awesome. Thanks, Mike. I wanted them to see them.

''{The scene shows four robots standing in a row on a glowing purple grid against a dark blue sky. One by one, the robots fold up into a shape, the first and third into a circle that's two-thirds complete and the second and fourth into small rectangles. The four then merge together to form the number eight, which then sprouts a robot head, two arms, and two legs. The robot then flies upward with its left fist raised. Laughter.}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They're kind of Tron transformer robots. Any other questions? Yes.

'''Q: It's probably to be expected, but I know a lot of us probably want to hear some of the voices.'''

''{Laughter as Matt grins humbly}''

'''MATT:''' Sure, does somebody have a question for a character? That's always easier to do than to just start talking like them. Do you have a question for a character? ''{as several audience members start talking at once}'' Yeah, put your money where your mouth is. What?

'''Q: ''{Several members of the audience speak up at once}'' How do you type with boxing gloves on?

'''MATT:''' That's the last question you should ask.

''{Laughter}''

'''Q: ''{The same student who asked Matt to do voices}'' How does the Cheat do voices for his own cartoons?'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's what I'd like to know, because from what I can tell, the guy's got two throats.

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's this one throat, it's, like, monkeys, you know, that can't talk, like, no matter what. Their vocal cords can't support human speech, you know, and I would, from what I, I've, you know, and I've had to pull stuff out of this throat several times, and he chokes on things and stuff, and it doesn't look like he could talk. And then all of a sudden, he starts making cartoons and he do—he goes into this secret room when he does the voices, so I never see how he does it. And he comes out, and he sounds just like this:

''{Matt looks at Mike.}''

'''PBTC HOMESTAR:''' Hi, Strong Bad. I can do it all the time.

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's amazing. I don't know how he does it.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Points}'' Yeah.

'''Q: I have a question for Homestar.'''

'''MATT:''' Oh. ''{Laughs with audience}'' Does anybody have any more questions for human people?

'''MIKE:''' ''{raises his hand}'' 'Cause I'll leave if not.

'''Q: ''{Same audience member}'' Did he ever get a new cow lamp?'''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've been to every thrift store and vintage store and antique store in the country, ''{voice raises as if on the verge of tears}'' and I've not found another cow lamp. ''{voice returns to normal}'' So if anyone wants to make me a custom cow lamp, uh, that would be great. Uh, just so you know, it's made of out, like, dried, I don't know if it's animal skin or something, and it has the leather, like, binding around the top. It was three of those with, like, caveman drawings of cows. It was my favorite lamp.

'''MATT:''' ''{Pointing}'' Did you have a human question?

'''Q: Yeah. Speaking of voices, what do you do for recording voices?'''

'''MATT:''' We have a little sound room, a fairly—it's not soundproof by any means, but it's better than sitting in front of the computer in our old crappy apartment, which is what we used to do. And so we've run into—we just have a decent mike. We've got a low impedance one that after like three feet, it just stops recording sound. And we go to USB Preamp that M-Audio makes, which is great. It's got XLR and quarter-inch inputs, and that just goes USB into the computer, and we use ''{laughs}'' again, like, a five-year-old copy of Cool Edit Pro to do all the stuff. Now it's all Adobe Audition, and we also have new versions of that, but that's worked out for us, so... nothing fancy.

'''MIKE:''' It's good that it doesn't record sound after about three feet, because in old recordings, when we had an apartment together, you could hear me, like, doing the dishes. There's one sound—

'''MATT:''' —Find the worms. Squishiness.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the worms... ''{starts looking for the file}''

'''MATT:''' Do you have the main page or something? ''{turns to audience}'' There's a sound of this, like ''{makes squishing noises}'' of squishing that we've used forever, and you can hear, I think, ''{points to Mike}'' you recorded that sound, actually.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' And you can hear me whistling in the background. And we still use it, it's great. I've tried to sort of get the whistle out of it, but I kind of like that.

'''MIKE:''' Which one is that?

'''MATT:''' ...whistle. What's the...

''{Audience member suggests the Halloween Main Page.}''

'''MATT:''' Is there anyone from the Wiki here? ''{Turns toward screen, where Mike has the [[Main Pages|Wiki page "Main Pages"]] up}'' Yeah, see, main pages. Which is the Halloween one?

'''MIKE:''' Graveyard. Seven.

'''MATT:''' Seven! Okay, there you go.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' See, that's what we do as we're making cartoons, we'll do that about a hundred times. There is worm, so crank it, crank it.

''{The camera pans up to the screen as Mike turns up the volume.}''

'''MATT:''' Listen at the end, you'll hear me whistling.

''{Mike plays the squishy sound heard when the mouse passes over "Toons" or "Games" on [http://www.homestarrunner.com/main7.html Homestar Runner Main Page 7]. At the end of the sound clip is a faint whistle. The audience laughs. Mike plays the sound again. More laughter.}''

'''MATT:''' So that's—

''{Mike closes the main page window, revealing another window with Strong Bad and The Cheat standing in Homestar's house. Homestar's broken cow lamp is on the floor, and Strong Bad's face is sticking out from the side of his head.}''

'''MIKE:''' There's one working now—

'''MATT:''' —sound has improved.

'''MIKE:''' There's one where you can clearly hear a truck driving by because the window was open. We had this apartment that no air conditioning, I mean, it was just awful in the summertime, so you just had the window open, and you could hear dogs barking and trucks driving by and stuff.

'''MATT:''' ''{Gets out of his chair and points at the screen}'' Look, there's a goof. The—

'''MIKE:''' What?

'''MATT:''' —shadow of Homestar's little table is going over the cow lamp.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah.

''{Matt returns to his chair as Mike moves the image of the cow lamp slightly to the right.}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{playfully}'' Not anymore...

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Re-upload that. Any other questions?

'''Q: Is there any Easter eggs that we don't know about yet?'''

'''MATT:''' Probably not. I don't think, I think it, with, I know with the advent of the Wiki, there's nothing, we can't hide anything. It's funny, because people started watching it, like they watch it full screen, and so you can see all this other crap that we kind of don't want you to see on the side that's just the edges of graphics and things, and so like. When Homestar walks in, and he just disappears, you know, when he leaves the frame or whatever, and so if you watch it, and it's nice to watch it full screen, I understand, but you get all this extra crap that kinda makes the cartoon ugly, and so that's why for a while, we made that border huge, like, the symbol was gigantic so that even if you watched it all the way, it's still black on the edges if you watch it full screen. But so because people are, they just start poking around, they decompile our Flash files and look at stuff, and so we've started adding a few things here and there for the nerds that do that stuff.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And so there's one where these two Homestars appear, like, it appears that there's two Homestars, you can barely see the edge of his feet on that side of the frame, like, that's in the actual cartoon, so then to make it consistent in the universe, one of them has a mustache, but you only see it if you decompile the Flash thing and be like, "Oh, that's Homestar with a mustache." And then, what else? There's something where recently Strong Bad almost showed you a picture. People always ask about the characters' parents, and we just, that's something that we don't want to touch, We're just like, "Who cares what their parents look like?"

'''MIKE:''' ''{Turns to Matt}'' Is it this one? Which one is it?

'''MATT:''' No, it's the chair. He gets the new chair.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. Chair.

'''MATT:''' And so we decided we would—he acts like he's showing you his parents, but something's in the way, so you can't see this photograph, and so if you decompile it, though, and look at that symbol, it says "Nice try" or something like that on it, knowing that people were going to do that. The Easter eggs have had to go into this technical Flash level just to hide stuff. ''{points to an audience member}'' Yeah?

'''Q: Is that why you guys did the widescreen for the special email, I think it was, maybe it was the hundredth one?'''

'''MATT:''' Oh, the virus one.

'''MIKE:''' No, no, it was—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was—

'''MIKE:''' —hundred, hundredth—

'''Q: ''{Same audience member}'' Where he goes, "Whoa, where have you been?" and he said, "I'm always here."

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''Q: ''{Same audience member}'' "I think I live here."

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Yeah, exactly.

'''MIKE:''' I don't have that email.

'''MATT:''' You don't have one hundred on here?

'''MIKE:''' No, one sixty-two. I was looking for the "Nice Try Dodongo."

'''MATT:''' Oh, oh.

''{Audience member says "It's on the Wiki."}''

'''MATT:''' It is?

''{Same audience member says "Yeah." Mike laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' If we don't have it here, look on the Wiki.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Anybody else? ''{Points}'' Yeah?

'''Q: Will there be more Peasant's Quest games?'''

'''MATT:''' We were just, we went on a big long walk yesterday and were talking about the future of Peasant's Quest. So it takes a long time to do that one. It took us, like, six months to make or something but yeah, {{{swear|hell}}} yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Peasant's quest is a King's Quest-like graphic text adventure, and most of our video games and most of the games we make on the side are intentionally, like, 1985-to-1989-era graphics.

'''MATT:''' We try to make them fun, unlike the one we showed you.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughing}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' They look like old graphics. We're trying to actually make—

'''MIKE:''' They're more fun than that one, but anyway, yeah, so I was just lamenting the fact, I think it's been almost three years since the first one came out, and we just not gotten around. It was like a six month process to make the whole thing, so... We'll make another one.

'''MATT:''' When we have time.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{Turns around and points behind him}'' Yeah, somebody else over here?

'''Q: Where's Stinkoman level 10?'''

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That's also coming. Now, it will probably will come before Peasant's Quest, actually. That's totally in the works, and what we're going to do is maybe add difficulty levels and midpoints to each of the levels too, because people were always complaining that it was too annoying and hard, so we're going to add midpoints to the level and maybe difficulty levels so maybe people will actually play it.

'''MIKE:''' Here's a Stinkoman theme song that we've never used. ''{Plays an audio file as the camera pans upward to the screen.}''

'''DA VINCI's NOTEBOOK:''' ''{singing}'' 
Stinkoman ''{A silhouette of Stinkoman posing is superimposed behind the "Stinkoman 20X6" title.}'' 
Stinkoman ''{The scene pans left to a silhouette of Stinkoman running. The same title starts out small in front of the silhouette and grows increasingly larger.}'' 
Fight fight fight fight fight ''{With each "fight," the scene switches to Stinkoman in a different running or fighting pose. The scene cuts to a blank white screen at the end.}'' 
Challenge challenge challenge challenge challenge

'''MIKE:''' I didn't do any more animation.

'''DA VINCI'S NOTEBOOK:''' ''{singing}'' 
...20X6 ''{Brief cut to Stinkoman in a fighting pose pulling out his knife, then back to the blank screen.}'' 
All over the universe, the victims he has ''{inaudible}'' 
Number one. Double deuce.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Stops the audio file}'' Anyway, some people—

'''MATT:''' The guys from Da Vinci's Notebook, who is this humorous a cappella band that's kind of broken up now?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —did that a long time ago. They're the same guys who did this cartoon called the "Ballad of the Sneak" on the website. ''{Points}'' Yes?

'''Q: How do you all do the writing? Is it just, you look at the emails, and if one strikes you as really funny, you go with it? Or do you have to think in advance?'''

'''MATT:''' Both ways. We'll look through the emails. We have a "good ones" folder that when we find one we think is good, we'll just separate it and just be, like, not necessarily that right then it starts to write itself, but just like, "Oh, that has potential," and so we'll always go back and look at the good ones folder. Or sometimes there's time where it's like, we want to do an email about this, so let's search. Fortunately, he gets enough emails that you can usually just go—

'''MIKE:''' —we reverse engineer it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, do a search for that word and see that they'll be five or six emails of that, pick the one that's the best. Like that "Accent" one, 'cause like I said, that was one that we wrote a long time ago 'cause we get that question all the time, so it's like, "Oh, that will be an easy one to find," so just looked up "Accent" in whatever, in Thunderbird, and it brought up, like, that one has like 30 results for things, so just pick the one that we like the best and, uh, so yeah. And then as far as just straight-up writing for cartoons and even for emails we usually, we're pretty tapped out by Monday or Tuesday, whenever we put up the cartoon, so we take it easy one of those days, and then starting on Wednesday, we just go for long walks and try and eat at weird places to make us think of funny stuff, or just trying to get inspiration from whatever, just trying. Where we work is pretty, you know, we work in a kind of a depressing strip mall which is always good.

'''MIKE:''' Kind of depressing?

'''MATT:''' No, in a good way.

'''MIKE:''' No, the other places of business are Piccadilly Cafeteria, a hearing-aid store—

'''MATT:''' —yeah—

'''MIKE:''' —a medical supply store—

'''MATT:''' —like canes and walkers—

'''MIKE:''' —yeah, an adult diaper store—

'''MATT:''' —adult diaper wholesaler—

'''MIKE:''' —yeah, scooters, and then there's a Family Dollar and Big Lots. I mean, everything is, like, for old people or—

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so it's pretty good. So we're in the basement there and nobody knows what we do. We just walk in there and lock the door and people always try to open the door. There's been a couple of times when we don't lock the door, and people just poke their head in, thinking we're, I don't know what they think we are, but they just come in and it's like, "Hey, leave, please." ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Anybody else? ''{points behind him}'' Yes?

'''Q: How much time do you actually spend checking emails?'''

'''MATT:''' There will be, I mean, the days when we're looking for one if we're, like, don't have an idea to go for, we'll both sit there for an hour or more just reading emails. I mean, unfortunately they break down into, you know, five categories that are all the same, so it's having to find the ones that aren't that, and especially now that we're at 170, it's like even, if it's like, yeah, it's a different question, but it's kind of treading the same territory. We're trying to, you know, we gotta try and keep it fresh for us, too, in addition to trying to keep it for the viewer. I mean, people will just want him to draw Trogdor again. That's like 50% of the emails he gets.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Draw another dragon" or "draw Trogdor again" or "draw a girlfriend for Trogdor."

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, a girlfriend for Trogdor.

'''MATT:''' So... ''{points in front of him}'' Yes?

''{Audience member behind him says "Things for what not to email about."}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Looks behind him}'' What?

''{Same audience member says "These are hints for what not to email about." Matt laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, exactly.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, did we ever do that?

'''MATT:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' We've been talking about making an email that's him doing that. Like here's the—

'''MIKE:''' —asking about his parents—

''{Audience member says in a mock-Strong Bad voice, "Never email me these things"]

'''MATT:''' There you go. Yeah, get him to do the voices.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Points in front of him}'' Yeah?

'''Q: I was just curious what kind of staff you guys have ''{inaudible—audience member continues to ask about the size and composition of the Homestar Runner staff}'' '''

''{Matt leans back in his chair and puts one arm behind Mike and the other behind Ryan. Mike points both fingers between Ryan, Matt and himself.}''

'''MATT:''' Our sister does all of the business. She runs the online store, and that's it. Four of us, basically. So not much on our staff.

'''MIKE:''' ''{points to his right}'' Yep.

'''Q: What's Homsar up to these days?'''

'''MATT:''' Homsar? ''{Mike laughs}'' You know, lurking in the shadows, floating around probably, somehow defying the laws of physics.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Those are some of his hobbies. He's doing pretty good.

'''HOMSAR:''' Don't touch my severance package.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' That's a little more obscene than I wanted.

''{Laughter. Matt points in front of him.}''

'''Q: One of the things I admire about the site is that, I know you do voices for 95% of the characters, and each one is distinctive, different. Did you study voice acting in college?'''

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' No, Mike always says it was just 'cause I was the youngest and wanted attention the most when I was a kid, so I had to invent some way to make people pay attention to me.

'''MIKE:''' We also just watched, like, Bugs Bunny cartoons, and he's got a very good memory, so he was just always talking, quoting Simpsons or old Bugs Bunny cartoons and doing the voices, and—

'''MATT:''' In Mr. Turnipseed's algebra class, they would have—I didn't even realize my voice was changing—

'''MIKE:''' —You had a teacher named Mr. Turnipseed?!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Really?!

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I could do, when my voice was changing, it was only this short window of opportunity, I could do a really good Marge, and Mr. Turnipseed would have me do it for the class, ''{Mike laughs}'' and I would just say, "Oh Bart" or something like that, and my voice was pubescent enough that I could squelch it out. So, no, I never got any formal training or anything like that. But I don't know, when we first started making the cartoon Mike was just like, "Well, I'm not doing these voices, so you make something up." ''{Mike laughs}'' And, like, "All right, well, what about Coach Z?" and he was like, "I'm not doing that either."

'''MIKE:''' Well, Coach Z was a char—he used to do this really depressing Midwestern guy or something. We'd just be hanging out or something, and Matt would just turn into this really depressing guy and like, ''{voice switches to an imitation of Coach Z}'' "Oh geez, I don't, things aren't going so good."

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' And so he's actually, Coach Z's become pretty depressing. He'll just, like, get drunk instantaneously sometimes, and things like that, and this guy was even more depressing than Coach Z is. ''{Matt laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Anybody else? Questions? ''{Looks around the room}''

'''MIKE:''' We've got 17 minutes left, guys. C'mon.

'''MATT:''' ''{points behind him}'' Yeah?

'''Q: Where did Teen Girl Squad come from?'''

'''MATT:''' That really came from an email, I mean, it was an email that somebody sent. Actually, I think that's the only Strong Bad Email that was not sent to Strong Bad. It was actually sent to Mike and I, so it didn't say, "Dear Strong Bad." That was something we changed. It was just an email, and what she meant was, "Will you make a cartoon of me and my friends?" is what I'm assuming, and so it's just this girl that was like, "Oh hey, will you make a cartoon of my friends? Here are their names." And so I was like, "Oh, I gotta forward this to Strong Bad."

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' Did you actually do that?

'''MATT:''' No. No, I don't think I did forward it to him. I try to not treat the characters like they're real people, too.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' And so that was just, you know, we just really did it, and then decided that this could be something that would be fun to keep doing. And actually, that's one of my favorite—that's another thing that we don't do as often, and it's much easier, obviously, to make, because there's no animation. There's just drawings. But we've tried, so we could crank those out like crazy, but we try to keep it, I don't know, so it feels like that's something we could have made, gotten, some people already think it's already gotten old, but we try, and I feel like the girls have taken on these much more in-depth lives than we ever thought possible.

''{Laughter. An audience member remarks, "They're probably not teens anymore."}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They wouldn't be if we were going by—

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's possible.

'''MATT:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' But see, Bart Simpson's been ten years old for, like, whatever, for 15 years or something. So...

'''MIKE:''' They're 18 now.

'''MATT:''' Was there another... ''{Points behind him}'' Yes.

'''Q: Yeah, the kind of style of humor that you guys have, has that developed over the years, or has it just always been innate as brothers, like, just kind of, you know, because I have a little brother, and we have a weird style of humor.'''

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''Q: It's just always how it's been, like, in that, ends up reflected in the way that you guys have favorite jokes, in a way, kinda quirky humor that you guys had background, and like...?'''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think it's definitely just, that's just the way we were, I mean, we've just been screwing around with each other and in our whole family, like—

'''MIKE:''' Hey now—

'''MATT:''' —there were all these dumb whole family inside jokes and stuff like that, and so we just started making the cartoons just sort of to amuse ourselves.

'''Q: ''{same audience member}'' And that's what I really found interesting about it was you were able to take that strange dynamic that is like, how do you express the weird family humor action so well and make it relate to other people. I thought that was really good.'''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I was always encouraged when people would say that exact thing. It's like, if there's just being shows and cartoons and being overwritten and written by ten people over a period of months, it sort of loses any sort of that, that was once there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but it's sort of a commentary, not to diss on the Happy Tree Friends, but there was one episode of Happy Tree Friends where the, I think it was the squirrel falls off of a cliff, and his guts just keep coming out, and it gets down to where it's his toe or something comes out of his mouth. And it's pretty, you know, very Itchy and Scratchy style, that whole cartoon is. And at the end there were 20 writers ''{Mike laughs}'' for this cartoon. There was, it was like a three-minute long cartoon, and it was mainly just a cat getting his, you know, a squirrel getting his guts ripped out, which is, you know, if that's your thing that's great, that's funny, whatever, but I was like, "Really? It took 20 people to be like, 'Oh wait, and ''then'' his stomach comes out'?"

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Oh, I never thought his stomach would come out. I stopped at his lungs. And then we keep going down to his toe." And it took this room full of 20 people writing that.

''{Audience member says something inaudible. Mike laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' Well, there you go. I'm not trying to diss on them. It was just surprising to me that it was, like Mike said, I feel like a lot of stuff gets overwritten, and maybe more—

'''MIKE:''' The other thing is, we do all our stuff, pretty much, we try to put out a new cartoon on Monday. Back in the day, it used to be written and produced all day Sunday, but these days it's a little more, usually, we're writing Thursday and Friday and Saturday we're sort of recording and getting stuff done, and then Sunday is a marathon session of animating. So everything's written and produced within 2 or 3 days of you seeing it, so it's sort of an immediacy to it that wouldn't be there. That's why we've always not been interested in doing TV where you've got to write episodes six months in advance, and it would lose some of the, I don't know, spontaneity of the writing. You'd overthink something and not put in there. Whereas now, we're just like, four in the morning, and like, yeah let's just do that and it's a double-edged sword. Sometimes that probably yields terrible results but sometimes its good.

'''MATT:''' ''{looking around the room}'' Is there anybody that hasn't asked a question? ''{points to an audience member with his hand raised who's asked a question before}'' Not to... Yes. ''{points behind him}'' Yes.

'''Q: Yeah, ''{inaudible}'' my question was since you don't have any financial sponsors or go into advertising, what kind of pressures do you put on yourself ''{inaudible}''?'''

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's mostly the pressure, you know, we try and not to disappoint fans. I mean, I think that for me, anyways, is more incentive to do something, to stay up late, to just give the people that have supported us what they're expecting. So we're trying not to let any financial things influence what we do.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, 'cause remember, we got to this point by not caring. We didn't set out to start a business. We were just kind of amusing ourselves and so, it was like, that works to get it to where it is, so if we started to think about, like, "Oh well, we should bring this character back because it was a big seller," then that would change it and probably make it worse. So—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so it's definitely been a challenge going from it being a spare time, something we do for fun into our job. There is that sort of balance that you've got to deal with, but we try not to let the money side affect any of the creative side at all.

'''MATT:''' Our sister lives in Alpharetta and works out of there, so we rarely see her. She does all the business stuff, so— ''{Laughs}'' Keep her physically far away from us. ''{Mike laughs. Matt points in front of him}'' Yeah, and you had another question.

'''Q: Who made the puppets?'''

'''MATT:''' Our friend Lucky Yates. He is a local, he used to work at the Center for Puppetry Arts, and now he's an improviser in Dad's Garage, and him and this guy Chris Brown, who are both just local puppeteer guys, made all our puppets.

'''MIKE:''' Again, we were friends with them before, you know, we just had friends that were good puppeteers, so like, "Hey, make us some puppets", and if it wasn't for that, we would have never gotten puppets made.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{Points in front of him}'' Yes?

'''Q: I know you guys—'''

'''MATT:''' ''{Pointing to the current audience member speaking to stop another member who was about to speak}'' —No—

'''Q: —show up at conventions sometimes. How's your relation—'''

'''MATT:''' —One time. ''{Mike laughs}''

'''Q: —how's your relationship with other artists in the online comic community, and...'''

'''MATT:''' We don't talk to a lot of them. We have to be kind of heads down in trying to do something every week, you know, for us anyways. But—

'''MIKE:''' —we talked to the Red vs. Blue people.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we met the guys from Red vs. Blue. They were all nice dudes. We met them, actually, we did meet them at a, where was that? At South by Southwest.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' At South by Southwest, yeah.

'''MATT:''' And the guy that does Dinosaur comics. Anybody know Dinosaur comics?

''{A couple of audience members in the back shout "Yeah."}''

'''MIKE:''' it's really good.

'''MATT:''' That's qwantz.com, I think is the website. Mike just bought me some stuff for Christmas from there and the guy saw his email address and was like, "Hey, Homestar Runner. That's awesome." And so we became just sort of email friends with that guy. But yeah, I don't really, it's the sort of thing where we're not trying to be antisocial, but if we sought support from the rest of the web comic, web cartoon community, we could hopefully find it, but we just haven't. We're just three dudes.

'''MIKE:''' We're trying to put all of them out of business anyways, so, it's best if we don't—

'''MATT:''' That's not—

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' —know who they are.

'''MATT:''' ''{Points in front of him}'' There was a question over there?

'''Q: ''{inaudible}'' '''

'''MATT:''' ''{Cups his ears to hear better}'' Do we have new what?

'''Q: ...T-shirts here?'''

'''MATT:''' With us? Not, well, I can take... ''{pretends to take his T-shirt off}''

''{Laughter. A woman in the back yells "whoo".}''

'''MATT:''' No, we didn't bring any merch. I'm sorry. ''{looks at Ryan}'' Will you run the merch table next time?

''{Laughter. Ryan says something inaudible.}''

'''MATT:''' ''{Turns around and points behind him}'' Yes?

'''Q: Do you find it hard not to wear your own T-shirts? '''

'''MATT:''' It's pretty easy. Most of the ones with the characters now, we've started making these shirts that aren't a character, it's like, there's one that says, "My baby got stole by a bear holding a shark." There's one that I saw ''{points to an audience member behind him with a Videlectrix shirt on}'' yeah, the one with the Videlectrix 500—

'''MIKE:''' —Yeah, I noticed.

'''MATT:''' —disk on it.

''{Laughter.}''

'''MATT:''' Like, we're now making shirts more that we would wear. I mean, not that we didn't want to wear the characters before, and we used to, back in the day, before anybody knew what we were doing, but now, not that people ever know who we are or recognize us, but it would be weird to be like, you're wearing your shirt, and someone's like, "Oh hey, are you one of the Homestar Runner guys?" and you're just like, "Yeah..." ''{Bows his head in mock embarrassment}''

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' I saw "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the airport a few years ago, and he had a hat and jacket on, and I saw him from afar and thought, "Oh, he's trying to blend in," and then, until I noticed he was wearing a Stone Cold shirt and a WWF hat.

''{Laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' It's like, "Oh wait, he's not trying to blend in at all." ''{Laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Anybody else? ''{Points to his right}'' Yes.

'''Q: Okay, this is kind of a personal request. I don't know how familiar you guys are with Georgia Tech traditions or anything like that, but could you get Strong Bad to say, "What's the good word?" '''

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Who, what is, can you explain briefly what the...?

'''Q: ''{same audience member}'' The tradition is, you say, "What's the good word?" and then the response will be "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia." '''

'''MATT:''' Oh, okay.

'''Q: You say, "What's the good word?" We say, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia" again. You say "What's the good word," "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia." And then you say, "How bout them Dawgs?" and you'll find out what the response to that is.'''

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Should I do it, Mike? Is this—

'''MIKE:''' I'm not comfortable with this, being a UGA alum.

'''MATT:''' Mike went to UGA. I don't know.

''{An audience member says "Maybe we should submit, George P. Burdell send you guys an email."}''

'''MATT:''' Who?

''{Same audience member says "George P. Burdell." Another audience member says "Yeah, he's our fake student. We have a fake student at Georgia Tech." Matt laughs.}''

'''MIKE:''' Nice.

''{Another audience member says, "A long story." The previous member says, "He's better than anyone else at this school." Matt laughs.}''

'''MATT:''' I don't know. Should I do this?

''{An audience member says, "Yes."}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, do it. Sure.

'''MATT:''' And so I say, "What's the good word?"

''{An audience member says, "Yeah."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's the good word?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia!" After a second, someone in the audience says, "Say it again."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What—?

'''MIKE:''' Say ''{inaudible}'' again.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' Again?

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's the good, what is again the good word?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia!" }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm supposed to say it a third time?!

''{An audience member says, "Yes."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{hesitates}'' WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "To {{{swear|hell}}} with Georgia!" }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then what's my next line?!

''{An audience member replies, "How 'bout them Dawgs?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How 'bout them Dawgs?!

''{Audience cries out in unison, "{{{swear|Piss}}} on 'em."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That was...

'''MIKE:''' That's it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is this—so am I supposed to envision a picture of a yellow jacket taking a leak on a bulldog?

''{Laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the most disturbing thing ever.

''{Continued laughter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You should make those, like, they have the Calvin {{{swear|pissing}}} on Hobbes, Calvin peeing on, you know, Dale Earnhardt, Sandra Bernhard. ''{Matt looks at Mike}'' I'm gonna settle that one. Young man's daughter, maybe.

''{Continued laughter}''

''{The audience member who asked the original question says, "Thanks, though. That was awesome." Audience applauds.}''

'''MATT:''' That'll be five hundred dollars.

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Anything else? I think we're almost out of time here. ''{Points in front of him}'' Yes.

'''Q: You guys were talking about things ''{inaudible}''. Outside of Homestar Runner cartoons, what do you guys do for fun?'''

'''MATT:''' What do we do for fun? We live in Decatur and all are homeowners, so we hang out at each other's—so Ryan's got an awesome porch. We grill out. Ryan's a home brewer, so we go to drink Ryan's beer at his house, which is good. ''{Ryan nods}'' I got a Nintendo Wii that I don't play as often as I'd like to.

''{An audience member says, "Yeah."}''

'''MATT:''' So we like video games. We, um...

'''MIKE:''' We play basketball sometimes.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we can shoot hoops in the morning, sometimes. We try and do other dumb creative stuff on the side, like Mike just got this awesome—

'''MIKE:''' ''{Points to Ryan}'' —like Ryan's shirt.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Ryan's shirt ''{Ryan pulls out the front of his shirt}'' that says, "Orange is {{{swear|shit}}}." Mike made that. ''{Mike laughs}'' It's an orange that's smiling. It says, "Orange is {{{swear|shit}}}." So we're always trying to do other dumb—you know, if we're not doing Homestar. It does sometimes, not necessarily tap you out, but it's a nice thing, like doing that They Might Be Giants, like, videos is actually fun sometimes to do something that's not on the website.

'''RYAN STERRITT:''' ''{Turns to Matt}'' ''{inaudible}'' made, made real quick.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we were daring each other to just make short films and edit them and the idea was that within two hours you had to make a movie and edit it and have a DVD that you could bring over to somebody's house, and called that "Made Real Quick". I don't know. What else? Where do we hang out? Do we hang out?

'''MIKE:''' Our houses, yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' We never leave Decatur.

'''MIKE:''' We're... becoming domesticated.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Mike's got a baby. I've got one on the way. So you gotta come over, if you—

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' If you want to hang out with us.

'''MIKE:''' We're a load of fun.

'''MATT:''' At our house.

'''Q: What's the address?'''

''{Laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Anything else?

''{Laughter. Mike points to a student at a terminal behind him who's been working relentlessly on an architecture project since before the Brothers Chaps arrived.}''

'''MIKE:''' This guy's a master of SketchUp over here.

''{Ryan and Matt turn around to look at the student. Student says, "No, I'm not." Laughter.}''

'''MIKE:''' Look at that.

''{Joel says something inaudible and then stands up from behind the Brothers Chaps.}''

'''JOEL LINDERMAN:''' Is there any more questions? Anybody else? Well, I have a poster over here, and you guys are welcome to sign it. I've got Sharpies, so you can show your appreciation for Homestar Runner. Write little notes, but don't write a book, 'cause there's a lot of people, so might need some room on there. And if you just want to give them a hand for coming, taking the time...

''{Audience applauds}''

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, guys.

''{Matt waves and says something inaudible. Fade out.}''

==Photos==
<gallery>
Image:20070426 GA Tech event venue.jpg|The venue
</gallery>

==Fun Facts==
===Inside References===
*Andy Griffith's head is from [[extra plug]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Dale Earnhardt|Dale Earnhardt]] was a noted [[Wikipedia:NASCAR|NASCAR]] driver. [[Wikipedia:Sandra Bernhard|Sandra Bernhard]] is an American entertainer.
*[[Wikipedia:Google SketchUp|Google SketchUp]] is a 3D modeling program used mainly for architectural design.

==External Links==
*[http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14302 download the video of the event] (148 MB)
*[https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/14302/homestar_streaming.html view the streaming video of the event]
*[http://www.library.gatech.edu/ visit the Georgia Tech Library website]
*[http://www.library.gatech.edu/calendar/functions/popup.php?ev=2454217&readFile=1&readSQL=0&showCat=16|18|21&oc=1 visit the Georgia Tech Library Calendar info for the event]
*[http://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/14302/1/homestar.pdf view the poster for the event (PDF)]
*[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/the_ubiquitous_librarian/2007/04/homestar_takes_.html read the Ubiquitous Librarian post on the event]
*[[Forum:11324|forum thread re: "Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007"]]

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Fat Bluebird

InterruptorJones — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:19:46 GMT

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[[Image:Fat Bluebird.PNG|thumb|A very fat bird.]]
The '''Fat Bluebird''' is, as the name suggests, a very fat bluebird that appears on the loading screen of [[Strong Bad Sings]] and also lands on [[Strong Bad]]'s hand shortly after it begins. It's also one of [[Mike Chapman]]'s favorite characters, as mentioned in the commentary of the [[Everything Else, Volume 1|DVD]] version. [[Matt Chapman]] wondered if it had his own page on this wiki, which it hadn't at the time. Despite Mike's love of the bluebird, it is not included on the [[Everybody Everybody Poster]].

It also has a [[belly button]], despite the fact that bluebirds are not mammals.

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' [[Strong Bad Sings]]
*[[Loading Screens]]
*[[Soap Box Doiby]] (unfinished toon)

==See also==

*[[Birds]]

[[Category:Animals]]

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:57:30 GMT

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[[Image:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|300px|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

The Videlectrix Guys review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre", the [[Atari 2600]] game [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix Guys}}

'''Date:''' October 26, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 3:09

==Transcript==

''{Joystick Wagglin' title sequence}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Welcome, everyone. Here we are at the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle. I can't hear you, are you—can you hear me? ''{blows into the mic}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Speak down. Okay, I'm Videlectrix—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{shouting}'' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle, I am Videlectrix One!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Videlectrix Two over here on the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{slapping sound}'' You are Videlectrix Three!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm—okay, uh—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' We discussed this! You will never be Number Two!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Three. I'm Thr—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Until you can... graphic it up! This week we are playing one of the classics of hor—the horror-survival genre.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{spooky voice}'' Haunted House!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's pretty—that was actually pretty good.

''{The game begins.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Left! Right! Look down, left, right...

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, I can't decide where. The game hasn't even started yet. I haven't hit Game Select.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' What'd you do?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's my candlelight. I'm holding a candelabra and I have only 30 matches to save the haunted house. Oh!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{screams}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, there it is! A spectral—oh! Oh! Waah! What is that? Oh, there's another one!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' It's doing—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, man, what is it doing?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Jumping jacks?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' An insect—yeah, calisthenics. Okay, we gotta get out—oh, a four! I found a four. I found the four. Woof, the pulse—I tell ya, this game needs a Pee-Pants-Ometer down there at the bottom.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, I can work one up. I mean, gimme a second.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You typing it up?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, working on it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well, bring it on-screen. We'll superimpose.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' That's it!

''{A blue pant leg appears in the corner of the screen.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's the Pee-Pants-Ometer?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I could only do one leg of the pant. See? That's the crotch part.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You can't—this is a family wholesome Waggle. You can't say—here, bleep me out. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You came in late, do it again. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' —on the Weekly Waggle. Whatever that's supposed to be, fill it up, 'cause I have soiled myself through and through. Oh! The walls stained with blood! Here, look at that.

''{The Pee-Pants-Ometer fills with several yellow rectangles.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Why can't we see the rest of our body in the, um, candlelight?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' What do you mean? We see—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' The flicker should show the rest of our body.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' It's an artistical choice!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Okay.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Have you ever experienced artistical film?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I—yeah.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Hey, that made a different sound. You hear that?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Do you really know what we're doing in this game?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well—well, sure, we've got to assemble the shards and, uh, the scepter, and then, uh, make the squares go through one of the black squares.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Look at the font on those numbers. It's quite scriptic.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, like it's from the 1800s. The umpteen-hundreds! Ha! That's how many times I've had to ask you ''{screaming}'' TO MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Um.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Look at that! We won! We stumbled right into the winning of the game.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Let's, uh—okay, let's see what we get.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' I can't wait to see the reward. Any second, comin' up.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Wait, can we still move the eyes? Even after we've won?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, that's the reward!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' From the grave?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Now everyone can go change their drawers. Time for a fresh pair!

''{The yellow rectangles in the Pee-Pants-Ometer slowly deplete until there are none left.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*One of the Atari 2600 cartridges visible in the intro is of [[Paul Slocum]]'s game Marble Craze.
**Another Atari 2600 cartridge visible in the intro is the Synthcart, also made by Paul Slocum and used by [[The Brothers Chaps]] to make the music for 50K Racewalker.

===Inside References===
*Joystick Wagglin' first appeared as one of the fake [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails]].
*The Pee-Pants-Ometer combines [[peeing]] and [[pants]].

=== Real World References===
*The video parodies [[Wikipedia:Let's Play|Let's Play]]s, a recent genre of videos that feature playthroughs of video games, often with the commentary of the player.

==External Links==

*[[Youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|Watch "Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition"]]

{{halloweennav}}
[[Category:YouTube]]

Video Game References

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:51:03 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Specific Games */ Formatting tweak

[[Image:Pitfall.png|thumb|250px|Pitfall style!]]
{{about-nothe|miscellaneous references to video games}} {{foremail|video games}} {{for|DVD-exclusive email|Videro Games}}

'''References to video games''', especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly made within the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. While [[Nintendo]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Sega]], [[Intellivision]], and [[Namco]] are most commonly referenced, others are listed here.

==Generic / Ambiguous References==
*Email [[pom pom]] — [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad by repeatedly kicking him in mid-air, in a similar fashion to fighting games. Numbered combo points also appear.
*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] — [[Homestar Runner]] claims the video is "the best video game [he's] ever played".
*Email [[the bet]] — Strong Bad asks if [[The King of Town]] has any video games. He introduces him to [[Typing Tutor]], an arcade cabinet that Strong Bad later hoisted over a blindfolded King of Town, intending to drop it on him.
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] pretends he is playing better video games.
*Email [[secret identity]] — As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games.
*Email [[keep cool]] — One of the pool rules is to "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Strong Bad uses a video game's scoring system as a simile to how Homestar Runner's stupidity works.
*[[Videro Games]] — Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children.
*Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play their [[FunMachine]] together while discussing [[sloshy]].
*Email [[slumber party]] — Strong Bad claims that "uncool kids' dads definitely still play video games" before going to Homestar's house, where he is playing [[Clapping Party]] because [[Parents|his father's]] [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|M-rated]] titles are "off-limits".
*Email [[environment]] — Homestar "plays" his FunMachine without a cartridge inserted, claiming he is "about to win".

==Specific Games==
*Email [[homestar hair]] — [[Strong Bad]] plays ''[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]'' as respite from the email.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title reads "FAQ - Ouch. What do you do?". In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?", a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', in which gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*Email [[bedtime story]] — In two [[Powered by The Cheat]] segments (the latter of which is an Easter egg), [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]''.
*Email [[from work]] — Strong Bad says that he hasn't taken his "sit in the men's room and play ''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' for an hour break" yet.
*Email [[hremail3184]] — [[Bubs]] has a drink called "PONK!", a possible reference to The Scout's BONK! energy drink from ''[[Wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]''. He also shouts "PONK!" at [[Coach Z]] the same way as The Scout.
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — Since The Inventory is established as a place where video game characters go on their day off, the game contains characters from ''[[Monkey Island]]'', ''[[Sam & Max]]'', ''Team Fortress 2'', ''[[Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures]]'', and ''[[Back to the Future|Back to the Future: The Game]]''.
*[[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] — The [[Videlectrix Guys]] play the [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|Haunted House]]''.

==Specific Consoles==
*Email [[video games]] — Sender Taylor R. asks what Strong Bad would look like in a video game. He explains that it would depend on what system he was on. He envisions himself on "one of those [[Wikipedia:Atari 2600|really old machines]]", "[[Wikipedia:Video_game_graphics#Vector_graphics|one of those 3-D vector games]]", "[[Wikipedia:Text-based game|one of those text-based adventures]]", and "[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|one of those brand-new super-photorealistic games]]".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — Strong Bad is surprised that video store "Babbage's" doesn't carry [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Tompkins]] is "baby-sat" and yells for [[Timkins]] not to play his ''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_%28console%29#PSone|PSone]]''.

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Cacodemons]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]
*[[Doom]]
*[[Floppy Disk Container]]
*[[FunMachine]]
*[[Intellivision]]
*[[Namco]]
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[Sega]]
*[[Strong Bad's Technology]]

{{stub}}
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Video game references]]

Video Game References

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:48:34 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Specific Games */ Tweak formatting

[[Image:Pitfall.png|thumb|250px|Pitfall style!]]
{{about-nothe|miscellaneous references to video games}} {{foremail|video games}} {{for|DVD-exclusive email|Videro Games}}

'''References to video games''', especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly made within the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. While [[Nintendo]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Sega]], [[Intellivision]], and [[Namco]] are most commonly referenced, others are listed here.

==Generic / Ambiguous References==
*Email [[pom pom]] — [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad by repeatedly kicking him in mid-air, in a similar fashion to fighting games. Numbered combo points also appear.
*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] — [[Homestar Runner]] claims the video is "the best video game [he's] ever played".
*Email [[the bet]] — Strong Bad asks if [[The King of Town]] has any video games. He introduces him to [[Typing Tutor]], an arcade cabinet that Strong Bad later hoisted over a blindfolded King of Town, intending to drop it on him.
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] pretends he is playing better video games.
*Email [[secret identity]] — As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games.
*Email [[keep cool]] — One of the pool rules is to "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Strong Bad uses a video game's scoring system as a simile to how Homestar Runner's stupidity works.
*[[Videro Games]] — Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children.
*Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play their [[FunMachine]] together while discussing [[sloshy]].
*Email [[slumber party]] — Strong Bad claims that "uncool kids' dads definitely still play video games" before going to Homestar's house, where he is playing [[Clapping Party]] because [[Parents|his father's]] [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|M-rated]] titles are "off-limits".
*Email [[environment]] — Homestar "plays" his FunMachine without a cartridge inserted, claiming he is "about to win".

==Specific Games==
*Email [[homestar hair]] — [[Strong Bad]] plays ''[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]'' as respite from the email.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title reads "FAQ - Ouch. What do you do?". In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?", a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', in which gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*Email [[bedtime story]] — In two [[Powered by The Cheat]] segments (the latter of which is an Easter egg), [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]''.
*Email [[from work]] — Strong Bad says that he hasn't taken his "sit in the men's room and play ''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' for an hour break" yet.
*Email [[hremail3184]] — [[Bubs]] has a drink called "PONK!", a possible reference to The Scout's BONK! energy drink from ''[[Wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]''. He also shouts "PONK!" at [[Coach Z]] the same way as The Scout.
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — Since The Inventory is established as a place where video game characters go on their day off, the game contains characters from ''[[Monkey Island]]'', ''[[Sam & Max]]'', ''Team Fortress 2'', ''[[Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures]]'', and ''[[Back to the Future]]: The Game''.
*[[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] — The [[Videlectrix Guys]] play the [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|Haunted House]]''.

==Specific Consoles==
*Email [[video games]] — Sender Taylor R. asks what Strong Bad would look like in a video game. He explains that it would depend on what system he was on. He envisions himself on "one of those [[Wikipedia:Atari 2600|really old machines]]", "[[Wikipedia:Video_game_graphics#Vector_graphics|one of those 3-D vector games]]", "[[Wikipedia:Text-based game|one of those text-based adventures]]", and "[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|one of those brand-new super-photorealistic games]]".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — Strong Bad is surprised that video store "Babbage's" doesn't carry [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Tompkins]] is "baby-sat" and yells for [[Timkins]] not to play his ''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_%28console%29#PSone|PSone]]''.

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Cacodemons]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]
*[[Doom]]
*[[Floppy Disk Container]]
*[[FunMachine]]
*[[Intellivision]]
*[[Namco]]
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[Sega]]
*[[Strong Bad's Technology]]

{{stub}}
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Video game references]]

Video Game References

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:44:34 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Specific Games */ Add Haunted House from Joystick Wagglin

[[Image:Pitfall.png|thumb|250px|Pitfall style!]]
{{about-nothe|miscellaneous references to video games}} {{foremail|video games}} {{for|DVD-exclusive email|Videro Games}}

'''References to video games''', especially those of the 8-bit era, are constantly made within the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. While [[Nintendo]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Sega]], [[Intellivision]], and [[Namco]] are most commonly referenced, others are listed here.

==Generic / Ambiguous References==
*Email [[pom pom]] — [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad by repeatedly kicking him in mid-air, in a similar fashion to fighting games. Numbered combo points also appear.
*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] — [[Homestar Runner]] claims the video is "the best video game [he's] ever played".
*Email [[the bet]] — Strong Bad asks if [[The King of Town]] has any video games. He introduces him to [[Typing Tutor]], an arcade cabinet that Strong Bad later hoisted over a blindfolded King of Town, intending to drop it on him.
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] pretends he is playing better video games.
*Email [[secret identity]] — As Cara Carabowditbowdit, Strong Bad writes to Buttless in Bedstuy that she needs to play more video games.
*Email [[keep cool]] — One of the pool rules is to "press UP, A, and START" before re-entering the pool after eating.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Strong Bad uses a video game's scoring system as a simile to how Homestar Runner's stupidity works.
*[[Videro Games]] — Strong Bad describes the effects of video games on children.
*Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad and Strong Sad play their [[FunMachine]] together while discussing [[sloshy]].
*Email [[slumber party]] — Strong Bad claims that "uncool kids' dads definitely still play video games" before going to Homestar's house, where he is playing [[Clapping Party]] because [[Parents|his father's]] [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|M-rated]] titles are "off-limits".
*Email [[environment]] — Homestar "plays" his FunMachine without a cartridge inserted, claiming he is "about to win".

==Specific Games==
*Email [[homestar hair]] — [[Strong Bad]] plays ''[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|Temple of Apshai]]'' as respite from the email.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title reads "FAQ - Ouch. What do you do?". In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?", a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', in which gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*Email [[bedtime story]] — In two [[Powered by The Cheat]] segments (the latter of which is an Easter egg), [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]''.
*Email [[from work]] — Strong Bad says that he hasn't taken his "sit in the men's room and play ''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' for an hour break" yet.
*Email [[hremail3184]] — [[Bubs]] has a drink called "PONK!", a possible reference to The Scout's BONK! energy drink from ''[[Wikipedia:Team Fortress 2|Team Fortress 2]]''. He also shouts "PONK!" at [[Coach Z]] the same way as The Scout.
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — Since The Inventory is established as a place where video game characters go on their day off, the game contains characters from [[Monkey Island]], [[Sam & Max]], Team Fortress 2, [[Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures]], and [[Back to the Future]]: The Game.
*[[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] — The [[Videlectrix Guys]] play the [[Atari 2600]] game [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

==Specific Consoles==
*Email [[video games]] — Sender Taylor R. asks what Strong Bad would look like in a video game. He explains that it would depend on what system he was on. He envisions himself on "one of those [[Wikipedia:Atari 2600|really old machines]]", "[[Wikipedia:Video_game_graphics#Vector_graphics|one of those 3-D vector games]]", "[[Wikipedia:Text-based game|one of those text-based adventures]]", and "[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|one of those brand-new super-photorealistic games]]".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — Strong Bad is surprised that video store "Babbage's" doesn't carry [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|Turbografx]] games.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Tompkins]] is "baby-sat" and yells for [[Timkins]] not to play his ''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_%28console%29#PSone|PSone]]''.

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Cacodemons]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]
*[[Doom]]
*[[Floppy Disk Container]]
*[[FunMachine]]
*[[Intellivision]]
*[[Namco]]
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[Sega]]
*[[Strong Bad's Technology]]

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[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Video game references]]

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:42:58 GMT

InterruptorJones: Add inside references, Atari 2600 link

{{watchyoutube|SZ7-TKdt9BU}}
[[Image:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|300px|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

The Videlectrix Guys review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre," the [[Atari 2600]] game [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix Guys}}

'''Date:''' October 26, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 3:09

==Transcript==

''{Joystick Wagglin' title sequence}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Welcome, everyone. Here we are at the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle. I can't hear you, are you—can you hear me? ''{blows into the mic}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Speak down. Okay, I'm Videlectrix—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{shouting}'' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle, I am Videlectrix One!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Videlectrix Two over here on the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{slapping sound}'' You are Videlectrix Three!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm—okay, uh—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' We discussed this! You will never be Number Two!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Three. I'm Thr—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Until you can... graphic it up! This week we are playing one of the classics of hor—the horror-survival genre.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{spooky voice}'' Haunted House!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's pretty—that was actually pretty good.

''{The game begins.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Left! Right! Look down, left, right...

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, I can't decide where. The game hasn't even started yet. I haven't hit Game Select.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' What'd you do?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's my candlelight. I'm holding a candelabra and I have only 30 matches to save the haunted house. Oh!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{screams}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, there it is! A spectral—oh! Oh! Waah! What is that? Oh, there's another one!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' It's doing—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, man, what is it doing?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Jumping jacks?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' An insect—yeah, calisthenics. Okay, we gotta get out—oh, a four! I found a four. I found the four. Woof, the pulse—I tell ya, this game needs a Pee-Pants-Ometer down there at the bottom.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, I can work one up. I mean, gimme a second.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You typing it up?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, working on it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well, bring it on-screen. We'll superimpose.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' That's it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's the Pee-Pants-Ometer?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I could only do one leg of the pant. See? That's the crotch part.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You can't—this is a family wholesome Waggle. You can't say—here, bleep me out. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You came in late, do it again. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' —on the Weekly Waggle. Whatever that's supposed to be, fill it up, 'cause I have soiled myself through and through. Oh! The walls stained with blood! Here, look at that.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Why can't we see the rest of our body in the, um, candlelight?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' What do you mean? We see—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' The flicker should show the rest of our body.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' It's an artistical choice!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Okay.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Have you ever experienced artistical film?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I—yeah.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Hey, that made a different sound. You hear that?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Do you really know what we're doing in this game?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well—well, sure, we've got to assemble the shards and, uh, the scepter, and then, uh, make the squares go through one of the black squares.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Look at the font on those numbers. It's quite scriptic.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, like it's from the 1800s. The umpteen-hundreds! Ha! That's how many time I've had to ask you ''{screaming}'' TO MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Um.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Look at that! We won! We stumbled right into the winning of the game.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Let's, uh—okay, let's see what we get.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' I can't wait to see the reward. Any second, comin' up.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Wait, can we still move the eyes? Even after we've won?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, that's the reward!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' From the grave?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Now everyone can go change their drawers. Time for a fresh pair!

==Fun Facts==
*Joystick Wagglin' first appeared as one of the fake [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails]].

===Inside References===
*The Pee-Pants-Ometer combines [[peeing]] and [[pants]].

==External Links==

*[[Youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|Watch "Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition"]]

[[Category:YouTube]]

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:27:05 GMT

InterruptorJones:

{{watchyoutube|SZ7-TKdt9BU}}
[[Image:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|300px|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

The Videlectrix Guys review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre," Atari's [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix Guys}}

'''Date:''' October 26, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 3:09

==Transcript==

''{Joystick Wagglin' title sequence}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Welcome, everyone. Here we are at the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle. I can't hear you, are you—can you hear me? ''{blows into the mic}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Speak down. Okay, I'm Videlectrix—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{shouting}'' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle, I am Videlectrix One!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Videlectrix Two over here on the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{slapping sound}'' You are Videlectrix Three!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm—okay, uh—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' We discussed this! You will never be Number Two!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Three. I'm Thr—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Until you can... graphic it up! This week we are playing one of the classics of hor—the horror-survival genre.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{spooky voice}'' Haunted House!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's pretty—that was actually pretty good.

''{The game begins.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Left! Right! Look down, left, right...

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, I can't decide where. The game hasn't even started yet. I haven't hit Game Select.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' What'd you do?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's my candlelight. I'm holding a candelabra and I have only 30 matches to save the haunted house. Oh!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{screams}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, there it is! A spectral—oh! Oh! Waah! What is that? Oh, there's another one!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' It's doing—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, man, what is it doing?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Jumping jacks?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' An insect—yeah, calisthenics. Okay, we gotta get out—oh, a four! I found a four. I found the four. Woof, the pulse—I tell ya, this game needs a Pee-Pants-Ometer down there at the bottom.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, I can work one up. I mean, gimme a second.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You typing it up?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, working on it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well, bring it on-screen. We'll superimpose.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' That's it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's the Pee-Pants-Ometer?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I could only do one leg of the pant. See? That's the crotch part.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You can't—this is a family wholesome Waggle. You can't say—here, bleep me out. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You came in late, do it again. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' —on the Weekly Waggle. Whatever that's supposed to be, fill it up, 'cause I have soiled myself through and through. Oh! The walls stained with blood! Here, look at that.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Why can't we see the rest of our body in the, um, candlelight?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' What do you mean? We see—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' The flicker should show the rest of our body.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' It's an artistical choice!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Okay.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Have you ever experienced artistical film?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I—yeah.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Hey, that made a different sound. You hear that?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Do you really know what we're doing in this game?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well—well, sure, we've got to assemble the shards and, uh, the scepter, and then, uh, make the squares go through one of the black squares.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Look at the font on those numbers. It's quite scriptic.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, like it's from the 1800s. The umpteen-hundreds! Ha! That's how many time I've had to ask you ''{screaming}'' TO MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Um.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Look at that! We won! We stumbled right into the winning of the game.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Let's, uh—okay, let's see what we get.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' I can't wait to see the reward. Any second, comin' up.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Wait, can we still move the eyes? Even after we've won?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, that's the reward!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' From the grave?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Now everyone can go change their drawers. Time for a fresh pair!

==External Links==

*[[Youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|Watch "Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition"]]

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====October 26, 2016====
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====October 7, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 7 Oct 2016]]

====September 10, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[XOXO 2016 Festival - 10 Sep 2016]]

====September 2, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016]]

====August 22, 2016====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/shirts|20th Anniversary Wave O' T-Shirts!]]

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====October 26, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[YouTube]]: [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] {{linkbox|SZ7-TKdt9BU|watch|YouTube}}

====October 7, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 7 Oct 2016]]

====September 10, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[XOXO 2016 Festival - 10 Sep 2016]]

====September 2, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016]]

====August 22, 2016====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/shirts|20th Anniversary Wave O' T-Shirts!]]

====August 7, 2016====
*{{u|mp}} [[Main Page Message]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016|anniversary live show!]] {{linkbox|liveshow.html|view}}
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====October 26, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[YouTube]]: [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]] {{watchyoutube|SZ7-TKdt9BU}}

====October 7, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 7 Oct 2016]]

====September 10, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[XOXO 2016 Festival - 10 Sep 2016]]

====September 2, 2016====
*{{u|misc}} [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016]]

====August 22, 2016====
*{{u|cs}} [[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/shirts|20th Anniversary Wave O' T-Shirts!]]

====August 7, 2016====
*{{u|mp}} [[Main Page Message]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016|anniversary live show!]] {{linkbox|liveshow.html|view}}
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Videlectrix Guys

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:03:32 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Complete Filmography */ Add Joystick Wagglin'

[[Image:Graphics Heyday.jpg|thumb|"One more crack like that, and you will never graphic in this business again!"]]

''"Two guys with mustaches showed up at the office one day, shouting out all these crazy ideas for the game. The Chapmans seem to trust them, so we figured we'd make them a silent partner (emphasis on silent)."'' -[[Telltale Games]], on working with the Videlectrix Guys

The '''Videlectrix Guys''' are the geniuses behind the games produced by [[Videlectrix]]. One of the guys (shown yelling in the image, hereafter referred to as the first programmer) is very domineering and apparently very abusive (such as screaming and cutting) of the other guy (hereafter the second programmer), who timidly accepts this treatment. The second programmer appears to be more sane than the first, and often points out mistakes of judgement the first programmer makes. The first programmer, however, is wholly obsessed with "[[good graphics]]", though his opinion of what good graphics ''are'' is strongly in line with [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad's Technology|opinion]].

The first programmer is portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]], and the second programmer is portrayed by [[Mike Chapman]]. They both have combed their hair poorly and sport drawn-on (in Photoshop) mustaches. In [[8-Bit is Enough]] the credits list them as "Videlectrix Matt" and "Videlectrix Mike". However, in [[Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview]], the first programmer is given the name "Monsieur Henri Chapardieu".

== Complete Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Peasant's Quest Preview]]
*Email [[part-time job]] (Easter egg)
*[[Workin' on the Game]]
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]]
*[[Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw]]
*[[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]] (Easter egg)
*[[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]]

== Quotes of the Week ==

{{qotwstart|plural=true}}
*{{qotw|Videlectrix Guys: "What did I say?! Good gr- To make good- What did I tell you to do?! To make good graphics. GOOD GRAPHICS!"|[[Peasant's Quest Preview]]|Mirror:videlectrix_grfx.mp3}}
|}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=theinterview Eric Conveys an Emotion] — a blogger interviews "Monsieur Henri Chapardieu" at the Videlectrix office.
*[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/12/17/rps-speaks-exclusively-to-videlectrix/ Rock, Paper, Shotgun interview] — Interview regarding the controversy between Videlectrix and [[Telltale Games]].

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Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:03:00 GMT

InterruptorJones:

{{watchyoutube|SZ7-TKdt9BU}}
[[Image:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|300px|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

The Videlectrix Guys review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre," Atari's [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix Guys}}

'''Date:''' October 26, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 3:09

==Transcript==

''{Joystick Wagglin' title sequence}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Welcome, everyone. Here we are at the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle. I can't hear you, are you—can you hear me? ''{blows into the mic}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Speak down. Okay, I'm Videlectrix—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{shouting}'' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle, I am Videlectrix One!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Videlectrix Two over here on the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{slapping sound}'' You are Videlectrix Three!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm—okay

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' We discussed this! You will never be Number Two!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Three. I'm Thr—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Until you can... graphic it up! This week we are playing one of the classics of hor—the horror-survival genre.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{spooky voice}'' Haunted House!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's pretty—that was actually pretty good.

''{The game begins.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Left! Right! Look down, left, right...

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, I can't decide where. The game hasn't even started yet. I haven't hit Game Select.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' What'd you do?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's my candlelight. I'm holding a candelabra and I have only 30 matches to save the haunted house. Oh!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{screams}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, there it is! A spectral—oh! Oh! Waah! What is that? Oh, there's another one!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' It's doing—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, man, what is it doing?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Jumping jacks?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' An insect—yeah, calisthenics. Okay, we gotta get out—oh, a four! I found a four. I found the four. Woof, the pulse—I tell ya, this game needs a Pee-Pants-Ometer down there at the bottom.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, I can work one up. I mean, gimme a second.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You typing it up?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, working on it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well, bring it on-screen. We'll superimpose.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' That's it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's the Pee-Pants-Ometer?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I could only do one leg of the pant. See? That's the crotch part.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You can't—this is a family wholesome Waggle. You can't say—here, bleep me out. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You came in late, do it again. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' —on the Weekly Waggle. Whatever that's supposed to be, fill it up, 'cause I have soiled myself through and through. Oh! The walls stained with blood! Here, look at that.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Why can't we see the rest of our body in the, um, candlelight?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' What do you mean? We see—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' The flicker should show the rest of our body.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' It's an artistical choice!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Okay.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Have you ever experienced artistical film?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I—yeah.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Hey, that made a different sound. You hear that?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Do you really know what we're doing in this game?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well—well, sure, we've got to assemble the shards and, uh, the scepter, and then, uh, make the squares go through one of the black squares.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Look at the font on those numbers. It's quite scriptic.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, like it's from the 1800s. The umpteen-hundreds! Ha! That's how many time I've had to ask you ''{screaming}'' TO MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Um.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Look at that! We won! We stumbled right into the winning of the game.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Let's, uh—okay, let's see what we get.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' I can't wait to see the reward. Any second, comin' up.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Wait, can we still move the eyes? Even after we've won?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, that's the reward!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' From the grave?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Now everyone can go change their drawers. Time for a fresh pair!

==External Links==

*[[Youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|Watch "Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition"]]

[[Category:YouTube]]

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:00:38 GMT

InterruptorJones:

{{watchyoutube|SZ7-TKdt9BU}}
[[Image:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|300px|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

Videlectrix 1 and Videlectrix 3 review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre," Atari's [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix 1}}, {{film|Videlectrix 3}}

'''Date:''' October 26, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 3:09

==Transcript==

''{Joystick Wagglin' title sequence}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Welcome, everyone. Here we are at the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle. I can't hear you, are you—can you hear me? ''{blows into the mic}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Speak down. Okay, I'm Videlectrix—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{shouting}'' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle, I am Videlectrix One!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Videlectrix Two over here on the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{slapping sound}'' You are Videlectrix Three!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm—okay

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' We discussed this! You will never be Number Two!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Three. I'm Thr—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Until you can... graphic it up! This week we are playing one of the classics of hor—the horror-survival genre.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{spooky voice}'' Haunted House!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's pretty—that was actually pretty good.

''{The game begins.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Left! Right! Look down, left, right...

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, I can't decide where. The game hasn't even started yet. I haven't hit Game Select.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' What'd you do?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's my candlelight. I'm holding a candelabra and I have only 30 matches to save the haunted house. Oh!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{screams}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, there it is! A spectral—oh! Oh! Waah! What is that? Oh, there's another one!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' It's doing—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, man, what is it doing?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Jumping jacks?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' An insect—yeah, calisthenics. Okay, we gotta get out—oh, a four! I found a four. I found the four. Woof, the pulse—I tell ya, this game needs a Pee-Pants-Ometer down there at the bottom.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, I can work one up. I mean, gimme a second.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You typing it up?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, working on it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well, bring it on-screen. We'll superimpose.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' That's it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's the Pee-Pants-Ometer?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I could only do one leg of the pant. See? That's the crotch part.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You can't—this is a family wholesome Waggle. You can't say—here, bleep me out. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You came in late, do it again. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' —on the Weekly Waggle. Whatever that's supposed to be, fill it up, 'cause I have soiled myself through and through. Oh! The walls stained with blood! Here, look at that.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Why can't we see the rest of our body in the, um, candlelight?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' What do you mean? We see—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' The flicker should show the rest of our body.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' It's an artistical choice!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Okay.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Have you ever experienced artistical film?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I—yeah.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Hey, that made a different sound. You hear that?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Do you really know what we're doing in this game?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well—well, sure, we've got to assemble the shards and, uh, the scepter, and then, uh, make the squares go through one of the black squares.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Look at the font on those numbers. It's quite scriptic.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, like it's from the 1800s. The umpteen-hundreds! Ha! That's how many time I've had to ask you ''{screaming}'' TO MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Um.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Look at that! We won! We stumbled right into the winning of the game.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Let's, uh—okay, let's see what we get.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' I can't wait to see the reward. Any second, comin' up.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Wait, can we still move the eyes? Even after we've won?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, that's the reward!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' From the grave?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Now everyone can go change their drawers. Time for a fresh pair!

==External Links==

*[[Youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|Watch "Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition"]]

[[Category:YouTube]]

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:59:26 GMT

InterruptorJones: Add transcript

{{watchyoutube|SZ7-TKdt9BU}}
[[Image:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|300px|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

Videlectrix 1 and Videlectrix 3 review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre," Atari's [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix 1}}, {{film|Videlectrix 3}}

'''Date:''' October 26, 2016

'''Running Time:''' 3:09

==Transcript==

''{Joystick Wagglin' title sequence}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Welcome everyone here we are at the

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle. I can't hear you, are you—can you hear me? ''{blows into the mic}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Speak down. Okay, I'm Videlectrix—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Welcome to the Weekly Waggle, I am Videlectrix One.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Videlectrix Two over here on the—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' ''{slapping sound}'' You are Videlectrix Three!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm—okay

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' We discussed this! You will never be Number Two!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I'm Three. I'm Thr—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Until you can... graphic it up! This week we are playing one of the classics of hor—the horror-survival genre.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{spooky voice}'' Haunted House!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's pretty—that was actually pretty good.

''{The game begins.}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Left! Right! Look down, left, right...

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, I can't decide where. The game hasn't even started yet. I haven't hit Game Select.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' What'd you do?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's my candlelight. I'm holding a candelabra and I have only 30 matches to save the haunted house. Oh!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' ''{screams}''

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, there it is! A spectral—oh! Oh! Waah! What is that? Oh, there's another one!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' It's doing—

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, man, what is it doing?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Jumping jacks?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' An insect—yeah, calisthenics. Okay, we gotta get out—oh, a four! I found a four. I found the four. Woof, the pulse—I tell ya, this game needs a Pee-Pants-Ometer down there at the bottom.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, I can work one up. I mean, gimme a second.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You typing it up?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Yeah, working on it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well, bring it on-screen. We'll superimpose.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' That's it!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' That's the Pee-Pants-Ometer?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I could only do one leg of the pant. See? That's the crotch part.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You can't—this is a family wholesome Waggle. You can't say—here, bleep me out. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' You came in late, do it again. You can't say crotch—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Bleep!

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' —on the Weekly Waggle. Whatever that's supposed to be, fill it up, 'cause I have soiled myself through and through. Oh! The walls stained with blood! Here, look at that.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Why can't we see the rest of our body in the, um, candlelight?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' What do you mean? We see—

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' The flicker should show the rest of our body.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' It's an artistical choice!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Okay.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Have you ever experienced artistical film?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' I—yeah.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Hey, that made a different sound. You hear that?

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Do you really know what we're doing in this game?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Well—well, sure, we've got to assemble the shards and, uh, the scepter, and then, uh, make the squares go through one of the black squares.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Look at the font on those numbers. It's quite scriptic.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Yeah, like it's from the 1800s. The umpteen-hundreds! Ha! That's how many time I've had to ask you ''{screaming}'' TO MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Um.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Look at that! We won! We stumbled right into the winning of the game.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Let's, uh—okay, let's see what we get.

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' I can't wait to see the reward. Any second, comin' up.

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' Wait, can we still move the eyes? Even after we've won?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Oh, that's the reward!

'''VIDELECTRIX 3:''' From the grave?

'''VIDELECTRIX 1:''' Now everyone can go change their drawers. Time for a fresh pair!

==External Links==

*[[Youtube:SZ7-TKdt9BU|Watch "Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition"]]

[[Category:YouTube]]

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:28:53 GMT

InterruptorJones: Add metadata

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:25:18 GMT

InterruptorJones: Stub page

[[File:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png|thumb|"Welcome to the weekly waggle!"]]

Videlectrix 1 and Videlectrix 3 review "one of the classics of the horror survival genre," Atari's [[Wikipedia:Haunted House (video game)|''Haunted House'']].

'''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{film|Videlectrix 1}}, {{film|Videlectrix 3}}

File:joystick-wagglin-halloween.png

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:20:56 GMT

InterruptorJones: Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition title card

Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition title card

H*R.com updates 2016

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:15:32 GMT

InterruptorJones:

{{updates-box}}
This is a log of all of the '''updates''' to '''[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|H*R.com]]''' during '''2016'''.

==Wednesday, October 26, 2016==
*[[YouTube]]: [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]]

==Friday, September 9, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: So I guess I'm supposed to do this, right, Portland? Take a pic of my feet with my mouth apparently?
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Meanwhile, Dumbstar is traveling in ultra sub-prime economy class. [[twitter:#xoxofest|#xoxofest]]

==Monday, September 5, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Holy paunch!! This is extensive! And up to the minute-accurate! https://t.co/yaUI9lxSIR

==Sunday, September 4, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Thanks to everyone who came out to [[twitter:@VenkmansATL|@VenkmansATL]] on Fri! Twas a blast!! (also thanks to dead muskrat hanging on wall)

==Saturday, September 3, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Watch Limozeen casually shred Nite Mamas at last night's sound check!
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Where's sloshy, [[twitter:@zachlubarsky|@zachlubarsky]]? They refused to sound check and just stood there staring at the sound tech like this:

==Friday, September 2, 2016==
*[[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016]]

==Wednesday, August 31, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Practicing Fisheye Lens with my fisheye lens. Things are just about to start getting crazy-go-bulbous.

==Tuesday, August 30, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Yes [[twitter:@EdbotnikThe|@EdbotnikThe]]! I can finally use my robopants to kick the crap outta that slum lord Tom Nook and the whole Nook crime family!

==Tuesday, August 23, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: First live show sold out so we added a SECOND SHOW in October! Second show, second heads! http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1296159
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Bandgeresque practice! Note to cool self: get smaller cool, cool glasses to fit new, less-husky head.

==Monday, August 22, 2016==
*[[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/shirts|20th Anniversary Wave O' T-Shirts!]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: We're sellin, like, every old t-shirt design! Remember the Nebulon shirt? Neither do I!

==Saturday, August 20, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Yup [[twitter:@lizzylizard04|@lizzylizzard04]], my very THOUGHTS are canon. In fact, now YOU'RE an in-universe bottle of EVOO with webbed feet!

==Friday, August 19, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Shh! [[twitter:@dan_r_parsons|@dan_r_parsons]] [[twitter:@OsakaJack|@OsakaJack]] You may be more right than you know! [[twitter:#TGS_ShatteredLives_ThisFallOnLifetime|#TGS_ShatteredLives_ThisFallOnLifetime]]

==Thursday, August 18, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Practicing for our live show with my new loop pedal and my new chinmouth! [[twitter:#technolive|#technolive]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh, [[twitter:@OsakaJack|@OsakaJack]] it's my new show about an emotionally damaged robot detective and his adopted 6 year old partner.

==Wednesday, August 17, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Burninating the troposphere! (with apologies to [[twitter:@USInterior|@USInterior]] and their kickawesome instagram photo, I had to do it)

==Monday, August 15, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: So cool [[twitter:@Wazzaldorp|@Wazzaldorp]]! You made me 'gonna have to jump'-ing out of the ending of Bionic Commando!!

==Friday, August 12, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: What kinda weird cold ones were you drinking when you proposed these designs back in '96, [[twitter:@craigzobel|@craigzobel]]? Problem Ones?

==Wednesday, August 10, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: THIS is how more humans should spend their spare time, [[twitter:@CaulinLucas|@CaulinLucas]]! Nice work! The soft midi notes melt over my ears like processed cheese!

==Tuesday, August 9, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Just so's you know, this mess is what's turning 20, not our website. That started in 2000 when all websites began.

==Monday, August 8, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Lookit all this wildlife [[twitter:@Phantomazing|@Phantomazing]]! Alert [[twitter:@Sir_Attenboroug|@Sir_Attenboroug]], We need one of them BBC doc's with the slowmo deaths
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Sorry [[twitter:@pullahoko|@pullahoko]], it's no match for the king of the deep. [[twitter:#steepprices|#steepprices]] [[twitter:#trees|#trees]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Check it out! This is, like, the new Rushmore. (RIP fleshtangle mouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BI2yVWdDIGl/

==Friday, August 5, 2016==
*[[Main Page Message]]: ''[[hr:liveshow.html|anniversary live show!]]''
*[[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/frontpage/products/brainkrieg-shirt|Brainkreig Shirt]]

==Wednesday, August 3, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: This is for all the whiners who keep saying how old our 20th anniversary makes them feel. Hope it helps!

==Monday, August 1, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Linkx for tix: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1272461-homestar-runner-20th-atlanta/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=msh … (also, psst! Venkman's! my name is two words! two dang words, man! spacebar is my middle name!)

==Sunday, July 31, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: ATL fans! 20 yrs ago, 2 dudes walked into a Kinko's and sorta changed one or two things forever! Come celebrate!

==Tuesday, July 26, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh mandang you guys... Band practice. [[twitter:#preparethyself|#preparethyself]]

==Friday, July 22, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Easy [[twitter:@coffeeordie|@coffeeordie]]! Just chuck a Cheatball at him!

==Tuesday, July 19, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: It's been a long day of shooting. [[twitter:#desknap|#desknap]]

==Monday, July 18, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I caught a wild Dijjery-doo! [[twitter:#mariopainta|#mariopainta]]

==Tuesday, April 26, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I'd always assumed he was part elephant, but the afternoon sun reveals Dumptake's possible seal origins:
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh dang-dag! [[twitter:@DeFriendlyTroll|@DeFriendlyTroll]] was right!! Elephant seals DO eat penguins!!

==Saturday, April 23, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: THIS is what we've been working towards, people!!
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: HAVE A FISH MY DOGE.

==Friday, April 22, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh man, I keep havin' this one dream...
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I like the way you splode, [[Twitter:@AAPLTree|@AAPLTree]]

==Friday, April 1, 2016==
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]: [[Marzipan's Answering Machine version 17.2|Version 17.2]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: But the science was sound! SOUND I say!! New Marzipan's Answering Machine.

==Friday, March 18, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Check out these alternate test sentences from sbemail120 'radio!' Still think I picked the best one. [[twitter:#homestarchives|#homestarchives]]

==Wednesday, January 13, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: My original Trog-brainstorm sheet! Today, Troggie officially enters his teens! [[twitter:#Trogday|#Trogday]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Teen Trogor-squad?! Great idea [[twitter:@Band1tDav3|@Band1tDav3]]

==Monday, January 11, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I'll never be able to call Strong Sad "The Thick White Dump" again without shedding a little tear.

__NOTOC__
[[Category: Regular Updates]]

H*R.com updates 2016

InterruptorJones — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:15:06 GMT

InterruptorJones: Add Joystick Wagglin'

{{updates-box}}
This is a log of all of the '''updates''' to '''[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|H*R.com]]''' during '''2016'''.

==Wednesday, October 26, 2016==
*YouTube: [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]]

==Friday, September 9, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: So I guess I'm supposed to do this, right, Portland? Take a pic of my feet with my mouth apparently?
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Meanwhile, Dumbstar is traveling in ultra sub-prime economy class. [[twitter:#xoxofest|#xoxofest]]

==Monday, September 5, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Holy paunch!! This is extensive! And up to the minute-accurate! https://t.co/yaUI9lxSIR

==Sunday, September 4, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Thanks to everyone who came out to [[twitter:@VenkmansATL|@VenkmansATL]] on Fri! Twas a blast!! (also thanks to dead muskrat hanging on wall)

==Saturday, September 3, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Watch Limozeen casually shred Nite Mamas at last night's sound check!
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Where's sloshy, [[twitter:@zachlubarsky|@zachlubarsky]]? They refused to sound check and just stood there staring at the sound tech like this:

==Friday, September 2, 2016==
*[[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 2 Sep 2016]]

==Wednesday, August 31, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Practicing Fisheye Lens with my fisheye lens. Things are just about to start getting crazy-go-bulbous.

==Tuesday, August 30, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Yes [[twitter:@EdbotnikThe|@EdbotnikThe]]! I can finally use my robopants to kick the crap outta that slum lord Tom Nook and the whole Nook crime family!

==Tuesday, August 23, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: First live show sold out so we added a SECOND SHOW in October! Second show, second heads! http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1296159
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Bandgeresque practice! Note to cool self: get smaller cool, cool glasses to fit new, less-husky head.

==Monday, August 22, 2016==
*[[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/shirts|20th Anniversary Wave O' T-Shirts!]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: We're sellin, like, every old t-shirt design! Remember the Nebulon shirt? Neither do I!

==Saturday, August 20, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Yup [[twitter:@lizzylizard04|@lizzylizzard04]], my very THOUGHTS are canon. In fact, now YOU'RE an in-universe bottle of EVOO with webbed feet!

==Friday, August 19, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Shh! [[twitter:@dan_r_parsons|@dan_r_parsons]] [[twitter:@OsakaJack|@OsakaJack]] You may be more right than you know! [[twitter:#TGS_ShatteredLives_ThisFallOnLifetime|#TGS_ShatteredLives_ThisFallOnLifetime]]

==Thursday, August 18, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Practicing for our live show with my new loop pedal and my new chinmouth! [[twitter:#technolive|#technolive]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh, [[twitter:@OsakaJack|@OsakaJack]] it's my new show about an emotionally damaged robot detective and his adopted 6 year old partner.

==Wednesday, August 17, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Burninating the troposphere! (with apologies to [[twitter:@USInterior|@USInterior]] and their kickawesome instagram photo, I had to do it)

==Monday, August 15, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: So cool [[twitter:@Wazzaldorp|@Wazzaldorp]]! You made me 'gonna have to jump'-ing out of the ending of Bionic Commando!!

==Friday, August 12, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: What kinda weird cold ones were you drinking when you proposed these designs back in '96, [[twitter:@craigzobel|@craigzobel]]? Problem Ones?

==Wednesday, August 10, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: THIS is how more humans should spend their spare time, [[twitter:@CaulinLucas|@CaulinLucas]]! Nice work! The soft midi notes melt over my ears like processed cheese!

==Tuesday, August 9, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Just so's you know, this mess is what's turning 20, not our website. That started in 2000 when all websites began.

==Monday, August 8, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Lookit all this wildlife [[twitter:@Phantomazing|@Phantomazing]]! Alert [[twitter:@Sir_Attenboroug|@Sir_Attenboroug]], We need one of them BBC doc's with the slowmo deaths
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Sorry [[twitter:@pullahoko|@pullahoko]], it's no match for the king of the deep. [[twitter:#steepprices|#steepprices]] [[twitter:#trees|#trees]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Check it out! This is, like, the new Rushmore. (RIP fleshtangle mouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BI2yVWdDIGl/

==Friday, August 5, 2016==
*[[Main Page Message]]: ''[[hr:liveshow.html|anniversary live show!]]''
*[[Store]]: [[myshopify:collections/frontpage/products/brainkrieg-shirt|Brainkreig Shirt]]

==Wednesday, August 3, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: This is for all the whiners who keep saying how old our 20th anniversary makes them feel. Hope it helps!

==Monday, August 1, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Linkx for tix: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1272461-homestar-runner-20th-atlanta/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=msh … (also, psst! Venkman's! my name is two words! two dang words, man! spacebar is my middle name!)

==Sunday, July 31, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: ATL fans! 20 yrs ago, 2 dudes walked into a Kinko's and sorta changed one or two things forever! Come celebrate!

==Tuesday, July 26, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh mandang you guys... Band practice. [[twitter:#preparethyself|#preparethyself]]

==Friday, July 22, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Easy [[twitter:@coffeeordie|@coffeeordie]]! Just chuck a Cheatball at him!

==Tuesday, July 19, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: It's been a long day of shooting. [[twitter:#desknap|#desknap]]

==Monday, July 18, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I caught a wild Dijjery-doo! [[twitter:#mariopainta|#mariopainta]]

==Tuesday, April 26, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I'd always assumed he was part elephant, but the afternoon sun reveals Dumptake's possible seal origins:
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh dang-dag! [[twitter:@DeFriendlyTroll|@DeFriendlyTroll]] was right!! Elephant seals DO eat penguins!!

==Saturday, April 23, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: THIS is what we've been working towards, people!!
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: HAVE A FISH MY DOGE.

==Friday, April 22, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Oh man, I keep havin' this one dream...
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I like the way you splode, [[Twitter:@AAPLTree|@AAPLTree]]

==Friday, April 1, 2016==
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]: [[Marzipan's Answering Machine version 17.2|Version 17.2]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: But the science was sound! SOUND I say!! New Marzipan's Answering Machine.

==Friday, March 18, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Check out these alternate test sentences from sbemail120 'radio!' Still think I picked the best one. [[twitter:#homestarchives|#homestarchives]]

==Wednesday, January 13, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: My original Trog-brainstorm sheet! Today, Troggie officially enters his teens! [[twitter:#Trogday|#Trogday]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: Teen Trogor-squad?! Great idea [[twitter:@Band1tDav3|@Band1tDav3]]

==Monday, January 11, 2016==
*[[@StrongBadActual]]: I'll never be able to call Strong Sad "The Thick White Dump" again without shedding a little tear.

__NOTOC__
[[Category: Regular Updates]]

sbemail 206

InterruptorJones — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:07:05 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Inside References */ Fix link text; tweak punctuation

{{sbenav|206}}
[[Image:sbemail206.png|thumb|"Just like the previous model, only crappier. I mean, more expensive. I mean, lappier."]]
After years of checking his email on kitchen appliances, Strong Bad gives April Fools' Day on the Internet a piece of his mind.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque}}, {{Film|Dangeresque Too}}, {{Film|Renaldo}}, {{Film|The Stunt Double}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Bubs}}

'''Places:''' [[Kitchen of The Brothers Strong]], [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappier}}

'''Date:''' Wednesday, April 1, 2015

'''Running Time:''' 4:47 (official), 5:12 (actual)

'''Page Title:''' Econowave 4761-V

==Transcript==
''{Strong Bad is in front of a microwave on a kitchen counter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Emails are like Hot Pockets, they're full of garbage and cheese.

''{The microwave beeps and turns on. Text scrolls from right to left on the small screen.}''


'''DEAR STRONG BAD, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA DUST OFF THE COMPÉ AND ANSWER AN EMAIL? -MATT MACRO PIKA'''


''{Strong Bad reads the words haltingly as they appear. Reads sender's name as "Matt Massapequa". The microwave beeps, and "DONE." scrolls down from above.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait a minute, have I not always checked my email on kitchen appliances?!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of a running blender. "DEAR STRONG BAD" scrolls across a tiny screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Dear Strong Bad..."

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of a toaster. Toast pops up with "DEAR STRONG BAD" burned onto the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Dear Strong Bad..."

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of a fridge. He pushes a glass into the ice dispenser.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Dear crushed ice..."

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of the Compé. The screen says:}''

{{compeemail}}
Dear Strong Bad, 
Do you enloy reasing? 
I do two! How 'bou? 
-The Tawdry Man
{{compeemailend}}

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Dear Strong Bad..."

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the counter. He turns away from the microwave.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah! ''Computers!'' ''{He hops down from his stool}'' Let's go see how that old Compé is doing!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of his computer table. The Compé appears to be buried in a huge mound of dust, with only its top-right corner poking out.}}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Ooh. That is... that is some dust. ''{Close up of the desk. Strong Bad steps closer}'' Well, I'd best get to blowin'! I said a-FWWWWWWWWWWWW...

''{He blows into the mound, creating a cloud of dust that envelopes the room. When it clears, there is a different computer, resembling the [[Lappy 486]] and called the Lappier, sitting where the Compé was. The top-right corner of the Compé's monitor is balanced on the top of the Lappier for a few seconds, then falls onto the desk and clatters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! All that dust compressed my old computer into a newer, even ''better'' computer! Like coal to a diamond!

''{Rear view of the Lappier. Strong Bad picks up the Compé corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Compé, we hardly knew yé. Whup! ''{He tosses the Compé corner off to the side}''

''{Cut back to the front of the Lappier. It boots up with a jingle and a 3D model resembling the Lappy logo that zooms and in rotates twice. "Lapp''ier''" appears on-screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Lappier. Just like the previous model, only crappier. I mean, more expensive. I-I mean, lappier.

''{The Lappier dings. A notice appears with the text "Today's date is April 1" and the Lappier logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! April First?! Aw, man, I can't check my email today!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{excited}'' Here it comes, ''{Cut to wide shot. Homestar is sitting on the computer table to the right of the Lappier, knees tucked in and feet drumming on the table.}'' here it comes! ''{He stops drumming his feet}'' Brace myself! ''{He holds his breath.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, what are you doing here?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Just waiting for you to drop that April Foo'Day bomb, Strong Bad! ''{He hops off the table}'' Our website ''always'' has the best pranks!

''{Close up of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, everybody knows the Internet already ruined April Fools' Day. ...On February 7, 2008, ironically enough.

''{Close up of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But it's the day the Internet gets on the Internet to make inside jokes about the Internet!

''{Wide shot of the two of them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Exactly. ''{sarcastic}'' And I can't wait to be ''soooo'' fooled when ''{Cut to the welcome screen. Strong Bad and Homestar continue talking as voiceovers.}'' my favorite website looks like it's from another ''time'' period!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Man. ''{A cursor enters the screen and wiggles back and forth.}'' This looks just like one of them Flash-y cartoon websites ''{The cursor stops over "watch intro" and a Flash Player Settings popup appears over Homestar's face.}'' from 2002!

''{The cursor moves to the update button and clicks a few times. It starts waggling again as Strong Bad speaks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No! Shut up! I haven't done it yet! Boo-ling...

''{The welcome screen transforms into an Old-Timey version with a mechanical version of The Homestar Runner. As Homestar speaks, it moves to click on "WEB".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What happened to my websize? It's gone Old Time Jones!

''{The cursor clicks on "SITE". A sign comes down from the top of the screen.}''

'''ANIMATRONIC THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' E'erybody, e'erybody.

''{Animatronic The Homestar Runner rotates counterclockwise out of the screen, and a mechanical Old Timey Strong Bad rotates into the screen in the same direction.}''

'''ANIMATRONIC OLD TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Insert one pence for tomfoolery!

''{Animatronic Old Timey Strong Bad rotates back out of the screen, replaced by The Homestar Runner.}''

'''ANIMATRONIC THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Insert a baby. ''{opens his mouth.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, no, I'm not falling for ''that'' prank again. Strong Bad, let's move on to the next thing you're gonna make fun of.

''{Cut to a green rating card.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And don't forget all the great fake movie trailers we get to suffer through.

''{As the voiceover speaks, extreme closeups of Dangeresque's sunglasses.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' Sometimes, a cruel, cruel world needs a man with cool, cool glasses.

''{Shot of Dangeresque's glasses in a spotlight. The theme from ''Dangeresque 2, This Time It's Not Dangeresque 1'' plays. Cut to two Dangeresques facing off on top of Bubs' Concession Stand, each holding a nunchuck-gun. One of them is holding his gun by the nunchuck.}''

'''BOTH DANGERESQUES:''' Two Dangeresques?!

''{Wider shot, now including two Dangeresque Toos. One has a mustached face drawn on his star.}''

'''BOTH DANGERESQUE TOOS:''' And two Dangeresque Toos?!

''{Renaldo pops up front and center.}''

'''RENALDO:''' But that equals...!

''{Cut to black screen. "Dangeresque" scrolls upwards in the background while a "4" scrolls approaches in the foreground.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' Dangeresque Four... ''{The "4" is replaced with "÷ 2"...}'' Divided by Two... ''{...followed by "= 6".}''Equals Six!

''{As the theme ends, the full title appears: "Dangeresque 4 ÷ 2 = 6". Cut to a closeup of Dangeresque.}''

'''DANGERESQUE:''' Or did I? ''{"Or did I?" appears below his face. Additional I's appear as he adds}'' ...I, I, I, I, I? ''{Musical sting with a cut to a six-lens'd pair of Dangeresque sunglasses.}'' ...Is that-- is that six?

''{Cut to shot of Dangeresque and the Stunt Double as Dangeresque on top of Bubs' Concession Stand as the Stunt Double is hit by a microwave.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' When's it coming out?! ''When's it coming out?!'' I gotta forward this to all my peeps on Google Buzz!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, hang on, we don't want to forget about the fake ads for nerd culture products that don't really exist.

''{Cut to shot of Strong Sad with a Petri dish and a Q-Tip}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did someone say, "nerd cultures"? Ahh! ''{Strong Sad sticks the Q-Tip into his mouth as gagging sounds play}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No!

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Burninate back-to-school with the Trogdor Beefy Arm Backpack. Two straps! One beefy arm! Secret com-pockt-ments for all your consummate V's. And you'll look "rather dashing" in this Burninated Peasant Zip-up Trench Hoodie.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's only fake unless enough of you say you'll buy one, in which case, ''support my crowdfunding campaign!''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I want one! Imagine me with three arms! ''Oooooooh!'' I gotta send this to all my Google Wavebirds!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Forget all that mess! I'm yanking April Fools' off the Internet and back into the real world! Where it can physically hurt people!

''{Shot zooms in onto Homestar's face}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nobody falls for that stuff no more, Strong Bad!

''{Shot pans back out to show Strong Bad holding a mirror with a mustache applied to the top-center to resemble Mustached Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar! I'd like you to meet your long-lost twin brother!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Chauncey! Give us a three-arm hug!

''{Homestar runs into the mirror as it shatters and he falls onto the floor with shards in his face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha! April Fools'!

''{Shot cuts to Strong Bad and Marzipan in the field with Marzipan having a very The Cheat-like shape in her throat}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{slightly muffled}'' Are you sure this is gluten-frwee?

'''STRONG BAD:''' April Fools'!

''{Shot cuts to The King of Town's table with Strong Bad and the King of Town}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, King of Town, I'd like you to eat... ''{Holds up hand mirror in front of King of Town}'' your long lost twin brother.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Okay! ''{King of Town takes a bite out of hand mirror}''

''{Cut to shot of Strong Mad and a turtle upside down in The Field}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GET ME DOWN!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Peeks from the left side}'' A-tee hee.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{bouncing around}'' I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Peeks from the right side}'' And a-tee hee hee.

''{Cut back to shot of Dangeresque and the Stunt Double as Dangeresque on top of Bubs' Concession Stand as the Stunt Double is hit by a microwave.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh!

''{Cut to shot of Bubs' in the field at night, looking at the [[Gremlin]] wrapped in [[duct tape]].}''

'''BUBS:''' How am I supposed to get inside my car?

''{Shot zooms into the windshield as Coach Z sits up from the driver seat inside the car}''

'''COACH Z:''' How am ''I'' supposed to get outside my apratment? ''{Coach Z places a card with the printing "Apt. Z" onto the dashboard and dances for the last 3 notes of the background music}''

''{Cut to the behind of the Lappier as Strong Bad is sitting at the desk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, ''that's'' how you April Fools' a body. Pain and suffering. Not... inconvenient web browsing. ''{The Lappier plays a notification sound}'' Hey!

''{Cut to front of the Lappier with Strong Bad's head as the Lappier displays "Time is 12:00 am. It is now April 2"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at that! Now I can check my email. Alright boxing gloves, get ready to work your inexplicable magic. I check my email on computers, huh-HA! Uh, no toast!

''{Strong Bad hits enter as a "Flash Player Settings" pop-up appears with the message "April Fools'!}''

''{After a few seconds, a 3-D the Paper with the message ">tweet here to email strong bad @StrongBadActual"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C-G-eowwww!

''{The CGI paper begins to move, twist itself around as Strong Bad beatboxes in the background.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Update?" at the end to access another [[Old-Timey]] style [[Index Page]] scene.
*:''{Animatronic The Homestar Runner can be seen briefly, before an animatronic Old-Timey Strong Bad appears in his place.}''
*:'''ANIMATRONIC OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{his words appear in frames as he speaks them}'' Olde Time Jones! Drug Filled Tonic! It's for children, you!

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
[[Image:sbemail206_teaser.jpg|thumb|Someday, when you least expect it...]]
*This email was previously teased by the closed Twitter account [[@ronginald]] on February 27, 2012, in a Tweet that read "Someday, when you least expect it...". Attached was part of a script (which has since been changed heavily).
*This is the first Strong Bad Email to be uploaded since [[videography]] on October 5, 2009, ending its longest [[hiatus]] to date (approximately five-and-a-half years).
*The Lappier is based on Strong Bad's third computer, the [[Lappy 486]].
*The [[YouTube]] version is entitled "sbemail206 - April 1st".
*The disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "level 10", very likely a reference to [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
**That may also be a reference to how it's been 5 years since the [[videography|previous sbemail]], and almost 10 years since Level 9 of Stinkoman 20X6.
*The fake merchandise shown is worn by [[Mike Chapman]].

===Remarks===
*Before Strong Bad dusts off the Compé, its gray plug is clearly visible. However, after the Lappier is revealed, it becomes a beige plug.
*Strong Bad's pants have no reflection when Marzipan is seen with The Cheat in her throat.
*Strong Bad is able to activate the microwave without pressing the Start button.

===Goofs===
*When Coach Z appears as [[Renaldo]], his arms are a paler shade of green than his body.
*During the rear-view shot of the Lappier, a section of the table is missing on the bottom-right corner.

===Inside References===
*The fake merchandise shown is based on the characters [[Trogdor]] and [[Rather Dashing]].
*Homestar wants a Trogdor backpack (which includes a beefy arm) so he can have "[[Lack of Visible Arms|three arms]]."
*Homestar mistakes his reflection for his "[[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship|twin brother 'Chauncey.']]"
**In [[hygiene]], Homestar (as John) called a moth that lived in his mouth by this name.
*When Homestar breaks the mirror, he gets shards of broken glass in his face, which previously occurred in [[licensed]].
**The mirror shown has an appropriately placed [[Mustachioed Homestar Runner|mustache]] on it.
*Marzipan is standing behind a cinder block with a [[Marzipan's Chalkboard|chalkboard]] reading "[[marzipan|gluten-free concert for birds]]."
*In this email, both [[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Sad Smiling|Strong Sad smile]].
*The King of Town [[The King of Town's Food|takes a bite]] from a mirror.
*The upside-down turtle next to Strong Mad was previously seen getting [[oatmeal]] dumped on it in [[new hands]].
*There is another mention of [[Jones]].
*Strong Bad was previously asked if he happens to "enloy reasing" in an Easter egg email in [[unused emails]].
*The ''Dangeresque 4'' promo has [[duplicate characters]].
*Homestar says "When's it coming out? When's it coming out?" in the same rhythm as "Stick it to the man! Stick it to the man!" from [[the theme from DANGERESQUE II: This time, it's not Dangeresque I]].

===Real-World References===
*[[wikipedia:Google Buzz|Google Buzz]] was a social network launched in February 2010, and discontinued in December 2011 when it was replaced by [[wikipedia:Google+|Google+]].
*[[wikipedia:Google Wave|Google Wave]] was collaborative, real-time editing web service launched by Google in September 2009. It has since been discontinued.
*"Olde Time Jones Drug Filled Tonic" being marketed towards children is a reference to how children's medicines of the past contained ingredients that today would be questionable at best, including opium and cocaine.
*"Kickcheater" is a pun on the crowdfunding website [[wikipedia:Kickstarter|Kickstarter]], as well as a reference to [[Kicking The Cheat]].
*[[wikipedia:Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]] is a town in New York state.
*[[Wikipedia:Hot Pockets|Hot Pockets]] are a brand of frozen food consisting of meat, cheese, and sauce inside a pastry crust. They were previously mentioned in [[dullard]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|206|37766|youtube=NhfHM3jlKnU}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: April Fools]]

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InterruptorJones — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:07:19 GMT

InterruptorJones: Spelling

{{sbenav|100|link=sbemailahundred}}

[[Image:sbemailahundred.png|thumb|300px|Puttin' their weight on it.]]

In the long-anticipated 100th email, Jon from NH asks Strong Bad how long he has known Homestar Runner. The answer is too big to be shown in anything but...WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]], {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[The Prince of Town]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Limozeen}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Senor Cardgage}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Moon]], [[The Sweet Sweet Rainbow Bridge]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]] (Easter egg), [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg), [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, March 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 5:01

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{shouting}'' ONE TWO THREE FOUR—

''{Strong Bad starts singing hard rock with instruments in the background, and the following words appear as they are said:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' EMAIL IS AWESOME ''{"AWESOME"}'', EMAIL IS WEIRD ''{"WEiRD"}'', EMAIL IS AWESOME ''{"AWESOME"}'' AND EMAIL IS WEIRD ''{"WEiRD"}''! And I'll never forget the way it was, GRRRL ''{"grrrl"}''...uh!

''{Starts reading the email in his abandoned Mexican accent. The text is in the style of the Tandy, and it is in fact the [[some kinda robot|very first email]] he ever did.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing 
gloves off before you go to bed? 
 
Sincerely, 
Abdi LaRue 
San Diego, CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad starts to stutter when reading "before you go to".}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ...dajede...wait a minute! ''{hits Compy, the text fixes itself to be a new email}'' There we go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey there, Strong Bad! 
I was wondering. How long have you 
known Homestar? Is there some sort of 
flashback that could describe how 
and when you guys met? 
Your Fan, 
Jon, NH</blockquote>

''{Instead of "New Hampshire," Strong Bad says "No Hamsters."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, I got flashbacks alright, Jon. I'm like, Discount Flashback Warehouse over here. But this particular flashback has way too much historical significance to be shown in anything but WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH!

''{As he says this with a resonating noise, the left side of the screen expands out. The camera then cuts out to a wide shot. Strong Bad stops typing and turns to his right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right side: WOOOOOAHH—

''{the right side of the screen starts to expand, then abruptly bounces out to its full extent, revealing Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wha-uh, what are you doin' over there?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, I'm pretty much here every week. It's just that usually I'm behind the black.

'''STRONG BAD''': Guess I should start...lookin' to the right more often.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': In fact, I think I might live here.

'''STRONG BAD''': I don't think so. If you lived here, you'd have less non-broken bones. And more crushed spirits.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{leaning forward}'' Yes, sir.

'''STRONG BAD''': Frame shift left! WOOOOOAAHHH!

''{The screen starts shifting left to get Homestar out of the shot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': See ya after the flashback!

''{The screen shows a picture of Strong Bad on the moon with a tennis racket. The drawing is in the style of the original children's book, though the characters have limited animation. Strong Bad narrates the story but doesn't read everything—text that he doesn't read is included in this transcript in parentheses. Also, character voices are imitated and are denoted in brackets.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{narrating}'' Strong Bad meets the Homestar Runner.

''{The page turns to a picture of just Strong Bad.}''

Everyone loves Strong Bad. He is an okay guy.

''{The page turns to a picture of Strong Bad and Coach Z playing tennis on the moon.}''

One day Strong Bad was finishing up a game of tennis on the moon with his pal, the Coach Z. He won 1,000,000 to 3. ''{Strong Bad}'' "You see, 3 is clearly a smaller number than a million," said Strong Bad. ''{Coach Z}'' "Ooooooh. Now I understand."

''{The page turns to Strong Bad and Coach Z flying down a rainbow from the moon to earth.}''

They flew on a sweet, sweet rainbow bridge back down to Free Country, USA.

''{The page turns to Coach Z holding a towel and talking to Strong Bad.}''

''{Coach Z}'' "I'ma go shower up!" said the Coach Z. ''{Strong Bad}'' "Gross!" said Strong Bad. "Shut up!"

''{The page turns to see Strong Bad walking toward a giant pink egg with yellow spots.}''

Walking home, Strong Bad came upon a big ol' egg. "Waaaaaaaaagh!"

''{The page turns to a closer view of Strong Bad and the egg.}''

"I wonder what's inside," thought tiny-handed Strong Bad.

''{The page turns to see Homestar behind the egg wearing a yellow shirt with a [[duck]] on it.}''

''{Homestar}'' "Hello! How do you like my egg, Mr. Strong Bad?" said a voice from behind. ''{Strong Bad}'' "Who the crap are you, Duckshirt?" asked No-shirt. ''{Homestar}'' "I'm The Homestar Runner!" said the duckshirt. "Some folk say I'm a terrific athlete."

''{The page turns to a closer view of the scene.}''

''{Strong Bad}'' "Well I folk say you're a terrific liar!" ''(said Strong Bad.)'' "This is plainly my egg." ''{The Prince of Town}'' "What's all the commotion about?"

''{The page zooms out, showing the Prince of Town looking at Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

...said the svelte, young Prince of Town. "And who's this weirdo in the duckie shirt?" ''{Homestar}'' "I'm The Homestar Runner! Some folk say I'm a terrific ''(athlete!" said Duckshirt.)'' ''{Strong Bad}'' "Prancibald over here says this egg belongs to him, when I found it first."

''{Zoom in to a closeup of the Prince of Town.}''

''{The Prince of Town}'' "We'll settle this with a ten-step footrace."

''{The page turns to show a crowd of characters, including Mr. Bland and Señor from the original children's book. Everyone is watching Strong Bad and Homestar at the start line of a race.}''

And so they all gathered for a ten-step footrace. The slim and trim young Prince of Town explained the rules.

''{A piece of paper shows up reading: "Ten-step Footrace Official Rules. Rule One. Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner! Rule Two. No biting."}''

''{The Prince of Town}'' "Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner!"

''{The page turns to see Strong Bad and Homestar at the line and Marzipan giving the startoff.}''

''{Marzipan}'' "Ready-and-set-and-go-now." ''{they start running, with Homestar counting}'' ''{Homestar}'' "One, two, three, four, five, six..." ''{Strong Bad takes tiny steps and is way behind}'' ''{Strong Bad}'' "Keep up the pace. Gotta break 4:40"

''{The page turns to see silhouettes of everyone, and Homestar has reached the end.}''

''{Homestar}'' "Ten!"

''{The Prince of Town}'' "And the Duckie-man is the winner. Loser gets the egg."

''{The background music plays several confused notes, then the page turns to a closeup of Homestar, with Strong Bad and the egg in the background.}''

''{Homestar}'' "WHAAAAT??!!?&,:;%${}" ''{Strong Bad}'' "Hooray a-for me!!"

''{The page turns to show Strong Mad holding the egg over his head while Strong Bad watches.}''

And so Strong Mad helped to break open the egg. ''{Strong Mad tosses the egg}''

''{The page turns to show the egg broken, and with a bunch of fish sticks inside it.}''

And out poured a lifetime supply of fishsticks. And a The Cheat!!!!

''{The Cheat springs out of the egg, then the page turns to a closeup of The Cheat. The page turns again to see Strong Bad and The Cheat with the egg in the background.}''

''{Strong Bad}'' "Awesome! My very own a The Cheat!"

''{The page turns again, showing everyone hanging out by a boombox.}''

And so, The Cheat mashed play on an extremely expensive jambox with high-speed dubbing and everybody put their weight on it! ''{The Cheat plays a remix of the [[Old Intro|original intro]] music for H*R.com, and everyone dances.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad sitting at the stool, talking to Homestar, who's sitting on the floor listening to the tale.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': So that's pretty much how it all went down, huh?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, yes. Read me another one! Another one!

'''STRONG BAD''': Ohhhhh, very well. This one's called The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a children's book of the same name. Compy beeps and turns blue with the caption "Congratulations! You have answered 100 emails." and pixelated fireworks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the— Whoa! Would ya look at that! 100 emails. I had no idea! I lost count around 51. Well, I suppose I should do something to celebrate... uh... ooh! I'll say email 100 times! Email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email...

''{As Strong Bad continues, [[The Paper]] comes down}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' ...email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email eMAIL-a email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email-mail-nahduhluh email email email email e-meh-meh-meh-meh-mail email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email email-mail email email email email email email email EMAIL! ''{takes a big breath}'' Ooh. I'm pa— I'm parched. ''{wheezes}'' I need a glass of water.

''{A pixelated glass of water appears onscreen.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:The homestar runner gets something stuck in his craw.PNG|thumb|A children's book by Mike and Craig]]
*When Strong Bad pulls out the book "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw," you can click on it to get a closer look.

*After Strong Bad says "Email" 100 times, you can click on the words:
**"Congratulations!" for a message from [[Limozeen]].
::'''LIMOZEEN:''' Congratulations, Strong Bad, on your 100th email!
::''{slight pause}''
::'''LARRY:''' ''{startling the other bandmembers}'' WE'RE FROM THE BAND LIMOZEEN!
::'''PERRY:''' Uh, I think it says that at the top of the screen, Larry.
::'''LARRY:''' WELL I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!
::''{The band members strike various poses and the frame freezes, as the central riff from "[[Because, It's Midnite]]" plays.}''

:*click on "you" to see Homestar deliver his message.
::''{Homestar is standing in the field, wearing the Duckie Shirt.}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad!

:*click on "have" to see a message from Marzipan.
::''{Marzipan is standing in her house near her answering machine.}''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Whoo-hoo, Strong Bad, whoo-hoo. I've almost caught up with you. I only have 90 more answering machines to go.

:*click on "answered" to see Senor Cardgage say some stuff.
::''{Senor Cardgage is standing in The Field near his bush.}''
::'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Many combolations, Elizagerth! ''{holds up a sign reading "combolations, elizagerth," and puts it back down, then produces a melty candy bar from behind his back}'' I hope you get all my... particles.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off screen}'' Man, so cool!

:*click on "100" to see Old-Timey Strong Bad making a telegram.
::''{Old-Timey Strong Bad is standing next to a telegraph machine. Half of his mustache has been ripped off, and he is holding a envelope that looks like it contains the missing half of the mustache. The "[[No Loafing Sign|Loafing Not Permitted]]" sign hangs on the wall.}''
::'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{operating the telegraph}'' Well done, my doppelgänger! Stop! By the time you read this telegrammaparcel, I'll be long dead! Stop! Therefore, I've enclosed half of my mustache herein. Stop! I bid you good tidings, and may you continue to flummox those less fortunate than you!

*Also, clicking in the 2 areas where the fireworks go off will bring you to two other shorts.
**The firework on the left takes you to a TV ad for [[Discount Flashback Warehouse]].
::''{cut to Strong Bad's basement with the Television. Strong Bad's face appears on it}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mumbling voice}'' Come on down to Discount Flashback Warehouse.
::''{Discount Flashback Warehouse text appears, then disappears. Cut back so the screen shows Strong Bad's body}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I've got this season. ''{He gestures to the left, where a screen from "different town", also featuring [[Different Town Character Variations|Modestly Hot Homsar]], appears.}'' Last season. ''{He gestures to the right where a screen from "band names" appears.}'' Even stuff I've just made up! ''{The screenshots disappear and "just made up!!" appears as he says it.}''
::''{Cuts to just his head again, next to text reading "These prices: $9 $6.53."}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' How can I make these prices any lower?
::''{Cut to Strong Bad standing beneath yellow text that reads "Discount Flashback Warehouse."}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Just ask for me, the guy that works here ''{very quietly, trailing off}'' at the flashback place.

:*The firework on the right shows you what became of the lifetime supply of fishsticks.
::''{Cut to the field back in the flashback. The Prince of Town is standing near the broken-open egg.}''
::'''THE PRINCE OF TOWN:''' Will no one claim this lifetime supply of fishsticks?
::''{Prince of Town does an over-the-top look left and right. This is the dance he did when The Cheat mashed play on the expensive jambox during the flashback.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*To "stick in one's craw" is an [[Wikipedia:Idiom|idiom]] referring to a behavior or act that one can not tolerate. It originated as a literal statement, such as a stone being stuck in the [[Wikipedia:Crop (anatomy)|craw]] of a bird; the stone is impossible to swallow, or tolerate.
*High-speed [[Wikipedia:Dubbing (music)|dubbing]] is a feature of many dual-cassette [[Wikipedia:Boombox|boomboxes]] that enables the user to copy one [[Wikipedia:Compact Cassette|cassette tape]] to another at a higher speed than normal playback speed, albeit with less accuracy.
*A "[[Wikipedia:Doppelgänger|doppelgänger]]" is commonly known as a "copy" of someone.
*The widescreen is 750×400 pixels, a perfect 1.85:1 [[Wikipedia:Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]]. Normal toons are 550×400, or 1.375:1.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Homestar Sandals.jpg|thumb|Homestar with sandals and a (green) duckie shirt]]
*At 5 minutes in length, this was longest Strong Bad Email when it was released, and is the longest [[Compy 386]]-era email.
*The DVD commentary for this episode reveals several interesting facts—originally, it would have been animated in the normal style, and would have told a different story, until the Brothers Chaps decided to re-write it halfway through. Originally, story elements included Strong Bad wearing a star shirt, and Marzipan attempting to do something about Homestar's awful fashion sense (his [[duckie shirt]], and also in this version, a pair of sandals). She gets him a star shirt, and Strong Bad rips his own shirt off in protest, which is why nowadays, Strong Bad almost never wears a shirt.
*The email was assigned the URL of "http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailahundred.html," breaking the convention of the previous ninety-nine. This was done because of [[Not the 100th Email!!!]].
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#Cave Quest|Cave Quest]]".
*This is the first time a character has mentioned [[Free Country, USA]].
*Strong Bad ''actually'' says the word "email" exactly 100 times.
*This is the debut of [[live action]] in the Homestar Runner universe.
*Old-Timey Strong Bad appearing with half a mustache was inspired by a waiter [[The Brothers Chaps]] once encountered who sported the same odd facial hair style, as revealed in the [[Flashforward Interview - 10 Feb 2006|Flashforward Interview]].

===Remarks===
*It is debatable whether the story in the book really "happened", since Strong Bad could be [[History according to Strong Bad|making it up]]. Homestar verifies the tale, but this may just be typical, dense Homestar behavior.
*Though the style of the artwork and the voice acting for most of the characters resembled closely that of the classic Homestar cartoons, Strong Bad in the flashback, for some reason, sounds nothing like the real Strong Bad from [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]-era cartoons. Old Strong Bad's manner of speaking was very loud and dramatic (almost overacted), and he had a strong Mexican accent. Tiny Handed Strong Bad in the flashback is just the opposite, speaking in a monotonic, mumbling fashion.
*When he reads the Tandy e-mail, his accent is more like it is in the old cartoons (most notably, he pronounces "you" as "joo" a few times).
*Strong Bad walks ten steps before he even crosses the starting line.
*Strong Bad couldn't have lost count at [[website|Email #51]] because in [[caffeine|Email #91]] the intro is "Coming in at number 91, it's, EMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL!"
**Also, he knew that it was the 100th email because he confronted users trying to find the email before it was finished in [[Not the 100th Email!!!]]
*When the Compy said Strong Bad had answered 100 e-mails, that's not entirely true. He answered two in [[50 emails]], two more in [[2 emails]] (3 more if the email answered while the clip was in fast forward is counted), and he (sort of) answered more than one in [[huttah!]] (although he didn't answer any in [[anything]] or [[mile]]). Depending on one's definition of "answering" an email, he read extras in [[spring cleaning]] (although they were promptly deleted). In [[sisters]] he accidentally deleted one email, then responded to and accidentally saved a second. If each toon is counted as an email, then he still answered in excess of 103 e-mails, since the three bonus e-mails on the DVD are presumably pre-100th. In addition, there is a "preview email" in the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] and never before seen emails in [[personal favorites]], but these could just be [[History according to Strong Bad|false history]]. So really, at the time of the hundredth e-mail, Strong Bad actually has answered more than 100 e-mails. The hundredth email was actually answered somewhere between Emails 83-94.
**In addition, he answered about half the emails on the [[Tandy 400]], so unless he transferred the memory somehow, the Compy should not have been able to know.
*Mary, in the Limozeen Easter egg, is wearing a [[Store Accessories#Baseball Caps|Strong Bad baseball cap]].
*The Old-Timey Strong Bad Easter egg contradicts [[That A Ghost]], in which Old-Timey Strong Bad's mustache is depicted as having a skeletal structure. The Easter egg shows it as hair.
*In the Limozeen Easter egg, Gary and Mary do not seem to be in sync with Larry during their congratulation and start reacting to Larry's line "We're from the band Limozeen!" before he even begins to say it.
**This is due to the fact that all four members of Limozeen are being portrayed by [[Matt Chapman]] and, despite using computer effects to overlay the footage of each member, Gary and Mary's timing was not completely perfect when they were recorded.
*At times, the legs on the left-hand side of Strong Bad's desk rest on an uncarpetted area, however in this email they are resting on carpet.
*Homestar sits down on the floor, but he does not seem to have a bottom, as his legs bend up into his shirt.
**This was also seen in [[extra plug]] and [[79 Seconds Left]].
*In the Easter egg, before she starts speaking, Marzipan's mouth looks like her [[Marzipan Evolution|third design's mouth]]. Once she begins talking, it becomes the current style mouth again.
*The characters who didn't appear in the [[original book]] take their designs from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|museum sketch book]]; they include Marzipan, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and Bubs.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad says, "Keep up the pace, gotta break 4:40", there is no period at the end of the sentence.
*When Strong Mad breaks the [[egg]], it cracks open, but nothing appears to be inside. In the next frame, "the lifetime supply of fishsticks" suddenly appears inside the egg.
*When Homestar says "Read me another one. Another one!", the outline on his head moves.
*At the very end of the email, changing the contrast on the Compy does not affect the glass of water on the screen.
*"Svelt", as it is spelled in the book, is actually spelled as "svelte".
*The bows of Senor Cardgage's glasses are missing.
*When the Limozeen Easter egg is playing it is still possible to press the other Easter eggs, making them play in the background.
*When Marzipan is saying congratulations, a small section of her hair is not filled in.

===Glitches===
*When Strong Bad shifts the screen left, the carpet appears to slide to the right, moving without the stool and the table.
*When Homestar looks down in sadness (before Strong Bad shifts himself to the left to start the flashback), the lining for his head pops out of his shirt.

===Inside References===
*The word "WEiRD" appearing at the beginning of the email is another instance of [[lowercase i's]].
*Strong Bad first uses "[[grrl]]" (seen here as grrrl) in [[i she be]]. The word is also used in the [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad Menu]] and [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Homestar's comment about being behind the black is a [[Fourth Wall Break]].
*Old-style Marzipan, Strong Sad, and Strong Mad are from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|concept sketches]].
*Old-style Coach Z and Bubs are from "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]."
*This marks another instance of Homestar Runner being referred to as [[Prancing|prancy]].
*Present in the flashback are [[Mr. Bland]] and [[Señor]], who haven't been seen since [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*This is another example of [[mashing]].
*The [[Telebision|TV]] in the Discount Flashback Warehouse egg is from the old [[Telebision Toons Menu]].
*The two emails in the Discount Flashback Warehouse egg are [[different town]] and [[band names]].
*Senor Cardgage's use of the word "combolations" is a reference to the ending credits in [[japanese cartoon]].
*In the Senor Cardgage Easter egg, Strong Bad says "Man, so cool!" He previously said this in [[kind of cool]].
*In her Easter egg, Marzipan refers to her [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|answering machine feature]] on the site.
**At the time this email was released, there were 10 answering machine versions.
*Coach Z goes to "[[Showering|shower up]]."
*Strong Bad pulls "The Homestar Runner gets something stuck in his craw" out of [[hammerspace]].
*The melty candy bar Senor Cardgage holds up near the end is a [[Zagnut bar]].
*This toon has a reference to [[rainbows]].

=== Real-World References ===
*"Put your weight on it!" was a famous line from the [[Wikipedia:Dolemite|Dolemite]] movie ''Disco Godfather.''
*The guitar Larry is holding in the Limozeen egg is the same guitar that Homestar Runner steals in [[Puppet Time]], an Epiphone "Evolution," a variation on the more popular [[Wikipedia:Gibson Explorer|Gibson Explorer]] shape. The bass Perry is holding is a [[Wikipedia:Fender|Fender]] Jazz-Bass.

===Fast Forward===
*Prancibald appears as a trading card name in [[trading cards]].
*The duckie shirt makes an appearance in [[your funeral]].
*Widescreen would later be used in [[virus]].
*[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] is eventually read to Homestar.
*The Limozeen Easter egg is ripped off and dubbed over for the 200th email, [[email thunder]].

== DVD Version ==
*All the Easter eggs can be viewed at the end of the video by selecting the hidden Strong Bad logos located in the following locations:
**The top left corner icon launches Marzipan's greeting
**The top right corner icon launches a commercial for Discount Flashback Warehouse
**The middle left side icon launches Old Timey Strong Bad's greeting
**The center screen icon on the graphic of the glass of water launches Limozeen's greeting
**The middle right side icon launches Homestar's greeting
**The bottom left corner icon launches Senor Cardgage's greeting
**The bottom right corner icon launches a scene of the young King of Town
*The Limozeen video is now in fullscreen and much higher quality.
**In addition, you can use your DVD player's angle Button while watching the Limozeen clip to change the clip's background image. There are three separate backgrounds in all.
*The email is presented letterboxed (black bars at the top and bottom) to maintain the widescreen ratio, so it may appear smaller in comparison to other cartoons on the DVD.
*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:''' The guitar just fell on the floor.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Ooh, I like this, uh, part. The song—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should make a full song of that. And I'll never forget the way it was, Mike. I thought— I wanted it to be this sort of nostalgic punk rock song, you know, 'cause, what if we decided after doing a hundred we weren't going to make anymore Strong Bad Emails? So I wanted it to kinda be like that.

'''MIKE:''' We decided to do more.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' At least twelve more as of this commen— as of the time of this commentary.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. So Abdi LaRue, uh, was our first, uh, the first email.

'''MIKE:''' Mmm, that's true.

'''MATT:''' Was he just a fan that we tal— that just emailed a lot early— in the early days?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. Yup.

'''MATT:''' Or— he or she, we don't really know— do we know the gender of Abdi LaRue? I always assumed it was a guy.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah...?

'''MATT:''' Abdi, if you—

'''MIKE:''' I don't know any other Abdis, so—

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It's true. So this— we— a lot— a lot of gimmicks sort of in this one, visually. Uh, the widescreen thing...

'''MIKE:''' The song at the beginning. Cave Quest there—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' That— That—

'''MIKE:''' Home— White character.

'''MATT:''' A game Mike and I made, Cave Quest.

'''MIKE:''' On the Apple II...

'''MATT:''' C+

'''MIKE:''' C++

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Low-res graphics text interface—

'''MIKE:''' He threw a spear, at this dinosaur—

'''MATT:''' He threw a rock at one, to knock the spear out of the little dinosaur's mouth.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh. And it showed the animation of the rock falling against the, uh— across the screen.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' So this is done in the style of the original children's book, uh, that [[Craig Zobel]], and I— myself made in 1996. Um, so these were the original— That drawing of Coach Z was done, like a couple of years later.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I like that little, like, that little lip, the little flair on the "Z" that used to exist—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Because like— 'Cause he was originally going to have hair like that, didn't he?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah he had like—

'''MATT:''' On like some early drawings you did, where it has a little "Z" hair sort of.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I like the way he walks, there. It looks good, Mike.

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

'''MATT:''' So this whole email, we got very far into this email and then completely rewrote it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, if you watch the, um, Making of the Hundredth Email time-lapse which is on this DVD in the Bonus Features section—

'''MATT:''' Three disc set, Strong Bad Emails DVD!

'''MIKE:''' That's right. But anyway, if you watch, you can see me making graphics if you look closely of, like, Strong— of Homestar wearing sandals.

'''MATT:''' Yeah he's got the duckshirt on, but it's like regular graphics. It's—

'''MIKE:''' It's using the regular style, yeah. It's before we decided to do— and you can see, like, in the second day of the time-lapse, Matt's looking— like writing, and is pretty much rewriting the whole thing.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Um, there was lots of stuff about his duckshirt, like, originally, Marzipan gives him his star shirt.

'''MATT:''' Right. Er, we kinda overdid the origin of things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Like, we were explaining—

'''MIKE:''' Because Strong Bad had a star shirt on, too, and he tore it off because he didn't want to wear one—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —because Homestar had one too—

'''MATT:''' And he had never put a shirt on since then.

'''MIKE:''' And that was why— And that was why Strong Bad never wore a shirt again.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's a good Marzipan mouth. ''{imitating Strong Bad}'' Augh!

'''MIKE:''' Do it, Strong Bad, do it!

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' That little silhouette— The yellow silhouetted thing is a staple of the Dennis the Menace comics.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's right!

'''MIKE:''' Usually the third frame is the yellow silhouette.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It's true.

'''MIKE:''' I love that.

'''MATT:''' And so in the Easter egg, the fishsticks do sort of explain why the King of Town is— is fat—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —and got this lifestyle.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that old Bubs! Lookin' good!

'''MATT:''' That's of course, uh, on the left side is, uh, Mr. Bland—

'''MIKE:''' —doing cartwheels. Then on the right is Senor— Señor.

'''MATT:''' Señor Havin' A Little Trouble is his full name. Now Strong Mad is great. And Strong Sad too, is— got little stubs for arms. I like how this is like— Homestar's so excited. ''{Mike laughs}'' He's sat down and is like crowded around the campfire. We should make that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So, are we gonna do the commentary of him saying "email" a hundred times?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should talk over it anyway.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, what should we talk about? Maybe um...

'''MATT:''' Anything else about this email? This hundredth email? It was kind of a—

'''MIKE:''' It took three days to make—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was defin—

'''MIKE:''' Took a long time to make.

'''MATT:''' It's one of the longest ones. One of the biggest file size-wise.

'''MIKE:''' Um—

'''MATT:''' What did w— Oh, we had just met for the first time Jonathan Howe, the guy that programs all our games for us. We had just met him in person for the first time, and came down to visit, and then he left on... Monday morning? Or was it Sunday?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think Monday morning.

'''MATT:''' Oh, no no, he left Sunday morning and then we started working—

'''MIKE:''' This was Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and we put it up on Tuesday night.

'''MATT:''' But we didn't decide to make the hundredth email, we had been kind of putting it off because we knew we had to make it a big deal. And so we didn't do it until, like, uh, we decided it that day, basically, right? On that Sunday, that we were like, "Ah, let's just do it," like we were going to do some other update or do— or try and put it off, and we just decided to pull the trigger on it or we'd always be putting it off.

'''MIKE:''' There. We're done.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Lemonade Stand.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Dennis the Menace (US)|Dennis the Menace]] is a long-running comic strip featuring the adventures of a mischievous young boy.
*"[[Wikipedia:Lemonade Stand|Lemonade Stand]]" probably refers to the [[Wikipedia:Apple II family|Apple II]] game, which featured a graphic similar to the glass of water.

== See Also ==

* [[Original Book]]
* [[Main Page 20]]

== External Links ==

{{preforumsbemailextlinks|ahundred|youtube=DyZQl0NmQls}}
*[[HR:sbemail100 zeen.swf|view the Flash file for the Limozeen Easter egg]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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Loading Screens Visuals

InterruptorJones — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:51:29 GMT

InterruptorJones: It's in order, so an ordered list makes more sense, yeah?

These are the many different Loading Screens seen during the short [[Loading Screens]].

== List of Loading Screens (In Order) ==

# Loading Screen (from [[Loading Screens]])
# Spinning Logo used generically
# Bulletin Board & Pins (from [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]])
# Couch (from [[Quality Time]])
# Tarot Card (from [[Jibblies 2]])
# Tangerine Dreams Desktop (from [[weird dream]])
# Ceiling of the Basement of the Brothers Strong (from [[Toikey TV]])
# Sharp "Comin' Up" (from [[The Cheatar]])
# Bag of Marshmallows (from [[The Luau]])
# Yearbook (from [[Yearbook Character Page]])
# Curtains (from [[The Reddest Radish]])
# Visor Robot (from [[Everybody to the Limit]])
# Sand (from [[Somber Vacation]])
# [[Old-Timey]] loading screen
# Air Pump (from [[Drive-Thru]])
# Clapperboard (from [[First Time Here?]])
# Bread (from [[Where's The Cheat?]])
# Shadow of a Tree (from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]])
# Rhythm Synthesizer (from [[The Cheat Theme Song]])
# Flashing Loading (from [[Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon]])
# Diner Table with the word "loadinate" (from [[No Hands On Deck!]])
# Coach Z and Bubs on Lawn Chairs (from [[Happy Fireworks!]])
# Old Timey "Loading" (from [[Mr. Shmallow]])
# Paper Bag (from [[Costume Commercial]])
# Burst of Red (from [[Blubb-O's Commercial]])
# Drawing of Strong Bad (from [[DNA Evidence]])
# Blue Curtains (from [[A Decemberween Pageant]])
# Cursive Writing Under Drawing of Strong Bad (from DNA Evidence)
# Bubs' Roof Display Reading "Loading" (from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])
# Racing Track (from [[Coach Z's 110%]])
# "Loading the Halloween Deal" (from [[Homestarloween Party]])
# Hanging Rope (from [[A Folky Tale]])
# [[Teen Girl Squad]] Loading Screen
# King of Town (from [[The King Of Town DVD Old Version]])
# Newspaper (from [[Senor Mortgage]])
# Grape (from [[Strongest Man in the World]])
# Pumpkin (from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])
# Stencil "LOADING" (from various [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoons)
# Stencil "RELOADING" (from [[2 Part Episode: Part 2]])
# And Now, A Word from Our Sponsor (from [[Strong Bad Sings]])
# Needlepoint (from [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]])
# "LOAD" made of meat (from [[Trudgemank]])
# Dark Room (from [[Halloween Potion-ma-Jig]])
# Pile of Newspapers (from [[Happy Hallow-Day]])
# Red-Orange-Yellow Shades (from [[Limozeen vs. Sloshy]])
# Snowing At Night (from [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])
# Scoreboard (from [[A Jorb Well Done]])
# Time Clock (from [[Weclome Back]])
# Loadry (from [[Rap Song]])
# Loading, Friend (from [[Ever and More]])
# Wood Paneling with Orange Carpet (from [[Senorial Day]])
# Pom Pom Snowman (from [[The Best Decemberween Ever]])
# TV Test Screen (from [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
# Spooky Burst of Red (from [[Malloween Commercial]])
# Sloppy "comin' up" (from [[Experimental Film]])
# The Field in Autumn (from [[Fall Float Parade]])
# White cursive on a blue fadey background (from [[Date Nite]])
# Gravestone "He was a real load" (from [[Most in the Graveyard]])
# White spinning over red stripes (from [[Summer Short Shorts]])
# [[L.U.R.N.]] Logo (from [[Career Day]])
# Bouncing letters on [[the brick wall]] (from [[Decemberween Short Shorts]])
# Inside Pan-Pan's stomach (from [[Twenty THANXty Six]])
# Videlectrix "Voading" screen (from [[Peasant's Quest Preview]])
# Videlectrix "Loading" screen (from [[Workin' on the Game]])
# Stinkoman (from [[20X6 vs. 1936]])
# [[Powered by The Cheat]] [[Tandy 400]]-like loading screen (from [[New Boots]])
# [[Tandy 400]] [[Strong Bad Email]] loading screen
# [[Compy 386]] [[Strong Bad Email]] loading screen
# [[Powered by The Cheat]] [[Compy 386]] loading screen (from [[mile]])
# [[Lappy 486]] [[Strong Bad Email]] loading screen
# [[Hremail]] loading screen
# "THE LOAD" (from [[Non-Sequitur Champion]])
# Three coloured ornament silhouettes (from [[Hooked on Decemberween]])
# Bamboo and other greenery (from [[Pistols For Pandas]])
# [[Powered by The Cheat]] "LOAD IT" (from [[Seasonal Sweaters]])
# Shiny gold (from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] Menu and Deleted Scenes)
# Strong Bad Total Journalist office door (from [[The Interview]])
# "load it" on a blue background (from [[Play Date]])
# Strong Bad's basement, with a rolled-up projector screen (from [[Fan Costume Commentary]] and its sequels)
# Pile of books (from [[The Baloneyman]])
# Painted on a banner (from [[TrogdorCon '97]])
# Flyer stapled to a wooden pole (from [[Halloween Fairstival]])
# Closeup of [[The Couch]] (from [[Sloshybowl]])
# rather loading (from [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]])
# Bouncing Logo used generically
# Limozeen in silhouette (from [[Limozeen Live! (practice)]])
# Several "loading" words in two circles (from [[Donut Unto Others]])
# Flipping Trogdor coin (from [[Kick-A-Ball]])
# "LOAD" on keyboard keys (from [[Place ya Bets!]])
# "legging" (from [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]])
# Clouds (from [[Best Caper Ever]])
# Pointy-shaped oval (from [[79 Seconds Left]])
# Shiny red background (from [[senior prom]])
# Background of Strong Bad's computer room (from [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]])
# Stone wall (from [[The King of Town DVD]])
# Sliding under the couch, where Strong Bad and Strong Sad are sitting (from [[Rotten Eggs]])
# Bouncing red letters on a plain white background (from [[500 The Cheats]])
# "LOADiNG" on Strong Mad's sole (from [[Where U Goin' 2?]])
# Marzipan's floor, tilted down from Homestar and Marzipan (from [[Cool Things]])
# Old-style Homestar tapping his foot (from [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]])
# "Totally Loaded." (from [[Loading Screens]])

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User talk:InterruptorJones

InterruptorJones — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:34:18 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Long Time No See */

'''''Notice:'' This is not the HelpDesk. Nor are [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]]'s, [[User:Tom|Tom]]'s, or [[User:Stu|Stu]]'s user pages. If you have questions regarding the Wiki (including — especially — grousing about fanstuff), first check the [[HRWiki:FAQ|FAQ]] and the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Index MediaWiki User's Guide] and if you don't find your answer there, post your question in the [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewforum.php?f=3 HelpDesk Forum]. Thanks.''' [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]]

Please leave your comments and messages for me below:
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==Doreauxgard???==
Where on Earth did you come up with this spelling of the canteloupe's name? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 13:07, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Heh. I was waiting for someone to notice. Glad you asked. Take a look at [http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/weeklies.xml weeklies.xml]. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 13:09, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)

::Uh... how do you get it to work?? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 13:11, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)

:::Oh, I'm guessing your browser puked like mine does 'cause of Jonathan's sloppy XML. When you visit the page, go to View > Source. That ought to work. Scroll down toward the bottom and you'll see the official spelling (between "ehsteve" and "oldstrongbad"). [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 13:14, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)
:::: No, that doesn't work either. But I'll take your word for it. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 13:17, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)
::::Never mind. Got it to work in a different browser. Interesting. It also lists "1up" (presumably, 20x6 Homestar) and "oldcoachz", who has only been seen in a short cameo. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 13:21, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)
:Yeah, I saw the 1up thing, too. According to hearsay, TBC have referred to 20X6 as 1-Up Xtraman (or ExtraMan or Extra Man or something). It would be nice if we could get word from the horse's mouth about his real name. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 13:23, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)

::"Chapos: here are the character shortcuts"

::Hee hee. Chapos. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

== Fancy New Signatures ==
Hey Jordan. Is there a nifty little shortcut code to make your name show up all small like that? Kinda like the for tildes or whatever? -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 14:27, 8 Oct 2004 (MST)

:Good question. Yes, and it's a feature that Tom came across last week. He's so smart. So, if you go to the Preferences page (at the top next to your username and "my talk") you'll see a "Your nickname (for signatures)" box. Leave it blank and <nowiki>~~~</nowiki> will just show your username as you're accustomed to. But you can fill it in with whatever you want.

:But there's a bit of a trick to getting it to look like mine. What I have in my box is this:
<pre><nowiki></nowiki>]]&mdash; [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki></pre>
:Yes, it's ugly. All that extra stuff is basically there to work around the formatting/linking that the Wiki does automatically. I hope I've been helpful. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]]

== T.R.O.L.L.? ==
Howdy, there, Interruptor jones! I'm Mega-Cheat 2.0, remember me? I was wonderin' if ya'll could help me with my T.R.O.L.L project. It was from the original wiki, but it got baleeted.
See ya lorter!

:What sort of help are you looking for? [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 10:01, 21 Dec 2004 (MST)

::T.R.O.L.L is pointless. It serves no use at all, except a large list of people who like to hunt down trolls. It really doesn't need to happen. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

Just like building it. Every time I try to put in on the wiki, my computer freezes up. IT WON'T SAVE!

:This is a problem with your computer, and I can't help you with that. Try using a [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/ better browser]. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 09:46, 22 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Kobe ==

Yeah, Drhaggis and I can't seem to fix the [[Kobe]] page [[HRWiki:Projects#Kobe Problem|problem]]. Here's the deal: When the pages were first thought up, they were linked to from the characters page as "Kobe#1" and "Kobe#2". Someone came along to those red links and created the page. Of course, this really only created one page called "Kobe", but somehow messed up the database. Special wiki pages treat it weird too. For example, "[[Special:Uncategorizedpages]]" displays "Kobe" twice but really link to "Kobe#1" and "Kobe#2" while "[[Special:Allpages]]" seems to not have a problem. We've tried deleting and recreating the page, but to no avail. Any ideas?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:12, 5 Feb 2005 (MST)

I have no idea. Maybe ask the MediaWiki folks. That's all I got. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 23:59, 5 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Cool. Yeah, it's not really a big deal or anything, it was just bothering me. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:02, 6 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Maybe delete the pages and rename them without "#".

== Lime Freeze Pops ==
Well, I mean, his tongue really -was- green... ;)

:I agree, but the way you incorporated it into the article wasn't very good. It may work better as a Fun Fact, for example. In all honesty, that article needs a lot of cleanup, and at this point adding items of trivia to the main body of the article is the reason it's such a mess. However, I appreciate your contribution and I think that the green tongue fact is relevant, it just needs to be added to the article's content in a more orderly fashion.

:P.S. Please sign your posts. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 22:40, 9 Feb 2005 (MST)

== Logo ==

Hey, do you think either of these is worthy of being the logo? --[[User:noclip|noclip]] 20:33, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

[[Image:hrwlogoidea-fixed.png]] [[Image:hrlogowithhr.png]]

:I think they're both brilliant and you did a fantastic job. However, the decision isn't mine to make. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 22:41, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

:P.S. Homestar in that second one is a leetle bit jaggy.

I think the first one should be the new logo[[User:pertmywert|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:pertmywert|pertmywert]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]]
I agree!! Coolness to the awexome-streme! --[[User:kerrek slaya|kerrek slaya]] 21:10, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

They should totaly chang the logo to one of those! [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 00:39, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::The first one is definitely better than our current one. The second one is a vairiable-tranparency PNG, and you know how those are with IE users. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

== Your sig ==

I've noticed your signature usually has [[]] appended to the end of it. My guess is the MediaWiki upgrade messed it up (I know it messed my own sigs up). What you can do is go to your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]] and check "Raw signatures (without automatic link)", then change it to straight wiki code... no more of that fancy <nowiki> stuff. For example mine is just <tt><nowiki>[[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]])</nowiki></tt>. - [[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]]) 12:53, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Hey, that's brilliant. I noticed to trouble, too, but was too lazy to figure out how to fix it. Thanks. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 14:05, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Happy Birthday! ==

Happy birthday, Jordan. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 21:04, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

:Woot! Thanks. You're awesome. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 13:49, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

== I found a troll! ==
66.82.9.39 is the IP address. It was a troll in the fanstuff wiki. Battle of Homestar High. [[User:Seek Bar|DonZabu]]

== Wikipedia article about HRWiki ==
Me and a few other users are setting up a [[Wikipedia:User:Kookykman/HRWiki article in progress|Wikipedia article]] about the HRWiki. ([[Wikipedia:User talk:Kookykman/HRWiki article in progress|Here's]] the talk page for it.) Just thought I'd let you know. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}

==d'ween!==
sighn up to be in my halloween party on my user talk page! include costume![[User:Jibney]] 23:11, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

==Happy Birthday Jerome==
OR is it Jordan. Either way, happy birthday.

If you want me to say happy birthday in jbbrsh, you can tell me or contact Tom because he knows jbbrsh I think.

== 33 Wikis ==

I saw you nominated us there. I saw your name in the list of comments and thought "I wonder if he's nominating us," and sure enough you were. Full disclosure is always a good idea. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:19, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

==Just So You Know==
I'm taking on a few stub pages, namely [[Strong Bad's Technology]], to which I already have extensive contributions, and possibly [[Left Handedness]], to which I have minor contributions.
Lopp3
Ive completely abandoned left handedness, and please check [[Strong Bad's Technology]] every once in a while. If you think that I'm finished, either remove the stub, place a note on my talk, or both. Afterwards I will remove the in progress note at the top of the page. {{User:Lopp3/sig}}

I've added a few sections to SB's technology so please let me know if you think the page is complete.

== YOU! BACK! ==
How long has it been! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:43, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

:I never really left. [[Special:Contributions/InterruptorJones|My activity]] on the wiki waxes and wanes, but I usually stop by a few times a week. Thanks for noticing, though. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 17:17, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

== HRWooky ==

Have you ever joined the [http://hrwooky.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page wooky]? The parody wiki? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:44, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

== FYI ==
The seventh oldest user, RXC, is actually my dad. We found the website and he registered an accout. Soon afterwards, i made BurniatedPeasant, but I got wrapped up in schoolwork so I forgot about it. Then I made Donglev, and am trying to find time. Currently, i have much "end-of-the-ear" work and am working on (another) movie that'll be awesome. So i was just looking at your pro, saw RXC, and said, "OH YEAH!!!! THAT'S DAD!!" so yeah... --[[User:Dongolev|Dongolev]] 03:14, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

== Happy Birthday! ==

Happy birthday, Jones. Keep on tranglin'. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:34, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks, Joey! — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:00, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

==Help Another Wiki?==
Greetings from [http://starwars.wikia.com Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki]. I am an administrator over there ([http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User:Jaymach Jaymach], if you'd like to check) and was wandering if either you could help us, or you could inform us who ''could'' help us. We're looking into possibly using your "Image Code" verification, but only want to use it for Page Moves. Do you know if this is possible at all and, if it is, is there any chance you could inform us how to do so? Feel free to contact me on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Jaymach my talk page]. Many thanks. (I'd sign this, but it'd be from my anon IP so there seems little point)
*Thanks for the respons over on my talk page, and I'll be sure to get in contact with the people you mentioned. :) (Unsigned)

== Long Time No See ==

Woah. Haven't seen you around here in a long time. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 20:56, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah. I died. Reincarnation, as it turns out, is not instantaneous. Okay, that was a lie. I still stop by from time to time, but everything always seems under control. :) — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 21:34, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Jibblies 2

InterruptorJones — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:49:16 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Creep...wha? */ What's this crap-take?

== 2 things ==
1. this is the first/ maybe 2nd time strong bad closes is eyes
2. strong bad breaks the 4th wall by refrencing the title of the toon
[[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 22:35, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

::Not to mention by referring to Coach Z, the Poopsmith and the KOT as "characters." -invisible_map

==Stick Costume==
Does anyone know what [[The Stick]] was supposed to be dressed as? For some random reason, I'm thinking Donald Duck. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 00:19, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:nvm, just looked at the costume page. It's so fitting now! -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 00:21, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::The Stick is Lowly Worm. [[User:207.62.231.2|207.62.231.2]] 00:23, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I think that you think The Stick is Donald is because of Donald's Robin Hood get-up. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::::Robin Hood was played by Daffy. Keep your ducks straight! --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:58, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::But why do Strong Bad and Homestar insult The Stick? Does it have something to do with the Lowly Worm get up?[[User:128.104.61.243|128.104.61.243]] 19:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::I too would like to know why they both insult The Stick - I don't think there's a history of this? --[[User:Bombcar|Bombcar]] 16:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== No Interactivity ==

Does anyone else believe this toon broke a tradition for h*r halloween specials? In 2001, they had that trick-or-treat game, in 2003, they had a brief scene making fun of the trick-or-treat game, and in 2005, they had a potion game. This would be the 1st h*r Halloween special out of the ones released in an odd-numbered year not to include interactivity other than the usual Easter Eggs. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:...Ummm, yeah. Odd numbered years. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 03:43, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== About the mirror ==

There have been mirrors like that before the release of the Man of the Year 2006 issue (I caught a glimpse of one in a movie when flipping channels). I think saying it is a reference to that exact issue is a bit of a stretch. [[User:207.119.175.50|207.119.175.50]] 00:34, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure the mirror is a reference to an actual mirror of that type, similar to the one featured in The Big Lebowski. (The Dude peers into this mirror in The Big Lebowski's office.) [http://www.popamericana.com/!/Man%20of%20the%20Year.jpg Link] The "You" cover is too big of a stretch, especially when one of Pom-Pom's previous costumes was Walter Sobchak. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 01:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:Big Lebowski - probably. Time magazine - no. It looks EXACTLY like the Big Lebowski mirror and NOTHING like the Time magazine cover. I remember you used to be able to buy those mirrors, a looong time ago. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 18:10, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::Was Nikolai Volkoff ever on the cover of Time? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 02:09, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:::No, but neither was The Dude. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 15:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Regardless of Lebowski or MOTY '06, it still refers to Time's Man of the Year practice, doesn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:54, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:That's true, but as written right now, that's already linked to. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 15:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::The reference got edited all up with the "You" business, and then the whole thing got deleted. The Big Lebowski reference is so obvious (see my link above) that I had to put it back in. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Kids Choice Awards ==

When Marzipan says, "I don't know" and then the green slime oozes on her, that was a reference to the Nick Kids Choice Awards.-[[User:Ava|Ava]] 00:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, from what I've heard, the Nickolodeon slime tradition began on YCDTOTV. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 01:49, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::Regardless of where Nickelodeon got that tradition, that's a *direct* reference to TCDTOTV, where saying "I don't know" would get you slimed. *remembers watching that show as a kid* -{{User:YK/sig}} 01:52, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Yep, and as clicking on Ross calls on the scene, I'd say it's an homage to YCDTOTV. It isn't even the first reference to that show on this site. Surprised they didn't throw in a "water" gag too. [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 04:44, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::::''{PlasticDiverGuy gets drenched with water}'' (Sorry, I couldn't resist. =P) -{{User:YK/sig}} 06:47, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Shower scene? ==

The following fact was STUFFed — let's see it can be resolved here first:
<blockquote>
Coach Z's shower scene is a reference to the famous shower scene in the horror movie Psycho.
</blockquote>
There was one vote and an argument against, from [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]: "I've seen the original Psycho and it's nothing alike it except they're in a shower." So, what do people think. Is this a reference or not, and why? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:17, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think that the connection to Psycho is tenuous at best. Coach Z's scene did not feature several closeups of him being attacked, nor was there the trademark high pitched staccato strings. Those would be the strongest connections to the film. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:23, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think that Coach Z's line before getting attacked is a reference, not the attack itself. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:28, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

:::Wbwolf, I think you're right — if it was a reference to ''Psycho'', they really would have used the trademark music. More likely, it's just a nod to the typical "shower scene" in horror movies (which originated with ''Psycho'', I think). So, mayhaps the fact could be modified to refer to the stereotypical scene, rather than this specific movie. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:I'd say this is more generally a reference to the fact that horror film starlettes are so often caught by the bad guy while in the shower. This is perhaps a subclause of the convention that the token hot chick will always die during or immediately following her topless scene. That being said, I don't think this warrants an explanatory note. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 01:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::Hey. I'm the guy who originally posted this fact. As soon as Coach Z said that "a pretty thing like him" would be perfectly safe in the shower, I knew that it was a reference to those horror movies in which the heroine dies. Psycho was just the first one to come to mind because it was so well known. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:08, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

==Classic Nick==

There's a classic Nickelodeon theme going.

The Stick: Lowly Worm from Busy World of Richard Scarry: early Nick Jr.

Strong Bad: Beetlejuice, from a cartoon on Nick

Homestar: Artie, from Pete & Pete which was on Nick in the 80s and 90s

Homsar: the Typewriter guy from Sesame Street, which was once on Nick

You Can't Do That On Television- on Nick in the 80s

[[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 01:32, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
: Beetlejuice was not a cartoon that was exclusive to Nickelodeon, but ran on other outlets (including Cartoon Network) throughout the 1990s. I know Sesame Street is on Noggin, Nick/CTW's spin-off, but I don't think it was on Nick proper. Still, three references (two exclusive, since Richard Scarry was also a series of books) is pretty strong. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:37, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::What about The Cheat? Was Danger Mouse on Nick too? -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 01:48, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, it was, as far as I can remember... back in the late '80s, early '90s, I believe. -{{User:YK/sig}} 01:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

It was on TCC before Nick, however I like the fact that this is my most reconised costume episode so far. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 19:31, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

==Marzipan's answering machine==
Have any of you noticed that the number of messages on Marzipan's answering machine is [[Wikipedia:Number of the Beast|666]]? Does that mean the jibblies would have affected everybody
until the're dead?-[[User:Don't say jorb 101|Don't say jorb 101]]
*I am under the impression it's just foreshadowing who the caller is... the number has demonic connotations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast and more specifically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast#Culture_and_psychology --[[User:70.106.82.44|70.106.82.44]] 03:05, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:It just means that the rocoulm or whatever has taken over the answering machine. Presumably it picking up the call possessed it -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 18:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== MArzipan's guitar ==

Hey did anyone else notice that marzipan's guitar only has five strings?

== Hammakers Slammakers? ==

I believe that the store when StrongBad tried to find a Xenomorph costume is supposed to be combination of Hammacher Schlemmer, a catalog store for high-end, luxery gifts (like The Sharper Image) and ''Hammer's Slammers'', a series of military science fiction novels and short stories by David Drake.

== "Human Grate on my nerves" ==

*It sounds like "Human Gettin' on my nerves" to me. Which doesn't make any sense, but that's par for the course, really. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 03:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
**I hear grate. As in grating nerves. --[[User:70.106.82.44|70.106.82.44]] 14:19, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
***Geez, 0 for two. :( [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 23:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Bad smiling ==

*Is he smiling? I think the curve of the Beetlejuice teeth make it ''look'' as though he's smiling, but if you look closer it's his usual face. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 03:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
: Yes. The whole toon. Follow the contours of his mouth. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::Well blow me down, so he is. :/ [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 04:19, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, he goes back to his normal face right before he gets jibbilied. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:When you wear fake teeth, you wanna show 'em off! Ever see a little kid wearing them on Halloween? All wide grins and growls so you can see the teeth. lol. -- [[User:208.60.233.161|208.60.233.161]] 20:34, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== misc ==

A) Does anyone notice anything...unusual...about the football trophy?
B) I don't hear Strong Sad saying "Xenomorph." I hear "Beatlemorph" or "Beatleborgs" or something, as if he's trying to say "Beatlejuice" three times.
--[[User:71.203.169.248|71.203.169.248]] 04:03, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
: a) What football trophy? The [[golbol]] looks normal to me. b) Strong Sad is clearly saying "Xenomorph"; he's correcting Coach Z's generic use of the word "alien" (in the [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]], a silhouette of a Xenomorph costume is seen in place of Strong Bad.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:22, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think he means the football trophy in Strong Mad's room, but I didn't notice anything remarkable about it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 08:25, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homsar smiling? ==

I don't think I've ever witnessed this happen before. Did he ever have such a wide smile in any other cartoon?--[[User:75.62.6.158|75.62.6.158]] 04:42, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:I believe the reason his smile is so wide in this cartoon is to portray his chin as the top of the paper in the typewriter as best as possible without cutting off the top of his head. - [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 06:14, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Volkov ==

Someone wrote under "goofs" that "Volkoff" is a misspelling of "Volkov." This is incorrect. Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, and there are a number of different ways of transliterating it into ours. I've seen final "v"s and final "ff"s used interchangeably all over the place -- for instance, "Prokofiev" vs. "Prokofieff," "Rachmaninov" vs. "Rachmaninoff." The "v" is the preferred transliteration in academic/linguistic contexts, but in everday use, they're both pretty common. In fact, the Wikipedia article calls him "Volkoff." -invisible_map

: Oops, I watched the toon again, and TBC spell it "Volkov," so I must have misread the "goofs" section. Either way, though, they're both acceptable spellings.

:Transliteration from the Russian alphabet really isn't the issue though. If Strong Mad is meant to be the former WWE wrestler Nikolai Volkoff, the Brothers Chaps made a spelling mistake, since the name has always been Volkoff in English. - [[User:Boffo97|Boffo97]] 13:43, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

:: Traditional spellings of names from languages with different writing systems are sometimes changed to more accurately reflect the pronunciation. For instance, "Mao Tse-Tung" is usually spelled "Mao Zedong" now. Sometimes the old spelling is so well-known that change is slow to catch on -- for instance, people almost always write "Lao-Tzu" for the Daoist/Taoist philosopher, even though "Laozi" is the preferred spelling among people who study this stuff. Same thing with "Prokofiev" (which has totally displaced "Prokofieff" vs. "Rachmaninov" (which is still less common than "Rachmaninoff"). Here's my point: even if "Volkoff" is the traditional and more common spelling, "Volkov" is not *wrong*. In fact, it's probably closer to the way it actually sounds in Russian (though I'd want to ask a Russian-speaker to verify that). And "Nikolai Volkov" gets 11,000 hits on Google.

:::Yes, I know what transliteration is. The point is, despite its appearance, the name "Nikolai Volkoff", as relates to the former pro wrestler, was never in the Russian alphabet. It was devised in English. It was flashed on screen before every one of his matches. Therefore, *for this case*, "Nikolai Volkoff" is correct, and "Nikolai Volkov" is wrong. If we were dealing with a name devised in a non English alphabet we were transliterating, then what you were saying would be correct. We are not. - [[User:Boffo97|Boffo97]] 19:17, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

::::Re "I know what transliteration is": I'm sorry if you thought I was being patronizing. I wasn't trying to explain what transliteration was -- I was talking about how it changes historically, which you didn't seem to be taking into account. But I didn't realize that "Nikolai Volkoff" wasn't his real name until now. Since he totally made it up, you're right. Never mind!

I'm a Russian speaker, and I can tell you that the Russian "v" (or "в" in cyrillic) is often "de-voiced" -- that is, it sounds like an "f." However, it's still spelled the same in cyrillic. Therefore, although the "f" sound might be closer to the actual Russian pronunciation, for consistency's sake, I would normally spell it with a "v," since most English speakers probably will not know when or how to use the "de-voiced" spelling. However, a lot of Russian names are traditionally romanized with "ff" (such as Rachmaninoff) so it gets a bit confusing. Your best bet is to put down the most widely-used one.

On a similar note, I've put a more-correct definition and pronunciation of the word "русский" (roughly pronounced "rooski") on the section with the slang term for Russians ("Russkie"). (This was before I created my account a minute or so ago.) [[User:Graymornings|Graymornings]] 16:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== 2 Forum Topics ==

<s>Would it be better for us to link to [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=12733
the forum topic] that started 1st or [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=12732 the forum topic] with more replies? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 12:57, 30 October 2007 (UTC)</s>
:I just found out the 1 created 1st ''was'' the 1 with more replies. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:34, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Creep...wha? ==

The transcript has "creep-take", the subtitles have "creep-cake". Sounds to me like Homestar's saying "creepsake" as a pun on keepsake. [[User:TTEchidna|TTEchidna]] 16:11, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:It's Creepstakes. Like Sweepstakes. -- [[User:208.60.233.69|208.60.233.69]] 17:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:Whereas I heard it as Creepcakes. Like cupcakes. Or crabcakes. This could go on forever! [[User:83.67.65.98|83.67.65.98]] 23:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::It's distinctly "Creep-take". There are no audible S sounds anywhere in the vicinity of that word. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:44, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:::It's Creep-stakes. Remember Homestar's lisp, and listen closer. Think - Creep-take makes no sense. Creep-stakes is a portmaneu. I've watched it multiple times with headphones, etc. It's creep-stakes. I'm putting it back since it's ... you know ... correct. -- [[User:208.60.233.43|208.60.233.43]] 22:43, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Homestar doesn't have a lisp; he has trouble with his awws. Er, R's. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:55, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I've heard creep-take ever since the first viewing. Now after focusing on it, I give creep-take my vote of confidence. I give creep-cake an understandable interpretation. Creep-s[t]ake doesn't cut it. Note: ''Get headphones!'' Props to 208.60.233.43 for mentioning that you listened to it with them, but I think your reasoning is flawed by saying Homestar has a lisp. I also think that your headphones or brain is putting to much emphasis on the white-noise feature created around the hard consonants T and K by the reduced sound quality. Perhaps try to "trick" your brain into thinking that it's "take" and see if you can hear it then. You can practice with the ''I think you're cute / I hate your shoes'' line in [[disconnected]]. I'm able to hear it both ways there, but I can't do it with take/stakes. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:29, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:Creep-take is what it sounds most like, but it could easily be creepcake and for portmanteaus it makes more sense. So, how do we list this on [[portmanteaus]]? Or do we? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 05:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::No, we don't, because you just said it sounds like creeptake. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:16, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::If we can reach a concesus well enough to put it in this article (unlike the ''I think you're cute / I hate your shoes'' debate you brought up), I think we can safely use the concesus to extend this term to the portmanteaus page. Anyway, more and more it seems (to me) that "creepcake" is what it is. The whole cupcake vs. crabcake question leaves me in doubt, though. I lean toward cupcake, since it's more likely a play on a term of endearment and "crabcake" ain't a term of endearment. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:38, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::I hear creeptake. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:19, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::Still hearing that myself. I know I've also heard Strong Bad use the phrase "crap-take", but I can't find it. It's part of my point anyway, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:21, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

'''CREEP TAKE doesn't make any SENSE''' as a Homestar line OR a Brothers Chaps line. It is ''nothing''. Creepstakes is Sweepstakes with a "Cr" and it's definitely not "cake" what is wrong with this wiki?? -- [[User:208.60.233.25|208.60.233.25]] 15:25, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:Annnd where does it say that H*R has to make any sense? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with this guy. It definitely sounds like Creepstakes, i.e. Sweepstakes with a Cr.[[User:134.174.140.208|134.174.140.208]] 05:58, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
::Again, there are no Ss anywhere near the pronounciation of the word. It's take. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:26, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I also vote for Creep-take. I can't hear an S anywhere in the word, especially not at the end. If anything, it might be "creepstake" but I really don't think that's it. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 04:00, 2 November 2007 (UTC))
::::Like the OP said, though, Creep-take doens't have any logical explanation that anyone has offered. Maybe it's Creepskate, like cheapskate. How do you sign posts?[[User:134.174.140.208|134.174.140.208]] 05:58, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::Why does there NEED to be any logic to it? It's Homestar Runner. (And you can sign posts by typing 4 tildes, or <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:51, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks for that. Anyway, it just seems like there must be a rationale for the construction Homestar uses. And I just listened to it again and I still here the S's, especially at the end. But alas. [[User:134.174.140.208|134.174.140.208]] 05:58, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Speakers? Headphones? Did you try using the listening method I described to see why the other side thinks they hear what they hear? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

As of right now,
* Take: BazookaJoe, DorianGray, Heimstern, Some kind of scientist, (Jay)
* Cake: OptimisticFool, 83.67.65.98, (Jay)
* Stake(s): 208.60.233.XX, 134.174.140.208
* Sake: TTEchidna

Did I miss anybody? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
:Sorry I'm late to the party, but I was just re-watching last year's toon, [[Happy Hallow-day]], and noticed that when The Goblin appears, Strong Bad says "What's this crap-take?" Perhaps Homestar's "creep-take" is a reference? — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 20:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

== Length ==
I saw on the "Teaser Page" (Link leads to specific page, look under "Toon Title" at about the middle.) [[Talk:Jibblies 2 Teaser]] that this toon would "be amazing" if it exceeded 6 minutes. Is that important? Because I didn't see anything under Remarks about the toon being 6:44 and if it that was important to the original poster, would it have any relevance in the Remarks section of the information? Thanks [[User:Stinkoblade|Stinkoblade]] 16:51, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
: I don't suppose its 7:06 if u include homsar's scene or anything, is it? -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 18:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::Maybe you're referring to me, Stinkoblade? I didn't say it would be "amazing" .. I used the words "nice" and "great". Anyway, running time is listed above the transcript, no sense posting a remark about it below the transcript. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:46, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Sorry, I didn't remember exact words. I can understand that now, but what about like it is on SBEmails where it mentions longest or longest until another came out. That is what I was asking about when I wrote this.

== Clickable button ==

In the answering machine scene, the right button on the machine is clickable. I was thinking maybe it would yield an Easter Egg, but no. Can any of the Flash-knowledgeable advise whether that's just because they recycled a Flash file, or is this noteworthy? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:I'm no expert, but I'm gonna assume it's because they recycled a Flash file. Nothing happens when you click it except it messes up the scene, effectively ruling out it being an Easter Egg, and recall that TBC have made these kind of mistakes before, primarily with the VCR and the Tandy and Compy's contrast buttons. -{{User:YK/sig}} 18:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
::Um, I just cleared my cache so I could see the "new" version with the KOT and Poopsmith easter eggs, and now I can't click the button, so I'll assume it's fixed and note it on the page.--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 22:00, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, that more or less confirms that it was just a glitch/flash artifact, at least. -{{User:YK/sig}} 22:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Sad ==

Should it be remarked that Strong Sad's eyes would be behind his fat kid mask, in comparison to his mouth? Or that it's odd that it's a white face, as opposed to a flesh-colored one? Heck, he pretty much just has a different head. Like the KOT when he dressed up as the mayor of Halloween Town. --[[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 18:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:actually, the KOT still had his own head, he just had the mayor's facial features stuck/painted on [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 23:19, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

==Title Card==

The title card is holographic/3D. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 19:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Jibblied Bubs ==

*The way Bubs said "uh, jibblies" reminded me of Homestar saying "uh, crapface" instead of kicking the Cheat in [[replacement]], but that's probably a coincidence. Want to see if anyone saw it too. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 23:05, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

== Where We're Going We Don't Need Rides ==

Is it possible the reason they decided to dress the Poopsmith as Doc Brown was because the Back to the Future ride closed this year? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
:That sounds a little extreme... {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 00:57, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
I'd say it's about as likely as them using him on The Poopsmith because he's Doc BROWN. --[[User:71.203.169.248|71.203.169.248]] 02:11, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== Electric Cacodemon ==

Did anyone notice the electrical noises coming from the jibblied Pom Pom? Or is that just another addition with the fixed glitches? -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 00:30, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== The TIME Mirror ==

I understand the Big Lebowski idea, but could the mirror also be a reference to when Time named "You" Person of the Year and had a mirror on the cover? I added it just to be safe, even though it might drive the mirror into TTATOT territory.
:See [[Talk:Jibblies 2#About the mirror]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 02:25, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:That comment had already been made, and removed. Personally, I don't think the "You" cover of Time magazine is a strong enough reference to be noteworthy. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:30, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== Razor blade apples ==

I think that the razor blade apples could be a reference to the "I Luv Halloween" comic book.
where the characters put razor blades in an apple, give it to a policeman and then frame the old woman who gave it to them on Halloween.
:The razor-blade apple urban myth certainly predates the 2005 comic book. Given the nature of that book (going by what I read over at Wikipedia), I seriously doubt it's something TBC would reference directly anyway. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:37, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
It's the [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/needles.asp Urban Legend]. 100%. --[[User:71.203.169.248|71.203.169.248]] 04:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== WhoDonkis ==

Y'know, I really don't think Homestar is saying, "The Donkis must be stopped!" It sounds a lot more like Poodonkis/Pudonkis. I know, I'm just as confused as you are when it comes to the name, but it's definitely not ''The'' Donkis. This leads me to believe that "Who? Donkis is behind all this?" is not correct either. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:I heard this myself. It's definitely not just "Donkis". It does, at least, begin with an "oo" sound. Oodonkis. Udonkis? The tag only reads "onkis", so it's hard to say what it is. C'mon, TBC! Show some sketches or a quote of the week that'll clear this up for us! --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think I get what you're saying, but the thing's name is on its tag and there doesn't seem to be much space for more letters. (If it IS something other than "Donkis", expect a QoW or something.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 09:14, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::Upon pulling out my headphones to check another line, I noticed that... you're absolutely right. There's a clear consonant (I think a "P") and "oo" sound both times Homestar says the dino's name. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:25, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Let's go with Pudonkis as a good guess of spelling. Fine with everybody? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 17:25, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::::'Swhat I hear, too. I think it's a portmanteau of Donkis and the [[Wikipedia:Pudong|Pudong]] district of Shanghai. (Not really, but hey, crackpot theories are better than none, right?) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:25, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::The first time I swear he says "Cute Donkis," but the second time is so not clear. [[User:Kevinchai|Kevinchai]] 21:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::I changed my mind, it actually is Pudonkis.
:::::::It has to be Pudonkis. I almost moved the page, but wasn't sure this is "case closed" yet.. when it is, someone else can move [[Donkis]] to [[Pudonkis]]. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:41, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I think, at this point, the only real question is the spelling (it could be "Poodonkis".) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:42, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== 1984 ==

Ok. This is big. Follow me here. At the beginning and ending of the cartoon is the pumpkin card with the Roman numeral "23" under it. OK, this is because the deck only has 22 cards...BUT...23 years ago...was 1984. I realize that it was pointed out above that there's a Nickelodeon connection. OK. There's a MASSIVE 1984 connection.

In 1984 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Volkoff#Career Volkoff Teamed up with the Iron Sheik.] 
In 1984 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_On_Television#Nickelodeon top rated children's show in America was ''You Can't Do That On Television''] 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_To_The_Future ''Back to the Future'' was 1985]...ok...that's close...and...time travel...off by a year. Also, in 1984, John De Lorean's cars faced tremendous problems as he was arrested for coke. Remeber, in the movie... 
So So Def was founded by Jermaine Dupree in [http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004503/Jermaine-Dupri.html 1984.] 
In 1984 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jackson Jesse Jackson] ran for president, not Sharpton, even though today they are generally said in the same breath. HOWEVER, Sharpton [http://www.answers.com/topic/al-sharpton first received national attention in 1984] for leading public outcry against the relaxed treatment towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Goetz Bernard Goetz] 
Richard Scarry wrote five books in 1984; [http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Scarrys-Busy-Learn-Book/dp/0307155404/ref=sr_1_449/104-3792925-0321504?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193799073&sr=1-449 ''Busy Fun and Learn Book''], [http://www.amazon.com/Pig-Will-Wont-Manners-Knee-High/dp/0394865855/ref=sr_1_452/104-3792925-0321504?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193799073&sr=1-452 ''Pig Will and Pig Won't''], [http://www.amazon.com/Meet-Animals-Scarry-Word-Book/dp/0600389731/ref=sr_1_453/104-3792925-0321504?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193799073&sr=1-453 ''Meet the Animals''], [http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Scarry-Word-Book/dp/060038974X/ref=sr_1_454/104-3792925-0321504?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193799073&sr=1-454 ''On Holiday''], and finally most significantly...[http://www.amazon.com/Lowly-Worms-Bath-Richard-Scarry/dp/0394868382/ref=sr_1_451/104-3792925-0321504?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193799073&sr=1-451 ''Lowly Worm's Bath''] 
I don't know that much about Cacodemons. In 1984 [http://www.amazon.ca/Cacodemon-roi-B-Chartreux/dp/2853760456 ''Cacodemon Roi''] was written, and the [third version of D&D was in late 1983, which apparently uses these things. 
In the 1980's ''The Far Side'' was huge, and the first [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780836220629 ''Far Side Gallery''] was published. 
Prince's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_%28album%29 ''Purple Rain''] was writen in 1984. 
''Dangermouse'' first hit the States on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DangerMouse June 4, 1984.] 
The noony noony typewriter from Sesame Street...the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Hooper death of Mr. Hooper Episode] was Thanksgiving of 1983 (almost '84.) 
The last two are kind of stretches. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_and_Pete ''Pete and Pete''] didn't start until 1993, and the character of Andy was created for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Shame_Theatre No Shame Theater] which started in '86, BUT...ok...the show, Pete and Pete, their Theme Song was written by Polaris...which was founded in ...everybody? [http://www.cannit.com/polaris/polarisbiography.htm Yes, 1984.] 
Then there's Strong Bad. The Xenomorph makes more sense here. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_%28film%29 ''Alien''] was made in '79, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_%28video_game%29 video game was made in 1984.] In addition, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Scott Riddley Scott,] who made Alien, made the very famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(television_commercial) 1984 Apple\Macintosh commercial]. 
Beetlejuice however...Beetlejuice was 1989...Ghostbusters was '84, and some sites seem to have that confused ([http://www.cinemetrics.lv/saltdb.php A], [http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53635650.html%3Frefid%3Dgg_x_02&sa=X&oi=archive&ct=result&cd=1&usg=AFQjCNE-PwwBX5WjqAcTWwce_JcmZSuHcQ B], [http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53635746.html%3Frefid%3Dgg_x_02&sa=X&oi=archive&ct=result&cd=2&usg=AFQjCNGQgg1-r9FPvhI6NlAEunsNKsNKmg C], [http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0025/2908843/15884356.html&sa=X&oi=archive&ct=result&cd=3&usg=AFQjCNHrE8oDQcvN264Cr5IPDIAngQpQAQ D,] [http://www.20minutos.es/cine/cartelera/interprete/2404/2/ E])...Keaton was in Johnny Dangerously in 1984...and Burton made Frankenweenie in 1984...''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's'' ''So Long and Thanks For All The Fish'' was written in 1984, and Ford Prefect was from the vacinity of Betelgeuse...but ok, on this one...it's a stretch. Maybe because he's Strong Sad's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_%28Nineteen_Eighty-Four%29 Big Brother]. Not sure. 
 
But...two more quotes....One from Homestar..."Brother called up Marzipan right before I ran into you." Not Big Brother? Maybe...but...from the book ''1984''..."It was bliss, it was eternity."
--[[User:71.203.169.248|71.203.169.248]] 05:03, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

:I don't know. Most of these seem to be waaay too much of a stretch to be in the main article. Alien Video game? Okay, a Lowly Worm book was published in 1984, but the character was created long before that. Mr. Hooper's death and the Back to the Future movie are NOT 1984 references, and close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades... {{unsigned|220.19.16.13|06:37, 31 October 2007 (UTC)}}

::I have to agree — I think the connections are a quite a stretch. Probably the only reason that there's some connection to 1984 in some of them is that TBC tend to reference things from the '80s. I'm going to remove the info from the article for now (the info I removed can be seen {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Jibblies_2&diff=511747&oldid=511741 here}}). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:50, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

::: But wait, you forgot a reference. XXIII represents 23, right? Well 23 is also the name of a movie made in '07 about the number 23 being numerologically connected to everything. So much so that Jim Carry goes crazy trying to convince everyone of the meaningless connections, and torches his career. CREEPY, hunh? :) [[User:MetaStar|MetaStar]] 01:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Some are more firm than others. Prince's biggest work was Purple Rain. That's 1984. That's firm. Dangermouse started here in '84. The wrestler became huge in '84. (You have to understand, the teamup wasn't just a "sporting event," it was a rather noted infamous move, they combined a "Russian" and an "Arab" into one "Evil team," that's why he's remembered. Sharpton literally first hit headlines...Farside's first gallery...YCDTOT, in 1984, it was THE #1 show amoung children, that year, and only that year. So So Def started in '84. I mean the rest are iffy, but that's not enough to raise an eyebrow, given the XXIII, seriously? Plus, the 1983 ones, they were all post Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, so they were also both "XXIII" years ago, so yeah, that is close enough outside of both horseshoes, and handgrenades--[[User:71.203.169.248|71.203.169.248]] 11:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC).
:I'm not into elaborate conspiracy theories. This is what Homestar would call a coinkydink. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 15:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::(he would?) [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 23:25, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:::OK, so Homestar would say, "Yeah, yeah, you're pwobabwy wight." But everybody else would say it's a coincidence. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 04:10, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Fhqwhgads ==

I noticed when the painting is about to jibblie Strong Bad, he says his normal "Come on in here!" However, he says the first "come on" like in the song "Everybody to the Limit."

Confirm?
--[[User:144.80.83.157|144.80.83.157]] 18:55, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

== Horrible Painting Card Number ==

The Horrible Painting tarot card is numbered "II" which is the Roman numeral 2. This relates to the fact that this is "Jibblies 2". It's a very quick thing that belongs on the Trivia section as people most likely don't notice - and the Brothers Chaps did put that little touch in. '''Please stop removing it just because I'm not registered'''. I say that because it's valid trivia (As valid as what the tarot cards say on the back!) and yet it keeps getting removed when other stuff isn't. It's a true fact, and it's real trivia. So stop it. >:O -- [[User:208.60.233.43|208.60.233.43]] 22:50, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:Hmmm, but how do you know it's II because of the toon's title? Couldn't it be coincidence? It's really a guess, that's why it shouldn't be on there. Please don't be frustrated by this, it happens to all of us, even sysops. Keep on tranglin'!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:57, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::By the way, if you think people aren't taking your edits seriously because you're unregistered, you could [[Special:Userlogin|change that quickly]]. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:59, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::And the 666 on Marzipan's answering machine could be a coincidence. :D heh. Sorry to get so mad, but... It's crazy how wikis get to the point that people just lie in wait for something to delete. It's like writing "the sky is blue" in an article and someone says "You don't know that for sure" and removes it. -- [[User:208.60.233.25|208.60.233.25]] 15:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Pretty Good, ..? ==
Horrible Painting says, "How's it going, man?" and Homestar responds: "Pretty good, ____________" .. how do we fill in the blank? "Creep-take"? That's what I hear; it sure doesn't sound like the recent change to "creep-stakes".. Neither makes sense, unless someone can explain it to me. Ideas? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:26, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
: Some poster said that Homestar has problems with the letter "S" as justification for "Creepstakes", but that's not true — "R" is the letter Homestar has problems with. I don't recall him ever having a problem with "S". I'm with either -cake or -take. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, maybe creepcake. As a portmanteau of creep and cupcake.. That could be. I say we stick with creepcake, unless we get a QOTW or something to contradict it. It makes the most sense.. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 03:40, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Hey, y'alls, perhaps you'd like to relocate your responses to [[#Creep...wha?]]. But please read our responses too! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:47, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::Oops, sorry about that. I didn't read the whole page, and didn't see that convo as I skimmed the TOC. I should have done a Ctrl-F. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 05:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::No probalo. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:16, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::Homestar does have a SLIGHT problem with "S", it sometimes comes out as a semi-lisp. -- [[User:208.60.233.25|208.60.233.25]] 15:29, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Gibbliet ==

Who do so many think the KoT is saying "Giblet giblet giblet" when he's jibblified? There is an unmistakable long "E" sound and no trace of a "T". Yes, he says "giblet" a couple of lines earlier, but that doesn't mean it's what he says when he actually has the jibblies. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:40, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:I listened to them one at a time; each time he is saying "giblet" .. Besides believing my ears, The KoT saying "giblet" is in-character hilarity. Makes perfect sense. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:50, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:: So why the long "E"s? He IS saying a long "E" sound each time, and he does NOT the one time he really says "giblet". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:59, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't hear long e's i hear "giblet" {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::Listen with headphones. Keep the volume high-ish (not so high you blow out your ears, of course, but it helps.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:14, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::PS. I mean it helps to use headphones and turn up the volume.
:::::Sorry, Jay, I don't hear it either. Just "giblet" with a little schwa sound stuck between the syllables. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:22, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::::ME TOO. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:24, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::::How can I be the only person to hear it? No matter when I pause, no matter how closely I listen (in fact, the closer I listen, the better I hear it), no matter how many times, I ALWAYS hear the long "E" in the KoT's "Jibblie jibblie" bit. Every single time. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I also hear "Jibblie"... but I can kinda almost hear "giblet" if I really try for it. The long E is cut a little short, the stop just before the J starts a little earlier than normal... which almost sounds like a "T" if I do the aural equivalent of tilting my head and squinting... but it's still definitely "Jibblie". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 09:57, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Reference to a web comic? ==

I removed the so-called reference "Pudonkis the Dromiceiomimus stands in the same pose as the Dromiceiomimus from Dinosaur Comics." Now it's back, with the claim that the "author seems to think [it's a reference] (check out the news for 30 Oct)" .. ahem .. The author of a web comic assuming a reference does not make it so. [http://www.qwantz.com/archive/001095.html The Dromiceiomimus is the white one.] Opinions? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:The additional bit of information is that the particular strip I liked to has a H*R reference (namely [[Fhqwhgads]]). It seems highly likely that there is a little mutual appreciation, combined with a very parclulular pose and and an uncommon dinosaur which just happens to be part of the comic. To me, that seems more than just coincidence nor TTATOT. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::A dinosaur as obscure as a "dromiceiomimus", standing in the exact same pose that the character Dromiceiomimus stands in for every single episode of a very-popular webcomic (one which has even been referenced in a [http://www.fool.com/personal-finance/saving/2007/10/18/dont-save-like-tyrannosaurus-rex.aspx Motley Fool article]), which has previously slipped in references to H*R - I think this one is indisputable. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:06, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, it certainly is disputable! But to me, it seems likely that this is a reference - solely based on SB saying the whole name instead of just "dinosaur". That's definitely a hint.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, the "parclulular" pose doesn't sell me, but once again I'm out of my element. I don't have an appreciation for web comics whatsoever and certainly wouldn't know which ones are popular. This one in "parclulular" doesn't appear to be entertaining in the least (granted, that's my opinion, but everyone's entitled to my opinion), so how could I know that it's popular? And popularity doesn't necessarily make it a reference, but if it's such a slam dunk, keep it. Whatever. Oh, and I don't mind saying that I don't know what a Motley Fool is, either. And don't waste keystrokes explaining it to me. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 03:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's a reference. Especially coming on the heels of the recent SBemail "Web Comics", which shows The Bros. know their, well, Web Comics. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 04:15, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:When have you ever even heard of a dromiceiomimus except in Dinosaur Comics? It's not like Pudonkis is a stegosaurus or a T-rex, or even a pachycephalosaurus or a dimetrodon. This is a seriously obscure species of dinosaur. The likelihood of TBC choosing it randomly, AND putting it in the same strange, awkward posture as that of the dromiceiomimus in Dinosaur Comics by sheer coincidence, is extremely low. Especially since it means they'd have to have never seen Dinosaur Comics before, and it's clear from [[web comics]] that they read at least a few web comics. -invisible_map

== Horrible Rocoulm ==

I think there should be better seperation between the terms Rocoulm and Horrible Painting. It's a little confusing in the transcript because the image on the tarot card is just of Rocoulm sans canvas, and when Homestar steps inside the painting, he's not inside Rocoulm himself. The way it's worded now has Homestar steping into the painting and then talking to the painting, from inside it's belly or something. The character's name is Rocoulm and the Horrible Painting is his domicile.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 02:40, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
:The horrible painting itself doesn't talk, the subject of the painting does! So, I agree. Separate. It should read: "...the Horrible Painting approaches him from behind.} '''ROCOULM:''' Come on in heeeeeeere.... " etc. Any naysayers? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 05:52, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
::Thing is, despite how confidently it's stated on the Horrible Painting's page, we actually don't know the name of the subject of the painting - we just THINK it's Rocoulm because we don't know what else "Rocoulm" could mean. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

== Marzipan's smile ==

Anyone else notice that Marzipan stops smiling during Homestar's easter egg for no adequately explored reason? Maybe she's still pissed off about what Homestar said to her during ''her'' easter egg, but that's an unusual disconnect.
:They probably forgot to change it, not after Marzipan's easter egg, but after Bubs'. She also stops smiling in The Poopsmith's and The King of Town's easter eggs, which were added later. {{User:Mee/sig}} 09:39, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

== Nightmare Before Christmas? ==
Looks like the odd colors inside the painting may be a reference to this black light scene in Nightmare Before Christmas. Anyone?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DnH_OJcpZYQ
*I think it's more a reference to the fact that it's a black light painting. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 02:15, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

== Holy Water? ==

When Strong Bad says he Needs Holy Water, It is a referance to Castlevania. - Toonypie
*No, it's not. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 02:16, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

== Inverted colors? ==

I don't think Homestar's colors are inverted when he's inside the Horrible Painting. If you copy paste an image of him in the Horrible Painting onto a program such as MS Paint, and invert the colors, Homestar does not go back to his regular colors. [[User:Thrashmeister|Thrashmeister]] 15:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
: You're right. The magenta-and-white stripes on Homestar's shirt would be green-and-black when inverted, and his yellow wig would be blue. Actually, Homestar's shirt is red-and-blue striped and his wig is brown. I removed the fact. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:12, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

One Two, One Two

InterruptorJones — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:35:12 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Trivia */

{{toonnav|Shorts|onetwo|Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:One Two.png|thumb|"One, two, one, two...."]]

A music video made up of sounds by all the characters.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 28, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 1:33

'''Page Title:''' Lookout World!

==Transcript==
''{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two... ''{continues in background}''

''{Cut to Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noises}''

''{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' Gah!

''{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit}''

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{noises from the whatsit}''

''{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' Gah!

''{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs grinding various objects into sausages}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Ah! Rink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a...

''{Cut back to The Poopsmith.}''

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{noises from the whatsit}''

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue. Then cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I go! ''{pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{This continues in the background; cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''

''{Eating noises continue in the background; cut back to Homestar Runner walking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two...

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''

''{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Strong Bad in the shower, singing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I speak up for myself! The city is at night and I'm ''dancin''! ''Dancin''! Homsar solo!

''{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a nearly black space.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{vaguely similarly to the song Strong Bad was singing}'' AAaAaaaAaAAaAaAAAaAAaAaAAAaaAaAaaAaAaAAaAaaAAaAh!

''{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing her guitar.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{guitar riff}''

''{Sound effects continue; cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world! I'm an independent girl! Rollin' around like a motorcade! Look out world! I'm an independent girl! ''{sound effects stop}'' ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade! ''{no longer singing}'' Whoa. Need to get the acoustics checked out in here. ''{taps the brush he is holding}'' Is this thing broken?

''{fade out}''

''{The [[MixMastah 800]] appears, allowing the user to turn on any combination of effects and alter their audio output. Initially, only Bubs' effect turned on.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Motorcade|motorcade]] is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.

===Trivia===
*The items Bubs grinds into sausages include a [[steak]], a tennis ball, and a [[General Tso's Chicken|Chinese food]] carton.

===Remarks===
*Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in time with his walking in some parts.
*The MixMastah 800 has a higher sound quality than the short preceding it, similar to the sound quality in [[An Important Rap Song]] and [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*In the MixMastah 800, Homsar's solo is in stereo and switches back and forth from the right channel to the left.
*Pressing any of the MixMastah 800's "ON" buttons will start that scene's sounds in sync with the others. However, pressing the buttons next to Strong Bad starts him singing at the beginning of the chorus or verse immediately, so that his singing doesn't match up with the downbeats unless you're careful about exactly when you push the button.
*Strong Bad in the shower looks a lot like the main page with Homestar in the shower-showercap, tile, etc.
*The toon is only linked on the main page, not in the toons menu.

===Goofs===
[[Image:No_Leg_Strong_Bad!.gif|thumb|No Leg Strong Bad!]]
*At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changes from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13.
**When it is 13, it just barely sticks out of the box.
*In the MixMastah, when Pom Pom is turned on and no one else is, The Poopsmith's effect can be heard in the background.
*In the MixMastah 800, Strong Bad wears a different shower cap than in the toon itself.
*Strong Bad does not have legs when shown on the MixMastah 800.
*Strong Sad pats his belly 20 times, but the scoreboard displays a score of 18 at the end.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. This was fixed with the removal of the "Again?" button.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Sketchbook060727.png|thumb|Keep on Trucking!]]
*Homestar Runner's animation is based on a [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-27|Weekly Sketchbook]] image, and was previously shown at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech talk]]. A [[graffiti]] image of Coach Z seen behind Strong Sad was also from a [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|Sketchbook]] image.
*The starry backround in the Homsar solo was previously seen in an Easter egg in [[ghosts]].

===Real-World References===
*The way Homestar walks references the iconic [http://www.zubeworld.com/crumbmuseum/truckin.html "Truckin'"] images by [[Wikipedia:Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]].
* The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo resembles [[Wikipedia:Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]'s 'Fighting Irish' logo.
*Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.

== External Links ==
* [[HR:onetwo.html|watch "One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwo.swf|view the Flash file for "One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[Forum:11543|forum thread re: "One Two"]]
{{subtitlesLinks|onetwo}}
[[Category:Shorts]] [[Category:Songs]]

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:53:45 GMT

InterruptorJones: /**/Licensing stuff

{{Main Page Talk}}

== New quote/fanstuff/sketch of the week ==

Just thought I should say so, since it seems I was the first one to notice. I'm in a hurry or I would add the information to the articles.--[[User:Tally Solleni|Tally Solleni]] 22:24, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

== Secret Collect ==

I seem to be noticed sooner here, so: Has anyone else noticed Secret Collect lately? It appears to have been fixed. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:49, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
:Fixed? It was broken? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:53, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
::By "fixed," I mean levels 1-14 have returned. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 18:03, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

== Forum-Appropriate Topics ==

I'm thinking of maybe removing all forum-appropriate topics from toons and emails and the like. Would this be a good idea, or is it just left best as it is? --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 21:45, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

:I wouldn't go through any previously existing posts looking for them — for example, a lot of them are leftover from days before we were so strict about this, and we'd like to keep those for historical reasons. But it would be great to keep an eye out for and remove any new posts that fit that category. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:48, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::Alright, that seems fair. Good thing I checked before I started, that could have been nasty. :P --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 21:49, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Okay, cool. By the way, I assume you're talking about articles' talk pages, right? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes. The "Great email!" and "I think they're stalling!" topics. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 21:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

:::::Aha, yes. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:52, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::In some extreme cases, we might remove a topic completely, but that's unusual. Normally we just ask people to stay on topic on the talk page and leave whatever discussion is already there in place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:57, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, good call — keeping the topics there with the suggestion to stay on topic rather than (removing them) helps prevent other people from starting the same topic again later on. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:02, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::::''{written in reply to DC}'' I feel this is the better way to go about it. Remember, lots of people just don't understand the purpose of talk pages. A friendly note about how they're for discussing article content is a lot more newbie-friendly than removing it completely, especially when they may not understand why you would write an edit summary like "rm forum-style comment" or "take it to the forum". {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:04, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

== Did the quadratic formula explode? ==

I tried to go to this site 3 or 5 times last Sunday and it never worked. Was the problem with the site or with my laptop? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 16:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:I typed in the site myself, I Googled the site, I tried to enter the site through Wikipedia and none of those worked. Did this happen to anyone else? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::The site was down for a bit. It's back now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

== ?hrwiki_mwiki6_session=4e39526d2071ea0ffd15b2ecaedaa5f9 ==

I see this or something like this added to the URL whenever I use a link from my userpage or from the first page I visit when I access this site. What does it mean, and how can I prevent it? --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 18:03, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:That happens sometimes. It's nothing to worry about. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

== Article Request ==

See [[Talk:Marzipan and Strong Sad's Relationship]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 02:20, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

== Licensing stuff ==

A discussion [[Talk:Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007#Use_of_intro_paragraphs_in_GT_Library_newsletter|over here]] got me thinking about licensing issues on the HRWiki. A few thoughts:

# We should "upgrade" our license to [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC 3.0] (it even says we should on our [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ current license's page]).
# We should make the [[HRWiki:General disclaimer|licensing info]] more prominent, say at the bottom of every page.
# We should make it clear on the editing page that by writing something, users are automatically licensing that content to the HRWiki, and that HRWiki will in turn distribute it under our CC license.

Copyright issues on a wiki can be very, very tricky, so I think we need to be as clear as possible about how we will license the content people contribute. Thoughts? — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:53, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007

InterruptorJones — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:45:08 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Use of intro paragraphs in GT Library newsletter */ Ew, my markup is rusty

==Transcript==
Hi Guys,

I go to Georgia Tech and attended the event in question, so Tom offered to let me reserve the right to do the transcript of the video. It's a long video (1 hour), so it'll take me a few days. Bear with me.

Thanks.

[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 17:57, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

:Given the sheer length of the video, I've split the transcript into two parts for easier reading and navigation. The first part, which I've just posted, is the first half hour where the Brothers Chaps provide Flash demos to the audience. The second half will be the Q&A with the audience, and I'll probably have that online by Wednesday night.

:As a point of interest, one of the demos was the exclusive Strong Bad E-mail that will accompany strongbad_email.exe Disc Five, which the Brothers Chaps think will be out in the next month or so. The sound quality on the e-mail is not as good as it was for the Brothers Chaps themselves, since the Chaps were wearing microphones that fed directly into the camera. Nevertheless, I've provided the [[Accent|best transcript I could]].

:[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 30 April 2007

::I've been reading through it — looks great! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I've added the the transcript for the first half of the Q&A. Unfortunately, I wanted to get the entire thing done by tonight, but this is all I was able to do. I'll start on the second half in the morning.

Thanks.

[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 05:59, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

The transcript is finished. Thanks, guys, for all of your patience.

[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 04:26, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

== Censored ==

Can I make the censored version of this talk now? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 23:59, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

:You're certainly welcome to start, although the transcript's not yet complete. I have the last quarter of it about 90% done and will have it uploaded before I go to bed tonight.

:[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 00:02, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

== Use of intro paragraphs in GT Library newsletter ==

Spiralagnus,

I am the creator of the video that you transcribed. Would you mind if I use the brief intro [see below] from your page in our May issue of ConneXus, the GT Library's monthly newsletter? I will give you complete credit. If you'd prefer that I use your real name, I could do that too.

Thanks so much and I'm so glad you and the other users are enjoying the video!

Katie G., Digital Projects Coordinator, GT Library

Item that I'd like to use:

"On April 26, 2007, The Brothers Chaps appeared at a talk at the Multimedia Studio of Georgia Tech. The event was scheduled to include Q&A, background info, a Flash demo and more.

The event took place in the Library on the Georgia Tech campus. It was organized by Alison Valk and Joel Linderman. It took place in the multimedia studio that houses all of their high end multimedia software and equipment, as well as being "homebase" for the Georgia Tech iMovieFest. The studio is currently decked out as "Mario-land" and discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of doing a Homestar Runner theme for the summer months.

Due to various programs on campus and the high interest of many of the students there in Flash animation, Alison and Joel felt The Brothers Chaps would be ideal speakers. Alison focused on the idea of collaborating with her management to bring in some "nontraditional speakers" to the library, such as "the guys from Homestar Runner". "

:Katie,

:I don't speak for Spiralagnus, nor the HRWiki, but you can find licensing info on the [[HRWiki:General disclaimer|General disclaimer]] page. Content on the HRWiki is under a Creative Commons license, which I believe would allow you to incorporate the material into your publication, assuming it is noncommercial and assuming you give attribution.

:FYI, most of the paragraphs in question was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Georgia_Tech_-_26_Apr_2007&diff=449460&oldid=449447 written by] [[User:Tom|Tom]], and may have been edited by other users since. As such, I think the appropriate licensor would be the HRWiki itself (under the aforementioned CC license) rather than Spiralagnus. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007

InterruptorJones — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:43:11 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Use of intro paragraphs in GT Library newsletter */ My two cents

==Transcript==
Hi Guys,

I go to Georgia Tech and attended the event in question, so Tom offered to let me reserve the right to do the transcript of the video. It's a long video (1 hour), so it'll take me a few days. Bear with me.

Thanks.

[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 17:57, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

:Given the sheer length of the video, I've split the transcript into two parts for easier reading and navigation. The first part, which I've just posted, is the first half hour where the Brothers Chaps provide Flash demos to the audience. The second half will be the Q&A with the audience, and I'll probably have that online by Wednesday night.

:As a point of interest, one of the demos was the exclusive Strong Bad E-mail that will accompany strongbad_email.exe Disc Five, which the Brothers Chaps think will be out in the next month or so. The sound quality on the e-mail is not as good as it was for the Brothers Chaps themselves, since the Chaps were wearing microphones that fed directly into the camera. Nevertheless, I've provided the [[Accent|best transcript I could]].

:[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 30 April 2007

::I've been reading through it — looks great! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I've added the the transcript for the first half of the Q&A. Unfortunately, I wanted to get the entire thing done by tonight, but this is all I was able to do. I'll start on the second half in the morning.

Thanks.

[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 05:59, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

The transcript is finished. Thanks, guys, for all of your patience.

[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 04:26, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

== Censored ==

Can I make the censored version of this talk now? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 23:59, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

:You're certainly welcome to start, although the transcript's not yet complete. I have the last quarter of it about 90% done and will have it uploaded before I go to bed tonight.

:[[User:Spiralagnus|Spiralagnus]] 00:02, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

== Use of intro paragraphs in GT Library newsletter ==

Spiralagnus,

I am the creator of the video that you transcribed. Would you mind if I use the brief intro [see below] from your page in our May issue of ConneXus, the GT Library's monthly newsletter? I will give you complete credit. If you'd prefer that I use your real name, I could do that too.

Thanks so much and I'm so glad you and the other users are enjoying the video!

Katie G., Digital Projects Coordinator, GT Library

Item that I'd like to use:

"On April 26, 2007, The Brothers Chaps appeared at a talk at the Multimedia Studio of Georgia Tech. The event was scheduled to include Q&A, background info, a Flash demo and more.

The event took place in the Library on the Georgia Tech campus. It was organized by Alison Valk and Joel Linderman. It took place in the multimedia studio that houses all of their high end multimedia software and equipment, as well as being "homebase" for the Georgia Tech iMovieFest. The studio is currently decked out as "Mario-land" and discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of doing a Homestar Runner theme for the summer months.

Due to various programs on campus and the high interest of many of the students there in Flash animation, Alison and Joel felt The Brothers Chaps would be ideal speakers. Alison focused on the idea of collaborating with her management to bring in some "nontraditional speakers" to the library, such as "the guys from Homestar Runner". "

:Katie,

:I don't speak for Spiralagnus, nor the HRWiki, but you can find licensing info on the [HRWiki:General disclaimer|General disclaimer] page. Content on the HRWiki is under a Creative Commons license, which I believe would allow you to incorporate the material into your publication, assuming it is noncommercial and assuming you give attribution.

:FYI, most of the paragraphs in question was [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Georgia_Tech_-_26_Apr_2007&diff=449460&oldid=449447|written by] [User:Tom|Tom], and may have been edited by other users since. As such, I think the appropriate licensor would be the HRWiki itself (under the aforementioned CC license) rather than Spiralagnus. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

H*R.com updates 2000

InterruptorJones — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:18:04 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Circa December 25th, 2000 */ Let's standardize us some dates

{{updates-box}}
This is an incomplete log of all of the '''updates''' to '''[[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|H*R.com]]''' during '''2000''' and before. Some dates are approximate, as denoted by "Circa" (around), "Before, and "After".
==Circa December 25, 2000==
*[[Holidays|Holiday Toon]]: [[A Holiday Greeting]]

==Before October 31, 2000==
*[[Holidays|Holiday Toon]]: [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Main Pages|Main Page]] #7: "[[Main Page 7|Dead as a doornail!]]"

==Circa Autumn, 2000==
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]: [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|Version 1.0]]

==Saturday, January 1, 2000==
*[[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestarrunner.com]] debuts with at least the [[:Image:old flash stuff.png|original main page]], [[Where My Hat Is At?]], [[Super NES]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], and several [[Games]].

==Before 2000==
===December 6, 1999===
*Domain name registered.

===August 1999===
*[[Marzipan]] [[Sketchbook (museum)|sketched]] and created.

===June 1999===
*[[Where My Hat Is At?]] created.

===Late 1998===
*[[Super NES]] made.

===July 1997===
*Photoshop remix cover made for the [[Original Book]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] are "just learning Photoshop".

===September 1996===
*Several [[Sketchbook (museum)|Sketches]] made for an unfinished sequel: "Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!"
*Alternate construction paper cover made for the [[Original Book]].

===July 1996===
*[[Original Book]] written; introduces main characters [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Strong Bad]], and [[The Cheat]].
__NOTOC__
[[Category:Past Updates|2000, H*R.com updates]]

Talk:your funeral

InterruptorJones — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:39:36 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Bibendum image */

==Can I help?==
can I help with trying to find some glitches? -[[User:TheDenzel|The Denzel]] 01:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:You don't have ask. Do whatever you want to help. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== the email is down right now. ==

This probably means it will soon be updated in a way that will be of interest for the 'glitch/trivia' section.[[User:168.156.44.101|168.156.44.101]] 02:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:...uh, no. It's not. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:(if you are getting a 404'd from it, hold down the shift key and hit the reload button) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:47, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It perhaps wasn't gone for long, I reloaded it SEVERAL during a few minutes when it wouldn't seem to appear.[[User:24.22.145.14|24.22.145.14]] 05:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::This is unremarkable, it happens all the time. It's on your end. You need to clear your cache or force a reload using the aforementioned trick. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

==Homestar lip dot?==
When Homestar is reading from the phone book, one of the mouth frames has a black dot on it, and shows up whenever that particular frame is up. — [[User:69.105.202.40|69.105.202.40]] ([[User talk:69.105.202.40|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/69.105.202.40|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])

- Check please. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 03:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Too far? ==

O_O Too... i dunno. Definitely not for kids. More PG-13 rated.

[[User:Everybody!|Everybody!]] 14:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:Uh... Why? Because there's corpses? --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 02:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's all pretty cartoony, expecially how Strong Bad continues to fail staying dead. Strong Bad waking up with an exposed ribcage creeped me out a little, but I wouldn't say the email went too far. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I think they were in danger of going too far, given the rather morbid question, but I have to say they handled it quite nicely. I mean, Homestar reading from the phone book at a eulogy? Genius! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 02:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::: Got it! [[User:Everybody!|Everybody!]] 14:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Getting a bit forumy here. Let's keep this page about the content. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:No one ever made the claim that Homestar Runner was a cartoon for children. (In fact, in the email "For kids," Strong Bad is quite opposed to the idea, heh.) I didn't see you complaining when one of the members of Blue Laser got a fork jammed in his eye. Stop taking it so seriously. [[User:0rion|0rion]]
::[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10241 Read this thread]. I don't know if the person who started this section complained about it, but some people have. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:59, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree... I think this is crossing a line into morbidity... [[User:194.80.32.12|194.80.32.12]] 10:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== 50th Lappy-mail ==

This is the 50th Lappy e-mail. Sweet. Here's hoping it'll outlive the Compy! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 02:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:Only if the quality and humor in the Lapp-e-mails can reach that of the Compy era... ::rolls eyes:: [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:53, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Don't worry, it has. ::rolls eyes:: - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 12:55, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Egg - future SB ==

Are you sure he's a zombie in the egg? When he came out of the jar as a zombie he had black eyes and a visible rib. In the egg it looks like he's just stuck somethng to his head, put on some tattered jeans and is spitting out a mouthful of grape jelly. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 03:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree. I think he's still alive there.{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Which would agree with what he said at the end of the email. How he hoped the zombies would let him be on their side, even though he was alive. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:While I see where you all are coming from, in my opinion, SB acts more like a zombie in the easter egg than in the e-mail. That is, in the e-mail proper, he has complete and full consciousness, while such presumably cannot be said for egg SB. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 05:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, he ''acts'' like a zombie, anyone can spit out jelly while saying "Blarg". - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]]
:::I don't exactly follow. It's true that ''anyone'' can spit out jelly and say, "Blarg." My point is that it would be unthinkable, or at least improbable, that a zombie would speak coherently and recognize people, as Strong Bad does when he sreaks out of the jar. I was merely pointing out that easter egg SB seems more zombie-esque (by merit of being less human-esque) than he does in the e-mail itself. It also seems likely that he's just pretending to be a zombie, as this is hinted at in the end of the e-mail. So, in my opinion, he's not really a zombie in either scenario. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 19:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== References in future characters? ==

Do you think Future Pom Pom and Future Strong Sad are references in themselves? Future Pom Pom looks a lot like Duke Nukem... — [[User:68.44.220.232|68.44.220.232]] ([[User talk:68.44.220.232|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/68.44.220.232|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])
:By their faces, beards, cigars, and ammo belts, I am willing to wager that it is a reference to the Contra series of video games and the 2 main chracters from the original game in that series. See the picture located [http://www.racketboy.com/retro/contra-arcade.jpg here] for confirmation purposes.~[[User:DanZero|DanZero]] 06:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::Interesting — I wonder if there's a closer reference though, only because Contra doesn't have anything like zombies in it. Or maybe it's just a general reference to that style of gritty '80s action hero... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Sure does seem to look a lot like contra... hard to piece together why they'd use that tho. other than the fact that it was like the best game ever --[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 07:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I just thought they were the archetype of futuristic survivors. I didn't see a particular reference, it's endemic to the genre. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::I thought Strong Sad was a bit reminiscent of Snake Plissken from the film "Escape From New York", but it might just be me. [[User:Klarsh|Klarsh]] 16:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== screaming yellow ==

Is there any evidence that this is really a reference to the candy, and not say, to the car? Either seems pretty much arbitrary to me. Perhaps the candy is a bit more in "TBC style" as far as references go (so retro). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: But TBC didn't make the reference... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::yes, of course, since this is in the body of the email received, it should be assumed that TBC are refering to nothing at all, and it's simply word for word the email they received. At any rate, it feels like speculation to me. Though, there are only 2 or 3 things in the popular lexicon that I can imagine the author of the email intended. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Perhaps it was a faulty reference to Dripping Yellow Madness. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 05:44, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:Although I have no problems in keeping the reference out (since any reference made by a fan is borderline as it is), I don't think it's a matter of [[TTATOT]]. I'm almost certain that it's a reference to Screamin' Yellow Zonkers. If this gets taken to a vote, I'll green light it, but as of right now, I have no problems with it being left out. - [[User:0rion|0rion]]
Removed as speculation, we have no idea what the author intended and there is more than one
possiblity {{User:Bryanc/sig}}:
<blockquote>*'Screaming Yellow Strong Bad' is presumably a reference to the snack food [[Wikipedia:Screaming Yellow Zonkers|Screaming Yellow Zonkers]].</blockquote>
Ideas in the email itself are not TBC created, and as such are not notable references in nearly all cases. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:52, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: I think they should have continued the joke...I mean, Screaming Yellow Zonkers? Screaming Yellow Zombie? I'm not sayings it's comedic gold,like commas, but it's definitely the same style humor as this website. ~ Shadix

In my mind, I thought it was a reference to [[Unseen Characters|Dripping Yellow Madness]] from [[Cool Things]], but since it was part of the e-mail rather than something that's within the toon inself, I didn't bother mentioning anything. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 15:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Vocal Effect ==

What effect did they put on Strong bads Voice when he was "zombiefied" its Awesome, and being the Avant-Garde Musician, it would help a lot (music wise). Thanks.

== Passion Reference?? ==

Am I the only one who sees a ridiculous amount of Passion of the Christ references? Strong Sad carrying the jar like the cross while being whipped, Strong Bad's exposed ribcage, references to the repeatedly changed day of prophecy that the souls of the dead will come back as zombies and attack the living? Am I crazy or just the only one morbid enough to see it?
*You're crazy and unsigned. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: Ah, very good then. Thought: Baleeted.
::And you're still unsigned. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
The first two I could kind of understand, though I would call them more coincidental. The last one makes no sense: when in Mel Gibson's film did anyone refer to a repeatedly changed day of a prophecy that souls of the dead will come back and attack the living? [[User:pensivepoet.babblingbard|pensivepoet.babblingbard]]
:Never seen the movie, but when in ''this email'' did anyone refer to a repeatedly changed date that souls of the dead would come back? Strong Bad didn't change the date of the zombie revolution; he just got more and more specific as to the time. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== 2046? 20X6? ==

Could this be a reference? I know it means that 2046 is NOT 20X6 (as the characters look completely different from their 20X6 forms) but could the similarity of the years be a reference? You know, a nudge from TBC, baiting us, telling us "Hey, here's one that it's NOT, good luck figuring out which one it IS." [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:I think that 20X6 is actually one year, or else last year would also be 20X6. When Sam (from Concord, California) who asked the e-mail in [[time capsule]] said it would be opened in X0 years, I think Strong Bad took X0 as an actual way to calculate time in years. {{User:Drippingyellowmadness/sig}} 12:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::That does not directly address the question I brought up in any way. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 14:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Isn't the year "2046" often used in some comicbooks to depict a future alternate reality? I know there's a movie called [[Wikipedia:2046 (film)|2046]], but I don't recall zombies in that. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 14:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Fourth wall Break? ==

Marzipan just leaned over the edge of the left side of the frame. Is this a fourth wall break? {{User:Drippingyellowmadness/sig}} 12:52, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:You're joking right? {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 13:16, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Don't be mean. Now, I can see what you're trying to say. If she physically manipulated the frame (which we wouldn't be able to see anyway), THEN it would be a fourth wall break. As far as we're concerned, it's like someone leaning away from they're cooking to talk to their relative, or something. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 14:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh thanks for your help Bryanc. B-( {{User:Drippingyellowmadness/sig}} 19:26, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

==Addendum==

An addendum is "something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:57, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

==Breaking References??==
I'm against listing "So Cold" by Breaking Benjamin as a reference for the funeral procession. I just watched the video again on Youtube, and there's nothing there to link it as a reference, beyond the fact that they're both funeral processions, which is far from unique. At the very least, I think the wording should be changed, "oddly reminiscent" is too vague and seems to me to be an admission that it's not really a reference. Either re-word it into a definite, specific reference or get rid of it completely. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think it's a reference either. I say, go ahead and remove it, and if anyone thinks it should stay they can STUFF it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Bibendum image ==

The Bibendum easter egg isn't just a Michelin reference, it's a direct reference to [http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Le-Pneu-Michelin-Nunc-Est-Bibendum-Giclee-Print-C12046037.jpeg this classic ad]. According to [[Wikipedia:Michelin#Bibendum|Wikipedia]], which provides a translation of the ad's text, the name of the mascot (which is Latin for "to drink") originated with this ad. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 19:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Talk:your funeral

InterruptorJones — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:39:17 GMT

InterruptorJones: /**/Bibendum image

==Can I help?==
can I help with trying to find some glitches? -[[User:TheDenzel|The Denzel]] 01:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:You don't have ask. Do whatever you want to help. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== the email is down right now. ==

This probably means it will soon be updated in a way that will be of interest for the 'glitch/trivia' section.[[User:168.156.44.101|168.156.44.101]] 02:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:...uh, no. It's not. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:(if you are getting a 404'd from it, hold down the shift key and hit the reload button) {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:47, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It perhaps wasn't gone for long, I reloaded it SEVERAL during a few minutes when it wouldn't seem to appear.[[User:24.22.145.14|24.22.145.14]] 05:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::This is unremarkable, it happens all the time. It's on your end. You need to clear your cache or force a reload using the aforementioned trick. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

==Homestar lip dot?==
When Homestar is reading from the phone book, one of the mouth frames has a black dot on it, and shows up whenever that particular frame is up. — [[User:69.105.202.40|69.105.202.40]] ([[User talk:69.105.202.40|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/69.105.202.40|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])

- Check please. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 03:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Too far? ==

O_O Too... i dunno. Definitely not for kids. More PG-13 rated.

[[User:Everybody!|Everybody!]] 14:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:Uh... Why? Because there's corpses? --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 02:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::It's all pretty cartoony, expecially how Strong Bad continues to fail staying dead. Strong Bad waking up with an exposed ribcage creeped me out a little, but I wouldn't say the email went too far. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 02:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I think they were in danger of going too far, given the rather morbid question, but I have to say they handled it quite nicely. I mean, Homestar reading from the phone book at a eulogy? Genius! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 02:48, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::: Got it! [[User:Everybody!|Everybody!]] 14:54, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Getting a bit forumy here. Let's keep this page about the content. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:No one ever made the claim that Homestar Runner was a cartoon for children. (In fact, in the email "For kids," Strong Bad is quite opposed to the idea, heh.) I didn't see you complaining when one of the members of Blue Laser got a fork jammed in his eye. Stop taking it so seriously. [[User:0rion|0rion]]
::[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10241 Read this thread]. I don't know if the person who started this section complained about it, but some people have. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:59, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree... I think this is crossing a line into morbidity... [[User:194.80.32.12|194.80.32.12]] 10:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== 50th Lappy-mail ==

This is the 50th Lappy e-mail. Sweet. Here's hoping it'll outlive the Compy! --[[User:Color Printer|Color]] [[User talk:Color Printer|Printer]] 02:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:Only if the quality and humor in the Lapp-e-mails can reach that of the Compy era... ::rolls eyes:: [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:53, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Don't worry, it has. ::rolls eyes:: - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 12:55, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Egg - future SB ==

Are you sure he's a zombie in the egg? When he came out of the jar as a zombie he had black eyes and a visible rib. In the egg it looks like he's just stuck somethng to his head, put on some tattered jeans and is spitting out a mouthful of grape jelly. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 03:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I agree. I think he's still alive there.{{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Which would agree with what he said at the end of the email. How he hoped the zombies would let him be on their side, even though he was alive. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:While I see where you all are coming from, in my opinion, SB acts more like a zombie in the easter egg than in the e-mail. That is, in the e-mail proper, he has complete and full consciousness, while such presumably cannot be said for egg SB. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 05:02, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, he ''acts'' like a zombie, anyone can spit out jelly while saying "Blarg". - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]]
:::I don't exactly follow. It's true that ''anyone'' can spit out jelly and say, "Blarg." My point is that it would be unthinkable, or at least improbable, that a zombie would speak coherently and recognize people, as Strong Bad does when he sreaks out of the jar. I was merely pointing out that easter egg SB seems more zombie-esque (by merit of being less human-esque) than he does in the e-mail itself. It also seems likely that he's just pretending to be a zombie, as this is hinted at in the end of the e-mail. So, in my opinion, he's not really a zombie in either scenario. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 19:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== References in future characters? ==

Do you think Future Pom Pom and Future Strong Sad are references in themselves? Future Pom Pom looks a lot like Duke Nukem... — [[User:68.44.220.232|68.44.220.232]] ([[User talk:68.44.220.232|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/68.44.220.232|contribs]]) {{{2}}} (left [[HRWiki:Standards#Do sign your Talk posts|unsigned]])
:By their faces, beards, cigars, and ammo belts, I am willing to wager that it is a reference to the Contra series of video games and the 2 main chracters from the original game in that series. See the picture located [http://www.racketboy.com/retro/contra-arcade.jpg here] for confirmation purposes.~[[User:DanZero|DanZero]] 06:31, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::Interesting — I wonder if there's a closer reference though, only because Contra doesn't have anything like zombies in it. Or maybe it's just a general reference to that style of gritty '80s action hero... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Sure does seem to look a lot like contra... hard to piece together why they'd use that tho. other than the fact that it was like the best game ever --[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 07:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I just thought they were the archetype of futuristic survivors. I didn't see a particular reference, it's endemic to the genre. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::I thought Strong Sad was a bit reminiscent of Snake Plissken from the film "Escape From New York", but it might just be me. [[User:Klarsh|Klarsh]] 16:14, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== screaming yellow ==

Is there any evidence that this is really a reference to the candy, and not say, to the car? Either seems pretty much arbitrary to me. Perhaps the candy is a bit more in "TBC style" as far as references go (so retro). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: But TBC didn't make the reference... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::yes, of course, since this is in the body of the email received, it should be assumed that TBC are refering to nothing at all, and it's simply word for word the email they received. At any rate, it feels like speculation to me. Though, there are only 2 or 3 things in the popular lexicon that I can imagine the author of the email intended. {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 05:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Perhaps it was a faulty reference to Dripping Yellow Madness. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 05:44, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:Although I have no problems in keeping the reference out (since any reference made by a fan is borderline as it is), I don't think it's a matter of [[TTATOT]]. I'm almost certain that it's a reference to Screamin' Yellow Zonkers. If this gets taken to a vote, I'll green light it, but as of right now, I have no problems with it being left out. - [[User:0rion|0rion]]
Removed as speculation, we have no idea what the author intended and there is more than one
possiblity {{User:Bryanc/sig}}:
<blockquote>*'Screaming Yellow Strong Bad' is presumably a reference to the snack food [[Wikipedia:Screaming Yellow Zonkers|Screaming Yellow Zonkers]].</blockquote>
Ideas in the email itself are not TBC created, and as such are not notable references in nearly all cases. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:52, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: I think they should have continued the joke...I mean, Screaming Yellow Zonkers? Screaming Yellow Zombie? I'm not sayings it's comedic gold,like commas, but it's definitely the same style humor as this website. ~ Shadix

In my mind, I thought it was a reference to [[Unseen Characters|Dripping Yellow Madness]] from [[Cool Things]], but since it was part of the e-mail rather than something that's within the toon inself, I didn't bother mentioning anything. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 15:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Vocal Effect ==

What effect did they put on Strong bads Voice when he was "zombiefied" its Awesome, and being the Avant-Garde Musician, it would help a lot (music wise). Thanks.

== Passion Reference?? ==

Am I the only one who sees a ridiculous amount of Passion of the Christ references? Strong Sad carrying the jar like the cross while being whipped, Strong Bad's exposed ribcage, references to the repeatedly changed day of prophecy that the souls of the dead will come back as zombies and attack the living? Am I crazy or just the only one morbid enough to see it?
*You're crazy and unsigned. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
: Ah, very good then. Thought: Baleeted.
::And you're still unsigned. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
The first two I could kind of understand, though I would call them more coincidental. The last one makes no sense: when in Mel Gibson's film did anyone refer to a repeatedly changed day of a prophecy that souls of the dead will come back and attack the living? [[User:pensivepoet.babblingbard|pensivepoet.babblingbard]]
:Never seen the movie, but when in ''this email'' did anyone refer to a repeatedly changed date that souls of the dead would come back? Strong Bad didn't change the date of the zombie revolution; he just got more and more specific as to the time. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== 2046? 20X6? ==

Could this be a reference? I know it means that 2046 is NOT 20X6 (as the characters look completely different from their 20X6 forms) but could the similarity of the years be a reference? You know, a nudge from TBC, baiting us, telling us "Hey, here's one that it's NOT, good luck figuring out which one it IS." [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:I think that 20X6 is actually one year, or else last year would also be 20X6. When Sam (from Concord, California) who asked the e-mail in [[time capsule]] said it would be opened in X0 years, I think Strong Bad took X0 as an actual way to calculate time in years. {{User:Drippingyellowmadness/sig}} 12:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

::That does not directly address the question I brought up in any way. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 14:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Isn't the year "2046" often used in some comicbooks to depict a future alternate reality? I know there's a movie called [[Wikipedia:2046 (film)|2046]], but I don't recall zombies in that. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 14:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Fourth wall Break? ==

Marzipan just leaned over the edge of the left side of the frame. Is this a fourth wall break? {{User:Drippingyellowmadness/sig}} 12:52, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:You're joking right? {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 13:16, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
::Don't be mean. Now, I can see what you're trying to say. If she physically manipulated the frame (which we wouldn't be able to see anyway), THEN it would be a fourth wall break. As far as we're concerned, it's like someone leaning away from they're cooking to talk to their relative, or something. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 14:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh thanks for your help Bryanc. B-( {{User:Drippingyellowmadness/sig}} 19:26, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

==Addendum==

An addendum is "something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book". [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:57, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

==Breaking References??==
I'm against listing "So Cold" by Breaking Benjamin as a reference for the funeral procession. I just watched the video again on Youtube, and there's nothing there to link it as a reference, beyond the fact that they're both funeral processions, which is far from unique. At the very least, I think the wording should be changed, "oddly reminiscent" is too vague and seems to me to be an admission that it's not really a reference. Either re-word it into a definite, specific reference or get rid of it completely. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think it's a reference either. I say, go ahead and remove it, and if anyone thinks it should stay they can STUFF it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Bibendum image ==

The Bibendum easter egg isn't just a Michelin reference, it's a direct reference to [http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Le-Pneu-Michelin-Nunc-Est-Bibendum-Giclee-Print-C12046037.jpeg this classic ad]. According to [[Wikipedia:Michelin|Bibendum#Wikipedia]], which provides a translation of the ad's text, the name of the mascot (which is Latin for "to drink") originated with this ad. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 19:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Game Sightings

InterruptorJones — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:47:50 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* ''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'' */

{{sightingslanguagewarning}}
== ''[[Wikipedia: Adventure Quest|Adventure Quest]]'' ==
*In the free flash RPG ''[http://www.battleon.com Adventure Quest]'', occasionally when a Guardian summons the Guardian Dragon, the dragon will say: "BURNINATE!!! (do not sue us please)"
*Also, there was a Homestar Runner chat icon in the forum that you could choose but it has been removed.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Age of Empires III|Age of Empires III]]'' ==
When you enter the cheat code 'sooo good' in single player, each unit that is killed will display a Teen-Girl-Squad-like death. MUSKETEER'ED! and JANNISSARY'ED! are some examples.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Amazing Island|Amazing Island]]'' ==
On page 9/10 of the manual, there are instructions on creating a new character. Whoever took the picture had named his character Homestar.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Backyard Skateboarding|Backyard Skateboarding: Game of the Year Edition]]'' ==
On the Customize Skater option, one shirt that is choosable is titled "Star Runner"; it is a red shirt with a white star.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator]]'' ==
*In the [http://www.grundislavgames.com/bj/ third game] in the series, when looking at a hut it is described as "A small thatched-roof cottage, suitable for burnination."

*In the [http://www.grundislavgames.com/bj/ first game], you have access to a computer which is identical to the Compy 386.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Card Master Conflict|Card Master Conflict]]'' ==
In the free flash trading card game [http://cmc.mrx.ca/cmc/ Card Master Conflict], there is an avatar part called the "Gotta Have Blue Hair", which looks like Stinkoman's hair.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Counter Strike|Counter Strike]]'' ==
''Counter Strike'' servers with AdminMod installed occasionally display messages "(username) was burninated by Trogdor, er by (username)" and "Headshot! For good, and for AWESOME!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Crash Tag Team Racing|Crash Tag Team Racing]]'' ==
While racing, Crunch might say, "I burninated that chump!" and "Haha! Your car asplode!".

While racing, Pasadena O'Possum might say, "Hey! This ain't a monster truck rally! That's SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY!!".

Several Die-O-Ramas have titles similar to "ARROWED!" from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] and/or [[comic]]. Among them are "SHARKED!", "CROSSBOWED!", "EXPLODEDED!"[[#CTTR_1|[1]]], "LIQUIDATED" and "JAWED!".

# "Explodeded" has an extra "ed" at the end, which refers to the 'D! from TGS. The font used for the Die-O-Ramas didn't have an apostrophe, so this was used instead.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Custom Robo|Custom Robo]]'' ==
*Partway through the American version of the game, there is a quiz on basic game knowledge. One of the (wrong) answers to a multiple-choice question is "Parts Burninator".
*There is also a gun called the "Homing Star"

== ''Cyborg Livestock Outer Space'' ==
If you defeat the alien mothership from Shockwave's [http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/cyborglivestock Cyborg Livestock from Outer Space], the end text says that the ship "asplode," just as your head does in the game [[StrongBadZone]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dead or Alive 4|Dead or Alive 4]]'' ==
On the Gambler's Paradise stage, a ticker sign scrolls "No Probalo" in homage to [[Senor Cardgage]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dead Rising|Dead Rising]] ==
In the mall where the game takes place, one store is called "Homerunner's Shoes".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Derby Owner's Club|Derby Owner's Club]]'' ==
One of the default sires' name is "Homestar Runner".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Everbound|Everbound]]'' ==
This homemade parody of ''Everquest'', found at Albinoblacksheep.com, allows one of the characters to summon Trogdor the Burninator.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Everquest|Everquest]]'' ==
In the zone Inktu'ta, The Unmasked Chapel, there is a monster called "Cursecaller Fhqwhgads". You can see a picture of it [http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=18067 here].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel|Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' ==
Listed in the credits, listed under "SPECIAL THANKS," is "SB/HSR".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls|Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]'' ==
*A man in Hellfire Chasm says "This is private property. Trespassers will be burninated.".
*In Whisperwind Cove one of the items you obtain in one of the floors from a dwarf is called 'Witches Brew"
**Both these areas were exclusively for the GBA version of the games, and were not on the original copies for the NES, or in the PlayStation remake Final Fantasy Origins on which Dawn of Souls is based.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords|Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords]]'' ==
In the custom race options one of the custom race icons looks suspiciosly like an upside down [[Strong Bad]]. [http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6596/racelogo194vw.png]

== ''[[Wikipedia: Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde|Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde]]'' ==
In the credits of this game, it says "Additional Thanks To: Strong Bad."

== ''[[Wikipedia: Guild Wars|Guild Wars]]'' ==
*As an Elementalist (a mage), one can acquire spells called "[http://gwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Professions.Detail&id=195 Mark of Rodgort]" and "[http://gwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Professions.Detail&id=201 Rodgort's Invocation]." Both spells cause a condition in which the target catches on fire. Rodgort spelled backwards is Trogdor.
*In the latest update, one can go on a quest to bring an evil Stone Summit dwarf a [[Cold One]], which you create by adding ice to a Warm One.
*As a Hallowe'en treat, people in Guild Wars can now get [[Witches' Brew]].

== ''Jack Russell'' ==
In this flash game by Kenney Altera, the in-game instructions warn that if the protagonist dog touches a mine, he will [[StrongBadZone| A SPLODE]]! The game can be found [http://newgrounds.com/portal/view/289115 here] at [http://newgrounds.com Newgrounds].

== [[Wikipedia: Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II]] ==
*When fighting the Hydra in the colisseum, a reaction called Urninator will be available. Urninator is one letter off from Burninator.
* In the BradyGames strategy guide for the game, on page 28, there is a tipbox labeled "[[Everybody to the Limit]]", a reference to the song of the same name.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Kingdom of Loathing|The Kingdom of Loathing]]'' ==
*In ''[http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ The Kingdom of Loathing]'', when you smash the hippy stone at the campground you will go to player vs player combat. One of the ways to attack a player is to "BURNINATE".
*In The Barrel Full Of Barrels, one of the events is entitled "Your Barrel A Splode".
*In The Hidden Temple, one of the events is entitled "Arrowed!".
*In the Strange Leaflet, an area based off of old text-based adventure games, you can enter in "Dennis" to hear that "You cannot go DENNIS from here."
*In the chat function, the chat command '/baleet username' carries out the same effect as '/ignore username'.
*The game contains an item, [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Marzipan_skull Marzipan skull], which contains a reference to Marzipan. The description says, "You were afraid this thing came out of a girl who looks like a broomstick with a wig and a skirt, but really it's just compressed sugar and almond extract."
*The game also contains a [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Mr._Balloon Mr. Balloon] item, the description of which refers to Strong Bad's song about "the High Voice Crew" from [[helium]].
*When you receive a new familiar, the game gives it a random name. One of these is "[[superhero name|Stiny]]".
*One of the gambling events in the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Money_Making_Game Money Making Game] involves shooting an arrow into a papaya à la William Tell. If you hit the papaya, it is said to be "arrow'd".
*The description for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Pirate_zombie_robot_head pirate zombie robot head] contains the text "Must... fight... [[Jibblies|jibblys]]!" – a quote from [[More Fan Costumes]].
*One of the Valentine's Day gifts is an [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Arrow%27d_heart_balloon arrow'd heart balloon].
*The description for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Skewered_jumbo_olive skewered jumbo olive] says it has been "[[TROGDOR!|sworded]]".
*The descriptions for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_staff eXtreme meat staff], [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_sword eXtreme meat sword], and [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_crossbow eXtreme meat crossbow] say the respective weapon is "[[Everybody to the Limit|to the limit]]".
*The filename of the "[http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/100_Pound_Load 100 Pound Load]" Trophy is [[Heavy Lourde|heavy_lourde.gif]].
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Hey%2C_baby._Wanna_wrestle%3F adventures] in a drunken stupor has the text "You buffoon. You carpetbagger. She gives you whatfor", a quote from [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] in [[50 emails]].
*Two of the combat messages from the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Spirit_Hobo spirit hobo] refer to [[Senor Cardgage]] - the message about "low rates and percent signs" is similar to a quote from [[Senor Mortgage]], and the message about a girl named Helvetica is based on [[garage sale]], when Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad by that name.
*When spectating on the KWE wrestling matches in the KWE chatroom, when the wrestler "Roo" is in a fight, the announcer has introduced him with "[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|How the heck does he karate-chop with boxing gloves on?]]"
*Similarly, giving a weapon to [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Roo Roo] in the KWE Back Room results in the message, ". . . holding this with boxing gloves will be the greatest challenge I have faced since that time I tried to type!"
*Another KWE wrestler, [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Chori_Zo "Chori Zo"], has "[[lady...ing|Lady-type]]" for her gender in the KWE Fact Book.
*When fighting a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Raging_bull raging bull], one of the miss messages says, "He prepares to pummel you, but you confuse him by asking how he can do that with boxing gloves on."
*When you were able to fight a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Scary_pirate scary pirate], one of the miss messages said, "He moans "brrraaaiiiaaarrrnns!" and starts to gnaw on your skull, but does a pretty lousy [[A Jorb Well Done|jeorb]]."
*When fighting a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Mayonnaise_wasp mayonnaise wasp], one of the miss messages says, "It tries to coat you with nasty mayonnaise, but you counter with a [[funny|ketchup bomb]]."
*The image of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Star_shirt star shirt] resembles [[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner's]] shirt.
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_Warehouse_of_Eternal_Stench stench resistance tests] in the Daily Dungeon contains the text "or as I like to call it, '[[Rotten Egglünd|Rotten Eggland]]'."
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_Night_Gallery spooky resistance tests] in the Daily Dungeon uses the words "[[Jibblies|jibblies]]".
*Before [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_LAAAAME_Observatory The LAAAAME Observatory] was destroyed by part of a comet, one of the galaxies you could observe was called, "Distant Galaxy NGC-404." The filename of the image was, [[404'd|"404d.gif"]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Kings of Chaos|Kings of Chaos]]'' ==
When your army wins a battle, one of the phrases is "You burninated the enemy!" Likewise, when your army is beaten, one of the phrases is "The enemy burninated your army!"
[http://www.kingsofchaos.com Kings of Chaos]

== ''[[Wikipedia: The Matrix Wars|The Matrix Wars]]'' ==
If you successfully attack another realm in this RPG, "you burninated the enemy!" may appear at the end of the attack entry.
[http://www.thematrixwars.com]

== ''[[Wikipedia: Me & My Katamari|Me & My Katamari]]'' ==
When you roll up the pipe organ in the Zucchini Land level, the King comments on it by saying "[[Tangerine Dreams|Tangerine Dream]]".

== ''NASCAR 2005: Chase For the Cup'' ==
One of the available designs for a Craftsman Truck paint scheme is called "A-splode".

== ''Nevermore Game'' ==
If you click on the i sign at the 4th scene, the Wheat Grows Sweet noise from [[Peasant's Quest]] will play.

Playing Location: http://www.stickpage.com/nevermoregameplay.shtml

== ''[[Wikipedia: Neverwinter Nights|Neverwinter Nights]]'' ==
New NWN patches have demo modules that illustrate creatures that have been added in those patches. These modules, created by Jay Watamaniuk, tend to be a bit silly in tone. The demo module included in v1.64, [http://nwn.bioware.com/downloads/module_demo_landsea-puma.html Land Sea-Puma], has a signpost with following directions:
: North - Certain Dhoom
: East - Most Likely Dhoom
: West - Fair to Excellent Conditions for Dhoom
: Dennis - Ye Will Find Nothing of Yon Interest Here Aye

== ''[[Wikipedia: Pac-Man World 3|Pac-Man World 3]]'' ==
Near the end of the Gogekko Tower level, Orson asks Pac-Man to hack into a computer, to which he replies, "It's not easy to [[How_Do_You_Type_With_Boxing_Gloves_On?|type with boxing gloves on]]."

== ''Pico's Cousin'' ==
[[Image:StinkSmasher 20X6.png|thumb|The StinkSmasher 20X6]]
When you beat the game, at the 'bonus features' section, click 'Useless info', listed there is 'Homestarruner.com rules.'

== ''[[Wikipedia: The Sims: Makin' Magic|The Sims: Makin' Magic Expansion Pack]]'' ==
One of the appliances is called "StinkSmasher [[20X6]]."

== ''Slime Forest Adventure'' ==
When you die, a message pops up and says "Your head asplode!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' ==
One of the default name choices at the beginning is "Homsar Dell". You may need to click on the button again many times to come to this name.
[[Kerrek]] will show up as well.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's American Sk8land|Tony Hawk's American Sk8land]]'' ==
*In the Vans Park level, go forward from the starting point, then spine transfer the side of the half-pipe to the quarter-pipe on the other side. If you land it, you get the gap called "WIIIIDESCREEN", a reference to [[flashback]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland|Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]'' ==
*In the Vans Park level, if you grind a rail around the corner on the third floor and jump out of bounds, you will see one of four messages, "Children'd!" "Arrowed!" "MSG'd!" or "Late 360 Shove-It to Boneless'D!"
**You can also see these messages by using a [[Wikipedia:Trainer (games)|trainer]] to increase your ollie or air height and jumping beyond the level's "ceiling."
*Also in Vans Park, if you board whack the generator thing, you will get a message and respawn. One of the messages is "Your head asplode".
*One of the cheats for the game is "2them00n," a reference to when [[Strong Bad]] got drunk on soy sauce and tried to fly Bubs's Concession Stand to the moon.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's Underground|Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' ==
*In the Moscow level, if you jump into a certain chimney, you die and the screen gives you a message. One of the messages is "BURNINATED!".
*In the Vancouver level, when you drive the limo, the license plate on the back of it says "LIMOZEEN"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico|Total Overdose: a Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico]]'' ==
If you manage to set an enemy on fire, you will be awarded with a burnination combo.

== ''Track Master'' ==
In [http://www.flashplayer.com/games/trackmaster.html this] flash game on [http://addictinggames.com/ Addictinggames.com], whenever you lose with a good score roughly around 10,000 the words "Good Jorb" appear on the screen.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Trivial Pursuit|Trivial Pursuit DVD: Pop2 Culture]]'' ==
One of the questions is:

Q: Who is Strong Bad's chronically depressed brother, in the web cartoon "Homestar Runner"? 
A: Strong Sad

== ''[[Wikipedia: Urbz: Sims in the City|Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' ==
One of the Xizzles you can get is called "[[All up ons]]", which is a reference to [[suntan]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]'' ==
The detail text for flamethrower gas cannisters reads "A cannister of Burninator-brand flamethrower fuel", an obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'' ==
When Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider & the Blood Elves are captured & held prisoner within the enchanted dungeons of Dalaran, one of the pair of guards taunting Kael & discussing his impending grisly execution is named Trogdar; a subtle misspelling of & reference to [http://www.blizzard.com/ Blizzard]'s favorite wing-a-ling dragon, [[Trogdor]].

Also, in "Extreme Candy War 2005", a bonus map produced by Blizzard themselves, a neutral shop sells "Extreme Warez", one of which is a power-up that doubles the number of troops in the next spawning for your faction; this power-up is aptly named "[[Everybody to the Limit|TO THE LIMIT]]!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]'' ==
A character named Master Smith Burninate appears in this game. He is an NPC at Thorium Point who gives quests. His name is yet another reference to [[Trogdor]], who "burninates" the countryside. Also, in a place called Ratchet, there is an orc NPC whose name is [[A Jorb Well Done|Jorb]].

Also, Homestarrunner.com appears in the "Additional Thanks" section of the credits. [http://img65.exs.cx/img65/1446/creditsref3rc.jpg Click here] to view a screenshot.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Worms 3D|Worms 3D]]'' ==
Special maps are generated when you enter "trogdor!" and "strongbadia" into the map generator.

== ''[[Wikipedia: X-Men Legends|X-Men Legends]]'' ==
"Strong Bad and Friends" are thanked in the "Special Thanks" section of the End Credits.

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== ''[[Wikipedia: Adventure Quest|Adventure Quest]]'' ==
*In the free flash RPG ''[http://www.battleon.com Adventure Quest]'', occasionally when a Guardian summons the Guardian Dragon, the dragon will say: "BURNINATE!!! (do not sue us please)"
*Also, there was a Homestar Runner chat icon in the forum that you could choose but it has been removed.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Age of Empires III|Age of Empires III]]'' ==
When you enter the cheat code 'sooo good' in single player, each unit that is killed will display a Teen-Girl-Squad-like death. MUSKETEER'ED! and JANNISSARY'ED! are some examples.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Amazing Island|Amazing Island]]'' ==
On page 9/10 of the manual, there are instructions on creating a new character. Whoever took the picture had named his character Homestar.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Backyard Skateboarding|Backyard Skateboarding: Game of the Year Edition]]'' ==
On the Customize Skater option, one shirt that is choosable is titled "Star Runner"; it is a red shirt with a white star.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator]]'' ==
*In the [http://www.grundislavgames.com/bj/ third game] in the series, when looking at a hut it is described as "A small thatched-roof cottage, suitable for burnination."

*In the [http://www.grundislavgames.com/bj/ first game], you have access to a computer which is identical to the Compy 386.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Card Master Conflict|Card Master Conflict]]'' ==
In the free flash trading card game [http://cmc.mrx.ca/cmc/ Card Master Conflict], there is an avatar part called the "Gotta Have Blue Hair", which looks like Stinkoman's hair.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Counter Strike|Counter Strike]]'' ==
''Counter Strike'' servers with AdminMod installed occasionally display messages "(username) was burninated by Trogdor, er by (username)" and "Headshot! For good, and for AWESOME!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Crash Tag Team Racing|Crash Tag Team Racing]]'' ==
While racing, Crunch might say, "I burninated that chump!" and "Haha! Your car asplode!".

While racing, Pasadena O'Possum might say, "Hey! This ain't a monster truck rally! That's SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY!!".

Several Die-O-Ramas have titles similar to "ARROWED!" from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] and/or [[comic]]. Among them are "SHARKED!", "CROSSBOWED!", "EXPLODEDED!"[[#CTTR_1|[1]]], "LIQUIDATED" and "JAWED!".

# "Explodeded" has an extra "ed" at the end, which refers to the 'D! from TGS. The font used for the Die-O-Ramas didn't have an apostrophe, so this was used instead.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Custom Robo|Custom Robo]]'' ==
*Partway through the American version of the game, there is a quiz on basic game knowledge. One of the (wrong) answers to a multiple-choice question is "Parts Burninator".
*There is also a gun called the "Homing Star"

== ''Cyborg Livestock Outer Space'' ==
If you defeat the alien mothership from Shockwave's [http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/cyborglivestock Cyborg Livestock from Outer Space], the end text says that the ship "asplode," just as your head does in the game [[StrongBadZone]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dead or Alive 4|Dead or Alive 4]]'' ==
On the Gambler's Paradise stage, a ticker sign scrolls "No Probalo" in homage to [[Senor Cardgage]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dead Rising|Dead Rising]] ==
In the mall where the game takes place, one store is called "Homerunner's Shoes".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Derby Owner's Club|Derby Owner's Club]]'' ==
One of the default sires' name is "Homestar Runner".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Everbound|Everbound]]'' ==
This homemade parody of ''Everquest'', found at Albinoblacksheep.com, allows one of the characters to summon Trogdor the Burninator.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Everquest|Everquest]]'' ==
In the zone Inktu'ta, The Unmasked Chapel, there is a monster called "Cursecaller Fhqwhgads". You can see a picture of it [http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=18067 here].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel|Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' ==
Listed in the credits, listed under "SPECIAL THANKS," is "SB/HSR".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls|Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]'' ==
*A man in Hellfire Chasm says "This is private property. Trespassers will be burninated.".
*In Whisperwind Cove one of the items you obtain in one of the floors from a dwarf is called 'Witches Brew"
**Both these areas were exclusively for the GBA version of the games, and were not on the original copies for the NES, or in the PlayStation remake Final Fantasy Origins on which Dawn of Souls is based.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords|Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords]]'' ==
In the custom race options one of the custom race icons looks suspiciosly like an upside down [[Strong Bad]]. [http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6596/racelogo194vw.png]

== ''[[Wikipedia: Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde|Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde]]'' ==
In the credits of this game, it says "Additional Thanks To: Strong Bad."

== ''[[Wikipedia: Guild Wars|Guild Wars]]'' ==
*As an Elementalist (a mage), one can acquire spells called "[http://gwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Professions.Detail&id=195 Mark of Rodgort]" and "[http://gwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Professions.Detail&id=201 Rodgort's Invocation]." Both spells cause a condition in which the target catches on fire. Rodgort spelled backwards is Trogdor.
*In the latest update, one can go on a quest to bring an evil Stone Summit dwarf a [[Cold One]], which you create by adding ice to a Warm One.
*As a Hallowe'en treat, people in Guild Wars can now get [[Witches' Brew]].

== ''Jack Russell'' ==
In this flash game by Kenney Altera, the in-game instructions warn that if the protagonist dog touches a mine, he will [[StrongBadZone| A SPLODE]]! The game can be found [http://newgrounds.com/portal/view/289115 here] at [http://newgrounds.com Newgrounds].

== [[Wikipedia: Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II]] ==
*When fighting the Hydra in the colisseum, a reaction called Urninator will be available. Urninator is one letter off from Burninator.
* In the BradyGames strategy guide for the game, on page 28, there is a tipbox labeled "[[Everybody to the Limit]]", a reference to the song of the same name.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Kingdom of Loathing|The Kingdom of Loathing]]'' ==
*In ''[http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ The Kingdom of Loathing]'', when you smash the hippy stone at the campground you will go to player vs player combat. One of the ways to attack a player is to "BURNINATE".
*In The Barrel Full Of Barrels, one of the events is entitled "Your Barrel A Splode".
*In The Hidden Temple, one of the events is entitled "Arrowed!".
*In the Strange Leaflet, an area based off of old text-based adventure games, you can enter in "Dennis" to hear that "You cannot go DENNIS from here."
*In the chat function, the chat command '/baleet username' carries out the same effect as '/ignore username'.
*The game contains an item, [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Marzipan_skull Marzipan skull], which contains a reference to Marzipan. The description says, "You were afraid this thing came out of a girl who looks like a broomstick with a wig and a skirt, but really it's just compressed sugar and almond extract."
*The game also contains a [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Mr._Balloon Mr. Balloon] item, the description of which refers to Strong Bad's song about "the High Voice Crew" from [[helium]].
*When you receive a new familiar, the game gives it a random name. One of these is "[[superhero name|Stiny]]".
*One of the gambling events in the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Money_Making_Game Money Making Game] involves shooting an arrow into a papaya à la William Tell. If you hit the papaya, it is said to be "arrow'd".
*The description for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Pirate_zombie_robot_head pirate zombie robot head] contains the text "Must... fight... [[Jibblies|jibblys]]!" – a quote from [[More Fan Costumes]].
*One of the Valentine's Day gifts is an [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Arrow%27d_heart_balloon arrow'd heart balloon].
*The description for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Skewered_jumbo_olive skewered jumbo olive] says it has been "[[TROGDOR!|sworded]]".
*The descriptions for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_staff eXtreme meat staff], [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_sword eXtreme meat sword], and [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_crossbow eXtreme meat crossbow] say the respective weapon is "[[Everybody to the Limit|to the limit]]".
*The filename of the "[http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/100_Pound_Load 100 Pound Load]" Trophy is [[Heavy Lourde|heavy_lourde.gif]].
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Hey%2C_baby._Wanna_wrestle%3F adventures] in a drunken stupor has the text "You buffoon. You carpetbagger. She gives you whatfor", a quote from [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] in [[50 emails]].
*Two of the combat messages from the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Spirit_Hobo spirit hobo] refer to [[Senor Cardgage]] - the message about "low rates and percent signs" is similar to a quote from [[Senor Mortgage]], and the message about a girl named Helvetica is based on [[garage sale]], when Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad by that name.
*When spectating on the KWE wrestling matches in the KWE chatroom, when the wrestler "Roo" is in a fight, the announcer has introduced him with "[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|How the heck does he karate-chop with boxing gloves on?]]"
*Similarly, giving a weapon to [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Roo Roo] in the KWE Back Room results in the message, ". . . holding this with boxing gloves will be the greatest challenge I have faced since that time I tried to type!"
*Another KWE wrestler, [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Chori_Zo "Chori Zo"], has "[[lady...ing|Lady-type]]" for her gender in the KWE Fact Book.
*When fighting a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Raging_bull raging bull], one of the miss messages says, "He prepares to pummel you, but you confuse him by asking how he can do that with boxing gloves on."
*When you were able to fight a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Scary_pirate scary pirate], one of the miss messages said, "He moans "brrraaaiiiaaarrrnns!" and starts to gnaw on your skull, but does a pretty lousy [[A Jorb Well Done|jeorb]]."
*When fighting a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Mayonnaise_wasp mayonnaise wasp], one of the miss messages says, "It tries to coat you with nasty mayonnaise, but you counter with a [[funny|ketchup bomb]]."
*The image of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Star_shirt star shirt] resembles [[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner's]] shirt.
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_Warehouse_of_Eternal_Stench stench resistance tests] in the Daily Dungeon contains the text "or as I like to call it, '[[Rotten Egglünd|Rotten Eggland]]'."
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_Night_Gallery spooky resistance tests] in the Daily Dungeon uses the words "[[Jibblies|jibblies]]".
*Before [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_LAAAAME_Observatory The LAAAAME Observatory] was destroyed by part of a comet, one of the galaxies you could observe was called, "Distant Galaxy NGC-404." The filename of the image was, [[404'd|"404d.gif"]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Kings of Chaos|Kings of Chaos]]'' ==
When your army wins a battle, one of the phrases is "You burninated the enemy!" Likewise, when your army is beaten, one of the phrases is "The enemy burninated your army!"
[http://www.kingsofchaos.com Kings of Chaos]

== ''[[Wikipedia: The Matrix Wars|The Matrix Wars]]'' ==
If you successfully attack another realm in this RPG, "you burninated the enemy!" may appear at the end of the attack entry.
[http://www.thematrixwars.com]

== ''[[Wikipedia: Me & My Katamari|Me & My Katamari]]'' ==
When you roll up the pipe organ in the Zucchini Land level, the King comments on it by saying "[[Tangerine Dreams|Tangerine Dream]]".

== ''NASCAR 2005: Chase For the Cup'' ==
One of the available designs for a Craftsman Truck paint scheme is called "A-splode".

== ''Nevermore Game'' ==
If you click on the i sign at the 4th scene, the Wheat Grows Sweet noise from [[Peasant's Quest]] will play.

Playing Location: http://www.stickpage.com/nevermoregameplay.shtml

== ''[[Wikipedia: Neverwinter Nights|Neverwinter Nights]]'' ==
New NWN patches have demo modules that illustrate creatures that have been added in those patches. These modules, created by Jay Watamaniuk, tend to be a bit silly in tone. The demo module included in v1.64, [http://nwn.bioware.com/downloads/module_demo_landsea-puma.html Land Sea-Puma], has a signpost with following directions:
: North - Certain Dhoom
: East - Most Likely Dhoom
: West - Fair to Excellent Conditions for Dhoom
: Dennis - Ye Will Find Nothing of Yon Interest Here Aye

== ''[[Wikipedia: Pac-Man World 3|Pac-Man World 3]]'' ==
Near the end of the Gogekko Tower level, Orson asks Pac-Man to hack into a computer, to which he replies, "It's not easy to [[How_Do_You_Type_With_Boxing_Gloves_On?|type with boxing gloves on]]."

== ''Pico's Cousin'' ==
[[Image:StinkSmasher 20X6.png|thumb|The StinkSmasher 20X6]]
When you beat the game, at the 'bonus features' section, click 'Useless info', listed there is 'Homestarruner.com rules.'

== ''[[Wikipedia: The Sims: Makin' Magic|The Sims: Makin' Magic Expansion Pack]]'' ==
One of the appliances is called "StinkSmasher [[20X6]]."

== ''Slime Forest Adventure'' ==
When you die, a message pops up and says "Your head asplode!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' ==
One of the default name choices at the beginning is "Homsar Dell". You may need to click on the button again many times to come to this name.
[[Kerrek]] will show up as well.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's American Sk8land|Tony Hawk's American Sk8land]]'' ==
*In the Vans Park level, go forward from the starting point, then spine transfer the side of the half-pipe to the quarter-pipe on the other side. If you land it, you get the gap called "WIIIIDESCREEN", a reference to [[flashback]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland|Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]'' ==
*In the Vans Park level, if you grind a rail around the corner on the third floor and jump out of bounds, you will see one of four messages, "Children'd!" "Arrowed!" "MSG'd!" or "Late 360 Shove-It to Boneless'D!"
**You can also see these messages by using a [[Wikipedia:Trainer (games)|trainer]] to increase your ollie or air height so that you can jump beyond the level's "ceiling."
*Also in Vans Park, if you board whack the generator thing, you will get a message and respawn. One of the messages is "Your head asplode".
*One of the cheats for the game is "2them00n," a reference to when [[Strong Bad]] got drunk on soy sauce and tried to fly Bubs's Concession Stand to the moon.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's Underground|Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' ==
*In the Moscow level, if you jump into a certain chimney, you die and the screen gives you a message. One of the messages is "BURNINATED!".
*In the Vancouver level, when you drive the limo, the license plate on the back of it says "LIMOZEEN"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico|Total Overdose: a Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico]]'' ==
If you manage to set an enemy on fire, you will be awarded with a burnination combo.

== ''Track Master'' ==
In [http://www.flashplayer.com/games/trackmaster.html this] flash game on [http://addictinggames.com/ Addictinggames.com], whenever you lose with a good score roughly around 10,000 the words "Good Jorb" appear on the screen.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Trivial Pursuit|Trivial Pursuit DVD: Pop2 Culture]]'' ==
One of the questions is:

Q: Who is Strong Bad's chronically depressed brother, in the web cartoon "Homestar Runner"? 
A: Strong Sad

== ''[[Wikipedia: Urbz: Sims in the City|Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' ==
One of the Xizzles you can get is called "[[All up ons]]", which is a reference to [[suntan]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]'' ==
The detail text for flamethrower gas cannisters reads "A cannister of Burninator-brand flamethrower fuel", an obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'' ==
When Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider & the Blood Elves are captured & held prisoner within the enchanted dungeons of Dalaran, one of the pair of guards taunting Kael & discussing his impending grisly execution is named Trogdar; a subtle misspelling of & reference to [http://www.blizzard.com/ Blizzard]'s favorite wing-a-ling dragon, [[Trogdor]].

Also, in "Extreme Candy War 2005", a bonus map produced by Blizzard themselves, a neutral shop sells "Extreme Warez", one of which is a power-up that doubles the number of troops in the next spawning for your faction; this power-up is aptly named "[[Everybody to the Limit|TO THE LIMIT]]!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]'' ==
A character named Master Smith Burninate appears in this game. He is an NPC at Thorium Point who gives quests. His name is yet another reference to [[Trogdor]], who "burninates" the countryside. Also, in a place called Ratchet, there is an orc NPC whose name is [[A Jorb Well Done|Jorb]].

Also, Homestarrunner.com appears in the "Additional Thanks" section of the credits. [http://img65.exs.cx/img65/1446/creditsref3rc.jpg Click here] to view a screenshot.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Worms 3D|Worms 3D]]'' ==
Special maps are generated when you enter "trogdor!" and "strongbadia" into the map generator.

== ''[[Wikipedia: X-Men Legends|X-Men Legends]]'' ==
"Strong Bad and Friends" are thanked in the "Special Thanks" section of the End Credits.

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[[Category: Sightings]]

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:42:16 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* BrothersChaps.com */

{{Main Page Talk}}

== PC World H*R mention ==
Congrats! SBemails have been mentioned as a "Vodcast" worth your time in the September 2006 PC World, on page 108! Here is the exact context.

*'''Strong Bad Email:''' Funny animated answers to mail. [[http://www.homestarrunner.com homestarrunner.com]]

Hope this sparks some interest. --[[User:66.82.9.80|66.82.9.80]] 12:46, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

*I have uploaded a scan of mine from that exact PCW page.

[[Image:Pcworld-hsr.jpg|180px]] and another one! [[Image:Pcworld-hsr2.jpg|180px]]
:And I was just reading that issue! (Admittedly, while on the wiki.) How did I miss that? Thanks 66.82.9.80 and On2see! {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
::Sad to say, I am on2see. (both 66.82.9.80 and on2see are same). As copied from a conversation I had with AbdiViklas on his talk page:

Thanks AbdiViklas! (just so you know, I was the one who created the real-world references for DVD version on garage sale, but if you look in recent changes it shows an IP) I realized you left me a welcome message on my talk page (I am on2see, I can't get Firefox to remember wiki cookies (any help appreciated)) Thanks again! On2see
*Glad you got a username! Now then—you mean you're having a problem staying logged in because Firefox won't use the cookies? (And by the way, brownie points and good karma to ya for using Firefox!) For me, if I go to the Tools menu, then Options, then the Privacy tab, I find the controls for cookies. My settings are "allow sites to set cookies," "for the originating site only," and keep "til they expire," and it seems to work fine for me. —AbdiViklas 20:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
**Well, I changed my settings, but now on some pages it shows I am logged in (ex. on the page that shows right after I log in) and, well, sometimes not... (ex. right now as I am editing your talk page, it shows my ip address and also says create an account or log in... But thanks for the quick response! You're my favorite Wikipedian (really!) Thanks, on2see
***Thanks! But what you're experiencing is still odd, and it would be nice to get it tracked down. One other thing: when I sign in, I usually select the "remember me" checkbox (since I'm using my own computer in my own apartment); if I hadn't, I'd need to sign in each time I re-open my browser. If you're using a private computer you might try that. Beyond that, you'll need the help of those who know more about these superboxes than I do, to figure out why your cookies are crumbling. —AbdiViklas 16:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Can you help? --[[User:66.82.9.82|66.82.9.82]] 17:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

== Great Look! ==

Hey Homestar Runner Fans!

I am the the governor, er, owner, Landlord, ect of [http://www.wikiguitar.net Wiki Guitar].
This site looks awesome and it has some great enhancements that I would love to see at Wiki Guitar. Yasee folks, I am a guitar player - so I don't know how to do all this fancy stuff. Look at my site, it is dull and boring! I also want to note that I am a college student with no money, which is why there are ads on my site.

Anyway, I'm reaching out to the Homestar Runner Wiki people to give me a lift! I could never figure out how to do background images(like what you have on the main page), and I do have a slight problem with spam. The letter verification thinger is awesome!

I also heard about this thing called 'bots'. I know nothing about them, but they sound helpful!

By the way, I am a Homestar Runner fan. I think Homestar Runner Wiki and WikiGuitar should be friends.

Well, to finish up, if theres anyone willing to give me a boost, I'll get you whatever you need to edit my site and fix it up. So shoot me an e-mail at Danielecook@gmail.com and let me know if you could help me with it, maybe I could help you out too...Webhosting, wiki, email, domain name registration, ect.

:Hi there Daniel. Background images are a simple matter of [[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]. Have a look at [http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp a CSS tutorial] (their [http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp background page] will get you started on the background image) and go nuts.
:More information on the bot you speak of can be found at [[Meta:Using the python wikipediabot]]. You'll probably want to join their [http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=93107 mailing list] and ask further questions there.
:As for being wiki friends, you're more than welcome to join and start contributing to our wiki. Take care. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:41, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey thats good stuff! I'll be looking into it. {{unsigned|Decstuff|17:51, 12 August 2006 (UTC)}}

Ough! I can't get this CSS stuff to work! Where is the CSS file that HRwiki is referring to in the directory? I can't figure out what file it is referencing to get those images...So which CSS file do I edit is what I'm asking.

[[User:Decstuff|Decstuff]] 01:18, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:Since you're on MediaWiki [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=Special:Version version 1.6.3], you can either edit [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Monobook.css MediaWiki:Monobook.css] or move some of that to [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css MediaWiki:Common.css] and edit that. I'd also recommend upgrading to at least the latest in the 1.6 line, as there have been four security/bug fix releases since 1.6.3, see [[MW:MediaWiki|mediawiki.org]] for details. You should also probably check out the [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Contents|MediaWiki documentation]], as that will help you with using the software to its full potential. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Is Homestar Runner done? ==

It said in the 10th anniversery cartoon, 1996-2006. Does that mean www.homestarrunner.com is dead? - [[User:65.6.33.213|65.6.33.213]]

:I don't really think that The Brothers Chaps will stop now. Just wait 'till Monday. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:No, Homestarrunner.com is not dead. It has just hit a major anniversary is all (but time may prove me wrong) - {{User:Raptor5ix/sig}} 19:03, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:They have to make money somehow. If they quit Homestar Runner, they will have to get real, boring desk jobs. :P —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::There's a quote from The Simpsons I like to use whenever this topic turns up. As Troy McClure said at the end of ''The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular [3F31]'':
::''"Yes, the Simpsons have come a long way since an old drunk made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay off his gambling debts. Who knows what adventures they'll have between now and the time the show becomes unprofitable?"''
::See? Same logic applies here, except the bit about the gambling debts. Don't worry. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:That's just the normal way of displaying the years for such an anniversary. There is not even the slightst reason for any speculation here.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Besides, surely the Chapman brothers would of released some kind of information regarding this topic. Or it would of leaked from another source. You jumped to conclusions I think.

== Not everything is a reference ==

I would just like to throw this out there, in the hopes that a few people might see it and actually read it.

Not everything is a reference. Homestar Runner has been out there 10 years now, they've made probly hundreds of hours of animation/voices and stuff and you are very easily going to be able to find SOMETHING that SORTA sounds like just about every line in any new toon.

Secondarily to that, its a great big world out there and you're gonna be able to find something that sorta sounds like any line in a new toon. The thing that leaps to mind is the marshmallow slogan "made from the best stuff" and someone said that was like Snapple's slogan "The best stuff on earth is in here" What is that, two words? I dont want to sound angry on here cuz this isnt in direct response to anything.

I was a long time contributor to the wiki-ish thing they had for Futurama and i noticed that people were just DESPERATE to have ANYTHING in there that they contributed. Now that wiki put the contributor's name there, so i don't really see why people are so crazy to get something in here.

Anyway, take it easy, try to keep in mind that the goal here is to provide a recounting of the toon, not to have paralysis by analysis and scrutinize everything and link every word to wikipedia.

Thanks,
JamesDean

:James, I'm sure most people would agree with you when you say that not everything is a reference. In particular, we should assume that things that are wild stretches are ''not'' references. On the other hand, there are a great many things that ''are'' references, and, as long as we're making this wiki anyway, I think I'm going to go ahead and scrutinize each toon to find the legitimate ones. Also, I have not noticed an over abundance of Wikipedia links. If you have, perhaps you could say in particular where you've seen them. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Attack of the Show Mentions Homestarrunner.com ==

Yesterday, on [[Wikipedia:Attack of the Show!|Attack of the Show!]], one of the MySpace girls had "raised by a cup of coffee" in their profile. On the air, somebody exclaimed:

'''Female Wrestler:''' Oh! I know where that's from! She stole it from Strong Bad...or...it wasn't Strong Bad that said it, I don't know who it was.

'''Kevin:''' Was it The Cheat? Nah, The Cheat just meeps.

Cool, huh? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 16:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

:Of course, but this sort of thing really belongs in [[Television Sightings]] rather than here. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

== Just Kinda Wonderin'... ==

If the unofficial slogan of the HRWiki is "You Might Not Get Banned!", then what IS our official slogan? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 20:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:We don't have one. And "You Might Not Get Banned!" doesn't really count as a unofficial sloagan, as the only place it is used is the Uncyclopedia article. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 21:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:: We could copy Videlectrix's: "We use a Wiki... to document Homestar Runner!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Jeez Venusy, I know it's not our OFFICIAL unofficial slogan. Jay's idea is pretty fun, though (can't you tell when I'm kidding?). -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::One slogan type deal is that we are "[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:About&oldid=364564 the best place to learn everything about the cartoons (and just about anything else) on HomestarRunner.com]". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ooo! Ooo! And the "It's Dot Org!" on the page you linked to is pretty swell as well. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::I got one. "More stuff about Homestarrunner.com than you or your grandmother could handle!" {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 22:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Well, we've done pretty well without a slogan other than "If you've found this knowledge base useful, please consider making a donation." But should we choose one, then I'd prefer "It's dot org!" Short and to the point. Not as funny as Jay's suggestion, but it would confuse less people. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::You're right about "It's Dot Org!" It's source is in the First Time Here video, so more people would get it. I actually find that to be funnier than the Videctrix thing. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 22:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::::::It's pretty good, but I don't think it exactly conveys what exactly we are. A little modification and it would be perfect. How about "It's dot wiki!" I'm pretty sure I got that from Lapper's userpage, but it might have been someone else's.

:::::::::Once again my userpage saves thousands of lives... or at least provides reference to a point made on a talk page. That line on my userpage is modified from a line in [[pom pom]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

We could have different slogan each day or week, like [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Taglines This Might Be A Wiki]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 02:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== 1500! ==

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9060/1500bs1.jpg
yeah i thought that was noteworthy hah. soo heres a picture for all generations of HRWiki-ers to come =] {{User:Dagger/sig}} 23:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow. Supposedly (I'm not sure of the accuracy of this), the [[Wrestling]] article that I created is the 1500th. I feel really special right now. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

== The DVDs ==

I imagine that nobody else will agree with me, but I've always kind of thought there should be a direct link to the DVD content on the main page. Mainly because when I first bought the DVDs I thought of them as more of a multimedia experience than other items you buy in the store... so it took me awhile to figure out the links to their respective pages was in the store on the cd/dvd page. I am not saying that page should be gone, but perhaps split between dvd and cd? My reasoning?

-> In the store menu on H*R.com, it splits the cd and dvd as two different options under the category of cd/dvd's.

So what you could do is change the links on the STORE page under the CD/DVD category to
1.) DVD's of the cartoons (which is basically how they describe it on the store page on the site)
2.) Strong Bad Sings CD (which would now be a DIRECT link to the page)

This way you can then make a page DEVOTED to the DVD's. Since there will be more DVD's in the future, a purely dvd page seems to be more important in MY opinion.

Since the DVDs are a big thing (IMO) that many fans who bought them might be looking for on the Wiki, I thought featuring a link to the newly divided up "purely dvd only" page would be apropriate. Maybe called "The DVD's"...

I thought this would be a good idea, to have the dvds featured more prominently.
If featuring a link to them on the main page is a bad idea... I still stand by the idea of seperating the dvds into their own page. I don't know if I should post this again in the Talk for Store or not. But I just wanted to know other people's opinions.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

:You mean like [[strongbad_email.exe]] and [[Everything Else]]? They are quite hard to find for me, though. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
::That's exactly what I'm talking about. Plus the Disc Four Strong Bad Email. They should all be on a "DVD Page" and easier to find. That's what "I" think anyway.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
:::We do have a disambig page, [[DVD]], but that hardly seems to be what you're askin'... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I'm just saying to make the various DVD's have their own page with images of their box art, etc. like they do now (except now it also includes the Strong Bad Sings CD because it's linked as CD/DVD off the Store page's menu) -- Link to the DVD's from the main page and on the Store page seperate it so there's a link to the DVD page and then have the other link now DIRECTLY link to the Strong Bad Sings CD page instead of making it part of the DVD page. Am I making sense? It's hard to explain it much clearer than that. I'm just pointing out that the DVD pages are harder to find than they should be and they should be displayed (I think) more prominently. Hope everyone understands what I mean. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== Filmography ==

Why aren't the character's pages linked to their filmography anywhere? Am i missing something? I was on the Strong Sad page and didn't see a link to filmography. If we don't usually do that, i think we should start.
:It does. You need to look below the description paragraphs.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:49, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== HRWooky ==

Is there suppose to be a parody wiki? http://hrwooky.wikia.com? [[User:69.205.232.129|69.205.232.129]] 17:53, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
: Yes. It used to be on the [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org Fanstuff Wiki], but it soon became "Out of Control" and was deleted. It was reopened as a separate wiki on Wikia. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

== lame and crap and crap and lame ==

with two pictures in recent updates it just looks odd. have it one. [[User:Superplough|Superplough]] 07:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Having two images for a little while will be fine. They're both important. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Halloween skin ==

There's only 53451:43 minutes left of Halloween! That's right, it's the best time of year for Homestar Runner! We need to do something special for this, and this is something that I've always had on my mind: We need to re-skin the site for Halloween. First and foremost, a redesign of [[:Image:wiki.png]] to sport Halloween colors as seen in [[Ween Intro]] is in order, but with the possibility of taking creative license to change the blue background. Other things I suggest that may or may not be good ideas: changing link colors to orange, changing the site's background image from The Field to The Spooky Forest, changing the Main Page title bars from blue & red to orange & black, changing the small h*r logo as seen in the "official site" external link to a glowing carved pumpakin, and stuff like that. Let's do this like Brutus! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:08, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

By the way, I suggest running the skin based on the following possibilities (given that Halloween is on a Tuesday this year):
*If a pre-Halloween toon is released the week before, change the skin when it is released. When the full-length toon is released on ween week, revert the skin when we are sick of it, the latest being late Sunday night, Nov 5.
*If no pre-Halloween toon is released, change the skin late Sunday night, Oct 29, and have it run to late Sunday night, Nov 5.
*If the Halloween flava wears off, the skin gets annoying, and people start saying, "Halloween's over you figs," then revert sooner.
—[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, let's! I love this idea. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::I likes it too! Hmmm, should we have skins for more occasions, or would that be over the top?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:::[[:Image:Wikiween.png]]... I don't have the original that the other logo was made from, so it's a little different, but I don't think it matters that much... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

::::I'm liking the Halloween alteration of the logo; it would probably be all right to stop there. I wouldn't mind the link colors and the background, though. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:58, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== Featured articles? ==

Is it just me, or can any article be a featured article here? There doesn't seem to be any set standard. Also, why isn't there any badge for the upper-right area of every featured article? {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

:There's a relevant discussion on this [[HRWiki:Da_Basement#Featured_mark.3F|here]], but I don't know if that answers your questions entirely. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:24, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

:''Edit conflict'' Have a read of [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Featured mark?]] which discussed the "badge in the upper-right area" thing, and also talked a little about what we choose as a featured article... in short, we usually choose FA's that are about interesting topics, as opposed to choosing articles for which the article itself is well made... though the latter is important too, it often comes after (choose an interesting topic, then clean up the page and feature it). With this in mind it doesn't really make sense to highlight the page with a badge of some kind... the template on the talk page is enough. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

== BrothersChaps.com ==

There's no web site at [http://brotherschaps.com/ BrothersChaps.com], but it is [http://www.whois.sc/brotherschaps.com registered to Don Chapman] until 2011. Is this worth noting on the Wiki? Somewhere? 15:40, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

P.S. TheBrothersChaps.com, BrosChaps.com, and TheBrosChaps.com are not registered. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:41:56 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* BrothersChaps.com */

{{Main Page Talk}}

== PC World H*R mention ==
Congrats! SBemails have been mentioned as a "Vodcast" worth your time in the September 2006 PC World, on page 108! Here is the exact context.

*'''Strong Bad Email:''' Funny animated answers to mail. [[http://www.homestarrunner.com homestarrunner.com]]

Hope this sparks some interest. --[[User:66.82.9.80|66.82.9.80]] 12:46, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

*I have uploaded a scan of mine from that exact PCW page.

[[Image:Pcworld-hsr.jpg|180px]] and another one! [[Image:Pcworld-hsr2.jpg|180px]]
:And I was just reading that issue! (Admittedly, while on the wiki.) How did I miss that? Thanks 66.82.9.80 and On2see! {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
::Sad to say, I am on2see. (both 66.82.9.80 and on2see are same). As copied from a conversation I had with AbdiViklas on his talk page:

Thanks AbdiViklas! (just so you know, I was the one who created the real-world references for DVD version on garage sale, but if you look in recent changes it shows an IP) I realized you left me a welcome message on my talk page (I am on2see, I can't get Firefox to remember wiki cookies (any help appreciated)) Thanks again! On2see
*Glad you got a username! Now then—you mean you're having a problem staying logged in because Firefox won't use the cookies? (And by the way, brownie points and good karma to ya for using Firefox!) For me, if I go to the Tools menu, then Options, then the Privacy tab, I find the controls for cookies. My settings are "allow sites to set cookies," "for the originating site only," and keep "til they expire," and it seems to work fine for me. —AbdiViklas 20:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
**Well, I changed my settings, but now on some pages it shows I am logged in (ex. on the page that shows right after I log in) and, well, sometimes not... (ex. right now as I am editing your talk page, it shows my ip address and also says create an account or log in... But thanks for the quick response! You're my favorite Wikipedian (really!) Thanks, on2see
***Thanks! But what you're experiencing is still odd, and it would be nice to get it tracked down. One other thing: when I sign in, I usually select the "remember me" checkbox (since I'm using my own computer in my own apartment); if I hadn't, I'd need to sign in each time I re-open my browser. If you're using a private computer you might try that. Beyond that, you'll need the help of those who know more about these superboxes than I do, to figure out why your cookies are crumbling. —AbdiViklas 16:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Can you help? --[[User:66.82.9.82|66.82.9.82]] 17:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

== Great Look! ==

Hey Homestar Runner Fans!

I am the the governor, er, owner, Landlord, ect of [http://www.wikiguitar.net Wiki Guitar].
This site looks awesome and it has some great enhancements that I would love to see at Wiki Guitar. Yasee folks, I am a guitar player - so I don't know how to do all this fancy stuff. Look at my site, it is dull and boring! I also want to note that I am a college student with no money, which is why there are ads on my site.

Anyway, I'm reaching out to the Homestar Runner Wiki people to give me a lift! I could never figure out how to do background images(like what you have on the main page), and I do have a slight problem with spam. The letter verification thinger is awesome!

I also heard about this thing called 'bots'. I know nothing about them, but they sound helpful!

By the way, I am a Homestar Runner fan. I think Homestar Runner Wiki and WikiGuitar should be friends.

Well, to finish up, if theres anyone willing to give me a boost, I'll get you whatever you need to edit my site and fix it up. So shoot me an e-mail at Danielecook@gmail.com and let me know if you could help me with it, maybe I could help you out too...Webhosting, wiki, email, domain name registration, ect.

:Hi there Daniel. Background images are a simple matter of [[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]. Have a look at [http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp a CSS tutorial] (their [http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp background page] will get you started on the background image) and go nuts.
:More information on the bot you speak of can be found at [[Meta:Using the python wikipediabot]]. You'll probably want to join their [http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=93107 mailing list] and ask further questions there.
:As for being wiki friends, you're more than welcome to join and start contributing to our wiki. Take care. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:41, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey thats good stuff! I'll be looking into it. {{unsigned|Decstuff|17:51, 12 August 2006 (UTC)}}

Ough! I can't get this CSS stuff to work! Where is the CSS file that HRwiki is referring to in the directory? I can't figure out what file it is referencing to get those images...So which CSS file do I edit is what I'm asking.

[[User:Decstuff|Decstuff]] 01:18, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:Since you're on MediaWiki [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=Special:Version version 1.6.3], you can either edit [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Monobook.css MediaWiki:Monobook.css] or move some of that to [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css MediaWiki:Common.css] and edit that. I'd also recommend upgrading to at least the latest in the 1.6 line, as there have been four security/bug fix releases since 1.6.3, see [[MW:MediaWiki|mediawiki.org]] for details. You should also probably check out the [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Contents|MediaWiki documentation]], as that will help you with using the software to its full potential. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Is Homestar Runner done? ==

It said in the 10th anniversery cartoon, 1996-2006. Does that mean www.homestarrunner.com is dead? - [[User:65.6.33.213|65.6.33.213]]

:I don't really think that The Brothers Chaps will stop now. Just wait 'till Monday. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:No, Homestarrunner.com is not dead. It has just hit a major anniversary is all (but time may prove me wrong) - {{User:Raptor5ix/sig}} 19:03, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:They have to make money somehow. If they quit Homestar Runner, they will have to get real, boring desk jobs. :P —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::There's a quote from The Simpsons I like to use whenever this topic turns up. As Troy McClure said at the end of ''The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular [3F31]'':
::''"Yes, the Simpsons have come a long way since an old drunk made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay off his gambling debts. Who knows what adventures they'll have between now and the time the show becomes unprofitable?"''
::See? Same logic applies here, except the bit about the gambling debts. Don't worry. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:That's just the normal way of displaying the years for such an anniversary. There is not even the slightst reason for any speculation here.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Besides, surely the Chapman brothers would of released some kind of information regarding this topic. Or it would of leaked from another source. You jumped to conclusions I think.

== Not everything is a reference ==

I would just like to throw this out there, in the hopes that a few people might see it and actually read it.

Not everything is a reference. Homestar Runner has been out there 10 years now, they've made probly hundreds of hours of animation/voices and stuff and you are very easily going to be able to find SOMETHING that SORTA sounds like just about every line in any new toon.

Secondarily to that, its a great big world out there and you're gonna be able to find something that sorta sounds like any line in a new toon. The thing that leaps to mind is the marshmallow slogan "made from the best stuff" and someone said that was like Snapple's slogan "The best stuff on earth is in here" What is that, two words? I dont want to sound angry on here cuz this isnt in direct response to anything.

I was a long time contributor to the wiki-ish thing they had for Futurama and i noticed that people were just DESPERATE to have ANYTHING in there that they contributed. Now that wiki put the contributor's name there, so i don't really see why people are so crazy to get something in here.

Anyway, take it easy, try to keep in mind that the goal here is to provide a recounting of the toon, not to have paralysis by analysis and scrutinize everything and link every word to wikipedia.

Thanks,
JamesDean

:James, I'm sure most people would agree with you when you say that not everything is a reference. In particular, we should assume that things that are wild stretches are ''not'' references. On the other hand, there are a great many things that ''are'' references, and, as long as we're making this wiki anyway, I think I'm going to go ahead and scrutinize each toon to find the legitimate ones. Also, I have not noticed an over abundance of Wikipedia links. If you have, perhaps you could say in particular where you've seen them. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Attack of the Show Mentions Homestarrunner.com ==

Yesterday, on [[Wikipedia:Attack of the Show!|Attack of the Show!]], one of the MySpace girls had "raised by a cup of coffee" in their profile. On the air, somebody exclaimed:

'''Female Wrestler:''' Oh! I know where that's from! She stole it from Strong Bad...or...it wasn't Strong Bad that said it, I don't know who it was.

'''Kevin:''' Was it The Cheat? Nah, The Cheat just meeps.

Cool, huh? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 16:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

:Of course, but this sort of thing really belongs in [[Television Sightings]] rather than here. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

== Just Kinda Wonderin'... ==

If the unofficial slogan of the HRWiki is "You Might Not Get Banned!", then what IS our official slogan? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 20:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:We don't have one. And "You Might Not Get Banned!" doesn't really count as a unofficial sloagan, as the only place it is used is the Uncyclopedia article. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 21:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:: We could copy Videlectrix's: "We use a Wiki... to document Homestar Runner!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Jeez Venusy, I know it's not our OFFICIAL unofficial slogan. Jay's idea is pretty fun, though (can't you tell when I'm kidding?). -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::One slogan type deal is that we are "[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:About&oldid=364564 the best place to learn everything about the cartoons (and just about anything else) on HomestarRunner.com]". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ooo! Ooo! And the "It's Dot Org!" on the page you linked to is pretty swell as well. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::I got one. "More stuff about Homestarrunner.com than you or your grandmother could handle!" {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 22:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Well, we've done pretty well without a slogan other than "If you've found this knowledge base useful, please consider making a donation." But should we choose one, then I'd prefer "It's dot org!" Short and to the point. Not as funny as Jay's suggestion, but it would confuse less people. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::You're right about "It's Dot Org!" It's source is in the First Time Here video, so more people would get it. I actually find that to be funnier than the Videctrix thing. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 22:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::::::It's pretty good, but I don't think it exactly conveys what exactly we are. A little modification and it would be perfect. How about "It's dot wiki!" I'm pretty sure I got that from Lapper's userpage, but it might have been someone else's.

:::::::::Once again my userpage saves thousands of lives... or at least provides reference to a point made on a talk page. That line on my userpage is modified from a line in [[pom pom]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

We could have different slogan each day or week, like [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Taglines This Might Be A Wiki]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 02:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== 1500! ==

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9060/1500bs1.jpg
yeah i thought that was noteworthy hah. soo heres a picture for all generations of HRWiki-ers to come =] {{User:Dagger/sig}} 23:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow. Supposedly (I'm not sure of the accuracy of this), the [[Wrestling]] article that I created is the 1500th. I feel really special right now. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

== The DVDs ==

I imagine that nobody else will agree with me, but I've always kind of thought there should be a direct link to the DVD content on the main page. Mainly because when I first bought the DVDs I thought of them as more of a multimedia experience than other items you buy in the store... so it took me awhile to figure out the links to their respective pages was in the store on the cd/dvd page. I am not saying that page should be gone, but perhaps split between dvd and cd? My reasoning?

-> In the store menu on H*R.com, it splits the cd and dvd as two different options under the category of cd/dvd's.

So what you could do is change the links on the STORE page under the CD/DVD category to
1.) DVD's of the cartoons (which is basically how they describe it on the store page on the site)
2.) Strong Bad Sings CD (which would now be a DIRECT link to the page)

This way you can then make a page DEVOTED to the DVD's. Since there will be more DVD's in the future, a purely dvd page seems to be more important in MY opinion.

Since the DVDs are a big thing (IMO) that many fans who bought them might be looking for on the Wiki, I thought featuring a link to the newly divided up "purely dvd only" page would be apropriate. Maybe called "The DVD's"...

I thought this would be a good idea, to have the dvds featured more prominently.
If featuring a link to them on the main page is a bad idea... I still stand by the idea of seperating the dvds into their own page. I don't know if I should post this again in the Talk for Store or not. But I just wanted to know other people's opinions.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

:You mean like [[strongbad_email.exe]] and [[Everything Else]]? They are quite hard to find for me, though. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
::That's exactly what I'm talking about. Plus the Disc Four Strong Bad Email. They should all be on a "DVD Page" and easier to find. That's what "I" think anyway.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
:::We do have a disambig page, [[DVD]], but that hardly seems to be what you're askin'... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I'm just saying to make the various DVD's have their own page with images of their box art, etc. like they do now (except now it also includes the Strong Bad Sings CD because it's linked as CD/DVD off the Store page's menu) -- Link to the DVD's from the main page and on the Store page seperate it so there's a link to the DVD page and then have the other link now DIRECTLY link to the Strong Bad Sings CD page instead of making it part of the DVD page. Am I making sense? It's hard to explain it much clearer than that. I'm just pointing out that the DVD pages are harder to find than they should be and they should be displayed (I think) more prominently. Hope everyone understands what I mean. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== Filmography ==

Why aren't the character's pages linked to their filmography anywhere? Am i missing something? I was on the Strong Sad page and didn't see a link to filmography. If we don't usually do that, i think we should start.
:It does. You need to look below the description paragraphs.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:49, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== HRWooky ==

Is there suppose to be a parody wiki? http://hrwooky.wikia.com? [[User:69.205.232.129|69.205.232.129]] 17:53, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
: Yes. It used to be on the [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org Fanstuff Wiki], but it soon became "Out of Control" and was deleted. It was reopened as a separate wiki on Wikia. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

== lame and crap and crap and lame ==

with two pictures in recent updates it just looks odd. have it one. [[User:Superplough|Superplough]] 07:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Having two images for a little while will be fine. They're both important. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Halloween skin ==

There's only 53451:43 minutes left of Halloween! That's right, it's the best time of year for Homestar Runner! We need to do something special for this, and this is something that I've always had on my mind: We need to re-skin the site for Halloween. First and foremost, a redesign of [[:Image:wiki.png]] to sport Halloween colors as seen in [[Ween Intro]] is in order, but with the possibility of taking creative license to change the blue background. Other things I suggest that may or may not be good ideas: changing link colors to orange, changing the site's background image from The Field to The Spooky Forest, changing the Main Page title bars from blue & red to orange & black, changing the small h*r logo as seen in the "official site" external link to a glowing carved pumpakin, and stuff like that. Let's do this like Brutus! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:08, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

By the way, I suggest running the skin based on the following possibilities (given that Halloween is on a Tuesday this year):
*If a pre-Halloween toon is released the week before, change the skin when it is released. When the full-length toon is released on ween week, revert the skin when we are sick of it, the latest being late Sunday night, Nov 5.
*If no pre-Halloween toon is released, change the skin late Sunday night, Oct 29, and have it run to late Sunday night, Nov 5.
*If the Halloween flava wears off, the skin gets annoying, and people start saying, "Halloween's over you figs," then revert sooner.
—[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, let's! I love this idea. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::I likes it too! Hmmm, should we have skins for more occasions, or would that be over the top?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:::[[:Image:Wikiween.png]]... I don't have the original that the other logo was made from, so it's a little different, but I don't think it matters that much... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

::::I'm liking the Halloween alteration of the logo; it would probably be all right to stop there. I wouldn't mind the link colors and the background, though. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:58, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== Featured articles? ==

Is it just me, or can any article be a featured article here? There doesn't seem to be any set standard. Also, why isn't there any badge for the upper-right area of every featured article? {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

:There's a relevant discussion on this [[HRWiki:Da_Basement#Featured_mark.3F|here]], but I don't know if that answers your questions entirely. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:24, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

:''Edit conflict'' Have a read of [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Featured mark?]] which discussed the "badge in the upper-right area" thing, and also talked a little about what we choose as a featured article... in short, we usually choose FA's that are about interesting topics, as opposed to choosing articles for which the article itself is well made... though the latter is important too, it often comes after (choose an interesting topic, then clean up the page and feature it). With this in mind it doesn't really make sense to highlight the page with a badge of some kind... the template on the talk page is enough. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

== BrothersChaps.com ==

There's no web site at [http://brotherschaps.com/ BrothersChaps.com], but it is [http://www.whois.sc/brotherschaps.com registered to Don Chapman] until 2011. Is this worth noting on the Wiki? Somewhere? — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:40, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

P.S. TheBrothersChaps.com, BrosChaps.com, and TheBrosChaps.com are not registered.

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:40:23 GMT

InterruptorJones: BrothersChaps.com

{{Main Page Talk}}

== PC World H*R mention ==
Congrats! SBemails have been mentioned as a "Vodcast" worth your time in the September 2006 PC World, on page 108! Here is the exact context.

*'''Strong Bad Email:''' Funny animated answers to mail. [[http://www.homestarrunner.com homestarrunner.com]]

Hope this sparks some interest. --[[User:66.82.9.80|66.82.9.80]] 12:46, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

*I have uploaded a scan of mine from that exact PCW page.

[[Image:Pcworld-hsr.jpg|180px]] and another one! [[Image:Pcworld-hsr2.jpg|180px]]
:And I was just reading that issue! (Admittedly, while on the wiki.) How did I miss that? Thanks 66.82.9.80 and On2see! {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
::Sad to say, I am on2see. (both 66.82.9.80 and on2see are same). As copied from a conversation I had with AbdiViklas on his talk page:

Thanks AbdiViklas! (just so you know, I was the one who created the real-world references for DVD version on garage sale, but if you look in recent changes it shows an IP) I realized you left me a welcome message on my talk page (I am on2see, I can't get Firefox to remember wiki cookies (any help appreciated)) Thanks again! On2see
*Glad you got a username! Now then—you mean you're having a problem staying logged in because Firefox won't use the cookies? (And by the way, brownie points and good karma to ya for using Firefox!) For me, if I go to the Tools menu, then Options, then the Privacy tab, I find the controls for cookies. My settings are "allow sites to set cookies," "for the originating site only," and keep "til they expire," and it seems to work fine for me. —AbdiViklas 20:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
**Well, I changed my settings, but now on some pages it shows I am logged in (ex. on the page that shows right after I log in) and, well, sometimes not... (ex. right now as I am editing your talk page, it shows my ip address and also says create an account or log in... But thanks for the quick response! You're my favorite Wikipedian (really!) Thanks, on2see
***Thanks! But what you're experiencing is still odd, and it would be nice to get it tracked down. One other thing: when I sign in, I usually select the "remember me" checkbox (since I'm using my own computer in my own apartment); if I hadn't, I'd need to sign in each time I re-open my browser. If you're using a private computer you might try that. Beyond that, you'll need the help of those who know more about these superboxes than I do, to figure out why your cookies are crumbling. —AbdiViklas 16:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Can you help? --[[User:66.82.9.82|66.82.9.82]] 17:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

== Great Look! ==

Hey Homestar Runner Fans!

I am the the governor, er, owner, Landlord, ect of [http://www.wikiguitar.net Wiki Guitar].
This site looks awesome and it has some great enhancements that I would love to see at Wiki Guitar. Yasee folks, I am a guitar player - so I don't know how to do all this fancy stuff. Look at my site, it is dull and boring! I also want to note that I am a college student with no money, which is why there are ads on my site.

Anyway, I'm reaching out to the Homestar Runner Wiki people to give me a lift! I could never figure out how to do background images(like what you have on the main page), and I do have a slight problem with spam. The letter verification thinger is awesome!

I also heard about this thing called 'bots'. I know nothing about them, but they sound helpful!

By the way, I am a Homestar Runner fan. I think Homestar Runner Wiki and WikiGuitar should be friends.

Well, to finish up, if theres anyone willing to give me a boost, I'll get you whatever you need to edit my site and fix it up. So shoot me an e-mail at Danielecook@gmail.com and let me know if you could help me with it, maybe I could help you out too...Webhosting, wiki, email, domain name registration, ect.

:Hi there Daniel. Background images are a simple matter of [[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]. Have a look at [http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp a CSS tutorial] (their [http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp background page] will get you started on the background image) and go nuts.
:More information on the bot you speak of can be found at [[Meta:Using the python wikipediabot]]. You'll probably want to join their [http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=93107 mailing list] and ask further questions there.
:As for being wiki friends, you're more than welcome to join and start contributing to our wiki. Take care. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:41, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey thats good stuff! I'll be looking into it. {{unsigned|Decstuff|17:51, 12 August 2006 (UTC)}}

Ough! I can't get this CSS stuff to work! Where is the CSS file that HRwiki is referring to in the directory? I can't figure out what file it is referencing to get those images...So which CSS file do I edit is what I'm asking.

[[User:Decstuff|Decstuff]] 01:18, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

:Since you're on MediaWiki [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=Special:Version version 1.6.3], you can either edit [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Monobook.css MediaWiki:Monobook.css] or move some of that to [http://www.wikiguitar.net/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css MediaWiki:Common.css] and edit that. I'd also recommend upgrading to at least the latest in the 1.6 line, as there have been four security/bug fix releases since 1.6.3, see [[MW:MediaWiki|mediawiki.org]] for details. You should also probably check out the [[MetaWikiPedia:Help:Contents|MediaWiki documentation]], as that will help you with using the software to its full potential. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

== Is Homestar Runner done? ==

It said in the 10th anniversery cartoon, 1996-2006. Does that mean www.homestarrunner.com is dead? - [[User:65.6.33.213|65.6.33.213]]

:I don't really think that The Brothers Chaps will stop now. Just wait 'till Monday. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:No, Homestarrunner.com is not dead. It has just hit a major anniversary is all (but time may prove me wrong) - {{User:Raptor5ix/sig}} 19:03, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:They have to make money somehow. If they quit Homestar Runner, they will have to get real, boring desk jobs. :P —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:14, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
::There's a quote from The Simpsons I like to use whenever this topic turns up. As Troy McClure said at the end of ''The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular [3F31]'':
::''"Yes, the Simpsons have come a long way since an old drunk made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay off his gambling debts. Who knows what adventures they'll have between now and the time the show becomes unprofitable?"''
::See? Same logic applies here, except the bit about the gambling debts. Don't worry. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:That's just the normal way of displaying the years for such an anniversary. There is not even the slightst reason for any speculation here.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Besides, surely the Chapman brothers would of released some kind of information regarding this topic. Or it would of leaked from another source. You jumped to conclusions I think.

== Not everything is a reference ==

I would just like to throw this out there, in the hopes that a few people might see it and actually read it.

Not everything is a reference. Homestar Runner has been out there 10 years now, they've made probly hundreds of hours of animation/voices and stuff and you are very easily going to be able to find SOMETHING that SORTA sounds like just about every line in any new toon.

Secondarily to that, its a great big world out there and you're gonna be able to find something that sorta sounds like any line in a new toon. The thing that leaps to mind is the marshmallow slogan "made from the best stuff" and someone said that was like Snapple's slogan "The best stuff on earth is in here" What is that, two words? I dont want to sound angry on here cuz this isnt in direct response to anything.

I was a long time contributor to the wiki-ish thing they had for Futurama and i noticed that people were just DESPERATE to have ANYTHING in there that they contributed. Now that wiki put the contributor's name there, so i don't really see why people are so crazy to get something in here.

Anyway, take it easy, try to keep in mind that the goal here is to provide a recounting of the toon, not to have paralysis by analysis and scrutinize everything and link every word to wikipedia.

Thanks,
JamesDean

:James, I'm sure most people would agree with you when you say that not everything is a reference. In particular, we should assume that things that are wild stretches are ''not'' references. On the other hand, there are a great many things that ''are'' references, and, as long as we're making this wiki anyway, I think I'm going to go ahead and scrutinize each toon to find the legitimate ones. Also, I have not noticed an over abundance of Wikipedia links. If you have, perhaps you could say in particular where you've seen them. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

== Attack of the Show Mentions Homestarrunner.com ==

Yesterday, on [[Wikipedia:Attack of the Show!|Attack of the Show!]], one of the MySpace girls had "raised by a cup of coffee" in their profile. On the air, somebody exclaimed:

'''Female Wrestler:''' Oh! I know where that's from! She stole it from Strong Bad...or...it wasn't Strong Bad that said it, I don't know who it was.

'''Kevin:''' Was it The Cheat? Nah, The Cheat just meeps.

Cool, huh? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 16:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

:Of course, but this sort of thing really belongs in [[Television Sightings]] rather than here. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

== Just Kinda Wonderin'... ==

If the unofficial slogan of the HRWiki is "You Might Not Get Banned!", then what IS our official slogan? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 20:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:We don't have one. And "You Might Not Get Banned!" doesn't really count as a unofficial sloagan, as the only place it is used is the Uncyclopedia article. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 21:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:: We could copy Videlectrix's: "We use a Wiki... to document Homestar Runner!" :p --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Jeez Venusy, I know it's not our OFFICIAL unofficial slogan. Jay's idea is pretty fun, though (can't you tell when I'm kidding?). -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::One slogan type deal is that we are "[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:About&oldid=364564 the best place to learn everything about the cartoons (and just about anything else) on HomestarRunner.com]". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ooo! Ooo! And the "It's Dot Org!" on the page you linked to is pretty swell as well. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 21:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::I got one. "More stuff about Homestarrunner.com than you or your grandmother could handle!" {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 22:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Well, we've done pretty well without a slogan other than "If you've found this knowledge base useful, please consider making a donation." But should we choose one, then I'd prefer "It's dot org!" Short and to the point. Not as funny as Jay's suggestion, but it would confuse less people. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::You're right about "It's Dot Org!" It's source is in the First Time Here video, so more people would get it. I actually find that to be funnier than the Videctrix thing. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 22:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::::::It's pretty good, but I don't think it exactly conveys what exactly we are. A little modification and it would be perfect. How about "It's dot wiki!" I'm pretty sure I got that from Lapper's userpage, but it might have been someone else's.

:::::::::Once again my userpage saves thousands of lives... or at least provides reference to a point made on a talk page. That line on my userpage is modified from a line in [[pom pom]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

We could have different slogan each day or week, like [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Taglines This Might Be A Wiki]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 02:37, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== 1500! ==

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9060/1500bs1.jpg
yeah i thought that was noteworthy hah. soo heres a picture for all generations of HRWiki-ers to come =] {{User:Dagger/sig}} 23:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow. Supposedly (I'm not sure of the accuracy of this), the [[Wrestling]] article that I created is the 1500th. I feel really special right now. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

== The DVDs ==

I imagine that nobody else will agree with me, but I've always kind of thought there should be a direct link to the DVD content on the main page. Mainly because when I first bought the DVDs I thought of them as more of a multimedia experience than other items you buy in the store... so it took me awhile to figure out the links to their respective pages was in the store on the cd/dvd page. I am not saying that page should be gone, but perhaps split between dvd and cd? My reasoning?

-> In the store menu on H*R.com, it splits the cd and dvd as two different options under the category of cd/dvd's.

So what you could do is change the links on the STORE page under the CD/DVD category to
1.) DVD's of the cartoons (which is basically how they describe it on the store page on the site)
2.) Strong Bad Sings CD (which would now be a DIRECT link to the page)

This way you can then make a page DEVOTED to the DVD's. Since there will be more DVD's in the future, a purely dvd page seems to be more important in MY opinion.

Since the DVDs are a big thing (IMO) that many fans who bought them might be looking for on the Wiki, I thought featuring a link to the newly divided up "purely dvd only" page would be apropriate. Maybe called "The DVD's"...

I thought this would be a good idea, to have the dvds featured more prominently.
If featuring a link to them on the main page is a bad idea... I still stand by the idea of seperating the dvds into their own page. I don't know if I should post this again in the Talk for Store or not. But I just wanted to know other people's opinions.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

:You mean like [[strongbad_email.exe]] and [[Everything Else]]? They are quite hard to find for me, though. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
::That's exactly what I'm talking about. Plus the Disc Four Strong Bad Email. They should all be on a "DVD Page" and easier to find. That's what "I" think anyway.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
:::We do have a disambig page, [[DVD]], but that hardly seems to be what you're askin'... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I'm just saying to make the various DVD's have their own page with images of their box art, etc. like they do now (except now it also includes the Strong Bad Sings CD because it's linked as CD/DVD off the Store page's menu) -- Link to the DVD's from the main page and on the Store page seperate it so there's a link to the DVD page and then have the other link now DIRECTLY link to the Strong Bad Sings CD page instead of making it part of the DVD page. Am I making sense? It's hard to explain it much clearer than that. I'm just pointing out that the DVD pages are harder to find than they should be and they should be displayed (I think) more prominently. Hope everyone understands what I mean. --{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== Filmography ==

Why aren't the character's pages linked to their filmography anywhere? Am i missing something? I was on the Strong Sad page and didn't see a link to filmography. If we don't usually do that, i think we should start.
:It does. You need to look below the description paragraphs.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 21:49, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

== HRWooky ==

Is there suppose to be a parody wiki? http://hrwooky.wikia.com? [[User:69.205.232.129|69.205.232.129]] 17:53, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
: Yes. It used to be on the [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org Fanstuff Wiki], but it soon became "Out of Control" and was deleted. It was reopened as a separate wiki on Wikia. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

== lame and crap and crap and lame ==

with two pictures in recent updates it just looks odd. have it one. [[User:Superplough|Superplough]] 07:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Having two images for a little while will be fine. They're both important. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:42, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Halloween skin ==

There's only 53451:43 minutes left of Halloween! That's right, it's the best time of year for Homestar Runner! We need to do something special for this, and this is something that I've always had on my mind: We need to re-skin the site for Halloween. First and foremost, a redesign of [[:Image:wiki.png]] to sport Halloween colors as seen in [[Ween Intro]] is in order, but with the possibility of taking creative license to change the blue background. Other things I suggest that may or may not be good ideas: changing link colors to orange, changing the site's background image from The Field to The Spooky Forest, changing the Main Page title bars from blue & red to orange & black, changing the small h*r logo as seen in the "official site" external link to a glowing carved pumpakin, and stuff like that. Let's do this like Brutus! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:08, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

By the way, I suggest running the skin based on the following possibilities (given that Halloween is on a Tuesday this year):
*If a pre-Halloween toon is released the week before, change the skin when it is released. When the full-length toon is released on ween week, revert the skin when we are sick of it, the latest being late Sunday night, Nov 5.
*If no pre-Halloween toon is released, change the skin late Sunday night, Oct 29, and have it run to late Sunday night, Nov 5.
*If the Halloween flava wears off, the skin gets annoying, and people start saying, "Halloween's over you figs," then revert sooner.
—[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, let's! I love this idea. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::I likes it too! Hmmm, should we have skins for more occasions, or would that be over the top?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:::[[:Image:Wikiween.png]]... I don't have the original that the other logo was made from, so it's a little different, but I don't think it matters that much... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

::::I'm liking the Halloween alteration of the logo; it would probably be all right to stop there. I wouldn't mind the link colors and the background, though. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:58, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== Featured articles? ==

Is it just me, or can any article be a featured article here? There doesn't seem to be any set standard. Also, why isn't there any badge for the upper-right area of every featured article? {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

:There's a relevant discussion on this [[HRWiki:Da_Basement#Featured_mark.3F|here]], but I don't know if that answers your questions entirely. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:24, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

:''Edit conflict'' Have a read of [[HRWiki:Da Basement#Featured mark?]] which discussed the "badge in the upper-right area" thing, and also talked a little about what we choose as a featured article... in short, we usually choose FA's that are about interesting topics, as opposed to choosing articles for which the article itself is well made... though the latter is important too, it often comes after (choose an interesting topic, then clean up the page and feature it). With this in mind it doesn't really make sense to highlight the page with a badge of some kind... the template on the talk page is enough. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

== BrothersChaps.com ==

There's no web site at [http://brotherschaps.com/ BrothersChaps.com], but it is [http://www.whois.sc/brotherschaps.com registered to Don Chapman] until 2011. Is this worth noting on the Wiki? Somewhere? — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 15:40, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

HRWiki:Subtitles

InterruptorJones — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:02:08 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Translating Subtitles */ Tweaked wording

[[Image:SubtitlesScreenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|SUBTiTLE'd!]]
==Purpose==
Some of us have started working on subtitling Homestar Runner Flash cartoons to make them accessible to a wider audience. Some non-native speakers sometimes need to go over the wiki transcript just to see what a word or two means. This way, it's already inside the toon window itself. Also, we could open the door for people with hearing problems who still want to experience Homestar Runner like the rest of us.

Some flash artists like Weebl from Weebl and Bob and the people behind Too Much Spare Time Animation have already added subtitles to some of their toons. Apparently, The Brothers Chaps have [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Do you find any international people coming to the site? - Yellow Hat|thought about subtitles]] already.

==How to Watch==

The recommended way to watch the subtitles is using the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey All-in-one script]]. You need to install [[Wikipedia:Firefox|Firefox]] and [[Wikipedia:Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey]] for this. This script will give you the option to automatically display subtitles when you watch Homestar Runner cartoons.

Users without Firefox can use our external viewer. It has been tested for Firefox 1.5.0.6, Internet Explorer 6, and Opera 9. A link to the external viewer can be found on every subtitles script.

==How to Write Your Own==

*To write your own subtitles, you need to watch the toons with a seekbar. You should use the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey All-in-one script]] for this.

*Open your favourite text editor, create a new XML file, and paste this skeleton code into it:
<pre>
<nowiki>{{subtitles|English|The Cheat Theme Song}}</nowiki>
<pre>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<transcript xml:lang="en-us" file="cheatvideo.swf" width="550" height="400">
<line start="74" end="107" speaker="singers">Who's always giving Strong Bad a hand?</line>
</transcript>
</pre>
</pre>

*In the first line, replace "The Cheat Theme Song" with the title of the cartoon you want to sub.

*for the <transcript> tag, make sure that every value is set correctly. The language should be set to "en-us" if you make English subtitles. The width and height values must be taken from the homestarrunner.com HTML page for your toon. In Firefox, right-click on the page (not the Flash toon), and choose "View Page Source" to find the values. For most toons, this will be 550 and 400. You also need to set the file value to the name of the flash file, which can be found the same way as the width and height values.

*Now copy the transcript from the toon into your skeleton file. Go through the transcript and put each sentence on one line (or a few sentences, if they are said together). Also, delete the "'''CHARACTER:'''" instances as they occur, they are unneeded for the XML.
**Consider a few factors as you break up the text: readability (more than two displayed lines might be better split into two subtitles), humor (a good punchline might be better put in a separate subtitle for maximum effect), and pacing (if the character uses an exaggerated pause, it might be better to use a new subtitle for the part after the pause).

*For each of your little chunks of transcript, use the seekbar to find the number of the frame when the chunk starts, and the number of the frame when it ends.

*Now you turn all this information into XML like this:

:Assume that Strong Bad says "I have my very own a-The Cheat!" from frame number 348 to 372. You would write it like this:
<pre>
<line start="348" end="372" speaker="strongbad">I have my very own a-The Cheat!</line>
</pre>

:Every line that you define like this will be displayed as one subtitle between the frames 348 and 372. The text will be red, because that is Strong Bad's color for the subtitles. If the viewer has colored text turned off, then it will say "Strong Bad:" before the line.

:Here is a more complicated example from [[Subtitles:cheatar/en|cheatar]]:
<pre>
<line start="512" end="529">
<strongbad>Then what good are you?</strongbad>
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
<sfx>Pop!</sfx>
</line>
</pre>

:Three things happen between frames 512 and 529, and they are all displayed as one subtitle. Strong Bad's text will be red, and the Cheat noises will be yellow. Both the sound effect "Pop!" the The Cheat noises will be displayed in parentheses to show that they are not actually spoken.

:In the first example, the <line> tag has an attribute ''speaker="strongbad"'' that indicates that the whole subtitle text is spoken by Strong Bad. In the second example, this attribute is missing, and each speaker has it's own element.

*Now, how do you know that it's "strongbad" and not "Strong Bad"? These IDs are defined [[Subtitles:Characters|here]]. Every character has his or her (or its) own ID that you can use to indicate who is saying what. You have to use one of the IDs listed in that file. Of course, new characters will be added over time.
*In addition to these character IDs, you can also use "sfx" for sound effects such as "Preeeeow!". These are shown only if the viewer has the "captions" option turned on.
*You can also add another couple of attributes to lines:
<pre>
<homestar sfx="sfx">sigh</homestar>
</pre>
:<code>sfx="sfx"</code> acts the same as using "sfx" as the speaker name (italics and parentheses, hidden if "captions" is turned off), but is spoken by a particular character.
<pre>
<marzipan voiceover="voiceover">Hi, this is Marzipan. Please leave me a message.</marzipan>
</pre>
:<code>voiceover="voiceover"</code> indicates that the speaker can't be seen – either off-stage, or speaking through a telephone or television, or similar,
<pre>
<homestar volume="0.8">I'm at the bottom of a giant piiiiit...</homestar>
</pre>
:<code>volume="</code>''number''<code>"</code> makes the text bigger or smaller, to represent the speaking being louder or softer – 1.0 is normal-size.

:All three of these can be used in the <code><line></code> elements, or the nested speaker elements.

==How To Test Your Subtitles==
*Open the All-in-one script's preferences window (click the icon in the top left), turn on the "Test subtitles script" option, and copy your XML code into the box. Click "Save and apply". It will then play the movie using your subtitles.

==How To Save Your Subtitles==
*The name of the subtitles script is a combination of the name of the toon's HTML page on homestarrunner.com, and the subtitles language. For example, the toon [[Shopping For Danger]] can be watched at http://www.homestarrunner.com/commandos3.html. This means that the subtitles have to be stored at [[Subtitles:commandos3/en]]. The Spanish version would be stored at [[Subtitles:commandos3/es]], etc.
*Also, or this example, the name of the Flash file does not match the name of the HTML page. While the HTML page is called "commandos3.html", the Flash file is called "cheatcommandos3.swf". This means that the ''file'' value in the <transcript> tag must be set to "cheatcommandos3.swf", or the external viewer will not work.

==Standards==

*The subtitles should match the transcript. Don't make up words that aren't in the transcript. Fix the transcript if you find mistakes, but make sure to read the toon's Talk page before you change disputed pronounciations.
*Make sure that subtitles appear on screen long enough to be read comfortably. Always assume that your audience cannot actually hear what is being said.
*Subtitle everything that is being said. Even if, for example, Strong Bad is typing what he says. One way to test this is to view the subtitled toon with the sound muted. If you cannot easily follow the action, something needs to be changed.
*As with any transcript, don't put words in The Cheat's mouth. He only says "The Cheat noises" or "Angry The Cheat noises" etc. Don't put "meh". Similarly for Pom Pom, just put "bubbles".
*If you're super-cool, you will also make subtitles for ''relevant'' [[Sound Effects|sound effects]]. Examples are
<pre>
<sfx>The Geddup Noise</sfx>
<sfx>Preeeeeow!</sfx>
<sfx>chainsaw noises</sfx>
<sfx>buzzing noise</sfx>
</pre>
*You can put HTML formatting in the subtitles, but it is discouraged. The subtitle system will display everything in standardized, great-looking ways. Exceptions are for example when spatial layout makes it much clearer what is going on, or and for emphasis.
*Do not put JavaScript in the subtitles. Never. Ever. ''<embed>'', ''<object>'', ''<img>'', and ''<a>'' tags are also a no-no.

==Translating Subtitles==

Creating international subtitles is a great way of making the Flash toons more accessible to a wider audience. Plus, it's fun!

*Always start from the English transcript. This saves a lot of time and work.
*Use the same ''start'' and ''end'' values for all languages.
*The language code in the article name must match the language code in [[Subtitles:Languages]], and should be the [[Wikipedia:List of ISO 639-1 codes|2-letter language code]] for your language (such as "en" for [[Wikipedia:English language|English]]). The language code in the transcript XML itself can be a more specific [http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/ XML language code] (such as "en-us" for [[Wikipedia:American English|American English]]).
*Translate the character names in the character file into your language.
*If your language is written from the right to the left, put ''dir="rtl"'' in the opening ''<transcript>'' tag.
*Do not use automatic translation tools, they usually output gibberish. Only translate subtitles if you are skilled in both English and the desired language.

==See also==

*See the [[Special:Allpages/Subtitles:!|Subtitles namespace]].
*See subtitles in:
**[[:Category:English Subtitles|English]]
**[[:Category:German Subtitles|German]]
**[[:Category:Hebrew Subtitles|Hebrew]]
**[[:Category:Spanish Subtitles|Spanish]]
*[[Subtitles:Characters|The list of character ids and names]]
*[[Subtitles:Languages|The list of languages]]

[[Category:Community Projects]][[Category:Subtitles| ]]

Strongest Man in the World

InterruptorJones — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:35:26 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Real-World References */ ''Seriously'' doubt it.

{{toonnav|Big Toon|10years|Weclome Back|The King of Town DVD}}

[[Image:Strongest Man Contest Judges.png|thumb|"Really quite an impressive bowl!"]]
[[The Brothers Chaps]] celebrate [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]'s 10th anniversary by retelling the [[Original Book|original story]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Grape Fairie}}, [[The Fat Bee]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Gymnasium]]

'''Date:''' August 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:25

'''Page Title:''' The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!

==Transcript==
''{The cover page of the Original Book appears. The book opens and the first page of appears.}''

''{Homestar Runner changes into his modern form. The book pans away to The Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Everybody loves the me! I'm a terrific athlete!

''{Pom Pom enters and pulls out a flier}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A strongest man in the world contest? ''{pan to a closeup of Homestar Runner}'' Sweet dog, you know I'm all over it.

''{Pan to the gymnasium, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are wearing aerobic gear and lifting weights. The training music from [[montage]] is playing in the background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extra-size, Pom Pom! Lemme see ya pour on that exercise! That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!

''{Pan to a scene of the setting sun. Silhouettes of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom jump up and high five each other.}''

'''SINGER:''' Showdown!

''{Fade out. Cut back to the Field, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are walking to the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, Pom Pom, I feel great! I feel fresh as a bagel! I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!

''{They approach a sign pointing the way to the contest, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are waiting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look, The Cheat! If it isn't the big, fat, yellow blob and Pom Pom!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks annoyed}'' Hey! ''{looks behind himself}'' W— wait. ''{looks annoyed again}'' Hey! ''{looks behind himself}'' W— wait. ''{looks annoyed again}'' Hey! ''{not annoyed}'' Wait—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme break it down for you like this: I am the very strongest. While on the other hand, inversely, you guys are not very strong!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry, loud bubble noises}''

''{Strong Bad reacts in surprise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa, Pom Pom! Let's tone down the language before the contest, huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat. We'd better go start signing autographs. There's a pretty big line building up over there. ''{exits with The Cheat}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks annoyed}'' Come on, Pom Pom! Let's go get Strong Bad's autograph! I hear there's a pretty big line building up.

''{Cheering voices over momentarily before cutting to a banner reading "Strongest Man In The World Contest".}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover over microphone}'' Ladies and gentlemen, you cannot be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest!

''{He flips the microphone from one hand to the other.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants!

''{Cut to a silhouette of Mr. Bland with disco lights in the background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane, it's ''{spotlight turns on}'' Mr. Bland!

''{Cut to a beige background of panning cubes and "mr. bland" scrolls to the right. Mr. Bland strikes an action pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And next, our returning champion, the walking—

''{Cut to a smiliar disco lights scene with The Robot in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUCER:''' —metal robot... The Robot!

''{A spotlight shines on The Robot and he waves. A blue background of screws and hex nuts pans in, and "The Robot" appears while Mr. Robot holds a waving pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And from foreign lands, a foreign man,—

''{Cut back to the disco scene, now with Señor in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' —Señor Ha-Ha-Ha-Havin' A Little Trouble!

''{A brown background of beans pans in, and "Señor" appears while Señor strikes an action pose.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And...

''{Cut to silhouettes of Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar Runner, who's respective spotlights turn on as their names are mentioned.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{quickly}'' Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar.

''{Homestar looks surprised. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Grape Fairie! Hit me with da rules!

''{Pan up to The Grape Fairie riding his bee. He makes a scroll appear that reads "Rules".}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' ''{in a mobster accent}'' All right, you slow brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes.

''{A pile of grapes takes the place of the floating scroll.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Then I adds one at a time.

''{A grape appears above the pile.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' The bum what holds the most grapes—

''{A golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' —wins this golbol.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that golbol? ''{zooms in on "golbol"}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ollzy oop. ''{zaps a pile of grapes on top of the contestants}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' ''{monotonously}'' Okay.... This is going really well.

''{The pile of grapes crushes Mr. Bland.}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' Oh.

''{Cut to silhoettes of everyone on a yellow background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Down goes Bland!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ka-bu op! ''{pings a single grape over each contestant}''

''{Cut to Señor, impossibly balancing the entire pile on one hand.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' Oh, no, boy. I havin' a little trouble!

''{The pile falls on Señor with a "Sblounskched!" He sticks his arm out of the grapes}''

'''SEÑOR:''' I still alive!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat, with Pom Pom in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I hear our friend The Robot is about to do a set of his acoustic numbers. Or should I say, unplugged?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises, salutes}''

''{The Cheat slides to the feet of The Robot, who is apparently plugged into an outlet on a very small section of wall out of nowhere.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{looks around, unplugs The Robot's cord, and slides away}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to The Robot, who shuts down and drops the pile of grapes. General sad "Aw"s among the crowd are heard.}''

''{Cut to Homestar, whose grapes appear to be floating in mid-air, due to his [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]].}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks around}'' Did nobody just see that?! Judge? Fairie? Giant bee?

''{Cut to The Grape Fairie and The Announcer, who are admiring the bowl and not paying attention to the contest.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Honest to God, Mookie Wilson gave me the golbol in my hands in 1974.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Really quite an impressive bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off screen}'' Hellooo?

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Oh. Right.

''{Cut to Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' ''{poofs another grape on top of everyone}'' Crazy eights!

''{Strong Bad begins to lose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here! Big help!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{rushes over}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out there on the south side.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jump her up.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously. At first it was cute, but this is just borderline unsportsmanlike! Let me outline my master plan. I will (a) drop my grapes, and (b) uncover that cheat! ''{drops his grapes; walks over to Strong Bad and The Cheat}'' Could I just borrow this a second? ''{grabs The Cheat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{surprised The Cheat noises}''

''{Homestar kicks The Cheat about his feet like a hackey-sack, then does a slow-motion flip and kicks The Cheat straight backwards over his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{melodramatically}'' Oh-nooo! ''{gets squished by his pile of grapes}''

''{The action-pose scene appears, this time with a green grapes background, "squished bad", and Strong Bad under his pile of grapes.}''

''{Cut to Pom Pom}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pom Pom wins!

''{Pom Pom winks; a record scratch sounds, cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh.... These grapes are succulently crushing my windpipe.... Ooh, but they're seedless! ''{The pile of grapes begins to collapse as Strong Bad eats it}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom holding the trophy.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously, Pom Pom. Gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises, pulls the trophy back a bit}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's great. But I still won. I sportsmanliked everbody! Now gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, fine. You can give it to me for my birthday. Now check out my victory dance! Huhyayayayaaa!

''{Homestar crosses his left leg over his right and jumps into the air. The Grape Fairie and the Fat Bee enter from the upper right, the announcer from the lower left. Pom Pom jumps in the air holding the trophy. The scene fades into the last page of the Original Book with "1996-2006" written across the upper left.}''

== Easter Eggs==
*Clicking on the [[Contests|Contest]] sign when Homestar mentions getting Strong Bad's autograph will show a picture of said autograph, on which is written:
<blockquote>homestar, 
dare to dream! believe in yourself 
and you can achieve anything!! 
your pal 
Stong Ba... 
wait a sec, 
2nd try: 
homestar, 
you're 
a butt. 
''Strong Bad''</blockquote>

*Clicking the [[Trophies|trophy]] at the end shows a shot of it (captioned "GOLBOL") in the same style as the ones shown when Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot are introduced.

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[Main Page Messages|main page message]] for this toon read "10 years!".
*This toon is the first time Mr. Bland and Señor are given a voice.
*Despite its attempt, this toon's page title is not the longest one of the website. [[Shopping for Danger]]'s page title "Blue Las-alert, Kids! Cheat Commandos will be right back after these messages!" surpasses it by four symbols. They are, however, both 19 syllables long.

===Remarks===
*When The Grape Fairie's mouth disappears when he isn't talking, his five-o'clock shadow disappears with it.
*When Homestar holds up the grapes, they float as if he's controlling them with his mind rather than with [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible arms]].
*Señor may also defy physics. He holds the pile on one side with the other half of the pile mysteriously floating in mid-air. This was also true in the original book.
*The Grape Fairy said that Mookie Wilson gave him the golbol in 1974, but Wilson would have been 18 at the time, and not drafted by the Mets until 1977.

===Inside References===
*When Señor gets squished, the onomatopoeia used is "[[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|Sblounskched!]]".
*The song during the training scene is "Showdown" from [[montage]], except with vocals by someone who sounds like [[Larry Palaroncini]].
*The outfit Homestar wears during the training scene originally appeared in [[lady fan]].
*The autographed picture of Strong Bad in the Easter egg is the same as the one that Strong Bad gives to his "main man" Van Mundegaarde in [[2 years]].
*Homestar is shown [[Kicking The Cheat]], albeit in a more elaborate fashion than in the original book.
*Señor's line "I still alive!" may be a reference to [[Strumstar Hammer]], in which this scene is captioned with the line "this blue guy died."

===Real-World References===
*The logo in the background of the Easter egg is that of the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]], the team of which [[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is best known as a member.
*The statement in Strong Bad's autograph "believe in yourself and you can achieve anything" is from [[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]].
*"Unplugged" refers to the MTV [[Wikipedia: MTV Unplugged|Unplugged]] series.

==External Links==
*[[HR:10years.html|watch "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[HR:strongestmanredux.swf|view the Flash file for "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[Forum:9577|forum thread re: "Strongest Man in the World"]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 11

InterruptorJones — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:53:44 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Inside References */

{{tgsnav|11|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_10|Issue 10|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}

[[Image:TeenGirlSquad11.PNG|200px|thumb|"We'll try to miss you!!!"]]

Cheerleader, What's Her Face, and The Ugly One go to summer camp while So and So gets a part-time job.

'''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#Death|Death]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Shirt Folding Store Woman and Astronaut|Shirt Folding Store Woman]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Shirt Folding Store Woman and Astronaut|Astronaut]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Fat Customer|Fat Customer]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Leprechaun|Strong Bad Leprechaun]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Raccoon Girl|Raccoon Girl]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Camp Counselor Shortshorts|Camp Counselor Shortshorts]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Chumbly Wumbly Bear|Chumbly Wumbly Bear]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Maniac In A Speedo|Maniac In A Speedo]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#C-dogg and Naptime|C-dogg and Naptime]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Bus stop|Bus stop]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Firstbasawassa|Firstbasawassa]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The Mall|The Mall]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Cosplayover Camp|Cosplayover Camp]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Jail|Jail]]

'''Date:''' July 17, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:32

'''Page Title:''' Eleven Division Titles!

==Transcript==

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{cell phone!}'' So and So! ''{pager!}'' What's Her Face! ''{rotary phone!}'' The Ugly One! ''{geiger counter}''

''{The episode begins with all four girls standing together with three rolled-up sleeping bags by their feet.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Don't look now, ladies, but... Camp Firstbasawassa's gonna be the bombier than ever now that they've installed...

'''ALL:''' Working toilet paper!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{nostalgically}'' I'm gonna miss the oak leaves.

''{Close up on So and So}''

'''SO AND SO:''' I can't go this year. ''{sticking tongue out}'' Judith is making me get a summer job at Shirt Folding Store.

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

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Your stepmoms is teh fascist.

''{Cut to So and So waving goodbye to Cheerleader, What's Her Face, and The Ugly One, who are being driven away on a Firstbasawassa bus.}''

'''CHEERLEADER, WHAT'S HER FACE, THE UGLY ONE:''' We'll try to miss you!

''{A giant Grim Reaper appears in front of the bus, holding a hamburger.}''

'''GRIM REAPER:''' Forbode... ''{suddenly biting hamburger}'' Chomp!

''{Cut to So and So at the Folding Mills Mall.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' I love the mall! I wish the mall could be my ringtone.

''{A large, magazine cut-and-paste style Shirt Folding Store Woman appears in front of So and So. So and So appears terrified}''

'''SHIRT FOLDING STORE WOMAN:''' ''{shouting}'' Where have you been? Get back to work! A kid puked in dressing room 3!

''{Cut to So and So}''

'''SO AND SO:''' But it's my first day and I'm—

'''SHIRT FOLDING STORE WOMAN:''' ''{interrupting; holding up large name tag labled Mark}'' Here's your name tag, Mark! Now get to minimum wagin'!

''{An astronaut suddenly appears and punches Shirt Folding Store Woman}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Meet a fist!

'''ASTRONAUT:''' Ckhk. She killed my dog. ''{Shirt Folding Store Woman falls over}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Um... ''{The word 'Um' moves to the right of the speech bubble}'' 'kay.

'''ASTRONAUT:''' ''{suddenly appearing with a cape and flies away}'' Ckhk. Da da da da!

''{Meanwhile at summer camp}''

''{Cheerleader, What's Her Face, and The Ugly One are standing by a bunk-bed and sleeping bags. Cheerleader is wearing reading glasses and examining a script.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Does "ugs" have one "g" or two?

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{holds up two fingers}'' The deuce.

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{tossing script away; reading glasses disappear}'' Alright, uggs, since So and So's not here this year, ''{What's Her Face and The Ugly One appear pleasantly surprised}'' you're bunkin' with me! I'll take snoring over night terrors any day.

''{Cheerleader and The Ugly One put arms over one another's shoulders.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Then who's sharing my bunk?

''{Cut to the right side of What's Her Face, who is suddenly beside a an old, feminine raccoon standing on its hind legs and wearing a purse and bow. What's Her Face looks surprised.}''

'''RACCOON GIRL:''' Hiya, bunkmate. Do you love me?

''{Cut to So and So at a folding station. A fat customer stands beside her.}''

'''FAT CUSTOMER:''' Uh, excuse me, Mark.... I'm looking for a *cough!* present for my *cough!* wife for our *cough!*-iversary.

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{appears love-struck and drools}'' A coughiversary?! How roman-

'''FAT CUSTOMER:''' ''{interrupting}'' *cough!*

''{Coughs out what appears to be a miniature baseball stadium.}''

'''ANNOUNCER IN BASEBALL STADIUM:''' ...and it's a double play! ''{fireworks appear}'' Yaaaay!

'''FAT MAN:''' ''{pointing at stadium}'' That's not my wife.

'''SO AND SO:''' Um... ''{The word 'Um' moves to the right of the speech bubble even more so than before}'' 'kay.

''{Cut to Cheerleader and The Ugly One in a canoe with the words "Canoe Reeves" on it.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Boys are an important part of life. 
'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Canoes are an important part of life.

''{The canoe lands on a patch of land with a sign "Them Boys"}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Alright, uggs, pretty up! You my wingman! ''{jumps into the air}'' Now let's go get us some boys camp!

''{Cut to Cosplayover camp}''

'''D N'D GREG:''' ''{dressed as a medieval swordsman}'' Welcome, fair maidens, to our fair village.

'''SCIENCE FICTION GREG:''' ''{dressed futuristically}'' I think you mean... welcome, earthlings, to our fair star system.

''{Cut to D N'D Greg and Science Fiction Greg}''

'''D N'D GREG:''' Village!

'''SCIENCE FICTION GREG:''' Star system!

''{Cut closer}''

'''D N'D GREG:''' Beholders!

'''SCIENCE FICTION GREG:''' Sentient nebulae!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{appearing}'' Ai-ai-ai-ai-ya! I thought this was Coach Conrad's Sit-Up Camp For Shirtless Boys!

'''SCIENCE FICTION GREG:''' ''{seductively; removing shirt}'' Oh, I can take my shirt off....

''{Science Fiction Greg pulls his shirt up to just under his shoulders; a "voip" eminates from his bare chest and hits Cheerleader.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Blinding voip!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Ahh! My tan lines!

''{Cut to So and So at her folding booth}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{holds up shirt}'' This shirt is trés cutée!

''{So and So thinks while Strong Bad appears as a leprechaun and a security camera moves in from the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD LEPRECHAUN:''' Oooh.... Shoplifting?

''{Cut to The Ugly One and What's Her Face standing by Camp Counselor Shortshorts.}''

'''CAMP COUNSELOR SHORTSHORTS:''' Okay, girls, I'm Camp Counselor Shortshorts. Now before you ask "Who's this square?", listen to this: ''{bends knees, throws hands in the air}'' Scha-wing! ''{points at girls}'' Not! ''{jumps in the air}'' Who let the dogs out!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Buh-arf.

''{Guitar music begins to play}''

'''CAMP COUNSELOR SHORTSHORTS:''' Now let's fellowship the pants off this place with a warbly campsong!

''{Cut to What's Her Face, The Ugly One, and Camp Counselor Shortshorts by a campfire. Camp Counselor Shortshorts is playing a guitar.}''

'''ALL:''' ''{singing}'' And the chumbly wumbly bear came a-tumblin' down....

''{Cut to a bear selling beans}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{voiceover}'' Did he sell beans?

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{extreme close up}'' Lord no!

''{Cut back to the campfire}''

'''ALL:''' Did he sell eggs?

''{Cut to a bear selling eggs, which is immediately crossed out}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' ''{voiceover}'' Lord no!

''{Cut back to the campfire}''

'''ALL:''' ''{singing}'' But he couldn't and he wouldn't and he shouldn't so he stapled it down!

''{Suddenly, a muscular man with a paper bag over his head and wearing a Speedo™ appears with a chainsaw and cuts everyone into pieces.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Maniac in a speedo'd!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I love summer camp!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Oh, the memories!

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

''{Cut to So and So in a jail}''

'''SO AND SO:''' C-dogg, Naptime, don't make the same mistakes I did. You guys are young. You got your whole lives ahead of you. Me? I'm looking at life plus whenever my step-mom picks me up.

'''C-DOGG / NAPTIME:''' Dag, yo.

'''SO AND SO:''' Hey, Rubble D! Where my smokes at?

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the "O" to see What's Her Face with her bunkmate.
:'''RACCOON GIRL:''' Bunkmate, can you help give me these ''{nine syringes appear in the raccoon's hand. What's Her Face appears shocked.}'' seventeen shots before I go into a coma?

== Fun Facts ==
{{checkstuffpage}}

=== Explanations ===
*A [[Wikipedia:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]] measures ionizing radiation.
*"Nebulae" is the plural term for [[Wikipedia:Nebula|nebula]].

=== Trivia ===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad episode to feature realistic background paper.

=== Goofs ===
*The notebook paper in the frame of the toon and outside of the frame do not match up.

=== Inside References ===
*So And So asking for "smokes" is a reference to [[Smoking|smoking]] on this site.
*Cheerleader wondering if "uggs" has two G's or one is a reference to [[G]].

=== Real World References ===
*Cheerleader's nickname for The Ugly One is possibly a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ugg|Ugg Boots]].
*Canoe Reeves is a reference to the actor [[Wikipedia:Keanu Reeves|Keanu Reeves]].
*"[[wikipedia:Who Let the Dogs Out?|Who Let the Dogs Out?]]" is a song written by [[wikipedia:Anslem Douglas|Anslem Douglas]], but was made popular by the [[Wikipedia:Baha Men|Baha Men]].
*Strong Bad as a leprechaun suggesting that So And So shoplifts could be a reference to the episode of The Simpsons where Ralph discovers a leprechaun that tells him to burn things, or it could be the common idea where a person's conscience is represented an angel and a devil standing on their shoulder.
*''Folding Mills Mall'' is a reference to the many "Mills" malls around the USA, run by the [http://www.themills.com Mills Corporation], such as ''Concord Mills'' in North Carolina, or ''Potomac Mills'' in Virginia.
*The Shirt Folding Store lady killing the astronaut's dog may be a poke at [[They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants']] song ''[[TMBW:Youth Culture Killed My Dog|Youth Culture Killed My Dog]]''.

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs11.html|Watch Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]
*[[HR:tgs11.swf|View the Flash file for Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]
*[[Forum:9136|Forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 11"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}
[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Piemonade

InterruptorJones — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:37:51 GMT

InterruptorJones:

[[Image:p-nade.png|thumb|right|220px|P-Nade]]
'''Piemonade''' is [[Concoctions|concocted]] of a slice of [[Pie|pie]] stuck in a glass of lemonade with lots of ice cubes in it and a lemon wedge on the side. At the motivational lectures he gives every Wednesday, [[Strong Bad]] tells [[Coach Z]] and [[Strong Mad]], "When life throws pies at you, you make yourself a tall, cool glass of piemonade!" Around [[The Office]] it is best known as ''p-nade''.

Currently, the only known recipe for piemonade is as follows:
__NOTOC__
===Ingredients===
*1 Slice of Apple Pie (or any flavour of pie for that matter)
*1/3 Glass of Lemonade
*1/3 Glass of Ice Cubes
*1 Wedge of Lemon

===Directions===
#Fill glass 1/3 with Ice Cubes.
#Add Lemonade.
#Balance slice of pie on top.
#Garnish with lemon slice.
#Serve and enjoy.

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' [[other days]]

==See Also==
*[[Suudsu]]
[[Category:Food and drinks]]

HRWiki:A History

InterruptorJones — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:46:49 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Forum */ More... more bigger

[[Image:A_history.PNG|300px|thumb|Our proud heritage]]
The history of the '''Homestar Runner Wiki.'''

==Overview==

===The beginnings and early days===

In November 2002, a mutual friend emailed [[User:JoeyDay|Joey Day]] and [[User:Stu|Stu Wilde]] a link to [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad email]] #51, [[website]], knowing they would enjoy it since they are both web-design hobbyists. This was the first time they had experienced Homestar Runner, and both of them were immediately hooked.

Nearly a year later in September 2003, Joey stumbled across [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]], the free encyclopedia. He immediately fell in love with the concept and decided to start a wiki of his own. After researching the various wiki platforms available at the time, he settled on one called WikkiTikkiTavi because it used a MySQL database and produced valid XHTML markup. He hadn't given much thought to scalability at the time, preferring something light and snappy over the larger and more stable platforms like Twiki, Moin Moin, or MediaWiki.

After installing the software on October 7, 2003, Joey decided he needed a topic. It didn't take him long to decide it should be a Homestar Runner knowledge base. After Googling to make sure no one had already set up such a thing, he promptly called his wiki the Homestar Runner Wiki.

In the first couple weeks Joey transcribed a few emails, starting with [[mile]], but then life crept in and he was unable to do much more. It took nearly two months for anyone else to discover the wiki, but slowly and surely people began shuffling in. [http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=hawk hawk] and [http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=Maz Maz] were the first users to create UserSpaces, and when [http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=Stu Stu] heard there were people on the wiki he decided to set up his own UserSpace. [http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=JamesGecko JamesGecko] was the first user to contribute significant content.

<blockquote>"I remember when there was nothing here but a transcript for the Strong Bad Email Mile, done by none other than yours truly. I about fell off my chair when I opened up StrongBadEmail one day to find that every email had been listed with a link to its own page. I about fell off my chair again when I opened it up a month later to discover that every email had been transcribed!" — Joey Day ([http://old.hrwiki.org/index.php?page=WikiChat%2FOldTimersClub WikiChat/OldTimersClub]).</blockquote>

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==Important additions==

===STUFF===
{{sectionstub}}
====First attempt====

The Strong Bad Email [[virus]] was extremely popular, and fun facts started appearing left and right. In order to make sure the fun facts on that and other pages were valid, the [[HRWiki:Old STUFF|HRWiki:Select The Usable Fun Facts]] (STUFF) page was created. Users with potential Fun Facts posted them on the page, and other users voted on whether to accept them.

====Overhaul====

As the page grew in size and scope, it became overrun with personal attacks and chatter. After much discussion and refactoring, the page was relaunched in mid-June of 2005, officially shortening the name to [[HRWiki:STUFF]]. The new format uses a much more structured layout in order to eliminate the problems of the old format.

===Featured articles===

Since the [[Main Page]] reformat on May 23, 2005, [[HRWiki:Featured articles|featured articles]] have been updated weekly. The premiere featured article was [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 21]], about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)]]. Featured articles are [[HRWiki:Featured article nominations|nominated]] by any user willing to voice his or her opinion, with the final decision resting on one of the sysops or responsible users. Featured articles are automatically changed at midnight (00:00) [[Wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|Coordinated Universal Time]] (UTC) on Monday.

===Da Basement===

[[HRWiki:Da Basement]] is a place for [[Special:Listadmins|administrators and sysops]] to congregate and discuss important issues that involve the wiki. These discussions range from new page ideas to formatting and template changes to the content of the wiki. Although Da Basement is intended for sysops, anyone is allowed to contribute.

The page was originally started by Joey Day on June 15, 2005 with the name "Sysop water-cooler". Several users posted ideas for new titles. The title Da Basement, posted by [[User:FireBird|FireBird]], became the new name. This originated from [[Arcade Game]].

===The Stick===

Since May 2005, [[HRWiki:The Stick]] has been the community center of the wiki. It has links to all the committees, the community projects, and more, and it's the best place to go if one wants to help the wiki, vote on articles in STUFF, and so on.

===Recent changes patrol===

The [[HRWiki:Recent changes patrol|Recent changes patrol]] is a HRWiki committee created on May 3, 2005 that searches [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] for red exclamation points (!). This crew patrols the wiki every time an edit has been made. This patrol is the Wiki's first line of defense. If anyone were to make an edit that is false, misspelled, or malicious, a user from the Recent Changes Patrol will revert or correct that edit. Although any logged-in user is allowed to patrol, they are encouraged to join the committee if they do.

===Welcoming committee===

The [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming committee]] is a group of users who welcome new users to the wiki. These messages are added to the new user's talk page. These messages are meant not only to help the new user out as they get started, but to also make them feel more at home. Generally, welcome messages tend to include links to several helpful articles and pages, including the "[[Help:Contents|Help]]" section and the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Index MediaWiki user's guide]. Anyone is allowed to join the committee.

The Welcoming committee was created on October 7, 2004 by [[User:FireBird|FireBird]] after a brief discussion with [[User:Tom|Tom]].

==Important upgrades==

===MediaWiki 1.3===

Around June 2004, it was becoming apparent that 'Tavi would no longer be able to handle the amount of traffic the wiki was experiencing, and the admin team began researching alternatives. On July 16, 2004, MediaWiki 1.3 [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=1 was installed] on the server at beta.hrwiki.org. It was secretly developed under the name "Experimental Wiki" for nearly two months and released in late August 2004. For some time, while MediaWiki was getting set up, WikkiTikkiTavi was closed down to ease the burden on the server.

*[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=2&oldid=1 First edit]
*[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=5&oldid=4 First productive edit]
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===MediaWiki 1.4===

The wiki was [[HRWiki:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.4|upgraded to MediaWiki 1.4]] on April 3, 2005.

The fanstuff wiki was upgraded first on March 22, 2005. Some users perceived that it did not go over smoothly, though only a few problems actually arose. The site layout was altered and image uploading was down for about twelve days. Additionally, the history on some pages from mid-January to mid-March was lost. When the layout and uploading were fixed, the knowledge-base wiki was upgraded without a hitch.

===MediaWiki 1.5===

On 9 October 2005, the wiki [[HRWiki:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.5|upgraded to MediaWiki 1.5]]. This added many new options to the wiki, not the least of which was the Move Log, which lists all the pages that have been moved. This addition was particularly useful for combating the page-move vandal [[HRWiki:A History#Willy on Wheels|Willy on Wheels]].

However, the 1.5 upgrade also had a few bugs in it. One disabled all usernames starting with a lowercase initial. Such users then had to [[HRWiki:Changing username|change their name]] formally to continue editing the wiki. This issue has not been resolved, and [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2211 according to the MediaWiki developers], this was an intentional change and will not be addressed in the future. Another bug was one that [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3805 did not properly clear the talk page notification] for users who had spaces in their names, thus causing a permanent stay of the "new messages" alert unless they manually cycled the watchlist; this has since been fixed. A notable change in the way the software works makes it so that a user's talk page cannot be added to his or her watchlist except automatically when receiving a message. This seems to be an intentional feature change.

=== Back to WikkiTikkiTavi for April Fool's Day ===
On April Fool's Day, the entire site was changed to a 'Tavi format at 12:00 Eastern Time on April 1, 2006. A message on the Main Page read:

<div style="font-family:trebuchet ms;text-align:center;border: 1px solid #FFAD80;background: #FFF7CB;padding: 10px; margin: 2em 10px">The MediaWiki software was getting too complicated and difficult to maintain, so we have reverted to using [http://tavi.sourceforge.net/WikkiTikkiTavi WikkiTikkiTavi]. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</div>

The WikkiTikkiTavi format was created in the days leading up to April Fool's Day by developing a skin called "tavistyle" and setting it in the default. [[User:Phlip|Phlip]] set up the CSS styles and formatted the main page, and [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] wrote all the behind-the-scenes coding so that the entire site would have the 'Tavi look and feel while retaining the functionality of MediaWiki. [[User:Tom|Tom]] put up notices a few minutes before midnight announcing that the wiki was going to be "regraded" (as opposed to upgraded). This was a sanctioned prank, with [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]] himself providing the "explanations" for the reasons we were supposedly switching software. A notable side effect of changing the default skin file was that all skins (excluding tavistyle and classic, that had more of a Mediawiki approach) were temporarily unusable. While still in the WikkiTikkiTavi environment, users who tried to switch to these disabled skins ended up receiving an unfixable internal error, and thus could not edit in their respective usernames. While countless users got the joke and played along, others really were fooled, and actually threatened to leave the wiki over the sudden change. Still other users realized it was a prank but were intent to point out exactly why and how it was a joke. At 12:00 Eastern Time, exactly a day after it had started, It's dot com put the server files back to normal and Phlip reverted the main page with the message "April Fool'd!".

==Administration and maintenance==

===Early administration===

The 'Tavi software didn't have much in the way of administrative features. There was password-protected admin area that allowed a user to lock and unlock pages and block and unblock IPs. At first [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]] was the only one with access to that page, but [[User:Stu|Stu]] was given access sometime in late 2003. Before the wiki was upgraded to MediaWiki, [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:James|JamesGecko]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and [[Special:Contributions/Gemini|Gemini]] were also given administrator access.

When the wiki was upgraded to MediaWiki 1.3 on July 16, 2004, the original group of bureaucrats/sysops consisted of [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], [[User:Stu|Stu]], [[User:Tom|Tom]]. The wiki continued to grow, and on (or just before) December 21, 2004, [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]], who had contributed greatly to the migration, was given bureaucrat/sysop privileges.

On February 5, 2005, the decision was made to begin utilizing the tiered permissions system of the MediaWiki software. On that date, [[User:Drhaggis|Drhaggis]] and [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] were given sysop privileges, but they weren't given bureaucrat privileges or made part of the Admin Team.

===April 2005 sysop nominations===

In April 2005, the wiki held its first [[HRWiki:April 2005 Sysop Nominations|sysop nominations]]. The nomination process was simple: once a nomination was made, several users posted their thoughts on who would be the best choice, though all the final decisions were made by the Admin Team. On April 25, 2005, the following users were accepted and given sysop privileges: [[User:FireBird|FireBird]], [[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]], [[User:Jay|Jay]], [[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]], and [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird L17]]. Additionally, [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]] became a sysop on April 27 and [[User:The Paper|The Paper]] on April 29.

===Later additions===

On September 9, 2005, during the second server move of the current wiki, two other sysops were added: [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] and [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]. On November 21 of the same year, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] was made a bureaucrat/developer and a part of the Admin Team. On March 8, 2006, another round of promotions took place, with [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]], [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]], [[User:Phlip|Phlip]], [[User:Rogue Leader|Rogue Leader]], and [[User:Some HSR themed username|Some HSR themed username]] given sysop status. A day later, [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] and [[User:Lapper|Lapper]] were given sysop status as well.

===Standards===

On September 21, 2004 [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] added the article [[HRWiki:Standards|Standards]]. By this our editing and etiquette standards were put into writing. These guidelines brought more uniformity to the wiki and helped curb reverting wars where certain rules of style had been previously vague. Between December 24, 2005 and January 15, 2006 an effort was made to upgrade these standards to clarify guidelines of signatures and image usage. Guidelines for a user's signature length and size were [[HRWiki:Signature|established]]. Previous to this the length or style of a signature was suggestion but not precisely defined. Images went under a massive overhaul at this same time and each image was examined for to ensure copyright compliance. Each image was tagged to identify the image's origin, type, and in some cases the user who uploaded it. Around this time the [[HRWiki:Personal images|personal image policy]] was also changed. This new policy allowed users to two personal images whereas previously only one had been allowed (although this was sparsely enforced). Also each user was allowed one smaller image to use in their signature.

===Guestbooks===

A guestbook is a list of people that have signed a list stating that they have visited a user's page. The first guestbook appeared on the user page of ''[[Old:IPADDRESSMAN|IPADDRESSMAN]]'' on the old wiki, although after the move to MediaWiki, they reappeared on July 24th, 2005 at [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]]'s page. The original intent of a guestbook was to allow users to see who had read and liked their user page. After time, more and more users saw these guestbooks and added their own. By late November of 2005, the guestbooks started getting out of hand. Some users were no longer using them responsibly, or for their original purpose. The practice of guestbook races became common, whereas certain users tried to get the most signatures by a certain date. This caused some people to search the wiki for guestbooks and sign multiple guestbooks in a single minute. On January 14, 2006 the administration opened a [[HRWiki talk:Guestbooks|public debate]] to discuss the existence of these guestbooks. Notices of this debate were posted on the log-in page, the main page, recent changes and users' watchlists. Over the course of the next two weeks, the wiki community fiercely debated the existence of guestbooks. The discussion not only covered the merits and perils of guestbooks but also if action were to be taken, what form would that take.

On January 29, 2006 the discussion was [[HRWiki:Guestbooks|brought to a close]]. The overwhelming consensus was to do away with guestbooks completely. Again, notices were posted advising the wiki community of this.

==Infamous vandals==

===Willy on Wheels===

[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Willy on Wheels|Willy on Wheels]], or WoW for short, is an infamous wiki vandal. He began attacking the [[Wikipedia:Main Page|English Wikipedia]], and then moved on to most of the other languages, as well as other wikis. The vast majority of his efforts center on Wikipedia and, to a lesser extent, the [http://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia sister projects]. Reportedly, the only non-Wikimedia wikis that WoW has ever attacked are Wikicities, Travel Wiki, Uncyclopedia, Wiki Info, and the heaviest hit, the HRWiki. His tactics are not similar to those of most other trolls and vandals, in that he uses only high-speed page move vandalism as his weapon. He first attacked the wiki in the summer of 2005, and has popped up somewhat frequently ever since. His method involves registering a username, opening random pages in several tabbed browsers, setting them up to move (usually by adding "ON WHEELS!" to the titles of articles), and then rapidly executing the moves before the username is blocked. It is likely that WoW is no longer the responsibility of just one person, because his mode of operation is easy to copy. HRWiki's WoW seems to originate with an AOL account. His vandalism is serious, but is eclipsed by an even larger vandal called NSMC.

===NSMC===

NSMC is a vandalbot that has caused widespread damage to several wikis. Its method of operation exploits various access points available to anonymous users. As a result, these access points were temporarily disabled. In its first attack, it anonymously and randomly vandalized by replacing their contents with "N— stole my bike" and later "[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Biz_Cas_Fri_2&diff=prev&oldid=198202 N— stole my cow]". To avoid being blocked, the bot uses a vast amount of Internet proxies so that it can appear to originate from hundreds of IP addresses. The number of pages affected was in such a small amount of time that it created a [[Wikipedia:Denial-of-service attack|denial of service]]. Later, when anonymous editing had been disabled, the bot created [[User:NSMC vandal|755 random usernames]] with "NSMC" plus a number, each with one edit, so new-user registration was taken offline. After the knowledge base was hit, then it moved to the fanstuff wiki, where it created [[HRFWiki:User:NSMC vandal|4971 random usernames]]. The usernames eventually became just random numbers approximately 20 characters in length, and the content of the vandalism changed from something static that we could search for to various bits of actual content. In the latest attack, the "email new password" feature of the user login page was abused, sending thousands of emails to various users. The identity of the vandal is not currently known, nor is the motive.

==Spinoffs==

===Forum===
[[Image:Fourm.png|thumb|The Homestar Runner Wiki Forum logo]]
The [http://forum.hrwiki.org/index.php Homestar Runner Wiki Forum] was set up in May 2004 as a companion to the Homestar Runner Wiki. It was originally meant as a place for wiki-related discussions to take place, but has now developed into a full-fledged Homestar Runner fan forum with over 3,700 registered users as if June 2006.

===Fanstuff===
[[Image:Fanstuff wiki.png|thumb|The Homestar Runner Fanstuff Wiki logo]]
The [[HRFWiki:Main Page|Fanstuff wiki]] was created on November 24, 2004. Originally, when the old wiki was still around, the fanstuff articles and the knowledge base articles were kept on the same wiki. As the wiki grew, however, it became obvious that the Fanstuff needed its own space.

The Fanstuff wiki is for storing fanstuff users have created. They can write Other Character Emails, provide links to fanstuff animations they've done, or even write adventure stories about certain characters.

The Fanstuff, unlike the knowledge base, will let people create new pages, as long as they're related to [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] somehow. Naturally, seeing as the sky's the limit, the fanstuff has many more articles then the knowledge base.

===IRC channel===

The HRWiki Internet Relay Chat channel was created on 18 May 2005 by [[User:Tom|Tom Preuss]], as nickname ''Tom39''. Although its name, [irc://irc.freenode.net/hrwiki #hrwiki], and parent wiki both suggest that the topic would be kept strictly to Homestar related material, the atmosphere is calm and friendly. Language is kept at a ''PG'' level and personal attacks are not tolerated to keep the chat channel this way. Currently, this channel is kept in check by five of the six members of the [[Template:adminteam|Admin Team]]: [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], [[User:Tom|Tom]], [[User:Stu|Stu]], [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]], and [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]. On 7 September 2005, the Fanstuff wiki IRC channel, [irc://irc.freenode.net/hrwiki-fanstuff #hrwiki-fanstuff], was founded. This is a slightly looser and less constructed atmosphere for those who choose it, just as its parent wiki.

The IRC channel is a faster, more group-oriented, yet still anonymous way to communicate with fellow wiki users, as opposed to using [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=1 talk pages].

===Frappr group===
[[Image:Homestarpedia.png|thumb||150px|The Homestar Runner Wiki Frappr group logo]]
The HRWiki [http://www.frappr.com/homestarrunnerwiki Frappr group] was created on 21 March, 2006 by [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]], as ''Elcool'' to allow Homestar Runner fans and wiki users show where they live and give the site more of an international feel. The Frappr group allow users to post shoutouts, upload pictures representing themselves and see where other fans live. [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]] also added the place where the wiki's server is located on 2 April 2006.

==Further Reading==
*[[old:WikiPolls/Archives|Old polling archives]]
*[[old:WikiIdeas/NewSite|Discussion on setting up the site]]
*[[old:WikiPolls/LockedPages|Discussion on whether to lock pages]]
*[[old:WikiUsers|Founding wiki members]]

[[Category:HRWiki History|H]]

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:04:10 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* New main page style */

{{Main Page Talk}}

== Kind of interesting ==

if only because we're explicitly mentioned. [http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=251&topic=27885046] I've saved a screenshot of it if anybody wants to see it after they purge it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

This does not work anymore.

== All Articles Page ==

For the first time, I clicked on the [[Special:Allpages|articles]] link on the Main Page, and the text that was displayed was
<table style='background: inherit;'><tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/$11.01|$11.01]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/$11.01| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/$11.01|Keytar]]</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/Kick The Can|Kick The Can]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/Kick The Can| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/Kick The Can|Strongbadia]]</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits|Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits|pom pom]]</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/pom pom (email)|pom pom (email)]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/pom pom (email)| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/pom pom (email)|your friends]]</td></tr></table>

I stared at the page for a few minutes, certain that this seemingly random collection of words was vandalism before I realized that they were names of mostly obscure articles.

So, I'm wondering if there's a better way to present this page. I understand that the object of the page is to divide up the articles into sections of the alphabet, but what if the page instead displayed (for example)
<pre>
$ to K
L to R
S to o
p to y
</pre>
(with appropriate links, of course)

I'm just thinking that if this page was confusing to me, it must be very confusing for newcomers to the Wiki. The above reformatting (or something like it) would make a lot more sense to the uninitiated, I think. Thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I like the idea, though maybe it could say "$ to Ki", to be more accurate. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

:It can't hurt to suggest that to the developers as an enhancement for future versions: http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 17:51, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

::Oh—is this an immutable part of the software? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:17, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

:::Well, ''nothing's'' immutable. In fact, anyone who wants to can suggest changes to [http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_5/phase3/includes/SpecialAllpages.php?view=markup the source file]. I personally, however, don't see this as a pressing need at this time. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:27, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

::::I see; thanks for your reply. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:30, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
If it's worth anything, that confused me as well, the first time I looked at it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 20:45, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

:The thing is, that page is automagically generated. It just happened, that, at the time, [[Keytar]] was the 1000th page, alphabetically (I think it's paged by the 1000, anyway... rough count gives around that number). Sure, it's possible to make it "$ to Ki", etc, but look at it, it'd need to make it something like "$ to Ki", "Ki to Strongbadia", "Strongbadia's to pom pom", "pom pom ( to z" or something like that, just because of how it happened to split that time – not really any help at all. What you'd have to do is get rid of the fixed-size pages, and just page by the first letter of the name or something similar, but good luck getting someone to actually bother to code it – on a large wiki like Wikipedia that would result in ''massive'' pages (have you seen [[Wikipedia:Special:Allpages]]?) so the people who code MediaWiki are unlikely to want to code this as standard. We could probably add it ourselves separately, but (1) we have stopped making any changes until we get 1.6 working and (B) even after that, as It's dot com said, it's not really a pressing need – even if it's a little confusing at first it shouldn't take too long to work out, and [[Special:Allpages]] isn't a particularly useful page here anyway (in my opinion). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

::I'm not particularly attached to having that [[Special:Allpages|articles]] link on the Main Page. Joey [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=39356&oldid=39355 added it] a while back, and seeing as that page isn't particularly useful to first-timers or regular users in its present unmodified state, I move that we remove it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:43, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

== Page views ==
Deleting and then restoring pages seems to remove their page views... is there any way to fix that? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 12:51, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

:You mean like on [[technology]], the "This page has been accessed 7 times" thing? I don't know of anything, and I don't really think it's ''that'' important... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

::For one, you'd have to know what the number was before it was deleted in order to be able to reset it. The original figure is gone from the database. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

:::A [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:2sCksLIc8rEJ:www.hrwiki.org/index.php/technology+technology+hrwiki&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a google cache I found] dated May 5, 2006 06:41:10 GMT gives "This page has been accessed 38,417 times." -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:32, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

== Episode V: The DOS strikes back! ==
About an hour ago, I had huge problems going to both here and the Fanstuff wiki. Nothing would load. Was that just my broken compy, or did it happen to the rest of you? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
:You're not alone. It was here too. Were we upgrading or anything? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Routine maintenance. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:36, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

== Anyone here a member of wikipedia as well? ==

If yes, go to Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 May 13, and scroll down to the userbox "THIS USER'S HEAD ASPLODE." Some guy, is planning to delete it, so if you can, go there and say, keep.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 23:53, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

:[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 May 13#Template:User asplode|This vote]]? The debate for that template has already finished, and the result was keep. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:01, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::It's too bad there's not a picture of [[Vector Strong Bad]] in that userbox. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==Replacing the logo==
Are we replacing the logo? Because here on [[User:Soapergem/Legal]] it says that we are. Is this true?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:43, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:No it doesn't. Read closer. It says ''"If you intend..."'' Keyword '''IF'''. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 03:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you for sharing that, as I currently use this logo for our [http://www.frappr.com/homestarrunnerwiki Frappr] group. So I'm going now to add those statements requasted there. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:35, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== 4 million page views fast approaching ==

We must be doing something right if we're getting that many main page views that quickly. (Well, either that or someone is repeatedly clicking "Reload".) [[HRWiki:Main_Page_Talk_Archive_9#3,000,000!|Three million]] was only three months ago. [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 6#I think today's the day...|I think we'll get that 2,000,002 more.]] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:31, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

:It's 4,001,240 views as of right now. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA Codes: A new look at editing or a swan dive overboard? ==
Hey everybody, whadda ya think about the CAPTCHA codes? You can post if it's a good idea or a bad idea. I think it's a bad idea, because they're so hard to read! And I think HRWiki's been a little ''too'' overprotective since The Incident.

:[[Special:Userlogin|Create an account]] and you won't need to bother with the CAPTCHA to edit. Registering a free account takes only a few seconds, and has [[HRWiki:Why create an account?|many benefits]].  -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:07, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

::I agree that these captchas are really hard. It usually takes me 3 or 4 tries to get it right. Very annoying. [[User:66.168.31.12|66.168.31.12]] 23:17, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

:::As I mentioned, if you [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]] you won't need to bother with the CAPTCHA to edit. Registering a free account takes only a few seconds, and has [[HRWiki:Why create an account?|many benefits]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:37, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

==Is Something Wrong?==
When I go to the wiki homepage and mouse over my name, all those little prefrences and things go to the other side. {{unsigned|Dactyl22|02:39, 30 May 2006 (UTC)}}

I used to have it when i used IE6, it only happened half the time for me though. Maximizing your window helps, or if you want you can get firefox. It's your choice. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 07:52, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

==monobook.js and monobook.css==

What are they? And what are they for? [[User:ApocalypX|ApocalypX]]
:See [[Meta:Help:User style|Meta → Help:User style]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

== H*R for lazy people! ==

I don't want to have to check the hrwiki.org front page for Homestar Runner site updates. I want the SITE to contact ME. I want to subscribe to a Homestar Runner mailing list, so that I get emailed every time there's a new cartoon, email or game. Somebody start doing this please and I'll definately sign up! --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 21:35, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:We are a knowledge base, not a message service. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:39, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:: Actually, according to my understanding, the main H*R site used to do just that. Not anymore though, since for a very long time they were updating essentially weekly. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:24, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, they did do that. I received their last update before they gave it up. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:25, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
::::What about using an RSS feed? [http://www.interglacial.com/rss/homestar.rss This one] polls the official site for updates, or you could subscribe to [http://theblackforge.net/hrwiki.xml this one] which polls the [[H*R.com updates 2006]] article for updates. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 00:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

== what going to happen? ==

Because Homestar runner wiki didn't reach its donation goal, whats going to happen to it?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 02:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

<pouf!> It's gone! Actually, we're only like $25 away. Can you help? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

You mean its like deleted?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

'''CHURCH:''' ''{sighs}'' Yes. The HRWiki is deleted. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

And the fanstuff?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:I actually have a dictionary without the word "gullible". No, the wiki and the fanstuff wiki are in no IMMEDIATE risk of deltaco. But $25 short can mean the difference between meeting a monthly payment and failing to. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:39, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Then donate. I can't lose this wiki. I have gotten so many more friends on here. And I am sure so have som others.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:Just so you know, even if that's what you're thinking in your head, you really shouldn't post that in this thread. It's a very selfish way to put it and disrespects those who actually do donate. I understand that your situation is probably such that you are not in a position to donate, but nevertheless that's how you come across. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I redid it.

:As it turns out, there were some donation stragglers, and we did end up meeting our goal. High fives! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:14, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

How, much did we go over?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== A technical poem ==

On the main page boxes,where the recent updates and stuff art how'd they get the pics of the characters on em?

<div align="left" style="background:url('/skins/common/images/strongbad-background.gif') no-repeat bottom right;">You mean that guy? I believe it was [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]]. He took the image, changed The Colors on it, and added it to some technical place In the wiki software; something that requires Developer rights to do. Then he put it against a blue background, to make it all look nice. Hope that answers your question, sufficently. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:05, 3 June 2006 (UTC) </div>

:You just know there's dozens of people still out there who are going to ask sooner or later, regardless. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 02:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:* The CSS code on Monobook.css reads:
<pre> .MainPageWhatsNewBox, .MainPageWikiStuffBox {
background: url(/skins/common/images/strongbad-background.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: bottom right;
}</pre> CSS is your friend! --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 17:13, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

== New main page style ==

I tweaked the main page design. There seemed to be a pretty strong consensus that the [[:Image:Main Page Spring 2006.png|pink and baby blue]] were due for a change. Tell what U think about the new design. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:Slick! {{User:FireBird/sig}} 04:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::Nice new style as we progress and change. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:27, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::It's really, really nice. o_o I keep goin' back to look at it. Every time I look at it, I can't believe how awesome it is. It's just plain amazing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::Very nice! Me liky. How about a section on [[HRWiki:A History]] about the design changes? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:40, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Shiny! I like how Strong Bad is popping in like the side, as if he's saying "Hey, don't forget to get me too!" - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 04:47, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::::Ugh. I don't like it. I dunno. Looks like its trying to be all futuristic and such. It just doesn't seem like the Wiki's style. [[User:Codejkoolguy|Codejkoolguy]] 05:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::::just kinda... shiney and such.

::::::::I like it, but I don't like the gray backgrounds and the poster-SB/Homestar. {{User:Salty/sig}} 05:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::Meh, I like it pretty well. Though it is a just teeny bit too, umm, modern (for lack of a better word). But it's still pretty good, says I. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::Too modern? That's un-possible. I say we must move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:Concept is good, but Homestar image is too hard to make out. SB is OK, but I wonder if there more text if that would be so. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::I love the bars, but I'd like the slightly red and blue backgrounds for the tables to return- maybe in less pinky and baby blue colors. The Homestar is obscured as well, but overall, it's very stylish. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 05:36, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Qermaq: We had the same spacing problems with the old design, depending on the size of your browser window. I didn't attempt to even address that. This design is simply to move away from the pastel colors. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:38, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, spacing wasn't a problem here. Just the overall look is less in-your-face than it could be, more subtle than optimal. Mind you, a little red/blue wasn't so bad. A touch of those colors in the background might tie the whole page together better. But the images should be a little more bold. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::I have implemented both of those suggestions. Remember, though, that subtle is good... we still have to be able to read text over the images. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::As is, the background might be a little '''too''' bold. Is there a middle ground? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 06:11, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I went back to the gray on the left. The red was just a little much and made Homestar look kinda weird, and if we go to a lighter red then we're right back to pink. I think the gray helps him stand out a little, and I really like the blue on the right and how Strong Bad looks against it. I also reduced the size of the characters to match what we had before. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::::::I love it! Do you think we should change the [[HRWiki:The Stick]] background as well? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 13:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:More of an artistic comment than a technical one, but I have a problem with the contrast of the main page style with the rest of the style. Basically, the reason that I liked the old style was that it's cartoony and soft-colors blended well with the rest of the site's design. I think that if the main page were just viewed alone, it would look very good. However, if we want to continue with a "modern metal" style, I think that we'd need a new background and a logo redesign, because the rest of the site is still very cartoony looking. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 14:32, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::I agree about the contrast. The <s>two</s> <ins style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;">three</ins> color bars seem really "in your face." Sure, it's cool to use gradients once in awhile, but these particular ones are very sharp colors that just jump out at you in an unwarranted sort of way. Maybe fade them a little bit. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 14:46, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::My thoughts exactly. They look awesome, but they just don't fit with the rest oif the wiki. --[[User:Ju Ju Master|Ju Ju Master]] 15:04, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::Thanks for all the work you put into it Dot com, it looks awsome. The bars do kind of stand out in relation to the rest of the page though, what about instead of fading from red/blue to black, what about fading to the background of the page? I'm not sure how that would look, but I'll just throw that out there. But it does look pretty darn snazzy. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 15:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:It is pretty slick, though I think I liked the old one better. Is there a way to keep it available?{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 15:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:: You can override the CSS code. Copy the contents of [[User:AndrewNeo/monobook.css]] into yours ([[User:Bassbone/monobook.css]]) and it should look more-correct. I liked the older one better, too. --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 17:10, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::A lot of people are making the comments that it looks slick, snazzy, sharp, modern, and so on. ''This is 100-percent intentional.'' I strongly believe that the main page should be as interesting as possible, and with all due respect to the designer of the previous version, I have for a long time found it to be ''too'' flat, ''too'' cutesy. This is a site about a cartoon, but that doesn't mean we have to be strictly cartoony. My Simpsons quote above ("forward, not backward...") was kind of silly, but I meant it. We should be doing everything to keep this site as up-to-date as possible. It's the first thing people see. As for whether it fits with the rest of the site, I think hardly any the rest of the site is or has been affected by what the main page looks like, and this one fits in as well as the previous one. But if updating the main page means we should update some other pages, then so be it (although I don't see the need for this). The other item that we should look at is whether we should update the logo (and I don't think the two suggestions based on the official H*R logo and Wikipedia's logo are viable candidates, simply because they are based on others' official logos). Last (this reply turned out to be a novel), look closely: the chrome effect does not fade to black, just a dark color. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::Good stuff, I like it. {{unsigned|71.131.249.78|}}

::::PWN-erific! --[[User:Dongolev|Dongolev]] 17:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::<del>As I mentioned in the forum, the chrome effect (whether it's a fade to black or just fade-to-darker isn't relevant—we're all talking about the same thing) is a step back to the Clinton-era web design, not a step forward.</del> I really appreciate the effort you put into this, It's dot com, and it's pretty clear that other aspects of the design are very popular, but you seem to be taking critiques of this one particular feature personally, which isn't helping to move this process forward. Why not try a few other things with it and see how people like them? When you're working for a client (and sure you're not getting paid, but you still have a client—the HRWiki community) design is an iterative process with lots of push and pull, and I think we have a few more iterations to go before we'll have somethinge everyone is happy with. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 17:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC) (Edit 17:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC))

:Although "pink" and "baby blue" weren't exactly the greatest colors in the opinion of many, I feel that this design is a bit... robotic. If anything, I'd rather we turn to Wikipedia's Main Page design, than these harsh, metallic gradients. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:54, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::For those of you reverting to the old style by manually changing your monobook.css file to reflect the contents of [[User:AndrewNeo/monobook.css]], take a look at [[User:Soapergem/monobook.css|my version]] real quick, Andrew missed a couple of borders. Obviously you don't need to copy the very first item in mine, which changes the logo, but I quickly patched up everything else in mine. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 18:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::* Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't look very hard for what had changed. --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 22:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Although using my monobook its red and green. So I guess it doesn't matter how it looks.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 18:23, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Ugh, no. The big ugly gradients stand out way to much; they look totally out of place. Put it back. [[User:Qduk|Qduk]] 20:03, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

The main page looks pretty good.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:07, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

It suits the H*R theme perfectly I think. --[[User:Noonelikeskat|josh]] 21:19, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:I love the new design. It's wonderful, although I can barely see the Homestar and Strong Bad backgrounds on my monitor. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 21:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::InterruptorJones: As I said on the forum (it really is dumb that we have two threads about this), I'm perfectly willing to compromise and have already. There's really no reason to suggest otherwise. I'm working on softening the chrome. To those scrambling to edit their personal CSS: I would wait a little bit, first because you may start to like the new design, and second because this is a work in progress and the specifications are likely to change for a little while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:44, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::I agree, the two threads are dumb, so I'll stick to this page from now on. The reason it seemed you were unwilling to compromise is because when I expressed my opinion about the chrome bars (which I admit I did not do in the best way, though I stand by my opinion) you didn't say "Okay, I'll consider your opinion and that of others and come up with some revisions." Rather, you pointed out that they don't fade to black at all and then said "I'm afraid I have to disagree with you completely there. All the coolest Firefox, Windows, and other skins have gone to a that effect, and the one I used on the main page was based on one I found that was only introduced this year. This is an up-to-date design," which, possibly despite your intentions, came off reading a lot like "You're wrong and there's nothing wrong with my design and I'm not gonna change it." Anyway, I'm glad you're making revisions and I'm eager to see them. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 00:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:48:32 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* New main page style */ Reco

Talk:Main Page

InterruptorJones — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:35:06 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* New main page style */ zomg dissent!

{{Main Page Talk}}

== Kind of interesting ==

if only because we're explicitly mentioned. [http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=251&topic=27885046] I've saved a screenshot of it if anybody wants to see it after they purge it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

This does not work anymore.

== All Articles Page ==

For the first time, I clicked on the [[Special:Allpages|articles]] link on the Main Page, and the text that was displayed was
<table style='background: inherit;'><tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/$11.01|$11.01]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/$11.01| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/$11.01|Keytar]]</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/Kick The Can|Kick The Can]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/Kick The Can| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/Kick The Can|Strongbadia]]</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits|Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/Strongbadia's Seven Elemental Spirits|pom pom]]</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">[[Special:Allpages/pom pom (email)|pom pom (email)]]</td><td>[[Special:Allpages/pom pom (email)| to ]]</td><td align="left">[[Special:Allpages/pom pom (email)|your friends]]</td></tr></table>

I stared at the page for a few minutes, certain that this seemingly random collection of words was vandalism before I realized that they were names of mostly obscure articles.

So, I'm wondering if there's a better way to present this page. I understand that the object of the page is to divide up the articles into sections of the alphabet, but what if the page instead displayed (for example)
<pre>
$ to K
L to R
S to o
p to y
</pre>
(with appropriate links, of course)

I'm just thinking that if this page was confusing to me, it must be very confusing for newcomers to the Wiki. The above reformatting (or something like it) would make a lot more sense to the uninitiated, I think. Thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I like the idea, though maybe it could say "$ to Ki", to be more accurate. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

:It can't hurt to suggest that to the developers as an enhancement for future versions: http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 17:51, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

::Oh—is this an immutable part of the software? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:17, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

:::Well, ''nothing's'' immutable. In fact, anyone who wants to can suggest changes to [http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/tags/REL1_6_5/phase3/includes/SpecialAllpages.php?view=markup the source file]. I personally, however, don't see this as a pressing need at this time. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:27, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

::::I see; thanks for your reply. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:30, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
If it's worth anything, that confused me as well, the first time I looked at it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 20:45, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

:The thing is, that page is automagically generated. It just happened, that, at the time, [[Keytar]] was the 1000th page, alphabetically (I think it's paged by the 1000, anyway... rough count gives around that number). Sure, it's possible to make it "$ to Ki", etc, but look at it, it'd need to make it something like "$ to Ki", "Ki to Strongbadia", "Strongbadia's to pom pom", "pom pom ( to z" or something like that, just because of how it happened to split that time – not really any help at all. What you'd have to do is get rid of the fixed-size pages, and just page by the first letter of the name or something similar, but good luck getting someone to actually bother to code it – on a large wiki like Wikipedia that would result in ''massive'' pages (have you seen [[Wikipedia:Special:Allpages]]?) so the people who code MediaWiki are unlikely to want to code this as standard. We could probably add it ourselves separately, but (1) we have stopped making any changes until we get 1.6 working and (B) even after that, as It's dot com said, it's not really a pressing need – even if it's a little confusing at first it shouldn't take too long to work out, and [[Special:Allpages]] isn't a particularly useful page here anyway (in my opinion). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

::I'm not particularly attached to having that [[Special:Allpages|articles]] link on the Main Page. Joey [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=39356&oldid=39355 added it] a while back, and seeing as that page isn't particularly useful to first-timers or regular users in its present unmodified state, I move that we remove it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:43, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

== Page views ==
Deleting and then restoring pages seems to remove their page views... is there any way to fix that? - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 12:51, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

:You mean like on [[technology]], the "This page has been accessed 7 times" thing? I don't know of anything, and I don't really think it's ''that'' important... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

::For one, you'd have to know what the number was before it was deleted in order to be able to reset it. The original figure is gone from the database. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

:::A [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:2sCksLIc8rEJ:www.hrwiki.org/index.php/technology+technology+hrwiki&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a google cache I found] dated May 5, 2006 06:41:10 GMT gives "This page has been accessed 38,417 times." -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:32, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

== Episode V: The DOS strikes back! ==
About an hour ago, I had huge problems going to both here and the Fanstuff wiki. Nothing would load. Was that just my broken compy, or did it happen to the rest of you? — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
:You're not alone. It was here too. Were we upgrading or anything? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Routine maintenance. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:36, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

== Anyone here a member of wikipedia as well? ==

If yes, go to Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 May 13, and scroll down to the userbox "THIS USER'S HEAD ASPLODE." Some guy, is planning to delete it, so if you can, go there and say, keep.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 23:53, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

:[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 May 13#Template:User asplode|This vote]]? The debate for that template has already finished, and the result was keep. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:01, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
::It's too bad there's not a picture of [[Vector Strong Bad]] in that userbox. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

==Replacing the logo==
Are we replacing the logo? Because here on [[User:Soapergem/Legal]] it says that we are. Is this true?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:43, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:No it doesn't. Read closer. It says ''"If you intend..."'' Keyword '''IF'''. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 03:46, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you for sharing that, as I currently use this logo for our [http://www.frappr.com/homestarrunnerwiki Frappr] group. So I'm going now to add those statements requasted there. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:35, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

== 4 million page views fast approaching ==

We must be doing something right if we're getting that many main page views that quickly. (Well, either that or someone is repeatedly clicking "Reload".) [[HRWiki:Main_Page_Talk_Archive_9#3,000,000!|Three million]] was only three months ago. [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 6#I think today's the day...|I think we'll get that 2,000,002 more.]] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:31, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

:It's 4,001,240 views as of right now. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:14, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

== CAPTCHA Codes: A new look at editing or a swan dive overboard? ==
Hey everybody, whadda ya think about the CAPTCHA codes? You can post if it's a good idea or a bad idea. I think it's a bad idea, because they're so hard to read! And I think HRWiki's been a little ''too'' overprotective since The Incident.

:[[Special:Userlogin|Create an account]] and you won't need to bother with the CAPTCHA to edit. Registering a free account takes only a few seconds, and has [[HRWiki:Why create an account?|many benefits]].  -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:07, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

::I agree that these captchas are really hard. It usually takes me 3 or 4 tries to get it right. Very annoying. [[User:66.168.31.12|66.168.31.12]] 23:17, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

:::As I mentioned, if you [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]] you won't need to bother with the CAPTCHA to edit. Registering a free account takes only a few seconds, and has [[HRWiki:Why create an account?|many benefits]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:37, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

==Is Something Wrong?==
When I go to the wiki homepage and mouse over my name, all those little prefrences and things go to the other side. {{unsigned|Dactyl22|02:39, 30 May 2006 (UTC)}}

I used to have it when i used IE6, it only happened half the time for me though. Maximizing your window helps, or if you want you can get firefox. It's your choice. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 07:52, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

==monobook.js and monobook.css==

What are they? And what are they for? [[User:ApocalypX|ApocalypX]]
:See [[Meta:Help:User style|Meta → Help:User style]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:12, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

== H*R for lazy people! ==

I don't want to have to check the hrwiki.org front page for Homestar Runner site updates. I want the SITE to contact ME. I want to subscribe to a Homestar Runner mailing list, so that I get emailed every time there's a new cartoon, email or game. Somebody start doing this please and I'll definately sign up! --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 21:35, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:We are a knowledge base, not a message service. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:39, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:: Actually, according to my understanding, the main H*R site used to do just that. Not anymore though, since for a very long time they were updating essentially weekly. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:24, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, they did do that. I received their last update before they gave it up. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:25, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
::::What about using an RSS feed? [http://www.interglacial.com/rss/homestar.rss This one] polls the official site for updates, or you could subscribe to [http://theblackforge.net/hrwiki.xml this one] which polls the [[H*R.com updates 2006]] article for updates. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 00:47, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

== what going to happen? ==

Because Homestar runner wiki didn't reach its donation goal, whats going to happen to it?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 02:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

<pouf!> It's gone! Actually, we're only like $25 away. Can you help? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

You mean its like deleted?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

'''CHURCH:''' ''{sighs}'' Yes. The HRWiki is deleted. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

And the fanstuff?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:I actually have a dictionary without the word "gullible". No, the wiki and the fanstuff wiki are in no IMMEDIATE risk of deltaco. But $25 short can mean the difference between meeting a monthly payment and failing to. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:39, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Then donate. I can't lose this wiki. I have gotten so many more friends on here. And I am sure so have som others.--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 03:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:Just so you know, even if that's what you're thinking in your head, you really shouldn't post that in this thread. It's a very selfish way to put it and disrespects those who actually do donate. I understand that your situation is probably such that you are not in a position to donate, but nevertheless that's how you come across. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I redid it.

:As it turns out, there were some donation stragglers, and we did end up meeting our goal. High fives! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:14, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

How, much did we go over?--[[User:H*bad|H*bad]] 20:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== A technical poem ==

On the main page boxes,where the recent updates and stuff art how'd they get the pics of the characters on em?

<div align="left" style="background:url('/skins/common/images/strongbad-background.gif') no-repeat bottom right;">You mean that guy? I believe it was [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]]. He took the image, changed The Colors on it, and added it to some technical place In the wiki software; something that requires Developer rights to do. Then he put it against a blue background, to make it all look nice. Hope that answers your question, sufficently. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:05, 3 June 2006 (UTC) </div>

:You just know there's dozens of people still out there who are going to ask sooner or later, regardless. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 02:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:* The CSS code on Monobook.css reads:
<pre> .MainPageWhatsNewBox, .MainPageWikiStuffBox {
background: url(/skins/common/images/strongbad-background.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: bottom right;
}</pre> CSS is your friend! --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 17:13, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

== New main page style ==

I tweaked the main page design. There seemed to be a pretty strong consensus that the [[:Image:Main Page Spring 2006.png|pink and baby blue]] were due for a change. Tell what U think about the new design. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:Slick! {{User:FireBird/sig}} 04:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::Nice new style as we progress and change. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:27, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::It's really, really nice. o_o I keep goin' back to look at it. Every time I look at it, I can't believe how awesome it is. It's just plain amazing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::Very nice! Me liky. How about a section on [[HRWiki:A History]] about the design changes? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:40, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::Shiny! I like how Strong Bad is popping in like the side, as if he's saying "Hey, don't forget to get me too!" - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 04:47, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::::Ugh. I don't like it. I dunno. Looks like its trying to be all futuristic and such. It just doesn't seem like the Wiki's style. [[User:Codejkoolguy|Codejkoolguy]] 05:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::::just kinda... shiney and such.

::::::::I like it, but I don't like the gray backgrounds and the poster-SB/Homestar. {{User:Salty/sig}} 05:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::Meh, I like it pretty well. Though it is a just teeny bit too, umm, modern (for lack of a better word). But it's still pretty good, says I. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::Too modern? That's un-possible. I say we must move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:Concept is good, but Homestar image is too hard to make out. SB is OK, but I wonder if there more text if that would be so. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::I love the bars, but I'd like the slightly red and blue backgrounds for the tables to return- maybe in less pinky and baby blue colors. The Homestar is obscured as well, but overall, it's very stylish. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 05:36, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Qermaq: We had the same spacing problems with the old design, depending on the size of your browser window. I didn't attempt to even address that. This design is simply to move away from the pastel colors. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:38, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, spacing wasn't a problem here. Just the overall look is less in-your-face than it could be, more subtle than optimal. Mind you, a little red/blue wasn't so bad. A touch of those colors in the background might tie the whole page together better. But the images should be a little more bold. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::I have implemented both of those suggestions. Remember, though, that subtle is good... we still have to be able to read text over the images. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::As is, the background might be a little '''too''' bold. Is there a middle ground? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 06:11, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I went back to the gray on the left. The red was just a little much and made Homestar look kinda weird, and if we go to a lighter red then we're right back to pink. I think the gray helps him stand out a little, and I really like the blue on the right and how Strong Bad looks against it. I also reduced the size of the characters to match what we had before. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::::::I love it! Do you think we should change the [[HRWiki:The Stick]] background as well? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 13:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:More of an artistic comment than a technical one, but I have a problem with the contrast of the main page style with the rest of the style. Basically, the reason that I liked the old style was that it's cartoony and soft-colors blended well with the rest of the site's design. I think that if the main page were just viewed alone, it would look very good. However, if we want to continue with a "modern metal" style, I think that we'd need a new background and a logo redesign, because the rest of the site is still very cartoony looking. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 14:32, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::I agree about the contrast. The <s>two</s> <ins style="text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;">three</ins> color bars seem really "in your face." Sure, it's cool to use gradients once in awhile, but these particular ones are very sharp colors that just jump out at you in an unwarranted sort of way. Maybe fade them a little bit. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 14:46, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::My thoughts exactly. They look awesome, but they just don't fit with the rest oif the wiki. --[[User:Ju Ju Master|Ju Ju Master]] 15:04, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::Thanks for all the work you put into it Dot com, it looks awsome. The bars do kind of stand out in relation to the rest of the page though, what about instead of fading from red/blue to black, what about fading to the background of the page? I'm not sure how that would look, but I'll just throw that out there. But it does look pretty darn snazzy. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 15:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:It is pretty slick, though I think I liked the old one better. Is there a way to keep it available?{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 15:43, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
:: You can override the CSS code. Copy the contents of [[User:AndrewNeo/monobook.css]] into yours ([[User:Bassbone/monobook.css]]) and it should look more-correct. I liked the older one better, too. --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 17:10, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::A lot of people are making the comments that it looks slick, snazzy, sharp, modern, and so on. ''This is 100-percent intentional.'' I strongly believe that the main page should be as interesting as possible, and with all due respect to the designer of the previous version, I have for a long time found it to be ''too'' flat, ''too'' cutesy. This is a site about a cartoon, but that doesn't mean we have to be strictly cartoony. My Simpsons quote above ("forward, not backward...") was kind of silly, but I meant it. We should be doing everything to keep this site as up-to-date as possible. It's the first thing people see. As for whether it fits with the rest of the site, I think hardly any the rest of the site is or has been affected by what the main page looks like, and this one fits in as well as the previous one. But if updating the main page means we should update some other pages, then so be it (although I don't see the need for this). The other item that we should look at is whether we should update the logo (and I don't think the two suggestions based on the official H*R logo and Wikipedia's logo are viable candidates, simply because they are based on others' official logos). Last (this reply turned out to be a novel), look closely: the chrome effect does not fade to black, just a dark color. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

::::Good stuff, I like it. {{unsigned|71.131.249.78|}}

::::PWN-erific! --[[User:Dongolev|Dongolev]] 17:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

:::::As I mentioned in the forum, the chrome effect (whether it's a fade to black or just fade-to-darker isn't relevant—we're all talking about the same thing) is a step back to the Clinton-era web design, not a step forward. I really appreciate the effort you put into this, It's dot com, and it's pretty clear that other aspects of the design are very popular, but you seem to be taking critiques of this one particular feature personally, which isn't helping to move this process forward. Why not try a few other things with it and see how people like them? When you're working for a client (and sure you're not getting paid, but you still have a client—the HRWiki community) design is an iterative process with lots of push and pull, and I think we have a few more iterations to go before we'll have somethinge everyone is happy with. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 17:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

User:InterruptorJones/emoticons

InterruptorJones — Mon, 29 May 2006 17:47:50 GMT

InterruptorJones:

//<pre>
data = {
baseUrl: 'http://www.swirlee.org/emoticons/set1/',

icons: {
'toastpaint' : 'toastpaint.gif',
'jibbly' : 'jibbly.gif',
'lech' : 'lech.png',
'yarr' : 'yarr.png',
'yay' : 'yay.gif',
}
}
//</pre>

User:InterruptorJones/emoticons

InterruptorJones — Mon, 29 May 2006 17:40:15 GMT

InterruptorJones:

/*
This is a sample file describing a set of emoticons. If you create a file like this and put it up on the web, other people can enter it into their phpBB Auxiliary Emoticons user script (on the setUrl line) and load your entire emoticon set. Here's a few things you need to know:

# If all of your emoticons' URLs start with the same thing (i.e. they're all on the same server, or in the same directory), set baseUrl to that. If they're on different servers, make baseUrl empty like this:<pre>baseUrl: '',</pre>
# The icons section describes each emoticon. Each icon has two parts, the name (before the colon) and the filename (after the colon), which must both be surrounded by single-quotes ('apostrophes'). Each icon must have a unique name, and names should be simple, easy to remember, and should not contain spaces.
# The baseUrl and an icon's filename (the part after the colon) will be combined to link to the image. In the example data below, if the user chooses the "yarr" emoticon, the baseUrl and the filename which follows "yarr" will be combined like this:<pre>http://www.swirlee.org/emoticons/set1/yarr.png</pre>...which is the image URL the browser will attempt to load.
# If your icons on are on different servers, you must make baseUrl empty (see 1.) and the filename for each icon (after the colon) must be a complete URL beginning with http://, like this:<pre>'yarr' : 'http://example.com/icons/yarr.png',</pre>
# Every line in the icons section (excepting "icons: {" and "}") should end with a comma.
# You may name this file whatever you want, but I recommend that the filename ends with .json. Note that in order to use it (and to let others use it), you will have to upload it to the internet somewhere. If you do not have that capability, you may also define an icon set by editing the Greasemonkey user script. To open the user script, go to Tools > Manage User Scripts..., click on "phpBB auxiliary emoticons," and then click on the Edit button. You may have to configure your system to open .js files with a text editor such as Notepad.

Below is the actual data that will be read by the browser. If you do not need these instructions anymore, you may delete everything before "data = {".

— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 17:40, 29 May 2006 (UTC) */
//<pre>
data = {
baseUrl: 'http://www.swirlee.org/emoticons/set1/',

icons: {
'toastpaint' : 'toastpaint.gif',
'jibbly' : 'jibbly.gif',
'lech' : 'lech.png',
'yarr' : 'yarr.png',
'yay' : 'yay.gif',
}
}
//</pre>

Jones

InterruptorJones — Mon, 29 May 2006 06:04:59 GMT

InterruptorJones: /* Appearances */

'''[[Wikipedia:Jones|Jones]]''' is a fairly common surname in [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]. It is most commonly used in the context "[adjective] Jones"

==Appearances==
[[Image:mashedpotatojones.PNG|thumb|Mashed Potato Jones is on the case!]]
*[[Thorax Corporation]] - Patricia Delabor-Jones is one of The Delabor Family.
*[[morning routine]] - Strong Bad refers to [[Strong Sad]] as "Interrupter Jones" after his constant [[Eggs|egg]]-related interruptions.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] - [[Rather Dashing]] is refered to as Mispeller Jones.
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] - [[The King of Town]] asks [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] if either of them "got a wicked mashed potato jones". Strong Bad remarks that Mashed Potato Jones is a fella he'd like to meet.

*[[Sketchbook]] - a sketch of Mashed Potato Jones was featured.
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] - Homestar Runner remarks that he's "got a serious jones".

[[Category:Name running gags]]